UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number | 811-09645 |
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Columbia Funds Series Trust |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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One Financial Center, Boston, Massachusetts | | 02111 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip code) |
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James R. Bordewick, Jr., Esq. Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 1-617-426-3750 | |
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Date of fiscal year end: | August 31 | |
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Date of reporting period: | August 31, 2009 | |
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
Columbia Management®
Annual Report
August 31, 2009
Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves
NOT FDIC INSURED | | May Lose Value | |
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NOT BANK ISSUED | | No Bank Guarantee | |
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Table of Contents
Understanding Your Expenses | | | 1 | | |
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Investment Portfolio | | | 2 | | |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | 36 | | |
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Statement of Operations | | | 38 | | |
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | | 39 | | |
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Financial Highlights | | | 42 | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements | | | 52 | | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | | 60 | | |
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Federal Income Tax Information | | | 61 | | |
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Fund Governance | | | 62 | | |
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Important Information About This Report | | | 65 | | |
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An investment in money market mutual funds is not a bank deposit, and is not insured or guaranteed by Bank of America, N.A. or any of its affiliates or by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although money market mutual funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in money market mutual funds. Please see the prospectuses for a complete discussion of investments in money market funds.
The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the Columbia Funds disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.
1 The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks. Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.
President's Message

Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to provide this shareholder report detailing your fund's performance, portfolio holdings and financial statements. We hope this information is helpful in monitoring your investments as we work through these challenging economic times. We recognize that you have entrusted us with your money and want you to know that our professional investment teams work to interpret the latest economic and market trends with the goal of optimizing portfolio construction for our clients.
The first half of 2009 was defined by extremes. The multiyear lows we witnessed in the early months gave way to a stunning rally for the U.S. financial markets in the spring. A global market rebound may be underway, thanks to the massive fiscal and aggressive monetary policies of governments around the world. As of the June 30 market close, the S&P 500 Index1 was trading at nearly 16.6 times its 2009 Wall Street consensus earnings estimates with a sharp increase of nearly 36% since March 9. More mixed economic news has yet to provide the all-clear signal for investors, although economic activity has started to firm up. We believe this challenging economic environment makes it even more important to work with professional money managers while continuing to invest for life events like retirement, college planning, home improvements and career changes.
Retirement income planning has become an increasingly significant focus in the lives of millions of Americans. Recent economic conditions make it even more important to manage short-term obligations such as mortgages, monthly bills and credit card debt while also taking the steps necessary to prepare for or maximize retirement benefits. Better nutrition and medical services can result in U.S. citizens living longer, healthier lives. This means the risk of outliving one's assets in retirement is very real without proper planning. Financial security and retirement planning is an ongoing process that requires active management of your savings, investments and risks. We encourage you to review your retirement plan regularly so you'll be better able to meet your retirement needs in the future.
We recognize that economic uncertainty creates great challenges for many investors. Our professional investment teams work diligently to help investors navigate through difficult markets. Thank you for your business and for the opportunity to work together towards your investment goals.
Sincerely,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds
On September 29, 2009, Bank of America Corporation entered into an agreement to sell a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC. Please see Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves
As a fund shareholder, you incur ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund.
Estimating your actual expenses
To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance.
1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.
2. In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "Actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
If the value of your account falls below the minimum investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to an annual fee of up to $20. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
03/01/09 – 08/31/09
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Fund's annualized expense ratio (%) | |
| | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | |
Capital Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,002.32 | | | | 1,024.05 | | | | 1.16 | | | | 1.17 | | | | 0.23 | | |
Trust Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,001.81 | | | | 1,023.54 | | | | 1.67 | | | | 1.68 | | | | 0.33 | | |
Liquidity Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,001.51 | | | | 1,023.29 | | | | 1.92 | | | | 1.94 | | | | 0.38 | | |
Adviser Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,001.11 | | | | 1,022.79 | | | | 2.42 | | | | 2.45 | | | | 0.48 | | |
Investor Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.71 | | | | 1,022.48 | | | | 2.72 | | | | 2.75 | | | | 0.54 | | �� |
Daily Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.10 | | | | 1,021.88 | | | | 3.33 | | | | 3.36 | | | | 0.66 | | |
Class A Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.50 | | | | 1,022.23 | | | | 2.97 | | | | 3.01 | | | | 0.59 | | |
Institutional Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,002.12 | | | | 1,023.84 | | | | 1.36 | | | | 1.38 | | | | 0.27 | | |
Retail A Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,001.81 | | | | 1,023.59 | | | | 1.61 | | | | 1.63 | | | | 0.32 | | |
G-Trust Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,002.32 | | | | 1,024.05 | | | | 1.16 | | | | 1.17 | | | | 0.23 | | |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves
August 31, 2009
Municipal Bonds – 97.4% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Alabama – 0.4% | |
AL Eclipse Funding Trust | |
Series 2006, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.280% 08/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,635,000 | | | | 13,635,000 | | |
AL Pell City Special Care Facilities | |
Noland Health Services, Inc., | |
Series 2009 A, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.300% 12/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
AL Public School & College Authority | |
Series 2007, | |
5.000% 12/01/09 | | | 14,820,000 | | | | 14,961,042 | | |
AL Vestavia Hills | |
Series 2007, | |
SPA: Bank of New York 0.420% 02/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,720,000 | | | | 10,720,000 | | |
Alabama Total | | | 44,316,042 | | |
Arizona – 1.0% | |
AZ Board of Regents | |
Series 2008 A, | |
LOC: Lloyds TSB Bank PLC 0.180% 07/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,500,000 | | | | 6,500,000 | | |
Series 2008 B, | |
LOC: Lloyds TSB Bank PLC 0.190% 07/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,400,000 | | | | 7,400,000 | | |
AZ Eclipse Funding Trust | |
Series 2007, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.280% 07/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 6,980,000 | | | | 6,980,000 | | |
AZ Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation | |
Series 2004 A, | |
LIQ FAC: Citigroup Global Markets 1.240% 05/01/11 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 34,175,000 | | | | 34,175,000 | | |
AZ Health Facilities Authority | |
Series 2007, | |
GTY AGMT: BNP Paribas 0.550% 02/01/42 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,490,000 | | | | 12,490,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
AZ Phoenix Industrial Development Authority | |
Series 2006, | |
LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.500% 12/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,615,000 | | | | 12,615,000 | | |
Series 2007, | |
GTY AGMT: Wells Fargo & Co. 0.330% 07/01/42 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 16,450,000 | | | | 16,450,000 | | |
AZ Tempe Industrial Development Authority | |
Centers for Habilitation, | |
Series 2001, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.380% 12/01/21 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,100,000 | | | | 2,100,000 | | |
Series 2005, | |
LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.500% 04/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,295,000 | | | | 8,295,000 | | |
AZ Yavapai County Industrial Development Authority | |
Flagstaff Medical Center, | |
Series 2009 B, LOC: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya 0.260% 12/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,000,000 | | |
Arizona Total | | | 111,005,000 | | |
Arkansas – 0.1% | |
AR Little Rock Metrocentre Improvement District No. 1 | |
Wehco Media, Inc., | |
Series 1985, LOC: Bank of New York 0.300% 12/01/25 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,300,000 | | | | 6,300,000 | | |
Arkansas Total | | | 6,300,000 | | |
California – 11.2% | |
CA Department of Water Resources | |
Power Supply Revenue: | |
Series 2002 C-4, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank, LOC: California State Teachers Retirement System 0.200% 05/01/22 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 91,280,000 | | | | 91,280,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves
August 31, 2009
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2005 F-2, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank, LOC: Societe General 0.120% 05/01/20 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,400,000 | | | | 2,400,000 | | |
CA Deutsche Bank Spears/Lifers Trust | |
Series 2007, | |
GTY AGMT: Deutsche Bank AG 0.410% 09/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,200,000 | | | | 14,200,000 | | |
CA Foothill-De Anza Community College District | |
Series 2007, | |
GTY AGMT: Wells Fargo & Co. 0.330% 08/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 20,875,000 | | | | 20,875,000 | | |
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority | |
Kaiser Permanente, | |
Series 2006 C, 0.210% 06/01/41 (09/07/09) (b)(d) | | | 93,300,000 | | | | 93,300,000 | | |
CA Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank | |
Buck Institute for Age Research, | |
Series 2001, LOC: Bank of New York, LOC: California State Teachers Retirement System 0.210% 11/15/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 37,600,000 | | | | 37,600,000 | | |
California Academy of Sciences, | |
Series 2008 C, LOC: Bank of Nova Scotia 0.100% 09/01/38 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 815,000 | | | | 815,000 | | |
CA Irvine Ranch Water District | |
Series 1995, | |
LOC: State Street Bank & Trust Co. 0.110% 01/01/21 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,100,000 | | | | 4,100,000 | | |
CA Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | |
Series 2001 B-6, | |
0.100% 07/01/34 (09/01/09) (b)(d) | | | 17,700,000 | | | | 17,700,000 | | |
Series 2002 A-4, | |
SPA: Lloyds TSB Bank PLC 0.160% 07/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 15,400,000 | | | | 15,400,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CA Los Angeles Regional Airports Improvement Corp. | |
LAX Two Corp, | |
Series 1985 LAX-2, LOC: Societe Generale 0.170% 12/01/25 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 27,900,000 | | | | 27,900,000 | | |
CA Los Angeles | |
Series 2008 C, | |
LOC: Bank of Nova Scotia 0.150% 06/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,010,000 | | | | 13,010,000 | | |
CA M-S-R Public Power Agency | |
Series 2008 M, | |
LOC: Dexia Credit Local 0.120% 07/01/22 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 19,200,000 | | | | 19,200,000 | | |
CA Menlo Park Community Development Agency | |
Series 2006, | |
LOC: State Street Bank & Trust Co. 0.140% 01/01/31 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 23,500,000 | | | | 23,500,000 | | |
CA Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority | |
Series 2000 C-2, | |
LOC: Bank of New York, LOC: California State Teachers Retirement System 0.150% 02/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 21,900,000 | | | | 21,900,000 | | |
CA Pollution Control Financing Authority | |
Series 1996, | |
LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.150% 11/01/26 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 43,000,000 | | | | 43,000,000 | | |
CA Statewide Communities Development Authority | |
0.300% 10/15/09 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | | |
0.350% 12/08/09 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
John Muir Health: | |
Series 2008 A, LOC: UBS AG 0.100% 08/15/36 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 40,900,000 | | | | 40,900,000 | | |
Series 2008 B, LOC: UBS AG 0.100% 08/15/36 (09/03/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,530,000 | | | | 4,530,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves
August 31, 2009
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals: | |
Series 2008 A, 0.150% 04/01/32 (09/07/09) (b)(d) | | | 26,500,000 | | | | 26,500,000 | | |
Series 2008 C, 3.000% 04/01/34 (04/01/10) (b)(d) | | | 16,000,000 | | | | 16,235,562 | | |
Series 2009 C1, 0.150% 04/01/46 (09/07/09) (b)(d) | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 40,000,000 | | |
Series 2009 C3, 0.150% 04/01/45 (09/02/09) (b)(d) | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | | |
Series 2009, 3.000% 04/01/43 (10/01/09) (b)(d) | | | 13,000,000 | | | | 13,195,840 | | |
Kaiser Permanente, | |
Series 2004 M, 0.210% 04/01/38 (09/07/09) (b)(d) | | | 50,335,000 | | | | 50,335,000 | | |
Museum Associates: | |
Series 2008 A, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.210% 12/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 20,000,000 | | |
Series 2008 B, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.210% 12/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 17,000,000 | | | | 17,000,000 | | |
Rady Children's Hospital, | |
Series 2008 D, LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.110% 08/15/41 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 48,080,000 | | | | 48,080,000 | | |
Series 2008 14-G, | |
GTY AGMT: Goldman Sachs 0.310% 05/15/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 113,600,000 | | | | 113,600,000 | | |
CA State | |
Series 2004 A-1, | |
LOC: Citibank N.A., LOC: California State Teachers Retirement System 0.130% 05/01/34 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 77,375,000 | | | | 77,375,000 | | |
Series 2004 A-2, | |
LOC: Citibank N.A., LOC: California State Teachers Retirement System 0.120% 05/01/34 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 42,800,000 | | | | 42,800,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2004 B-1, | |
LOC: Citibank N.A. LOC: State Street Bank & Trust Co. 0.120% 05/01/34 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
Series 2004 B-2, | |
LOC: Citibank N.A., LOC: State Street Bank & Trust Co. 0.120% 05/01/34 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 38,100,000 | | | | 38,100,000 | | |
Series 2005 A, | |
LOC: Calyon Bank 0.200% 05/01/40 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 106,975,000 | | | | 106,975,000 | | |
Series 2007 A, | |
GTY AGMT: Societe Generale 0.310% 06/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,350,000 | | | | 13,350,000 | | |
CA Whittier | |
Series 2009, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A.: 0.160% 06/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 15,600,000 | | | | 15,600,000 | | |
0.190% 06/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,500,000 | | | | 10,500,000 | | |
California Total | | | 1,206,256,402 | | |
Colorado – 2.3% | |
CO Castle Pines North Financial Corp. | |
Series 2009, | |
LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.350% 12/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,000,000 | | |
CO Colorado Springs | |
Fine Arts Center, | |
Series 2006, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.280% 07/01/21 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,500,000 | | | | 7,500,000 | | |
CO Denver Urban Renewal Authority | |
Series 2008 A-1, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.300% 12/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,000,000 | | | | 11,000,000 | | |
Series 2008 A-2, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.300% 12/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 15,000,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves
August 31, 2009
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CO Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority | |
Council for Jewish Elderly, | |
Series 2009, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.180% 03/01/39 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,050,000 | | | | 5,050,000 | | |
Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc., | |
Series 2007 C-5, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.180% 11/01/37 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | | |
Oaks Christian School, | |
Series 2006, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.300% 05/01/33 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,600,000 | | | | 10,600,000 | | |
Valor Christian Schools, | |
Series 2007, LOC: Sovereign Bank FSB, LOC: Banco Santander 0.280% 11/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
CO General Fund Revenue | |
Series 2009 A, | |
2.000% 06/25/10 | | | 60,000,000 | | | | 60,753,070 | | |
CO Harvest Junction Metropolitan District | |
Series 2006, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.350% 12/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,000,000 | | |
CO Health Facilities Authority | |
Community Hospital Association, | |
Series 2003 B, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.330% 12/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 29,890,000 | | | | 29,890,000 | | |
Crossroads at Delta ALF, | |
Series 2004 A, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.370% 11/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,800,000 | | | | 3,800,000 | | |
Evangelical Lutheran Society, | |
Series 2008, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.320% 06/01/15 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,715,000 | | | | 3,715,000 | | |
Jeffco American Baptist Residence, | |
Series 2006 A, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.280% 07/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,940,000 | | | | 7,940,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CO Housing & Finance Authority | |
Series 2002 1-A3, | |
SPA: FHLB 0.300% 11/01/21 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 15,290,000 | | | | 15,290,000 | | |
Series 2002 C4, | |
SPA: FHLB 0.300% 10/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,135,000 | | | | 12,135,000 | | |
CO Kipling Ridge Metropolitan District | |
Series 2005, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.350% 12/01/23 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,315,000 | | | | 12,315,000 | | |
CO Lafayette Exemplatory Improvement District | |
Series 2002, | |
LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.350% 12/01/22 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,030,000 | | | | 1,030,000 | | |
CO Pitkin County Industrial Development Revenue | |
Aspen Skiing Co., | |
Series 1994 A, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.180% 04/01/16 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,300,000 | | | | 3,300,000 | | |
CO School of Mines | |
Series 2008, | |
LOC: Dexia Credit Local 0.180% 12/01/37 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,350,000 | | | | 13,350,000 | | |
CO Westminster Multi-Family Revenue | |
Series 2005, | |
LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.700% 06/01/12 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,970,000 | | | | 13,970,000 | | |
Colorado Total | | | 246,638,070 | | |
Connecticut – 0.0% | |
CT Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
Wesleyan University, | |
Series 2005 F, SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.300% 07/01/40 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,300,000 | | | | 1,300,000 | | |
Connecticut Total | | | 1,300,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Delaware – 1.1% | |
DE BB&T Municipal Trust | |
Series 2008, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust: 0.290% 06/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,965,000 | | | | 10,965,000 | | |
0.290% 12/18/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 65,250,000 | | | | 65,250,000 | | |
DE Economic Development Authority Revenue | |
PUMH of Maryland, Inc., | |
Series 2007 B, LOC: PNC Bank N.A. 0.150% 05/15/37 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 15,415,000 | | | | 15,415,000 | | |
DE New Castle County Student Housing Revenue | |
Series 2005, | |
LOC: Bank of New York 0.270% 08/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,890,000 | | | | 11,890,000 | | |
DE Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | |
Series 2007, | |
LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.500% 12/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,220,000 | | | | 11,220,000 | | |
Delaware Total | | | 114,740,000 | | |
District of Columbia – 1.2% | |
DC | |
0.350% 09/08/09 | | | 11,900,000 | | | | 11,900,000 | | |
Series 2001 C, | |
LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.220% 06/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,465,000 | | | | 4,465,000 | | |
Series 2008 C, | |
LOC: Dexia Credit Local 0.550% 06/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 60,000,000 | | | | 60,000,000 | | |
Series 2008, | |
2.500% 09/30/09 | | | 34,500,000 | | | | 34,538,297 | | |
Washington Drama Society, | |
Series 2008, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.200% 07/01/47 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,900,000 | | | | 13,900,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
DC University | |
Georgetown University, | |
Series 2007 C1, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.250% 04/01/41 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,575,000 | | | | 9,575,000 | | |
District of Columbia Total | | | 134,378,297 | | |
Florida – 7.3% | |
FL BB&T Municipal Trust | |
Series 2007, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust: 0.240% 02/15/21 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 21,500,000 | | | | 21,500,000 | | |
0.240% 08/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,225,000 | | | | 11,225,000 | | |
Series 2008: | |
LIQ FAC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.240% 06/01/14 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,355,000 | | | | 10,355,000 | | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust: 0.290% 03/01/23 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,800,000 | | | | 12,800,000 | | |
0.290% 04/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,995,000 | | | | 11,995,000 | | |
0.290% 07/18/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 18,995,000 | | | | 18,995,000 | | |
0.290% 11/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,105,000 | | | | 10,105,000 | | |
FL Board of Education Lottery | |
Series 2008 B, | |
3.500% 07/01/10 | | | 6,295,000 | | | | 6,429,811 | | |
FL Citizens Property Insurance Corp. | |
Series 2008 A, | |
LOC: Societe Generale 0.340% 03/01/13 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,260,000 | | | | 6,260,000 | | |
FL Dade County Industrial Development Authority | |
Florida Power & Light Co., | |
Series 1993, 0.120% 06/01/21 (09/01/09) (b)(d) | | | 16,800,000 | | | | 16,800,000 | | |
FL Deutsche Bank Spears/Lifers Trust | |
Series 2007, | |
GTY AGMT: Deutsche Bank AG 0.360% 11/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,440,000 | | | | 11,440,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2008, | |
GTY AGMT: Deutsche Bank AG 0.340% 10/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,070,000 | | | | 1,070,000 | | |
FL Eclipse Funding Trust | |
Series 2006, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A.: 0.260% 05/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,920,000 | | | | 3,920,000 | | |
0.280% 07/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 18,495,000 | | | | 18,495,000 | | |
Series 2007, | |
LIQ FAC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.260% 05/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,660,000 | | | | 4,660,000 | | |
FL Gulfstream Park Community Development District | |
Series 2008, | |
GTY AGMT: Goldman Sachs 0.340% 05/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 60,280,000 | | | | 60,280,000 | | |
FL Housing Finance Corp. | |
Series 2006, | |
LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.500% 10/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 16,865,000 | | | | 16,865,000 | | |
Series 2007, | |
GTY AGMT: Goldman Sachs 0.340% 06/15/47 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 41,495,000 | | | | 41,495,000 | | |
FL Jacksonville Health Facilities Authority | |
Southern Baptist Hospital: | |
Series 2007 D, LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.200% 08/15/27 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,010,000 | | | | 11,010,000 | | |
Series 2008 B, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.280% 08/15/23 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,530,000 | | | | 5,530,000 | | |
FL Jacksonville Industrial Development Revenue | |
Series 1993, | |
LOC: Northern Trust Co. 0.320% 07/01/13 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,150,000 | | | | 3,150,000 | | |
FL JEA Electric Systems Revenue | |
Series 2008 3B-1, | |
LOC: Wachovia Bank NA 0.300% 10/01/40 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 12,000,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2008 3B-4, | |
LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.300% 10/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 22,695,000 | | | | 22,695,000 | | |
FL JEA Energy Systems Revenue | |
Series 2004 A, | |
LOC: State Street Bank & Trust Co. 0.170% 10/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
FL JEA Water & Sewer System Revenue | |
Series 2008 B-1, | |
SPA: State Street Bank & Trust Co. 0.200% 10/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,675,000 | | | | 9,675,000 | | |
FL Keys Aqueduct Authority | |
Series 2008, | |
LOC: TD Banknorth N.A. 0.200% 09/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,500,000 | | | | 10,500,000 | | |
FL Lee Memorial Health System | |
Series 2009 C, | |
LOC: Northern Trust Co. 0.190% 04/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,000,000 | | |
FL Leesburg | |
Regional Medical Center, | |
Series 2008 B, LOC: Bank of Nova Scotia 0.300% 07/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 8,000,000 | | |
FL Martin County Pollution Control | |
Florida Power & Light Co., | |
Series 2000, 0.190% 07/15/22 (09/01/09) (b)(d) | | | 24,500,000 | | | | 24,500,000 | | |
FL Miami Health Facilities Authority | |
Catholic Health East, | |
Series 2008, LOC: PNC Bank N.A. 0.240% 11/15/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 19,325,000 | | | | 19,325,000 | | |
FL Miami-Dade County Aviation | |
Series 2009, | |
0.950% 09/08/09 | | | 13,506,000 | | | | 13,506,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
FL Miami-Dade County Educational Facilities Authority | |
Series 2007, | |
GTY AGMT: Wells Fargo & Co. 0.330% 04/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 15,190,000 | | | | 15,190,000 | | |
Series 2008, | |
GTY AGMT: Wells Fargo & Co. 0.330% 04/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,410,000 | | | | 7,410,000 | | |
FL Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Authority | |
Dave & Mary Alper Community, | |
Series 2002, LOC: Northern Trust Co. 0.320% 04/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,695,000 | | | | 5,695,000 | | |
FL Orange County Health Facilities Authority | |
Orlando Regional Healthcare, | |
Series 2008 E, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.340% 10/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 4,500,000 | | |
Presbyterian Retirement Communities, | |
Series 2006 A, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.280% 11/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,400,000 | | | | 11,400,000 | | |
FL Palm Beach County | |
Zoological Society, Inc., | |
Series 2001, LOC: Northern Trust Co. 0.320% 05/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,600,000 | | | | 6,600,000 | | |
FL Pinellas County Health Facility Authority | |
Series 2009 A-2, | |
LOC: Northern Trust Co. 0.270% 11/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,025,000 | | | | 9,025,000 | | |
Series 2009 A-3, | |
LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.280% 11/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,100,000 | | | | 7,100,000 | | |
FL Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | |
Series 2007, | |
LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.650% 11/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 17,995,000 | | | | 17,995,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
FL Sarasota County Public Hospital District | |
Sarasota Memorial Hospital, | |
Series 2008 A, LOC: Northern Trust Co. 0.150% 07/01/37 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 16,825,000 | | | | 16,825,000 | | |
FL State | |
Series 2003 A, | |
5.000% 07/01/10 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,149,095 | | |
FL Sunshine Governmental Financing Commission | |
0.350% 09/09/09 | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 40,000,000 | | |
0.350% 10/07/09 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | | |
0.430% 09/08/09 | | | 16,927,000 | | | | 16,927,000 | | |
0.750% 09/10/09 | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 30,000,000 | | |
0.950% 09/03/09 | | | 77,130,000 | | | | 77,130,000 | | |
Series 1986, | |
LOC: Dexia Credit Local: 0.450% 07/01/16 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,500,000 | | | | 9,500,000 | | |
0.500% 07/01/16 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 40,000,000 | | |
FL Tampa Bay Water Utility System Revenue | |
Series 2006, | |
GTY AGMT: Dexia Credit Local 1.350% 10/01/23 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,535,000 | | | | 7,535,000 | | |
Florida Total | | | 784,561,906 | | |
Georgia – 4.6% | |
GA Atlanta Development Authority | |
Georgia Aquarium, Inc., | |
Series 2009, LOC: Federal Home Loan Bank 0.270% 10/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
GA Atlanta Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority | |
0.650% 09/03/09 | | | 33,200,000 | | | | 33,200,000 | | |
GA BB&T Municipal Trust | |
Series 2007, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.240% 03/15/22 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,350,000 | | | | 10,350,000 | | |
Series 2008, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.290% 09/01/23 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 19,220,000 | | | | 19,220,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
GA Burke County Development Authority | |
Georgia Power Co., | |
Series 2009, 0.140% 07/01/49 (09/02/09) (b)(d) | | | 23,275,000 | | | | 23,275,000 | | |
GA Clarke County School District | |
Series 2007, | |
4.000% 09/01/09 | | | 6,490,000 | | | | 6,490,000 | | |
GA Cobb County Development Authority | |
North Cobb Christian School, | |
Series 1998 A, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 03/01/22 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,425,000 | | | | 7,425,000 | | |
Presbyterian Village Austell, | |
Series 2004 B, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.340% 07/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,985,000 | | | | 7,985,000 | | |
GA DeKalb Newton & Gwinnett Counties Joint Development Authority | |
Series 2007, | |
LOC: Wachovia Bank 0.280% 06/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,390,000 | | | | 11,390,000 | | |
GA Douglas County Development Authority | |
Colonial Hills School Property, | |
Series 2004, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 06/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,565,000 | | | | 2,565,000 | | |
GA Fulton County Development Authority | |
Mt. Vernon Presbyterian School, | |
Series 2005, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 08/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
Weber School, | |
Series 2006, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 12/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,550,000 | | | | 4,550,000 | | |
GA Municipal Electric Authority | |
Series 2008 A, | |
LOC: Societe Generale 0.340% 01/01/20 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,605,000 | | | | 14,605,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2008 B, | |
LOC: Dexia Credit Local 0.400% 01/01/48 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 42,965,000 | | | | 42,965,000 | | |
Series 2009 A, | |
2.000% 06/21/10 | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,072,760 | | |
GA Municipal Gas Authority | |
Series 2008 E, | |
3.000% 12/16/09 | | | 37,500,000 | | | | 37,606,726 | | |
Series 2008, | |
2.500% 12/16/09 | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,329,326 | | |
GA Private Colleges & Universities Authority | |
Emory University, | |
Series 2005 B-1, 0.100% 09/01/35 (09/07/09) (b)(d) | | | 65,475,000 | | | | 65,475,000 | | |
Mercer University: | |
Series 2003, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.320% 10/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,740,000 | | | | 6,740,000 | | |
Series 2006 C, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.320% 10/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,700,000 | | | | 8,700,000 | | |
Series 2000, | |
LIQ FAC: Societe Generale 0.400% 11/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 34,435,000 | | | | 34,435,000 | | |
Series 2005, | |
0.160% 09/01/36 (09/07/09) (b)(d) | | | 17,000,000 | | | | 17,000,000 | | |
GA State | |
Series 2006, | |
LIQ FAC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.290% 10/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,995,000 | | | | 5,995,000 | | |
GA Thomasville Hospital Authority | |
Series 2009, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 11/01/23 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 8,000,000 | | |
GA Valdosta & Lowndes County | |
Series 1998, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 10/01/23 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,000,000 | | |
Georgia Total | | | 492,373,812 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Hawaii – 0.1% | |
HI Department of Budget & Finance | |
Hawaii Pacific Health, | |
Series 2009 A, LOC: Union Bank N.A. 0.240% 07/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,100,000 | | | | 11,100,000 | | |
Hawaii Total | | | 11,100,000 | | |
Idaho – 0.6% | |
ID Housing & Finance Association | |
Series 2008 C, | |
SPA: BNP Paribas 0.300% 01/01/40 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,500,000 | | | | 13,500,000 | | |
ID State | |
Series 2009, | |
2.500% 06/30/10 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,864,931 | | |
Idaho Total | | | 64,364,931 | | |
Illinois – 5.7% | |
IL BB&T Municipal Trust | |
Series 2007, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.240% 11/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 16,910,000 | | | | 16,910,000 | | |
IL Bolingbrook | |
Series 2004 A, | |
LOC: Harris Trust & Savings Bank 0.470% 12/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 22,475,000 | | | | 22,475,000 | | |
IL Channahon | |
Morris Hospital, | |
Series 2009 A, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.310% 12/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,000,000 | | |
IL Chicago Board of Education | |
Series 2006, | |
GTY AGMT: Dexia Credit Local 1.340% 12/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,280,000 | | | | 10,280,000 | | |
Series 2008 A, | |
LOC: Societe Generale 0.340% 12/01/23 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,000,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2009 A2, | |
LOC: Northern Trust Co. 0.310% 03/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,900,000 | | | | 5,900,000 | | |
Series 2009 B, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.120% 03/01/31 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,650,000 | | | | 11,650,000 | | |
IL Chicago O'Hare International Airport Revenue | |
Series 2006, | |
GTY AGMT: Dexia Credit Local 1.350% 01/01/17 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,455,000 | | | | 9,455,000 | | |
IL Chicago Tax Increment | |
Series 1997 A, | |
LOC: Northern Trust Co. 0.370% 12/01/11 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 520,000 | | | | 520,000 | | |
Series 1997 B, | |
LOC: Northern Trust Co. 0.370% 12/01/14 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 345,000 | | | | 345,000 | | |
IL Chicago Water Revenue | |
Series 2004-1, | |
LOC: CA Public Employees Retirement 0.290% 11/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 20,000,000 | | |
Series 2004-3, | |
LOC: State Street Bank & Trust Co. 0.290% 11/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,225,000 | | | | 3,225,000 | | |
IL Chicago | |
Series 2007, | |
SPA: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya: 0.120% 01/01/42 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,925,000 | | | | 7,925,000 | | |
0.130% 01/01/42 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 20,000,000 | | |
Series 2008 A: | |
LIQ FAC: Societe Generale 0.340% 01/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 7,305,000 | | | | 7,305,000 | | |
LOC: Societe Generale 0.340% 01/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,270,000 | | | | 3,270,000 | | |
Series 2008 C1, | |
LOC: Harris N.A. 0.180% 01/01/39 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 12,000,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2008 C3, | |
LOC: Northern Trust Co. 0.180% 01/01/39 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,700,000 | | | | 10,700,000 | | |
IL DeKalb Tax Increment Revenue | |
Series 2003, | |
LOC: Northern Trust Co. 0.320% 01/01/13 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,145,000 | | | | 2,145,000 | | |
IL Deutsche Bank Spears/Lifers Trust | |
Series 2007, | |
GTY AGMT: Deutsche Bank AG: 0.340% 06/15/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,300,000 | | | | 9,300,000 | | |
0.340% 01/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,045,000 | | | | 7,045,000 | | |
0.340% 12/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,190,000 | | | | 7,190,000 | | |
0.350% 01/01/23 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,080,000 | | | | 10,080,000 | | |
0.350% 01/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,785,000 | | | | 6,785,000 | | |
0.350% 01/15/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 22,605,000 | | | | 22,605,000 | | |
0.360% 12/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,685,000 | | | | 4,685,000 | | |
Series 2008: | |
GTY AGMT: Deutsche Bank AG 0.340% 01/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,200,000 | | | | 13,200,000 | | |
LIQ FAC: Deutsche Bank AG 0.340% 07/01/46 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 15,565,000 | | | | 15,565,000 | | |
IL Development Finance Authority | |
American Academy of Dermatology, | |
Series 2001, LOC: Bank One N.A. 0.320% 04/01/21 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,100,000 | | | | 4,100,000 | | |
American College of Surgeons, | |
Series 1996, LOC: Northern Trust Co. 0.320% 08/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,907,000 | | | | 12,907,000 | | |
IL Du Page County | |
Benedictine University, | |
Series 1999, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.280% 07/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,530,000 | | | | 14,530,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
IL Eclipse Funding Trust | |
Series 2007, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.280% 01/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,345,000 | | | | 11,345,000 | | |
IL Educational Facilities Authority | |
University of Chicago, | |
Series 2001 B-2, 0.520% 07/01/36 (08/26/10) (b)(d) | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 15,000,000 | | |
IL Finance Authority | |
Alexian Brothers Health System, | |
Series 2004, LOC: Bank One N.A. 0.230% 04/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 38,600,000 | | | | 38,600,000 | | |
Bradley University, | |
Series 2008 B, LOC: Northern Trust Co. 0.290% 04/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,290,000 | | | | 4,290,000 | | |
Children's Memorial Hospital, | |
Series 2008 D, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.230% 08/15/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 17,000,000 | | | | 17,000,000 | | |
Edward Hospital. | |
Series 2008 B-2, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.320% 02/01/40 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 19,680,000 | | | | 19,680,000 | | |
North Shore Senior Center, | |
Series 1999, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.410% 08/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,000,000 | | |
Northwest Community Hospital, | |
Series 2008 C, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.250% 07/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,500,000 | | | | 5,500,000 | | |
OSF Healthcare System, | |
Series 2009, LOC: National City Bank 0.270% 11/15/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,100,000 | | | | 7,100,000 | | |
Riverside Health System, | |
Series 2004, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.320% 11/15/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,300,000 | | | | 4,300,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
University of Chicago Medical Center: | |
Series 2009 B-2, LOC: Bank of Montreal 0.310% 08/15/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,885,000 | | | | 9,885,000 | | |
Series 2009, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A.: 0.270% 08/15/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,165,000 | | | | 3,165,000 | | |
0.280% 08/15/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,135,000 | | | | 4,135,000 | | |
IL Housing Development Authority Multifamily | |
Series 2008, | |
LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.470% 08/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,300,000 | | | | 8,300,000 | | |
Steadfast Foxview LP, | |
Series 2008, LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.290% 01/01/41 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 15,125,000 | | | | 15,125,000 | | |
IL Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority | |
Series 2006, | |
GTY AGMT: Dexia Credit Local 1.350% 06/15/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 32,395,000 | | | | 32,395,000 | | |
IL RBC Municipal Products, Inc., Trust | |
Series 2008 E10, | |
LOC: Royal Bank of Canada 0.390% 03/01/11 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
IL Regional Transportation Authority | |
Series 2004, | |
GTY AGMT: Dexia Credit Local 1.340% 07/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 46,775,000 | | | | 46,775,000 | | |
Series 2008 A, | |
LOC: Societe Generale 0.340% 06/01/19 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,000,000 | | |
IL Springfield Electric Revenue | |
Series 2008, | |
LIQ FAC: PB Capital Corp. 0.370% 03/01/15 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,110,000 | | | | 10,110,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
IL State | |
Series 2009, | |
GTY AGMT: Citibank N.A. 0.590% 02/01/11 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 15,095,000 | | | | 15,095,000 | | |
IL Village of Brookfield | |
Series 2008 PJ, | |
LOC: Northern Trust Co. 0.320% 06/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 23,850,000 | | | | 23,850,000 | | |
Illinois Total | | | 612,747,000 | | |
Indiana – 3.3% | |
IN Bond Bank | |
Series 2009 A, | |
SPA: JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.000% 01/06/10 | | | 16,500,000 | | | | 16,582,423 | | |
Series 2009, | |
2.000% 01/05/10 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,153,528 | | |
IN Deutsche Bank Spears/Lifers Trust | |
Series 2008, | |
GTY AGMT: Deutsche Bank AG: 0.340% 07/15/18 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,475,000 | | | | 1,475,000 | | |
0.340% 01/15/20 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,115,000 | | | | 4,115,000 | | |
0.360% 07/15/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,250,000 | | | | 5,250,000 | | |
IN Development Finance Authority | |
Rehabilitation Center, Inc., | |
Series 2002, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.380% 07/01/17 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,455,000 | | | | 1,455,000 | | |
Series 2005, | |
LOC: National City Bank of Indiana 0.340% 01/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,020,000 | | | | 6,020,000 | | |
IN Eclipse Funding Trust | |
Series 2007, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.290% 01/01/15 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,505,000 | | | | 9,505,000 | | |
IN Elkhart County Hospital Authority | |
Elkhart General Hospital, Inc., | |
Series 2008, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.280% 05/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,400,000 | | | | 13,400,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
IN Finance Authority | |
Northside Christian Church, | |
Series 2007, LOC: National City Bank 0.290% 12/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,455,000 | | | | 9,455,000 | | |
Retirement Living, Inc., | |
Series 2009 B, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.350% 03/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 12,000,000 | | |
Series 2005, | |
LOC: National City Bank 0.340% 11/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,155,000 | | | | 5,155,000 | | |
Series 2008 B, | |
LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.240% 11/01/41 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,900,000 | | | | 10,900,000 | | |
Sisters of St. Frances Health: | |
Series 2008 F, LOC: Bank of New York 0.230% 09/01/48 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
Series 2008 G, LOC: Bank of New York 0.230% 09/01/48 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,250,000 | | | | 5,250,000 | | |
Series 2008 H, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.250% 09/01/48 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,000,000 | | |
Series 2008 I, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.200% 11/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,800,000 | | | | 10,800,000 | | |
Series 2008 J, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.230% 11/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,000,000 | | |
St. Agnes Medical Center: | |
Series 2008 D1, 0.180% 12/01/34 (09/07/09) (b)(d) | | | 21,000,000 | | | | 21,000,000 | | |
Series 2008 D2, 0.180% 12/01/34 (09/07/09) (b)(d) | | | 21,250,000 | | | | 21,250,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
IN Health & Educational Facility Financing Authority | |
Community Hospital of Lagrange, | |
Series 2007, LOC: National City Bank 0.290% 11/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 24,360,000 | | | | 24,360,000 | | |
Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana, | |
Series 1990, LOC: National City Bank 0.290% 11/01/20 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,250,000 | | | | 14,250,000 | | |
Riverview Hospital, | |
Series 2004, LOC: National City Bank 0.290% 08/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 18,400,000 | | | | 18,400,000 | | |
IN Health Facility Financing Authority | |
Community Hospital of Indiana, | |
Series 2005 B, LOC: National City Bank 0.290% 05/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 17,900,000 | | | | 17,900,000 | | |
Daughters of Charity Health, | |
Series 1999 D, Pre-refunded 11/15/09 5.500% 11/15/19 (11/15/09) (b) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,057,130 | | |
Southern Indiana Rehab Hospital, | |
Series 2001, LOC: Bank One Kentucky N.A. 0.820% 04/01/20 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,100,000 | | | | 2,100,000 | | |
IN Henry County Economic Development Revenue | |
Henry County YMCA, Inc., | |
Series 2004, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.370% 02/15/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,160,000 | | | | 1,160,000 | | |
IN Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank | |
Series 2009 B, | |
0.780% 01/15/10 | | | 24,650,000 | | | | 24,650,000 | | |
IN Lawrenceburg Pollution Control Revenue | |
Michigan Power Co., | |
Series 2008 I, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.250% 10/01/19 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 12,000,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
IN Mount Vernon | |
Pollution Control & Solid Waste Disposal Revenue, General Electric Co., | | | |
Series 2004, 0.110% 12/01/14 (09/01/09) (b)(d) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
IN Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | |
Series 2007, | |
GTY AGMT: Wells Fargo & Co. 0.380% 06/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,405,000 | | | | 6,405,000 | | |
Indiana Total | | | 356,048,081 | | |
Iowa – 0.5% | |
IA Des Moines Methodist System, Inc. | |
Iowa Methodist Medical Center, | |
Series 1985, LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.320% 08/01/15 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 23,000,000 | | | | 23,000,000 | | |
IA Evansdale | |
Series 2005, | |
LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.410% 09/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,725,000 | | | | 4,725,000 | | |
IA Finance Authority | |
Series 2009 A, | |
2.500% 06/23/10 | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 20,313,366 | | |
Series 2009 B, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 2.500% 06/23/10 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,081,227 | | |
IA Higher Education Loan Authority | |
American Institute of Business, | |
Series 1998, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.380% 11/01/13 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 695,000 | | | | 695,000 | | |
Iowa Total | | | 53,814,593 | | |
Kansas – 0.2% | |
KS Department of Transportation, | |
Series 2004 C2, | |
SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.220% 09/01/22 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 17,500,000 | | | | 17,500,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
KS University of Kansas Hospital Authority | |
Jayhawk Primary Care, Inc., | |
Series 2004, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.180% 09/01/34 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,520,000 | | | | 4,520,000 | | |
Kansas Total | | | 22,020,000 | | |
Kentucky – 1.4% | |
KY Area Development Districts | |
Series 2000, | |
LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.280% 06/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,310,000 | | | | 10,310,000 | | |
KY BB&T Municipal Trust | |
Series 2007, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.240% 11/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,995,000 | | | | 9,995,000 | | |
KY Economic Development Finance Authority | |
Goodwill Industries, | |
Series 2003, LOC: PNC Bank N.A. 0.340% 08/01/23 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,035,000 | | | | 8,035,000 | | |
Series 2009 B-1, | |
LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.110% 08/15/38 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,640,000 | | | | 13,640,000 | | |
Series 2009 B-2, | |
LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.120% 08/15/38 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 19,095,000 | | | | 19,095,000 | | |
Series 2009 B-3, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.200% 08/15/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,655,000 | | | | 7,655,000 | | |
KY Kenton County Industrial Building Revenue | |
Series 1984, | |
LOC: Morgan Guaranty Trust 0.400% 12/01/14 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,000,000 | | |
KY Lexington Fayette Urban County Government | |
YMCA of Central Kentucky, | |
Series 1999, LOC: Bank One Kentucky N.A. 0.320% 07/01/19 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,335,000 | | | | 1,335,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
KY Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District | |
Series 2008 A, | |
LOC: Societe Generale 0.340% 05/15/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 33,930,000 | | | | 33,930,000 | | |
KY Morehead League of Cities Funding Trust | |
Series 2004 A, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.190% 06/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,537,000 | | | | 4,537,000 | | |
KY Richmond City | |
Series 2006 A, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.190% 03/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 18,385,000 | | | | 18,385,000 | | |
KY Shelby County | |
Series 2004 A, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.130% 09/01/34 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,345,000 | | | | 11,345,000 | | |
KY Williamstown League of Cities Funding Trust | |
Series 2009 B, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.190% 12/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
Kentucky Total | | | 150,262,000 | | |
Louisiana – 0.4% | |
LA Parish of St. James | |
0.400% 09/01/09 | | | 28,000,000 | | | | 28,000,000 | | |
LA Public Facilities Authority | |
Series 2008 C, | |
LIQ FAC: PB Capital Corp. 0.490% 02/15/15 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,060,000 | | | | 14,060,000 | | |
LA Upper Pontalba Building Restoration Corp. | |
Series 1996, | |
LOC: Bank One N.A. 0.820% 12/01/16 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,080,000 | | | | 3,080,000 | | |
Louisiana Total | | | 45,140,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Maine – 0.1% | |
ME Eclipse Funding Trust | |
Series 2007, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.260% 07/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,765,000 | | | | 6,765,000 | | |
Maine Total | | | 6,765,000 | | |
Maryland – 1.3% | |
MD Baltimore County Economic Development Revenue | |
Torah Institution Baltimore, | |
Series 2004, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 07/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,280,000 | | | | 3,280,000 | | |
MD Baltimore Port Facilities Revenue | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., | |
Series 1981, LOC: BNP Paribas 0.450% 10/14/11 (09/15/09) (a)(b) | | | 29,900,000 | | | | 29,900,000 | | |
MD Bel Air Economic Development Revenue | |
Harford Day School, Inc., | |
Series 2007, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 10/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,190,000 | | | | 4,190,000 | | |
MD County of Prince Georges | |
Series 2007, | |
GTY AGMT: Wells Fargo & Co. 0.330% 07/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,710,000 | | | | 13,710,000 | | |
MD Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority | |
Frederick Memorial Hospital, | |
Series 2008, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.340% 07/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 8,000,000 | | |
Series 2006, | |
GTY AGMT: Merrill Lynch 1.350% 07/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(e) | | | 34,465,000 | | | | 34,465,000 | | |
MD Industrial Development Financing Authority | |
Bethesda Cultural Alliance, | |
Series 2006, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 09/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,425,000 | | | | 4,425,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
MD Stadium Authority Lease Revenue | |
Series 2007, | |
SPA: Dexia Credit Local 0.400% 03/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 33,530,000 | | | | 33,530,000 | | |
MD Town of Easton | |
William Hill Manor, Inc., | |
Series 2008, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 01/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,775,000 | | | | 5,775,000 | | |
Maryland Total | | | 137,275,000 | | |
Massachusetts – 2.3% | |
MA Bay Transportation Authority | |
Series 2008, | |
LIQ FAC: Dexia Credit Local 1.220% 07/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 82,844,000 | | | | 82,844,000 | | |
MA BB&T Municipal Trust | |
Series 2007 2061, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.240% 12/01/14 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,940,000 | | | | 7,940,000 | | |
Series 2007, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.240% 01/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 16,525,000 | | | | 16,525,000 | | |
MA Development Finance Agency | |
Abby Kelly Foster Charter, | |
Series 2008, LOC: TD Banknorth N.A. 0.270% 09/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,905,000 | | | | 6,905,000 | | |
MA Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
Partners Healthcare Systems, Inc., | |
Series 2005 F-3, SPA: Citibank N.A. 0.150% 07/01/40 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,500,000 | | |
MA JPMorgan Chase Putters/Drivers Trust | |
Series 2008, | |
LIQ FAC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.300% 07/01/10 (09/07/09) (b)(c)(f) | | | 16,315,000 | | | | 16,315,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
MA Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | |
Series 2007, | |
LIQ FAC: Dexia Credit Local 1.350% 07/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,505,000 | | | | 4,505,000 | | |
MA State | |
0.330% 09/14/09 | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 8,000,000 | | |
Series 2000 B, | |
SPA: State Street Bank & Trust Co. 0.110% 12/01/30 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 20,355,000 | | | | 20,355,000 | | |
Series 2004, | |
SPA: Dexia Credit Local 1.340% 08/01/18 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,270,000 | | | | 11,270,000 | | |
Series 2007, | |
LOC: Dexia Credit Local 1.000% 01/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 28,800,000 | | | | 28,800,000 | | |
MA Water Resources Authority | |
Series 2008, | |
SPA: JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.240% 08/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 42,350,000 | | | | 42,350,000 | | |
Massachusetts Total | | | 247,309,000 | | |
Michigan – 3.9% | |
MI Building Authority Revenue | |
Series 2006 A, | |
GTY AGMT: Citibank N.A. 0.590% 10/15/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 60,000,000 | | | | 60,000,000 | | |
MI Deutsche Bank Spears/Lifers Trust | |
Series 2007, | |
GTY AGMT: Deutsche Bank AG 0.350% 12/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,655,000 | | | | 2,655,000 | | |
MI Hancock Hospital Finance Authority | |
Portage Health Systems, Inc., | |
Series 2006, LOC: National City Bank 0.290% 08/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 24,235,000 | | | | 24,235,000 | | |
MI Higher Education Facilities Authority | |
Hope College, | |
Series 2004, LOC: Bank One N.A. 0.310% 04/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,305,000 | | | | 8,305,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
MI Hospital Finance Authority | |
Henry Ford Health System, | |
Series 2007, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.230% 11/15/42 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 16,980,000 | | | | 16,980,000 | | |
Series 1999 B1, | |
0.700% 11/15/33 (01/06/10) (b)(d) | | | 17,675,000 | | | | 17,673,596 | | |
Series 2008 B, | |
LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.240% 10/15/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 25,070,000 | | | | 25,070,000 | | |
Series 2008, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.290% 06/01/20 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 3,150,000 | | | | 3,150,000 | | |
Trinity Health, | |
Series 2005 F, 0.150% 11/01/18 (09/07/09) (b)(d) | | | 6,300,000 | | | | 6,300,000 | | |
MI JPMorgan Chase Putters/Drivers Trust | |
Series 2008 3263, | |
LIQ FAC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.320% 10/01/10 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 1,230,000 | | | | 1,230,000 | | |
MI Municipal Bond Authority | |
Series 2009 C2, | |
LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 2.500% 08/20/10 | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 20,316,443 | | |
Series 2009 C3, | |
LOC: Scotia Bank 2.500% 08/20/10 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,158,221 | | |
MI State | |
Series 2008 A, | |
3.000% 09/30/09 | | | 180,000,000 | | | | 180,171,038 | | |
Series 2008, | |
3.000% 09/30/09 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,026,449 | | |
MI Wayne County Airport Authority | |
Series 2008 D, | |
LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.300% 12/01/21 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 16,575,000 | | | | 16,575,000 | | |
Michigan Total | | | 417,845,747 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Minnesota – 0.8% | |
MN Community Development Agency | |
Series 1995 A, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.320% 10/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,230,000 | | | | 4,230,000 | | |
MN Dakota County Housing & Redevelopment Authority | |
Series 2006, | |
LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.500% 06/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 18,650,000 | | | | 18,650,000 | | |
MN Edina | |
Multi-Family Housing Revenue, | |
Series 1999, LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.330% 12/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
MN Midwest Consortium of Municipal Utilities | |
Series 2005 B, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.280% 10/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,355,000 | | | | 2,355,000 | | |
MN Minneapolis Health Care Systems | |
Fairview Health Services, | |
Series 2008 A, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.200% 11/15/47 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,100,000 | | | | 12,100,000 | | |
MN Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | |
Series 2007, | |
LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.500% 05/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,150,000 | | | | 13,150,000 | | |
MN Robbinsdale Revenue | |
North Memorial Health Care, | |
Series 2008 A-1, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.320% 05/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,500,000 | | | | 5,500,000 | | |
MN School District Capital Equipment Borrowing Program | |
Series 2009, | |
2.000% 09/10/10 | | | 9,500,000 | | | | 9,643,151 | | |
MN State | |
Series 2001, | |
5.000% 10/01/09 | | | 7,500,000 | | | | 7,518,214 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
MN University | |
Series 2008 A, | |
0.200% 08/15/31 (09/07/09) (b)(d) | | | 7,250,000 | | | | 7,250,000 | | |
Minnesota Total | | | 90,396,365 | | |
Missouri – 2.4% | |
MO Cape Girardeau County Industrial Development Authority | |
Series 2009 B, | |
LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.300% 06/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,200,000 | | | | 4,200,000 | | |
MO Deutsche Bank Spears/Lifers Trust | |
Series 2008, | |
GTY AGMT: Deutsche Bank AG 0.340% 04/15/19 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,770,000 | | | | 9,770,000 | | |
MO Development Finance Board | |
Nelson Gallery Foundation: | |
Series 2004 A, SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.130% 12/01/33 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 18,505,000 | | | | 18,505,000 | | |
Series 2008, SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.130% 12/01/37 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,965,000 | | | | 3,965,000 | | |
Series 2003, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.200% 06/01/33 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 15,400,000 | | | | 15,400,000 | | |
MO Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
Ascension Health, | |
Series 2003 C2, 0.730% 11/15/39 (03/03/10) (b)(d) | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 20,000,000 | | |
Bethesda Health Group, Inc., | |
Series 2004, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.180% 08/01/34 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,100,000 | | | | 5,100,000 | | |
Series 2008, | |
LOC: UBS AG 0.310% 05/15/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,300,000 | | | | 7,300,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
SSM Healthcare Corp.: | |
Series 2005 C-3, SPA: UBS AG 0.200% 06/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 29,500,000 | | | | 29,500,000 | | |
Series 2005 C-5, SPA: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.200% 06/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,600,000 | | | | 8,600,000 | | |
Washington University: | |
Series 2000 A, Pre-refunded 03/01/10 6.000% 03/01/30 (03/01/10) (b) | | | 12,875,000 | | | | 13,353,902 | | |
Series 2000 B, SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.120% 03/01/40 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 24,300,000 | | | | 24,300,000 | | |
MO Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission | |
Series 2007 A, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.440% 01/01/14 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,410,000 | | | | 11,410,000 | | |
MO Nodaway Industrial Development Authority | |
Northwest Foundation, Inc., | |
Series 2002, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.370% 11/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,375,000 | | | | 3,375,000 | | |
MO St. Joseph Industrial Development Authority | |
Heartland Regional Medical, | |
Series 2009 A, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.200% 11/15/43 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 16,000,000 | | | | 16,000,000 | | |
MO St. Louis Airport Revenue | |
Series 2005, | |
GTY AGMT: Deutsche Bank AG 0.340% 07/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 43,905,000 | | | | 43,905,000 | | |
MO University of Missouri Curators | |
Series 2009, | |
2.000% 06/30/10 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,329,587 | | |
Missouri Total | | | 260,013,489 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Nebraska – 0.9% | |
NE Central Plains Energy Project | |
Series 2007, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.240% 12/01/21 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,510,000 | | | | 8,510,000 | | |
Series 2009 2, | |
SPA: Royal Bank of Canada 0.330% 08/01/39 (09/03/09) (a)(b) | | | 45,000,000 | | | | 45,000,000 | | |
NE Omaha Public Power District | |
0.350% 09/08/09 | | | 14,750,000 | | | | 14,750,000 | | |
0.350% 10/06/09 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
0.350% 10/07/09 | | | 14,000,000 | | | | 14,000,000 | | |
Nebraska Total | | | 92,260,000 | | |
Nevada – 1.6% | |
NV Clark County | |
0.430% 11/05/09 | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 15,000,000 | | |
Series 2009 A, | |
2.500% 07/15/10 | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 30,427,072 | | |
NV Deutsche Bank Spears/Lifers Trust | |
Series 2008, | |
GTY AGMT: Deutsche Bank AG 0.340% 06/15/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,880,000 | | | | 4,880,000 | | |
NV Eclipse Funding Trust | |
Series 2006, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.270% 05/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 24,770,000 | | | | 24,770,000 | | |
Series 2007, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.260% 07/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,135,000 | | | | 10,135,000 | | |
NV Reno | |
Renown Regional Medical Center, | |
Series 2008 B, LOC: Union Bank of California N.A. 0.250% 06/01/41 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 21,400,000 | | | | 21,400,000 | | |
Series 2008 25G, | |
GTY AGMT: Goldman Sachs 0.340% 06/01/19 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,490,000 | | | | 12,490,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2008 25GZ, | |
GTY AGMT: Goldman Sachs 0.340% 06/01/51 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 40,620,000 | | | | 40,620,000 | | |
Series 2008, | |
LOC: Bank of New York 0.120% 06/01/42 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,960,000 | | | | 8,960,000 | | |
Nevada Total | | | 168,682,072 | | |
New Hampshire – 0.4% | |
NH Business Finance Authority | |
Huggins Hospital, | |
Series 2007, LOC: TD Banknorth N.A. 0.180% 10/01/42 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
Littleton Regional Hospital, | |
Series 2007, LOC: TD Banknorth N.A. 0.180% 10/01/37 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 20,000,000 | | |
New Hampshire Public Radio, | |
Series 2008 A, LOC: TD Banknorth N.A. 0.310% 06/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,615,000 | | | | 3,615,000 | | |
NH Health & Education Facilities Authority | |
Southern New Hampshire University, | |
Series 2008, LOC: T.D. Banknorth N.A. 0.310% 01/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,730,000 | | | | 12,730,000 | | |
New Hampshire Total | | | 46,345,000 | | |
New Jersey – 3.6% | |
NJ BB&T Municipal Trust | |
Series 2007 2056, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.240% 09/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,325,000 | | | | 10,325,000 | | |
NJ Deutsche Bank Spears/Lifers Trust | |
Series 2007, | |
GTY AGMT: Deutsche Bank AG: 0.330% 01/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,025,000 | | | | 12,025,000 | | |
0.330% 12/15/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 68,315,000 | | | | 68,315,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2008, | |
GTY AGMT: Deutsche Bank AG 0.320% 01/01/21 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,375,000 | | | | 2,375,000 | | |
NJ Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | |
Series 2007, | |
GTY AGMT: Dexia Credit Local 1.320% 12/15/21 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 16,415,000 | | | | 16,415,000 | | |
NJ Salem County Pollution Control Financing Authority | |
0.350% 09/10/09 | | | 12,250,000 | | | | 12,250,000 | | |
Public Service Electric & Gas, | |
Series 2003 B2, LOC: Bank of Nova Scotia 0.230% 11/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,000,000 | | |
NJ South Jersey Transportation Authority | |
Series 2009 A-4, | |
LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.230% 11/01/39 (09/03/09) (a)(b) | | | 15,895,000 | | | | 15,895,000 | | |
NJ State | |
Series 2006, | |
LIQ FAC: Dexia Credit Local 1.320% 07/01/19 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,240,000 | | | | 8,240,000 | | |
NJ Transportation Trust Fund Authority | |
Series 2006, | |
GTY AGMT: Dexia Credit Local 1.360% 12/15/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 42,415,000 | | | | 42,415,000 | | |
NJ Turnpike Authority | |
Series 2006, | |
GTY AGMT: Dexia Credit Local 1.320% 01/01/16 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,140,000 | | | | 10,140,000 | | |
Series 2009: | |
2.250% 12/31/09 | | | 175,000,000 | | | | 175,428,557 | | |
LOC: ScotiaBank 0.210% 01/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,900,000 | | | | 4,900,000 | | |
New Jersey Total | | | 385,723,557 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
New Mexico – 0.4% | |
NM Eclipse Funding Trust | |
Series 2006, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.280% 06/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 18,455,000 | | | | 18,455,000 | | |
NM Farmington Pollution Control | |
Arizona Public Service Co., | |
Series 1994, LOC: Barclays Bank PLC 0.170% 05/01/24 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
NM Transportation Financial Authority | |
Series 2008 A2, | |
LOC: UBS AG 0.200% 06/15/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 20,000,000 | | |
New Mexico Total | | | 43,455,000 | | |
New York – 3.9% | |
NY BB&T Municipal Trust | |
Series 2007, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.240% 07/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,575,000 | | | | 12,575,000 | | |
Series 2009, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust: 0.290% 09/01/20 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 17,835,000 | | | | 17,835,000 | | |
0.370% 07/02/19 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 33,820,000 | | | | 33,820,000 | | |
NY Dormitory Authority | |
Le Moyne College, | |
Series 2009, LOC: TD Banknorth N.A. 0.240% 01/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,000,000 | | |
Series 2009, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.290% 03/15/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 7,050,000 | | | | 7,050,000 | | |
NY Housing Finance Agency | |
Series 2009 A, | |
LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.190% 05/01/42 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 16,645,000 | | | | 16,645,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NY Local Government Assistance Corp. | |
Series 1995 D, | |
LOC: Societe Generale 0.180% 04/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,310,000 | | | | 7,310,000 | | |
Series 2008 B, | |
SPA: Dexia Credit Local 0.500% 04/01/21 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 43,400,000 | | | | 43,400,000 | | |
NY New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority | |
Series 2003 B, | |
SPA: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.170% 06/15/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | | |
Series 2005 AA-1, | |
0.080% 06/15/32 (09/01/09) (b)(d) | | | 19,000,000 | | | | 19,000,000 | | |
Series 2005, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.290% 06/15/13 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 25,075,000 | | | | 25,075,000 | | |
Series 2007 BB, | |
SPA: Fortis Bank 0.150% 06/15/36 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 20,300,000 | | | | 20,300,000 | | |
Series 2008 B-2, | |
SPA: Lloyds TSB Bank PLC 0.120% 06/15/24 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,645,000 | | | | 10,645,000 | | |
Series 2008, | |
LIQ FAC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.300% 06/15/10 (09/07/09) (b)(f) | | | 13,305,000 | | | | 13,305,000 | | |
NY New York City Transitional Finance Authority | |
Series 2002 2A, | |
LIQ FAC: Dexia Credit Local 0.120% 11/01/22 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,300,000 | | | | 11,300,000 | | |
Series 2002 3B, | |
SPA: Citibank N.A. 0.120% 11/01/22 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 79,775,000 | | | | 79,775,000 | | |
NY New York City | |
Series 1993 E-2, | |
LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.120% 08/01/20 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,635,000 | | | | 1,635,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2006 I-6, | |
LOC: California State Teachers Retirement System 0.090% 04/01/36 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,100,000 | | | | 5,100,000 | | |
NY Power Authority | |
Series 1985, | |
LIQ FAC: Bank of Nova Scotia 0.600% 03/01/16 (09/02/09) (a)(b) | | | 31,270,000 | | | | 31,270,000 | | |
NY Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency | |
Touro College, | |
Series 2007, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.220% 06/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,825,000 | | | | 9,825,000 | | |
NY Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. | |
Series 2006, | |
GTY AGMT: Merrill Lynch & Co., SPA: Merrill Lynch International Bank 0.490% 06/01/20 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(e) | | | 5,355,000 | | | | 5,355,000 | | |
NY Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority | |
Series 2009 A1, | |
2.000% 11/15/38 (09/07/09) (b)(d) | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,129,775 | | |
New York Total | | | 425,349,775 | | |
North Carolina – 3.6% | |
NC BB&T Municipal Trust | |
Series 2008, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust: 0.290% 10/01/18 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 11,530,000 | | | | 11,530,000 | | |
0.290% 05/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 7,255,000 | | | | 7,255,000 | | |
0.290% 05/31/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 16,750,000 | | | | 16,750,000 | | |
0.290% 06/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,245,000 | | | | 14,245,000 | | |
0.290% 06/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 20,265,000 | | | | 20,265,000 | | |
Series 2008, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.290% 03/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,135,000 | | | | 6,135,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2008, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.290% 04/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 16,700,000 | | | | 16,700,000 | | |
NC Capital Facilities Finance Agency | |
Educational Facilities Revenue: | |
Barton College, Series 2004, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 07/01/19 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,800,000 | | | | 4,800,000 | | |
High Point University, Series 2007, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 12/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,950,000 | | | | 6,950,000 | | |
Series 2008, LIQ FAC: Wells Fargo & Co. 0.290% 10/01/44 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,050,000 | | | | 6,050,000 | | |
The Raleigh School, Series 2006, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 09/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,800,000 | | | | 3,800,000 | | |
Union Academy, Series 2007, LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.280% 12/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,175,000 | | | | 6,175,000 | | |
High Point University, | |
Series 2008, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 05/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
NC Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority | |
Series 2007, | |
LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.160% 01/15/45 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 17,505,000 | | | | 17,505,000 | | |
NC Cleveland County Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Authority | |
Cleveland County Family YMCA, | |
Series 2007, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 06/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,800,000 | | | | 10,800,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NC Forsyth County Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Authority | |
YMCA of Winston-Salem, | |
Series 2005, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 12/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,375,000 | | | | 12,375,000 | | |
NC Guilford County Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Authority | |
YMCA of Greensboro, Inc., | |
Series 2002, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 02/01/23 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,200,000 | | | | 3,200,000 | | |
NC Medical Care Commission | |
Deerfield Episcopal Retirement, | |
Series 2008 B, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 11/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
J. Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital, | |
Series 1998, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 05/01/18 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,880,000 | | | | 1,880,000 | | |
Rutherford Hospital, Inc., | |
Series 2001, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 09/01/21 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,875,000 | | | | 2,875,000 | | |
Series 2008 B, | |
SPA: Branch Banking & Trust 0.400% 11/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 27,045,000 | | | | 27,045,000 | | |
Series 2009 B: | |
LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.280% 10/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,300,000 | | | | 9,300,000 | | |
SPA: Branch Banking & Trust 0.260% 10/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 15,200,000 | | | | 15,200,000 | | |
Series 2009 C, | |
LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.280% 10/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,965,000 | | | | 14,965,000 | | |
Southeastern Regional Medical Center, | |
Series 2005, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 06/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,050,000 | | | | 7,050,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
United Methodist Retirement Homes, | |
Series 2005 B, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 10/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,905,000 | | | | 4,905,000 | | |
University Health Systems: | |
Series 2008 B-1, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.210% 12/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,900,000 | | | | 4,900,000 | | |
Series 2008 B-2, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.320% 12/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,330,000 | | | | 10,330,000 | | |
Wake Forest University Health Sciences: | |
Series 2008 A, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.240% 07/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 23,300,000 | | | | 23,300,000 | | |
Series 2008 B, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.240% 07/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,100,000 | | | | 12,100,000 | | |
Wayne Health Corp., | |
Series 2009, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.280% 10/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,360,000 | | | | 9,360,000 | | |
Westcare, Inc., | |
Series 2002 A, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 09/01/22 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,400,000 | | | | 7,400,000 | | |
NC State | |
Series 2004, | |
5.000% 03/01/10 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,223,051 | | |
Series 2007, | |
5.000% 03/01/10 | | | 11,380,000 | | | | 11,623,910 | | |
NC Union County | |
Series 2004 B, | |
SPA: Branch Banking & Trust 0.260% 03/01/20 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 20,865,000 | | | | 20,865,000 | | |
Series 2007 C, | |
SPA: Branch Banking & Trust 0.260% 03/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,385,000 | | | | 14,385,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NC University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
Series 2006, | |
LIQ FAC: Morgan Stanley 0.340% 12/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,685,000 | | | | 5,685,000 | | |
NC Wake County Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Authority | |
Habitat for Humanity, | |
Series 2007, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 11/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,300,000 | | | | 4,300,000 | | |
North Carolina Total | | | 392,226,961 | | |
Ohio – 3.7% | |
OH Air Quality Development Authority | |
Ohio Valley Electric Corp., | |
Series 2009 D, LOC: Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ 0.210% 02/01/26 (09/02/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,570,000 | | | | 3,570,000 | | |
Series 2009 C, | |
LOC: Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ 0.270% 02/01/26 (09/03/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,600,000 | | | | 3,600,000 | | |
OH Cleveland Cuyahoga County Port Authority | |
Park Synagogue, | |
Series 2006, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.310% 01/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,995,000 | | | | 9,995,000 | | |
OH Columbus Regional Airport Authority | |
Series 2004 A, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.300% 03/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 26,650,000 | | | | 26,650,000 | | |
Series 2005, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.300% 07/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 35,205,000 | | | | 35,205,000 | | |
OH Cuyahoga County Hospital Revenue | |
Series 2005, | |
LOC: National City Bank 0.290% 02/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 73,240,000 | | | | 73,240,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Sisters of Charity Health Systems, | |
Series 2000, LOC: National City Bank 0.290% 11/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 31,885,000 | | | | 31,885,000 | | |
OH Deutsche Bank Spears/Lifers Trust | |
Series 2008, | |
GTY AGMT: Deutsche Bank AG 0.340% 01/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
OH Eclipse Funding Trust | |
Series 2006, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.260% 12/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,920,000 | | | | 3,920,000 | | |
OH Franklin County Health Care Facilities Revenue | |
Traditions Healthcare, | |
Series 2005, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.410% 06/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 18,985,000 | | | | 18,985,000 | | |
OH Franklin County | |
Presbyterian Retirement System, | |
Series 2006 B, LOC: National City Bank 0.290% 07/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 16,675,000 | | | | 16,675,000 | | |
Trinity Health, | |
Series 1995, 0.150% 06/01/16 (09/07/09) (b)(d) | | | 4,900,000 | | | | 4,900,000 | | |
OH Higher Educational Facility Authority | |
Capital University, | |
Series 2006, LOC: National City Bank 0.290% 12/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 29,530,000 | | | | 29,530,000 | | |
Series 2005, | |
LOC: National City Bank 0.290% 05/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,000,000 | | |
Tiffin University, | |
Series 2007, LOC: National City Bank 0.290% 08/01/22 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,810,000 | | | | 12,810,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
OH Huron County | |
Fisher-Titus Medical Center, | |
Series 2003 A, LOC: National City Bank 0.290% 12/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,280,000 | | | | 9,280,000 | | |
Norwalk Area Health System, | |
Series 2003, LOC: National City Bank 0.290% 12/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,855,000 | | | | 6,855,000 | | |
OH Knox County | |
Knox Community Hospital, | |
Series 2004, LOC: National City Bank 0.290% 12/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 16,000,000 | | | | 16,000,000 | | |
OH Middletown Hospital Facilities | |
Atrium Medical Center: | |
Series 2008 A, LOC: JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.280% 11/15/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,500,000 | | | | 14,500,000 | | |
Series 2008 B, LOC: JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.280% 11/15/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 15,000,000 | | |
OH Salem Civic Facility Revenue | |
Series 2001, | |
LOC: National City Bank 0.340% 06/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,985,000 | | | | 7,985,000 | | |
OH Stark County Port Authority | |
Series 2001, | |
LOC: JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.770% 12/01/22 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,440,000 | | | | 3,440,000 | | |
OH University | |
0.330% 09/08/09 | | | 28,500,000 | | | | 28,500,000 | | |
OH Water Development Authority | |
Firstenergy Nuclear Generation, | |
Series 2005 B, LOC: Barclays Bank PLC 0.250% 01/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,215,000 | | | | 7,215,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
OH Zanesville Muskingum County | |
Grove City Church, | |
Series 2006, LOC: National City Bank 0.340% 02/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,630,000 | | | | 7,630,000 | | |
Ohio Total | | | 399,370,000 | | |
Oklahoma – 0.1% | |
OK Grand River Dam Authority | |
Series 2008 A, | |
SPA: Citibank N.A. 0.440% 06/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 12,000,000 | | |
OK Industries Authority | |
Amateur Softball Association, | |
Series 2002, LOC: Bank One Oklahoma N.A. 2.820% 06/01/14 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 750,000 | | | | 750,000 | | |
Oklahoma Total | | | 12,750,000 | | |
Oregon – 1.2% | |
OR Clackamas County Health Facility | |
Legacy Health System, | |
Series 2008 B, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.200% 06/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,700,000 | | | | 13,700,000 | | |
OR Salem Hospital Facility Authority | |
Salem Hospital, | |
Series 2008 B, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.230% 08/15/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
OR State | |
Series 2009, | |
2.500% 06/30/10 | | | 102,000,000 | | | | 103,702,955 | | |
Oregon Total | | | 127,402,955 | | |
Pennsylvania – 4.5% | |
PA Adams County Industrial Development Authority Revenue | |
Brethren Home Community, | |
Series 2007, LOC: PNC Bank N.A. 0.420% 06/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,665,000 | | | | 9,665,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Gettysburg College, | |
Series 2008 B, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.230% 08/15/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,030,000 | | | | 6,030,000 | | |
PA Allegheny County Higher Education Building Authority | |
Series 2002, | |
LOC: National City Bank of Pennsylvania 0.290% 04/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,700,000 | | | | 8,700,000 | | |
PA Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority | |
Jefferson Regional Medical Center, | |
Series 2006 A, LOC: PNC Bank N.A. 0.290% 05/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 22,000,000 | | | | 22,000,000 | | |
Series 2005: | |
0.540% 12/01/16 (09/07/09) (b)(d) | | | 26,566,000 | | | | 26,566,000 | | |
0.540% 12/01/35 (09/07/09) (b)(d) | | | 20,710,928 | | | | 20,710,928 | | |
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, | |
Series 2008 A, 5.000% 09/01/09 | | | 6,710,000 | | | | 6,710,000 | | |
PA Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority | |
Our Lady Sacred Heart High School, | |
Series 2002, LOC: PNC Bank N.A. 0.320% 06/01/22 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,310,000 | | | | 2,310,000 | | |
PA Beaver County Industrial Development Authority | |
Firstenergy Generation, | |
Series 2006, LOC: Barclays Bank PLC 0.150% 04/01/41 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,100,000 | | | | 7,100,000 | | |
PA Berks County Municipal Authority | |
Series 2009 A4, | |
0.280% 05/01/32 (09/03/09) (b)(d) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
Series 2009 A5, | |
0.660% 05/01/32 (09/07/09) (b)(d) | | | 9,050,000 | | | | 9,050,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
PA Bucks County Industrial Development Authority | |
Grand View Hospital: | |
Series 2008 A, LOC: TD Bank N.A. 0.220% 07/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,900,000 | | | | 6,900,000 | | |
Series 2008 B, LOC: PNC Bank N.A. 0.250% 07/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,610,000 | | | | 8,610,000 | | |
PA Butler County Hospital Authority | |
Butler Health Systems, Inc., | |
Series 2009 A, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.280% 07/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 4,500,000 | | |
PA Cambria County Industrial Development Authority | |
American National Red Cross, | |
Series 2008, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.230% 09/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 4,500,000 | | |
PA Dauphin County General Authority | |
Series 2007, | |
GTY AGMT: Goldman Sachs 0.340% 01/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 38,195,000 | | | | 38,195,000 | | |
PA Delaware County Industrial Development Authority | |
Series 2009 C, | |
0.260% 12/01/31 (09/07/09) (b)(d) | | | 8,240,000 | | | | 8,240,000 | | |
United Parcel Service, | |
Series 1985, 0.100% 12/01/15 (09/01/09) (b)(d) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
PA Deutsche Bank Spears/Lifers Trust | |
Series 2007: | |
GTY AGMT: Deutsche Bank AG: 0.360% 10/01/18 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,190,000 | | | | 5,190,000 | | |
0.360% 08/15/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,050,000 | | | | 5,050,000 | | |
PA Economic Development Financing Authority | |
Series 2009, | |
LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.900% 12/10/09 (a) | | | 4,100,000 | | | | 4,100,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
PA Emmaus General Authority | |
Series 1989 B-28, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.300% 03/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,200,000 | | | | 3,200,000 | | |
Series 1989 E-22 | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.300% 03/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,750,000 | | | | 5,750,000 | | |
Series 1989 H-19, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.300% 03/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 20,000,000 | | |
Series 1989, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.300% 03/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,500,000 | | | | 7,500,000 | | |
Series 2003 E-20, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.300% 03/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,000,000 | | |
PA Haverford Township School District | |
Series 2009, | |
LOC: TD Bank N.A. 0.300% 03/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,000,000 | | |
PA Higher Educational Facilities Authority | |
Carnegie Mellon University, | |
Series 1995 D, SPA: Morgan Guaranty Trust 0.180% 11/01/30 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,300,000 | | | | 14,300,000 | | |
Mount Aloysius College, | |
Series 2003, LOC: PNC Bank N.A. 0.290% 05/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,100,000 | | | | 5,100,000 | | |
PA Lancaster Industrial Development Authority | |
Series 2009 B, | |
LOC: PNC Bank N.A. 0.250% 12/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
PA Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development | |
New Courtland Elder Services, | |
Series 2007, LOC: PNC Bank N.A. 0.290% 03/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 19,495,000 | | | | 19,495,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Philadelphia Art Museum, | |
Series 2008, LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.120% 07/01/32 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,350,000 | | | | 9,350,000 | | |
PA Philadelphia School District | |
Series 2008 D-1, | |
LOC: PNC Bank N.A. 0.250% 09/01/21 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 19,910,000 | | | | 19,910,000 | | |
Series 2009 C, | |
LOC:TD Bank N.A. 0.220% 06/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,200,000 | | | | 4,200,000 | | |
PA Public School Building Authority | |
Series 2009 A, | |
LOC: PNC Bank N.A. 0.290% 08/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,825,000 | | | | 9,825,000 | | |
Series 2009 B, | |
LOC: PNC Bank N.A. 0.290% 05/15/20 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,535,000 | | | | 14,535,000 | | |
PA RBC Municipal Products, Inc. Trust | |
Series 2007, | |
LOC: Royal Bank of Canada 0.390% 10/15/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 19,995,000 | | | | 19,995,000 | | |
Series 2008 C-13, | |
LOC: Royal Bank of Canada 0.390% 11/01/11 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
Series 2008 E-11, | |
LOC: Royal Bank of Canada 0.390% 12/01/11 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 20,000,000 | | |
PA Ridley School District | |
Series 2009, | |
LOC: TD Bank NA 0.300% 11/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,000,000 | | |
PA Turnpike Commission | |
Series 2008 A-1, | |
SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.240% 12/01/22 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 35,705,000 | | | | 35,705,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
PA University of Pittsburgh | |
Series 2000 A, | |
2.500% 09/15/09 | | | 11,000,000 | | | | 11,006,907 | | |
PA West Cornwall Township Municipal Authority | |
Lebanon Valley Brethren Home, | |
Series 2006 S, LOC: PNC Bank N.A. 0.280% 01/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,300,000 | | | | 4,300,000 | | |
Pennsylvania Total | | | 482,298,835 | | |
Puerto Rico – 3.0% | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico BB&T Municipal Trust | |
Series 2007 06, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.260% 07/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 20,885,000 | | | | 20,885,000 | | |
Series 2007, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.240% 07/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,520,000 | | | | 12,520,000 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | |
Series 2008, | |
GTY AGMT: Citibank N.A. 0.560% 12/01/09 (09/07/09) (b)(f) | | | 192,965,000 | | | | 192,965,000 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority | |
Series 2008: | |
GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products 1.240% 12/03/09 (09/07/09) (b)(f) | | | 59,300,000 | | | | 59,300,000 | | |
LOC: Dexia Credit Local 1.000% 01/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,100,000 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. | |
Series 2009, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.340% 08/01/54 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 36,255,000 | | | | 36,255,000 | | |
Puerto Rico Total | | | 323,025,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Rhode Island – 0.2% | |
RI Health & Educational Building Corp. | |
Brown University, | |
Series 2005 A, 0.150% 05/01/35 (09/07/09) (b)(d) | | | 12,500,000 | | | | 12,500,000 | | |
Ocean State Assisted, | |
Series 2001, LOC: Bank of New York 0.280% 07/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,615,000 | | | | 9,615,000 | | |
Rhode Island Total | | | 22,115,000 | | |
South Carolina – 1.1% | |
SC BB&T Municipal Trust | |
Series 2008, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.290% 04/30/16 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 22,865,000 | | | | 22,865,000 | | |
SC Eclipse Funding Trust | |
Series 2007, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.280% 10/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 25,060,000 | | | | 25,060,000 | | |
SC Greenville County Industrial Revenue | |
Edgcomb Metals Co., | |
Series 1984, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.280% 08/01/14 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,200,000 | | | | 3,200,000 | | |
SC Jobs Economic Development Authority | |
Anderson Area YMCA, | |
Series 1999, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 11/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,365,000 | | | | 4,365,000 | | |
Anmed Health, | |
Series 2009-C, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.210% 02/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
Carealliance Health Services, | |
Series 2007 B, LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.200% 08/15/37 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 30,000,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Carolina Village, Inc., | |
Series 2000, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 02/01/22 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,250,000 | | | | 13,250,000 | | |
Spartanburg YMCA, | |
Series 1996, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 06/01/18 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,160,000 | | | | 2,160,000 | | |
SC Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | |
Series 2008, | |
GTY AGMT: FHLMC 0.670% 03/01/49 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,540,000 | | | | 10,540,000 | | |
South Carolina Total | | | 116,440,000 | | |
South Dakota – 0.2% | |
SD Housing Development Authority | |
Series 2008 H, | |
2.500% 01/04/10 | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 20,091,410 | | |
South Dakota Total | | | 20,091,410 | | |
Tennessee – 1.1% | |
TN BB&T Municipal Trust | |
Series 2007 2059, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.240% 04/01/42 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 15,940,000 | | | | 15,940,000 | | |
TN Blount County Public Building Authority | |
Series 2009 A, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 06/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
Series 2009 E-8-A, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 06/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,900,000 | | | | 4,900,000 | | |
Series 2009 E7Z, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 06/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,470,000 | | | | 5,470,000 | | |
TN Energy Acquisition Corp. | |
Series 2007, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.240% 02/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 25,730,000 | | | | 25,730,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
TN Memphis Health, Educational & Housing Facility Board | |
Series 2008 36G, | |
GTY AGMT: Goldman Sachs 0.340% 08/01/48 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,915,100 | | | | 3,915,100 | | |
TN Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson Counties | |
0.400% 10/08/09 | | | 12,800,000 | | | | 12,800,000 | | |
0.450% 11/05/09 | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 30,000,000 | | |
TN Shelby County Health, Educational & Housing Facilities Board | |
Gateway Willowbrook LLC, | |
Series 2007 A-1, Guarantor: FNMA LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.320% 12/15/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,310,000 | | | | 8,310,000 | | |
TN Shelby County | |
Series 2006, | |
0.230% 03/01/31 (09/07/09) (b)(d) | | | 10,500,000 | | | | 10,500,000 | | |
Tennessee Total | | | 122,565,100 | | |
Texas – 8.8% | |
TX Austin Convention Enterprises, Inc. | |
Series 2006 A, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.440% 01/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,670,000 | | | | 7,670,000 | | |
TX Austin Water & Wastewater Systems Revenue | |
Series 2008, | |
LOC: Dexia Credit Local 0.370% 05/15/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 108,800,000 | | | | 108,800,000 | | |
TX BB&T Municipal Trust | |
Series 2007, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust: 0.240% 12/01/21 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,725,000 | | | | 14,725,000 | | |
0.240% 12/15/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 16,695,000 | | | | 16,695,000 | | |
TX Bexar County Housing Finance Corp. | |
Multi-Family Housing Revenue: | |
Series 1996, LOC: Northern Trust Co. 0.460% 06/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,375,000 | | | | 10,375,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2006, | |
GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products 1.240% 12/01/15 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 18,315,000 | | | | 18,315,000 | | |
TX Department of Housing & Community Affairs | |
Series 2005, | |
LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.650% 03/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,425,000 | | | | 8,425,000 | | |
TX Deutsche Bank Spears/Lifers Trust | |
Series 2007, | |
GTY AGMT: Deutsche Bank AG 0.360% 08/15/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 35,630,000 | | | | 35,630,000 | | |
Series 2008: | |
GTY AGMT: Deutsche Bank AG 0.340% 11/15/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,025,000 | | | | 13,025,000 | | |
LIQ FAC: Deutsche Bank AG: 0.340% 02/15/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,485,000 | | | | 11,485,000 | | |
0.340% 02/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 16,685,000 | | | | 16,685,000 | | |
0.340% 02/15/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,765,000 | | | | 7,765,000 | | |
0.340% 02/15/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,520,000 | | | | 3,520,000 | | |
TX Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust | |
Series 2009 50A, | |
SPA: Citibank N.A. 0.290% 08/15/21 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 280,000 | | | | 280,000 | | |
Series 2009 52A, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.290% 08/15/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 10,790,000 | | | | 10,790,000 | | |
TX Grand Prairie Housing Finance Corp. | |
General Electric Capital Corp., | |
Series 1993, GTY AGMT: General Electric Capital Corp. 0.280% 06/01/10 (09/07/09) (b)(f) | | | 11,000,000 | | | | 11,000,000 | | |
Windbridge Grand Prairie, | |
Series 1993, GTY AGMT: General Electric Capital Corp. 0.280% 06/01/10 (09/07/09) (b)(f) | | | 9,000,000 | | | | 9,000,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
TX Grapevine Industrial Development Corp. | |
Series 1993, | |
LOC: Bank One Texas N.A. 0.280% 03/01/10 (09/07/09) (b)(f) | | | 2,300,000 | | | | 2,300,000 | | |
TX Gregg County Housing Finance Corp. | |
Baily Properties LLC, | |
Series 2004 A, Guarantor: FNMA, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.350% 02/15/23 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,835,000 | | | | 4,835,000 | | |
Summer Green LLC, | |
Series 2004 A, Guarantor: FNMA, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.350% 02/15/23 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,480,000 | | | | 2,480,000 | | |
TX Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. | |
Medical Center, | |
Series 2008 B2, LOC: Compass Bank 0.950% 09/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,125,000 | | | | 4,125,000 | | |
Memorial Hermann Healthcare, | |
Series 2008 D1, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.240% 06/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,200,000 | | | | 8,200,000 | | |
TX Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp. | |
Baylor College of Medicine, | |
Series 2008 A, LOC: Compass Bank 1.550% 11/15/47 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,100,000 | | | | 13,100,000 | | |
TX Harris County | |
0.300% 10/07/09 | | | 16,565,000 | | | | 16,565,000 | | |
Series 2008 A, | |
LOC: Societe Generale 0.340% 08/15/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,640,000 | | | | 12,640,000 | | |
Series 2009 B, | |
2.000% 08/15/21 (08/12/10) (b)(d) | | | 23,850,000 | | | | 24,191,337 | | |
Series 2009, | |
1.500% 02/25/10 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,270,441 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
TX Hockley County Industrial Development Corp. | |
Amoco Oil Co.: | |
Series 1983, 0.750% 03/01/14 (09/01/09) (b)(d) | | | 31,000,000 | | | | 31,000,000 | | |
Series 1985, 0.720% 11/01/19 (11/01/09) (b)(d) | | | 19,300,000 | | | | 19,300,000 | | |
TX Houston | |
0.300% 09/15/09 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | | |
TX Houston Higher Education Finance Corp. | |
William Marsh Rice University, | |
Series 1999 A, Pre-refunded 11/15/09 5.375% 11/15/29 (11/15/09) (b) | | | 12,625,000 | | | | 12,864,847 | | |
TX Houston Housing Finance Corp. | |
Series 2007, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.290% 05/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,030,000 | | | | 9,030,000 | | |
TX Houston Water & Sewer Systems Revenue | |
Series 2006, | |
GTY AGMT: Dexia Credit Local 1.350% 12/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,225,000 | | | | 9,225,000 | | |
TX JPMorgan Chase Putters/Drivers Trust | |
Series 2008, | |
LIQ FAC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.320% 04/01/15 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 3,800,000 | | | | 3,800,000 | | |
TX Klein Independent School District | |
Series 2006, | |
LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.290% 08/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,825,000 | | | | 12,825,000 | | |
TX Lower Neches Valley Authority Industrial Development Corp. | |
Exxon Mobil Corp., | |
Series 2001 A, 0.120% 11/01/29 (09/01/09) (b)(d) | | | 12,055,000 | | | | 12,055,000 | | |
TX Lubbock Health Facilities Development Corp. | |
St. Joseph's Health System, | |
Series 2008 B, LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.190% 07/01/23 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 24,280,000 | | | | 24,280,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
TX Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | |
Series 2008, | |
GTY AGMT: FHLMC: 0.670% 07/01/45 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,345,000 | | | | 10,345,000 | | |
0.670% 02/01/46 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,130,000 | | | | 12,130,000 | | |
TX Round Rock Independent School District | |
Series 2007, | |
Guarantor: PSFG, LIQ FAC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.370% 08/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,795,000 | | | | 10,795,000 | | |
TX San Antonio Educational Facilities Corp. | |
University Incarnate of the Word Project, | |
Series 2001, LOC: Bank One N.A. 0.320% 12/01/21 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,520,000 | | | | 6,520,000 | | |
TX Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. | |
Health Resources: | |
Series 2008 A, 0.250% 11/15/33 (09/07/09) (b)(d) | | | 8,500,000 | | | | 8,500,000 | | |
Series 2008 C, SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.150% 11/15/33 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 38,220,000 | | | | 38,220,000 | | |
Series 2008 F, SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank 2.000% 11/15/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,775,000 | | | | 10,775,000 | | |
Methodist Hospitals of Dallas, | |
Series 2008 A, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.140% 10/01/41 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 62,600,000 | | | | 62,600,000 | | |
Series 2008 C, | |
LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 1.250% 08/15/46 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,400,000 | | | | 9,400,000 | | |
Valley Baptist Medical Center, | |
Series 2007, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.280% 09/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,800,000 | | | | 10,800,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
TX University of Texas | |
0.350% 12/08/09 | | | 14,000,000 | | | | 14,000,000 | | |
0.400% 12/09/09 | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 20,000,000 | | |
0.400% 12/10/09 | | | 11,500,000 | | | | 11,500,000 | | |
Series 2004 B, | |
5.000% 08/15/10 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,086,823 | | |
Series 2007, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.290% 07/01/13 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,575,000 | | | | 3,575,000 | | |
TX Water Development Board | |
Series 2007 A, | |
SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.150% 07/15/19 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 110,035,000 | | | | 110,035,000 | | |
Texas Total | | | 943,553,448 | | |
Utah – 1.6% | |
UT Board of Regents | |
Series 2008, | |
LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.300% 08/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,300,000 | | | | 10,300,000 | | |
UT Davis County Housing Authority | |
PTR Multi-Family Holdings, Inc., | |
Series 1997 A, LIQ FAC: FNMA, 0.370% 08/15/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,240,000 | | | | 4,240,000 | | |
UT Housing Corp. | |
Multi-Family Housing, | |
Series 2009 A, LOC: FHLMC 0.390% 04/01/42 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,125,000 | | | | 3,125,000 | | |
Series A-CL1, | |
LIQ FAC: Barclays Bank PLC 0.250% 07/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 28,955,000 | | | | 28,955,000 | | |
Series B-CL1, | |
LIQ FAC: Barclays Bank PLC 0.250% 01/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 29,560,000 | | | | 29,560,000 | | |
UT Intermountain Power Agency | |
0.350% 10/07/09 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
0.400% 09/10/09 | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 20,000,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
UT Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | |
Series 2007, | |
GTY AGMT: Dexia Credit Local 1.350% 06/15/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,205,000 | | | | 5,205,000 | | |
UT St. George Industrial Development Revenue | |
Bluff Cove Resort LLC, | |
Series 2002, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.390% 08/01/11 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 580,000 | | | | 580,000 | | |
UT Transit Authority | |
Series 2006 A, | |
LOC: Fortis Bank SA 0.100% 06/15/36 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 52,000,000 | | | | 52,000,000 | | |
UT Weber County Housing Authority | |
Series 2001, | |
LIQ FAC: FNMA, 0.370% 11/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,630,000 | | | | 2,630,000 | | |
UT West Valley City Industrial Development Revenue | |
Johnson Matthey, Inc., | |
Series 1987, LOC: HSBC Bank USA N.A. 0.200% 12/01/11 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | | |
Utah Total | | | 167,595,000 | | |
Vermont – 0.1% | |
VT Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency | |
Fletcher Allen Health Care, | |
Series 2008 A, LOC: TD Banknorth N.A. 0.210% 12/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,115,000 | | | | 9,115,000 | | |
Vermont Total | | | 9,115,000 | | |
Virginia – 2.6% | |
VA Albermarle County Economic Development Authority | |
Series 2008 B, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.260% 10/01/48 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 19,585,000 | | | | 19,585,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
VA BB&T Municipal Trust | |
Series 2008, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.290% 06/15/15 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 36,845,000 | | | | 36,845,000 | | |
VA Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel District | |
Series 2008 A, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.280% 05/28/21 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,500,000 | | | | 6,500,000 | | |
VA Chesapeake Redevelopment & Housing Authority | |
Great Bridge Apartments LLC, | |
Series 2008 A, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.350% 01/15/41 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 18,625,000 | | | | 18,625,000 | | |
VA Hanover County Economic Development Authority | |
Bon-Secours-Maria Manor, | |
Series 2008 D2, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.200% 11/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,730,000 | | | | 9,730,000 | | |
VA Hanover County Industrial Development Authority | |
Covenant Woods, | |
Series 1999, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 07/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,995,000 | | | | 6,995,000 | | |
VA Harrisonburg Redevelopment & Housing Authority | |
Series 2006, | |
LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.500% 02/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,800,000 | | | | 6,800,000 | | |
VA Lewistown Commerce Center Community Development Authority | |
Lewiston Community Center, | |
Series 2007, GTY AGMT: Wells Fargo & Co. 0.330% 03/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,000,000 | | |
VA Norfolk Economic Development Authority | |
Series 2009 B, | |
0.700% 11/01/34 (03/03/10) (b)(d) | | | 13,885,000 | | | | 13,885,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
VA Public Building Authority | |
Series 2005 D, | |
SPA: Dexia Credit Local 0.400% 08/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 36,150,000 | | | | 36,150,000 | | |
VA Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | |
Series 2007, | |
LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.350% 10/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 18,025,000 | | | | 18,025,000 | | |
VA Rockingham County Industrial Development Authority | |
Sunnyside Presbyterian, | |
Series 2003, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 12/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,730,000 | | | | 10,730,000 | | |
VA Suffolk Economic Development Authority Hospital Facilities Revenue | |
Series 2008, | |
LIQ FAC: Citigroup Financial Products, Inc. 0.340% 05/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 53,500,000 | | | | 53,500,000 | | |
VA University Health Systems Authority | |
Series 2008 D, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.150% 07/01/37 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,350,000 | | | | 10,350,000 | | |
VA University | |
Medical Hospital Authority, | |
Series 2005 B, LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.150% 07/01/30 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 22,460,000 | | | | 22,460,000 | | |
VA Winchester Industrial Development Authority | |
Westminster-Canterbury of Winchester, Inc., | | | |
Series 2005 B, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 01/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,900,000 | | | | 2,900,000 | | |
Virginia Total | | | 277,080,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Washington – 0.9% | |
WA BB&T Municipal Trust | |
Series 2007, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.240% 06/01/17 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 16,640,000 | | | | 16,640,000 | | |
WA Deutsche Bank Spears/Lifers Trust | |
Series 2008: | |
LIQ FAC: Deutsche Bank AG 0.340% 01/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,085,000 | | | | 7,085,000 | | |
0.340% 01/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,865,000 | | | | 9,865,000 | | |
WA Eclipse Funding Trust | |
Series 2007, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.260% 12/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,380,000 | | | | 3,380,000 | | |
WA Health Care Facilities Authority | |
Swedish Hospital Medical Center, | |
Series 2009 C, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.200% 11/15/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 12,000,000 | | |
WA Housing Finance Commission | |
Series 1988, | |
LOC: Harris Trust & Savings Bank 0.350% 01/01/10 (09/07/09) (b)(f) | | | 11,800,000 | | | | 11,800,000 | | |
Series 2008 B, | |
LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.320% 12/01/41 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,500,000 | | | | 7,500,000 | | |
Series 2009, | |
LIQ FAC: State Street Bank & Trust Co. 0.270% 06/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,000,000 | | |
WA JPMorgan Chase Putters/Drivers Trust | |
Series 2008, | |
LIQ FAC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.320% 10/01/16 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 7,505,000 | | | | 7,505,000 | | |
WA Seattle Housing Authority | |
Bayview Manor Homes, | |
Series 1994 B, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.370% 05/01/19 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,895,000 | | | | 1,895,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
WA Seattle | |
Series 2004, | |
5.000% 01/01/10 | | | 3,165,000 | | | | 3,206,903 | | |
WA State | |
Series 2006, | |
LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.290% 12/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,435,000 | | | | 12,435,000 | | |
Series 2008, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.290% 01/01/16 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 2,885,000 | | | | 2,885,000 | | |
Washington Total | | | 102,196,903 | | |
West Virginia – 0.3% | |
WV Brooke County Commission | |
Series 2008, | |
LOC: PNC Bank N.A. 0.290% 12/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,100,000 | | | | 4,100,000 | | |
WV Hospital Finance Authority | |
Cable Huntington Hospital, | |
Series 2008 A, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.280% 01/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 15,000,000 | | |
West Virginia University Hospital: | |
Series 2008 B, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.180% 06/01/41 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,000,000 | | |
Series 2009 A, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.280% 06/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,590,000 | | | | 7,590,000 | | |
West Virginia Total | | | 29,690,000 | | |
Wisconsin – 1.4% | |
WI Appleton Industrial Development | |
Appleton Center Associates, | |
Series 1994, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.370% 12/15/09 (09/07/09) (b)(f) | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 1,800,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
WI Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
Series 2008 B, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.180% 12/01/26 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 16,160,000 | | | | 16,160,000 | | |
WI Housing & Economic Development Authority | |
Series 2009, | |
LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.350% 10/01/17 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,665,000 | | | | 12,665,000 | | |
WI Milwaukee | |
Series 2008, | |
3.000% 09/03/09 | | | 60,000,000 | | | | 60,004,496 | | |
Series 2009, | |
2.000% 06/30/10 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,301,750 | | |
WI State | |
0.300% 09/08/09 | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 20,000,000 | | |
WI University Hospitals & Clinics Authority | |
Series 2008 B, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.130% 04/01/34 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,800,000 | | | | 5,800,000 | | |
Series 2009 A, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.220% 04/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,870,000 | | | | 4,870,000 | | |
Series 2009 B, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.200% 04/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,900,000 | | | | 4,900,000 | | |
Wisconsin Total | | | 151,501,246 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $10,477,802,997) | | | 10,477,802,997 | | |
Total Investments – 97.4% (cost of $10,477,802,997) (g) | | | 10,477,802,997 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 2.6% | | | 274,572,401 | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 10,752,375,398 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) Variable rate obligations have long dated final maturities, however, their effective maturity is within 397 days in accordance with its demand feature. These securities are secured by a letter of credit or other credit support agreements from banks. These securities are puttable upon not more than one, seven or thirty business days' notice. Put bonds and notes have a demand feature that matures within one year. The interest rate is changed periodically and the interest rate reflects the rate at August 31, 2009.
(b) Parenthetical date represents the effective maturity date for the security.
(c) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At August 31, 2009, these securities, which are not illiquid, amounted to $275,515,000, which represents 2.6% of net assets.
(d) Variable rate obligations have long dated final maturities, however, their effective maturity is within 397 days in accordance with its demand feature. These securities are puttable upon not more than one, seven or thirty business days' notice. Put bonds and notes have a demand feature that matures within one year. The interest rate is changed periodically and the interest rate reflects the rate at August 31, 2009.
(e) Effective January 1, 2009, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation and an affiliate of Columbia Management.
(f) The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate as of August 31, 2009.
(g) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $10,477,802,997.
Significant observable inputs (level 2 measurements), including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and others, were used in determining value for all securities in the Fund's portfolio as of August 31, 2009.
