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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50606 Ameriprise Financial Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota | | 55474 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip code) |
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Scott R. Plummer 5228 Ameriprise Financial Center One Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 1-612-671-1947 | |
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Date of fiscal year end: | March 31 | |
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Date of reporting period: | March 31, 2010 | |
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
Columbia Management®
Annual Report
March 31, 2010
Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II
Not FDIC Insured n May Lose Value n No Bank Guarantee
Table of Contents
Fund Profile | | | 1 | | |
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Economic Update | | | 2 | | |
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Performance Information | | | 4 | | |
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Understanding Your Expenses | | | 5 | | |
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Portfolio Managers' Report | | | 6 | | |
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Financial Statements | | | 8 | | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | | 38 | | |
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Federal Income Tax Information | | | 39 | | |
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Fund Governance | | | 40 | | |
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Board Consideration and Re-Approval of Previous Investment Advisory Agreement | | | 44 | | |
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Board Consideration and Approval of New Investment Advisory Agreement | | | 47 | | |
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant (Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) | | | 54 | | |
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant (RiverSource Investments, LLC) | | | 60 | | |
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Proxy Voting Results | | | 62 | | |
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Important Information About This Report | | | 65 | | |
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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.
President's Message

Dear Shareholder:
On May 3, 2010, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. announced that it had completed the acquisition of the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management from Bank of America. This includes the business of managing its equity and fixed-income mutual funds. Ameriprise Financial has combined its current U.S. asset management business, RiverSource Investments, LLC, with Columbia Management. This transaction puts together two leading asset management firms to create one entity that ranks as the eighth largest manager of long-term mutual fund assets in the United States.1 This combined business will operate under the well-regarded Columbia Management brand, where we will build on the strengths of our combined investment capabilities and talent, our broad and diversified product lineup and exceptional service.
Our combined business has a new breadth and depth of investment choices. William "Ted" Truscott, CEO, U.S. asset management and president of annuities for Ameriprise Financial, leads the combined U.S. asset management business. Michael Jones serves as president, U.S. asset management. Colin Moore continues to serve as chief investment officer. I am also continuing in my role as head of mutual funds, responsible for the delivery of mutual fund products and services to investors. The Columbia funds' advisers, distributor and transfer agent are now subsidiaries of our parent company, Ameriprise Financial but operate under the Columbia Management name. You will begin to see these names used in communications and statements going forward.
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Advisers | | Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC | |
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Distributor | | Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. | |
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Transfer Agent | | Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. | |
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As a valued investor in Columbia funds, please know that our goal is to ensure a smooth transition and provide the highest quality products and services. Transition teams across the organization continue their efforts to build on best practices from both legacy organizations with integration efforts including rebranding, vendor and system consolidations and client communications. Additionally, we want to assure you that the funds' portfolio managers also continue to focus on providing uninterrupted service to all fund shareholders.
Although we have a lot of work ahead of us in 2010, Columbia Management and Ameriprise Financial are excited about the opportunities for our combined organization. I share this optimism and believe it positions us as a best-in-class asset management business with the ability to deliver more for our clients than ever before.
Sincerely,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds
1Source: Ameriprise Financial, Inc., based on March 31, 2010 data from the Investment Company Institute
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the funds, visit columbiamanagement.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Securities products offered through Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc.), member FINRA. Advisory services provided by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (formerly known as RiverSource Investments, LLC).
© 2010 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.
Fund Profile – Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II
Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 35.54% without sales charge.
g The fund's equity portfolio performed in line with its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index1, which returned 51.60%. The fund's fixed-income portfolio beat its benchmark, the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index2, which returned 7.69%. The average return for funds in the peer group, the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth Classification3, was 40.02%.
g Stock selection drove positive performance on the equity side of the fund, while sector allocations aided fixed-income results. We believe some untimely sales and a focus on higher-quality stocks hindered performance versus the peer group.
Portfolio Management
Anwiti Bahuguna, PhD, has co-managed the fund since 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 2002.
Colin Moore has co-managed the fund since 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 2002.
Kent M. Peterson, PhD has co-managed the fund since 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 2006.
Marie M. Schofield has co-managed the fund since 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 1990.
Effective May 1, 2010, David Joy will also co-manage the fund.
Effective May 1, 2010, RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., became the investment advisor to the fund and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. Please see the fund's prospectus, as supplemented, for more information regarding the change in investment advisor and certain other changes.
The recent growth in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns for some asset classes that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes.
1The Russell 1000 Index tracks the performance of 1000 of the largest U.S. companies, based on market capitalization.
2The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price, coupon, pay-downs and total return performance of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated and non-convertible investment grade debt issues with at least $250 million par amount outstanding and with at least one year to final maturity.
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.
3Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 03/31/10
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Economic Update – Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II
Summary
For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010
g After a sharp decline, stock markets rebounded around the world, as measured by the S&P 500 Index and the MSCI EAFE Index.
S&P Index | | MSCI Index | |
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g As investors grew more comfortable with risk, non-Treasury sectors of the bond market rebounded. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index delivered solid results. High-yield bonds outperformed stocks, as measured by the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Cash Pay Index.
Barclays Aggregate Index | | BofA ML Index | |
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After a deep and difficult recession, the U.S. economy regained its footing midway through calendar year 2009. Gross domestic product (GDP) turned positive in the third quarter of 2009, rising 2.2%, and then gained 5.6% in the fourth quarter according to the estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Growth was primarily the result of a slowdown in inventory reduction and federal government stimulus spending. Hopes for a sustained recovery now depend on a variety of factors, including continued improvement in consumer spending, an increase in revenues to keep business profits moving higher and a turnaround in the labor market.
The housing market showed some signs of stabilizing, but stopped short of meaningful improvement during the period. Home sales moved higher in 2009 as new homebuyers took advantage of a federal tax credit. However, as the tax credit was set to expire in November 2009, sales slipped—and did not revive even though the tax credit was expanded and extended through April 2010. Housing prices remained relatively flat over the past year, but that was progress compared to 2008. The average home price fell sharply in 2008; and since then distressed properties, which account for approximately 40% of all housing sales, have held prices down because they are heavily discounted.
In the beleaguered labor market, there was some good news. While businesses continued to shed jobs through most of 2009, raising the unemployment rate at the end of the period,* job data turned positive in March 2010, buoyed by a swell of temporary workers hired to conduct the national once-in-a-decade census. Consumer spending also trended higher in the second half of the period. In fact, March year-over-year sales made a significant jump upward. Despite these improvements, consumer confidence, as measured monthly by The Conference Board, an independent research organization, failed to gain much ground during the year. Consumers surveyed continue to cite uncertain business conditions and still-weak labor prospects for their concerns.
On the business side of the economy, manufacturing activity gained momentum. A key measure of the nation's manufacturing situation—the Institute for Supply Management's Index—rose above 50 in July 2009 then rose for eight consecutive months to remain well above 50 for the remainder of the period. (An index value of 50+ indicates a growing economy.) Industrial production moved higher for eleven out of the past 12 months, and durable goods orders took off, with a big jump upward in January. Manufacturing capacity utilization inched upward to 72.7%.
Stocks staged a solid comeback
Against a strengthening economic backdrop, a stock market rally that began in mid-March 2009 continued with little interruption through the end of the period. The U.S. stock market returned 49.77% for the 12-month period, as measured by the S&P 500 Index.1 Mid-cap stocks outperformed large- and small-cap stocks and value stocks outperformed growth stocks by a solid margin, as measured by their respective
*Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
1The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks.
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Russell indices.2 Outside the United States, stock market returns were slightly stronger. The MSCI EAFE Index,3 a broad gauge of stock market performance in foreign developed markets, gained 54.44% (net of dividends, in U.S. dollars) for the period. Emerging stock markets were caught in a downdraft in 2008, but they bounced back stronger than domestic or developed world markets as their economic growth generally outpaced the developed world. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index4 returned 81.08% (net of dividends, in U.S. dollars) for the 12-month period, after giving back some gains in the first quarter of 2010.
Bond returns ranged from solid to strong
As hopes for a recovery materialized, bonds from non-Treasury sectors delivered solid returns. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index5 returned 7.69%. Municipal bonds gained more than taxable investment-grade bonds even without factoring in potential tax advantages to investors in higher income-tax brackets. The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index6 returned 9.69%. The high-yield bond market was even stronger than the broad stock market during the period. For the 12 months covered by this report, the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Cash Pay Index7 returned 55.67%.
The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury, a common bellwether for the bond market, rose from 2.7% to 3.8% during the 12-month period. Yet despite the pickup in economic activity, the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) kept a key short-term interest rate—the federal funds rate—close to zero throughout the period.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
2The Russell 1000 Index tracks the performance of 1000 of the largest U.S. companies, based on market capitalization. The Russell MidCap Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000 Index, which represents approximately 25% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000 Index. The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell 3000 Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000 Growth or the Russell 2000 Growth indexes. The Russell 3000 Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000 Value or the Russell 2000 Value indexes.
3The Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East (MSCI EAFE) Index is a capitalization-weighted index that tracks the total return of common stocks in 21 developed-market countries within Europe, Australasia and the Far East.
4The Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets Index (MSCI EMI) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. As of June 2009, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index consisted of the following 22 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey.
5The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price, coupon, pay-downs and total return performance of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated and non-convertible investment grade debt issues with at least $250 million par amount outstanding and with at least one year to final maturity.
6The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is considered representative of the broad market for investment-grade, tax-exempt bonds with a maturity of at least one year.
7The BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Cash Pay Index tracks the performance of non-investment-grade corporate bonds.
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.
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Performance Information – Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Annual operating expense ratio (%)*
Class A | | | 1.35 | | |
Class B | | | 2.10 | | |
Class C | | | 2.10 | | |
Class Z | | | 1.10 | | |
* The annual operating expense ratio is as stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from the inclusion of fee waivers and expense reimbursements as well as the use of different time periods used in calculating the ratios.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/00 – 03/31/10
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/00 – 03/31/10 ($)
Sales charge | | without | | with | |
Class A | | | 11,061 | | | | 10,423 | | |
Class B | | | 10,247 | | | | 10,247 | | |
Class C | | | 10,251 | | | | 10,251 | | |
Class Z | | | 11,319 | | | | n/a | | |
Average annual total return as of 03/31/10 (%)
Share class | | A | | B | | C | | Z | |
Inception | | 01/18/94 | | 07/15/98 | | 11/11/96 | | 05/21/99 | |
Sales charge | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | |
1-year | | | 35.54 | | | | 27.77 | | | | 34.52 | | | | 29.52 | | | | 34.63 | | | | 33.63 | | | | 35.90 | | |
5-year | | | 2.31 | | | | 1.11 | | | | 1.56 | | | | 1.18 | | | | 1.57 | | | | 1.57 | | | | 2.55 | | |
10-year | | | 1.01 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 1.25 | | |
The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.
Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II
As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees or exchange fees. There are also 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 cost 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.
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 initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
10/01/09 – 03/31/10
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Fund's annualized expense ratio (%) | |
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Class A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,082.40 | | | | 1,018.95 | | | | 6.23 | | | | 6.04 | | | | 1.20 | | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,078.10 | | | | 1,015.21 | | | | 10.10 | | | | 9.80 | | | | 1.95 | | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,078.10 | | | | 1,015.21 | | | | 10.10 | | | | 9.80 | | | | 1.95 | | |
Class Z | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,083.40 | | | | 1,020.19 | | | | 4.93 | | | | 4.78 | | | | 0.95 | | |
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 and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Portfolio Managers' Report – Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
as of 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 21.14 | | |
Class B | | | 20.96 | | |
Class C | | | 20.95 | | |
Class Z | | | 21.09 | | |
Distributions declared per share
04/01/09 – 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 0.42 | | |
Class B | | | 0.28 | | |
Class C | | | 0.28 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.47 | | |
For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 35.54% without sales charge. Over the same period, the fund's benchmarks, the Russell 1000 Index and the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index, returned 51.60% and 7.69%, respectively. The fund invested 60% of its assets in stocks, which performed in line with the Russell index, with the balance in fixed-income assets that nicely outpaced the Barclays benchmark. The fund outperformed a blended benchmark divided 60/40 between its two benchmarks, which gained 32.65%. The average return of the fund's peer group, the Lipper Mixed Asset Target Allocation Growth Classification, was 40.02%. We believe some untimely sales and a focus on higher-quality stocks issued by companies with strong balance sheets hindered results versus the peer group.
Stocks rebounded on improving economic news
Stocks rallied sharply, buoyed by signs that the economy was healing and the financial crisis was easing. All 10 equity sectors in the Russell index produced positive returns, with the biggest gains coming from low-quality stocks in sectors that were the weakest performers in the 2008 downturn. Financials climbed 79% as the threat of a financial system collapse subsided. Standouts in the fund included Wells Fargo, one of the largest banks in the United States; JPMorgan Chase, a diversified financial services company, and insurer Genworth Financial (0.6%, 0.8%, and 0.2% of net assets, respectively). Sectors leveraged to an economic recovery, including information technology, materials, and industrials, also led the market's charge. Overweights in several of the period's strongest performers aided relative returns. These included well-known tech companies such as Apple and Microsoft, specialty chemicals company Ashland and R.R. Do nnelley & Sons, a full-service printing company (1.2%, 1.4%, 0.3% and 0.3% of net assets, respectively).
The fund lost some ground within the consumer discretionary sector because it did not own lower-quality companies with heavy debt levels, which were among the sector's best performers. The premature sale of some lagging stocks further hindered results. Chipotle Mexican Grill, the fast food restaurant chain; Big Lots, a closeout retailer, and Carnival, the world's largest cruise operator, all scored big gains after we sold them. In industrials, the untimely sale of express delivery company FedEx further hurt performance.
Lower-quality led fixed-income rally
As the global financial crisis eased and interest rates stayed near historical lows, investors became more willing to take on added risk, shifting toward higher-yielding, lower-quality assets. The fund benefited from an underweight in Treasuries, the highest-quality and weakest-performing sector, and an increased stake in corporate bonds, which outperformed Treasuries by a wide margin. Within the corporate sector, our exposure to financial bonds was particularly helpful. Investments in certain sectors that had been very weak performers in 2008 further aided results. Standouts included commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), which are bonds backed by mortgages on commercial real estate, such as shopping malls and office buildings. CMBS rallied nicely, benefiting, in part, from their inclusion in the U.S. government stimulus
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Portfolio Managers' Report (continued) – Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II
programs. The fund also benefited from a small stake in collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), high-quality structured mortgage products that did quite well.
Opportunity ahead
The past 12 months were challenging for investors seeking higher-quality stocks selling at attractive valuations. Going forward, we believe the fund is well positioned for a shift in focus toward individual stock characteristics rather than macroeconomic factors. On the fixed-income side, we're optimistic that bonds will benefit as the Federal Reserve's concern for sustained economic growth helps keep inflation in check. Among the areas that interest us most are shorter-maturity CMBS, whose yields relative to Treasuries are above historical averages, and certain areas of the investment-grade corporate bond market that remain in strong demand. Conversely, we expect to keep an underweight in Treasuries, with reduced allocations to mortgage-backed securities, CMOs and government agency debt.
Portfolio characteristics and holdings are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current characteristics and holdings. The outlook for this portfolio may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.
Equity securities are subject to stock market fluctuations that occur in response to economic and business developments.
Stocks of mid-cap companies pose special risks, including possible illiquidity and greater price volatility than stocks of larger, more established companies.
Investing in fixed-income securities may involve certain risks, including the credit quality of individual issuers, possible prepayments, market or economic developments and yields and share price fluctuations due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates go up, bond prices typically drop, and vice versa.
Investments in high-yield bonds (sometimes referred to as "junk" bonds) offer the potential for high current income and attractive total return, but involve certain risks. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances may adversely affect a high-yield bond issuer's ability to make principal and interest payments.
Top 10 equity holdings
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Microsoft | | | 1.4 | | |
Exxon Mobil | | | 1.4 | | |
Apple | | | 1.2 | | |
General Electric | | | 1.2 | | |
International Business Machines | | | 1.2 | | |
Hewlett-Packard | | | 1.1 | | |
Chevron | | | 1.0 | | |
Intel | | | 1.0 | | |
Procter & Gamble | | | 1.0 | | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 0.9 | | |
Top 5 equity sectors
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Information Technology | | | 11.2 | | |
Financials | | | 9.3 | | |
Health Care | | | 7.3 | | |
Industrials | | | 6.5 | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 6.5 | | |
Portfolio structure
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Common Stocks | | | 59.9 | | |
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes | | | 11.0 | | |
Government & Agency Obligations | | | 10.8 | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 10.0 | | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 5.0 | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | 2.0 | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | 1.0 | | |
Short-Term Obligation | | | 1.3 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | (1.0) | | |
This fund is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time. Information provided is calculated as a percentage of net assets.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II
March 31, 2010
Common Stocks – 59.9% | |
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Consumer Discretionary – 6.5% | |
Automobiles – 0.2% | |
Ford Motor Co. (a) | | | 16,000 | | | | 201,120 | | |
Automobiles Total | | | 201,120 | | |
Diversified Consumer Services – 0.0% | |
H&R Block, Inc. | | | 1,800 | | | | 32,040 | | |
Diversified Consumer Services Total | | | 32,040 | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.5% | |
McDonald's Corp. | | | 5,700 | | | | 380,304 | | |
Starbucks Corp. (a) | | | 4,400 | | | | 106,788 | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Total | | | 487,092 | | |
Household Durables – 0.6% | |
Garmin Ltd. | | | 8,700 | | | | 334,776 | | |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | | 5,200 | | | | 112,528 | | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 2,700 | | | | 155,007 | | |
Whirlpool Corp. | | | 400 | | | | 34,900 | | |
Household Durables Total | | | 637,211 | | |
Internet & Catalog Retail – 0.3% | |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | | | 1,400 | | | | 190,022 | | |
NetFlix, Inc. (a) | | | 200 | | | | 14,748 | | |
Priceline.com, Inc. (a) | | | 400 | | | | 102,000 | | |
Internet & Catalog Retail Total | | | 306,770 | | |
Leisure Equipment & Products – 0.2% | |
Mattel, Inc. | | | 6,400 | | | | 145,536 | | |
Leisure Equipment & Products Total | | | 145,536 | | |
Media – 2.0% | |
CBS Corp., Class B | | | 3,300 | | | | 46,002 | | |
Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 21,300 | | | | 400,866 | | |
DIRECTV, Class A (a) | | | 9,300 | | | | 314,433 | | |
DISH Network Corp., Class A | | | 3,600 | | | | 74,952 | | |
Liberty Global, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 600 | | | | 17,496 | | |
News Corp., Class A | | | 10,500 | | | | 151,305 | | |
Time Warner, Inc. | | | 15,200 | | | | 475,304 | | |
Viacom, Inc., Class B (a) | | | 2,900 | | | | 99,702 | | |
Walt Disney Co. | | | 10,600 | | | | 370,046 | | |
Media Total | | | 1,950,106 | | |
Multiline Retail – 1.0% | |
Dollar General Corp. (a) | | | 9,500 | | | | 239,875 | | |
Kohl's Corp. (a) | | | 1,600 | | | | 87,648 | | |
Macy's, Inc. | | | 2,200 | | | | 47,894 | | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | | 6,000 | | | | 245,100 | | |
Sears Holdings Corp. (a) | | | 300 | | | | 32,529 | | |
Target Corp. | | | 7,200 | | | | 378,720 | | |
Multiline Retail Total | | | 1,031,766 | | |
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Specialty Retail – 1.5% | |
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a) | | | 600 | | | | 26,256 | | |
Chico's FAS, Inc. | | | 4,100 | | | | 59,122 | | |
Gap, Inc. | | | 15,900 | | | | 367,449 | | |
Guess?, Inc. | | | 700 | | | | 32,886 | | |
Home Depot, Inc. | | | 11,000 | | | | 355,850 | | |
Limited Brands, Inc. | | | 1,400 | | | | 34,468 | | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 3,400 | | | | 181,798 | | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. | | | 200 | | | | 13,536 | | |
Tiffany & Co. | | | 700 | | | | 33,243 | | |
TJX Companies, Inc. | | | 8,000 | | | | 340,160 | | |
Specialty Retail Total | | | 1,444,768 | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.2% | |
Coach, Inc. | | | 1,600 | | | | 63,232 | | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 900 | | | | 66,150 | | |
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. | | | 300 | | | | 25,512 | | |
V.F. Corp. | | | 400 | | | | 32,060 | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods Total | | | 186,954 | | |
Consumer Discretionary Total | | | 6,423,363 | | |
Consumer Staples – 6.4% | |
Beverages – 1.1% | |
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B | | | 1,600 | | | | 95,120 | | |
Coca-Cola Co. | | | 8,500 | | | | 467,500 | | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 7,500 | | | | 496,200 | | |
Beverages Total | | | 1,058,820 | | |
Food & Staples Retailing – 0.7% | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 3,000 | | | | 88,500 | | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | | | 9,000 | | | | 500,400 | | |
Walgreen Co. | | | 3,900 | | | | 144,651 | | |
Food & Staples Retailing Total | | | 733,551 | | |
Food Products – 1.3% | |
Campbell Soup Co. | | | 300 | | | | 10,605 | | |
ConAgra Foods, Inc. | | | 1,900 | | | | 47,633 | | |
Del Monte Foods Co. | | | 9,500 | | | | 138,700 | | |
General Mills, Inc. | | | 3,800 | | | | 269,002 | | |
H.J. Heinz Co. | | | 1,900 | | | | 86,659 | | |
Hershey Co. | | | 3,900 | | | | 166,959 | | |
Kellogg Co. | | | 1,100 | | | | 58,773 | | |
Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A | | | 3,900 | | | | 117,936 | | |
Sara Lee Corp. | | | 27,700 | | | | 385,861 | | |
Food Products Total | | | 1,282,128 | | |
Household Products – 1.3% | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 2,800 | | | | 238,728 | | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 2,200 | | | | 138,336 | | |
Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 15,000 | | | | 949,050 | | |
Household Products Total | | | 1,326,114 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II
March 31, 2010
Common Stocks (continued) | |
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Personal Products – 0.6% | |
Estée Lauder Companies, Inc., Class A | | | 5,700 | | | | 369,759 | | |
Herbalife Ltd. | | | 3,800 | | | | 175,256 | | |
Personal Products Total | | | 545,015 | | |
Tobacco – 1.4% | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 12,400 | | | | 254,448 | | |
Lorillard, Inc. | | | 4,400 | | | | 331,056 | | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 14,400 | | | | 751,104 | | |
Reynolds American, Inc. | | | 900 | | | | 48,582 | | |
Tobacco Total | | | 1,385,190 | | |
Consumer Staples Total | | | 6,330,818 | | |
Energy – 6.4% | |
Energy Equipment & Services – 0.6% | |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | | | 2,100 | | | | 85,218 | | |
Oil States International, Inc. (a) | | | 1,700 | | | | 77,078 | | |
Rowan Companies, Inc. (a) | | | 9,100 | | | | 264,901 | | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | | 1,800 | | | | 114,228 | | |
Energy Equipment & Services Total | | | 541,425 | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 5.8% | |
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (a) | | | 5,400 | | | | 269,406 | | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | | | 2,600 | | | | 189,358 | | |
Apache Corp. | | | 5,500 | | | | 558,250 | | |
Arch Coal, Inc. | | | 900 | | | | 20,565 | | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 13,100 | | | | 993,373 | | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 10,600 | | | | 542,402 | | |
CONSOL Energy, Inc. | | | 900 | | | | 38,394 | | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 300 | | | | 19,329 | | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 2,100 | | | | 195,174 | | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 21,000 | | | | 1,406,580 | | |
Hess Corp. | | | 500 | | | | 31,275 | | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 3,600 | | | | 113,904 | | |
Massey Energy Co. | | | 1,400 | | | | 73,206 | | |
Murphy Oil Corp. | | | 1,000 | | | | 56,190 | | |
Peabody Energy Corp. | | | 7,600 | | | | 347,320 | | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 500 | | | | 28,160 | | |
Tesoro Corp. | | | 600 | | | | 8,340 | | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 10,400 | | | | 204,880 | | |
Whiting Petroleum Corp. (a) | | | 1,800 | | | | 145,512 | | |
XTO Energy, Inc. | | | 11,600 | | | | 547,288 | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Total | | | 5,788,906 | | |
Energy Total | | | 6,330,331 | | |
Financials – 9.3% | |
Capital Markets – 1.5% | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 3,100 | | | | 140,616 | | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | | | 400 | | | | 12,352 | | |
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Federated Investors, Inc., Class B | | | 500 | | | | 13,190 | | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 2,300 | | | | 255,070 | | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 3,100 | | | | 528,953 | | |
Jefferies Group, Inc. | | | 100 | | | | 2,367 | | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 6,100 | | | | 178,669 | | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 3,800 | | | | 101,612 | | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 5,100 | | | | 280,143 | | |
Capital Markets Total | | | 1,512,972 | | |
Commercial Banks – 1.4% | |
BB&T Corp. | | | 300 | | | | 9,717 | | |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 800 | | | | 30,432 | | |
Fifth Third Bancorp. | | | 10,700 | | | | 145,413 | | |
Fulton Financial Corp. | | | 12,400 | | | | 126,356 | | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 4,200 | | | | 250,740 | | |
U.S. Bancorp | | | 7,000 | | | | 181,160 | | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 20,300 | | | | 631,736 | | |
Commercial Banks Total | | | 1,375,554 | | |
Consumer Finance – 1.2% | |
American Express Co. | | | 5,400 | | | | 222,804 | | |
AmeriCredit Corp. (a) | | | 5,600 | | | | 133,056 | | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 2,300 | | | | 95,243 | | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 24,500 | | | | 365,050 | | |
SLM Corp. (a) | | | 30,900 | | | | 386,868 | | |
Consumer Finance Total | | | 1,203,021 | | |
Diversified Financial Services – 1.3% | |
Citigroup, Inc. (a) | | | 121,100 | | | | 490,455 | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 17,400 | | | | 778,650 | | |
Diversified Financial Services Total | | | 1,269,105 | | |
Insurance – 1.9% | |
AFLAC, Inc. | | | 2,400 | | | | 130,296 | | |
Allied World Assurance Holdings Ltd. | | | 9,100 | | | | 408,135 | | |
Allstate Corp. | | | 6,100 | | | | 197,091 | | |
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. | | | 400 | | | | 11,536 | | |
Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 11,300 | | | | 207,242 | | |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 2,000 | | | | 56,840 | | |
Loews Corp. | | | 2,400 | | | | 89,472 | | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 3,000 | | | | 130,020 | | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 5,000 | | | | 302,500 | | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 3,200 | | | | 168,064 | | |
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. | | | 500 | | | | 26,400 | | |
Travelers Companies, Inc. | | | 2,600 | | | | 140,244 | | |
Unum Group | | | 1,900 | | | | 47,063 | | |
Insurance Total | | | 1,914,903 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II
March 31, 2010
Common Stocks (continued) | |
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Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 1.7% | |
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | | | 8,400 | | | | 144,312 | | |
Brandywine Realty Trust | | | 6,400 | | | | 78,144 | | |
Chimera Investment Corp. | | | 15,900 | | | | 61,851 | | |
Equity Residential | | | 600 | | | | 23,490 | | |
Hospitality Properties Trust | | | 12,400 | | | | 296,980 | | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 200 | | | | 2,930 | | |
HRPT Properties Trust | | | 59,400 | | | | 462,132 | | |
Macerich Co. | | | 506 | | | | 19,385 | | |
Public Storage | | | 500 | | | | 45,995 | | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 3,900 | | | | 327,210 | | |
SL Green Realty Corp. | | | 400 | | | | 22,908 | | |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 3,800 | | | | 180,424 | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Total | | | 1,665,761 | | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.3% | |
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. | | | 22,600 | | | | 320,016 | | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Total | | | 320,016 | | |
Financials Total | | | 9,261,332 | | |
Health Care – 7.3% | |
Biotechnology – 0.6% | |
Amgen, Inc. (a) | | | 7,100 | | | | 424,296 | | |
Biogen Idec, Inc. (a) | | | 400 | | | | 22,944 | | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) | | | 3,900 | | | | 177,372 | | |
Biotechnology Total | | | 624,612 | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.8% | |
Baxter International, Inc. | | | 400 | | | | 23,280 | | |
CareFusion Corp. (a) | | | 1,500 | | | | 39,645 | | |
Hospira, Inc. (a) | | | 3,400 | | | | 192,610 | | |
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (a) | | | 3,700 | | | | 176,897 | | |
Medtronic, Inc. | | | 5,900 | | | | 265,677 | | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 1,100 | | | | 62,942 | | |
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 1,100 | | | | 65,120 | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies Total | | | 826,171 | | |
Health Care Providers & Services – 2.9% | |
Aetna, Inc. | | | 400 | | | | 14,044 | | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 11,900 | | | | 344,148 | | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 14,400 | | | | 518,832 | | |
Community Health Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 100 | | | | 3,693 | | |
Humana, Inc. (a) | | | 5,600 | | | | 261,912 | | |
Lincare Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 7,300 | | | | 327,624 | | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 2,500 | | | | 164,300 | | |
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a) | | | 8,500 | | | | 548,760 | | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 600 | | | | 34,974 | | |
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Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a) | | | 200 | | | | 1,144 | | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (a) | | | 11,100 | | | | 362,637 | | |
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | | | 400 | | | | 14,036 | | |
WellPoint, Inc. (a) | | | 4,500 | | | | 289,710 | | |
Health Care Providers & Services Total | | | 2,885,814 | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.1% | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a) | | | 2,300 | | | | 118,312 | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services Total | | | 118,312 | | |
Pharmaceuticals – 2.9% | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 9,800 | | | | 516,264 | | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 8,800 | | | | 234,960 | | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 7,300 | | | | 264,406 | | |
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (a) | | | 3,300 | | | | 103,488 | | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 13,700 | | | | 893,240 | | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 9,400 | | | | 351,090 | | |
Mylan, Inc. (a) | | | 3,900 | | | | 88,569 | | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 23,300 | | | | 399,595 | | |
Pharmaceuticals Total | | | 2,851,612 | | |
Health Care Total | | | 7,306,521 | | |
Industrials – 6.5% | |
Aerospace & Defense – 1.8% | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 2,000 | | | | 154,400 | | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 2,700 | | | | 122,229 | | |
ITT Corp. | | | 2,500 | | | | 134,025 | | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 2,400 | | | | 199,728 | | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 1,600 | | | | 104,912 | | |
Raytheon Co. | | | 9,600 | | | | 548,352 | | |
United Technologies Corp. | | | 7,500 | | | | 552,075 | | |
Aerospace & Defense Total | | | 1,815,721 | | |
Air Freight & Logistics – 0.3% | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 4,500 | | | | 289,845 | | |
Air Freight & Logistics Total | | | 289,845 | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.4% | |
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. | | | 12,200 | | | | 260,470 | | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 4,600 | | | | 158,378 | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies Total | | | 418,848 | | |
Electrical Equipment – 0.7% | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 12,300 | | | | 619,182 | | |
Hubbell, Inc., Class B | | | 900 | | | | 45,387 | | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 300 | | | | 16,908 | | |
Electrical Equipment Total | | | 681,477 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II
March 31, 2010
Common Stocks (continued) | |
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Industrial Conglomerates – 1.9% | |
3M Co. | | | 4,900 | | | | 409,493 | | |
Carlisle Companies, Inc. | | | 6,900 | | | | 262,890 | | |
General Electric Co. | | | 66,800 | | | | 1,215,760 | | |
Industrial Conglomerates Total | | | 1,888,143 | | |
Machinery – 0.8% | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 1,900 | | | | 119,415 | | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 1,100 | | | | 87,901 | | |
Dover Corp. | | | 4,700 | | | | 219,725 | | |
Eaton Corp. | | | 800 | | | | 60,616 | | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 2,700 | | | | 127,872 | | |
Joy Global, Inc. | | | 200 | | | | 11,320 | | |
Parker Hannifin Corp. | | | 2,800 | | | | 181,272 | | |
Toro Co. | | | 1,000 | | | | 49,170 | | |
Machinery Total | | | 857,291 | | |
Professional Services – 0.1% | |
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. | | | 700 | | | | 52,094 | | |
Professional Services Total | | | 52,094 | | |
Road & Rail – 0.3% | |
Ryder System, Inc. | | | 7,400 | | | | 286,824 | | |
Road & Rail Total | | | 286,824 | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.2% | |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | | 1,500 | | | | 162,180 | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors Total | | | 162,180 | | |
Industrials Total | | | 6,452,423 | | |
Information Technology – 11.2% | |
Communications Equipment – 0.8% | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 30,500 | | | | 793,915 | | |
Harris Corp. | | | 700 | | | | 33,243 | | |
Communications Equipment Total | | | 827,158 | | |
Computers & Peripherals – 4.3% | |
Apple, Inc. (a) | | | 5,200 | | | | 1,221,636 | | |
Dell, Inc. (a) | | | 13,300 | | | | 199,633 | | |
EMC Corp. (a) | | | 11,600 | | | | 209,264 | | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | | | 20,800 | | | | 1,105,520 | | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 9,100 | | | | 1,167,075 | | |
QLogic Corp. (a) | | | 500 | | | | 10,150 | | |
SanDisk Corp. (a) | | | 1,000 | | | | 34,630 | | |
Teradata Corp. (a) | | | 10,900 | | | | 314,901 | | |
Western Digital Corp. (a) | | | 1,100 | | | | 42,889 | | |
Computers & Peripherals Total | | | 4,305,698 | | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.2% | |
Amphenol Corp., Class A | | | 900 | | | | 37,971 | | |
Corning, Inc. | | | 1,900 | | | | 38,399 | | |
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 1,500 | | | | 88,005 | | |
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (a) | | | 2,700 | | | | 27,621 | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components Total | | | 191,996 | | |
Internet Software & Services – 1.1% | |
eBay, Inc. (a) | | | 14,600 | | | | 393,470 | | |
Google, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 1,300 | | | | 737,113 | | |
Internet Software & Services Total | | | 1,130,583 | | |
IT Services – 0.7% | |
Amdocs Ltd. (a) | | | 1,800 | | | | 54,198 | | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | | | 1,200 | | | | 25,656 | | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A (a) | | | 3,900 | | | | 198,822 | | |
Computer Sciences Corp. (a) | | | 800 | | | | 43,592 | | |
Global Payments, Inc. | | | 3,100 | | | | 141,205 | | |
Hewitt Associates, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 400 | | | | 15,912 | | |
Lender Processing Services, Inc. | | | 2,400 | | | | 90,600 | | |
Western Union Co. | | | 5,800 | | | | 98,368 | | |
IT Services Total | | | 668,353 | | |
Office Electronics – 0.2% | |
Xerox Corp. | | | 18,600 | | | | 181,350 | | |
Office Electronics Total | | | 181,350 | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.6% | |
Intel Corp. | | | 44,200 | | | | 983,892 | | |
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | | | 5,200 | | | | 54,028 | | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 23,400 | | | | 572,598 | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment Total | | | 1,610,518 | | |
Software – 2.3% | |
BMC Software, Inc. (a) | | | 900 | | | | 34,200 | | |
CA, Inc. | | | 136 | | | | 3,192 | | |
Intuit, Inc. (a) | | | 1,700 | | | | 58,378 | | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 48,600 | | | | 1,422,522 | | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 20,800 | | | | 534,352 | | |
Sybase, Inc. (a) | | | 1,200 | | | | 55,944 | | |
Symantec Corp. (a) | | | 2,900 | | | | 49,068 | | |
VMware, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 1,600 | | | | 85,280 | | |
Software Total | | | 2,242,936 | | |
Information Technology Total | | | 11,158,592 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Common Stocks (continued) | |
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Materials – 2.4% | |
Chemicals – 1.7% | |
Ashland, Inc. | | | 5,700 | | | | 300,789 | | |
Cabot Corp. | | | 7,500 | | | | 228,000 | | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 200 | | | | 18,236 | | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 7,400 | | | | 471,232 | | |
Lubrizol Corp. | | | 4,000 | | | | 366,880 | | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 4,500 | | | | 294,300 | | |
Chemicals Total | | | 1,679,437 | | |
Metals & Mining – 0.3% | |
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. | | | 200 | | | | 14,190 | | |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | | | 3,100 | | | | 258,974 | | |
Metals & Mining Total | | | 273,164 | | |
Paper & Forest Products – 0.4% | |
International Paper Co. | | | 18,100 | | | | 445,441 | | |
Paper & Forest Products Total | | | 445,441 | | |
Materials Total | | | 2,398,042 | | |
Telecommunication Services – 1.8% | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.7% | |
AT&T, Inc. | | | 28,800 | | | | 744,192 | | |
Qwest Communications International, Inc. | | | 57,600 | | | | 300,672 | | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 19,100 | | | | 592,482 | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services Total | | | 1,637,346 | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.1% | |
Sprint Nextel Corp. (a) | | | 34,400 | | | | 130,720 | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services Total | | | 130,720 | | |
Telecommunication Services Total | | | 1,768,066 | | |
Utilities – 2.1% | |
Electric Utilities – 0.8% | |
DPL, Inc. | | | 5,600 | | | | 152,264 | | |
Edison International | | | 4,000 | | | | 136,680 | | |
Entergy Corp. | | | 1,000 | | | | 81,350 | | |
Exelon Corp. | | | 3,400 | | | | 148,954 | | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 4,200 | | | | 164,178 | | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 3,200 | | | | 120,736 | | |
Electric Utilities Total | | | 804,162 | | |
Gas Utilities – 0.5% | |
Energen Corp. | | | 400 | | | | 18,612 | | |
Questar Corp. | | | 10,900 | | | | 470,880 | | |
UGI Corp. | | | 500 | | | | 13,270 | | |
Gas Utilities Total | | | 502,762 | | |
| | Shares | | Value ($) | |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.2% | |
AES Corp. (a) | | | 18,600 | | | | 204,600 | | |
Mirant Corp. (a) | | | 700 | | | | 7,602 | | |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders Total | | | 212,202 | | |
Multi-Utilities – 0.6% | |
DTE Energy Co. | | | 1,000 | | | | 44,600 | | |
MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | | 3,900 | | | | 84,162 | | |
NiSource, Inc. | | | 3,900 | | | | 61,620 | | |
PG&E Corp. | | | 600 | | | | 25,452 | | |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 11,800 | | | | 348,336 | | |
Multi-Utilities Total | | | 564,170 | | |
Utilities Total | | | 2,083,296 | | |
Total Common Stocks (cost of $44,726,514) | | | 59,512,784 | | |
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes – 11.0% | |
| | Par ($) | | | |
Basic Materials – 0.4% | |
Chemicals – 0.1% | |
EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co. | |
5.000% 07/15/13 | | | 85,000 | | | | 92,049 | | |
Chemicals Total | | | 92,049 | | |
Iron/Steel – 0.2% | |
ArcelorMittal USA, Inc. | |
6.500% 04/15/14 | | | 100,000 | | | | 108,396 | | |
Nucor Corp. | |
5.850% 06/01/18 | | | 100,000 | | | | 108,553 | | |
Iron/Steel Total | | | 216,949 | | |
Metals & Mining – 0.1% | |
Vale Overseas Ltd. | |
6.250% 01/23/17 | | | 125,000 | | | | 135,524 | | |
Metals & Mining Total | | | 135,524 | | |
Basic Materials Total | | | 444,522 | | |
Communications – 1.5% | |
Media – 0.5% | |
Comcast Cable Holdings LLC | |
9.875% 06/15/22 | | | 51,000 | | | | 67,225 | | |
Comcast Corp. | |
7.050% 03/15/33 | | | 100,000 | | | | 107,543 | | |
News America, Inc. | |
6.550% 03/15/33 | | | 125,000 | | | | 126,833 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Time Warner, Inc. | |
6.200% 03/15/40 | | | 160,000 | | | | 157,955 | | |
Viacom, Inc. | |
6.125% 10/05/17 | | | 60,000 | | | | 64,866 | | |
Media Total | | | 524,422 | | |
Telecommunication Services – 1.0% | |
America Movil SAB de CV | |
5.625% 11/15/17 | | | 115,000 | | | | 121,484 | | |
AT&T, Inc. | |
4.950% 01/15/13 | | | 150,000 | | | | 161,129 | | |
British Telecommunications PLC | |
5.150% 01/15/13 | | | 125,000 | | | | 132,171 | | |
Cellco Partnership/Verizon Wireless Capital LLC | |
5.550% 02/01/14 | | | 130,000 | | | | 142,069 | | |
New Cingular Wireless Services, Inc. | |
8.750% 03/01/31 | | | 62,000 | | | | 80,055 | | |
Telefonica Emisiones SAU | |
0.580% 02/04/13 (05/04/10) (b)(c) | | | 200,000 | | | | 195,652 | | |
Vodafone Group PLC | |
5.750% 03/15/16 | | | 100,000 | | | | 109,116 | | |
Telecommunication Services Total | | | 941,676 | | |
Communications Total | | | 1,466,098 | | |
Consumer Cyclical – 0.3% | |
Retail – 0.3% | |
CVS Pass-Through Trust | |
7.507% 01/10/32 (d) | | | 154,676 | | | | 172,003 | | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | |
5.800% 02/15/18 | | | 100,000 | | | | 111,600 | | |
Retail Total | | | 283,603 | | |
Consumer Cyclical Total | | | 283,603 | | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical – 1.3% | |
Beverages – 0.6% | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. | |
2.500% 03/26/13 (d) | | | 125,000 | | | | 125,241 | | |
Bottling Group LLC | |
6.950% 03/15/14 | | | 150,000 | | | | 173,656 | | |
Diageo Capital PLC | |
5.750% 10/23/17 | | | 150,000 | | | | 162,524 | | |
Miller Brewing Co. | |
5.500% 08/15/13 (d) | | | 120,000 | | | | 128,478 | | |
Beverages Total | | | 589,899 | | |
Food – 0.3% | |
Campbell Soup Co. | |
4.500% 02/15/19 | | | 60,000 | | | | 61,051 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
ConAgra Foods, Inc. | |
5.875% 04/15/14 | | | 115,000 | | | | 126,257 | | |
Kraft Foods, Inc. | |
5.375% 02/10/20 | | | 125,000 | | | | 127,044 | | |
Food Total | | | 314,352 | | |
Healthcare Services – 0.2% | |
Roche Holdings, Inc. | |
6.000% 03/01/19 (d) | | | 150,000 | | | | 165,769 | | |
Healthcare Services Total | | | 165,769 | | |
Pharmaceuticals – 0.2% | |
Express Scripts, Inc. | |
5.250% 06/15/12 | | | 80,000 | | | | 85,300 | | |
Wyeth | |
5.500% 02/01/14 | | | 150,000 | | | | 165,473 | | |
Pharmaceuticals Total | | | 250,773 | | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical Total | | | 1,320,793 | | |
Energy – 1.2% | |
Oil & Gas – 0.5% | |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | |
5.700% 05/15/17 | | | 75,000 | | | | 80,030 | | |
Chevron Corp. | |
4.950% 03/03/19 | | | 125,000 | | | | 132,093 | | |
Nexen, Inc. | |
5.875% 03/10/35 | | | 150,000 | | | | 142,624 | | |
Talisman Energy, Inc. | |
6.250% 02/01/38 | | | 110,000 | | | | 111,932 | | |
Oil & Gas Total | | | 466,679 | | |
Oil & Gas Services – 0.2% | |
Halliburton Co. | |
5.900% 09/15/18 | | | 75,000 | | | | 82,415 | | |
Weatherford International Ltd. | |
5.150% 03/15/13 | | | 100,000 | | | | 106,258 | | |
Oil & Gas Services Total | | | 188,673 | | |
Pipelines – 0.5% | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC | |
4.600% 08/01/12 | | | 70,000 | | | | 73,838 | | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp. | |
6.650% 01/15/37 | | | 140,000 | | | | 145,172 | | |
TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. | |
6.350% 05/15/67 (05/15/17) (b)(c) | | | 185,000 | | | | 176,026 | | |
Williams Partners LP | |
6.300% 04/15/40 (d) | | | 100,000 | | | | 99,371 | | |
Pipelines Total | | | 494,407 | | |
Energy Total | | | 1,149,759 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Financials – 4.5% | |
Banks – 2.9% | |
ANZ National International Ltd. | |
6.200% 07/19/13 (d) | | | 100,000 | | | | 110,205 | | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | |
5.125% 08/27/13 | | | 160,000 | | | | 174,609 | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | |
6.750% 05/22/19 | | | 175,000 | | | | 193,601 | | |
Bear Stearns Cos. LLC | |
7.250% 02/01/18 | | | 275,000 | | | | 317,784 | | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | |
5.500% 06/01/15 | | | 125,000 | | | | 131,441 | | |
Citigroup, Inc. | |
6.125% 05/15/18 | | | 215,000 | | | | 219,685 | | |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | |
3.750% 10/15/14 (d) | | | 190,000 | | | | 192,607 | | |
Credit Suisse/New York NY | |
6.000% 02/15/18 | | | 100,000 | | | | 105,878 | | |
Deutsche Bank AG London | |
4.875% 05/20/13 | | | 150,000 | | | | 160,744 | | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | |
5.350% 01/15/16 | | | 110,000 | | | | 115,877 | | |
Keycorp | |
6.500% 05/14/13 | | | 130,000 | | | | 138,828 | | |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | |
6.050% 08/15/12 (e) | | | 200,000 | | | | 213,601 | | |
Morgan Stanley | |
6.625% 04/01/18 | | | 125,000 | | | | 133,322 | | |
Rabobank Nederland NV | |
4.750% 01/15/20 (d) | | | 200,000 | | | | 199,785 | | |
U.S. Bank N.A. | |
6.300% 02/04/14 | | | 250,000 | | | | 278,804 | | |
Wachovia Corp. | |
4.875% 02/15/14 | | | 150,000 | | | | 155,395 | | |
Banks Total | | | 2,842,166 | | |
Diversified Financial Services – 0.4% | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | |
7.300% 06/28/19 | | | 100,000 | | | | 115,865 | | |
General Electric Capital Corp. | |
5.000% 01/08/16 | | | 225,000 | | | | 235,973 | | |
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. | |
5.750% 07/18/11 (f)(g) | | | 150,000 | | | | 35,437 | | |
Diversified Financial Services Total | | | 387,275 | | |
Insurance – 1.0% | |
Chubb Corp. | |
5.750% 05/15/18 | | | 50,000 | | | | 54,059 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CNA Financial Corp. | |
5.850% 12/15/14 | | | 40,000 | | | | 40,702 | | |
7.350% 11/15/19 | | | 60,000 | | | | 62,708 | | |
Lincoln National Corp. | |
8.750% 07/01/19 | | | 115,000 | | | | 140,619 | | |
MetLife, Inc. | |
6.817% 08/15/18 | | | 150,000 | | | | 166,394 | | |
Principal Life Income Funding Trusts | |
5.300% 04/24/13 | | | 125,000 | | | | 134,182 | | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | |
6.100% 06/15/17 | | | 100,000 | | | | 105,757 | | |
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. | |
8.000% 11/30/39 | | | 145,000 | | | | 148,191 | | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | |
5.250% 03/15/11 | | | 115,000 | | | | 119,417 | | |
Insurance Total | | | 972,029 | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 0.2% | |
Duke Realty LP | |
8.250% 08/15/19 | | | 125,000 | | | | 139,411 | | |
ERP Operating LP | |
5.200% 04/01/13 | | | 16,000 | | | | 16,607 | | |
Simon Property Group LP | |
6.750% 02/01/40 | | | 80,000 | | | | 79,581 | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Total | | | 235,599 | | |
Financials Total | | | 4,437,069 | | |
Industrials – 0.6% | |
Aerospace & Defense – 0.1% | |
United Technologies Corp. | |
5.375% 12/15/17 | | | 120,000 | | | | 129,428 | | |
Aerospace & Defense Total | | | 129,428 | | |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing – 0.3% | |
Ingersoll Rand Global Holding Co., Ltd. | |
9.500% 04/15/14 | | | 100,000 | | | | 121,254 | | |
Tyco International Ltd./Tyco International Finance SA | |
7.000% 12/15/19 | | | 120,000 | | | | 137,718 | | |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing Total | | | 258,972 | | |
Transportation – 0.2% | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. | |
6.200% 08/15/36 | | | 75,000 | | | | 77,168 | | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | |
5.750% 04/01/18 | | | 100,000 | | | | 107,337 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 184,505 | | |
Industrials Total | | | 572,905 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Technology – 0.2% | |
Networking Products – 0.1% | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | |
4.950% 02/15/19 | | | 125,000 | | | | 129,992 | | |
Networking Products Total | | | 129,992 | | |
Software – 0.1% | |
Oracle Corp. | |
6.500% 04/15/38 | | | 100,000 | | | | 110,378 | | |
Software Total | | | 110,378 | | |
Technology Total | | | 240,370 | | |
Utilities – 1.0% | |
Electric – 0.8% | |
Commonwealth Edison Co. | |
5.950% 08/15/16 | | | 75,000 | | | | 82,209 | | |
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York | |
5.850% 04/01/18 | | | 100,000 | | | | 109,443 | | |
Dominion Resources, Inc. | |
5.200% 08/15/19 | | | 115,000 | | | | 117,705 | | |
Indiana Michigan Power Co. | |
5.650% 12/01/15 | | | 100,000 | | | | 106,653 | | |
NY State Electric & Gas Corp. | |
5.750% 05/01/23 | | | 18,000 | | | | 17,543 | | |
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | |
5.800% 03/01/37 | | | 100,000 | | | | 99,226 | | |
Progress Energy, Inc. | |
7.750% 03/01/31 | | | 100,000 | | | | 117,922 | | |
Southern California Edison Co. | |
5.000% 01/15/14 | | | 125,000 | | | | 134,968 | | |
Electric Total | | | 785,669 | | |
Gas – 0.2% | |
Atmos Energy Corp. | |
6.350% 06/15/17 | | | 110,000 | | | | 118,298 | | |
Sempra Energy | |
6.500% 06/01/16 | | | 105,000 | | | | 117,304 | | |
Gas Total | | | 235,602 | | |
Utilities Total | | | 1,021,271 | | |
Total Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (cost of $10,525,255) | | | 10,936,390 | | |
Government & Agency Obligations – 10.8% | |
Foreign Government Obligations – 0.6% | |
Province of Ontario | |
5.450% 04/27/16 | | | 225,000 | | | | 247,986 | | |
Province of Quebec | |
4.625% 05/14/18 | | | 190,000 | | | | 198,278 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
United Mexican States | |
7.500% 04/08/33 | | | 151,000 | | | | 180,068 | | |
Foreign Government Obligations Total | | | 626,332 | | |
U.S. Government Agencies – 1.1% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | |
3.125% 10/25/10 (h) | | | 45,000 | | | | 45,660 | | |
5.500% 08/23/17 | | | 460,000 | | | | 513,897 | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association | |
2.500% 05/15/14 | | | 475,000 | | | | 477,702 | | |
U.S. Government Agencies Total | | | 1,037,259 | | |
U.S. Government Obligations – 9.1% | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | |
5.375% 02/15/31 | | | 2,351,000 | | | | 2,600,794 | | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes | |
3.000% 07/15/12 | | | 723,012 | | | | 778,820 | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | |
0.875% 05/31/11 | | | 635,000 | | | | 637,729 | | |
1.375% 10/15/12 | | | 600,000 | | | | 600,750 | | |
2.375% 10/31/14 | | | 2,660,000 | | | | 2,656,467 | | |
2.375% 02/28/15 | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 1,787,634 | | |
U.S. Government Obligations Total | | | 9,062,194 | | |
Total Government & Agency Obligations (cost of $10,657,881) | | | 10,725,785 | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities – 10.0% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | |
4.500% 12/01/39 | | | 595,081 | | | | 597,109 | | |
4.500% 01/01/40 | | | 357,551 | | | | 358,769 | | |
5.000% 05/01/39 | | | 242,174 | | | | 250,367 | | |
5.000% 07/01/39 | | | 675,549 | | | | 698,403 | | |
5.500% 01/01/21 | | | 91,864 | | | | 98,924 | | |
5.500% 07/01/21 | | | 63,974 | | | | 68,690 | | |
6.000% 12/01/37 | | | 822,270 | | | | 883,696 | | |
6.500% 07/01/29 | | | 111,744 | | | | 123,339 | | |
6.500% 10/01/37 | | | 231,300 | | | | 251,831 | | |
8.000% 09/01/25 | | | 25,131 | | | | 28,989 | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association | |
3.199% 08/01/36 (04/01/10) (b)(c) | | | 21,957 | | | | 22,794 | | |
4.000% 01/01/25 | | | 749,122 | | | | 761,199 | | |
5.000% 10/01/20 | | | 226,967 | | | | 241,500 | | |
5.500% 04/01/36 | | | 117,333 | | | | 123,862 | | |
5.500% 11/01/36 | | | 157,014 | | | | 165,750 | | |
5.500% 02/01/37 | | | 238,144 | | | | 251,269 | | |
5.500% 03/01/37 | | | 555,000 | | | | 585,880 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
5.500% 05/01/37 | | | 27,151 | | | | 28,647 | | |
6.000% 04/01/36 | | | 122,512 | | | | 130,764 | | |
6.000% 06/01/36 | | | 232,198 | | | | 247,838 | | |
6.000% 10/01/36 | | | 441,760 | | | | 471,517 | | |
6.000% 11/01/36 | | | 13,351 | | | | 14,250 | | |
6.500% 09/01/34 | | | 8,115 | | | | 8,915 | | |
6.500% 01/01/37 | | | 1,624 | | | | 1,765 | | |
7.500% 10/01/11 | | | 11,434 | | | | 11,970 | | |
8.500% 08/01/11 | | | 5,151 | | | | 5,271 | | |
10.000% 09/01/18 | | | 36,874 | | | | 41,559 | | |
TBA: | |
5.500% 04/01/40 (i) | | | 475,000 | | | | 500,605 | | |
6.000% 04/01/40 (i) | | | 475,000 | | | | 504,539 | | |
Government National Mortgage Association | |
4.500% 04/15/39 | | | 586,284 | | | | 594,431 | | |
5.000% 04/15/39 | | | 1,098,092 | | | | 1,143,920 | | |
5.500% 02/15/37 | | | 70,123 | | | | 74,350 | | |
5.500% 09/15/39 | | | 535,886 | | | | 568,125 | | |
7.500% 12/15/23 | | | 16,404 | | | | 18,516 | | |
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost of $9,670,659) | | | 9,879,353 | | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 5.0% | |
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities | |
5.456% 03/11/39 (04/01/10) (b)(c) | | | 400,000 | | | | 427,805 | | |
5.694% 09/11/38 (04/01/10) (b)(c) | | | 152,000 | | | | 163,594 | | |
CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. | |
5.065% 08/15/38 (04/01/10) (b)(c) | | | 300,000 | | | | 312,431 | | |
GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp. | |
4.819% 01/10/38 | | | 150,000 | | | | 156,857 | | |
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. | |
4.529% 01/12/37 | | | 750,000 | | | | 761,858 | | |
4.659% 07/15/42 | | | 482,827 | | | | 499,967 | | |
5.201% 08/12/37 (04/01/10) (b)(c) | | | 218,547 | | | | 228,071 | | |
5.440% 06/12/47 | | | 400,000 | | | | 390,958 | | |
5.447% 05/15/45 | | | 180,000 | | | | 181,734 | | |
5.447% 06/12/47 | | | 287,000 | | | | 293,861 | | |
5.506% 12/12/44 (04/01/10) (b)(c) | | | 315,000 | | | | 332,820 | | |
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust | |
5.403% 02/15/40 | | | 320,000 | | | | 326,481 | | |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. | |
I.O., | |
0.300% 12/15/30 (04/01/10) (b)(c) | | | 1,551,450 | | | | 32,131 | | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I | |
5.325% 12/15/43 | | | 380,000 | | | | 402,448 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust | |
5.090% 07/15/42 (04/01/10) (b)(c) | | | 470,000 | | | | 491,237 | | |
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost of $4,821,722) | | | 5,002,253 | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 2.0% | |
Agency – 0.7% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | |
5.500% 09/15/33 | | | 180,000 | | | | 192,044 | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association | |
5.500% 08/25/17 | | | 191,157 | | | | 203,715 | | |
6.000% 04/25/17 | | | 158,625 | | | | 170,711 | | |
7.000% 01/25/21 | | | 17,720 | | | | 19,640 | | |
Vendee Mortgage Trust | |
I.O.: | |
0.301% 03/15/29 (04/01/10) (b)(c) | | | 6,061,677 | | | | 58,767 | | |
0.437% 03/15/28 (04/01/10) (b)(c) | | | 4,164,132 | | | | 42,992 | | |
Agency Total | | | 687,869 | | |
Non-Agency – 1.3% | |
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust | |
5.500% 10/25/35 | | | 826,744 | | | | 685,175 | | |
Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates | |
5.500% 10/25/35 | | | 673,106 | | | | 576,037 | | |
Non-Agency Total | | | 1,261,212 | | |
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (cost of $2,074,062) | | | 1,949,081 | | |
Asset-Backed Securities – 1.0% | |
Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust | |
5.300% 05/15/14 | | | 400,000 | | | | 422,205 | | |
Citicorp Residential Mortgage Securities, Inc. | |
6.080% 06/25/37 (04/01/10) (b)(c) | | | 290,000 | | | | 269,455 | | |
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust | |
5.350% 03/15/13 | | | 248,967 | | | | 255,346 | | |
Total Asset-Backed Securities (cost of $954,682) | | | 947,006 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II
March 31, 2010
Short-Term Obligation – 1.3% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 03/31/10, due on 04/01/10 at 0.000%, collateralized by a U.S. Treasury obligation maturing 01/31/14, market value $1,338,188 (repurchase proceeds $1,311,000) | | | 1,311,000 | | | | 1,311,000 | | |
Total Short-Term Obligation (cost of $1,311,000) | | | 1,311,000 | | |
Total Investments – 101.0% (cost of $84,741,775) (j) | | | 100,263,652 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (1.0)% | | | (946,195 | ) | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 99,317,457 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at March 31, 2010.
(c) Parenthetical date represents the next interest rate reset date for the security.
(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 March 31, 2010, these securities, which are not illiquid, amounted to $1,193,459, which represents 1.2% of net assets.
(e) Investments in affiliates during the year ended March 31, 2010:
Affiliate | | Value, beginning of period | | Purchases | | Sales Proceeds | | Interest Income | | Value, end of period | |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 6.050% 08/15/12 | | $ | 171,612 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 12,100 | | | $ | 213,601 | | |
(f) Represents fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2010, the value of this security amounted to $35,437, which represents less than 0.1% of net assets.
(g) The issuer has filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11, and is in default of certain debt covenants. Income is not being accrued. At March 31, 2010, the value of this security amounted to $35,437, which represents less than 0.1% of net assets.
(h) A portion of these securities with a market value of $30,440 is pledged as collateral for open futures contracts.
(i) Security purchased on a delayed delivery basis.
(j) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $84,927,354.
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of March 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Total Common Stocks | | $ | 59,512,784 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 59,512,784 | | |
Total Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes | | | — | | | | 10,936,390 | | | | — | | | | 10,936,390 | | |
Government & Agency Obligations | |
Foreign Government Obligations | | | — | | | | 626,332 | | | | — | | | | 626,332 | | |
U.S. Government Agencies | | | — | | | | 1,037,259 | | | | — | | | | 1,037,259 | | |
U.S. Government Obligations | | | 9,062,194 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 9,062,194 | | |
Total Government & Agency Obligations | | | 9,062,194 | | | | 1,663,591 | | | | — | | | | 10,725,785 | | |
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 1,005,144 | | | | 8,874,209 | | | | — | | | | 9,879,353 | | |
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 5,002,253 | | | | — | | | | 5,002,253 | | |
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | — | | | | 1,949,081 | | | | — | | | | 1,949,081 | | |
Total Asset-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 947,006 | | | | — | | | | 947,006 | | |
Total Short-Term Obligation | | | — | | | | 1,311,000 | | | | — | | | | 1,311,000 | | |
Total Investments | | | 69,580,122 | | | | 30,683,530 | | | | — | | | | 100,263,652 | | |
Unrealized appreciation on Futures Contracts | | | 10,805 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10,805 | | |
Total | | $ | 69,590,927 | | | $ | 30,683,530 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 100,274,457 | | |
For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II
March 31, 2010
At March 31, 2010, the Fund held the following open short futures contracts:
Risk Exposure/Type | | Number of Contracts | | Value | | Aggregate Face Value | | Expiration Date | | Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation | |
Interest Rate Risk | |
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2 | | | $ | 232,500 | | | $ | 231,931 | | | June 2010 | | $ | (569 | ) | |
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note | | | 10 | | | | 1,148,437 | | | | 1,159,811 | | | June 2010 | | | 11,374 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 10,805 | | |
At March 31, 2010, the asset allocation of the Fund is as follows:
Asset Allocation (Unaudited) | | % of Net Assets | |
Common Stocks | | | 59.9 | | |
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes | | | 11.0 | | |
Government & Agency Obligations | | | 10.8 | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 10.0 | | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 5.0 | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | 2.0 | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | 1.0 | | |
| | | 99.7 | | |
Short-Term Obligation | | | 1.3 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | (1.0 | ) | |
| | | 100.0 | | |
Acronym | | Name | |
I.O. | | Interest Only | |
|
TBA | | To Be Announced | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II
March 31, 2010
| | | | ($) | |
Assets | | Unaffiliated investments, at identified cost | | | 84,540,944 | | |
| | Affiliated investments, at identified cost | | | 200,831 | | |
| | Total investments, at identified cost | | | 84,741,775 | | |
| | Unaffiliated investments, at value | | | 100,050,051 | | |
| | Affiliated investments, at value | | | 213,601 | | |
| | Total investments, at value | | | 100,263,652 | | |
| | Cash | | | 206 | | |
| | Receivable for: | | | | | |
| | Investments sold | | | 263,734 | | |
| | Fund shares sold | | | 27,039 | | |
| | Dividends | | | 79,287 | | |
| | Interest | | | 289,681 | | |
| | Foreign tax reclaims | | | 847 | | |
| | Expense reimbursement due from investment advisor | | | 22,100 | | |
| | Prepaid expenses | | | 893 | | |
| | Other assets | | | 38,262 | | |
| | Total Assets | | | 100,985,701 | | |
Liabilities | | Payable for: | | | | | |
| | Investments purchased | | | 321,566 | | |
| | Investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis | | | 1,010,602 | | |
| | Fund shares repurchased | | | 114,163 | | |
| | Futures variation margin | | | 3,779 | | |
| | Investment advisory fee | | | 50,298 | | |
| | Administration fee | | | 5,384 | | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | | 14,005 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 7,488 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 57,235 | | |
| | Audit fee | | | 28,647 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 4,336 | | |
| | Distribution and service fees | | | 18,331 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 178 | | |
| | Other liabilities | | | 32,232 | | |
| | Total Liabilities | | | 1,668,244 | | |
| | Net Assets | | | 99,317,457 | | |
Net Assets Consist of | | Paid-in capital | | | 101,572,721 | | |
| | Undistributed net investment income | | | 11,993 | | |
| | Accumulated net realized loss | | | (17,799,939 | ) | |
| | Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | |
| | Investments | | | 15,521,877 | | |
| | Futures contracts | | | 10,805 | | |
| | Net Assets | | | 99,317,457 | | |
Class A | | Net assets | | $ | 72,266,715 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 3,418,681 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 21.14 | (a) | |
| | Maximum sales charge | | | 5.75 | % | |
| | Maximum offering price per share (21.14/0.9425) | | $ | 22.43 | (b) | |
Class B | | Net assets | | $ | 1,970,246 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 94,012 | | |
| | Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 20.96 | (a) | |
Class C | | Net assets | | $ | 832,157 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 39,726 | | |
| | Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 20.95 | (a) | |
Class Z | | Net assets | | $ | 24,248,339 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 1,149,670 | | |
| | Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 21.09 | | |
(a) Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
(b) On sales of $50,000 or more the offering price is reduced.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations – Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II
For the Year Ended March 31, 2010
| | | | ($) | |
Investment Income | | Dividends | | | 1,277,702 | | |
| | Interest | | | 1,810,273 | | |
| | Interest from affiliates | | | 12,100 | | |
| | Total Investment Income | | | 3,100,075 | | |
Expenses | | Investment advisory fee | | | 555,327 | | |
| | Administration fee | | | 56,172 | | |
| | Distribution and service fees—Class A | | | 169,852 | | |
| | Distribution fee: | | | | | |
| | Class B | | | 17,494 | | |
| | Class C | | | 5,233 | | |
| | Service fee: | | | | | |
| | Class B | | | 5,831 | | |
| | Class C | | | 1,744 | | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | | 128,936 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 69,984 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 43,086 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 24,108 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 597 | | |
| | Other expenses | | | 197,263 | | |
| | Total Expenses | | | 1,275,627 | | |
| | Fees waived by transfer agent | | | (7,385 | ) | |
| | Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by investment advisor | | | (177,252 | ) | |
| | Expense reductions | | | (28 | ) | |
| | Net Expenses | | | 1,090,962 | | |
| | Net Investment Income | | | 2,009,113 | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Futures Contracts | | Net realized loss on: | | | | | |
| | Investments | | | (444,305 | ) | |
| | Futures contracts | | | (2,083 | ) | |
| | Net realized loss | | | (446,388 | ) | |
| | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | |
| | Investments | | | 25,743,845 | | |
| | Futures contracts | | | (4,937 | ) | |
| | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 25,738,908 | | |
| | Net Gain | | | 25,292,520 | | |
| | Net Increase Resulting from Operations | | | 27,301,633 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II
| | | | Year Ended March 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | 2010 ($) | | 2009 ($) | |
Operations | | Net investment income | | | 2,009,113 | | | | 2,421,006 | | |
| | Net realized loss on investments and futures contracts | | | (446,388 | ) | | | (14,822,598 | ) | |
| | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures contracts | | | 25,738,908 | | | | (20,154,983 | ) | |
| | Net increase (decrease) resulting from operations | | | 27,301,633 | | | | (32,556,575 | ) | |
Distributions to Shareholders | | From net investment income: | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | | | (1,488,754 | ) | | | (1,799,103 | ) | |
| | Class B | | | (33,825 | ) | | | (68,331 | ) | |
| | Class C | | | (10,178 | ) | | | (9,851 | ) | |
| | Class Z | | | (528,747 | ) | | | (558,519 | ) | |
| | Total distributions to shareholders | | | (2,061,504 | ) | | | (2,435,804 | ) | |
| | Net Capital Stock Transactions | | | (4,905,562 | ) | | | (13,792,725 | ) | |
| | Increase from regulatory settlements | | | 1,914 | | | | — | | |
| | Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 20,336,481 | | | | (48,785,104 | ) | |
Net Assets | | Beginning of period | | | 78,980,976 | | | | 127,766,080 | | |
| | End of period | | | 99,317,457 | | | | 78,980,976 | | |
| | Undistributed net investment income at end of period | | | 11,993 | | | | 61,033 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II
| | Capital Stock Activity | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2010 | | Year Ended March 31, 2009 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Class A | |
Subscriptions | | | 85,822 | | | | 1,664,491 | | | | 164,420 | | | | 3,151,717 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 71,862 | | | | 1,389,350 | | | | 89,853 | | | | 1,667,439 | | |
Redemptions | | | (410,564 | ) | | | (7,883,419 | ) | | | (817,860 | ) | | | (15,164,420 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (252,880 | ) | | | (4,829,578 | ) | | | (563,587 | ) | | | (10,345,264 | ) | |
Class B | |
Subscriptions | | | 8,222 | | | | 146,335 | | | | 9,258 | | | | 172,963 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 1,533 | | | | 28,971 | | | | 3,245 | | | | 60,650 | | |
Redemptions | | | (68,470 | ) | | | (1,290,760 | ) | | | (190,745 | ) | | | (3,623,073 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (58,715 | ) | | | (1,115,454 | ) | | | (178,242 | ) | | | (3,389,460 | ) | |
Class C | |
Subscriptions | | | 8,666 | | | | 169,390 | | | | 12,900 | | | | 228,443 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 381 | | | | 7,219 | | | | 444 | | | | 7,982 | | |
Redemptions | | | (1,922 | ) | | | (38,180 | ) | | | (13,661 | ) | | | (255,908 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 7,125 | | | | 138,429 | | | | (317 | ) | | | (19,483 | ) | |
Class Z | |
Subscriptions | | | 29,914 | | | | 584,656 | | | | 38,365 | | | | 721,957 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 23,361 | | | | 451,485 | | | | 26,566 | | | | 491,545 | | |
Redemptions | | | (6,797 | ) | | | (135,100 | ) | | | (74,377 | ) | | | (1,252,020 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 46,478 | | | | 901,041 | | | | (9,446 | ) | | | (38,518 | ) | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 15.94 | | | $ | 22.39 | | | $ | 24.00 | | | $ | 22.22 | | | $ | 20.84 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 0.48 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 0.32 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency | | | 5.21 | | | | (6.44 | ) | | | (1.60 | ) | | | 1.78 | | | | 1.37 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 5.62 | | | | (5.99 | ) | | | (1.12 | ) | | | 2.21 | | | | 1.69 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.46 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 21.14 | | | $ | 15.94 | | | $ | 22.39 | | | $ | 24.00 | | | $ | 22.22 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 35.54 | % | | | (27.03 | )% | | | (4.78 | )% | | | 10.06 | % | | | 8.17 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (f) | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.13 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(g) | | | — | %(g) | | | — | %(g) | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.13 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.09 | % | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.04 | % | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 2.14 | % | | | 2.31 | % | | | 1.99 | % | | | 1.89 | % | | | 1.49 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 80 | % | | | 67 | % | | | 63 | % | | | 55 | % | | | 102 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 72,267 | | | $ | 58,511 | | | $ | 94,827 | | | $ | 115,393 | | | $ | 119,408 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class B Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 15.81 | | | $ | 22.20 | | | $ | 23.81 | | | $ | 22.04 | | | $ | 20.67 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.29 | �� | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.14 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency | | | 5.16 | | | | (6.37 | ) | | | (1.60 | ) | | | 1.77 | | | | 1.38 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 5.43 | | | | (6.08 | ) | | | (1.30 | ) | | | 2.03 | | | | 1.52 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 20.96 | | | $ | 15.81 | | | $ | 22.20 | | | $ | 23.81 | | | $ | 22.04 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 34.52 | % | | | (27.55 | )% | | | (5.54 | )% | | | 9.27 | % | | | 7.38 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (f) | | | 1.96 | % | | | 2.04 | % | | | 1.97 | % | | | 1.97 | % | | | 1.88 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(g) | | | — | %(g) | | | — | %(g) | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 1.96 | % | | | 2.04 | % | | | 1.97 | % | | | 1.97 | % | | | 1.88 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.09 | % | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.04 | % | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.49 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 0.68 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 80 | % | | | 67 | % | | | 63 | % | | | 55 | % | | | 102 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,970 | | | $ | 2,414 | | | $ | 7,349 | | | $ | 15,225 | | | $ | 22,247 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class C Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 15.79 | | | $ | 22.18 | | | $ | 23.79 | | | $ | 22.02 | | | $ | 20.65 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.15 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency | | | 5.18 | | | | (6.38 | ) | | | (1.62 | ) | | | 1.77 | | | | 1.37 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 5.44 | | | | (6.08 | ) | | | (1.30 | ) | | | 2.03 | | | | 1.52 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 20.95 | | | $ | 15.79 | | | $ | 22.18 | | | $ | 23.79 | | | $ | 22.02 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 34.63 | % | | | (27.58 | )% | | | (5.54 | )% | | | 9.28 | % | | | 7.39 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (f) | | | 1.96 | % | | | 2.04 | % | | | 1.97 | % | | | 1.97 | % | | | 1.88 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(g) | | | — | %(g) | | | — | %(g) | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 1.96 | % | | | 2.04 | % | | | 1.97 | % | | | 1.97 | % | | | 1.88 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.09 | % | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.04 | % | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 1.38 | % | | | 1.59 | % | | | 1.32 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 0.73 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 80 | % | | | 67 | % | | | 63 | % | | | 55 | % | | | 102 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 832 | | | $ | 515 | | | $ | 730 | | | $ | 2,105 | | | $ | 2,468 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class Z Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 15.90 | | | $ | 22.34 | | | $ | 23.95 | | | $ | 22.17 | | | $ | 20.81 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.46 | | | | 0.50 | | | | 0.54 | | | | 0.49 | | | | 0.37 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency | | | 5.20 | | | | (6.43 | ) | | | (1.60 | ) | | | 1.78 | | | | 1.36 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 5.66 | | | | (5.93 | ) | | | (1.06 | ) | | | 2.27 | | | | 1.73 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 21.09 | | | $ | 15.90 | | | $ | 22.34 | | | $ | 23.95 | | | $ | 22.17 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 35.90 | % | | | (26.86 | )% | | | (4.55 | )% | | | 10.35 | % | | | 8.35 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (f) | | | 0.96 | % | | | 1.04 | % | | | 0.97 | % | | | 0.97 | % | | | 0.88 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(g) | | | — | %(g) | | | — | %(g) | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.96 | % | | | 1.04 | % | | | 0.97 | % | | | 0.97 | % | | | 0.88 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.09 | % | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.04 | % | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 2.39 | % | | | 2.58 | % | | | 2.24 | % | | | 2.15 | % | | | 1.72 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 80 | % | | | 67 | % | | | 63 | % | | | 55 | % | | | 102 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 24,248 | | | $ | 17,541 | | | $ | 24,859 | | | $ | 24,680 | | | $ | 25,336 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(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.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II
March 31, 2010
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II (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 total return, consisting of long-term capital appreciation and current income.