For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Acronym | | Name | |
ALF | | Assisted Living Facility | |
|
FHLB | | Federal Home Loan Bank | |
|
FHLMC | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | |
|
FNMA | | Federal National Mortgage Association | |
|
GTY AGMT | | Guaranty Agreement | |
|
LIQ FAC | | Liquidity Facility | |
|
LOC | | Letter of Credit | |
|
PSFG | | Permanent School Fund Guarantee | |
|
SPA | | Stand-by Purchase Agreement | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves
August 31, 2009
| | | | ($) | |
Assets | | Investments, at amortized cost approximating value | | | 10,477,802,997 | | |
| | Receivable for: | | | | | |
| | Investments sold | | | 281,342,057 | | |
| | Fund shares sold | | | 121,243 | | |
| | Interest | | | 22,273,536 | | |
| | Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 39,070 | | |
| | Prepaid expenses | | | 295,342 | | |
| | Total Assets | | | 10,781,874,245 | | |
Liabilities | | Payable to custodian bank | | | 45,515 | | |
| | Payable for: | | | | | |
| | Investments purchased | | | 25,301,750 | | |
| | Fund shares repurchased | | | 175,238 | | |
| | Distributions | | | 1,361,634 | | |
| | Investment advisory fee | | | 1,415,782 | | |
| | Administration fee | | | 365,875 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 72,408 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 88,254 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 28,118 | | |
| | Distribution and service fees | | | 44,229 | | |
| | Shareholder administration fees | | | 513,302 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 860 | | |
| | Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 39,070 | | |
| | Other liabilities | | | 46,812 | | |
| | Total Liabilities | | | 29,498,847 | | |
| | Net Assets | | | 10,752,375,398 | | |
Net Assets Consist of | | Paid-in capital | | | 10,751,663,886 | | |
| | Undistributed net investment income | | | 711,512 | | |
| | Net Assets | | | 10,752,375,398 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued) – Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves
August 31, 2009
Capital Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 3,922,963,844 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 3,922,816,781 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Trust Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 5,587,195,941 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 5,586,989,326 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Liquidity Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 29,864,573 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 29,863,465 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Adviser Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 71,050,410 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 71,047,567 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Investor Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 8,959,602 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 8,959,278 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Daily Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 59,498,672 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 59,496,244 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Class A Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 24,394,177 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 24,393,243 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Institutional Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 445,549,036 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 445,534,442 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Retail A Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 12,052,309 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 12,051,857 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
G-Trust Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 590,846,834 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 590,823,971 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations – Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves
For the Year Ended August 31, 2009
| | | | ($) | |
Investment Income | | Interest | | | 167,342,390 | | |
Expenses | | Investment advisory fee | | | 18,652,971 | | |
| | Administration fee | | | 11,225,642 | | |
| | Distribution fee: | | | | | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | 13,670 | | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | 403,201 | | |
| | Class A Shares | | | 34,488 | | |
| | Service fee: | | | | | |
| | Liquidity Class Shares | | | 157,303 | | |
| | Adviser Class Shares | | | 377,920 | | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | 34,174 | | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | 288,001 | | |
| | Class A Shares | | | 86,220 | | |
| | Retail A Shares | | | 11,786 | | |
| | Shareholder administration fee: | | | | | |
| | Trust Class Shares | | | 7,246,286 | | |
| | Class A Shares | | | 34,487 | | |
| | Institutional Class Shares | | | 181,828 | | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | | 288,005 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 12,878 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 432,598 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 229,919 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 5,400 | | |
| | Treasury temporary guarantee program fee | | | 4,058,154 | | |
| | Other expenses | | | 544,452 | | |
| | Total Expenses | | | 44,319,383 | | |
| | Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by investment advisor and/or administrator | | | (6,391,951 | ) | |
| | Fees waived by distributor: | | | | | |
| | Adviser Class Shares | | | (4,349 | ) | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | (1,815 | ) | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | (76,803 | ) | |
| | Class A Shares | | | (13,184 | ) | |
| | Fees waived by shareholder service provider—Liquidity Class Shares | | | (62,921 | ) | |
| | Expense reductions | | | (130,799 | ) | |
| | Net Expenses | | | 37,637,561 | | |
| | Net Investment Income | | | 129,704,829 | | |
| | Net realized gain on investments | | | 224,893 | | |
| | Net Increase Resulting from Operations | | | 129,929,722 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves
| | | | Year Ended August 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | 2009 ($) | | 2008 ($) | |
Operations | | Net investment income | | | 129,704,829 | | | | 202,957,749 | | |
| | Net realized gain on investments | | | 224,893 | | | | 328,299 | | |
| | Net increase resulting from operations | | | 129,929,722 | | | | 203,286,048 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders | | From net investment income: | | | | | | | | | |
| | Capital Class Shares | | | (37,480,391 | ) | | | (55,784,436 | ) | |
| | Trust Class Shares | | | (76,095,002 | ) | | | (112,396,546 | ) | |
| | Liquidity Class Shares | | | (699,509 | ) | | | (2,062,788 | ) | |
| | Adviser Class Shares | | | (1,185,699 | ) | | | (1,846,850 | ) | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | (117,823 | ) | | | (117,453 | ) | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | (734,826 | ) | | | (1,117,697 | ) | |
| | Class A Shares | | | (240,133 | ) | | | (409,266 | ) | |
| | Institutional Class Shares | | | (4,820,965 | ) | | | (9,607,275 | ) | |
| | Retail A Shares | | | (143,801 | ) | | | (394,093 | ) | |
| | G-Trust Shares | | | (8,186,679 | ) | | | (19,223,973 | ) | |
| | Total distributions to shareholders | | | (129,704,828 | ) | | | (202,960,377 | ) | |
| | Net Capital Stock Transactions | | | (201,610,937 | ) | | | 4,611,932,794 | | |
| | Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (201,386,043 | ) | | | 4,612,258,465 | | |
Net Assets | | Beginning of period | | | 10,953,761,441 | | | | 6,341,502,976 | | |
| | End of period | | | 10,752,375,398 | | | | 10,953,761,441 | | |
| | Undistributed net investment income at end of period | | | 711,512 | | | | 496,603 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves
| | Capital Stock Activity | |
| | Year Ended August 31, 2009 | | Year Ended August 31, 2008 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Capital Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 9,111,163,233 | | | | 9,111,163,233 | | | | 9,809,228,778 | | | | 9,809,228,778 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 15,434,361 | | | | 15,434,361 | | | | 23,677,640 | | | | 23,677,640 | | |
Redemptions | | | (7,954,296,464 | ) | | | (7,954,296,464 | ) | | | (8,960,119,228 | ) | | | (8,960,119,228 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 1,172,301,130 | | | | 1,172,301,130 | | | | 872,787,190 | | | | 872,787,190 | | |
Trust Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 5,037,349,925 | | | | 5,037,349,925 | | | | 6,732,086,329 | | | | 6,732,086,430 | | |
Proceeds received in connection with merger | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,223,959,222 | | | | 2,223,903,023 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 777,856 | | | | 777,856 | | | | 1,166,840 | | | | 1,166,840 | | |
Redemptions | | | (6,137,266,533 | ) | | | (6,137,266,533 | ) | | | (5,502,389,315 | ) | | | (5,502,389,315 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (1,099,138,752 | ) | | | (1,099,138,752 | ) | | | 3,454,823,076 | | | | 3,454,766,978 | | |
Liquidity Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 130,826,360 | | | | 130,826,360 | | | | 104,726,927 | | | | 104,726,927 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 699,149 | | | | 699,149 | | | | 2,042,866 | | | | 2,042,866 | | |
Redemptions | | | (178,830,304 | ) | | | (178,830,304 | ) | | | (116,525,248 | ) | | | (116,525,248 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (47,304,795 | ) | | | (47,304,795 | ) | | | (9,755,455 | ) | | | (9,755,455 | ) | |
Adviser Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 839,415,913 | | | | 839,415,913 | | | | 278,140,471 | | | | 278,140,471 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 1,025,974 | | | | 1,025,974 | | | | 1,806,820 | | | | 1,806,820 | | |
Redemptions | | | (880,361,166 | ) | | | (880,361,166 | ) | | | (260,690,696 | ) | | | (260,690,696 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (39,919,279 | ) | | | (39,919,279 | ) | | | 19,256,595 | | | | 19,256,595 | | |
Investor Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 11,140,661 | | | | 11,140,661 | | | | 19,443,247 | | | | 19,458,747 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 113,693 | | | | 113,693 | | | | 104,754 | | | | 104,754 | | |
Redemptions | | | (15,508,805 | ) | | | (15,508,805 | ) | | | (10,530,432 | ) | | | (10,530,432 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (4,254,451 | ) | | | (4,254,451 | ) | | | 9,017,569 | | | | 9,033,069 | | |
Daily Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 257,463,626 | | | | 257,463,626 | | | | 242,185,188 | | | | 242,185,188 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 734,825 | | | | 734,825 | | | | 1,117,637 | | | | 1,117,637 | | |
Redemptions | | | (293,929,146 | ) | | | (293,929,146 | ) | | | (177,152,193 | ) | | | (177,152,193 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (35,730,695 | ) | | | (35,730,695 | ) | | | 66,150,632 | | | | 66,150,632 | | |
Class A Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 52,821,946 | | | | 52,821,946 | | | | 39,537,773 | | | | 39,537,773 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 219,839 | | | | 219,839 | | | | 383,711 | | | | 383,711 | | |
Redemptions | | | (55,860,262 | ) | | | (55,860,262 | ) | | | (27,463,211 | ) | | | (27,463,211 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (2,818,477 | ) | | | (2,818,477 | ) | | | 12,458,273 | | | | 12,458,273 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves
| | Capital Stock Activity | |
| | Year Ended August 31, 2009 | | Year Ended August 31, 2008 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Institutional Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 1,454,560,836 | | | | 1,454,560,836 | | | | 1,837,897,368 | | | | 1,837,897,368 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 4,750,912 | | | | 4,750,912 | | | | 9,418,551 | | | | 9,418,551 | | |
Redemptions | | | (1,483,343,786 | ) | | | (1,483,343,786 | ) | | | (1,685,151,729 | ) | | | (1,685,151,729 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (24,032,038 | ) | | | (24,032,038 | ) | | | 162,164,190 | | | | 162,164,190 | | |
Retail A Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 2,128,629 | | | | 2,128,629 | | | | 3,213,282 | | | | 3,213,282 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 137,150 | | | | 137,150 | | | | 382,064 | | | | 382,064 | | |
Redemptions | | | (5,001,204 | ) | | | (5,001,204 | ) | | | (5,593,688 | ) | | | (5,593,688 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (2,735,425 | ) | | | (2,735,425 | ) | | | (1,998,342 | ) | | | (1,998,342 | ) | |
G-Trust Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 505,910,615 | | | | 505,910,616 | | | | 673,833,788 | | | | 673,833,788 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 470 | | | | 470 | | | | 1,138 | | | | 1,138 | | |
Redemptions | | | (623,889,241 | ) | | | (623,889,241 | ) | | | (646,765,262 | ) | | | (646,765,262 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (117,978,156 | ) | | | (117,978,155 | ) | | | 27,069,664 | | | | 27,069,664 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Capital Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0113 | | | | 0.0254 | | | | 0.0347 | | | | 0.0141 | | | | 0.0251 | | | | 0.0125 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0113 | ) | | | (0.0254 | ) | | | (0.0347 | ) | | | (0.0141 | ) | | | (0.0251 | ) | | | (0.0125 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 1.14 | % | | | 2.57 | %(d) | | | 3.52 | % | | | 1.42 | %(e) | | | 2.54 | % | | | 1.26 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.23 | %(f) | | | 0.20 | %(f) | | | 0.20 | %(f) | | | 0.20 | %(f)(g) | | | 0.20 | %(f) | | | 0.20 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | %(g) | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.08 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 1.03 | %(f) | | | 2.40 | %(d)(f) | | | 3.47 | %(f) | | | 3.38 | %(f)(g) | | | 2.58 | %(f) | | | 1.31 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 3,922,964 | | | $ | 2,750,559 | | | $ | 1,877,823 | | | $ | 1,688,338 | | | $ | 975,386 | | | $ | 1,049,210 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The relationship of the class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Trust Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0103 | | | | 0.0244 | | | | 0.0337 | | | | 0.0137 | | | | 0.0241 | | | | 0.0115 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0103 | ) | | | (0.0244 | ) | | | (0.0337 | ) | | | (0.0137 | ) | | | (0.0241 | ) | | | (0.0115 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 1.04 | % | | | 2.47 | %(d) | | | 3.42 | % | | | 1.38 | %(e) | | | 2.44 | % | | | 1.15 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.33 | %(f) | | | 0.30 | %(f) | | | 0.30 | %(f) | | | 0.30 | %(f)(g) | | | 0.30 | %(f) | | | 0.30 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | %(g) | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.08 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 1.05 | %(f) | | | 2.24 | %(d)(f) | | | 3.37 | %(f) | | | 3.27 | %(f)(g) | | | 2.43 | %(f) | | | 1.15 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 5,587,196 | | | $ | 6,686,234 | | | $ | 3,230,990 | | | $ | 2,684,441 | | | $ | 2,475,660 | | | $ | 2,052,864 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The relationship of the class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves
Selected date for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Liquidity Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0098 | | | | 0.0239 | | | | 0.0332 | | | | 0.0135 | | | | 0.0236 | | | | 0.0110 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0098 | ) | | | (0.0239 | ) | | | (0.0332 | ) | | | (0.0135 | ) | | | (0.0236 | ) | | | (0.0110 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.99 | % | | | 2.42 | % | | | 3.37 | % | | | 1.36 | %(d) | | | 2.39 | % | | | 1.10 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.38 | %(e) | | | 0.35 | %(e) | | | 0.35 | %(e) | | | 0.35 | %(e)(f) | | | 0.35 | %(e) | | | 0.35 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.17 | %(f) | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.18 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 1.11 | %(e) | | | 2.36 | %(e) | | | 3.31 | %(e) | | | 3.25 | %(e)(f) | | | 2.32 | %(e) | | | 0.92 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 29,865 | | | $ | 77,169 | | | $ | 86,926 | | | $ | 20,549 | | | $ | 5,292 | | | $ | 3,392 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Adviser Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0089 | | | | 0.0229 | | | | 0.0322 | | | | 0.0131 | | | | 0.0226 | | | | 0.0100 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0089 | ) | | | (0.0229 | ) | | | (0.0322 | ) | | | (0.0131 | ) | | | (0.0226 | ) | | | (0.0100 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.89 | % | | | 2.32 | %(d) | | | 3.27 | % | | | 1.31 | %(e) | | | 2.28 | % | | | 1.00 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.48 | %(f) | | | 0.45 | %(f) | | | 0.45 | %(f) | | | 0.45 | %(f)(g) | | | 0.45 | %(f) | | | 0.45 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | %(g) | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.08 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 0.78 | %(f) | | | 2.11 | %(d)(f) | | | 3.23 | %(f) | | | 3.13 | %(f)(g) | | | 2.29 | %(f) | | | 0.98 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 71,050 | | | $ | 110,969 | | | $ | 91,712 | | | $ | 75,079 | | | $ | 20,757 | | | $ | 11,183 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The relationship of the class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Investor Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0080 | | | | 0.0219 | | | | 0.0312 | | | | 0.0126 | | | | 0.0216 | | | | 0.0090 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0080 | ) | | | (0.0219 | ) | | | (0.0312 | ) | | | (0.0126 | ) | | | (0.0216 | ) | | | (0.0090 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.81 | % | | | 2.21 | %(d) | | | 3.16 | % | | | 1.27 | %(e) | | | 2.18 | % | | | 0.90 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.57 | %(f) | | | 0.55 | %(f) | | | 0.55 | %(f) | | | 0.55 | %(f)(g) | | | 0.55 | %(f) | | | 0.55 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | %(g) | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.08 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 0.86 | %(f) | | | 1.88 | %(d)(f) | | | 3.07 | %(f) | | | 2.99 | %(f)(g) | | | 2.12 | %(f) | | | 0.82 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 8,960 | | | $ | 13,214 | | | $ | 4,216 | | | $ | 7,376 | | | $ | 7,567 | | | $ | 11,280 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The relationship of the class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Daily Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0062 | | | | 0.0194 | | | | 0.0287 | | | | 0.0116 | | | | 0.0191 | | | | 0.0065 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0062 | ) | | | (0.0194 | ) | | | (0.0287 | ) | | | (0.0116 | ) | | | (0.0191 | ) | | | (0.0065 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.62 | % | | | 1.96 | %(d) | | | 2.90 | % | | | 1.16 | %(e) | | | 1.93 | % | | | 0.65 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.76 | %(f) | | | 0.80 | %(f) | | | 0.80 | %(f) | | | 0.80 | %(f)(g) | | | 0.80 | %(f) | | | 0.80 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.12 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | %(g) | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.08 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 0.64 | %(f) | | | 1.56 | %(d)(f) | | | 2.86 | %(f) | | | 2.76 | %(f)(g) | | | 1.88 | %(f) | | | 0.63 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 59,499 | | | $ | 95,228 | | | $ | 29,191 | | | $ | 26,833 | | | $ | 28,871 | | | $ | 36,441 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The relationship of the class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 (b) | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0073 | | | | 0.0209 | | | | 0.0302 | | | | 0.0122 | | | | 0.0206 | | | | 0.0080 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0073 | ) | | | (0.0209 | ) | | | (0.0302 | ) | | | (0.0122 | ) | | | (0.0206 | ) | | | (0.0080 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 0.73 | % | | | 2.11 | %(e) | | | 3.06 | % | | | 1.23 | %(f) | | | 2.08 | % | | | 0.80 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.64 | %(g) | | | 0.65 | %(g) | | | 0.65 | %(g) | | | 0.65 | %(g)(h) | | | 0.65 | %(g) | | | 0.65 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.09 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | %(h) | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.08 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 0.70 | %(g) | | | 1.92 | %(e)(g) | | | 3.01 | %(g) | | | 2.91 | %(g)(h) | | | 2.06 | %(g) | | | 0.75 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 24,394 | | | $ | 27,212 | | | $ | 14,790 | | | $ | 17,859 | | | $ | 25,572 | | | $ | 28,934 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) On August 22, 2005, Investor A Shares were renamed Class A Shares.
(c) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) The relationship of the class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(f) Not annualized.
(g) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(h) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Institutional Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0109 | | | | 0.0250 | | | | 0.0343 | | | | 0.0139 | | | | 0.0247 | | | | 0.0121 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0109 | ) | | | (0.0250 | ) | | | (0.0343 | ) | | | (0.0139 | ) | | | (0.0247 | ) | | | (0.0121 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 1.10 | % | | | 2.53 | %(d) | | | 3.48 | % | | | 1.40 | %(e) | | | 2.50 | % | | | 1.22 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.27 | %(f) | | | 0.24 | %(f) | | | 0.24 | %(f) | | | 0.24 | %(f)(g) | | | 0.24 | %(f) | | | 0.24 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | %(g) | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.08 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 1.06 | %(f) | | | 2.31 | %(d)(f) | | | 3.43 | %(f) | | | 3.33 | %(f)(g) | | | 2.44 | %(f) | | | 1.23 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 445,549 | | | $ | 469,574 | | | $ | 307,411 | | | $ | 269,865 | | | $ | 123,606 | | | $ | 89,811 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The relationship of the class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Period Ended March 31, | |
Retail A Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 (b) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0104 | | | | 0.0245 | | | | 0.0338 | | | | 0.0137 | | | | 0.0101 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0104 | ) | | | (0.0245 | ) | | | (0.0338 | ) | | | (0.0137 | ) | | | (0.0101 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 1.05 | % | | | 2.48 | % | | | 3.43 | % | | | 1.38 | %(e) | | | 1.01 | %(e) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.32 | % | | | 0.29 | % | | | 0.29 | % | | | 0.29 | %(g) | | | 0.29 | %(g) | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | %(g) | | | 0.07 | %(g) | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 1.10 | % | | | 2.49 | % | | | 3.38 | % | | | 3.28 | %(g) | | | 2.81 | %(g) | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 12,052 | | | $ | 14,788 | | | $ | 16,748 | | | $ | 18,503 | | | $ | 19,200 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Retail A Shares commenced operations on November, 21, 2005.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Period Ended March 31, | |
G-Trust Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 (b) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0113 | | | | 0.0254 | | | | 0.0347 | | | | 0.0141 | | | | 0.0104 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0113 | ) | | | (0.0254 | ) | | | (0.0347 | ) | | | (0.0141 | ) | | | (0.0104 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 1.14 | % | | | 2.57 | % | | | 3.52 | % | | | 1.42 | %(e) | | | 1.04 | %(e) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.23 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | %(g) | | | 0.20 | %(g) | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | %(g) | | | 0.07 | %(g) | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 1.14 | % | | | 2.52 | % | | | 3.46 | % | | | 3.36 | %(g) | | | 2.90 | %(g) | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 590,847 | | | $ | 708,813 | | | $ | 681,696 | | | $ | 721,252 | | | $ | 802,458 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) G-Trust Shares commenced operations on November 21, 2005.
(c) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves
August 31, 2009
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves (the "Fund"), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the "Trust"), is a diversified fund. The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company.
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks current income exempt from federal income tax, consistent with capital preservation and maintenance of a high degree of liquidity.
Fund Shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares, and the Fund offers ten classes of shares: Capital Class, Trust Class, Liquidity Class, Adviser Class, Investor Class, Daily Class, Class A, Institutional Class, Retail A and G-Trust shares. Retail A and G-Trust shares are closed to new investors. Each class of shares is offered continuously at net asset value.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through October 22, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued, and except as disclosed in Note 10, noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosures.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security Valuation
Securities in the Fund are valued utilizing the amortized cost valuation method permitted in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act provided certain conditions are met, including that the Fund's Board of Directors continues to believe that the amortized cost valuation method fairly reflects the market-based net asset value per share of the Fund. This method involves valuing a portfolio security initially at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant accretion or amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, respectively. The Fund's Board of Directors has established procedures intended to stabilize the Fund's net asset value for purposes of sales and redemptions at $1.00 per share. These procedures include determinations, at such intervals as the Board of Directors deems appropriate and reasonable in light of current market conditions, of the extent, if any, to which the Fund's market-based net asset value deviates from $1.00 per share. In the event such deviation exceeds 1/2 of 1%, the Board of Directors will promptly consider what action, if any, should be initiated.
Various inputs are used to determine the value of the Fund's investments. Management establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value giving the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
• Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)
• Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable, unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs may include management's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment.
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Security Transactions
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.
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Income Recognition
Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other series of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund.
Determination of Class Net Asset Value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, as shown on the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class. Income and expenses are allocated to each class based on the settled shares method, while realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated based on the relative net assets of each class.
Federal Income Tax Status
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its tax exempt or taxable income, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually after the fiscal year in which the capital gains were earned or more frequently to seek to maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share, unless offset by any available capital loss carryforward. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP.
Indemnification
In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Fund. Also, under the Trust's organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Trust. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.
Note 3. Federal Tax Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund's capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, permanent book and tax basis differences resulting primarily from differing treatments for distributions were identified and reclassified among the components of the Fund's net assets as follows:
Undistributed Net Investment Income | | Accumulated Net Realized Gain | | Paid-In Capital | |
$ | 214,908 | | | $ | (214,908 | ) | | $ | — | | |
Net investment income and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed on the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 was as follows:
| | August 31, | |
Distributions paid from: | | 2009 | | 2008 | |
Tax-Exempt Income | | $ | 127,807,009 | | | $ | 198,013,764 | | |
Ordinary Income* | | | 1,821,288 | | | | 4,675,381 | | |
Long-Term Capital Gains | | | 76,531 | | | | 271,232 | | |
* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.
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As of August 31, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Tax-Exempt Income | |
$ | 2,112,043 | | |
Management is required to determine whether a tax position of the Fund is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized by the Fund is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. However, management's conclusions may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). The Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal year s remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates
Investment Advisory Fee
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation ("BOA"), provides investment advisory services to the Fund. Columbia receives a monthly investment advisory fee, calculated based on the combined average net assets of the Fund and certain other money market funds advised by Columbia, at the following annual rates:
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rate | |
First $175 billion | | | 0.15 | % | |
$175 billion to $225 billion | | | 0.13 | % | |
Over $225 billion | | | 0.08 | % | |
Columbia has contractually agreed to limit the combined investment advisory fee and administration fee for the Fund to an annual rate of 0.19% of the Fund's average net assets through December 31, 2010. There is no guarantee that this expense limitation will continue after December 31, 2010.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, the Fund's effective advisory fee rate, net of fee waivers, was 0.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
Administration Fee
Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Fund for a monthly administration fee, calculated based on the combined average net assets of the Fund and certain other money market funds advised by Columbia, at the following annual rates, less the fees payable by the Fund as described under the Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees note below:
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rate | |
First $125 billion | | | 0.10 | % | |
$125 billion to $175 billion | | | 0.05 | % | |
Over $175 billion | | | 0.02 | % | |
Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees
The Fund has entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the "Financial Reporting Services Agreement") with State Street Bank & Trust Company ("State Street") and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Fund. The Fund has also entered into an Accounting Services Agreement (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the "State Street Agreements") with State Street and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Fund. Under the State Street Agreements, the Fund pays State Street an annual fee of $38,000 paid monthly plus an additional monthly fee based on an annualized percentage rate of average daily net assets of the Fund for the month. The aggregate fee will not exceed $140,000 per year (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and charges). The Fund also reimburses State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charge s.
The Fund has entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the "Services
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Agreement") with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provides services related to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provides oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. Under the Services Agreement, the Fund reimburses Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses.
Transfer Agent Fee
Columbia Management Services, Inc. (the "Transfer Agent"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, provides shareholder services to the Fund and has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services ("BFDS") to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a fee for its services, paid monthly, at the annual rate of $17.34 per open account plus reimbursement of certain sub-transfer agent fees paid by the Transfer Agent (exclusive of BFDS fees), calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts and intended to recover the cost of payments to other parties (including affiliates of BOA) for services to those accounts. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund.
The Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, Individual Retirement Account ("IRA") trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due to the Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Fund and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.
An annual minimum account balance fee of up to $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the Fund's minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. For the year ended August 31, 2009, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Fund.
Distribution and Service Fees
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, is the principal underwriter of the Fund's shares.
The Trust has adopted distribution plans ("Distribution Plans") for the Liquidity Class, Investor Class, Daily Class and Class A shares of the Fund. The Distribution Plans, adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, permit the Fund to compensate or reimburse the Distributor and/or selling agents for activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of the classes' shares.
The Trust also has adopted shareholder servicing plans ("Servicing Plans") for the Liquidity Class, Adviser Class, Investor Class, Daily Class, Class A and Retail A shares of the Fund. The Servicing Plans permit the Fund to compensate or reimburse servicing agents for the shareholder services they have provided.
A substantial portion of the expenses incurred pursuant to these plans is paid to affiliates of BOA and the Distributor.
The annual rates in effect and plan limits, as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:
Distribution Plans: | | Current Rate (after fee waivers) | | Plan Limit | |
Liquidity Class shares | | | 0.15 | %* | | | 0.25 | %** | |
Investor Class shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Daily Class shares | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | % | |
Class A shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Servicing Plans: | |
Liquidity Class shares | | | 0.15 | %* | | | 0.25 | %** | |
Investor Class shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Daily Class shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Class A shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Adviser Class shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Retail A shares | | | 0.09 | % | | | 0.09 | % | |
* The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive Distribution Plan fees and/or Servicing Plan fees through December 31, 2010 as a percentage of the Fund's Liquidity Class shares average daily net assets at an annual rate of 0.10%, so that combined fees will not exceed 0.15%. There is no guarantee that this waiver will continue after December 31, 2010.
** To the extent that the Liquidity Class shares of the Fund make payments pursuant to the Distribution Plan and/or the Servicing Plan, the combined total of such payments may not exceed, on an annual basis, 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Liquidity Class shares.
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Shareholder Administration Fees
The Distributor is the principal underwriter of the Fund's shares.
The Trust has adopted shareholder administration plans ("Administration Plans") for the Class A, Trust Class and Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Under the Administration Plans, the Fund may pay servicing agents that have entered into a shareholder administration agreement with the Trust for certain shareholder support services that are provided to holders of the classes' shares. A substantial portion of the expenses incurred pursuant to these plans is paid to affiliates of BOA and the Distributor.
The annual rates in effect and plan limits, as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:
Administration Plans: | | Current Rate | | Plan Limit | |
Class A shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Trust Class shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Institutional Class shares | | | 0.04 | % | | | 0.04 | % | |
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements
Columbia and/or some of the Fund's other service providers have contractually agreed to bear a portion of the Fund's expenses through December 31, 2010, so that the Fund's ordinary operating expenses (excluding any distribution, shareholder servicing and/or shareholder administration fees, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, but including custodian charges relating to overdrafts, if any) after giving effect to any balance credits from the Fund's custodian, do not exceed the annual rate of 0.20% of the Fund's average daily net assets. There is no guarantee that this expense limitation will continue after December 31, 2010.
Effective December 15, 2008, the Distributor has voluntarily agreed to reimburse certain class-specific Fund expenses (consisting of shareholder servicing, distribution and shareholder administration fees, as applicable) to the extent necessary in order to maintain a minimum annualized net yield of 0.00% for all classes of the Fund. In addition, Columbia has voluntarily agreed to reimburse certain Fund expenses (consisting of advisory and administration fees) to the extent necessary to maintain such yield in the event the Distributor's reimbursement of class-specific Fund expenses is fully utilized. These reimbursements are voluntary and may be modified or discontinued by the Distributor or Columbia at any time.
Columbia is entitled to recover from the Fund any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed for a three year period following the date of such fee waiver and/or reimbursement if such recovery does not cause the Fund's total operating expenses to exceed the expense limitation in effect at the time of recovery.
Under the Distribution Plans for the Liquidity Class shares, the Trust is currently not reimbursing the Distributor for distribution expenses for Liquidity Class shares. Unreimbursed expenses incurred by the Distributor in a given year may not be recovered by the Distributor in subsequent years.
At August 31, 2009, the amounts potentially recoverable by Columbia pursuant to this arrangement are as follows:
Amount of potential recovery expiring August 31: | | Total potential | | Amount recovered during the year | |
2012 | | 2011 | | 2010 | | recovery | | ended 8/31/09 | |
$ | 6,391,951 | | | $ | 4,855,011 | | | $ | 3,149,826 | | | $ | 14,396,788 | | | $ | — | | |
Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees
All officers of the Fund are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Fund. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Fund, along with other affiliated funds, pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.
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The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Fund's assets. Income earned on the plan participant's deferral account is based on the rate of return of the eligible mutual funds selected by the participant or, if no funds are selected, on the rate of return of Columbia Treasury Reserves, another portfolio of the Trust. The expense for the deferred compensation plan, which includes trustees' fees deferred during the current period as well as any gains or losses on the trustees' deferred compensation balances as a result of market fluctuations, is included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statements of Operations. The liability for the deferred compensation plan is included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
As a result of a fund merger, the Fund assumed the liabilities of the deferred compensation plan of the acquired fund, which are included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The deferred compensation plan may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Fund's assets.
Note 5. Custody Credits
The Fund has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. The Fund could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if it had not entered into such an agreement.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, these custody credits reduced total expenses by $130,799 for the Fund.
Note 6. Line of Credit
The Fund and other affiliated funds participate in a $200,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit provided by State Street. Borrowings are available for short-term liquidity or temporary or emergency purposes.
Interest is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.75% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 0.75%. A one-time structuring fee of $10,000 is also accrued and apportioned to each fund participating in the line of credit based on the average net assets of the participating funds. In addition, if the line of credit is extended for an additional period after the expiration date, an annual administration fee of $10,000 may be charged and apportioned among the participating funds. Prior to December 18, 2008, the Fund and other affiliated funds participated in a $200,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit provided by State Street under similar terms. Interest was charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.375%.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, the Fund did not borrow under these arrangements.
Note 7. Shares of Beneficial Interest
As of August 31, 2009, 84.1% of the Fund's shares outstanding were beneficially owned by two participant accounts over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates had either sole or joint investment discretion.
Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.
Note 8. Significant Risks and Contingencies
United States Department of the Treasury Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds
On September 28, 2008, the United States Department of the Treasury (the "Treasury") opened a temporary guarantee program (the "Program") for money market mutual funds registered in the United States under the 1940 Act. On March 31, 2009, the Treasury announced the second extension of the Program from April 30, 2009 through September 18, 2009. The Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the Fund's continued participation in the Program.
Similar to the initial phase of the Program, and subject to certain conditions and limitations, share amounts held by investors of the Fund as of the close of business on September 19, 2008 were guaranteed against loss under the Program in the event the market-based net asset value per share was less than $0.995 (i.e., does not round to $1.00, a "guarantee event") and the Fund subsequently liquidated. The Program only covered the amount a shareholder held in the Fund as of the close of business on September 19, 2008, or the
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amount a shareholder held if and when a guarantee event occurred, whichever was less.
The Program expired on September 18, 2009 and will not be further extended by the Treasury. Accordingly, effective September 18, 2009, the Program no longer provides any guarantee against any loss to shareholders with respect to Fund shares.
The Fund paid $4,273,568 to the Treasury to participate in the Program. This fee is being expensed over the period from September 19, 2008 to September 18, 2009 and is an extraordinary expense for calculating fee waivers and expense reimbursement discussed in Note 4.
Legal Proceedings
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (collectively, the "Columbia Group") are subject to a settlement agreement with the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") (the "NYAG Settlement") and a settlement order with the SEC (the "SEC Order") on matters relating to mutual fund trading, each dated February 9, 2005. Under the terms of the SEC Order, the Columbia Group (or predecessor or affiliated entities) agreed, among other things, to: pay disgorgement and civil money penalties collectively totaling $375 million; cease and desist from violations of the antifraud provisions and certain other provisions of the federal securities laws; maintain certain compliance and ethics oversight structures; and retain an independent consultant to review the Columbia Group's applicable supervisory, compliance, control and other policies and procedures. The NYAG Settlement, among other things, requires Columbia Ma nagement Advisors, LLC and its affiliates to reduce management fees for certain funds in the Columbia family of mutual funds in a projected total of $160 million over five years through November 30, 2009 and to make certain disclosures to investors relating to expenses. In connection with the Columbia Group providing services to the Columbia Funds, the Columbia Funds have voluntarily undertaken to implement certain governance measures designed to maintain the independence of their boards of trustees and certain special consulting and compliance measures.
Pursuant to the SEC Order and related procedures, the $375 million in settlement amounts described above, of which approximately $90 million has been earmarked for certain Columbia Funds and their shareholders, is being distributed in accordance with a distribution plan developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the SEC on December 27, 2007. Distributions under the distribution plan began in mid-June 2008.
Civil Litigation
In connection with the events that resulted in the NYAG Settlement and SEC Order, various parties filed suits against Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including Banc of America Capital Management, LLC ("BACAP," now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) and BACAP Distributors, LLC (now known as Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.) (collectively "BAC"), Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and its Board of Trustees. On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the "MDL"). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On September 29, 2004, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed amended and consolidated complaints. One of these amended complaints is a putative class action that includes claims under the federal securities laws and state common law, and that names Nations Funds Trust, the Trustees, BAC and others as defendants. Another of the amended complaints is a derivative action purportedly on behalf of the Nations Funds Trust against BAC and others that asserts claims under federal securities laws and state common law. Nations Funds Trust is a nominal defendant in this action.
On February 25, 2005, BAC and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases. On December 15, 2005, BAC and others entered into a Stipulation of Settlement of the direct and derivative claims brought on behalf of the Nations Funds shareholders. The settlement is subject to court approval. If the settlement is approved, BAC would pay settlement administration costs and fees to plaintiffs' counsel as approved by the court. The stipulation has not yet been presented to the court for approval.
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Note 9. Business Combinations and Mergers
As of the close of business March 24, 2008, Tax-Exempt Money Fund, a series of Excelsior Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc., merged into the Fund. The Fund received a tax-free transfer of assets from Tax-Exempt Money Fund as follows:
Shares Issued | | Net Assets Received | |
| 2,223,959,222 | | | $ | 2,223,903,023 | | |
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Net Assets of Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves Prior to Combination | | Net Assets of Tax-Exempt Money Fund Immediately Prior to Combination | | Tax-Exempt Reserves Immediately After Combination | |
$ | 10,756,230,307 | | | $ | 2,223,903,023 | | | $ | 12,980,133,330 | | |
Note 10. Subsequent Event
Bank of America Corporation, the indirect parent company of Columbia, entered into an agreement dated September 29, 2009 to sell a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. The transaction does not include a sale of the part of the asset management business that advises the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust and Shareholders of Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolio, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves (the "Fund") (a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust) at August 31, 2009, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at August 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 22, 2009
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Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited) – Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves
The Fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009, $80,358, or if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009, 98.7% of the distributions from net investment income of the Fund qualifies as exempt interest dividends for federal income tax purposes. A portion of the income may be subject to federal alternative minimum tax.
The Fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Fund Governance
The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and ages of the Trustees and officers of the Funds in the Columbia Funds Series Trust, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, the number of Funds overseen by each Trustee and other directorships they hold are shown below. Each officer listed below serves as an officer of each Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex.
Independent Trustees
Name, Address and Age, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Edward J. Boudreau (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Managing Director—E.J. Boudreau & Associates (consulting), from 2000 through current; oversees 66; no other directorships held. | |
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William P. Carmichael (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1999) | | Retired. Oversees 66; Director—Cobra Electronics Corporation (electronic equipment manufacturer); Director—Spectrum Brands, Inc. (consumer products); Director—Simmons Company (bedding); Director—The Finish Line (sportswear). | |
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William A. Hawkins (Born 1942) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | President and Chief Executive Officer—California General Bank, N.A., from January 2008 through current; President, Retail Banking—IndyMac Bancorp, Inc., from September 1999 to August 2003; oversees 66; no other directorships held. | |
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R. Glenn Hilliard (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer—Hilliard Group LLC (investing and consulting), from April 2003 through current; Non-Executive Director & Chairman—Conseco, Inc. (insurance), September 2003 through current; Executive Chairman—Conseco, Inc. (insurance), August 2004 through September 2005; oversees 66; Director—Conseco, Inc. (insurance). | |
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John J. Nagorniak (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2008) | | Retired. President and Director—Foxstone Financial, Inc. (consulting), 2000 through December 2007; Director—Mellon Financial Corporation affiliates (investing), 2000 through 2007; Chairman—Franklin Portfolio Associates (investing—Mellon affiliate), 1982 through 2007; oversees 66; Director—MIT Investment Company; Trustee—MIT 401k Plan; Trustee and Chairman—Research Foundation of CFA Institute. | |
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Independent Trustees (continued)
Name, Address and Age, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Minor M. Shaw (Born 1947) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2003) | | President—Micco Corporation and Mickel Investment Group; oversees 66; Board Member—Piedmont Natural Gas. | |
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Interested Trustee
Name, Address and Age, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Anthony M. Santomero (Born 1946) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee1 (since 2008) | | Richard K. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, from 1972 through current; Senior Advisor—McKinsey & Company (consulting), July 2006 through December 2007; President and Chief Executive Officer—Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 2000 through April 2006; oversees 66; Director—Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd; Director—Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company; Director—Citigroup. | |
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1 Mr. Santomero is currently deemed by the Columbia Funds to be an "interested person" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Funds because he serves as a Director of Citigroup, Inc. ("Citigroup"), a company that may through subsidiaries and affiliates engage from time-to-time in brokerage execution, principal transactions and lending relationships with the Columbia Funds or other funds or accounts advised/managed by the Advisor.
The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Funds and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800-345-6611.
Officers
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Columbia Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
J. Kevin Connaughton (Born 1964) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 President (since 2009) | | Managing Director of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC since December 2004; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer—Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009; Treasurer—Columbia Funds, from October 2003 to May 2008; Treasurer—the Liberty Funds, Stein Roe Funds and Liberty All-Star Funds, December 2000—December 2006; Senior Vice President—Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from April 2003 to December 2004; President—Columbia Funds, Liberty Funds and Stein Roe Funds, February 2004 to October 2004; Treasurer—Galaxy Funds, September 2002 to December 2005; Treasurer, December 2002 to December 2004, and President, February 2004 to December 2004—Columbia Management Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund, LLC; and a senior officer of various other Bank of America-affiliated entities, including other registered and unregistered funds | |
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Officers (continued)
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Columbia Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
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James R. Bordewick, Jr. (Born 1959) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2006) | | Associate General Counsel, Bank of America since April 2005; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, MFS Investment Management (investment management) prior to April 2005. | |
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Linda J. Wondrack (Born 1964) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2007) | | Director (Columbia Management Group LLC and Investment Product Group Compliance), Bank of America since June 2005; Director of Corporate Compliance and Conflicts Officer, MFS Investment Management (investment management), August 2004 to May 2005; Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management (investment management) prior to August 2004. | |
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Michael G. Clarke (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (since 2009) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Managing Director of the Advisor September 2004 to December 2005; Vice President Fund Administration June 2002 to September 2004. | |
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Jeffrey R. Coleman (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Treasurer (since 2008) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Fund Controller of the Advisor from October 2004 to January 2006; Vice President of CDC IXIS Asset Management Services, Inc. (investment management) from August 2000 to September 2004. | |
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Joseph F. DiMaria (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Chief Accounting Officer (since 2008) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Head of Tax/Compliance and Assistant Treasurer of the Advisor from November 2004 to December 2005; Director of Trustee Administration (Sarbanes-Oxley) of the Advisor from May 2003 to October 2004. | |
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Julian Quero (Born 1967) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2008) | | Senior Tax Manager of the Advisor since August 2006; Senior Compliance Manager of the Advisor from April 2002 to August 2006. | |
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Barry S. Vallan (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Controller (since 2006) | | Vice President—Fund Treasury of the Advisor since October 2004; Vice President—Trustee Reporting of the Advisor from April 2002 to October 2004. | |
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Stephen T. Welsh (Born 1957) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Vice President (since 1996) | | President, Columbia Management Services, Inc. since July 2004; Senior Vice President and Controller, Columbia Management Services, Inc. prior to July 2004. | |
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Important Information About This Report
The fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 1-800-345-6611 and additional reports will be sent to you. This report has been prepared for shareholders of Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves.
A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of the fund's voting records are available (i) at www.columbiamanagement.com; (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov, and (iii) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-368-0346. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC's website. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the fund's website, www.columbiamanagement.com
The fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus which contains this and other important information about the fund, contact your Columbia Management representative or financial advisor or go to www.columbiamanagement.com.
Columbia Management Group, LLC ("Columbia Management") is the investment management division of Bank of America Corporation. Columbia Management entities furnish investment management services and products for institutional and individual investors. Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., member of FINRA, SIPC, part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.
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Table of Contents
Understanding Your Expenses | | | 1 | | |
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Investment Portfolio | | | 2 | | |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | 9 | | |
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Statement of Operations | | | 11 | | |
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | | 12 | | |
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Financial Highlights | | | 15 | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements | | | 27 | | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | | 40 | | |
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Federal Income Tax Information | | | 41 | | |
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Fund Governance | | | 42 | | |
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Important Information About This Report | | | 45 | | |
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An investment in money market mutual funds is not a bank deposit, and is not insured or guaranteed by Bank of America, N.A. or any of its affiliates or by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although money market mutual funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in money market mutual funds. Please see the prospectuses for a complete discussion of investments in money market funds.
The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.
1The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks. Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.
President's Message

Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to provide this shareholder report detailing your fund's performance, portfolio holdings and financial statements. We hope this information is helpful in monitoring your investments as we work through these challenging economic times. We recognize that you have entrusted us with your money and want you to know that our professional investment teams work to interpret the latest economic and market trends with the goal of optimizing portfolio construction for our clients.
The first half of 2009 was defined by extremes. The multiyear lows we witnessed in the early months gave way to a stunning rally for the U.S. financial markets in the spring. A global market rebound may be underway, thanks to the massive fiscal and aggressive monetary policies of governments around the world. As of the June 30 market close, the S&P 500 Index1 was trading at nearly 16.6 times its 2009 Wall Street consensus earnings estimates with a sharp increase of nearly 36% since March 9. More mixed economic news has yet to provide the all-clear signal for investors, although economic activity has started to firm up. We believe this challenging economic environment makes it even more important to work with professional money managers while continuing to invest for life events like retirement, college planning, home improvements and career changes.
Retirement income planning has become an increasingly significant focus in the lives of millions of Americans. Recent economic conditions make it even more important to manage short-term obligations such as mortgages, monthly bills and credit card debt while also taking the steps necessary to prepare for or maximize retirement benefits. Better nutrition and medical services can result in U.S. citizens living longer, healthier lives. This means the risk of outliving one's assets in retirement is very real without proper planning. Financial security and retirement planning is an ongoing process that requires active management of your savings, investments and risks. We encourage you to review your retirement plan regularly so you'll be better able to meet your retirement needs in the future.
We recognize that economic uncertainty creates great challenges for many investors. Our professional investment teams work diligently to help investors navigate through difficult markets. Thank you for your business and for the opportunity to work together towards your investment goals.
Sincerely,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds
On September 29, 2009, Bank of America Corporation entered into an agreement to sell a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC. Please see Note 12 of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Cash Reserves
As a fund shareholder, you incur ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund.
Estimating your actual expenses
To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance.
1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.
2. In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "Actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
If the value of your account falls below the minimum investment applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to an annual fee of up to $20. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
03/01/09 – 08/31/09
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Fund's annualized expense ratio (%) | |
| | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | |
Capital Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,001.92 | | | | 1,023.84 | | | | 1.36 | | | | 1.38 | | | | 0.27 | | |
Trust Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,001.41 | | | | 1,023.34 | | | | 1.87 | | | | 1.89 | | | | 0.37 | | |
Liquidity Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,001.11 | | | | 1,023.09 | | | | 2.12 | | | | 2.14 | | | | 0.42 | | |
Adviser Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.71 | | | | 1,022.68 | | | | 2.52 | | | | 2.55 | | | | 0.50 | | |
Investor Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.40 | | | | 1,022.38 | | | | 2.82 | | | | 2.85 | | | | 0.56 | | |
Daily Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,022.03 | | | | 3.18 | | | | 3.21 | | | | 0.63 | | |
Class A Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.20 | | | | 1,022.18 | | | | 3.02 | | | | 3.06 | | | | 0.60 | | |
Class B Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,021.98 | | | | 3.23 | | | | 3.26 | | | | 0.64 | | |
Class C Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,021.98 | | | | 3.23 | | | | 3.26 | | | | 0.64 | | |
Class Z Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,001.92 | | | | 1,023.84 | | | | 1.36 | | | | 1.38 | | | | 0.27 | | |
Institutional Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,001.71 | | | | 1,023.64 | | | | 1.56 | | | | 1.58 | | | | 0.31 | | |
Marsico Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.40 | | | | 1,022.38 | | | | 2.82 | | | | 2.85 | | | | 0.56 | | |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Cash Reserves
August 31, 2009
Certificates of Deposit – 47.3% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria/NY | |
0.305% 10/23/09 | | | 17,100,000 | | | | 17,100,122 | | |
0.305% 11/10/09 | | | 110,000,000 | | | | 110,001,069 | | |
0.320% 10/19/09 | | | 132,000,000 | | | | 132,000,000 | | |
0.370% 09/25/09 | | | 450,000,000 | | | | 450,000,000 | | |
0.395% 10/01/09 | | | 298,500,000 | | | | 298,501,242 | | |
Bank of Montreal | |
0.300% 09/08/09 | | | 382,000,000 | | | | 382,000,000 | | |
0.310% 09/14/09 | | | 197,000,000 | | | | 197,000,000 | | |
0.360% 09/16/09 | | | 475,000,000 | | | | 475,000,000 | | |
Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi Ltd. NY | |
0.340% 11/06/09 | | | 391,000,000 | | | | 391,000,000 | | |
0.340% 11/09/09 | | | 300,000,000 | | | | 300,000,000 | | |
0.350% 11/20/09 | | | 362,000,000 | | | | 362,000,000 | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | |
0.330% 10/29/09 | | | 425,000,000 | | | | 425,000,000 | | |
0.340% 11/02/09 | | | 166,000,000 | | | | 166,000,000 | | |
BNP Paribas | |
0.420% 02/01/10 | | | 271,000,000 | | | | 271,000,000 | | |
0.460% 01/22/10 | | | 493,750,000 | | | | 493,750,000 | | |
0.600% 11/23/09 | | | 300,000,000 | | | | 300,000,000 | | |
0.650% 09/08/09 | | | 122,000,000 | | | | 122,000,000 | | |
0.750% 11/13/09 | | | 386,000,000 | | | | 386,000,000 | | |
Credit Agricole SA | |
0.350% 10/20/09 | | | 183,000,000 | | | | 183,002,489 | | |
0.360% 10/01/09 | | | 140,000,000 | | | | 140,000,000 | | |
0.370% 11/18/09 | | | 336,000,000 | | | | 336,000,000 | | |
0.370% 11/20/09 | | | 224,000,000 | | | | 224,000,000 | | |
0.400% 11/10/09 | | | 195,000,000 | | | | 195,000,000 | | |
0.430% 10/16/09 | | | 132,000,000 | | | | 131,999,998 | | |
0.500% 10/08/09 | | | 377,000,000 | | | | 377,000,000 | | |
0.520% 09/18/09 | | | 230,000,000 | | | | 230,000,000 | | |
Deutsche Bank AG | |
0.300% 10/26/09 | | | 44,000,000 | | | | 44,000,000 | | |
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC/New York | |
0.465% 10/19/09 | | | 698,000,000 | | | | 698,004,648 | | |
0.540% 09/25/09 | | | 424,800,000 | | | | 424,800,000 | | |
National Australia Bank Ltd. | |
0.320% 11/30/09 | | | 189,000,000 | | | | 189,000,000 | | |
0.370% 11/10/09 | | | 315,000,000 | | | | 315,000,000 | | |
0.380% 09/30/09 | | | 160,000,000 | | | | 160,000,000 | | |
0.400% 02/05/10 | | | 149,000,000 | | | | 149,000,000 | | |
0.430% 01/12/10 | | | 208,000,000 | | | | 208,000,000 | | |
0.680% 11/16/09 | | | 165,000,000 | | | | 165,000,000 | | |
Rabobank Nederland NV/NY | |
0.510% 12/22/09 | | | 593,000,000 | | | | 593,000,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Royal Bank of Canada/NY | |
0.400% 01/11/10 | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 30,000,000 | | |
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC NY | |
0.300% 09/17/09 | | | 299,000,000 | | | | 299,000,000 | | |
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC/Greenwich CT | |
0.250% 09/21/09 | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,000,000 | | |
0.290% 09/23/09 | | | 376,000,000 | | | | 376,000,000 | | |
Societe Generale NY | |
0.350% 12/17/09 | | | 285,000,000 | | | | 285,000,000 | | |
0.420% 11/10/09 | | | 384,500,000 | | | | 384,500,000 | | |
0.650% 09/09/09 | | | 161,000,000 | | | | 161,000,000 | | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp./New York | |
0.390% 10/14/09 | | | 169,750,000 | | | | 169,750,000 | | |
0.390% 10/19/09 | | | 70,000,000 | | | | 70,000,000 | | |
0.400% 09/01/09 | | | 140,000,000 | | | | 140,000,000 | | |
0.400% 09/29/09 | | | 97,000,000 | | | | 97,000,000 | | |
0.410% 10/06/09 | | | 136,000,000 | | | | 136,000,000 | | |
0.450% 09/16/09 | | | 120,000,000 | | | | 120,000,000 | | |
Svenska Handelsbanken/New York NY | |
0.310% 10/22/09 | | | 602,000,000 | | | | 602,000,000 | | |
0.320% 10/09/09 | | | 242,000,000 | | | | 242,000,000 | | |
0.320% 10/19/09 | | | 240,000,000 | | | | 240,000,000 | | |
0.350% 09/08/09 | | | 365,000,000 | | | | 365,000,709 | | |
0.350% 10/07/09 | | | 18,000,000 | | | | 18,000,719 | | |
Toronto Dominion Bank/NY | |
0.330% 11/17/09 | | | 150,000,000 | | | | 150,000,000 | | |
0.400% 02/08/10 | | | 29,000,000 | | | | 29,000,000 | | |
0.450% 01/07/10 | | | 154,000,000 | | | | 154,000,000 | | |
UBS AG/Stamford Branch | |
0.340% 12/01/09 | | | 193,000,000 | | | | 193,000,000 | | |
0.390% 11/25/09 | | | 289,000,000 | | | | 288,999,988 | | |
0.420% 11/25/09 | | | 227,000,000 | | | | 227,000,000 | | |
0.475% 11/23/09 | | | 305,000,000 | | | | 305,000,000 | | |
0.500% 11/16/09 | | | 190,000,000 | | | | 190,000,000 | | |
0.500% 11/17/09 | | | 398,000,000 | | | | 398,000,000 | | |
3.415% 09/08/09 | | | 9,000,000 | | | | 9,005,433 | | |
Wachovia Bank N.A. | |
0.410% 01/25/10 | | | 16,000,000 | | | | 15,973,396 | | |
0.500% 12/07/09 | | | 44,000,000 | | | | 43,940,722 | | |
0.510% 11/27/09 | | | 39,000,000 | | | | 38,951,933 | | |
Westpac Banking Corp./NY | |
0.340% 09/17/09 | | | 158,200,000 | | | | 158,200,000 | | |
Total Certificates of Deposit (cost of $16,077,482,468) | | | 16,077,482,468 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Cash Reserves
August 31, 2009
Commercial Paper – 26.1% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
American Honda Finance Corp. | |
0.330% 11/03/09 (a) | | | 47,000,000 | | | | 46,972,857 | | |
0.330% 12/02/09 (a) | | | 103,000,000 | | | | 102,913,137 | | |
0.350% 11/19/09 (a) | | | 26,000,000 | | | | 25,980,031 | | |
0.380% 11/18/09 (a) | | | 45,000,000 | | | | 44,962,950 | | |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | |
0.400% 02/08/10 (a)(b) | | | 44,000,000 | | | | 43,921,778 | | |
Barton Capital Corp. | |
0.300% 11/04/09 (a)(b) | | | 38,000,000 | | | | 37,979,733 | | |
0.310% 10/09/09 (a)(b) | | | 39,000,000 | | | | 38,987,238 | | |
0.320% 10/07/09 (a)(b) | | | 31,046,000 | | | | 31,036,065 | | |
0.330% 10/06/09 (a)(b) | | | 279,959,000 | | | | 279,869,180 | | |
Bryant Park Funding LLC | |
0.230% 09/21/09 (a)(b) | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 39,994,889 | | |
CBA Delaware Finance, Inc. | |
0.330% 09/08/09 (a) | | | 173,000,000 | | | | 172,988,899 | | |
Citigroup Funding, Inc. | |
0.400% 09/01/09 (a) | | | 375,900,000 | | | | 375,900,000 | | |
0.400% 09/03/09 (a) | | | 597,000,000 | | | | 596,986,733 | | |
Danske Corp. | |
0.240% 09/22/09 (a)(b) | | | 136,697,000 | | | | 136,677,862 | | |
E.ON AG | |
0.560% 11/16/09 (a)(b) | | | 123,000,000 | | | | 122,854,587 | | |
0.560% 11/18/09 (a)(b) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,992,720 | | |
Fairway Finance LLC | |
0.290% 11/06/09 (a)(b) | | | 36,808,000 | | | | 36,788,430 | | |
0.320% 10/06/09 (a)(b) | | | 61,762,000 | | | | 61,742,785 | | |
0.340% 10/01/09 (a)(b) | | | 91,057,000 | | | | 91,031,201 | | |
0.350% 09/01/09 (a)(b) | | | 120,568,000 | | | | 120,568,000 | | |
0.350% 09/08/09 (a)(b) | | | 51,000,000 | | | | 50,996,529 | | |
0.350% 09/10/09 (a)(b) | | | 72,753,000 | | | | 72,746,634 | | |
0.360% 09/14/09 (a)(b) | | | 26,015,000 | | | | 26,011,618 | | |
0.360% 10/06/09 (a)(b) | | | 65,116,000 | | | | 65,093,209 | | |
Falcon Asset Securitization Co. LLC | |
0.210% 09/18/09 (a)(b) | | | 113,000,000 | | | | 112,988,794 | | |
0.290% 09/24/09 (a)(b) | | | 166,000,000 | | | | 165,969,244 | | |
Gemini Securitization Corp. LLC | |
0.220% 09/22/09 (a)(b) | | | 63,000,000 | | | | 62,991,915 | | |
0.230% 09/18/09 (a)(b) | | | 44,012,000 | | | | 44,007,220 | | |
0.240% 09/09/09 (a)(b) | | | 29,000,000 | | | | 28,998,453 | | |
0.300% 10/16/09 (a)(b) | | | 24,000,000 | | | | 23,991,000 | | |
0.300% 10/27/09 (a)(b) | | | 77,000,000 | | | | 76,964,067 | | |
0.300% 10/28/09 (a)(b) | | | 45,750,000 | | | | 45,728,269 | | |
0.300% 11/02/09 (a)(b) | | | 63,000,000 | | | | 62,967,450 | | |
0.300% 11/05/09 (a)(b) | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 49,972,917 | | |
0.320% 09/02/09 (a)(b) | | | 16,000,000 | | | | 15,999,858 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
0.330% 10/09/09 (a)(b) | | | 45,000,000 | | | | 44,984,325 | | |
0.350% 09/08/09 (a)(b) | | | 217,500,000 | | | | 217,485,198 | | |
0.370% 09/09/09 (a)(b) | | | 142,136,000 | | | | 142,124,313 | | |
0.370% 09/23/09 (a)(b) | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 99,977,389 | | |
0.370% 09/25/09 (a)(b) | | | 95,550,000 | | | | 95,526,431 | | |
0.380% 09/01/09 (a)(b) | | | 88,000,000 | | | | 88,000,000 | | |
0.380% 09/10/09 (a)(b) | | | 34,000,000 | | | | 33,996,770 | | |
General Electric Capital Corp. | |
0.320% 10/22/09 (a) | | | 572,000,000 | | | | 571,740,693 | | |
General Electric Co. | |
0.330% 09/23/09 (a) | | | 118,000,000 | | | | 117,976,203 | | |
0.350% 09/23/09 (a) | | | 577,500,000 | | | | 577,376,479 | | |
Gotham Funding Corp. | |
0.380% 09/09/09 (a)(b) | | | 101,000,000 | | | | 100,991,471 | | |
0.380% 09/10/09 (a)(b) | | | 60,000,000 | | | | 59,994,300 | | |
Grampian Funding LLC | |
0.400% 09/28/09 (a)(b) | | | 236,500,000 | | | | 236,429,050 | | |
0.500% 11/30/09 (a)(b) | | | 235,500,000 | | | | 235,205,625 | | |
ING US Funding LLC | |
0.300% 11/02/09 (a) | | | 17,000,000 | | | | 16,991,217 | | |
0.300% 11/03/09 (a) | | | 209,000,000 | | | | 208,890,275 | | |
0.310% 10/28/09 (a) | | | 53,400,000 | | | | 53,373,789 | | |
0.320% 11/10/09 (a) | | | 78,000,000 | | | | 77,951,467 | | |
Liberty Street Funding LLC | |
0.250% 10/13/09 (a)(b) | | | 9,500,000 | | | | 9,497,229 | | |
0.300% 10/26/09 (a)(b) | | | 44,000,000 | | | | 43,979,833 | | |
0.300% 10/28/09 (a)(b) | | | 29,000,000 | | | | 28,986,225 | | |
0.300% 11/03/09 (a)(b) | | | 24,000,000 | | | | 23,987,400 | | |
0.300% 11/05/09 (a)(b) | | | 70,000,000 | | | | 69,962,083 | | |
0.310% 09/30/09 (a)(b) | | | 18,000,000 | | | | 17,995,505 | | |
0.350% 09/10/09 (a)(b) | | | 53,500,000 | | | | 53,495,319 | | |
0.360% 09/15/09 (a)(b) | | | 44,500,000 | | | | 44,493,770 | | |
LMA Americas LLC | |
0.240% 09/17/09 (a)(b) | | | 83,300,000 | | | | 83,291,115 | | |
Matchpoint Master Trust | |
0.300% 09/14/09 (a)(b) | | | 16,000,000 | | | | 15,998,267 | | |
0.300% 10/13/09 (a)(b) | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 11,995,800 | | |
Old Line Funding LLC | |
0.300% 11/03/09 (a)(b) | | | 33,829,000 | | | | 33,811,240 | | |
Park Avenue Receivables Corp. | |
0.210% 09/18/09 (a)(b) | | | 62,000,000 | | | | 61,993,852 | | |
0.300% 10/01/09 (a)(b) | | | 90,000,000 | | | | 89,977,500 | | |
Sheffield Receivables Corp. | |
0.230% 10/05/09 (a)(b) | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 74,983,708 | | |
0.230% 10/07/09 (a)(b) | | | 49,000,000 | | | | 48,988,730 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Cash Reserves
August 31, 2009
Commercial Paper (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
0.300% 09/09/09 (a)(b) | | | 194,000,000 | | | | 193,987,067 | | |
0.300% 11/06/09 (a)(b) | | | 94,000,000 | | | | 93,948,300 | | |
0.300% 11/10/09 (a)(b) | | | 85,000,000 | | | | 84,950,417 | | |
0.300% 11/12/09 (a)(b) | | | 150,000,000 | | | | 149,910,000 | | |
0.310% 10/15/09 (a)(b) | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 29,988,633 | | |
0.330% 09/03/09 (a)(b) | | | 65,000,000 | | | | 64,998,808 | | |
0.330% 09/09/09 (a)(b) | | | 54,000,000 | | | | 53,996,040 | | |
0.330% 10/02/09 (a)(b) | | | 94,000,000 | | | | 93,973,288 | | |
Starbird Funding Corp. | |
0.230% 09/21/09 (a)(b) | | | 71,000,000 | | | | 70,990,928 | | |
Straight-A Funding LLC | |
0.270% 10/26/09 (a)(b) | | | 50,089,000 | | | | 50,068,338 | | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp./New York | |
0.410% 10/07/09 | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 20,000,400 | | |
Toyota Credit Canada, Inc. | |
0.400% 11/03/09 (a) | | | 60,000,000 | | | | 59,958,000 | | |
0.450% 12/04/09 (a) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 9,988,250 | | |
0.450% 12/09/09 (a) | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 49,938,125 | | |
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. | |
0.300% 11/05/09 (a) | | | 170,000,000 | | | | 169,907,917 | | |
0.300% 11/06/09 (a) | | | 238,000,000 | | | | 237,869,100 | | |
0.330% 12/04/09 (a) | | | 89,000,000 | | | | 88,923,312 | | |
Tulip Funding Corp. | |
0.240% 09/18/09 (a)(b) | | | 49,453,000 | | | | 49,447,395 | | |
Variable Funding Capital Co. LLC | |
0.300% 09/01/09 (a)(b) | | | 72,000,000 | | | | 72,000,000 | | |
0.300% 11/06/09 (a)(b) | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 99,945,000 | | |
0.320% 10/14/09 (a)(b) | | | 87,000,000 | | | | 86,966,747 | | |
Victory Receivables Corp. | |
0.260% 09/16/09 (a)(b) | | | 22,000,000 | | | | 21,997,617 | | |
Total Commercial Paper (cost of $8,865,782,505) | | | 8,865,782,505 | | |
Government & Agency Obligations – 13.6% | |
U.S. Government Agencies – 9.6% | |
Federal Farm Credit Bank | |
0.420% 07/20/11 (10/20/09) (d)(e) | | | 135,000,000 | | | | 134,998,272 | | |
Federal Home Loan Bank | |
0.150% 10/09/09 (c) | | | 18,600,000 | | | | 18,597,055 | | |
0.150% 10/21/09 (c) | | | 23,855,000 | | | | 23,850,030 | | |
0.160% 10/16/09 (c) | | | 35,400,000 | | | | 35,392,920 | | |
0.160% 10/21/09 (c) | | | 87,000,000 | | | | 86,980,667 | | |
0.268% 11/05/10 (11/07/09) (d)(e) | | | 231,000,000 | | | | 230,918,284 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
0.301% 10/29/10 (10/30/09) (d)(e) | | | 108,000,000 | | | | 107,992,271 | | |
0.510% 01/12/10 (c) | | | 179,000,000 | | | | 178,662,734 | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | |
0.343% 02/01/11 (11/01/09) (d)(e) | | | 345,000,000 | | | | 345,059,251 | | |
0.541% 01/28/11 (10/30/09) (d)(e) | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 15,047,643 | | |
0.600% 09/14/09 (c) | | | 68,000,000 | | | | 67,985,267 | | |
0.608% 04/07/11 (10/07/09) (d)(e) | | | 493,000,000 | | | | 493,192,012 | | |
0.610% 09/14/09 (c) | | | 340,000,000 | | | | 339,925,106 | | |
0.702% 03/09/11 (09/09/09) (d)(e) | | | 889,000,000 | | | | 891,990,215 | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association | |
0.420% 12/31/09 (c) | | | 204,000,000 | | | | 203,712,020 | | |
0.570% 09/02/09 (c) | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 99,998,417 | | |
U.S. Government Agencies Total | | | 3,274,302,164 | | |
U.S. Government Obligations – 4.0% | |
U.S. Treasury Bill | |
0.170% 10/29/09 (c) | | | 126,000,000 | | | | 125,965,490 | | |
0.285% 12/17/09 (c) | | | 240,000,000 | | | | 239,796,700 | | |
0.370% 10/01/09 (c) | | | 242,000,000 | | | | 241,925,384 | | |
0.420% 10/08/09 (c) | | | 242,000,000 | | | | 241,895,537 | | |
U.S. Treasury Note | |
3.250% 12/31/09 (c) | | | 387,000,000 | | | | 390,662,364 | | |
4.000% 09/30/09 (c) | | | 105,000,000 | | | | 105,319,848 | | |
U.S. Government Obligations Total | | | 1,345,565,323 | | |
Total Government & Agency Obligations (cost of $4,619,867,487) | | | 4,619,867,487 | | |
Corporate Bonds – 1.6% | |
Axon Financial Funding LLC | |
0.252% 11/05/09 (b)(e)(f)(g)(h) (amortized cost of $83,373,551) | | | 83,373,551 | | | | 36,684,363 | | |
0.330% 11/05/09 (b)(e)(f)(g)(h) (amortized cost of $121,102,924) | | | 121,102,924 | | | | 53,285,286 | | |
Issuer Entity LLC | |
0.459% 11/05/09 (e)(f)(h)(i)(j) (amortized cost of $44,042,335) | | | 44,042,335 | | | | 11,393,752 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Corporate Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. | |
2.654% 11/05/09 (f)(h) (amortized cost of $400,000,000) | | | 400,000,000 | | | | 73,500,000 | | |
Victoria Finance LLC | |
2.065% 11/05/09 (b)(f)(g)(h) (amortized cost of $76,418,876) | | | 76,418,876 | | | | 38,973,627 | | |
2.065% 11/05/09 (b)(f)(g)(h) (amortized cost of $76,452,075) | | | 76,452,075 | | | | 38,990,558 | | |
2.070% 11/05/09 (b)(f)(g)(h) (amortized cost of $78,484,065) | | | 78,484,065 | | | | 40,026,873 | | |
2.472% 11/05/09 (b)(f)(g)(h) (amortized cost of $76,461,514) | | | 76,461,514 | | | | 38,995,372 | | |
2.760% 11/05/09 (b)(f)(g)(h) (amortized cost of $155,320,395) | | | 155,320,395 | | | | 79,213,402 | | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | |
0.729% 09/15/09 (e) | | | 57,000,000 | | | | 57,007,279 | | |
Wickersham Issuer Entity, LLC | |
5.000% 11/05/09 (e)(h)(k)(l) (amortized cost of $142,363,311) | | | 142,363,311 | | | | 97,533,104 | | |
Total Corporate Bonds (cost of $1,277,954,188) | | | 565,603,616 | | |
Municipal Bonds – 0.1% | |
Colorado – 0.1% | |
CO Housing & Finance Authority | |
Series 2002 A1, | |
SPA: FHLMC 0.400% 11/01/13 (09/07/09) (d)(m) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | | |
Series 2003 A-1, | |
SPA: FHLB 0.400% 10/01/33 (09/07/09) (d)(m) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2006 CL1, | |
SPA: FHLMC 0.400% 11/01/36 (09/07/09) (d)(m) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
Colorado Total | | | 17,000,000 | | |
Illinois – 0.0% | |
IL Midwestern University Foundation | |
Series 2009 A, | |
LOC: Royal Bank of Canada 0.500% 04/01/44 (09/07/09) (d)(m) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
Illinois Total | | | 10,000,000 | | |
New Hampshire – 0.0% | |
NH Health & Education Facilities Authority | |
Dartmouth College, | |
Series 2007 C, SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.320% 06/01/41 (09/07/09) (d)(m) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,000,000 | | |
New Hampshire Total | | | 4,000,000 | | |
North Carolina – 0.0% | |
NC County of Catawba | |
Series 2009, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.550% 10/01/34 (09/07/09) (d)(m) | | | 5,350,000 | | | | 5,350,000 | | |
North Carolina Total | | | 5,350,000 | | |
Wisconsin – 0.0% | |
WI Housing & Economic Development Authority | |
Series 2007 D, | |
SPA: Fortis Bank SA: 0.420% 09/01/27 (09/02/09) (d)(m) | | | 11,500,000 | | | | 11,500,000 | | |
1.000% 09/01/27 (m) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | | |
Wisconsin Total | | | 13,500,000 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $49,850,000) | | | 49,850,000 | | |
Time Deposit – 0.2% | |
Deutsche Bank AG | |
0.130% 09/01/09 | | | 73,751,000 | | | | 73,751,000 | | |
Total Time Deposit (cost of $73,751,000) | | | 73,751,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Repurchase Agreements – 9.3% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Repurchase agreement with Barclays Capital, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.380%, collateralized by corporate bonds with various maturities to 08/15/19, market value $692,290,001 (repurchase proceed s $647,006,829) | | | 647,000,000 | | | | 647,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with BNP Paribas, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.330%, collateralized by corporate bonds with various maturities to 11/15/18, market value $37,450,001 (repurchase proceeds $35, 000,321) | | | 35,000,000 | | | | 35,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with Deutsche Bank, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.190%, collateralized by a corporate bond maturing 01/15/11, market value $86,304,242 (repurchase proceeds $84,612,447) | | | 84,612,000 | | | | 84,612,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with Deutsche Bank, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.200%, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with various maturities to 01/15/30, market value $39,634,286 (rep urchase proceeds $38,857,216) | | | 38,857,000 | | | | 38,857,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with Deutsche Bank, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.210%, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with various maturities to 08/01/39, market value $80,580,001 (rep urchase proceeds $79,000,461) | | | 79,000,000 | | | | 79,000,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Repurchase agreement with Deutsche Bank, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.380%, collateralized by corporate bonds with various maturities to 03/01/19, market value $360,590,000 (repurchase proceeds $ 337,003,557) | | | 337,000,000 | | | | 337,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with Goldman Sachs & Co., dated 08/26/09, due 09/02/09 at 0.250%, collateralized by corporate bonds with various maturities to 04/25/18, market value $167,990,000 (repurchase proceeds $157,001,090) | | | 157,000,000 | | | | 157,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with Greenwich Capital, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.380%, collateralized by commercial paper with various maturities to 10/27/10, market value $527,103,854 (repurchase proce eds $502,005,299) | | | 502,000,000 | | | | 502,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.330%, collateralized by corporate bonds with various maturities to 05/16/18, market value $200,094,069 (repurchase proc eeds $187,001,714) | | | 187,000,000 | | | | 187,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.305%, collateralized by corporate bonds with various maturities to 11/23/09, market value $105,917,387 (repurchase proceeds $100,000,847) | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,000,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Repurchase Agreements (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Repurchase agreement with Royal Bank of Canada, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.330%, collateralized by corporate bonds and commercial paper with various maturities to 08/15/19, market value $478,660,776 (repurchase proceeds $452,710,150) | | | 452,706,000 | | | | 452,706,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with UBS Securities, Inc., dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.330%, collateralized by corporate bonds with various maturities to 07/12/12, market value $44,944,686 (repurchase proc eeds $42,000,385) | | | 42,000,000 | | | | 42,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with UBS Warburg AG, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.210%, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with various maturities to 06/17/10, market value $510,001,518 (r epurchase proceeds $500,002,917) | | | 500,000,000 | | | | 500,000,000 | | |
Total Repurchase Agreements (cost of $3,162,175,000) | | | 3,162,175,000 | | |
Other – 1.8% | |
Capital Support Agreement with Affiliates (n) | | | — | | | | 599,700,000 | | |
Total Other (cost of $—) | | | 599,700,000 | | |
Total Investments – 100.0% (cost of $34,126,862,648) (o) | | | 34,014,212,076 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 0.0% | | | 5,917,651 | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 34,020,129,727 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) The rate shown represents the discount rate at the date of purchase.
(b) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At August 31, 2009, these securities, which are not illiquid except for those in the following table, amounted to $5,564,362,152, which represents 16.4% of net assets.
Security | | Acquisition Date | | Acquisition Cost | |
Axon Financial Funding LLC 0.252% 11/05/09 | | 04/23/07 | | $ | 100,000,000 | | |
0.330% 11/05/09 | | 05/18/07 | | | 50,000,000 | | |
Victoria Finance LLC 1.000% 11/05/09 | | 03/13/07 | | | 100,000,000 | | |
1.000% 11/05/09 | | 03/20/07 | | | 100,000,000 | | |
1.000% 11/05/09 | | 03/08/07 | | | 100,000,000 | | |
1.000% 11/05/09 | | 08/27/07 | | | 200,000,000 | | |
1.000% 11/05/09 | | 07/18/07 | | | 100,000,000 | | |
| | | | $ | 750,000,000 | | |
(c) The rate shown represents the annualized yield at the date of purchase.
(d) Parenthetical date represents the effective maturity date for the security.
(e) The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at August 31, 2009.
(f) Security is in default and is a covered security under the Capital Support Agreement.
(g) Security issued by a structured investment vehicle.
(h) Represents fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The value of these securities amounted to $508,596,337, which represents 1.5% of net assets.
(i) Security received in exchange for Security of Ottimo Funding Ltd. on November 2, 2007.
(j) Columbia Management Advisors, LLC was informed on October 28, 2008 that noteholders have voted in favor of extending the maturity date of this security to November 5, 2009.
(k) Security is a covered security under the Capital Support Agreement.
(l) Security received in exchange for security of Thornburg Mortgage Capital Resources, LLC on May 14, 2008.
(m) Variable rate obligations have long dated final maturities, however, their effective maturity is within 397 days in accordance with its demand feature. These securities are secured by a letter of credit or other credit support agreements from banks. These securities are puttable upon not more than one, seven or thirty business days' notice. Put bonds and notes have a demand feature that matures within one year. The interest rate is changed periodically and the interest rate reflects the rate at August 31, 2009.
(n) See Note 3.
(o) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $34,133,919,500.
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of August 31, 2009, in valuing the Fund's assets:
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Certificates of Deposit | | $ | — | | | $ | 16,077,482,468 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 16,077,482,468 | | |
Commercial Paper | | | — | | | | 8,865,782,505 | | | | — | | | | 8,865,782,505 | | |
Government & Agency Obligations | |
U.S. Government Agencies | | | — | | | | 3,274,302,164 | | | | — | | | | 3,274,302,164 | | |
U.S. Government Obligations | | | — | | | | 1,345,565,323 | | | | — | | | | 1,345,565,323 | | |
Total Government & Agency Obligations | | | — | | | | 4,619,867,487 | | | | — | | | | 4,619,867,487 | | |
Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | | 130,507,278 | | | | 435,096,338 | | | | 565,603,616 | | |
Municipal Bonds | | | — | | | | 49,850,000 | | | | — | | | | 49,850,000 | | |
Time Deposit | | | — | | | | 73,751,000 | | | | — | | | | 73,751,000 | | |
Total Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | | 3,162,175,000 | | | | — | | | | 3,162,175,000 | | |
Capital Support Agreement | | | — | | | | — | | | | 599,700,000 | | | | 599,700,000 | | |
Total Investments | | $ | — | | | $ | 32,979,415,738 | | | $ | 1,034,796,338 | | | $ | 34,014,212,076 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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The following table reconciles asset balances for the twelve month period ending August 31, 2009, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:
Investments in Securities | | Balance as of August 31, 2008 | | Accrued Discounts/ Premiums | | Realized Gain/(Loss) | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Net Purchases | | Net Sales | | Net Transfers into Level 3 | | Net Transfers out of Level 3 | | Balance as of August 31, 2009 | |
Corporate Bonds | | $ | 1,033,802,164 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (37,274,358 | ) | | $ | (143,239,990 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (418,191,478 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 435,096,338 | | |
Capital Support Agreement | | | 77,400,000 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 522,300,000 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 599,700,000 | | |
Total | | $ | 1,111,202,164 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (37,274,358 | ) | | $ | 379,060,010 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (418,191,478 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,034,796,338 | | |
The information in the above reconciliation represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.
The change in unrealized appreciation attributable to securities owned at August 31, 2009 which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $379,060,010. This amount is included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.
For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the tables above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Acronym | | Name | |
FHLB | | Federal Home Loan Bank | |
|
FHLMC | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | |
|
LOC | | Letter of Credit | |
|
SPA | | Stand-by Purchase Agreement | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia Cash Reserves
August 31, 2009
| | | | ($) | |
Assets | | Total investments, at cost | | | 34,126,862,648 | | |
| | Investment securities , at value | | | 33,414,512,076 | | |
| | Capital Support Agreement, at value (See Note 3) | | | 599,700,000 | | |
| | Total investments, at value | | | 34,014,212,076 | | |
| | Cash | | | 859 | | |
| | Receivable for: | | | | | |
| | Fund shares sold | | | 1,371,521 | | |
| | Interest | | | 18,650,185 | | |
| | Expense reimbursement due from investment advisor | | | 18,979 | | |
| | Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 125,510 | | |
| | Prepaid expenses | | | 1,589,662 | | |
| | Total Assets | | | 34,035,968,792 | | |
Liabilities | | Payable for: | | | | | |
| | Investments purchased | | | 2,000,000 | | |
| | Fund shares repurchased | | | 3,471,501 | | |
| | Distributions | | | 444,207 | | |
| | Investment advisory fee | | | 4,485,509 | | |
| | Administration fee | | | 1,184,439 | | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | | 164,173 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 200,320 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 37,159 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 200,810 | | |
| | Distribution and service fee | | | 2,390,711 | | |
| | Shareholder administration fee | | | 207,225 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 2,339 | | |
| | Reports to shareholders | | | 843,388 | | |
| | Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 125,510 | | |
| | Other liabilities | | | 81,774 | | |
| | Total Liabilities | | | 15,839,065 | | |
| | Net Assets | | | 34,020,129,727 | | |
Net Assets Consist of | | Paid-in capital | | | 34,185,955,644 | | |
| | Overdistributed net investment income | | | (287,073 | ) | |
| | Accumulated net realized loss | | | (52,888,272 | ) | |
| | Unrealized loss on investments, net of Capital Support Agreement (See Note 3) | | | (112,650,572 | ) | |
| | Net Assets | | | 34,020,129,727 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued) – Columbia Cash Reserves
August 31, 2009
Capital Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 9,410,196,178 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 9,456,521,664 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Trust Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 934,915,922 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 939,518,423 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Liquidity Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 463,144,804 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 465,424,822 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Adviser Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 6,761,913,549 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 6,795,201,796 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Investor Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 380,937,056 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 382,812,374 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Daily Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 12,642,466,440 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 12,704,704,082 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Class A Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 382,034,899 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 383,915,620 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Class B Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 46,074,059 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 46,300,877 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Class C Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 19,732,593 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 19,829,735 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Class Z Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 610,473,737 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 613,479,040 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Institutional Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 2,349,743,200 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 2,361,310,760 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Marsico Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 18,497,290 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 18,588,350 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations – Columbia Cash Reserves
For the Year Ended August 31, 2009
| | | | ($) | |
Investment Income | | Interest | | | 637,198,841 | | |
Expenses | | Investment advisory fee | | | 65,299,751 | | |
| | Administration fee | | | 39,603,778 | | |
| | Distribution fee: | | | | | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | 549,025 | | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | 54,086,828 | | |
| | Class A Shares | | | 472,443 | | |
| | Class B Shares | | | 439,656 | | |
| | Class C Shares | | | 196,437 | | |
| | Service fee: | | | | | |
| | Liquidity Class Shares | | | 1,763,500 | | |
| | Adviser Class Shares | | | 26,934,524 | | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | 1,372,562 | | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | 38,633,448 | | |
| | Class A Shares | | | 1,181,109 | | |
| | Class B Shares | | | 146,552 | | |
| | Class C Shares | | | 65,479 | | |
| | Marsico Shares | | | 56,991 | | |
| | Shareholder administration fee: | | | | | |
| | Trust Class Shares | | | 1,402,002 | | |
| | Class A Shares | | | 472,443 | | |
| | Class B Shares | | | 58,621 | | |
| | Class C Shares | | | 26,191 | | |
| | Institutional Class Shares | | | 1,202,523 | | |
| | Marsico Shares | | | 22,797 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 257,522 | | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | | 1,205,008 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 16,887 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 1,057,497 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 14,839 | | |
| | Treasury temporary guarantee program fee | | | 27,285,990 | | |
| | Other expenses | | | 3,491,870 | | |
| | Total Expenses | | | 267,316,273 | | |
| | Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by investment advisor and/or administrator | | | (23,852,318 | ) | |
| | Fees waived by distributor: | | | | | |
| | Liquidity Class Shares | | | (10,016 | ) | |
| | Adviser Class Shares | | | (909,867 | ) | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | (127,830 | ) | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | (16,278,238 | ) | |
| | Class A Shares | | | (226,459 | ) | |
| | Class B Shares | | | (214,455 | ) | |
| | Class C Shares | | | (95,439 | ) | |
| | Marsico Shares | | | (5,952 | ) | |
| | Fees waived by shareholder service provider—Liquidity Class Shares | | | (705,400 | ) | |
| | Expense reductions | | | (2,161 | ) | |
| | Net Expenses | | | 224,888,138 | | |
| | Net Investment Income | | | 412,310,703 | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | Net realized loss on investments | | | (37,965,816 | ) | |
| | Reimbursement by an affiliate for realized loss (See Note 10) | | | 37,274,358 | | |
| | Net realized loss | | | (691,458 | ) | |
| | Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on Capital Support Agreement (See Note 3) | | | 522,300,000 | | |
| | Change in unrealized depreciation on investments | | | (469,739,987 | ) | |
| | Net Gain | | | 51,868,555 | | |
| | Net Increase Resulting from Operations | | | 464,179,258 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia Cash Reserves
| | | | Year Ended August 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | 2009 ($) | | 2008 ($) | |
Operations | | Net investment income | | | 412,310,703 | | | | 2,024,227,491 | | |
| | Net realized loss on investments | | | (691,458 | ) | | | (34,943,334 | ) | |
| | Change in unrealized appreciation on Capital Support Agreement (See Note 3) | | | 522,300,000 | | | | 77,400,000 | | |
| | Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (469,739,987 | ) | | | (242,610,585 | ) | |
| | Net increase resulting from operations | | | 464,179,258 | | | | 1,824,073,572 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders | | From net investment income: | | | | | | | | | |
| | Capital Class Shares | | | (114,653,588 | ) | | | (430,559,901 | ) | |
| | Trust Class Shares | | | (15,998,426 | ) | | | (85,408,318 | ) | |
| | Liquidity Class Shares | | | (7,514,487 | ) | | | (35,125,969 | ) | |
| | Adviser Class Shares | | | (111,418,883 | ) | | | (591,253,019 | ) | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | (4,972,233 | ) | | | (34,496,479 | ) | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | (109,380,955 | ) | | | (581,570,093 | ) | |
| | Class A Shares | | | (4,461,844 | ) | | | (16,601,043 | ) | |
| | Class B Shares | | | (241,826 | ) | | | (1,204,268 | ) | |
| | Class C Shares | | | (105,466 | ) | | | (300,457 | ) | |
| | Class Z Shares | | | (7,342,677 | ) | | | (25,627,939 | ) | |
| | Institutional Class Shares | | | (36,028,070 | ) | | | (222,004,929 | ) | |
| | Marsico Shares | | | (192,249 | ) | | | (518,491 | ) | |
| | Total distributions to shareholders | | | (412,310,704 | ) | | | (2,024,670,906 | ) | |
| | Net Capital Stock Transactions | | | (17,305,801,674 | ) | | | (14,117,088,586 | ) | |
| | Total decrease in net assets | | | (17,253,933,120 | ) | | | (14,317,685,920 | ) | |
Net Assets | | Beginning of period | | | 51,274,062,847 | | | | 65,591,748,767 | | |
| | End of period | | | 34,020,129,727 | | | | 51,274,062,847 | | |
| | Overdistributed net investment income at end of period | | | (287,073 | ) | | | (287,073 | ) | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Columbia Cash Reserves
| | Capital Stock Activity | |
| | Year Ended August 31, 2009 | | Year Ended August 31, 2008 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Capital Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 33,074,351,160 | | | | 33,074,351,160 | | | | 54,830,494,305 | | | | 54,830,494,305 | | |
Proceeds received in connection with merger | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,459,913,083 | | | | 2,459,591,802 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 68,568,221 | | | | 68,568,221 | | | | 279,327,694 | | | | 279,327,694 | | |
Redemptions | | | (34,274,552,135 | ) | | | (34,274,552,135 | ) | | | (60,980,068,382 | ) | | | (60,980,068,382 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (1,131,632,754 | ) | | | (1,131,632,754 | ) | | | (3,410,333,300 | ) | | | (3,410,654,581 | ) | |
Trust Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 1,642,379,791 | | | | 1,642,379,791 | | | | 2,459,787,641 | | | | 2,459,787,641 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 364,971 | | | | 364,971 | | | | 2,102,529 | | | | 2,102,529 | | |
Redemptions | | | (2,432,056,175 | ) | | | (2,432,056,175 | ) | | | (3,471,359,797 | ) | | | (3,471,359,797 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (789,311,413 | ) | | | (789,311,413 | ) | | | (1,009,469,627 | ) | | | (1,009,469,627 | ) | |
Liquidity Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 1,742,785,538 | | | | 1,742,785,538 | | | | 4,842,653,451 | | | | 4,842,653,451 | | |
Proceeds received in connection with merger | | | — | | | | — | | | | 11,108 | | | | 11,106 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 6,782,187 | | | | 6,782,187 | | | | 31,319,692 | | | | 31,319,692 | | |
Redemptions | | | (2,099,127,636 | ) | | | (2,099,127,636 | ) | | | (5,279,833,751 | ) | | | (5,279,833,751 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (349,559,911 | ) | | | (349,559,911 | ) | | | (405,849,500 | ) | | | (405,849,502 | ) | |
Adviser Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 20,205,057,181 | | | | 20,205,057,180 | | | | 38,387,633,785 | | | | 38,387,633,785 | | |
Proceeds received in connection with merger | | | — | | | | — | | | | 97,929,993 | | | | 97,912,481 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 24,564,416 | | | | 24,564,416 | | | | 119,023,220 | | | | 119,023,220 | | |
Redemptions | | | (27,362,097,456 | ) | | | (27,362,097,456 | ) | | | (43,038,585,704 | ) | | | (43,038,585,704 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (7,132,475,859 | ) | | | (7,132,475,860 | ) | | | (4,433,998,706 | ) | | | (4,434,016,218 | ) | |
Investor Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 727,124,312 | | | | 727,124,312 | | | | 1,996,872,360 | | | | 1,996,872,360 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 4,643,109 | | | | 4,643,109 | | | | 29,704,108 | | | | 29,704,108 | | |
Redemptions | | | (1,048,383,901 | ) | | | (1,048,383,901 | ) | | | (2,440,036,822 | ) | | | (2,440,036,822 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (316,616,480 | ) | | | (316,616,480 | ) | | | (413,460,354 | ) | | | (413,460,354 | ) | |
Daily Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 6,245,560,708 | | | | 6,245,560,708 | | | | 9,020,342,768 | | | | 9,020,342,768 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 109,379,566 | | | | 109,379,566 | | | | 581,426,051 | | | | 581,426,051 | | |
Redemptions | | | (11,457,020,769 | ) | | | (11,457,020,769 | ) | | | (11,879,424,599 | ) | | | (11,879,424,599 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (5,102,080,495 | ) | | | (5,102,080,495 | ) | | | (2,277,655,780 | ) | | | (2,277,655,780 | ) | |
Class A Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 680,833,781 | | | | 680,833,782 | | | | 1,075,878,884 | | | | 1,075,878,884 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 4,376,820 | | | | 4,376,820 | | | | 16,323,436 | | | | 16,323,436 | | |
Redemptions | | | (996,397,567 | ) | | | (996,397,567 | ) | | | (789,247,258 | ) | | | (789,247,258 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (311,186,966 | ) | | | (311,186,965 | ) | | | 302,955,062 | | | | 302,955,062 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Columbia Cash Reserves
| | Capital Stock Activity | |
| | Year Ended August 31, 2009 | | Year Ended August 31, 2008 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Class B Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 49,226,519 | | | | 49,226,519 | | | | 35,484,337 | | | | 35,484,337 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 210,420 | | | | 210,420 | | | | 1,048,667 | | | | 1,048,667 | | |
Redemptions | | | (50,653,921 | ) | | | (50,653,930 | ) | | | (40,099,052 | ) | | | (40,099,064 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (1,216,982 | ) | | | (1,216,991 | ) | | | (3,566,048 | ) | | | (3,566,060 | ) | |
Class C Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 38,201,967 | | | | 38,201,967 | | | | 26,336,862 | | | | 26,336,862 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 95,677 | | | | 95,677 | | | | 271,603 | | | | 271,603 | | |
Redemptions | | | (34,551,194 | ) | | | (34,551,194 | ) | | | (18,808,365 | ) | | | (18,808,365 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 3,746,450 | | | | 3,746,450 | | | | 7,800,100 | | | | 7,800,100 | | |
Class Z Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 226,045,390 | | | | 226,045,390 | | | | 261,902,413 | | | | 261,902,413 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 7,116,621 | | | | 7,116,621 | | | | 24,896,487 | | | | 24,896,487 | | |
Redemptions | | | (297,008,004 | ) | | | (297,008,004 | ) | | | (317,741,874 | ) | | | (317,741,874 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (63,845,993 | ) | | | (63,845,993 | ) | | | (30,942,974 | ) | | | (30,942,974 | ) | |
Institutional Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 9,824,013,027 | | | | 9,824,013,027 | | | | 16,317,340,780 | | | | 16,317,340,780 | | |
Proceeds received in connection with merger | | | — | | | | — | | | | 217,635,281 | | | | 217,600,515 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 33,564,024 | | | | 33,564,024 | | | | 200,732,058 | | | | 200,732,058 | | |
Redemptions | | | (11,965,617,185 | ) | | | (11,965,617,185 | ) | | | (19,187,123,332 | ) | | | (19,187,123,332 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (2,108,040,134 | ) | | | (2,108,040,134 | ) | | | (2,451,415,213 | ) | | | (2,451,449,979 | ) | |
Marsico Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 12,108,626 | | | | 12,108,626 | | | | 17,607,797 | | | | 17,607,797 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 192,249 | | | | 192,249 | | | | 518,366 | | | | 518,366 | | |
Redemptions | | | (15,882,003 | ) | | | (15,882,003 | ) | | | (8,904,836 | ) | | | (8,904,836 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (3,581,128 | ) | | | (3,581,128 | ) | | | 9,221,327 | | | | 9,221,327 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Cash Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Capital Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.02 | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and Capital Support Agreement | | | — | (b) | | | — | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.02 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 1.13 | %(e) | | | 3.72 | %(e) | | | 5.30 | % | | | 2.08 | %(f) | | | 3.62 | % | | | 1.59 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (g) | | | 0.26 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | %(h) | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(h) | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (g) | | | 1.10 | % | | | 3.76 | % | | | 5.17 | % | | | 4.91 | %(h) | | | 3.58 | % | | | 1.53 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 9,410,196 | | | $ | 10,543,052 | | | $ | 13,992,967 | | | $ | 16,908,924 | | | $ | 17,884,676 | | | $ | 18,286,171 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Had affiliates of the investment advisor not reimbursed the Fund for realized losses on securities and not provided capital support, total return at August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 would have been (1.11)% and 2.73%, respectively.
(f) Not annualized.
(g) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(h) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Cash Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Trust Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and Capital Support Agreement | | | — | (b) | | | — | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 1.03 | %(e) | | | 3.62 | %(e) | | | 5.19 | % | | | 2.04 | %(f) | | | 3.52 | % | | | 1.49 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (g) | | | 0.36 | % | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.30 | %(h) | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.30 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(h) | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (g) | | | 1.14 | % | | | 3.72 | % | | | 5.07 | % | | | 4.83 | %(h) | | | 3.48 | % | | | 1.47 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 934,916 | | | $ | 1,721,466 | | | $ | 2,737,087 | | | $ | 3,897,869 | | | $ | 3,711,063 | | | $ | 3,456,700 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Had affiliates of the investment advisor not reimbursed the Fund for realized losses on securities and not provided capital support, total return at August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 would have been (1.21)% and 2.63%, respectively.
(f) Not annualized.
(g) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(h) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Cash Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Liquidity Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and Capital Support Agreement | | | — | (b) | | | — | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 0.98 | %(e) | | | 3.57 | %(e) | | | 5.14 | % | | | 2.02 | %(f) | | | 3.46 | % | | | 1.44 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (g) | | | 0.41 | % | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | %(h) | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.16 | %(h) | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.17 | % | |
Net investment income (g) | | | 1.07 | % | | | 3.64 | % | | | 5.02 | % | | | 4.77 | %(h) | | | 3.40 | % | | | 1.39 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 463,145 | | | $ | 811,513 | | | $ | 1,220,566 | | | $ | 1,249,962 | | | $ | 1,041,913 | | | $ | 1,206,319 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Had affiliates of the investment advisor not reimbursed the Fund for realized losses on securities and not provided capital support, total return at August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 would have been (1.26)% and 2.58%, respectively.
(f) Not annualized.
(g) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(h) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Cash Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Adviser Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and Capital Support Agreement | | | — | (b) | | | — | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 0.89 | %(e) | | | 3.46 | %(e) | | | 5.04 | % | | | 1.97 | %(f) | | | 3.36 | % | | | 1.34 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (g) | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.45 | %(h) | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.45 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(h) | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (g) | | | 1.03 | % | | | 3.51 | % | | | 4.92 | % | | | 4.68 | %(h) | | | 3.36 | % | | | 1.33 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 6,761,914 | | | $ | 13,868,350 | | | $ | 18,357,646 | | | $ | 15,815,912 | | | $ | 14,216,339 | | | $ | 11,085,234 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Had affiliates of the investment advisor not reimbursed the Fund for realized losses on securities and not provided capital support, total return at August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 would have been (1.35)% and 2.47%, respectively.
(f) Not annualized.
(g) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(h) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Cash Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Investor Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and Capital Support Agreement | | | — | (b) | | | — | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 0.81 | %(e) | | | 3.36 | %(e) | | | 4.93 | % | | | 1.93 | %(f) | | | 3.26 | % | | | 1.23 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (g) | | | 0.59 | % | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.55 | %(h) | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.55 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(h) | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (g) | | | 0.91 | % | | | 3.43 | % | | | 4.82 | % | | | 4.57 | %(h) | | | 3.18 | % | | | 1.18 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 380,937 | | | $ | 696,449 | | | $ | 1,111,861 | | | $ | 1,406,932 | | | $ | 1,659,521 | | | $ | 1,814,403 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Had affiliates of the investment advisor not reimbursed the Fund for realized losses on securities and not provided capital support, total return at August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 would have been (1.43)% and 2.37%, respectively.
(f) Not annualized.
(g) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(h) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Cash Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Daily Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and Capital Support Agreement | | | — | (b) | | | — | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 0.65 | %(e) | | | 3.10 | %(e) | | | 4.67 | % | | | 1.82 | %(f) | | | 3.00 | % | | | 0.98 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (g) | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.80 | %(h) | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.80 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(h) | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (g) | | | 0.71 | % | | | 3.07 | % | | | 4.57 | % | | | 4.32 | %(h) | | | 3.07 | % | | | 1.00 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 12,642,466 | | | $ | 17,730,933 | | | $ | 20,080,558 | | | $ | 17,402,205 | | | $ | 16,936,455 | | | $ | 9,560,013 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Had affiliates of the investment advisor not reimbursed the Fund for realized losses on securities and not provided capital support, total return at August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 would have been (1.59)% and 2.12%, respectively.
(f) Not annualized.
(g) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(h) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Cash Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 (a) | | 2006 (b) | | 2006 (c) | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and Capital Support Agreement | | | — | (d) | | | — | (d) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (e)(f) | | | 0.74 | %(g)(h) | | | 3.26 | %(g)(h) | | | 4.83 | % | | | 1.89 | %(i) | | | 3.15 | % | | | 1.13 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (j) | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.65 | %(k) | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.65 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(k) | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (j) | | | 0.94 | %(h) | | | 3.03 | %(h) | | | 4.73 | % | | | 4.49 | %(k) | | | 3.11 | % | | | 1.10 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 382,035 | | | $ | 692,142 | | | $ | 391,997 | | | $ | 315,859 | | | $ | 251,431 | | | $ | 256,503 | | |
(a) On May 30, 2007, Market Class shares were exchanged for Class A shares.
(b) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(c) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.
(d) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(e) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(f) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(g) Had affiliates of the investment advisor not reimbursed the Fund for realized losses on securities and not provided capital support, total return at August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 would have been (1.50)% and 2.27%, respectively.
(h) The relationship of the class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(i) Not annualized.
(j) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(k) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Cash Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class B Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 (b) | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | — | (c) | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and Capital Support Agreement | | | — | (c) | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total from investment operations | | | — | (c) | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | — | (c) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 0.41 | %(f) | | | 2.58 | %(f) | | | 4.15 | % | | | 1.61 | %(g) | | | 2.49 | % | | | 0.60 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (h) | | | 0.99 | % | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.30 | %(i) | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.16 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.42 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(i) | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.21 | % | |
Net investment income (h) | | | 0.41 | % | | | 2.54 | % | | | 4.08 | % | | | 3.83 | %(i) | | | 2.73 | % | | | 0.56 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 46,074 | | | $ | 47,315 | | | $ | 51,015 | | | $ | 56,906 | | | $ | 57,242 | | | $ | 22,076 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(e) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(f) Had affiliates of the investment advisor not reimbursed the Fund for realized losses on securities and not provided capital support, total return at August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 would have been (1.83)% and 1.60%, respectively.
(g) Not annualized.
(h) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(i) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Cash Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class C Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 (b) | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | — | (c) | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and Capital Support Agreement | | | — | (c) | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total from investment operations | | | — | (c) | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | — | (c) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 0.41 | %(f) | | | 2.58 | %(f)(g) | | | 4.18 | % | | | 1.61 | %(h) | | | 2.49 | % | | | 0.60 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (i) | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.30 | %(j) | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.18 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.41 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(j) | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.19 | % | |
Net investment income (i) | | | 0.40 | % | | | 2.33 | %(g) | | | 4.08 | % | | | 3.87 | %(j) | | | 2.59 | % | | | 0.55 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 19,733 | | | $ | 16,015 | | | $ | 8,282 | | | $ | 5,752 | | | $ | 2,915 | | | $ | 1,543 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from May 31 to August 31.
(b) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(e) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(f) Had affiliates of the investment advisor not reimbursed the Fund for realized losses on securities and not provided capital support, total return at August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 would have been (1.84)% and 1.60%, respectively.
(g) The relationship of the class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(h) Not annualized.
(i) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(j) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Cash Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Period Ended March 31, | |
Class Z Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 (b) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.02 | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and Capital Support Agreement | | | — | (c) | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.02 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 1.13 | %(f) | | | 3.72 | %(f) | | | 5.30 | % | | | 2.08 | %(g) | | | 1.57 | %(g) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (h) | | | 0.26 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | %(i) | | | 0.20 | %(i) | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(i) | | | 0.07 | %(i) | |
Net investment income (h) | | | 1.15 | % | | | 3.67 | % | | | 5.18 | % | | | 4.92 | %(i) | | | 4.29 | %(i) | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 610,474 | | | $ | 674,440 | | | $ | 707,426 | | | $ | 729,504 | | | $ | 753,395 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Class Z Shares commenced operations on November 18, 2005.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(e) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(f) Had affiliates of the investment advisor not reimbursed the Fund for realized losses on securities and not provided capital support, total return at August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 would have been (1.11)% and 2.73%, respectively.
(g) Not annualized.
(h) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(i) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Cash Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Institutional Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.02 | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and Capital Support Agreement | | | — | (b) | | | — | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.02 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 1.09 | %(e) | | | 3.68 | %(e) | | | 5.25 | % | | | 2.06 | %(f) | | | 3.58 | % | | | 1.55 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (g) | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.24 | %(h) | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.24 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(h) | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (g) | | | 1.20 | % | | | 3.79 | % | | | 5.13 | % | | | 4.88 | %(h) | | | 3.55 | % | | | 1.52 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 2,349,743 | | | $ | 4,450,313 | | | $ | 6,919,396 | | | $ | 6,090,241 | | | $ | 5,988,544 | | | $ | 4,869,930 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Had affiliates of the investment advisor not reimbursed the Fund for realized losses on securities and not provided capital support, total return at August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 would have been (1.15)% and 2.69%, respectively.
(f) Not annualized.
(g) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(h) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Cash Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Marsico Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | — | (b) | | | — | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Less Distributions Declared to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 0.81 | %(e) | | | 3.36 | %(e)(f) | | | 4.93 | % | | | 1.93 | %(g) | | | 3.26 | % | | | 1.23 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (h) | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.55 | %(i) | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.55 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(i) | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (h) | | | 0.84 | % | | | 3.15 | %(f) | | | 4.82 | % | | | 4.58 | %(i) | | | 3.19 | % | | | 1.19 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 18,497 | | | $ | 22,075 | | | $ | 12,947 | | | $ | 11,232 | | | $ | 10,385 | | | $ | 11,005 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Had affiliates of the investment advisor not reimbursed the Fund for realized losses on securities and not provided capital support, total return at August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 would have been (1.43)% and 2.37%, respectively.
(f) The relationship of the class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(g) Not annualized.
(h) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(i) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia Cash Reserves
August 31, 2009
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Cash Reserves (the "Fund"), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the "Trust"), is a diversified fund. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks current income, consistent with capital preservation and maintenance of a high degree of liquidity.
Fund Shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares, and the Fund offers twelve classes of shares: Capital Class, Trust Class, Liquidity Class, Adviser Class, Investor Class, Daily Class, Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Z, Institutional Class and Marsico shares. Each class of shares is offered continuously at net asset value. Effective June 22, 2009, the Fund no longer accepts investments in Class B shares from new or existing investors in the Fund's Class B shares, except in connection with the reinvestment of any dividend and/or capital gain distributions in Class B shares of the Fund, and exchanges by existing Class B shareholders of other Columbia Funds.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through October 22, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued, and except as disclosed in Note 12, noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosures.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security Valuation
Securities in the Fund are valued utilizing the amortized cost valuation method permitted in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act provided certain conditions are met, including that the Fund's Board of Trustees continues to believe that the amortized cost valuation method fairly reflects the market-based net asset value per share of the Fund. This method involves valuing a portfolio security initially at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant accretion or amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, respectively. Securities no longer considered eligible securities in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act are valued at fair value. The Fund's Board of Trustees has established procedures intended to stabilize the Fund's net asset value for purposes of sales and redemptions at $1.00 per share. These procedures include determinations, at such intervals as the Board of Trustees deems appropriate and reasona ble in light of current market conditions, of the extent, if any, to which the Fund's market-based net asset value deviates from $1.00 per share. In the event such deviation exceeds 1/2 of 1%, the Board of Trustees will promptly consider what action, if any, should be initiated.
Various inputs are used to determine the value of the Fund's investments. Management establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value giving the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
• Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)
• Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable, unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs may include management's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment.
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Columbia Cash Reserves, August 31, 2009
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Security Transactions
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.
Repurchase Agreements
The Fund may engage in repurchase agreement transactions with institutions that Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia"), the Fund's investment advisor, has determined are creditworthy. The Fund, through its custodian, receives delivery of the underlying securities collateralizing a repurchase agreement. Collateral for certain tri-party repurchase agreements is held at the counterparty's custodian in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and the counterparty. Columbia is responsible for determining that the collateral is at least equal, at all times, to the value of the repurchase obligation including interest. A repurchase agreement transaction involves certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty. These risks include possible delays in or restrictions on the Fund's ability to dispose of the underlying securities and a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period while the Fund seeks to assert its rights.
Income Recognition
Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other series of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund.
Determination of Class Net Asset Value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, as shown on the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis for purposes of determining the net asset value ("NAV") of each class. Income and expenses are allocated to each class based on the settled shares method, while realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated based on the relative net assets of each class.
Federal Income Tax Status
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its taxable income, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually after the fiscal year in which the capital gains were earned or more frequently to seek to maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share, unless offset by any available capital loss carryforward. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP.
Indemnification
In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Fund. Also, under the Trust's organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Trust. However, based on
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experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.
Note 3. Capital Support Agreement
The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into a Capital Support Agreement (the "Agreement") with NB Funding Company LLC (the "Support Provider"), an affiliate of Columbia. Bank of America Corporation ("BOA") has guaranteed to the Fund the payment of any capital contribution that the Support Provider is obligated to make under the Agreement.
The Fund's objective in entering into the Agreement is to enable it to continue to offer and redeem its shares at $1.00 per share by permitting it to maintain its market-based NAV per share at an amount no less than the specific level set forth in the Agreement (the "Minimum NAV Per Share"). The Agreement establishes the basis for the Support Provider to make a capital contribution to the Fund in order to prevent realized losses from the disposition of certain covered securities from causing the Fund's market-based NAV per share to fall below the Minimum NAV Per Share. For purposes of the Agreement, a "capital contribution" is a cash contribution by the Support Provider to the Fund for which the Support Provider does not receive any shares or other consideration from the Fund.
The amount the Support Provider could be required to contribute under the Agreement was limited to $662 million (the "Maximum Contribution Amount") for the Fund as of August 31, 2009. The Agreement requires the Support Provider to make a capital contribution upon the Fund's disposition of a portfolio security that has been subject to an event as specified in paragraph (c)(6)(ii)(A) through (D) of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act (a "Covered Security") at less than its amortized cost (a "Triggering Event"). The Agreement requires the Support Provider to contribute cash in an amount necessary to prevent the Triggering Event from causing the Fund's market-based NAV per share to decline below the Minimum NAV Per Share, subject to the Maximum Contribution Amount.
The Fund treats the Agreement as an asset of the Fund in calculating its market-based NAV. The value of the Agreement may increase or decrease on any day the Fund calculates its market-based NAV per share as a result of changes in the market value of the Covered Securities, or other factors, prior to the actual payment of the capital contribution by the Support Provider to the Fund. In no event will the value of the Agreement exceed the Maximum Contribution Amount.
As of August 31, 2009, the Fund included a potential future contribution in calculating its market-based NAV.
The Fund is required to sell any Covered Securities (i) promptly following any change in the short-term ratings of BOA such that its obligations no longer qualify as First Tier Securities (ii) promptly following determinations by the Board of Trustees of the Fund that the Maximum Contribution Amount is insufficient to support the Fund's Minimum NAV Per Share and that disposition of the Covered Securities is in the best interest of the Fund or (iii) on the business day immediately prior to November 6, 2009; provided that the Fund is not required to complete any such sale if the sale would not result in the payment of a capital contribution.
The Support Provider's obligation to make contributions under the Agreement terminates upon the earliest to occur of (i) November 6, 2009, (ii) payment of the Maximum Contribution Amount or (iii) the Support Provider having made all capital contributions required following a change in the short-term credit ratings of BOA such that its obligations no longer qualify as First Tier Securities.
The following table lists the Covered Securities and includes the par value, amortized cost and fair value at August 31, 2009.
Covered Security | | Par Value | | Amortized Cost | | Fair Value | |
Axon Financial Funding LLC, 0.252% 11/05/09 | | $ | 83,373,551 | | | $ | 83,373,551 | | | $ | 36,684,363 | | |
Axon Financial Funding LLC, 0.330% 11/05/09 | | | 121,102,924 | | | | 121,102,924 | | | | 53,285,286 | | |
Issuer Entity LLC, 0.459% 11/05/09 | | | 44,042,335 | | | | 44,042,335 | | | | 11,393,752 | | |
Lehman Brothers Holding, Inc., 2.654% 11/05/09 | | | 400,000,000 | | | | 400,000,000 | | | | 73,500,000 | | |
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Covered Security | | Par Value | | Amortized Cost | | Fair Value | |
Victoria Finance LLC, 2.065% 11/05/09 | | $ | 76,418,876 | | | $ | 76,418,876 | | | $ | 38,973,627 | | |
Victoria Finance LLC, 2.065% 11/05/09 | | | 76,452,075 | | | | 76,452,075 | | | | 38,990,558 | | |
Victoria Finance LLC, 2.070% 11/05/09 | | | 78,484,065 | | | | 78,484,065 | | | | 40,026,873 | | |
Victoria Finance LLC, 2.472% 11/05/09 | | | 76,461,514 | | | | 76,461,514 | | | | 38,995,372 | | |
Victoria Finance LLC, 2.760% 11/05/09 | | | 155,320,395 | | | | 155,320,395 | | | | 79,213,402 | | |
Wickersham Issuer Entity, LLC., 5.000% 11/05/09 | | | 142,363,311 | | | | 142,363,311 | | | | 97,533,104 | | |
At the end of the reporting period, management estimated the fair value of the Agreement to be $599,700,000 (See Note 10).
Subsequent to August 31, 2009, an affiliate of Columbia purchased from the Fund all covered securities holdings of the Fund (see Note 12).
Note 4. Federal Tax Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund's capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, permanent book and tax basis differences resulting primarily from differing treatments for partnership basis adjustment were identified and reclassified among the components of the Fund's net assets as follows:
Overdistributed Net Investment Income | | Accumulated Net Realized Loss | | Paid-In Capital | |
$ | 1 | | | $ | 2,196,548 | | | $ | (2,196,549 | ) | |
Net investment income and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed on the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 was as follows:
| | August 31, | |
Distributions paid from: | | 2009 | | 2008 | |
Ordinary Income* | | $ | 412,310,704 | | | $ | 2,024,670,906 | | |
Long-Term Capital Gains | | | — | | | | — | | |
* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.
As of August 31, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Net Unrealized Depreciation* | |
$ | 1,440,534 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (119,707,424 | ) | |
* The differences between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized depreciation are primarily due to deferral of losses from wash sales.
Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at August 31, 2009, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes were:
Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 79,753 | | |
Unrealized depreciation | | | (119,787,177 | ) | |
Net unrealized depreciation | | $ | (119,707,424 | ) | |
The following capital loss carryforwards may be available to reduce taxable income arising from future net realized gains
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on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code:
Year of Expiration | | Capital Loss Carryforwards | |
| 2011 | | | $ | 1,212,945 | | |
| 2012 | | | | 1,218,785 | | |
| 2013 | | | | 2,696,673 | | |
| 2014 | | | | 10,918,073 | | |
| 2015 | | | | 91,495 | | |
| 2016 | | | | 485,341 | | |
| 2017 | | | | 30,406,895 | | |
| Total | | | $ | 47,030,207 | | |
Under current tax rules, certain currency and capital losses realized after October 31 may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. As of August 31, 2009, post-October capital losses of $49,893 attributed to security transactions were deferred to September 1, 2009.
Management is required to determine whether a tax position of the Fund is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized by the Fund is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. However, management's conclusions may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). The Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal year s remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 5. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates
Investment Advisory Fee
Columbia, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, provides investment advisory services to the Fund. Columbia receives a monthly investment advisory fee, calculated based on the combined average net assets of the Fund and certain other money market funds advised by Columbia, at the following annual rates:
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rate | |
First $175 billion | | | 0.15 | % | |
$175 billion to $225 billion | | | 0.13 | % | |
Over $225 billion | | | 0.08 | % | |
Columbia has contractually agreed to limit the combined investment advisory fee and administration fee for the Fund to an annual rate of 0.19% of the Fund's average net assets through December 31, 2010. There is no guarantee that this expense limitation will continue after December 31, 2010.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, the Fund's effective advisory fee rate, net of fee waivers, was 0.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
Administration Fee
Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Fund for a monthly administration fee, calculated based on the combined average net assets of the Fund and certain other money market funds advised by Columbia, at the following annual rates, less the fees payable by the Fund as described under the Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees note below:
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rate | |
First $125 billion | | | 0.10 | % | |
$125 billion to $175 billion | | | 0.05 | % | |
Over $175 billion | | | 0.02 | % | |
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Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees
The Fund has entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the "Financial Reporting Services Agreement") with State Street Bank & Trust Company ("State Street") and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Fund. The Fund has also entered into an Accounting Services Agreement (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the "State Street Agreements") with State Street and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Fund. Under the State Street Agreements, the Fund pays State Street an annual fee of $38,000, paid monthly plus an additional monthly fee based on an annualized percentage rate of average daily net assets of the Fund for the month. The aggregate fee will not exceed $140,000 per year (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and charges). The Fund also reimburses State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charg es.
The Fund has entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the "Services Agreement") with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provides services related to Fund expenses, the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provides oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. Under the Services Agreement, the Fund reimburses Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses.
Transfer Agent Fee
Columbia Management Services, Inc. (the "Transfer Agent"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, provides shareholder services to the Fund and has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services ("BFDS") to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a fee for its services, paid monthly, at the annual rate of $17.34 per open account plus reimbursement of certain sub-transfer agent fees paid by the Transfer Agent (exclusive of BFDS fees), calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts and intended to recover the cost of payments to other parties (including affiliates of BOA) for services to those accounts. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund.
The Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, Individual Retirement Account ("IRA") trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due to the Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Fund and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.
An annual minimum account balance fee of up to $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the Fund's minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. For the year ended August 31, 2009, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Fund.
Distribution and Service Fees
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, is the principal underwriter of the Fund's shares.
The Trust has adopted distribution plans ("Distribution Plans") for the Liquidity Class, Investor Class, Daily Class, Class A, Class B, and Class C shares of the Fund. The Distribution Plans, adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, permit the Fund to compensate or reimburse the Distributor and/or selling agents for activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of the classes' shares.
The Trust also has adopted shareholder servicing plans ("Servicing Plans") for the Liquidity Class, Adviser Class, Investor Class, Daily Class, Class A, Class B, Class C, and Marsico shares of the Fund. The Servicing Plans permit the Fund to compensate or reimburse servicing agents for the shareholder services they have provided.
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A substantial portion of the expenses incurred pursuant to these plans is paid to affiliates of BOA and the Distributor.
The annual rates in effect and plan limits, as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:
Distribution Plans: | | Current Rate (after fee waivers) | | Plan Limit | |
Liquidity Class shares | | | 0.15 | %* | | | 0.25 | %** | |
Investor Class shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Daily Class shares | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | % | |
Class A shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Class B shares | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | |
Class C shares | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | |
Servicing Plans: | |
Liquidity Class shares | | | 0.15 | %* | | | 0.25 | %** | |
Investor Class shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Daily Class shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Class A shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Class B shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Class C shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Adviser Class shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Marsico shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
* The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive Distribution Plan fees and/or Servicing Plan fees through December 31, 2010 as a percentage of the Fund's Liquidity Class shares average daily net assets at an annual rate of 0.10%, so that combined fees will not exceed 0.15%. There is no guarantee that this waiver will continue after December 31, 2010.
** To the extent that the Liquidity Class shares of the Fund make payments pursuant to the Distribution Plan and/or the Servicing Plan, the combined total of such payments may not exceed, on an annual basis, 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Liquidity Class shares.
Shareholder Administration Fees
The Distributor is the principal underwriter of the Fund's shares.
The Trust has adopted shareholder administration plans ("Administration Plans") for the Trust Class, Class A, Class B, Class C, Marsico and Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Under the Administration Plans, the Fund may pay servicing agents that have entered into a shareholder administration agreement with the Trust for certain shareholder support services that are provided to holders of the classes' shares. A substantial portion of the expenses incurred pursuant to these plans is paid to affiliates of BOA and the Distributor.
The annual rates in effect and plan limits, as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:
Administration Plans: | | Current Rate | | Plan Limit | |
Trust Class shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Class A shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Class B shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Class C shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Marsico shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Institutional Class shares | | | 0.04 | % | | | 0.04 | % | |
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements
Columbia and/or some of the Funds' other service providers have contractually agreed to bear a portion of the Funds' expenses through December 31, 2010, so that the Funds' ordinary operating expenses (excluding any distribution, shareholder servicing and/or shareholder administration fees, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, but including custodian charges relating to overdrafts, if any) after giving effect to any balance credits from the Funds' custodian, do not exceed the annual rate of 0.20% of each Fund's average daily net assets. There is no guarantee that this expense limitation will continue after December 31, 2010.
Effective December 15, 2008, the Distributor has voluntarily agreed to reimburse certain class-specific Fund expenses (consisting of shareholder servicing, distribution and shareholder administration fees, as applicable) to the extent necessary in order to maintain a minimum annualized net yield of 0.00% for all classes of the Fund. In addition, Columbia has voluntarily agreed to reimburse certain Fund expenses (consisting of advisory and administration fees) to the extent necessary to maintain such yield in the event the Distributor's reimbursement of class-specific Fund expenses is fully utilized. These reimbursements are voluntary and may be modified or discontinued by the Distributor or Columbia at any time.
Columbia is entitled to recover from the Fund any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed for a three year period following
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the date of such fee waiver and/or reimbursement if such recovery does not cause the Fund's total operating expenses to exceed the expense limitation in effect at the time of recovery.
Under the Distribution Plans for the Liquidity Class shares, the Trust is currently not reimbursing the Distributor for distribution expenses for Liquidity Class shares. Unreimbursed expenses incurred by the Distributor in a given year may not be recovered by the Distributor in subsequent years.
At August 31, 2009, the amounts potentially recoverable by Columbia pursuant to this arrangement are as follows:
Amount of potential recovery expiring August 31: | | Total potential | | Amount recovered during the year | |
2012 | | 2011 | | 2010 | | recovery | | ended 8/31/09 | |
$ | 23,852,318 | | | $ | 31,484,601 | | | $ | 39,962,152 | | | $ | 95,299,071 | | | $ | — | | |
Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees
All officers of the Fund are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Fund. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Fund, along with other affiliated funds, pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.
The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Fund's assets. Income earned on the plan participant's deferral account is based on the rate of return of the eligible mutual funds selected by the participant or, if no funds are selected, on the rate of return of Columbia Treasury Reserves, another portfolio of the Trust. The expense for the deferred compensation plan, which includes trustees' fees deferred during the current period as well as any gains or losses on the trustees' deferred compensation balances as a result of market fluctuations, is included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statement of Operations. The liability for the deferred compensation plan is included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
As a result of a fund merger, the Fund assumed the liabilities of the deferred compensation plan of the acquired fund, which are included in "Trustees' fee" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The deferred compensation plan may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Fund's assets.
Note 6. Custody Credits
The Fund has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. The Fund could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if it had not entered into such an agreement.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, these custody credits reduced total expenses by $2,161 for the Fund.
Note 7. Line of Credit
The Fund and other affiliated funds participate in a $200,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit provided by State Street. Borrowings are available for short-term liquidity or temporary or emergency purposes.
Interest is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.75% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 0.75%. A one-time structuring fee of $10,000 is also accrued and apportioned to each fund participating in the line of credit based on the average net assets of the participating funds. In addition, if the line of credit is extended for an additional period after the expiration date, an annual administration fee of $10,000 may be charged and apportioned among the participating funds. Prior to December 18, 2008, the Fund and other affiliated funds participated in a
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$200,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit provided by State Street under similar terms. Interest was charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.375%.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, the Fund did not borrow under these arrangements.
Note 8. Shares of Beneficial Interest
As of August 31, 2009, 45.9% of the Fund's shares outstanding were beneficially owned by four participant accounts over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates had either sole or joint investment discretion.
As of August 31, 2009, one shareholder held 43.5% of the Fund's shares outstanding, over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates did not have investment discretion.
Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.
Note 9. Significant Risks and Contingencies
Security Risks
Since the third quarter of 2007, the asset-backed commercial paper ("ABCP") market has been under unprecedented pressure and scrutiny as concerns over the subprime mortgage sector are impacting the short-term fixed income markets. ABCP is a type of commercial paper that is backed by a pool of assets. That pool of assets is generally a mix of debt obligations, including, among others, credit card debt, automobile loans and leases, prime and subprime mortgage-backed securities, student loans, trade receivables and other asset-backed securities. Structured investment vehicles (SIVs), a sector of the ABCP market, are special purpose vehicles that primarily buy highly rated, high quality longer-term debt securities and fund themselves by issuing shorter-term senior debt (commercial paper and medium-term notes) and subordinated debt or equity. A number of funds, including the Fund, owned ABCP including commercial paper issued by SIVs. The value of asset-backed securities, including SIVs, may be affected by, among other things, changes in interest rates, the quality of the underlying assets or the market's assessment thereof, factors concerning the interests in and structure of the issuer or the originator of the receivables, or the creditworthiness of the entities that provide any credit enhancements.
Over the past 18 months, the ABCP market has undergone a structural overhaul in response to the slowing economy, the stressed liquidity environment, and the repricing of risk by market participants. Through this evolution, various programs have been introduced by the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury to restore stability, liquidity, and confidence in the money markets. Two of the initiatives with the most direct impacts to issuance and liquidity have been the ABCP Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (AMLF) and the Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF). The AMLF program, launched in September 2008, provided an immediate boost to secondary market liquidity by providing a backstop bid to money funds and depository institutions looking to sell ABCP. The program allows ABCP owners to sell Tier-I CP into the program at amortized cost, essentially providing qualified market participants with a source of liquidity that ha s minimum risk. Overall ABCP issuance was significantly lower in 2008, and certain conduit structures (i.e. SIVs) disappeared from the landscape altogether, as market strain forced weaker programs/sponsors out of the market. Under current market conditions, certain securities owned by the Fund may be deemed to be illiquid. "Illiquid securities" are generally those that cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued. This may result in illiquid securities being disposed of at a price different from the recorded value since the market price of illiquid securities generally is more volatile than that of more liquid securities. This illiquidity of certain securities may result in the Fund incurring greater losses on the sale of some securities than under more stable market conditions.
The current market instability has made it more difficult to obtain market quotations on certain securities owned by the Fund. In the absence of observable and reliable market quotations, Fund securities are valued at their "fair value" under procedures established by Columbia. Fair values assigned to the investments by Columbia are based upon available information believed to be reliable, which may be affected by conditions in the financial markets. Different market participants may reach different opinions as to the value of any particular security, based on their varying market outlooks, the market information available to them, and the particular circumstances of their Funds. The determination of fair value often requires significant judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including, but not limited to, future cash flows adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit,
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market and/or other risk factors. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine fair value. If a security is valued at a fair value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security.
As of August 31, 2009, 1.5% of the Fund's total investments were valued based on fair values assigned by Columbia ("fair valued securities").
The Fund is subject to interest rate and credit risk. The value of debt securities may decline as interest rates increase. The Fund could lose money if the issuer of a fixed income security is unable to pay interest or repay principal when it is due. The Fund is subject to mortgage-related risk. The value of mortgage-backed securities can fall if the owners of the underlying mortgages default or pay off their mortgages sooner than expected, which could happen when interest rates fall, or pay off their mortgages later than expected, which could happen when interest rates rise.
The Fund is subject to asset-backed securities risk. Payment of interest and repayment of principal may be impacted by the cash flows generated by the assets backing these securities. The value of the Fund's asset-backed securities may also be affected by changes in interest rates, the availability of information concerning the interests in and structure of the pools of purchase contracts, financing leases or sales agreements that are represented by these securities, the creditworthiness of the underlying securities or the servicing agent for the pool, the originator of the loans or receivables, or the entities that provide any supporting letters of credit, surety bonds, or other credit enhancements.
United States Department of the Treasury Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds
On September 28, 2008, the United States Department of the Treasury (the "Treasury") opened a temporary guarantee program (the "Program") for money market mutual funds registered in the United States under the 1940 Act. On March 31, 2009, the Treasury announced the second extension of the Program from April 30, 2009 through September 18, 2009. The Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the Fund's continued participation in the Program.
Similar to the initial phase of the Program, and subject to certain conditions and limitations, share amounts held by investors of the Fund as of the close of business on September 19, 2008 were guaranteed against loss under the Program in the event the market-based net asset value per share was less than $0.995 (i.e., does not round to $1.00, a "guarantee event") and the Fund subsequently liquidated. The Program only covered the amount a shareholder held in the Fund as of the close of business on September 19, 2008, or the amount a shareholder held if and when a guarantee event occurred, whichever was less.
The Program expired on September 18, 2009 and will not be further extended by the Treasury. Accordingly, effective September 18, 2009, the Program no longer provides any guarantee against any loss to shareholders with respect to Fund shares.
The Fund paid $28,689,968 to the Treasury to participate in the Program. This fee is being expensed over the period from September 19, 2008 to September 18, 2009 and is an extraordinary expense for calculating fee waivers and expense reimbursement discussed in Note 5.
Legal Proceedings
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (collectively, the "Columbia Group") are subject to a settlement agreement with the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") (the "NYAG Settlement") and a settlement order with the SEC (the "SEC Order") on matters relating to mutual fund trading, each dated February 9, 2005. Under the terms of the SEC Order, the Columbia Group (or predecessor or affiliated entities) agreed, among other things, to: pay disgorgement and civil money penalties collectively totaling $375 million; cease and desist from violations of the antifraud provisions and certain other provisions of the federal securities laws; maintain certain compliance and ethics oversight structures; and retain an independent consultant to review the Columbia Group's applicable supervisory, compliance, control and other policies and procedures. The NYAG Settlement, among other things, requires Columbia Ma nagement Advisors, LLC and its affiliates to reduce management fees for certain funds in the Columbia family of mutual funds in a projected total of $160 million over five years through November 30, 2009 and to make certain disclosures to investors relating to expenses. In connection with the Columbia Group providing services to the Columbia Funds, the Columbia Funds have voluntarily
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undertaken to implement certain governance measures designed to maintain the independence of their boards of trustees and certain special consulting and compliance measures.
Pursuant to the SEC Order and related procedures, the $375 million in settlement amounts described above, of which approximately $90 million has been earmarked for certain Columbia Funds and their shareholders, is being distributed in accordance with a distribution plan developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the SEC on December 27, 2007. Distributions under the distribution plan began in mid-June 2008.
Civil Litigation
In connection with the events that resulted in the NYAG Settlement and SEC Order, various parties filed suits against Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including Banc of America Capital Management, LLC ("BACAP," now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) and BACAP Distributors, LLC (now known as Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.) (collectively "BAC"), Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and its Board of Trustees. On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the "MDL"). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On September 29, 2004, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed amended and consolidated complaints. One of these amended complaints is a putative class action that includes claims under the federal securities laws and state common law, and that names Nations Funds Trust, the Trustees, BAC and others as defendants. Another of the amended complaints is a derivative action purportedly on behalf of the Nations Funds Trust against BAC and others that asserts claims under federal securities laws and state common law. Nations Funds Trust is a nominal defendant in this action.
On February 25, 2005, BAC and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases. On December 15, 2005, BAC and others entered into a Stipulation of Settlement of the direct and derivative claims brought on behalf of the Nations Funds shareholders. The settlement is subject to court approval. If the settlement is approved, BAC would pay settlement administration costs and fees to plaintiffs' counsel as approved by the court. The stipulation has not yet been presented to the court for approval.
Note 10. Market and Security Events
On November 21, 2007, Axon Financial Funding LLC ("Axon") experienced an "automatic liquidation event" as a result of a determination by Axon Asset Management, Inc., as investment manager of Axon, that the remaining assets of Axon were insufficient to fully repay certain liabilities of Axon. The Axon securities were covered securities under the Capital Support Agreement discussed in Note 3. At August 31, 2009, these securities represented 0.3% of the Fund's total investments.
On November 2, 2007, the Fund received securities of Issuer Entity LLC in a taxable exchange for securities of Ottimo Funding Ltd. ("Ottimo"). The Ottimo securities were in default. The Issuer Entity LLC security held by the Fund is a covered security under the Capital Support Agreement discussed in Note 3. At August 31, 2009, this security represented less than 0.1% of the Fund's total investments.
On January 11, 2008, Victoria Finance LLC ("Victoria"), a structured investment vehicle, experienced a mandatory redemption event that resulted in the Victoria medium term notes becoming immediately due and payable. The Victoria notes are in default as a result of non-payment. Columbia, on behalf of the Fund, has been participating in an informal committee of senior creditors with respect to the Victoria notes. The Victoria securities were covered securities under the Capital Support Agreement discussed in Note 3. At August 31, 2009, these securities represented 0.7% of the Fund's total investments.
On February 11, 2008, Whistlejacket Capital Ltd. ("Whistlejacket"), a structured investment vehicle, breached a financial covenant related to the market value of its underlying collateral that resulted in an "enforcement event." As a result of the enforcement event, receivers of Whistlejacket were appointed. On February 15, 2008, the investment manager for Whistlejacket determined that Whistlejacket was insolvent. On February 21, 2008, Whistlejacket was in payment default due to its failure to pay medium term notes that matured on February 15, 2008. On April 17, 2009, an affiliate of Columbia purchased the Whistlejacket securities from the Fund. The purchase price of $196,648,885 was equal to the amortized cost (a price in excess of the security's then fair value) plus
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accrued interest receivable. The excess purchase price over the then current fair value amounted to $37,274,358 and is treated as a reimbursement from an affiliate for losses realized on the securities.
On March 4, 2008, the Thornburg Mortgage Capital Resources LLC ("Thornburg") securities held by the Fund became covered securities under the Capital Support Agreement discussed in Note 3. On April 14, 2008, Thornburg was in payment default due to its failure to pay principal and interest on the Thornburg securities. On May 14, 2008, the Fund received Wickersham Issuer Entity LLC securities in exchange for Thornburg securities. The Wickersham Issuer Entity LLC security was a covered security under the Capital Support Agreement discussed in Note 3. At August 31, 2009, this security represented 0.3% of the total investments of the Fund.
On September 16, 2008, the Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. security held by the Fund became a covered security under the Capital Support Agreement discussed in Note 3. At August 31, 2009, this security represented 0.2% of the total investments of the Fund.
As of August 31, 2009, the Fund treated the Capital Support Agreement discussed in Note 3 as an asset with a value of $599,700,000 when calculating its market-based net asset value per share. The maximum value of the asset represented by the Capital Support Agreement for the period from September 1, 2008 through August 31, 2009 was also $599,700,000.
Note 11. Business Combinations and Mergers
On March 10, 2008 Columbia Prime Reserves, another series of the Trust, merged into Columbia Cash Reserves. Columbia Cash Reserves received a tax-free transfer of assets from Columbia Prime Reserves as follows:
Shares Issued | | Net Assets Received | |
| 2,775,489,465 | | | $ | 2,775,115,904 | | |
Net Assets of Columbia Cash Reserves Prior to Combination | | Net Assets of Columbia Prime Reserves Immediately Prior to Combination | | Net Assets of Columbia Cash Reserves Immediately After Combination | |
$ | 58,275,905,564 | | | $ | 2,775,115,904 | | | $ | 61,051,021,468 | | |
Note 12. Subsequent Events
On September 8, 2009, an affiliate of Columbia purchased from the Fund certain covered securities holdings of the Fund at the following purchase price:
Covered Security | | Purchase Price | |
Axon Financial Funding LLC | | $ | 205,279,650 | | |
Issuer Entity LLC | | | 44,049,128 | | |
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (par value of $220,000,000 purchased) | | | 220,568,043 | | |
Victoria Finance LLC | | | 457,015,973 | | |
Wickersham Issuer Entity, LLC | | | 142,601,045 | | |
The purchase price of the covered securities was equal to the amortized cost (a price in excess of the security's then fair value) plus accrued interest receivable. As a result of this transaction, the additional amount the Support Provider could be required to contribute under the Fund's Capital Support Agreement (See Note 3) was reduced to $66,200,000 effective September 9, 2009.
On September 22, 2009, an affiliate of Columbia purchased an additional $100,000,000 par value of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. from the Fund. The purchase price of $100,258,202 was equal to the amortized cost (a price in excess of the security's then fair value) plus accrued interest receivable. There was no change to the Maximum Contribution Amount under the Fund's Capital Support Agreement discussed in Note 3, as a result of this transaction.
On October 5, 2009, an affiliate of Columbia purchased the remaining $80,000,000 par value of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. from the Fund. The purchase price of $80,206,561 for these securities was equal to the amortized cost (a price in excess of the security's then fair value) plus
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accrued interest receivable. In addition, on October 8, 2009, an affiliate of Columbia made a capital contribution to the Fund of $21,755,102. As a result of these transactions, the Fund's Capital Support Agreement discussed in Note 3 was terminated effective October 8, 2009.
Bank of America Corporation, the indirect parent company of Columbia, entered into an agreement dated September 29, 2009 to sell a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. The transaction does not include a sale of the part of the asset management business that advises the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust and Shareholders of Columbia Cash Reserves
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolio, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia Cash Reserves (the "Fund") (a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust) at August 31, 2009, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company A ccounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at August 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 22, 2009
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Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited) – Columbia Cash Reserves
The Fund designates the maximum amount allowable as qualified interest income for nonresident alien shareholders, as provided in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
The Fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Fund Governance
The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and ages of the Trustees and officers of the Funds in the Columbia Funds Series Trust, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, the number of Funds overseen by each Trustee and other directorships they hold are shown below. Each officer listed below serves as an officer of each Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex.
Independent Trustees
Name, Address and Age, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Edward J. Boudreau (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Managing Director—E.J. Boudreau & Associates (consulting), from 2000 through current; oversees 66; no other directorships held. | |
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William P. Carmichael (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1999) | | Retired. Oversees 66; Director—Cobra Electronics Corporation (electronic equipment manufacturer); Director—Spectrum Brands, Inc. (consumer products); Director—Simmons Company (bedding); Director—The Finish Line (sportswear). | |
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William A. Hawkins (Born 1942) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | President and Chief Executive Officer—California General Bank, N.A., from January 2008 through current; President, Retail Banking—IndyMac Bancorp, Inc., from September 1999 to August 2003; oversees 66; no other directorships held. | |
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R. Glenn Hilliard (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer—Hilliard Group LLC (investing and consulting), from April 2003 through current; Non-Executive Director & Chairman—Conseco, Inc. (insurance), September 2003 through current; Executive Chairman—Conseco, Inc. (insurance), August 2004 through September 2005; oversees 66; Director—Conseco, Inc. (insurance). | |
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John J. Nagorniak (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2008) | | Retired. President and Director—Foxstone Financial, Inc. (consulting), 2000 through December 2007; Director—Mellon Financial Corporation affiliates (investing), 2000 through 2007; Chairman—Franklin Portfolio Associates (investing—Mellon affiliate), 1982 through 2007; oversees 66; Director—MIT Investment Company; Trustee—MIT 401k Plan; Trustee and Chairman—Research Foundation of CFA Institute. | |
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Independent Trustees (continued)
Name, Address and Age, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Minor M. Shaw (Born 1947) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2003) | | President—Micco Corporation and Mickel Investment Group; oversees 66; Board Member—Piedmont Natural Gas. | |
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Interested Trustee
Name, Address and Age, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Anthony M. Santomero (Born 1946) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee1 (since 2008) | | Richard K. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, from 1972 through current; Senior Advisor—McKinsey & Company (consulting), July 2006 through December 2007; President and Chief Executive Officer—Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 2000 through April 2006; oversees 66; Director—Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd; Director—Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company; Director—Citigroup. | |
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1 Mr. Santomero is currently deemed by the Columbia Funds to be an "interested person" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Funds because he serves as a Director of Citigroup, Inc. ("Citigroup"), a company that may through subsidiaries and affiliates engage from time-to-time in brokerage execution, principal transactions and lending relationships with the Columbia Funds or other funds or accounts advised/managed by the Advisor.
The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Funds and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800-345-6611.
Officers
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Columbia Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
J. Kevin Connaughton (Born 1964) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 President (since 2009) | | Managing Director of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC since December 2004; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer—Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009; Treasurer—Columbia Funds, from October 2003 to May 2008; Treasurer—the Liberty Funds, Stein Roe Funds and Liberty All-Star Funds, December 2000—December 2006; Senior Vice President—Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from April 2003 to December 2004; President—Columbia Funds, Liberty Funds and Stein Roe Funds, February 2004 to October 2004; Treasurer—Galaxy Funds, September 2002 to December 2005; Treasurer, December 2002 to December 2004, and President, February 2004 to December 2004—Columbia Management Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund, LLC; and a senior officer of various other Bank of America-affiliated entities, including other registered and unregistered funds | |
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Officers (continued)
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Columbia Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
James R. Bordewick, Jr. (Born 1959) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2006) | | Associate General Counsel, Bank of America since April 2005; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, MFS Investment Management (investment management) prior to April 2005. | |
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Linda J. Wondrack (Born 1964) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2007) | | Director (Columbia Management Group LLC and Investment Product Group Compliance), Bank of America since June 2005; Director of Corporate Compliance and Conflicts Officer, MFS Investment Management (investment management), August 2004 to May 2005; Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management (investment management) prior to August 2004. | |
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Michael G. Clarke (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (since 2009) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Managing Director of the Advisor September 2004 to December 2005; Vice President Fund Administration June 2002 to September 2004. | |
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Jeffrey R. Coleman (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Treasurer (since 2008) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Fund Controller of the Advisor from October 2004 to January 2006; Vice President of CDC IXIS Asset Management Services, Inc. (investment management) from August 2000 to September 2004. | |
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Joseph F. DiMaria (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Chief Accounting Officer (since 2008) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Head of Tax/Compliance and Assistant Treasurer of the Advisor from November 2004 to December 2005; Director of Trustee Administration (Sarbanes-Oxley) of the Advisor from May 2003 to October 2004. | |
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Julian Quero (Born 1967) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2008) | | Senior Tax Manager of the Advisor since August 2006; Senior Compliance Manager of the Advisor from April 2002 to August 2006. | |
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Barry S. Vallan (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Controller (since 2006) | | Vice President—Fund Treasury of the Advisor since October 2004; Vice President—Trustee Reporting of the Advisor from April 2002 to October 2004. | |
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Stephen T. Welsh (Born 1957) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Vice President (since 1996) | | President, Columbia Management Services, Inc. since July 2004; Senior Vice President and Controller, Columbia Management Services, Inc. prior to July 2004. | |
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Important Information About This Report
The fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 1-800-345-6611 and additional reports will be sent to you. This report has been prepared for shareholders of Columbia Cash Reserves.
A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of the fund's voting records are available (i) at www.columbiamanagement.com; (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov; and (iii) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-368-0346. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC's website. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the fund's website.
The fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus which contains this and other important information about the fund, contact your Columbia Management representative or financial advisor or go to www.columbiamanagement.com.
Columbia Management Group, LLC ("Columbia Management") is the investment management division of Bank of America Corporation. Columbia Management entities furnish investment management services and products for institutional and individual investors. Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., member of FINRA, SIPC, part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.
Transfer Agent | |
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Columbia Management Services, Inc. P.O. Box 8081 Boston, MA 02266-8081 1-800-345-6611 | |
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Distributor | |
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Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 | |
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Investment Advisor | |
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Columbia Management Advisors, LLC 100 Federal Street Boston, MA 02110 | |
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Annual Report
August 31, 2009
Columbia Treasury Reserves
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Table of Contents
Understanding Your Expenses | | | 1 | | |
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Investment Portfolio | | | 2 | | |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | 5 | | |
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Statement of Operations | | | 7 | | |
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | | 8 | | |
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Financial Highlights | | | 10 | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements | | | 18 | | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | | 25 | | |
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Federal Income Tax Information | | | 26 | | |
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Fund Governance | | | 27 | | |
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Important Information About This Report | | | 33 | | |
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An investment in money market mutual funds is not a bank deposit, and is not insured or guaranteed by Bank of America, N.A. or any of its affiliates or by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although money market mutual funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in money market mutual funds. Please see the prospectuses for a complete discussion of investments in money market funds.
The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and Columbia Funds disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.
1The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks. Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.
President's Message

Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to provide this shareholder report detailing your fund's performance, portfolio holdings and financial statements. We hope this information is helpful in monitoring your investments as we work through these challenging economic times. We recognize that you have entrusted us with your money and want you to know that our professional investment teams work to interpret the latest economic and market trends with the goal of optimizing portfolio construction for our clients.
The first half of 2009 was defined by extremes. The multiyear lows we witnessed in the early months gave way to a stunning rally for the U.S. financial markets in the spring. A global market rebound may be underway, thanks to the massive fiscal and aggressive monetary policies of governments around the world. As of the June 30 market close, the S&P 500 Index1 was trading at nearly 16.6 times its 2009 Wall Street consensus earnings estimates with a sharp increase of nearly 36% since March 9. More mixed economic news has yet to provide the all-clear signal for investors, although economic activity has started to firm up. We believe this challenging economic environment makes it even more important to work with professional money managers while continuing to invest for life events like retirement, college planning, home improvements and career changes.
Retirement income planning has become an increasingly significant focus in the lives of millions of Americans. Recent economic conditions make it even more important to manage short-term obligations such as mortgages, monthly bills and credit card debt while also taking the steps necessary to prepare for or maximize retirement benefits. Better nutrition and medical services can result in U.S. citizens living longer, healthier lives. This means the risk of outliving one's assets in retirement is very real without proper planning. Financial security and retirement planning is an ongoing process that requires active management of your savings, investments and risks. We encourage you to review your retirement plan regularly so you'll be better able to meet your retirement needs in the future.
We recognize that economic uncertainty creates great challenges for many investors. Our professional investment teams work diligently to help investors navigate through difficult markets. Thank you for your business and for the opportunity to work together towards your investment goals.
Sincerely,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds
On September 29, 2009, Bank of America Corporation entered into an agreement to sell a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC. Please see Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Treasury Reserves
As a fund shareholder, you incur ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund.
Estimating your actual expenses
To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance.
1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.
2. In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "Actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
If the value of your account falls below the minimum investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to an annual fee of up to $20. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
03/01/09 – 08/31/09
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Fund's annualized expense ratio (%) | |
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Capital Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.50 | | | | 1,024.20 | | | | 1.01 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 0.20 | | |
Trust Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.10 | | | | 1,023.79 | | | | 1.41 | | | | 1.43 | | | | 0.28 | | |
Liquidity Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,023.69 | | | | 1.51 | | | | 1.53 | | | | 0.30 | | |
Adviser Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,023.64 | | | | 1.56 | | | | 1.58 | | | | 0.31 | | |
Investor Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,023.64 | | | | 1.56 | | | | 1.58 | | | | 0.31 | | |
Daily Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,023.64 | | | | 1.56 | | | | 1.58 | | | | 0.31 | | |
Class A Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,023.64 | | | | 1.56 | | | | 1.58 | | | | 0.31 | | |
Institutional Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.40 | | | | 1,024.00 | | | | 1.21 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 0.24 | | |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Treasury Reserves
August 31, 2009
Government & Agency Obligations – 49.5% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
U.S. Government Obligations – 49.5% | |
U.S. Treasury Bill | |
0.180% 10/15/09 (a) | | | 950,000,000 | | | | 949,791,000 | | |
0.260% 02/25/10 (a) | | | 490,000,000 | | | | 489,373,617 | | |
0.300% 09/15/09 (a) | | | 500,000,000 | | | | 499,941,667 | | |
0.305% 09/15/09 (a) | | | 450,000,000 | | | | 449,946,625 | | |
0.370% 10/01/09 (a) | | | 275,000,000 | | | | 274,915,208 | | |
0.375% 10/22/09 (a) | | | 710,000,000 | | | | 709,622,813 | | |
0.390% 10/08/09 (a) | | | 775,000,000 | | | | 774,689,354 | | |
U.S. Treasury Note | |
2.000% 02/28/10 | | | 281,000,000 | | | | 283,392,775 | | |
2.125% 01/31/10 | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,783,330 | | |
3.125% 11/30/09 | | | 280,000,000 | | | | 282,002,404 | | |
3.250% 12/31/09 | | | 360,000,000 | | | | 363,406,851 | | |
3.375% 09/15/09 | | | 475,000,000 | | | | 475,570,485 | | |
3.375% 10/15/09 | | | 385,000,000 | | | | 386,465,400 | | |
3.500% 11/15/09 | | | 550,000,000 | | | | 553,682,827 | | |
3.500% 12/15/09 | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,944,091 | | |
3.500% 02/15/10 | | | 153,429,000 | | | | 155,643,392 | | |
3.625% 01/15/10 | | | 530,000,000 | | | | 536,681,951 | | |
4.625% 11/15/09 | | | 130,000,000 | | | | 131,164,982 | | |
4.750% 02/15/10 | | | 148,000,000 | | | | 150,973,771 | | |
U.S. Government Obligations Total | | | 7,668,992,543 | | |
Total Government & Agency Obligations (cost of $7,668,992,543) | | | 7,668,992,543 | | |
Repurchase Agreements – 50.3% | |
Repurchase agreement with Barclays Capital, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.210%, collateralized by U.S. Treasury obligations with various maturities to 01/15/28, market value 610,980,204 (repurchase proceeds 599,003,494) | | | 599,000,000 | | | | 599,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with Barclays Capital, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.230%, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with various maturities to 09/28/12, market value $540,750,001 (repurchase proceeds $525,003,354) | | | 525,000,000 | | | | 525,000,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Repurchase agreement with BNP Paribas, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.200%, collateralized by U.S. Treasury obligations with various maturities to 01/15/16, market value $331,500,092 (repurchase pr oceeds $325,001,806) | | | 325,000,000 | | | | 325,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with BNP Paribas, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.210%, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with various maturities to 08/15/39, market value $153,000,000 (repurchase proceeds $150,000,875) | | | 150,000,000 | | | | 150,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with BNP Paribas, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.230%, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with various maturities to 12/09/11, market value $439,127,653 (repurchase proceeds $412,002,632) | | | 412,000,000 | | | | 412,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with Citigroup, Inc., dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.190%, collateralized by U.S. Treasury obligations with various maturities to 07/31/13, market value $408,000,037 (repurchase proceeds $400,002,111) | | | 400,000,000 | | | | 400,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with Citigroup, Inc., dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.210%, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with various maturities to 12/26/12, market value $309,000,000 (repurchase proceeds $300,001,750) | | | 300,000,000 | | | | 300,000,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Treasury Reserves
August 31, 2009
Repurchase Agreements (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Repurchase agreement with Credit Suisse First Boston, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.190%, collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency obligation maturing 08/31/14, market value $408,003,442 (repurchase proceeds $400,002,111) | | | 400,000,000 | | | | 400,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with Credit Suisse First Boston, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.210%, collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency obligation maturing 12/26/12, market value $102,000,920 (repurchase proceeds $100,000,583) | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with Deutsche Bank, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.200%, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with various maturities to 07/15/39, market value $204,000,000 (repurchase proceeds $200,001,111) | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 200,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with Deutsche Bank, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09, at 0.190%, collateralized by a U.S. Treasury obligation maturing 09/17/09, market value $305,035,147 (Repurchase proceeds $299,055,578) | | | 299,054,000 | | | | 299,054,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with Goldman Sachs & Co., dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.220%, collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency obligation maturing 12/26/12, market value $206,001,259 (repurchase proceeds $200,001,222) | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 200,000,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Repurchase agreement with Greenwich Capital, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.190%, collateralized by U.S. Treasury obligations with various maturities to 01/31/14, market value $846,601,071 (repurchase proceeds $830,004,381) | | | 830,000,000 | | | | 830,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with HSBC Bank USA, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.190%, collateralized by U.S. Treasury obligations with various maturities to 11/15/18, market value $408,002,302 (repurchase proceeds $400,002,111) | | | 400,000,000 | | | | 400,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.190%, collateralized by U.S. Treasury obligations with various maturities to 11/30/13, market value $816,000,497 (repurchase proceeds $800,004,222) | | | 800,000,000 | | | | 800,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.200%, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with various maturities to 09/15/50, market value $204,000,349 (repurchase proceeds $200,001,111) | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 200,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.230%, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with various maturities to 03/15/11, market value $309,156,810 (repurchase proceeds $300,001,917) | | | 300,000,000 | | | | 300,000,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Treasury Reserves
August 31, 2009
Repurchase Agreements (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Repurchase agreement with Societe Generale, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.190%, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations with various maturities to 02/15/36, market value $510,000,085 (repurchase proceeds $500,002,639) | | | 500,000,000 | | | | 500,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with Societe Generale, dated 08/31/09, due on 09/01/09, at 0.200%, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with various maturities to 06/20/39, market value $204,000,000 (repurchase proceeds $200,001,111) | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 200,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with UBS Securities, Inc., dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.190%, collateralized by U.S. Treasury obligations with various maturities to 04/01/10, market value $408,004,225 (repurchase proceeds $400,002,111) | | | 400,000,000 | | | | 400,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with UBS Warburg AG, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.230%, collateralized by U.S. Treasury obligations with various maturities to 08/15/12, market value $268,267,836 (repurchase proceeds $262,001,674) | | | 262,000,000 | | | | 262,000,000 | | |
Total Repurchase Agreements (cost of $7,802,054,000) | | | 7,802,054,000 | | |
Total Investments – 99.8% (cost of $15,471,046,543) (b) | | | 15,471,046,543 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 0.2% | | | 25,298,001 | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 15,496,344,544 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) The rate shown represents the annualized yield at the date of purchase.
(b) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $15,471,046,543.
Significant observable inputs (level 2 measurements), including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and others, were used in determining value for all securities in the Fund's Portfolio as of August 31, 2009.
For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia Treasury Reserves
August 31, 2009
| | | | ($) | |
Assets | | Repurchase agreements, at cost approximating value | | | 7,802,054,000 | | |
| | Investments, at amortized cost approximating value | | | 7,668,992,543 | | |
| | Total investments, at cost approximating value | | | 15,471,046,543 | | |
| | Cash | | | 269 | | |
| | Receivable for: | | | | | |
| | Fund shares sold | | | 37,860 | | |
| | Interest | | | 28,121,088 | | |
| | Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 89,670 | | |
| | Prepaid expenses | | | 145,652 | | |
| | Total Assets | | | 15,499,441,082 | | |
Liabilities | | Payable for: | | | | | |
| | Fund shares repurchased | | | 15,443 | | |
| | Distributions | | | 22,693 | | |
| | Investment advisory fee | | | 2,087,728 | | |
| | Administration fee | | | 548,753 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 15,267 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 129,166 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 47,943 | | |
| | Shareholder administration fee | | | 115,650 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 2,305 | | |
| | Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 89,670 | | |
| | Other liabilities | | | 21,920 | | |
| | Total Liabilities | | | 3,096,538 | | |
| | Net Assets | | | 15,496,344,544 | | |
Net Assets Consist of | | Paid-in capital | | | 15,498,146,430 | | |
| | Overdistributed net investment income | | | (126,440 | ) | |
| | Accumulated net realized loss | | | (1,675,446 | ) | |
| | Net Assets | | | 15,496,344,544 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued) – Columbia Treasury Reserves
August 31, 2009
Capital Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 5,696,275,014 | | |
| �� | Shares outstanding | | | 5,697,803,311 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Trust Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 857,335,950 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 857,555,047 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Liquidity Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 413,066,122 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 413,169,845 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Adviser Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 5,266,200,314 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 5,267,653,400 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Investor Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 79,398,665 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 79,420,537 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Daily Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 1,153,304,909 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 1,153,600,258 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Class A Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 200,804,942 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 200,856,050 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Institutional Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 1,829,958,628 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 1,830,437,065 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations – Columbia Treasury Reserves
For the Year Ended August 31, 2009
| | | | ($) | |
Investment Income | | Interest | | | 115,484,552 | | |
Expenses | | Investment advisory fee | | | 40,223,182 | | |
| | Administration fee | | | 24,241,655 | | |
| | Distribution fee: | | | | | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | 234,501 | | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | 5,806,681 | | |
| | Class A Shares | | | 264,267 | | |
| | Service fee: | | | | | |
| | Liquidity Class Shares | | | 1,783,590 | | |
| | Adviser Class Shares | | | 21,526,291 | | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | 586,253 | | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | 4,147,630 | | |
| | Class A Shares | | | 660,692 | | |
| | Shareholder administration fee: | | | | | |
| | Trust Class Shares | | | 1,292,775 | | |
| | Institutional Class Shares | | | 1,152,896 | | |
| | Class A Shares | | | 264,243 | | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | | 1,180,173 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 155,382 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 27,916 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 480,410 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 11,797 | | |
| | Other expenses | | | 1,236,025 | | |
| | Total Expenses | | | 105,276,359 | | |
| | Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by investment advisor and/or administrator | | | (15,343,681 | ) | |
| | Expenses waived by the distributor: | | | | | |
| | Liquidity Class Shares | | | (384,410 | ) | |
| | Adviser Class Shares | | | (11,497,287 | ) | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | (7,592,574 | ) | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | (519,079 | ) | |
| | Trust Class Shares | | | (359,794 | ) | |
| | Institutional Class Shares | | | (268,621 | ) | |
| | Class A Shares | | | (804,968 | ) | |
| | Expenses waived by the shareholder service provider: | | | | | |
| | Liquidity Class Shares | | | (713,436 | ) | |
| | Expense reductions | | | (270,156 | ) | |
| | Net Expenses | | | 67,522,353 | | |
| | Net Investment Income | | | 47,962,199 | | |
| | Net Increase Resulting from Operations | | | 47,962,199 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia Treasury Reserves
| | | | Year Ended August 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | 2009 ($) | | 2008 ($) | |
Operations | | Net investment income | | | 47,962,199 | | | | 706,368,824 | | |
| | Net increase resulting from operations | | | 47,962,199 | | | | 706,368,824 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders | | From net investment income: | | | | | | | | | |
| | Capital Class Shares | | | (26,523,741 | ) | | | (293,834,552 | ) | |
| | Trust Class Shares | | | (1,680,300 | ) | | | (23,559,029 | ) | |
| | Liquidity Class Shares | | | (1,183,781 | ) | | | (22,561,967 | ) | |
| | Adviser Class Shares | | | (11,125,063 | ) | | | (249,041,716 | ) | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | (260,395 | ) | | | (6,378,338 | ) | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | (915,859 | ) | | | (22,810,944 | ) | |
| | Class A Shares | | | (304,315 | ) | | | (12,167,078 | ) | |
| | Institutional Class Shares | | | (5,967,903 | ) | | | (76,107,021 | ) | |
| | Total distributions to shareholders | | | (47,961,357 | ) | | | (706,460,645 | ) | |
| | Net Capital Stock Transactions | | | (12,991,729,083 | ) | | | 6,697,593,009 | | |
| | Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (12,991,728,241 | ) | | | 6,697,501,188 | | |
Net Assets | | Beginning of period | | | 28,488,072,785 | | | | 21,790,571,597 | | |
| | End of period | | | 15,496,344,544 | | | | 28,488,072,785 | | |
| | Overdistributed net investment income at end of period | | | (126,440 | ) | | | (247,200 | ) | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Capital Stock Activity
| | Columbia Treasury Reserves | |
| | Year Ended August 31, 2009 | | Year Ended August 31, 2008 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Capital Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 55,543,785,108 | | | | 55,543,785,108 | | | | 46,506,164,468 | | | | 46,506,164,468 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 16,479,823 | | | | 16,479,823 | | | | 221,233,824 | | | | 221,233,824 | | |
Redemptions | | | (61,300,536,458 | ) | | | (61,300,536,458 | ) | | | (42,622,193,979 | ) | | | (42,622,193,979 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (5,740,271,527 | ) | | | (5,740,271,527 | ) | | | 4,105,204,313 | | | | 4,105,204,313 | | |
Trust Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 1,902,255,042 | | | | 1,902,255,042 | | | | 1,261,006,799 | | | | 1,261,006,799 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 9,385 | | | | 9,385 | | | | 95,412 | | | | 95,412 | | |
Redemptions | | | (2,009,724,830 | ) | | | (2,009,724,830 | ) | | | (1,002,635,770 | ) | | | (1,002,635,770 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (107,460,403 | ) | | | (107,460,403 | ) | | | 258,466,441 | | | | 258,466,441 | | |
Liquidity Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 1,843,408,407 | | | | 1,843,408,407 | | | | 4,729,939,661 | | | | 4,729,939,661 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 762,717 | | | | 762,717 | | | | 17,636,055 | | | | 17,636,055 | | |
Redemptions | | | (2,427,098,445 | ) | | | (2,427,098,444 | ) | | | (4,502,358,828 | ) | | | (4,502,358,828 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (582,927,321 | ) | | | (582,927,320 | ) | | | 245,216,888 | | | | 245,216,888 | | |
Adviser Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 19,684,782,552 | | | | 19,684,782,552 | | | | 37,619,961,443 | | | | 37,619,961,443 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 1,264,031 | | | | 1,264,031 | | | | 23,986,127 | | | | 23,986,127 | | |
Redemptions | | | (24,844,510,258 | ) | | | (24,844,510,258 | ) | | | (36,281,122,784 | ) | | | (36,281,122,784 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (5,158,463,675 | ) | | | (5,158,463,675 | ) | | | 1,362,824,786 | | | | 1,362,824,786 | | |
Investor Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 904,786,168 | | | | 904,786,168 | | | | 1,602,253,184 | | | | 1,602,253,184 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 202,806 | | | | 202,806 | | | | 4,490,348 | | | | 4,490,348 | | |
Redemptions | | | (1,060,565,131 | ) | | | (1,060,565,130 | ) | | | (1,591,877,417 | ) | | | (1,591,877,417 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (155,576,157 | ) | | | (155,576,156 | ) | | | 14,866,115 | | | | 14,866,115 | | |
Daily Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 3,100,924,600 | | | | 3,100,924,599 | | | | 1,780,163,246 | | | | 1,780,163,246 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 915,722 | | | | 915,722 | | | | 22,806,261 | | | | 22,806,261 | | |
Redemptions | | | (3,107,706,571 | ) | | | (3,107,706,571 | ) | | | (1,526,029,801 | ) | | | (1,526,029,801 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (5,866,249 | ) | | | (5,866,250 | ) | | | 276,939,706 | | | | 276,939,706 | | |
Class A Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 387,286,858 | | | | 387,286,858 | | | | 2,130,113,062 | | | | 2,130,113,062 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 13,041 | | | | 13,041 | | | | 370,578 | | | | 370,578 | | |
Redemptions | | | (563,706,159 | ) | | | (563,706,158 | ) | | | (2,401,825,242 | ) | | | (2,401,825,242 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (176,406,260 | ) | | | (176,406,259 | ) | | | (271,341,602 | ) | | | (271,341,602 | ) | |
Institutional Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 7,410,701,114 | | | | 7,410,701,114 | | | | 16,051,106,440 | | | | 16,051,106,440 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 5,178,378 | | | | 5,178,378 | | | | 55,434,661 | | | | 55,434,661 | | |
Redemptions | | | (8,480,636,985 | ) | | | (8,480,636,985 | ) | | | (15,401,124,739 | ) | | | (15,401,124,739 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (1,064,757,493 | ) | | | (1,064,757,493 | ) | | | 705,416,362 | | | | 705,416,362 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Treasury Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Capital Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0022 | | | | 0.0282 | | | | 0.0503 | | | | 0.0202 | | | | 0.0345 | | | | 0.0144 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0022 | ) | | | (0.0282 | ) | | | (0.0503 | ) | | | (0.0202 | ) | | | (0.0345 | ) | | | (0.0144 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.22 | % | | | 2.85 | % | | | 5.14 | % | | | 2.04 | %(d) | | | 3.50 | % | | | 1.45 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.19 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | %(f) | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(f) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 0.24 | % | | | 2.80 | % | | | 4.98 | % | | | 4.83 | %(f) | | | 3.51 | % | | | 1.41 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 5,696,275 | | | $ | 11,436,408 | | | $ | 7,331,951 | | | $ | 2,254,712 | | | $ | 2,283,858 | | | $ | 1,570,292 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Treasury Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Trust Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0015 | | | | 0.0272 | | | | 0.0493 | | | | 0.0198 | | | | 0.0335 | | | | 0.0134 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0015 | ) | | | (0.0272 | ) | | | (0.0493 | ) | | | (0.0198 | ) | | | (0.0335 | ) | | | (0.0134 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.15 | % | | | 2.75 | % | | | 5.04 | % | | | 2.00 | %(d) | | | 3.40 | % | | | 1.35 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.27 | % | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.30 | %(f) | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.30 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(f) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 0.13 | % | | | 2.62 | % | | | 4.92 | % | | | 4.74 | %(f) | | | 3.35 | % | | | 1.31 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 857,336 | | | $ | 964,875 | | | $ | 706,054 | | | $ | 753,036 | | | $ | 658,693 | | | $ | 656,083 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Selected date for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Liquidity Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0012 | | | | 0.0267 | | | | 0.0488 | | | | 0.0196 | | | | 0.0330 | | | | 0.0129 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0012 | ) | | | (0.0267 | ) | | | (0.0488 | ) | | | (0.0196 | ) | | | (0.0330 | ) | | | (0.0129 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.12 | % | | | 2.70 | %(d) | | | 4.99 | % | | | 1.98 | %(e) | | | 3.35 | % | | | 1.30 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.29 | % | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | %(g) | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.21 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.16 | %(g) | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.17 | % | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 0.17 | % | | | 2.53 | %(d) | | | 4.86 | % | | | 4.68 | %(g) | | | 3.31 | % | | | 1.32 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 413,066 | | | $ | 995,952 | | | $ | 750,842 | | | $ | 463,198 | | | $ | 428,929 | | | $ | 413,480 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The relationship of the class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Treasury Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Adviser Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.0011 | | | | 0.0257 | | | | 0.0478 | | | | 0.0192 | | | | 0.0320 | | | | 0.0119 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0011 | ) | | | (0.0257 | ) | | | (0.0478 | ) | | | (0.0192 | ) | | | (0.0320 | ) | | | (0.0119 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.11 | % | | | 2.60 | % | | | 4.88 | % | | | 1.93 | %(d) | | | 3.24 | % | | | 1.20 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.31 | % | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.45 | %(f) | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.45 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.19 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(f) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 0.13 | % | | | 2.50 | % | | | 4.77 | % | | | 4.58 | %(f) | | | 3.30 | % | | | 1.20 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 5,266,200 | | | $ | 10,424,598 | | | $ | 9,062,032 | | | $ | 7,525,633 | | | $ | 7,418,032 | | | $ | 4,608,621 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Investor Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.0010 | | | | 0.0247 | | | | 0.0468 | | | | 0.0188 | | | | 0.0310 | | | | 0.0109 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0010 | ) | | | (0.0247 | ) | | | (0.0468 | ) | | | (0.0188 | ) | | | (0.0310 | ) | | | (0.0109 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.10 | % | | | 2.50 | % | | | 4.78 | % | | | 1.89 | %(d) | | | 3.14 | % | | | 1.10 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.32 | % | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.55 | %(f) | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.55 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.28 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(f) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 0.11 | % | | | 2.42 | % | | | 4.68 | % | | | 4.49 | %(f) | | | 3.05 | % | | | 1.02 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 79,399 | | | $ | 234,962 | | | $ | 219,797 | | | $ | 180,073 | | | $ | 230,999 | | | $ | 368,396 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Daily Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.0007 | | | | 0.0222 | | | | 0.0443 | | | | 0.0177 | | | | 0.0285 | | | | 0.0085 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0007 | ) | | | (0.0222 | ) | | | (0.0443 | ) | | | (0.0177 | ) | | | (0.0285 | ) | | | (0.0085 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.07 | % | | | 2.25 | % | | | 4.52 | % | | | 1.79 | %(d) | | | 2.88 | % | | | 0.85 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.34 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.80 | %(f) | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.80 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.51 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(f) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 2.11 | % | | | 4.42 | % | | | 4.24 | %(f) | | | 3.06 | % | | | 0.83 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,153,305 | | | $ | 1,159,298 | | | $ | 882,296 | | | $ | 648,576 | | | $ | 710,078 | | | $ | 256,064 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 (a) | | 2006 (b) | | 2006 (c) | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.0009 | | | | 0.0237 | | | | 0.0458 | | | | 0.0184 | | | | 0.0300 | | | | 0.0099 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0009 | ) | | | (0.0237 | ) | | | (0.0458 | ) | | | (0.0184 | ) | | | (0.0300 | ) | | | (0.0099 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 0.09 | % | | | 2.40 | % | | | 4.67 | % | | | 1.85 | %(f) | | | 3.04 | % | | | 1.00 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (g) | | | 0.34 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.65 | %(h) | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.65 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.36 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(h) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (g) | | | 0.12 | % | | | 2.53 | % | | | 4.57 | % | | | 4.39 | %(h) | | | 3.05 | % | | | 0.95 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 200,805 | | | $ | 377,207 | | | $ | 647,929 | | | $ | 593,733 | | | $ | 707,503 | | | $ | 632,569 | | |
(a) On May 30, 2007, Market Class shares were exchanged for Class A shares.
(b) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(c) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.
(d) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(e) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(f) Not annualized.
(g) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(h) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Institutional Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0019 | | | | 0.0278 | | | | 0.0499 | | | | 0.0201 | | | | 0.0341 | | | | 0.0140 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0019 | ) | | | (0.0278 | ) | | | (0.0499 | ) | | | (0.0201 | ) | | | (0.0341 | ) | | | (0.0140 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.19 | % | | | 2.81 | % | | | 5.10 | % | | | 2.02 | %(d) | | | 3.46 | % | | | 1.41 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.22 | % | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.24 | %(f) | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.24 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(f) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 0.21 | % | | | 2.68 | % | | | 4.96 | % | | | 4.81 | %(f) | | | 3.51 | % | | | 1.42 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,829,959 | | | $ | 2,894,773 | | | $ | 2,189,669 | | | $ | 1,313,381 | | | $ | 1,036,381 | | | $ | 439,022 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia Treasury Reserves
August 31, 2009
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Treasury Reserves (the "Fund"), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the "Trust"), is a diversified fund. The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company.
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks current income, consistent with capital preservation and maintenance of a high degree of liquidity.
Fund Shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares, and the Fund offers eight classes of shares: Capital Class, Trust Class, Liquidity Class, Adviser Class, Investor Class, Daily Class, Class A, and Institutional Class shares. Each class of shares is offered continuously at net asset value. The Fund is closed to purchases by new investors and new accounts. For the period January 6, 2009 through April 15, 2009, the Fund was also closed to additional purchases by existing investors.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through October 22, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued, and except as disclosed in Note 9, noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosures. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security Valuation
Securities in the Fund are valued utilizing the amortized cost valuation method permitted in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act provided certain conditions are met, including that the Fund's Board of Trustees continues to believe that the amortized cost valuation method fairly reflects the market-based net asset value per share of the Fund. This method involves valuing a portfolio security initially at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant accretion or amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, respectively. The Fund's Board of Trustees has established procedures intended to stabilize the Fund's net asset value for purposes of sales and redemptions at $1.00 per share. These procedures include determinations, at such intervals as the Board of Trustees deems appropriate and reasonable in light of current market conditions, of the extent, if any, to which the Fund's market-based net asset value deviates fr om $1.00 per share. In the event such deviation exceeds 1/2 of 1%, the Board of Trustees will promptly consider what action, if any, should be initiated.
Various inputs are used to determine the value of the Fund's investments. Management establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value giving the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
• Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)
• Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable, unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs may include management's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment.
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Security Transactions
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific
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identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.
Repurchase Agreements
The Fund may engage in repurchase agreement transactions with institutions that Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia"), the Fund's investment advisor, has determined are creditworthy. The Fund, through its custodian, receives delivery of the underlying securities collateralizing a repurchase agreement. Collateral for certain tri-party repurchase agreements is held at the counterparty's custodian in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and the counterparty. Columbia is responsible for determining that the collateral is at least equal, at all times, to the value of the repurchase obligation including interest. A repurchase agreement transaction involves certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty. These risks include possible delays in or restrictions on the Fund's ability to dispose of the underlying securities and a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period while the Fund seeks to assert its rights.
Income Recognition
Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other series of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund.
Determination of Class Net Asset Value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, as shown on the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class. Income and expenses are allocated to each class based on the settled shares method, while realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated based on the relative net assets of each class.
Federal Income Tax Status
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its taxable income, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income or excise taxes.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually after the fiscal year in which the capital gains were earned or more frequently to seek to maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share, unless offset by any available capital loss carryforward. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP.
Indemnification
In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Fund. Also, under the Trust's organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Trust. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.
Note 3. Federal Tax Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund's capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.
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For the year ended August 31, 2009, permanent book and tax basis differences resulting primarily from differing treatments for net operating losses were identified and reclassified among the components of the Fund's net assets as follows:
Overdistributed Net Investment Income | | Accumulated Net Realized Loss | | Paid-In Capital | |
$ | 119,918 | | | $ | 16,507 | | | $ | (136,425 | ) | |
Net investment income and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed on the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 was as follows:
| | August 31, | |
Distributions paid from: | | 2009 | | 2008 | |
Ordinary Income* | | $ | 47,961,357 | | | $ | 706,460,645 | | |
As of August 31, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | |
$ | — | | | $ | — | | |
The following capital loss carryforwards may be available to reduce taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code:
Year of Expiration | | Capital Loss Carryforwards | |
| 2010 | | | $ | 20,714 | | |
| 2011 | | | | 7,012 | | |
| 2012 | | | | 422,339 | | |
| 2013 | | | | 711,196 | | |
| 2014 | | | | 514,185 | | |
| Total | | | $ | 1,675,446 | | |
Capital loss carryforwards of $16,507 expired during the year ended August 31, 2009.
Management is required to determine whether a tax position of the Fund is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized by the Fund is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. However, management's conclusions may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). The Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal year s remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates
Investment Advisory Fee
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation ("BOA"), provides investment advisory services to the Fund. Columbia receives a monthly investment advisory fee, calculated based on the combined average net assets of the Fund and certain other money market funds advised by Columbia, at the following annual rates:
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rate | |
First $175 billion | | | 0.15 | % | |
$175 billion to $225 billion | | | 0.13 | % | |
Over $225 billion | | | 0.08 | % | |
Columbia has contractually agreed to limit the combined investment advisory fee and administration fee for the Fund to an annual rate of 0.19% of the Fund's average net assets through December 31, 2010. There is no guarantee that this expense limitation will continue after December 31, 2010.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, the Fund's effective advisory fee rate, net of fee waivers, was 0.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
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Administration Fee
Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Fund for a monthly administration fee, calculated based on the combined average net assets of the Fund and certain other money market funds advised by Columbia, at the following annual rates, less the fees payable by the Fund as described under the Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees note below:
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rate | |
First $125 billion | | | 0.10 | % | |
$125 billion to $175 billion | | | 0.05 | % | |
Over $175 billion | | | 0.02 | % | |
Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees
The Fund has entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the "Financial Reporting Services Agreement") with State Street Bank & Trust Company ("State Street") and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Fund. The Fund has also entered into an Accounting Services Agreement (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the "State Street Agreements") with State Street and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Fund. Under the State Street Agreements, the Fund pays State Street an annual fee of $38,000 paid monthly plus an additional monthly fee based on an annualized percentage rate of average daily net assets of the Fund for the month. The aggregate fee will not exceed $140,000 per year (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and charges). The Fund also reimburses State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charge s.
The Fund has entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the "Services Agreement") with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provides services related to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provides oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. Under the Services Agreement, the Fund reimburses Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses.
Transfer Agent Fee
Columbia Management Services, Inc. (the "Transfer Agent"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, provides shareholder services to the Fund and has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services ("BFDS") to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a fee for its services, paid monthly, at the annual rate of $17.34 per open account plus reimbursement of certain sub-transfer agent fees paid by the Transfer Agent (exclusive of BFDS fees), calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts and intended to recover the cost of payments to other parties (including affiliates of BOA) for services to those accounts. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund.
The Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, Individual Retirement Account ("IRA") trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due to the Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Fund and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.
An annual minimum account balance fee of up to $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the Fund's minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. For the year ended August 31, 2009, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Fund.
Distribution and Service Fees
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, is the principal underwriter of the Fund's shares.
The Trust has adopted distribution plans ("Distribution Plans") for the Liquidity Class, Investor Class, Daily Class and Class A shares of the Fund. The Distribution Plans, adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, permit the Fund to compensate or reimburse the Distributor and/or selling agents for activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of the classes' shares.
The Trust also has adopted shareholder servicing plans ("Servicing Plans") for the Liquidity Class, Adviser Class,
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Investor Class, Daily Class and Class A shares of the Fund. The Servicing Plans permit the Fund to compensate or reimburse servicing agents for the shareholder services they have provided.
A substantial portion of the expenses incurred pursuant to these plans is paid to affiliates of BOA and the Distributor.
The annual rates in effect and plan limits, as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:
Distribution Plans: | | Current Rate (after fee waivers) | | Plan Limit | |
Liquidity Class shares | | | 0.15 | %* | | | 0.25 | %** | |
Investor Class shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Daily Class shares | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | % | |
Class A shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Servicing Plans: | |
Liquidity Class shares | | | 0.15 | %* | | | 0.25 | %** | |
Investor Class shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Daily Class shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Class A shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Adviser Class shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
* The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive Distribution Plan fees and/or Servicing Plan fees through December 31, 2010 as a percentage of the Fund's Liquidity Class shares average daily net assets at an annual rate of 0.10%, so that combined fees will not exceed 0.15%. There is no guarantee that this waiver will continue after December 31, 2010.
** To the extent that the Liquidity Class shares of the Fund make payments pursuant to the Distribution Plan and/or the Servicing Plan, the total of such payments may not exceed, on an annual basis, 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Liquidity Class shares.
Shareholder Administration Fees
The Distributor is the principal underwriter of the Fund's shares.
The Trust has adopted shareholder administration plans ("Administration Plans") for the Class A, Trust Class and Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Under the Administration Plans, the Fund may pay servicing agents that have entered into a shareholder administration agreement with the Trust for certain shareholder support services that are provided to holders of the classes' shares. A substantial portion of the expenses incurred pursuant to these plans is paid to affiliates of BOA and the Distributor.
The annual rates in effect and plan limits, as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:
Administration Plans: | | Current Rate | | Plan Limit | |
Class A shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Trust Class shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Institutional Class shares | | | 0.04 | % | | | 0.04 | % | |
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements
Columbia and/or some of the Fund's other service providers have contractually agreed to bear a portion of the Fund's expenses through December 31, 2010, so that the Fund's ordinary operating expenses (excluding any distribution, shareholder servicing and/or shareholder administration fees, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, but including custodian charges relating to overdrafts, if any) after giving effect to any balance credits from the Fund's custodian, do not exceed the annual rate of 0.20% of the Fund's average daily net assets. There is no guarantee that this expense limitation will continue after December 31, 2010.
Columbia and/or the Distributor have voluntarily agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse the Fund for expenses to the extent necessary to maintain a minimum annualized net yield. For the period from September 1, 2008 to September 16, 2008, the minimum annualized net yield for all classes of the Fund was maintained at 0.10%; for the period from September 17, 2008 to September 29, 2008, the minimum annualized net yield for all classes of the Fund was maintained at 0.05% and for the period from September 30, 2008, to December 14, 2008, the minimum annualized net yield for all classes of the Fund was maintained at 0.01%. Effective December 15, 2008 to August 31, 2009, the minimum annualized net yield for all classes of the Fund is being maintained at 0.00%.
In addition, Columbia has voluntarily agreed to reimburse certain Fund expenses (consisting of advisory and administration fees) to the extent necessary to maintain such yield in the event the Distributor's reimbursement of class specific Fund expenses is fully utilized. These reimbursements are voluntary and may be modified or discontinued by the Distributor or Columbia at any time.
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Columbia is entitled to recover from the Fund any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed for a three year period following the date of such fee waiver and/or reimbursement if such recovery does not cause the Fund's total operating expenses to exceed the expense limitation in effect at the time of recovery.
Under the Distribution Plans for the Liquidity Class shares, the Trust is currently not reimbursing the Distributor for distribution expenses for Liquidity Class shares. Unreimbursed expenses incurred by the Distributor in a given year may not be recovered by the Distributor in subsequent years.
At August 31, 2009, the amounts potentially recoverable by Columbia pursuant to this arrangement are as follows:
Amount of potential recovery expiring August 31, | | Total potential | | Amount recovered during the year | |
2012 | | 2011 | | 2010 | | recovery | | ended 8/31/09 | |
$ | 13,656,317 | | | $ | 14,300,715 | | | $ | 9,040,320 | | | $ | 36,997,352 | | | $ | — | | |
Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees
All officers of the Fund are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Fund. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Fund, along with other affiliated funds, pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.
The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Fund's assets. Income earned on the plan participant's deferral account is based on the rate of return of the eligible mutual funds selected by the participant or, if no funds are selected, on the rate of return of Columbia Treasury Reserves. The expense for the deferred compensation plan, which includes trustees' fees deferred during the current period as well as any gains or losses on the trustees' deferred compensation balances as a result of market fluctuations, is included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statements of Operations. The liability for the deferred compensation plan is included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
As a result of a fund merger, the Fund assumed the liabilities of the deferred compensation plan of the acquired fund, which are included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The deferred compensation plan may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Fund's assets.
Note 5. Custody Credits
The Fund has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. The Fund could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if it had not entered into such an agreement.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, these custody credits reduced total expenses by $270,156 for the Fund.
Note 6. Line of Credit
The Fund and other affiliated funds participate in a $200,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit provided by State Street. Borrowings are available for short-term liquidity or temporary or emergency purposes.
Interest is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.75% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 0.75%. A one-time structuring fee of $10,000 is also accrued and apportioned to each fund participating in the line of credit based on the average net assets of the participating funds. In addition, if the line of credit is extended for an additional period after the expiration date, an annual administration fee of $10,000 may be charged and apportioned among the participating funds. Prior to December 18, 2008, the Fund and other affiliated funds participated in a $200,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit provided by State Street under similar terms. Interest was charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.375%.
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For the year ended August 31, 2009, the Fund did not borrow under these arrangements.
Note 7. Shares of Beneficial Interest
As of August 31, 2009, 79.1% of the Fund's shares outstanding were beneficially owned by four participant accounts over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates had either sole or joint investment discretion.
Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.
Note 8. Significant Risks and Contingencies
Legal Proceedings
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (collectively, the "Columbia Group") are subject to a settlement agreement with the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") (the "NYAG Settlement") and a settlement order with the SEC (the "SEC Order") on matters relating to mutual fund trading, each dated February 9, 2005. Under the terms of the SEC Order, the Columbia Group (or predecessor or affiliated entities) agreed, among other things, to: pay disgorgement and civil money penalties collectively totaling $375 million; cease and desist from violations of the antifraud provisions and certain other provisions of the federal securities laws; maintain certain compliance and ethics oversight structures; and retain an independent consultant to review the Columbia Group's applicable supervisory, compliance, control and other policies and procedures. The NYAG Settlement, among other things, requires Columbia Ma nagement Advisors, LLC and its affiliates to reduce management fees for certain funds in the Columbia family of mutual funds in a projected total of $160 million over five years through November 30, 2009 and to make certain disclosures to investors relating to expenses. In connection with the Columbia Group providing services to the Columbia Funds, the Columbia Funds have voluntarily undertaken to implement certain governance measures designed to maintain the independence of their boards of trustees and certain special consulting and compliance measures.
Pursuant to the SEC Order and related procedures, the $375 million in settlement amounts described above, of which approximately $90 million has been earmarked for certain Columbia Funds and their shareholders, is being distributed in accordance with a distribution plan developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the SEC on December 27, 2007. Distributions under the distribution plan began in mid-June 2008.
Civil Litigation
In connection with the events that resulted in the NYAG Settlement and SEC Order, various parties filed suits against Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including Banc of America Capital Management, LLC ("BACAP," now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) and BACAP Distributors, LLC (now known as Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.) (collectively "BAC"), Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and its Board of Trustees. On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the "MDL"). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On September 29, 2004, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed amended and consolidated complaints. One of these amended complaints is a putative class action that includes claims under the federal securities laws and state common law, and that names Nations Funds Trust, the Trustees, BAC and others as defendants. Another of the amended complaints is a derivative action purportedly on behalf of the Nations Funds Trust against BAC and others that asserts claims under federal securities laws and state common law. Nations Funds Trust is a nominal defendant in this action.
On February 25, 2005, BAC and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases. On December 15, 2005, BAC and others entered into a Stipulation of Settlement of the direct and derivative claims brought on behalf of the Nations Funds shareholders. The settlement is subject to court approval. If the settlement is approved, BAC would pay settlement administration costs and fees to plaintiffs' counsel as approved by the court. The stipulation has not yet been presented to the court for approval.
Note 9. Subsequent Event
Bank of America Corporation, the indirect parent company of Columbia, entered into an agreement dated September 29, 2009 to sell a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. The transaction does not include a sale of the part of the asset management business that advises the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust and the Shareholders of Columbia Treasury Reserves
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolio, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia Treasury Reserves (the "Fund") (a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust) at August 31, 2009, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Co mpany Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at August 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 22, 2009
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Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited) – Columbia Treasury Reserves
The Fund designates the maximum amount allowable as qualified interest income for nonresident alien shareholders, as provided in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
The Fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Fund Governance
The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and ages of the Trustees and officers of the Funds in the Columbia Funds Series Trust, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, the number of Funds overseen by each Trustee and other directorships they hold are shown below. Each officer listed below serves as an officer of each Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex.
Independent Trustees
Name, Address and Age, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Edward J. Boudreau (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Managing Director—E.J. Boudreau & Associates (consulting), from 2000 through current; oversees 66; no other directorships held. | |
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William P. Carmichael (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1999) | | Retired. Oversees 66; Director—Cobra Electronics Corporation (electronic equipment manufacturer); Director—Spectrum Brands, Inc. (consumer products); Director—Simmons Company (bedding); Director—The Finish Line (sportswear). | |
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William A. Hawkins (Born 1942) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | President and Chief Executive Officer—California General Bank, N.A., from January 2008 through current; President, Retail Banking—IndyMac Bancorp, Inc., from September 1999 to August 2003; oversees 66; no other directorships held. | |
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R. Glenn Hilliard (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer—Hilliard Group LLC (investing and consulting), from April 2003 through current; Non-Executive Director & Chairman—Conseco, Inc. (insurance), September 2003 through current; Executive Chairman—Conseco, Inc. (insurance), August 2004 through September 2005; oversees 66; Director—Conseco, Inc. (insurance). | |
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John J. Nagorniak (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2008)` | | Retired. President and Director—Foxstone Financial, Inc. (consulting), 2000 through December 2007; Director—Mellon Financial Corporation affiliates (investing), 2000 through 2007; Chairman—Franklin Portfolio Associates (investing—Mellon affiliate), 1982 through 2007; oversees 66; Director—MIT Investment Company; Trustee—MIT 401k Plan; Trustee and Chairman—Research Foundation of CFA Institute. | |
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Independent Trustees (continued)
Name, Address and Age, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Minor M. Shaw (Born 1947) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2003) | | President—Micco Corporation and Mickel Investment Group; oversees 66; Board Member—Piedmont Natural Gas. | |
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Interested Trustee
Name, Address and Age, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Anthony M. Santomero (Born 1946) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee1 (since 2008) | | Richard K. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, from 1972 through current; Senior Advisor—McKinsey & Company (consulting), July 2006 through December 2007; President and Chief Executive Officer—Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 2000 through April 2006; oversees 66; Director—Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd; Director—Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company; Director—Citigroup. | |
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1 Mr. Santomero is currently deemed by the Columbia Funds to be an "interested person" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Funds because he serves as a Director of Citigroup, Inc. ("Citigroup"), a company that may through subsidiaries and affiliates engage from time-to-time in brokerage execution, principal transactions and lending relationships with the Columbia Funds or other funds or accounts advised/managed by the Advisor.
The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Funds and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800-345-6611.
Officers
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Columbia Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
J. Kevin Connaughton (Born 1964) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 President (since 2009) | | Managing Director of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC since December 2004; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer—Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009; Treasurer—Columbia Funds, from October 2003 to May 2008; Treasurer—the Liberty Funds, Stein Roe Funds and Liberty All-Star Funds, December 2000—December 2006; Senior Vice President—Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from April 2003 to December 2004; President—Columbia Funds, Liberty Funds and Stein Roe Funds, February 2004 to October 2004; Treasurer—Galaxy Funds, September 2002 to December 2005; Treasurer, December 2002 to December 2004, and President, February 2004 to December 2004—Columbia Management Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund, LLC; and a senior officer of various other Bank of America-affiliated entities, including other registered and unregistered funds | |
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Officers (continued)
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Columbia Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
James R. Bordewick, Jr. (Born 1959) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2006) | | Associate General Counsel, Bank of America since April 2005; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, MFS Investment Management (investment management) prior to April 2005. | |
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Linda J. Wondrack (Born 1964) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2007) | | Director (Columbia Management Group LLC and Investment Product Group Compliance), Bank of America since June 2005; Director of Corporate Compliance and Conflicts Officer, MFS Investment Management (investment management), August 2004 to May 2005; Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management (investment management) prior to August 2004. | |
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Michael G. Clarke (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (since 2009) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Managing Director of the Advisor September 2004 to December 2005; Vice President Fund Administration June 2002 to September 2004. | |
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Jeffrey R. Coleman (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Treasurer (since 2008) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Fund Controller of the Advisor from October 2004 to January 2006; Vice President of CDC IXIS Asset Management Services, Inc. (investment management) from August 2000 to September 2004. | |
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Joseph F. DiMaria (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Chief Accounting Officer (since 2008) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Head of Tax/Compliance and Assistant Treasurer of the Advisor from November 2004 to December 2005; Director of Trustee Administration (Sarbanes-Oxley) of the Advisor from May 2003 to October 2004. | |
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Julian Quero (Born 1967) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2008) | | Senior Tax Manager of the Advisor since August 2006; Senior Compliance Manager of the Advisor from April 2002 to August 2006. | |
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Barry S. Vallan (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Controller (since 2006) | | Vice President—Fund Treasury of the Advisor since October 2004; Vice President—Trustee Reporting of the Advisor from April 2002 to October 2004. | |
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Stephen T. Welsh (Born 1957) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Vice President (since 1996) | | President, Columbia Management Services, Inc. since July 2004; Senior Vice President and Controller, Columbia Management Services, Inc. prior to July 2004. | |
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Important Information About This Report
The fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 1-800-345-6611 and additional reports will be sent to you. This report has been prepared for shareholders of Columbia Treasury Reserves.
A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of the fund's voting records are available (i) at www.columbiamanagement.com; (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov; and (iii) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-368-0346. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC's website. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the fund's website.
The fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus which contains this and other important information about the fund, contact your Columbia Management representative or financial advisor or go to www.columbiamanagement.com.
Columbia Management Group, LLC ("Columbia Management") is the investment management division of Bank of America Corporation. Columbia Management entities furnish investment management services and products for institutional and individual investors. Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., member of FINRA, SIPC, part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.
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August 31, 2009
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Table of Contents
Understanding Your Expenses | | | 1 | | |
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Financial Statements | | | | | |
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Investment Portfolio | | | 2 | | |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | 8 | | |
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Statement of Operations | | | 10 | | |
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | | 11 | | |
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Financial Highlights | | | 13 | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements | | | 21 | | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | | 29 | | |
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Federal Income Tax Information | | | 30 | | |
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Fund Governance | | | 31 | | |
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Important Information About This Report | | | 37 | | |
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An investment in money market mutual funds is not a bank deposit, and is not insured or guaranteed by Bank of America, N.A. or any of its affiliates or by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although money market mutual funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in money market mutual funds. Please see the prospectuses for a complete discussion of investments in money market funds.
The views expressed in the President's Message reflect the current views of Columbia Funds' president. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.
President's Message

Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to provide this shareholder report detailing your fund's performance, portfolio holdings and financial statements. We hope this information is helpful in monitoring your investments as we work through these challenging economic times. We recognize that you have entrusted us with your money and want you to know that our professional investment teams work to interpret the latest economic and market trends with the goal of optimizing portfolio construction for our clients.
The first half of 2009 was defined by extremes. The multiyear lows we witnessed in the early months gave way to a stunning rally for the U.S. financial markets in the spring. A global market rebound may be underway, thanks to the massive fiscal and aggressive monetary policies of governments around the world. As of the June 30 market close, the S&P 500® Index1 was trading at nearly 16.6 times its 2009 Wall Street consensus earnings estimates with a sharp increase of nearly 36% since March 9. More mixed economic news has yet to provide the all-clear signal for investors, although economic activity has started to firm up. We believe this challenging economic environment makes it even more important to work with professional money managers while continuing to invest for life events like retirement, college planning, home improvements and career changes.
Retirement income planning has become an increasingly significant focus in the lives of millions of Americans. Recent economic conditions make it even more important to manage short-term obligations such as mortgages, monthly bills and credit card debt while also taking the steps necessary to prepare for or maximize retirement benefits. Better nutrition and medical services can result in U.S. citizens living longer, healthier lives. This means the risk of outliving one's assets in retirement is very real without proper planning. Financial security and retirement planning is an ongoing process that requires active management of your savings, investments and risks. We encourage you to review your retirement plan regularly so you'll be better able to meet your retirement needs in the future.
We recognize that economic uncertainty creates great challenges for many investors. Our professional investment teams work diligently to help investors navigate through difficult markets. Thank you for your business and for the opportunity to work together towards your investment goals.
Sincerely,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds
On September 29, 2009, Bank of America Corporation entered into an agreement to sell a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC. Please see Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
1The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks. Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.
Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Reserves
As a fund shareholder, you incur ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund.
Estimating your actual expenses
To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from their financial intermediary, contact your financial intermediary to obtain your account balance.
1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.
2. In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "Actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
If the value of your account falls below the minimum investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to an annual fee of up to $20. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
03/01/09 – 08/31/09
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Fund's annualized expense ratio (%) | |
| | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | |
Capital Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,002.22 | | | | 1,024.00 | | | | 1.21 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 0.24 | | |
Trust Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,001.71 | | | | 1,023.49 | | | | 1.72 | | | | 1.73 | | | | 0.34 | | |
Adviser Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,001.11 | | | | 1,022.89 | | | | 2.32 | | | | 2.35 | | | | 0.46 | | |
Class A Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.50 | | | | 1,022.23 | | | | 2.97 | | | | 3.01 | | | | 0.59 | | |
Daily Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.20 | | | | 1,021.88 | | | | 3.33 | | | | 3.36 | | | | 0.66 | | |
Institutional Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,002.02 | | | | 1,023.79 | | | | 1.41 | | | | 1.43 | | | | 0.28 | | |
Retail A Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,001.71 | | | | 1,023.49 | | | | 1.72 | | | | 1.73 | | | | 0.34 | | |
G-Trust Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,002.22 | | | | 1,024.00 | | | | 1.21 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 0.24 | | |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Reserves
August 31, 2009
Municipal Bonds – 99.6% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
New York – 98.9% | |
NY Addison Central School District | |
Series 2009, | |
3.750% 01/21/10 | | | 3,050,000 | | | | 3,073,305 | | |
NY Bank of New York Municipal Certificates Trust | |
Series 2007, | |
LOC: Bank of New York 0.500% 02/15/36 (11/15/09) (a)(b) | | | 17,150,000 | | | | 17,150,000 | | |
NY Broome County Industrial Development Agency | |
James Johnston Memorial Nursing Home, | |
Series 2003, LOC: Sovereign Bank FSB LOC: Bank of New York 0.280% 02/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,845,000 | | | | 1,845,000 | | |
NY Chenango County Industrial Development Agency | |
Grace View Manor Nursing Home, | |
Series 2003, LOC: Sovereign Bank FSB LOC: Bank of New York 0.280% 02/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,455,000 | | | | 3,455,000 | | |
NY Clifton Park Industrial Development Agency | |
Community School of Naples, Inc., | |
Series 2006, LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.200% 05/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,210,000 | | | | 4,210,000 | | |
NY Dormitory Authority | |
Catholic Health System, | |
Series 2008, LOC: HSBC Bank USA N.A. 0.200% 07/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,470,000 | | | | 2,470,000 | | |
Le Moyne College, | |
Series 2009, LOC: TD Banknorth N.A. 0.240% 01/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
New York Law School, | |
Series 2009 B, LOC: TD Bank N.A. 0.150% 07/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 4,500,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
New York Public Library: | |
Series 1999 A, LOC: TD Bank N.A. 0.170% 07/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,185,000 | | | | 6,185,000 | | |
Series 1999 B, | |
LOC: TD Bank N.A. 0.170% 07/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,575,000 | | | | 10,575,000 | | |
Pratt Institute, | |
Series 2009 B, LOC: TD Bank N.A. 0.250% 07/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,760,000 | | | | 9,760,000 | | |
Samaritan Medical Center, | |
Series 2009 B, LOC: HSBC Bank USA N.A. 0.300% 11/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,300,000 | | | | 10,300,000 | | |
Series 2003 D, | |
LOC: Royal Bank of Canada 0.210% 02/15/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,000,000 | | |
Series 2007 A, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.290% 03/15/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 12,600,000 | | | | 12,600,000 | | |
Series 2009: | |
LIC FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.290% 03/15/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 11,330,000 | | | | 11,330,000 | | |
LIQ FAC: Morgan Stanley Municipal Funding | |
0.340% 08/15/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 7,920,000 | | | | 7,920,000 | | |
Sisters of Charity Hospital, | |
Series 2006 C, LOC: HSBC Bank USA N.A. 0.200% 07/01/22 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,900,000 | | | | 5,900,000 | | |
Wagner College, | |
Series 2009, LOC: TD Bank N.A. 0.230% 07/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,000,000 | | |
NY Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency | |
Marist College: | |
Series 1999 A, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.250% 07/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,410,000 | | | | 3,410,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Reserves
August 31, 2009
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2005 A, | |
LOC: Bank of New York 0.250% 07/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,255,000 | | | | 8,255,000 | | |
Trinity-Pawling School Corp., | |
Series 2002, LOC: PNC Bank N.A. 0.290% 10/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,955,000 | | | | 2,955,000 | | |
NY Eclipse Funding Trust | |
Series 2006, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.250% 11/15/13 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,500,000 | | |
NY Environmental Facilities Corp. | |
Series 2008, | |
LIQ FAC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.300% 12/15/15 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,625,000 | | | | 3,625,000 | | |
NY Housing Finance Agency | |
Series 2009 A: | |
1.750% 03/15/10 | | | 1,265,000 | | | | 1,273,658 | | |
LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A.: 0.190% 05/01/42 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 36,710,000 | | | | 36,710,000 | | |
0.230% 05/01/42 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,200,000 | | | | 4,200,000 | | |
NY Liverpool Central School District | |
Series 2009, | |
2.250% 07/09/10 | | | 4,970,000 | | | | 5,016,027 | | |
NY Livingston County Industrial Development Agency | |
Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital, | |
Series 2007 A, LOC: HSBC Bank USA N.A. 0.200% 07/01/19 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,267,000 | | | | 2,267,000 | | |
NY Local Government Assistance Corp. | |
Series 1995 D, | |
LOC: Societe Generale 0.180% 04/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,340,000 | | | | 11,340,000 | | |
Series 1995 F, | |
LOC: Societe Generale 0.150% 04/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,600,000 | | | | 11,600,000 | | |
Series 1995 G, | |
LOC: Bank of Nova Scotia 0.170% 04/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,135,000 | | | | 1,135,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2006, | |
GTY AGMT: Dexia Credit Local 1.320% 04/01/21 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,225,000 | | | | 5,225,000 | | |
Series 2008 B, | |
SPA: Dexia Credit Local 0.500% 04/01/21 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 28,290,000 | | | | 28,290,000 | | |
NY Marlboro Central School District | |
Series 2008, | |
3.250% 12/17/09 | | | 8,600,000 | | | | 8,618,429 | | |
NY Metropolitan Transportation Authority | |
Series 2005 G2, | |
LOC: BNP Paribas 0.160% 11/01/26 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,100,000 | | | | 7,100,000 | | |
Series 2006 A, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.440% 11/15/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
Series 2008 A, | |
4.000% 11/15/09 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,257,496 | | |
Series 2008 B-1, | |
LOC: Scotiabank 0.200% 11/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,400,000 | | | | 7,400,000 | | |
Series 2008 B-2, | |
LOC: BNP Paribas 0.200% 11/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,125,000 | | | | 8,125,000 | | |
Series 2008 B-3, | |
LOC: Lloyds TSB Bank PLC 0.200% 11/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,800,000 | | | | 7,800,000 | | |
Series 2008 G1, | |
LOC: Bank of Nova Scotia 0.170% 11/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 38,100,000 | | | | 38,100,000 | | |
Series 2009, | |
SPA: Citibank N.A. 0.290% 05/01/15 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 11,385,000 | | | | 11,385,000 | | |
NY Monroe County Industrial Development Agency | |
Association for the Blind, | |
Series 2008 B, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.500% 02/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 1,900,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Reserves
August 31, 2009
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Cherry Ridge Independent Living, | |
Series 2005, LOC: HSBC Bank USA N.A. 0.160% 01/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,190,000 | | | | 2,190,000 | | |
Monroe Community College Association, Inc., | |
Series 2002 A, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.210% 01/15/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,550,000 | | | | 2,550,000 | | |
Nazareth College of Rochester, | |
Series 2008, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.300% 04/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,300,000 | | | | 4,300,000 | | |
St. Ann's Nursing Home Co., | |
Series 2000, LOC: HSBC Bank USA N.A. 0.200% 07/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,755,000 | | | | 4,755,000 | | |
St. Ann's Nursing Home for the Aged, | |
Series 2000, LOC: HSBC Bank USA N.A. 0.200% 07/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,625,000 | | | | 9,625,000 | | |
NY Morrisville-Eaton Central School District | |
Series 2009, | |
2.250% 07/08/10 | | | 3,576,258 | | | | 3,606,201 | | |
NY Mortgage Agency | |
Series 2008, | |
SPA: Dexia Credit Local 0.300% 04/01/47 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,565,000 | | | | 6,565,000 | | |
NY New York City Cultural Trust | |
Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, | |
Series 2008 B-1, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.190% 11/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,750,000 | | | | 3,750,000 | | |
Manhattan School of Music, | |
Series 2009 A, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.210% 10/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,000,000 | | |
Series 2008, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.290% 07/01/11 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 1,600,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NY New York City Housing Development Corp. | |
201 Pearl LLC, | | | |
Series 2006 A, Guarantor: FNMA 0.150% 10/15/41 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 20,000,000 | | |
East 124th Street LLC, | |
Series 2008, Guarantor: FHLMC 0.170% 11/01/46 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
James West Ninety LLC, | |
Series 2002 A, Guarantor: FNMA 0.180% 06/15/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,637,500 | | | | 3,637,500 | | |
Multi-Family Housing, | |
96th Street Associates LP, Series 1997 A, Guarantor: FNMA 0.180% 11/15/19 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 48,080,000 | | | | 48,080,000 | | |
Series 2008 M, | |
1.200% 11/01/13 (12/22/09) (b)(d) | | | 12,400,000 | | | | 12,400,000 | | |
NY New York City Industrial Development Agency | |
Series 2008, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.290% 07/01/10 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,940,000 | | | | 6,940,000 | | |
NY New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority | |
Series 2001 F2, | |
SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.230% 06/15/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | | |
Series 2005 AA-3, | |
SPA: Dexia Credit Local 0.520% 06/15/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 26,850,000 | | | | 26,850,000 | | |
Series 2008 B-2, | |
SPA: Lloyds TSB Bank PLC 0.120% 06/15/24 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,515,000 | | | | 11,515,000 | | |
Series 2008 B-4, | |
SPA: BNP Paribas 0.190% 06/15/23 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,200,000 | | | | 5,200,000 | | |
Series 2008 C, | |
4.000% 06/15/10 | | | 4,040,000 | | | | 4,150,776 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Reserves
August 31, 2009
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2008: | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.290% 06/15/12 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,700,000 | | | | 3,700,000 | | |
LIQ FAC: Citigroup Financial Products 0.290% 12/15/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 3,900,000 | | | | 3,900,000 | | |
LIQ FAC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.300% 06/15/10 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 100,000 | | | | 100,000 | | |
NY New York City Transitional Finance Authority | |
Series 2002 2A, | |
LIQ FAC: Dexia Credit Local 0.120% 11/01/22 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 16,385,000 | | | | 16,385,000 | | |
Series 2002 3-F, | |
SPA: Royal Bank of Canada 0.120% 11/01/22 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,600,000 | | | | 3,600,000 | | |
Series 2002 3-H, | |
SPA: Royal Bank of Canada 0.110% 11/01/22 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,000,000 | | | | 13,000,000 | | |
Series 2009, | |
SPA: Citibank N.A. 0.290% 05/01/12 (09/03/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 11,050,000 | | | | 11,050,000 | | |
NY New York City | |
Series 1993 E4, | |
LOC: Fortis Bank SA/NV: 0.120% 08/01/21 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,950,000 | | | | 13,950,000 | | |
0.120% 08/01/22 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,355,000 | | | | 4,355,000 | | |
Series 1995 F-3, | |
LOC: Morgan Guaranty Trust 0.220% 02/15/13 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 1,900,000 | | |
Series 2002 C5, | |
LOC: Bank of New York 0.170% 08/01/20 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,835,000 | | | | 14,835,000 | | |
Series 2006 I-4, | |
LOC: Bank of New York 0.210% 04/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,900,000 | | | | 10,900,000 | | |
Series 2008 K08, | |
SPA: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.270% 08/01/20 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,635,000 | | | | 6,635,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2008 L-6, | |
SPA: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.150% 04/01/32 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,600,000 | | | | 6,600,000 | | |
Series 2008, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.290% 06/01/20 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 7,080,000 | | | | 7,080,000 | | |
NY Norwood-Norfolk Central School District | |
Series 2009, | |
2.250% 06/25/10 | | | 5,271,645 | | | | 5,311,739 | | |
NY Oceanside Union Free School District | |
Series 2009, | |
2.000% 06/23/10 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,049,215 | | |
NY Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency | |
Syracuse University, | |
Series 2008 B, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.200% 07/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,320,000 | | | | 9,320,000 | | |
NY Power Authority | |
Series 1985, | |
LIQ FAC: Bank of Nova Scotia: 0.600% 03/01/16 (09/02/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,500,000 | | |
0.600% 03/01/20 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 34,250,000 | | | | 34,250,000 | | |
NY Reset Optional Certificates Trust II-R | |
Series 2006, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.290% 10/01/14 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,240,000 | | | | 3,240,000 | | |
NY Riverhead Industrial Development Authority | |
Peconic Bay Medical Center, | |
Series 2006 A, LOC: HSBC Bank USA N.A. 0.200% 07/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,630,000 | | | | 7,630,000 | | |
NY South Country Central School District of Brookhaven | |
Series 2009, | |
2.500% 08/26/10 | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 12,157,449 | | |
NY South Huntington Union Free School District | |
Series 2009, | |
3.000% 09/15/09 | | | 905,000 | | | | 905,693 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Reserves
August 31, 2009
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NY Syracuse Industrial Development Agency | |
Syracuse University: | |
Series 2005 A, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.200% 12/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,000,000 | | | | 11,000,000 | | |
Series 2005 B, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.200% 12/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,400,000 | | | | 11,400,000 | | |
NY Thruway Authority Revenue | |
Series 2003, | |
5.000% 03/15/10 | | | 6,055,000 | | | | 6,187,467 | | |
NY Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. | |
Series 2006, | |
GTY AGMT: Merrill Lynch & Co., SPA: Merrill Lynch International Bank 0.490% 06/01/20 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(e) | | | 32,000,000 | | | | 32,000,000 | | |
NY Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency | |
Cornell University, | |
Series 2008 A2, SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.090% 07/01/37 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,005,000 | | | | 5,005,000 | | |
NY Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority | |
Series 2005 A, | |
SPA: Dexia Credit Local 0.550% 11/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,165,000 | | | | 12,165,000 | | |
Series 2008 A, | |
LOC: Societe Generale 0.320% 01/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,830,000 | | | | 3,830,000 | | |
Series 2009 A1, | |
2.000% 11/15/38 (09/07/09) (b)(d) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,025,955 | | |
NY Troy Industrial Development Authority | |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, | |
Series 2002 D, LOC: Northern Trust Co. 0.220% 09/01/42 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,250,000 | | | | 13,250,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NY Urban Development Corp. | |
Series 2004 A3A, | |
SPA: Dexia Credit Local 0.300% 03/15/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 25,405,000 | | | | 25,405,000 | | |
Series 2004 A3C, | |
SPA: Dexia Credit Local 0.300% 03/15/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,450,000 | | | | 11,450,000 | | |
Series 2007, | |
LIQ FAC: Citigroup Financial Products 0.290% 01/01/14 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 18,460,000 | | | | 18,460,000 | | |
Series 2008 A5, | |
LOC: TD Banknorth N.A. 0.150% 01/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 22,900,000 | | | | 22,900,000 | | |
Series 2009, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A.: 0.290% 12/15/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 2,540,000 | | | | 2,540,000 | | |
0.290% 03/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(c) | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,500,000 | | |
NY Westchester County Industrial Development | |
Westchester Jewish Community, | |
Series 1998, LOC: Chase Manhattan Bank 0.520% 10/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 855,000 | | | | 855,000 | | |
NY Yonkers Industrial Development Agency | |
Consumers Union of the U.S., Inc., | |
Series 2005, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.190% 06/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 23,350,000 | | | | 23,350,000 | | |
New York Total | | | 948,152,910 | | |
Puerto Rico – 0.7% | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority | |
Series 2008, | |
LOC: Dexia Credit Local 1.000% 01/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,690,000 | | | | 1,690,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Reserves
August 31, 2009
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | |
Series 2007 A8, | |
LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.180% 07/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,520,000 | | | | 4,520,000 | | |
Puerto Rico Total | | | 6,210,000 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $954,362,910) | | | 954,362,910 | | |
Total Investments – 99.6% (cost of $954,362,910)(f) | | | 954,362,910 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 0.4% | | | 3,915,185 | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 958,278,095 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) Variable rate obligations have long dated final maturities, however, their effective maturity is within 397 days in accordance with its demand feature. These securities are secured by a letter of credit or other credit support agreements from banks. These securities are puttable upon not more than one, seven or thirty business days' notice. Put bonds and notes have a demand feature that matures within one year. The interest rate is changed periodically and the interest rate reflects the rate at August 31, 2009.
(b) Parenthetical date represents the effective maturity date for the security.
(c) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At August 31, 2009, these securities, which are not illiquid, amounted to $70,305,000, which represents 7.3% of net assets.
(d) Variable rate obligations have long dated final maturities, however, their effective maturity is within 397 days in accordance with its demand feature. These securities are puttable upon not more than one, seven or thirty business days' notice. Put bonds and notes have a demand feature that matures within one year. The interest rate is changed periodically and the interest rate reflects the rate at August 31, 2009.
(e) Effective January 1, 2009, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation and an affiliate of Columbia Management.
(f) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $954,362,910.
Significant observable inputs (level 2 measurements), including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and others, were used in determining value for all securities in the Fund's portfolio as of August 31, 2009.