Fund Shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares, and the Fund offers four classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Z. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable. Effective June 22, 2009, the Fund no longer accepts investments 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 the other Columbia Funds.
Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75% based on the amount of initial investment. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") if the shares are sold within one year after purchase. Class B shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 5.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares sold within one year after purchase. Class Z shares are offered continuously at net asset value. There are certain restrictions on the purchase of Class Z shares, as described in the Fund's prospectus.
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.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security Valuation
Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees, based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available may also be valued based upon an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotation.
Certain debt securities, which tend to be more thinly traded and of lesser quality, are priced based on fundamental analysis of the financial condition of the issuer and the estimated value of any collateral. Valuations developed through pricing techniques may vary from the actual amounts realized upon sale of the securities, and the potential variation may be greater for those securities valued using fundamental analysis.
Equity securities are valued at the last sale price on the principal exchange on which they trade, except for securities traded on the NASDAQ, which are valued at the NASDAQ official close price. Unlisted securities or listed securities for which there were no sales during the day are valued at the closing bid price on such exchanges or over-the-counter markets.
Short-term investments maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.
Foreign securities are generally valued at the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. If any foreign share prices are not readily available as a result of limited share activity, the securities are valued at the last sale price of the local shares in the principal market in which such securities are normally traded.
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Generally, trading in foreign securities is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"). The values of such securities used in computing the net asset value of the Fund's shares are determined as of such times. Foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined at 4:00 p.m. Eastern (U.S.) time. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such foreign securities may occur between the times at which they are determined and the close of the customary trading session of the NYSE, which would not be reflected in the computation of the Fund's net asset value. If events materially affecting the values of such foreign securities occur and it is determined that market quotations are not reliable, then these foreign securities will be valued at their fair value using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security. 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 and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine value.
GAAP 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.
On January 21, 2010, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update (the amendment), Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements, which provides guidance on how investment assets and liabilities are to be valued and disclosed. Specifically, the amendment requires reporting entities to disclose the input and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements for Level 2 or Level 3 positions. The amendment also requires that transfers between all levels (including Level 1 and Level 2) be disclosed on a gross basis (i.e., transfers out must be disclosed separately from transfers in), and the reason(s) for the transfer. Additionally purchases, sales, issuances and sett lements must be disclosed on a gross basis in the Level 3 rollforward. The effective date of the amendment is for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2009, however, the requirement to provide the Level 3 activity for purchases, sales, issuances and settlements on a gross basis will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2010. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of the amendment and the impact to the financial statements.
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.
Derivative Instruments
The Fund may invest in derivative instruments. For additional information on derivative instruments, please see Note 6.
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
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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.
Delayed Delivery Securities
The Fund may trade securities on other than normal settlement terms, including securities purchased or sold on a "when-issued" basis. This may increase the risk if the other party to the transaction fails to deliver and causes the Fund to subsequently invest at less advantageous prices. The Fund identifies within its portfolio of investments cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the delayed delivery commitment.
Treasury Inflation Protected Securities
The Fund may invest in treasury inflation protected securities ("TIPS"). The principal amount of TIPS is increased for inflation or decreased for deflation based on a monthly published index. Interest payments are based on the adjusted principal at the time the interest is paid. These adjustments are recorded as interest income on the Statement of Operations.
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. Corporate actions and dividend income are recorded on the ex-date. Distributions received from real estate investment trusts (REITs) in excess of their income are recorded as a reduction of the cost of the related investments. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, any distributions received in excess of income are recorded as realized gains.
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, based on the relative net assets of each class, for purposes of determining the net asset value 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 and paid quarterly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. 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
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distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.
For the year ended March 31, 2010, permanent book and tax differences resulting primarily from differing treatments for proceeds from litigation settlements 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 | |
$ | 3,351 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (3,351 | ) | |
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 March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009 was as follows:
| | March 31, | |
Distributions paid from: | | 2010 | | 2009 | |
Ordinary Income* | | $ | 2,061,504 | | | $ | 2,435,804 | | |
* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.
As of March 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Net Unrealized Appreciation* | |
$ | 11,993 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 15,336,298 | | |
* 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 March 31, 2010, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes were:
Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 16,608,359 | | |
Unrealized depreciation | | | (1,272,061 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 15,336,298 | | |
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 | |
| 2012 | | | $ | 1,767,986 | | |
| 2017 | | | | 4,810,145 | | |
| 2018 | | | | 10,216,453 | | |
| Total | | | $ | 16,794,584 | | |
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 March 31, 2010, post-October capital losses of $808,973 attributed to security transactions were deferred to April 1, 2010.
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 at the annual rate of 0.60% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
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Bank of America, N.A., an 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. ("Ameriprise Financial"). The transaction ("Transaction") includes the sale of the part of the asset management business that advises long-term mutual funds, including the Fund. The Transaction is subject to certain approvals and other conditions to closing, and is currently expected to close on or about April 30, 2010 (the "Closing").
In connection with the Closing, certain changes will occur, including a change in the entities serving as the investment advisor, administrator, distributor and transfer agent of the Fund. RiverSource Investments, LLC (the "New Advisor"), a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, will become the investment advisor of the Fund upon the Closing. On March 3, 2010, the Fund's shareholders approved, among other matters, the proposed investment management services agreement with the New Advisor. The New Advisor will serve as investment advisor under a new investment management services agreement effective upon the Closing. The New Advisor will change its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC upon or shortly after the Closing. Effective upon the Closing, as the context requires, references to Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the New Advisor.
Administration Fee
Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Fund for a monthly administration fee at the annual rate of 0.12% 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.
The New Advisor will become the administrator of the Fund under a new administrative services agreement effective upon the Closing.
Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees
The Fund has entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the "Financial Reporting Services Agreement") with State Street Bank and 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.
Among other updates to the State Street Agreements, Columbia will assign and delegate its rights and obligations thereunder to the New Advisor upon the Closing.
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 and charges, including fees payable to third parties, such as for pricing the Fund's portfolio securities, incurred by Columbia in the performance of services under the Services Agreement.
The Services Agreement will be terminated upon the Closing, and the services provided thereunder will be covered under the administrative services agreement with the New Advisor.
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. Effective January 1, 2010, the Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a fee for its services, paid monthly, at the annual rate of $22.36 per 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. Prior to January 1, 2010, the annual rate was $17.34 per account. 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.
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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.
RiverSource Service Corporation (the "New Transfer Agent"), a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, will become the transfer agent of the Fund upon the Closing. The New Transfer Agent will change its name to Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. upon or shortly after the Closing.
Prior to May 1, 2009, the Transfer Agent voluntarily waived a portion of its fees for accounts other than omnibus accounts, so that transfer agent fees (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and sub-transfer agent fees) did not exceed 0.02% annually of the Fund's average daily net assets.
An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the Fund's initial 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 March 31, 2010, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Fund.
Underwriting Discounts, Service and Distribution 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. For the year ended March 31, 2010, the Distributor has retained net underwriting discounts of $2,904 on sales of the Fund's Class A shares and received net CDSC fees of $502 and $12 on Class B and Class C share redemptions, respectively.
RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc. (the "New Distributor"), a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, will become the distributor of the Fund upon the Closing. The New Distributor will change its name to Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. upon or shortly after the Closing.
The Fund has adopted distribution and shareholder servicing plans (the "Plans") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, which require the payment of distribution and service fees. The fees are intended to compensate the Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors. The Plans require the payment of a combined distribution and shareholder servicing fee for Class A shares of the Fund. The Plans also require the payment of a monthly shareholder servicing fee and distribution fee for the Class B and Class C shares of the Fund. 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:
| | Current Rate | | Plan Limit | |
Class A Combined Distribution and Shareholder Servicing Plan | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Class B and Class C Shareholder Servicing Plans | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Class B and Class C Distribution Plans | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | |
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements
Effective May 1, 2009, Columbia has voluntarily agreed to reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses so that the Fund's ordinary operating expenses (excluding any distribution and service 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 0.95% of the Fund's average daily net assets on an annualized basis. Columbia, in its discretion, may revise or discontinue this arrangement at any time.
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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Trustees are compensated for their services to the Fund, as set forth on the Statement of Operations. 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 Statement of Operations. The liability for the deferred compensation plan is included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statement of Assets and Lia bilities.
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 March 31, 2010, these custody credits reduced total expenses by $28 for the Fund.
Note 6. Objectives and Strategies for Investing in Derivative Instruments
The Fund uses derivatives instruments including futures contracts in order to meet its investment objectives. The Fund employs strategies in differing combinations to permit it to increase, decrease or change the level of exposure to market risk factors. The achievement of any strategy relating to derivatives depends on an analysis of various risk factors, and if the strategies for the use of derivatives do not work as intended, the Fund may not achieve its investment objectives.
In pursuit of its investment objectives, the Fund is exposed to the following market risks:
Interest Rate Risk: Interest rate risk relates to the fluctuation in value of fixed income securities because of the inverse relationship of price and yield. Fixed income securities generally will decline in value upon an increase in general interest rates and their value generally will increase upon a decline in general interest rates. Fixed income securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, usually making them more volatile than securities with shorter durations.
The following notes provide more detailed information about the derivative type held by the Fund:
The Fund entered into interest rate futures contracts to manage the duration and yield curve exposure of the Fund versus the benchmark.
The use of futures contracts involves certain risks, which include, among these: (1) imperfect correlation between the price movement of the instruments and the underlying securities, (2) inability to close out positions due to differing trading hours, or the temporary absence of a liquid market, for either the instruments or the underlying securities, and (3) an inaccurate prediction of the future direction of interest rates by Columbia.
Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund identifies within its portfolio of investments cash or securities in an amount sufficient to meet the initial margin requirement. Subsequent payments are made or received by the Fund equal to the daily change in the contract value and are recorded as variation margin receivable or payable and offset in unrealized gains or losses. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires.
Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
During the year ended March 31, 2010, the Fund entered into 39 futures contracts.
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The following table is a summary of the value of the Fund's derivative instruments as of March 31, 2010.
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Assets | | Liabilities | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | Fair Value | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | Fair Value* | |
— | | — | | Futures Variation Margin | | $ | 3,779 | | |
* Includes only current day's variation margin.
The effect of derivative instruments on the Fund's Statement of Operations for the year ended March 31, 2010:
| | Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) and Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |
| | Risk Exposure | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Futures Contracts | | Interest Rate Risk | | $ | (2,083 | ) | | $ | (4,937 | ) | |
Note 7. Portfolio Information
For the year ended March 31, 2010, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, for the Fund were $73,366,176 and $73,510,109, respectively, of which $20,218,332 and $15,127,726, respectively, were U.S. Government securities.
Note 8. Regulatory Settlements
During the year ended March 31, 2010, the Fund received payments totaling $1,914 relating to certain regulatory settlements with third parties that the Fund had participated in during the year. The payments have been included in "Increase from regulatory settlements" on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.
Note 9. Line of Credit
The Fund and other affiliated funds participate in a $280,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit provided by State Street. The maximum amount that may be borrowed by any fund is limited to the lesser of $200,000,000 and the Fund's borrowing limit set forth in the Fund's registration statement. Borrowings are available for short-term liquidity or temporary or emergency purposes.
Effective October 15, 2009, 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 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds pro rata based on their relative net assets.
Prior to October 15, 2009, interest was 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 0.50% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 0.50%. In addition, an annual operations agency fee of $20,000, an amendment fee of 0.02% and a commitment fee of 0.12% per annum were accrued and apportioned among the participating funds pro rata based on their relative net assets.
For the year ended March 31, 2010, the Fund did not borrow under these arrangements.
Note 10. Shares of Beneficial Interest
As of March 31, 2010, 23.2% 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 March 31, 2010, no other shareholders owned more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
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Subscription and redemption activity of this account may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.
Note 11. Significant Risks and Contingencies
Asset-Backed Securities Risk
The value of asset-backed securities may be affected by, among other factors, changes in interest rates, the market's assessment of the quality of underlying assets, the creditworthiness of the servicer for the underlying assets, factors concerning the interests in and structure of the issuer or the originator of the underlying assets, or the creditworthiness or rating of the entities that provide any supporting letters of credit, surety bonds, derivative instruments, or other credit enhancement. The value of asset-backed securities also will be affected by the exhaustion, termination or expiration of any credit enhancement. Most asset-backed securities are subject to prepayment risk, which is the possibility that the underlying debt may be refinanced or prepaid prior to maturity during periods of declining or low interest rates, causing the Fund to have to reinvest the money received in securities that have lower yields. In add ition, the impact of prepayments on the value of asset-backed securities may be difficult to predict and may result in greater volatility.
Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk
The value of mortgage-backed securities may be affected by, among other things, changes in interest rates, factors concerning the interests in and structure of the issuer or the originator of the mortgages, the creditworthiness of the entities that provide any supporting letters of credit, surety bonds or other credit enhancements or the quality of underlying assets or the market's assessment thereof. Mortgage-backed securities are subject to prepayment risk, which is the possibility that the underlying mortgage may be refinanced or prepaid prior to maturity during periods of declining or low interest rates, causing the Fund to have to reinvest the money received in securities that have lower yields. In addition, the impact of prepayments on the value of mortgage-backed securities may be difficult to predict and may result in greater volatility.
Information Regarding Pending and Settled Legal Proceedings
In June 2004, an action captioned John E. Gallus et al. v. American Express Financial Corp. and American Express Financial Advisors Inc. was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. The plaintiffs allege that they are investors in several American Express Company (now known as RiverSource) mutual funds and they purport to bring the action derivatively on behalf of those funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The plaintiffs allege that fees allegedly paid to the defendants by the funds for investment advisory and administrative services are excessive. The plaintiffs seek remedies including restitution and rescission of investment advisory and distribution agreements. The plaintiffs voluntarily agreed to transfer this case to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (the District Court). In response to defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint, the District Court dismissed one of plaintiffs' four claims and granted plaintiffs limited discovery. Defendants moved for summary judgment in April 2007. Summary judgment was granted in the defendants' favor on July 9, 2007. The plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (the Eighth Circuit) on August 8, 2007. On April 8, 2009, the Eighth Circuit reversed summary judgment and remanded to the District Court for further proceedings. On August 6, 2009, defendants filed a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court (the Supreme Court), asking the Supreme Court to stay the District Court proceedings while the Supreme Court considers and rules in a case captioned Jones v. Harris Associates, which involve s issues of law similar to those presented in the Gallus case. On March 30, 2010, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Jones v. Harris Associates, and on April 5, 2010, the Supreme Court vacated the Eighth Circuit's decision in the Gallus case and remanded the case to the Eighth Circuit for further consideration in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Jones v. Harris Associates.
In December 2005, without admitting or denying the allegations, American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC, which is now known as Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial)), entered into settlement agreements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Minnesota Department of Commerce (MDOC) related to market timing activities. As a result, AEFC was censured and ordered to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations of
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certain provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and various Minnesota laws. AEFC agreed to pay disgorgement of $10 million and civil money penalties of $7 million. AEFC also agreed to retain an independent distribution consultant to assist in developing a plan for distribution of all disgorgement and civil penalties ordered by the SEC in accordance with various undertakings detailed at http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/ia-2451.pdf. Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates have cooperated with the SEC and the MDOC in these legal proceedings, and have made regular reports to the RiverSource Funds' Boards of Directors/Trustees.
On November 7, 2008, RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., acquired J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated (Seligman). In late 2003, Seligman conducted an extensive internal review concerning mutual fund trading practices. Seligman's review, which covered the period 2001-2003, noted one arrangement that permitted frequent trading in certain open-end registered investment companies managed by Seligman (the Seligman Funds); this arrangement was in the process of being closed down by Seligman before September 2003. Seligman identified three other arrangements that permitted frequent trading, all of which had been terminated by September 2002. In January 2004, Seligman, on a voluntary basis, publicly disclosed these four arrangements to its clients and to shareholders of the Seligman Funds. Seligman also provided information concerning mutual fund trading practices to the SEC and the Office o f the Attorney General of the State of New York (NYAG).
In September 2006, the NYAG commenced a civil action in New York State Supreme Court against Seligman, Seligman Advisors, Inc. (now known as RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc.), Seligman Data Corp. and Brian T. Zino (collectively, the Seligman Parties), alleging, in substance, that the Seligman Parties permitted various persons to engage in frequent trading and, as a result, the prospectus disclosure used by the registered investment companies then managed by Seligman was and had been misleading. The NYAG included other related claims and also claimed that the fees charged by Seligman to the Seligman Funds were excessive. On March 13, 2009, without admitting or denying any violations of law or wrongdoing, the Seligman Parties entered into a stipulation of settlement with the NYAG and settled the claims made by the NYAG. Under the terms of the settlement, Seligman paid $11.3 million to four Seligman Funds. This settlement resolv ed all outstanding matters between the Seligman Parties and the NYAG. In addition to the foregoing matter, the New York staff of the SEC indicated in September 2005 that it was considering recommending to the Commissioners of the SEC the instituting of a formal action against Seligman and Seligman Advisors, Inc. relating to frequent trading in the Seligman Funds. Seligman responded to the staff in October 2005 that it believed that any action would be both inappropriate and unnecessary, especially in light of the fact that Seligman had previously resolved the underlying issue with the Independent Directors of the Seligman Funds and made recompense to the affected Seligman Funds. There have been no further developments with the SEC on this matter.
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Funds are not currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds. Ameriprise Financial is required to make 10-Q, 10-K and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obt ained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse publicity associated with them, will not result in increased fund redemptions, reduced sale of fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Funds. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result. An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material
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adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Ameriprise Financial.
Note 12. Subsequent Events
In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund as of and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, events and transactions through the date the financial statements were issued have been evaluated by the Fund's management for possible adjustment and/or disclosure. No subsequent events or transactions have occurred that would require adjustment of the financial statements as presented. On April 30, 2010, the Transaction disclosed in Note 4 closed. Effective May 1, 2010, the New Advisor became the investment advisor and administrator of the Fund and subsequently changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. On that date, the New Transfer Agent became the transfer agent of the Fund and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. Also on that date, the New Distributor became the distributor of the Fund and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Distrib utors, Inc.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust and the Shareholders of Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II
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 Asset Allocation Fund II (constituting part of Columbia Funds Series Trust, hereafter referred to as the "Fund") at March 31, 2010, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, 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 sta tements 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 March 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
May 21, 2010
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Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)
56.11% of the ordinary income distributed by the Fund for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.
For non-corporate shareholders 56.21%, or the maximum amount allowable under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, of ordinary income distributed by the Fund for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 may represent qualified dividend income.
The Fund will notify shareholders in January 2011 of amounts for use in preparing 2010 income tax returns.
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Fund Governance
The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and birth years of the Trustees and officers of the Funds of 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 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, Jr. (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Managing Director—E.J. Boudreau & Associates (consulting), from 2000 through current; oversees 52; Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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William P. Carmichael (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1999) | | Retired; Oversees 52; Director—Cobra Electronics Corporation (electronic equipment manufacturer); Director—Simmons Company (bedding); Director—The Finish Line (athletic shoes and apparel); Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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William A. Hawkins (Born 1942) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, 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; oversees 52; Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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R. Glenn Hilliard (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, 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 52; Director—Conseco, Inc. (insurance); Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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John J. Nagorniak (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, 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 52; Director—MIT Investment Company; Trustee—MIT 401k Plan; Trustee—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 Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2003) | | President—Micco Corporation and Mickel Investment Group; oversees 52; Board Member—Piedmont Natural Gas; Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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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. Santomero1 (Born 1946) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2008) | | Richard K. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, from 2002 through current; Senior Advisor—McKinsey & Company (consulting), 2006 through 2008; President and Chief Executive Officer—Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 2000 through 2006; oversees 52; Director—Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd; Trustee—Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company; Director—Citigroup; Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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1 The Columbia Funds currently treat Mr. Santomero as 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, including Citibank, N.A., 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 and/or any sub-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
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the 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) | | Senior Vice President and General Manager—Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; President, Columbia Funds, since 2009, and RiverSource Funds, since May 2010 (previously Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009, Treasurer, Columbia Funds, from October 2003 to May 2008, and senior officer of various other affiliated funds since 2000); Managing Director, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from December 2004 to April 2010. | |
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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) | | Vice President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Managing Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from September 2004 to April 2010; senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2002. | |
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Scott R. Plummer (Born 1959) | |
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5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2010) | | Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since June 2005; Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel—Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since May 2010 (previously Vice President and Chief Counsel—Asset Management, from 2005 to April 2010, and Vice President—Asset Management Compliance from 2004 to 2005); Vice President, Chief Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since 2008; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Ameriprise Certificate Company since 2005; Chief Counsel, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, RiverSource Funds, since December 2006; Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Columbia Funds, since May 2010. | |
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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) | | Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Funds, since 2007, and RiverSource Funds, since May 2010; Director (Columbia Management Group, LLC and Investment Product Group Compliance), Bank of America, from June 2005 to April 2010; Director of Corporate Compliance and Conflicts Officer of MFS Investment Management (investment management) from August 2004 to May 2005. | |
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William F. Truscott (Born 1960) | |
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53600 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Chairman of the Board, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 (previously President, Chairman of the Board and Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to April 2010); Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Asset Management & President, Annuities, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since May 2010 (previously President—U.S. Asset Management and Chief Investment Officer from 2005 to April 2010, and Senior Vice President—Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to 2005); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company since 2006; Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010 (previously Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 2008 to April 2010); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006. | |
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Officers (continued)
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years
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Colin Moore (Born 1958) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Director and Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Manager, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2007 to April 2010; Head of Equities, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2002 to 2007. | |
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Michael A. Jones (Born 1959) | |
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100 Federal Street Boston, MA 02110 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Director and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010; Manager, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2007 to April 2010; Chief Executive Officer, President and Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. from November 2006 to April 2010; previously, co-president and senior managing director at Robeco Investment Management. | |
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Amy Johnson (Born 1965) | |
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5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 (previously Chief Administrative Officer, from 2009 until April 2010, Vice President—Asset Management and Trust Company Services, from 2006 to 2009, and Vice President—Operations and Compliance from 2004 to 2006). | |
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Joseph F. DiMaria (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Treasurer (since 2010) and Chief Accounting Officer (since 2008) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from January 2006 to April 2010; Head of Tax/Compliance and Assistant Treasurer, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from November 2004 to December 2005. | |
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Marybeth Pilat (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2010) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; Vice President, Investment Operations, Bank of America, from October 2008 to April 2010; Finance Manager, Boston Children's Hospital from August 2008 to October 2008; Director, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from May 2007 to July 2008; Vice President, Mutual Fund Valuation, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from January 2006 to May 2007; Vice President, Mutual Fund Accounting Oversight, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from January 2005 to January 2006. | |
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Julian Quero (Born 1967) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2008) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from August 2008 to April 2010; Senior Tax Manager, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from August 2006 to July 2008; Senior Compliance Manager, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from April 2002 to August 2006. | |
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Stephen T. Welsh (Born 1957) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Vice President (since 2006) | | President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. since May 2010; President and Director, Columbia Management Services, Inc. from July 2004 to April 2010; Managing Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. from August 2007 to April 2010. | |
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Board Consideration and Re-Approval of Previous Investment Advisory Agreement
The Board of Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the "Board"), including a majority of the Trustees who have no direct or indirect interest in the investment advisory agreement and are not "interested persons" of the Trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") (the "Independent Trustees"), are required annually to review and re-approve the existing investment advisory agreement and approve any newly proposed terms therein. In this regard, the Board reviewed and re-approved, during the most recent six months covered by this report, the investment advisory agreement with Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("CMA" or the "Adviser") for Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II (the "Fund"). The investment advisory agreement with CMA is referred to as an "Advisory Agreement."
More specifically, at meetings held on November 5-6, 2009, the Board, including the Independent Trustees advised by their independent legal counsel, considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the selection of CMA and the re-approval of the Advisory Agreement. The Board also reviewed and considered a report prepared and provided by the Independent Fee Consultant (the "Fee Consultant") appointed by the Independent Trustees pursuant to an assurance of discontinuance entered into with the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") to settle a civil complaint filed by the NYAG relating to trading in mutual fund shares (the "NYAG Settlement"). The Fee Consultant's role was to manage the process by which management fees are negotiated so that they were negotiated in a manner that is at arms' length and reasonable. The Fee Consultant found that the fee negotiation process was, to the extent practicable, at ar ms' length and reasonable and consistent with the requirements of the NYAG Settlement. A summary of the Fee Consultant's report is available at www.columbiafunds.com.
In preparation for the November meetings, the Board met in August for review and discussion of the materials described below. The Investment Committee of the Board also met in June to discuss the Fund's performance with its portfolio manager(s). In addition to these meetings, the Investment Committee receives and discusses performance reports at its quarterly meetings. The Contracts Review Committee of the Board also provided support in managing and coordinating the process by which the Board reviewed the Advisory Agreement. The Board's review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them and are not the result of any single controlling factor.
The Board noted that Bank of America, N.A., the parent company of the Adviser, had entered into an agreement to sell a portion of the asset management business of the Adviser to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (the "Transaction"). The Board noted that the Transaction was expected to close in the spring of 2010 and that its review of the Advisory Agreements was separate and distinct from any analysis regarding new advisory or sub-advisory arrangements that may result from the closing of the Transaction.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board received and considered various data and information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by CMA under the Advisory Agreement. The most recent investment adviser registration forms for CMA were made available to the Board, as were CMA's responses to a detailed series of requests submitted by the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel on behalf of such Trustees. The Board reviewed and analyzed those materials, which included, among other things, information about the background and experience of senior management and investment personnel of CMA.
In addition, the Board considered the investment and legal compliance programs of the Fund and CMA, including their compliance policies and procedures and reports of the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer.
The Board evaluated the ability of CMA, based on its resources, reputation and other attributes, to attract and retain qualified investment professionals, including research, advisory and supervisory personnel. In this regard, the Board considered information regarding the nature of CMA's compensation structure applicable to portfolio managers and other key investment personnel.
Based on the above factors, together with those referenced below, the Board concluded that they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment advisory services provided to the Fund by CMA.
Investment Advisory Fee Rates and Other Expenses. The Board reviewed and considered the proposed contractual investment advisory fee rates both separately and together with the administration fee rates payable by the Fund to CMA
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for investment advisory services (the "Contractual Management Rates"). In addition, the Board reviewed and considered the proposed fee waiver/cap arrangements applicable to the Contractual Management Rates and considered the Contractual Management Rates after taking the waivers/caps into account (the "Actual Management Rates"). The Board noted that, on a complex-wide basis, CMA had reduced annual management fees by at least $32 million per year pursuant to the NYAG Settlement. The Board also noted reductions in net advisory rates and/or total expenses of certain funds across the fund complex. Additionally, the Board received and afforded specific attention to information comparing the Contractual Management Rates and Actual Management Rates with those of the other funds in their respective Peer Groups (as defined below).
The Board reviewed and considered statistical information regarding the Fund's total expense ratio and its various components, including contractual advisory fees, actual advisory fees, actual non-management fees, Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 service fees, fee waivers/caps and/or expense reimbursements. The Board also reviewed comparisons of these fees to the expense information for the group of funds determined by Lipper Inc. ("Lipper") to be most similar to the Fund (the "Peer Group") and to the performance of a broader universe of relevant funds as determined by Lipper (the "Universe"), which comparative data was provided by Lipper, an independent provider of investment company data. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select the mutual funds in the Fund's Peer Group and Universe and considered potential imprecision resulting from the selection methodology. The Board also considered Lipper data that ranked the Fund based on: (i) the Fund's one- and three-year performance compared to actual management fees; and (ii) the Fund's one- and three-year performance compared to total expenses.
The Board concluded that the factors noted above supported the Contractual Management Rates and the Actual Management Rates, and the approval of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund.
Fund Performance. The Board considered the performance results for the Fund over multiple measurement periods. They also considered these results in comparison to the performance results of the Fund's Peer Group and Universe, as well as to the Fund's benchmark index. The Board also considered certain risk-adjusted performance data.
Profitability. The Board received and considered a detailed profitability analysis of CMA based on the Contractual Management Rates and the Actual Management Rates, as well as on other relationships between the Fund and other funds in the complex on the one hand and CMA affiliates on the other. The analysis included complex-wide and per-Fund information and a comparison of results using alternative allocation methodologies. The Board concluded that, in light of the costs of providing investment management and other services, the profits and other ancillary benefits that CMA and its affiliates received from providing these services were not unreasonable.
Economies of Scale. The Board received and considered information regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Fund, whether the Fund had appropriately benefited from any economies of scale and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. Most particularly, CMA provided information showing that, as a percentage of fund assets, CMA's complex-wide revenues declined over a five-year period during which fund assets increased by 53% and the shareholder benefit over a four-year period has remained steady at approximately 33% of the Adviser's total profits. The Board concluded that any potential economies of scale are shared fairly with Fund shareholders, most particularly through breakpoints and fee waiver arrangements.
The Board acknowledged the inherent limitations of any analysis of an investment adviser's economies of scale, stemming largely from the Board's understanding that economies of scale are generally realized, if at all, by an investment adviser across a variety of products and services, not just with respect to a single fund.
Information About Services to Other Clients. The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services and fee rates offered by CMA to its other clients, including separate accounts and institutional investors. In this regard, the Board concluded that, where the Contractual Management Rates and Actual Management Rates were appreciably above the range of the fee rates offered to other CMA clients, based on information provided by CMA, the costs associated with managing and operating a
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registered investment company provided a justification for the higher fee rates charged to the Fund.
Other Benefits to CMA. The Board received and considered information regarding any "fall-out" or ancillary benefits received by CMA and its affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. Such benefits could include, among others, benefits attributable to CMA's relationship with the Fund (such as soft-dollar credits) and benefits potentially derived from an increase in CMA's business as a result of its relationship with the Fund (such as the ability to market to shareholders other financial products offered by CMA and its affiliates).
The Board considered the effectiveness of the policies of the Fund in achieving the best execution of portfolio transactions, whether and to what extent soft dollar credits are sought and how any such credits are utilized, any benefits that may be realized by using an affiliated broker, the extent to which efforts are made to recapture transaction costs, and the controls applicable to brokerage allocation procedures. The Board also reviewed CMA's methods for allocating portfolio investment opportunities among the Fund and other clients. The Board concluded that the benefits were not unreasonable.
Other Factors and Broader Review. As discussed above, the Board reviews materials received from CMA annually as part of the re-approval process under Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act. The Board also reviews and assesses the quality of the services the Fund receives throughout the year. In this regard, the Board and its Committees review reports of CMA at each of its quarterly meetings, which include, among other things, Fund performance reports and presentations relating to such reports. In addition, the Board and its Committees confer with portfolio managers at various times throughout the year including, most particularly, at the June Investment Committee meeting.
Conclusion. After an evaluation of the above-described factors, and based on its deliberations and analysis of the information provided and alternatives considered, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that the compensation payable to CMA under the Advisory Agreement is fair and equitable. Accordingly, the Board unanimously re-approved the Advisory Agreement.
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Board Consideration and Approval of New Investment Advisory Agreement
Even though the following description of the Board's consideration of investment advisory and, as applicable, sub-advisory agreements covers multiple funds and trusts, for purposes of this shareholder report, the description is only relevant as to Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II.
At a meeting held on December 21, 2009, the Boards of Trustees (the "Boards") of Columbia Funds Series Trust, Columbia Funds Master Investment Trust, LLC and Columbia Funds Series Trust II (each a "Trust" and collectively the "Trusts") unanimously approved a new investment management services agreement with RiverSource Investments, LLC ("RiverSource") (the "Proposed Advisory Agreement") and new subadvisory agreements with Marsico Capital Management ("Marsico Capital"), MacKay Shields LLC ("Mackay Shields") and Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. ("Brandes") (each a "Proposed Subadvisory Agreement"), as applicable, for each Fund of the Trusts (each a "Fund" and collectively the "Funds"). As detailed below, the Trustees met on multiple occasions in advance of the December 21, 2009 meeting, held numerous discussions with the management teams of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia") and RiverSource, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise") and reviewed and considered extensive materials in connection with the approval of the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements.
Specifically, the Trustees of each Trust, including a majority of the Trustees who have no direct or indirect interest in the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements and are not "interested persons" of the Trusts, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") (the "Independent Trustees") reviewed and approved (i) the Proposed Advisory Agreement with RiverSource for each Fund and (ii) the Proposed Subadvisory Agreement for those Funds that currently have investment subadvisory agreements with Marsico Capital, Mackay Shields, and Brandes (the "Subadvised Funds") (Marsico Capital, MacKay Shields and Brandes are collectively referred to as the "Subadvisers"). Prior to approving the Proposed Advisory Agreements, the Trustees were presented with, and requested, received and evaluated, extensive materials about RiverSource, the sale of a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Managemen t Group, LLC to Ameriprise (the "Transaction") and related matters from RiverSource, Ameriprise and Columbia. In this regard, the Trustees reviewed RiverSource's responses to a series of detailed requests submitted by the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel and by the Independent Fee Consultant (as defined below).
The Trustees also reviewed and considered information received in connection with their most recent consideration and reapproval in November 2009 of the current advisory agreement (the "Current Advisory Agreement") and current subadvisory agreement (the "Current Subadvisory Agreement"), as applicable, for each Fund, including information about the Subadvisers (the "Current Agreement Re-Approval Process"). Moreover, the Trustees and committees of the Boards met on several occasions, and received extensive materials, throughout the course of the year relating to the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process, which the Trustees considered relevant to their consideration and approval of the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements. The Trustees also consulted with Fund counsel and with the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel, who advised on the legal standards for consideration by the Trustees, and otherwise assisted the Trustees in their deliberations.
In advance of the meeting on December 21, 2009, the Trustees held several meetings, including meetings held in-person with representatives from RiverSource and Ameriprise on August 26, 2009, November 5-6, 2009, December 9-10, 2009 and December 14, 2009, and additional meetings with representatives of Columbia, to discuss the Transaction, RiverSource's plans and intentions regarding the Funds and various proposals that were being presented as a result of the Transaction, including the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements. In addition to these meetings, telephonic meetings and discussions were held on several occasions between individual Trustees, members of the committees of the Boards, their independent legal counsel and representatives from RiverSource, Ameriprise and/or Columbia.
The Trustees also reviewed and considered a report prepared and provided by the Fee Consultant (the "Fee Consultant") appointed by the Independent Trustees pursuant to an assurance of discontinuance entered into by a predecessor to Columbia with the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") to settle a civil complaint filed by the NYAG relating to trading in mutual fund shares (the "NYAG Settlement"). The Fee Consultant's role was to manage the process by which
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management fees are negotiated so that they were negotiated in a manner that is at arms' length and reasonable. The Fee Consultant found that the fee negotiation process was, to the extent practicable, at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with the requirements of the NYAG Settlement. A summary of the Fee Consultant's report is available at www.columbiafunds.com.
The following summarizes a number of the material factors considered by the Trustees in reaching their approvals and determinations with respect to the Proposed Advisory Agreements and Proposed Subadvisory Agreements. It is followed by a more detailed discussion of the Trustees' consideration of these and other factors considered relevant by the Trustees in their evaluation of the Proposed Advisory Agreements and Proposed Subadvisory Agreements. In voting to approve the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements for each Fund, the Trustees also considered substantially the same factors, as relevant, and reached substantially the same conclusions in their approval of interim advisory and subadvisory agreements for each Fund.
(i) the terms and conditions of the Proposed Advisory Agreements compared to the terms and conditions of the Current Advisory Agreements, as described below;
(ii) the fact that each Fund's total advisory fees would remain the same;
(iii) the qualifications of the personnel of RiverSource, Ameriprise and the Subadvisers expected to provide advisory and administrative services to each Fund, including representations by Ameriprise regarding its retention of the same process for monitoring and evaluating portfolio management personnel for each Fund as currently used by Columbia;
(iv) the terms and conditions of the Proposed Subadvisory Agreements compared to the terms and conditions of the Current Subadvisory Agreements;
(v) the reputation, financial strength, regulatory and compliance histories and resources of RiverSource and Ameriprise, and the potential benefits to the Funds of the combination of RiverSource and Columbia, including that the Funds are expected to continue to have access to existing distribution channels and have the potential for expanded distribution of Fund shares, the expected depth and breadth of investment management capabilities, that there is not expected to be any diminution in the nature, quality and extent of services to be provided to the Funds under the Proposed Advisory Agreements and the potential for the realization of additional economies of scale over time and the potential of the Funds to share in, and benefit from, these economies, if any;
(vi) that Ameriprise has committed to refrain from imposing or seeking to impose, for a period of not less than two years after the closing of the Transaction (the "Closing"), any "unfair burden" (within the meaning of Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act) on any Fund;
(vii) the terms and conditions of certain other agreements and arrangements relating to the future operations of the Funds and their distribution channels, including the administrative services agreement and the new services and distribution agreement;
(viii) that the Trustees recently had completed the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process for each Fund and had determined that they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided thereunder and that the management fee rates and (where applicable) subadvisory fee rates for each Fund were satisfactory;
(ix) that RiverSource was willing to commit to maintain net operating expense ratios at current levels for at least the period currently covered by Columbia's existing commitments;
(x) the capabilities of RiverSource and the Subadvisers with respect to compliance, including an assessment of RiverSource's compliance program by the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer;
(xi) that certain members of RiverSource's management and certain Columbia personnel that will be integrated into RiverSource and its affiliates as a result of the Transaction have substantial experience in integrating fund families; and
(xii) that Ameriprise and Bank of America Corporation would bear the costs of obtaining approvals of the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements.
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In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any single item that was paramount or controlling and individual Trustees may have attributed different weights to various factors. The Trustees also evaluated all information available to them on a Fund-by-Fund basis, and their determinations were made separately in respect of each Fund.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services to be Provided. The Trustees received and considered various data and information regarding the expected nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Funds by RiverSource and the Subadvisers under the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements. The most recent investment adviser registration forms for RiverSource and each Subadviser were made available to the Boards, as well as extensive materials from RiverSource, Ameriprise and Columbia. The Trustees reviewed and analyzed these materials, which included, among other things, information about the background and experience of expected senior management of RiverSource and Ameriprise after the Closing. The Trustees considered RiverSource's ability to provide administrative services to the Funds, noting that while the aggregate scope of advisory an d administrative services was not expected to change following the Closing, the allocation of services was expected to shift, to a limited extent, such that administrative services will be provided under a new administrative services agreement. The Trustees considered, among other things, the capacity and quality of RiverSource's and the Subadvisers' investment management, research and trade execution capabilities and other resources that would be dedicated to performing services for the Funds. The Trustees also considered matters related to RiverSource's and the Subadvisers' compliance programs and compliance records, including RiverSource's portfolio transaction policies and procedures. The Trustees discussed with senior management personnel their ability to administer and oversee outside service providers to the Funds and their shareholders and were satisfied with management's processes for providing services and overseeing and reviewing services to be rendered by outside sources.
In evaluating the services to be provided under the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements, the Trustees factored in their extensive discussions with representatives of Columbia, RiverSource and Ameriprise at the meetings referenced above regarding the management of each Fund. The Trustees considered representations by Ameriprise that it was expected that there will be no diminution in the nature and quality of services provided to the Funds. The Trustees noted that Columbia Management Group's current President, Columbia's current Chief Investment Officer and Columbia's current President, were expected to continue to serve the Funds in similar capacities after the Closing. With respect to portfolio management, the Trustees reviewed information regarding the deliberative process for selecting portfolio management personnel to continue servicing the Funds after the Closing, including the expected role of Columbia's Chief Inv estment Officer in evaluating and selecting portfolio management personnel for each Fund utilizing Columbia's current analytical model for evaluating portfolio managers. In this regard, the Trustees also weighed representations by Ameriprise that this investment management evaluative process was likely to result in a significant number of Columbia investment professionals and personnel currently responsible for management of the Funds to remain in place. The Trustees noted that the portfolio management evaluation and selection process was designed to optimize the portfolio management resources available to each Fund by having the ability to select investment personnel for the Funds from the combined organization. Similarly, the Trustees evaluated the ability of RiverSource and the Subadvisers, based on their respective resources, reputations and other attributes, to attract and retain qualified investment professionals. In this regard, the Trustees considered information regarding the nature of the compensat ion structure applicable to portfolio managers and other key investment personnel.
The Trustees reviewed and considered information from Ameriprise and RiverSource regarding various contemplated service provider arrangements, including information regarding both immediate and potential future plans in respect of these arrangements. In this regard, the Trustees considered information regarding potential distribution, transfer agency and custody arrangements and the evaluation of fund accounting, financial reporting and valuation service model options, noting certain differences between Columbia's and RiverSource's current approaches, including that RiverSource has historically utilized services provided "in-house" or by its affiliates for fund accounting, financial reporting and valuation. The Trustees reviewed information from Ameriprise and RiverSource regarding the expectation for rationalized or harmonized fees as part of the integration after the Closing in order to develop consistent service fee
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schedules across the combined fund family. The Trustees noted Ameriprise's representations that, to the extent any such proposals were recommended to the Board after the Closing, they would not result in an "unfair burden" (within the meaning of Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act) on any Fund.
In addition, the Trustees reviewed and evaluated materials and information received regarding the investment and legal compliance programs of the Funds, RiverSource and the Subadvisors, including their compliance policies and procedures and reports of the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer. In this regard, the Trustees considered that Columbia's current Chief Compliance Officer was expected to serve in the same role after the Closing.
The Trustees also noted that Ameriprise and certain of its affiliates have been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the ordinary conduct of their business activities, and that Ameriprise indicated that neither Ameriprise nor any of its affiliates are the subject of any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise or its affiliates, including RiverSource to provide services to the Funds.
Based on the foregoing and other information considered relevant, the Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with assurances from Columbia, RiverSource, Ameriprise and the Subadvisers as to the expected nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements.
Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Fee Rates and Other Expenses. The Trustees reviewed and considered the proposed contractual investment advisory fee rates to be paid by each Fund to RiverSource for investment management services both separately and together with the administration fee rates to be paid by the Funds to RiverSource (the "Contractual Management Rates"), which are the same as the separate and aggregate advisory and administrative fee rates currently paid by each Fund to Columbia. The Trustees also reviewed and considered the proposed subadvisory fee rates and the fee arrangements under the Proposed Subadvisory Agreements, respectively, which are also the same as those currently in effect under the Current Subadvisory Agreements. In addition to the materials provided by Columbia, RiverSource provided information regarding the current fee s for each of the RiverSource funds and other relevant institutional accounts. The Trustees reviewed and considered the proposed fee waiver/cap arrangements applicable to the Contractual Management Rates and considered the Contractual Management Rates after taking the waivers/caps into account (the "Actual Management Rates"). In this regard, the Trustees noted that RiverSource had committed to maintain the Funds' current expense limitation and waiver arrangements (both contractual and voluntary). The Trustees considered the potential that, after the Closing, RiverSource would propose a common fee and expense structure for the combined fund family, subject to the commitment that Ameriprise will not seek any change that would result in an "unfair burden" on any Fund. The Trustees also considered the report prepared and provided by the Fee Consultant. Additionally, the Trustees received and afforded specific attention to information provided in connection with the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process, comparin g the Contractual Management Rates and Actual Management Rates with those of other funds in each Fund's Peer Group (as defined below).
During the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process, the Trustees reviewed and considered statistical information regarding each Fund's total expense ratio and its various components, including contractual advisory fees, actual advisory fees, actual nonmanagement fees, Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 service fees, fee waivers/caps and/or expense reimbursements. The Trustees also reviewed comparisons of these fees to the expense information for the group of Funds that was determined by Lipper Inc. ("Lipper") to be the most similar to a given Fund (the "Peer Group") and to the performance of a broader universe of relevant funds as determined by Lipper (the "Universe"), which comparative data was provided by Lipper, an independent provider of investment company data.
The Trustees were provided with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select the mutual funds in each Fund's Peer Group and Universe and reviewed the degree of comparability resulting from the selection methodology. For certain Funds, Lipper determined that changing the composition of the Peer Group and/or Universe for expenses from that used for performance would provide a more accurate
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basis of comparison. The Trustees also considered Lipper data that ranked each Fund based on: (i) each Fund's one- and three-year performance compared to actual management fees; and (ii) each Fund's one- and three-year performance compared to total expenses.
For each Fund, except as otherwise described in the Fund-specific discussion below, the Trustees noted that they had concluded during the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process that the Contractual Management Rates, the Actual Management Rates and the total expense ratio were at acceptable levels in light of the quality of services provided to the Fund and in comparison to such Fund's Peer Group and Universe, as applicable; that the advisory fee rate would not be increased for any Fund; that Ameriprise and RiverSource had represented that the overall expenses for each Fund were not expected to be adversely affected by the Transaction; and that RiverSource had committed to maintain the Funds' current expense limitation or waiver arrangements (both contractual and voluntary).
Based on the foregoing, other relevant information received and the additional information described in the Fund-specific discussion below, as applicable, the Trustees concluded that the Contractual Management Rates, the Actual Management Rates and the total expense ratio were acceptable.
Fund Performance. The Trustees reviewed detailed performance information for each Fund at various Board and committee meetings during the year in addition to the additional performance information that they reviewed and evaluated in connection with the Transaction. The Trustees also reviewed and evaluated detailed performance information for each Fund in connection with the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process. The Trustees considered the performance results for each of the Funds over multiple measurement periods. They also considered these results in comparison to the performance results of each Fund's Peer Group and Universe, as well as to each Fund's benchmark index. The Boards also noted certain risk-adjusted performance data.
The Trustees also reviewed and evaluated information and data regarding the investment performance record of RiverSource in managing funds with investment strategies generally similar to those of the Funds, as applicable. Investment performance for such funds was provided for a wide range of periods.
The Trustees recognized that the investment performance record of RiverSource in managing funds with similar objectives may be less relevant to their deliberations in situations where the current portfolio managers of Columbia are expected to continue managing a particular Fund following the Closing. They also recognized that for each Fund, it is not possible to predict with certainty what effect, if any, consummation of the Transaction will have on the future performance of the Funds, noting in particular that past investment performance is no assurance of future results. The Fund-by-Fund discussion set forth below provides additional information regarding those Funds highlighted as meeting agreed-upon criteria for warranting further review. Such criteria included, among other things, information relating to Actual Management Rates, total expense ratios and/or performance information, relative to a Fund's Peer Group and/or Univ erse.
Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability. In considering the costs of services to be provided by RiverSource and the Subadvisers under the Proposed Advisory Agreement and Proposed Subadvisory Agreement, as applicable for each Fund, and the projected range of profitability to RiverSource and the Subadvisers from their relationships with the Funds, the Trustees considered, among other things, that there would be no increase in advisory or subadvisory fee rates under the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements. The Trustees further noted, with respect to RiverSource, that it was not possible to predict with certainty how RiverSource's profitability would be affected by becoming the investment adviser to the Funds but, as a general matter, they were satisfied, based on their review of RiverSource's projected range of profitability assuming completion of the Transaction, that this projected profitability from their relationship with the Funds would not be excessive. The Trustees based their review, in part, on information regarding RiverSource's current profitability in managing the RiverSource Funds and the information available to the Trustees with respect to RiverSource's expense budgeting process. The Trustees also noted that they would have ongoing opportunities to address RiverSource's profitability in the future based on actual results. The Trustees did not consider separate profitability information with respect to the Subadvisers, as their profitability from their relationships with the Funds was not a material factor in determining whether to approve the Proposed Subadvisory Agreements. The Trustees
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also noted that the subadvisory fees paid to the Subadvisers, none of which is affiliated with Columbia, had previously been negotiated on an arms' length basis.
The Trustees also reviewed information about the financial condition of RiverSource and the Subadvisers and were satisfied that RiverSource and the Subadvisers have adequate resources to perform the services required under the Proposed Advisory and Proposed Subadvisory Agreements.
Subject to the limitations noted above, the Trustees concluded that they were satisfied that RiverSource's projected range of future profitability, and each Subadviser's historical profitability, from their relationship with each Fund, as relevant, were not excessive.
Economies of Scale. The Trustees received and evaluated information regarding the potential to realize economies of scale with respect to management of the Funds, whether the Funds would appropriately benefit from any economies of scale and whether there was any potential for realization of further economies of scale in connection with the Transaction. The Trustees noted that the current and proposed investment advisory fee rates for most of the Funds contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels. The Trustees noted that RiverSource had indicated that no changes to the Funds' breakpoint arrangements were proposed to be made at this time. In light of these factors and noting that it was not possible to evaluate with certainty if and how the Transaction would produce any immediate opportunities for additional economies of scale, the Trustees concluded that each Fund's breakpoint arrangements were acceptable. The Trustees also recognized that the Funds may benefit from certain economies of scale over time from becoming a part of the larger RiverSource fund complex, based on potential future synergies of operations, potential fee harmonization/rationalization initiatives and potential future Fund mergers. The Trustees noted, in particular, RiverSource's acknowledgement of the principle that the Funds should share in certain economies of scale if realized by RiverSource. In addition, the Trustees evaluated the likelihood that there would be potential Fund mergers after the Closing. The Trustees noted that any such potential Fund mergers, if approved, could result in the achievement of additional breakpoints for Funds that have implemented breakpoint fee schedules. The Trustees also noted that they expect to consider economies of scale from time to time following the Closing and thus be in a position to evaluate any additional e conomies of scale.
The Trustees acknowledged the inherent limitations of any analysis of an investment adviser's economies of scale, stemming largely from the Trustees' understanding that economies of scale are generally realized, if at all, by an investment adviser across a variety of products and services, not just with respect to a single fund.
Information About Investment Management Services to Non-Mutual Fund Clients. The Trustees also received and reviewed information about the nature and extent of services and fee rates offered by Riversource and the Subadvisers to the Funds compared with other clients with similar accounts, including separate accounts and institutional investments. The Trustees noted that the Funds may receive services different from those offered to other clients of RiverSource and the Subadvisers and concluded that the advisory fee rates under the Proposed Advisory Agreements and the subadvisory fee rates under the Proposed Subadvisory Agreements were not excessive, given the nature and extent of services expected to be offered and other factors, including the Trustees' review of Lipper data.
Other Benefits to RiverSource and the Subadvisers. The Trustees received and reviewed information regarding any expected "fall-out" or ancillary benefits to be received by RiverSource and its affiliates and by the Subadvisers as a result of their relationships with the Funds.
Among other things, the Trustees noted that RiverSource would benefit from soft dollar arrangements using portfolio brokerage of each Fund that invests in equity securities. The Trustees also noted that the Subadvisers also had benefited from, and expected to continue to benefit from, soft dollar arrangements using portfolio brokerage of the Subadvised Funds. The Trustees acknowledged RiverSource's representation that none of its affiliated broker dealers was expected to provide brokerage services to any Fund, but noted that broker-dealer affiliates of RiverSource will receive distribution related fees from the Funds in respect of shares held in certain accounts, and that such Funds' distributor (which will also become a subsidiary of RiverSource following the closing of the Transaction) retains a portion of the distribution related fees from the Funds and receives a portion of the sales charges on sales or redemptions of certai n
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classes of shares of the Funds. The Trustees recognized that RiverSource's and the Subadvisers' profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The Trustees concluded that RiverSource and the Subadvisers may derive reputational benefits from their association with the Funds. The Trustees also noted, however, that such benefits were difficult to quantify with certainty.
Fund-Specific Considerations for Certain "Review" Funds. During the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process, a limited number of Funds were highlighted as meeting agreed-upon criteria for warranting further review. Such criteria included, among other things, information relating to Actual Management Rates, total expense ratios and/or performance information, relative to a Fund's Peer Group and/or Universe. For such "review" Funds, the Trustees engaged in further analysis with regard to the approval of the Funds' Current Advisory Agreements. For each such Fund, the Trustees subsequently considered the impact of transitioning investment management responsibilities to RiverSource.
Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II was not highlighted as a review fund.
Conclusion. After an evaluation of the above-described factors and based on its deliberations and analysis of the information provided and alternatives considered, each Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that approval of the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements was in the best interests of each of the Funds and its shareholders. Accordingly, the Boards unanimously approved the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements.
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant (Columbia Management Advisors, LLC)
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT FEE CONSULTANT TO THE FUNDS SUPERVISED BY THE COLUMBIA NATIONS BOARD
Prepared Pursuant to the February 9, 2005
Assurance of Discontinuance among the
Office of Attorney General of New York State,
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, and
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.
November 12, 2009
I. Overview
On February 9, 2005, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("CMA") and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.1 ("CMD") agreed to the New York Attorney General's Assurance of Discontinuance ("AOD"). Among other things, the AOD stipulates that CMA may manage or advise a Columbia Fund ("Columbia Fund" and, together with some or all of such funds, the "Columbia Funds") only if the Independent Members of the Columbia Fund's Board of Trustees appoint a Senior Officer or retain an Independent Fee Consultant ("IFC") who is to manage the process by which proposed management fees are negotiated. The AOD further stipulates that the Senior Officer or IFC is to prepare a written annual evaluation of the fee negotiation process.
With effect from January 1, 2007, the Independent Members of the Board of Trustees for certain Columbia Funds known collectively as the "Nations Funds" (together with the other members of that Board, the "Trustees") retained me as IFC for the Nations Funds.2 In this capacity, I have prepared the fifth annual written evaluation of the fee negotiation process. As was the case with the 2007 and 2008 reports, my immediate predecessor as IFC, John Rea, provided invaluable assistance in the preparation of this year's report.
A. Role of the Independent Fee Consultant
The AOD charges the IFC with "managing the process by which proposed management fees ... to be charged the Columbia Fund are negotiated so that they are negotiated in a manner which is at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with this Assurance of Discontinuance." The AOD also provides that CMA "may manage or advise a Columbia Fund only if the reasonableness of the proposed management fees is determined by the Board of Trustees ... using ... an annual independent written evaluation prepared by or under the direction of ... the Independent Fee Consultant." Therefore, the AOD makes clear that the IFC does not supplant the Trustees in negotiating management fees with CMA, nor does the IFC substitute his or her judgment for that of the Trustees with respect to the reasonableness of proposed fees or any other matter that is committed to the business judgmen t of the Trustees.
B. Elements Involved in Managing the Fee Negotiation Process
In preparing the report required by the AOD, the IFC must consider at least the following six factors set forth in the AOD:
1. The nature and quality of CMA's services, including the Fund's performance;
2. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged by other mutual fund companies for like services;
3. Possible economies of scale as the Fund grows larger;
4. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of CMA for like services;
5. Costs to CMA and its affiliates of supplying services pursuant to the management fee agreements, excluding any intra-corporate profit; and
6. Profit margins of CMA and its affiliates from supplying such services.
C. Organization of the Annual Evaluation
This report, like last year's, focuses on the six factors and contains a section for each factor except that CMA's costs and profits from managing the Funds are treated in a single section. In addition to a discussion of these factors, the report offers recommendations to improve the fee review process in future years. A review of the status of recommendations made in the 2008 Report is being provided separately with the materials for the November meeting.
1 CMA and CMD are subsidiaries of Columbia Management Group, LLC ("CMG"), and are the successors to the entities named in the AOD.
2 I have no material relationship with Bank of America, CMG or any of its affiliates, aside from serving as IFC, and I am aware of no material relationship with any of their affiliates. I retained John Rea, an independent economic consultant, to assist me with this report.
Unless otherwise stated or required by the context, this report covers only the Nations Funds, which are also referred as the "Funds."
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II. Summary of Findings
A. General
1. Based upon my examination of the information supplied by CMG in the light of the six factors set forth in the AOD, I conclude that the Trustees have the relevant information necessary to evaluate the reasonableness of the proposed management fees for each Nations Fund, subject to the following: on September 30, 2009, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise") announced that it had agreed to purchase the investment management business of CMG with the exception of its cash and liquidity management business which includes the Nations money market Funds. As a result, the Trustees requested information from CMG as to the plans of CMG and its parent with respect to the provision of investment management services to those Funds after the consummation of the proposed transaction. As of the date of this report, that in formation has not yet been provided. However, as the transaction is not expected to close until the spring of 2010, the Trustees concluded that they would have ample opportunity to take appropriate steps with respect to the investment management agreements of the money market Funds, including invoking the 60-day termination provisions of those agreements, in response to the information to be provided by CMG and reviewed by the IFC.
In my view, the process by which the proposed management fees of the Funds have been negotiated in 2009 thus far has been, to the extent practicable, at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with the AOD.
B. Nature and Quality of Services, Including Performance
3. The performance of the Funds was relatively strong for the measuring periods ending March 31, 2009. Between one-third and nearly one-half of the Funds were ranked in either the first or second quintiles in the one-, three-, five-, and 10-year periods, and no more than 8% were in the fifth quintile for these periods. Overall, the performance was stronger in the two longer periods.
4. The strongest performing groups over the one-, three-, and five-year periods were active equity, quantitative strategies, and, to a lesser extent, money market Funds. Sub-advised Funds were the weakest performers, with over 60% of the Funds in the bottom two quintiles in the one- and three-year periods. For the same two periods, no more than 15% percent of the sub-advised Funds were in the top two quintiles. Almost half of fixed-income Funds ranked in the bottom two quintiles in the one- and three-year periods.
5. Overall performance of the Funds was less robust in 2009 than in 2008 and 2007 for the one- and three-year performance periods. For example, 62% of the Funds were in the top two quintiles in 2007 for the one-year period compared with 33% in 2009. The ranks of those in the bottom two quintiles rose significantly between 2007 and 2009, led by money market and fixed-income Funds in the one- and three-year periods. For the three-year period, there was a similar trend with respect to sub-advised Funds.
6. The performance of the active equity Funds against their benchmarks was strong for the one-, three-, and five-year performance periods. In contrast, more than half of the sub-advised Funds failed to beat their benchmarks on a net basis in the one- and three-year periods. The fixed-income Funds consistently produced gross returns below those of their benchmarks. Lipper quintile rankings of the actively managed equity Funds are highly correlated with their performance against their benchmarks in the sense that net returns in excess of the benchmark appear necessary to achieve a ranking in one of the top three quintiles. No such correlation was observed for fixed-income and quantitative strategies Funds.
7. The equity Funds' overall performance adjusted for risk was mixed. Based upon three-year returns, less than 40% of the equity Funds had a combination of risk-adjusted and unadjusted returns that placed them in the top half of their performance universes; 60% were in the bottom half of their universes. About 30% of the fixed income Funds posted high returns and low risk relative to comparable funds. Over 60% of the fixed-income Funds took on more risk than the typical fund in their performance universes.
8. The industry-standard procedure used by Lipper that includes all share classes in the performance universe tends to bias a Fund's ranking upward within that universe. The bias occurs because either no-12b-1 fee or low-12b-1 fee share classes of the Nations Funds are compared with funds in performance universes that
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include all share classes of multi-class funds with 12b-1 fees of up to 100 basis points. Correcting this bias by limiting the performance universe to classes of comparable funds with low or no 12b-1 fees (a "filtered universe") lowers the relative performance for the Funds, but generally not to a material extent. The filtering process, however, did identify two Funds for further review that had not been so identified using unfiltered universes.
9. A small number of Funds have consistently underperformed over the past five years. The exact number depends on the criteria used to evaluate longer-term performance. For example, six different Funds have had below-median performance in at least four out of the five years between 2005 and 2009 for either the one- or three-year performance periods from 2005 to 2009. If the threshold were the 60th percentile, only two Funds would have satisfied the criteria.
10. The services performed by CMG professionals beyond portfolio management, such as compliance, legal, information technology, risk management, finance, and fund administration, are critical to the success of the Funds and appear to be of high quality.
C. Management Fees Charged by Other Mutual Fund Companies
11. The Funds' management fees and total expenses are generally low relative to those of their peers, with over half the Funds ranking in the most favorable two quintiles. For total expenses, slightly more than one-quarter are in the bottom two quintiles, while slightly less than two-fifths are in the bottom two quintiles for actual management fees. Fixed-income and quantitative strategies Funds have the lowest fees and expenses relative to their peers. The sub-advised Funds account for the majority of Funds in the fifth quintile for both management fees and total expenses.
12. The distribution of management fee rankings has changed little over the past three years, while the distribution of total expense rankings has moved in the direction of higher expenses. The most notable change involving total expenses has been a shift in the number of Funds from the first to the second quintile.
13. The management fees of the non-subadvised Funds are generally in line with those of Columbia Funds supervised by the Atlantic Board of Trustees (the "Atlantic Funds"). The sub-advised large cap equity, international equity, and high yield Funds, however, generally have higher management fees than those of comparable Atlantic and non-subadvised Funds.
14. The implementation of the new program of voluntary expense limits appears to have been associated, on balance, with less favorable expense rankings. This result reflects increases in expense limits for certain Funds, the removal of fee waivers, and the shift of certain expenses from CMA to the Funds. The decline in expense rankings is less significant, however, than CMA projected in December 2008.
D. Trustees' Advisory Contract Review Process
15. The Trustees' evaluation process identified 22 Funds in 2009 for further review based upon long-standing criteria relating to their relative performance or expenses or both. When compared in filtered universes, two more Funds met the criteria for further review. At the November meeting, CMG provided further information about each of those Funds to assist the Trustees in their evaluation.
E. Potential Economies of Scale
16. CMG presented to the Trustees its analysis of the sources and sharing of potential economies of scale. CMG views economies of scale as arising at the complex level and would regard estimates of scale economies for individual funds as unreliable. In its analysis, CMG did not identify specific sources of economies of scale or provide any estimates of any economies of scale that might arise from future asset growth. CMG's analysis included measures taken by the Trustees and CMG that seek to share any potential economies of scale through breakpoints in management fee schedules, the establishment of expense limits for each Fund, enhanced shareholder services, fund mergers, and operational consolidation.