For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Acronym | | Name | |
FHLMC | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | |
|
FNMA | | Federal National Mortgage Association | |
|
GTY AGMT | | Guaranty Agreement | |
|
LIQ FAC | | Liquidity Facility | |
|
LOC | | Letter of Credit | |
|
SPA | | Stand-by Purchase Agreement | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Reserves
August 31, 2009
| | | | ($) | |
Assets | | Investments, at amortized cost approximating value | | | 954,362,910 | | |
| | Cash | | | 3,284 | | |
| | Receivable for: | | | | | |
| | Investments sold | | | 2,955,000 | | |
| | Fund shares sold | | | 113,000 | | |
| | Interest | | | 1,157,942 | | |
| | Expense reimbursement due from investment advisor | | | 40,712 | | |
| | Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 644 | | |
| | Prepaid expenses | | | 40,450 | | |
| | Total Assets | | | 958,673,942 | | |
Liabilities | | Payable for: | | | | | |
| | Distributions | | | 29,363 | | |
| | Investment advisory fee | | | 125,947 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 28,667 | | |
| | Administration fee | | | 21,918 | | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | | 2,912 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 33,191 | | |
| | Audit fee | | | 51,821 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 3,682 | | |
| | Distribution and service fees | | | 786 | | |
| | Shareholder administration fees | | | 63,580 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 184 | | |
| | Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 644 | | |
| | Other liabilities | | | 33,152 | | |
| | Total Liabilities | | | 395,847 | | |
| | Net Assets | | | 958,278,095 | | |
Net Assets Consist of | | Paid-in capital | | | 958,089,702 | | |
| | Undistributed net investment income | | | 163,612 | | |
| | Accumulated net realized gain | | | 24,781 | | |
| | Net Assets | | | 958,278,095 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued) – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Reserves
August 31, 2009
Capital Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 133,679,803 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 133,647,298 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Trust Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 645,196,502 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 645,039,825 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Adviser Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 4,819,409 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 4,818,237 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Class A Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 34,694,369 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 34,686,052 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Daily Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 10,495 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 10,493 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Institutional Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 119,387,984 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 119,359,076 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Retail A Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 55,701 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 55,688 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
G-Trust Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 20,433,832 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 20,428,859 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Reserves
For the Year Ended August 31, 2009
| | | | ($) | |
Investment Income | | Interest | | | 15,725,809 | | |
Expenses | | Investment advisory fee | | | 1,812,227 | | |
| | Administration fee | | | 962,417 | | |
| | Distribution fee: | | | | | |
| | Class A Shares | | | 47,593 | | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | 217 | | |
| | Service fee: | | | | | |
| | Adviser Class Shares | | | 31,198 | | |
| | Class A Shares | | | 118,982 | | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | 155 | | |
| | Retail A Shares | | | 59 | | |
| | Shareholder administration fee: | | | | | |
| | Trust Class Shares | | | 773,094 | | |
| | Class A Shares | | | 47,594 | | |
| | Institutional Class Shares | | | 53,792 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 206,687 | | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | | 15,401 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 20,206 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 19,427 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 1,090 | | |
| | Treasury temporary guarantee program fee | | | 477,883 | | |
| | Other expenses | | | 212,707 | | |
| | Total Expenses | | | 4,800,729 | | |
| | Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by investment advisor and/or administrator | | | (826,799 | ) | |
| | Fees waived by distributor: | | | | | |
| | Trust Class Shares | | | (563 | ) | |
| | Adviser Class Shares | | | (1,033 | ) | |
| | Class A Shares | | | (19,696 | ) | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | (96 | ) | |
| | Retail A Shares | | | (— | )* | |
| | Expense reductions | | | (6,524 | ) | |
| | Net Expenses | | | 3,946,018 | | |
| | Net Investment Income | | | 11,779,791 | | |
| | Net realized gain on investments | | | 24,781 | | |
| | Net Increase Resulting from Operations | | | 11,804,572 | | |
*Rounds to less than $1.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Reserves
| | | | Year Ended August 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | 2009 ($) | | 2008 ($) | |
Operations | | Net investment income | | | 11,779,791 | | | | 15,058,987 | | |
| | Net realized gain on investments | | | 24,781 | | | | 148,346 | | |
| | Net increase resulting from operations | | | 11,804,572 | | | | 15,207,333 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders | | From net investment income: | | | | | | | | | |
| | Capital Class Shares | | | (2,416,400 | ) | | | (3,076,885 | ) | |
| | Trust Class Shares | | | (7,178,169 | ) | | | (6,258,826 | ) | |
| | Adviser Class Shares | | | (126,063 | ) | | | (213,228 | ) | |
| | Class A Shares | | | (344,210 | ) | | | (1,015,460 | ) | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | (75 | ) | | | (201 | ) | |
| | Institutional Class Shares | | | (1,386,489 | ) | | | (3,965,367 | ) | |
| | Retail A Shares | | | (564 | ) | | | (1,518 | ) | |
| | G-Trust Shares | | | (327,820 | ) | | | (528,029 | ) | |
| | Total distributions to shareholders | | | (11,779,790 | ) | | | (15,059,514 | ) | |
| | Net Capital Stock Transactions | | | (470,556,149 | ) | | | 1,035,049,061 | | |
| | Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (470,531,367 | ) | | | 1,035,196,880 | | |
Net Assets | | Beginning of period | | | 1,428,809,462 | | | | 393,612,582 | | |
| | End of period | | | 958,278,095 | | | | 1,428,809,462 | | |
| | Undistributed net investment income at end of period | | | 163,612 | | | | 15,265 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Reserves
| | Capital Stock Activity | |
| | Year Ended August 31, 2009 | | Year Ended August 31, 2008 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Capital Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 585,702,714 | | | | 585,702,714 | | | | 718,652,350 | | | | 718,652,349 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 526,845 | | | | 526,845 | | | | 801,197 | | | | 801,197 | | |
Redemptions | | | (824,694,247 | ) | | | (824,694,247 | ) | | | (409,934,566 | ) | | | (409,934,566 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (238,464,688 | ) | | | (238,464,688 | ) | | | 309,518,981 | | | | 309,518,980 | | |
Trust Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 1,045,587,908 | | | | 1,045,586,880 | | | | 957,474,387 | | | | 957,474,387 | | |
Proceeds received in connection with merger | | | — | | | | — | | | | 731,753,800 | | | | 731,798,904 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 357,663 | | | | 357,663 | | | | 475,731 | | | | 475,731 | | |
Redemptions | | | (1,131,499,265 | ) | | | (1,131,499,265 | ) | | | (999,171,543 | ) | | | (999,171,543 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (85,553,694 | ) | | | (85,554,722 | ) | | | 690,532,375 | | | | 690,577,479 | | |
Adviser Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 19,301,883 | | | | 19,301,883 | | | | 22,639,323 | | | | 22,639,324 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 121,454 | | | | 121,454 | | | | 210,412 | | | | 210,412 | | |
Redemptions | | | (29,639,636 | ) | | | (29,639,636 | ) | | | (15,292,105 | ) | | | (15,292,105 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (10,216,299 | ) | | | (10,216,299 | ) | | | 7,557,630 | | | | 7,557,631 | | |
Class A Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 69,052,132 | | | | 69,052,132 | | | | 200,361,280 | | | | 200,361,280 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 344,198 | | | | 344,198 | | | | 1,015,419 | | | | 1,015,419 | | |
Redemptions | | | (137,645,739 | ) | | | (137,645,739 | ) | | | (142,305,509 | ) | | | (142,305,509 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (68,249,409 | ) | | | (68,249,409 | ) | | | 59,071,190 | | | | 59,071,190 | | |
Daily Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 200,506 | | | | 200,506 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 75 | | | | 75 | | | | 201 | | | | 201 | | |
Redemptions | | | (200,524 | ) | | | (200,524 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net increase | | | 57 | | | | 57 | | | | 201 | | | | 201 | | |
Institutional Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 203,867,967 | | | | 203,867,967 | | | | 396,868,507 | | | | 396,868,507 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 1,383,477 | | | | 1,383,477 | | | | 3,924,670 | | | | 3,924,670 | | |
Redemptions | | | (267,185,450 | ) | | | (267,185,450 | ) | | | (442,554,669 | ) | | | (442,554,669 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (61,934,006 | ) | | | (61,934,006 | ) | | | (41,761,492 | ) | | | (41,761,492 | ) | |
Retail A Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,500 | | | | 11,000 | | | | 11,000 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 564 | | | | 564 | | | | 1,518 | | | | 1,518 | | |
Redemptions | | | (13,107 | ) | | | (13,107 | ) | | | (10,800 | ) | | | (10,800 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (10,043 | ) | | | (10,043 | ) | | | 1,718 | | | | 1,718 | | |
G-Trust Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 27,607,008 | | | | 27,607,008 | | | | 33,044,183 | | | | 33,044,184 | | |
Redemptions | | | (33,734,047 | ) | | | (33,734,047 | ) | | | (22,960,830 | ) | | | (22,960,830 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (6,127,039 | ) | | | (6,127,039 | ) | | | 10,083,353 | | | | 10,083,354 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Capital Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0104 | | | | 0.0245 | | | | 0.0346 | | | | 0.0141 | | | | 0.0251 | | | | 0.0125 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0104 | ) | | | (0.0245 | ) | | | (0.0346 | ) | | | (0.0141 | ) | | | (0.0251 | ) | | | (0.0125 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 1.04 | % | | | 2.48 | %(d) | | | 3.51 | % | | | 1.42 | %(e) | | | 2.53 | % | | | 1.26 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.24 | %(f) | | | 0.20 | %(f) | | | 0.20 | %(f) | | | 0.20 | %(f)(g) | | | 0.20 | %(f) | | | 0.20 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.14 | %(g) | | | 0.14 | % | | | 0.33 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 1.15 | %(f) | | | 2.18 | %(d)(f) | | | 3.46 | %(f) | | | 3.38 | %(f)(g) | | | 2.66 | %(f) | | | 1.20 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 133,680 | | | $ | 372,166 | | | $ | 62,595 | | | $ | 44,563 | | | $ | 24,804 | | | $ | 2,852 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The relationship of the class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Trust Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0094 | | | | 0.0235 | | | | 0.0336 | | | | 0.0137 | | | | 0.0241 | | | | 0.0115 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0094 | ) | | | (0.0235 | ) | | | (0.0336 | ) | | | (0.0137 | ) | | | (0.0241 | ) | | | (0.0115 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.95 | % | | | 2.38 | %(d) | | | 3.41 | % | | | 1.38 | %(e) | | | 2.43 | % | | | 1.16 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.34 | %(f) | | | 0.30 | %(f) | | | 0.30 | %(f) | | | 0.30 | %(f)(g) | | | 0.30 | %(f) | | | 0.30 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.14 | %(g) | | | 0.14 | % | | | 0.33 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 0.93 | %(f) | | | 1.72 | %(d)(f) | | | 3.36 | %(f) | | | 3.27 | %(f)(g) | | | 2.46 | %(f) | | | 1.23 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 645,197 | | | $ | 730,700 | | | $ | 40,066 | | | $ | 31,364 | | | $ | 27,216 | | | $ | 12,627 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The relationship of the class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Period Ended March 31, | | Period Ended August 24, | |
Adviser Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 (b) | | 2003 (c) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0080 | | | | 0.0220 | | | | 0.0321 | | | | 0.0131 | | | | 0.0220 | | | | 0.0025 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0080 | ) | | | (0.0220 | ) | | | (0.0321 | ) | | | (0.0131 | ) | | | (0.0220 | ) | | | (0.0025 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 0.81 | %(f) | | | 2.23 | %(f) | | | 3.25 | % | | | 1.31 | %(g) | | | 2.22 | %(g) | | | 0.25 | %(g) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.48 | %(h) | | | 0.45 | %(h) | | | 0.45 | %(h) | | | 0.45 | %(h)(i) | | | 0.45 | %(h)(i) | | | 0.45 | %(i) | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.14 | %(i) | | | 0.14 | %(i) | | | 0.78 | %(i) | |
Net investment income | | | 1.01 | %(f)(h) | | | 2.11 | %(f)(h) | | | 3.20 | %(h) | | | 3.11 | %(h)(i) | | | 2.44 | %(h)(i) | | | 0.68 | %(i) | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 4,819 | | | $ | 15,037 | | | $ | 7,477 | | | $ | 4,695 | | | $ | 3,262 | | | $ | — | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Advisor Class Shares re-commenced operations on April 14, 2005.
(c) Advisor Class Shares re-commenced operations on April 14, 2003 and were fully redeemed on August 24, 2003.
(d) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(e) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(f) The relationship of the class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(g) Not annualized.
(h) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(i) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 (a) | | 2006 (b) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0065 | | | | 0.0200 | | | | 0.0301 | | | | 0.0122 | | | | 0.0206 | | | | 0.0080 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0065 | ) | | | (0.0200 | ) | | | (0.0301 | ) | | | (0.0122 | ) | | | (0.0206 | ) | | | (0.0080 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 0.65 | % | | | 2.02 | %(e) | | | 3.05 | % | | | 1.23 | %(f) | | | 2.07 | % | | | 0.80 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.65 | %(g) | | | 0.65 | %(g) | | | 0.65 | %(g) | | | 0.65 | %(g)(h) | | | 0.65 | %(g) | | | 0.65 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.14 | %(h) | | | 0.14 | % | | | 0.33 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 0.72 | %(g) | | | 1.82 | %(e)(g) | | | 3.01 | %(g) | | | 2.92 | %(g)(h) | | | 2.07 | %(g) | | | 0.82 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 34,694 | | | $ | 102,951 | | | $ | 43,867 | | | $ | 37,820 | | | $ | 29,726 | | | $ | 11,469 | | |
(a) On May 30, 2007, Market Class shares were renamed Class A shares.
(b) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(c) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) The relationship of the class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(f) Not annualized.
(g) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(h) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | |
Daily Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0055 | | | | 0.0195 | | | | 0.0232 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0055 | ) | | | (0.0195 | ) | | | (0.0232 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.55 | %(d) | | | 1.96 | % | | | 2.34 | %(e) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.69 | % | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.81 | %(g) | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.22 | % | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.11 | %(g) | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 0.12 | %(d) | | | 1.85 | % | | | 2.90 | %(g) | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 10 | | | $ | 10 | | | $ | 10 | | |
(a) Daily Class Shares re-commenced operations on November 1, 2006.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The relationship of the class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Institutional Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0100 | | | | 0.0241 | | | | 0.0342 | | | | 0.0140 | | | | 0.0247 | | | | 0.0121 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0100 | ) | | | (0.0241 | ) | | | (0.0342 | ) | | | (0.0140 | ) | | | (0.0247 | ) | | | (0.0121 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 1.01 | % | | | 2.44 | % | | | 3.47 | % | | | 1.40 | %(d) | | | 2.49 | % | | | 1.22 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.28 | %(e) | | | 0.24 | %(e) | | | 0.24 | %(e) | | | 0.24 | %(e)(f) | | | 0.24 | %(e) | | | 0.24 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.14 | %(f) | | | 0.14 | % | | | 0.33 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 1.03 | %(e) | | | 2.44 | %(e) | | | 3.42 | %(e) | | | 3.32 | %(e)(f) | | | 2.53 | %(e) | | | 1.30 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 119,388 | | | $ | 181,320 | | | $ | 223,065 | | | $ | 154,605 | | | $ | 208,614 | | | $ | 74,101 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Period Ended March 31, | |
Retail A Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 (b) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0094 | | | | 0.0236 | | | | 0.0336 | | | | 0.0137 | | | | 0.0100 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0094 | ) | | | (0.0236 | ) | | | (0.0336 | ) | | | (0.0137 | ) | | | (0.0100 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 0.95 | % | | | 2.38 | % | | | 3.41 | % | | | 1.38 | %(e) | | | 1.01 | %(e) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.34 | % | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.30 | %(g) | | | 0.30 | %(g) | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.14 | %(g) | | | 0.14 | %(g) | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 0.96 | % | | | 2.36 | % | | | 3.36 | % | | | 3.28 | %(g) | | | 2.77 | %(g) | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 56 | | | $ | 66 | | | $ | 64 | | | $ | 80 | | | $ | 74 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Retail A Shares commenced operations on November, 21, 2005.
(c) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Period Ended March 31, | |
G-Trust Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 (b) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0104 | | | | 0.0245 | | | | 0.0346 | | | | 0.0141 | | | | 0.0104 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0104 | ) | | | (0.0245 | ) | | | (0.0346 | ) | | | (0.0141 | ) | | | (0.0104 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 1.05 | % | | | 2.48 | % | | | 3.51 | % | | | 1.42 | %(e) | | | 1.04 | %(e) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | %(g) | | | 0.20 | %(g) | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.14 | %(g) | | | 0.14 | %(g) | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 1.08 | % | | | 2.35 | % | | | 3.45 | % | | | 3.38 | %(g) | | | 2.89 | %(g) | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 20,434 | | | $ | 26,560 | | | $ | 16,468 | | | $ | 17,548 | | | $ | 17,664 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) G-Trust shares commenced operations on November 21, 2005.
(c) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Reserves
August 31, 2009
Note 1. Organization
Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Reserves (the "Fund"), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the "Trust"), is a non-diversified fund. The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company.
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks current income exempt from federal income tax and New York individual income tax, consistent with capital preservation and maintenance of a high degree of liquidity.
Fund Shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares, and the Fund offers eight classes of shares: Capital Class, Trust Class, Adviser Class, Class A, Daily Class, Institutional Class, Retail A and G-Trust shares. Retail A and G-Trust shares are closed to new investors. Each class of shares is offered continuously at net asset value.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through October 22, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued, and except as disclosed in Note 10, noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosures. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security Valuation
Securities in the Fund are valued utilizing the amortized cost valuation method permitted in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act provided certain conditions are met, including that the Fund's Board of Trustees continues to believe that the amortized cost valuation method fairly reflects the market-based net asset value per share of the Fund. This method involves valuing a portfolio security initially at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant accretion or amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, respectively. The Fund's Board of Trustees has established procedures intended to stabilize the Fund's net asset value for purposes of sales and redemptions at $1.00 per share. These procedures include determinations, at such intervals as the Board of Trustees deems appropriate and reasonable in light of current market conditions, of the extent, if any, to which the Fund's market-based net asset value deviates fr om $1.00 per share. In the event such deviation exceeds 1/2 of 1%, the Board of Trustees will promptly consider what action, if any, should be initiated.
Various inputs are used to determine the value of the Fund's investments. Management establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value giving the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
• Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)
• Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable, unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs may include management's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment.
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
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Security Transactions
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.
Income Recognition
Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other series of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund.
Determination of Class Net Asset Value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, as shown on the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class. Income and expenses are allocated to each class based on the settled shares method, while realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated based on the relative net assets of each class.
Federal Income Tax Status
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its tax exempt or taxable income, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually after the fiscal year in which the capital gains were earned or more frequently to seek to maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share, unless offset by any available capital loss carryforward. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP.
Indemnification
In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Fund. Also, under the Trust's organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Trust. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.
Note 3. Federal Tax Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund's capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, permanent book and tax basis differences resulting primarily from differing treatments for distributions were identified and reclassified among the components of the Fund's net assets as follows:
Undistributed Net Investment Income | | Accumulated Net Realized Gain | |
Paid-In Capital | |
$ | 148,346 | | | $ | (148,346 | ) | | $ | — | | |
Net investment income and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed on the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
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The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 was as follows:
| | August 31, | |
| | 2009 | | 2008 | |
Tax-Exempt Income | | $ | 11,634,347 | | | $ | 15,011,644 | | |
Ordinary Income* | | | 86,200 | | | | 47,870 | | |
Long-Term Capital Gains | | | 59,243 | | | | — | | |
* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.
As of August 31, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Tax-Exempt Income | | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | |
$ | 192,975 | | | $ | 24,781 | | | $ | — | | |
Management is required to determine whether a tax position of the Fund is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized by the Fund is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. However, management's conclusions may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). The Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal year s remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates
Investment Advisory Fee
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation ("BOA"), provides investment advisory services to the Fund. Columbia receives a monthly investment advisory fee, calculated based on the combined average net assets of the Fund and certain other money market funds advised by Columbia, at the following annual rates:
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rates | |
First $175 billion | | | 0.15 | % | |
$175 billion to $225 billion | | | 0.13 | % | |
Over $225 billion | | | 0.08 | % | |
Columbia has contractually agreed to limit the combined investment advisory fee and administration fee for the Fund to an annual rate of 0.19% of the Fund's average net assets through December 31, 2010. There is no guarantee that this expense limitation will continue after December 31, 2010.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, the Fund's effective advisory fee rate, net of fee waivers, was 0.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
Administration Fee
Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Fund for a monthly administration fee, calculated based on the combined average net assets of the Fund and certain other money market funds advised by Columbia, at the following annual rates, less the fees payable by the Fund as described under the Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees note below:
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rates | |
First $125 billion | | | 0.10 | % | |
$125 billion to $175 billion | | | 0.05 | % | |
Over $175 billion | | | 0.02 | % | |
Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees
The Fund has entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the "Financial Reporting Services Agreement") with State Street Bank & Trust Company ("State Street") and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Fund. The Fund has also entered into an Accounting Services Agreement (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the "State Street Agreements") with State Street and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Fund.
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Under the State Street Agreements, the Fund pays State Street an annual fee of $38,000 paid monthly plus an additional monthly fee based on an annualized percentage rate of average daily net assets of the Fund for the month. The aggregate fee will not exceed $140,000 per year (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and charges). The Fund also reimburses State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charges.
The Fund has entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the "Services Agreement") with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provides services related to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provides oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. Under the Services Agreement, the Fund reimburses Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses.
Transfer Agent Fee
Columbia Management Services, Inc. (the "Transfer Agent"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, provides shareholder services to the Fund and has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services ("BFDS") to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a fee for its services, paid monthly, at the annual rate of $17.34 per open account plus reimbursement of certain sub-transfer agent fees paid by the Transfer Agent (exclusive of BFDS fees), calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts and intended to recover the cost of payments to other parties (including affiliates of BOA) for services to those accounts. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund.
The Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, Individual Retirement Account ("IRA") trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due to the Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Fund and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.
An annual minimum account balance fee of up to $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the Fund's minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. For the year ended August 31, 2009, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Fund.
Distribution and Service Fees
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, is the principal underwriter of the Fund's shares.
The Trust has adopted distribution plans ("Distribution Plans") for the Daily Class and Class A shares of the Fund. The Distribution Plans, adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, permit the Fund to compensate or reimburse the Distributor and/or selling agents for activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of the classes' shares.
The Trust also has adopted shareholder servicing plans ("Servicing Plans") for the Adviser Class, Daily Class, Class A and Retail A shares of the Fund. The Servicing Plans permit the Fund to compensate or reimburse servicing agents for the shareholder services they have provided.
A substantial portion of the expenses incurred pursuant to these plans is paid to affiliates of BOA and the Distributor.
The annual rates in effect and plan limits, as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:
Distribution Plans: | | Current Rate (after fee waivers) | | Plan Limit | |
Daily Class shares | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | % | |
Class A shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Servicing Plans: | |
Adviser Class shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Daily Class shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Class A shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Retail A shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Shareholder Administration Fees
The Distributor is the principal underwriter of the Fund's shares.
The Trust has adopted shareholder administration plans ("Administration Plans") for the Class A, Trust Class and
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Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Under the Administration Plans, the Fund may pay servicing agents that have entered into a shareholder administration agreement with the Trust for certain shareholder support services that are provided to holders of the classes' shares. A substantial portion of the expenses incurred pursuant to these plans is paid to affiliates of BOA and the Distributor.
The annual rates in effect and plan limits, as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:
Administration Plans: | | Current Rate | | Plan Limit | |
Class A shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Trust Class shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Institutional Class shares | | | 0.04 | % | | | 0.04 | % | |
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements
Columbia and/or some of the Fund's other service providers have contractually agreed to bear a portion of the Fund's expenses through December 31, 2010, so that the Fund's ordinary operating expenses (excluding any distribution, shareholder servicing and/or shareholder administration fees, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, but including custodian charges relating to overdrafts, if any) after giving effect to any balance credits from the Fund's custodian, do not exceed the annual rate of 0.20% of the Fund's average daily net assets. There is no guarantee that this expense limitation will continue after December 31, 2010.
Effective December 15, 2008, the Distributor has voluntarily agreed to reimburse certain class-specific Fund expenses (consisting of shareholder servicing, distribution and shareholder administration fees, as applicable) to the extent necessary in order to maintain a minimum annualized net yield of 0.00% for all classes of the Fund. In addition, Columbia has voluntarily agreed to reimburse certain Fund expenses (consisting of advisory and administration fees) to the extent necessary to maintain such yield in the event the Distributor's reimbursement of class-specific Fund expenses is fully utilized. These reimbursements are voluntary and may be modified or discontinued by the Distributor or Columbia at any time.
Columbia is entitled to recover from the Fund any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed for a three year period following the date of such fee waiver and/or reimbursement if such recovery does not cause the Fund's total operating expenses to exceed the expense limitation in effect at the time of recovery.
At August 31, 2009, the amounts potentially recoverable by Columbia pursuant to this arrangement are as follows:
Amount of potential recovery expiring August 31: | | Total potential | | Amount recovered during the year | |
2012 | | 2011 | | 2010 | | recovery | | ended 8/31/09 | |
$ | 826,799 | | | $ | 605,663 | | | $ | 383,647 | | | $ | 1,816,109 | | | $ | — | | |
Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees
All officers of the Fund are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Fund. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Fund, along with other affiliated funds, pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.
The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Fund's assets. Income earned on the plan participant's deferral account is based on the rate of return of the eligible mutual funds selected by the participant or, if no funds are selected, on the rate of return of Columbia Treasury Reserves, another portfolio of the Trust. The expense for the deferred compensation plan, which includes trustees' fees deferred during the current period as well as any gains or losses on the trustees' deferred compensation balances as a result of market fluctuations, is included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statement of Operations. The liability for the deferred compensation plan is included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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As a result of a fund merger, the Fund assumed the liabilities of the deferred compensation plan of the acquired fund, which are included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The deferred compensation plan may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Fund's assets.
Note 5. Custody Credits
The Fund has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. The Fund could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if it had not entered into such an agreement.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, these custody credits reduced total expenses by $6,524 for the Fund.
Note 6. Line of Credit
The Fund and other affiliated funds participate in a $200,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit provided by State Street. Borrowings are available for short-term liquidity or temporary or emergency purposes.
Interest is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.75% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 0.75%. A one-time structuring fee of $10,000 is also accrued and apportioned to each fund participating in the line of credit based on the average net assets of the participating funds. In addition, if the line of credit is extended for an additional period after the expiration date, an annual administration fee of $10,000 may be charged and apportioned among the participating funds. Prior to December 18, 2008, the Fund and other affiliated funds participated in a $200,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit provided by State Street under similar terms. Interest was charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.375%.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, the Fund did not borrow under these arrangements.
Note 7. Shares of Beneficial Interest
As of August 31, 2009, 81.0% of the Fund's shares outstanding were beneficially owned by two participant accounts over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates had either sole or joint investment discretion.
As of August 31, 2009, the Fund had one shareholder that held 10.4% of the shares outstanding, over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates did not have investment discretion.
Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.
Note 8. Significant Risks and Contingencies
Geographic Concentration Risk
The Fund had greater than 5% of its total net assets at August 31, 2009 invested in debt obligations issued by New York and its political subdivisions, agencies and public authorities. The Fund is more susceptible to economic and political factors adversely affecting issuers of this state's municipal securities than are municipal bond funds that are not concentrated to the same extent in these issuers.
United States Department of the Treasury Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds
On September 28, 2008, the United States Department of the Treasury (the "Treasury") opened a temporary guarantee program (the "Program") for money market mutual funds registered in the United States under the 1940 Act. On March 31, 2009, the Treasury announced the second extension of the Program from April 30, 2009 through September 18, 2009. The Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the Fund's continued participation in the Program.
Similar to the initial phase of the Program, and subject to certain conditions and limitations, share amounts held by investors of the Fund as of the close of business on September 19, 2008 were guaranteed against loss under the Program in the event the market-based net asset value per share was less than $0.995 (i.e., does not round to $1.00, a "guarantee event") and the Fund subsequently liquidated. The Program only covered the amount a shareholder held in the Fund as of the close of business on September 19, 2008, or the
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amount a shareholder held if and when a guarantee event occurred, whichever was less.
The Program expired on September 18, 2009 and will not be further extended by the Treasury. Accordingly, effective September 18, 2009, the Program no longer provides any guarantee against any loss to shareholders with respect to Fund shares.
The Fund paid $501,911 to the Treasury to participate in the Program. This fee is being expensed over the period from September 19, 2008 to September 18, 2009 and is an extraordinary expense for calculating fee waivers and expense reimbursement discussed in Note 4.
Legal Proceedings
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (collectively, the "Columbia Group") are subject to a settlement agreement with the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") (the "NYAG Settlement") and a settlement order with the SEC (the "SEC Order") on matters relating to mutual fund trading, each dated February 9, 2005. Under the terms of the SEC Order, the Columbia Group (or predecessor or affiliated entities) agreed, among other things, to: pay disgorgement and civil money penalties collectively totaling $375 million; cease and desist from violations of the antifraud provisions and certain other provisions of the federal securities laws; maintain certain compliance and ethics oversight structures; and retain an independent consultant to review the Columbia Group's applicable supervisory, compliance, control and other policies and procedures. The NYAG Settlement, among other things, requires Columbia Ma nagement Advisors, LLC and its affiliates to reduce management fees for certain funds in the Columbia family of mutual funds in a projected total of $160 million over five years through November 30, 2009 and to make certain disclosures to investors relating to expenses. In connection with the Columbia Group providing services to the Columbia Funds, the Columbia Funds have voluntarily undertaken to implement certain governance measures designed to maintain the independence of their boards of trustees and certain special consulting and compliance measures.
Pursuant to the SEC Order and related procedures, the $375 million in settlement amounts described above, of which approximately $90 million has been earmarked for certain Columbia Funds and their shareholders, is being distributed in accordance with a distribution plan developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the SEC on December 27, 2007. Distributions under the distribution plan began in mid-June 2008.
Civil Litigation
In connection with the events that resulted in the NYAG Settlement and SEC Order, various parties filed suits against Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including Banc of America Capital Management, LLC ("BACAP," now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) and BACAP Distributors, LLC (now known as Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.) (collectively "BAC"), Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and its Board of Trustees. On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the "MDL"). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On September 29, 2004, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed amended and consolidated complaints. One of these amended complaints is a putative class action that includes claims under the federal securities laws and state common law, and that names Nations Funds Trust, the Trustees, BAC and others as defendants. Another of the amended complaints is a derivative action purportedly on behalf of the Nations Funds Trust against BAC and others that asserts claims under federal securities laws and state common law. Nations Funds Trust is a nominal defendant in this action.
On February 25, 2005, BAC and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases. On December 15, 2005, BAC and others entered into a Stipulation of Settlement of the direct and derivative claims brought on behalf of the Nations Funds shareholders. The settlement is subject to court approval. If the settlement is approved, BAC would pay settlement administration costs and fees to plaintiffs' counsel as approved by the court. The stipulation has not yet been presented to the court for approval.
Note 9. Business Combinations and Mergers
As of March 24, 2008, New York Tax-Exempt Money Fund, a series of Excelsior Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc. merged into the
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Fund. The Fund received a tax-free transfer of assets from New York Tax-Exempt Money Fund as follows:
Shares Issued | | Net Assets Received | |
| 731,753,800 | | | $ | 731,798,904 | | |
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Net Assets of Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Reserves Prior to Combination | | Net Assets of New York Tax-Exempt Money Fund Immediately Prior to Combination | | New York Tax-Exempt Reserves Immediately After Combination | |
$ | 440,208,267 | | | $ | 731,798,904 | | | $ | 1,172,007,171 | | |
Note 10. Subsequent Event
Bank of America Corporation, the indirect parent company of Columbia, entered into an agreement dated September 29, 2009 to sell a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. The transaction does not include a sale of the part of the asset management business that advises the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust and Shareholders of Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Reserves
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolio, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Reserves (the "Fund") (a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust) at August 31, 2009, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of th e Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at August 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 22, 2009
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Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited) – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Reserves
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009, 99.9% of the distributions from net investment income of the Fund qualifies as exempt interest dividends for federal income tax purposes. A portion of the income may be subject to federal alternative minimum tax.
The Fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Fund Governance
The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and ages of the Trustees and officers of the Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, the number of Funds overseen by each Trustee and other directorships they hold are shown below. Each officer listed below serves as an officer of each Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex.
Independent Trustees
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Edward J. Boudreau (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Managing Director—E.J. Boudreau & Associates (consulting), from 2000 through current; oversees 66; no other directorships held. | |
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William P. Carmichael (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1999) | | Retired. Oversees 66; Director—Cobra Electronics Corporation (electronic equipment manufacturer); Director—Spectrum Brands, Inc. (consumer products); Director—Simmons Company (bedding); Director—The Finish Line (sportswear). | |
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William A. Hawkins (Born 1942) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | President and Chief Executive Officer—California General Bank, N.A., from January 2008 through current; President, Retail Banking—IndyMac Bancorp, Inc., from September 1999 to August 2003; oversees 66; no other directorships held. | |
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R. Glenn Hilliard (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer—Hilliard Group LLC (investing and consulting), from April 2003 through current; Non-Executive Director & Chairman—Conseco, Inc. (insurance), September 2003 through current; Executive Chairman—Conseco, Inc. (insurance), August 2004 through September 2005; oversees 66; Director—Conseco, Inc. (insurance). | |
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John J. Nagorniak (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2008) | | Retired. President and Director—Foxstone Financial, Inc. (consulting), 2000 through December 2007; Director—Mellon Financial Corporation affiliates (investing), 2000 through 2007; Chairman—Franklin Portfolio Associates (investing—Mellon affiliate), 1982 through 2007; oversees 66; Director—MIT Investment Company; Trustee—MIT 401k Plan; Trustee and Chairman—Research Foundation of CFA Institute. | |
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Independent Trustees (continued)
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Minor M. Shaw (Born 1947) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2003) | | President—Micco Corporation, Chairman—The Daniel-Mickel Foundation; oversees 66; Board Member—Piedmont Natural Gas. | |
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Interested Trustee
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Anthony M. Santomero (Born 1946) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee1 (since 2008) | | Richard K. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, from 1972 through current; Senior Advisor—McKinsey & Company (consulting), July 2006 through December 2007; President and Chief Executive Officer—Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 2000 through April 2006; oversees 66; Director—Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd; Director—Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company; Director—Citigroup. | |
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1 Mr. Santomero is currently deemed by the Columbia Funds to be an "interested person" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund because he serves as a Director of Citigroup, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. Citigroup, Inc., through its subsidiaries and affiliates, may engage from time-to-time in brokerage execution, principal transactions and/or lending relationships with the Columbia Funds or other funds or accounts advised/managed by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.
The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Funds and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800-345-6611.
Officers
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Columbia Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
J. Kevin Connaughton (Born 1964) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 President (since 2009) | | Managing Director of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC since December 2004; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer—Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009; Treasurer—Columbia Funds, from October 2003 to May 2008; Treasurer—the Liberty Funds, Stein Roe Funds and Liberty All-Star Funds, December 2000—December 2006; Senior Vice President—Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from April 2003 to December 2004; President—Columbia Funds, Liberty Funds and Stein Roe Funds, February 2004 to October 2004; Treasurer—Galaxy Funds, September 2002 to December 2005; Treasurer, December 2002 to December 2004, and President, February 2004 to December 2004—Columbia Management Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund, LLC; and a senior officer of various other Bank of America-affiliated entities, including other registered and unregistered funds | |
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Officers (continued)
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Columbia Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
James R. Bordewick, Jr. (Born 1959) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2006) | | Associate General Counsel, Bank of America since April 2005; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, MFS Investment Management (investment management) prior to April 2005. | |
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Linda J. Wondrack (Born 1964) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2007) | | Director (Columbia Management Group LLC and Investment Product Group Compliance), Bank of America since June 2005; Director of Corporate Compliance and Conflicts Officer, MFS Investment Management (investment management), August 2004 to May 2005; Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management (investment management) prior to August 2004. | |
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Michael G. Clarke (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (since 2009) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Managing Director of the Advisor September 2004 to December 2005; Vice President Fund Administration June 2002 to September 2004. | |
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Jeffrey R. Coleman (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Treasurer (since 2008) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Fund Controller of the Advisor from October 2004 to January 2006; Vice President of CDC IXIS Asset Management Services, Inc. (investment management) from August 2000 to September 2004. | |
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Joseph F. DiMaria (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Chief Accounting Officer (since 2008) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Head of Tax/Compliance and Assistant Treasurer of the Advisor from November 2004 to December 2005; Director of Trustee Administration (Sarbanes-Oxley) of the Advisor from May 2003 to October 2004. | |
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Julian Quero (Born 1967) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2008) | | Senior Tax Manager of the Advisor since August 2006; Senior Compliance Manager of the Advisor from April 2002 to August 2006. | |
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Barry S. Vallan (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Controller (since 2006) | | Vice President—Fund Treasury of the Advisor since October 2004; Vice President—Trustee Reporting of the Advisor from April 2002 to October 2004. | |
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Important Information About This Report
The fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 1-800-345-6611 and additional reports will be sent to you. This report has been prepared for shareholders of Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Reserves.
A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of the fund's voting records are available (i) at www.columbiamanagement.com, (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov, and (iii) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-368-0346. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC's website. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the fund's website, www.columbiamanagement.com.
The fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus which contains this and other important information about the fund, contact your Columbia Management representative or financial advisor or go to www.columbiamanagement.com.
Columbia Management Group, LLC ("Columbia Management") is the investment management division of Bank of America Corporation. Columbia Management entities furnish investment management services and products for institutional and individual investors. Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., member of FINRA, SIPC, part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.
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Table of Contents
Understanding Your Expenses | | | 1 | | |
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Financial Statements | |
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Investment Portfolio | | | 2 | | |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | 11 | | |
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Statement of Operations | | | 13 | | |
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | | 14 | | |
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Financial Highlights | | | 16 | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements | | | 23 | | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | | 31 | | |
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Federal Income Tax Information | | | 32 | | |
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Fund Governance | | | 33 | | |
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Important Information About This Report | | | 37 | | |
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An investment in money market mutual funds is not a bank deposit, and is not insured or guaranteed by Bank of America, N.A. or any of its affiliates or by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although money market mutual funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in money market mutual funds. Please see the prospectuses for a complete discussion of investments in money market funds.
The views expressed in the President's Message reflect the current views of Columbia Funds' president. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.
President's Message

Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to provide this shareholder report detailing your fund's performance, portfolio holdings and financial statements. We hope this information is helpful in monitoring your investments as we work through these challenging economic times. We recognize that you have entrusted us with your money and want you to know that our professional investment teams work to interpret the latest economic and market trends with the goal of optimizing portfolio construction for our clients.
The first half of 2009 was defined by extremes. The multiyear lows we witnessed in the early months gave way to a stunning rally for the U.S. financial markets in the spring. A global market rebound may be underway, thanks to the massive fiscal and aggressive monetary policies of governments around the world. As of the June 30 market close, the S&P 500® Index1 was trading at nearly 16.6 times its 2009 Wall Street consensus earnings estimates with a sharp increase of nearly 36% since March 9. More mixed economic news has yet to provide the all-clear signal for investors, although economic activity has started to firm up. We believe this challenging economic environment makes it even more important to work with professional money managers while continuing to invest for life events like retirement, college planning, home improvements and career changes.
Retirement income planning has become an increasingly significant focus in the lives of millions of Americans. Recent economic conditions make it even more important to manage short-term obligations such as mortgages, monthly bills and credit card debt while also taking the steps necessary to prepare for or maximize retirement benefits. Better nutrition and medical services can result in U.S. citizens living longer, healthier lives. This means the risk of outliving one's assets in retirement is very real without proper planning. Financial security and retirement planning is an ongoing process that requires active management of your savings, investments and risks. We encourage you to review your retirement plan regularly so you'll be better able to meet your retirement needs in the future.
We recognize that economic uncertainty creates great challenges for many investors. Our professional investment teams work diligently to help investors navigate through difficult markets. Thank you for your business and for the opportunity to work together towards your investment goals.
Sincerely,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds
On September 29, 2009, Bank of America Corporation entered into an agreement to sell a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC. Please see Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
1The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks. Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.
Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves
As a fund shareholder, you incur ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund.
Estimating your actual expenses
To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from their financial intermediary, contact your financial intermediary to obtain your account balance.
1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.
2. In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "Actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
If the value of your account falls below the minimum investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to an annual fee of up to $20. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
03/01/09 – 08/31/09
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Fund's annualized expense ratio (%) | |
| | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | |
Capital Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,001.71 | | | | 1,023.95 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 1.28 | | | | 0.25 | | |
Trust Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,001.21 | | | | 1,023.44 | | | | 1.77 | | | | 1.79 | | | | 0.35 | | |
Liquidity Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.91 | | | | 1,023.19 | | | | 2.02 | | | | 2.04 | | | | 0.40 | | |
Adviser Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.50 | | | | 1,022.79 | | | | 2.42 | | | | 2.45 | | | | 0.48 | | |
Investor Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.30 | | | | 1,022.53 | | | | 2.67 | | | | 2.70 | | | | 0.53 | | |
Daily Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,022.23 | | | | 2.97 | | | | 3.01 | | | | 0.59 | | |
Institutional Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,001.51 | | | | 1,023.74 | | | | 1.46 | | | | 1.48 | | | | 0.29 | | |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves
August 31, 2009
Municipal Bonds – 99.9% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
California – 99.2% | |
CA ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporations | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
LIQ FAC: Citigroup Financial Products 0.450% 12/01/09 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,720,000 | | | | 5,720,000 | | |
CA Affordable Housing Agency | |
RHA Properties, | |
Series 2003 A, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.230% 09/15/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,545,000 | | | | 8,545,000 | | |
CA Alameda County Industrial Development Authority | |
York Fabrication, Inc., | |
Series 1996 A, AMT, LOC: BNP Paribas 0.470% 11/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
CA BB&T Municipal Trust | |
Series 2007, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust: 0.240% 09/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,130,000 | | | | 9,130,000 | | |
0.240% 07/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,135,000 | | | | 12,135,000 | | |
0.290% 08/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 26,305,000 | | | | 26,305,000 | | |
CA Chino Basin Regional Financing Authority | |
Inland Empire Utilities Agency, | |
Series 2008 B, LOC: Dexia Credit Local 0.350% 06/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,700,000 | | | | 10,700,000 | | |
CA Contra Costa County | |
Multi-Family Housing: | |
Delta Square - Oxford LP, Series 1999 - H, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.290% 10/15/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,555,000 | | | | 10,555,000 | | |
Series 2007, AMT, GTY AGMT: Goldman Sachs 0.340% 07/01/47 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,495,000 | | | | 12,495,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CA Corona | |
Multi-Family Housing, | |
Country Hills Apartments, Series 1995 A, LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.210% 02/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,115,000 | | | | 6,115,000 | | |
CA County of Santa Clara | |
Series 2007, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Goldman Sachs 0.340% 12/15/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,300,000 | | | | 12,300,000 | | |
CA Covina Redevelopment Agency | |
Shadowhills Apartments, Inc., | |
Series 1994 A, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.210% 12/01/15 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,375,000 | | | | 7,375,000 | | |
CA Daly City Housing Development Finance Agency | |
Serramonte Ridge LLC, | |
Series 1999 A, 0.210% 10/15/29 (09/07/09) (b)(c) | | | 6,700,000 | | | | 6,700,000 | | |
CA Department of Water Resources | |
Power Supply Revenue: | |
Series 2002 C-4, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank, LOC: California State Teachers' Retirement System 0.200% 05/01/22 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 290,000 | | | | 290,000 | | |
Series 2005 F-2, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank, LOC: Societe General 0.120% 05/01/20 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 22,665,000 | | | | 22,665,000 | | |
Series 2008, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.290% 12/01/11 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,840,000 | | | | 3,840,000 | | |
Series 2009, | |
LIQ FAC: Morgan Stanley 0.290% 12/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(d) | | | 11,910,000 | | | | 11,910,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves
August 31, 2009
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CA Deutsche Bank Spears/Lifers Trust | |
Series 2007, | |
GTY AGMT: Deutsche Bank AG: 0.310% 08/01/23 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,905,000 | | | | 2,905,000 | | |
0.310% 08/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,585,000 | | | | 5,585,000 | | |
0.310% 08/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 16,385,000 | | | | 16,385,000 | | |
0.310% 08/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,240,000 | | | | 7,240,000 | | |
0.310% 08/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,230,000 | | | | 5,230,000 | | |
0.310% 08/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,365,000 | | | | 5,365,000 | | |
0.310% 09/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,900,000 | | | | 8,900,000 | | |
0.310% 09/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,055,000 | | | | 9,055,000 | | |
0.320% 06/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,845,000 | | | | 10,845,000 | | |
0.320% 12/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 38,360,000 | | | | 38,360,000 | | |
0.320% 09/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,460,000 | | | | 13,460,000 | | |
0.320% 02/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 15,210,000 | | | | 15,210,000 | | |
0.320% 06/01/47 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 32,985,000 | | | | 32,985,000 | | |
0.410% 09/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 46,065,000 | | | | 46,065,000 | | |
Series 2008, | |
GTY AGMT: Deutsche Bank AG: 0.310% 09/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,040,000 | | | | 4,040,000 | | |
0.310% 10/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 17,264,000 | | | | 17,264,000 | | |
0.310% 07/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(d) | | | 1,870,000 | | | | 1,870,000 | | |
0.310% 06/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,640,000 | | | | 1,640,000 | | |
0.340% 11/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,705,000 | | | | 2,705,000 | | |
CA Duarte Redevelopment Agency | |
Certificates of Participation: | |
Johnson Duarte Partners, Series 1984 B, LOC: General Electric Capital Corp. 0.220% 12/01/19 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Piken Duarte Partners, Series 1984 A, LOC: General Electric Capital Corp. 0.220% 12/01/19 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,000,000 | | |
CA Eclipse Funding Trust | |
Series 2006, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.210% 10/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,290,000 | | | | 5,290,000 | | |
Series 2007, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.210% 09/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 47,480,000 | | | | 47,480,000 | | |
CA Educational Facilities Authority | |
Series 2000 A, | |
LIQ FAC: Societe Generale 0.270% 10/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,275,000 | | | | 14,275,000 | | |
Series 2008, | |
LIQ FAC: Citigroup Financial Products 0.290% 09/15/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,695,000 | | | | 5,695,000 | | |
CA El Dorado Irrigation District & El Dorado Water Agency | |
Series 2008 AD, | |
LOC: Dexia Credit Local 0.350% 03/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 79,450,000 | | | | 79,450,000 | | |
CA Foothill Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency | |
Series 1995 A: | |
Escrowed to Maturity 7.050% 01/01/10 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,198,558 | | |
Pre-refunded 01/01/10, 7.150% 01/01/13 (01/01/10) (b) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,080,229 | | |
Series 1995, | |
Pre-refunded 01/01/10, 7.100% 01/01/11 (01/01/10) (b) | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 15,599,270 | | |
CA Foothill-De Anza Community College District | |
Series 2007, | |
GTY AGMT: Wells Fargo & Co. 0.330% 08/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,075,000 | | | | 10,075,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves
August 31, 2009
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CA Fresno | |
Multi-Family Housing, | |
Wasatch Pool Holdings LLC, Series 2001 A, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.210% 02/15/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,095,000 | | | | 5,095,000 | | |
CA Golden Gate Bridge Highway | |
0.300% 10/07/09 | | | 30,500,000 | | | | 30,500,000 | | |
CA Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. | |
Series 2009, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.540% 03/01/14 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(d) | | | 31,800,000 | | | | 31,800,000 | | |
CA Golden West Schools Financing Authority | |
Series 2005, | |
GTY AGMT: Dexia Credit Local 1.300% 09/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,640,000 | | | | 5,640,000 | | |
CA Hayward | |
Multi-Family Housing, | |
Santa Clara Associates LLC, Series 1998 A, AMT, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.360% 03/15/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,300,000 | | | | 7,300,000 | | |
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority | |
Children's Hospital of Orange County: | |
Series 2009 B, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.210% 11/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,100,000 | | | | 7,100,000 | | |
Series 2009 C, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.210% 11/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,100,000 | | | | 7,100,000 | | |
Series 2009 D, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.210% 11/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,000,000 | | |
CA Hemet Unified School District | |
Certificates of Participation, | |
Series 2006, LOC: State Street Bank & Trust 0.280% 10/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,000,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CA Indio Multi-Family Housing Revenue | |
Series 1996 A, | |
LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.210% 08/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,650,000 | | | | 5,650,000 | | |
CA Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank | |
0.250% 10/06/09 | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,000,000 | | |
0.600% 09/03/09 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | | |
0.700% 12/03/09 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | | |
American National Red Cross, | |
Series 2008, LOC: U.S. Bank NA 0.190% 09/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,000,000 | | | | 9,000,000 | | |
Pacific Gas & Electric Co., | |
Series 2008, AMT, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.290% 11/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 35,785,000 | | | | 35,785,000 | | |
Series 2007, | |
0.500% 10/01/47 (04/01/10) (b)(c) | | | 8,700,000 | | | | 8,700,000 | | |
SRI International, | |
Series 2003 A, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.180% 09/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,715,000 | | | | 4,715,000 | | |
Traditional Baking, Inc., | |
Series 2003, AMT, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.400% 08/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,895,000 | | | | 1,895,000 | | |
CA Inland Valley Development Agency | |
Series 1997, | |
LOC: Union Bank of California N.A. 0.250% 03/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
CA Livermore Redevelopment Agency | |
Series 2009, | |
LOC: FNMA 0.230% 07/15/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
CA Loma Linda Hospital Revenue | |
Series 2007 B-1, | |
LOC: Union Bank of California N.A. 0.200% 12/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 31,200,000 | | | | 31,200,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves
August 31, 2009
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CA Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency | |
Forest City Southpark, | |
Multi-Family Housing, Series 1985, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.200% 12/15/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,385,000 | | | | 6,385,000 | | |
CA Los Angeles County Community Development Commission | |
Willowbrook Partnership, | |
Series 1985, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.200% 11/01/15 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,300,000 | | | | 4,300,000 | | |
CA Los Angeles County | |
Series 2009, | |
2.500% 06/30/10 | | | 134,045,000 | | | | 135,914,493 | | |
CA Los Angeles Department of Airports | |
Series 2002 C-1, | |
LOC: BNP Paribas 0.200% 05/15/20 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 19,500,000 | | | | 19,500,000 | | |
CA Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | |
Series 2001 B-1, | |
0.150% 07/01/34 (09/07/09) (b)(c) | | | 10,700,000 | | | | 10,700,000 | | |
Series 2001 B-3, | |
0.110% 07/01/34 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 18,485,000 | | | | 18,485,000 | | |
Series 2001 B-8, | |
0.150% 07/01/34 (09/07/09) (b)(c) | | | 30,725,000 | | | | 30,725,000 | | |
Series 2002 A-2, | |
SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.200% 07/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 25,700,000 | | | | 25,700,000 | | |
Series 2002 A-5, | |
SPA: Lloyds TSB Bank PLC 0.160% 07/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 29,400,000 | | | | 29,400,000 | | |
Series 2008, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.290% 07/01/15 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,390,000 | | | | 5,390,000 | | |
CA Los Angeles Metro Transportation | |
0.700% 09/09/09 | | | 33,684,000 | | | | 33,684,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CA Los Angeles Unified School District | |
Series 1997 A, | |
LOC: Bank of New York 0.190% 12/01/17 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,830,000 | | | | 1,830,000 | | |
CA Los Angeles | |
Series 2008 B, | |
LOC: Bank of Nova Scotia 0.250% 06/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,170,000 | | | | 12,170,000 | | |
CA Manteca Redevelopment Agency | |
Series 2005, | |
LOC: State Street Bank & Trust Co. 0.140% 10/01/42 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 20,500,000 | | | | 20,500,000 | | |
CA Menlo Park Community Development Agency | |
Series 2006, | |
LOC: State Street Bank & Trust Co. 0.140% 01/01/31 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,000,000 | | | | 14,000,000 | | |
CA Metropolitan Water District of Southern California | |
Waterworks Revenue, | |
Series 2008, LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.290% 04/01/12 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,525,000 | | | | 5,525,000 | | |
CA Morgan Hill Unified School District | |
Series 2008 A, | |
LIQ FAC: Societe Generale 0.310% 08/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
CA Municipal Finance Authority | |
La Sierra University, | |
Series 2008 B, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.280% 08/01/20 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,900,000 | | | | 3,900,000 | | |
CA Northern California Gas Authority No. 1 | |
Series 2007, | |
GTY AGMT: Goldman Sachs 0.340% 07/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 76,795,000 | | | | 76,795,000 | | |
CA Northern California Power Agency | |
Series 2008 A, | |
LOC: Dexia Credit Local 0.350% 07/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 34,350,000 | | | | 34,350,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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August 31, 2009
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CA Oakland Redevelopment Agency | |
Multi-Family Housing, | |
Series 2005, AMT, LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.610% 10/01/50 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 150,695,000 | | | | 150,695,000 | | |
CA Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority | |
Series 2000 C-2, | |
LOC: Bank of New York, LOC: California State Teachers' Retirement System 0.150% 02/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 25,940,000 | | | | 25,940,000 | | |
CA Orange County Apartment Development Authority | |
WLCO LF Partners, | |
Series 1998 G-2, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.230% 11/15/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 17,500,000 | | | | 17,500,000 | | |
CA Oxnard Financing Authority | |
Series 2008 A, | |
LOC: Societe Generale 0.310% 06/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,710,000 | | | | 9,710,000 | | |
CA Pleasanton Multi-Family Housing | |
Greenbriar Bernal Apartments LP, | |
Series 2001 A, AMT, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.320% 09/15/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,900,000 | | | | 2,900,000 | | |
CA Pollution Control Financing Authority | |
Amador Valley Industries LLC, | |
Series 2005 A, AMT, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.420% 06/01/15 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,650,000 | | | | 4,650,000 | | |
Marborg Industries, | |
Series 2006 A, AMT, LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.420% 06/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,800,000 | | | | 4,800,000 | | |
Sierra Pacific Industries, Inc., | |
Series 1993, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.300% 02/01/13 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,400,000 | | | | 13,400,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CA Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | |
Series 2007, AMT: | |
LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.610% 10/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 27,565,000 | | | | 27,565,000 | | |
LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.610% 12/01/46 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 80,351,000 | | | | 80,351,000 | | |
Series 2007: | |
GTY AGMT: Dexia Credit Local 1.300% 02/01/18 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,690,000 | | | | 5,690,000 | | |
Insured: FGIC, GTY AGMT: Dexia Credit Local 0.710% 12/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,300,000 | | | | 10,300,000 | | |
LOC: Dexia Credit Local 1.300% 03/01/16 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,330,000 | | | | 13,330,000 | | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: FHLMC: 0.480% 09/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,185,000 | | | | 4,185,000 | | |
0.630% 06/08/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,775,000 | | | | 5,775,000 | | |
0.630% 05/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(d) | | | 7,210,000 | | | | 7,210,000 | | |
0.630% 11/01/42 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,390,000 | | | | 7,390,000 | | |
0.630% 01/01/43 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,310,000 | | | | 8,310,000 | | |
0.630% 05/01/44 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,265,000 | | | | 12,265,000 | | |
0.630% 03/01/45 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,535,000 | | | | 6,535,000 | | |
0.630% 02/01/49 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,485,000 | | | | 3,485,000 | | |
Series 2008, | |
GTY AGMT: FHLMC 0.630% 04/01/44 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 16,350,000 | | | | 16,350,000 | | |
CA RBC Municipal Products, Inc. Trust | |
Series 2008 E5, | |
LOC: Royal Bank of Canada 0.340% 12/01/09 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,785,000 | | | | 13,785,000 | | |
CA Regents of University | |
0.300% 09/24/09 | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 15,000,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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August 31, 2009
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CA Riverside County Asset Leasing Corp. | |
Series 2008 A, | |
LOC: Union Bank of California N.A. 0.220% 11/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 17,000,000 | | | | 17,000,000 | | |
CA Roseville | |
Series 2008 A, | |
LOC: Dexia Credit Local 0.550% 02/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 27,000,000 | | | | 27,000,000 | | |
CA Sacramento County Sanitation District | |
Series 2008 A, | |
LOC: Societe Generale: 0.310% 12/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 18,450,000 | | | | 18,450,000 | | |
0.310% 12/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(d) | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,500,000 | | |
Series 2008 E, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.200% 12/01/40 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
CA Sacramento County | |
Multi-Family Housing, | |
Riverpoint-714 LLC, Series 2007 B, LOC: FNMA 0.210% 08/15/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
CA Sacramento Municipal Utility Department | |
0.300% 10/07/09 | | | 90,500,000 | | | | 90,500,000 | | |
0.300% 10/09/09 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 | | |
CA Sacramento Suburban Water District | |
Series 2009 A, | |
LOC: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking 0.270% 11/01/34 (09/02/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
CA San Bernardino County Housing Authority | |
Multi-Family Housing: | |
Indian Knoll Apartments, Series 1985 A, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.290% 05/15/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,580,000 | | | | 3,580,000 | | |
Reche Canyon Apartments, Series 1985 B, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.290% 05/15/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,500,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CA San Bernardino Flood Control District | |
Series 2008, | |
LOC: UBS Warburg 0.200% 08/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,400,000 | | | | 6,400,000 | | |
CA San Diego County Water Authority | |
0.500% 09/10/09 | | | 19,035,000 | | | | 19,035,000 | | |
CA San Diego Housing Authority | |
Multi-Family Housing: | |
Bay Vista Housing Partners LP, Series 2008 A, AMT, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.310% 02/15/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,900,000 | | | | 4,900,000 | | |
Swift Real Estate Partners, Series 2004 C, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.240% 01/15/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,915,000 | | | | 11,915,000 | | |
CA San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority | |
Series 2008 A, | |
LOC: Societe Generale 0.310% 05/15/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,815,000 | | | | 4,815,000 | | |
CA San Francisco City & County Redevelopment Agency | |
Multi-Family Housing: | |
Fillmore Center: Series 1992 A, LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.290% 12/01/17 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 30,100,000 | | | | 30,100,000 | | |
Series 1992, AMT, LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.310% 12/01/17 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,000,000 | | |
South Harbor, Series 1986, LOC: Credit Local de France 0.600% 12/01/16 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
CA San Joaquin County | |
0.320% 09/10/09 | | | 45,500,000 | | | | 45,500,000 | | |
CA San Jose Financing Authority Lease | |
Series 2008 A, | |
LOC: Bank of Nova Scotia, LOC: California State Teachers' Retirement System 0.150% 06/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,730,000 | | | | 4,730,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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August 31, 2009
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2008, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.290% 06/01/11 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,005,000 | | | | 12,005,000 | | |
CA San Jose Multi-Family Housing | |
Evans Lane Apartments LP, | |
Series 2008 B, LOC: FHLMC 0.300% 07/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,950,000 | | | | 12,950,000 | | |
Fairfield Trestles LP, | |
Series 2004 A, AMT, LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.430% 03/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,325,000 | | | | 7,325,000 | | |
Fairfield Turnleaf Apartments, | |
Series 2003 A, AMT, LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.370% 06/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,960,000 | | | | 10,960,000 | | |
CA San Jose | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products 1.340% 09/07/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 24,700,000 | | | | 24,700,000 | | |
CA School Cash Reserve Program Authority | |
Series 2009 A-10: | |
2.500% 07/01/10 | | | 16,580,000 | | | | 16,839,839 | | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 2.500% 07/01/10 | | | 13,380,000 | | | | 13,597,572 | | |
CA Southern Public Power Authority | |
Power Project Revenue, | |
Series 1991, LOC: Lloyds TSB Bank PLC 0.900% 07/01/19 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 56,000,000 | | | | 56,000,000 | | |
Series 2008 A, | |
LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.240% 07/01/17 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,995,000 | | | | 7,995,000 | | |
Series 2008 B, | |
LOC: Dexia Credit Local 0.350% 07/01/17 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,135,000 | | | | 12,135,000 | | |
CA Statewide Communities Development Authority | |
0.300% 10/15/09 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | | |
0.350% 12/08/09 (c) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Hanna Boys Center, | |
Series 2002, LOC: Northern Trust Co. 0.320% 12/31/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals: | |
Series 2008 C, 3.000% 04/01/34 (04/01/10) (b)(c) | | | 16,000,000 | | | | 16,235,562 | | |
Series 2009, 3.000% 04/01/43 (10/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,075,323 | | |
Kaiser Permanente, | |
Series 2004 M, 0.210% 04/01/38 (09/07/09) (b)(c) | | | 14,315,000 | | | | 14,315,000 | | |
Multi-Family Housing, | |
Bay Vista at Meadow Park LP, Series 2003 1, AMT, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.300% 12/15/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,300,000 | | | | 7,300,000 | | |
Plan Nine Partners LLC, | |
Series 2005 A, LOC: Union Bank of California N.A. 0.280% 02/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,415,000 | | | | 13,415,000 | | |
Series 2007 29-G, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Goldman Sachs 0.340% 05/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,835,000 | | | | 9,835,000 | | |
Series 2007, AMT: | |
GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products: 1.340% 02/01/14 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,550,000 | | | | 9,550,000 | | |
1.340% 07/01/15 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,425,000 | | | | 9,425,000 | | |
LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.610% 02/01/53 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 58,995,000 | | | | 58,995,000 | | |
Series 2008 14-G, | |
GTY AGMT: Goldman Sachs 0.310% 05/15/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 18,035,000 | | | | 18,035,000 | | |
Series 2008 R, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.440% 09/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(d) | | | 10,035,000 | | | | 10,035,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves
August 31, 2009
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2008, AMT: | |
GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products 1.280% 06/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,400,000 | | | | 13,400,000 | | |
LIQ FAC: Citigroup Financial Products 0.450% 07/01/14 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,555,000 | | | | 7,555,000 | | |
Series 2008: | |
GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products 0.840% 03/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 34,450,000 | | | | 34,450,000 | | |
GTY AGMT: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.330% 07/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,007,500 | | | | 5,007,500 | | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A.: 0.440% 04/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,900,000 | | | | 4,900,000 | | |
0.440% 11/15/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,860,000 | | | | 6,860,000 | | |
LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.200% 09/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,985,000 | | | | 1,985,000 | | |
Varenna Care Center LP, | |
Series 2006, LOC: FHLB 0.260% 02/15/41 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,700,000 | | | | 5,700,000 | | |
CA State | |
Series 2004 A-5, | |
LOC: Citibank N.A., LOC: California State Teachers' Retirement System 0.150% 05/01/34 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,600,000 | | | | 7,600,000 | | |
Series 2004 B-2, | |
LOC: Citibank N.A., LOC: State Street Bank & Trust, Co. 0.120% 05/01/34 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,225,000 | | | | 10,225,000 | | |
Series 2004 B-3, | |
LOC: Citibank N.A., LOC: State Street Bank & Trust Co. 0.160% 05/01/34 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 48,050,000 | | | | 48,050,000 | | |
Series 2004, | |
GTY AGMT: Dexia Credit Local 1.300% 04/01/17 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,065,000 | | | | 6,065,000 | | |
Series 2005, | |
GTY AGMT: Dexia Credit Local 1.300% 02/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,440,000 | | | | 10,440,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2007 A, | |
LOC: Societe Generale 0.310% 06/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 24,840,000 | | | | 24,840,000 | | |
Series 2007: | |
GTY AGMT: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.330% 12/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,663,000 | | | | 14,663,000 | | |
Insured: FSA, LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.440% 02/01/10 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 640,000 | | | | 640,000 | | |
Series 2008 A, | |
LOC: Societe Generale 0.310% 06/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,155,000 | | | | 8,155,000 | | |
Series 2008: | |
GTY AGMT: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.330% 04/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 18,800,500 | | | | 18,800,500 | | |
LOC: Dexia Credit Local 1.000% 08/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 88,695,000 | | | | 88,695,000 | | |
CA Union City | |
Multi-Family Housing, | |
Series 2007, GTY AGMT: Goldman Sachs 0.310% 12/15/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,970,000 | | | | 7,970,000 | | |
CA University of California | |
Series 2001, | |
Pre-refunded 9/01/09 5.000% 09/01/31 (09/01/09) (b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,050,000 | | |
Series 2008, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A.: 0.290% 05/15/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,880,000 | | | | 6,880,000 | | |
0.440% 05/01/16 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,045,000 | | | | 7,045,000 | | |
CA West Hills Community College District | |
Series 2008, | |
LOC: Union Bank of California N.A. 0.280% 07/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,925,000 | | | | 14,925,000 | | |
California Total | | | 2,922,435,846 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves
August 31, 2009
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Puerto Rico – 0.7% | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | |
Series 2007 A, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.440% 07/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,000,000 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | |
Series 2007, | |
GTY AGMT: Dexia Credit Local 1.370% 08/01/42 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,750,000 | | | | 3,750,000 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. | |
Series 2009, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.340% 08/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(d) | | | 7,395,000 | | | | 7,395,000 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | |
Series 2007 A8, | |
LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.180% 07/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,480,000 | | | | 5,480,000 | | |
Puerto Rico Total | | | 19,625,000 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $2,942,060,846) | | | 2,942,060,846 | | |
Total Investments – 99.9% (cost of $2,942,060,846)(e) | | | 2,942,060,846 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 0.1% | | | 2,193,956 | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 2,944,254,802 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) Variable rate obligations have long dated final maturities, however, their effective maturity is within 397 days in accordance with its demand feature. These securities are secured by a letter of credit or other credit support agreements from banks. These securities are puttable upon not more than one, seven or thirty business days' notice. Put bonds and notes have a demand feature that matures within one year. The interest rate is changed periodically and the interest rate reflects the rate at August 31, 2009.
(b) Parenthetical date represents the effective maturity date for the security.
(c) Variable rate obligations have long dated final maturities, however, their effective maturity is within 397 days in accordance with its demand feature. These securities are puttable upon not more than one, seven or thirty business days' notice. Put bonds and notes have a demand feature that matures within one year. The interest rate is changed periodically and the interest rate reflects the rate at August 31, 2009.
(d) Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At August 31, 2009, these securities, which are not illiquid, amounted to $72,720,000, which represents 2.5% of net assets.
(e) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $2,942,060,846.
Significant observable inputs (level 2 measurements), including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and others, were used in determining value for all securities in the Fund's portfolio as of August 31, 2009.
For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Acronym | | Name | |
AMBAC | | Ambac Assurance Corp. | |
|
AMT | | Alternative Minimum Tax | |
|
FGIC | | Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. | |
|
FHLB | | Federal Home Loan Bank | |
|
FHLMC | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | |
|
FNMA | | Federal National Mortgage Association | |
|
FSA | | Financial Security Assurance, Inc. | |
|
GIC | | Guaranteed Investment Contract | |
|
GTY AGMT | | Guaranty Agreement | |
|
LIQ FAC | | Liquidity Facility | |
|
LOC | | Letter of Credit | |
|
SPA | | Stand-by Purchase Agreement | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves
August 31, 2009
| | | | ($) | |
Assets | | Investments, at amortized cost approximating value | | | 2,942,060,846 | | |
| | Cash | | | 2,622 | | |
| | Receivable for: | | | | | |
| | Fund shares sold | | | 100,000 | | |
| | Interest | | | 3,352,113 | | |
| | Prepaid expenses | | | 122,834 | | |
| | Total Assets | | | 2,945,638,415 | | |
Liabilities | | Expense reimbursement due to investment advisor | | | 15,098 | | |
| | Payable for: | | | | | |
| | Fund shares repurchased | | | 280,000 | | |
| | Distributions | | | 73,015 | | |
| | Investment advisory fee | | | 394,115 | | |
| | Administration fee | | | 93,430 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 41,470 | | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | | 8,603 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 40,786 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 8,077 | | |
| | Distribution and service fees | | | 284,799 | | |
| | Shareholder administration fee | | | 66,560 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 603 | | |
| | Other liabilities | | | 77,057 | | |
| | Total Liabilities | | | 1,383,613 | | |
| | Net Assets | | | 2,944,254,802 | | |
Net Assets Consist of | | Paid-in capital | | | 2,944,671,968 | | |
| | Undistributed net investment income | | | 972,012 | | |
| | Accumulated net realized loss | | | (1,389,178 | ) | |
| | Net Assets | | | 2,944,254,802 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued) – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves
August 31, 2009
Capital Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 366,449,536 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 366,510,789 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Trust Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 585,898,943 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 585,993,855 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Liquidity Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 477,798 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 477,892 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Adviser Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 309,195,035 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 309,248,309 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Investor Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 188,903,703 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 188,934,482 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Daily Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 1,045,608,618 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 1,045,782,152 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Institutional Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 447,721,169 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 447,794,218 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves
For the Year Ended August 31, 2009
| | | | ($) | |
Investment Income | | Interest | | | 60,227,421 | | |
Expenses | | Investment advisory fee | | | 6,700,793 | | |
| | Administration fee | | | 3,922,026 | | |
| | Distribution fee: | | | | | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | 255,838 | | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | 5,457,665 | | |
| | Service fee: | | | | | |
| | Liquidity Class Shares | | | 14,037 | | |
| | Adviser Class Shares | | | 1,500,775 | | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | 639,594 | | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | 3,898,332 | | |
| | Shareholder administration fee: | | | | | |
| | Trust Class Shares | | | 705,762 | | |
| | Institutional Class Shares | | | 253,503 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 257,729 | | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | | 41,244 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 10,140 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 80,192 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 2,614 | | |
| | Treasury temporary guarantee program fee | | | 1,947,155 | | |
| | Other expenses | | | 298,766 | | |
| | Total Expenses | | | 25,986,165 | | |
| | Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by investment advisor and/or administrator | | | (2,336,606 | ) | |
| | Fees waived by distributor: | | | | | |
| | Liquidity Class Shares | | | (4 | ) | |
| | Adviser Class Shares | | | (41,417 | ) | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | (76,795 | ) | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | (1,703,463 | ) | |
| | Fees waived by shareholder service provider—Liquidity Class Shares | | | (5,614 | ) | |
| | Expense reductions | | | (43,892 | ) | |
| | Net Expenses | | | 21,778,374 | | |
| | Net Investment Income | | | 38,449,047 | | |
| | Net realized loss on investments | | | (1,168,873 | ) | |
| | Net Increase Resulting from Operations | | | 37,280,174 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves
| | | | Year Ended August 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | 2009 ($) | | 2008 ($) | |
Operations | | Net investment income | | | 38,449,047 | | | | 97,158,501 | | |
| | Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | (1,168,873 | ) | | | 191,230 | | |
| | Net increase resulting from operations | | | 37,280,174 | | | | 97,349,731 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders | | From net investment income: | | | | | | | | | |
| | Capital Class Shares | | | (7,963,211 | ) | | | (17,697,814 | ) | |
| | Trust Class Shares | | | (6,751,850 | ) | | | (13,252,704 | ) | |
| | Liquidity Class Shares | | | (100,321 | ) | | | (1,348,000 | ) | |
| | Adviser Class Shares | | | (5,351,018 | ) | | | (13,021,901 | ) | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | (1,960,580 | ) | | | (5,161,068 | ) | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | (9,718,849 | ) | | | (30,973,219 | ) | |
| | Institutional Class Shares | | | (6,603,218 | ) | | | (15,712,135 | ) | |
| | Total distributions to shareholders | | | (38,449,047 | ) | | | (97,166,841 | ) | |
| | Net Capital Stock Transactions | | | (2,357,921,639 | ) | | | 1,287,019,179 | | |
| | Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (2,359,090,512 | ) | | | 1,287,202,069 | | |
Net Assets | | Beginning of period | | | 5,303,345,314 | | | | 4,016,143,245 | | |
| | End of period | | | 2,944,254,802 | | | | 5,303,345,314 | | |
| | Undistributed net investment income at end of period | | | 972,012 | | | | 751,707 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves
| | Capital Stock Activity | |
| | Year Ended August 31, 2009 | | Year Ended August 31, 2008 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Capital Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 1,358,516,302 | | | | 1,358,516,302 | | | | 2,863,240,549 | | | | 2,863,240,549 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 5,523,559 | | | | 5,523,559 | | | | 11,769,863 | | | | 11,769,863 | | |
Redemptions | | | (1,854,843,684 | ) | | | (1,854,843,684 | ) | | | (2,574,920,371 | ) | | | (2,574,920,371 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (490,803,823 | ) | | | (490,803,823 | ) | | | 300,090,041 | | | | 300,090,041 | | |
Trust Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 694,589,205 | | | | 694,589,205 | | | | 956,443,026 | | | | 956,443,026 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 167,154 | | | | 167,154 | | | | 427,059 | | | | 427,059 | | |
Redemptions | | | (870,655,288 | ) | | | (870,655,288 | ) | | | (719,902,080 | ) | | | (719,902,080 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (175,898,929 | ) | | | (175,898,929 | ) | | | 236,968,005 | | | | 236,968,005 | | |
Liquidity Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 6,618,121 | | | | 6,618,121 | | | | 60,661,838 | | | | 60,661,838 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 92,116 | | | | 92,116 | | | | 1,329,988 | | | | 1,329,988 | | |
Redemptions | | | (39,470,120 | ) | | | (39,470,120 | ) | | | (94,786,318 | ) | | | (94,786,318 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (32,759,883 | ) | | | (32,759,883 | ) | | | (32,794,492 | ) | | | (32,794,492 | ) | |
Adviser Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 547,664,282 | | | | 547,664,282 | | | | 834,102,061 | | | | 834,102,061 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 5,350,155 | | | | 5,350,155 | | | | 13,019,297 | | | | 13,019,297 | | |
Redemptions | | | (917,679,333 | ) | | | (917,679,333 | ) | | | (672,050,919 | ) | | | (672,050,919 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (364,664,896 | ) | | | (364,664,896 | ) | | | 175,070,439 | | | | 175,070,439 | | |
Investor Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 623,579,995 | | | | 623,579,995 | | | | 671,430,562 | | | | 671,430,562 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 1,959,724 | | | | 1,959,724 | | | | 5,158,365 | | | | 5,158,365 | | |
Redemptions | | | (698,716,946 | ) | | | (698,716,946 | ) | | | (703,961,979 | ) | | | (703,961,979 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (73,177,227 | ) | | | (73,177,227 | ) | | | (27,373,052 | ) | | | (27,373,052 | ) | |
Daily Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 1,781,303,199 | | | | 1,781,303,199 | | | | 2,247,112,843 | | | | 2,247,112,843 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 9,718,848 | | | | 9,718,848 | | | | 30,970,029 | | | | 30,970,029 | | |
Redemptions | | | (2,517,314,681 | ) | | | (2,517,314,682 | ) | | | (2,044,259,347 | ) | | | (2,044,259,347 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (726,292,634 | ) | | | (726,292,635 | ) | | | 233,823,525 | | | | 233,823,525 | | |
Institutional Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 897,574,191 | | | | 897,574,191 | | | | 1,270,014,097 | | | | 1,270,014,097 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 6,600,718 | | | | 6,600,718 | | | | 15,707,816 | | | | 15,707,816 | | |
Redemptions | | | (1,398,499,155 | ) | | | (1,398,499,155 | ) | | | (884,487,200 | ) | | | (884,487,200 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (494,324,246 | ) | | | (494,324,246 | ) | | | 401,234,713 | | | | 401,234,713 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Capital Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0100 | | | | 0.0242 | | | | 0.0340 | | | | 0.0139 | | | | 0.0250 | | | | 0.0123 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0100 | ) | | | (0.0242 | ) | | | (0.0340 | ) | | | (0.0139 | ) | | | (0.0250 | ) | | | (0.0123 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 1.00 | % | | | 2.45 | % | | | 3.45 | % | | | 1.40 | %(d) | | | 2.53 | % | | | 1.24 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.24 | %(e) | | | 0.20 | %(e) | | | 0.20 | %(e) | | | 0.20 | %(e)(f) | | | 0.20 | %(e) | | | 0.20 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(f) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.08 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 1.13 | %(e) | | | 2.37 | %(e) | | | 3.40 | %(e) | | | 3.32 | %(e)(f) | | | 2.59 | %(e) | | | 1.21 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 366,450 | | | $ | 857,425 | | | $ | 557,296 | | | $ | 509,181 | | | $ | 431,530 | | | $ | 105,823 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Trust Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0090 | | | | 0.0232 | | | | 0.0330 | | | | 0.0135 | | | | 0.0240 | | | | 0.0113 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0090 | ) | | | (0.0232 | ) | | | (0.0330 | ) | | | (0.0135 | ) | | | (0.0240 | ) | | | (0.0113 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.90 | % | | | 2.35 | % | | | 3.35 | % | | | 1.36 | %(d) | | | 2.42 | % | | | 1.14 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.34 | %(e) | | | 0.30 | %(e) | | | 0.30 | %(e) | | | 0.30 | %(e)(f) | | | 0.30 | %(e) | | | 0.30 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(f) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.08 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 0.96 | %(e) | | | 2.23 | %(e) | | | 3.30 | %(e) | | | 3.22 | %(e)(f) | | | 2.41 | %(e) | | | 1.15 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 585,899 | | | $ | 761,991 | | | $ | 525,007 | | | $ | 517,340 | | | $ | 470,430 | | | $ | 339,137 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves
Selected date for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Liquidity Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0085 | | | | 0.0227 | | | | 0.0325 | | | | 0.0133 | | | | 0.0235 | | | | 0.0108 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0085 | ) | | | (0.0227 | ) | | | (0.0325 | ) | | | (0.0133 | ) | | | (0.0235 | ) | | | (0.0108 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.85 | %(g) | | | 2.30 | % | | | 3.30 | % | | | 1.34 | %(d) | | | 2.37 | % | | | 1.09 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.39 | %(e) | | | 0.35 | %(e) | | | 0.35 | %(e) | | | 0.35 | %(e)(f) | | | 0.35 | %(e) | | | 0.35 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.16 | %(f) | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.18 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 1.79 | %(e)(g) | | | 2.41 | %(e) | | | 3.27 | %(e) | | | 3.17 | %(e)(f) | | | 2.39 | %(e) | | | 1.37 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 478 | | | $ | 33,242 | | | $ | 66,038 | | | $ | 27,557 | | | $ | 35,797 | | | $ | 16,585 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Annualized.
(g) The relationship of the Class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the Class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Adviser Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0076 | | | | 0.0217 | | | | 0.0315 | | | | 0.0129 | | | | 0.0225 | | | | 0.0098 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0076 | ) | | | (0.0217 | ) | | | (0.0315 | ) | | | (0.0129 | ) | | | (0.0225 | ) | | | (0.0098 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.76 | % | | | 2.20 | % | | | 3.19 | % | | | 1.30 | %(d) | | | 2.27 | % | | | 0.98 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.48 | %(e) | | | 0.45 | %(e) | | | 0.45 | %(e) | | | 0.45 | %(e)(f) | | | 0.45 | %(e) | | | 0.45 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(f) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.08 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 0.88 | %(e) | | | 2.09 | %(e) | | | 3.15 | %(e) | | | 3.08 | %(e)(f) | | | 2.19 | %(e) | | | 1.01 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 309,195 | | | $ | 674,000 | | | $ | 498,926 | | | $ | 376,973 | | | $ | 260,633 | | | $ | 593,136 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Investor Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0068 | | | | 0.0207 | | | | 0.0305 | | | | 0.0125 | | | | 0.0215 | | | | 0.0088 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0068 | ) | | | (0.0207 | ) | | | (0.0305 | ) | | | (0.0125 | ) | | | (0.0215 | ) | | | (0.0088 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.68 | % | | | 2.09 | % | | | 3.09 | % | | | 1.25 | %(d) | | | 2.17 | % | | | 0.88 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.56 | %(e) | | | 0.55 | %(e) | | | 0.55 | %(e) | | | 0.55 | %(e)(f) | | | 0.55 | %(e) | | | 0.55 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(f) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.08 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 0.77 | %(e) | | | 2.08 | %(e) | | | 3.05 | %(e) | | | 2.98 | %(e)(f) | | | 2.13 | %(e) | | | 0.85 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 188,904 | | | $ | 262,145 | | | $ | 289,499 | | | $ | 205,499 | | | $ | 225,846 | | | $ | 244,229 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Daily Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0054 | | | | 0.0182 | | | | 0.0280 | | | | 0.0114 | | | | 0.0190 | | | | 0.0063 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0054 | ) | | | (0.0182 | ) | | | (0.0280 | ) | | | (0.0114 | ) | | | (0.0190 | ) | | | (0.0063 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.54 | % | | | 1.84 | % | | | 2.84 | % | | | 1.15 | %(d) | | | 1.91 | % | | | 0.63 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.73 | %(e) | | | 0.80 | %(e) | | | 0.80 | %(e) | | | 0.80 | %(e)(f) | | | 0.80 | %(e) | | | 0.80 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(f) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.08 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 0.62 | %(e) | | | 1.76 | %(e) | | | 2.80 | %(e) | | | 2.73 | %(e)(f) | | | 1.94 | %(e) | | | 0.63 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,045,609 | | | $ | 1,772,303 | | | $ | 1,538,428 | | | $ | 1,394,667 | | | $ | 1,357,176 | | | $ | 742,981 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Institutional Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0096 | | | | 0.0238 | | | | 0.0336 | | | | 0.0138 | | | | 0.0246 | | | | 0.0119 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0096 | ) | | | (0.0238 | ) | | | (0.0336 | ) | | | (0.0138 | ) | | | (0.0246 | ) | | | (0.0119 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.96 | % | | | 2.41 | % | | | 3.41 | % | | | 1.39 | %(d) | | | 2.49 | % | | | 1.20 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.28 | %(e) | | | 0.24 | %(e) | | | 0.24 | %(e) | | | 0.24 | %(e)(f) | | | 0.24 | %(e) | | | 0.24 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(f) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.08 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 1.04 | %(e) | | | 2.28 | %(e) | | | 3.34 | %(e) | | | 3.28 | %(e)(f) | | | 2.63 | %(e) | | | 1.16 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 447,721 | | | $ | 942,240 | | | $ | 540,951 | | | $ | 688,499 | | | $ | 660,513 | | | $ | 83,596 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves
August 31, 2009
Note 1. Organization
Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves (the "Fund"), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the "Trust"), is a non-diversified fund. The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company.
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks current income exempt from federal income tax and California individual income tax, consistent with capital preservation and maintenance of a high degree of liquidity.
Fund Shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares, and the Fund offers seven classes of shares: Capital Class, Trust Class, Liquidity Class, Adviser Class, Investor Class, Daily Class and Institutional Class shares. Each class of shares is offered continuously at net asset value.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through October 22, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued, and except as disclosed in Note 9, noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosures. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security Valuation
Securities in the Fund are valued utilizing the amortized cost valuation method permitted in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act provided certain conditions are met, including that the Fund's Board of Trustees continues to believe that the amortized cost valuation method fairly reflects the market-based net asset value per share of the Fund. This method involves valuing a portfolio security initially at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant accretion or amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, respectively. The Fund's Board of Trustees has established procedures intended to stabilize the Fund's net asset value for purposes of sales and redemptions at $1.00 per share. These procedures include determinations, at such intervals as the Board of Trustees deems appropriate and reasonable in light of current market conditions, of the extent, if any, to which the Fund's market-based net asset value deviates fr om $1.00 per share. In the event such deviation exceeds 1/2 of 1%, the Board of Trustees will promptly consider what action, if any, should be initiated.
Various inputs are used to determine the value of the Fund's investments. Management establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value giving the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
• Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)
• Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable, unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs may include management's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment.
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Security Transactions
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.
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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves, August 31, 2009
Income Recognition
Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other series of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund.
Determination of Class Net Asset Value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, as shown on the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class. Income and expenses are allocated to each class based on the settled shares method, while realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated based on the relative net assets of each class.
Federal Income Tax Status
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its tax exempt or taxable income, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually after the fiscal year in which the capital gains were earned or more frequently to seek to maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share, unless offset by any available capital loss carryforward. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP.
Indemnification
In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Fund. Also, under the Trust's organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Trust. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.
Note 3. Federal Tax Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund's capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, permanent book and tax basis differences resulting primarily from differing treatments for distributions were identified and reclassified among the components of the Fund's net assets as follows:
Undistributed Net Investment Income | | Accumulated Net Realized Loss | | Paid-In Capital | |
$ | 220,305 | | | $ | (220,305 | ) | | $ | — | | |
Net investment income and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed on the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 was as follows:
| | August 31, | |
| | 2009 | | 2008 | |
Tax-Exempt Income | | $ | 38,172,943 | | | $ | 94,654,104 | | |
Ordinary Income* | | | 276,104 | | | | 2,327,321 | | |
Long-Term Capital Gains | | | — | | | | 185,416 | | |
* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.
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As of August 31, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Tax-Exempt Income | | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | |
$ | 1,045,027 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
Under current tax rules, certain capital losses realized after October 31 may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. As of August 31, 2009, post-October capital losses of $1,389,178 attributed to security transactions were deferred to September 1, 2009.
Management is required to determine whether a tax position of the Fund is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized by the Fund is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. However, management's conclusions may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). The Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal year s remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates
Investment Advisory Fee
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation ("BOA"), provides investment advisory services to the Fund. Columbia receives a monthly investment advisory fee, calculated based on the combined average net assets of
the Fund and certain other money market funds advised by Columbia, at the following annual rates:
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rates | |
First $175 billion | | | 0.15 | % | |
$175 billion to $225 billion | | | 0.13 | % | |
Over $225 billion | | | 0.08 | % | |
Columbia has contractually agreed to limit the combined investment advisory fee and administration fee for the Fund to an annual rate of 0.19% of the Fund's average net assets through December 31, 2010. There is no guarantee that this expense limitation will continue after December 31, 2010.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, the Fund's effective advisory fee rate, net of fee waivers, was 0.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
Administration Fee
Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Fund for a monthly administration fee, calculated based on the combined average net assets of the Fund and certain other money market funds advised by Columbia, at the following annual rates, less the fees payable by the Fund as described under the Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees note below:
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rates | |
First $125 billion | | | 0.10 | % | |
$125 billion to $175 billion | | | 0.05 | % | |
Over $175 billion | | | 0.02 | % | |
Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees
The Fund has entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the "Financial Reporting Services Agreement") with State Street Bank & Trust Company ("State Street") and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Fund. The Fund has also entered into an Accounting Services Agreement (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the "State Street Agreements") with State Street and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Fund. Under the State Street Agreements, the Fund pays State
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Street an annual fee of $38,000 paid monthly plus an additional monthly fee based on an annualized percentage rate of average daily net assets of the Fund for the month. The aggregate fee will not exceed $140,000 per year (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and charges). The Fund also reimburses State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charges.
The Fund has entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the "Services Agreement") with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provides services related to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provides oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. Under the Services Agreement, the Fund reimburses Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses.
Transfer Agent Fee
Columbia Management Services, Inc. (the "Transfer Agent"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, provides shareholder services to the Fund and has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services ("BFDS") to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a fee for its services, paid monthly, at the annual rate of $17.34 per open account plus reimbursement of certain sub-transfer agent fees paid by the Transfer Agent (exclusive of BFDS fees), calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts and intended to recover the cost of payments to other parties (including affiliates of BOA) for services to those accounts. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund.
The Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, Individual Retirement Account ("IRA") trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due to the Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Fund and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.
An annual minimum account balance fee of up to $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the Fund's minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. For the year ended August 31, 2009, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Fund.
Distribution and Service Fees
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, is the principal underwriter of the Fund's shares.
The Trust has adopted distribution plans ("Distribution Plans") for the Liquidity Class, Investor Class and Daily Class shares of the Fund. The Distribution Plans, adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, permit the Fund to compensate or reimburse the Distributor and/or selling agents for activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of the classes' shares.
The Trust also has adopted shareholder servicing plans ("Servicing Plans") for the Liquidity Class, Adviser Class, Investor Class and Daily Class shares of the Fund. The Servicing Plans permit the Fund to compensate or reimburse servicing agents for the shareholder services they have provided.
A substantial portion of the expenses incurred pursuant to these plans is paid to affiliates of BOA and the Distributor.
The annual rates in effect and plan limits, as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:
Distribution Plans: | | Current Rate (after fee waivers) | | Plan Limit | |
Liquidity Class shares | | | 0.15 | %* | | | 0.25 | %** | |
Investor Class shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Daily Class shares | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | % | |
Servicing Plans: | |
Liquidity Class shares | | | 0.15 | %* | | | 0.25 | %** | |
Investor Class shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Daily Class shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Adviser Class shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
* The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive Distribution Plan fees and/or Servicing Plan fees through December 31, 2010 as a percentage of the Fund's Liquidity Class shares average daily net assets at an annual rate of 0.10%, so that combined fees will not exceed 0.15%. There is no guarantee that this waiver will continue after December 31, 2010.
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** To the extent that the Liquidity Class shares of the Fund make payments pursuant to the Distribution Plan and/or the Servicing Plan, the combined total of such payments may not exceed, on an annual basis, 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Liquidity Class shares.
Shareholder Administration Fees
The Distributor is the principal underwriter of the Fund's shares.
The Trust has adopted shareholder administration plans ("Administration Plans") for the Trust Class and Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Under the Administration Plans, the Fund may pay servicing agents that have entered into a shareholder administration agreement with the Trust for certain shareholder support services that are provided to holders of the classes' shares.
A substantial portion of the expenses incurred pursuant to these plans is paid to affiliates of BOA and the Distributor.
The annual rates in effect and plan limits, as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:
Administration Plans: | | Current Rate | | Plan Limit | |
Trust Class shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Institutional Class shares | | | 0.04 | % | | | 0.04 | % | |
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements
Columbia and/or some of the Fund's other service providers have contractually agreed to bear a portion of the Fund's expenses through December 31, 2010, so that the Fund's ordinary operating expenses (excluding any distribution, shareholder servicing and/or shareholder administration fees, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, but including custodian charges relating to overdrafts, if any) after giving effect to any balance credits from the Fund's custodian, do not exceed the annual rate of 0.20% of the Fund's average daily net assets. There is no guarantee that this expense limitation will continue after December 31, 2010.
Effective December 15, 2008, the Distributor has voluntarily agreed to reimburse certain class-specific Fund expenses (consisting of shareholder servicing, distribution and shareholder administration fees, as applicable) to the extent necessary in order to maintain a minimum annualized net yield of 0.00% for all classes of the Fund. In addition, Columbia has voluntarily agreed to reimburse certain Fund expenses (consisting of advisory and administration fees) to the extent necessary to maintain such yield in the event the Distributor's reimbursement of class-specific Fund expenses is fully utilized. These reimbursements are voluntary and may be modified or discontinued by the Distributor or Columbia at any time.
Columbia is entitled to recover from the Fund any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed for a three year period following the date of such fee waiver and/or reimbursement if such recovery does not cause the Fund's total operating expenses to exceed the expense limitation in effect at the time of recovery.
Under the Distribution Plans for the Liquidity Class shares, the Trust is currently not reimbursing the Distributor for distribution expenses for Liquidity Class shares. Unreimbursed expenses incurred by the Distributor in a given year may not be recovered by the Distributor in subsequent years.
At August 31, 2009, the amounts potentially recoverable by Columbia pursuant to this arrangement are as follows:
Amount of potential recovery expiring August 31: | | Total potential | | Amount recovered during the year | |
2012 | | 2011 | | 2010 | | recovery | | ended 8/31/09 | |
$ | 2,336,606 | | | $ | 2,513,573 | | | $ | 2,284,293 | | | $ | 7,134,472 | | | $ | — | | |
Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees
All officers of the Fund are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Fund. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Fund, along with other affiliated funds, pays
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its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.
The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Fund's assets. Income earned on the plan participant's deferral account is based on the rate of return of the eligible mutual funds selected by the participant or, if no funds are selected, on the rate of return of Columbia Treasury Reserves, another portfolio of the Trust. The expense for the deferred compensation plan, which includes trustees' fees deferred during the current period as well as any gains or losses on the trustees' deferred compensation balances as a result of market fluctuations, is included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statement of Operations. The liability for the deferred compensation plan is included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Note 5. Custody Credits
The Fund has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. The Fund could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if it had not entered into such an agreement.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, these custody credits reduced total expenses by $43,892 for the Fund.
Note 6. Line of Credit
The Fund and other affiliated funds participate in a $200,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit provided by State Street. Borrowings are available for short-term liquidity or temporary or emergency purposes.
Interest is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.75% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 0.75%. A one-time structuring fee of $10,000 is also accrued and apportioned to each fund participating in the line of credit based on the average net assets of the participating funds. In addition, if the line of credit is extended for an additional period after the expiration date, an annual administration fee of $10,000 may be charged and apportioned among the participating funds. Prior to December 18, 2008, the Fund and other affiliated funds participated in a $200,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit provided by State Street under similar terms. Interest was charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.375%.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, the Fund did not borrow under these arrangements.
Note 7. Shares of Beneficial Interest
As of August 31, 2009, 23.0% of the Fund's shares outstanding were beneficially owned by one participant account over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates had either sole or joint investment discretion.
As of August 31, 2009, the Fund had one shareholder that held 66.1% of the shares outstanding, over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates did not have investment discretion.
Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.
Note 8. Significant Risks and Contingencies
Geographic Concentration Risk
The Fund had greater than 5% of its total net assets at August 31, 2009 invested in debt obligations issued by California and its political subdivisions, agencies and public authorities. The Fund is more susceptible to economic and political factors adversely affecting issuers of this state's municipal securities than are municipal bond funds that are not concentrated to the same extent in these issuers.
United States Department of the Treasury Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds
On September 28, 2008, the United States Department of the Treasury (the "Treasury") opened a temporary guarantee program (the "Program") for money market mutual funds registered in the United States under the 1940 Act. On March 31, 2009, the Treasury announced the second extension of the Program from April 30, 2009 through September 18, 2009. The Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the Fund's continued participation in the Program.
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Similar to the initial phase of the Program, and subject to certain conditions and limitations, share amounts held by investors of the Fund as of the close of business on September 19, 2008 were guaranteed against loss under the Program in the event the market-based net asset value per share was less than $0.995 (i.e., does not round to $1.00, a "guarantee event") and the Fund subsequently liquidated. The Program only covered the amount a shareholder held in the Fund as of the close of business on September 19, 2008, or the amount a shareholder held if and when a guarantee event occurred, whichever was less.
The Program expired on September 18, 2009 and will not be further extended by the Treasury. Accordingly, effective September 18, 2009, the Program no longer provides any guarantee against any loss to shareholders with respect to Fund shares.
The Fund paid $2,050,513 to the Treasury to participate in the Program. This fee is being expensed over the period from September 19, 2008 to September 18, 2009 and is an extraordinary expense for calculating fee waivers and expense reimbursement discussed in Note 4.
Legal Proceedings
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (collectively, the "Columbia Group") are subject to a settlement agreement with the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") (the "NYAG Settlement") and a settlement order with the SEC (the "SEC Order") on matters relating to mutual fund trading, each dated February 9, 2005. Under the terms of the SEC Order, the Columbia Group (or predecessor or affiliated entities) agreed, among other things, to: pay disgorgement and civil money penalties collectively totaling $375 million; cease and desist from violations of the antifraud provisions and certain other provisions of the federal securities laws; maintain certain compliance and ethics oversight structures; and retain an independent consultant to review the Columbia Group's applicable supervisory, compliance, control and other policies and procedures. The NYAG Settlement, among other things, requires Columbia Ma nagement Advisors, LLC and its affiliates to reduce management fees for certain funds in the Columbia family of mutual funds in a projected total of $160 million over five years through November 30, 2009 and to make certain disclosures to investors relating to expenses. In connection with the Columbia Group providing services to the Columbia Funds, the Columbia Funds have voluntarily undertaken to implement certain governance measures designed to maintain the independence of their boards of trustees and certain special consulting and compliance measures.
Pursuant to the SEC Order and related procedures, the $375 million in settlement amounts described above, of which approximately $90 million has been earmarked for certain Columbia Funds and their shareholders, is being distributed in accordance with a distribution plan developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the SEC on December 27, 2007. Distributions under the distribution plan began in mid-June 2008.
Civil Litigation
In connection with the events that resulted in the NYAG Settlement and SEC Order, various parties filed suits against Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including Banc of America Capital Management, LLC ("BACAP," now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) and BACAP Distributors, LLC (now known as Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.) (collectively "BAC"), Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and its Board of Trustees. On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the "MDL"). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On September 29, 2004, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed amended and consolidated complaints. One of these amended complaints is a putative class action that includes claims under the federal securities laws and state common law, and that names Nations Funds Trust, the Trustees, BAC and others as defendants. Another of the amended complaints is a derivative action purportedly on behalf of the Nations Funds Trust against BAC and others that asserts claims under federal securities laws and state common law. Nations Funds Trust is a nominal defendant in this action.
On February 25, 2005, BAC and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases. On December 15, 2005, BAC and others entered into a Stipulation of Settlement of the direct and derivative claims brought on behalf of the
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Nations Funds shareholders. The settlement is subject to court approval. If the settlement is approved, BAC would pay settlement administration costs and fees to plaintiffs' counsel as approved by the court. The stipulation has not yet been presented to the court for approval.
Note 9. Subsequent Event
Bank of America Corporation, the indirect parent company of Columbia, entered into an agreement dated September 29, 2009 to sell a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. The transaction does not include a sale of the part of the asset management business that advises the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust and Shareholders of Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolio, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves (the "Fund") (a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust) at August 31, 2009, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at August 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 22, 2009
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Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited) – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009, 99.9% of the distributions from net investment income of the Fund qualifies as exempt interest dividends for federal income tax purposes. A portion of the income may be subject to federal alternative minimum tax.
The Fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Fund Governance
The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and ages of the Trustees and officers of the Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, the number of Funds overseen by each Trustee and other directorships they hold are shown below. Each officer listed below serves as an officer of each Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex.
Independent Trustees
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held | |
Edward J. Boudreau (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Managing Director—E.J. Boudreau & Associates (consulting), from 2000 through current; oversees 66; no other directorships held. | |
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William P. Carmichael (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1999) | | Retired. Oversees 66; Director—Cobra Electronics Corporation (electronic equipment manufacturer); Director—Spectrum Brands, Inc. (consumer products); Director—Simmons Company (bedding); Director—The Finish Line (sportswear). | |
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William A. Hawkins (Born 1942) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | President and Chief Executive Officer—California General Bank, N.A., from January 2008 through current; President, Retail Banking—IndyMac Bancorp, Inc., from September 1999 to August 2003; oversees 66; no other directorships held. | |
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R. Glenn Hilliard (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer—Hilliard Group LLC (investing and consulting), from April 2003 through current; Non-Executive Director & Chairman—Conseco, Inc. (insurance), September 2003 through current; Executive Chairman—Conseco, Inc. (insurance), August 2004 through September 2005; oversees 66; Director—Conseco, Inc. (insurance). | |
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John J. Nagorniak (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2008)` | | Retired. President and Director—Foxstone Financial, Inc. (consulting), 2000 through December 2007; Director—Mellon Financial Corporation affiliates (investing), 2000 through 2007; Chairman—Franklin Portfolio Associates (investing—Mellon affiliate), 1982 through 2007; oversees 66; Director—MIT Investment Company; Trustee—MIT 401k Plan; Trustee and Chairman—Research Foundation of CFA Institute. | |
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Independent Trustees (continued)
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held | |
Minor M. Shaw (Born 1947) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2003) | | President—Micco Corporation, Chairman—The Daniel-Mickel Foundation; oversees 66; Board Member—Piedmont Natural Gas. | |
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Interested Trustee
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held | |
Anthony M. Santomero (Born 1946) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee1 (since 2008) | | Richard K. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, from 1972 through current; Senior Advisor—McKinsey & Company (consulting), July 2006 through December 2007; President and Chief Executive Officer—Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 2000 through April 2006; oversees 66; Director—Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd; Director—Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company; Director—Citigroup. | |
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1 Mr. Santomero is currently deemed by the Columbia Funds to be an "interested person" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund because he serves as a Director of Citigroup, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. Citigroup, Inc., through its subsidiaries and affiliates, may engage from time-to-time in brokerage execution, principal transactions and/or lending relationships with the Columbia Funds or other funds or accounts advised/managed by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.
The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Funds and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800-345-6611.
Officers
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Columbia Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
J. Kevin Connaughton (Born 1964) | | | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 President (since 2009) | | Managing Director of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC since December 2004; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer—Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009; Treasurer—Columbia Funds, from October 2003 to May 2008; Treasurer—the Liberty Funds, Stein Roe Funds and Liberty All-Star Funds, December 2000—December 2006; Senior Vice President—Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from April 2003 to December 2004; President—Columbia Funds, Liberty Funds and Stein Roe Funds, February 2004 to October 2004; Treasurer—Galaxy Funds, September 2002 to December 2005; Treasurer, December 2002 to December 2004, and President, February 2004 to December 2004—Columbia Management Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund, LLC; and a senior officer of various other Bank of America-affiliated entities, including other registered and unregistered funds | |
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Officers (continued)
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Columbia Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
James R. Bordewick, Jr. (Born 1959) | | | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2006) | | Associate General Counsel, Bank of America since April 2005; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, MFS Investment Management (investment management) prior to April 2005. | |
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Linda J. Wondrack (Born 1964) | | | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2007) | | Director (Columbia Management Group LLC and Investment Product Group Compliance), Bank of America since June 2005; Director of Corporate Compliance and Conflicts Officer, MFS Investment Management (investment management), August 2004 to May 2005; Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management (investment management) prior to August 2004. | |
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Michael G. Clarke (Born 1969) | | | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (since 2009) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Managing Director of the Advisor September 2004 to December 2005; Vice President Fund Administration June 2002 to September 2004. | |
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Jeffrey R. Coleman (Born 1969) | | | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Treasurer (since 2008) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Fund Controller of the Advisor from October 2004 to January 2006; Vice President of CDC IXIS Asset Management Services, Inc. (investment management) from August 2000 to September 2004. | |
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Joseph F. DiMaria (Born 1968) | | | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Chief Accounting Officer (since 2008) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Head of Tax/Compliance and Assistant Treasurer of the Advisor from November 2004 to December 2005; Director of Trustee Administration (Sarbanes-Oxley) of the Advisor from May 2003 to October 2004. | |
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Julian Quero (Born 1967) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2008) | | Senior Tax Manager of the Advisor since August 2006; Senior Compliance Manager of the Advisor from April 2002 to August 2006. | |
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Barry S. Vallan (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Controller (since 2006) | | Vice President—Fund Treasury of the Advisor since October 2004; Vice President—Trustee Reporting of the Advisor from April 2002 to October 2004. | |
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Important Information About This Report
The fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 1-800-345-6611 and additional reports will be sent to you. This report has been prepared for shareholders of Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves.
A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of the fund's voting records are available (i) at www.columbiamanagement.com, (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov, and (iii) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-368-0346. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC's website. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the fund's website, www.columbiamanagement.com.
The fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus which contains this and other important information about the fund, contact your Columbia Management representative or financial advisor or go to www.columbiamanagement.com.
Columbia Management Group, LLC ("Columbia Management") is the investment management division of Bank of America Corporation. Columbia Management entities furnish investment management services and products for institutional and individual investors. Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., member of FINRA, SIPC, part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.
Transfer Agent | |
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Columbia Management Services, Inc. P.O. Box 8081 Boston, MA 02266-8081 1-800-345-6611 | |
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Distributor | |
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Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 | |
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Investment Advisor | |
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Columbia Management Advisors, LLC 100 Federal Street Boston, MA 02110 | |
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Table of Contents
Understanding Your Expenses | | | 1 | | |
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Financial Statements | | | | | |
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Investment Portfolio | | | 2 | | |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | 4 | | |
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Statement of Operations | | | 6 | | |
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | | 7 | | |
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Financial Highlights | | | 10 | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements | | | 20 | | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | | 28 | | |
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Federal Income Tax Information | | | 29 | | |
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Fund Governance | | | 30 | | |
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Important Information About This Report | | | 33 | | |
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An investment in money market mutual funds is not a bank deposit, and is not insured or guaranteed by Bank of America, N.A. or any of its affiliates or by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although money market mutual funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in money market mutual funds. Please see the prospectuses for a complete discussion of investments in money market funds.
The views expressed in the President's Message reflect the current views of Columbia Funds' president. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.
President's Message

Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to provide this shareholder report detailing your fund's performance, portfolio holdings and financial statements. We hope this information is helpful in monitoring your investments as we work through these challenging economic times. We recognize that you have entrusted us with your money and want you to know that our professional investment teams work to interpret the latest economic and market trends with the goal of optimizing portfolio construction for our clients.
The first half of 2009 was defined by extremes. The multiyear lows we witnessed in the early months gave way to a stunning rally for the U.S. financial markets in the spring. A global market rebound may be underway, thanks to the massive fiscal and aggressive monetary policies of governments around the world. As of the June 30 market close, the S&P 500® Index1 was trading at nearly 16.6 times its 2009 Wall Street consensus earnings estimates with a sharp increase of nearly 36% since March 9. More mixed economic news has yet to provide the all-clear signal for investors, although economic activity has started to firm up. We believe this challenging economic environment makes it even more important to work with professional money managers while continuing to invest for life events like retirement, college planning, home improvements and career changes.
Retirement income planning has become an increasingly significant focus in the lives of millions of Americans. Recent economic conditions make it even more important to manage short-term obligations such as mortgages, monthly bills and credit card debt while also taking the steps necessary to prepare for or maximize retirement benefits. Better nutrition and medical services can result in U.S. citizens living longer, healthier lives. This means the risk of outliving one's assets in retirement is very real without proper planning. Financial security and retirement planning is an ongoing process that requires active management of your savings, investments and risks. We encourage you to review your retirement plan regularly so you'll be better able to meet your retirement needs in the future.
We recognize that economic uncertainty creates great challenges for many investors. Our professional investment teams work diligently to help investors navigate through difficult markets. Thank you for your business and for the opportunity to work together towards your investment goals.
Sincerely,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds
On September 29, 2009, Bank of America Corporation entered into an agreement to sell a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC. Please see Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
1The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks. Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.
Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Government Reserves
As a fund shareholder, you incur ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund.
Estimating your actual expenses
To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from their financial intermediary, contact your financial intermediary to obtain your account balance.
1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.
2. In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "Actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
If the value of your account falls below the minimum investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to an annual fee of up to $20. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
03/01/09 – 08/31/09
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Fund's annualized expense ratio (%) | |
| | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | |
Capital Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.71 | | | | 1,024.20 | | | | 1.01 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 0.20 | | |
Trust Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.30 | | | | 1,023.74 | | | | 1.46 | | | | 1.48 | | | | 0.29 | | |
Liquidity Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.10 | | | | 1,023.59 | | | | 1.61 | | | | 1.63 | | | | 0.32 | | |
Adviser Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,023.49 | | | | 1.71 | | | | 1.73 | | | | 0.34 | | |
Investor Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,023.44 | | | | 1.76 | | | | 1.79 | | | | 0.35 | | |
Daily Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,023.44 | | | | 1.76 | | | | 1.79 | | | | 0.35 | | |
Class A Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,023.44 | | | | 1.76 | | | | 1.79 | | | | 0.35 | | |
Institutional Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.50 | | | | 1,024.00 | | | | 1.21 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 0.24 | | |
Retail A Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.30 | | | | 1,023.79 | | | | 1.41 | | | | 1.43 | | | | 0.28 | | |
G-Trust Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.71 | | | | 1,024.20 | | | | 1.01 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 0.20 | | |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Government Reserves
August 31, 2009
Government & Agency Obligations – 99.9% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
U.S. Government Agencies – 89.4% | |
Federal Farm Credit Bank | |
0.141% 09/03/09 (a) | | | 44,000,000 | | | | 44,000,015 | | |
Federal Home Loan Bank | |
0.110% 09/01/09 (b) | | | 716,414,000 | | | | 716,414,000 | | |
0.125% 09/18/09 (b) | | | 86,561,000 | | | | 86,555,890 | | |
0.130% 09/18/09 (b) | | | 14,645,000 | | | | 14,644,101 | | |
0.140% 09/23/09 (b) | | | 350,000,000 | | | | 349,970,056 | | |
0.140% 10/23/09 (b) | | | 100,981,000 | | | | 100,960,579 | | |
0.145% 10/23/09 (b) | | | 60,950,000 | | | | 60,937,234 | | |
0.150% 10/23/09 (b) | | | 150,000,000 | | | | 149,967,500 | | |
0.150% 10/28/09 (b) | | | 218,095,000 | | | | 218,043,202 | | |
0.160% 10/07/09 (b) | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 199,968,000 | | |
0.160% 10/21/09 (b) | | | 75,250,000 | | | | 75,233,278 | | |
0.160% 11/12/09 (b) | | | 43,400,000 | | | | 43,386,112 | | |
0.160% 11/13/09 (b) | | | 46,551,000 | | | | 46,535,897 | | |
0.165% 09/04/09 (b) | | | 143,568,000 | | | | 143,566,026 | | |
0.170% 09/02/09 (b) | | | 575,000,000 | | | | 574,997,285 | | |
0.170% 09/04/09 (b) | | | 273,000,000 | | | | 272,996,132 | | |
0.170% 09/09/09 (b) | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 99,996,222 | | |
0.170% 11/13/09 (b) | | | 25,307,000 | | | | 25,298,276 | | |
0.170% 11/18/09 (b) | | | 51,020,000 | | | | 51,001,208 | | |
0.180% 09/02/09 (b) | | | 147,290,000 | | | | 147,289,264 | | |
0.180% 09/09/09 (b) | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 99,996,000 | | |
0.180% 09/18/09 (b) | | | 201,250,000 | | | | 201,232,894 | | |
0.180% 09/25/09 (b) | | | 39,350,000 | | | | 39,345,278 | | |
0.180% 10/02/09 (b) | | | 165,000,000 | | | | 164,974,425 | | |
0.180% 10/09/09 (b) | | | 237,100,000 | | | | 237,054,951 | | |
0.181% 12/28/09 (09/28/09) (a)(c) | | | 165,000,000 | | | | 164,975,645 | | |
0.185% 09/23/09 (b) | | | 175,000,000 | | | | 174,980,215 | | |
0.190% 09/02/09 (b) | | | 118,469,000 | | | | 118,468,375 | | |
0.190% 09/09/09 (b) | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 99,995,778 | | |
0.190% 09/16/09 (b) | | | 375,000,000 | | | | 374,970,312 | | |
0.190% 10/09/09 (b) | | | 42,000,000 | | | | 41,991,577 | | |
0.190% 10/15/09 (b) | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 19,995,356 | | |
0.190% 10/28/09 (b) | | | 99,850,000 | | | | 99,819,962 | | |
0.190% 11/02/09 (b) | | | 215,000,000 | | | | 214,929,647 | | |
0.195% 09/23/09 (b) | | | 350,000,000 | | | | 349,958,292 | | |
0.195% 10/09/09 (b) | | | 29,055,000 | | | | 29,049,020 | | |
0.200% 09/01/09 (b) | | | 30,954,000 | | | | 30,954,000 | | |
0.200% 09/02/09 (b) | | | 49,273,000 | | | | 49,272,726 | | |
0.200% 09/09/09 (b) | | | 329,650,000 | | | | 329,635,349 | | |
0.200% 09/10/09 (b) | | | 126,515,000 | | | | 126,508,674 | | |
0.200% 09/15/09 (b) | | | 275,000,000 | | | | 274,978,611 | | |
0.200% 09/16/09 (b) | | | 215,000,000 | | | | 214,982,083 | | |
0.200% 10/01/09 (b) | | | 150,000,000 | | | | 149,975,000 | | |
0.200% 10/02/09 (b) | | | 158,572,000 | | | | 158,544,690 | | |
0.200% 10/19/09 (b) | | | 880,000,000 | | | | 879,765,333 | | |
0.200% 10/23/09 (b) | | | 280,000,000 | | | | 279,919,111 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
0.200% 10/30/09 (b) | | | 663,335,000 | | | | 663,117,574 | | |
0.200% 11/04/09 (b) | | | 325,000,000 | | | | 324,884,444 | | |
0.200% 11/06/09 (b) | | | 165,500,000 | | | | 165,439,317 | | |
0.205% 11/04/09 (b) | | | 350,000,000 | | | | 349,872,444 | | |
0.210% 09/11/09 (b) | | | 150,000,000 | | | | 149,991,250 | | |
0.210% 09/16/09 (b) | | | 263,149,000 | | | | 263,125,974 | | |
0.210% 09/18/09 (b) | | | 300,000,000 | | | | 299,970,250 | | |
0.210% 10/09/09 (b) | | | 323,000,000 | | | | 322,928,402 | | |
0.210% 10/16/09 (b) | | | 378,600,000 | | | | 378,500,617 | | |
0.210% 10/20/09 (b) | | | 250,498,000 | | | | 250,426,399 | | |
0.210% 10/23/09 (b) | | | 300,000,000 | | | | 299,909,000 | | |
0.210% 10/28/09 (b) | | | 129,000,000 | | | | 128,957,107 | | |
0.210% 11/02/09 (b) | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 49,981,917 | | |
0.210% 11/06/09 (b) | | | 225,000,000 | | | | 224,913,375 | | |
0.210% 12/15/09 (b) | | | 150,000,000 | | | | 149,908,125 | | |
0.213% 09/18/09 (a) | | | 97,000,000 | | | | 96,999,907 | | |
0.214% 09/14/09 (a) | | | 150,000,000 | | | | 149,999,738 | | |
0.220% 09/16/09 (b) | | | 250,000,000 | | | | 249,977,083 | | |
0.220% 10/20/09 (b) | | | 300,000,000 | | | | 299,910,167 | | |
0.220% 10/27/09 (b) | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 99,965,778 | | |
0.220% 12/07/09 (b) | | | 73,625,000 | | | | 73,581,357 | | |
0.220% 12/11/09 (b) | | | 260,000,000 | | | | 259,839,522 | | |
0.220% 12/18/09 (b) | | | 150,000,000 | | | | 149,901,000 | | |
0.222% 11/23/09 (a) | | | 250,000,000 | | | | 250,019,036 | | |
0.225% 10/14/09 (b) | | | 225,000,000 | | | | 224,939,531 | | |
0.226% 09/04/09 (a) | | | 220,000,000 | | | | 220,000,000 | | |
0.230% 09/23/09 (b) | | | 308,800,000 | | | | 308,756,596 | | |
0.235% 10/20/09 (b) | | | 26,000,000 | | | | 25,991,684 | | |
0.235% 10/21/09 (b) | | | 15,500,000 | | | | 15,494,941 | | |
0.240% 12/08/09 (b) | | | 221,170,000 | | | | 221,025,502 | | |
0.245% 10/19/09 (b) | | | 63,000,000 | | | | 62,979,420 | | |
0.250% 09/03/09 (b) | | | 159,420,000 | | | | 159,417,786 | | |
0.268% 11/05/10 (11/07/09) (a)(c) | | | 510,000,000 | | | | 509,819,589 | | |
0.310% 12/03/09 | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 199,994,799 | | |
0.320% 01/20/10 (b) | | | 253,000,000 | | | | 252,983,133 | | |
0.323% 10/23/09 (a) | | | 43,885,000 | | | | 43,894,386 | | |
0.330% 10/21/09 (b) | | | 215,267,000 | | | | 215,168,336 | | |
0.330% 12/09/09 (b) | | | 97,000,000 | | | | 96,911,972 | | |
0.350% 01/11/10 (10/11/09) (a)(c) | | | 140,000,000 | | | | 140,036,806 | | |
0.388% 01/08/10 (10/08/09) (a)(c) | | | 150,000,000 | | | | 150,018,683 | | |
0.435% 10/13/09 (a) | | | 61,000,000 | | | | 61,018,470 | | |
0.449% 12/15/09 (09/15/09) (a)(c) | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 99,993,089 | | |
0.460% 10/05/09 (b) | | | 297,000,000 | | | | 296,870,970 | | |
0.468% 12/11/09 (09/11/09) (a)(c) | | | 47,000,000 | | | | 47,000,000 | | |
0.500% 01/26/10 (b) | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 49,897,917 | | |
0.538% 10/05/09 (a) | | | 330,000,000 | | | | 330,000,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Government Reserves
August 31, 2009
Government & Agency Obligations (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
0.540% 01/29/10 | | | 130,000,000 | | | | 129,997,164 | | |
2.250% 10/02/09 | | | 47,850,000 | | | | 47,932,596 | | |
3.750% 01/08/10 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,309,164 | | |
4.375% 09/11/09 | | | 19,060,000 | | | | 19,081,200 | | |
5.000% 09/18/09 | | | 189,000,000 | | | | 189,413,100 | | |
U.S. Government Agencies Total | | | 18,144,100,198 | | |
U.S. Government Obligations – 10.5% | |
U.S. Treasury Bill | |
0.170% 10/01/09 (d) | | | 280,000,000 | | | | 279,960,333 | | |
0.185% 09/24/09 (d) | | | 175,000,000 | | | | 174,979,316 | | |
0.190% 09/24/09 (d) | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 99,987,861 | | |
0.200% 11/19/09 (d) | | | 460,000,000 | | | | 459,798,111 | | |
0.290% 11/27/09 (d) | | | 270,000,000 | | | | 269,810,775 | | |
0.295% 11/27/09 (d) | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 199,857,417 | | |
3.375% 09/15/09 | | | 178,000,000 | | | | 178,216,932 | | |
3.375% 10/15/09 | | | 475,000,000 | | | | 476,810,429 | | |
U.S. Government Obligations Total | | | 2,139,421,174 | | |
Total Government & Agency Obligations (cost of $20,283,521,372) | | | 20,283,521,372 | | |
Total Investments – 99.9% (cost of $20,283,521,372)(e) | | | 20,283,521,372 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 0.1% | | | 11,322,120 | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 20,294,843,492 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at August 31, 2009.
(b) The rate shown represents the discount rate at the date of purchase.
(c) Parenthetical date represents the effective maturity date for the security.
(d) The rate shown represents the annualized yield at the date of purchase.
(e) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $20,283,521,372.
Significant observable inputs (level 2 measurements), including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and others, were used in determining value for all securities in the Fund's portfolio as of August 31, 2009.
For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia Government Reserves
August 31, 2009
| | | | ($) | |
Assets | | Investments, at amortized cost approximating value | | | 20,283,521,372 | | |
| | Cash | | | 50,045,658 | | |
| | Receivable for: | | | | | |
| | Fund shares sold | | | 47,962 | | |
| | Interest | | | 15,448,379 | | |
| | Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 36,265 | | |
| | Prepaid expenses | | | 106,075 | | |
| | Total Assets | | | 20,349,205,711 | | |
Liabilities | | Payable for: | | | | | |
| | Investments purchased | | | 50,045,104 | | |
| | Fund shares repurchased | | | 137,077 | | |
| | Distributions | | | 95,852 | | |
| | Investment advisory fee | | | 2,779,307 | | |
| | Administration fee | | | 729,482 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 74,015 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 25,460 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 58,075 | | |
| | Shareholder administration fee | | | 279,556 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 3,300 | | |
| | Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 36,265 | | |
| | Other liabilities | | | 98,726 | | |
| | Total Liabilities | | | 54,362,219 | | |
| | Net Assets | | | 20,294,843,492 | | |
Net Assets Consist of | | Paid-in capital | | | 20,295,448,229 | | |
| | Undistributed net investment income | | | 187,375 | | |
| | Accumulated net realized loss | | | (792,112 | ) | |
| | Net Assets | | | 20,294,843,492 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued) – Columbia Government Reserves
August 31, 2009
Capital Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 11,711,497,847 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 11,711,926,735 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Trust Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 2,678,357,785 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 2,678,452,210 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Liquidity Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 864,212,693 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 864,243,606 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Adviser Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 1,047,966,734 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 1,048,004,528 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Investor Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 117,298,032 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 117,302,424 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Daily Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 1,022,641,588 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 1,022,678,150 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Class A Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 13,776,833 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 13,777,329 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Institutional Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 2,667,448,677 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 2,667,546,414 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Retail A Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 42,037,590 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 42,039,075 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
G-Trust Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 129,605,713 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 129,610,540 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations – Columbia Government Reserves
For the Year Ended August 31, 2009
| | | | ($) | |
Investment Income | | Interest | | | 257,184,887 | | |
Expenses | | Investment advisory fee | | | 43,240,374 | | |
| | Administration fee | | | 26,123,253 | | |
| | Distribution fee: | | | | | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | 188,550 | | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | 3,943,961 | | |
| | Class A Shares | | | 17,456 | | |
| | Service fee: | | | | | |
| | Liquidity Class Shares | | | 3,082,354 | | |
| | Adviser Class Shares | | | 5,498,987 | | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | 471,375 | | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | 2,817,115 | | |
| | Class A Shares | | | 43,641 | | |
| | Retail A Shares | | | 43,921 | | |
| | Shareholder administration fee: | | | | | |
| | Trust Class Shares | | | 3,021,831 | | |
| | Class A Shares | | | 17,455 | | |
| | Institutional Class Shares | | | 1,462,049 | | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | | 1,353,713 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 192,126 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 25,907 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 327,843 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 13,272 | | |
| | Other expenses | | | 1,128,117 | | |
| | Total Expenses | | | 93,013,300 | | |
| | Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by investment advisor and/or administrator | | | (14,732,652 | ) | |
| | Fees waived by distributor: | | | | | |
| | Trust Class Shares | | | (172,839 | ) | |
| | Liquidity Class Shares | | | (155,130 | ) | |
| | Adviser Class Shares | | | (755,620 | ) | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | (167,866 | ) | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | (2,726,614 | ) | |
| | Class A Shares | | | (25,017 | ) | |
| | Institutional Class Shares | | | (22,287 | ) | |
| | Retail A Shares | | | (2,205 | ) | |
| | Fees waived by shareholder service provider—Liquidity Class Shares | | | (1,232,941 | ) | |
| | Expense reductions | | | (18,897 | ) | |
| | Net Expenses | | | 73,001,232 | | |
| | Net Investment Income | | | 184,183,655 | | |
| | Net realized gain on investments | | | 276,561 | | |
| | Net Increase Resulting from Operations | | | 184,460,216 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia Government Reserves
| | | | Year Ended August 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | 2009 ($) | | 2008 ($) | |
Operations | | Net investment income | | | 184,183,655 | | | | 418,935,109 | | |
| | Net realized gain on investments | | | 276,561 | | | | 19,229 | | |
| | Net increase resulting from operations | | | 184,460,216 | | | | 418,954,338 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders | | From net investment income: | | | | | | | | | |
| | Capital Class Shares | | | (116,740,522 | ) | | | (205,511,953 | ) | |
| | Trust Class Shares | | | (16,872,399 | ) | | | (24,955,610 | ) | |
| | Liquidity Class Shares | | | (7,478,425 | ) | | | (36,377,012 | ) | |
| | Adviser Class Shares | | | (12,597,500 | ) | | | (52,699,576 | ) | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | (793,744 | ) | | | (7,996,913 | ) | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | (4,040,164 | ) | | | (24,916,560 | ) | |
| | Class A Shares | | | (70,637 | ) | | | (371,697 | ) | |
| | Institutional Class Shares | | | (24,051,861 | ) | | | (56,674,389 | ) | |
| | Retail A Shares | | | (321,364 | ) | | | (1,807,772 | ) | |
| | G-Trust Shares | | | (1,206,539 | ) | | | (7,646,095 | ) | |
| | Total distributions to shareholders | | | (184,173,155 | ) | | | (418,957,577 | ) | |
| | Net Capital Stock Transactions | | | 3,772,839,052 | | | | 8,664,466,601 | | |
| | Total increase in net assets | | | 3,773,126,113 | | | | 8,664,463,362 | | |
Net Assets | | Beginning of period | | | 16,521,717,379 | | | | 7,857,254,017 | | |
| | End of period | | | 20,294,843,492 | | | | 16,521,717,379 | | |
| | Undistributed net investment income at end of period | | | 187,375 | | | | 176,875 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Columbia Government Reserves
| | Capital Stock Activity | |
| | Year Ended August 31, 2009 | | Year Ended August 31, 2008 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Capital Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 72,641,479,960 | | | | 72,641,479,961 | | | | 31,566,786,431 | | | | 31,566,786,430 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 84,698,916 | | | | 84,698,916 | | | | 163,214,671 | | | | 163,214,671 | | |
Redemptions | | | (68,661,500,920 | ) | | | (68,661,500,920 | ) | | | (27,370,387,922 | ) | | | (27,370,387,923 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 4,064,677,956 | | | | 4,064,677,957 | | | | 4,359,613,180 | | | | 4,359,613,178 | | |
Trust Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 4,236,113,102 | | | | 4,236,113,102 | | | | 3,555,887,705 | | | | 3,555,887,705 | | |
Proceeds received in connection with merger | | | — | | | | — | | | | 625,626,854 | | | | 625,596,614 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 409,629 | | | | 409,629 | | | | 761,821 | | | | 761,821 | | |
Redemptions | | | (3,506,493,596 | ) | | | (3,506,493,596 | ) | | | (2,441,384,321 | ) | | | (2,441,384,321 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 730,029,135 | | | | 730,029,135 | | | | 1,740,892,059 | | | | 1,740,861,819 | | |
Liquidity Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 2,726,358,345 | | | | 2,726,358,345 | | | | 3,898,819,837 | | | | 3,898,819,837 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 6,629,959 | | | | 6,629,959 | | | | 29,841,701 | | | | 29,841,701 | | |
Redemptions | | | (3,094,237,685 | ) | | | (3,094,237,685 | ) | | | (3,422,610,204 | ) | | | (3,422,610,204 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (361,249,381 | ) | | | (361,249,381 | ) | | | 506,051,334 | | | | 506,051,334 | | |
Adviser Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 7,780,606,023 | | | | 7,780,606,024 | | | | 6,030,581,925 | | | | 6,030,581,925 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 5,284,526 | | | | 5,284,526 | | | | 17,498,309 | | | | 17,498,309 | | |
Redemptions | | | (8,558,644,996 | ) | | | (8,558,644,996 | ) | | | (5,606,620,363 | ) | | | (5,606,620,363 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (772,754,447 | ) | | | (772,754,446 | ) | | | 441,459,871 | | | | 441,459,871 | | |
Investor Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 859,135,994 | | | | 859,135,994 | | | | 3,646,726,575 | | | | 3,646,726,575 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 668,522 | | | | 668,522 | | | | 6,646,468 | | | | 6,646,468 | | |
Redemptions | | | (850,164,391 | ) | | | (850,164,391 | ) | | | (3,891,721,546 | ) | | | (3,891,721,547 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 9,640,125 | | | | 9,640,125 | | | | (238,348,503 | ) | | | (238,348,504 | ) | |
Daily Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 2,731,861,843 | | | | 2,731,861,842 | | | | 3,610,991,206 | | | | 3,610,991,206 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 4,040,163 | | | | 4,040,163 | | | | 24,915,014 | | | | 24,915,014 | | |
Redemptions | | | (2,611,801,815 | ) | | | (2,611,801,815 | ) | | | (3,457,333,549 | ) | | | (3,457,333,549 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 124,100,191 | | | | 124,100,190 | | | | 178,572,671 | | | | 178,572,671 | | |
Class A Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 28,238,628 | | | | 28,238,628 | | | | 80,214,170 | | | | 80,214,171 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 60,651 | | | | 60,651 | | | | 288,546 | | | | 288,546 | | |
Redemptions | | | (25,632,244 | ) | | | (25,632,244 | ) | | | (82,867,711 | ) | | | (82,867,711 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 2,667,035 | | | | 2,667,035 | | | | (2,364,995 | ) | | | (2,364,994 | ) | |
Institutional Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 11,407,623,260 | | | | 11,407,623,260 | | | | 7,748,301,289 | | | | 7,748,301,289 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 21,690,760 | | | | 21,690,760 | | | | 55,320,511 | | | | 55,320,511 | | |
Redemptions | | | (11,379,502,843 | ) | | | (11,379,502,843 | ) | | | (6,082,969,216 | ) | | | (6,082,969,216 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 49,811,177 | | | | 49,811,177 | | | | 1,720,652,584 | | | | 1,720,652,584 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Columbia Government Reserves
| | Capital Stock Activity | |
| | Year Ended August 31, 2009 | | Year Ended August 31, 2008 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Retail A Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 7,909,531 | | | | 7,909,531 | | | | 10,390,388 | | | | 10,390,388 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 315,303 | | | | 315,303 | | | | 1,776,636 | | | | 1,776,636 | | |
Redemptions | | | (20,780,152 | ) | | | (20,780,152 | ) | | | (14,477,481 | ) | | | (14,477,481 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (12,555,318 | ) | | | (12,555,318 | ) | | | (2,310,457 | ) | | | (2,310,457 | ) | |
G-Trust Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 310,208,907 | | | | 310,208,907 | | | | 370,559,956 | | | | 370,559,956 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 32,837 | | | | 32,837 | | | | 154,181 | | | | 154,181 | | |
Redemptions | | | (371,769,166 | ) | | | (371,769,166 | ) | | | (410,435,038 | ) | | | (410,435,038 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (61,527,422 | ) | | | (61,527,422 | ) | | | (39,720,901 | ) | | | (39,720,901 | ) | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Government Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | | | | | | | Period Ended | | | | | |
| | Year Ended August 31, | | August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Capital Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0071 | | | | 0.0334 | | | | 0.0508 | | | | 0.0204 | | | | 0.0348 | | | | 0.0152 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0071 | ) | | | (0.0334 | ) | | | (0.0508 | ) | | | (0.0204 | ) | | | (0.0348 | ) | | | (0.0152 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.71 | % | | | 3.39 | %(d) | | | 5.20 | % | | | 2.06 | %(e) | | | 3.53 | % | | | 1.53 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | %(g) | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | %(g) | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 0.68 | % | | | 3.08 | %(d) | | | 5.08 | % | | | 4.89 | %(g) | | | 3.50 | % | | | 1.51 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 11,711,498 | | | $ | 7,646,775 | | | $ | 3,287,530 | | | $ | 1,671,184 | | | $ | 1,306,727 | | | $ | 1,132,047 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The relationship of the class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Government Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | | | | | | | Period Ended | | | | | |
| | Year Ended August 31, | | August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Trust Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0061 | | | | 0.0324 | | | | 0.0498 | | | | 0.0200 | | | | 0.0338 | | | | 0.0142 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0061 | ) | | | (0.0324 | ) | | | (0.0498 | ) | | | (0.0200 | ) | | | (0.0338 | ) | | | (0.0142 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.61 | % | | | 3.29 | %(d) | | | 5.10 | % | | | 2.01 | %(e) | | | 3.43 | % | | | 1.43 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.29 | % | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.30 | %(g) | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.30 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | %(g) | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 0.56 | % | | | 2.44 | %(d) | | | 4.98 | % | | | 4.76 | %(g) | | | 3.44 | % | | | 1.50 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 2,678,358 | | | $ | 1,948,302 | | | $ | 207,516 | | | $ | 300,750 | | | $ | 387,210 | | | $ | 250,281 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The relationship of the class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Government Reserves
Selected date for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | | | | | | | Period Ended | | | | | |
| | Year Ended August 31, | | August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Liquidity Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0057 | | | | 0.0319 | | | | 0.0493 | | | | 0.0198 | | | | 0.0333 | | | | 0.0137 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0057 | ) | | | (0.0319 | ) | | | (0.0493 | ) | | | (0.0198 | ) | | | (0.0333 | ) | | | (0.0137 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.57 | % | | | 3.23 | %(d) | | | 5.04 | % | | | 1.99 | %(e) | | | 3.38 | % | | | 1.38 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.34 | % | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | %(g) | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.17 | %(g) | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.17 | % | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 0.61 | % | | | 2.93 | %(d) | | | 4.93 | % | | | 4.73 | %(g) | | | 3.40 | % | | | 1.41 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 864,213 | | | $ | 1,225,417 | | | $ | 719,348 | | | $ | 890,545 | | | $ | 687,275 | | | $ | 410,737 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The relationship of the class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Government Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | | | | | | | Period Ended | | | | | |
| | Year Ended August 31, | | August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Adviser Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0051 | | | | 0.0309 | | | | 0.0483 | | | | 0.0194 | | | | 0.0323 | | | | 0.0127 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0051 | ) | | | (0.0309 | ) | | | (0.0483 | ) | | | (0.0194 | ) | | | (0.0323 | ) | | | (0.0127 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.51 | % | | | 3.13 | %(d) | | | 4.94 | % | | | 1.95 | %(e) | | | 3.28 | % | | | 1.28 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.42 | % | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.45 | %(g) | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.45 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | %(g) | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 0.57 | % | | | 2.97 | %(d) | | | 4.83 | % | | | 4.64 | %(g) | | | 3.28 | % | | | 1.23 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,047,967 | | | $ | 1,820,646 | | | $ | 1,378,942 | | | $ | 1,119,732 | | | $ | 1,026,932 | | | $ | 804,271 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The relationship of the class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Government Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | | | | | | | Period Ended | | | | | |
| | Year Ended August 31, | | August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Investor Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0046 | | | | 0.0299 | | | | 0.0473 | | | | 0.0189 | | | | 0.0313 | | | | 0.0117 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0046 | ) | | | (0.0299 | ) | | | (0.0473 | ) | | | (0.0189 | ) | | | (0.0313 | ) | | | (0.0117 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.46 | % | | | 3.03 | % | | | 4.84 | % | | | 1.91 | %(d) | | | 3.17 | % | | | 1.18 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.46 | % | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.55 | %(f) | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.55 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.14 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | %(f) | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 0.42 | % | | | 2.99 | % | | | 4.74 | % | | | 4.51 | %(f) | | | 3.11 | % | | | 1.10 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 117,298 | | | $ | 107,656 | | | $ | 345,746 | | | $ | 373,641 | | | $ | 364,023 | | | $ | 460,841 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Government Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | | | | | | | Period Ended | | | | | |
| | Year Ended August 31, | | August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Daily Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0036 | | | | 0.0274 | | | | 0.0448 | | | | 0.0179 | | | | 0.0288 | | | | 0.0092 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0036 | ) | | | (0.0274 | ) | | | (0.0448 | ) | | | (0.0179 | ) | | | (0.0288 | ) | | | (0.0092 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.36 | % | | | 2.77 | %(d) | | | 4.57 | % | | | 1.80 | %(e) | | | 2.92 | % | | | 0.93 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.56 | % | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.80 | %(g) | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.80 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.29 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | %(g) | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 0.36 | % | | | 2.57 | %(d) | | | 4.48 | % | | | 4.26 | %(g) | | | 3.06 | % | | | 0.94 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,022,642 | | | $ | 898,522 | | | $ | 719,973 | | | $ | 540,518 | | | $ | 591,846 | | | $ | 304,322 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The relationship of the class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | | | | | | | Period Ended | | | | | |
| | Year Ended August 31, | | August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 (a) | | 2006 (b) | | 2006 (c) | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0043 | | | | 0.0290 | | | | 0.0463 | | | | 0.0185 | | | | 0.0303 | | | | 0.0107 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0043 | ) | | | (0.0290 | ) | | | (0.0463 | ) | | | (0.0185 | ) | | | (0.0303 | ) | | | (0.0107 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 0.43 | % | | | 2.94 | % | | | 4.73 | % | | | 1.86 | %(f) | | | 3.07 | % | | | 1.08 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (g) | | | 0.51 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.65 | %(h) | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.65 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.19 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | %(h) | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (g) | | | 0.41 | % | | | 2.84 | % | | | 4.63 | % | | | 4.44 | %(h) | | | 2.98 | % | | | 1.13 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 13,777 | | | $ | 11,110 | | | $ | 13,497 | | | $ | 24,002 | | | $ | 16,903 | | | $ | 31,654 | | |
(a) On May 30, 2007, Market Class shares were exchanged for Class A shares.
(b) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(c) On August 22, 2005, Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.
(d) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(e) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(f) Not annualized.
(g) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(h) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | | | | | | | Period Ended | | | | | |
| | Year Ended August 31, | | August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Institutional Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0067 | | | | 0.0330 | | | | 0.0504 | | | | 0.0202 | | | | 0.0344 | | | | 0.0148 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0067 | ) | | | (0.0330 | ) | | | (0.0504 | ) | | | (0.0202 | ) | | | (0.0344 | ) | | | (0.0148 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.67 | % | | | 3.35 | %(d) | | | 5.16 | % | | | 2.04 | %(e) | | | 3.49 | % | | | 1.49 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.24 | %(g) | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.24 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | %(g) | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 0.66 | % | | | 2.98 | %(d) | | | 5.04 | % | | | 4.82 | %(g) | | | 3.56 | % | | | 1.45 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 2,667,449 | | | $ | 2,617,573 | | | $ | 897,083 | | | $ | 193,420 | | | $ | 186,164 | | | $ | 186,374 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The relationship of the class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Period Ended March 31, | |
Retail A Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 (b) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0062 | | | | 0.0325 | | | | 0.0499 | | | | 0.0200 | | | | 0.0146 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0062 | ) | | | (0.0325 | ) | | | (0.0499 | ) | | | (0.0200 | ) | | | (0.0146 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 0.62 | % | | | 3.30 | % | | | 5.11 | % | | | 2.02 | %(e) | | | 1.47 | %(e) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.29 | % | | | 0.29 | % | | | 0.29 | % | | | 0.29 | %(g) | | | 0.29 | %(g) | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | %(g) | | | 0.07 | %(g) | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 0.66 | % | | | 3.27 | % | | | 4.99 | % | | | 4.77 | %(g) | | | 4.06 | %(g) | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 42,038 | | | $ | 54,591 | | | $ | 56,879 | | | $ | 63,573 | | | $ | 68,003 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Retail A shares commenced operations on November, 21, 2005.
(c) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Period Ended March 31, | |
G-Trust Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 (b) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0071 | | | | 0.0334 | | | | 0.0508 | | | | 0.0204 | | | | 0.0149 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0071 | ) | | | (0.0334 | ) | | | (0.0508 | ) | | | (0.0204 | ) | | | (0.0149 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 0.71 | % | | | 3.39 | % | | | 5.20 | % | | | 2.06 | %(e) | | | 1.50 | %(e) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | %(g) | | | 0.20 | %(g) | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | %(g) | | | 0.07 | %(g) | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 0.75 | % | | | 3.40 | % | | | 5.08 | % | | | 4.88 | %(g) | | | 4.14 | %(g) | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 129,606 | | | $ | 191,126 | | | $ | 230,740 | | | $ | 261,651 | | | $ | 246,188 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) G-Trust shares commenced operations on November 21, 2005.
(c) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia Government Reserves
August 31, 2009
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Government Reserves (the "Fund"), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the "Trust"), is a diversified fund. The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company.
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks current income, consistent with capital preservation and maintenance of a high degree of liquidity.
Fund Shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares, and the Fund offers ten classes of shares: Capital Class, Trust Class, Liquidity Class, Adviser Class, Investor Class, Daily Class, Class A, Institutional Class, Retail A and G-Trust shares. Retail A and G-Trust shares are closed to new investors. Each class of shares is offered continuously at net asset value.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through October 22, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued, and except as disclosed in Note 9, noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosures. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security Valuation
Securities in the Fund are valued utilizing the amortized cost valuation method permitted in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act provided certain conditions are met, including that the Fund's Board of Trustees continues to believe that the amortized cost valuation method fairly reflects the market-based net asset value per share of the Fund. This method involves valuing a portfolio security initially at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant accretion or amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, respectively. The Fund's Board of Trustees has established procedures intended to stabilize the Fund's net asset value for purposes of sales and redemptions at $1.00 per share. These procedures include determinations, at such intervals as the Board of Trustees deems appropriate and reasonable in light of current market conditions, of the extent, if any, to which the Fund's market-based net asset value deviates fr om $1.00 per share. In the event such deviation exceeds 1/2 of 1%, the Board of Trustees will promptly consider what action, if any, should be initiated.
Various inputs are used to determine the value of the Fund's investments. Management establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value giving the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
• Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)
• Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable, unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs may include management's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment.
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Security Transactions
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific
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identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.
Income Recognition
Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other series of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund.
Determination of Class Net Asset Value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, as shown on the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class. Income and expenses are allocated to each class based on the settled shares method, while realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated based on the relative net assets of each class.
Federal Income Tax Status
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its taxable income, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually after the fiscal year in which the capital gains were earned or more frequently to seek to maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share, unless offset by any available capital loss carryforward. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP.
Indemnification
In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Fund. Also, under the Trust's organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Trust. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.
Note 3. Federal Tax Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund's capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 was as follows:
| | August 31, | |
Distributions paid from: | | 2009 | | 2008 | |
Ordinary Income* | | $ | 184,173,155 | | | $ | 418,957,577 | | |
* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.
As of August 31, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-term Capital Gains | |
$ | 311,931 | | | $ | — | | |
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The following capital loss carryforwards may be available to reduce taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code:
Year of Expiration | | | Capital Loss Carryforward | | |
2013 | | $ | 43,389 | | |
2014 | | | 748,723 | | |
Total | | $ | 792,112 | | |
Capital loss carryforwards of $276,561 were utilized during the year ended August 31, 2009.
Management is required to determine whether a tax position of the Fund is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized by the Fund is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. However, management's conclusions may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). The Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal year s remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates
Investment Advisory Fee
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation ("BOA"), provides investment advisory services to the Fund. Columbia receives a monthly investment advisory fee, calculated based on the combined average net assets of the Fund and certain other money market funds advised by Columbia, at the following annual rates:
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rate | |
First $175 billion | | | 0.15 | % | |
$175 billion to $225 billion | | | 0.13 | % | |
Over $225 billion | | | 0.08 | % | |
Columbia has contractually agreed to limit the combined investment advisory fee and administration fee for the Fund to an annual rate of 0.19% of the Fund's average net assets through December 31, 2010. There is no guarantee that this expense limitation will continue after December 31, 2010.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, the Fund's effective advisory fee rate, net of fee waivers, was 0.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
Administration Fee
Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Fund for a monthly administration fee, calculated based on the combined average net assets of the Fund and certain other money market funds advised by Columbia, at the following annual rates, less the fees payable by the Fund as described under the Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees note below:
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rate | |
First $125 billion | | | 0.10 | % | |
$125 billion to $175 billion | | | 0.05 | % | |
Over $175 billion | | | 0.02 | % | |
Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees
The Fund has entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the "Financial Reporting Services Agreement") with State Street Bank & Trust Company ("State Street") and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Fund. The Fund has also entered into an Accounting Services Agreement (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the "State Street
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Agreements") with State Street and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Fund. Under the State Street Agreements, the Fund pays State Street an annual fee of $38,000 paid monthly plus an additional monthly fee based on an annualized percentage rate of average daily net assets of the Fund for the month. The aggregate fee will not exceed $140,000 per year (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and charges). The Fund also reimburses State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charges.
The Fund has entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the "Services Agreement") with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provides services related to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provides oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. Under the Services Agreement, the Fund reimburses Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses.
Transfer Agent Fee
Columbia Management Services, Inc. (the "Transfer Agent"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, provides shareholder services to the Fund and has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services ("BFDS") to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a fee for its services, paid monthly, at the annual rate of $17.34 per open account plus reimbursement of certain sub-transfer agent fees paid by the Transfer Agent (exclusive of BFDS fees), calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts and intended to recover the cost of payments to other parties (including affiliates of BOA) for services to those accounts. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund.
The Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, Individual Retirement Account ("IRA") trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due to the Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Fund and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.
An annual minimum account balance fee of up to $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the Fund's minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. For the year ended August 31, 2009, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Fund.
Distribution and Service Fees
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, is the principal underwriter of the Fund's shares.
The Trust has adopted distribution plans ("Distribution Plans") for the Liquidity Class, Investor Class, Daily Class and Class A shares of the Fund. The Distribution Plans, adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, permit the Fund to compensate or reimburse the Distributor and/or selling agents for activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of the classes' shares.
The Trust also has adopted shareholder servicing plans ("Servicing Plans") for the Liquidity Class, Adviser Class, Investor Class, Daily Class, Class A and Retail A shares of the Fund. The Servicing Plans permit the Fund to compensate or reimburse servicing agents for the shareholder services they have provided.
A substantial portion of the expenses incurred pursuant to these plans is paid to affiliates of BOA and the Distributor.
The annual rates in effect and plan limits, as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:
Distribution Plans: | | Current Rate (after fee waivers) | | Plan Limit | |
Liquidity Class shares | | | 0.15 | %* | | | 0.25 | %** | |
Investor Class shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Daily Class shares | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | % | |
Class A shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
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Servicing Plans: | | Current Rate (after fee waivers) | | Plan Limit | |
Liquidity Class shares | | | 0.15 | %* | | | 0.25 | %** | |
Adviser Class shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Investor Class shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Daily Class shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Class A shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Retail A shares | | | 0.09 | % | | | 0.09 | % | |
* The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive Distribution Plan fees and/or Servicing Plan fees through December 31, 2010 as a percentage of the Fund's Liquidity Class shares average daily net assets at an annual rate of 0.10%, so that combined fees will not exceed 0.15%. There is no guarantee that this waiver will continue after December 31, 2010.
** To the extent that the Liquidity Class shares of the Fund make payments pursuant to the Distribution Plan and/or the Servicing Plan, the combined total of such payments may not exceed, on an annual basis, 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Liquidity Class shares.
Shareholder Administration Fees
The Distributor is the principal underwriter of the Fund's shares.
The Trust also has adopted shareholder administration plans ("Administration Plans") for the Trust Class, Class A and Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Under the Administration Plans, the Fund may pay servicing agents that have entered into a shareholder administration agreement with the Trust for certain shareholder support services that are provided to holders of the classes' shares. A substantial portion of the expenses incurred pursuant to these plans is paid to affiliates of BOA and the Distributor.
The annual rates in effect and plan limits, as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:
Administration Plans: | | Current Rate | | Plan Limit | |
Trust Class shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Class A shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Institutional Class shares | | | 0.04 | % | | | 0.04 | % | |
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements
Columbia and/or some of the Fund's other service providers have contractually agreed to bear a portion of the Fund's expenses through December 31, 2010, so that the Fund's ordinary operating expenses (excluding any distribution, shareholder servicing and/or shareholder administration fees, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, but including custodian charges relating to overdrafts, if any) after giving effect to any balance credits from the Fund's custodian, do not exceed the annual rate of 0.20% of the Fund's average daily net assets. There is no guarantee that this expense limitation will continue after December 31, 2010.
Effective December 15, 2008, the Distributor has voluntarily agreed to reimburse certain class-specific Fund expenses (consisting of shareholder servicing, distribution and shareholder administration fees, as applicable) to the extent necessary in order to maintain a minimum annualized net yield of 0.00% for all classes of the Fund. In addition, Columbia has voluntarily agreed to reimburse certain Fund expenses (consisting of advisory and administration fees) to the extent necessary to maintain such yield in the event the Distributor's reimbursement of class-specific Fund expenses is fully utilized. These reimbursements are voluntary and may be modified or discontinued by the Distributor or Columbia at any time.
Columbia is entitled to recover from the Fund any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed for a three year period following the date of such fee waiver and/or reimbursement if such recovery does not cause the Fund's total operating expenses to exceed the expense limitation in effect at the time of recovery.
Under the Distribution Plans for the Liquidity Class shares, the Trust is currently not reimbursing the Distributor for distribution expenses for Liquidity Class shares. Unreimbursed expenses incurred by the Distributor in a given year may not be recovered by the Distributor in subsequent years.
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At August 31, 2009, the amounts potentially recoverable by Columbia pursuant to this arrangement are as follows:
Amount of potential recovery expiring August 31: | | Total potential | | Amount recovered during the year | |
2012 | | 2011 | | 2010 | | recovery | | ended 8/31/09 | |
$ | 14,732,652 | | | $ | 7,400,332 | | | $ | 3,707,245 | | | $ | 25,840,229 | | | $ | — | | |
Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees
All officers of the Fund are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Fund. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Fund, along with other affiliated funds, pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.
The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Fund's assets. Income earned on the plan participant's deferral account is based on the rate of return of the eligible mutual funds selected by the participant or, if no funds are selected, on the rate of return of Columbia Treasury Reserves, another portfolio of the Trust. The expense for the deferred compensation plan, which includes trustees' fees deferred during the current period as well as any gains or losses on the trustees' deferred compensation balances as a result of market fluctuations, is included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statement of Operations. The liability for the deferred compensation plan is included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
As a result of a fund merger, the Fund assumed the liabilities of the deferred compensation plan of the acquired fund, which are included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The deferred compensation plan may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Fund's assets.
Note 5. Custody Credits
The Fund has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. The Fund could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if it had not entered into such an agreement.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, these custody credits reduced total expenses by $18,897 for the Fund.
Note 6. Line of Credit
The Fund and other affiliated funds participate in a $200,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit provided by State Street. Borrowings are available for short-term liquidity or temporary or emergency purposes.
Interest is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.75% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 0.75%. A one-time structuring fee of $10,000 is also accrued and apportioned to each fund participating in the line of credit based on the average net assets of the participating funds. In addition, if the line of credit is extended for an additional period after the expiration date, an annual administration fee of $10,000 may be charged and apportioned among the participating funds. Prior to December 18, 2008, the Fund and other affiliated funds participated in a $200,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit provided by State Street under similar terms. Interest was charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.375%.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, the Fund did not borrow under these arrangements.
Note 7. Significant Risks and Contingencies
Legal Proceedings
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (collectively, the "Columbia Group") are subject to a settlement agreement with the New York
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Attorney General ("NYAG") (the "NYAG Settlement") and a settlement order with the SEC (the "SEC Order") on matters relating to mutual fund trading, each dated February 9, 2005. Under the terms of the SEC Order, the Columbia Group (or predecessor or affiliated entities) agreed, among other things, to: pay disgorgement and civil money penalties collectively totaling $375 million; cease and desist from violations of the antifraud provisions and certain other provisions of the federal securities laws; maintain certain compliance and ethics oversight structures; and retain an independent consultant to review the Columbia Group's applicable supervisory, compliance, control and other policies and procedures. The NYAG Settlement, among other things, requires Columbia Management Advisors, LLC and its affiliates to reduce management fees for certain funds in the Columbia family of mutual funds in a projected total of $160 million over fiv e years through November 30, 2009 and to make certain disclosures to investors relating to expenses. In connection with the Columbia Group providing services to the Columbia Funds, the Columbia Funds have voluntarily undertaken to implement certain governance measures designed to maintain the independence of their boards of trustees and certain special consulting and compliance measures.
Pursuant to the SEC Order and related procedures, the $375 million in settlement amounts described above, of which approximately $90 million has been earmarked for certain Columbia Funds and their shareholders, is being distributed in accordance with a distribution plan developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the SEC on December 27, 2007. Distributions under the distribution plan began in mid-June 2008.
Civil Litigation
In connection with the events that resulted in the NYAG Settlement and SEC Order, various parties filed suits against Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including Banc of America Capital Management, LLC ("BACAP," now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) and BACAP Distributors, LLC (now known as Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.) (collectively "BAC"), Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and its Board of Trustees. On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the "MDL"). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On September 29, 2004, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed amended and consolidated complaints. One of these amended complaints is a putative class action that includes claims under the federal securities laws and state common law, and that names Nations Funds Trust, the Trustees, BAC and others as defendants. Another of the amended complaints is a derivative action purportedly on behalf of the Nations Funds Trust against BAC and others that asserts claims under federal securities laws and state common law. Nations Funds Trust is a nominal defendant in this action.
On February 25, 2005, BAC and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases. On December 15, 2005, BAC and others entered into a Stipulation of Settlement of the direct and derivative claims brought on behalf of the Nations Funds shareholders. The settlement is subject to court approval. If the settlement is approved, BAC would pay settlement administration costs and fees to plaintiffs' counsel as approved by the court. The stipulation has not yet been presented to the court for approval.
Note 8. Business Combinations and Mergers
As of March 24, 2008, Treasury Money Fund, a series of Excelsior Funds, Inc., merged into the Fund. The Fund received a tax-free transfer of assets from Treasury Money Fund in exchange for Trust Class Shares of the Fund as follows:
Shares Issued | | Net Assets Received | |
| 625,626,854 | | | $ | 625,596,614 | | |
Net Assets of Treasury Money Fund Prior to Combination | | Net Assets of Columbia Government Reserves Immediately Prior to Combination | | Net Assets of Columbia Government Reserves Immediately After Combination | |
$ | 625,596,614 | | | $ | 15,702,562,508 | | | $ | 16,328,159,122 | | |
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Note 9. Subsequent Event
Bank of America Corporation, the indirect parent company of Columbia, entered into an agreement dated September 29, 2009 to sell a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. The transaction does not include a sale of the part of the asset management business that advises the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust and the Shareholders of Columbia Government Reserves
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolio, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia Government Reserves (the "Fund") (a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust) at August 31, 2009, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at August 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 22, 2009
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Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited) – Columbia Government Reserves
The Fund designates the maximum amount allowable as qualified interest income for nonresident alien shareholders, as provided in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
The Fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Fund Governance
The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and ages of the Trustees and officers of the Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, the number of Funds overseen by each Trustee and other directorships they hold are shown below. Each officer listed below serves as an officer of each Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex.
Independent Trustees
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Edward J. Boudreau (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Managing Director—E.J. Boudreau & Associates (consulting), from 2000 through current; oversees 66; no other directorships held. | |
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William P. Carmichael (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1999) | | Retired. Oversees 66; Director—Cobra Electronics Corporation (electronic equipment manufacturer); Director—Spectrum Brands, Inc. (consumer products); Director—Simmons Company (bedding); Director—The Finish Line (sportswear). | |
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William A. Hawkins (Born 1942) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | President and Chief Executive Officer—California General Bank, N.A., from January 2008 through current; President, Retail Banking—IndyMac Bancorp, Inc., from September 1999 to August 2003; oversees 66; no other directorships held. | |
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R. Glenn Hilliard (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer—Hilliard Group LLC (investing and consulting), from April 2003 through current; Non-Executive Director & Chairman—Conseco, Inc. (insurance), September 2003 through current; Executive Chairman—Conseco, Inc. (insurance), August 2004 through September 2005; oversees 66; Director—Conseco, Inc. (insurance). | |
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John J. Nagorniak (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2008) | | Retired. President and Director—Foxstone Financial, Inc. (consulting), 2000 through December 2007; Director—Mellon Financial Corporation affiliates (investing), 2000 through 2007; Chairman—Franklin Portfolio Associates (investing—Mellon affiliate), 1982 through 2007; oversees 66; Director—MIT Investment Company; Trustee—MIT 401k Plan; Trustee and Chairman—Research Foundation of CFA Institute. | |
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Independent Trustees (continued)
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Minor M. Shaw (Born 1947) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2003) | | President—Micco Corporation, Chairman—The Daniel-Mickel Foundation; oversees 66; Board Member—Piedmont Natural Gas. | |
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Interested Trustee
Name, Address and Age, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Anthony M. Santomero (Born 1946) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee1 (since 2008) | | Richard K. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, from 1972 through current; Senior Advisor—McKinsey & Company (consulting), July 2006 through December 2007; President and Chief Executive Officer—Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 2000 through April 2006; oversees 66; Director—Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd; Director—Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company; Director—Citigroup. | |
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1 Mr. Santomero is currently deemed by the Columbia Funds to be an "interested person" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund because he serves as a Director of Citigroup, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. Citigroup, Inc., through its subsidiaries and affiliates, may engage from time-to-time in brokerage execution, principal transactions and/or lending relationships with the Columbia Funds or other funds or accounts advised/managed by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.
The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Funds and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800-345-6611.
Officers
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Columbia Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
J. Kevin Connaughton (Born 1964) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 President (since 2009) | | Managing Director of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC since December 2004; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer—Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009; Treasurer—Columbia Funds, from October 2003 to May 2008; Treasurer—the Liberty Funds, Stein Roe Funds and Liberty All-Star Funds, December 2000—December 2006; Senior Vice President—Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from April 2003 to December 2004; President—Columbia Funds, Liberty Funds and Stein Roe Funds, February 2004 to October 2004; Treasurer—Galaxy Funds, September 2002 to December 2005; Treasurer, December 2002 to December 2004, and President, February 2004 to December 2004—Columbia Management Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund, LLC; and a senior officer of various other Bank of America-affiliated entities, including other registered and unregistered funds | |
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Officers (continued)
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Columbia Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
James R. Bordewick, Jr. (Born 1959) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2006) | | Associate General Counsel, Bank of America since April 2005; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, MFS Investment Management (investment management) prior to April 2005. | |
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Linda J. Wondrack (Born 1964) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2007) | | Director (Columbia Management Group LLC and Investment Product Group Compliance), Bank of America since June 2005; Director of Corporate Compliance and Conflicts Officer, MFS Investment Management (investment management), August 2004 to May 2005; Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management (investment management) prior to August 2004. | |
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Michael G. Clarke (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (since 2009) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Managing Director of the Advisor September 2004 to December 2005; Vice President Fund Administration June 2002 to September 2004. | |
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Jeffrey R. Coleman (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Treasurer (since 2008) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Fund Controller of the Advisor from October 2004 to January 2006; Vice President of CDC IXIS Asset Management Services, Inc. (investment management) from August 2000 to September 2004. | |
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Joseph F. DiMaria (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Chief Accounting Officer (since 2008) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Head of Tax/Compliance and Assistant Treasurer of the Advisor from November 2004 to December 2005; Director of Trustee Administration (Sarbanes-Oxley) of the Advisor from May 2003 to October 2004. | |
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Julian Quero (Born 1967) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2008) | | Senior Tax Manager of the Advisor since August 2006; Senior Compliance Manager of the Advisor from April 2002 to August 2006. | |
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Barry S. Vallan (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Controller (since 2006) | | Vice President—Fund Treasury of the Advisor since October 2004; Vice President—Trustee Reporting of the Advisor from April 2002 to October 2004. | |
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Important Information About This Report
The fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 1-800-345-6611 and additional reports will be sent to you. This report has been prepared for shareholders of Columbia Government Reserves.
A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of the fund's voting records are available (i) at www.columbiamanagement.com, (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov, and (iii) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-368-0346. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC's website. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the fund's website, www.columbiamanagement.com.
The fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus which contains this and other important information about the fund, contact your Columbia Management representative or financial advisor or go to www.columbiamanagement.com.
Columbia Management Group, LLC ("Columbia Management") is the investment management division of Bank of America Corporation. Columbia Management entities furnish investment management services and products for institutional and individual investors. Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., member of FINRA, SIPC, part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.
Transfer Agent | |
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Columbia Management Services, Inc. P.O. Box 8081 Boston, MA 02266-8081 1-800-345-6611 | |
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Distributor | |
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Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 | |
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Investment Advisor | |
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Columbia Management Advisors, LLC 100 Federal Street Boston, MA 02110 | |
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Columbia Management®
Annual Report
August 31, 2009
Columbia Municipal Reserves
NOT FDIC INSURED | | May Lose Value | |
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NOT BANK ISSUED | | No Bank Guarantee | |
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Table of Contents
Understanding Your Expenses | | | 1 | | |
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Financial Statements | | | | | |
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Investment Portfolio | | | 2 | | |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | 30 | | |
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Statement of Operations | | | 32 | | |
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | | 33 | | |
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Financial Highlights | | | 35 | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements | | | 43 | | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | | 50 | | |
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Federal Income Tax Information | | | 51 | | |
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Fund Governance | | | 52 | | |
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Important Information About This Report | | | 57 | | |
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An investment in money market mutual funds is not a bank deposit, and is not insured or guaranteed by Bank of America, N.A. or any of its affiliates or by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although money market mutual funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in money market mutual funds. Please see the prospectuses for a complete discussion of investments in money market funds.
The views expressed in the President's Message reflect the current views of Columbia Funds' president. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.
President's Message

Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to provide this shareholder report detailing your fund's performance, portfolio holdings and financial statements. We hope this information is helpful in monitoring your investments as we work through these challenging economic times. We recognize that you have entrusted us with your money and want you to know that our professional investment teams work to interpret the latest economic and market trends with the goal of optimizing portfolio construction for our clients.
The first half of 2009 was defined by extremes. The multiyear lows we witnessed in the early months gave way to a stunning rally for the U.S. financial markets in the spring. A global market rebound may be underway, thanks to the massive fiscal and aggressive monetary policies of governments around the world. As of the June 30 market close, the S&P 500® Index1 was trading at nearly 16.6 times its 2009 Wall Street consensus earnings estimates with a sharp increase of nearly 36% since March 9. More mixed economic news has yet to provide the all-clear signal for investors, although economic activity has started to firm up. We believe this challenging economic environment makes it even more important to work with professional money managers while continuing to invest for life events like retirement, college planning, home improvements and career changes.
Retirement income planning has become an increasingly significant focus in the lives of millions of Americans. Recent economic conditions make it even more important to manage short-term obligations such as mortgages, monthly bills and credit card debt while also taking the steps necessary to prepare for or maximize retirement benefits. Better nutrition and medical services can result in U.S. citizens living longer, healthier lives. This means the risk of outliving one's assets in retirement is very real without proper planning. Financial security and retirement planning is an ongoing process that requires active management of your savings, investments and risks. We encourage you to review your retirement plan regularly so you'll be better able to meet your retirement needs in the future.
We recognize that economic uncertainty creates great challenges for many investors. Our professional investment teams work diligently to help investors navigate through difficult markets. Thank you for your business and for the opportunity to work together towards your investment goals.
Sincerely,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds
On September 29, 2009, Bank of America Corporation entered into an agreement to sell a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC. Please see Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
1The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks. Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.
Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Municipal Reserves
As a fund shareholder, you incur ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund.
Estimating your actual expenses
To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from their financial intermediary, contact your financial intermediary to obtain your account balance.
1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.
2. In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "Actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
If the value of your account falls below the minimum investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to an annual fee of up to $20. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
03/01/09 – 08/31/09
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Fund's annualized expense ratio (%) | |
| | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | |
Capital Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,002.72 | | | | 1,024.05 | | | | 1.16 | | | | 1.17 | | | | 0.23 | | |
Trust Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,002.22 | | | | 1,023.54 | | | | 1.67 | | | | 1.68 | | | | 0.33 | | |
Liquidity Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,002.02 | | | | 1,023.29 | | | | 1.92 | | | | 1.94 | | | | 0.38 | | |
Adviser Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,001.51 | | | | 1,022.79 | | | | 2.42 | | | | 2.45 | | | | 0.48 | | |
Investor Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,001.01 | | | | 1,022.28 | | | | 2.93 | | | | 2.96 | | | | 0.58 | | |
Daily Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.30 | | | | 1,021.63 | | | | 3.58 | | | | 3.62 | | | | 0.71 | | |
Class Z Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,002.72 | | | | 1,024.05 | | | | 1.16 | | | | 1.17 | | | | 0.23 | | |
Institutional Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,002.52 | | | | 1,023.84 | | | | 1.36 | | | | 1.38 | | | | 0.27 | | |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Municipal Reserves
August 31, 2009
Municipal Bonds – 93.9% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Alabama – 1.3% | |
AL Albertville Industrial Development Board | |
Series 2007, AMT, | |
LOC: JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.580% 03/01/18 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,595,000 | | | | 9,595,000 | | |
AL Decatur Industrial Development Board | |
Amoco Chemical Co., | |
Series 1995, AMT, 0.120% 05/01/25 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 9,600,000 | | | | 9,600,000 | | |
BP PLC, | |
Series 2001, AMT, 0.120% 11/01/35 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 13,400,000 | | | | 13,400,000 | | |
AL Housing Finance Authority | |
Multi-Family Housing, | |
Series 2007, AMT, GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products 1.340% 10/01/17 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,325,000 | | | | 7,325,000 | | |
AL Montgomery Industrial Development Board | |
General Electric Co., | |
Series 2006, AMT, 0.160% 05/01/21 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 8,000,000 | | |
AL West Jefferson Industrial Development Board | |
Alabama Power Co., | |
Series 2008, AMT, 2.000% 12/01/38 (12/10/09) (b)(c) | | | 60,000,000 | | | | 60,000,000 | | |
Alabama Total | | | 107,920,000 | | |
Alaska – 0.3% | |
AK Valdez | |
BP PLC, | |
Series 2003 A, 0.080% 06/01/37 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 23,000,000 | | | | 23,000,000 | | |
Alaska Total | | | 23,000,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Arizona – 0.8% | |
AZ Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority | |
Series 2003 A, AMT, | |
LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.430% 12/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 920,000 | | | | 920,000 | | |
Series 2005, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: FHLMC 0.650% 01/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,230,000 | | | | 7,230,000 | | |
AZ Phoenix Industrial Development Authority | |
Phoenix Broadway Associates, | |
Series 2003 A, AMT, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.430% 06/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,605,000 | | | | 4,605,000 | | |
Series 2007, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products: 1.340% 10/01/18 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,025,000 | | | | 7,025,000 | | |
1.340% 01/01/20 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,840,000 | | | | 10,840,000 | | |
Spring Air Mattress Co., | |
Series 1999, AMT, LOC: Bank One N.A. 2.920% 04/01/19 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 820,000 | | | | 820,000 | | |
AZ Pima County Industrial Development Authority | |
Multi-Family Housing, | |
Urban Council LP, Series 2007 A, AMT, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.380% 12/15/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,825,000 | | | | 6,825,000 | | |
AZ School District | |
Series 2009, | |
2.000% 07/30/10 | | | 33,925,000 | | | | 34,370,873 | | |
Arizona Total | | | 72,635,873 | | |
Arkansas – 0.1% | |
AR Lowell Industrial Development | |
Little Rock Newspapers, Inc., | |
Series 1996, AMT, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.650% 06/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,500,000 | | | | 6,500,000 | | |
Arkansas Total | | | 6,500,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
California – 6.6% | |
CA ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corp. | |
Miramar Apartments, | |
Series 2000 A, AMT, 0.300% 03/15/33 (09/07/09) (b)(c) | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 15,000,000 | | |
CA BB&T Municipal Trust | |
Series 2007, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.290% 08/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,135,000 | | | | 12,135,000 | | |
CA Department of Water Resources | |
Power Supply Revenue, | |
Series 2005 F-2, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank, LOC: Societe Generale 0.120% 05/01/20 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,640,000 | | | | 1,640,000 | | |
Series 2002 B-1 | |
LOC: Bank of New York LOC: California State Teachers' Retirement System 0.100% 05/01/22 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 214,680,000 | | | | 214,680,000 | | |
CA Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank | |
Pacific Gas & Electric Co., | |
Series 2008, AMT, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.290% 11/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 26,115,000 | | | | 26,115,000 | | |
CA Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | |
Series 2001 B-3, | |
0.110% 07/01/34 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 39,315,000 | | | | 39,315,000 | | |
CA Metropolitan Water District of Southern California | |
Series 2004 A-2, | |
SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.150% 07/01/23 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 38,035,000 | | | | 38,035,000 | | |
CA Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority | |
Series 2000 C-2, | |
LOC: Bank of New York, LOC: California State Teachers' Retirement System 0.150% 02/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 23,160,000 | | | | 23,160,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CA Pollution Control Financing Authority | |
Pacific Gas & Electric Corp., | |
Series 1996 E, LOC: Bank One N.A. 0.100% 11/01/26 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
Series 1996, | |
LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.150% 11/01/26 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 21,700,000 | | | | 21,700,000 | | |
CA Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | |
Series 2007, AMT, | |
LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.610% 10/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 41,220,000 | | | | 41,220,000 | | |
CA Statewide Communities Development Authority | |
0.300% 10/15/09 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | | |
0.350% 12/08/09 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
John Muir Health, | |
Series 2008 B, LOC: UBS AG 0.100% 08/15/36 (09/03/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,030,000 | | | | 3,030,000 | | |
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals: | |
Series 2008 C, 3.000% 04/01/34 (04/01/10) (b)(c) | | | 16,000,000 | | | | 16,235,562 | | |
Series 2009, 3.000% 04/01/43 (10/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 12,180,775 | | |
Series 2001, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Merrill Lynch & Co. SPA: FHLMC 0.610% 07/01/15 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(d) | | | 8,255,000 | | | | 8,255,000 | | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products: 0.990% 06/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 27,620,000 | | | | 27,620,000 | | |
1.330% 07/06/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,255,000 | | | | 14,255,000 | | |
CA Turlock Irrigation District | |
Certificates of Participation, | |
Series 2001, LOC: Societe Generale 0.100% 01/01/31 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,300,000 | | | | 11,300,000 | | |
California Total | | | 565,876,337 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Colorado – 3.4% | |
CO BB&T Municipal Trust | |
Series 2007, AMT, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.290% 11/15/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,220,000 | | | | 10,220,000 | | |
CO Boulder County | |
Boulder Medical Center, Inc., | |
Series 1998, AMT, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.430% 01/01/17 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,060,000 | | | | 2,060,000 | | |
CO Collegeinvest | |
Series 2008 A, AMT, | |
LOC: Lloyds TSB Bank PLC 0.380% 12/01/42 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 35,000,000 | | | | 35,000,000 | | |
CO Denver City & County Airport | |
Series 2002 C, AMT, | |
LOC: Lloyds TSB Bank PLC 0.380% 11/15/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 23,550,000 | | | | 23,550,000 | | |
Series 2007, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Goldman Sachs 0.370% 04/01/47 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,405,089 | | | | 10,405,089 | | |
CO Deutsche Bank Spears/Lifers Trust | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Deutsche Bank AG 0.370% 11/15/18 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,180,000 | | | | 4,180,000 | | |
CO General Fund Revenue | |
Series 2009 A, | |
2.000% 06/25/10 | | | 60,000,000 | | | | 60,753,070 | | |
CO Housing & Finance Authority | |
Series 2004 A-2, AMT, | |
SPA: Dexia Credit Local 0.700% 11/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,000,000 | | |
Series 2005 A-2, AMT, | |
SPA: Dexia Credit Local 0.700% 11/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 23,200,000 | | | | 23,200,000 | | |
Series 2006 G, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Goldman Sachs 0.370% 12/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,162,103 | | | | 12,162,103 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2007, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products 1.340% 10/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,905,000 | | | | 8,905,000 | | |
Series 2008 A-3, AMT, | |
SPA: Dexia Credit Local 0.700% 05/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 31,000,000 | | | | 31,000,000 | | |
Terrace Park LP, | |
Series 2007, AMT, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.340% 09/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,800,000 | | | | 11,800,000 | | |
CO Pitkin County Industrial Development Revenue | |
Aspen Skiing Co., | |
Series 1994 B, AMT, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.320% 04/01/14 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,300,000 | | | | 4,300,000 | | |
Colorado Total | | | 287,535,262 | | |
Delaware – 3.6% | |
DE Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
LIQ FAC: FHLB 0.390% 04/15/49 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 292,710,000 | | | | 292,710,000 | | |
DE New Castle County | |
Fairfield English VLG LLC, | |
Series 2005, AMT, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.340% 09/15/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,200,000 | | | | 8,200,000 | | |
Flight Safety International, Inc., | |
Series 2002, AMT, GTY AGMT: Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 0.580% 12/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,185,000 | | | | 5,185,000 | | |
Delaware Total | | | 306,095,000 | | |
District of Columbia – 1.1% | |
DC Housing Finance Agency | |
Multi-Family Housing, | |
Series 2008, AMT, GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products 0.470% 05/01/10 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
DC Metropolitan Washington Airports Authortity | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
LIQ FAC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.560% 10/01/14 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,790,000 | | | | 12,790,000 | | |
DC Reset Optional Certificates Trust II-R | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products 1.340% 08/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 28,925,000 | | | | 28,925,000 | | |
DC | |
0.300% 09/08/09 | | | 15,500,000 | | | | 15,500,000 | | |
Series 2008, | |
2.500% 09/30/09 | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 30,033,302 | | |
District of Columbia Total | | | 92,248,302 | | |
Florida – 5.6% | |
FL BB&T Municipal Trust | |
Series 2007, AMT, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.290% 10/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,120,000 | | | | 10,120,000 | | |
FL Brevard County Industrial Development | |
Pivotal Utility Holdings, | |
Series 2005, AMT, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.430% 10/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 17,000,000 | | | | 17,000,000 | | |
FL Broward County Housing Finance Authority | |
Series 2006, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Goldman Sachs 0.370% 06/01/46 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 72,515,000 | | | | 72,515,000 | | |
FL Collier County Industrial Development Authority | |
Allete, Inc., | |
Series 2006, AMT, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.380% 10/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,000,000 | | |
FL Development Finance Corp. | |
Center Court I LLC, | |
Series 2009, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 08/01/29 (09/03/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,060,000 | | | | 2,060,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products 1.340% 03/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 19,800,000 | | | | 19,800,000 | | |
FL Housing Finance Corp. | |
Brentwood Club on Millenia, | |
Series 2002 A1, AMT, LOC: FNMA 0.330% 01/15/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,545,000 | | | | 10,545,000 | | |
Cove at St. Andrews Partners, | |
Series 2003 E-1, AMT, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.330% 06/15/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,115,000 | | | | 8,115,000 | | |
Series 2006, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Goldman Sachs 0.370% 06/01/46 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 29,995,000 | | | | 29,995,000 | | |
Series 2008 CE, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products 1.330% 07/06/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,920,000 | | | | 7,920,000 | | |
Tuscany Lakes Ltd.: | |
Series 2002 1, AMT, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.390% 11/15/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,500,000 | | |
Series 2006 K3, AMT, | |
LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.390% 11/15/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,500,000 | | |
FL Jacksonville | |
Series 2008 B, | |
LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.280% 10/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,000,000 | | | | 11,000,000 | | |
FL JEA Electric System Revenue | |
Series 2008 3C-2, | |
SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.170% 10/01/34 (09/03/09) (a)(b) | | | 21,435,000 | | | | 21,435,000 | | |
Series 2008 3C-3, | |
SPA: Lloyds TSB Bank PLC 0.220% 10/01/38 (09/03/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,255,000 | | | | 13,255,000 | | |
FL Miami-Dade County | |
0.950% 09/08/09 | | | 3,002,000 | | | | 3,002,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
FL Orange County Housing Finance Authority | |
Cove at Lady Lake Apartments, | |
Series 2005 A, AMT, 0.340% 05/15/38 (09/07/09) (b)(c) | | | 9,600,000 | | | | 9,600,000 | | |
Lee Vista Club Partners, | |
Series 2004 A, AMT, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.340% 05/15/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 15,200,000 | | | | 15,200,000 | | |
Marbella Cove II LP, | |
Series 2007 B, AMT, LOC: FHLB 0.340% 06/15/42 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,500,000 | | | | 9,500,000 | | |
Multi-Family Housing, | |
Fox Chase Partners, Ltd., Series 2002 E, AMT, 0.340% 08/15/35 (09/07/09) (b)(c) | | | 8,640,000 | | | | 8,640,000 | | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products: 1.030% 12/06/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,900,000 | | | | 9,900,000 | | |
1.040% 10/02/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,665,000 | | | | 13,665,000 | | |
FL Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: FHLMC: 0.670% 07/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,690,000 | | | | 8,690,000 | | |
0.670% 03/01/50 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,750,000 | | | | 4,750,000 | | |
FL Sunshine Governmental Financing Commission | |
0.350% 09/09/09 | | | 38,510,000 | | | | 38,510,000 | | |
0.400% 10/08/09 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | | |
0.750% 09/10/09 | | | 21,000,000 | | | | 21,000,000 | | |
1.000% 09/03/09 | | | 75,255,000 | | | | 75,255,000 | | |
Florida Total | | | 479,472,000 | | |
Georgia – 3.4% | |
GA Atlanta Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority | |
0.650% 09/03/09 | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 30,000,000 | | |
GA Atlanta Urban Residential Finance Authority | |
Series 2005, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Merrill Lynch & Co., SPA: FHLMC 0.650% 12/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(d) | | | 4,695,000 | | | | 4,695,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
GA Bacon Industrial Building Authority | |
D. L. Lee & Sons, Inc., | |
Series 2004, AMT, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.430% 09/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,095,000 | | | | 7,095,000 | | |
GA Columbia County Development Authority | |
Multi-Family Housing, | |
Westwood Club Apartment Project, Series 2002, AMT, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.360% 11/15/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,360,000 | | | | 7,360,000 | | |
GA Decatur County & Bainbridge Development Authority | |
Rand Group Ltd., | |
Series 2007, AMT, LOC: National City Bank 0.560% 01/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,285,000 | | | | 8,285,000 | | |
GA East Point Housing Authority Multi-Family Revenue | |
Village Highlands Apartments Project, | |
Series 2004, AMT, LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.430% 07/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,400,000 | | | | 12,400,000 | | |
GA Fulton County Development Authority | |
OBH, Inc., | |
Series 1999 B, AMT, 0.580% 12/01/28 (09/07/09) (b)(c) | | | 9,350,000 | | | | 9,350,000 | | |
GA George L. Smith lI Congress Center Authority | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.520% 01/01/18 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(e) | | | 14,825,000 | | | | 14,825,000 | | |
GA Gordon County Development Authority | |
Nance Carpet & Rug, Inc., | |
Series 2006, AMT, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.530% 10/01/21 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,285,000 | | | | 2,285,000 | | |
GA Houston County Development Authority | |
Clean Control Corp., | |
Series 2000, AMT, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.430% 06/01/20 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,925,000 | | | | 1,925,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
GA Kennesaw Development Authority Housing | |
Alta Ridenour LLC, | |
Series 2008, AMT, LOC: FHLMC 0.400% 10/01/43 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,350,000 | | | | 7,350,000 | | |
GA Municipal Electric Authority | |
Series 2009 A: | |
1.250% 05/07/10 | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 15,040,430 | | |
2.000% 06/21/10 | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,072,760 | | |
GA Municipal Gas Authority | |
Series 2008 D, | |
1.000% 12/16/09 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,071,151 | | |
Series 2008, | |
2.500% 12/16/09 | | | 88,500,000 | | | | 88,791,454 | | |
GA Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: FHLMC: 0.670% 12/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,965,000 | | | | 12,965,000 | | |
0.670% 12/01/43 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,905,000 | | | | 11,905,000 | | |
0.670% 04/01/46 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,295,000 | | | | 9,295,000 | | |
GA Richmond County Development Authority | |
Stonegate Club Apartments Project, | |
Series 2002, AMT, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.360% 11/15/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,155,000 | | | | 5,155,000 | | |
GA Savannah Economic Development Authority | |
Series 2007, AMT, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.430% 11/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,855,000 | | | | 4,855,000 | | |
GA Union County Development Authority | |
Applewood Doors & Windows, | |
Series 2005, AMT, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.530% 12/01/22 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,265,000 | | | | 3,265,000 | | |
GA Wayne County Industrial Development Authority | |
Absorption Corp., | |
Series 2004, AMT, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.430% 09/01/19 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,300,000 | | | | 3,300,000 | | |
Georgia Total | | | 291,285,795 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Hawaii – 0.5% | |
HI Housing Finance & Development Corp. | |
Series 2008 AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products 1.180% 03/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 44,550,000 | | | | 44,550,000 | | |
Hawaii Total | | | 44,550,000 | | |
Idaho – 1.2% | |
ID Eagle Industrial Development Corp. | |
Rose Cottage LLC, | |
Series 2001, AMT, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.530% 09/01/21 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,540,000 | | | | 3,540,000 | | |
ID Housing & Finance Association | |
Single Family Mortgage: | |
Series 2004 A-1, AMT, LIQ FAC: Lloyds TSB Bank PLC 0.400% 07/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,750,000 | | | | 8,750,000 | | |
Series 2007 D-1, AMT, LIQ FAC: Lloyds TSB Bank PLC 0.400% 07/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
Series 2007 E-1, AMT, LIQ FAC: Lloyds TSB Bank PLC 0.400% 07/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 24,000,000 | | | | 24,000,000 | | |
Series 2007, AMT, LIQ FAC: Lloyds TSB Bank PLC 0.400% 07/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,820,000 | | | | 8,820,000 | | |
ID State | |
Series 2009, | |
2.500% 06/30/10 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,864,931 | | |
Idaho Total | | | 100,974,931 | | |
Illinois – 2.6% | |
IL Chicago Enterprise Zone | |
Gas Plus, Inc., | |
Series 2002, AMT, LOC: Northern Trust Co. 0.820% 11/01/22 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,150,000 | | | | 1,150,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
IL Chicago Industrial Development | |
Flying Food Fare Midway, | |
Series 1999, AMT, LOC: Harris Trust & Savings Bank 0.780% 12/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 4,500,000 | | |
Series 2001, AMT, | |
LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.570% 10/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,706,000 | | | | 4,706,000 | | |
IL Chicago Multi-Family Housing | |
Concordia Place Apartments LP, | |
Series 2003, AMT, LOC: Harris Trust & Savings Bank 0.520% 07/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,820,000 | | | | 12,820,000 | | |
Lincoln Village LLC, | |
Series 2006, AMT, LOC: Harris N.A. 0.390% 06/01/40 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,277,000 | | | | 5,277,000 | | |
North Larabee LP, | |
Series 2001 A, AMT, LOC: Harris Trust & Savings Bank 0.780% 04/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,410,000 | | | | 4,410,000 | | |
Renaissance St. Luke LP, | |
Series 2004 A, AMT, LOC: Harris Trust & Savings Bank 0.780% 01/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,615,000 | | | | 3,615,000 | | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products: 1.000% 07/15/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 27,715,000 | | | | 27,715,000 | | |
1.340% 01/15/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,405,000 | | | | 9,405,000 | | |
1.340% 07/15/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 27,165,000 | | | | 27,165,000 | | |
IL Chicago O'Hare International Airport | |
Series 2005 D, | |
LOC: Dexia Credit Local 0.370% 01/01/35 (09/02/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,000,000 | | | | 11,000,000 | | |
IL Chicago Single Family Mortgage | |
Series 2007, AMT, | |
SPA: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.370% 12/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,575,000 | | | | 3,575,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
SPA: Bank of New York 0.370% 06/01/43 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(e) | | | 3,895,000 | | | | 3,895,000 | | |
IL Chicago Solid Waste Disposal Facility | |
Groot Industries, Inc., | |
Series 1995, AMT, LOC: Bank One N.A. 1.320% 12/01/15 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 800,000 | | | | 800,000 | | |
IL Des Plaines Industrial Development | |
MMP Properties LLC, | |
Series 1998, AMT, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 2.320% 10/01/18 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,485,000 | | | | 1,485,000 | | |
IL Development Finance Authority Industrial Development | |
Campagna-Turano Bakery, | |
Series 2000, AMT, LOC: Bank One N.A. 1.420% 08/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,760,000 | | | | 2,760,000 | | |
Clingan Steel, Inc., | |
Series 2003, AMT, LOC: Bank One N.A. 1.420% 12/01/23 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,835,000 | | | | 1,835,000 | | |
Engineered Polymer, | |
Series 1995, AMT, LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.580% 08/01/15 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,800,000 | | | | 7,800,000 | | |
Forty Foot High Realty LLC, | |
Series 2002, AMT, LOC: National City Bank 0.560% 12/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,865,000 | | | | 3,865,000 | | |
Knead Dough Baking Co., | |
Series 2000, AMT, LOC: Bank One N.A. 1.420% 09/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 545,000 | | | | 545,000 | | |
Rainbow Graphics, Inc., | |
Series 2003, AMT, LOC: Bank One N.A. 1.420% 08/01/23 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,820,000 | | | | 1,820,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Tajon Warehousing Corp., | |
Series 1990 A, AMT, LOC: Bank One Kentucky N.A. 0.710% 01/01/10 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,100,000 | | | | 3,100,000 | | |
IL Development Finance Authority | |
Affordable Housing, | |
Lake Towers Associates II LP, Series 1997, AMT, LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.560% 10/01/23 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,565,000 | | | | 8,565,000 | | |
Groot Industries, Inc., | |
Series 2003, AMT, LOC: Bank One N.A. 1.320% 12/01/23 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,275,000 | | | | 4,275,000 | | |
Jewish Council Youth Service, | |
Series 2003, LOC: Harris Trust & Savings Bank 0.360% 09/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,045,000 | | | | 1,045,000 | | |
IL Educational Facilities Authority | |
University of Chicago, | |
Series 2001 B-2, 0.520% 07/01/36 (08/26/10) (b)(c) | | | 12,500,000 | | | | 12,500,000 | | |
IL Finance Authority Industrial Development | |
Barton Manufacturing, Inc., | |
Series 2005, AMT, LOC: National City Bank 0.660% 11/01/18 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,245,000 | | | | 2,245,000 | | |
Merug LLC, | |
Series 2004 A, AMT, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 1.420% 12/01/18 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 1,800,000 | | |
IL Finance Authority | |
Multi-Family Housing, | |
Waterton Vistas II LLC, Series 2004, AMT, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.410% 10/15/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,500,000 | | | | 8,500,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Villagebrook LP, | |
Series 2005, AMT, LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.420% 05/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,605,000 | | | | 5,605,000 | | |
IL Housing Development Authority | |
Multi-Family Housing: | |
Mattoon Towers Associates II, Series 2004, AMT, LOC: FHLB 0.510% 01/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,105,000 | | | | 3,105,000 | | |
Pontiac Tower Associates III, | |
Series 2005, AMT, LOC: Harris N.A. 0.540% 09/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,645,000 | | | | 3,645,000 | | |
Sterling Towers Associates II, | |
Series 2001, AMT, LOC: Harris N.A. 0.520% 10/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,675,000 | | | | 3,675,000 | | |
IL Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | |
Series 2008, AMT: | |
GTY AGMT: FHLMC 0.670% 01/01/44 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,340,000 | | | | 4,340,000 | | |
LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.670% 01/01/44 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,940,000 | | | | 3,940,000 | | |
IL Skokie Industrial Development | |
Series 2003, AMT, | |
LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.680% 12/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,400,000 | | | | 2,400,000 | | |
IL Upper River Valley Development Authority | |
Advanced Drainage Systems, | |
Series 2002, AMT, LOC: National City Bank 0.560% 07/01/14 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,325,000 | | | | 3,325,000 | | |
IL Will County Exempt Facilities Revenue | |
BP Amoco Chemical Co., | |
Series 2003, AMT, GTY AGMT: BP PLC 0.120% 07/01/33 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 1,800,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Exxon Mobil Corp., | |
Series 2001, AMT, 0.120% 06/01/26 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
Illinois Total | | | 224,008,000 | | |
Indiana – 5.6% | |
IN Allen County Multi-Family Housing Redevelopment | |
Woodland Crest Hill, | |
Series 2002, AMT, LOC: Bank One N.A. 1.420% 08/01/17 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,100,000 | | | | 2,100,000 | | |
IN Bond Bank | |
Series 2009 A, | |
SPA: JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.000% 01/06/10 | | | 16,000,000 | | | | 16,079,925 | | |
Series 2009, | |
2.000% 01/05/10 | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 20,061,411 | | |
IN DeKalb County | |
Series 2003, AMT, | |
LOC: National City Bank of Indiana 0.560% 10/01/13 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,020,000 | | | | 3,020,000 | | |
IN Elkhart Economic Development | |
Crossroads Apartments LLC, | |
Series 1998 A, AMT, LOC: FHLB 2.120% 04/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 695,000 | | | | 695,000 | | |
Series 2006, AMT, | |
LOC: National City Bank of Indiana 0.560% 07/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,315,000 | | | | 3,315,000 | | |
Vahala Foam Enterprises, | |
Series 2002, AMT, LOC: Bank One N.A. 1.420% 09/01/17 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,100,000 | | |
IN Finance Authority | |
Floyd Memorial Hospital & Health, | |
Series 2008, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.200% 03/01/36 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,620,000 | | | | 10,620,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Parkview Health System, | |
Series 2009 B, LOC: National City Bank 0.260% 11/01/39 (09/02/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,250,000 | | | | 8,250,000 | | |
IN Garrett Economic Development | |
Series 2005, AMT, | |
LOC: National City Bank 0.560% 01/01/21 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,725,000 | | | | 4,725,000 | | |
IN Gibson County Pollution Control | |
Toyota Motor Manufacturing: | |
Series 1997, AMT, 0.340% 10/01/27 (09/07/09) (b)(c) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
Series 1998, AMT, 0.340% 01/01/28 (09/07/09) (b)(c) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
Series 1999, AMT, 0.340% 01/01/29 (09/07/09) (b)(c) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
Series 2000 A, AMT, 0.340% 01/01/30 (09/07/09) (b)(c) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
Series 2001 B, AMT: 0.340% 09/01/31 (09/07/09) (b)(c) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
GTY AGMT: Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 0.340% 02/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
IN Housing & Community Development Authority | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
SPA: Royal Bank of Canada 0.310% 07/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 21,250,000 | | | | 21,250,000 | | |
IN Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank | |
Series 2009 A, | |
0.780% 01/15/10 | | | 10,125,000 | | | | 10,125,000 | | |
IN Jeffersonville Economic Development | |
Series 2003, AMT, | |
LOC: National City Bank of Kentucky 0.560% 04/01/23 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,100,000 | | | | 4,100,000 | | |
IN Mount Vernon Pollution Control | |
General Electric Co., | |
Series 1998, AMT, 0.160% 11/01/18 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
IN Reset Optional Certificates Trust II-R | |
Series 2007, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products 1.340% 10/26/17 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 133,785,000 | | | | 133,785,000 | | |
IN Rockport Pollution Control | |
AK Steel Corp., | |
Series 1997 A, AMT, LOC: PNC Bank N.A. 0.390% 12/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
IN Rockport | |
AK Steel Corp., | |
Series 1998 A, AMT, LOC: PNC Bank N.A. 0.390% 12/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
Series 1999 A, AMT, | |
LOC: PNC Bank N.A. 0.390% 06/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
IN St. Joseph County Economic Development | |
Pine Oak Apartments LP, | |
Series 1997 A, AMT, LOC: FHLB 2.120% 06/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,365,000 | | | | 2,365,000 | | |
South Bend Medical Foundation, Inc., | |
Series 2000, LOC: National City Bank 0.340% 08/01/20 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,450,000 | | | | 13,450,000 | | |
University of Notre Dame, | |
Series 2005, 0.170% 03/01/40 (09/03/09) (b)(c) | | | 96,000,000 | | | | 96,000,000 | | |
IN Whiting Environmental Facilities | |
BP PLC, | |
Series 2002 C, AMT, 0.120% 07/01/34 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 20,000,000 | | |
IN Whiting | |
BP PLC, | |
Series 2002 B, AMT, 0.120% 12/01/35 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,000,000 | | |
Indiana Total | | | 478,041,336 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Iowa – 1.0% | |
IA Clinton Industrial Development | |
Series 2004, AMT, | |
LOC: Northern Trust Co. 0.620% 12/01/22 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,700,000 | | | | 3,700,000 | | |
Sethness Products Co., | |
Series 1996, AMT, LOC: Northern Trust Co. 0.620% 09/01/11 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,300,000 | | | | 1,300,000 | | |
IA Finance Authority Industrial Development | |
US Filter Operating Services, Inc., | |
Series 2001 A, AMT, LOC: Societe Generale 0.440% 11/01/17 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,770,000 | | | | 4,770,000 | | |
IA Finance Authority | |
Series 2009 A, | |
2.500% 06/23/10 | | | 18,000,000 | | | | 18,282,030 | | |
Single Family Mortgage: | |
Series 2005 E, AMT, SPA: State Street Bank & Trust Co. 0.370% 01/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 4,500,000 | | |
Series 2006 C, AMT, SPA: State Street Bank & Trust Co. 0.370% 01/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 12,000,000 | | |
Series 2007 N, AMT, SPA: FHLB 0.350% 01/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,300,000 | | | | 7,300,000 | | |
Series 2008 F, AMT, SPA: FHLB 0.370% 01/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,000,000 | | |
Series 2008, AMT, SPA: FHLB 0.370% 01/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 28,070,000 | | | | 28,070,000 | | |
IA West Burlington Industrial Development | |
Borhi Oil Hydraulic, | |
Series 2001 B, AMT, LOC: Bank One N.A. 1.420% 01/01/11 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 300,000 | | | | 300,000 | | |
Iowa Total | | | 86,222,030 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Kansas – 0.5% | |
KS Development Finance Authority | |
Boulevard Apartments, LLC, | |
Series 2008 B, AMT, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.430% 03/01/43 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | | |
Exempt Facilities, | |
Seaboard Farms, Inc., Series 1995 A, AMT, LOC: Bank of New York 0.500% 12/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,200,000 | | | | 9,200,000 | | |
KS Munimae Trust | |
Series 2001-5, AMT, | |
LIQ FAC: FHLMC 4.000% 01/14/26 (01/07/10) (b) | | | 1,210,000 | | | | 1,210,000 | | |
Series 2001-6, AMT, | |
LIQ FAC: FHLMC 4.000% 07/14/26 (01/07/10) (b) | | | 1,930,000 | | | | 1,930,000 | | |
KS Wichita Airport Authority | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., | |
Series 2003 A, AMT, GTY AGMT: Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 0.580% 11/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,860,000 | | | | 2,860,000 | | |
Kansas Total | | | 40,200,000 | | |
Kentucky – 1.4% | |
KY Campbellsville-Taylor County Industrial Development | |
Airguard Industrial, Inc., | |
Series 2001, AMT, LOC: Northern Trust Co. 0.620% 05/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,410,000 | | | | 7,410,000 | | |
KY Christian County Industrial Building | |
Audubon Area Community Services, | |
Series 2004, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 01/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,200,000 | | | | 3,200,000 | | |
KY Daviess County Industrial Building Revenue | |
Series 2003, AMT, | |
LOC: National City Bank of Kentucky 0.560% 05/01/18 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,040,000 | | | | 3,040,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
KY Economic Development Finance Authority | |
Series 2009 B-1, | |
LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.110% 08/15/38 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 27,755,000 | | | | 27,755,000 | | |
Series 2009 B-2, | |
LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.120% 08/15/38 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,655,000 | | | | 3,655,000 | | |
KY Hopkinsville Industrial Building | |
Comefri USA, Inc., | |
Series 2006, AMT, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.530% 06/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,230,000 | | | | 3,230,000 | | |
KY Housing Corp. | |
Highlands Court Apartments, | |
Series 2007, AMT, LOC: National City Bank 0.390% 12/15/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,000,000 | | |
Series 2005 B, AMT, | |
SPA: BNP Paribas 0.360% 07/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,290,000 | | | | 12,290,000 | | |
Series 2005 L, AMT, | |
SPA: BNP Paribas 0.360% 07/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,900,000 | | | | 12,900,000 | | |
Series 2006 C, AMT, | |
SPA: BNP Paribas 0.360% 07/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 15,425,000 | | | | 15,425,000 | | |
Series 2006 I, AMT, | |
SPA: BNP Paribas 0.360% 01/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 20,755,000 | | | | 20,755,000 | | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products 1.340% 04/03/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,460,000 | | | | 5,460,000 | | |
Kentucky Total | | | 119,120,000 | | |
Louisiana – 2.0% | |
LA Calcasieu Parish Industrial Development Board | |
CITGO Petroleum Corp., | |
Series 1995, AMT, LOC: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking 0.140% 03/01/25 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 40,700,000 | | | | 40,700,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
LA Parish of East Baton Rouge | |
Exxon Mobil Corp., | |
Series 1998, AMT, 0.120% 12/01/28 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 9,000,000 | | | | 9,000,000 | | |
LA Parish of St. James | |
0.400% 09/01/09 | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 20,000,000 | | |
LA Public Facilities Authority | |
Southern Ionics, Inc., | |
Series 2008, LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.330% 04/01/18 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
LA RBC Municipal Products, Inc. Trust | |
Series 2008 L-17, AMT, | |
LOC: Royal Bank of Canada 0.470% 12/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 54,495,000 | | | | 54,495,000 | | |
Series 2008 L14, AMT, | |
LOC: Royal Bank of Canada 0.470% 09/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 33,345,000 | | | | 33,345,000 | | |
Series 2008 L18, AMT, | |
LOC: Royal Bank of Canada 0.470% 03/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,095,000 | | | | 5,095,000 | | |
Louisiana Total | | | 172,635,000 | | |
Maine – 1.2% | |
ME Housing Authority | |
Mortgage Revenue: | |
Series 2004 B-3, AMT, SPA: State Street Bank & Trust Co. 0.270% 11/15/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,000,000 | | | | 11,000,000 | | |
Series 2007 E-2, AMT, SPA: State Street Bank & Trust Co. 0.350% 11/15/41 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 8,000,000 | | |
Series 2008 E-2, AMT, | |
SPA: Dexia Credit Local 0.550% 11/15/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 25,415,000 | | | | 25,415,000 | | |
Series 2008 E-3, AMT, | |
SPA: Dexia Credit Local 0.550% 11/15/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 20,550,000 | | | | 20,550,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
2.000% 11/15/34 (09/07/09) (b)(c) | | | 34,000,000 | | | | 34,000,000 | | |
Maine Total | | | 98,965,000 | | |
Maryland – 1.1% | |
MD Administration Department of Housing & Community Development | |
Series 2004 C, AMT, | |
SPA: State Street Bank & Trust Co. 0.370% 09/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 20,000,000 | | |
Series 2004 F, AMT, | |
SPA: State Street Bank & Trust Co. 0.320% 09/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,150,000 | | | | 12,150,000 | | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
LIQ FAC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.470% 01/01/15 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,520,000 | | | | 7,520,000 | | |
MD Carroll County Commissioners Economic Development | |
Shelter System Limited Facility, | |
Series 2004, AMT, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.430% 07/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,650,000 | | | | 4,650,000 | | |
MD Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission | |
Series 2006, AMT, | |
LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.650% 02/01/40 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 49,985,000 | | | | 49,985,000 | | |
Maryland Total | | | 94,305,000 | | |
Massachusetts – 1.5% | |
MA Development Finance Agency | |
Series 2004, AMT, | |
LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.650% 01/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 34,830,000 | | | | 34,830,000 | | |
MA Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
Partners Healthcare, | |
Series 1997 P1, SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.150% 07/01/27 (09/02/09) (a)(b) | | | 44,800,000 | | | | 44,800,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
MA Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.650% 11/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 26,555,000 | | | | 26,555,000 | | |
MA State | |
Series 2000 B, | |
SPA: State Street Bank & Trust Co. 0.110% 12/01/30 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,495,000 | | | | 1,495,000 | | |
Series 2006 A, | |
SPA: Dexia Credit Local 0.170% 03/01/26 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 21,070,000 | | | | 21,070,000 | | |
Massachusetts Total | | | 128,750,000 | | |
Michigan – 5.3% | |
MI Eastern Michigan University | |
Series 2009 A, | |
LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.200% 03/01/49 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 15,000,000 | | |
MI Grand Valley State University | |
Series 2008 B, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.170% 12/01/31 (09/03/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,000,000 | | |
MI Housing Development Authority | |
Series 2007 C, AMT, | |
SPA: Bank of Nova Scotia 0.350% 10/01/42 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 55,825,000 | | | | 55,825,000 | | |
Series 2007 F, AMT, | |
SPA: Bank of Nova Scotia 0.450% 12/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 45,000,000 | | | | 45,000,000 | | |
Series 2009 C, AMT, | |
3.050% 06/01/10 | | | 1,870,000 | | | | 1,870,000 | | |
MI Municipal Bond Authority | |
Series 2009 C2, | |
LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 2.500% 08/20/10 | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 15,237,332 | | |
Series 2009 C3, | |
LOC: Scotia Bank 2.500% 08/20/10 | | | 8,415,000 | | | | 8,548,143 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
MI Oakland County Economic Development Corp. | |
Glass & Mirror Craft Industries, | |
Series 2000, AMT, LOC: National City Bank 0.560% 08/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,800,000 | | | | 2,800,000 | | |
MI RBC Municipal Products, Inc. Trust | |
Series 2008 L23, AMT, | |
LOC: Royal Bank of Canada 0.470% 03/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 59,995,000 | | | | 59,995,000 | | |
Series 2008 L30, AMT, | |
LOC: Royal Bank of Canada 0.470% 09/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 96,090,000 | | | | 96,090,000 | | |
Series 2008 L32, AMT, | |
LOC: Royal Bank of Canada 0.470% 09/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 57,895,000 | | | | 57,895,000 | | |
MI State | |
Series 2008 A: | |
3.000% 09/30/09 | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 40,029,668 | | |
Escrowed to Maturity, 3.000% 11/01/09 | | | 6,110,000 | | | | 6,117,527 | | |
Series 2008, | |
3.000% 09/30/09 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,026,449 | | |
MI Sterling Heights Economic Development Corp. | |
Kunath Enterprises LLC, | |
Series 2000, AMT, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 1.420% 02/01/16 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,200,000 | | |
MI Strategic Fund Ltd. | |
Coastal Container Corp., | |
Series 2007, AMT, LOC: National City Bank 0.560% 12/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,290,000 | | | | 5,290,000 | | |
Landpro Co. LLC, | �� |
Series 2005, AMT, LOC: National City Bank of the Midwest 0.660% 06/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,020,000 | | | | 2,020,000 | | |
Lapeer Technologies LLC, | |
Series 2000, AMT, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 1.420% 02/01/20 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 1,700,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Ultraform Industries, Inc., | |
Series 2007, AMT, LOC: National City Bank 0.560% 12/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,575,000 | | | | 3,575,000 | | |
Michigan Total | | | 450,219,119 | | |
Minnesota – 0.5% | |
MN Eden Prairie Industrial Development | |
SWB LLC, | |
Series 2000 A, AMT, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.720% 11/01/20 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,915,000 | | | | 1,915,000 | | |
MN Housing Finance Agency | |
Series 2009, AMT, | |
SPA: FHLB 0.350% 07/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 8,000,000 | | |
MN Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | |
Series 2007, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Merrill Lynch & Co., LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.650% 01/01/51 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(d) | | | 11,995,000 | | | | 11,995,000 | | |
Series 2007, | |
LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.500% 05/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 935,000 | | | | 935,000 | | |
MN School District Capital Equipment Borrowing Program | |
Series 2009, | |
2.000% 09/10/10 | | | 9,500,000 | | | | 9,643,151 | | |
MN St. Paul Port Authority Industrial Development | |
Camada LP, | |
Series 2005, AMT, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.430% 12/01/12 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 1,900,000 | | |
MN State | |
Series 2009, | |
2.000% 08/01/10 | | | 4,745,000 | | | | 4,812,402 | | |
Minnesota Total | | | 39,200,553 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Mississippi – 0.0% | |
MS Business Finance Corp. | |
Hamlin Sheet Metal Co., Inc.: | |
Series 2005 A, AMT, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.430% 03/01/15 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 930,000 | | | | 930,000 | | |
Series 2005, AMT, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.430% 03/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,160,000 | | | | 2,160,000 | | |
Mississippi Total | | | 3,090,000 | | |
Missouri – 1.4% | |
MO Development Finance Board | |
Nelson Gallery Foundation, | |
Series 2008 A, SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.130% 12/01/37 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 55,155,000 | | | | 55,155,000 | | |
MO Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
Ascension Health, | |
Series 2003 C2, 0.730% 11/15/39 (03/03/10) (b)(c) | | | 14,000,000 | | | | 14,000,000 | | |
MO St. Louis Industrial Development Authority | |
General Grant Equities LLC, | |
Series 2003, AMT, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.460% 03/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 18,815,000 | | | | 18,815,000 | | |
MO University of Missouri Curators | |
Series 2009, | |
2.000% 06/30/10 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,329,586 | | |
MO Washington Industrial Development Authority | |
Whistle Point Partnership, | |
Series 2006, AMT, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.480% 05/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,600,000 | | | | 6,600,000 | | |
Missouri Total | | | 119,899,586 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Montana – 0.2% | |