17. An examination of the contractual fee schedules for five Nations Funds shows that the schedules for Small Cap II, Municipal Reserves, and Treasury Reserves compare favorably with those of their competitors, while the subadvised Marsico Growth and High Yield VS Funds have schedules generally above those of their peers, including funds that do not have a sub-adviser. The group fee with
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breakpoints that characterizes the money market Fund schedules is not typically found among competitors, nearly all of which have flat fee schedules.
F. Management Fees Charged to Institutional Clients
18. CMG has provided Trustees with comparisons of mutual fund management fees and institutional fees based upon standardized fee schedules and upon actual fees. The results show that, consistent with industry practice, actual and scheduled institutional fees are generally, but not always, lower than the Funds' management fees. CMG provided additional data this year demonstrating that at small asset levels, the effective fee of certain Funds may be equal to or less than institutional fee levels at those asset levels, due to the effect of expense limits on small funds with high gross expenses. CMG also analyzed the differences between the services provided and risks borne on the one hand by a manager of mutual funds and on the other by institutional advisers, and suggested that these differences should be kept in mind when Trustees review the reasonableness of the Funds' management fees.
G. Revenues, Expenses, and Profits
19. The activity-based cost allocation methodology employed by CMG to allocate costs, both direct and indirect, for purposes of calculating Fund profitability is thoughtful and detailed. This year, CMG further refined the technique by allocating additional indirect expenses on an activity basis.
20. The materials provided on CMG's revenues and expenses with respect to the Funds and the methodology underlying their construction form a sufficient basis for Trustees to evaluate the expenses of and profitability to CMG arising out of its relationships with the Funds.
21. CMG provided a firm-wide pro forma 2009 income statement demonstrating the effect of market events beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008 on its revenues and profitability to provide an additional perspective on calendar 2008 profitability data.
22. In 2008, CMG's pre-tax pre- and post-distribution margins on the Nations Funds were above the industry mean and median, based on limited data available for publicly held mutual fund managers and excluding the costs of CMG's money market capital support programs. However, as is to be expected in a 63-Fund complex, some Nations Funds had relatively high pre-tax profit margins in 2008, when calculated solely with respect to management revenues and expenses, while other Nations Funds operated at a loss. There is a positive relationship between Fund size and profitability to CMG, with smaller Funds generally operating at a loss to CMG.
23. CMG pays a fixed percentage of its management fee revenues to an affiliate, U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, with respect to assets of its clients invested in Nations Funds to compensate it for services it performs with respect to those client assets and for the effect of state law limitations on affiliates charging multiple fees. Based on our analysis of the services provided by this affiliate, we have concluded that all payments other than those for sub-transfer agent or sub-accounting services should be treated as a distribution expense.
III. Recommendations
1) Criteria for review. The Trustees may wish to consider modifying the criteria for identifying a Fund for further review (a "Review Fund") to include criteria that focus exclusively on performance. They may also wish to consider whether it would be useful to apply CMG's own internal monitoring standards for Fund performance to the contract review process, or whether such criteria are more relevant to their ongoing investment oversight.
2) Presentation of Review Fund discussion. CMG should consider whether it could more systematically present in one discussion all relevant information regarding each Review Fund, which is now split into several different portions of the 15(c) materials. For any Fund that has been a Review Fund in consecutive years, CMG should address under what circumstances it could reasonably be anticipated that the Fund would lose that status.
3) Refinement of tax-exempt performance data. Certain single-state tax-exempt Funds compete in extremely small universes and are compared to a multi-state benchmark of uncertain relevance. Notwithstanding the difficulties, CMG should work to improve the reliability of the calculation of relative performance of these Funds. If that is not possible, CMG should provide guidance on how the Trustees should judge the quality of CMG's management of these Funds.
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4) Development of risk metrics for asset-allocation, tax-exempt, and money market Funds. CMG has developed and shared with the Trustees quantitative risk metrics comparing equity and taxable fixed-income Funds against their peers. However, reliable risk metrics have not been developed for asset-allocation, tax-exempt fixed income, and money market Funds. We urge CMG to continue its efforts to provide reliable risk measures for these categories of Funds, especially in the cases of asset-allocation and money market funds, because their investors are likely to be motivated at least in part by a desire to manage risk.
5) Profitability data. For any period during which CMG is an affiliate of U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, CMG should continue to present to the Trustees the profitability of each Fund, each investment style and each complex (of which Nations is one) calculated as follows:
a. Management-only profitability should be calculated without reference to any Private Bank expense.
b. Profitability excluding distribution (which essentially covers the management and transfer agency functions) should be adjusted by removing from the expense calculation any portion of the Private Bank payment not attributable to the performance by the Private Bank of sub-transfer agency or sub-accounting functions.
c. Total profitability, including distribution: No adjustment for Private Bank expenses should be made, because all such expenses represent legitimate fund expenses to be taken into account in calculating CMG's profit margin including distribution.
d. Distribution only: This should include all Private Bank expenses other than those attributable to sub-transfer agency services.
6) Contractual fee analysis. This year CMG presented a new Lipper report comparing the contractual management fees of Funds with those of competitors in similar investment styles. However, the reliability of the conclusion—that Fund management fee breakpoints compared favorably with competitive fee rates—was limited by the use of competitive funds at all asset levels. The sponsors of a $100 million mutual fund may not have given much thought to breakpoints at $5 billion; therefore, that fund's contractual fee at that level is unlikely to compare favorably with that of a $5 billion Fund. Limiting the competitors to the Lipper expense group, whose constituents are similar in size to the rele vant Fund, would make the results more meaningful. In addition, the breakpoints of a select group of Nations Funds (which would differ each year) should continue to be compared to those of industry rivals to ensure that the Funds' breakpoint schedules remain within industry norms. As breakpoint schedules change relatively little each year, performing such a comparison for each Nations Fund each year would not be an efficient use of Trustee and CMG resources.
7) Pro forma profitability data. In any year in which CMG or the Trustees believe that the prior year's profitability is unlikely to be representative of current business results due to changes in markets or for any other reason, CMG should, consistent with this year's practice, prepare a pro forma income statement based on year-to-date actual data and reasonable projections used for its own business planning purposes.
8) Additional institutional data and analysis. While CMG provided a substantial amount of information on its institutional business, we suggest some additional items for future years: (a) profitability data for the institutional business in the format, and based upon the same allocation methodologies, used to present Fund profitability, (b) an explanation of how CMA sets institutional fee breakpoints, which normally begin at asset levels far lower than those found in Fund management fee breakpoints, and (c) distinguishing in all institutional fee materials fees of accounts acquired prior to the development of current fee schedules (so-called "legacy" accounts) from the fees of accounts launched after that time.
9) Management fee disparities. In any future study of management fees, CMG and the Nations Trustees should analyze the differences in management fee schedules. As part of that analysis, CMG should provide an explanation for any significant fee differences among comparable funds across fund families sponsored by CMG, such as differences in the management styles of different Funds included the same Lipper category. Finally, if CMG proposes a management fee change or an expense cap for
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any mutual fund managed by CMA that is comparable to any Nations Fund, CMG should provide the Trustees with sufficient information about the proposal to allow the Trustees to assess the applicability of the proposed change to the relevant Nations Fund or Funds.
10) Explanation of data supplied to Lipper. Each year, as part of the 15(c) process, CMG retains Lipper to compare the fees and expenses of each Fund to a group of competitors. In many cases, CMG, with the approval of the Trustees, adjusts the actual expense data, which is based on the most recent full fiscal year of the Fund (and each competitive fund) to reflect changes in fees or expense limits that occurred during or after the relevant fiscal year. This improves the reliability and usefulness of the comparison. However, to ensure that the Trustees know when and how CMG adjusted the data, we recommend that CMG prepare a table listing for each Fund what adjustments were made, e.g., to reflect a new expense limitation of x basis points that commenced on y date.
11) Reduction of volume of paper documents submitted. The effort to streamline and better organize the data presented to the Trustees and the process by which that data was prepared and organized continued to be well-received by all parties. Notwithstanding past success, it is always appropriate to look for opportunities to reduce and simplify the presentation of 15(c) data. One possibility would be to remove the 127 pages of biographical data, most if not all of which the Trustees have previously seen as part of their ongoing investment oversight duties, from the paper volume and post it on the Internet-based document storage and retrieval system used by the Funds to provide reference data to Trustees.
Respectfully submitted,
Steven E. Asher
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant (RiverSource Investments, LLC)
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT FEE CONSULTANT TO THE FUNDS SUPERVISED BY THE COLUMBIA NATIONS BOARD
Prepared Pursuant to the February 9, 2005
Assurance of Discontinuance among the
Office of Attorney General of New York State,
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, and
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.
December 22, 2009
I. Overview
On February 9, 2005, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("CMA") and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.1 ("CMD") agreed to the New York Attorney General's Assurance of Discontinuance ("AOD"). Among other things, the AOD stipulates that CMA may manage or advise a Columbia Fund ("Columbia Fund" and, together with some or all of such funds, the "Columbia Funds") only if the Independent Members of the Columbia Fund's Board of Trustees appoint a Senior Officer or retain an Independent Fee Consultant ("IFC") who is to manage the process by which proposed management fees are negotiated. The AOD further stipulates that the Senior Officer or IFC is to prepare a written annual evaluation of the fee negotiation process.
With effect from January 1, 2007, the Independent Members of the Board of Trustees for certain Columbia Funds known collectively as the "Nations Funds" (together with the other members of that Board, the "Trustees") retained me as IFC for the Nations Funds.2 In this capacity, I have prepared this written evaluation of the fee negotiation process. As was the case with the last three annual reports, my immediate predecessor as IFC, John Rea, provided invaluable assistance in the preparation of this report.
On September 29, 2009, Ameriprise entered into an asset purchase agreement with Bank of America, N.A. and its parent, Bank of America Corporation (together, the "Bank") pursuant to which the Bank agreed to sell certain CMG assets relating to Columbia's long-term asset management business, including management of the long-term Nations Funds (the "Transaction").3
The Transaction if completed would result in the termination of the existing Investment Management Agreements with CMA with respect to those Funds. Therefore, the Trustees have been requested to approve and recommend to the shareholders of each long-term Nations Fund new Investment Management and Sub-Advisory Agreements (together, the "Management Agreements") with RiverSource Investments, LLC ("RI"),4 investment manager of the RiverSource Funds and a subsidiary of Ameriprise. This report is intended to fulfill the requirements of the AOD with respect to the Trustees' consideration of the new Management Agreements.
A. Role of the Independent Fee Consultant
The AOD charges the IFC with "managing the process by which proposed management fees ... to be charged the Columbia Fund are negotiated so that they are negotiated in a manner which is at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with this Assurance of Discontinuance." The AOD also provides that CMA "may manage or advise a Columbia Fund only if the reasonableness of the proposed management fees is determined by the Board of Trustees ... using ... an annual independent written evaluation prepared by or under the direction of ... the Independent Fee Consultant." Therefore, the AOD makes clear that the IFC does not supplant the Trustees in negotiating management fees with CMA (or RI), nor does the IFC substitute his or her judgment for that of the Trustees with respect to the reasonableness of proposed fees or any other matter that is committed to the business judgment of the Trustees.
B. Elements Involved in Managing the Fee Negotiation Process
In preparing the report required by the AOD, the IFC must consider at least the following six factors set forth in the AOD:
1. The nature and quality of the adviser's services, including the Fund's performance;
1 CMA and CMD are subsidiaries of Columbia Management Group, LLC ("CMG"), and are the successors to the entities named in the AOD.
2 I have no material relationship with Bank of America, CMG or Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise"), aside from serving as IFC, and I am aware of no material relationship with any of their affiliates. I retained John Rea, an independent economic consultant, to assist me with this report.
Unless otherwise stated or required by the context, this report covers only the Nations Funds. Further, as the management of the Nations money market Funds was not included in the Transaction and no new Management Agreements were proposed for those Funds, this report does not cover those Funds unless otherwise stated.
3 Preliminary Response of Ameriprise to Information Request of Columbia Nations Board dated October 28, 2009 (hereafter, the "Preliminary Response"), p. 1.
4 Ameriprise intends to re-brand RI with the "Columbia" name (which is one of the assets being sold in the Transaction). Preliminary Response, pp. 4-5. In the case of new Sub-Advisory Agreements, the relevant current sub-adviser would also be a party.
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2. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged by other mutual fund companies for like services;
3. Possible economies of scale as the Fund grows larger;
4. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of the adviser for like services;
5. Costs to the adviser and its affiliates of supplying services pursuant to the management fee agreements, excluding any intra-corporate profit; and
6. Profit margins of the adviser and its affiliates from supplying such services.
C. Data Presented to the Trustees
In considering the proposed new Management Agreements with RI, the Trustees relied in part on the data that had been prepared as part of their annual contract review process, which concluded in early November. This data remained relevant because the fees in the proposed Management Agreements were identical to the fees approved at that time. The annual review materials included a Lipper report on the performance of each Nations Fund compared to its peers and its benchmark, comparisons of the fees and expenses of each Nations Fund to similar CMG-sponsored Funds, comparable competitive funds chosen by Lipper (in the case of long-term Funds), and institutional accounts advised by CMA, revenues, expenses, and profits of CMG from managing the Nations Funds, calculated both by Fund and collectively, and CMG's views on the existence and sharing of economies of scale.
In addition, the Trustees reviewed materials specific to the proposed new Management Agreements with RI in response to requests for information made on behalf of the Trustees, including the following:
• Performance data for the RiverSource Funds showing percentile and quartile rankings of each fund within its Lipper performance universe for periods up to five years and net returns of each fund relative to its benchmark returns. This data was arguably relevant due to the possibility that some RiverSource investment teams would be providing investment management services to certain Columbia Funds.5
• tables comparing the fee schedules and effective fee rates of funds managed by CMA and RI and institutional accounts advised by the two firms.
• extensive discussion of the process by which the components of the two asset management businesses would be integrated, including investment management, compliance, transfer agency, custody, fund accounting, and distribution.
• information about the financial condition of Ameriprise, including its most recent annual report on Form 10-K, RI's profit margins from managing the RiverSource Funds in 2007 and 2008, and pro forma income statements for the combined Columbia and RiverSource fund complex.
• disclosure that certain senior CMG executives, including President Michael Jones, Chief Investment Officer Colin Moore, Head of Mutual Funds J. Kevin Connaughton, and Chief Compliance Officer Linda Wondrack would continue in analogous capacities following the consummation of the Transaction, and
• a breakdown of the synergies RI expects to realize in the two years following the Transaction and the extent to which those potential synergies are expected to be shared with shareholders of funds advised by RI.
II. Findings
1. Based upon my examination of the information supplied by CMG and Ameriprise in the light of the six factors set forth in the AOD, I conclude that the Trustees have the relevant information necessary to evaluate the reasonableness of the proposed management fees for each Nations Fund for which a new Management Agreement was proposed (each, a "Long-Term Nations Fund").
2. In my view, the process by which the proposed management fees of each Long-Term Nations Fund have been negotiated with RI thus far has been, to the extent practicable, at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with the AOD.
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Respectfully submitted,
Steven E. Asher
5 On page 22 of its Supplemental Response to the Nations Trustees (undated but delivered November 25, 2009), Ameriprise said that "most personnel decisions, including with respect to the portfolio management teams for the Nations Funds ... will be made primarily by [current CMA CIO] Colin Moore using the Columbia 5P process."
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Proxy Voting Results
On March 3, 2010, a special meeting of shareholders of Columbia Funds Series Trust was held to consider the approval of several proposals listed in the proxy statement for the meeting. Proposal 1 and Proposal 2 were voted on at the March 3, 2010 meeting of shareholders and Proposal 3 was voted on at an adjourned meeting of shareholders held on April 26, 2010. The shareholder meeting results are as follows:
Proposal 1: A proposed Investment Management Services Agreement with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (formerly, RiverSource Investments, LLC) (CMIA) was approved as follows:
Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes | |
| 2,862,775 | | | | 61,130 | | | | 66,496 | | | | 1,539,994 | | |
Proposal 2: A proposal authorizing CMIA to enter into and materially amend subadvisory agreements for the Fund in the future, with the approval of the Trust's Board of Trustees, but without obtaining additional shareholder approval, was approved as follows:
Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes | |
| 2,791,435 | | | | 124,668 | | | | 80,297 | | | | 1,539,996 | | |
Proposal 3: Each of the nominees for trustees was elected to the Trust's Board of Trustees, as follows:
Trustee | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld | | Abstentions | |
Edward J. Boudreau, Jr. | | | 2,680,026,424 | | | | 72,649,450 | | | | 0 | | |
William P. Carmichael | | | 2,679,841,716 | | | | 72,834,157 | | | | 0 | | |
William A. Hawkins | | | 2,679,847,210 | | | | 72,828,663 | | | | 0 | | |
R. Glenn Hilliard | | | 2,679,699,063 | | | | 72,976,810 | | | | 0 | | |
John J. Nagorniak | | | 2,680,054,075 | | | | 72,621,799 | | | | 0 | | |
Minor M. Shaw | | | 2,680,402,097 | | | | 72,273,776 | | | | 0 | | |
Anthony M. Santomero | | | 2,679,633,235 | | | | 73,042,638 | | | | 0 | | |
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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 Asset Allocation Fund II.
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.
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the funds, visit columbiamanagement.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
On April 30, 2010, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., the parent company of RiverSource Investments, LLC, acquired the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC, including certain of its affiliates, which were, prior to this acquisition, part of Bank of America. In connection with the acquisition of the long-term assets, the Columbia Funds have a new investment adviser, RiverSource Investments, LLC, which is now known as Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. For those clients that use the services of a subadviser, those arrangements are continuing unless notified otherwise. RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc., now known as Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, will act as the principal distributor of the Columbia Funds.
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Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. P.O. Box 8081 Boston, MA 02266-8081 1-800-345-6611 | |
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Corporate Bond Funds
g Columbia Total Return Bond Fund
g Columbia Short Term Bond Fund
g Columbia High Income Fund
Not FDIC Insured n May Lose Value n No Bank Guarantee
Table of Contents
Economic Update | | | 1 | | |
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Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | | 3 | | |
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Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | | 8 | | |
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Columbia High Income Fund | | | 13 | | |
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Financial Statements | | | 18 | | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | | 97 | | |
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Fund Governance | | | 98 | | |
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Board Consideration and Re-Approval of Previous Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements | | | 103 | | |
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Board Consideration and Approval of New Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements | | | 106 | | |
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant (Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) | | | 113 | | |
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant (RiverSource Investments, LLC) | | | 119 | | |
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Proxy Voting Results | | | 121 | | |
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Important Information About This Report | | | 125 | | |
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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 company securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.
President's Message

Dear Shareholder:
On May 3, 2010, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. announced that it had completed the acquisition of the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management from Bank of America. This includes the business of managing its equity and fixed-income mutual funds. Ameriprise Financial has combined its current U.S. asset management business, RiverSource Investments, LLC, with Columbia Management. This transaction puts together two leading asset management firms to create one entity that ranks as the eighth largest manager of long-term mutual fund assets in the United States.1 This combined business will operate under the well-regarded Columbia Management brand, where we will build on the strengths of our combined investment capabilities and talent, our broad and diversified product lineup and exceptional service.
Our combined business has a new breadth and depth of investment choices. William "Ted" Truscott, CEO, U.S. asset management and president of annuities for Ameriprise Financial, leads the combined U.S. asset management business. Michael Jones serves as president, U.S. asset management. Colin Moore continues to serve as chief investment officer. I am also continuing in my role as head of mutual funds, responsible for the delivery of mutual fund products and services to investors. The Columbia funds' advisers, distributor and transfer agent are now subsidiaries of our parent company, Ameriprise Financial but operate under the Columbia Management name. You will begin to see these names used in communications and statements going forward.
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Advisers | | Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC | |
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Distributor | | Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. | |
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Transfer Agent | | Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. | |
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As a valued investor in Columbia funds, please know that our goal is to ensure a smooth transition and provide the highest quality products and services. Transition teams across the organization continue their efforts to build on best practices from both legacy organizations with integration efforts including rebranding, vendor and system consolidations and client communications. Additionally, we want to assure you that the funds' portfolio managers also continue to focus on providing uninterrupted service to all fund shareholders.
Although we have a lot of work ahead of us in 2010, Columbia Management and Ameriprise Financial are excited about the opportunities for our combined organization. I share this optimism and believe it positions us as a best-in-class asset management business with the ability to deliver more for our clients than ever before.
Sincerely,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds
1Source: Ameriprise Financial, Inc., based on March 31, 2010 data from the Investment Company Institute
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the funds, visit columbiamanagement.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Securities products offered through Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc.), member FINRA. Advisory services provided by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (formerly known as RiverSource Investments, LLC).
© 2010 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.
Economic Update – Corporate Bond Funds
After a deep and difficult recession, the U.S. economy regained its footing midway through calendar year 2009. Gross domestic product (GDP) turned positive in the third quarter of 2009, rising 2.2%, and then gained 5.6% in the fourth quarter according to the estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Growth was primarily the result of a slowdown in inventory reduction and federal government stimulus spending. Hopes for a sustained recovery now depend on a variety of factors, including continued improvement in consumer spending, an increase in revenues to keep business profits moving higher and a turnaround in the labor market.
The housing market showed some signs of stabilizing, but stopped short of meaningful improvement during the period. Home sales moved higher in 2009 as new homebuyers took advantage of a federal tax credit. However, as the tax credit was set to expire in November 2009, sales slipped—and did not revive even though the tax credit was expanded and extended through April 2010. Housing prices remained relatively flat over the past year, but that was progress compared to 2008. The average home price fell sharply in 2008; and since then distressed properties, which account for approximately 40% of all housing sales, have held prices down because they are heavily discounted.
In the beleaguered labor market, there was some good news. While businesses continued to shed jobs through most of 2009, raising the unemployment rate at the end of the period, job data turned positive in March 2010, buoyed by a swell of temporary workers hired to conduct the national once-in-a-decade census. Consumer spending also trended higher in the second half of the period. In fact, March year-over-year sales made a significant jump upward. Despite these improvements, consumer confidence, as measured monthly by The Conference Board, an independent research organization, failed to gain much ground during the year. Consumers surveyed continue to cite uncertain business conditions and still-weak labor prospects for their concerns.
On the business side of the economy, manufacturing activity gained momentum. A key measure of the nation's manufacturing situation—the Institute for Supply Management's Index—rose above 50 in July 2009—then rose for eight consecutive months to remain well above 50 for the remainder of the period. (An index value of 50+ indicates a growing economy.) Industrial production moved higher for eleven out of the past 12 months, and durable goods orders took off, with a big jump upward in January. Manufacturing capacity utilization inched upward to 72.7%.
Bond returns ranged from solid to strong
As hopes for a recovery materialized, bonds from non-Treasury sectors delivered solid returns. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index1 returned 7.69%. Municipal bonds gained more than taxable investment-grade bonds even without factoring in potential tax advantages to investors in higher income-tax brackets. The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index2 returned 9.69%. The high-yield bond market was even stronger
1The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price, coupon, pay-downs and total return performance of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated and non-convertible investment grade debt issues with at least $250 million par amount outstanding and with at least one year to final maturity.
Summary
For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010
g As investors grew more comfortable with risk, non-Treasury sectors of the bond market rebounded. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index delivered solid results. High-yield bonds outperformed stocks, as measured by the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Cash Pay Index.
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g Stock markets rebounded around the world, as measured by the S&P 500 Index and the MSCI EAFE Index.
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Economic Update (continued) – Corporate Bond Funds
than the broad stock market during the period. For the 12 months covered by this report, the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Cash Pay Index3 returned 55.67%.
The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury, a common bellwether for the bond market, rose from 2.7% to 3.8% during the 12-month period. Yet despite the pickup in economic activity, the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) kept a key short-term interest rate—the federal funds rate—close to zero throughout the period.
Stocks staged a solid comeback
Against a strengthening economic backdrop, a stock market rally that began in mid-March 2009 continued with little interruption through the end of the period. The U.S. stock market returned 49.77% for the 12-month period, as measured by the S&P 500 Index.4 Mid-cap stocks outperformed large- and small-cap stocks, and value stocks outperformed growth stocks by a solid margin, as measured by their respective Russell indices.5 Outside the United States, stock market returns were slightly stronger. The MSCI EAFE Index,6 a broad gauge of stock market performance in foreign developed markets, gained 54.44% (net of dividends, in U.S. dollars) for the period. Emerging stock markets were caught in a downdraft in 2008, but they bounced back stronger than domestic or developed world markets as their economic growth generally outpaced the developed world. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index7 return ed 81.08% (net of dividends, in U.S. dollars) for the 12-month period, after giving back some gains in the first quarter of 2010.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
2The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is considered representative of the broad market for investment-grade, tax-exempt bonds with maturity of at least one year.
3The BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Cash Pay Index tracks the performance of non-investment-grade corporate bonds.
4The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks.
5The Russell 1000 Index tracks the performance of 1,000 of the largest U.S. companies, based on market capitalization. The Russell Midcap Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000 Index, which represents approximately 25% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000 Index. The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell 3000 Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000 Growth or the Russell 2000 Growth indexes. The Russell 3000 Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lo wer forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000 Value or the Russell 2000 Value indicies.
6The Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East (MSCI EAFE) Index is a capitalization-weighted index that tracks the total return of common stocks in 21 developed-market countries within Europe, Australasia and the Far East.
7The Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets Index (MSCI EMI) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. As of June 2009, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index consisted of the following 22 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey.
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.
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Fund Profile – Columbia Total Return Bond Fund
Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 18.10% without sales charge.
g The fund outperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index1 and the average return of the funds in its peer group, the Lipper Intermediate Investment Grade Debt Funds Classification.2
g An overweight in commercial mortgage-backed securities and corporate bonds, exposure to high yield and a favorable maturity profile accounted for the fund's strong relative performance.
Portfolio Management
Alexander D. Powers has co-managed the fund since December 2007 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 1996.
Carl W. Pappo has co-managed the fund since November 2006 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 1993.
Laura Ostrander has co-managed the fund since November 2004 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 1996.
Effective May 1, 2010, Michael W. Zazzarino and Scott A. Schroepfer will also co-manage the fund.
Effective May 1, 2010, RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., became the investment advisor to the fund and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. Please see the fund's prospectus, as supplemented, for more information regarding the change in investment advisor and certain other changes.
1The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price, coupon, pay-downs and total return performance of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated and non-convertible investment grade debt issues with at least $250 million par amount outstanding and with at least one year to final maturity. 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.
2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 03/31/10
| | +18.10% | |
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|  | | | Class A shares (without sales charge) | |
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| | +7.69% | |
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|  | | | Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index | |
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Performance Information – Columbia Total Return Bond Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Annual operating expense ratio (%)*
Class A | | | 0.91 | | |
Class B | | | 1.66 | | |
Class C | | | 1.66 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.66 | | |
*The annual operating expense ratio is as stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from the inclusion of fee waivers and expense reimbursements as well as the use of different time periods used in calculating the ratios.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/00 – 03/31/10
The chart above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Total Return Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/00 – 03/31/10 ($)
Sales charge | | without | | with | |
Class A | | | 17,116 | | | | 16,568 | | |
Class B | | | 15,884 | | | | 15,884 | | |
Class C | | | 15,881 | | | | 15,881 | | |
Class Z | | | 17,564 | | | | n/a | | |
Average annual total return as of 03/31/10 (%)
Share class | | A | | B | | C | | Z | |
Inception | | 11/19/92 | | 06/07/93 | | 11/16/92 | | 10/30/92 | |
Sales charge | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | |
1-year | | | 18.10 | | | | 14.30 | | | | 17.23 | | | | 14.23 | | | | 17.23 | | | | 16.23 | | | | 18.52 | | |
5-year | | | 4.86 | | | | 4.16 | | | | 4.06 | | | | 4.06 | | | | 4.07 | | | | 4.07 | | | | 5.12 | | |
10-year | | | 5.52 | | | | 5.18 | | | | 4.74 | | | | 4.74 | | | | 4.73 | | | | 4.73 | | | | 5.79 | | |
The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% for Class A shares and the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year, and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns shown would be lower.
Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results shown would have been lower.
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Total Return Bond Fund
As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees or exchange fees. There are also 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 cost 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.
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 initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account may be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
10/01/09 – 03/31/10
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | 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 | |
Class A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,044.80 | | | | 1,020.29 | | | | 4.74 | | | | 4.68 | | | | 0.93 | | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,039.80 | | | | 1,016.55 | | | | 8.54 | | | | 8.45 | | | | 1.68 | | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,040.90 | | | | 1,016.55 | | | | 8.55 | | | | 8.45 | | | | 1.68 | | |
Class Z | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,046.10 | | | | 1,021.54 | | | | 3.47 | | | | 3.43 | | | | 0.68 | | |
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.
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 and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Portfolio Managers' Report – Columbia Total Return Bond Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
as of 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 9.84 | | |
Class B | | | 9.84 | | |
Class C | | | 9.84 | | |
Class Z | | | 9.85 | | |
Distributions declared per share
04/01/09 – 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 0.44 | | |
Class B | | | 0.36 | | |
Class C | | | 0.36 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.46 | | |
Top 10 holdings
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA 4.500% 12/01/40 | | | 3.4 | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 4.500% 11/01/24 | | | 2.8 | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association 4.500% 02/01/39 | | | 2.5 | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association 6.000% 08/01/38 | | | 2.2 | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes 0.875% 01/31/12 | | | 1.7 | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.700% 06/23/11 | | | 1.5 | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes 1.375% 02/15/13 | | | 1.3 | | |
Kraft Foods Inc 6.500% 02/09/40 | | | 1.2 | | |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust 5.805% 08/10/45 | | | 1.2 | | |
Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust 5.826% 06/15/38 | | | 1.2 | | |
Top 10 holdings are calculated as a percentage of net assets.
For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 18.10% without sales charge. That was significantly higher than the 7.69% return of its benchmark, the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index. The fund outperformed the average return of the funds in its peer group, the Lipper Intermediate Investment Grade Debt Funds Classification, which returned 15.67%. An overweight in corporate bonds and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), exposure to high yield bonds and a favorable maturity profile accounted for the fund's strong relative performance.
A favorable environment for corporate bonds, CMBS
The past twelve months were characterized by a dramatic recovery in the asset classes that suffered the most during a credit crisis that began in late 2008. In April 2009, when the reporting period began, BBB-rated and other low-quality fixed-income securities were trading at extraordinary yield premiums to comparable Treasury securities. As the economy improved, so did the financial strength of the issuers, creating a favorable environment for corporate bonds and for the high-yield sector in particular. The fund performed well within this environment because it had more exposure than the index to corporate bonds throughout the period. Although the fund's high-yield position was only 3% of net assets as the period began—far less, we believe, than many competing funds—we doubled the position during the course of the year.
An overweight in CMBS also aided performance. Within CMBS, the best-performing securities were those with origination dates between 2006 and 2007, when the housing market was cresting and underwriting standards had become unusually lax. Investments in asset-backed securities (ABS) also made a significant contribution to performance. Both CMBS and ABS benefited from their inclusion in the Term Asset-Backed Loan Facility (TALF) program, which was designed to stimulate the securitization markets during last year's financial crisis by providing financing to investors for the purchase of certain asset-backed securities. CMBS also benefited from its inclusion in the Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP), which was designed to support the market for previously-issued CMBS.
The fund's maturity profile also added to overall results. Early in 2009, we shortened the portfolio's duration (a measure of interest rate sensitivity) on the expectation that an improvement in the national economy would lead to higher long-term interest rates, a thesis that was borne out as the year progressed. We also purchased some long-term corporate bonds, which did quite well for the period. Within corporate bonds, we emphasized the financial sector, on the view that banks would benefit from the Federal Reserve Board's ongoing reluctance to raise short-term rates during a fragile recovery. This emphasis was a boon to overall performance.
Looking ahead
The fund remains overweight in CMBS, with a corresponding underweight in securities backed by residential mortgages. Although the government's extensive support for the secondary mortgage market has offered some interesting trading opportunities in this
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Portfolio Managers' Report (continued) – Columbia Total Return Bond Fund
sector, it has not translated into a meaningful improvement for residential housing market, hence our concern about the prevailing valuations of mortgage-backed securities. In general, we plan to continue to emphasize shorter maturities because of the tremendous supply we anticipate within the Treasury market. As yet we do not share the inflation fears that have occasionally rippled through the fixed-income markets, but we believe that our short maturity profile leaves us well positioned should any meaningful inflation materialize in the year ahead.
Portfolio characteristics and holdings are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current characteristics and holdings. The outlook for the fund may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.
Investing in fixed-income securities may involve certain risks, including the credit quality of individual issuers, possible prepayments, market or economic developments and yields and share price fluctuations due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates go up, bond prices typically drop, and vice versa.
Any guarantee by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities applies only to the payment of principal and interest on the guaranteed security and does not guarantee the yield or value of that security.
Portfolio structure
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes | | | 40.1 | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 20.9 | | |
Commercial Mortgage- Backed Securities | | | 20.0 | | |
Government & Agency Obligations | | | 11.5 | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | 6.7 | | |
Municipal Bonds | | | 0.9 | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | 0.5 | | |
Preferred Stock | | | 0.0 | * | |
Warrants | | | 0.0 | * | |
Short-Term Obligation | | | 1.9 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | (2.5 | ) | |
*Rounds to less than 0.1%
Maturity breakdown
as of 03/31/10 (%)
0-1 year | | | 8.9 | | |
1-2 years | | | 6.0 | | |
2-3 years | | | 8.7 | | |
3-4 years | | | 7.6 | | |
4-5 years | | | 12.1 | | |
5-6 years | | | 5.0 | | |
6-7 years | | | 11.7 | | |
7-8 years | | | 12.1 | | |
8-9 years | | | 3.8 | | |
9-10 years | | | 6.5 | | |
10-20 years | | | 3.5 | | |
20-30 years | | | 12.9 | | |
30 years and over | | | 2.7 | | |
Cash and Equivalents | | | (1.4 | ) | |
Maturity breakdown and portfolio structure are calculated as a percentage of net assets.
The fund is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time.
Quality breakdown
as of 03/31/10 (%)
AAA | | | 56.1 | | |
AA | | | 6.4 | | |
A | | | 10.9 | | |
BBB | | | 21.1 | | |
BB | | | 4.5 | | |
B | | | 1.0 | | |
Quality breakdown is calculated as a percentage of investments. Ratings shown in the quality breakdown represent the rating assigned to a particular bond by one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard and Poor's, Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch Ratings Ltd. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The fund's credit quality does not remove market risk.
30-day SEC yields
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 3.59 | | |
Class B | | | 2.96 | | |
Class C | | | 2.97 | | |
Class Z | | | 3.96 | | |
The 30-day SEC yields reflect the fund's earning power, net of expenses, expressed as an annualized percentage of the public offering price per share at the end of the period.
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Fund Profile – Columbia Short Term Bond Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 03/31/10
| | +8.68% | |
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| | | | Class A shares (without sales charges) | |
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| | +4.15% | |
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| | | | Barclays Capital 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index | |
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Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 8.68% without sales charge.
g The fund outperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Capital 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index1, but trailed the average return of the funds in its peer group, the Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Classification.2
g The fund's investments in non-Treasury investment-grade bonds aided performance as these sectors outperformed government securities. We believe the fund trailed its peer group average because it emphasized higher-quality bonds in a period that favored lower-quality issues.
Portfolio Management
Leonard Aplet has co-managed the fund since October 2004 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 1987.
Ronald Stahl has co-managed the fund since November 2006 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 1998.
Effective May 1, 2010, Greg Liechty will also co-manage the fund.
Effective May 1, 2010, RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., became the investment advisor to the fund and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. Please see the fund's prospectus, as supplemented, for more information regarding the change in investment advisor and certain other changes.
1The Barclays Capital 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index consists of Treasury or government agency securities and investment grade corporate debt securities with maturities of one to three years. 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.
2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.
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Performance Information – Columbia Short Term Bond Fund
Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/00 – 03/31/10
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Short Term Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemptions of fund shares.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/00 – 03/31/10 ($)
Sales charge | | without | | with | |
Class A | | | 15,269 | | | | 15,110 | | |
Class B | | | 14,160 | | | | 14,160 | | |
Class C | | | 14,438 | | | | 14,438 | | |
Class Y | | | 15,627 | | | | n/a | | |
Class Z | | | 15,627 | | | | n/a | | |
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Annual operating expense ratio (%)*
Class A | | | 0.77 | | |
Class B | | | 1.52 | | |
Class C | | | 1.52 | | |
Class Y | | | 0.47 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.52 | | |
*The annual operating expense ratio is as stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from the inclusion of fee waivers and expense reimbursements as well as the use of different time periods used in calculating the ratios.
Average annual total return as of 03/31/10 (%)
Share class | | A | | B | | C | | Y | | Z | |
Inception | | 10/02/92 | | 06/07/93 | | 10/02/92 | | 07/15/09 | | 09/30/92 | |
Sales charge | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | without | |
1-year | | | 8.68 | | | | 7.55 | | | | 7.77 | | | | 4.77 | | | | 8.35 | | | | 7.35 | | | | 8.97 | | | | 8.97 | | |
5-year | | | 4.25 | | | | 4.04 | | | | 3.47 | | | | 3.47 | | | | 3.88 | | | | 3.88 | | | | 4.51 | | | | 4.51 | | |
10-year | | | 4.32 | | | | 4.21 | | | | 3.54 | | | | 3.54 | | | | 3.74 | | | | 3.74 | | | | 4.57 | | | | 4.57 | | |
The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 1.00% for Class A shares and the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.
Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Y and Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class Y and Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.
The returns for Class Y shares include the returns for Class Z shares prior to July 15, 2009, the date on which Class Y shares were initially offered by the fund. The returns shown have not been adjusted to reflect any differences in expenses between Class Y shares and Class Z shares.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Short Term Bond 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 initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account may be subject to a $20 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 two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees or exchange fees. There are also 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 $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.
10/01/09 – 03/31/10
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | 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 | |
Class A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,023.70 | | | | 1,021.29 | | | | 3.68 | | | | 3.68 | | | | 0.73 | | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.90 | | | | 1,017.55 | | | | 7.45 | | | | 7.44 | | | | 1.48 | | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,022.10 | | | | 1,019.75 | | | | 5.24 | | | | 5.24 | | | | 1.04 | | |
Class Y | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,025.00 | | | | 1,022.59 | | | | 2.37 | | | | 2.37 | | | | 0.47 | | |
Class Z | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,025.00 | | | | 1,022.54 | | | | 2.42 | | | | 2.42 | | | | 0.48 | | |
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 and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Portfolio Managers' Report – Columbia Short Term Bond Fund
For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 8.68% without sales charge. The fund outperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Capital 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index, which returned 4.15%. The fund's exposure to non-Treasury investment-grade sectors, particularly commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), asset-backed securities (ABS) and corporate bonds benefited performance as did an underweight in U.S. Treasuries. The fund's return was lower than the 10.34% average return of the funds in its peer group, the Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds Classification, and lower than the 9.89% median return of the Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds Classification. We believe that many competing funds had more exposure to lower-quality debt, which outperformed during the period.
Non-Treasury exposure drove performance
The fund's investments in CMBS and ABS, which significantly outperformed Treasuries during the period, were a significant positive contributor to performance. Both sectors benefited from their inclusion in the Term Asset-Backed Loan Facility (TALF) program, which was designed to stimulate the securitization markets during last year's financial crisis by providing financing to investors for the purchase of certain asset-backed securities. CMBS also benefited from its inclusion in the Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP), which was designed to support the market for previously issued CMBS. During the period, we boosted the fund's exposure to corporate bonds, a move that benefited returns as corporate bonds performed very well. Within the corporate market, the fund's insurance, real estate investment trust (REIT), finance and banking holdings enhanced performance as these areas outperformed within the broad corporate market.
High credit quality dampened performance relative to peers
The worst performing areas of the fixed-income market in 2008 were the best performers in 2009 and into 2010, namely lower quality-securities. The fund might have done even better if it had more exposure to lower-rated securities. However, we were comfortable keeping the fund's risk exposure at a reasonable level while delivering a solid, competitive return. The fund's "barbelled" positioning—emphasizing both short and long maturities within the short-term range that the fund invests in—had a slightly negative impact on returns because five-year yields increased more than two-year yields, and prices declined commensurately.
Portfolio positioning
With a global financial crisis easing, both stability and liquidity have been restored to the capital markets. However, the labor market is still fragile, and the credit and housing market crisis continue to weigh on consumers. The Federal Reserve Board's desire for sustained economic growth outweighs its inflation concerns, and we expect monetary policy to remain somewhat accommodative to growth for some time. We have been purchasing floating-rate securities that contribute to the fund's barbell. We believe these will also benefit the fund when the Federal Reserve Board begins to raise interest rates because, as their name suggests, their yields reset as market rates change.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
as of 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 9.95 | | |
Class B | | | 9.94 | | |
Class C | | | 9.94 | | |
Class Y | | | 9.93 | | |
Class Z | | | 9.93 | | |
Distributions declared per share
04/01/09 – 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 0.33 | | |
Class B | | | 0.26 | | |
Class C | | | 0.30 | | |
Class Y | | | 0.24 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.36 | | |
Top 10 holdings
as of 03/31/10 (%)
U.S. Treasury Notes 1.375% 03/15/13 | | | 5.5 | | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note 3.00% 07/15/12 | | | 1.9 | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes 0.875% 02/28/11 | | | 1.8 | | |
General Electric Capital Corp. 0.379% 11/01/12 | | | 1.1 | | |
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 5.530% 01/06/14 | | | 1.0 | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 4.500% 08/01/24 | | | 1.0 | | |
Government National Mortgage Association 4.000% 05/16/39 | | | 1.0 | | |
Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust 3.410% 04/16/12 | | | 1.0 | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes 1.125% 06/30/11 | | | 0.9 | | |
Top 10 holdings are calculated as a percentage of net assets.
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Portfolio Managers' Report (continued) – Columbia Short Term Bond Fund
Portfolio structure
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes | | | 28.5 | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | 22.0 | | |
Government & Agency Obligations | | | 15.9 | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | 15.3 | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 8.4 | | |
Commercial Mortgage- Backed Securities | | | 6.8 | | |
Short-Term Obligation | | | 2.8 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | 0.3 | | |
The fund is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time. Portfolio structure is calculated as a percentage of net assets.
Quality breakdown
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Treasury | | | 13.9 | | |
Agency | | | 25.6 | | |
Aaa | | | 17.3 | | |
Aa | | | 12.3 | | |
A | | | 10.9 | | |
Baa | | | 14.8 | | |
Ba | | | 0.1 | | |
B | | | 0.6 | | |
Caa | | | 0.6 | | |
Not Rated | | | 1.1 | | |
Cash & Equivalents | | | 2.8 | | |
Quality breakdown is calculated as a percentage of investments. Ratings shown in the quality breakdown represent the rating assigned to a particular bond by one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard and Poor's, Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch Ratings Ltd. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The fund's credit quality does not remove market risk.
SEC yields
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 2.25 | | |
Class B | | | 1.52 | | |
Class C | | | 1.96 | | |
Class Y | | | 2.51 | | |
Class Z | | | 2.52 | | |
The 30-day SEC yields reflect the fund's earning power, net of expenses, expressed as an annualized percentage of the public offering price per share at the end of the period. Had the investment advisor and/or its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, the 30-day SEC yields would have been lower.
The yield difference between Treasury and non-Treasury issues has narrowed substantially. We have reduced the fund's allocation to agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) pass-throughs, fixed-rate auto ABS and agency debentures, as we believe other areas of the short-term investment grade market may offer better risk/reward opportunities. We believe the most compelling opportunities for relative value lie with shorter-maturity CMBS and within certain segments that continue to experience strong demand in the investment-grade corporate bond market: within financials, we favor insurance, banking and REITs and on the defensive side, we favor utility investments with a focus on the natural gas pipeline industry. We have also increased the fund's stake in short-term agency CMOs.
Portfolio characteristics and holdings are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current characteristics and holdings. The outlook for the fund may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.
Investing in fixed-income securities may involve certain risks, including the credit quality of individual issuers, possible prepayments, market or economic developments and yields and share price fluctuations due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates go up, bond prices typically drop, and vice versa.
Investments in real estate securities can be subject to fluctuations in the value of the underlying properties, the effect of economic conditions on real estate values, changes in interest rates and risks related to renting properties, such as rental defaults.
Any guarantee by the U.S. Government, it agencies or instrumentalities applies only to the payment of principal and interest on the guaranteed security and does not guarantee the yield or value of that security.
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Fund Profile – Columbia High Income Fund
Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 42.43% without sales charge.
g The fund's benchmark, the Credit Suisse High Yield Index, returned 52.27%.1 The average return of the funds in its peer group, the Lipper High Current Yield Funds Classification2, was 47.35%.
The recent growth in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns for some asset classes that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes.
g The fund's conservative positioning and an emphasis on defensive industries generally accounted for its shortfall to comparative measures.
Portfolio Management
The fund is managed by the High Yield Portfolio Management Team of MacKay Shields LLC, investment sub-advisor to the fund. J. Matthew Philo is the lead portfolio manager responsible for making the day-to-day investment decisions for the fund and has been a portfolio manager for the fund since its inception.
Effective May 1, 2010, RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., became the investment advisor to the fund and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. Please see the fund's prospectus, as supplemented, for more information regarding the change in investment advisor and certain other changes.
1The Credit Suisse High Yield Index is a broad-based index that tracks the performance of high-yield bonds. 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.
2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 03/31/10
| | +42.43% | |
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|  | | | Class A shares (without sales charge) | |
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| | +52.27% | |
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|  | | | Credit Suisse High Yield Index | |
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Performance Information – Columbia High Income Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Annual operating expense ratio (%)*
Class A | | | 1.20 | | |
Class B | | | 1.95 | | |
Class C | | | 1.95 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.95 | | |
*The annual operating expense ratio is as stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from the inclusion of fee waivers and expense reimbursements as well as the use of different time periods used in calculating the ratios.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/00 – 03/31/10
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia High Income Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/00 – 03/31/10 ($)
Sales charge | | without | | with | |
Class A | | | 20,356 | | | | 19,395 | | |
Class B | | | 18,899 | | | | 18,899 | | |
Class C | | | 18,885 | | | | 18,885 | | |
Class Z | | | 20,905 | | | | n/a | | |
Average annual total return as of 03/31/10 (%)
Share class | | A | | B | | C | | Z | |
Inception | | 02/14/00 | | 02/17/00 | | 03/08/00 | | 02/14/00 | |
Sales charge | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | |
1-year | | | 42.43 | | | | 35.56 | | | | 41.33 | | | | 36.33 | | | | 41.38 | | | | 40.38 | | | | 42.69 | | |
5-year | | | 5.37 | | | | 4.36 | | | | 4.56 | | | | 4.28 | | | | 4.58 | | | | 4.58 | | | | 5.64 | | |
10-year | | | 7.37 | | | | 6.85 | | | | 6.57 | | | | 6.57 | | | | 6.56 | | | | 6.56 | | | | 7.65 | | |
The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 4.75% for Class A shares and the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.
Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia High Income Fund
As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees or exchange fees. There are also 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 cost 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.
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 initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account may be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
10/01/09 – 03/31/10
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | 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 | |
Class A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,082.40 | | | | 1,018.90 | | | | 6.28 | | | | 6.09 | | | | 1.21 | | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,077.20 | | | | 1,015.16 | | | | 10.15 | | | | 9.85 | | | | 1.96 | | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,077.60 | | | | 1,015.16 | | | | 10.15 | | | | 9.85 | | | | 1.96 | | |
Class Z | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,082.90 | | | | 1,020.14 | | | | 4.99 | | | | 4.84 | | | | 0.96 | | |
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.
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 and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Portfolio Managers' Report – Columbia High Income Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
as of 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 7.81 | | |
Class B | | | 7.78 | | |
Class C | | | 7.74 | | |
Class Z | | | 7.89 | | |
Distributions declared per share
04/01/09 – 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 0.55 | | |
Class B | | | 0.50 | | |
Class C | | | 0.50 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.57 | | |
Top 10 holdings
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co Ltd., 8.500% 01/15/13 | | | 1.4 | | |
Ford Motor Credit Co 8.125% 01/15/20 | | | 1.0 | | |
GMAC Inc. 8.000% 11/01/31 | | | 1.0 | | |
Calpine Corp 3.1350% 03/29/14 | | | 1.0 | | |
Georgia Pacific 8.875% 05/15/31 | | | 0.9 | | |
Quebecor Media 7.750% 03/15/16 | | | 0.9 | | |
Crum & Forster Holdings 7.750% 05/01/17 | | | 0.9 | | |
Shaw Communications 7.500% 11/20/13 | | | 0.9 | | |
Whiting Petroleum, 7.000% 02/01/14 | | | 0.8 | | |
CC Holdings, 7.750% 05/01/17 | | | 0.8 | | |
For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 42.43% without sales charge, compared with 52.27% for its benchmark, the Credit Suisse High Yield Index. The average return of the funds in its peer group, the Lipper High Current Yield Funds Classification, was 47.35%. As cash flooded the high-yield market, lower-quality credits significantly outperformed higher-quality credits, and cyclical industries outperformed defensive industries. In this environment, the fund's relatively conservative positioning and an emphasis on defensive industries generally accounted for its shortfall to these comparative measures.
Top contributors from a range of sectors
It was a good year for high-yield bonds, and many of the fund's top performers delivered solid, strong returns. The fund's top contributors included Ford and Ford Motor Credit, Georgia Pacific, GMAC, Icahn Enterprises (formerly AMR Real Estate), Markwest Energy Partners, ReAble Therapeutics and Quebecor Media (0.6%, 2.9%, 1.8%, 1.4%, 0.3%, 0.8%, 0.5% and 0.9% of net assets, respectively). An overweight in the transportation sector had a positive impact on relative performance. Most transportation companies announced improved results as they replenished inventories following "Cash for Clunkers"-related sales. Ford Motor Credit did well after gaining access to the capital markets early in the period through a new unsecured bond issue and asset-backed TALF financings. In the financials sector, GMAC did well as it was bolstered by government support throughout the period. In the health care sector, ReAble Therapeutics aided performa nce, while Reliant Energy and Energy Future Holdings (0.4% and 0.2% of net assets, respectively) were standout performers in the utilities sector. Finally, Icahn Enterprises reported higher revenues and income and was a top performer.
Few disappointments in a period of strength
The only issuers that had a negative impact on performance were Innophos, JC Penney, Silgan and Ziff Davis Media (0.3%, less than 0.1%, 0.3%, and less than 0.1% of net assets, respectively). Poor cash flows and elevated expenses hurt Ziff Davis as advertising spending suffered a global decline.
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Portfolio Managers' Report (continued) – Columbia High Income Fund
Looking ahead
The high-yield market continues to signal a strong economic recovery. However, we remain conservatively positioned because our disciplined investment process requires us to invest in companies with definable economic value and evaluate credits based on defined fundamental factors. While there is widespread belief that the U.S. economy is in the early stages of recovery, we do not believe that the recovery is supported by fundamentals, which remain weak and uncertain for most high-yield issuers. We believe that current valuations in the riskiest part of the high-yield market are extremely unattractive and represent poor value. Given the poor value that credit risk currently represents, our investment process requires us to remain underweight the riskier part of the high-yield market, but we believe that the fund continues to represent attractive relative value.
Portfolio characteristics and holdings are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current characteristics and holdings. The outlook for this fund may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.
Source for all security-specific commentary—MacKay Shields LLC.
Source for all statistical data—Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
Investments in high-yield bonds (sometimes referred to as "junk" bonds) offer the potential for high current income and attractive total return, but involve certain risks. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances may adversely affect a high-yield bond issuer's ability to make principal and interest payments.
Maturity breakdown
as of 03/31/10 (%)
0 – 1 year | | | 9.3 | | |
1 – 3 years | | | 13.3 | | |
3 – 5 years | | | 31.6 | | |
5 – 7 years | | | 23.3 | | |
7 – 10 years | | | 16.4 | | |
10 – 15 years | | | 0.7 | | |
15 years and over | | | 5.4 | | |
Portfolio Structure
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes | | | 91.0 | | |
Convertible Bonds | | | 0.6 | | |
Preferred Stocks | | | 0.4 | | |
Common Stocks | | | 0.0 | * | |
Warrants | | | 0.0 | * | |
Short Term Obligation | | | 5.1 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | 2.9 | | |
*Rounds to less than 0.1%
Maturity breakdown, top 10 holdings and portfolio structure are calculated as a percentage of net assets.
The fund is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time.
Quality breakdown
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Cash and Equivalents | | | 5.6 | | |
A & Above | | | 0.8 | | |
BBB | | | 9.9 | | |
BB | | | 33.7 | | |
B | | | 44.3 | | |
CCC | | | 4.7 | | |
D | | | 0.9 | | |
Not Rated | | | 0.1 | | |
Quality breakdown is calculated as a percentage of investments. Ratings shown in the quality breakdown represent the rating assigned to a particular bond by one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard and Poor's, Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch Ratings Ltd. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The fund's credit quality does not remove market risk.
30-day SEC yields
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 5.58 | | |
Class B | | | 5.11 | | |
Class C | | | 5.11 | | |
Class Z | | | 6.11 | | |
The 30-day SEC yields reflect the portfolio's earning power net of expenses, expressed as an annualized percentage of the public offering price per share at the end of the period.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Total Return Bond Fund
March 31, 2010
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes – 40.1% | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Basic Materials – 2.3% | |
Chemicals – 1.0% | |
Dow Chemical Co. | |
5.900% 02/15/15 | | | 4,590,000 | | | | 4,969,244 | | |
8.550% 05/15/19 | | | 1,790,000 | | | | 2,165,436 | | |
9.400% 05/15/39 | | | 2,520,000 | | | | 3,377,906 | | |
Huntsman International LLC | |
7.875% 11/15/14 | | | 195,000 | | | | 196,950 | | |
INVISTA | |
9.250% 05/01/12 (b) | | | 585,000 | | | | 592,313 | | |
Lubrizol Corp. | |
6.500% 10/01/34 | | | 345,000 | | | | 357,060 | | |
8.875% 02/01/19 | | | 775,000 | | | | 977,476 | | |
NOVA Chemicals Corp. | |
8.375% 11/01/16 (b) | | | 90,000 | | | | 92,475 | | |
8.625% 11/01/19 (b) | | | 135,000 | | | | 139,050 | | |
Solutia, Inc. | |
8.750% 11/01/17 | | | 295,000 | | | | 311,225 | | |
Terra Capital, Inc. | |
7.750% 11/01/19 | | | 300,000 | | | | 362,250 | | |
Chemicals Total | | | 13,541,385 | | |
Forest Products & Paper – 0.2% | |
Clearwater Paper Corp. | |
10.625% 06/15/16 (b) | | | 75,000 | | | | 83,250 | | |
Domtar Corp. | |
10.750% 06/01/17 | | | 400,000 | | | | 486,000 | | |
Georgia-Pacific Corp. | |
8.000% 01/15/24 | | | 800,000 | | | | 848,000 | | |
PE Paper Escrow GmbH | |
12.000% 08/01/14 (b) | | | 310,000 | | | | 350,300 | | |
Westvaco Corp. | |
8.200% 01/15/30 | | | 240,000 | | | | 263,824 | | |
Forest Products & Paper Total | | | 2,031,374 | | |
Iron/Steel – 0.6% | |
ArcelorMittal | |
7.000% 10/15/39 | | | 605,000 | | | | 621,324 | | |
9.850% 06/01/19 | | | 1,915,000 | | | | 2,433,959 | | |
Nucor Corp. | |
5.000% 06/01/13 | | | 1,335,000 | | | | 1,442,476 | | |
5.850% 06/01/18 | | | 2,085,000 | | | | 2,263,332 | | |
Russel Metals, Inc. | |
6.375% 03/01/14 | | | 295,000 | | | | 276,194 | | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | |
7.750% 04/15/16 (04/07/10) (c)(d) | | | 735,000 | | | | 768,075 | | |
United States Steel Corp. | |
7.000% 02/01/18 | | | 255,000 | | | | 251,175 | | |
Iron/Steel Total | | | 8,056,535 | | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Metals & Mining – 0.5% | |
FMG Finance Ltd. | |
10.625% 09/01/16 (b) | | | 285,000 | | | | 328,463 | | |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | |
8.375% 04/01/17 | | | 300,000 | | | | 333,750 | | |
Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. | |
PIK, | |
7.024% 11/15/14 (05/15/10) (c)(d) | | | 222,801 | | | | 152,277 | | |
Teck Resources Ltd. | |
10.750% 05/15/19 | | | 900,000 | | | | 1,102,500 | | |
Vale Overseas Ltd. | |
6.875% 11/21/36 | | | 3,610,000 | | | | 3,734,725 | | |
Vedanta Resources PLC | |
9.500% 07/18/18 (b) | | | 265,000 | | | | 292,825 | | |
Metals & Mining Total | | | 5,944,540 | | |
Basic Materials Total | | | 29,573,834 | | |
Communications – 3.4% | |
Advertising – 0.0% | |
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. | |
6.250% 11/15/14 | | | 85,000 | | | | 85,531 | | |
Advertising Total | | | 85,531 | | |
Media – 1.6% | |
CMP Susquehanna Corp. | |
3.250% 05/15/14 (05/14/10) (c)(d)(e) | | | 27,000 | | | | 15,930 | | |
Comcast Cable Holdings LLC | |
9.875% 06/15/22 | | | 2,159,000 | | | | 2,845,862 | | |
Comcast Corp. | |
6.950% 08/15/37 | | | 2,539,000 | | | | 2,746,736 | | |
CSC Holdings, Inc. | |
8.500% 04/15/14 (b) | | | 405,000 | | | | 431,325 | | |
8.500% 06/15/15 (b) | | | 190,000 | | | | 201,400 | | |
DirecTV Holdings LLC | |
6.375% 06/15/15 | | | 590,000 | | | | 612,862 | | |
DISH DBS Corp. | |
7.875% 09/01/19 | | | 145,000 | | | | 150,800 | | |
EchoStar DBS Corp. | |
6.625% 10/01/14 | | | 1,490,000 | | | | 1,501,175 | | |
Liberty Media LLC | |
8.250% 02/01/30 | | | 355,000 | | | | 330,594 | | |
Local TV Finance LLC | |
PIK, | |
9.250% 06/15/15 (b) | | | 187,425 | | | | 117,658 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
News America, Inc. | |
6.400% 12/15/35 | | | 2,175,000 | | | | 2,221,006 | | |
6.550% 03/15/33 | | | 655,000 | | | | 664,605 | | |
Reader's Digest Association, Inc. | |
9.500% 02/15/17 (05/15/10) (b)(c)(d) | | | 240,000 | | | | 244,800 | | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. | |
9.750% 09/01/15 (b) | | | 405,000 | | | | 437,400 | | |
Time Warner Cable, Inc. | |
3.500% 02/01/15 | | | 2,540,000 | | | | 2,542,149 | | |
5.850% 05/01/17 | | | 1,270,000 | | | | 1,359,854 | | |
7.300% 07/01/38 | | | 3,485,000 | | | | 3,878,540 | | |
Media Total | | | 20,302,696 | | |
Telecommunication Services – 1.8% | |
AT&T, Inc. | |
6.550% 02/15/39 | | | 2,715,000 | | | | 2,854,122 | | |
BellSouth Corp. | |
5.200% 09/15/14 | | | 305,000 | | | | 328,623 | | |
British Telecommunications PLC | |
5.150% 01/15/13 | | | 750,000 | | | | 793,024 | | |
5.950% 01/15/18 | | | 1,245,000 | | | | 1,278,113 | | |
Cricket Communications, Inc. | |
7.750% 05/15/16 | | | 595,000 | | | | 617,312 | | |
Crown Castle International Corp. | |
9.000% 01/15/15 | | | 455,000 | | | | 492,538 | | |
Digicel Group Ltd. | |
8.250% 09/01/17 (b) | | | 630,000 | | | | 623,700 | | |
Frontier Communications Corp. | |
7.875% 01/15/27 | | | 1,005,000 | | | | 904,500 | | |
GeoEye, Inc. | |
9.625% 10/01/15 (b) | | | 315,000 | | | | 322,088 | | |
Intelsat Corp. | |
9.250% 06/15/16 | | | 655,000 | | | | 686,112 | | |
Lucent Technologies, Inc. | |
6.450% 03/15/29 | | | 415,000 | | | | 292,575 | | |
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. | |
9.250% 11/01/14 | | | 400,000 | | | | 409,000 | | |
Nextel Communications, Inc. | |
7.375% 08/01/15 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,045,000 | | |
NII Capital Corp. | |
10.000% 08/15/16 (b) | | | 320,000 | | | | 350,400 | | |
Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings ApS | |
8.875% 05/01/16 (b) | | | 230,000 | | | | 246,675 | | |
Quebecor Media, Inc. | |
7.750% 03/15/16 | | | 615,000 | | | | 622,688 | | |
Qwest Communications International, Inc. | |
7.500% 02/15/14 | | | 355,000 | | | | 361,213 | | |
Qwest Corp. | |
7.500% 10/01/14 | | | 680,000 | | | | 742,900 | | |
7.500% 06/15/23 | | | 500,000 | | | | 500,000 | | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
SBA Telecommunications, Inc. | |
8.250% 08/15/19 (b) | | | 425,000 | | | | 452,625 | | |
Sprint Capital Corp. | |
6.875% 11/15/28 | | | 110,000 | | | | 88,550 | | |
Syniverse Technologies, Inc. | |
7.750% 08/15/13 | | | 180,000 | | | | 181,350 | | |
Telefonica Emisiones SAU | |
6.221% 07/03/17 | | | 1,075,000 | | | | 1,178,916 | | |
6.421% 06/20/16 | | | 3,700,000 | | | | 4,110,408 | | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | |
6.250% 04/01/37 | | | 1,245,000 | | | | 1,261,774 | | |
Wind Acquisition Finance SA | |
11.750% 07/15/17 (b) | | | 1,015,000 | | | | 1,121,575 | | |
11.750% 07/15/17 (b) | | EUR | 215,000 | | | | 322,333 | | |
Windstream Corp. | |
8.625% 08/01/16 | | | 1,105,000 | | | | 1,129,862 | | |
Telecommunication Services Total | | | 23,317,976 | | |
Communications Total | | | 43,706,203 | | |
Consumer Cyclical – 2.4% | |
Airlines – 0.2% | |
American Airlines, Inc. | |
10.500% 10/15/12 (b) | | | 340,000 | | | | 362,100 | | |
Continental Airlines, Inc. | |
7.461% 04/01/15 | | | 2,407,698 | | | | 2,377,602 | | |
United Air Lines, Inc. | |
10.400% 11/01/16 | | | 325,000 | | | | 349,375 | | |
Airlines Total | | | 3,089,077 | | |
Apparel – 0.0% | |
Levi Strauss & Co. | |
9.750% 01/15/15 | | | 250,000 | | | | 261,875 | | |
Apparel Total | | | 261,875 | | |
Auto Manufacturers – 0.1% | |
Navistar International Corp. | |
8.250% 11/01/21 | | | 570,000 | | | | 581,400 | | |
Auto Manufacturers Total | | | 581,400 | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment – 0.0% | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | |
10.500% 05/15/16 | | | 370,000 | | | | 399,600 | | |
Lear Corp. | |
7.875% 03/15/18 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,563 | | |
8.125% 03/15/20 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,812 | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment Total | | | 500,975 | | |
Entertainment – 0.1% | |
Boyd Gaming Corp. | |
6.750% 04/15/14 | | | 275,000 | | | | 239,937 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued) | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. | |
8.750% 08/15/19 (b) | | | 285,000 | | | | 289,275 | | |
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. | |
8.625% 08/01/17 (b) | | | 300,000 | | | | 293,250 | | |
Six Flags, Inc. | |
9.625% 06/01/14 (f) | | | 171,000 | | | | 53,865 | | |
WMG Acquisition Corp. | |
7.375% 04/15/14 | | | 330,000 | | | | 316,800 | | |
Entertainment Total | | | 1,193,127 | | |
Home Builders – 0.1% | |
D.R. Horton, Inc. | |
5.625% 09/15/14 | | | 380,000 | | | | 376,200 | | |
5.625% 01/15/16 | | | 165,000 | | | | 158,606 | | |
KB Home | |
5.875% 01/15/15 | | | 665,000 | | | | 630,088 | | |
Ryland Group, Inc. | |
8.400% 05/15/17 | | | 110,000 | | | | 119,625 | | |
Home Builders Total | | | 1,284,519 | | |
Leisure Time – 0.1% | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | |
7.500% 10/15/27 | | | 640,000 | | | | 564,800 | | |
Leisure Time Total | | | 564,800 | | |
Lodging – 0.2% | |
Host Hotels & Resorts LP | |
6.750% 06/01/16 | | | 630,000 | | | | 631,575 | | |
MGM Mirage | |
13.000% 11/15/13 | | | 150,000 | | | | 174,750 | | |
Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida | |
7.804% 10/01/20 (b) | | | 325,000 | | | | 302,920 | | |
Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority | |
9.125% 02/01/15 (b) | | | 265,000 | | | | 204,050 | | |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | |
6.750% 05/15/18 | | | 615,000 | | | | 616,537 | | |
Wynn Las Vegas LLC | |
6.625% 12/01/14 | | | 490,000 | | | | 488,775 | | |
Lodging Total | | | 2,418,607 | | |
Retail – 1.6% | |
AmeriGas Partners LP | |
7.125% 05/20/16 | | | 255,000 | | | | 257,550 | | |
7.250% 05/20/15 | | | 195,000 | | | | 197,925 | | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | |
6.750% 07/15/13 | | | 2,485,000 | | | | 2,781,398 | | |
CVS Lease Pass Through Trust | |
8.353% 07/10/31 (b) | | | 4,865,910 | | | | 5,650,976 | | |
CVS Pass-Through Trust | |
5.298% 01/11/27 (b) | | | 2,785,296 | | | | 2,650,623 | | |
6.036% 12/10/28 | | | 3,224,954 | | | | 3,189,576 | | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
General Nutrition Centers, Inc. | |
PIK, | |
4.893% 03/15/14 (09/15/10) (c)(d) | | | 80,000 | | | | 75,700 | | |
Inergy LP/Inergy Finance Corp. | |
8.250% 03/01/16 | | | 195,000 | | | | 200,850 | | |
8.750% 03/01/15 | | | 120,000 | | | | 125,550 | | |
Limited Brands, Inc. | |
8.500% 06/15/19 | | | 530,000 | | | | 590,950 | | |
McDonald's Corp. | |
5.700% 02/01/39 | | | 3,410,000 | | | | 3,395,334 | | |
QVC, Inc. | |
7.375% 10/15/20 (b) | | | 115,000 | | | | 115,575 | | |
7.500% 10/01/19 (b) | | | 315,000 | | | | 321,300 | | |
Starbucks Corp. | |
6.250% 08/15/17 | | | 1,590,000 | | | | 1,724,051 | | |
Retail Total | | | 21,277,358 | | |
Storage/Warehousing – 0.0% | |
Niska Gas Storage U.S. LLC/ Niska Gas Storage Canada ULC | |
8.875% 03/15/18 (b) | | | 345,000 | | | | 352,762 | | |
Storage/Warehousing Total | | | 352,762 | | |
Textiles – 0.0% | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. | |
6.875% 01/15/16 | | | 285,000 | | | | 294,263 | | |
Textiles Total | | | 294,263 | | |
Consumer Cyclical Total | | | 31,818,763 | | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical – 4.6% | |
Beverages – 0.9% | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. | |
7.200% 01/15/14 (b) | | | 2,935,000 | | | | 3,362,418 | | |
7.750% 01/15/19 (b) | | | 3,995,000 | | | | 4,751,581 | | |
8.000% 11/15/39 (b) | | | 2,855,000 | | | | 3,612,635 | | |
Beverages Total | | | 11,726,634 | | |
Commercial Services – 0.1% | |
ARAMARK Corp. | |
8.500% 02/01/15 | | | 210,000 | | | | 214,725 | | |
Corrections Corp. of America | |
6.250% 03/15/13 | | | 240,000 | | | | 243,300 | | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | |
8.000% 06/15/20 | | | 355,000 | | | | 363,875 | | |
RSC Equipment Rental, Inc. | |
10.000% 07/15/17 (b) | | | 275,000 | | | | 291,500 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued) | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Service Corp. International | |
6.750% 04/01/16 | | | 165,000 | | | | 161,700 | | |
7.000% 06/15/17 | | | 290,000 | | | | 284,200 | | |
Commercial Services Total | | | 1,559,300 | | |
Food – 1.9% | |
Campbell Soup Co. | |
4.500% 02/15/19 | | | 1,990,000 | | | | 2,024,841 | | |
ConAgra Foods, Inc. | |
7.000% 10/01/28 | | | 4,235,000 | | | | 4,619,381 | | |
JBS USA LLC/JBS USA Finance, Inc. | |
11.625% 05/01/14 (b) | | | 355,000 | | | | 404,700 | | |
Kraft Foods, Inc. | |
6.500% 02/09/40 | | | 15,185,000 | | | | 15,735,927 | | |
New Albertson's, Inc. | |
8.000% 05/01/31 | | | 455,000 | | | | 391,300 | | |
Smithfield Foods, Inc. | |
10.000% 07/15/14 (b) | | | 420,000 | | | | 468,300 | | |
Tyson Foods, Inc. | |
10.500% 03/01/14 | | | 330,000 | | | | 391,875 | | |
Food Total | | | 24,036,324 | | |
Healthcare Products – 0.0% | |
Biomet, Inc. | |
PIK, | |
10.375% 10/15/17 | | | 230,000 | | | | 253,000 | | |
Healthcare Products Total | | | 253,000 | | |
Healthcare Services – 0.6% | |
Community Health Systems, Inc. | |
8.875% 07/15/15 | | | 215,000 | | | | 222,525 | | |
HCA, Inc. | |
9.250% 11/15/16 | | | 120,000 | | | | 127,575 | | |
PIK, | |
9.625% 11/15/16 | | | 994,000 | | | | 1,064,823 | | |
Health Net, Inc. | |
6.375% 06/01/17 | | | 320,000 | | | | 297,600 | | |
Healthsouth Corp. | |
8.125% 02/15/20 | | | 310,000 | | | | 308,450 | | |
Roche Holdings, Inc. | |
6.000% 03/01/19 (b) | | | 2,495,000 | | | | 2,757,287 | | |
U.S. Oncology, Inc. | |
9.125% 08/15/17 | | | 420,000 | | | | 438,900 | | |
WellPoint, Inc. | |
7.000% 02/15/19 | | | 1,840,000 | | | | 2,086,534 | | |
Healthcare Services Total | | | 7,303,694 | | |
Household Products/Wares – 0.1% | |
American Greetings Corp. | |
7.375% 06/01/16 | | | 165,000 | | | | 164,587 | | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Fortune Brands, Inc. | |
5.125% 01/15/11 | | | 1,565,000 | | | | 1,609,840 | | |
Jostens IH Corp. | |
7.625% 10/01/12 | | | 135,000 | | | | 135,338 | | |
Household Products/Wares Total | | | 1,909,765 | | |
Pharmaceuticals – 1.0% | |
Abbott Laboratories | |
5.600% 05/15/11 | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,356,447 | | |
Elan Finance PLC | |
4.250% 11/15/11 (05/15/10) (c)(d) | | | 70,000 | | | | 68,775 | | |
Novartis Securities Investment Ltd. | |
5.125% 02/10/19 | | | 4,165,000 | | | | 4,414,404 | | |
Omnicare, Inc. | |
6.750% 12/15/13 | | | 465,000 | | | | 467,325 | | |
6.875% 12/15/15 | | | 150,000 | | | | 147,188 | | |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International | |
8.375% 06/15/16 (b) | | | 265,000 | | | | 276,925 | | |
Pharmaceuticals Total | | | 12,731,064 | | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical Total | | | 59,519,781 | | |
Diversified – 0.1% | |
Diversified Holding Companies – 0.1% | |
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. | |
8.000% 01/15/18 (b) | | | 700,000 | | | | 674,625 | | |
Leucadia National Corp. | |
7.125% 03/15/17 | | | 270,000 | | | | 267,300 | | |
Reynolds Group DL Escrow, Inc./ Reynolds Group Escrow LLC | |
7.750% 10/15/16 (b) | | | 355,000 | | | | 364,763 | | |
Diversified Holding Companies Total | | | 1,306,688 | | |
Diversified Total | | | 1,306,688 | | |
Energy – 5.2% | |
Coal – 0.1% | |
Arch Western Finance LLC | |
6.750% 07/01/13 | | | 810,000 | | | | 813,037 | | |
Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC/ Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp. | |
8.250% 12/15/17 (b) | | | 165,000 | | | | 168,300 | | |
8.500% 12/15/19 (b) | | | 165,000 | | | | 169,125 | | |
Massey Energy Co. | |
6.875% 12/15/13 | | | 680,000 | | | | 689,350 | | |
Coal Total | | | 1,839,812 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Oil & Gas – 2.9% | |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | |
6.250% 03/15/38 | | | 2,125,000 | | | | 2,197,350 | | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | |
6.375% 06/15/15 | | | 1,370,000 | | | | 1,346,025 | | |
Cimarex Energy Co. | |
7.125% 05/01/17 | | | 450,000 | | | | 459,000 | | |
Coffeyville Resources LLC | |
10.875% 04/01/17 (b)(j) | | | 230,000 | | | | 228,275 | | |
Connacher Oil & Gas Ltd. | |
11.750% 07/15/14 (b) | | | 395,000 | | | | 436,475 | | |
Devon Energy Corp. | |
6.300% 01/15/19 | | | 1,320,000 | | | | 1,473,339 | | |
Forest Oil Corp. | |
8.500% 02/15/14 | | | 795,000 | | | | 838,725 | | |
Frontier Oil Corp. | |
8.500% 09/15/16 | | | 150,000 | | | | 153,750 | | |
Gazprom International SA | |
7.201% 02/01/20 (b) | | | 2,058,900 | | | | 2,187,581 | | |
Hess Corp. | |
7.300% 08/15/31 | | | 3,120,000 | | | | 3,555,212 | | |
Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp. | |
8.625% 04/15/20 (b) | | | 40,000 | | | | 40,050 | | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | |
6.000% 07/01/12 | | | 2,415,000 | | | | 2,621,673 | | |
6.000% 10/01/17 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,219,738 | | |
7.500% 02/15/19 | | | 525,000 | | | | 616,667 | | |
Newfield Exploration Co. | |
6.625% 04/15/16 | | | 600,000 | | | | 610,500 | | |
6.875% 02/01/20 | | | 210,000 | | | | 211,575 | | |
Nexen, Inc. | |
5.875% 03/10/35 | | | 725,000 | | | | 689,350 | | |
7.500% 07/30/39 | | | 1,940,000 | | | | 2,212,923 | | |
OPTI Canada, Inc. | |
8.250% 12/15/14 | | | 380,000 | | | | 357,200 | | |
Penn Virginia Corp. | |
10.375% 06/15/16 | | | 190,000 | | | | 206,150 | | |
PetroHawk Energy Corp. | |
7.875% 06/01/15 | | | 275,000 | | | | 280,156 | | |
Qatar Petroleum | |
5.579% 05/30/11 (b) | | | 828,499 | | | | 851,072 | | |
Quicksilver Resources, Inc. | |
7.125% 04/01/16 | | | 245,000 | | | | 232,750 | | |
Range Resources Corp. | |
7.500% 05/15/16 | | | 240,000 | | | | 247,200 | | |
Shell International Finance BV | |
5.500% 03/25/40 | | | 4,565,000 | | | | 4,474,924 | | |
Southwestern Energy Co. | |
7.500% 02/01/18 | | | 235,000 | | | | 254,975 | | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Talisman Energy, Inc. | |
5.850% 02/01/37 | | | 2,210,000 | | | | 2,118,455 | | |
7.750% 06/01/19 | | | 4,168,000 | | | | 4,966,380 | | |
Tesoro Corp. | |
6.625% 11/01/15 | | | 475,000 | | | | 454,813 | | |
Oil & Gas Total | | | 37,542,283 | | |
Oil & Gas Services – 0.2% | |
Weatherford International Ltd. | |
5.150% 03/15/13 | | | 815,000 | | | | 866,000 | | |
7.000% 03/15/38 | | | 1,510,000 | | | | 1,596,520 | | |
Oil & Gas Services Total | | | 2,462,520 | | |
Pipelines – 2.0% | |
El Paso Corp. | |
6.875% 06/15/14 | | | 460,000 | | | | 469,385 | | |
7.250% 06/01/18 | | | 135,000 | | | | 139,308 | | |
Enbridge Energy Partners LP | |
7.500% 04/15/38 | | | 1,265,000 | | | | 1,480,966 | | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP | |
5.625% 02/15/15 | | | 1,445,000 | | | | 1,566,913 | | |
6.500% 09/01/39 | | | 2,635,000 | | | | 2,708,525 | | |
6.950% 01/15/38 | | | 2,220,000 | | | | 2,404,773 | | |
Kinder Morgan Finance Co. ULC | |
5.700% 01/05/16 | | | 560,000 | | | | 548,800 | | |
MarkWest Energy Partners LP | |
8.500% 07/15/16 | | | 295,000 | | | | 299,794 | | |
ONEOK Partners LP | |
6.850% 10/15/37 | | | 1,435,000 | | | | 1,534,184 | | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp. | |
5.750% 01/15/20 | | | 660,000 | | | | 676,800 | | |
8.750% 05/01/19 | | | 2,725,000 | | | | 3,324,413 | | |
TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. | |
6.350% 05/15/67 (05/15/17) (c)(d) | | | 6,425,000 | | | | 6,113,355 | | |
Williams Companies, Inc. | |
7.875% 09/01/21 | | | 63,000 | | | | 74,177 | | |
Williams Partners LP | |
6.300% 04/15/40 (b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,968,530 | | |
Pipelines Total | | | 26,309,923 | | |
Energy Total | | | 68,154,538 | | |
Financials – 15.5% | |
Banks – 8.3% | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | |
5.450% 05/15/19 | | | 2,695,000 | | | | 2,858,163 | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | |
5.000% 09/22/16 | | | 2,365,000 | | | | 2,430,913 | | |
7.375% 06/29/49 (b) | | | 1,165,000 | | | | 1,124,225 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Capital One Capital IV | |
6.745% 02/17/37 (02/17/32) (c)(d) | | | 4,905,000 | | | | 4,230,562 | | |
Capital One Capital V | |
10.250% 08/15/39 | | | 4,170,000 | | | | 4,940,136 | | |
Chinatrust Commercial Bank | |
5.625% 12/29/49 (03/29/49) (b)(c)(d) | | | 1,220,000 | | | | 1,126,365 | | |
Citigroup, Inc. | |
8.125% 07/15/39 | | | 9,335,000 | | | | 10,776,352 | | |
Comerica Bank | |
0.337% 06/30/10 (04/30/10) (c)(d) | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,249,381 | | |
5.200% 08/22/17 | | | 2,600,000 | | | | 2,522,156 | | |
5.750% 11/21/16 | | | 615,000 | | | | 633,043 | | |
Deutsche Bank AG/London | |
4.875% 05/20/13 | | | 555,000 | | | | 594,752 | | |
Discover Bank/Greenwood DE | |
8.700% 11/18/19 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,204,799 | | |
Discover Financial Services | |
10.250% 07/15/19 | | | 1,345,000 | | | | 1,600,227 | | |
Fifth Third Bank | |
0.360% 05/17/13 (05/17/10) (c)(d) | | | 1,205,000 | | | | 1,125,383 | | |
JPMorgan Chase Capital XVIII | |
6.950% 08/17/36 | | | 1,165,000 | | | | 1,141,835 | | |
JPMorgan Chase Capital XX | |
6.550% 09/29/36 | | | 9,545,000 | | | | 8,957,219 | | |
JPMorgan Chase Capital XXII | |
6.450% 02/02/37 | | | 915,000 | | | | 849,493 | | |
KeyBank NA | |
5.800% 07/01/14 | | | 2,025,000 | | | | 2,071,051 | | |
Keycorp | |
6.500% 05/14/13 | | | 3,400,000 | | | | 3,630,891 | | |
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC | |
4.375% 01/12/15 (b) | | | 7,020,000 | | | | 6,920,190 | | |
Lloyds TSB Group PLC | |
6.267% 12/31/49 (11/16/16) (b)(c)(d) | | | 1,460,000 | | | | 865,050 | | |
M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank | |
5.300% 09/08/11 | | | 1,163,000 | | | | 1,160,231 | | |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | |
5.700% 05/02/17 (g) | | | 3,535,000 | | | | 3,513,772 | | |
6.150% 04/25/13 (g) | | | 3,295,000 | | | | 3,547,733 | | |
7.750% 05/14/38 (g) | | | 2,235,000 | | | | 2,477,433 | | |
National City Bank of Cleveland | |
6.200% 12/15/11 | | | 890,000 | | | | 959,226 | | |
National City Bank of Kentucky | |
6.300% 02/15/11 | | | 1,585,000 | | | | 1,629,008 | | |
National City Corp. | |
6.875% 05/15/19 | | | 1,840,000 | | | | 2,044,496 | | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Northern Trust Co. | |
6.500% 08/15/18 | | | 2,865,000 | | | | 3,205,780 | | |
Northern Trust Corp. | |
5.500% 08/15/13 | | | 765,000 | | | | 846,579 | | |
PNC Funding Corp. | |
3.625% 02/08/15 | | | 2,045,000 | | | | 2,057,252 | | |
5.125% 02/08/20 | | | 3,060,000 | | | | 3,082,467 | | |
Regions Financial Corp. | |
6.375% 05/15/12 | | | 165,000 | | | | 165,509 | | |
7.000% 03/01/11 | | | 4,290,000 | | | | 4,322,304 | | |
USB Capital IX | |
6.189% 04/15/42 | | | 15,615,000 | | | | 13,350,825 | | |
Westpac Banking Corp. | |
4.200% 02/27/15 | | | 3,710,000 | | | | 3,818,981 | | |
Zions Bancorporation | |
7.750% 09/23/14 | | | 275,000 | | | | 277,371 | | |
Banks Total | | | 107,311,153 | | |
Diversified Financial Services – 1.8% | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | |
7.300% 06/28/19 | | | 2,620,000 | | | | 3,035,652 | | |
Eaton Vance Corp. | |
6.500% 10/02/17 | | | 2,535,000 | | | | 2,729,995 | | |
Fund American Companies, Inc. | |
5.875% 05/15/13 | | | 3,225,000 | | | | 3,319,225 | | |
General Electric Capital Corp. | |
5.500% 01/08/20 | | | 2,806,000 | | | | 2,862,864 | | |
GMAC, Inc. | |
8.000% 11/01/31 | | | 235,000 | | | | 224,425 | | |
International Lease Finance Corp. | |
4.875% 09/01/10 | | | 5,754,000 | | | | 5,753,948 | | |
Lazard Group LLC | |
7.125% 05/15/15 | | | 310,000 | | | | 325,499 | | |
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. | |
5.625% 01/24/13 (e)(f) | | | 16,760,000 | | | | 3,959,550 | | |
6.875% 05/02/18 (e)(f) | | | 660,000 | | | | 155,925 | | |
Reliance Intermediate Holdings LP | |
9.500% 12/15/19 (b) | | | 155,000 | | | | 163,912 | | |
SLM Corp. | |
8.000% 03/25/20 | | | 805,000 | | | | 783,876 | | |
Diversified Financial Services Total | | | 23,314,871 | | |
Insurance – 4.2% | |
Asurion Corp. | |
6.730% 07/02/15 (04/12/10) (c)(d)(h) | | | 210,000 | | | | 207,724 | | |
CNA Financial Corp. | |
5.850% 12/15/14 | | | 1,168,000 | | | | 1,188,507 | | |
7.350% 11/15/19 | | | 2,322,000 | | | | 2,426,789 | | |
Crum & Forster Holdings Corp. | |
7.750% 05/01/17 | | | 270,000 | | | | 267,300 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
ING Groep NV | |
5.775% 12/29/49 (12/08/15) (c)(d) | | | 5,085,000 | | | | 4,329,877 | | |
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. | |
7.500% 08/15/36 (b) | | | 5,775,000 | | | | 5,569,127 | | |
10.750% 06/15/58 (b) | | | 2,815,000 | | | | 3,152,800 | | |
Lincoln National Corp. | |
8.750% 07/01/19 | | | 940,000 | | | | 1,149,406 | | |
MetLife Capital Trust X | |
9.250% 04/08/38 (b) | | | 6,075,000 | | | | 6,834,375 | | |
MetLife, Inc. | |
10.750% 08/01/39 | | | 6,025,000 | | | | 7,765,936 | | |
Principal Life Income Funding Trusts | |
5.300% 04/24/13 | | | 4,550,000 | | | | 4,884,238 | | |
Provident Companies, Inc. | |
7.000% 07/15/18 | | | 130,000 | | | | 132,569 | | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | |
8.875% 06/15/38 (06/15/18) (c)(d) | | | 8,960,000 | | | | 10,057,600 | | |
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. | |
8.000% 11/30/39 | | | 3,780,000 | | | | 3,863,190 | | |
Unum Group | |
7.125% 09/30/16 | | | 2,860,000 | | | | 3,108,923 | | |
Insurance Total | | | 54,938,361 | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 1.2% | |
Brandywine Operating Partnership LP | |
7.500% 05/15/15 | | | 1,575,000 | | | | 1,694,806 | | |
Duke Realty LP | |
7.375% 02/15/15 | | | 3,055,000 | | | | 3,299,125 | | |
8.250% 08/15/19 | | | 5,185,200 | | | | 5,782,996 | | |
DuPont Fabros Technology LP | |
8.500% 12/15/17 (b) | | | 365,000 | | | | 375,950 | | |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. | |
5.850% 03/15/17 | | | 1,040,000 | | | | 994,059 | | |
Liberty Property LP | |
5.500% 12/15/16 | | | 3,310,000 | | | | 3,208,575 | | |
Senior Housing Properties Trust | |
8.625% 01/15/12 | | | 150,000 | | | | 156,000 | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Total | | | 15,511,511 | | |
Savings & Loans – 0.0% | |
Washington Mutual Bank | |
5.125% 01/15/15 (i) | | | 6,935,000 | | | | 43,344 | | |
Savings & Loans Total | | | 43,344 | | |
Financials Total | | | 201,119,240 | | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Industrials – 2.4% | |
Aerospace & Defense – 0.6% | |
BE Aerospace, Inc. | |
8.500% 07/01/18 | | | 535,000 | | | | 571,113 | | |
Embraer Overseas Ltd. | |
6.375% 01/15/20 | | | 3,495,000 | | | | 3,556,162 | | |
L-3 Communications Corp. | |
6.375% 10/15/15 | | | 485,000 | | | | 497,731 | | |
Raytheon Co. | |
5.375% 04/01/13 | | | 2,200,000 | | | | 2,399,340 | | |
7.200% 08/15/27 | | | 830,000 | | | | 976,398 | | |
Aerospace & Defense Total | | | 8,000,744 | | |
Building Materials – 0.0% | |
Building Materials Corp. of America | |
7.500% 03/15/20 (b) | | | 95,000 | | | | 94,762 | | |
Owens Corning | |
6.500% 12/01/16 | | | 330,000 | | | | 349,244 | | |
Texas Industries, Inc. | |
7.250% 07/15/13 | | | 190,000 | | | | 186,675 | | |
Building Materials Total | | | 630,681 | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment – 0.1% | |
Belden, Inc. | |
7.000% 03/15/17 | | | 500,000 | | | | 492,500 | | |
General Cable Corp. | |
7.125% 04/01/17 | | | 305,000 | | | | 302,331 | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment Total | | | 794,831 | | |
Electronics – 0.0% | |
Flextronics International Ltd. | |
6.250% 11/15/14 | | | 250,000 | | | | 253,125 | | |
Electronics Total | | | 253,125 | | |
Environmental Control – 0.0% | |
Clean Harbors, Inc. | |
7.625% 08/15/16 | | | 285,000 | | | | 289,275 | | |
Environmental Control Total | | | 289,275 | | |
Machinery-Construction & Mining – 0.3% | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | |
8.250% 12/15/38 | | | 2,395,000 | | | | 3,201,828 | | |
Terex Corp. | |
8.000% 11/15/17 | | | 410,000 | | | | 398,725 | | |
Machinery-Construction & Mining Total | | | 3,600,553 | | |
Machinery-Diversified – 0.0% | |
CPM Holdings, Inc. | |
10.625% 09/01/14 (b) | | | 145,000 | | | | 154,425 | | |
Manitowoc Co., Inc. | |
7.125% 11/01/13 | | | 270,000 | | | | 269,325 | | |
Machinery-Diversified Total | | | 423,750 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing – 0.5% | |
American Railcar Industries, Inc. | |
7.500% 03/01/14 | | | 265,000 | | | | 253,075 | | |
Bombardier, Inc. | |
6.300% 05/01/14 (b) | | | 650,000 | | | | 674,375 | | |
Colt Defense LLC/Colt Finance Corp. | |
8.750% 11/15/17 (b) | | | 170,000 | | | | 170,425 | | |
Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co., Ltd. | |
9.500% 04/15/14 | | | 3,315,000 | | | | 4,019,557 | | |
Koppers, Inc. | |
7.875% 12/01/19 (b) | | | 105,000 | | | | 108,150 | | |
Tyco International Ltd./Tyco International Finance SA | |
6.875% 01/15/21 | | | 645,000 | | | | 737,041 | | |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing Total | | | 5,962,623 | | |
Packaging & Containers – 0.1% | |
Crown Americas LLC & Crown Americas Capital Corp. | |
7.750% 11/15/15 | | | 370,000 | | | | 384,800 | | |
Crown Americas LLC & Crown Americas Capital Corp. II | |
7.625% 05/15/17 (b) | | | 245,000 | | | | 255,412 | | |
Graphic Packaging International, Inc. | |
9.500% 06/15/17 | | | 220,000 | | | | 234,850 | | |
Packaging & Containers Total | | | 875,062 | | |
Transportation – 0.8% | |
BNSF Funding Trust I | |
6.613% 12/15/55 (01/15/26) (c)(d) | | | 2,965,000 | | | | 2,879,756 | | |
Bristow Group, Inc. | |
7.500% 09/15/17 | | | 415,000 | | | | 419,150 | | |
Kansas City Southern de Mexico SA de CV | |
7.625% 12/01/13 | | | 295,000 | | | | 301,637 | | |
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc. | |
9.500% 12/15/14 | | | 205,000 | | | | 206,538 | | |
RailAmerica, Inc. | |
9.250% 07/01/17 | | | 180,000 | | | | 191,925 | | |
Ship Finance International Ltd. | |
8.500% 12/15/13 | | | 120,000 | | | | 118,800 | | |
Stena AB | |
7.500% 11/01/13 | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,625 | | |
Teekay Corp. | |
8.500% 01/15/20 | | | 260,000 | | | | 271,700 | | |
Union Pacific Corp. | |
5.700% 08/15/18 | | | 2,775,000 | | | | 2,920,227 | | |
6.650% 01/15/11 | | | 2,635,000 | | | | 2,748,284 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 10,083,642 | | |
Industrials Total | | | 30,914,286 | | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Technology – 0.5% | |
Computers – 0.0% | |
Seagate Technology International | |
10.000% 05/01/14 (b) | | | 145,000 | | | | 164,212 | | |
Computers Total | | | 164,212 | | |
Networking Products – 0.3% | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | |
5.900% 02/15/39 | | | 3,315,000 | | | | 3,365,567 | | |
Networking Products Total | | | 3,365,567 | | |
Semiconductors – 0.0% | |
Amkor Technology, Inc. | |
9.250% 06/01/16 | | | 140,000 | | | | 147,700 | | |
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | |
12.500% 12/15/14 (c)(h) | | | 121,801 | | | | 125,128 | | |
Semiconductors Total | | | 272,828 | | |
Software – 0.2% | |
Oracle Corp. | |
6.500% 04/15/38 | | | 2,440,000 | | | | 2,693,221 | | |
Software Total | | | 2,693,221 | | |
Technology Total | | | 6,495,828 | | |
Utilities – 3.7% | |
Electric – 3.0% | |
AEP Texas Central Co. | |
6.650% 02/15/33 | | | 2,830,000 | | | | 2,960,455 | | |
AES Corp. | |
8.000% 10/15/17 | | | 1,175,000 | | | | 1,192,625 | | |
Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP | |
8.000% 06/01/16 (b) | | | 295,000 | | | | 301,638 | | |
CMS Energy Corp. | |
6.875% 12/15/15 | | | 160,000 | | | | 170,529 | | |
Commonwealth Edison Co. | |
5.900% 03/15/36 | | | 815,000 | | | | 827,256 | | |
5.950% 08/15/16 | | | 3,430,000 | | | | 3,759,698 | | |
6.950% 07/15/18 | | | 1,630,000 | | | | 1,798,581 | | |
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. | |
6.750% 04/01/38 | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 2,143,483 | | |
DTE Energy Co. | |
7.625% 05/15/14 | | | 2,540,000 | | | | 2,889,618 | | |
Exelon Generation Co. LLC | |
6.200% 10/01/17 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,264,840 | | |
FPL Energy National Wind LLC | |
5.608% 03/10/24 (b) | | | 450,587 | | | | 451,569 | | |
Hydro Quebec | |
8.500% 12/01/29 | | | 1,510,000 | | | | 1,991,294 | | |
Intergen NV | |
9.000% 06/30/17 (b) | | | 460,000 | | | | 473,800 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued) | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Ipalco Enterprises, Inc. | |
7.250% 04/01/16 (b) | | | 310,000 | | | | 321,625 | | |
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. | |
5.000% 02/15/14 | | | 3,300,000 | | | | 3,500,317 | | |
Mirant North America LLC | |
7.375% 12/31/13 | | | 485,000 | | | | 483,788 | | |
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | |
4.881% 08/15/19 (b) | | | 4,910,000 | | | | 4,876,229 | | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | |
7.375% 02/01/16 | | | 1,110,000 | | | | 1,101,675 | | |
NSG Holdings LLC/NSG Holdings, Inc. | |
7.750% 12/15/25 (b) | | | 515,000 | | | | 463,500 | | |
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. | |
5.950% 09/01/13 | | | 3,110,000 | | | | 3,396,257 | | |
Southern Co. | |
4.150% 05/15/14 | | | 1,270,000 | | | | 1,325,524 | | |
Windsor Financing LLC | |
5.881% 07/15/17 (b) | | | 1,199,201 | | | | 949,072 | | |
Electric Total | | | 38,643,373 | | |
Gas – 0.7% | |
Atmos Energy Corp. | |
6.350% 06/15/17 | | | 2,065,000 | | | | 2,220,773 | | |
8.500% 03/15/19 | | | 2,540,000 | | | | 3,116,237 | | |
Centerpoint Energy, Inc. | |
5.950% 02/01/17 | | | 295,000 | | | | 305,266 | | |
Nakilat, Inc. | |
6.067% 12/31/33 (b) | | | 1,915,000 | | | | 1,742,822 | | |
Sempra Energy | |
6.500% 06/01/16 | | | 1,410,000 | | | | 1,575,232 | | |
Gas Total | | | 8,960,330 | | |
Utilities Total | | | 47,603,703 | | |
Total Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (cost of $503,967,346) | | | 520,212,864 | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities – 20.9% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | |
4.500% 09/01/24 | | | 8,136,885 | | | | 8,450,992 | | |
4.500% 11/01/24 | | | 34,790,751 | | | | 36,133,775 | | |
5.596% 08/01/37 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 5,384,964 | | | | 5,696,239 | | |
5.631% 06/01/37 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 4,056,603 | | | | 4,293,711 | | |
5.703% 06/01/36 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 3,745,366 | | | | 3,941,617 | | |
6.000% 05/01/17 | | | 50,781 | | | | 55,081 | | |
6.000% 02/01/39 | | | 3,502,116 | | | | 3,761,895 | | |
8.000% 04/01/10 | | | 92 | | | | 93 | | |
8.500% 11/01/26 | | | 129,288 | | | | 151,225 | | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Federal National Mortgage Association | |
3.199% 08/01/36 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 30,238 | | | | 31,392 | | |
4.000% 03/01/39 | | | 8,534,395 | | | | 8,283,347 | | |
4.000% 10/01/39 | | | 9,881,827 | | | | 9,590,153 | | |
4.000% 12/01/39 | | | 3,379,154 | | | | 3,279,414 | | |
4.500% 07/01/24 | | | 6,048,684 | | | | 6,283,126 | | |
4.500% 11/01/24 | | | 8,789,549 | | | | 9,130,224 | | |
4.500% 02/01/39 | | | 31,664,934 | | | | 31,772,825 | | |
4.680% 09/01/19 | | | 6,925,000 | | | | 7,157,800 | | |
5.534% 10/01/37 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 4,230,439 | | | | 4,427,620 | | |
5.858% 07/01/37 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 628,294 | | | | 662,812 | | |
5.862% 07/01/32 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 160,322 | | | | 170,607 | | |
5.943% 06/01/32 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 11,672 | | | | 12,441 | | |
6.000% 05/01/37 | | | 13,213,424 | | | | 14,058,044 | | |
6.000% 05/01/38 | | | 2,166,854 | | | | 2,304,347 | | |
6.000% 08/01/38 | | | 26,630,842 | | | | 28,320,639 | | |
6.000% 12/01/38 | | | 11,214,379 | | | | 11,925,961 | | |
7.000% 10/01/11 | | | 28,819 | | | | 29,923 | | |
10.000% 09/01/18 | | | 46,733 | | | | 52,671 | | |
TBA, | |
4.500% 04/01/40 (j) | | | 44,200,000 | | | | 44,296,710 | | |
Government National Mortgage Association | |
4.500% 07/15/39 | | | 20,702,928 | | | | 20,990,620 | | |
4.500% 02/15/40 | | | 3,994,821 | | | | 4,050,334 | | |
7.000% 01/15/30 | | | 671,647 | | | | 753,974 | | |
7.500% 12/15/23 | | | 646,242 | | | | 729,423 | | |
7.500% 07/20/28 | | | 262,103 | | | | 295,151 | | |
8.000% 05/15/17 | | | 7,412 | | | | 8,279 | | |
8.500% 02/15/25 | | | 73,592 | | | | 85,115 | | |
13.000% 01/15/11 | | | 220 | | | | 228 | | |
13.000% 02/15/11 | | | 256 | | | | 263 | | |
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost of $271,337,845) | | | 271,188,071 | | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 20.0% | |
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities | |
4.740% 03/13/40 | | | 640,000 | | | | 667,795 | | |
4.830% 08/15/38 | | | 3,530,000 | | | | 3,692,818 | | |
4.933% 02/13/42 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 6,960,000 | | | | 7,211,137 | | |
5.201% 12/11/38 | | | 4,315,000 | | | | 4,313,337 | | |
5.540% 09/11/41 | | | 1,765,000 | | | | 1,817,266 | | |
5.694% 09/11/38 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 482,000 | | | | 518,765 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued) | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
5.719% 06/11/40 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 6,870,000 | | | | 6,781,442 | | |
5.719% 06/11/40 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 3,925,000 | | | | 4,086,857 | | |
5.742% 09/11/42 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 7,990,000 | | | | 8,229,410 | | |
6.480% 02/15/35 | | | 10,764,882 | | | | 11,085,398 | | |
Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. | |
5.857% 02/12/16 (04/01/10) (b)(c)(d) | | | 13,600,000 | | | | 14,094,522 | | |
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. | |
I.O., | |
1.068% 03/15/36 (04/01/10) (b)(c)(d) | | | 25,297,849 | | | | 792 | | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates | |
5.723% 06/15/39 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 7,635,000 | | | | 6,877,560 | | |
5.826% 06/15/38 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 15,140,083 | | |
CW Capital Cobalt Ltd. | |
5.820% 05/15/46 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 12,350,000 | | | | 11,693,031 | | |
GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp. | |
5.189% 07/10/39 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 14,309,000 | | | | 14,887,335 | | |
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. | |
I.O., | |
0.655% 04/10/40 (04/01/10) (b)(c)(d) | | | 23,840,005 | | | | 100,269 | | |
I.O., | |
1.112% 07/15/29 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 7,731,375 | | | | 368,469 | | |
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp. | |
4.533% 01/05/36 | | | 1,666,000 | | | | 1,699,997 | | |
5.317% 06/10/36 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 7,855,000 | | | | 8,259,039 | | |
5.886% 07/10/38 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 9,540,000 | | | | 9,725,231 | | |
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II | |
5.805% 08/10/45 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 16,355,000 | | | | 15,153,171 | | |
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. | |
I.O., | |
0.169% 10/15/42 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 80,989,384 | | | | 396,370 | | |