MT Anaconda-Deer Lodge County | |
Atlantic Richfield Co., | |
Series 2002 RF, AMT, 0.120% 10/01/37 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 15,000,000 | | |
MT Board of Housing | |
Series 2007, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products 1.340% 10/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,045,000 | | | | 5,045,000 | | |
Montana Total | | | 20,045,000 | | |
Nebraska – 1.2% | |
NE Central Plains Energy Project | |
Series 2009 2, | |
SPA: Royal Bank of Canada 0.330% 08/01/39 (09/03/09) (a)(b) | | | 35,000,000 | | | | 35,000,000 | | |
NE Investment Finance Authority | |
Series 2008 D, AMT, | |
SPA: FHLB 0.420% 09/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,500,000 | | | | 12,500,000 | | |
NE Lancaster County Industrial Development | |
MLLC LLC, | |
Series 2000 A, AMT, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.490% 11/01/20 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,920,000 | | | | 3,920,000 | | |
NE Lincoln Electric Supply | |
Series 2009: | |
0.320% 10/07/09 | | | 5,500,000 | | | | 5,500,000 | | |
0.350% 10/07/09 | | | 19,000,000 | | | | 19,000,000 | | |
NE Omaha Public Power District | |
Series 2009: | |
0.350% 10/06/09 | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 15,000,000 | | |
0.350% 10/07/09 | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 15,000,000 | | |
Nebraska Total | | | 105,920,000 | | |
Nevada – 0.7% | |
NV Clark County Airport | |
Series 2009 A, | |
2.500% 07/15/10 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,355,893 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NV Director of the State Department of Business & Industry | |
Barrick Gold Corp., | |
Series 1999, AMT, LOC: Royal Bank of Canada 0.330% 06/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 23,800,000 | | | | 23,800,000 | | |
NV Reno | |
Series 2008, | |
LOC: Bank of New York 0.120% 06/01/42 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
Nevada Total | | | 59,155,893 | | |
New Hampshire – 0.4% | |
NH Health & Education Facilities Authority | |
Dartmouth College, | |
Series 2003, SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.150% 06/01/23 (09/02/09) (a)(b) | | | 31,500,000 | | | | 31,500,000 | | |
New Hampshire Total | | | 31,500,000 | | |
New Jersey – 1.2% | |
NJ Turnpike Authority | |
Series 2009, | |
2.250% 12/31/09 | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,244,890 | | |
New Jersey Total | | | 100,244,890 | | |
New Mexico – 0.9% | |
NM Educational Assistance Foundation | |
Series 2008 A-3, AMT, | |
LOC: Lloyds TSB Bank PLC 0.380% 04/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 37,000,000 | | | | 37,000,000 | | |
NM Mortgage Finance Authority | |
Series 2009, AMT, | |
1.030% 09/01/39 (01/12/10) (b)(c) | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 40,000,000 | | |
New Mexico Total | | | 77,000,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
New York – 5.9% | |
NY Dormitory Authority | |
Cornell University, | |
Series 2000 A, SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.100% 07/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 18,540,000 | | | | 18,540,000 | | |
NY Eagle Tax-Exempt Trust | |
Series 2009 40F-A, AMT, | |
LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.450% 07/15/16 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(e) | | | 28,215,000 | | | | 28,215,000 | | |
NY Islip Industrial Development Agency | |
Series 2008 23G, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Goldman Sachs 0.350% 12/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 15,995,000 | | | | 15,995,000 | | |
NY Mortgage Agency | |
Series 2005, AMT, | |
SPA: Dexia Credit Local 0.600% 04/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 40,000,000 | | |
NY New York City Housing Development Corp. | |
Series 2007 E-2, AMT, | |
LIQ FAC: Dexia Credit Local 0.200% 11/01/42 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,500,000 | | | | 5,500,000 | | |
Series 2008 A-1-A, AMT, | |
LIQ FAC: Dexia Credit Local 0.200% 11/01/46 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 36,610,000 | | | | 36,610,000 | | |
Series 2008 D, | |
LIQ FAC: Dexia Credit Local 0.120% 05/01/25 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,300,000 | | | | 6,300,000 | | |
NY New York City Industrial Development Agency | |
American Civil Liberties, | |
Series 2005, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.120% 06/01/35 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,300,000 | | | | 4,300,000 | | |
NY New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority | |
Series 2005 AA-1, | |
0.080% 06/15/32 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 159,895,000 | | | | 159,895,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NY New York City Transitional Finance Authority | |
Series 2002 2A, | |
LIQ FAC: Dexia Credit Local 0.120% 11/01/22 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 16,065,000 | | | | 16,065,000 | | |
Series 2002 3B, | |
SPA: Citibank N.A. 0.120% 11/01/22 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 31,400,000 | | | | 31,400,000 | | |
NY New York City | |
Series 1993 E4, | |
LOC: Fortis Bank SA/NV 0.120% 08/01/22 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 21,745,000 | | | | 21,745,000 | | |
Series 2004 -h1, | |
LOC: Bank of New York 0.120% 03/01/34 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 16,000,000 | | | | 16,000,000 | | |
Series 2006 -h2, | |
LOC: Dexia Credit Local 0.160% 01/01/36 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,100,000 | | | | 9,100,000 | | |
Series 2006 I-5, | |
LOC: CA Public Employees Retirement 0.090% 04/01/36 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 17,440,000 | | | | 17,440,000 | | |
NY Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | |
Series 2007, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: FHLMC 0.620% 09/01/52 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 25,800,000 | | | | 25,800,000 | | |
NY Urban Development Corp. | |
Series 2004 A3D, | |
SPA: Dexia Credit Local 0.300% 03/15/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 23,550,000 | | | | 23,550,000 | | |
NY Westchester County Industrial Development Agency | |
Series 2007, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Goldman Sachs 0.350% 11/01/44 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 32,268,733 | | | | 32,268,733 | | |
New York Total | | | 508,723,733 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
North Carolina – 1.8% | |
NC Agriculture Finance Authority Development | |
McGill Environmental Systems, | |
Series 2003, AMT, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.430% 12/01/15 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,100,000 | | | | 2,100,000 | | |
NC Burke Industrial Facility Pollution Control | |
Cox Manufacturing Co., | |
Series 2003, AMT, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.430% 06/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,385,000 | | | | 1,385,000 | | |
NC Capital Facilities Finance Agency | |
Campbell University, | |
Series 2009, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 10/01/34 (09/03/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,000,000 | | |
NC Catawba County Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control | |
Von Drehle Properties LLC, | |
Series 2001, AMT, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.430% 12/01/21 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,595,000 | | | | 2,595,000 | | |
NC Davidson County Industrial Pollution Control | |
Childress Winery LLC, | |
Series 2004, AMT, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.430% 04/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,250,000 | | | | 4,250,000 | | |
NC Durham County | |
Multi-Family Housing, | |
Series 2005, AMT, GTY AGMT: FHLMC 0.650% 11/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 18,065,000 | | | | 18,065,000 | | |
NC Education Assistance Authority | |
Series 2008 A2, AMT, | |
LOC: Royal Bank of Canada 0.360% 09/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 49,000,000 | | | | 49,000,000 | | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.450% 09/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 16,400,000 | | | | 16,400,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NC Harnett County Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Authority | |
Edwards Brothers, Inc., | |
Series 2007, AMT, LOC: National City Bank 0.560% 09/01/19 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
NC Johnston County Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Finance Authority | |
Hamlin Sheet Metal Co., | |
Series 1997, AMT, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.430% 11/01/17 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 1,900,000 | | |
NC Medical Care Commission | |
Lutheran Retirement Ministry, | |
Series 2007, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 01/01/37 (09/03/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
NC Port Authority Exempt Facilities | |
Wilmington Bulk LLC, | |
Series 2001 A, AMT, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.430% 09/01/22 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,970,000 | | | | 1,970,000 | | |
NC Raleigh Durham Airport Authority | |
Series 2007, AMT, | |
LIQ FAC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.560% 05/01/15 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,540,000 | | | | 14,540,000 | | |
NC Rowan County Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Authority | |
DDSM Properties LLC, | |
Series 2008, AMT, LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.580% 01/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,460,000 | | | | 7,460,000 | | |
PHC LLC, | |
Series 1999, AMT, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.430% 03/01/14 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,380,000 | | | | 2,380,000 | | |
NC Wayne County Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Authority | |
Revel, Inc. Project, | |
Series 2008, AMT, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.530% 03/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NC Yancey County Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Authority | |
Altec Industries Project, | |
Series 2007, AMT, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.430% 03/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
North Carolina Total | | | 150,045,000 | | |
Ohio – 2.1% | |
OH Cambridge Hospital Facilities | |
Southeastern Regional Medical Center, | |
Series 2001, LOC: National City Bank 0.290% 12/01/21 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,975,000 | | | | 12,975,000 | | |
OH Cleveland | |
Series 2009, AMT, | |
LOC: U.S. Bank NA 0.270% 01/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,100,000 | | | | 3,100,000 | | |
OH Columbus Regional Airport Authority | |
0.300% 09/15/09 | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 8,000,000 | | |
OH Cuyahoga County Multi-Family Housing | |
Series 2007, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products 1.340% 11/01/11 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,595,000 | | | | 5,595,000 | | |
OH Franklin County | |
Presbyterian Retirement System: | |
Series 2002 B, LOC: National City Bank 0.290% 07/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 15,000,000 | | |
Series 2005 B, LOC: National City Bank 0.290% 07/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,385,000 | | | | 14,385,000 | | |
Series 2006 C, LOC: National City Bank 0.290% 07/01/20 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,525,000 | | | | 8,525,000 | | |
OH Hancock County Multi-Family Housing | |
Pedcor Investments, | |
Series 1998 B, AMT, LOC: FHLB 0.470% 01/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 715,000 | | | | 715,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
OH Housing Finance Agency Residential | |
Series 2008 B, AMT, | |
SPA: FHLB 0.350% 09/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 30,000,000 | | |
Series 2008 E, AMT, | |
SPA: FHLB 0.360% 03/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 19,500,000 | | | | 19,500,000 | | |
OH Lorain County Industrial Development | |
Danco Metal Products, Inc., | |
Series 2007, AMT, LOC: National City Bank 0.560% 11/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,495,000 | | | | 3,495,000 | | |
OH Lucas County | |
American Capital Property, | |
Series 1999, AMT, LOC: National City Bank 0.660% 10/01/18 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,960,000 | | | | 2,960,000 | | |
OH Muskingum County Hospital Facilities | |
Genesis Healthcare System, | |
Series 2000, LOC: National City Bank 0.290% 12/01/20 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,515,000 | | | | 11,515,000 | | |
OH Portage County Port Authority | |
BF Properties LP, | |
Series 2008, AMT, LOC: National City Bank 0.560% 02/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,080,000 | | | | 7,080,000 | | |
OH Rickenbacker Port Authority | |
Series 2007, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products 1.340% 01/01/18 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,480,000 | | | | 4,480,000 | | |
OH Solid Waste Revenue | |
BP Exploration & Oil, Inc., | |
Series 1998, AMT, 0.130% 02/01/33 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,000,000 | | |
BP PLC, | |
Series 2001 B, AMT, 0.130% 08/01/34 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 6,800,000 | | | | 6,800,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
OH University of Ohio | |
0.330% 09/08/09 | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 20,000,000 | | |
Ohio Total | | | 181,125,000 | | |
Oklahoma – 0.2% | |
OK City Water Utilities | |
Series 2009, | |
0.400% 09/15/09 | | | 12,700,000 | | | | 12,700,000 | | |
OK Claremore Industrial & Redevelopment Authority | |
Whirlwind Steel Buildings, | |
Series 2001, AMT, LOC: Chase Manhattan Bank 1.420% 09/01/16 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,155,000 | | | | 1,155,000 | | |
Oklahoma Total | | | 13,855,000 | | |
Oregon – 0.4% | |
OR Economic Development | |
KRC Western, Inc., | |
Series 1997 178, AMT, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.580% 01/01/17 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,650,000 | | | | 7,650,000 | | |
LD McFarland Cascade Co., Ltd., | |
Series 1996 175, AMT, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.620% 11/01/16 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,490,000 | | | | 3,490,000 | | |
Oregon Metal Slitters, Inc., | |
Series 1997 181, AMT, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.500% 04/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,515,000 | | | | 4,515,000 | | |
OR Housing & Community Services Department | |
Series 2009, AMT, | |
LIQ FAC: Morgan Stanley 0.390% 07/01/42 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(e) | | | 7,500,000 | | | | 7,500,000 | | |
OR Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: FHLMC 0.670% 12/01/53 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,880,000 | | | | 6,880,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
OR Yamhill County Hospital Authority | |
Friendsview Manor, | |
Series 2007, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.180% 12/01/34 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,000,000 | | |
Oregon Total | | | 37,035,000 | | |
Pennsylvania – 3.3% | |
PA Berks County Municipal Authority | |
Reading Hospital, | |
Series 2009 A5, 0.660% 05/01/32 (09/07/09) (b)(c) | | | 5,950,000 | | | | 5,950,000 | | |
PA Crawford County Industrial Development Authority | |
Acutec Precision Machine, Inc., | |
Series 2007, AMT, LOC: National City Bank 0.560% 02/01/16 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,225,000 | | | | 3,225,000 | | |
PA Economic Development Financing Authority | |
Meadville Medical Center, | |
Series 2006, LOC: National City Bank 0.290% 06/01/21 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,660,000 | | | | 8,660,000 | | |
PPL Energy Supply, LLC, | |
Series 2009, LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.900% 12/10/09 (a) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,000,000 | | |
PA Higher Educational Facilities Authority | |
Carnegie Mellon University: | |
Series 1995 A, SPA: Morgan Guaranty Trust 0.180% 11/01/25 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 29,900,000 | | | | 29,900,000 | | |
Series 1995 B, SPA: Morgan Guaranty Trust 0.180% 11/01/27 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 28,100,000 | | | | 28,100,000 | | |
Washington Jefferson, | |
Series 1999, LOC: National City Bank of Pennsylvania 0.290% 11/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,300,000 | | | | 9,300,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
PA Housing Finance Agency | |
Series 2004 84-C, AMT, | |
SPA: Dexia Credit Local 0.370% 04/01/18 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,185,000 | | | | 9,185,000 | | |
Series 2004 84-D, AMT, | |
SPA: Dexia Credit Local 0.370% 10/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 30,000,000 | | |
Series 2004, AMT, | |
SPA: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.330% 10/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,950,000 | | | | 4,950,000 | | |
Series 2006 94-B, AMT, | |
SPA: Dexia Credit Local 0.370% 04/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
Single Family Mortgage, | |
Series 2004 86B, SPA: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.330% 04/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 17,160,000 | | | | 17,160,000 | | |
PA Lackawanna County Industrial Development Authority | |
Herff Jones, Inc., | |
Series 2001, AMT, LOC: National City Bank 0.560% 06/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,200,000 | | | | 4,200,000 | | |
PA Lawrence County Industrial Development Authority | |
Series 2004, AMT, | |
LOC: National City Bank of Pennsylvania 0.660% 12/01/15 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,100,000 | | | | 2,100,000 | | |
PA Lebanon County Health Facilities Authority | |
United Church of Christ, | |
Series 1999, LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.280% 04/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,950,000 | | | | 10,950,000 | | |
PA Luzerne County Industrial Development Authority | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Goldman Sachs 0.360% 09/30/42 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 18,495,000 | | | | 18,495,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
PA Philadelphia Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority | |
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, | |
Series 2008 A, SPA: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.120% 07/01/31 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 34,075,000 | | | | 34,075,000 | | |
PA Turnpike Commission | |
Series 2008 A-3, | |
SPA:JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.260% 12/01/22 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 47,785,000 | | | | 47,785,000 | | |
PA Washington County Industrial Development Authority | |
Pennatronics Corp., | |
Series 2001, AMT, LOC: National City Bank 0.560% 11/01/20 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,810,000 | | | | 4,810,000 | | |
Pennsylvania Total | | | 282,845,000 | | |
Puerto Rico – 0.3% | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | |
Series 2008, | |
GTY AGMT: Citibank N.A. 0.560% 12/01/09 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 28,670,000 | | | | 28,670,000 | | |
Puerto Rico Total | | | 28,670,000 | | |
Rhode Island – 0.1% | |
RI Housing & Mortgage Finance Corp. | |
Series 2006, AMT, | |
LIQ FAC: Merrill Lynch Capital Services 0.550% 10/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(d) | | | 4,920,000 | | | | 4,920,000 | | |
Rhode Island Total | | | 4,920,000 | | |
South Carolina – 1.0% | |
SC Berkeley County Exempt Facility | |
Amoco Corp., | |
Series 1997, AMT, 0.120% 04/01/27 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 19,050,000 | | | | 19,050,000 | | |
BP PLC, | |
Series 2003, AMT, 0.120% 05/01/38 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 10,600,000 | | | | 10,600,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
SC Housing Finance & Development Authority | |
Series 2008 C, AMT, | |
GIC: Depfa Bank PLC 1.900% 09/18/09 | | | 22,000,000 | | | | 22,000,000 | | |
SC Jobs Economic Development Authority | |
1350 Shiloh Properties, | |
Series 2007, AMT, LOC: National City Bank 0.560% 09/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,660,000 | | | | 6,660,000 | | |
Anmed Health, | |
Series 2009-A, LOC:Branch Banking & Trust 0.210% 02/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,300,000 | | | | 4,300,000 | | |
Mancor Industries, Inc., | |
Series 1999, AMT, LOC: PNC Bank N.A. 0.840% 05/01/14 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 445,000 | | | | 445,000 | | |
Quoize, Inc., | |
Series 1996, AMT, 0.430% 05/01/16 (09/07/09) (b)(c) | | | 2,875,000 | | | | 2,875,000 | | |
Sargent Metal Fabricators, | |
Series 2002, AMT, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.530% 11/01/22 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,105,000 | | | | 3,105,000 | | |
SC Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: FHLMC 0.670% 03/01/49 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,775,000 | | | | 12,775,000 | | |
South Carolina Total | | | 81,810,000 | | |
Tennessee – 0.9% | |
TN Blount County Public Building Authority | |
Series 2008 E-1-A, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.330% 06/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,500,000 | | | | 5,500,000 | | |
TN Nashville & Davidson Metropolitan Government | |
0.450% 11/05/09 | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 30,000,000 | | |
TN School Board | |
0.400% 10/15/09 | | | 11,165,000 | | | | 11,165,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
TN Sevier County Public Building Authority | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.420% 06/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 27,805,000 | | | | 27,805,000 | | |
TN Shelby County Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board | |
Courtyard Apartments, Inc., | |
Series 1997 A, AMT, LOC: National City Bank 0.390% 07/01/22 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
Tennessee Total | | | 79,470,000 | | |
Texas – 10.9% | |
TX Bexar County Housing Finance Corp. | |
Multi-Family Housing, | |
Series 2007, AMT, GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products: 1.340% 10/01/17 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,580,000 | | | | 10,580,000 | | |
1.340% 01/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,840,000 | | | | 9,840,000 | | |
TX Capital Industrial Development Corp. Solid Waste Disposal | |
Texas Disposal Systems, Inc., | |
Series 2001, AMT, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.420% 05/01/16 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,430,000 | | | | 9,430,000 | | |
TX Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Facilities Improvement Corp. | |
United Parcel Service Inc., | |
Series 2002, AMT, 0.160% 05/01/32 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
TX Dallas Housing Finance Corp. | |
Multi-Family Housing, | |
Series 2007, AMT, GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products: 1.340% 02/01/19 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,970,000 | | | | 10,970,000 | | |
1.340% 09/01/19 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,850,000 | | | | 14,850,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
TX Department of Housing & Community Affairs | |
Lancaster Apartments LP, | |
Series 2007, AMT, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.360% 07/15/40 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,250,000 | | | | 14,250,000 | | |
WOV Apartments LP, | |
Series 2008, AMT, LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.360% 07/01/41 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,125,000 | | | | 13,125,000 | | |
TX East Housing Finance Corp. | |
Series 2007, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products 1.340% 11/01/18 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,195,000 | | | | 12,195,000 | | |
TX Gulf Coast Industrial Development Authority | |
CITGO Petroleum Corp., | |
Series 2001, AMT, LOC: Bank of New York 0.150% 03/01/31 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 21,700,000 | | | | 21,700,000 | | |
TX Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority | |
Amoco Corp., | |
Series 1997, AMT, 0.120% 01/01/26 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | | |
Amoco Oil Co.: | |
Series 1995, AMT, 0.120% 07/01/27 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 48,700,000 | | | | 48,700,000 | | |
Series 1996, AMT, 0.120% 05/01/24 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 16,000,000 | | | | 16,000,000 | | |
BP Amoco Chemical Co., | |
Series 2003 B, AMT, GTY AGMT: BP PLC 0.120% 09/01/38 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 15,600,000 | | | | 15,600,000 | | |
BP PLC, | |
Series 2003, AMT, 0.120% 07/01/34 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | |
Series 2001 A, AMT, 0.120% 06/01/30 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
TX Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp. | |
Blood Center Gulf Coast Regional, | |
Series 1992, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.820% 04/01/17 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,850,000 | | | | 1,850,000 | | |
TX Harris County Housing Finance Corp. | |
Orion-Timberstone Associates, | |
Series 1998, AMT, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.480% 06/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,920,000 | | | | 10,920,000 | | |
Series 2007, AMT: | |
GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products: 1.340% 12/01/18 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,045,000 | | | | 7,045,000 | | |
1.340% 02/01/19 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,920,000 | | | | 9,920,000 | | |
1.340% 11/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,850,000 | | | | 14,850,000 | | |
LIQ FAC: Citigroup Financial Products 1.340% 11/01/18 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,745,000 | | | | 5,745,000 | | |
TX Harris County Industrial Development Corp. | |
Exxon Mobil Corp., | |
Series 1997, AMT, 0.120% 04/01/32 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | | |
TX Harris County | |
Series 2009 B, | |
2.000% 08/15/21 (08/12/10) (b)(c) | | | 15,900,000 | | | | 16,127,558 | | |
Series 2009: | |
0.300% 10/07/09 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
1.500% 02/25/10 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,135,221 | | |
TX Houston Housing Financial Corp. | |
HFI Regency Park Apartments LP, | |
Series 2007, AMT, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.360% 05/15/41 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,000,000 | | | | 14,000,000 | | |
Mayfair Park Apartments LP, | |
Series 2004, AMT, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.370% 04/15/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,500,000 | | |
TX Houston | |
Series 2009, | |
0.300% 09/15/09 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,000,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
TX Kilgore Economic Development Corp. | |
Cleveland Steel Container, | |
Series 2007, AMT, LOC: National City Bank 0.560% 12/01/23 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,510,000 | | | | 5,510,000 | | |
TX Lower Neches Valley Authority Industrial Development Corp. | |
Exxon Capital Ventures, | |
Series 2001 B, AMT, 0.120% 12/01/39 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 32,780,000 | | | | 32,780,000 | | |
TX Lubbock Health Facilities Development Corp. | |
St. Joseph's Health System, | |
Series 2008 B, LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.190% 07/01/23 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 29,645,000 | | | | 29,645,000 | | |
TX Mansfield Industrial Development Corp. | |
Aces - Pier 1 - Imports - Tex, Inc., | |
Series 1986, AMT, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.360% 11/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,100,000 | | | | 5,100,000 | | |
TX Panhandle Regional Housing Finance Agency | |
Series 2007, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products: 1.340% 09/01/17 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,200,000 | | | | 6,200,000 | | |
1.340% 07/01/18 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,445,000 | | | | 5,445,000 | | |
TX Port Corpus Christi Industrial Development Corp. | |
CITGO Petroleum Corp.: | |
Series 1998, AMT, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.150% 08/01/28 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,200,000 | | | | 9,200,000 | | |
Series 2006 C, AMT, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.150% 10/01/36 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,600,000 | | | | 3,600,000 | | |
TX Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | |
Costa Mirada Ltd., | |
Series 2008, AMT, GTY AGMT: FHLMC 0.670% 10/01/50 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,405,000 | | | | 11,405,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: FHLMC: 0.670% 06/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,810,000 | | | | 4,810,000 | | |
0.670% 07/01/44 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,950,000 | | | | 9,950,000 | | |
0.670% 03/01/46 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,140,000 | | | | 14,140,000 | | |
0.670% 09/01/46 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,135,000 | | | | 12,135,000 | | |
0.670% 09/01/47 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,085,000 | | | | 12,085,000 | | |
0.670% 12/01/47 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,625,000 | | | | 11,625,000 | | |
0.670% 11/01/49 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,510,000 | | | | 14,510,000 | | |
0.670% 05/01/50 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,875,000 | | | | 13,875,000 | | |
TX RBC Municipal Products, Inc. Trust | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
LOC: Royal Bank of Canada 0.470% 12/01/27 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 58,945,000 | | | | 58,945,000 | | |
TX Red River | |
Hockaday School, | |
Series 2000, Pre-refunded 05/15/10, 5.750% 05/15/30 (05/15/10) (b) | | | 10,570,000 | | | | 10,954,172 | | |
TX Southeast Housing Finance Corp. | |
Series 2007, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products 1.340% 06/01/19 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 13,510,000 | | | | 13,510,000 | | |
TX State | |
Series 2004 A, AMT, | |
SPA: State Street Bank & Trust Co. 0.350% 12/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 39,845,000 | | | | 39,845,000 | | |
Series 2004 II-B, AMT, | |
SPA: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking 0.400% 12/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,725,000 | | | | 10,725,000 | | |
Series 2006, AMT, | |
SPA: State Street Bank & Trust Co.: 0.360% 02/01/12 (09/03/09) (a)(b) | | | 18,430,000 | | | | 18,430,000 | | |
0.360% 02/01/13 (09/03/09) (a)(b) | | | 35,460,000 | | | | 35,460,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
0.360% 08/01/14 (09/03/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,495,000 | | | | 6,495,000 | | |
0.360% 08/01/16 (09/03/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,770,000 | | | | 6,770,000 | | |
0.360% 08/01/17 (09/03/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,850,000 | | | | 4,850,000 | | |
Series 2007 A, AMT, | |
SPA: State Street Bank & Trust Co. 0.350% 06/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 15,605,000 | | | | 15,605,000 | | |
Series 2009, | |
LIQ FAC: Morgan Stanley 0.410% 12/01/22 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(e) | | | 9,780,000 | | | | 9,780,000 | | |
TX Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. | |
Methodist Hospitals of Dallas, | |
Series 2008 A, LOC: JPMorgan Chase 0.140% 10/01/41 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,600,000 | | | | 7,600,000 | | |
Texas Health Resources, | |
Series 2008 C, SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.150% 11/15/33 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,930,000 | | | | 8,930,000 | | |
TX Texas A&M Board of Regents | |
0.350% 10/15/09 | | | 8,700,000 | | | | 8,700,000 | | |
TX Travis County Housing Finance Corp. | |
Multi-Family Housing, | |
Rosemont at Old Manor Apartments, Series 2004, AMT, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.400% 08/15/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,900,000 | | | | 4,900,000 | | |
TX University of Texas | |
Series 2009: | |
0.350% 12/08/09 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
0.400% 12/09/09 | | | 10,205,000 | | | | 10,205,000 | | |
Texas Total | | | 935,051,951 | | |
Utah – 1.3% | |
UT Board of Regents | |
Series 2008 A, AMT, | |
LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.430% 11/01/48 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 40,000,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
UT Housing Corp. | |
Multi-Family Housing, | |
BP-UT 2 LLC, Series 2004 A, AMT, LOC: Citibank N.A. 0.360% 07/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 9,000,000 | | | | 9,000,000 | | |
Single Family Mortgage, | |
Series 2008 D-1, AMT, LIQ FAC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.400% 07/01/39 (09/02/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,250,000 | | | | 12,250,000 | | |
Series 2008 B1-Cl, AMT, SPA: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.400% 07/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 12,950,000 | | | | 12,950,000 | | |
UT Housing Finance Agency | |
Single Family Mortgage, | |
Series 2001 B, AMT, LIQ FAC: FHLB 0.400% 07/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,505,000 | | | | 10,505,000 | | |
UT Intermountain Power Agency | |
0.350% 10/07/09 | | | 6,300,000 | | | | 6,300,000 | | |
0.400% 09/10/09 | | | 14,800,000 | | | | 14,800,000 | | |
UT Salt Lake City Industrial Development | |
Spring Air Mountain West, | |
Series 2003, AMT, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.550% 07/01/23 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,245,000 | | | | 2,245,000 | | |
UT Tooele City Industrial Development | |
Encon Utah LLC, | |
Series 2002 A, AMT, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.620% 10/01/22 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,100,000 | | | | 3,100,000 | | |
Utah Total | | | 111,150,000 | | |
Virginia – 0.8% | |
VA Chesapeake Economic Development Authority | |
Tidewater Fibre Corp., | |
Series 2005, AMT, LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.430% 12/01/14 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,855,000 | | | | 8,855,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
VA Fairfax County Economic Development Authority | |
Szivic Family LLC, | |
Series 2006, AMT, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust 0.530% 09/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 1,900,000 | | |
VA Fairfax County Redevelopment & Housing Authority | |
Multi-Family Housing, | |
Series 2007 67G, AMT, GTY AGMT: Goldman Sachs 0.370% 06/01/42 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 27,395,107 | | | | 27,395,107 | | |
VA Norfolk Economic Development Authority | |
Sentara Healthcare, | |
Series 2009, 0.700% 11/01/34 (02/03/10) (b)(c) | | | 13,890,000 | | | | 13,890,000 | | |
VA Portsmouth Redevelopment & Housing Authority | |
Multi-Family Housing, | |
Series 2006, AMT, GTY AGMT: Merrill Lynch & Co., SPA: FHLMC 0.650% 03/01/50 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(d) | | | 3,430,000 | | | | 3,430,000 | | |
VA Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: FHLMC 0.670% 05/01/40 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,600,000 | | | | 6,600,000 | | |
VA Small Business Financing Authority | |
Bleachtech LLC, | |
Series 2007, AMT, LOC: National City Bank 0.560% 09/01/22 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
Virginia Total | | | 72,070,107 | | |
Washington – 2.7% | |
WA Economic Development Finance Authority | |
RMI Investors LLC, | |
Series 2001, AMT, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.430% 08/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,150,000 | | | | 3,150,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
WA Housing Finance Commission | |
Multi-Family Housing: | |
Inglebrook Court, Series 1995, AMT, LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.370% 07/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,300,000 | | | | 8,300,000 | | |
Mountain West Investment Corp., Series 2001, AMT, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.370% 09/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 6,285,000 | | | | 6,285,000 | | |
Pacific Inn Apartments, Series 1996 A, AMT, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.620% 05/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,350,000 | | | | 1,350,000 | | |
Series 2003 A, AMT, LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 0.400% 07/01/36 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 2,495,000 | | | | 2,495,000 | | |
Series 2007, AMT, GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products 1.340% 10/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 7,395,000 | | | | 7,395,000 | | |
Sisters of Providence, Series 1995, AMT, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.620% 12/01/15 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,325,000 | | | | 1,325,000 | | |
The Seasons I LLC, Series 2006, AMT, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.420% 12/15/40 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 14,700,000 | | | | 14,700,000 | | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products: 1.140% 08/02/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 44,695,000 | | | | 44,695,000 | | |
1.280% 04/05/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 26,730,000 | | | | 26,730,000 | | |
1.330% 01/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,455,000 | | | | 5,455,000 | | |
Series 2008, | |
GTY AGMT: Citigroup Financial Products 1.240% 11/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 18,810,000 | | | | 18,810,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
WA Pierce County Economic Development | |
McFarland Cascade, | |
Series 1996, AMT, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.620% 12/01/17 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 3,755,000 | | | | 3,755,000 | | |
WA Port of Bellingham Industrial Development Corp. | |
BP PLC, | |
Series 2007, AMT, 0.120% 07/01/41 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 9,200,000 | | | | 9,200,000 | | |
BP West Coast Products LLC: | |
Series 2001, AMT, GTY AGMT: BP PLC 0.120% 12/01/33 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 15,300,000 | | | | 15,300,000 | | |
Series 2002, AMT, 0.120% 12/01/33 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 18,200,000 | | | | 18,200,000 | | |
Series 2006, AMT, 0.120% 07/01/40 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 21,000,000 | | | | 21,000,000 | | |
WA Port of Seattle | |
Series 2009, AMT, | |
LIQ FAC: Morgan Stanley 0.390% 04/01/24 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(e) | | | 19,770,000 | | | | 19,770,000 | | |
Washington Total | | | 227,915,000 | | |
West Virginia – 0.9% | |
WV Beckley | |
Beckley Water Co., | |
Series 2003, AMT, LOC: Bank One West Virginia 0.420% 10/01/16 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,955,000 | | | | 5,955,000 | | |
WV Economic Development Authority | |
Appalachian Power Co., | |
Series 2008 B, AMT, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.420% 02/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
WV Hospital Finance Authority | |
West Virginia University Hospital, | |
Series 2008 B, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.180% 06/01/41 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 19,515,000 | | | | 19,515,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
WV Putnam County Solid Waste Disposal | |
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., | |
Series 1998 A, AMT, 0.340% 06/01/28 (09/07/09) (b)(c) | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 40,000,000 | | |
West Virginia Total | | | 75,470,000 | | |
Wisconsin – 3.4% | |
WI Housing & Economic Development Authority | |
Series 2003 A, AMT, | |
SPA: FHLB 0.360% 09/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,920,000 | | | | 10,920,000 | | |
Series 2005 D, AMT, | |
SPA: BNP Paribas 0.400% 09/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 81,030,000 | | | | 81,030,000 | | |
Series 2007 C, AMT, | |
SPA: Fortis Bank SA/NV: 0.300% 09/01/23 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,500,000 | | | | 8,500,000 | | |
0.300% 09/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
Series 2008 A, AMT, | |
LIQ FAC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.420% 09/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 86,060,000 | | | | 86,060,000 | | |
Series 2008, AMT, | |
LIQ FAC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.520% 03/01/12 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 5,265,000 | | | | 5,265,000 | | |
WI Menomonee Falls Industrial Development | |
Jema LLC, | |
Series 1994, AMT, LOC: Bank One Milwaukee N.A. 1.420% 09/01/14 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,915,000 | | | | 1,915,000 | | |
WI Milwaukee | |
Series 2008, | |
3.000% 09/03/09 | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,003,747 | | |
Series 2009, | |
2.000% 06/30/10 (f) | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,301,750 | | |
WI Oconomowoc Community Development Authority | |
85 Oconomowoc LLC, | | | |
Series 2004, AMT, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.410% 12/01/44 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 4,430,000 | | | | 4,430,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
WI Oconto Industrial Development | |
Unlimited Services of Wisconsin, | |
Series 2000, AMT, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.720% 11/01/12 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 700,000 | | | | 700,000 | | |
WI Park Falls Industrial Development | |
Shield Brothers, Inc., | |
Series 2000, AMT, LOC: Bank One Wisconsin 0.520% 08/01/20 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 600,000 | | | | 600,000 | | |
WI Pewaukee Industrial Development | |
Mixer Systems, Inc., | |
Series 2000, AMT, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 1.420% 09/01/20 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,525,000 | | | | 1,525,000 | | |
WI Saukville Village Community Industrial Development Authority | |
Calibre, Inc., | |
Series 2004, AMT, LOC: Harris N.A. 0.600% 09/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,250,000 | | |
WI Sheboygan Industrial Development | |
SBCO Foods of Wisconsin, | |
Series 2002, AMT, LOC: Bank One N.A. 1.420% 08/01/12 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 1,270,000 | | | | 1,270,000 | | |
Wisconsin Total | | | 288,770,497 | | |
Wyoming – 1.3% | |
WY Lincoln County Pollution Control | |
Exxon Capital Ventures, | |
Series 1987 C, AMT, 0.120% 07/01/17 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 16,005,000 | | | | 16,005,000 | | |
WY Student Loan Corp. | |
Series 2008 A1, AMT, | |
LOC: Royal Bank of Canada 0.360% 06/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 60,000,000 | | | | 60,000,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
WY Sublette County Pollution Control | |
Exxon Mobil Corp., | |
Series 1984, 0.090% 11/01/14 (09/01/09) (b)(c) | | | 35,800,000 | | | | 35,800,000 | | |
Wyoming Total | | | 111,805,000 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $8,017,346,195) | | | 8,017,346,195 | | |
Short-Term Obligations – 6.2% | |
Variable Rate Demand Notes – 6.2% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | |
0.390% 09/15/50 (09/07/09) (b)(g) | | | 262,129,000 | | | | 262,129,000 | | |
0.440% 06/15/36 (09/07/09) (b)(g) | | | 34,270,000 | | | | 34,270,000 | | |
FHLMC Multi-Family VRD Certificates | |
0.440% 05/15/46 (09/07/09) (b)(c) | | | 46,330,000 | | | | 46,330,000 | | |
0.540% 11/15/34 (09/07/09) (b)(c) | | | 10,681,281 | | | | 10,681,281 | | |
0.540% 02/15/35 (09/07/09) (b)(c) | | | 10,370,922 | | | | 10,370,922 | | |
0.540% 08/15/45 (09/07/09) (b)(c) | | | 117,601,412 | | | | 117,601,412 | | |
0.540% 01/15/47 (09/07/09) (b)(c) | | | 38,769,513 | | | | 38,769,513 | | |
Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | |
Series 2007, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Dexia Credit Local 1.500% 07/01/22 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 11,530,000 | | | | 11,530,000 | | |
Variable Rate Demand Notes Total | | | 531,682,128 | | |
Total Short-Term Obligations (cost of $531,682,128) | | | 531,682,128 | | |
Total Investments – 100.1% (cost of $8,549,028,323)(h) | | | 8,549,028,323 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (0.1)% | | | (6,564,196 | ) | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 8,542,464,127 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) Variable rate obligations have long dated final maturities, however, their effective maturity is within 397 days in accordance with its demand feature. These securities are secured by a letter of credit or other credit support agreements from banks. These securities are puttable upon not more than one, seven or thirty business days' notice. Put bonds and notes have a demand feature that matures within one year. The interest rate is changed periodically and the interest rate reflects the rate at August 31, 2009.
(b) Parenthetical date represents the effective maturity date for the security.
(c) Variable rate obligations have long dated final maturities, however, their effective maturity is within 397 days in accordance with its demand feature. These securities are puttable upon not more than one, seven or thirty business days' notice. Put bonds and notes have a demand feature that matures within one year. The interest rate is changed periodically and the interest rate reflects the rate at August 31, 2009.
(d) Effective January 1, 2009, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation and an affiliate of Columbia Management.
(e) Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At August 31, 2009, these securities, which are not illiquid, amounted to $83,985,000, which represents 1.0% of net assets.
(f) Security purchased on a delayed delivery basis.
(g) The rate shown represents the discount rate at the date of purchase.
(h) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $8,549,028,323.
Significant observable inputs (level 2 measurements), including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and others, were used in determining value for all securities in the Fund's portfolio as of August 31, 2009.
For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Acronym | | Name | |
AMT | | Alternative Minimum Tax | |
|
FHLB | | Federal Home Loan Bank | |
|
FHLMC | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | |
|
FNMA | | Federal National Mortgage Association | |
|
GIC | | Guaranteed Investment Contract | |
|
GTY AGMT | | Guaranty Agreement | |
|
LIQ FAC | | Liquidity Facility | |
|
LOC | | Letter of Credit | |
|
SPA | | Stand-by Purchase Agreement | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia Municipal Reserves
August 31, 2009
| | | | ($) | |
Assets | | Investments, at amortized cost approximating value | | | 8,549,028,323 | | |
| | Cash | | | 10,865,124 | | |
| | Receivable for: | | | | | |
| | Investments sold | | | 32,926,113 | | |
| | Fund shares sold | | | 55,631 | | |
| | Interest | | | 15,993,823 | | |
| | Expense reimbursement due from investment advisor | | | 47,655 | | |
| | Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 9,166 | | |
| | Prepaid expenses | | | 140,897 | | |
| | Other assets | | | 40,212 | | |
| | Total Assets | | | 8,609,106,944 | | |
Liabilities | | Payable for: | | | | | |
| | Investments purchased | | | 38,711,789 | | |
| | Investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis | | | 25,301,750 | | |
| | Fund shares repurchased | | | 50,696 | | |
| | Distributions | | | 370,238 | | |
| | Investment advisory fee | | | 1,032,666 | | |
| | Administration fee | | | 263,711 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 52,281 | | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | | 10,648 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 53,330 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 19,137 | | |
| | Distribution and service fees | | | 570,495 | | |
| | Shareholder administration fee | | | 75,623 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 932 | | |
| | Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 9,166 | | |
| | Other liabilities | | | 120,355 | | |
| | Total Liabilities | | | 66,642,817 | | |
| | Net Assets | | | 8,542,464,127 | | |
Net Assets Consist of | | Paid-in capital | | | 8,541,690,082 | | |
| | Undistributed net investment income | | | 1,204,309 | | |
| | Accumulated net realized loss | | | (430,264 | ) | |
| | Net Assets | | | 8,542,464,127 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued) – Columbia Municipal Reserves
August 31, 2009
Capital Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 4,655,879,816 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 4,655,488,882 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Trust Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 456,690,987 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 456,650,677 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Liquidity Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 167,085,017 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 167,070,246 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Adviser Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 701,878,967 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 701,814,681 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Investor Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 53,817,729 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 53,812,960 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Daily Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 1,347,281,248 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 1,347,164,450 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Class Z Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 36,379,988 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 36,376,851 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Institutional Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 1,123,450,375 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 1,123,357,047 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations – Columbia Municipal Reserves
For the Year Ended August 31, 2009
| | | | ($) | |
Investment Income | | Interest | | | 115,529,610 | | |
Expenses | | Investment advisory fee | | | 11,911,553 | | |
| | Administration fee | | | 7,128,228 | | |
| | Distribution fee: | | | | | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | 60,093 | | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | 6,578,836 | | |
| | Service fee: | | | | | |
| | Liquidity Class Shares | | | 391,454 | | |
| | Adviser Class Shares | | | 2,341,643 | | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | 150,232 | | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | 4,699,169 | | |
| | Shareholder administration fee: | | | | | |
| | Trust Class Shares | | | 589,018 | | |
| | Institutional Class Shares | | | 421,562 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 311,131 | | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | | 70,808 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 20,519 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 115,739 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 3,908 | | |
| | Treasury temporary guarantee program fee | | | 2,720,094 | | |
| | Other expenses | | | 560,394 | | |
| | Total Expenses | | | 38,074,381 | | |
| | Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by investment advisor and/or administrator | | | (4,190,592 | ) | |
| | Fees waived by distributor: | | | | | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | (1,953 | ) | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | (880,842 | ) | |
| | Fees waived by shareholder service provider—Liquidity Class Shares | | | (156,582 | ) | |
| | Expense reductions | | | (50,198 | ) | |
| | Net Expenses | | | 32,794,214 | | |
| | Net Investment Income | | | 82,735,396 | | |
| | Net realized loss on investments | | | (430,264 | ) | |
| | Net Increase Resulting from Operations | | | 82,305,132 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia Municipal Reserves
| | | | Year Ended August 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | 2009 ($) | | 2008 ($) | |
Operations | | Net investment income | | | 82,735,396 | | | | 199,317,299 | | |
| | Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | (430,264 | ) | | | 993,312 | | |
| | Net increase resulting from operations | | | 82,305,132 | | | | 200,310,611 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders | | From net investment income: | | | | | | | | | |
| | Capital Class Shares | | | (37,142,706 | ) | | | (91,117,413 | ) | |
| | Trust Class Shares | | | (6,423,908 | ) | | | (12,696,605 | ) | |
| | Liquidity Class Shares | | | (1,743,802 | ) | | | (5,916,332 | ) | |
| | Adviser Class Shares | | | (9,923,947 | ) | | | (23,370,353 | ) | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | (531,625 | ) | | | (1,297,811 | ) | |
| | Daily Class Shares | | | (14,726,659 | ) | | | (36,898,673 | ) | |
| | Class Z Shares | | | (457,539 | ) | | | (1,008,724 | ) | |
| | Institutional Class Shares | | | (11,785,210 | ) | | | (27,047,627 | ) | |
| | Total distributions to shareholders | | | (82,735,396 | ) | | | (199,353,538 | ) | |
| | Net Capital Stock Transactions | | | 727,710,867 | | | | (974,202,632 | ) | |
| | Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 727,280,603 | | | | (973,245,559 | ) | |
Net Assets | | Beginning of period | | | 7,815,183,524 | | | | 8,788,429,083 | | |
| | End of period | | | 8,542,464,127 | | | | 7,815,183,524 | | |
| | Undistributed net investment income at end of period | | | 1,204,309 | | | | 1,204,309 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Columbia Municipal Reserves
| | Capital Stock Activity | |
| | Year Ended August 31, 2009 | | Year Ended August 31, 2008 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Capital Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 13,659,410,029 | | | | 13,659,410,029 | | | | 23,885,169,590 | | | | 23,885,169,590 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 27,231,130 | | | | 27,231,130 | | | | 58,864,351 | | | | 58,864,351 | | |
Redemptions | | | (12,237,799,934 | ) | | | (12,237,799,934 | ) | | | (25,188,647,285 | ) | | | (25,188,647,285 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 1,448,841,225 | | | | 1,448,841,225 | | | | (1,244,613,344 | ) | | | (1,244,613,344 | ) | |
Trust Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 839,745,102 | | | | 839,745,102 | | | | 1,080,104,590 | | | | 1,080,104,590 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 178,522 | | | | 178,522 | | | | 91,767 | | | | 91,767 | | |
Redemptions | | | (808,836,827 | ) | | | (808,836,827 | ) | | | (1,073,836,707 | ) | | | (1,073,836,707 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 31,086,797 | | | | 31,086,797 | | | | 6,359,650 | | | | 6,359,650 | | |
Liquidity Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 704,912,009 | | | | 704,912,009 | | | | 1,283,182,115 | | | | 1,283,182,115 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 1,727,125 | | | | 1,727,125 | | | | 3,185,723 | | | | 3,185,723 | | |
Redemptions | | | (697,265,277 | ) | | | (697,265,277 | ) | | | (1,437,135,130 | ) | | | (1,437,135,130 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 9,373,857 | | | | 9,373,857 | | | | (150,767,292 | ) | | | (150,767,292 | ) | |
Adviser Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 1,873,170,447 | | | | 1,873,170,447 | | | | 3,104,411,742 | | | | 3,104,411,742 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 6,380,783 | | | | 6,380,783 | | | | 11,621,426 | | | | 11,621,426 | | |
Redemptions | | | (2,135,295,605 | ) | | | (2,135,295,605 | ) | | | (3,071,300,180 | ) | | | (3,071,300,180 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (255,744,375 | ) | | | (255,744,375 | ) | | | 44,732,988 | | | | 44,732,988 | | |
Investor Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 119,154,411 | | | | 119,154,411 | | | | 92,894,855 | | | | 92,894,855 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 530,723 | | | | 530,723 | | | | 1,290,284 | | | | 1,290,284 | | |
Redemptions | | | (120,695,772 | ) | | | (120,695,772 | ) | | | (85,432,351 | ) | | | (85,432,351 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (1,010,638 | ) | | | (1,010,638 | ) | | | 8,752,788 | | | | 8,752,788 | | |
Daily Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 1,804,097,627 | | | | 1,804,097,627 | | | | 2,509,757,362 | | | | 2,509,757,362 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 14,726,659 | | | | 14,726,659 | | | | 36,890,262 | | | | 36,890,262 | | |
Redemptions | | | (2,461,461,329 | ) | | | (2,461,461,329 | ) | | | (2,119,334,891 | ) | | | (2,119,334,891 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (642,637,043 | ) | | | (642,637,043 | ) | | | 427,312,733 | | | | 427,312,733 | | |
Class Z Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 17,777,361 | | | | 17,777,361 | | | | 14,023,603 | | | | 14,023,603 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 430,922 | | | | 430,922 | | | | 951,364 | | | | 951,364 | | |
Redemptions | | | (18,158,642 | ) | | | (18,158,642 | ) | | | (18,524,858 | ) | | | (18,524,858 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 49,641 | | | | 49,641 | | | | (3,549,891 | ) | | | (3,549,891 | ) | |
Institutional Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 3,288,080,836 | | | | 3,288,080,836 | | | | 6,585,133,559 | | | | 6,585,133,559 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 11,519,175 | | | | 11,519,175 | | | | 26,335,840 | | | | 26,335,840 | | |
Redemptions | | | (3,161,848,608 | ) | | | (3,161,848,608 | ) | | | (6,673,899,663 | ) | | | (6,673,899,663 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 137,751,403 | | | | 137,751,403 | | | | (62,430,264 | ) | | | (62,430,264 | ) | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Municipal Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Capital Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0125 | | | | 0.0266 | | | | 0.0351 | | | | 0.0143 | | | | 0.0256 | | | | 0.0128 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0125 | ) | | | (0.0266 | ) | | | (0.0351 | ) | | | (0.0143 | ) | | | (0.0256 | ) | | | (0.0128 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 1.26 | % | | | 2.70 | % | | | 3.56 | % | | | 1.44 | %(d) | | | 2.59 | % | | | 1.28 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.23 | %(e) | | | 0.20 | %(e) | | | 0.20 | %(e) | | | 0.20 | %(e)(f) | | | 0.20 | %(e) | | | 0.20 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(f) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.08 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 1.15 | %(e) | | | 2.72 | %(e) | | | 3.52 | %(e) | | | 3.43 | %(e)(f) | | | 2.60 | %(e) | | | 1.33 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 4,655,880 | | | $ | 3,207,123 | | | $ | 4,451,392 | | | $ | 5,245,065 | | | $ | 3,537,820 | | | $ | 3,338,133 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Municipal Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Trust Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0115 | | | | 0.0256 | | | | 0.0341 | | | | 0.0139 | | | | 0.0246 | | | | 0.0118 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0115 | ) | | | (0.0256 | ) | | | (0.0341 | ) | | | (0.0139 | ) | | | (0.0246 | ) | | | (0.0118 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 1.15 | % | | | 2.59 | % | | | 3.46 | % | | | 1.40 | %(d) | | | 2.49 | % | | | 1.18 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.33 | %(e) | | | 0.30 | %(e) | | | 0.30 | %(e) | | | 0.30 | %(e)(f) | | | 0.30 | %(e) | | | 0.30 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(f) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.08 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 1.09 | %(e) | | | 2.55 | %(e) | | | 3.40 | %(e) | | | 3.31 | %(e)(f) | | | 2.49 | %(e) | | | 1.16 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 456,691 | | | $ | 425,627 | | | $ | 419,275 | | | $ | 551,810 | | | $ | 520,422 | | | $ | 407,159 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Municipal Reserves
Selected date for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Liquidity Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0110 | | | | 0.0251 | | | | 0.0336 | | | | 0.0137 | | | | 0.0241 | | | | 0.0113 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0110 | ) | | | (0.0251 | ) | | | (0.0336 | ) | | | (0.0137 | ) | | | (0.0241 | ) | | | (0.0113 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 1.10 | % | | | 2.54 | % | | | 3.41 | % | | | 1.38 | %(d) | | | 2.43 | % | | | 1.13 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.38 | %(e) | | | 0.35 | %(e) | | | 0.35 | %(e) | | | 0.35 | %(e)(f) | | | 0.35 | %(e) | | | 0.35 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.16 | %(f) | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.18 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 1.11 | %(e) | | | 2.68 | %(e) | | | 3.35 | %(e) | | | 3.27 | %(e)(f) | | | 2.39 | %(e) | | | 1.17 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 167,085 | | | $ | 157,720 | | | $ | 308,502 | | | $ | 339,422 | | | $ | 315,658 | | | $ | 345,842 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Municipal Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Adviser Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0100 | | | | 0.0241 | | | | 0.0326 | | | | 0.0133 | | | | 0.0231 | | | | 0.0103 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0100 | ) | | | (0.0241 | ) | | | (0.0326 | ) | | | (0.0133 | ) | | | (0.0231 | ) | | | (0.0103 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 1.00 | % | | | 2.44 | % | | | 3.31 | % | | | 1.33 | %(d) | | | 2.33 | % | | | 1.03 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.48 | %(e) | | | 0.45 | %(e) | | | 0.45 | %(e) | | | 0.45 | %(e)(f) | | | 0.45 | %(e) | | | 0.45 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(f) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.08 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 1.06 | %(e) | | | 2.40 | %(e) | | | 3.26 | %(e) | | | 3.16 | %(e)(f) | | | 2.33 | %(e) | | | 1.01 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 701,879 | | | $ | 957,701 | | | $ | 912,798 | | | $ | 661,680 | | | $ | 527,961 | | | $ | 474,653 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Municipal Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Investor Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0090 | | | | 0.0231 | | | | 0.0316 | | | | 0.0129 | | | | 0.0221 | | | | 0.0093 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0090 | ) | | | (0.0231 | ) | | | (0.0316 | ) | | | (0.0129 | ) | | | (0.0221 | ) | | | (0.0093 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.91 | % | | | 2.34 | % | | | 3.20 | % | | | 1.29 | %(d) | | | 2.23 | % | | | 0.93 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.58 | %(e) | | | 0.55 | %(e) | | | 0.55 | %(e) | | | 0.55 | %(e)(f) | | | 0.55 | %(e) | | | 0.55 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(f) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.08 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 0.88 | %(e) | | | 2.28 | %(e) | | | 3.15 | %(e) | | | 3.07 | %(e)(f) | | | 2.19 | %(e) | | | 0.88 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 53,818 | | | $ | 54,832 | | | $ | 46,035 | | | $ | 74,219 | | | $ | 66,136 | | | $ | 84,348 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Municipal Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Daily Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0071 | | | | 0.0206 | | | | 0.0291 | | | | 0.0118 | | | | 0.0196 | | | | 0.0068 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0071 | ) | | | (0.0206 | ) | | | (0.0291 | ) | | | (0.0118 | ) | | | (0.0196 | ) | | | (0.0068 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.71 | % | | | 2.08 | % | | | 2.95 | % | | | 1.19 | %(d) | | | 1.97 | % | | | 0.68 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.78 | %(e) | | | 0.80 | %(e) | | | 0.80 | %(e) | | | 0.80 | %(e)(f) | | | 0.80 | %(e) | | | 0.80 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(f) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.08 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 0.78 | %(e) | | | 1.99 | %(e) | | | 2.91 | %(e) | | | 2.81 | %(e)(f) | | | 2.02 | %(e) | | | 0.67 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,347,281 | | | $ | 1,990,097 | | | $ | 1,562,589 | | | $ | 1,433,097 | | | $ | 1,368,604 | | | $ | 591,206 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Municipal Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Period Ended March 31, | |
Class Z Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 (b) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0125 | | | | 0.0267 | | | | 0.0351 | | | | 0.0143 | | | | 0.0109 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0125 | ) | | | (0.0267 | ) | | | (0.0351 | ) | | | (0.0143 | ) | | | (0.0109 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 1.26 | % | | | 2.70 | % | | | 3.56 | % | | | 1.44 | %(e) | | | 1.09 | %(e) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.23 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | %(g) | | | 0.20 | %(g) | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(g) | | | 0.06 | %(g) | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 1.24 | % | | | 2.70 | % | | | 3.51 | % | | | 3.42 | %(g) | | | 2.96 | %(g) | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 36,380 | | | $ | 36,333 | | | $ | 39,772 | | | $ | 51,606 | | | $ | 54,158 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Class Z Shares commenced operations on November 18, 2005.
(c) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Municipal Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Institutional Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.0121 | | | | 0.0262 | | | | 0.0347 | | | | 0.0142 | | | | 0.0252 | | | | 0.0124 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.0121 | ) | | | (0.0262 | ) | | | (0.0347 | ) | | | (0.0142 | ) | | | (0.0252 | ) | | | (0.0124 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 1.22 | % | | | 2.66 | % | | | 3.52 | % | | | 1.42 | %(d) | | | 2.55 | % | | | 1.24 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.27 | %(e) | | | 0.24 | %(e) | | | 0.24 | %(e) | | | 0.24 | %(e)(f) | | | 0.24 | %(e) | | | 0.24 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(f) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.08 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 1.12 | %(e) | | | 2.67 | %(e) | | | 3.47 | %(e) | | | 3.38 | %(e)(f) | | | 2.49 | %(e) | | | 1.33 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,123,450 | | | $ | 985,752 | | | $ | 1,048,065 | | | $ | 783,898 | | | $ | 578,505 | | | $ | 871,984 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia Municipal Reserves
August 31, 2009
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Municipal Reserves (the "Fund"), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the "Trust"), is a diversified fund. The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company.
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks current income exempt from federal income tax, consistent with capital preservation and maintenance of a high degree of liquidity.
Fund Shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares, and the Fund offers eight classes of shares: Capital Class, Trust Class, Liquidity Class, Adviser Class, Investor Class, Daily Class, Class Z and Institutional Class shares. Each class of shares is offered continuously at net asset value.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through October 22, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued, and except as disclosed in Note 9, noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosures. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security Valuation
Securities in the Fund are valued utilizing the amortized cost valuation method permitted in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act provided certain conditions are met, including that the Fund's Board of Trustees continues to believe that the amortized cost valuation method fairly reflects the market-based net asset value per share of the Fund. This method involves valuing a portfolio security initially at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant accretion or amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, respectively. The Fund's Board of Trustees has established procedures intended to stabilize the Fund's net asset value for purposes of sales and redemptions at $1.00 per share. These procedures include determinations, at such intervals as the Board of Trustees deems appropriate and reasonable in light of current market conditions, of the extent, if any, to which the Fund's market-based net asset value deviates fr om $1.00 per share. In the event such deviation exceeds 1/2 of 1%, the Board of Trustees will promptly consider what action, if any, should be initiated.
Various inputs are used to determine the value of the Fund's investments. Management establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value giving the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
• Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)
• Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable, unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs may include management's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment.
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Security Transactions
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.
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Income Recognition
Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other series of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund.
Determination of Class Net Asset Value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, as shown on the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class. Income and expenses are allocated to each class based on the settled shares method, while realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated based on the relative net assets of each class.
Federal Income Tax Status
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its tax exempt or taxable income, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually after the fiscal year in which the capital gains were earned or more frequently to seek to maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share, unless offset by any available capital loss carryforward. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP.
Indemnification
In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Fund. Also, under the Trust's organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Trust. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.
Note 3. Federal Tax Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund's capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 was as follows:
| | August 31, | |
Distributions paid from: | | 2009 | | 2008 | |
Tax-Exempt Income | | $ | 80,160,483 | | | $ | 193,759,538 | | |
Ordinary Income* | | | 2,574,913 | | | | 4,666,540 | | |
Long-Term Capital Gains | | | — | | | | 927,460 | | |
* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.
As of August 31, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Tax-Exempt Income | | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | |
$ | 1,574,547 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
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The following capital loss carryforwards may be available to reduce taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code:
Year of Expiration | | Capital Loss Carryforwards | |
| 2017 | | | $ | 430,264 | | |
Management is required to determine whether a tax position of the Fund is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized by the Fund is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. However, management's conclusions may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). The Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal year s remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates
Investment Advisory Fee
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation ("BOA"), provides investment advisory services to the Fund. Columbia receives a monthly investment advisory fee, calculated based on the combined average net assets of the Fund and certain other money market funds advised by Columbia, at the following annual rates:
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rates | |
First $175 billion | | | 0.15 | % | |
$175 billion to $225 billion | | | 0.13 | % | |
Over $225 billion | | | 0.08 | % | |
Columbia has contractually agreed to limit the combined investment advisory fee and administration fee for the Fund to an annual rate of 0.19% of the Fund's average net assets through December 31, 2010. There is no guarantee that this expense limitation will continue after December 31, 2010.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, the Fund's effective advisory fee rate, net of fee waivers, was 0.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
Administration Fee
Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Fund for a monthly administration fee, calculated based on the combined average net assets of the Fund and certain other money market funds advised by Columbia, at the following annual rates, less the fees payable by the Fund as described under the Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees note below:
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rates | |
First $125 billion | | | 0.10 | % | |
$125 billion to $175 billion | | | 0.05 | % | |
Over $175 billion | | | 0.02 | % | |
Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees
The Fund has entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the "Financial Reporting Services Agreement") with State Street Bank & Trust Company ("State Street") and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Fund. The Fund has also entered into an Accounting Services Agreement (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the "State Street Agreements") with State Street and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Fund. Under the State Street Agreements, the Fund pays State Street an annual fee of $38,000 paid monthly plus an additional monthly fee based on an annualized percentage rate of average daily net assets of the Fund for the month. The aggregate fee will not exceed $140,000 per year (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and charges). The Fund also reimburses State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charge s.
The Fund has entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the "Services Agreement") with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement,
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Columbia provides services related to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provides oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. Under the Services Agreement, the Fund reimburses Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses.
Transfer Agent Fee
Columbia Management Services, Inc. (the "Transfer Agent"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, provides shareholder services to the Fund and has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services ("BFDS") to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a fee for its services, paid monthly, at the annual rate of $17.34 per open account plus reimbursement of certain sub-transfer agent fees paid by the Transfer Agent (exclusive of BFDS fees), calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts and intended to recover the cost of payments to other parties (including affiliates of BOA) for services to those accounts. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund.
The Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, Individual Retirement Account ("IRA") trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due to the Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Fund and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.
An annual minimum account balance fee of up to $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the Fund's minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. For the year ended August 31, 2009, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Fund.
Distribution and Service Fees
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, is the principal underwriter of the Fund's shares.
The Trust has adopted distribution plans ("Distribution Plans") for the Liquidity Class, Investor Class and Daily Class shares of the Fund. The Distribution Plans, adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, permit the Fund to compensate or reimburse the Distributor and/or selling agents for activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of the classes' shares.
The Trust also has adopted shareholder servicing plans ("Servicing Plans") for the Liquidity Class, Adviser Class, Investor Class and Daily Class shares of the Fund. The Servicing Plans permit the Fund to compensate or reimburse servicing agents for the shareholder services they have provided.
A substantial portion of the expenses incurred pursuant to these plans is paid to affiliates of BOA and the Distributor.
The annual rates in effect and plan limits, as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:
Distribution Plans: | | Current Rate (after fee waivers) | | Plan Limit | |
Liquidity Class shares | | | 0.15 | %* | | | 0.25 | %** | |
Investor Class shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Daily Class shares | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | % | |
Servicing Plans: | |
Liquidity Class shares | | | 0.15 | %* | | | 0.25 | %** | |
Investor Class shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Daily Class shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Adviser Class shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
* The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive Distribution Plan fees and/or Servicing Plan fees through December 31, 2010 as a percentage of the Fund's Liquidity Class shares average daily net assets at an annual rate of 0.10%, so that combined fees will not exceed 0.15%. There is no guarantee that this waiver will continue after December 31, 2010.
** To the extent that the Liquidity Class shares of the Fund make payments pursuant to the Distribution Plan and/or the Servicing Plan, the combined total of such payments may not exceed, on an annual basis, 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Liquidity Class shares.
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Shareholder Administration Fees
The Distributor is the principal underwriter of the Fund's shares.
The Trust has adopted shareholder administration plans ("Administration Plans") for the Trust Class and Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Under the Administration Plans, the Fund may pay servicing agents that have entered into a shareholder administration agreement with the Trust for certain shareholder support services that are provided to holders of the classes' shares. A substantial portion of the expenses incurred pursuant to these plans is paid to affiliates of BOA and the Distributor.
The annual rates in effect and plan limits, as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:
Administration Plans: | | Current Rate | | Plan Limit | |
Trust Class shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Institutional Class shares | | | 0.04 | % | | | 0.04 | % | |
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements
Columbia and/or some of the Fund's other service providers have contractually agreed to bear a portion of the Fund's expenses through December 31, 2010, so that the Fund's ordinary operating expenses (excluding any distribution, shareholder servicing and/or shareholder administration fees, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, but including custodian charges relating to overdrafts, if any) after giving effect to any balance credits from the Fund's custodian, do not exceed the annual rate of 0.20% of the Fund's average daily net assets. There is no guarantee that this expense limitation will continue after December 31, 2010.
Effective December 15, 2008, the Distributor has voluntarily agreed to reimburse certain class-specific Fund expenses (consisting of shareholder servicing, distribution and shareholder administration fees, as applicable) to the extent necessary in order to maintain a minimum annualized net yield of 0.00% for all classes of the Fund. In addition, Columbia has voluntarily agreed to reimburse certain Fund expenses (consisting of advisory and administration fees) to the extent necessary to maintain such yield in the event the Distributor's reimbursement of class-specific Fund expenses is fully utilized. These reimbursements are voluntary and may be modified or discontinued by the Distributor or Columbia at any time.
Columbia is entitled to recover from the Fund any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed for a three year period following the date of such fee waiver and/or reimbursement if such recovery does not cause the Fund's total operating expenses to exceed the expense limitation in effect at the time of recovery.
Under the Distribution Plans for the Liquidity Class shares, the Trust is currently not reimbursing the Distributor for distribution expenses for Liquidity Class shares. Unreimbursed expenses incurred by the Distributor in a given year may not be recovered by the Distributor in subsequent years.
At August 31, 2009, the amounts potentially recoverable by Columbia pursuant to this arrangement are as follows:
Amount of potential recovery expiring August 31: | | Total potential | | Amount recovered during the year | |
2012 | | 2011 | | 2010 | | recovery | | ended 8/31/09 | |
$ | 4,190,592 | | | $ | 4,288,091 | | | $ | 4,996,638 | | | $ | 13,475,321 | | | $ | — | | |
Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees
All officers of the Fund are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Fund. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Fund, along with other affiliated funds, pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.
The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Fund's assets. Income earned on the plan participant's deferral account is based on the rate of return of the eligible mutual funds selected by the participant
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or, if no funds are selected, on the rate of return of Columbia Treasury Reserves, another portfolio of the Trust. The expense for the deferred compensation plan, which includes trustees' fees deferred during the current period as well as any gains or losses on the trustees' deferred compensation balances as a result of market fluctuations, is included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statement of Operations. The liability for the deferred compensation plan is included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
As a result of a fund merger, the Fund assumed the liabilities of the deferred compensation plan of the acquired fund, which are included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The deferred compensation plan may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Fund's assets.
Note 5. Custody Credits
The Fund has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. The Fund could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if it had not entered into such an agreement.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, these custody credits reduced total expenses by $50,198 for the Fund.
Note 6. Line of Credit
The Fund and other affiliated funds participate in a $200,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit provided by State Street. Borrowings are available for short-term liquidity or temporary or emergency purposes.
Interest is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.75% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 0.75%. A one-time structuring fee of $10,000 is also accrued and apportioned to each fund participating in the line of credit based on the average net assets of the participating funds. In addition, if the line of credit is extended for an additional period after the expiration date, an annual administration fee of $10,000 may be charged and apportioned among the participating funds. Prior to December 18, 2008, the Fund and other affiliated funds participated in a $200,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit provided by State Street under similar terms. Interest was charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.375%.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, the Fund did not borrow under these arrangements.
Note 7. Shares of Beneficial Interest
As of August 31, 2009, 53.5% of the Fund's shares outstanding were beneficially owned by two participant accounts over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates had either sole or joint investment discretion.
As of August 31, 2009, the Fund had one shareholder that held 25.9% of the shares outstanding, over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates did not have investment discretion.
Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.
Note 8. Significant Risks and Contingencies
United States Department of the Treasury Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds
On September 28, 2008, the United States Department of the Treasury (the "Treasury") opened a temporary guarantee program (the "Program") for money market mutual funds registered in the United States under the 1940 Act. On March 31, 2009, the Treasury announced the second extension of the Program from April 30, 2009 through September 18, 2009. The Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the Fund's continued participation in the Program.
Similar to the initial phase of the Program, and subject to certain conditions and limitations, share amounts held by investors of the Fund as of the close of business on September 19, 2008 were guaranteed against loss under the Program in the event the market-based net asset value per share was less than $0.995 (i.e., does not round to $1.00, a "guarantee event") and the Fund subsequently liquidated. The Program only covered the amount a shareholder held in the Fund as of the close of business on September 19, 2008, or the amount a shareholder held if and when a guarantee event occurred, whichever was less.
The Program expired on September 18, 2009 and will not be further extended by the Treasury. Accordingly, effective September 18, 2009, the Program no longer provides any
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guarantee against any loss to shareholders with respect to Fund shares.
The Fund paid $2,856,850 to the Treasury to participate in the Program. This fee is being expensed over the period from September 19, 2008 to September 18, 2009 and is an extraordinary expense for calculating fee waivers and expense reimbursement discussed in Note 4.
Legal Proceedings
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (collectively, the "Columbia Group") are subject to a settlement agreement with the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") (the "NYAG Settlement") and a settlement order with the SEC (the "SEC Order") on matters relating to mutual fund trading, each dated February 9, 2005. Under the terms of the SEC Order, the Columbia Group (or predecessor or affiliated entities) agreed, among other things, to: pay disgorgement and civil money penalties collectively totaling $375 million; cease and desist from violations of the antifraud provisions and certain other provisions of the federal securities laws; maintain certain compliance and ethics oversight structures; and retain an independent consultant to review the Columbia Grou p's applicable supervisory, compliance, control and other policies and procedures. The NYAG Settlement, among other things, requires Columbia Management Advisors, LLC and its affiliates to reduce management fees for certain funds in the Columbia family of mutual funds in a projected total of $160 million over five years through November 30, 2009 and to make certain disclosures to investors relating to expenses. In connection with the Columbia Group providing services to the Columbia Funds, the Columbia Funds have voluntarily undertaken to implement certain governance measures designed to maintain the independence of their boards of trustees and certain special consulting and compliance measures.
Pursuant to the SEC Order and related procedures, the $375 million in settlement amounts described above, of which approximately $90 million has been earmarked for certain Columbia Funds and their shareholders, is being distributed in accordance with a distribution plan developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the SEC on December 27, 2007. Distributions under the distribution plan began in mid-June 2008.
Civil Litigation
In connection with the events that resulted in the NYAG Settlement and SEC Order, various parties filed suits against Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including Banc of America Capital Management, LLC ("BACAP," now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) and BACAP Distributors, LLC (now known as Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.) (collectively "BAC"), Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and its Board of Trustees. On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the "MDL"). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On September 29, 2004, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed amended and consolidated complaints. One of these amended complaints is a putative class action that includes claims under the federal securities laws and state common law, and that names Nations Funds Trust, the Trustees, BAC and others as defendants. Another of the amended complaints is a derivative action purportedly on behalf of the Nations Funds Trust against BAC and others that asserts claims under federal securities laws and state common law. Nations Funds Trust is a nominal defendant in this action.
On February 25, 2005, BAC and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases. On December 15, 2005, BAC and others entered into a Stipulation of Settlement of the direct and derivative claims brought on behalf of the Nations Funds shareholders. The settlement is subject to court approval. If the settlement is approved, BAC would pay settlement administration costs and fees to plaintiffs' counsel as approved by the court. The stipulation has not yet been presented to the court for approval.
Note 9. Subsequent Event
Bank of America Corporation, the indirect parent company of Columbia, entered into an agreement dated September 29, 2009 to sell a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. The transaction does not include a sale of the part of the asset management business that advises the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust and Shareholders of Columbia Municipal Reserves
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolio, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia Municipal Reserves (the "Fund") (a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust) at August 31, 2009, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public C ompany Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at August 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 22, 2009
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Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited) – Columbia Municipal Reserves
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009, 96.9% of the distributions from net investment income of the Fund qualifies as exempt interest dividends for federal income tax purposes. A portion of the income may be subject to federal alternative minimum tax.
The Fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Fund Governance
The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and ages of the Trustees and officers of the Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, the number of Funds overseen by each Trustee and other directorships they hold are shown below. Each officer listed below serves as an officer of each Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex.
Independent Trustees
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Edward J. Boudreau (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Managing Director—E.J. Boudreau & Associates (consulting), from 2000 through current; oversees 66; no other directorships held. | |
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William P. Carmichael (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1999) | | Retired. Oversees 66; Director—Cobra Electronics Corporation (electronic equipment manufacturer); Director—Spectrum Brands, Inc. (consumer products); Director—Simmons Company (bedding); Director—The Finish Line (sportswear). | |
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William A. Hawkins (Born 1942) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | President and Chief Executive Officer—California General Bank, N.A., from January 2008 through current; President, Retail Banking—IndyMac Bancorp, Inc., from September 1999 to August 2003; oversees 66; no other directorships held. | |
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R. Glenn Hilliard (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer—Hilliard Group LLC (investing and consulting), from April 2003 through current; Non-Executive Director & Chairman—Conseco, Inc. (insurance), September 2003 through current; Executive Chairman—Conseco, Inc. (insurance), August 2004 through September 2005; oversees 66; Director—Conseco, Inc. (insurance). | |
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John J. Nagorniak (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2008) | | Retired. President and Director—Foxstone Financial, Inc. (consulting), 2000 through December 2007; Director—Mellon Financial Corporation affiliates (investing), 2000 through 2007; Chairman—Franklin Portfolio Associates (investing—Mellon affiliate), 1982 through 2007; oversees 66; Director—MIT Investment Company; Trustee—MIT 401k Plan; Trustee and Chairman—Research Foundation of CFA Institute. | |
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Independent Trustees (continued)
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Minor M. Shaw (Born 1947) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2003) | | President—Micco Corporation, Chairman—The Daniel-Mickel Foundation; oversees 66; Board Member—Piedmont Natural Gas. | |
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Interested Trustee
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Anthony M. Santomero (Born 1946) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee1 (since 2008) | | Richard K. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, from 1972 through current; Senior Advisor—McKinsey & Company (consulting), July 2006 through December 2007; President and Chief Executive Officer—Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 2000 through April 2006; oversees 66; Director—Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd; Director—Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company; Director—Citigroup. | |
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1 Mr. Santomero is currently deemed by the Columbia Funds to be an "interested person" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund because he serves as a Director of Citigroup, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. Citigroup, Inc., through its subsidiaries and affiliates, may engage from time-to-time in brokerage execution, principal transactions and/or lending relationships with the Columbia Funds or other funds or accounts advised/managed by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.
The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Funds and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800-345-6611.
Officers
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Columbia Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
J. Kevin Connaughton (Born 1964) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 President (since 2009) | | Managing Director of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC since December 2004; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer—Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009; Treasurer—Columbia Funds, from October 2003 to May 2008; Treasurer—the Liberty Funds, Stein Roe Funds and Liberty All-Star Funds, December 2000—December 2006; Senior Vice President—Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from April 2003 to December 2004; President—Columbia Funds, Liberty Funds and Stein Roe Funds, February 2004 to October 2004; Treasurer—Galaxy Funds, September 2002 to December 2005; Treasurer, December 2002 to December 2004, and President, February 2004 to December 2004—Columbia Management Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund, LLC; and a senior officer of various other Bank of America-affiliated entities, including other registered and unregistered funds | |
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Officers (continued)
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Columbia Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
James R. Bordewick, Jr. (Born 1959) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2006) | | Associate General Counsel, Bank of America since April 2005; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, MFS Investment Management (investment management) prior to April 2005. | |
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Linda J. Wondrack (Born 1964) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2007) | | Director (Columbia Management Group LLC and Investment Product Group Compliance), Bank of America since June 2005; Director of Corporate Compliance and Conflicts Officer, MFS Investment Management (investment management), August 2004 to May 2005; Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management (investment management) prior to August 2004. | |
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Michael G. Clarke (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (since 2009) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Managing Director of the Advisor September 2004 to December 2005; Vice President Fund Administration June 2002 to September 2004. | |
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Jeffrey R. Coleman (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Treasurer (since 2008) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Fund Controller of the Advisor from October 2004 to January 2006; Vice President of CDC IXIS Asset Management Services, Inc. (investment management) from August 2000 to September 2004. | |
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Joseph F. DiMaria (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Chief Accounting Officer (since 2008) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Head of Tax/Compliance and Assistant Treasurer of the Advisor from November 2004 to December 2005; Director of Trustee Administration (Sarbanes-Oxley) of the Advisor from May 2003 to October 2004. | |
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Julian Quero (Born 1967) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2008) | | Senior Tax Manager of the Advisor since August 2006; Senior Compliance Manager of the Advisor from April 2002 to August 2006. | |
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Barry S. Vallan (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Controller (since 2006) | | Vice President—Fund Treasury of the Advisor since October 2004; Vice President—Trustee Reporting of the Advisor from April 2002 to October 2004. | |
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Important Information About This Report
The fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 1-800-345-6611 and additional reports will be sent to you. This report has been prepared for shareholders of Columbia Municipal Reserves.
A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of the fund's voting records are available (i) at www.columbiamanagement.com, (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov, and (iii) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-368-0346. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC's website. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the fund's website, www.columbiamanagement.com.
The fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus which contains this and other important information about the fund, contact your Columbia Management representative or financial advisor or go to www.columbiamanagement.com.
Columbia Management Group, LLC ("Columbia Management") is the investment management division of Bank of America Corporation. Columbia Management entities furnish investment management services and products for institutional and individual investors. Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., member of FINRA, SIPC, part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.
Transfer Agent | |
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Columbia Management Services, Inc. P.O. Box 8081 Boston, MA 02266-8081 1-800-345-6611 | |
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Distributor | |
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Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 | |
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Investment Advisor | |
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Columbia Management Advisors, LLC 100 Federal Street Boston, MA 02110 | |
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NOT BANK ISSUED | | No Bank Guarantee | |
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Table of Contents
Understanding Your Expenses | | | 1 | | |
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Investment Portfolio | | | 2 | | |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | 7 | | |
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Statement of Operations | | | 9 | | |
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | | 10 | | |
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Financial Highlights | | | 12 | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements | | | 20 | | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | | 30 | | |
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Federal Income Tax Information | | | 31 | | |
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Fund Governance | | | 32 | | |
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Important Information About This Report | | | 37 | | |
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An investment in money market mutual funds is not a bank deposit, and is not insured or guaranteed by Bank of America, N.A. or any of its affiliates or by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although money market mutual funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in money market mutual funds. Please see the prospectuses for a complete discussion of the risks of investing in money market mutual funds.
The views expressed in President's Message reflect the current views of Columbia Funds' president. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.
President's Message

Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to provide this shareholder report detailing your fund's performance, portfolio holdings and financial statements. We hope this information is helpful in monitoring your investments as we work through these challenging economic times. We recognize that you have entrusted us with your money and want you to know that our professional investment teams work to interpret the latest economic and market trends with the goal of optimizing portfolio construction for our clients.
The first half of 2009 was defined by extremes. The multiyear lows we witnessed in the early months gave way to a stunning rally for the U.S. financial markets in the spring. A global market rebound may be underway, thanks to the massive fiscal and aggressive monetary policies of governments around the world. As of the June 30 market close, the S&P 500 Index1 was trading at nearly 16.6 times its 2009 Wall Street consensus earnings estimates with a sharp increase of nearly 36% since March 9. More mixed economic news has yet to provide the all-clear signal for investors, although economic activity has started to firm up. We believe this challenging economic environment makes it even more important to work with professional money managers while continuing to invest for life events like retirement, college planning, home improvements and career changes.
Retirement income planning has become an increasingly significant focus in the lives of millions of Americans. Recent economic conditions make it even more important to manage short-term obligations such as mortgages, monthly bills and credit card debt while also taking the steps necessary to prepare for or maximize retirement benefits. Better nutrition and medical services can result in U.S. citizens living longer, healthier lives. This means the risk of outliving one's assets in retirement is very real without proper planning. Financial security and retirement planning is an ongoing process that requires active management of your savings, investments and risks. We encourage you to review your retirement plan regularly so you'll be better able to meet your retirement needs in the future.
We recognize that economic uncertainty creates great challenges for many investors. Our professional investment teams work diligently to help investors navigate through difficult markets. Thank you for your business and for the opportunity to work together towards your investment goals.
Sincerely,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds
On September 29, 2009, Bank of America Corporation entered into an agreement to sell a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC. Please see Note 11 of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
1The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks. Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Money Market Reserves
As a fund shareholder, you incur ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund.
Estimating your actual expenses
To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from their financial intermediary, contact your financial intermediary to obtain your account balance.
1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.
2. In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "Actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
If the value of your account falls below the minimum investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to an annual fee of up to $20. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
03/01/09 – 08/31/09
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Fund's annualized expense ratio (%) | |
| | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | |
Capital Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,001.92 | | | | 1,024.00 | | | | 1.21 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 0.24 | | |
Trust Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,001.41 | | | | 1,023.49 | | | | 1.72 | | | | 1.73 | | | | 0.34 | | |
Liquidity Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,001.21 | | | | 1,023.24 | | | | 1.97 | | | | 1.99 | | | | 0.39 | | |
Adviser Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.81 | | | | 1,022.84 | | | | 2.37 | | | | 2.40 | | | | 0.47 | | |
Investor Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.40 | | | | 1,022.48 | | | | 2.72 | | | | 2.75 | | | | 0.54 | | |
Institutional Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,001.71 | | | | 1,023.79 | | | | 1.41 | | | | 1.43 | | | | 0.28 | | |
Retail A Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,001.61 | | | | 1,023.64 | | | | 1.56 | | | | 1.58 | | | | 0.31 | | |
G-Trust Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,001.92 | | | | 1,024.00 | | | | 1.21 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 0.24 | | |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Money Market Reserves
August 31, 2009
Certificates of Deposit – 50.5% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria/NY | |
0.320% 10/19/09 | | | 66,000,000 | | | | 66,000,000 | | |
0.370% 09/25/09 | | | 235,000,000 | | | | 235,000,000 | | |
0.395% 10/01/09 | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,000,416 | | |
Bank of Montreal | |
0.300% 09/08/09 | | | 48,000,000 | | | | 48,000,000 | | |
0.310% 09/14/09 | | | 83,000,000 | | | | 83,000,000 | | |
0.360% 09/16/09 | | | 325,000,000 | | | | 325,000,000 | | |
Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi Ltd. NY | |
0.340% 11/06/09 | | | 168,000,000 | | | | 168,000,000 | | |
0.340% 11/09/09 | | | 166,000,000 | | | | 166,000,000 | | |
0.350% 11/20/09 | | | 172,000,000 | | | | 172,000,000 | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | |
0.330% 10/29/09 | | | 203,000,000 | | | | 203,000,000 | | |
0.340% 11/02/09 | | | 77,000,000 | | | | 77,000,000 | | |
BNP Paribas | |
0.460% 01/22/10 | | | 290,000,000 | | | | 290,000,000 | | |
0.530% 12/07/09 | | | 150,000,000 | | | | 150,000,000 | | |
0.650% 09/08/09 | | | 54,500,000 | | | | 54,500,000 | | |
0.750% 11/13/09 | | | 177,000,000 | | | | 177,000,000 | | |
Credit Agricole SA | |
0.350% 10/20/09 | | | 90,000,000 | | | | 90,001,224 | | |
0.360% 10/01/09 | | | 64,000,000 | | | | 64,000,000 | | |
0.370% 11/18/09 | | | 164,000,000 | | | | 164,000,000 | | |
0.370% 11/20/09 | | | 112,000,000 | | | | 112,000,000 | | |
0.400% 11/10/09 | | | 90,000,000 | | | | 90,000,000 | | |
0.430% 10/16/09 | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 39,999,999 | | |
0.500% 10/08/09 | | | 176,000,000 | | | | 176,000,000 | | |
0.520% 09/18/09 | | | 112,000,000 | | | | 112,000,000 | | |
Deutsche Bank AG | |
0.300% 10/26/09 | | | 253,000,000 | | | | 253,000,000 | | |
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC/New York NY | |
0.440% 10/20/09 | | | 96,700,000 | | | | 96,700,000 | | |
0.465% 10/19/09 | | | 390,400,000 | | | | 390,402,599 | | |
0.540% 09/25/09 | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 30,000,000 | | |
National Australia Bank Ltd. | |
0.320% 11/30/09 | | | 85,000,000 | | | | 85,000,000 | | |
0.370% 11/10/09 | | | 154,000,000 | | | | 154,000,000 | | |
0.380% 09/30/09 | | | 320,000,000 | | | | 320,000,000 | | |
0.400% 02/05/10 | | | 64,000,000 | | | | 64,000,000 | | |
0.430% 01/12/10 | | | 80,000,000 | | | | 80,000,000 | | |
0.680% 11/16/09 | | | 55,000,000 | | | | 55,000,000 | | |
Rabobank Nederland NV/NY | |
0.360% 11/09/09 | | | 137,750,000 | | | | 137,763,179 | | |
0.510% 12/22/09 | | | 273,900,000 | | | | 273,900,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Royal Bank of Canada/New York | |
0.400% 01/11/10 | | | 14,000,000 | | | | 14,000,000 | | |
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC/Greenwich CT | |
0.250% 09/21/09 | | | 78,000,000 | | | | 78,000,000 | | |
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC/New York NY | |
0.300% 09/17/09 | | | 143,000,000 | | | | 143,000,000 | | |
Societe Generale NY | |
0.350% 12/17/09 | | | 150,000,000 | | | | 150,000,000 | | |
0.420% 11/10/09 | | | 90,000,000 | | | | 90,000,000 | | |
0.650% 09/09/09 | | | 73,000,000 | | | | 73,000,000 | | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp./New York | |
0.390% 10/14/09 | | | 75,000,000 | | | | 75,000,000 | | |
0.390% 10/19/09 | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,000,000 | | |
0.400% 09/01/09 | | | 45,000,000 | | | | 45,000,000 | | |
0.410% 10/07/09 | | | 78,000,000 | | | | 78,001,558 | | |
0.450% 09/16/09 | | | 29,000,000 | | | | 29,000,000 | | |
Svenska Handelsbanken/New York NY | |
0.310% 10/22/09 | | | 176,000,000 | | | | 176,000,000 | | |
0.320% 10/09/09 | | | 113,000,000 | | | | 113,000,000 | | |
0.320% 10/19/09 | | | 120,000,000 | | | | 120,000,000 | | |
0.350% 09/08/09 | | | 170,000,000 | | | | 170,000,330 | | |
0.350% 10/07/09 | | | 7,600,000 | | | | 7,600,304 | | |
Toronto Dominion Bank/NY | |
0.330% 11/17/09 | | | 70,000,000 | | | | 70,000,000 | | |
0.400% 02/08/10 | | | 13,000,000 | | | | 13,000,000 | | |
0.450% 01/07/10 | | | 68,000,000 | | | | 68,000,000 | | |
UBS AG/Stamford Branch | |
0.340% 12/01/09 | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,000,000 | | |
0.390% 11/25/09 | | | 33,000,000 | | | | 32,999,999 | | |
0.500% 11/16/09 | | | 279,000,000 | | | | 279,000,000 | | |
3.415% 09/08/09 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,002,415 | | |
Wachovia Bank N.A. | |
0.410% 01/29/10 | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 29,948,750 | | |
0.500% 12/07/09 | | | 21,000,000 | | | | 20,971,708 | | |
Westpac Banking Corp./NY | |
0.340% 09/17/09 | | | 170,000,000 | | | | 170,000,000 | | |
Total Certificates of Deposit (cost of $7,351,792,481) | | | 7,351,792,481 | | |
Commercial Paper – 23.5% | |
American Honda Finance Corp. | |
0.330% 11/03/09 (a) | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 11,993,070 | | |
0.330% 12/02/09 (a) | | | 44,000,000 | | | | 43,962,893 | | |
0.380% 11/18/09 (a) | | | 21,000,000 | | | | 20,982,710 | | |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | |
0.400% 02/08/10 (a)(b) | | | 21,000,000 | | | | 20,962,667 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Money Market Reserves
August 31, 2009
Commercial Paper (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Barton Capital Corp. | |
0.310% 10/09/09 (a)(b) | | | 49,994,000 | | | | 49,977,641 | | |
0.320% 10/07/09 (a)(b) | | | 14,000,000 | | | | 13,995,520 | | |
0.330% 10/06/09 (a)(b) | | | 32,000,000 | | | | 31,989,733 | | |
CBA Delaware Finance, Inc. | |
0.330% 09/08/09 (a) | | | 80,000,000 | | | | 79,994,867 | | |
Citigroup Funding, Inc. | |
0.400% 09/01/09 (a) | | | 425,000,000 | | | | 425,000,000 | | |
E.ON AG | |
0.560% 11/12/09 (a)(b) | | | 36,000,000 | | | | 35,959,680 | | |
0.560% 11/16/09 (a)(b) | | | 22,000,000 | | | | 21,973,991 | | |
0.560% 11/18/09 (a)(b) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,996,360 | | |
Fairway Finance LLC | |
0.290% 11/06/09 (a)(b) | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 19,989,367 | | |
0.330% 09/01/09 (a)(b) | | | 13,119,000 | | | | 13,119,000 | | |
0.340% 10/01/09 (a)(b) | | | 16,000,000 | | | | 15,995,467 | | |
0.350% 09/08/09 (a)(b) | | | 22,077,000 | | | | 22,075,498 | | |
0.360% 09/08/09 (a)(b) | | | 37,028,000 | | | | 37,025,408 | | |
0.360% 09/18/09 (a)(b) | | | 22,655,000 | | | | 22,651,149 | | |
Falcon Asset Securitization Co. LLC | |
0.210% 09/18/09 (a)(b) | | | 47,000,000 | | | | 46,995,339 | | |
0.290% 09/24/09 (a)(b) | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 24,995,368 | | |
Gemini Securitization Corp. LLC | |
0.220% 09/22/09 (a)(b) | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 29,996,150 | | |
0.240% 09/09/09 (a)(b) | | | 14,000,000 | | | | 13,999,253 | | |
0.300% 10/16/09 (a)(b) | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 11,995,500 | | |
0.300% 10/27/09 (a)(b) | | | 37,000,000 | | | | 36,982,733 | | |
0.300% 10/28/09 (a)(b) | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 14,992,875 | | |
0.300% 11/02/09 (a)(b) | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 24,987,083 | | |
0.330% 09/04/09 (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 9,999,725 | | |
0.330% 10/09/09 (a)(b) | | | 21,000,000 | | | | 20,992,685 | | |
0.360% 09/15/09 (a)(b) | | | 42,500,000 | | | | 42,494,050 | | |
0.370% 09/09/09 (a)(b) | | | 44,000,000 | | | | 43,996,382 | | |
0.370% 09/17/09 (a)(b) | | | 80,500,000 | | | | 80,486,762 | | |
0.370% 09/23/09 (a)(b) | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 49,988,694 | | |
0.370% 09/25/09 (a)(b) | | | 70,000,000 | | | | 69,982,733 | | |
0.380% 09/10/09 (a)(b) | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 14,998,575 | | |
General Electric Capital Corp. | |
0.320% 10/22/09 (a) | | | 286,000,000 | | | | 285,870,347 | | |
General Electric Co. | |
0.350% 09/23/09 (a) | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 199,957,222 | | |
Gotham Funding Corp. | |
0.370% 09/08/09 (a)(b) | | | 48,000,000 | | | | 47,996,547 | | |
0.370% 09/10/09 (a)(b) | | | 52,000,000 | | | | 51,995,190 | | |
0.380% 09/09/09 (a)(b) | | | 74,000,000 | | | | 73,993,751 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Grampian Funding LLC | |
0.400% 09/28/09 (a)(b) | | | 101,000,000 | | | | 100,969,700 | | |
0.500% 11/30/09 (a)(b) | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 99,875,000 | | |
ING US Funding LLC | |
0.300% 11/02/09 (a) | | | 17,000,000 | | | | 16,991,217 | | |
0.300% 11/03/09 (a) | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 199,895,000 | | |
0.310% 10/28/09 (a) | | | 26,000,000 | | | | 25,987,238 | | |
0.320% 11/10/09 (a) | | | 39,700,000 | | | | 39,675,298 | | |
Liberty Street Funding LLC | |
0.300% 10/26/09 (a)(b) | | | 21,000,000 | | | | 20,990,375 | | |
0.300% 10/28/09 (a)(b) | | | 14,000,000 | | | | 13,993,350 | | |
0.350% 09/10/09 (a)(b) | | | 54,000,000 | | | | 53,995,275 | | |
0.360% 09/15/09 (a)(b) | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 19,997,200 | | |
Matchpoint Master Trust | |
0.300% 09/14/09 (a)(b) | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 6,999,242 | | |
0.300% 10/13/09 (a)(b) | | | 11,000,000 | | | | 10,996,150 | | |
Park Avenue Receivables Corp. | |
0.210% 09/18/09 (a)(b) | | | 26,500,000 | | | | 26,497,372 | | |
0.300% 10/01/09 (a)(b) | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 24,993,750 | | |
Sheffield Receivables Corp. | |
0.310% 10/15/09 (a)(b) | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 14,994,317 | | |
0.330% 09/03/09 (a)(b) | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 29,999,450 | | |
0.330% 09/09/09 (a)(b) | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 24,998,167 | | |
Societe Generale North America, Inc. | |
0.380% 10/02/09 (a) | | | 179,550,000 | | | | 179,491,247 | | |
Straight-A Funding LLC | |
0.270% 10/26/09 (a)(b) | | | 39,769,000 | | | | 39,752,595 | | |
Thames Asset Global Securitization, Inc. | |
0.250% 09/01/09 (a)(b) | | | 12,991,000 | | | | 12,991,000 | | |
Toyota Credit Canada, Inc. | |
0.400% 11/03/09 (a) | | | 29,000,000 | | | | 28,979,700 | | |
0.450% 12/04/09 (a) | | | 28,000,000 | | | | 27,967,100 | | |
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. | |
0.300% 11/05/09 (a) | | | 81,000,000 | | | | 80,956,125 | | |
0.300% 11/06/09 (a) | | | 113,000,000 | | | | 112,937,850 | | |
0.330% 12/04/09 (a) | | | 44,000,000 | | | | 43,962,087 | | |
Variable Funding Capital Co. LLC | |
0.320% 10/14/09 (a)(b) | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 39,984,711 | | |
Victory Receivables Corp. | |
0.260% 09/16/09 (a)(b) | | | 25,891,000 | | | | 25,888,195 | | |
Total Commercial Paper (cost of $3,413,100,696) | | | 3,413,100,696 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Money Market Reserves
August 31, 2009
Government & Agency Obligations – 14.1% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
U.S. Government Agencies – 10.2% | |
Federal Farm Credit Bank | |
0.420% 07/20/11 (10/20/09) (d)(e) | | | 68,000,000 | | | | 67,999,130 | | |
Federal Home Loan Bank | |
0.150% 10/21/09 (c) | | | 40,000,000 | | | | 39,991,667 | | |
0.268% 11/05/10 (11/07/09) (d)(e) | | | 105,000,000 | | | | 104,962,856 | | |
0.301% 10/29/10 (10/30/09) (d)(e) | | | 53,000,000 | | | | 52,996,207 | | |
0.510% 01/12/10 (c) | | | 85,000,000 | | | | 84,839,846 | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | |
0.343% 02/01/11 (11/01/09) (d)(e) | | | 157,000,000 | | | | 157,027,099 | | |
0.541% 01/28/11 (10/30/09) (d)(e) | | | 6,430,000 | | | | 6,450,423 | | |
0.600% 09/14/09 (c) | | | 32,000,000 | | | | 31,993,067 | | |
0.608% 04/07/11 (10/07/09) (d)(e) | | | 221,000,000 | | | | 221,086,074 | | |
0.610% 09/14/09 (c) | | | 160,000,000 | | | | 159,964,756 | | |
0.702% 03/09/11 (09/09/09) (d)(e) | | | 411,000,000 | | | | 412,372,892 | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association | |
0.420% 12/31/09 (c) | | | 94,000,000 | | | | 93,867,303 | | |
0.570% 09/02/09 (c) | | | 47,000,000 | | | | 46,999,256 | | |
U.S. Government Agencies Total | | | 1,480,550,576 | | |
U.S. Government Obligations – 3.9% | |
U.S. Treasury Bill | |
0.285% 12/17/09 (c) | | | 112,000,000 | | | | 111,905,127 | | |
0.370% 10/01/09 (c) | | | 111,000,000 | | | | 110,965,775 | | |
0.420% 10/08/09 (c) | | | 111,000,000 | | | | 110,952,085 | | |
3.250% 12/31/09 (c) | | | 180,000,000 | | | | 181,703,425 | | |
3.375% 10/15/09 (c) | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 50,193,550 | | |
U.S. Government Obligations Total | | | 565,719,962 | | |
Total Government & Agency Obligations (cost of $2,046,270,538) | | | 2,046,270,538 | | |
Corporate Bonds – 0.9% | |
Axon Financial Funding LLC | |
0.330% 11/05/09 (b)(e)(f)(g)(h) (amortized cost of $80,735,283) | | | 80,735,283 | | | | 35,523,524 | | |
0.340% 11/05/09 (b)(e)(f)(g)(h) (amortized cost of $40,467,282) | | | 40,467,282 | | | | 17,805,604 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
0.567% 11/05/09 (b)(e)(f)(g)(h) (amortized cost of $111,713,664) | | | 111,713,664 | | | | 49,154,013 | | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | |
0.729% 09/15/09 (e) | | | 27,015,000 | | | | 27,018,450 | | |
Total Corporate Bonds (cost of $259,934,679) | | | 129,501,591 | | |
Municipal Bonds – 0.1% | |
Colorado – 0.0% | |
CO Housing & Finance Authority | |
Series 2002 A1, | |
SPA: FHLMC 0.400% 11/01/13 (09/07/09) (d)(i) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | | |
Series 2006 CL1, | |
SPA: FHLMC 0.400% 11/01/36 (09/07/09) (d)(i) | | | 1,785,000 | | | | 1,785,000 | | |
Colorado Total | | | 2,785,000 | | |
Iowa – 0.0% | |
IA Finance Authority | |
Series 2009 G, | |
SPA: FHLMC 0.370% 01/01/39 (09/07/09) (d)(i) | | | 5,350,000 | | | | 5,350,000 | | |
Iowa Total | | | 5,350,000 | | |
Texas – 0.1% | |
TX State | |
Series 1997 B-2, | |
LIQ FAC: State Street Bank & Trust Co. 0.320% 12/01/29 (09/07/09) (d)(i) | | | 9,800,000 | | | | 9,800,000 | | |
Texas Total | | | 9,800,000 | | |
Wisconsin – 0.0% | |
WI Housing & Economic Development Authority | |
Series 2007 D, | |
SPA: Fortis Bank SA/NV 1.000% 09/01/34 (09/02/09) (d)(i) | | | 3,840,000 | | | | 3,840,000 | | |
Wisconsin Total | | | 3,840,000 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $21,775,000) | | | 21,775,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Money Market Reserves
August 31, 2009
Repurchase Agreements – 10.0% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Repurchase agreement with Barclays Capital, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.380%, collateralized by corporate bonds with various maturities to 05/15/19, market value $251,450,000 (repurchase proceed s $235,002,481) | | | 235,000,000 | | | | 235,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with BNP Paribas, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.330%, collateralized by corporate bonds with various maturities to 05/16/18, market value $16,050,000 (repurchase proceeds $15, 000,138) | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 15,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with Deutsche Bank, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.380%, collateralized by corporate bonds with various maturities to 08/15/19, market value $101,650,000 (repurchase proceeds $ 95,001,003) | | | 95,000,000 | | | | 95,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with Goldman Sachs & Co., dated 08/26/09, due 09/02/09 at 0.250%, collateralized by a corporate bond maturing 10/13/09, market value $71,690,000 (repurchase proceeds $67,002,792) | | | 67,000,000 | | | | 67,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with Greenwich Capital, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.380%, collateralized by asset backed securities with various maturities to 10/23/09, market value $222,602,603 (repurchase proceeds $212,002,238) | | | 212,000,000 | | | | 212,000,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Repurchase agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.330%, collateralized by asset backed securities with various maturities to 04/01/19, market value $84,534,287 (repurchase proceeds $79,000,724) | | | 79,000,000 | | | | 79,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with Morgan Stanley, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.305%, collateralized by an asset backed security maturing 09/18/09, market value $105,000,745 (repurchase proceeds $100,000,847) | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with Royal Bank of Canada, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.330%, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations & asset backed securities with various maturities to 08/01/39, market value $220,719,880 (repurchase proceeds $213,295,955) | | | 213,294,000 | | | | 213,294,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with UBS Warburg AG, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.210%, collateralized by U.S. Treasury obligations with various maturities to 11/01/38, market value $448,769,637 (repurchase proceeds $439,970,566) | | | 439,968,000 | | | | 439,968,000 | | |
Total Repurchase Agreements (cost of $1,456,262,000) | | | 1,456,262,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Money Market Reserves
August 31, 2009
Other – 0.9% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Capital Support Agreement with Affiliate (j) | | | — | | | | 130,433,088 | | |
Total Other (cost of $—) | | | 130,433,088 | | |
Total Investments – 100.0% (cost of $14,549,135,394) (k) | | | 14,549,135,394 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 0.0% | | | 1,344,988 | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 14,550,480,382 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) The rate shown represents the discount rate at the date of purchase.
(b) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At August 31, 2009, these securities, which are not illiquid except for those in the following table, amounted to $1,690,979,866, which represents 11.6% of net assets.
Security | | Acquisition Date | | Acquisition Cost | |
Axon Financial Funding LLC 0.330% 11/05/09 | | 04/23/07 | | $ | 100,000,000 | | |
0.340% 11/05/09 | | 04/10/07 | | | 50,000,000 | | |
0.567% 11/05/09 | | 04/02/07 | | | 135,000,000 | | |
| | | | $ | 285,000,000 | | |
(c) The rate shown represents the annualized yield at the date of purchase.
(d) Parenthetical date represents the effective maturity date for the security.
(e) The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at August 31, 2009.
(f) Represents fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The value of these securities amounted to $102,483,141, which represents 0.7% of net assets.
(g) Security issued by a structured investment vehicle.
(h) Security is in default and is a covered security under the Capital Support Agreement.
(i) Variable rate obligations have long dated final maturities, however, their effective maturity is within 397 days in accordance with its demand feature. These securities are secured by a letter of credit or other credit support agreements from banks. These securities are puttable upon not more than one, seven or thirty business days' notice. Put bonds and notes have a demand feature that matures within one year. The interest rate is changed periodically and the interest rate reflects the rate at August 31, 2009.
(j) See Note 3.
(k) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $14,549,135,394.
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of August 31, 2009, in valuing the Fund's assets:
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Total Certificates of Deposit | | $ | — | | | $ | 7,351,792,481 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 7,351,792,481 | | |
Total Commercial Paper | | | — | | | | 3,413,100,696 | | | | — | | | | 3,413,100,696 | | |
Government & Agency Obligations | |
U.S. Government Agencies | | | — | | | | 1,480,550,576 | | | | — | | | | 1,480,550,576 | | |
U.S. Government Obligations | | | — | | | | 565,719,962 | | | | — | | | | 565,719,962 | | |
Total Government & Agency Obligations | | | — | | | | 2,046,270,538 | | | | — | | | | 2,046,270,538 | | |
Total Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | | 27,018,450 | | | | 102,483,141 | | | | 129,501,591 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds | | | — | | | | 21,775,000 | | | | — | | | | 21,775,000 | | |
Total Repurchase Agreements | | | — | | | | 1,456,262,000 | | | | — | | | | 1,456,262,000 | | |
Capital Support Agreement | | | — | | | | — | | | | 130,433,088 | | | | 130,433,088 | | |
Total Investments | | $ | — | | | $ | 14,316,219,165 | | | $ | 232,916,229 | | | $ | 14,549,135,394 | | |
The following table reconciles asset balances for the twelve month period ending August 31, 2009, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:
Investments in Securities | | Balance as of August 31, 2008 | | Accrued Discounts/ Premiums | | Realized Gain/(Loss) | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Net Purchases | | Net Sales | | Net Transfers into Level 3 | | Net Transfers out of Level 3 | | Balance as of August 31, 2009 | |
Corporate Bonds | | $ | 299,680,000 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (15,060,034 | ) | | $ | (45,113,088 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (137,023,737 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 102,483,141 | | |
Capital Support Agreement | | | 39,900,000 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 90,533,088 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 130,433,088 | | |
Total | | $ | 339,580,000 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (15,060,034 | ) | | $ | 45,420,000 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (137,023,737 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 232,916,229 | | |
The information in the above reconciliation represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.
The change in unrealized appreciation attributable to securities owned at August 31, 2009 which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $45,420,000. This amount is included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.
For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the tables above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Acronym | | Name | |
FHLMC | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | |
|
LIQ FAC | | Liquidity Facility | |
|
SPA | | Stand-by Purchase Agreement | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia Money Market Reserves
August 31, 2009
| | | | ($) | |
Assets | | Investments, at cost | | | 13,092,873,394 | | |
| | Repurchase agreements, at cost approximating value | | | 1,456,262,000 | | |
| | Total investments, at cost | | | 14,549,135,394 | | |
| | Investment securities, at value | | | 12,962,440,306 | | |
| | Repurchase agreements, at cost approximating value | | | 1,456,262,000 | | |
| | Capital Support Agreement, at value (See Note 3) | | | 130,433,088 | | |
| | Total investments | | | 14,549,135,394 | | |
| | Cash | | | 521 | | |
| | Receivable for: | | | | | |
| | Fund shares sold | | | 142,739 | | |
| | Interest | | | 8,458,354 | | |
| | Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 101,516 | | |
| | Prepaid expenses | | | 452,223 | | |
| | Total Assets | | | 14,558,290,747 | | |
Liabilities | | Payable for: | | | | | |
| | Investments purchased | | | 3,840,000 | | |
| | Fund shares repurchased | | | 237,288 | | |
| | Distributions | | | 322,313 | | |
| | Investment advisory fee | | | 1,984,186 | | |
| | Administration fee | | | 517,449 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 52,588 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 22,764 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 96,839 | | |
| | Distribution and service fees | | | 480,131 | | |
| | Shareholder administration fee | | | 83,051 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 1,953 | | |
| | Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 101,516 | | |
| | Other liabilities | | | 70,287 | | |
| | Total Liabilities | | | 7,810,365 | | |
| | Net Assets | | | 14,550,480,382 | | |
Net Assets Consist of | | Paid-in capital | | | 14,550,704,660 | | |
| | Overdistributed net investment income | | | (33,213 | ) | |
| | Accumulated net realized loss | | | (191,065 | ) | |
| | Unrealized loss on investments, net of Capital Support Agreement (See Note 3) | | | — | | |
| | Net Assets | | | 14,550,480,382 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued) – Columbia Money Market Reserves
August 31, 2009
Capital Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 8,254,775,455 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 8,254,880,060 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Trust Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 179,509,160 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 179,511,159 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Liquidity Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 453,489,338 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 453,494,905 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Adviser Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 3,100,586,703 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 3,100,623,257 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Invester Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 10,002 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 10,002 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Institutional Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 2,003,722,181 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 2,003,747,608 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Retail A Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 67,756,994 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 67,757,829 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
G-Trust Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 490,630,549 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 490,636,438 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations – Columbia Money Market Reserves
For the Year Ended August 31, 2009
| | | | ($) | |
Investment Income | | Interest | | | 270,719,622 | | |
Expenses | | Investment advisory fee | | | 29,174,371 | | |
| | Administration fee | | | 17,226,607 | | |
| | Distribution fee: | | | | | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | 26,047 | | |
| | Service fee: | | | | | |
| | Liquidity Class Shares | | | 1,698,841 | | |
| | Adviser Class Shares | | | 11,713,796 | | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | 65,118 | | |
| | Retail A Shares | | | 52,568 | | |
| | Shareholder administration fee: | | | | | |
| | Trust Class Shares | | | 178,581 | | |
| | Institutional Class Shares | | | 939,041 | | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | | 674,560 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 233,944 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 25,106 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 444,379 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 8,694 | | |
| | Treasury temporary guarantee program fee | | | 7,561,140 | | |
| | Other expenses | | | 698,791 | | |
| | Total Expenses | | | 70,721,584 | | |
| | Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by investment advisor and/or administrator | | | (9,587,710 | ) | |
| | Fees waived by distributor: | | | | | |
| | Liquidity Class Shares | | | (2,570 | ) | |
| | Adviser Class Shares | | | (304,500 | ) | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | (1,877 | ) | |
| | Fees waived by shareholder service provider—Liquidity Class Shares | | | (679,536 | ) | |
| | Expense reductions | | | (4,255 | ) | |
| | Net Expenses | | | 60,141,136 | | |
| | Net Investment Income | | | 210,578,486 | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | Net realized loss on investments | | | (13,055,774 | ) | |
| | Reimbursement by an affiliate for realized loss (See Note 9) | | | 15,060,034 | | |
| | Net realized gain | | | 2,004,260 | | |
| | Net change in unrealized appreciation on Capital Support Agreement (See Note 3) | | | 90,533,088 | | |
| | Net change unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (45,113,088 | ) | |
| | Net Gain | | | 47,424,260 | | |
| | Net Increase Resulting from Operations | | | 258,002,746 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia Money Market Reserves
| | | | Year Ended August 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | 2009 ($) | | 2008 ($) | |
Operations | | Net investment income | | | 210,578,486 | | | | 865,946,246 | | |
| | Net realized gain on investments | | | 2,004,260 | | | | 95,299 | | |
| | Net change in unrealized appreciation on Capital Support Agreement (See Note 3) | | | 90,533,088 | | | | 39,900,000 | | |
| | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (45,113,088 | ) | | | (85,320,000 | ) | |
| | Net increase resulting from operations | | | 258,002,746 | | | | 820,621,545 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders | | From net investment income: | | | | | | | | | |
| | Capital Class Shares | | | (115,660,666 | ) | | | (388,739,036 | ) | |
| | Trust Class Shares | | | (1,814,132 | ) | | | (4,233,394 | ) | |
| | Liquidity Class Shares | | | (7,584,953 | ) | | | (41,351,779 | ) | |
| | Adviser Class Shares | | | (50,600,488 | ) | | | (280,004,908 | ) | |
| | Investor Class Shares | | | (398,234 | ) | | | (2,568,771 | ) | |
| | Institutional Class Shares | | | (26,121,754 | ) | | | (119,914,440 | ) | |
| | Retail A Shares | | | (841,540 | ) | | | (3,414,306 | ) | |
| | G-Trust Shares | | | (7,556,720 | ) | | | (25,902,054 | ) | |
| | Total distributions to shareholders | | | (210,578,487 | ) | | | (866,128,688 | ) | |
| | Net Capital Stock Transactions | | | (7,337,600,566 | ) | | | (2,309,311,592 | ) | |
| | Total decrease in net assets | | | (7,290,176,307 | ) | | | (2,354,818,735 | ) | |
Net Assets | | Beginning of period | | | 21,840,656,689 | | | | 24,195,475,424 | | |
| | End of period | | | 14,550,480,382 | | | | 21,840,656,689 | | |
| | Overdistributed net investment income at end of period | | | (33,213 | ) | | | (33,211 | ) | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Columbia Money Market Reserves
| | Capital Stock Activity | |
| | Year Ended August 31, | |
| | 2009 | | 2008 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Capital Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 60,165,894,516 | | | | 60,165,894,515 | | | | 53,523,127,166 | | | | 53,523,127,166 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 90,437,534 | | | | 90,437,534 | | | | 303,685,937 | | | | 303,685,937 | | |
Redemptions | | | (62,376,527,895 | ) | | | (62,376,527,895 | ) | | | (54,176,678,469 | ) | | | (54,176,678,469 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (2,120,195,845 | ) | | | (2,120,195,846 | ) | | | (349,865,366 | ) | | | (349,865,366 | ) | |
Trust Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 678,842,592 | | | | 678,842,592 | | | | 1,171,436,665 | | | | 1,171,436,665 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 6,658 | | | | 6,658 | | | | 149,542 | | | | 149,542 | | |
Redemptions | | | (662,552,073 | ) | | | (662,552,073 | ) | | | (1,073,121,494 | ) | | | (1,073,121,494 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 16,297,177 | | | | 16,297,177 | | | | 98,464,713 | | | | 98,464,713 | | |
Liquidity Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 1,839,846,699 | | | | 1,839,846,699 | | | | 3,644,634,992 | | | | 3,644,634,992 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 7,061,393 | | | | 7,061,392 | | | | 35,994,371 | | | | 35,994,371 | | |
Redemptions | | | (2,410,317,574 | ) | | | (2,410,317,574 | ) | | | (4,145,343,388 | ) | | | (4,145,343,388 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (563,409,482 | ) | | | (563,409,483 | ) | | | (464,714,025 | ) | | | (464,714,025 | ) | |
Adviser Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 4,000,505,895 | | | | 4,000,505,895 | | | | 15,724,324,717 | | | | 15,724,324,717 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 6,116,036 | | | | 6,116,036 | | | | 24,015,690 | | | | 24,015,690 | | |
Redemptions | | | (7,465,936,098 | ) | | | (7,465,936,098 | ) | | | (17,122,494,151 | ) | | | (17,122,494,151 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (3,459,314,167 | ) | | | (3,459,314,167 | ) | | | (1,374,153,744 | ) | | | (1,374,153,744 | ) | |
Investor Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 13,062,618 | | | | 13,062,619 | | | | 1,989,837 | | | | 1,989,836 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 26 | | | | 26 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Redemptions | | | (83,630,934 | ) | | | (83,630,834 | ) | | | (21 | ) | | | (21 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (70,568,290 | ) | | | (70,568,189 | ) | | | 1,989,816 | | | | 1,989,815 | | |
Institutional Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 7,942,147,571 | | | | 7,942,147,571 | | | | 11,831,533,150 | | | | 11,831,533,150 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 23,753,034 | | | | 23,753,034 | | | | 112,528,488 | | | | 112,528,488 | | |
Redemptions | | | (8,894,538,868 | ) | | | (8,894,538,868 | ) | | | (12,111,550,766 | ) | | | (12,111,550,766 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (928,638,263 | ) | | | (928,638,263 | ) | | | (167,489,128 | ) | | | (167,489,128 | ) | |
Retail A Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 9,838,164 | | | | 9,838,164 | | | | 21,803,818 | | | | 21,803,818 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 819,090 | | | | 819,091 | | | | 3,326,108 | | | | 3,326,108 | | |
Redemptions | | | (30,598,055 | ) | | | (30,598,055 | ) | | | (33,667,286 | ) | | | (33,667,286 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (19,940,801 | ) | | | (19,940,800 | ) | | | (8,537,360 | ) | | | (8,537,360 | ) | |
G-Trust Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 617,549,986 | | | | 617,549,986 | | | | 1,017,885,491 | | | | 1,017,885,491 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 459,153 | | | | 459,153 | | | | 1,281,280 | | | | 1,281,280 | | |
Redemptions | | | (809,840,134 | ) | | | (809,840,134 | ) | | | (1,064,173,268 | ) | | | (1,064,173,268 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (191,830,995 | ) | | | (191,830,995 | ) | | | (45,006,497 | ) | | | (45,006,497 | ) | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Money Market Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Capital Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.02 | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and Capital Support Agreement | | | — | (b) | | | — | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.02 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 1.13 | %(e) | | | 3.76 | %(f) | | | 5.30 | % | | | 2.08 | %(g) | | | 3.63 | % | | | 1.58 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (h) | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | %(i) | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(i) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (h) | | | 1.07 | % | | | 3.81 | % | | | 5.18 | % | | | 4.93 | %(i) | | | 3.60 | % | | | 1.50 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 8,254,775 | | | $ | 10,352,511 | | | $ | 10,723,924 | | | $ | 6,625,010 | | | $ | 6,401,492 | | | $ | 7,148,040 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Had an affiliate of the investment advisor not provided capital support, total return would have been 0.24%.
(f) The reimbursements from affiliates of the investment advisor for realized losses on securities and capital support had no impact to total return.
(g) Not annualized.
(h) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(i) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Money Market Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Trust Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and Capital Support Agreement | | | — | (b) | | | — | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 1.03 | %(e) | | | 3.66 | %(f)(g) | | | 5.20 | % | | | 2.04 | %(h) | | | 3.52 | % | | | 1.48 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (i) | | | 0.34 | % | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.30 | %(j) | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.30 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(j) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (i) | | | 1.02 | % | | | 3.40 | %(g) | | | 5.08 | % | | | 4.89 | %(j) | | | 3.71 | % | | | 1.32 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 179,509 | | | $ | 162,859 | | | $ | 64,747 | | | $ | 20,085 | | | $ | 15,325 | | | $ | 10,933 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Had an affiliate of the investment advisor not provided capital support, total return would have been 0.14%.
(f) The reimbursements from affiliates of the investment advisor for realized losses on securities and capital support had no impact to total return.
(g) The relationship of the Class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the Class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(h) Not annualized.
(i) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(j) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Money Market Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Liquidity Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and Capital Support Agreement | | | — | (b) | | | — | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 0.98 | %(e) | | | 3.61 | %(f) | | | 5.15 | % | | | 2.02 | %(g) | | | 3.47 | % | | | 1.42 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (h) | | | 0.39 | % | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | %(i) | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.16 | %(i) | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.17 | % | |
Net investment income (h) | | | 1.12 | % | | | 3.71 | % | | | 5.03 | % | | | 4.78 | %(i) | | | 3.56 | % | | | 1.44 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 453,489 | | | $ | 1,014,693 | | | $ | 1,481,554 | | | $ | 1,254,383 | | | $ | 1,214,883 | | | $ | 492,232 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Had an affiliate of the investment advisor not provided capital support, total return would have been 0.09%.
(f) The reimbursements from affiliates of the investment advisor for realized losses on securities and capital support had no impact to total return.
(g) Not annualized.
(h) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(i) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Money Market Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Adviser Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and Capital Support Agreement | | | — | (b) | | | — | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 0.89 | %(e)(f) | | | 3.51 | %(g) | | | 5.04 | % | | | 1.98 | %(h) | | | 3.37 | % | | | 1.32 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (i) | | | 0.48 | % | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.45 | %(j) | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.45 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(j) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (i) | | | 1.08 | %(f) | | | 3.52 | % | | | 4.93 | % | | | 4.69 | %(j) | | | 3.47 | % | | | 1.34 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 3,100,587 | | | $ | 6,545,670 | | | $ | 7,933,658 | | | $ | 5,666,480 | | | $ | 4,730,117 | | | $ | 1,740,828 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Had an affiliate of the investment advisor not provided capital support, total return would have been 0.00%.
(f) The relationship of the Class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the Class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(g) The reimbursements from affiliates of the investment advisor for realized losses on securities and capital support had no impact to total return.
(h) Not annualized.
(i) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(j) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Money Market Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Investor Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and Capital Support Agreement | | | — | (b) | | | — | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 0.80 | %(e)(f) | | | 3.40 | %(g) | | | 4.94 | % | | | 1.93 | %(h) | | | 3.27 | % | | | 1.22 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (i) | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.55 | %(j) | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.55 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(j) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (i) | | | 1.53 | %(f) | | | 3.34 | % | | | 4.83 | % | | | 4.56 | %(j) | | | 3.26 | % | | | 1.20 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 10 | | | $ | 70,425 | | | $ | 68,592 | | | $ | 80,137 | | | $ | 107,221 | | | $ | 85,981 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Had an affiliate of the investment advisor not provided capital support, total return would have been (0.09)%.
(f) The relationship of the Class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the Class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(g) The reimbursements from affiliates of the investment advisor for realized losses on securities and capital support had no impact to total return.
(h) Not annualized.
(i) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(j) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Money Market Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Institutional Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.02 | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and Capital Support Agreement | | | — | (b) | | | — | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.02 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 1.09 | %(e) | | | 3.72 | %(f) | | | 5.26 | % | | | 2.07 | %(g) | | | 3.59 | % | | | 1.54 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (h) | | | 0.28 | % | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.24 | %(i) | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.24 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(i) | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
Net investment income (h) | | | 1.11 | % | | | 3.66 | % | | | 5.14 | % | | | 4.90 | %(i) | | | 3.59 | % | | | 1.59 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 2,003,722 | | | $ | 2,926,008 | | | $ | 3,099,546 | | | $ | 2,691,468 | | | $ | 2,361,622 | | | $ | 1,915,745 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Had an affiliate of the investment advisor not provided capital support, total return would have been 0.20%.
(f) The reimbursements from affiliates of the investment advisor for realized losses on securities and capital support had no impact to total return.
(g) Not annualized.
(h) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(i) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Money Market Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Period Ended March 31, | |
Retail A Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 (b) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and Capital Support Agreement | | | — | (c) | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 1.06 | %(f) | | | 3.69 | %(g) | | | 5.23 | % | | | 2.05 | %(h) | | | 1.50 | %(h) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (i) | | | 0.31 | % | | | 0.27 | % | | | 0.27 | % | | | 0.27 | %(j) | | | 0.27 | %(j) | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(j) | | | 0.06 | %(j) | |
Net investment income (i) | | | 1.12 | % | | | 3.66 | % | | | 5.11 | % | | | 4.85 | %(j) | | | 4.15 | %(j) | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 67,757 | | | $ | 87,508 | | | $ | 96,260 | | | $ | 101,776 | | | $ | 110,828 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) Retail A Shares commenced operations on November, 21, 2005.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(e) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(f) Had an affiliate of the investment advisor not provided capital support, total return would have been 0.17%.
(g) The reimbursements from affiliates of the investment advisor for realized losses on securities and capital support had no impact to total return.
(h) Not annualized.
(i) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(j) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Money Market Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Period Ended March 31, | |
G-Trust Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | | 2006 (b) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.02 | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and Capital Support Agreement | | | — | (c) | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.02 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 1.13 | %(f) | | | 3.76 | %(g) | | | 5.30 | % | | | 2.08 | %(h) | | | 1.53 | %(h) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (i) | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | %(j) | | | 0.20 | %(j) | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | %(j) | | | 0.06 | %(j) | |
Net investment income (i) | | | 1.19 | % | | | 3.73 | % | | | 5.18 | % | | | 4.93 | %(j) | | | 4.22 | %(j) | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 490,631 | | | $ | 680,983 | | | $ | 727,195 | | | $ | 730,240 | | | $ | 780,544 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31.
(b) G-Trust shares commenced operations on November 21, 2005.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return represents aggregate total return for the period indicated and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.
(e) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(f) Had an affiliate of the investment advisor not provided capital support, total return would have been 0.24%.
(g) The reimbursements from affiliates of the investment advisor for realized losses on securities and capital support had no impact to total return.
(h) Not annualized.
(i) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(j) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia Money Market Reserves
August 31, 2009
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Money Market Reserves (the "Fund"), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the "Trust") is a diversified fund. The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company.
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks current income, consistent with capital preservation and maintenance of a high degree of liquidity.
Fund Shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares and the Fund offers eight classes of shares: Capital Class, Trust Class, Liquidity Class, Adviser Class, Investor Class, Institutional Class, Retail A and G-Trust shares. Retail A and G-Trust shares are closed to new investors. Each class of shares is offered continuously at net asset value.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through October 22, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued, and except as disclosed in Note 11, noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosures.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security Valuation
Securities in the Fund are valued utilizing the amortized cost valuation method permitted in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act provided certain conditions are met, including that the Fund's Board of Trustees continues to believe that the amortized cost valuation method fairly reflects the market-based net asset value per share of the Fund. This method involves valuing a portfolio security initially at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant accretion or amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, respectively. The Fund's Board of Trustees has established procedures intended to stabilize the Fund's net asset value for purposes of sales and redemptions at $1.00 per share. These procedures include determinations, at such intervals as the Board of Trustees deems appropriate and reasonable in light of current market conditions, of the extent, if any, to which the Fund's market-based net asset value deviates fr om $1.00 per share. In the event such deviation exceeds 1/2 of 1%, the Board of Trustees will promptly consider what action, if any, should be initiated.
Various inputs are used to determine the value of the Fund's investments. Management establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value giving the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
• Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)
• Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable, unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs may include management's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment.
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Security Transactions
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.
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Repurchase Agreements
The Fund may engage in repurchase agreement transactions with institutions that Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia"), the Fund's investment advisor, has determined are creditworthy. The Fund, through its custodian, receives delivery of the underlying securities collateralizing a repurchase agreement. Collateral for certain tri-party repurchase agreements is held at the counterparty's custodian in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and the counterparty. Columbia is responsible for determining that the collateral is at least equal, at all times, to the value of the repurchase obligation including interest. A repurchase agreement transaction involves certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty. These risks include possible delays in or restrictions on the Fund's ability to dispose of the underlying securities and a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period while the Fund seeks to assert its rights.
Income Recognition
Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other series of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund.
Determination of Class Net Asset Value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, as shown on the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis for purposes of determining the net asset value ("NAV") of each class. Income and expenses are allocated to each class based on the settled shares method, while realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated based on the relative net assets of each class.
Federal Income Tax Status
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its tax exempt or taxable income, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually after the fiscal year in which the capital gains were earned or more frequently to seek to maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share, unless offset by any available capital loss carryforward. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP.
Indemnification
In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Fund. Also, under the Trust's organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Trust. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.
Note 3. Capital Support Agreement
The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into a Capital Support Agreement (the "Agreement") with NB Funding Company LLC (the "Support Provider"), an affiliate of Columbia. Bank of America Corporation ("BOA") has guaranteed to the Fund the payment of any capital contribution that the Support Provider is obligated to make under the Agreement.
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The Fund's objective in entering into the Agreement is to enable it to continue to offer and redeem its shares at $1.00 per share by permitting it to maintain its market-based NAV per share at an amount no less than the specific level set forth in the Agreement (the "Minimum NAV Per Share"). The Agreement establishes the basis for the Support Provider to make a capital contribution to the Fund in order to prevent realized losses from the disposition of certain covered securities from causing the Fund's market-based NAV per share to fall below the Minimum NAV Per Share. For purposes of the Agreement, a "capital contribution" is a cash contribution by the Support Provider to the Fund for which the Support Provider does not receive any shares or other consideration from the Fund.
The amount the Support Provider could be required to contribute under the Agreement was limited to $285 million (the "Maximum Contribution Amount") for the Fund as of August 31, 2009. The Agreement requires the Support Provider to make a capital contribution upon the Fund's disposition of a portfolio security that has been subject to an event as specified in paragraph (c)(6)(ii)(A) of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act (a "Covered Security") at less than its amortized cost (a "Triggering Event"). The Agreement requires the Support Provider to contribute cash in an amount necessary to prevent the Triggering Event from causing the Fund's market-based NAV per share to decline below the Minimum NAV Per Share, subject to the Maximum Contribution Amount.
The Fund treats the Agreement as an asset of the Fund in calculating its market-based NAV. The value of the Agreement may increase or decrease on any day the Fund calculates its market-based NAV per share as a result of changes in the market value of the Covered Securities, or other factors, prior to the actual payment of the capital contribution by the Support Provider to the Fund. In no event will the value of the Agreement exceed the Maximum Contribution Amount.
As of August 31, 2009, the Fund included a potential future contribution in calculating its market-based NAV.
The Fund is required to sell any Covered Securities (i) promptly following any change in the short-term ratings of BOA such that its obligations no longer qualify as First Tier Securities (ii) promptly following determinations by the Board of Trustees of the Fund that the Maximum Contribution Amount is insufficient to support the Fund's Minimum NAV Per Share and that disposition of the Covered Securities is in the best interest of the Fund or (iii) on the business day immediately prior to November 6, 2009; provided that the Fund is not required to complete any such sale if the sale would not result in the payment of a capital contribution.
The Support Provider's obligation to make contributions under the Agreement terminates upon the earliest to occur of (i) November 6, 2009, (ii) payment of the Maximum Contribution Amount or (iii) the Support Provider having made all capital contributions required following a change in the short-term credit ratings of BOA such that its obligations no longer qualify as First Tier Securities.
The following table lists the Covered Securities and includes the par value, amortized cost and fair value at August 31, 2009.
Covered Security | | Par Value | | Amortized Cost | | Fair Value | |
Axon Financial Funding LLC, 0.330% 11/05/09 | | $ | 80,735,283 | | | $ | 80,735,283 | | | $ | 35,523,524 | | |
Axon Financial Funding LLC, 0.340% 11/05/09 | | | 40,467,282 | | | | 40,467,282 | | | | 17,805,604 | | |
Axon Financial Funding LLC, 0.567% 11/05/09 | | | 111,713,664 | | | | 111,713,664 | | | | 49,154,013 | | |
At the end of the reporting period, management estimated the fair value of the Agreement to be $130,433,088 (see Note 9).
On September 8, 2009, an affiliate of Columbia purchased from the Fund all of the covered securities holdings of the Fund (see Note 11).
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Note 4. Federal Tax Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund's capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, permanent book and tax basis differences resulting primarily from differing treatments for distributions were identified and reclassified among the components of the Fund's net assets as follows:
Overdistributed Net Investment Income | | Accumulated Net Realized Gain or Net Realized Loss | |
Paid-In Capital | |
$ | (1 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | 1 | | |
Net investment income and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed on the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 was as follows:
| | August 31, | |
| | 2009 | | 2008 | |
Ordinary Income* | | $ | 210,578,487 | | | $ | 866,128,688 | | |
Long-Term Capital Gains | | | — | | | | — | | |
* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.
As of August 31, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | |
$ | 372,467 | | | $ | — | | |
The following capital loss carryforwards may be available to reduce taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code:
Year of Expiration | | Capital Loss Carryforward | |
| 2014 | | | $ | 191,065 | | |
Capital loss carryforwards of $2,004,260 were utilized during the year ended August 31, 2009.
Management is required to determine whether a tax position of the Fund is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized by the Fund is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. However, management's conclusions may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). The Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal year s remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 5. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates
Investment Advisory Fee
Columbia, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, provides investment advisory services to the Fund. Columbia receives a monthly investment advisory fee, calculated based on the combined average net assets of the Fund and certain other money market funds advised by Columbia, at the following annual rates:
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rate | |
First $175 billion | | | 0.15 | % | |
$175 billion to $225 billion | | | 0.13 | % | |
Over $225 billion | | | 0.08 | % | |
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Columbia has contractually agreed to limit the combined investment advisory fee and administration fee for the Fund to an annual rate of 0.19% of the Fund's average net assets through December 31, 2010. There is no guarantee that this expense limitation will continue after December 31, 2010.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, the Fund's effective advisory fee rate, net of fee waivers, was 0.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
Administration Fee
Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Fund for a monthly administration fee, calculated based on the combined average net assets of the Fund and certain other money market funds advised by Columbia, at the following annual rates, less the fees payable by the Fund as described under the Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees note below:
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rate | |
First $125 billion | | | 0.10 | % | |
$125 billion to $175 billion | | | 0.05 | % | |
Over $175 billion | | | 0.02 | % | |
Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees
The Fund has entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the "Financial Reporting Services Agreement") with State Street Bank & Trust Company ("State Street") and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Fund. The Fund has also entered into an Accounting Services Agreement (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the "State Street Agreements") with State Street and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Fund. Under the State Street Agreements, the Fund pays State Street an annual fee of $38,000, paid monthly plus an additional monthly fee based on an annualized percentage rate of average daily net assets of the Fund for the month. The aggregate fee will not exceed $140,000 per year (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and charges). The Fund also reimburses State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charg es.
The Fund has entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the "Services Agreement") with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provides services related to Fund expenses, the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provides oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. Under the Services Agreement, the Fund reimburses Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses.
Transfer Agent Fee
Columbia Management Services, Inc. (the "Transfer Agent"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, provides shareholder services to the Fund and has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services ("BFDS") to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a fee for its services, paid monthly, at the annual rate of $17.34 per open account plus reimbursement of certain sub-transfer agent fees paid by the Transfer Agent (exclusive of BFDS fees), calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts and intended to recover the cost of payments to other parties (including affiliates of BOA) for services to those accounts. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund.
The Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, Individual Retirement Account ("IRA") trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due to the Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Fund and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.
An annual minimum account balance fee of up to $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the Fund's minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. For the year ended August 31, 2009, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Fund.
Distribution and Service Fees
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, is the principal underwriter of the Fund's shares.
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The Trust has adopted distribution plans ("Distribution Plans") for the Liquidity Class and Investor Class shares of the Fund. The Distribution Plans, adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, permit the Fund to compensate or reimburse the Distributor and/or selling agents for activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of the classes' shares.
The Trust also has adopted shareholder servicing plans ("Servicing Plans") for the Liquidity Class, Adviser Class, Investor Class, and Retail A shares of the Fund. The Servicing Plans permit the Fund to compensate or reimburse servicing agents for the shareholder services they have provided.
A substantial portion of the expenses incurred pursuant to these plans is paid to affiliates of BOA and the Distributor.
The annual rates in effect and plan limits, as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:
Distribution Plans: | | Current Rate (after fee waivers) | | Plan Limit | |
Liquidity Class shares | | | 0.15 | %* | | | 0.25 | %** | |
Investor Class shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Servicing Plans: | |
Liquidity Class shares | | | 0.15 | %* | | | 0.25 | %** | |
Investor Class shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Adviser Class shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Retail A shares | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | |
* The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive Distribution Plan fees and/or Servicing Plan fees through December 31, 2010 as a percentage of the Fund's Liquidity Class shares average daily net assets at an annual rate of 0.10%, so that combined fees will not exceed 0.15%. There is no guarantee that this waiver will continue after December 31, 2010.
** To the extent that the Liquidity Class shares of the Fund make payments pursuant to the Distribution Plan and/or the Servicing Plan, the combined total of such payments may not exceed, on an annual basis, 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Liquidity Class shares.
Shareholder Administration Fees
The Distributor is the principal underwriter of the Fund's shares.
The Trust has adopted shareholder administration plans ("Administration Plans") for the Trust Class and Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Under the Administration Plans, the Fund may pay servicing agents that have entered into a shareholder administration agreement with the Trust for certain shareholder support services that are provided to holders of the classes' shares. A substantial portion of the expenses incurred pursuant to these plans is paid to affiliates of BOA and the Distributor.
The annual rates in effect and plan limits, as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:
Administration Plans: | | Current Rate | | Plan Limit | |
Trust Class shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Institutional Class shares | | | 0.04 | % | | | 0.04 | % | |
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements
Columbia and/or some of the Fund's other service providers have contractually agreed to bear a portion of the Fund's expenses through December 31, 2010, so that the Fund's ordinary operating expenses (excluding any distribution, shareholder servicing and/or shareholder administration fees, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, but including custodian charges relating to overdrafts, if any) after giving effect to any balance credits from the Fund's custodian, do not exceed the annual rate of 0.20% of the Fund's average daily net assets. There is no guarantee that this expense limitation will continue after December 31, 2010.
Effective December 15, 2008, the Distributor has voluntarily agreed to reimburse certain class-specific Fund expenses (consisting of shareholder servicing, distribution and shareholder administration fees, as applicable) to the extent necessary in order to maintain a minimum annualized net yield of 0.00% for all classes of the Fund. In addition, Columbia has voluntarily agreed to reimburse certain Fund expenses (consisting of advisory and administration fees) to the extent necessary to maintain such yield in the event the Distributor's reimbursement of class-specific Fund expenses is fully utilized. These reimbursements are voluntary and may be modified or discontinued by the Distributor or Columbia at any time.
Columbia is entitled to recover from the Fund any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed for a three year period following the date of such fee waiver and/or reimbursement if such
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recovery does not cause the Fund's total operating expenses to exceed the expense limitation in effect at the time of recovery.
Under the Distribution Plans for the Liquidity Class shares, the Trust is currently not reimbursing the Distributor for distribution expenses for Liquidity Class shares. Unreimbursed expenses incurred by the Distributor in a given year may not be recovered by the Distributor in subsequent years.
At August 31, 2009, the amounts potentially recoverable by Columbia pursuant to this arrangement are as follows:
Amount of potential recovery expiring August 31: | | Total potential | | Amount recovered during the year | |
2012 | | 2011 | | 2010 | | recovery | | ended 8/31/09 | |
$ | 9,587,710 | | | $ | 12,625,233 | | | $ | 12,528,105 | | | $ | 34,741,048 | | | $ | — | | |
Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees
All officers of the Fund are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Fund. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Fund, along with other affiliated funds, pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.
The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Fund's assets. Income earned on the plan participant's deferral account is based on the rate of return of the eligible mutual funds selected by the participant or, if no funds are selected, on the rate of return of Columbia Treasury Reserves, another portfolio of the Trust. The expense for the deferred compensation plan, which includes trustees' fees deferred during the current period as well as any gains or losses on the trustees' deferred compensation balances as a result of market fluctuations, is included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statement of Operations. The liability for the deferred compensation plan is included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
As a result of a fund merger, the Fund assumed the liabilities of the deferred compensation plan of the acquired fund, which are included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The deferred compensation plan may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Fund's assets.
Note 6. Custody Credits
The Fund has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. The Fund could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if it had not entered into such an agreement.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, these custody credits reduced total expenses by $4,255 for the Fund.
Note 7. Shares of Beneficial Interest
As of August 31, 2009, 84.4% of the Fund's shares outstanding were beneficially owned by three participant accounts over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates had either sole or joint investment discretion.
As of August 31, 2009, one shareholder held 7.4% of the Fund's shares outstanding, over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates did not have investment discretion.
Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.
Note 8. Significant Risks and Contingencies
Security Risks
Since the third quarter of 2007, the asset-backed commercial paper ("ABCP") market has been under unprecedented pressure and scrutiny as concerns over the subprime mortgage sector are impacting the short-term fixed income markets. ABCP is a type of commercial paper that is backed by a pool of assets. That pool of assets is generally a mix of debt
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obligations, including, among others, credit card debt, automobile loans and leases, prime and subprime mortgage-backed securities, student loans, trade receivables and other asset-backed securities. Structured investment vehicles (SIVs), a sector of the ABCP market, are special purpose vehicles that primarily buy highly rated, high quality longer-term debt securities and fund themselves by issuing shorter-term senior debt (commercial paper and medium-term notes) and subordinated debt or equity. A number of funds, including the Fund, own ABCP including commercial paper issued by SIVs. The value of asset-backed securities, including SIVs, may be affected by, among other things, changes in interest rates, the quality of the underlying assets or the market's assessment thereof, factors concerning the interests in and structure of the issuer or the originator of the receivables, or the creditworthiness of the entities that provide a ny credit enhancements.
Over the past 18 months, the ABCP market has undergone a structural overhaul in response to the slowing economy, the stressed liquidity environment, and the repricing of risk by market participants. Through this evolution, various programs have been introduced by the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury to restore stability, liquidity, and confidence in the money markets. Two of the initiatives with the most direct impacts to issuance and liquidity have been the ABCP Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (AMLF) and the Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF). The AMLF program, launched in September 2008, provided an immediate boost to secondary market liquidity by providing a backstop bid to money funds and depository institutions looking to sell ABCP. The program allows ABCP owners to sell Tier-I CP into the program at amortized cost, essentially providing qualified market participants with a source of liquidity that ha s minimum risk. Overall ABCP issuance was significantly lower in 2008, and certain conduit structures (i.e. SIVs) disappeared from the landscape altogether, as market strain forced weaker programs/sponsors out of the market. Under current market conditions, certain securities owned by the Fund may be deemed to be illiquid. "Illiquid securities" are generally those that cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued. This may result in illiquid securities being disposed of at a price different from the recorded value since the market price of illiquid securities generally is more volatile than that of more liquid securities. This illiquidity of certain securities may result in the Fund incurring greater losses on the sale of some securities than under more stable market conditions.
The current market instability has made it more difficult to obtain market quotations on certain securities owned by the Fund. In the absence of observable and reliable market quotations, Fund securities are valued at their "fair value" under procedures established by Columbia. Fair values assigned to the investments by Columbia are based upon available information believed to be reliable, which may be affected by conditions in the financial markets. Different market participants may reach different opinions as to the value of any particular security, based on their varying market outlooks, the market information available to them, and the particular circumstances of their Funds. The determination of fair value often requires significant judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including, but not limited to, future cash flows adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, market and/or other risk factors . Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine fair value. If a security is valued at a fair value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security.
As of August 31, 2009, 0.7% of the Fund's total investments were valued based on fair values assigned by Columbia ("fair valued securities").
The Fund is subject to interest rate and credit risk. The value of debt securities may decline as interest rates increase. The Fund could lose money if the issuer of a fixed income security is unable to pay interest or repay principal when it is due. The Fund is subject to mortgage-related risk. The value of mortgage-backed securities can fall if the owners of the underlying mortgages default or pay off their mortgages sooner than expected, which could happen when interest rates fall, or pay off their mortgages later than expected, which could happen when interest rates rise.
The Fund is subject to asset-backed securities risk. Payment of interest and repayment of principal may be impacted by the cash flows generated by the assets backing these securities. The value of the Fund's asset-backed securities may also be affected by changes in interest rates, the availability of information concerning the interests in and structure of the pools of purchase contracts, financing leases or sales agreements that are represented by these securities, the creditworthiness of the underlying securities or the servicing
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agent for the pool, the originator of the loans or receivables, or the entities that provide any supporting letters of credit, surety bonds, or other credit enhancements.
United States Department of the Treasury Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds
On September 28, 2008, the United States Department of the Treasury (the "Treasury") opened a temporary guarantee program (the "Program") for money market mutual funds registered in the United States under the 1940 Act. On March 31, 2009, the Treasury announced the second extension of the Program from April 30, 2009 through September 18, 2009. The Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the Fund's continued participation in the Program.
Similar to the initial phase of the Program, and subject to certain conditions and limitations, share amounts held by investors of the Fund as of the close of business on September 19, 2008 were guaranteed against loss under the Program in the event the market-based net asset value per share was less than $0.995 (i.e., does not round to $1.00, a "guarantee event") and the Fund subsequently liquidated. The Program only covered the amount a shareholder held in the Fund as of the close of business on September 19, 2008, or the amount a shareholder held if and when a guarantee event occurred, whichever was less.
The Program expired on September 18, 2009 and will not be further extended by the Treasury. Accordingly, effective September 18, 2009, the Program no longer provides any guarantee against any loss to shareholders with respect to Fund shares.
The Fund paid $7,941,309 to the Treasury to participate in the Program. This fee is being expensed over the period from September 19, 2008 to September 18, 2009 and is an extraordinary expense for calculating fee waivers and expense reimbursement discussed in Note 5.
Legal Proceedings
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (collectively, the "Columbia Group") are subject to a settlement agreement with the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") (the "NYAG Settlement") and a settlement order with the SEC (the "SEC Order") on matters relating to mutual fund trading, each dated February 9, 2005. Under the terms of the SEC Order, the Columbia Group (or predecessor or affiliated entities) agreed, among other things, to: pay disgorgement and civil money penalties collectively totaling $375 million; cease and desist from violations of the antifraud provisions and certain other provisions of the federal securities laws; maintain certain compliance and ethics oversight structures; and retain an independent consultant to review the Columbia Group's applicable supervisory, compliance, control and other policies and procedures. The NYAG Settlement, among other things, requires Columbia Ma nagement Advisors, LLC and its affiliates to reduce management fees for certain funds in the Columbia family of mutual funds in a projected total of $160 million over five years through November 30, 2009 and to make certain disclosures to investors relating to expenses. In connection with the Columbia Group providing services to the Columbia Funds, the Columbia Funds have voluntarily undertaken to implement certain governance measures designed to maintain the independence of their boards of trustees and certain special consulting and compliance measures.
Pursuant to the SEC Order and related procedures, the $375 million in settlement amounts described above, of which approximately $90 million has been earmarked for certain Columbia Funds and their shareholders, is being distributed in accordance with a distribution plan developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the SEC on December 27, 2007. Distributions under the distribution plan began in mid-June 2008.
Civil Litigation
In connection with the events that resulted in the NYAG Settlement and SEC Order, various parties filed suits against Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including Banc of America Capital Management, LLC ("BACAP," now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) and BACAP Distributors, LLC (now known as Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.) (collectively "BAC"), Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and its Board of Trustees. On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the "MDL"). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On September 29, 2004, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed
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amended and consolidated complaints. One of these amended complaints is a putative class action that includes claims under the federal securities laws and state common law, and that names Nations Funds Trust, the Trustees, BAC and others as defendants. Another of the amended complaints is a derivative action purportedly on behalf of the Nations Funds Trust against BAC and others that asserts claims under federal securities laws and state common law. Nations Funds Trust is a nominal defendant in this action.
On February 25, 2005, BAC and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases. On December 15, 2005, BAC and others entered into a Stipulation of Settlement of the direct and derivative claims brought on behalf of the Nations Funds shareholders. The settlement is subject to court approval. If the settlement is approved, BAC would pay settlement administration costs and fees to plaintiffs' counsel as approved by the court. The stipulation has not yet been presented to the court for approval.
Note 9. Market and Security Events
On November 21, 2007, Axon Financial Funding LLC ("Axon") experienced an "automatic liquidation event" as a result of a determination by Axon Asset Management, Inc., as investment manager of Axon, that the remaining assets of Axon were insufficient to fully repay certain liabilities of Axon. The Axon securities are covered securities under the Capital Support Agreement discussed in Note 3. At August 31, 2009, these securities represent 0.7% of the Fund's total investments.
On February 11, 2008, Whistlejacket Capital Ltd. ("Whistlejacket"), a structured investment vehicle, breached a financial covenant related to the market value of its underlying collateral that resulted in an "enforcement event." As a result of the enforcement event, receivers of Whistlejacket were appointed. On February 15, 2008, the investment manager for Whistlejacket determined that Whistlejacket was insolvent. On February 21, 2008, Whistlejacket was in payment default due to its failure to pay medium term notes that matured on February 15, 2008. On April 17, 2009, an affiliate of Columbia purchased the Whistlejacket securities from the Fund. The purchase price of $79,604,615 was equal to the amortized cost (a price in excess of the security's then fair value) plus accrued interest receivable. The excess purchase price over the then current fair value amounted to $15,060,034 and is treated as a reimbursement from an affiliate for losses realized on the securities.
As of August 31, 2009, the Fund treated the Capital Support Agreement discussed in Note 3 as an asset with a value of $130,433,088 when calculating its market-based net asset value per share. The maximum value of the asset represented by the Capital Support Agreement for the period from September 1, 2008 through August 31, 2009 was $155,311,555.
Note 10. Line of Credit
The Fund and other affiliated funds participate in a $200,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit provided by State Street. Borrowings are available for short-term liquidity or temporary or emergency purposes.
Interest is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.75% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 0.75%. A one-time structuring fee of $10,000 is also accrued and apportioned to each fund participating in the line of credit based on the average net assets of the participating funds. In addition, if the line of credit is extended for an additional period after the expiration date, an annual administration fee of $10,000 may be charged and apportioned among the participating funds. Prior to December 18, 2008, the Fund and other affiliated funds participated in a $200,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit provided by State Street under similar terms. Interest was charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.375%.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, the Fund did not borrow under these arrangements.
Note 11. Subsequent Events
On September 8, 2009, an affiliate of Columbia purchased from the Fund all of the covered securities holdings of the Fund. The purchase price of $233,923,725 for the Axon Financial Funding LLC securities was equal to the amortized cost (a price in excess of the security's then fair value) plus accrued interest receivable. As a result of this transaction, the Fund's Capital Support Agreement discussed in Note 3 was terminated effective September 9, 2009.
Bank of America Corporation, the indirect parent company of Columbia, entered into an agreement dated September 29, 2009 to sell a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. The transaction does not include a sale of the part of the asset management business that advises the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust and Shareholders of Columbia Money Market Reserves
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolio, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia Money Market Reserves (the "Fund") (a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust) at August 31, 2009, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at August 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 22, 2009
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Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited) – Columbia Money Market Reserves
The Fund designates the maximum amount allowable as qualified interest income for nonresident alien shareholders, as provided in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
The Fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Fund Governance
The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and ages of the Trustees and officers of the Funds in the Columbia Funds Series Trust, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, the number of Funds overseen by each Trustee and other directorships they hold are shown below. Each officer listed below serves as an officer of each Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex.
Independent Trustees
Name, Address and Age, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Edward J. Boudreau (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Managing Director—E.J. Boudreau & Associates (consulting), from 2000 through current; oversees 66; no other directorships held. | |
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William P. Carmichael (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1999) | | Retired. Oversees 66; Director—Cobra Electronics Corporation (electronic equipment manufacturer); Director—Spectrum Brands, Inc. (consumer products); Director—Simmons Company (bedding); Director—The Finish Line (sportswear). | |
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William A. Hawkins (Born 1942) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | President and Chief Executive Officer—California General Bank, N.A., from January 2008 through current; President, Retail Banking—IndyMac Bancorp, Inc., from September 1999 to August 2003; oversees 66; no other directorships held. | |
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R. Glenn Hilliard (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer—Hilliard Group LLC (investing and consulting), from April 2003 through current; Non-Executive Director & Chairman—Conseco, Inc. (insurance), September 2003 through current; Executive Chairman—Conseco, Inc. (insurance), August 2004 through September 2005; oversees 66; Director—Conseco, Inc. (insurance). | |
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John J. Nagorniak (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2008)` | | Retired. President and Director—Foxstone Financial, Inc. (consulting), 2000 through December 2007; Director—Mellon Financial Corporation affiliates (investing), 2000 through 2007; Chairman—Franklin Portfolio Associates (investing—Mellon affiliate), 1982 through 2007; oversees 66; Director—MIT Investment Company; Trustee—MIT 401k Plan; Trustee and Chairman—Research Foundation of CFA Institute. | |
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Minor M. Shaw (Born 1947) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2003) | | President—Micco Corporation and Mickel Investment Group; oversees 66; Board Member—Piedmont Natural Gas. | |
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Fund Governance (continued)
Interested Trustee
Name, Address and Age, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Anthony M. Santomero (Born 1946) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee(1) (since 2008) | | Richard K. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, from 1972 through current; Senior Advisor—McKinsey & Company (consulting), July 2006 through December 2007; President and Chief Executive Officer—Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 2000 through April 2006; oversees 66; Director—Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd; Director—Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company; Director—Citigroup. | |
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1 Mr. Santomero is currently deemed by the Columbia Funds to be an "interested person" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Funds because he serves as a Director of Citigroup, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. Citigroup, Inc., through its subsidiaries and affiliates, may engage from time-to-time in brokerage execution, principal transactions and/or lending relationships with the Columbia Funds or other funds or accounts advised/managed by the Advisor.
The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Funds and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800-345-6611.
Officers
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Columbia Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
J. Kevin Connaughton (Born 1964) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 President (since 2009) | | Managing Director of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC since December 2004; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer—Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009; Treasurer—Columbia Funds, from October 2003 to May 2008; Treasurer—the Liberty Funds, Stein Roe Funds and Liberty All-Star Funds, December 2000—December 2006; Senior Vice President—Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from April 2003 to December 2004; President—Columbia Funds, Liberty Funds and Stein Roe Funds, February 2004 to October 2004; Treasurer—Galaxy Funds, September 2002 to December 2005; Treasurer, December 2002 to December 2004, and President, February 2004 to December 2004—Columbia Management Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund, LLC; and a senior officer of various other Bank of America-affiliated entities, including other registered and unregistered funds | |
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James R. Bordewick, Jr. (Born 1959) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2006) | | Associate General Counsel, Bank of America since April 2005; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, MFS Investment Management (investment management) prior to April 2005. | |
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Officers (continued)
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Columbia Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
Linda J. Wondrack (Born 1964) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2007) | | Director (Columbia Management Group LLC and Investment Product Group Compliance), Bank of America since June 2005; Director of Corporate Compliance and Conflicts Officer, MFS Investment Management (investment management), August 2004 to May 2005; Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management (investment management) prior to August 2004. | |
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Michael G. Clarke (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (since 2009) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Managing Director of the Advisor September 2004 to December 2005; Vice President Fund Administration June 2002 to September 2004. | |
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Jeffrey R. Coleman (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Treasurer (since 2008) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Fund Controller of the Advisor from October 2004 to January 2006; Vice President of CDC IXIS Asset Management Services, Inc. (investment management) from August 2000 to September 2004. | |
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Joseph F. DiMaria (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Chief Accounting Officer (since 2008) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Head of Tax/Compliance and Assistant Treasurer of the Advisor from November 2004 to December 2005; Director of Trustee Administration (Sarbanes-Oxley) of the Advisor from May 2003 to October 2004. | |
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Julian Quero (Born 1967) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2008) | | Senior Tax Manager of the Advisor since August 2006; Senior Compliance Manager of the Advisor from April 2002 to August 2006. | |
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Barry S. Vallan (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Controller (since 2006) | | Vice President—Fund Treasury of the Advisor since October 2004; Vice President—Trustee Reporting of the Advisor from April 2002 to October 2004. | |
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Important Information About This Report
The fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 1-800-345-6611 and additional reports will be sent to you. This report has been prepared for shareholders of Columbia Money Market Reserves.
A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of the fund's voting records are available (i) at www.columbiamanagement.com, (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov, and (iii) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-368-0346. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC's website. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the fund's website, www.columbiamanagement.com.
The fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus which contains this and other important information about the fund, contact your Columbia Management representative or financial advisor or go to www.columbiamanagement.com.
Columbia Management Group, LLC ("Columbia Management") is the investment management division of Bank of America Corporation. Columbia Management entities furnish investment management services and products for institutional and individual investors. Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., member of FINRA, SIPC, part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.
Transfer Agent | |
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Columbia Management Services, Inc. P.O. Box 8081 Boston, MA 02266-8081 1-800-345-6611 | |
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Distributor | |
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Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 | |
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Investment Advisor | |
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Columbia Management Advisors, LLC 100 Federal Street Boston, MA 02110 | |
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Columbia Management®
Annual Report
August 31, 2009
Columbia Government Plus Reserves
NOT FDIC INSURED | | May Lose Value | |
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NOT BANK ISSUED | | No Bank Guarantee | |
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Table of Contents
Understanding Your Expenses | | | 1 | | |
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Investment Portfolio | | | 2 | | |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | 4 | | |
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Statement of Operations | | | 6 | | |
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | | 7 | | |
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Financial Highlights | | | 9 | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements | | | 16 | | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | | 23 | | |
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Federal Income Tax Information | | | 24 | | |
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Fund Governance | | | 25 | | |
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Important Information About This Report | | | 29 | | |
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An investment in money market mutual funds is not a bank deposit, and is not insured or guaranteed by Bank of America, N.A. or any of its affiliates or by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although money market mutual funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in money market mutual funds. Please see the prospectuses for a complete discussion of the risks of investing in money market mutual funds.
The views expressed in the President's Message reflect the current views of Columbia Funds' president. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.
President's Message

Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to provide this shareholder report detailing your fund's performance, portfolio holdings and financial statements. We hope this information is helpful in monitoring your investments as we work through these challenging economic times. We recognize that you have entrusted us with your money and want you to know that our professional investment teams work to interpret the latest economic and market trends with the goal of optimizing portfolio construction for our clients.
The first half of 2009 was defined by extremes. The multiyear lows we witnessed in the early months gave way to a stunning rally for the U.S. financial markets in the spring. A global market rebound may be underway, thanks to the massive fiscal and aggressive monetary policies of governments around the world. As of the June 30 market close, the S&P 500 Index1 was trading at nearly 16.6 times its 2009 Wall Street consensus earnings estimates with a sharp increase of nearly 36% since March 9. More mixed economic news has yet to provide the all-clear signal for investors, although economic activity has started to firm up. We believe this challenging economic environment makes it even more important to work with professional money managers while continuing to invest for life events like retirement, college planning, home improvements and career changes.
Retirement income planning has become an increasingly significant focus in the lives of millions of Americans. Recent economic conditions make it even more important to manage short-term obligations such as mortgages, monthly bills and credit card debt while also taking the steps necessary to prepare for or maximize retirement benefits. Better nutrition and medical services can result in U.S. citizens living longer, healthier lives. This means the risk of outliving one's assets in retirement is very real without proper planning. Financial security and retirement planning is an ongoing process that requires active management of your savings, investments and risks. We encourage you to review your retirement plan regularly so you'll be better able to meet your retirement needs in the future.
We recognize that economic uncertainty creates great challenges for many investors. Our professional investment teams work diligently to help investors navigate through difficult markets. Thank you for your business and for the opportunity to work together towards your investment goals.
Sincerely,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds
On September 29, 2009, Bank of America Corporation entered into an agreement to sell a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC. Please see Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
1The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks. Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Government Plus Reserves
As a fund shareholder, you incur ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund.
Estimating your actual expenses
To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from their financial intermediary, contact your financial intermediary to obtain your account balance.
1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.
2. In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "Actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
If the value of your account falls below the minimum investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to an annual fee of up to $20. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
03/01/09 – 08/31/09
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Fund's annualized expense ratio (%) | |
| | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | |
Capital Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,001.11 | | | | 1,024.20 | | | | 1.01 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 0.20 | | |
Trust Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.60 | | | | 1,023.70 | | | | 1.50 | | | | 1.52 | | | | 0.30 | | |
Liquidity Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.40 | | | | 1,023.49 | | | | 1.71 | | | | 1.73 | | | | 0.34 | | |
Adviser Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.10 | | | | 1,023.19 | | | | 2.02 | | | | 2.04 | | | | 0.40 | | |
Institutional Class Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.91 | | | | 1,024.00 | | | | 1.21 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 0.24 | | |
Retail A Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.60 | | | | 1,023.69 | | | | 1.51 | | | | 1.53 | | | | 0.30 | | |
G-Trust Shares | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,001.11 | | | | 1,024.20 | | | | 1.01 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 0.20 | | |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Government Plus Reserves
August 31, 2009
Government & Agency Obligations – 66.5% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
U.S. Government Agencies – 66.5% | |
Federal Farm Credit Bank | |
0.141% 09/03/09 (a) | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 30,000,005 | | |
Federal Home Loan Bank | |
0.268% 11/05/10 (11/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 35,000,000 | | | | 34,987,619 | | |
0.285% 11/13/09 (c) | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 29,982,662 | | |
0.285% 12/08/09 (c) | | | 27,325,000 | | | | 27,303,800 | | |
0.300% 11/20/09 (c) | | | 30,350,000 | | | | 30,329,767 | | |
0.310% 12/03/09 | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 19,999,480 | | |
0.320% 12/09/09 (c) | | | 19,000,000 | | | | 18,983,280 | | |
0.320% 01/20/10 | | | 38,000,000 | | | | 37,998,952 | | |
0.388% 01/08/10 (10/08/09) (a)(b) | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 25,003,114 | | |
0.449% 12/15/09 (09/15/09) (a)(b) | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 8,004,291 | | |
0.460% 10/05/09 (c) | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 49,978,278 | | |
0.540% 01/29/10 | | | 35,000,000 | | | | 34,999,236 | | |
0.870% 01/26/10 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,022,042 | | |
2.625% 03/12/10 | | | 15,550,000 | | | | 15,740,294 | | |
3.375% 12/18/09 | | | 550,000 | | | | 555,104 | | |
3.750% 01/08/10 | | | 5,765,000 | | | | 5,835,518 | | |
4.000% 11/13/09 | | | 135,000 | | | | 136,011 | | |
4.250% 11/13/09 | | | 500,000 | | | | 503,992 | | |
4.250% 11/20/09 | | | 250,000 | | | | 252,193 | | |
4.500% 10/09/09 | | | 35,225,000 | | | | 35,380,208 | | |
5.000% 09/18/09 | | | 19,855,000 | | | | 19,897,816 | | |
5.000% 12/11/09 | | | 2,265,000 | | | | 2,294,741 | | |
5.000% 03/12/10 | | | 4,735,000 | | | | 4,851,946 | | |
5.250% 09/11/09 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,251,660 | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | |
0.191% 09/28/09 (a) | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 19,999,560 | | |
0.200% 10/19/09 (c) | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 19,994,667 | | |
0.200% 12/17/09 (c) | | | 50,000,000 | | | | 49,970,278 | | |
0.201% 10/08/09 (09/08/09) (a)(b) | | | 70,000,000 | | | | 69,999,207 | | |
0.220% 01/26/10 (c) | | | 28,000,000 | | | | 27,974,847 | | |
0.249% 09/21/09 (a) | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 15,000,590 | | |
0.250% 01/20/10 (c) | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 24,975,521 | | |
0.270% 12/07/09 (c) | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 24,981,812 | | |
0.270% 12/14/09 (c) | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 29,976,600 | | |
0.280% 12/14/09 (c) | | | 35,000,000 | | | | 34,971,689 | | |
0.315% 01/25/10 (c) | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 24,968,063 | | |
0.320% 12/07/09 (c) | | | 16,293,000 | | | | 16,278,952 | | |
0.343% 02/01/11 (11/01/09) (a)(b) | | | 35,000,000 | | | | 35,000,000 | | |
0.609% 04/07/11 (10/07/09) (a)(b) | | | 63,650,000 | | | | 63,674,790 | | |
0.610% 09/14/09 (c) | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 24,994,493 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
0.703% 03/09/11 (09/09/09) (a)(b) | | | 65,000,000 | | | | 65,208,053 | | |
2.680% 11/16/09 | | | 11,000,000 | | | | 11,054,797 | | |
4.000% 12/15/09 | | | 31,695,000 | | | | 32,040,954 | | |
4.125% 11/30/09 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,110,546 | | |
4.750% 11/03/09 | | | 5,800,000 | | | | 5,844,841 | | |
6.625% 09/15/09 | | | 775,000 | | | | 776,842 | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association | |
0.220% 12/01/09 (c) | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 19,988,878 | | |
0.260% 01/11/10 (c) | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 24,976,167 | | |
0.280% 12/14/09 (c) | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 19,983,822 | | |
0.454% 01/21/10 (10/21/09) (a)(b) | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 15,000,000 | | |
6.625% 09/15/09 | | | 3,645,000 | | | | 3,653,664 | | |
7.250% 01/15/10 | | | 35,000,000 | | | | 35,897,754 | | |
U.S. Government Agencies Total | | | 1,162,589,396 | | |
Total Government & Agency Obligations (cost of $1,162,589,396) | | | 1,162,589,396 | | |
Repurchase Agreements – 38.2% | |
Repurchase agreement with Barclays Capital, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.220%, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with various maturities to 11/01/38, market value $46,228,440 (repurchase proceeds $45,322,277) | | | 45,322,000 | | | | 45,322,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with BNP Paribas, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.230%, collateralized by U.S. Corporate Bonds with various maturities to 07/12/12, market value $90,640,001 (repurchase proceeds $88,000,562) | | | 88,000,000 | | | | 88,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with Deutsche Bank Securities, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.210%, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with various maturities to 08/01/39, market value $86,700,000 (repurchase proceeds $85,000,496) | | | 85,000,000 | | | | 85,000,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Government Plus Reserves
August 31, 2009
Repurchase Agreements (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Repurchase agreement with Goldman Sachs & Co., dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.200%, collateralized by a U.S. Treasury obligation maturing 01/15/26, market value $12,477,730 (repurchase proceeds $12,233,068) | | | 12,233,000 | | | | 12,233,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with Royal Bank of Canada, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.220%, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with various maturities to 08/20/39, market value $357,000,000 (repurchase proceeds $350,002,139) | | | 350,000,000 | | | | 350,000,000 | | |
Repurchase agreement with UBS Securities, Inc., dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09, at 0.230%, collateralized by U.S. Corporate Bonds with various maturities to 05/07/12, market value $90,640,074 (repurchase proceeds $88,000,562) | | | 88,000,000 | | | | 88,000,000 | | |
Total Repurchase Agreements (cost of $668,555,000) | | | 668,555,000 | | |
Total Investments – 104.7% (cost of $1,831,144,396)(d) | | | 1,831,144,396 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (4.7)% | | | (82,847,221 | ) | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 1,748,297,175 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at August 31, 2009.
(b) Parenthetical date represents the effective maturity date for the security.
(c) The rate shown represents the discount rate at the date of purchase.
(d) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $1,831,144,396.
Significant observable inputs (level 2 measurements), including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and others, were used in determining value for all securities in the Fund's portfolio as of August 31, 2009.
For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia Government Plus Reserves
August 31, 2009
| | | | ($) | |
Assets | | Investments, at amortized cost approximating value | | | 1,162,589,396 | | |
| | Repurchase agreements, at cost approximating value | | | 668,555,000 | | |
| | Total investments, at value | | | 1,831,144,396 | | |
| | Cash | | | 475 | | |
| | Receivable for: | | | | | |
| | Fund shares sold | | | 13,728 | | |
| | Interest | | | 2,747,130 | | |
| | Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 50,478 | | |
| | Prepaid expenses | | | 11,123 | | |
| | Total Assets | | | 1,833,967,330 | | |
Liabilities | | Payable for: | | | | | |
| | Investments purchased | | | 85,000,000 | | |
| | Fund shares repurchased | | | 164,650 | | |
| | Distributions | | | 37,546 | | |
| | Investment advisory fee | | | 221,967 | | |
| | Administration fee | | | 20,043 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 18,227 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 23,781 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 12,531 | | |
| | Distribution and service fees | | | 3,017 | | |
| | Shareholder administration fees | | | 25,609 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 546 | | |
| | Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 50,478 | | |
| | Other liabilities | | | 91,760 | | |
| | Total Liabilities | | | 85,670,155 | | |
| | Net Assets | | | 1,748,297,175 | | |
Net Assets Consist of | | Paid-in capital | | | 1,748,488,682 | | |
| | Overdistributed net investment income | | | (51,356 | ) | |
| | Accumulated net realized loss | | | (140,151 | ) | |
| | Net Assets | | | 1,748,297,175 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued) – Columbia Government Plus Reserves
August 31, 2009
Capital Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 1,071,570,128 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 1,071,752,364 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Trust Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 216,877,757 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 216,911,701 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Liquidity Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 5,147,300 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 5,148,106 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Adviser Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 100,232,011 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 100,247,894 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Institutional Class Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 191,320,577 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 191,351,851 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Retail A Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 6,718,378 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 6,719,434 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
G-Trust Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 156,431,024 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 156,456,325 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations – Columbia Government Plus Reserves
For the Year Ended August 31, 2009
| | | | ($) | |
Investment Income | | Interest | | | 19,048,007 | | |
Expenses | | Investment advisory fee | | | 3,796,096 | | |
| | Administration fee | | | 1,100,211 | | |
| | Service fee: | | | | | |
| | Liquidity Class Shares | | | 10,133 | | |
| | Adviser Class Shares | | | 368,017 | | |
| | Retail A Shares | | | 7,315 | | |
| | Shareholder administration fee: | | | | | |
| | Trust Class Shares | | | 259,345 | | |
| | Institutional Class Shares | | | 52,746 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 159,471 | | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | | 470,463 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 28,754 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 42,685 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 1,716 | | |
| | Other expenses | | | 278,322 | | |
| | Total Expenses | | | 6,575,274 | | |
| | Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by investment advisor and/or administrator | | | (1,660,890 | ) | |
| | Fees waived by the distributor: | | | | | |
| | Liquidity Class Shares | | | (337 | ) | |
| | Adviser Class Shares | | | (27,307 | ) | |
| | Retail A Class Shares | | | (142 | ) | |
| | Trust Class Shares | | | (4,753 | ) | |
| | Fees waived by shareholder service provider—Liquidity Class Shares | | | (4,053 | ) | |
| | Expense reductions | | | (203 | ) | |
| | Net Expenses | | | 4,877,589 | | |
| | Net Investment Income | | | 14,170,418 | | |
| | Net realized gain on investments | | | 1,767 | | |
| | Net Increase Resulting from Operations | | | 14,172,185 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia Government Plus Reserves
| | | | Year Ended August 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | 2009 ($) | | 2008 ($) | |
Operations | | Net investment income | | | 14,170,418 | | | | 30,755,395 | | |
| | Net realized gain on investments | | | 1,767 | | | | 39,513 | | |
| | Net increase resulting from operations | | | 14,172,185 | | | | 30,794,908 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders | | From net investment income: | | | | | | | | | |
| | Capital Class Shares | | | (9,317,239 | ) | | | (17,490,193 | ) | |
| | Trust Class Shares | | | (1,597,635 | ) | | | (2,883,792 | )(a) | |
| | Liquidity Class Shares | | | (5,047 | ) | | | (365 | ) | |
| | Adviser Class Shares | | | (995,324 | ) | | | (1,189,842 | ) | |
| | Institutional Class Shares | | | (766,689 | ) | | | (2,043,429 | ) | |
| | Retail A Shares | | | (54,921 | ) | | | (310,026 | ) | |
| | G-Trust Shares | | | (1,433,563 | ) | | | (6,837,748 | ) | |
| | Total distributions to shareholders | | | (14,170,418 | ) | | | (30,755,395 | ) | |
| | Net Capital Stock Transactions | | | 538,899,073 | | | | 620,045,175 | | |
| | Total increase in net assets | | | 538,900,840 | | | | 620,084,688 | | |
Net Assets | | Beginning of period | | | 1,209,396,335 | | | | 589,311,647 | | |
| | End of period | | | 1,748,297,175 | | | | 1,209,396,335 | | |
| | Overdistributed net investment income, at end of period | | | (51,356 | ) | | | (51,355 | ) | |
(a) Trust Class Shares commenced operations on March 31, 2008. Amounts shown reflect activity for the period March 31, 2008 through August 31, 2008.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Capital Stock Activity
| | Columbia Government Plus Reserves | |
| | Year Ended August 31, 2009 | | Year Ended August 31, 2008 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Capital Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 9,187,744,454 | | | | 9,187,744,454 | | | | 1,990,964,013 | | | | 1,990,964,013 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 5,505,862 | | | | 5,505,862 | | | | 5,741,101 | | | | 5,741,101 | | |
Redemptions | | | (8,684,470,549 | ) | | | (8,684,470,549 | ) | | | (1,773,025,918 | ) | | | (1,773,025,918 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 508,779,767 | | | | 508,779,767 | | | | 223,679,196 | | | | 223,679,196 | | |
Trust Class Shares (a) | |
Subscriptions | | | 604,688,695 | | | | 604,688,695 | | | | 704,997,731 | | | | 704,997,731 | | |
Proceeds received in connection with merger | | | — | | | | — | | | | 350,964,152 | | | | 350,875,179 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 73,354 | | | | 73,354 | | | | 113,995 | | | | 113,995 | | |
Redemptions | | | (607,523,347 | ) | | | (607,523,348 | ) | | | (836,402,879 | ) | | | (836,402,879 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (2,761,298 | ) | | | (2,761,299 | ) | | | 219,672,999 | | | | 219,584,026 | | |
Liquidity Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 40,636,987 | | | | 40,636,987 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 5,026 | | | | 5,026 | | | | 365 | | | | 365 | | |
Redemptions | | | (35,505,144 | ) | | | (35,505,144 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net increase | | | 5,136,869 | | | | 5,136,869 | | | | 365 | | | | 365 | | |
Adviser Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 356,611,092 | | | | 356,611,092 | | | | 338,791,691 | | | | 338,791,692 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 942,868 | | | | 942,868 | | | | 1,158,474 | | | | 1,158,474 | | |
Redemptions | | | (414,022,897 | ) | | | (414,022,897 | ) | | | (185,237,070 | ) | | | (185,237,070 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (56,468,937 | ) | | | (56,468,937 | ) | | | 154,713,095 | | | | 154,713,096 | | |
Institutional Class Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 556,154,643 | | | | 556,154,643 | | | | 179,550,334 | | | | 179,550,334 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 748,069 | | | | 748,069 | | | | 2,041,429 | | | | 2,041,429 | | |
Redemptions | | | (438,095,246 | ) | | | (438,095,246 | ) | | | (159,778,915 | ) | | | (159,778,915 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 118,807,466 | | | | 118,807,466 | | | | 21,812,848 | | | | 21,812,848 | | |
Retail A Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 102,027 | | | | 102,027 | | | | 238,642 | | | | 238,642 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 53,853 | | | | 53,853 | | | | 304,932 | | | | 304,932 | | |
Redemptions | | | (2,132,341 | ) | | | (2,132,341 | ) | | | (1,637,337 | ) | | | (1,637,337 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (1,976,461 | ) | | | (1,976,461 | ) | | | (1,093,763 | ) | | | (1,093,763 | ) | |
G-Trust Shares | |
Subscriptions | | | 376,518,376 | | | | 376,518,376 | | | | 433,270,936 | | | | 433,270,937 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 144,539 | | | | 144,539 | | | | 549,744 | | | | 549,744 | | |
Redemptions | | | (409,281,247 | ) | | | (409,281,247 | ) | | | (432,471,274 | ) | | | (432,471,274 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (32,618,332 | ) | | | (32,618,332 | ) | | | 1,349,406 | | | | 1,349,407 | | |
(a) Trust Class Shares commenced operations on March 31, 2008. Amounts shown reflect activity for the period March 31, 2008 through August 31, 2008.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Government Plus Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended October 31, | |
Capital Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a)(b) | | 2005 | | 2004 (c) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.008 | | | | 0.034 | | | | 0.051 | | | | 0.037 | | | | 0.027 | | | | 0.011 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.008 | ) | | | (0.034 | ) | | | (0.051 | ) | | | (0.037 | ) | | | (0.027 | ) | | | (0.011 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 0.80 | % | | | 3.49 | %(f) | | | 5.22 | % | | | 3.81 | %(g) | | | 2.72 | % | | | 1.07 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.20 | %(h) | | | 0.20 | %(h) | | | 0.20 | %(h) | | | 0.20 | %(h)(i) | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.19 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.12 | %(i) | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.12 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 0.67 | %(h) | | | 3.31 | %(f)(h) | | | 5.10 | %(h) | | | 4.42 | %(h)(i) | | | 2.62 | % | | | 1.05 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,071,570 | | | $ | 562,837 | | | $ | 339,180 | | | $ | 317,986 | | | $ | 431,820 | | | $ | 543,400 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to August 31.
(b) Effective November 21, 2005, Institutional Shares were renamed Capital Class Shares.
(c) Effective February 28, 2004, Class I Shares were renamed Institutional Shares.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(f) The relationship of the Class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the Class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(g) Not annualized.
(h) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(i) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Government Plus Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
Trust Class Shares | | Year Ended August 31, 2009 | | Period Ended August 31, 2008 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.007 | | | | 0.009 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.007 | ) | | | (0.009 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 0.71 | % | | | 0.94 | %(d) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.30 | %(f) | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.10 | %(f) | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 0.62 | % | | | 2.22 | %(f) | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 216,878 | | | $ | 219,620 | | |
(a) Trust Class Shares commenced operations on March 31, 2008.
(b) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Government Plus Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | |
Liquidity Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a)(b) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.007 | | | | 0.033 | | | | 0.049 | | | | 0.035 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.007 | ) | | | (0.033 | ) | | | (0.049 | ) | | | (0.035 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 0.66 | %(e) | | | 3.36 | % | | | 5.03 | % | | | 3.50 | %(f) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (g) | | | 0.34 | % | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | %(h) | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.19 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.23 | % | | | 0.22 | %(h) | |
Net investment income (g) | | | 0.12 | %(e) | | | 3.30 | % | | | 4.92 | % | | | 4.38 | %(h) | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 5,147 | | | $ | 11 | | | $ | 11 | | | $ | 10 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to August 31.
(b) Liquidity Class Shares commenced operations on November 17, 2005.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(e) The relationship of the Class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the Class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(f) Not annualized.
(g) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(h) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Government Plus Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | | Year Ended October 31, | |
Adviser Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a)(b) | | 2005 | | 2004 (c) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.006 | | | | 0.032 | | | | 0.049 | | | | 0.035 | | | | 0.024 | | | | 0.008 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.006 | ) | | | (0.032 | ) | | | (0.049 | ) | | | (0.035 | ) | | | (0.024 | ) | | | (0.008 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 0.58 | %(f) | | | 3.24 | %(f) | | | 4.96 | % | | | 3.59 | %(g) | | | 2.47 | % | | | 0.82 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses | | | 0.43 | %(h) | | | 0.45 | %(h) | | | 0.45 | %(h) | | | 0.45 | %(h)(i) | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.43 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.13 | %(i) | | | 0.12 | % | | | 0.13 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 0.68 | %(f)(h) | | | 2.41 | %(f)(h) | | | 4.85 | %(h) | | | 4.17 | %(h)(i) | | | 2.37 | % | | | 0.80 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 100,232 | | | $ | 156,679 | | | $ | 2,001 | | | $ | 8,256 | | | $ | 18,213 | | | $ | 13,439 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to August 31.
(b) Effective November 21, 2005, Preferred Shares were renamed Adviser Class Shares.
(c) Effective February 28, 2004, Class III Shares were renamed Preferred Shares.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(f) The relationship of the Class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the Class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(g) Not annualized.
(h) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(i) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Government Plus Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | |
Institutional Class Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a)(b) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.008 | | | | 0.034 | | | | 0.051 | | | | 0.035 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.008 | ) | | | (0.034 | ) | | | (0.051 | ) | | | (0.035 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 0.76 | %(e) | | | 3.45 | %(e) | | | 5.18 | % | | | 3.59 | %(f) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (g) | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.24 | %(h) | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.12 | %(h) | |
Net investment income (g) | | | 0.58 | %(e) | | | 3.24 | %(e) | | | 5.06 | % | | | 4.37 | %(h) | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 191,321 | | | $ | 72,527 | | | $ | 50,724 | | | $ | 38,695 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to August 31.
(b) Institutional Class Shares commenced operations on November 17, 2005.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(e) The relationship of the Class' net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the Class' relative net assets during the fiscal period.
(f) Not annualized.
(g) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(h) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Government Plus Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | |
Retail A Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a)(b) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.007 | | | | 0.033 | | | | 0.050 | | | | 0.035 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.007 | ) | | | (0.033 | ) | | | (0.050 | ) | | | (0.035 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 0.71 | % | | | 3.39 | % | | | 5.12 | % | | | 3.51 | %(e) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.30 | %(g) | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.12 | %(g) | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 0.75 | % | | | 3.38 | % | | | 5.02 | % | | | 4.39 | %(g) | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 6,718 | | | $ | 8,694 | | | $ | 9,761 | | | $ | 10,660 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to August 31.
(b) Retail A Shares commenced operations on November, 21, 2005.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Government Plus Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended August 31, | | Period Ended August 31, | |
G-Trust Shares | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a)(b) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income | | | 0.008 | | | | 0.034 | | | | 0.051 | | | | 0.035 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.008 | ) | | | (0.034 | ) | | | (0.051 | ) | | | (0.035 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 0.80 | % | | | 3.49 | % | | | 5.22 | % | | | 3.59 | %(e) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | %(g) | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.12 | %(g) | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 0.81 | % | | | 3.45 | % | | | 5.10 | % | | | 4.44 | %(g) | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 156,431 | | | $ | 189,029 | | | $ | 187,636 | | | $ | 198,528 | | |
(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to August 31.
(b) G-Trust Shares commenced operations November 21, 2005.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia Government Plus Reserves
August 31, 2009
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Government Plus Reserves (the "Fund"), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the "Trust"), is a diversified fund. The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company.
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks current income, consistent with capital preservation and maintenance of a high degree of liquidity.
Fund Shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares and the Fund offers seven classes of shares: Capital Class, Trust Class, Liquidity Class, Adviser Class, Institutional Class, Retail A and G-Trust shares. Retail A and G-Trust shares are closed to new investors. Each class of shares is offered continuously at net asset value.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through October 22, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued, and except as disclosed in Note 10, noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosures.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security Valuation
Securities in the Fund are valued utilizing the amortized cost valuation method permitted in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act provided certain conditions are met, including that the Fund's Board of Trustees continues to believe that the amortized cost valuation method fairly reflects the market-based net asset value per share of the Fund. This method involves valuing a portfolio security initially at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant accretion or amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, respectively. The Fund's Board of Trustees has established procedures intended to stabilize the Fund's net asset value for purposes of sales and redemptions at $1.00 per share. These procedures include determinations, at such intervals as the Board of Trustees deems appropriate and reasonable in light of current market conditions, of the extent, if any, to which the Fund's market-based net asset value deviates fr om $1.00 per share. In the event such deviation exceeds 1/2 of 1%, the Board of Trustees will promptly consider what action, if any, should be initiated.
Various inputs are used to determine the value of the Fund's investments. Management establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value giving the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
• Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)
• Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable, unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs may include management's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment.
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Security Transactions
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.
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Repurchase Agreements
The Fund may engage in repurchase agreement transactions with institutions that Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia"), the Fund's investment advisor, has determined are creditworthy. The Fund, through its custodian, receives delivery of the underlying securities collateralizing a repurchase agreement. Columbia is responsible for determining that the collateral is at least equal, at all times, to the value of the repurchase obligation including interest. A repurchase agreement transaction involves certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty. These risks include possible delays in or restrictions on the Fund's ability to dispose of the underlying securities and a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period while the Fund seeks to assert its rights.
Income Recognition
Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other series of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund.
Determination of Class Net Asset Value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, as shown on the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class. Income and expenses are allocated to each class based on the settled shares method, while realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated based on the relative net assets of each class.
Federal Income Tax Status
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its taxable income, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually after the fiscal year in which the capital gains were earned or more frequently to seek to maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share, unless offset by any available capital loss carryforward. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP.
Indemnification
In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Fund. Also, under the Trust's organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Trust. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.
Note 3. Federal Tax Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund's capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.
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For the year ended August 31, 2009, permanent book and tax basis differences were identified and reclassified among the components of the Fund's net assets as follows:
Overdistributed Net Investment Income | | Accumulated Net Realized Loss | | Paid-In Capital | |
$ | (1 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | 1 | | |
Net investment income and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed on the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 was as follows:
| | August 31, | |
| | 2009 | | 2008 | |
Ordinary Income* | | $ | 14,170,418 | | | $ | 30,755,395 | | |
Long-Term Capital Gains | | | — | | | | — | | |
* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.
As of August 31, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | |
$ | 21,346 | | | $ | — | | |
The following capital loss carryforwards may be available to reduce taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code:
Year of Expiration | | Capital Loss Carryforwards | |
| 2011 | | | $ | 9,005 | | |
| 2012 | | | | 204 | | |
| 2013 | | | | 1,068 | | |
| 2014 | | | | 89,176 | | |
| 2015 | | | | 1,719 | | |
| 2016 | | | | 38,980 | | |
| Total | | | $ | 140,152 | | |
Of the capital loss carryforwards attributable to the Fund, $9,331 ($9,005 expiring on August 31, 2011, $102 expiring on August 31, 2012 and $224 expiring on August 31, 2013) was acquired from fund mergers.
Capital loss carryforwards of $1,766 were utilized during the year ended August 31, 2009.
Management is required to determine whether a tax position of the Fund is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized by the Fund is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. However, management's conclusions may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). The Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal year s remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates
Investment Advisory Fee
Columbia, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation ("BOA"), provides investment advisory services to the Fund. Columbia receives a monthly investment advisory fee, calculated based on the combined average net assets of the Fund and certain other money market funds advised by Columbia, at the following annual rates:
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rate | |
First $175 billion | | | 0.18 | % | |
$175 billion to $225 billion | | | 0.13 | % | |
Over $225 billion | | | 0.08 | % | |
Columbia has contractually agreed to limit the combined investment advisory fee and administration fee for the Fund to an annual rate of 0.16% of the Fund's average net assets
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through December 31, 2010. There is no guarantee that this expense limitation will continue after December 31, 2010.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, the Fund's effective advisory fee rate, net of fee waivers, was 0.14% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
Administration Fee
Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Fund for a monthly administration fee, calculated based on the combined average net assets of the Fund and certain other money market funds advised by Columbia, at the following annual rates, less the fees payable by the Fund as described under the Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees note below:
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rate | |
First $125 billion | | | 0.067 | % | |
Over $125 billion | | | 0.020 | % | |
Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees
The Fund has entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the "Financial Reporting Services Agreement") with State Street Bank & Trust Company ("State Street") and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Fund. The Fund has also entered into an Accounting Services Agreement (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the "State Street Agreements") with State Street and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Fund. Under the State Street Agreements, the Fund pays State Street an annual fee of $38,000 paid monthly plus an additional monthly fee based on an annualized percentage rate of average daily net assets of the Fund for the month. The aggregate fee will not exceed $140,000 per year (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and charges). The Fund also reimburses State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charge s.
The Fund has entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the "Services Agreement") with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provides services related to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provides oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. Under the Services Agreement, the Fund reimburses Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses.
Transfer Agent Fee
Columbia Management Services, Inc. (the "Transfer Agent"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, provides shareholder services to the Fund and has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services ("BFDS") to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a fee for its services, paid monthly, at the annual rate of $17.34 per open account plus reimbursement of certain sub-transfer agent fees paid by the Transfer Agent (exclusive of BFDS fees), calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts and intended to recover the cost of payments to other parties (including affiliates of BOA) for services to those accounts. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund.
The Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, Individual Retirement Account ("IRA") trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due to the Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Fund and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.
An annual minimum account balance fee of up to $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the Fund's minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. For the year ended August 31, 2009, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Fund.
Distribution and Service Fees
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, is the principal underwriter of the Fund's shares.
The Trust has adopted a distribution plan ("Distribution Plan") for the Liquidity Class shares of the Fund. The Distribution Plan, adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, permits the Fund to compensate or reimburse the Distributor and/or selling agents for activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of the class' shares.
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The Trust also has adopted shareholder servicing plans ("Servicing Plans") for the Liquidity Class, Adviser Class and Retail A shares of the Fund. The Servicing Plans permit the Fund to compensate or reimburse servicing agents for the shareholder services they have provided.
A substantial portion of the expenses incurred pursuant to these plans is paid to affiliates of BOA and the Distributor.
The annual rates in effect and plan limits, as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:
Distribution Plan: | | Current Rate (after fee waivers) | | Plan Limit | |
Liquidity Class shares | | | 0.15 | %* | | | 0.25 | %** | |
Servicing Plans: | |
Liquidity Class shares | | | 0.15 | %* | | | 0.25 | %** | |
Adviser Class shares | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Retail A shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
* The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive Distribution Plan fees through December 31, 2010 at an annual rate of 0.10% of the Fund's Liquidity Class shares average daily net assets, so that combined fees will not exceed 0.15%. There is no guarantee that this waiver will continue after December 31, 2010.
** To the extent that any Liquidity Class shares of the Fund make payments pursuant to the Distribution Plan and/or the Servicing Plan, the combined total of such payments may not exceed, on an annual basis, 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Liquidity Class shares.
Shareholder Administration Fees
The Distributor is the principal underwriter of the Fund's shares.
The Trust has adopted a shareholder administration plans ("Administration Plans") for the Trust Class and Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Under the Administration Plans, the Fund may pay servicing agents that have entered into a shareholder administration agreement with the Trust for certain shareholder support services that are provided to holders of the classes' shares. A substantial portion of the expenses incurred pursuant to these plans is paid to affiliates of BOA and the Distributor.
The annual rates in effect and plan limits, as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:
Administration Plans: | | Current Rate | | Plan Limit | |
Trust Class shares | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | |
Institutional Class shares | | | 0.04 | % | | | 0.04 | % | |
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements
Columbia and/or some of the Fund's other service providers have contractually agreed to bear a portion of the Fund's expenses through December 31, 2010, so that the Fund's ordinary operating expenses (exclusive of distribution, shareholder servicing and/or shareholder administration fees, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, but including custodian charges relating to overdrafts, if any) after giving effect to any balance credits from the Fund's custodian, do not exceed the annual rate of 0.20% of the Fund's average net assets. There is no guarantee that this expense limitation will continue after December 31, 2010.
Effective December 15, 2008, the Distributor has voluntarily agreed to reimburse certain class-specific Fund expenses (consisting of shareholder servicing, distribution and shareholder administration fees, as applicable) to the extent necessary in order to maintain a minimum annualized net yield of 0.00% for all classes of the Fund. In addition, Columbia has voluntarily agreed to reimburse certain Fund expenses (consisting of advisory and administration fees) to the extent necessary to maintain such yield in the event the Distributor's reimbursement of class-specific Fund expenses is fully utilized. These reimbursements are voluntary and may be modified or discontinued by the Distributor or Columbia at any time.
Under the Distribution Plans for the Liquidity Class shares, the Trust is currently not reimbursing the Distributor for distribution expenses for Liquidity Class shares. Unreimbursed expenses incurred by the Distributor in a given year may not be recovered by the Distributor in subsequent years.
Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees
All officers of the Fund are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Fund.
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The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Fund, along with other affiliated funds, pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.
The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Fund's assets. Income earned on the plan participant's deferral account is based on the rate of return of the eligible mutual funds selected by the participant or, if no funds are selected, on the rate of return of Columbia Treasury Reserves, another portfolio of the Trust. The expense for the deferred compensation plan, which includes trustees' fees deferred during the current period as well as any gains or losses on the trustees' deferred compensation balances as a result of market fluctuations, is included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statement of Operations. The liability for the deferred compensation plan is included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
As a result of a fund merger, the Fund assumed the liabilities of the deferred compensation plan of the acquired fund, which are included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The deferred compensation plan may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Fund's assets.
Note 5. Custody Credits
The Fund has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. The Fund could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if it had not entered into such an agreement.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, these custody credits reduced total expenses by $203 for the Fund.
Note 6. Line of Credit
The Fund and other affiliated funds participate in a $200,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit provided by State Street. Borrowings are available for short-term liquidity or temporary or emergency purposes.
Interest is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.75% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 0.75%. A one-time structuring fee of $10,000 is also accrued and apportioned to each fund participating in the line of credit based on the average net assets of the participating funds. In addition, if the line of credit is extended for an additional period after the expiration date, an annual administration fee of $10,000 may be charged and apportioned among the participating funds. Prior to December 18, 2008, the Fund and other affiliated funds participated in a $200,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit provided by State Street under similar terms. Interest was charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.375%.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, the Fund did not borrow under these arrangements.
Note 7. Shares of Beneficial Interest
As of August 31, 2009, 91.7% of the Fund's shares outstanding were beneficially owned by two participant accounts over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates had either sole or joint investment discretion.
Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.
Note 8. Significant Risks and Contingencies
Legal Proceedings
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (collectively, the "Columbia Group") are subject to a settlement agreement with the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") (the "NYAG Settlement") and a settlement order with the SEC (the "SEC Order") on matters relating to mutual fund trading, each dated February 9, 2005. Under the terms of the SEC Order, the Columbia Group (or predecessor or affiliated entities) agreed, among other things, to: pay disgorgement and civil money penalties collectively totaling $375 million; cease and desist from violations of the antifraud provisions and certain other provisions of the federal securities laws; maintain certain compliance and ethics oversight structures; and retain an
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independent consultant to review the Columbia Group's applicable supervisory, compliance, control and other policies and procedures. The NYAG Settlement, among other things, requires Columbia Management Advisors, LLC and its affiliates to reduce management fees for certain funds in the Columbia family of mutual funds in a projected total of $160 million over five years through November 30, 2009 and to make certain disclosures to investors relating to expenses. In connection with the Columbia Group providing services to the Columbia Funds, the Columbia Funds have voluntarily undertaken to implement certain governance measures designed to maintain the independence of their boards of trustees and certain special consulting and compliance measures.
Pursuant to the SEC Order and related procedures, the $375 million in settlement amounts described above, of which approximately $90 million has been earmarked for certain Columbia Funds and their shareholders, is being distributed in accordance with a distribution plan developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the SEC on December 27, 2007. Distributions under the distribution plan began in mid-June 2008.
Civil Litigation
In connection with the events that resulted in the NYAG Settlement and SEC Order, various parties filed suits against Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including Banc of America Capital Management, LLC ("BACAP," now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) and BACAP Distributors, LLC (now known as Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.) (collectively "BAC"), Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and its Board of Trustees. On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the "MDL"). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On September 29, 2004, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed amended and consolidated complaints. One of these amended complaints is a putative class action that includes claims under the federal securities laws and state common law, and that names Nations Funds Trust, the Trustees, BAC and others as defendants. Another of the amended complaints is a derivative action purportedly on behalf of the Nations Funds Trust against BAC and others that asserts claims under federal securities laws and state common law. Nations Funds Trust is a nominal defendant in this action.
On February 25, 2005, BAC and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases. On December 15, 2005, BAC and others entered into a Stipulation of Settlement of the direct and derivative claims brought on behalf of the Nations Funds shareholders. The settlement is subject to court approval. If the settlement is approved, BAC would pay settlement administration costs and fees to plaintiffs' counsel as approved by the court. The stipulation has not yet been presented to the court for approval.
Note 9. Business Combinations and Mergers
As of March 31, 2008, Government Money Fund, a series of Excelsior Funds, Inc., merged into the Fund. The Fund received a tax-free transfer of assets from Government Money Fund in exchange for Trust Class Shares of the Fund as follows:
Shares Issued | | Net Assets Received | |
| 350,964,152 | | | $ | 350,875,179 | | |
Net Assets of Government Money Fund Prior to Combination | | Net Assets of Columbia Government Plus Reserves Immediately Prior to Combination | | Net Assets of Columbia Government Plus Reserves Immediately After Combination | |
$ | 350,875,179 | | | $ | 1,118,425,994 | | | $ | 1,469,301,173 | | |
Note 10. Subsequent Event
Bank of America Corporation, the indirect parent company of Columbia, entered into an agreement dated September 29, 2009 to sell a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. The transaction does not include a sale of the part of the asset management business that advises the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust and the Shareholders of Columbia Government Plus Reserves
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolio, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia Government Plus Reserves (the "Fund") (a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust) at August 31, 2009, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and its financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Pu blic Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at August 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 22, 2009
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Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited) – Columbia Government Plus Reserves
The Fund designates the maximum amount allowable as qualified interest income for nonresident alien shareholders, as provided in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
The Fund will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Fund Governance
The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and ages of the Trustees and officers of the Funds in the Columbia Funds Series Trust, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, the number of Funds overseen by each Trustee and other directorships they hold are shown below. Each officer listed below serves as an officer of each Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex.
Independent Trustees
Name, Address and Age, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Edward J. Boudreau (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Managing Director—E.J. Boudreau & Associates (consulting), from 2000 through current; oversees 66; no other directorships held. | |
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William P. Carmichael (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1999) | | Retired. Oversees 66; Director—Cobra Electronics Corporation (electronic equipment manufacturer); Director—Spectrum Brands, Inc. (consumer products); Director—Simmons Company (bedding); Director—The Finish Line (sportswear). | |
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William A. Hawkins (Born 1942) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | President and Chief Executive Officer—California General Bank, N.A., from January 2008 through current; President, Retail Banking—IndyMac Bancorp, Inc., from September 1999 to August 2003; oversees 66; no other directorships held. | |
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R. Glenn Hilliard (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer—Hilliard Group LLC (investing and consulting), from April 2003 through current; Non-Executive Director & Chairman—Conseco, Inc. (insurance), September 2003 through current; Executive Chairman—Conseco, Inc. (insurance), August 2004 through September 2005; oversees 66; Director—Conseco, Inc. (insurance). | |
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John J. Nagorniak (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2008)` | | Retired. President and Director—Foxstone Financial, Inc. (consulting), 2000 through December 2007; Director—Mellon Financial Corporation affiliates (investing), 2000 through 2007; Chairman—Franklin Portfolio Associates (investing—Mellon affiliate), 1982 through 2007; oversees 66; Director—MIT Investment Company; Trustee—MIT 401k Plan; Trustee and Chairman—Research Foundation of CFA Institute. | |
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Fund Governance (continued)
Independent Trustees (continued)
Name, Address and Age, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Minor M. Shaw (Born 1947) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2003) | | President—Micco Corporation and Mickel Investment Group; oversees 66; Board Member—Piedmont Natural Gas. | |
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Interested Trustee
Name, Address and Age, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Anthony M. Santomero (Born 1946) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee(1) (since 2008) | | Richard K. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, from 1972 through current; Senior Advisor—McKinsey & Company (consulting), July 2006 through December 2007; President and Chief Executive Officer—Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 2000 through April 2006; oversees 66; Director—Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd; Director—Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company; Director—Citigroup. | |
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1 Mr. Santomero is currently deemed by the Columbia Funds to be an "interested person" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Funds because he serves as a Director of Citigroup, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. Citigroup, Inc., through its subsidiaries and affiliates, may engage from time-to-time in brokerage execution, principal transactions and/or lending relationships with the Columbia Funds or other funds or accounts advised/managed by the Advisor.
The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Funds and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800-345-6611.
Officers
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Columbia Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
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J. Kevin Connaughton (Born 1964) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 President (since 2009) | | Managing Director of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC since December 2004; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer—Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009; Treasurer—Columbia Funds, from October 2003 to May 2008; Treasurer—the Liberty Funds, Stein Roe Funds and Liberty All-Star Funds, December 2000—December 2006; Senior Vice President—Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from April 2003 to December 2004; President—Columbia Funds, Liberty Funds and Stein Roe Funds, February 2004 to October 2004; Treasurer—Galaxy Funds, September 2002 to December 2005; Treasurer, December 2002 to December 2004, and President, February 2004 to December 2004—Columbia Management Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund, LLC; and a senior officer of various other Bank of America-affiliated entities, including other registered and unregistered funds | |
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Fund Governance (continued)
Officers (continued)
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Columbia Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
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James R. Bordewick, Jr. (Born 1959) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2006) | | Associate General Counsel, Bank of America since April 2005; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, MFS Investment Management (investment management) prior to April 2005. | |
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Linda J. Wondrack (Born 1964) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2007) | | Director (Columbia Management Group LLC and Investment Product Group Compliance), Bank of America since June 2005; Director of Corporate Compliance and Conflicts Officer, MFS Investment Management (investment management), August 2004 to May 2005; Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management (investment management) prior to August 2004. | |
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Michael G. Clarke (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (since 2009) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Managing Director of the Advisor September 2004 to December 2005; Vice President Fund Administration June 2002 to September 2004. | |
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Jeffrey R. Coleman (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Treasurer (since 2008) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Fund Controller of the Advisor from October 2004 to January 2006; Vice President of CDC IXIS Asset Management Services, Inc. (investment management) from August 2000 to September 2004. | |
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Joseph F. DiMaria (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Chief Accounting Officer (since 2008) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Head of Tax/Compliance and Assistant Treasurer of the Advisor from November 2004 to December 2005; Director of Trustee Administration (Sarbanes-Oxley) of the Advisor from May 2003 to October 2004. | |
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Julian Quero (Born 1967) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2008) | | Senior Tax Manager of the Advisor since August 2006; Senior Compliance Manager of the Advisor from April 2002 to August 2006. | |
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Barry S. Vallan (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Controller (since 2006) | | Vice President—Fund Treasury of the Advisor since October 2004; Vice President—Trustee Reporting of the Advisor from April 2002 to October 2004. | |
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Important Information About This Report
The fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 1-800-345-6611 and additional reports will be sent to you. This report has been prepared for shareholders of Columbia Government Plus Reserves.
A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of the fund's voting records are available (i) at www.columbiamanagement.com, (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov, and (iii) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-368-0346. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC's website. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the fund's website, www.columbiamanagement.com.
The fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus which contains this and other important information about the fund, contact your Columbia Management representative or financial advisor or go to www.columbiamanagement.com.
Columbia Management Group, LLC ("Columbia Management") is the investment management division of Bank of America Corporation. Columbia Management entities furnish investment management services and products for institutional and individual investors. Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., member of FINRA, SIPC, part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.
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Columbia Management Services, Inc. P.O. Box 8081 Boston, MA 02266-8081 1-800-345-6611 | |
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Distributor | |
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Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 | |
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Investment Advisor | |
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Columbia Management Advisors, LLC 100 Federal Street Boston, MA 02110 | |
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Annual Report
August 31, 2009
Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves
Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves
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NOT FDIC INSURED | | May Lose Value |
NOT BANK ISSUED | | No Bank Guarantee |
Table of contents
An investment in money market mutual funds is not a bank deposit, and is not insured or guaranteed by Bank of America, N.A. or any of its affiliates or by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although money market mutual funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in money market mutual funds. Please see the prospectuses for a complete discussion of investments in the money market funds.
The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and Columbia Funds disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific company securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.
| 1 | The Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks. Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index. | |
President’s Message

Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to provide this shareholder report detailing your fund’s performance, portfolio holdings and financial statements. We hope this information is helpful in monitoring your investments as we work through these challenging economic times. We recognize that you have entrusted us with your money and want you to know that our professional investment teams work to interpret the latest economic and market trends with the goal of optimizing portfolio construction for our clients.
The first half of 2009 was defined by extremes. The multiyear lows we witnessed in the early months gave way to a stunning rally for the U.S. financial markets in the spring. A global market rebound may be underway, thanks to the massive fiscal and aggressive monetary policies of governments around the world. As of the June 30 market close, the S&P 500 Index1 was trading at nearly 16.6 times its 2009 Wall Street consensus earnings estimates with a sharp increase of nearly 36% since March 9. More mixed economic news has yet to provide the all-clear signal for investors, although economic activity has started to firm up. We believe this challenging economic environment makes it even more important to work with professional money managers while continuing to invest for life events like retirement, college planning, home improvements and career changes.
Retirement income planning has become an increasingly significant focus in the lives of millions of Americans. Recent economic conditions make it even more important to manage short-term obligations such as mortgages, monthly bills and credit card debt while also taking the steps necessary to prepare for or maximize retirement benefits. Better nutrition and medical services can result in U.S. citizens living longer, healthier lives. This means the risk of outliving one’s assets in retirement is very real without proper planning. Financial security and retirement planning is an ongoing process that requires active management of your savings, investments and risks. We encourage you to review your retirement plan regularly so you’ll be better able to meet your retirement needs in the future.
We recognize that economic uncertainty creates great challenges for many investors. Our professional investment teams work diligently to help investors navigate through difficult markets. Thank you for your business and for the opportunity to work together towards your investment goals.
Sincerely,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds
On September 29, 2009, Bank of America Corporation entered into an agreement to sell a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC. Please see Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves
Estimating your actual expenses
To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:
| n | | For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611. | |
| n | | For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance. | |
| 1. | Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6. | |
| 2. | In the section of the table below titled “Expenses paid during the period,” locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled “Actual.” Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period. | |
If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to an annual fee of up to $20. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
As a fund shareholder, you incur ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your fund’s expenses by share class
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the “Actual” column is calculated using the fund’s actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the “Hypothetical” column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund’s actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund.
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03/01/09 – 08/31/09 |
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| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Fund’s annualized expense ratio (%) |
| | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual |
Retail A Shares | | 1,000.00 | | 1,000.00 | | 1,001.31 | | 1,023.69 | | 1.51 | | 1.53 | | 0.30 |
G-Trust Shares | | 1,000.00 | | 1,000.00 | | 1,001.81 | | 1,024.20 | | 1.01 | | 1.02 | | 0.20 |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund’s most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves
Estimating your actual expenses
To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:
| n | | For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611. | |
| n | | For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance. | |
| 1. | Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6. | |
| 2. | In the section of the table below titled “Expenses paid during the period,” locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled “Actual.” Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period. | |
If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to an annual fee of up to $20. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
As a fund shareholder, you incur ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your fund’s expenses by share class
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the “Actual” column is calculated using the fund’s actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the “Hypothetical” column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund’s actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund.
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03/01/09 – 08/31/09 |
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| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Fund’s annualized expense ratio (%) |
| | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual |
Retail A Shares | | 1,000.00 | | 1,000.00 | | 1,001.51 | | 1,023.59 | | 1.61 | | 1.63 | | 0.32 |
G-Trust Shares | | 1,000.00 | | 1,000.00 | | 1,001.92 | | 1,024.00 | | 1.21 | | 1.22 | | 0.24 |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund’s most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves
August 31, 2009
Municipal Bonds – 93.5%
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Connecticut – 54.9% | | | | |
CT Development Authority | | |
Health Care Revenue Independent Living Program, Series 1990, LOC: HSBC Bank USA N.A.
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0.150% 07/01/15 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 3,505,000 | | 3,505,000 |
Imperial Electric Assembly, Series 2001, AMT, LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A.
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0.600% 05/01/21 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 1,050,000 | | 1,050,000 |
Solid Waste Program, Rand-Whitney Containerboard LP, Series 1993, AMT, LOC: Bank of Montreal
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0.280% 08/01/23 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 10,465,000 | | 10,465,000 |
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CT Greenwich
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Series 2009, 1.000% 01/28/10 | | 20,000,000 | | 20,052,805 |
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CT Health & Educational Facilities Authority | | |
Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation, Series 2008 D, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank
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0.210% 07/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 3,600,000 | | 3,600,000 |
Danbury Hospital, Series 2008 J, LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.250% 07/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 1,050,000 | | 1,050,000 |
Hotchkiss School, Series 2000 A, SPA: Northern Trust Company 0.210% 07/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 14,300,000 | | 14,300,000 |
Series 2007 B, LOC: TD Banknorth N.A. 0.230% 07/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 6,000,000 | | 6,000,000 |
Trinity College, Series 2008 L, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.240% 07/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 955,000 | | 955,000 |
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Yale University: Series -2, 0.350% 10/07/09 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,000,000 |
Series 1999 U2, 0.150% 07/01/33 (09/07/09) (b)(c)(d) | | 12,810,000 | | 12,810,000 |
Series 2001 V-1, 0.100% 07/01/36 (09/01/09) (b)(c)(d) | | 2,820,000 | | 2,820,000 |
Series 2001 V-2, 0.100% 07/01/36 (09/01/09) (b)(c)(d) | | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,000 |
Series 2003 X-2, 0.150% 07/01/37 (09/07/09) (b)(c) | | 4,000,000 | | 4,000,000 |
Yale-New Haven Hospital, Series 2008 K2, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.170% 07/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 2,060,000 | | 2,060,000 |
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CT Housing Finance Authority | | |
CIL Realty, Inc.: Series 2005, AMT, LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.410% 11/15/10 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 4,665,000 | | 4,665,000 |
Series 2007, AMT, SPA: Bank of New York 0.360% 11/15/15 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 5,965,000 | | 5,965,000 |
Series 2008 A4, AMT, SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.290% 11/15/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 20,000,000 | | 20,000,000 |
Series 2008, LOC: HSBC Bank USA N.A. 0.220% 07/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 3,145,000 | | 3,145,000 |
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CT JPMorgan Chase Putters Drivers Trust | | |
Series 2008, LIQ FAC: JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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0.270% 04/15/10 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(e) | | 4,330,000 | | 4,330,000 |
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CT Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | | |
Series 2007, GTY AGMT: Merrill Lynch Capital Services 1.400% 07/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(f) | | 14,300,000 | | 14,300,000 |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves
August 31, 2009
Municipal Bonds (continued)
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Connecticut (continued) | | | | |
CT Regional School District No. 16 | | |
Series 2008, 2.000% 12/10/09 | | 1,590,000 | | 1,593,224 |
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CT State | | |
Series 1992 B, 6.150% 09/01/09 | | 6,200,000 | | 6,200,000 |
Series 2005 A-1, SPA: Dexia Credit Local 0.450% 03/01/23 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 13,375,000 | | 13,375,000 |
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CT Town of New Canaan | | |
Series 2005, Pre-refunded 04/01/10, 4.625% 04/01/23 (04/01/10) (b) | | 1,750,000 | | 1,792,421 |
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CT University of Connecticut | | |
Series 2000 A, Pre-refunded 03/01/10, 5.625% 03/01/20 (03/01/10) (b) | | 1,000,000 | | 1,034,911 |
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Connecticut Total | | | | 165,068,361 |
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Puerto Rico – 38.6% | | | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Deutsche Bank Spears/Lifers Trust | | |
Series 2007, GTY AGMT: Deutsche Bank AG 0.320% 08/01/47 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 14,300,000 | | 14,300,000 |
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PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | | |
Series 2007 A, LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.440% 07/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 6,850,000 | | 6,850,000 |
Series 2008, LOC: Societe Generale 0.320% 07/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 8,160,000 | | 8,160,000 |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority | | |
Series 1998, LOC: Scotia Bank 0.450% 07/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 25,855,000 | | 25,855,000 |
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) |
Series 2008, LOC: Dexia Credit Local 1.000% 01/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 1,475,000 | | 1,475,000 |
| |
PR Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | | |
Series 2007, GTY AGMT: Dexia Credit Local 1.370% 08/01/42 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 14,325,000 | | 14,325,000 |
| |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. | | |
Series 2009, LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.340% 08/01/54 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(e) | | 14,245,000 | | 14,245,000 |
| |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | | |
Series 2007 A-6, LOC: UBS Warburg AG 0.100% 07/01/33 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | 10,220,000 | | 10,220,000 |
Series 2007 A9, LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.180% 07/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 18,620,000 | | 18,620,000 |
Series 2008 B, LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.100% 07/01/32 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | 2,000,000 | | 2,000,000 |
| | | | |
Puerto Rico Total | | 116,050,000 |
| | | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $281,118,361) | | 281,118,361 |
| | |
Short-Term Obligation – 4.3% | | | | |
| | | | |
U.S. Government Agency – 4.3% |
Federal Home Loan Bank | | |
0.110% 09/01/09 (g) | | 12,995,000 | | 12,995,000 |
| | | | |
U.S. Government Agencies Total | | 12,995,000 |
| | | | |
Total Short-Term Obligation (cost of $12,995,000) | | 12,995,000 |
| | | | |
Total Investments (h) – 97.8% (cost of $294,113,361) | | 294,113,361 |
| | | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 2.2% | | 6,485,472 |
| | | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | | 300,598,833 |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves
August 31, 2009
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) | Variable rate obligations have long dated final maturities, however, their effective maturity is within 397 days in accordance with its demand feature. These securities are secured by a letter of credit or other credit support agreements from banks. These securities are puttable upon not more than one, seven or thirty business days’ notice. Put bonds and notes have a demand feature that matures within one year. The interest rate is changed periodically and the interest rate reflects the rate at August 31, 2009. |
(b) | Parenthetical date represents the effective maturity date for the security. |
(c) | The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at August 31, 2009. |
(d) | Variable rate obligations have long dated final maturities, however, their effective maturity is within 397 days in accordance with its demand feature. These securities are puttable upon not more than one, seven or thirty business days’ notice. Put bonds and notes have a demand feature that matures within one year. The interest rate is changed periodically and the interest rate shown reflects the rate at August 31, 2009. |
(e) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At August 31, 2009, these securities, which are not illiquid, amounted to $18,575,000, which represents 6.2% of net assets. |
(f) | Effective January 1, 2009, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation and an affiliate of Columbia Management. |
(g) | The rate shown represents the discount rate at the date of purchase. |
(h) | Cost for federal income tax purposes is $294,113,361. |
Significant observable inputs (level 2 measurements), including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and others, were used in determining value for all securities in the Fund’s portfolio as of August 31, 2009.
For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
| | |
Acronym | | Name |
AMT | | Alternative Minimum Tax |
GTY AGMT | | Guaranty Agreement |
LIQ FAC | | Liquidity Facility |
LOC | | Letter of Credit |
SPA | | Stand-by Purchase Agreement |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves
August 31, 2009
Municipal Bonds – 93.0%
| | | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) |
Massachusetts – 85.3% | | | | |
MA Bay Transportation Authority | | | | |
Series 2000 A, Pre-refunded 07/01/10, 5.750% 07/01/11 (07/01/10) (a) | | 2,835,000 | | 2,960,237 |
Series 2000, SPA: Dexia Credit Local 0.400% 03/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 9,800,000 | | 9,800,000 |
| |
MA Deutsche Bank Spears/Lifers Trust | | |
Series 2008, GTY AGMT: Deutsche Bank AG 0.320% 05/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 3,610,000 | | 3,610,000 |
| |
MA Development Finance Agency | | |
Abby Kelly Foster Charter, Series 2008, LOC: TD Banknorth N.A. 0.270% 09/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 2,995,000 | | 2,995,000 |
Avalon Action, Inc., Series 2006, AMT, LIQ FAC: FNMA 0.390% 07/15/40 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 5,000,000 | | 5,000,000 |
Boston University, Series 2008: LOC: Bank of Nova Scotia 0.150% 10/01/40 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 10,000,000 | | 10,000,000 |
LOC: BNP Paribas 0.150% 10/01/40 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 5,555,000 | | 5,555,000 |
Cardinal Cushing Centers, Inc., Series 2003, LOC: Banco Santander 0.290% 02/01/33 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 6,535,000 | | 6,535,000 |
Harvard University, Series 2003, 0.140% 07/15/33 (09/07/09) (a)(c) | | 7,360,000 | | 7,360,000 |
ISO New England, Inc., Series 2005, LOC: TD Bank N.A. 0.220% 02/01/32 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 3,500,000 | | 3,500,000 |
| | | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) |
Seashore Point Deaconess, Series 2007, LOC: Banco Santander 0.250% 06/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 6,000,000 | | 6,000,000 |
Series 2004, AMT, LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.650% 01/01/36 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 9,720,000 | | 9,720,000 |
Simmons College, Series 2006 G, LOC: TD Banknorth N.A. 0.200% 10/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 4,800,000 | | 4,800,000 |
The Belmont Day School, Inc., Series 2001, LOC: PNC Bank N.A. 0.320% 07/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 3,700,000 | | 3,700,000 |
The Fay School, Inc., Series 2008, LOC: TD Banknorth N.A. 0.310% 04/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 11,600,000 | | 11,600,000 |
| |
MA Federal Highway Grant Anticipation Notes | | |
Series 2000 A, 5.500% 12/15/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,012,851 |
| |
MA Health & Educational Facilities Authority | | |
Boston University, Series 1985, LOC: State Street Bank & Trust Co. 0.200% 12/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 7,600,000 | | 7,600,000 |
Harrington Memorial, Series 2008 A, LOC: TD Banknorth N.A. 0.310% 07/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 10,000,000 | | 10,000,000 |
Harvard University, Series 2000 Y, 0.140% 07/01/35 (09/07/09) (a)(c) | | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,000 |
Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital, Series 2009 C, LOC: TD Banknorth N.A.
|
0.180% 07/01/38 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | 4,000,000 | | 4,000,000 |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves
August 31, 2009
Municipal Bonds (continued)
| | | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) |
Massachusetts (continued) | | | | |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Series 2001 J-2,
|
0.140% 07/01/31 (09/07/09) (a)(c) | | 15,000,000 | | 15,000,000 |
Northeastern University, Series 2008, LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.130% 10/01/22 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | 8,145,000 | | 8,145,000 |
Partners Healthcare Systems, Inc.:
| | |
Series 2003 D-4, SPA: Citibank N.A. 0.180% 07/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 10,990,000 | | 10,990,000 |
Series 2005 F-3, SPA: Citibank N.A. 0.150% 07/01/40 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 885,000 | | 885,000 |
Series 2009 I-1 0.150% 07/01/44 (09/07/09) (a)(c) | | 5,000,000 | | 5,000,000 |
Putters, Series 2006, LIQ FAC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.420% 10/01/12 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 170,000 | | 170,000 |
Series 2000 BB, 0.150% 02/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(c)(d) | | 2,100,000 | | 2,100,000 |
Series 2008, LOC: TD Banknorth N.A. 0.180% 02/01/38 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | 4,500,000 | | 4,500,000 |
| |
MA Housing Finance Agency | | |
Series 2008, AMT, LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.410% 06/01/41 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(e) | | 11,765,000 | | 11,765,000 |
| |
MA JPMorgan Chase Putters/Drivers Trust | | |
Series 2008, LIQ FAC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.300% 07/01/10 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(e) | | 6,090,000 | | 6,090,000 |
| | | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) |
MA Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts | | |
Series 2007, LIQ FAC: Dexia Credit Local 1.350% 07/01/30 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 21,395,000 | | 21,395,000 |
Series 2008, AMT: LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.650% 11/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 21,955,000 | | 21,955,000 |
LIQ FAC: FHLMC 0.670% 05/01/55 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 10,780,000 | | 10,780,000 |
| |
MA Route 3 North Transit Improvement Association | | |
Series 2000, Pre-refunded 06/15/10, 5.375% 06/15/33 (06/15/10) (a) | | 5,600,000 | | 5,817,395 |
| |
MA State | | |
Series 2000 B: Pre-refunded 06/01/10, 5.700% 06/01/19 (06/10/10) (a) | | 10,000,000 | | 10,397,979 |
SPA: State Street Bank & Trust Co. 0.110% 12/01/30 (09/01/09) (a)(b) | | 28,800,000 | | 28,800,000 |
Series 2005 A, SPA: Citibank N.A. 0.320% 02/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 4,935,000 | | 4,935,000 |
Series 2007, LOC: Dexia Credit Local 1.000% 01/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 7,450,000 | | 7,450,000 |
Series 2008 A, LOC: Societe Generale: 0.320% 05/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 8,500,000 | | 8,500,000 |
0.320% 08/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 7,625,000 | | 7,625,000 |
| |
MA Town of Foxborough | | |
Series 2000, Pre-refunded 06/01/10, 6.000% 06/01/18 (06/01/10) (a) | | 3,315,000 | | 3,486,727 |
| |
MA Town of Hingham | | |
Series 2009 D, 1.250% 12/23/09 | | 11,100,000 | | 11,131,125 |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves
August 31, 2009
Municipal Bonds (continued)
| | | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) |
Massachusetts (continued) | | | | |
MA Turnpike Authority | | |
Series 2008 A, LOC: Societe Generale 0.320% 01/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 16,670,000 | | 16,670,000 |
| |
MA University of Massachusetts Building Authority | | |
Series 2008-1, LOC: Lloyds TSB Bank PLC 0.250% 05/01/38 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 15,755,000 | | 15,755,000 |
| |
MA Water Resources Authority | | |
Series 2008 E, SPA: JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.240% 08/01/37 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 24,950,000 | | 24,950,000 |
Series 2008 F, SPA: Bank of Nova Scotia 0.170% 08/01/29 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 8,095,000 | | 8,095,000 |
Series 2008, LOC: Dexia Credit Local 1.000% 08/01/25 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 2,985,000 | | 2,985,000 |
| | | | |
Massachusetts Total | | | | 392,121,314 |
| | | | |
Puerto Rico – 7.7% | | | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | | |
Series 2007 A, LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.440% 07/01/26 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 5,000,000 | | 5,000,000 |
| |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority | | |
Series 1998, LOC: Scotia Bank 0.450% 07/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 2,345,000 | | 2,345,000 |
Series 2008, LOC: Dexia Credit Local 1.000% 01/01/28 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 105,000 | | 105,000 |
| | | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. | | |
Series 2009, LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.340% 08/01/39 (09/07/09) (a)(b)(e) | | 8,250,000 | | 8,250,000 |
| |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | | |
Series 2007 A8, LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.180% 07/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 10,300,000 | | 10,300,000 |
Series 2007 A9, LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.180% 07/01/34 (09/07/09) (a)(b) | | 9,330,000 | | 9,330,000 |
| | | | |
Puerto Rico Total | | | | 35,330,000 |
| | | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $427,451,314) | | | | 427,451,314 |
| | |
Commercial Paper – 6.9% | | | | |
MA Bay Transportation Authority | | |
0.350% 10/08/09 | | 8,500,000 | | 8,500,000 |
| |
MA Health & Educational Facilities Authority | | |
Partners Healthcare Systems, Inc., | | |
Series 2008 H-1, 0.450% 01/12/10 | | 10,000,000 | | 10,000,000 |
| |
MA Health & Educational Facilities University | | |
Harvard University, Series EE, 0.350% 12/10/09 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,000,000 |
| |
MA State | | |
0.330% 09/14/09 | | 8,000,000 | | 8,000,000 |
| | | | |
Total Commercial Paper (cost of $31,500,000) | | | | 31,500,000 |
| | | | |
Total Investments (f) – 99.9% (cost of $458,951,314) | | | | 458,951,314 |
| | | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 0.1% | | 400,846 |
| | | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | | 459,352,160 |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves
August 31, 2009
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) | Parenthetical date represents the effective maturity date for the security. |
(b) | Variable rate obligations have long dated final maturities, however, their effective maturity is within 397 days in accordance with its demand feature. These securities are secured by a letter of credit or other credit support agreements from banks. These securities are puttable upon not more than one, seven or thirty business days’ notice. Put bonds and notes have a demand feature that matures within one year. The interest rate is changed periodically and the interest rate reflects the rate at August 31, 2009. |
(c) | Variable rate obligations have long dated final maturities, however, their effective maturity is within 397 days in accordance with its demand feature. These securities are puttable upon not more than one, seven or thirty business days’ notice. Put bonds and notes have a demand feature that matures within one year. The interest rate is changed periodically and the interest rate shown reflects the rate at August 31, 2009. |
(d) | The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at August 31, 2009. |
(e) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At August 31, 2009, these securities, which are not illiquid, amounted to $26,105,000, which represents 5.7% of net assets. |
(f) | Cost for federal income tax purposes is $458,951,314. |
Significant observable inputs (level 2 measurements), including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and others, were used in determining value for all securities in the Fund’s portfolio as of August 31, 2009.
For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
| | |
Acronym | | Name |
AMT | | Alternative Minimum Tax |
FHLMC | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. |
FNMA | | Federal National Mortgage Association |
GTY AGMT | | Guaranty Agreement |
LIQ FAC | | Liquidity Facility |
LOC | | Letter of Credit |
NPFGC | | National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. |
SPA | | Stand-by Purchase Agreement |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia Money Market Funds
August 31, 2009
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves ($) | | Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves ($) |
Assets | | Investments, at amortized cost approximating value | | | 294,113,361 | | | 458,951,314 |
| | Cash | | | 2,361 | | | 1,218 |
| | Receivable for: | | | | | | |
| | Investments sold | | | 6,105,350 | | | — |
| | Fund shares sold | | | — | | | 2,250 |
| | Interest | | | 533,562 | | | 591,764 |
| | Expense reimbursement due from investment advisor | | | 17,930 | | | 11,469 |
| | Trustees’ deferred compensation plan | | | 8,102 | | | 10,467 |
| | Prepaid expenses | | | 6,478 | | | 11,628 |
| | |
| | Total Assets | | | 300,787,144 | | | 459,580,110 |
| | | |
Liabilities | | Payable for: | | | | | | |
| | Distributions | | | 49,968 | | | 42,265 |
| | Investment advisory fee | | | 40,394 | | | 61,136 |
| | Administration fee | | | 3,581 | | | 6,752 |
| | Transfer agent fee | | | 384 | | | 595 |
| | Trustees’ fees | | | 17,584 | | | 22,781 |
| | Audit fee | | | 34,228 | | | 34,250 |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 13,332 | | | 15,053 |
| | Custody fee | | | 1,302 | | | 1,603 |
| | Shareholder services fee – Retail A Shares | | | 2,495 | | | 10,040 |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 116 | | | 177 |
| | Trustees’ deferred compensation plan | | | 8,102 | | | 10,467 |
| | Other liabilities | | | 16,825 | | | 22,831 |
| | |
| | Total Liabilities | | | 188,311 | | | 227,950 |
| |
| | |
| | Net Assets | | | 300,598,833 | | | 459,352,160 |
| | | |
Net Assets Consist of | | Paid-in capital | | | 300,490,181 | | | 459,235,782 |
| | Undistributed net investment income | | | 108,652 | | | 116,378 |
| | |
| | Net Assets | | | 300,598,833 | | | 459,352,160 |
| | | |
Retail A Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 24,601,863 | | $ | 143,993,424 |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 24,592,444 | | | 143,957,730 |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | $ | 1.00 |
| | | |
G-Trust Shares | | Net assets | | $ | 275,996,970 | | $ | 315,358,736 |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 275,897,738 | | | 315,278,053 |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 1.00 | | $ | 1.00 |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Operations – Columbia Money Market Funds
For the Year Ended August 31, 2009
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves ($) | | | Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves ($) | |
Investment Income | | Interest | | 4,268,687 | | | 6,064,095 | |
| | | |
| | | |
Expenses | | Investment advisory fee | | 536,296 | | | 732,824 | |
| | Administration fee | | 236,193 | | | 337,378 | |
| | Shareholder services fee - Retail A Shares | | 27,688 | | | 98,936 | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | 3,694 | | | 4,531 | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | 118,047 | | | 137,392 | |
| | Trustees’ fees | | 10,173 | | | 27,300 | |
| | Custody fee | | 9,809 | | | 10,815 | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | 705 | | | 891 | |
| | Treasury temporary guarantee program fee | | 128,485 | | | 196,299 | |
| | Other expenses | | 154,518 | | | 161,606 | |
| | | |
| | Total Expenses | | 1,225,608 | | | 1,707,972 | |
| | | |
| | Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by investment advisor and/or administrator | | (352,032 | ) | | (431,221 | ) |
| | Expense reductions | | (2,417 | ) | | (762 | ) |
| | | |
| | Net Expenses | | 871,159 | | | 1,275,989 | |
| |
| | | |
| | Net Investment Income | | 3,397,528 | | | 4,788,106 | |
| | | |
| | Net realized gain on investments | | 70,287 | | | 22,610 | |
| |
| | | |
| | Net Increase Resulting from Operations | | 3,467,815 | | | 4,810,716 | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia Money Market Funds
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves | | | Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves | |
| | Year Ended August 31, | | | Year Ended August 31, | |
| | 2009 ($) | | | 2008 ($) | | | 2009 ($) | | | 2008 ($) | |
Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | 3,397,528 | | | 7,314,862 | | | 4,788,106 | | | 10,167,391 | |
Net realized gain on investments | | 70,287 | | | 38,168 | | | 22,610 | | | 39,429 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase resulting from operations | | 3,467,815 | | | 7,353,030 | | | 4,810,716 | | | 10,206,820 | |
| | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Retail A Shares | | (251,452 | ) | | (752,579 | ) | | (1,074,346 | ) | | (3,043,613 | ) |
G-Trust Shares | | (3,146,076 | ) | | (6,562,283 | ) | | (3,713,758 | ) | | (7,123,778 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | (3,397,528 | ) | | (7,314,862 | ) | | (4,788,104 | ) | | (10,167,391 | ) |
| | | | |
Net Capital Stock Transactions | | 17,138,214 | | | 101,930,454 | | | (106,034,180 | ) | | 247,993,184 | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | 17,208,501 | | | 101,968,622 | | | (106,011,568 | ) | | 248,032,613 | |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 283,390,332 | | | 181,421,710 | | | 565,363,728 | | | 317,331,115 | |
End of period | | 300,598,833 | | | 283,390,332 | | | 459,352,160 | | | 565,363,728 | |
Undistributed net investment income at end of period | | 108,652 | | | 38,365 | | | 116,378 | | | 93,765 | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets – Capital Stock Activity
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves | |
| | Year Ended August 31, 2009 | | | Year Ended August 31, 2008 | |
| | Shares | | | Dollars ($) | | | Shares | | | Dollars ($) | |
Retail A Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Subscriptions | | 56,766,010 | | | 56,766,010 | | | 53,848,475 | | | 53,848,476 | |
Distributions reinvested | | 248,725 | | | 248,725 | | | 752,726 | | | 752,726 | |
Redemptions | | (64,137,998 | ) | | (64,137,998 | ) | | (57,511,002 | ) | | (57,511,002 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net decrease | | (7,123,263 | ) | | (7,123,263 | ) | | (2,909,801 | ) | | (2,909,800 | ) |
G-Trust Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Subscriptions | | 496,233,462 | | | 496,233,462 | | | 619,026,302 | | | 619,026,302 | |
Distributions reinvested | | 16,237 | | | 16,237 | | | 18,555 | | | 18,555 | |
Redemptions | | (471,988,222 | ) | | (471,988,222 | ) | | (514,204,603 | ) | | (514,204,603 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase | | 24,261,477 | | | 24,261,477 | | | 104,840,254 | | | 104,840,254 | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Capital Stock Activity
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves | |
| | Year Ended August 31, 2009 | | | Year Ended August 31, 2008 | |
| | Shares | | | Dollars ($) | | | Shares | | | Dollars ($) | |
Retail A Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Subscriptions | | 212,493,139 | | | 212,493,139 | | | 265,278,228 | | | 265,278,228 | |
Distributions reinvested | | 1,073,559 | | | 1,073,559 | | | 3,041,147 | | | 3,041,147 | |
Redemptions | | (223,629,985 | ) | | (223,629,985 | ) | | (220,759,952 | ) | | (220,759,952 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | (10,063,287 | ) | | (10,063,287 | ) | | 47,559,423 | | | 47,559,423 | |
G-Trust Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Subscriptions | | 474,572,409 | | | 474,572,409 | | | 676,202,433 | | | 676,202,433 | |
Distributions reinvested | | 18,624 | | | 18,624 | | | — | | | — | |
Redemptions | | (570,561,926 | ) | | (570,561,926 | ) | | (475,768,672 | ) | | (475,768,672 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | (95,970,893 | ) | | (95,970,893 | ) | | 200,433,761 | | | 200,433,761 | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
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| | Year Ended August 31, | | | Period Ended August 31, | | | Year Ended May 31, | |
Retail A Shares | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 (a) | | | 2006 (b) | | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | |
| | | | | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.009 | (c) | | | 0.024 | (c) | | | 0.033 | (c) | | | 0.008 | (c) | | | 0.024 | (c) | | | 0.010 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.009 | ) | | | (0.024 | ) | | | (0.033 | ) | | | (0.008 | ) | | | (0.024 | ) | | | (0.010 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 0.89 | % | | | 2.38 | % | | | 3.39 | % | | | 0.83 | %(f) | | | 2.43 | % | | | 1.03 | % |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets/ Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net expenses | | | 0.34 | %(g) | | | 0.30 | %(g) | | | 0.30 | %(g) | | | 0.30 | %(g)(h) | | | 0.46 | %(g) | | | 0.64 | % |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.21 | % | | | 0.33 | %(h) | | | 0.14 | % | | | 0.03 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.91 | %(g) | | | 2.36 | %(g) | | | 3.35 | %(g) | | | 3.30 | %(g)(h) | | | 2.41 | %(g) | | | 0.96 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 24,602 | | | $ | 31,715 | | | $ | 34,621 | | | $ | 22,354 | | | $ | 24,970 | | | $ | 13,051 | |
(a) | The Fund changed its fiscal year end from May 31 to August 31. |
(b) | On November 18, 2005, the Galaxy Connecticut Municipal Money Market Fund was renamed Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves. |
(c) | Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(d) | Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested. |
(e) | Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced. |
(g) | The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended August 31, | | | Period Ended August 31, | | | Year Ended May 31, | |
G-Trust Shares | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 (a) | | | 2006 (b)(c) | | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | |
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Income from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.010 | (d) | | | 0.025 | (d) | | | 0.034 | (d) | | | 0.009 | (d) | | | 0.025 | (d) | | | 0.011 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.010 | ) | | | (0.025 | ) | | | (0.034 | ) | | | (0.009 | ) | | | (0.025 | ) | | | (0.011 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | |
Total return (e)(f) | | | 0.99 | % | | | 2.48 | % | | | 3.50 | % | | | 0.86 | %(g) | | | 2.52 | % | | | 1.13 | % |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net expenses | | | 0.24 | %(h) | | | 0.20 | %(h) | | | 0.20 | %(h) | | | 0.20 | %(h)(i) | | | 0.37 | %(h) | | | 0.55 | % |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.21 | % | | | 0.33 | %(i) | | | 0.13 | % | | | — | %(j) |
Net investment income | | | 0.95 | %(h) | | | 2.41 | %(h) | | | 3.45 | %(h) | | | 3.39 | %(h)(i) | | | 2.48 | %(h) | | | 1.05 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 275,997 | | | $ | 251,676 | | | $ | 146,801 | | | $ | 109,635 | | | $ | 74,575 | | | $ | 94,459 | |
(a) | The Fund changed its fiscal year end from May 31 to August 31. |
(b) | Effective on November 23, 2005, Trust Shares were renamed G-Trust Shares. |
(c) | On November 18, 2005, the Galaxy Connecticut Municipal Money Market Fund was renamed Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves. |
(d) | Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(e) | Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested. |
(f) | Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced. |
(h) | The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
(j) | Rounds to less than 0.01%. |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended August 31, | | | Period Ended August 31, | | | Year Ended May 31, | |
Retail A Shares | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 (a) | | | 2006 (b) | | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | |
| | | | | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.009 | (c) | | | 0.024 | (c) | | | 0.034 | (c) | | | 0.008 | (c) | | | 0.024 | (c) | | | 0.011 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.009 | ) | | | (0.024 | ) | | | (0.034 | ) | | | (0.008 | ) | | | (0.024 | ) | | | (0.011 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 0.94 | % | | | 2.40 | % | | | 3.43 | % | | | 0.84 | %(f) | | | 2.47 | % | | | 1.11 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net expenses | | | 0.32 | %(g) | | | 0.28 | %(g) | | | 0.28 | %(g) | | | 0.28 | %(g)(h) | | | 0.42 | %(g) | | | 0.60 | % |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.09 | % | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.19 | %(h) | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.02 | % |
Net investment income | | | 0.87 | %(g) | | | 2.31 | %(g) | | | 3.38 | %(g) | | | 3.31 | %(g)(h) | | | 2.48 | %(g) | | | 1.04 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 143,993 | | | $ | 154,075 | | | $ | 106,505 | | | $ | 69,743 | | | $ | 56,919 | | | $ | 38,586 | |
(a) | The Fund changed its fiscal year end from May 31 to August 31. |
(b) | On November 18, 2005, Galaxy Massachusetts Municipal Money Market Fund was renamed Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves. |
(c) | Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(d) | Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested. |
(e) | Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced. |
(g) | The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended August 31, | | | Period Ended August 31, | | | Year Ended May 31, | |
G-Trust Shares | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 (a) | | | 2006 (b)(c) | | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | |
| | | | | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.010 | (d) | | | 0.025 | (d) | | | 0.035 | (d) | | | 0.009 | (d) | | | 0.025 | (d) | | | 0.012 | |
| | | | | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.010 | ) | | | (0.025 | ) | | | (0.035 | ) | | | (0.009 | ) | | | (0.025 | ) | | | (0.012 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | |
Total return (e)(f) | | | 1.03 | % | | | 2.48 | %(g) | | | 3.51 | % | | | 0.86 | %(h) | | | 2.54 | % | | | 1.19 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net expenses | | | 0.24 | %(i) | | | 0.20 | %(i) | | | 0.20 | %(i) | | | 0.20 | %(i)(j) | | | 0.34 | %(i) | | | 0.52 | % |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.09 | % | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.19 | %(j) | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.01 | % |
Net investment income | | | 1.01 | %(i) | | | 2.28 | %(g)(i) | | | 3.46 | %(i) | | | 3.39 | %(i)(j) | | | 2.54 | %(i) | | | 1.12 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 315,359 | | | $ | 411,289 | | | $ | 210,826 | | | $ | 159,235 | | | $ | 152,704 | | | $ | 126,602 | |
(a) | The Fund changed its fiscal year end from May 31 to August 31. |
(b) | Effective on November 23, 2005, Trust Shares were renamed G-Trust Shares. |
(c) | On November 18, 2005, Galaxy Massachusetts Municipal Money Market Fund was renamed Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves. |
(d) | Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(e) | Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested. |
(f) | Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced. |
(g) | The relationship of the class’ net investment income ratio to total return may be affected by changes in the class’ relative net assets during the fiscal period. |
(i) | The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia Money Market Funds
August 31, 2009
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Funds Series Trust (the “Trust”), registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust. Information presented in these financial statements pertains to Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves and Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), each a series of the Trust. Each Fund is a non-diversified fund.
Investment Objectives
Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves seeks current income exempt from federal income tax and Connecticut individual, trust and estate income tax, consistent with capital preservation and maintenance of a high degree of liquidity. Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves seeks current income exempt from federal income tax and Massachusetts individual income tax, consistent with capital preservation and maintenance of a high degree of liquidity.
Fund Shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares, and each Fund offers two classes of shares: Retail A and G-Trust shares. Retail A shares are only generally available to existing shareholders of Retail A shares. Each class of shares is offered continuously at net asset value.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through October 22, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued, and except as disclosed in Note 9, noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosures. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements.
Security Valuation
Securities in the Funds are valued utilizing the amortized cost valuation method permitted in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act provided certain conditions are met, including that the Funds Board of Directors continues to believe that the amortized cost valuation method fairly reflects the market-based net asset value per share of the Funds. This method involves valuing a portfolio security initially at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant accretion or amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, respectively. The Funds Board of Directors has established procedures intended to stabilize the Funds net asset value for purposes of sales and redemptions at $1.00 per share. These procedures include determinations, at such intervals as the Board of Directors deems appropriate and reasonable in light of current market conditions, of the extent, if any, to which each Fund’s market-based net asset value deviates from $1.00 per share. In the event such deviation exceeds 1/2 of 1%, the Board of Directors will promptly consider what action, if any, should be initiated.
Various inputs are used to determine the value of the Funds’ investments. Management establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value giving the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
| • | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities | |
| • | | Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others) | |
| • | | Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable, unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs may include management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment. | |
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
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August 31, 2009
Security Transactions
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.
Income Recognition
Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Funds and other series of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged to such Fund.
Determination of Class Net Asset Value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, as shown on the Statements of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of a Fund on a daily basis for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class. Income and expenses are allocated to each class based on the settled shares method, while realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated based on the relative net assets of each class.
Federal Income Tax Status
Each Fund intends to qualify each year as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its tax-exempt or taxable income, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, each Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that each Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually after the fiscal year in which the capital gains were earned or more frequently to seek to maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share, unless offset by any available capital loss carryforward. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP.
Indemnification
In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. A Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against a Fund. Also, under the Trust’s organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Trust. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.
Note 3. Federal Tax Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to each Fund’s capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, permanent book and tax basis differences resulting primarily from differing treatments for distributions were identified and reclassified among the components of the Funds net assets as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
| | Undistributed Net Investment Income | | Accumulated Net Realized Gain | | | Paid-In Capital | |
Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves | | $ | 70,287 | | $ | (70,286 | ) | | $ | (1 | ) |
Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves | | | 22,611 | | | (22,610 | ) | | | (1 | ) |
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August 31, 2009
Net investment income and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed on the Statements of Operations, and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | |
| | August 31, 2009 |
| | Tax-Exempt Income | | Ordinary Income* | | Long-term Capital Gains |
Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves | | $ | 3,314,270 | | $ | 83,258 | | $ | — |
Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves | | | 4,762,284 | | | 25,820 | | | — |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | August 31, 2008 |
| | Tax-Exempt Income | | Ordinary Income* | | Long-Term Capital Gains |
Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves | | $ | 7,193,160 | | $ | 120,841 | | $ | 861 |
Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves | | | 10,097,643 | | | 53,361 | | | 16,387 |
* | For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions. |
As of August 31, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Undistributed Tax-Exempt Income | | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Log-Term Capital Gains |
Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves | | $ | 160,969 | | $ | — | | $ | — |
Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves | | | 168,064 | | | — | | | — |
Management is required to determine whether a tax position of the Funds is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized by each Fund is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. However, management’s conclusions may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). The Funds’ federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates
Investment Advisory Fee
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC (“Columbia”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation (“BOA”), provides investment advisory services to the Funds. Columbia receives an investment advisory fee, calculated based on the combined average net assets of the Funds and certain other money market funds advised by Columbia, at the following annual rates:
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| | | |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rate | |
First $175 billion | | 0.15 | % |
$175 billion to $225 billion | | 0.13 | % |
Over $225 billion | | 0.08 | % |
Columbia has contractually agreed to limit the combined investment advisory fee and administration fee for the Funds to an annual rate of 0.19% of each Fund’s average net assets through December 31, 2010. There is no guarantee that this expense limitation will continue after December 31, 2010.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, the effective investment advisory fee rates, net of fee waivers, were 0.15% of each Fund’s average daily net assets.
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Administration Fee
Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Funds for a monthly administration fee, calculated based on the combined average net assets of the Funds and certain other money market funds advised by Columbia, at the following annual rates, less the fees payable by the Funds as described under the Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees note below:
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| | | |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rate | |
First $125 billion | | 0.10% | |
$125 billion to $175 billion | | 0.05 | % |
Over $175 billion | | 0.02 | % |
Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees
The Funds have entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the “Financial Reporting Services Agreement”) with State Street Bank & Trust Company (“State Street”) and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Funds. The Funds have also entered into an Accounting Services Agreement (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the “State Street Agreements”) with State Street and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Funds. Under the State Street Agreements, each Fund pays State Street an annual fee of $38,000 paid monthly plus an additional monthly fee based on an annualized percentage rate of average daily net assets of each Fund for the month. The aggregate fee per Fund will not exceed $140,000 per year (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and charges). The Funds also reimburse State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charges.
The Funds have entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the “Services Agreement”) with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provides services related to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provides oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. Under the Services Agreement, the Funds reimburse Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses.
Transfer Agent Fee
Columbia Management Services, Inc. (the “Transfer Agent”), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, provides shareholder services to the Funds and has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services (“BFDS”) to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a fee for its services, paid monthly, at the annual rate of $17.34 per open account plus reimbursement of certain sub-transfer agent fees paid by the Transfer Agent (exclusive of BFDS fees), calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts and intended to recover the cost of payments to other parties (including affiliates of BOA) for services to those accounts. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Funds.
The Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”) trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due to the Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Funds and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Funds. The Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.
An annual minimum account balance fee of up to $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below each Fund’s minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statements of Operations. For the year ended August 31, 2009, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Funds.
Shareholder Servicing Fee
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, is the principal underwriter of the Funds’ shares.
The Trust has adopted a shareholder services plan (the “Servicing Plan”) with respect to the Retail A shares of the Funds. The Servicing Plan provides compensation to institutions which provide administrative and support services to their customers who beneficially own Retail A shares. Payments under the Servicing Plan are equal to the annual rates of 0.10% and 0.08% for Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves and Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves, respectively.
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August 31, 2009
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements
Columbia and/or some of the Funds’ other service providers have contractually agreed to bear a portion of the Funds’ expenses through December 31, 2010, so that the Funds’ ordinary operating expenses (excluding any distribution, shareholder servicing and/or shareholder administration fees, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, but including custodian charges relating to overdrafts, if any) after giving effect to any balance credits from the Funds’ custodian, do not exceed the annual rate of 0.20% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. There is no guarantee that this expense limitation will continue after December 31, 2010.
Effective December 15, 2008, the Distributor has voluntarily agreed to reimburse certain class-specific Fund expenses (consisting of shareholder servicing, distribution and shareholder administration fees, as applicable) to the extent necessary in order to maintain a minimum annualized net yield of 0.00% for all classes of each Fund. In addition, Columbia has voluntarily agreed to reimburse certain Fund expenses (consisting of advisory and administration fees) to the extent necessary to maintain such yield in the event the Distributor’s reimbursement of class-specific Fund expenses is fully utilized. These reimbursements are voluntary and may be modified or discontinued by the Distributor or Columbia at any time.
Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees
All officers of the Funds are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Funds. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Funds in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Funds, along with other affiliated funds, pay their pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. Each Fund’s expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.
The Trust’s eligible Trustees may participate in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Funds’ assets. Income earned on the plan participant’s deferral account is based on the rate of return of the eligible mutual funds selected by the participant or, if no funds are selected, on the rate of return of Columbia Treasury Reserves, another portfolio of the Trust. The expense for the deferred compensation plan, which includes trustees’ fees deferred during the current period as well as any gains or losses on the trustees’ deferred compensation balances as a result of market fluctuations, is included in “Trustees’ fees” on the Statements of Operations. The liability for the deferred compensation plan is included in “Trustees’ fees” on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
As a result of fund mergers, each Fund assumed the liabilities of the deferred compensation plan of the acquired fund, which are included in “Trustees’ fees” on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The deferred compensation plan may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Funds’ assets.
Note 5. Custody Credits
Each Fund has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statements of Operations. The Funds could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if they had not entered into such an agreement.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, these custody credits reduced total expenses for the Funds as follows:
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| | Custody Credits |
Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves | | $ | 2,417 |
Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves | | | 762 |
Note 6. Line of Credit
The Funds and other affiliated funds participate in a $200,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit provided by State Street. Borrowings are available for short-term liquidity or temporary or emergency purposes.
Interest is charged to each participating fund based on the fund’s borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.75% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 0.75%. A one-time structuring fee of $10,000 is also accrued and apportioned to each fund participating in the line of credit based on the average net assets of the participating funds. In addition, if the line of credit is extended for an
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additional period after the expiration date, an annual administration fee of $10,000 may be charged and apportioned among the participating funds. Prior to December 18, 2008, the Funds and other affiliated funds participated in a $200,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit provided by State Street under similar terms. Interest was charged to each participating fund based on the fund’s borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.375%.
For the year ended August 31, 2009, the Funds did not borrow under these arrangements.
Note 7. Shares of Beneficial Interest
As of August 31, 2009, the Funds had shareholders whose shares were beneficially owned by participant accounts over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates had either sole or joint investment discretion. Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Funds. The percentages of shares of beneficial interest outstanding held therein are as follows:
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Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves | | 23.9 |
As of August 31, 2009, the Funds had shareholders that held greater than 5% of the shares outstanding of a Fund, over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates did not have investment discretion. The number of accounts and the percentages of shares of beneficial interest outstanding held therein are as follows:
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| | Number of Accounts | | % of Shares Outstanding Held |
Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves | | 1 | | 7.6 |
Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves | | 1 | | 30.3 |
Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Funds.
Note 8. Significant Risks and Contingencies
Non-Diversified Risk
The Funds are non-diversified, which generally means that they may invest a greater percentage of their total assets in the securities of fewer issuers than a “diversified” fund. This increases the risk that a change in the value of any one investment held by a Fund could affect the overall value of the Fund more than it would affect that of a diversified fund holding a greater number of investments. Accordingly, a Fund’s value will likely be more volatile than the value of more diversified funds.
Geographic Concentration Risk
Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves and Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves invest primarily in debt obligations issued, respectively, by the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and their political subdivisions, agencies and public authorities, and other qualified issuers that may be located outside of Connecticut and Massachusetts, respectively. The Funds are more susceptible to economic and political factors adversely affecting issuers of each respective state’s municipal securities than are municipal bond funds that are not concentrated to the same extent in these issuers. At August 31, 2009, investment concentrations by state and/or qualified issuers of each Fund were as follows:
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Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves | | % of Net Assets |
Connecticut | | 54.9 |
Puerto Rico | | 38.6 |
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Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves | | % of Net Assets |
Massachusetts | | 85.3 |
Puerto Rico | | 7.7 |
Concentration of Credit Risk
Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves investments that are insured by private insurers who guarantee the payment of principal and interest in the event of default or that are supported by a letter of credit. At August 31, 2009, there were no private insurers who insured greater than 5% of the total net assets of Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves.
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United States Department of the Treasury Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds
On September 28, 2008, the United States Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) opened a temporary guarantee program (the “Program”) for money market mutual funds registered in the United States under the 1940 Act. On March 31, 2009, the Treasury announced the second extension of the Program from April 30, 2009 through September 18, 2009. The Board of Trustees of the Funds approved the Funds’ continued participation in the Program.
Similar to the initial phase of the Program, and subject to certain conditions and limitations, share amounts held by investors of each respective Fund as of the close of business on September 19, 2008 were guaranteed against loss under the Program in the event the market-based net asset value per share was less than $0.995 (i.e., does not round to $1.00, a “guarantee event”) and the Funds subsequently liquidated. The Program only covered the amount a shareholder held in each respective Fund as of the close of business on September 19, 2008, or the amount a shareholder held if and when a guarantee event occurred, whichever was less.
The Program expired on September 18, 2009 and will not be further extended by the Treasury. Accordingly, effective September 18, 2009, the Program no longer provides any guarantee against any loss to shareholders with respect to each Fund’s shares.
Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves and Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves paid $134,946 and $206,170, respectively, to the Treasury to participate in the Program. This fee is being expensed over the period from September 19, 2008 to September 18, 2009 and is an extraordinary expense for calculating fee waivers and expense reimbursement discussed in Note 4.
Legal Proceedings
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (collectively, the “Columbia Group”) are subject to a settlement agreement with the New York Attorney General (“NYAG”) (the “NYAG Settlement”) and a settlement order with the SEC (the “SEC Order”) on matters relating to mutual fund trading, each dated February 9, 2005. Under the terms of the SEC Order, the Columbia Group (or predecessor or affiliated entities) agreed, among other things, to: pay disgorgement and civil money penalties collectively totaling $375 million; cease and desist from violations of the antifraud provisions and certain other provisions of the federal securities laws; maintain certain compliance and ethics oversight structures; and retain an independent consultant to review the Columbia Group’s applicable supervisory, compliance, control and other policies and procedures. The NYAG Settlement, among other things, requires Columbia Management Advisors, LLC and its affiliates to reduce management fees for certain funds in the Columbia family of mutual funds in a projected total of $160 million over five years through November 30, 2009 and to make certain disclosures to investors relating to expenses. In connection with the Columbia Group providing services to the Columbia Funds, the Columbia Funds have voluntarily undertaken to implement certain governance measures designed to maintain the independence of their boards of trustees and certain special consulting and compliance measures.
Pursuant to the SEC Order and related procedures, the $375 million in settlement amounts described above, of which approximately $90 million has been earmarked for certain Columbia Funds and their shareholders, is being distributed in accordance with a distribution plan developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the SEC on December 27, 2007. Distributions under the distribution plan began in mid-June 2008.
Civil Litigation
In connection with the events that resulted in the NYAG Settlement and SEC Order, various parties filed suits against Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including Banc of America Capital Management, LLC (“BACAP,” now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) and BACAP Distributors, LLC (now known as Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.) (collectively “BAC”), Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and its Board of Trustees. On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the “MDL”). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On September 29, 2004, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed amended and consolidated complaints. One
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of these amended complaints is a putative class action that includes claims under the federal securities laws and state common law, and that names Nations Funds Trust, the Trustees, BAC and others as defendants. Another of the amended complaints is a derivative action purportedly on behalf of the Nations Funds Trust against BAC and others that asserts claims under federal securities laws and state common law. Nations Funds Trust is a nominal defendant in this action.
On February 25, 2005, BAC and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases. On December 15, 2005, BAC and others entered into a Stipulation of Settlement of the direct and derivative claims brought on behalf of the Nations Funds shareholders. The settlement is subject to court approval. If the settlement is approved, BAC would pay settlement administration costs and fees to plaintiffs’ counsel as approved by the court. The stipulation has not yet been presented to the court for approval.
Note 9. Subsequent Event
Bank of America Corporation, the indirect parent company of Columbia, entered into an agreement dated September 29, 2009 to sell a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. The transaction does not include a sale of the part of the asset management business that advises the Funds.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust and the Shareholders of Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves and Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolios, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves and Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves (each a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) at August 31, 2009, the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at August 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 22, 2009
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Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009, the following percentage of distributions from net investment income of the Funds qualify as exempt interest dividends for federal income tax purposes. A portion of the income may be subject to federal alternative minimum tax.
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| | Federal Exempt Percentage | |
Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves | | 99.6 | % |
Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves | | 99.9 | % |
The Funds will notify shareholders in January 2010 of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Fund Governance
The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and ages of the Trustees and officers of the Funds in the Columbia Funds Series Trust, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, the number of Funds overseen by each Trustee and other directorships they hold are shown below. Each officer listed below serves as an officer of each Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex.
Independent Trustees
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Name, Address and Age, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held |
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Edward J. Boudreau (Born 1944) | | |
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Managing Director–E.J. Boudreau & Associates (consulting), from 2000 through current; oversees 66; no other directorships held. |
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William P. Carmichael (Born 1943) | | |
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1999) | | Retired. Oversees 66; Director–Cobra Electronics Corporation (electronic equipment manufacturer); Director–Spectrum Brands, Inc. (consumer products); Director–Simmons Company (bedding); Director–The Finish Line (sportswear). |
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William A. Hawkins (Born 1942) | | |
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | President and Chief Executive Officer–California General Bank, N.A., from January 2008 through current; President, Retail Banking–IndyMac Bancorp, Inc., from September 1999 to August 2003; oversees 66; no other directorships held. |
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R. Glenn Hilliard (Born 1943) | | |
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer–Hilliard Group LLC (investing and consulting), from April 2003 through current; Non-Executive Director & Chairman–Conseco, Inc. (insurance), September 2003 through current; Executive Chairman–Conseco, Inc. (insurance), August 2004 through September 2005; oversees 66; Director–Conseco, Inc. (insurance). |
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John J. Nagorniak (Born 1944) | | |
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2008) | | Retired. President and Director–Foxstone Financial, Inc. (consulting), 2000 through December 2007; Director–Mellon Financial Corporation affiliates (investing), 2000 through 2007; Chairman–Franklin Portfolio Associates (investing–Mellon affiliate), 1982 through 2007; oversees 66; Director–MIT Investment Company; Trustee–MIT 401k Plan; Trustee and Chairman–Research Foundation of CFA Institute. |
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Minor M. Shaw (Born 1947) | | |
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2003) | | President–Micco Corporation and Mickel Investment Group; oversees 66; Board Member–Piedmont Natural Gas. |
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Fund Governance (continued)
Interested Trustee
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Name, Address and Age, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held |
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Anthony M. Santomero (Born 1946) | | |
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee1 (since 2008) | | Richard K. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, from 1972 through current; Senior Advisor–McKinsey & Company (consulting), July 2006 through December 2007; President and Chief Executive Officer–Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 2000 through April 2006; oversees 66; Director–Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd; Director–Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company; Director–Citigroup. |
1 | Mr. Santomero is currently deemed by the Columbia Funds to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Funds because he serves as a Director of Citigroup, Inc. (“Citigroup”), a company that may through subsidiaries and affiliates engage from time-to-time in brokerage execution, principal transactions and lending relationships with the Columbia Funds or other funds or accounts advised/managed by the Advisor. |
The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Funds and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800-345-6611.
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Fund Governance (continued)
Officers
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Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Columbia Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years |
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J. Kevin Connaughton (Born 1964) | | |
One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 President (since 2009) | | Managing Director of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC since December 2004; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer–Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009; Treasurer–Columbia Funds, from October 2003 to May 2008; Treasurer–the Liberty Funds, Stein Roe Funds and Liberty All-Star Funds, December 2000–December 2006; Senior Vice President–Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from April 2003 to December 2004; President–Columbia Funds, Liberty Funds and Stein Roe Funds, February 2004 to October 2004; Treasurer–Galaxy Funds, September 2002 to December 2005; Treasurer, December 2002 to December 2004, and President, February 2004 to December 2004–Columbia Management Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund, LLC; and a senior officer of various other Bank of America-affiliated entities, including other registered and unregistered funds |
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James R. Bordewick, Jr. (Born 1959) | | |
One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2006) | | Associate General Counsel, Bank of America since April 2005; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, MFS Investment Management (investment management) prior to April 2005. |
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Linda J. Wondrack (Born 1964) | | |
One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2007) | | Director (Columbia Management Group LLC and Investment Product Group Compliance), Bank of America since June 2005; Director of Corporate Compliance and Conflicts Officer, MFS Investment Management (investment management), August 2004 to May 2005; Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management (investment management) prior to August 2004. |
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Michael G. Clarke (Born 1969) | | |
One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (since 2009) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Managing Director of the Advisor September 2004 to December 2005; Vice President Fund Administration June 2002 to September 2004. |
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Jeffrey R. Coleman (Born 1969) | | |
One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Treasurer (since 2008) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Fund Controller of the Advisor from October 2004 to January 2006; Vice President of CDC IXIS Asset Management Services, Inc. (investment management) from August 2000 to September 2004. |
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Joseph F. DiMaria (Born 1968) | | |
One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Chief Accounting Officer (since 2008) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Head of Tax/Compliance and Assistant Treasurer of the Advisor from November 2004 to December 2005; Director of Trustee Administration (Sarbanes-Oxley) of the Advisor from May 2003 to October 2004. |
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Fund Governance (continued)
Officers (continued)
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Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Columbia Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years |
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Julian Quero (Born 1967) | | |
One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2008) | | Senior Tax Manager of the Advisor since August 2006; Senior Compliance Manager of the Advisor from April 2002 to August 2006. |
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Barry S. Vallan (Born 1969) | | |
One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Controller (since 2006) | | Vice President-Fund Treasury of the Advisor since October 2004; Vice President-Trustee Reporting of the Advisor from April 2002 to October 2004. |
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Stephen T. Welsh (Born 1957) | | |
One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Vice President (since 1996) | | President, Columbia Management Services, Inc. since July 2004; Senior Vice President and Controller, Columbia Management Services, Inc. prior to July 2004. |
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Important Information About This Report
Transfer Agent
Columbia Management Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 8081
Boston, MA 02266-8081
800.345.6611
Distributor
Columbia Management
Distributors, Inc.
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Investment Advisor
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
100 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
The funds mail one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 1-800-345-6611 and additional reports will be sent to you. This report has been prepared for shareholders of Columbia Money Market Funds.
A description of the policies and procedures that each fund uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of each fund’s voting records are available (i) at www.columbiamanagement.com; (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov; and (iii) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-368-0346. Information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to fund securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC’s website. Information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the funds’ website.
Each fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Each fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus which contains this and other important information about the fund, contact your Columbia Management representative or financial advisor or go to www.columbiamanagement.com.
Columbia Management Group, LLC (“Columbia Management”) is the investment management division of Bank of America Corporation. Columbia Management entities furnish investment management services and products for institutional and individual investors. Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., member of FINRA, SIPC, part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.
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One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111-2621

Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves
Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves
Annual Report, August 31, 2009
©2009 Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.
One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111-2621
800.345.6611 www.columbiafunds.com
SHC-42/23320-0809 (10/09) 09/93195

Annual Report
August 31, 2009
Columbia Daily Cash Reserves
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NOT FDIC INSURED | | May Lose Value |
NOT BANK ISSUED | | No Bank Guarantee |
Table of contents
An investment in money market mutual funds is not a bank deposit, and is not insured or guaranteed by Bank of America, N.A. or any of its affiliates or by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although money market mutual funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in money market mutual funds. Please see the prospectuses for a complete discussion of the risks of investing in money market mutual funds.
The views expressed in the President’s Message reflect the current views of Columbia Funds’ President. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.
President’s Message

Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to provide this shareholder report detailing your fund’s performance, portfolio holdings and financial statements. We hope this information is helpful in monitoring your investments as we work through these challenging economic times. We recognize that you have entrusted us with your money and want you to know that our professional investment teams work to interpret the latest economic and market trends with the goal of optimizing portfolio construction for our clients.
The first half of 2009 was defined by extremes. The multiyear lows we witnessed in the early months gave way to a stunning rally for the U.S. financial markets in the spring. A global market rebound may be underway, thanks to the massive fiscal and aggressive monetary policies of governments around the world. As of the June 30 market close, the S&P 500 Index1 was trading at nearly 16.6 times its 2009 Wall Street consensus earnings estimates with a sharp increase of nearly 36% since March 9. More mixed economic news has yet to provide the all-clear signal for investors, although economic activity has started to firm up. We believe this challenging economic environment makes it even more important to work with professional money managers while continuing to invest for life events like retirement, college planning, home improvements and career changes.
Retirement income planning has become an increasingly significant focus in the lives of millions of Americans. Recent economic conditions make it even more important to manage short-term obligations such as mortgages, monthly bills and credit card debt while also taking the steps necessary to prepare for or maximize retirement benefits. Better nutrition and medical services can result in U.S. citizens living longer, healthier lives. This means the risk of outliving one’s assets in retirement is very real without proper planning. Financial security and retirement planning is an ongoing process that requires active management of your savings, investments and risks. We encourage you to review your retirement plan regularly so you’ll be better able to meet your retirement needs in the future.
We recognize that economic uncertainty creates great challenges for many investors. Our professional investment teams work diligently to help investors navigate through difficult markets. Thank you for your business and for the opportunity to work together towards your investment goals.
Sincerely,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds
On September 29, 2009, Bank of America Corporation entered into an agreement to sell a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC. Please see Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
1 | The Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks. Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index. |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Daily Cash Reserves
Estimating your actual expenses
To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:
| n | | For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611. | |
| n | | For shareholders who receive their account statements from their financial intermediary, contact your financial intermediary to obtain your account balance. | |
| 1. | Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6. | |
| 2. | In the section of the table below titled “Expenses paid during the period,” locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled “Actual.” Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period. | |
If the value of your account falls below $1,000, your account generally will be subject to a $10 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
As a fund shareholder, you incur ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, shareholder administration fee and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your fund’s expenses by share class
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the “Actual” column is calculated using the fund’s actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the “Hypothetical” column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund’s actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.
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04/01/09 – 08/31/09 | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Fund’s annualized expense ratio (%) |
| | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual |
Trust Class | | 1,000.00 | | 1,000.00 | | 1,001.09 | | 1,023.59 | | 1.34 | | 1.63 | | 0.32 |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund’s most recent fiscal period and divided by 365.
Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds.
Actual expenses paid for period of 04/01/09 — 08/31/09.
Hypothetical expenses paid for period of 03/01/09 — 08/31/09.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Daily Cash Reserves
August 31, 2009
Commercial Paper (a) – 38.3%
| | | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) |
American Honda Finance Corp. | | |
0.330% 11/03/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 999,423 |
0.380% 11/18/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 999,177 |
| |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | | |
0.370% 01/19/10 | | 4,000,000 | | 3,994,244 |
0.400% 02/08/10 | | 1,000,000 | | 998,222 |
| |
Barton Capital Corp. | | |
0.300% 11/04/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 999,467 |
0.320% 10/07/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 999,680 |
0.330% 10/06/09 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,999,358 |
| |
Bryant Park Funding LLC | | |
0.230% 09/16/09 | | 4,000,000 | | 3,999,617 |
| |
Chariot Funding LLC | | |
0.230% 09/11/09 | | 3,000,000 | | 2,999,808 |
| |
Citigroup Funding, Inc. | | |
0.400% 09/01/09 | | 11,000,000 | | 11,000,000 |
| |
Danske Corp. | | |
0.240% 09/22/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 999,860 |
| |
E.ON AG | | |
0.560% 11/12/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 998,880 |
| |
Fairway Finance LLC | | |
0.230% 09/21/09 | | 4,000,000 | | 3,999,489 |
0.290% 11/06/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 999,468 |
0.340% 10/01/09 | | 2,170,000 | | 2,169,385 |
0.360% 09/08/09 | | 9,000,000 | | 8,999,370 |
0.360% 10/06/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 999,650 |
| |
Gemini Securitization Corp. LLC | | |
0.230% 09/10/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 999,942 |
0.230% 09/18/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 999,891 |
0.300% 11/02/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 999,483 |
0.320% 09/02/09 | | 6,000,000 | | 5,999,947 |
0.330% 10/09/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 999,652 |
0.350% 09/08/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 999,932 |
0.370% 09/17/09 | | 12,000,000 | | 11,998,027 |
0.380% 09/10/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 999,905 |
| |
General Electric Capital Corp. | | |
0.320% 10/22/09 | | 10,000,000 | | 9,995,467 |
| |
General Electric Co. | | |
0.350% 09/23/09 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,999,572 |
| |
Grampian Funding LLC | | |
0.400% 09/28/09 | | 4,000,000 | | 3,998,800 |
0.500% 11/30/09 | | 4,000,000 | | 3,995,000 |
| |
JPMorgan Chase Funding, Inc. | | |
0.280% 11/06/09 | | 1,300,000 | | 1,299,333 |
0.500% 10/19/09 | | 12,000,000 | | 11,992,000 |
| | | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) |
Liberty Street Funding LLC | | |
0.250% 10/13/09 | | 4,000,000 | | 3,998,833 |
0.300% 11/02/09 | | 11,500,000 | | 11,494,058 |
0.300% 11/03/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 999,475 |
0.300% 11/05/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 999,458 |
0.360% 09/15/09 | | 4,000,000 | | 3,999,440 |
| |
LMA Americas LLC | | |
0.240% 09/17/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 999,893 |
| |
Matchpoint Master Trust | | |
0.230% 09/16/09 | | 7,000,000 | | 6,999,329 |
| |
Old Line Funding LLC | | |
0.230% 09/14/09 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,999,834 |
| |
Park Avenue Receivables Corp. | | |
0.230% 09/01/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,000 |
| |
Sheffield Receivables Corp. | | |
0.230% 10/07/09 | | 5,000,000 | | 4,998,850 |
0.300% 09/09/09 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,999,867 |
0.300% 11/06/09 | | 3,000,000 | | 2,998,350 |
0.300% 11/10/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 999,417 |
0.310% 10/15/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 999,621 |
0.330% 10/02/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 999,716 |
0.370% 09/15/09 | | 4,000,000 | | 3,999,424 |
| |
Starbird Funding Corp. | | |
0.230% 09/21/09 | | 8,000,000 | | 7,998,978 |
| |
Straight-A Funding LLC | | |
0.270% 10/26/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 999,588 |
| |
Toyota Credit Canada, Inc. | | |
0.450% 12/04/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 998,825 |
| |
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. | | |
0.300% 11/05/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 999,458 |
0.330% 12/04/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 999,138 |
| |
Tulip Funding Corp. | | |
0.240% 09/18/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 999,887 |
| |
Variable Funding Capital Co. LLC | | |
0.300% 09/01/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,000 |
0.400% 01/28/10 | | 4,000,000 | | 3,993,378 |
| |
Victory Receivables Corp. | | |
0.260% 09/16/09 | | 4,000,000 | | 3,999,567 |
| |
Wachovia Bank N.A. | | |
0.500% 12/07/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 998,653 |
0.510% 11/27/09 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,997,535 |
| | | | |
Total Commercial Paper (cost of $179,902,621) | | 179,902,621 |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Daily Cash Reserves
August 31, 2009
Certificates of Deposit – 37.3%
| | | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) |
Bank of Montreal | | |
0.300% 09/08/09 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,000,000 |
0.360% 09/16/09 | | 3,000,000 | | 3,000,000 |
| |
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd./ New York NY | | |
0.340% 11/06/09 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,000,000 |
0.340% 11/09/09 | | 3,000,000 | | 3,000,000 |
0.350% 11/20/09 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,000,000 |
| |
BNP Paribas/Chicago IL | | |
0.460% 01/22/10 | | 7,500,000 | | 7,500,000 |
0.650% 09/08/09 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,000,000 |
0.650% 11/20/09 | | 10,000,000 | | 10,000,000 |
0.750% 11/13/09 | | 6,000,000 | | 6,000,000 |
| |
Bryant Park Funding LLC | | |
0.230% 09/21/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 999,872 |
| |
Credit Agricole SA | | |
0.350% 10/20/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,014 |
0.360% 10/01/09 | | 10,000,000 | | 10,000,000 |
0.400% 11/10/09 | | 14,000,000 | | 14,000,000 |
| |
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC/New York | | |
0.465% 10/19/09 | | 3,000,000 | | 3,000,020 |
0.540% 09/25/09 | | 12,000,000 | | 12,000,000 |
| |
National Australia Bank Ltd. | | |
0.370% 11/10/09 | | 10,000,000 | | 10,000,000 |
0.400% 02/05/10 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,000,000 |
0.430% 01/12/10 | | 3,000,000 | | 3,000,000 |
| |
Rabobank Nederland NV/NY | | |
0.360% 11/09/09 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,000,478 |
0.510% 12/22/09 | | 8,000,000 | | 8,000,000 |
| |
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC/ Greenwich CT | | |
0.290% 09/23/09 | | 10,000,000 | | 10,000,000 |
| |
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC/ New York NY | | |
0.300% 09/17/09 | | 4,000,000 | | 4,000,000 |
| |
Societe Generale NY | | |
0.420% 11/10/09 | | 6,000,000 | | 6,000,000 |
0.650% 09/09/09 | | 9,000,000 | | 9,000,000 |
| |
Svenska Handelsbanken/ New York NY | | |
0.310% 10/22/09 | | 8,000,000 | | 8,000,000 |
0.350% 10/07/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,040 |
| |
Toronto Dominion Bank/NY | | |
0.330% 11/17/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,000 |
0.450% 01/07/10 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,000,000 |
UBS AG/Stamford Branch | | |
0.420% 11/25/09 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,000,000 |
| | | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) |
0.475% 11/23/09 | | 12,000,000 | | 12,000,000 |
0.500% 11/17/09 | | 8,000,000 | | 8,000,000 |
| | | | |
Total Certificates of Deposit (cost of $175,500,424) | | 175,500,424 |
| | | | |
|
Government & Agency Obligations – 13.5% |
| | | | |
U.S. Government Agencies – 9.2% | | |
Federal Farm Credit Bank | | |
0.420% 07/20/11 (10/20/09) (b)(c) | | 2,000,000 | | 1,999,974 |
| |
Federal Home Loan Bank | | |
0.150% 10/21/09 (d) | | 5,000,000 | | 4,998,958 |
0.160% 10/21/09 (d) | | 1,000,000 | | 999,778 |
0.268% 11/05/10 (11/07/09) (b)(c) | | 3,000,000 | | 2,998,939 |
0.301% 10/29/10 (10/30/09) (b)(c) | | 1,100,000 | | 1,099,921 |
0.510% 01/12/10 (d) | | 3,000,000 | | 2,994,348 |
| |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | | |
0.343% 02/01/11 (11/01/09) (b)(c) | | 5,000,000 | | 5,000,919 |
0.609% 04/07/11 (10/07/09) (b)(c) | | 7,400,000 | | 7,402,882 |
0.703% 03/09/11 (09/09/09) (b)(c) | | 14,000,000 | | 14,047,090 |
| |
Federal National Mortgage Association | | |
0.420% 12/31/09 (d) | | 2,000,000 | | 1,997,177 |
| | | | |
U.S. Government Agencies Total | | 43,539,986 |
| | | | |
U.S. Government Obligations – 4.3% | | |
U.S. Treasury Bill | | |
0.170% 10/29/09 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,999,452 |
0.285% 12/17/09 | | 4,000,000 | | 3,996,612 |
0.370% 10/01/09 | | 4,000,000 | | 3,998,767 |
0.420% 10/08/09 | | 4,000,000 | | 3,998,273 |
3.250% 12/31/09 | | 5,000,000 | | 5,047,317 |
4.000% 09/30/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,003,046 |
| | | | |
U.S. Government Obligations Total | | 20,043,467 |
| | | | |
Total Government & Agency Obligations (cost of $63,583,453) | | 63,583,453 |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Daily Cash Reserves
August 31, 2009
Municipal Bonds – 1.6%
| | | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) |
Connecticut – 0.9% | | | | |
CT Housing Finance Authority | | |
Series 2008 A5, SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank | | | | |
0.360% 11/15/38 (09/07/09) (b)(c) | | 4,215,000 | | 4,215,000 |
| | | | |
Connecticut Total | | | | 4,215,000 |
| | |
Maryland – 0.7% | | | | |
MD Easton | | |
William Hill Manor, Inc., Series 2009 B, LOC: Branch Banking & Trust | | | | |
0.550% 01/01/26 (09/07/09) (b)(c) | | 3,000,000 | | 3,000,000 |
| | | | |
Maryland Total | | | | 3,000,000 |
| | | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $7,215,000) | | | | 7,215,000 |
| | |
Corporate Bonds – 0.4% | | | | |
General Electric Capital Corp. | | | | |
4.625% 09/15/09 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,001,552 |
| | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | | |
0.729% 09/15/09 (b) | | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,127 |
| | | | |
Total Corporate Bonds (cost of $2,001,679) | | 2,001,679 |
| | |
Repurchase Agreements – 8.9% | | | | |
Repurchase agreement with Barclays Capital, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.380%, collateralized by a corporate bond maturing 07/16/12, market value $13,910,000 (repurchase proceeds $13,000,137) | | 13,000,000 | | 13,000,000 |
Repurchase agreement with BNP Paribas, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.220%, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with various maturities to 05/01/39, market value $20,272,500 (repurchase proceeds $19,875,121) | | 19,875,000 | | 19,875,000 |
| | | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) |
Repurchase agreement with Greenwich Capital, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.380%, collateralized by a corporate bond maturing 10/23/09, market value $2,100,765 (repurchase proceeds $2,000,021) | | 2,000,000 | | 2,000,000 |
Repurchase agreement with Royal Bank of Canada, dated 08/31/09, due 09/01/09 at 0.330%, collateralized by corporate bonds with various maturities to 08/01/14, market value $7,490,001 (repurchase proceeds $7,000,064) | | 7,000,000 | | 7,000,000 |
| | | | |
Total Repurchase Agreements (cost of $41,875,000) | | 41,875,000 |
| | | | |
Total Investments – 100.0% (cost of $470,078,177) (e) | | 470,078,177 |
| | | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 0.0% | | 63,957 |
| | | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | | 470,142,134 |
Notes | to Investment Portfolio: |
(a) | The rate shown represents the discount rate at the date of purchase. |
(b) | The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at August 31, 2009. |
(c) | Parenthetical date represents the effective maturity date for the security. |
(d) | The rate shown represents the annualized yield at the date of purchase. |
(e) | Cost for federal income tax purposes is $470,078,177. |
Significant observable inputs (level 2 measurements), including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others, were used in determining value for all securities in the Fund’s portfolio as of August 31, 2009.
For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
| | |
Acronym | | Name |
LOC | | Letter of Credit |
SPA | | Stand-by Purchase Agreement |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia Daily Cash Reserves
August 31, 2009
| | | | | |
| | | | ($) | |
Assets | | Investments, at amortized cost approximating value | | 470,078,177 | |
| | Cash | | 1,009 | |
| | Receivable for: | | | |
| | Fund shares sold | | 101,215 | |
| | Interest | | 236,949 | |
| | Expense reimbursement due from investment advisor | | 131,416 | |
| | Prepaid expenses | | 66,062 | |
| | | | | |
| | Total Assets | | 470,614,828 | |
| | |
Liabilities | | Payable for: | | | |
| | Fund shares repurchased | | 164,493 | |
| | Distributions | | 17,168 | |
| | Investment advisory fee | | 103,577 | |
| | Administration fee | | 52,765 | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | 13,956 | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | 2,827 | |
| | Trustees’ fees | | 4,885 | |
| | Audit fee | | 29,780 | |
| | Custody fee | | 6,755 | |
| | Shareholder administration fee | | 41,451 | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | 135 | |
| | Reports to shareholders | | 26,020 | |
| | Other liabilities | | 8,882 | |
| | | | | |
| | Total Liabilities | | 472,694 | |
| | |
| | | | | |
| | Net Assets | | 470,142,134 | |
| | |
Net Assets Consist of | | Paid-in capital | | 470,542,993 | |
| | Overdistributed net investment income | | (14 | ) |
| | Accumulated net realized loss | | (400,845 | ) |
| | | | | |
| | Net Assets | | 470,142,134 | |
| | |
| | Shares outstanding | | 470,747,554 | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $1.00 | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations – Columbia Daily Cash Reserves
For the Period from April 1, 2009 through August 31, 2009
| | | | | |
| | | | ($) (a) | |
Investment Income | | Interest | | 1,467,577 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
Expenses | | Investment advisory fee | | 592,891 | |
| | Administration fee | | 304,330 | |
| | Shareholder administration fee | | 237,156 | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | 60,110 | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | 10,802 | |
| | Trustees’ fees | | 14,309 | |
| | Custody fee | | 16,327 | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | 327 | |
| | Treasury temporary guarantee program fee | | 115,435 | |
| | Other expenses | | 89,442 | |
| | | | | |
| | Total Expenses | | 1,441,129 | |
| | |
| | Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by investment advisor and/or its affiliates | | (614,223 | ) |
| | Expense reductions | | (3 | ) |
| | | | | |
| | Net Expenses | | 826,903 | |
| | |
| | | | | |
| | Net Investment Income | | 640,674 | |
| | |
Net Realized Gain on Investments | | Net realized gain | | 1,645 | |
| | |
| | | | | |
| | Net Increase Resulting from Operations | | 642,319 | |
(a) | The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31. |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations (continued) – Columbia Daily Cash Reserves
For the Year Ended March 31, 2009
| | | | | |
| | | | ($) | |
Investment Income | | Interest | | 20,008,788 | |
| | Dividends | | 9,466 | |
| | | | | |
| | Total Investment Income | | 20,018,254 | |
| | |
Expenses | | Investment advisory fee | | 2,155,418 | |
| | Administration fee | | 1,158,815 | |
| | Shareholder service fee | | 83,397 | |
| | Shareholder administration fee | | 760,260 | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | 29,457 | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | 143,953 | |
| | Trustees’ fees | | 44,518 | |
| | Custody fee | | 9,562 | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | 869 | |
| | Treasury temporary guarantee program fee | | 157,196 | |
| | Other expenses | | 93,053 | |
| | | | | |
| | Total Expenses | | 4,636,498 | |
| | |
| | Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by investment advisor and/or its affiliates | | (1,804,072 | ) |
| | Expense reductions | | (5,275 | ) |
| | | | | |
| | Net Expenses | | 2,827,151 | |
| | |
| | | | | |
| | Net Investment Income | | 17,191,103 | |
| | |
Net Realized Loss on Investments | | Net realized loss | | (344,552 | ) |
| | |
| | | | | |
| | Net Increase Resulting from Operations | | 16,846,551 | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia Daily Cash Reserves
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Period from
April 1, through August 31, | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | 2009 ($) (a) | | | 2009 ($) (b)(c) | | | 2008 ($) | |
Operations | | Net investment income | | 640,674 | | | 17,191,103 | | | 52,413,889 | |
| | Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | 1,645 | | | (344,552 | ) | | (14,500 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net increase resulting from operations | | 642,319 | | | 16,846,551 | | | 52,399,389 | |
| | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders | | From net investment income: | | | | | | | | | |
| Trust Class | | (640,674 | ) | | (16,098,389 | ) | | (25,628,357 | ) |
| | Institutional Class | | — | | | (1,092,715 | ) | | (26,813,103 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total distributions to shareholders | | (640,674 | ) | | (17,191,104 | ) | | (52,441,460 | ) |
| | | | |
| | Net Capital Stock Transactions | | (163,378,261 | ) | | (494,017,351 | ) | | (129,153,862 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total decrease in net assets | | (163,376,616 | ) | | (494,361,904 | ) | | (129,195,933 | ) |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | Beginning of period | | 633,518,750 | | | 1,127,880,654 | | | 1,257,076,587 | |
| | End of period | | 470,142,134 | | | 633,518,750 | | | 1,127,880,654 | |
| | Overdistributed net investment income at end of period | | (14 | ) | | (14 | ) | | (13 | ) |
(a) | The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31. |
(b) | On May 5, 2008, the Predecessor Fund’s Shares Class reorganized into the Fund’s Trust Class. The financial information of the Trust Class shares includes the financial information of the Predecessor Fund’s Shares Class. |
(c) | On May 5, 2008, the Predecessor Fund’s Institutional Shares Class was reorganized into the Fund’s Trust Class. |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Columbia Daily Cash Reserves
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Capital Stock Activity | |
| | Period from April 1, 2009, through August 31, 2009 (a) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2009 (b)(c) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2008 | |
| | Shares | | | Dollars ($) | | | Shares | | | Dollars ($) | | | Shares | | | Dollars ($) | |
Trust Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Subscriptions | | 226,317,766 | | | 226,317,766 | | | 1,701,865,519 | | | 1,701,865,519 | | | 1,886,171,528 | | | 1,886,171,528 | |
Exchange in connection with reorganization | | — | | | — | | | 528,950,624 | | | 528,945,890 | | | — | | | — | |
Distributions reinvested | | 45,660 | | | 45,660 | | | 2,839,164 | | | 2,839,164 | | | 2,948,909 | | | 2,948,918 | |
Redemptions | | (389,741,688 | ) | | (389,741,687 | ) | | (2,188,015,447 | ) | | (2,188,015,447 | ) | | (1,945,378,466 | ) | | (1,945,378,468 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | (163,378,262 | ) | | (163,378,261 | ) | | 45,639,860 | | | 45,635,126 | | | (56,258,029 | ) | | (56,258,022 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Subscriptions | | — | | | — | | | 338,495,765 | | | 338,495,765 | | | 4,472,414,579 | | | 4,472,414,579 | |
Exchange in connection with reorganization | | — | | | — | | | (528,950,624 | ) | | (528,945,890 | ) | | — | | | — | |
Distributions reinvested | | — | | | — | | | 311,005 | | | 311,005 | | | 10,828,953 | | | 10,828,953 | |
Redemptions | | — | | | — | | | (349,513,357 | ) | | (349,513,357 | ) | | (4,556,139,372 | ) | | (4,556,139,372 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net decrease | | — | | | — | | | (539,657,211 | ) | | (539,652,477 | ) | | (72,895,840 | ) | | (72,895,840 | ) |
(a) | The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31. |
(b) | On May 5, 2008, the Predecessor Fund’s Shares Class reorganized into the Fund’s Trust Class. The financial information of the Trust Class shares includes the financial information of the Predecessor Fund’s Shares Class. |
(c) | On May 5, 2008, the Predecessor Fund’s Institutional Shares Class was reorganized into the Fund’s Trust Class. |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Daily Cash Reserves
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
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| | Period Ended August 31, | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Trust Class (j) | | 2009 (a) | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 (b) | | | 2005 (b) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | |
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Income from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (c) | | | — | (d) | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.01 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (d) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Total from investment operations | | | — | (d) | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.01 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | — | (d) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | |
Total return (e)(f) | | | 0.11 | %(g) | | | 1.88 | % | | | 4.38 | % | | | 4.81 | % | | | 3.27 | % | | | 1.29 | % |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net expenses (h) | | | 0.32 | %(i) | | | 0.33 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.46 | % |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.26 | %(i) | | | 0.21 | % | | | 0.12 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.24 | % |
Net investment income (h) | | | 0.27 | %(i) | | | 1.98 | % | | | 4.29 | % | | | 4.69 | % | | | 3.21 | % | | | 1.28 | % |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 470,142 | | | $ | 633,519 | | | $ | 588,234 | | | $ | 644,514 | | | $ | 1,032,384 | | | $ | 1,105,053 | |
(a) | The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31. Per share data and total return reflect activity from April 1, 2009 through August 31, 2009. |
(b) | Per share data for the years ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 were audited by other auditors. |
(c) | Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(d) | Rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(e) | Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced. |
(f) | Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested. |
(h) | The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
(j) | On May 5, 2008, the Shares Class shares of Money Fund, a series of Excelsior Funds, Inc., were exchanged for Trust Class shares in connection with the reorganization of Money Fund into the Fund. |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia Daily Cash Reserves
August 31, 2009
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Daily Cash Reserves (the “Fund”), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the “Trust”), is a diversified fund. The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company.
The Board of Trustees approved a proposal to change the fiscal year-end of the Fund from March 31 to August 31. Accordingly, the accompanying financial statements for the Fund pertain to the period from April 1, 2009 to August 31, 2009.
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks current income, consistent with capital preservation and maintenance of a high degree of liquidity.
Fund Shares
The Fund offers one class of shares: Trust Class shares. Trust Class shares are offered continuously at net asset value. The Trust may issue an unlimited number of Trust Class shares.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through October 22, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued, and except as disclosed in Note 10, noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosures.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security Valuation
Securities in the Fund are valued utilizing the amortized cost valuation method permitted in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act provided certain conditions are met, including that the Fund’s Board of Trustees continues to believe that the amortized cost valuation method fairly reflects the market-based net asset value per share of the Fund. This method involves valuing a portfolio security initially at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant accretion or amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, respectively. The Fund’s Board of Trustees has established procedures intended to stabilize the Fund’s net asset value for purposes of sales and redemptions at $1.00 per share. These procedures include determinations, at such intervals as the Board of Trustees deems appropriate and reasonable in light of current market conditions, of the extent, if any, to which the Fund’s market-based net asset value deviates from $1.00 per share. In the event such deviation exceeds 1/2 of 1%, the Board of Trustees will promptly consider what action, if any, should be initiated.
Various inputs are used to determine the value of the Fund’s investments. Management establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value giving the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
n | | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
n | | Level 2 — prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others) |
n | | Level 3 — prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable, unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs may include management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment. |
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
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Security Transactions
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.
Repurchase Agreements
The Fund may engage in repurchase agreement transactions with institutions that Columbia Management Advisors, LLC (“Columbia”), the Fund’s investment advisor, has determined are creditworthy. The Fund, through its custodian, receives delivery of the underlying securities collateralizing a repurchase agreement. Columbia is responsible for determining that the collateral is at least equal, at all times, to the value of the repurchase obligation including interest. A repurchase agreement transaction involves certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty. These risks include possible delays in or restrictions on the Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities and a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period while the Fund seeks to assert its rights.
Income Recognition
Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other series of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund.
Determination of Class Net Asset Value
The Fund currently offers one class of shares. Prior to May 5, 2008, all income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, as shown on the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) were allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class. Income and expenses were allocated to each class based on the settled shares method, while realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated based on the relative net assets of each class.
Federal Income Tax Status
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its taxable income, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income or excise taxes.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually after the fiscal year in which the capital gains were earned or more frequently to seek to maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share, unless offset by any available capital loss carryforward. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP.
Indemnification
In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Fund. Also, under the Trust’s organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Trust. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.
Note 3. Federal Tax Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.
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The tax character of distributions paid during the periods ended August 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009 was as follows:
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| | August 31, 2009 | | March 31, 2009 |
Ordinary Income* | | $ | 640,674 | | $ | 17,191,104 |
* | For tax purposes short-term capital gains distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions. |
As of August 31, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
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Undistributed Ordinary Income | | $ | 17,155 |
The following capital loss carryforwards, determined as of August 31, 2009, may be available to reduce taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code:
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Year of Expiration | | Capital Loss Carryforward |
2010 | | $ | 7,178 |
2011 | | | 23,975 |
2013 | | | 4,889 |
2014 | | | 2,912 |
2016 | | | 361,891 |
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Total | | $ | 400,845 |
Capital loss carryforwards of $1,645 were utilized during the period ended August 31, 2009.
Management is required to determine whether a tax position of the Fund is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized by the Fund is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. However, management’s conclusions may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). The Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates
Investment Advisory Fee
Columbia, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation (“BOA”), provides investment advisory services to the Fund. Columbia receives a monthly investment advisory fee at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Administration Fee
Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Fund for a monthly administration fee at the annual rate of 0.15% of the Fund’s average daily net assets less the fees payable by the Fund as described under the Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees note below.
Prior to June 1, 2009, Columbia voluntarily agreed to waive administration fees payable by the Fund at the annual rate of 0.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees
The Fund has entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the “Financial Reporting Services Agreement”) with State Street Bank & Trust Company (“State Street”) and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Fund. The Fund has also entered into an Accounting Services Agreement (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the “State Street Agreements”) with State Street and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Fund. Under the State Street Agreements, the Fund pays State Street an annual fee of $38,000 paid monthly plus an additional monthly fee based on an annualized percentage rate of average daily net assets of the Fund for the month. The aggregate fee will not exceed $140,000 per year (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and charges). The Fund also reimburses State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charges.
The Fund has entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the “Services Agreement”) with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provides services related to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provides oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. Under the Services Agreement, the Fund reimburses Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses.
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Transfer Agent Fee
Columbia Management Services, Inc. (the “Transfer Agent”), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, provides shareholder services to the Fund and has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services (“BFDS”) to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a fee for its services, paid monthly, at the annual rate of $17.34 per open account plus reimbursement of certain sub-transfer agent fees paid by the Transfer Agent (exclusive of BFDS fees), calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts and intended to recover the cost of payments to other parties (including affiliates of BOA) for services to those accounts. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund.
The Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”) trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due to the Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Fund and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.
An annual minimum account balance fee of $10 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the Fund’s minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. For the year ended August 31, 2009, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Fund.
Shareholder Administration Fees
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, is the principal underwriter of the Fund’s shares.
The Fund has adopted a shareholder administration plan (“Administration Plan”) for the Trust Class shares. Under the Administration Plan, the Fund pays a monthly shareholder administration fee at the annual rate of 0.10% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Trust Class shares. These fees are intended to compensate Columbia, the Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for the shareholder administration services they provide.
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements
Columbia has voluntarily agreed to reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses so that the Fund’s ordinary operating expenses (excluding any distribution, shareholder servicing and/or shareholder administration fees, brokerage commissions, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, but including custodian charges relating to overdrafts, if any), after giving effect to any balance credits from the Fund’s custodian, do not exceed the annual rate of 0.20% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Columbia, in its discretion, may revise or discontinue this arrangement at any time.
The Distributor has voluntarily undertaken to reimburse certain class-specific Fund expenses (consisting of shareholder servicing, distribution and shareholder administration fees, as applicable) to the extent necessary in order to maintain a minimum annualized net yield of 0.00% for the Trust Class shares of the Fund. In addition, Columbia has voluntarily undertaken to reimburse certain Fund expenses (consisting of advisory and administration fees) to the extent necessary to maintain such yield in the event the Distributor’s reimbursement of the Trust Class shares expenses for the Fund is fully utilized. These reimbursements are voluntary and may be modified or discontinued by Columbia or the Distributor at any time.
Columbia is entitled to recover from the Fund any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed for a three year period following the date of such fee waiver and/or reimbursement under this arrangement if such recovery does not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed the expense limitations in effect at the time of recovery.
At August 31, 2009, the amounts potentially recoverable by Columbia pursuant to this arrangement are as follows:
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Amount of Potential Recovery Expiring August 31, 2012 | | Amount of Potential Recovery Expiring March 31, 2012 | | Total Potential Recovery | | Amount Recovered During the Period Ended 8/31/09 |
$614,223 | | $1,726,118 | | $2,340,341 | | $— |
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Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees
All officers of the Fund are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Fund. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Fund, along with other affiliated funds, pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Fund’s expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.
The Trust’s eligible Trustees may participate in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Fund’s assets. Income earned on the plan participant’s deferral account is based on the rate of return of the eligible mutual funds selected by the participant or, if no funds are selected, on the rate of return of Columbia Treasury Reserves, another portfolio of the Trust. The expense for the deferred compensation plan, which includes trustees’ fees deferred during the current period as well as any gains or losses on the trustees’ deferred compensation balances as a result of market fluctuations, is included in “Trustees’ fees” on the Statement of Operations. The liability for the deferred compensation plan is included in “Trustees’ fees” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Note 5. Custody Credits
The Fund has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. The Fund could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if it had not entered into such an agreement.
For the period ended August 31, 2009, these custody credits reduced total expenses by $3 for the Fund.
Note 6. Line of Credit
The Fund and other affiliated funds participate in a $200,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit provided by State Street. Borrowings are available for short-term liquidity or temporary or emergency purposes.
Interest is charged to each participating fund based on the fund’s borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.75% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 0.75%. A one-time structuring fee of $10,000 is also accrued and apportioned to each fund participating in the line of credit based on the average net assets of the participating funds. In addition, if the line of credit is extended for an additional period after the expiration date, an annual administration fee of $10,000 may be charged and apportioned among the participating funds.
For the period ended August 31, 2009, the Fund did not borrow under these arrangements.
Note 7. Shares of Beneficial Interest
As of August 31, 2009, one shareholder held 91.3% of the Fund’s shares outstanding, over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates did not have investment discretion.
Subscription and redemption activity of this account may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.
Note 8. Significant Risks and Contingencies
United States Department of the Treasury Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds
On September 28, 2008, the United States Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) opened a temporary guarantee program (the “Program”) for money market mutual funds registered in the United States under the 1940 Act. On March 31, 2009, the Treasury announced the second extension of the Program from April 30, 2009 through September 18, 2009. The Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the Fund’s continued participation in the Program.
Similar to the initial phase of the Program, and subject to certain conditions and limitations, share amounts held by investors of the Fund as of the close of business on September 19, 2008 were guaranteed against loss under the Program in the event the market-based net asset value per share was less than $0.995 (i.e., does not round to $1.00, a “guarantee event”) and the Fund subsequently liquidated. The Program only covered the amount a shareholder held in the Fund as of the close of business on September 19, 2008, or the amount a shareholder held if and when a guarantee event occurred, whichever was less.
The Program expired on September 18, 2009 and will not be further extended by the Treasury. Accordingly, effective
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September 18, 2009, the Program no longer provides any guarantee against any loss to shareholders with respect to Fund shares.
The Fund paid $286,339 to the Treasury to participate in the Program. This fee is being expensed over the period from September 19, 2008 to September 18, 2009 and is an extraordinary expense for calculating fee waivers and expense reimbursement discussed in Note 4. For the 5-month period ended August 31, 2009, the amount charged to the Fund included on the Statement of Operations aggregated to $115,435.
Legal Proceedings
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (collectively, the “Columbia Group”) are subject to a settlement agreement with the New York Attorney General (“NYAG”) (the “NYAG Settlement”) and a settlement order with the SEC (the “SEC Order”) on matters relating to mutual fund trading, each dated February 9, 2005. Under the terms of the SEC Order, the Columbia Group (or predecessor or affiliated entities) agreed, among other things, to: pay disgorgement and civil money penalties collectively totaling $375 million; cease and desist from violations of the antifraud provisions and certain other provisions of the federal securities laws; maintain certain compliance and ethics oversight structures; and retain an independent consultant to review the Columbia Group’s applicable supervisory, compliance, control and other policies and procedures. The NYAG Settlement, among other things, requires Columbia Management Advisors, LLC and its affiliates to reduce management fees for certain funds in the Columbia family of mutual funds in a projected total of $160 million over five years through November 30, 2009 and to make certain disclosures to investors relating to expenses. In connection with the Columbia Group providing services to the Columbia Funds, the Columbia Funds have voluntarily undertaken to implement certain governance measures designed to maintain the independence of their boards of trustees and certain special consulting and compliance measures.
Pursuant to the SEC Order and related procedures, the $375 million in settlement amounts described above, of which approximately $90 million has been earmarked for certain Columbia Funds and their shareholders, is being distributed in accordance with a distribution plan developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the SEC on December 27, 2007. Distributions under the distribution plan began in mid-June 2008.
Civil Litigation
In connection with the events that resulted in the NYAG Settlement and SEC Order, various parties filed suits against Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including Banc of America Capital Management, LLC (“BACAP,” now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) and BACAP Distributors, LLC (now known as Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.) (collectively “BAC”), Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and its Board of Trustees. On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the “MDL”). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On September 29, 2004, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed amended and consolidated complaints. One of these amended complaints is a putative class action that includes claims under the federal securities laws and state common law, and that names Nations Funds Trust, the Trustees, BAC and others as defendants. Another of the amended complaints is a derivative action purportedly on behalf of the Nations Funds Trust against BAC and others that asserts claims under federal securities laws and state common law. Nations Funds Trust is a nominal defendant in this action.
On February 25, 2005, BAC and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases. On December 15, 2005, BAC and others entered into a Stipulation of Settlement of the direct and derivative claims brought on behalf of the Nations Funds shareholders. The settlement is subject to court approval. If the settlement is approved, BAC would pay settlement administration costs and fees to plaintiffs’ counsel as approved by the court. The stipulation has not yet been presented to the court for approval.
Note 9. Business Combinations and Mergers
On May 5, 2008, the Fund acquired all of the assets and liabilities of Money Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”), a series
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of Excelsior Funds, Inc. (“Excelsior Fund”), pursuant to a reorganization. The reorganization qualified as a tax-free exchange for federal income tax purposes.
The Predecessor Fund offered two classes of shares: Shares and Institutional Shares. Each class of shares was offered continuously at net asset value. As part of the reorganization, Shares Class and Institutional Shares Class shares of the Predecessor Fund were exchanged for Trust Class shares of the Fund. After the reorganization, the financial information of the Trust Class shares includes the financial information of the Shares Class shares of the Predecessor Fund. Excelsior Fund was organized as a Maryland Corporation and was registered under the 1940 Act as an open-end management investment company. The Fund is continuing the business, including carrying forward the financial and performance history, of the Predecessor Fund.
Note 10. Subsequent Event
Bank of America Corporation, the indirect parent company of Columbia, entered into an agreement dated September 29, 2009 to sell a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. The transaction does not include a sale of the part of the asset management business that advises the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust and Shareholders of Columbia Daily Cash Reserves
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolio, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia Daily Cash Reserves (the “Fund”) (a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust) at August 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the period from April 1, 2009 to August 31, 2009 and the twelve month period ended March 31, 2009, the changes in its net assets for the periods presented and the financial highlights for each of the fiscal years presented in the period from April 1, 2006 to August 31, 2009 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at August 31, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. The financial highlights of the Fund for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2006 were audited by other auditors whose report dated May 22, 2006, expressed an unqualified opinion on those highlights.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 22, 2009
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Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited) – Columbia Daily Cash Reserves
The Fund designates the maximum amount allowable as qualified interest income for nonresident alien shareholders, as provided in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
The Fund will notify shareholders in January 2010, of amounts for use in preparing 2009 income tax returns.
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Fund Governance
The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and ages of the Trustees and officers of the Funds in the Columbia Funds Series Trust, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, the number of Funds overseen by each Trustee and other directorships they hold are shown below. Each officer listed below serves as an officer of each Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex.
Independent Trustees
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Name, address and age, Position with funds, Year first elected or appointed to office | | Principal occupation(s) during past five years, Number of funds in the Columbia Funds Complex overseen by trustee, Other directorships held |
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Edward J. Boudreau (Born 1944) | | |
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Managing Director–E.J. Boudreau & Associates (consulting), from 2000 through current; oversees 66; no other directorships held. |
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William P. Carmichael (Born 1943) | | |
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1999) | | Retired. Oversees 66; Director–Cobra Electronics Corporation (electronic equipment manufacturer); Director–Spectrum Brands, Inc. (consumer products); Director–Simmons Company (bedding); Director–The Finish Line (sportswear). |
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William A. Hawkins (Born 1942) | | |
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | President and Chief Executive Officer–California General Bank, N.A., from January 2008 through current; President, Retail Banking–IndyMac Bancorp, Inc., from September 1999 to August 2003; oversees 66; no other directorships held. |
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R. Glenn Hilliard (Born 1943) | | |
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer–Hilliard Group LLC (investing and consulting), from April 2003 through current; Non-Executive Director & Chairman–Conseco, Inc. (insurance), September 2003 through current; Executive Chairman–Conseco, Inc. (insurance), August 2004 through September 2005; oversees 66; Director–Conseco, Inc. (insurance). |
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John J. Nagorniak (Born 1944) | | |
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2008)` | | Retired. President and Director–Foxstone Financial, Inc. (consulting), 2000 through December 2007; Director–Mellon Financial Corporation affiliates (investing), 2000 through 2007; Chairman–Franklin Portfolio Associates (investing–Mellon affiliate), 1982 through 2007; oversees 66; Director–MIT Investment Company; Trustee–MIT 401k Plan; Trustee and Chairman–Research Foundation of CFA Institute. |
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Minor M. Shaw (Born 1947) | | |
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2003) | | President–Micco Corporation and Mickel Investment Group; oversees 66; Board Member–Piedmont Natural Gas. |
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Interested Trustee
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Name, address and age, Position with funds, Year first elected or appointed to office | | Principal occupation(s) during past five years, Number of funds in the Columbia Funds Complex overseen by trustee, Other directorships held |
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Anthony M. Santomero (Born 1946) | | |
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee1 (since 2008) | | Richard K. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, from 1972 through current; Senior Advisor–McKinsey & Company (consulting), July 2006 through December 2007; President and Chief Executive Officer–Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 2000 through April 2006; oversees 66; Director–Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd; Director–Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company; Director–Citigroup. |
1 | Mr. Santomero is currently deemed by the Columbia Funds to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Funds because he serves as a Director of Citigroup, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. Citigroup, Inc., through its subsidiaries and affiliates, may engage from time-to-time in brokerage execution, principal transactions and/or lending relationships with the Columbia Funds or other funds or accounts advised/managed by the Advisor. |
The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Funds and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800-345-6611.
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Officers
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Name, address and year of birth, Position with Columbia Funds, Year first elected or appointed to office | | Principal occupation(s) during past five years |
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J. Kevin Connaughton (Born 1964) | | |
One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 President (since 2009) | | Managing Director of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC since December 2004; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer–Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009; Treasurer–Columbia Funds, from October 2003 to May 2008; Treasurer–the Liberty Funds, Stein Roe Funds and Liberty All-Star Funds, December 2000–December 2006; Senior Vice President–Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from April 2003 to December 2004; President–Columbia Funds, Liberty Funds and Stein Roe Funds, February 2004 to October 2004; Treasurer–Galaxy Funds, September 2002 to December 2005; Treasurer, December 2002 to December 2004, and President, February 2004 to December 2004–Columbia Management Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund, LLC; and a senior officer of various other Bank of America-affiliated entities, including other registered and unregistered funds. |
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James R. Bordewick, Jr. (Born 1959) | | |
One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2006) | | Associate General Counsel, Bank of America since April 2005; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, MFS Investment Management (investment management) prior to April 2005. |
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Linda J. Wondrack (Born 1964) | | |
One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2007) | | Director (Columbia Management Group LLC and Investment Product Group Compliance), Bank of America since June 2005; Director of Corporate Compliance and Conflicts Officer, MFS Investment Management (investment management), August 2004 to May 2005; Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management (investment management) prior to August 2004. |
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Michael G. Clarke (Born 1969) | | |
One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (since 2009) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Managing Director of the Advisor September 2004 to December 2005; Vice President Fund Administration June 2002 to September 2004. |
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Jeffrey R. Coleman (Born 1969) | | |
One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Treasurer (since 2008) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Fund Controller of the Advisor from October 2004 to January 2006; Vice President of CDC IXIS Asset Management Services, Inc. (investment management) from August 2000 to September 2004. |
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Joseph F. DiMaria (Born 1968) | | |
One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Chief Accounting Officer (since 2008) | | Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January 2006; Head of Tax/Compliance and Assistant Treasurer of the Advisor from November 2004 to December 2005; Director of Trustee Administration (Sarbanes-Oxley) of the Advisor from May 2003 to October 2004. |
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Officers (continued)
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Name, address and year of birth, Position with Columbia Funds, Year first elected or appointed to office | | Principal occupation(s) during past five years |
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Julian Quero (Born 1967) | | |
One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2008) | | Senior Tax Manager of the Advisor since August 2006; Senior Compliance Manager of the Advisor from April 2002 to August 2006. |
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Barry S. Vallan (Born 1969) | | |
One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Controller (since 2006) | | Vice President–Fund Treasury of the Advisor since October 2004; Vice President–Trustee Reporting of the Advisor from April 2002 to October 2004. |
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Important Information About This Report
Transfer Agent
Columbia Management Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 8081
Boston, MA 02266-8081
1-800-345-6611
Distributor
Columbia Management
Distributors, Inc.
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Investment Advisor
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
100 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
The fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 1-800-345-6611 and additional reports will be sent to you. This report has been prepared for shareholders of Columbia Daily Cash Reserves.
A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of the fund’s voting records are available (i) at www.columbiamanagement.com, (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, and (iii) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-368-0346. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC’s website. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the fund’s website, www.columbiamanagement.com.
The fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus which contains this and other important information about the fund, contact your Columbia Management representative or financial advisor or go to www.columbiamanagement.com.
Columbia Management Group, LLC (“Columbia Management”) is the investment management division of Bank of America Corporation. Columbia Management entities furnish investment management services and products for institutional and individual investors. Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., member of FINRA, SIPC, part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.
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One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111-2621

Columbia Daily Cash Reserves
Annual Report, August 31, 2009
©2009 Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.
One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111-2621
800.345.6611 www.columbiafunds.com
SHC-42/23438-0809 (10/09) 09/93198
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
(a) The registrant has, as of the end of the period covered by this report, adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.
(b) During the period covered by this report, there were not any amendments to a provision of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a) above.
(c) During the period covered by this report, there were no waivers, including any implicit waivers, from a provision of the code of ethics described in 2(a) above that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this item’s instructions.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that William P. Carmichael qualifies as an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR and is “independent” (as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR).
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Fee information below is disclosed for the twelve series of the registrant whose reports to stockholders are included in this annual filing. One of the series changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31 in 2009. Fee information for fiscal year ended August 31, 2008 also includes fees for five series that were merged into the registrant during the period.
(a) Audit Fees. Aggregate Audit Fees billed by the principal accountant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 are approximately as follows:
2009 | | 2008 | |
$ | 521,100 | | $ | 496,600 | |
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Audit Fees include amounts related to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years.
(b) Audit-Related Fees. Aggregate Audit-Related Fees billed to the registrant by the principal accountant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 are approximately as follows:
2009 | | 2008 | |
$ | 50,600 | | $ | 110,400 | |
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Audit-Related Fees include amounts for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported in Audit Fees above. In both fiscal years 2009 and 2008, Audit-Related Fees consist of agreed-upon procedures performed for semi-annual shareholder reports. Fiscal year 2008 also includes Audit-Related Fees for agreed-upon procedures related to fund mergers and fund accounting and custody conversions.
During the fiscal years ended August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008, there were no Audit-Related Fees billed by the registrant’s principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for an engagement that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.
(c) Tax Fees. Aggregate Tax Fees billed by the principal accountant to the registrant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 are approximately as follows:
2009 | | 2008 | |
$ | 35,800 | | $ | 147,300 | |
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Tax Fees include amounts for the review of annual tax returns, the review of required shareholder distribution calculations and typically include amounts for professional services by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. In fiscal year 2008 Tax fees also include agreed-upon procedures related to fund mergers and the review of final tax returns.
During the fiscal years ended August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008, there were no Tax Fees billed by the registrant’s principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for an engagement that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.
(d) All Other Fees. Aggregate All Other Fees billed by the principal accountant to the registrant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 are approximately as follows:
All Other Fees include amounts for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) above.
Aggregate All Other Fees billed by the registrant’s principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for an engagement that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant during the fiscal years ended August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 are approximately as follows:
2009 | | 2008 | |
$ | 829,700 | | $ | 1,001,300 | |
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In both fiscal years 2009 and 2008, All Other Fees consist of fees billed for internal control examinations of the registrant’s transfer agent and investment advisor.
(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The registrant’s Audit Committee is required to pre-approve the engagement of the registrant’s independent accountants to provide audit and non-audit services to the registrant and non-audit services to its investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with such investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant (“Adviser Affiliates”), if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.
The Audit Committee has adop ted a Policy for Engagement of Independent Accountants for Audit and Non-Audit Services (“Policy”). The Policy sets forth the understanding of the Audit Committee regarding the engagement of the registrant’s independent accountants to provide (i) audit and permissible audit-related, tax and other services to the registrant (collectively “Fund Services”); (ii) non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and Adviser Affiliates, if the engagement relates directly to the operations or financial reporting of a Fund (collectively “Fund-related Adviser Services”); and (iii) certain other audit and non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is
subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and Adviser Affiliates. Unless a type of service receives general pre-approval under the Policy, it requires specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee if it is to be provided by the independent accountants. Pre-approval of non-audit services to the registrant, the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and Adviser Affiliates may be waived provided that the “de minimis” requirements set forth under paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X are met.
Under the Policy, the Audit Committee may delegate pre-approval authority to any pre-designated member or members who are Independent Trustees/Directors. The member(s) to whom such authority is delegated must report, for informational purposes only, any pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next regular meeting. The Audit Committee’s responsibilities with respect to the pre-approval of services performed by the independent accountants may not be delegated to management.
The Policy requires the Fund Treasurer and/or Director of Board Administration to submit to the Audit Committee, on an annual basis, a schedule of the types of services that are subject to general pre-approval. The schedule(s) provide a description of each type of service that is subject to general pre-approval and, where possible, will provide estimated fee caps for each instance of providing each service. The Audit Committees will review and approve the types of services and review the projected fees for the next fiscal year and may add to, or subtract from, the list of general pre-approved services from time to time based on subsequent determinations. That approval acknowledges that the Audit Committee is in agreement with the specific types of services that the independent accountants will be permitted to perform.
The Fund Treasurer and/or Director of Board Administration shall report to the Audit Committee at each of its regular meetings regarding all Fund Services or Fund-related Adviser Services initiated since the last such report was rendered, including a general description of the services, actual billed and projected fees, and the means by which such Fund Services or Fund-related Adviser Services were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
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(e)(2) The percentage of services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item approved pursuant to the “de minimis” exception under paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X during both fiscal years ended August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 was zero.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is
subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008 are approximately as follows:
2009 | | 2008 | |
$ | 916,100 | | $ | 1,259,000 | |
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(h) The registrant’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments
(a) The registrant’s “Schedule I — Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers” (as set forth in 17 CFR 210.12-12) is included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There have not been any material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors, since those procedures were
last disclosed in response to requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A) or this Item.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officers, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, have concluded that such controls and procedures are adequately designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in Form N-CSR 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 was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Code of ethics required to be disclosed under Item 2 of Form N-CSR attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CODE ETH.
(a)(2) 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.
(a)(3) Not applicable.
(b) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.
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) | | Columbia Funds Series Trust |
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By (Signature and Title) | | /s/ J. Kevin Connaughton |
| | J. Kevin Connaughton, President |
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Date | | October 23, 2009 |
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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/ J. Kevin Connaughton |
| J. Kevin Connaughton, President |
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Date | | October 23, 2009 |
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By (Signature and Title) | | /s/ Michael G. Clarke |
| Michael G. Clarke, Chief Financial Officer |
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Date | | October 23, 2009 |
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