5.050% 12/12/34 | | | 8,110,000 | | | | 8,518,170 | | |
5.440% 06/12/47 | | | 5,025,000 | | | | 4,911,408 | | |
6.068% 02/12/51 | | | 2,336,000 | | | | 2,093,241 | | |
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust | |
5.084% 02/15/31 | | | 10,080,000 | | | | 10,234,869 | | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
5.430% 02/15/40 | | | 4,585,000 | | | | 4,412,300 | | |
5.866% 09/15/45 (04/11/10) (c)(d) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,906,246 | | |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. | |
I.O., | |
0.300% 12/15/30 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 21,963,145 | | | | 454,863 | | |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust | |
4.747% 06/12/43 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 6,450,000 | | | | 6,542,882 | | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I | |
4.970% 12/15/41 | | | 9,194,000 | | | | 9,641,901 | | |
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I | |
4.920% 03/12/35 | | | 2,960,000 | | | | 3,079,368 | | |
5.080% 09/15/37 | | | 5,755,000 | | | | 6,034,424 | | |
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust | |
I.O., | |
0.251% 03/15/42 (04/01/10) (b)(c)(d) | | | 257,831,317 | | | | 1,411,962 | | |
5.037% 03/15/42 | | | 4,549,985 | | | | 4,742,276 | | |
5.209% 10/15/44 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 12,960,000 | | | | 13,343,633 | | |
5.239% 07/15/41 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 1,205,000 | | | | 1,238,598 | | |
5.418% 01/15/45 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 9,000,000 | | | | 9,123,241 | | |
5.609% 03/15/45 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 5,635,000 | | | | 4,887,054 | | |
5.726% 06/15/45 | | | 2,021,768 | | | | 2,037,277 | | |
5.765% 07/15/45 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 9,090,000 | | | | 9,265,076 | | |
6.413% 04/15/34 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,329,209 | | |
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost of $243,444,584) | | | 260,008,092 | | |
Government & Agency Obligations – 11.5% | |
Foreign Government Obligations – 3.6% | |
Belgium Government Bond | |
3.250% 09/28/16 | | EUR | 150,000 | | | | 208,260 | | |
3.750% 09/28/15 | | EUR | 650,000 | | | | 934,654 | | |
Canada Housing Trust No. 1 | |
4.000% 06/15/12 | | CAD | 760,000 | | | | 779,396 | | |
Eksportfinans A/S | |
1.600% 03/20/14 | | JPY | 390,000,000 | | | | 4,300,383 | | |
1.800% 06/21/10 | | JPY | 210,000,000 | | | | 2,250,926 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Government & Agency Obligations (continued) | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
European Investment Bank | |
0.026% 09/21/11 (06/21/10) (c)(d) | | JPY | 120,000,000 | | | | 1,278,409 | | |
1.250% 09/20/12 | | JPY | 50,000,000 | | | | 547,072 | | |
1.400% 06/20/17 | | JPY | 68,300,000 | | | | 748,976 | | |
5.500% 12/07/11 | | GBP | 190,000 | | | | 308,597 | | |
Federal Republic of Germany | |
4.250% 07/04/17 | | EUR | 3,210,000 | | | | 4,767,803 | | |
Government of Canada | |
4.000% 06/01/16 | | CAD | 415,000 | | | | 428,696 | | |
Government of Japan | |
1.500% 09/20/14 | | JPY | 90,000,000 | | | | 1,004,915 | | |
1.500% 09/20/18 | | JPY | 61,500,000 | | | | 675,679 | | |
Kingdom of Denmark | |
4.000% 11/15/17 | | DKK | 1,570,000 | | | | 302,359 | | |
Kingdom of Netherlands | |
4.000% 07/15/16 | | EUR | 650,000 | | | | 946,726 | | |
Kingdom of Norway | |
6.000% 05/16/11 | | NOK | 3,030,000 | | | | 530,413 | | |
Kingdom of Sweden | |
3.750% 08/12/17 | | SEK | 2,700,000 | | | | 395,312 | | |
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau | |
4.375% 03/15/18 | | | 4,210,000 | | | | 4,365,753 | | |
Nordic Investment Bank | |
1.700% 04/27/17 | | JPY | 330,000,000 | | | | 3,696,826 | | |
Province of Quebec | |
5.125% 11/14/16 | | | 3,060,000 | | | | 3,350,887 | | |
Republic of Austria | |
4.300% 09/15/17 (b) | | EUR | 300,000 | | | | 439,779 | | |
Republic of Finland | |
5.375% 07/04/13 | | EUR | 290,000 | | | | 438,292 | | |
Republic of France | |
3.000% 10/25/15 | | EUR | 1,640,000 | | | | 2,272,348 | | |
4.250% 04/25/19 | | EUR | 1,360,000 | | | | 1,982,274 | | |
Republic of Italy | |
5.250% 08/01/17 | | EUR | 2,185,000 | | | | 3,348,251 | | |
5.375% 06/12/17 | | | 2,075,000 | | | | 2,230,034 | | |
Republic of Poland | |
6.250% 10/24/15 | | PLN | 1,000,000 | | | | 368,598 | | |
Republic of Spain | |
4.400% 01/31/15 | | EUR | 730,000 | | | | 1,060,958 | | |
Svensk Exportkredit AB | |
5.125% 03/01/17 | | | 310,000 | | | | 337,274 | | |
Treasury Corp. of Victoria | |
5.750% 11/15/16 | | AUD | 175,000 | | | | 158,047 | | |
6.000% 06/15/20 | | AUD | 180,000 | | | | 162,247 | | |
United Kingdom Treasury | |
5.000% 03/07/25 | | GBP | 1,110,000 | | | | 1,802,165 | | |
8.000% 09/27/13 | | GBP | 450,000 | | | | 821,764 | | |
Foreign Government Obligations Total | | | 47,244,073 | | |
U.S. Government Agencies – 3.8% | |
Federal Home Loan Bank | |
0.700% 06/23/11 | | | 19,835,000 | | | | 19,831,509 | | |
Resolution Funding Corp., STRIPS | |
(k) 10/15/19 | | | 18,425,000 | | | | 12,005,988 | | |
(k) 10/15/20 | | | 17,795,000 | | | | 10,869,916 | | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
(k) 01/15/30 | | | 17,000,000 | | | | 5,998,093 | | |
U.S. Government Agencies Total | | | 48,705,506 | | |
U.S. Government Obligations – 4.1% | |
U.S. Treasury Bond | |
4.375% 11/15/39 | | | 1,745,000 | | | | 1,650,116 | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | |
0.875% 01/31/12 (l) | | | 22,165,000 | | | | 22,139,023 | | |
1.375% 02/15/13 | | | 16,925,000 | | | | 16,845,656 | | |
2.375% 02/28/15 (m) | | | 6,734,000 | | | | 6,687,737 | | |
3.375% 11/15/19 | | | 2,830,000 | | | | 2,730,729 | | |
3.625% 02/15/20 | | | 3,120,000 | | | | 3,066,863 | | |
U.S. Government Obligations Total | | | 53,120,124 | | |
Total Government & Agency Obligations (cost of $147,853,813) | | | 149,069,703 | | |
Asset-Backed Securities – 6.7% | |
Ally Auto Receivables Trust | |
1.450% 05/15/14 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,499,850 | | |
American Express Credit Account Master Trust | |
0.510% 01/15/13 (04/15/10) (b)(c)(d) | | | 2,380,000 | | | | 2,375,432 | | |
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust | |
0.970% 01/15/13 | | | 6,050,000 | | | | 6,050,898 | | |
Bombardier Capital Mortgage Securitization Corp. | |
6.230% 04/15/28 | | | 81,098 | | | | 76,455 | | |
Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust | |
1.330% 04/15/13 (04/15/10) (c)(d) | | | 3,845,000 | | | | 3,852,911 | | |
Carmax Auto Owner Trust | |
5.270% 11/15/12 | | | 12,500,000 | | | | 13,052,980 | | |
Chrysler Financial Lease Trust | |
1.780% 06/15/11 (b) | | | 2,355,000 | | | | 2,354,031 | | |
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust | |
6.300% 06/20/14 | | | 275,000 | | | | 290,956 | | |
6.950% 02/18/14 | | | 955,000 | | | | 1,018,530 | | |
Contimortgage Home Equity Trust | |
6.880% 01/15/28 | | | 94,858 | | | | 70,366 | | |
Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust | |
4.940% 02/08/12 | | | 7,622,943 | | | | 7,723,088 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Asset-Backed Securities (continued) | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Discover Card Master Trust | |
0.550% 01/15/13 (04/15/10) (c)(d) | | | 5,778,700 | | | | 5,757,760 | | |
0.597% 06/15/15 | | | 1,375,000 | | | | 1,366,169 | | |
1.530% 12/15/14 (04/15/10) (c)(d) | | | 2,865,000 | | | | 2,893,511 | | |
1.530% 02/17/15 (04/15/10) (c)(d) | | | 2,350,000 | | | | 2,391,773 | | |
First Alliance Mortgage Loan Trust | |
7.625% 07/25/25 | | | 576,400 | | | | 415,153 | | |
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust | |
4.950% 03/15/13 | | | 7,500,000 | | | | 7,931,383 | | |
5.160% 04/15/13 | | | 5,650,000 | | | | 6,016,801 | | |
Franklin Auto Trust | |
5.360% 05/20/16 | | | 3,200,000 | | | | 3,314,017 | | |
7.160% 05/20/16 (b) | | | 2,100,000 | | | | 2,273,880 | | |
IMC Home Equity Loan Trust | |
7.500% 04/25/26 | | | 167,839 | | | | 167,399 | | |
Long Beach Auto Receivables Trust | |
4.250% 04/15/12 | | | 1,507,186 | | | | 1,508,708 | | |
Money Store Home Equity Trust | |
0.530% 08/15/29 (04/15/10) (c)(d) | | | 3,101,429 | | | | 1,428,023 | | |
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust | |
0.366% 10/25/36 (04/26/10) (c)(d) | | | 137,324 | | | | 135,147 | | |
Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through Trust | |
0.446% 02/25/36 (04/26/10) (c)(d) | | | 484,086 | | | | 482,164 | | |
SACO I, Inc. | |
0.446% 04/25/35 (04/26/10) (b)(c)(d) | | | 291,667 | | | | 120,210 | | |
SLM Student Loan Trust | |
0.317% 03/15/17 (06/15/10) (c)(d) | | | 1,346,841 | | | | 1,335,746 | | |
0.337% 12/15/20 (06/15/10) (c)(d) | | | 9,792,000 | | | | 9,630,689 | | |
Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust | |
0.546% 11/25/35 (04/26/10) (c)(d) | | | 1,578,452 | | | | 1,411,264 | | |
Total Asset-Backed Securities (cost of $87,260,235) | | | 86,945,294 | | |
Municipal Bonds – 0.9% | |
California – 0.4% | |
CA State | |
Series 2009, | |
7.550% 04/01/39 | | | 2,875,000 | | | | 2,989,598 | | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
CA Los Angeles Unified School District | |
Series 2009, | |
5.750% 07/01/34 | | | 2,665,000 | | | | 2,452,919 | | |
California Total | | | 5,442,517 | | |
New York – 0.5% | |
NY Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority | |
Series 2008 C, | |
5.000% 11/15/38 | | | 5,525,000 | | | | 5,768,542 | | |
New York Total | | | 5,768,542 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $10,878,042) | | | 11,211,059 | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 0.5% | |
Non-Agency – 0.5% | |
Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust | |
0.526% 01/25/35 (04/26/10) (c)(d) | | | 1,517,609 | | | | 1,116,115 | | |
3.200% 10/25/33 (04/25/10) (c)(d) | | | 1,347,575 | | | | 1,194,167 | | |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. | |
5.611% 09/25/37 (04/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 4,027,124 | | | | 2,457,432 | | |
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust | |
0.466% 02/25/47 (04/26/10) (c)(d) | | | 7,463,033 | | | | 1,701,730 | | |
Sequoia Mortgage Trust | |
1.120% 07/20/34 (04/20/10) (c)(d) | | | 1,969,112 | | | | 516,056 | | |
Non-Agency Total | | | 6,985,500 | | |
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (cost of $16,344,340) | | | 6,985,500 | | |
Preferred Stock – 0.0% | |
| | Shares | | | |
Communications – 0.0% | |
Media – 0.0% | |
CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp., Series A (b)(e)(n) | | | 6,343 | | | | 63 | | |
Media Total | | | 63 | | |
Communications Total | | | 63 | | |
Total Preferred Stock (cost of $63) | | | 63 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Warrants – 0.0% | |
| | Units | | Value ($) | |
Financials – 0.0% | |
CNB Capital Trust I | |
Expires 03/23/19 (e)(n) | | | 7,248 | | | | 72 | | |
Financials Total | | | 72 | | |
Total Warrants (cost of $72) | | | 72 | | |
Securities Lending Collateral – 0.5% | |
| | Shares | | | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (7 day yield of 0.219%) (o) | | | 5,792,568 | | | | 5,792,568 | | |
Total Securities Lending Collateral (cost of $5,792,568) | | | 5,792,568 | | |
Short-Term Obligation – 1.9% | |
| | Par (a) | | | |
Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 03/31/10, due 04/01/10 at 0.000%, collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency obligation maturing 09/05/13, market value $25,247,963 (repurchase proceeds $24,750,000) | | | 24,750,000 | | | | 24,750,000 | | |
Total Short-Term Obligation (cost of $24,750,000) | | | 24,750,000 | | |
Total Investments – 103.0% (cost of $1,311,628,908) (p) | | | 1,336,163,286 | | |
Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned – (0.5)% | | | (5,792,568 | ) | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (2.5)% | | | (33,150,599 | ) | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 1,297,220,119 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) Principal amount is stated in United States dollars unless otherwise noted.
(b) 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 March 31, 2010, these securities, which are not illiquid except for the following, amounted to $103,812,578, which represents 8.0% of net assets.
Security | | Acquisition Date | | Par/ Shares | | Cost | | Value | |
CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp., Series A, Preferred Stock | | 04/01/09 | | | 6,343 | | | $ | 63 | | | $ | 63 | | |
Local TV Finance LLC, PIK, 9.250% 06/15/15 | | 05/07/07 | | $ | 187,425 | | | $ | 176,547 | | | $ | 117,658 | | |
Qatar Petroleum, 5.579% 05/30/11 | | 05/26/05 | | $ | 828,499 | | | $ | 828,499 | | | $ | 851,072 | | |
Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida 7.804% 10/01/20 | | 09/28/07 | | $ | 325,000 | | | $ | 329,010 | | | $ | 302,920 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,271,713 | | |
(c) The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at March 31, 2010.
(d) Parenthetical date represents the next interest rate reset date for the security.
(e) Represents fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2010, the value of these securities amounted to $4,131,540, which represents 0.3% of net assets.
(f) The issuer has filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11, and is in default of certain debt covenants. Income is not being accrued. At March 31, 2010, the value of these securities amounted to $4,169,340, which represents 0.3% of net assets.
(g) Investments in affiliates during the year ended March 31, 2010:
Affiliate | | Value, beginning of period | | Purchases | | Sales Proceeds | | Interest Income | | Value, end of period | |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 5.700% 05/02/17 | | $ | 2,093,123 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 201,495 | | | $ | 3,513,772 | | |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.150% 04/25/13 | | | 3,879,355 | | | | — | | | | 1,410,103 | | | | 251,802 | | | | 3,547,733 | | |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 7.750% 05/14/38 | | | 1,326,750 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 173,213 | | | | 2,477,433 | | |
Total | | $ | 7,299,228 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,410,103 | | | $ | 626,510 | | | $ | 9,538,938 | | |
(h) Loan participation agreement.
(i) The issuer is in default of certain debt covenants. Income is not being accrued. At March 31, 2010, the value of this security represents less than 0.1% of net assets.
(j) Security purchased on a delayed delivery basis.
(k) Zero coupon bond.
(l) The security or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral for open futures contracts. At March 31, 2010, the total market value of securities pledged amounted to $2,996,400.
(m) All or a portion of this security was on loan at March 31, 2010. The total market value of securities on loan at March 31, 2010 is $5,686,807.
(n) Non-income producing security.
(o) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.
(p) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $1,313,081,797.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of March 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes | |
Basic Materials | | $ | — | | | $ | 29,573,834 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 29,573,834 | | |
Communications | | | — | | | | 43,690,273 | | | | 15,930 | | | | 43,706,203 | | |
Consumer Cyclical | | | — | | | | 29,091,786 | | | | 2,726,977 | | | | 31,818,763 | | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical | | | — | | | | 59,519,781 | | | | — | | | | 59,519,781 | | |
Diversified | | | — | | | | 1,306,688 | | | | — | | | | 1,306,688 | | |
Energy | | | — | | | | 68,154,538 | | | | — | | | | 68,154,538 | | |
Financials | | | — | | | | 201,119,240 | | | | — | | | | 201,119,240 | | |
Industrials | | | — | | | | 30,914,286 | | | | — | | | | 30,914,286 | | |
Technology | | | — | | | | 6,495,828 | | | | — | | | | 6,495,828 | | |
Utilities | | | — | | | | 47,603,703 | | | | — | | | | 47,603,703 | | |
Total Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes | | | — | | | | 517,469,957 | | | | 2,742,907 | | | | 520,212,864 | | |
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 44,296,710 | | | | 226,891,361 | | | | — | | | | 271,188,071 | | |
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 260,008,092 | | | | — | | | | 260,008,092 | | |
Government & Agency Obligations | |
Foreign Government Obligations | | | — | | | | 47,244,073 | | | | — | | | | 47,244,073 | | |
U.S. Government Agencies | | | — | | | | 48,705,506 | | | | — | | | | 48,705,506 | | |
U.S. Government Obligations | | | 53,120,124 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 53,120,124 | | |
Total Government & Agency Obligations | | | 53,120,124 | | | | 95,949,579 | | | | — | | | | 149,069,703 | | |
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Total Asset-Backed Securities | | $ | — | | | $ | 86,945,294 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 86,945,294 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds | | | — | | | | 11,211,059 | | | | — | | | | 11,211,059 | | |
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | — | | | | 6,985,500 | | | | — | | | | 6,985,500 | | |
Total Preferred Stock | | | — | | | | — | | | | 63 | | | | 63 | | |
Total Warrants | | | — | | | | — | | | | 72 | | | | 72 | | |
Total Securities Lending Collateral | | | 5,792,568 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,792,568 | | |
Total Short-Term Obligation | | | — | | | | 24,750,000 | | | | — | | | | 24,750,000 | | |
Total Investments | | | 103,209,402 | | | | 1,230,210,842 | | | | 2,743,042 | | | | 1,336,163,286 | | |
Value of Credit Default Swap Contracts – Appreciation | | | — | | | | 94,129 | | | | — | | | | 94,129 | | |
Value of Credit Default Swap Contracts – Depreciation | | | | | | | (679,113 | ) | | | | | | | (679,113 | ) | |
Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | — | | | | 19,656 | | | | — | | | | 19,656 | | |
Unrealized Appreciation on Futures Contracts | | | 634,402 | | | | — | | | | | | | | 634,402 | | |
Unrealized Depreciation on Futures Contracts | | | (1,442,152 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (1,442,152 | ) | |
Total | | $ | 102,401,652 | | | $ | 1,229,645,514 | | | $ | 2,743,042 | | | $ | 1,334,790,208 | | |
The following table reconciles asset balances for the year ended March 31, 2010, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:
Investment in Securities | | Balance as of March 31, 2009 | | Accrued Discounts (Premiums) | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Purchases | | Sales | | Transfers into Level 3 | | Transfers out of Level 3 | | Balance as of March 31, 2010 | |
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes | |
Communications | | $ | 12,150 | | | $ | 457 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,323 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 15,930 | | |
Consumer Cyclical | | | 1,792,878 | | | | 16,265 | | | | 6,894 | | | | 717,045 | | | | 347,450 | | | | (153,555 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,726,977 | | |
Preferred Stocks | | | 63 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 63 | | |
Warrants | | | 73 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (1 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 72 | | |
| | $ | 1,805,164 | | | $ | 16,722 | | | $ | 6,894 | | | $ | 720,367 | | | $ | 347,450 | | | $ | (153,555 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,743,042 | | |
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 March 31, 2010 which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $720,367. This amount is included in net changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the Statements 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.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Total Return Bond Fund
March 31, 2010
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding on March 31, 2010 are:
Foreign Exchange Rate Risk
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts to Sell | | Value | | Aggregate Face Value | | Settlement Date | | Unrealized Appreciation | |
EUR | | | | $ | 87,792 | | | $ | 88,281 | | | 04/09/10 | | $ | 489 | | |
EUR | | | | | 337,665 | | | | 343,856 | | | 04/15/10 | | | 6,191 | | |
EUR | | | | | 182,341 | | | | 182,524 | | | 04/22/10 | | | 183 | | |
JPY | | | | | 192,543 | | | | 198,369 | | | 04/14/10 | | | 5,826 | | |
JPY | | | | | 192,551 | | | | 199,440 | | | 04/22/10 | | | 6,889 | | |
JPY | | | | | 187,209 | | | | 187,287 | | | 04/28/10 | | | 78 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 19,656 | | |
At March 31, 2010, the Fund has entered into the following credit default swap contracts:
Credit Risk
Swap Counterparty | | Referenced Obligation | | Receive Buy/Sell Protection | | Fixed Rate | | Expiration Date | | Notional Amount | | Upfront Premium Paid (Received) | | Value of Contract | |
Barclays Capital | | Toll Brothers, Inc. 5.150% 05/15/15 | | Buy | | | 1.000 | % | | 09/20/14 | | $ | 4,100,000 | | | $ | 14,252 | | | $ | 50,543 | | |
Barclays Capital | | Toll Brothers, Inc. 5.150% 05/15/15 | | Buy | | | 1.000 | % | | 09/20/14 | | | 5,165,000 | | | | 40,574 | | | | 43,586 | | |
Barclays Capital | | The Home Depot, Inc. | | Buy | | | 1.000 | % | | 03/20/15 | | | 5,500,000 | | | | (26,109 | ) | | | (66,374 | ) | |
Barclays Capital | | Limited Brands, Inc. | | Buy | | | 1.000 | % | | 03/20/15 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 279,239 | | | | (100,012 | ) | |
Barclays Capital | | Macy's, Inc. | | Buy | | | 1.000 | % | | 03/20/15 | | | 4,365,000 | | | | 224,492 | | | | (85,476 | ) | |
Barclays Capital | | Textron, Inc. | | Buy | | | 1.000 | % | | 03/20/15 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 95,390 | | | | (84 | ) | |
Barclays Capital | | D.R. Horton, Inc. | | Buy | | | 1.000 | % | | 03/20/15 | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 261,866 | | | | (32,458 | ) | |
BNP Paribas | | Marriott International, Inc. | | Buy | | | 1.000 | % | | 03/20/15 | | | 6,280,000 | | | | 58,332 | | | | (57,818 | ) | |
Credit Suisse First Boston | | Textron, Inc. | | Buy | | | 1.000 | % | | 03/20/15 | | | 3,280,000 | | | | 111,555 | | | | (7,264 | ) | |
JPMorgan | | D.R. Horton, Inc. | | Buy | | | 1.000 | % | | 03/20/15 | | | 5,800,000 | | | | 253,112 | | | | (31,488 | ) | |
JPMorgan | | Macy's, Inc. | | Buy | | | 1.000 | % | | 03/20/15 | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 429,112 | | | | (173,711 | ) | |
Morgan Stanley | | Limited Brands, Inc. | | Buy | | | 1.000 | % | | 03/20/15 | | | 5,700,000 | | | | 268,715 | | | | (66,824 | ) | |
Morgan Stanley | | The Home Depot, Inc. | | Buy | | | 1.000 | % | | 03/20/15 | | | 6,200,000 | | | | (46,941 | ) | | | (57,604 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (584,984 | ) | |
At March 31, 2010, the Fund held the following open long futures contracts:
Risk Exposure/Type
Interest Rate Risk | | Number of Contracts | | Value | | Aggregate Face Value | | Expiration Date | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
2-Year U.S. Treasury Notes | | | 250 | | | $ | 54,238,282 | | | $ | 54,340,641 | | | June 2010 | | $ | (102,359 | ) | |
5-Year U.S. Treasury Notes | | | 456 | | | | 52,368,750 | | | | 52,312,873 | | | June 2010 | | | 55,877 | | |
30-Year U.S. Treasury Notes | | | 180 | | | | 20,902,500 | | | | 21,054,960 | | | June 2010 | | | (152,460 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (198,942 | ) | |
At March 31, 2010, the Fund held the following open short futures contracts:
Risk Exposure/Type
Interest Rate Risk | | Number of Contracts | | Value | | Aggregate Face Value | | Expiration Date | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
10-Year U.S. Treasury Notes | | | 1,718 | | | $ | 199,717,500 | | | $ | 198,530,167 | | | June-10 | | $ | (1,187,333 | ) | |
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bonds | | | 300 | | | | 35,990,625 | | | | 36,569,150 | | | June-10 | | | 578,525 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | (608,808 | ) | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Total Return Bond Fund
March 31, 2010
At March 31, 2010, the Fund held investments in the following sectors:
Sector (Unaudited) | | % of Net Assets | |
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes | | | 40.1 | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 20.9 | | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 20.0 | | |
Government & Agency Obligations | | | 11.5 | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | 6.7 | | |
Municipal Bonds | | | 0.9 | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | 0.5 | | |
Preferred Stock | | | 0.0 | * | |
Warrants | | | 0.0 | * | |
| | | 100.6 | | |
Securities Lending Collateral | | | 0.5 | | |
Short-Term Obligation | | | 1.9 | | |
Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned | | | (0.5 | ) | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | (2.5 | ) | |
| | | 100.0 | | |
* Rounds to less than 0.1%
Acronym | | Name | |
AUD | | Australian Dollar | |
|
CAD | | Canadian Dollar | |
|
DKK | | Danish Krone | |
|
EUR | | Euro | |
|
GBP | | Pound Sterling | |
|
I.O. | | Interest Only | |
|
JPY | | Japanese Yen | |
|
NOK | | Norwegian Krone | |
|
PIK | | Payment-In-Kind | |
|
PLN | | Polish Zloty | |
|
SEK | | Swedish Krona | |
|
STRIPS | | Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities | |
|
TBA | | To Be Announced | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Short Term Bond Fund
March 31, 2010
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes – 28.5% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Basic Materials – 0.9% | |
Chemicals – 0.2% | |
EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co. | |
5.000% 07/15/13 | | | 5,465,000 | | | | 5,918,223 | | |
Chemicals Total | | | 5,918,223 | | |
Iron/Steel – 0.4% | |
ArcelorMittal USA, Inc. | |
6.500% 04/15/14 | | | 5,900,000 | | | | 6,395,376 | | |
Nucor Corp. | |
5.000% 06/01/13 | | | 2,504,000 | | | | 2,705,587 | | |
Iron/Steel Total | | | 9,100,963 | | |
Metals & Mining – 0.3% | |
Vale Inco Ltd. | |
7.750% 05/15/12 | | | 6,235,000 | | | | 6,829,738 | | |
Metals & Mining Total | | | 6,829,738 | | |
Basic Materials Total | | | 21,848,924 | | |
Communications – 3.6% | |
Media – 1.2% | |
Comcast Corp. | |
5.300% 01/15/14 | | | 6,100,000 | | | | 6,558,543 | | |
5.500% 03/15/11 | | | 2,885,000 | | | | 3,001,514 | | |
News America, Inc. | |
5.300% 12/15/14 | | | 4,775,000 | | | | 5,232,063 | | |
Time Warner, Inc. | |
6.875% 05/01/12 | | | 7,235,000 | | | | 7,958,175 | | |
Viacom, Inc. | |
4.375% 09/15/14 | | | 6,405,000 | | | | 6,617,588 | | |
Media Total | | | 29,367,883 | | |
Telecommunication Services – 2.4% | |
America Movil S.A. de C.V. | |
5.500% 03/01/14 | | | 7,420,000 | | | | 8,018,586 | | |
AT&T, Inc. | |
4.950% 01/15/13 | | | 14,375,000 | | | | 15,441,510 | | |
British Telecommunications PLC | |
5.150% 01/15/13 | | | 6,505,000 | | | | 6,878,166 | | |
Cellco Partnership/Verizon Wireless Capital LLC | |
5.550% 02/01/14 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,928,420 | | |
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV | |
8.500% 06/15/10 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,073,935 | | |
Telefonica Emisiones SAU | |
0.580% 02/04/13 (05/04/10) (a)(b) | | | 10,875,000 | | | | 10,638,588 | | |
Telecommunication Services Total | | | 56,979,205 | | |
Communications Total | | | 86,347,088 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Consumer Cyclical – 0.3% | |
Retail – 0.3% | |
CVS Caremark Corp. | |
5.750% 08/15/11 | | | 5,997,000 | | | | 6,339,741 | | |
Retail Total | | | 6,339,741 | | |
Consumer Cyclical Total | | | 6,339,741 | | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical – 3.8% | |
Beverages – 1.3% | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. | |
2.500% 03/26/13 (c) | | | 8,500,000 | | | | 8,516,397 | | |
Bottling Group LLC | |
6.950% 03/15/14 | | | 7,425,000 | | | | 8,595,989 | | |
Diageo Capital PLC | |
5.200% 01/30/13 | | | 4,985,000 | | | | 5,394,059 | | |
Diageo Finance BV | |
3.875% 04/01/11 | | | 2,585,000 | | | | 2,656,726 | | |
Miller Brewing Co. | |
5.500% 08/15/13 (c) | | | 3,236,000 | | | | 3,464,630 | | |
SABMiller PLC | |
5.700% 01/15/14 (c) | | | 2,360,000 | | | | 2,578,470 | | |
Beverages Total | | | 31,206,271 | | |
Food – 0.8% | |
ConAgra Foods, Inc. | |
5.875% 04/15/14 | | | 6,840,000 | | | | 7,509,533 | | |
HJ Heinz Finance Co. | |
6.000% 03/15/12 | | | 5,110,000 | | | | 5,523,746 | | |
6.625% 07/15/11 | | | 652,000 | | | | 694,666 | | |
Kraft Foods, Inc. | |
2.625% 05/08/13 | | | 6,650,000 | | | | 6,699,995 | | |
Food Total | | | 20,427,940 | | |
Healthcare Services – 0.6% | |
Roche Holdings, Inc. | |
4.500% 03/01/12 (c) | | | 9,000,000 | | | | 9,514,368 | | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | |
5.500% 11/15/12 | | | 3,641,000 | | | | 3,937,410 | | |
Healthcare Services Total | | | 13,451,778 | | |
Pharmaceuticals – 1.1% | |
Abbott Laboratories | |
5.600% 05/15/11 | | | 8,075,000 | | | | 8,486,187 | | |
Express Scripts, Inc. | |
5.250% 06/15/12 | | | 5,795,000 | | | | 6,178,942 | | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | |
1.875% 06/30/11 | | | 2,900,000 | | | | 2,927,590 | | |
Pfizer, Inc. | |
4.450% 03/15/12 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,059,992 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Short Term Bond Fund
March 31, 2010
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Wyeth | |
6.950% 03/15/11 | | | 7,031,000 | | | | 7,457,360 | | |
Pharmaceuticals Total | | | 26,110,071 | | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical Total | | | 91,196,060 | | |
Energy – 2.6% | |
Oil & Gas – 1.3% | |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | |
5.450% 10/01/12 | | | 4,100,000 | | | | 4,407,853 | | |
6.700% 07/15/11 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,132,798 | | |
Conoco Funding Co. | |
6.350% 10/15/11 | | | 10,500,000 | | | | 11,326,497 | | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | |
6.750% 01/15/12 | | | 2,750,000 | | | | 3,005,882 | | |
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd. III | |
4.500% 09/30/12 (c) | | | 9,250,000 | | | | 9,708,920 | | |
Oil & Gas Total | | | 30,581,950 | | |
Oil & Gas Services – 0.3% | |
Weatherford International Ltd. | |
5.150% 03/15/13 | | | 6,885,000 | | | | 7,315,842 | | |
Oil & Gas Services Total | | | 7,315,842 | | |
Pipelines – 1.0% | |
Energy Transfer Partners LP | |
8.500% 04/15/14 | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 5,234,985 | | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP | |
4.250% 09/01/12 | | | 5,500,000 | | | | 5,714,159 | | |
TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. | |
8.625% 05/15/12 | | | 5,850,000 | | | | 6,653,334 | | |
Williams Partners LP | |
3.800% 02/15/15 (c) | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 6,987,442 | | |
Pipelines Total | | | 24,589,920 | | |
Energy Total | | | 62,487,712 | | |
Financials – 12.6% | |
Banks – 9.0% | |
ANZ National International Ltd. | |
6.200% 07/19/13 (c) | | | 12,735,000 | | | | 14,034,543 | | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | |
4.950% 11/01/12 | | | 2,625,000 | | | | 2,846,015 | | |
5.125% 08/27/13 | | | 5,760,000 | | | | 6,285,928 | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | |
3.900% 04/07/15 (d) | | | 15,325,000 | | | | 15,359,481 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | |
6.250% 11/15/13 | | | 9,160,000 | | | | 10,027,021 | | |
Citigroup, Inc. | |
5.500% 10/15/14 | | | 14,000,000 | | | | 14,488,684 | | |
6.500% 08/19/13 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,156,024 | | |
Comerica Bank | |
0.330% 05/10/10 (04/12/10) (a)(b) | | | 7,007,000 | | | | 7,005,634 | | |
0.362% 05/26/11 (05/26/10) (a)(b) | | | 1,590,000 | | | | 1,561,733 | | |
0.362% 05/24/11 (05/24/10) (a)(b) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,970,194 | | |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | |
3.750% 10/15/14 (c) | | | 13,000,000 | | | | 13,178,347 | | |
Credit Suisse/New York NY | |
5.000% 05/15/13 | | | 12,300,000 | | | | 13,219,757 | | |
Deutsche Bank AG London | |
4.875% 05/20/13 | | | 13,150,000 | | | | 14,091,869 | | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | |
5.300% 02/14/12 | | | 6,325,000 | | | | 6,732,406 | | |
ING Bank NV | |
0.881% 01/13/12 (04/13/10) (a)(b)(c) | | | 12,500,000 | | | | 12,473,575 | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | |
0.902% 02/26/13 (05/26/10) (a)(b) | | | 19,000,000 | | | | 19,096,634 | | |
Keycorp | |
6.500% 05/14/13 | | | 7,925,000 | | | | 8,463,179 | | |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | |
6.150% 04/25/13 (e) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,153,404 | | |
Morgan Stanley | |
5.625% 01/09/12 | | | 2,800,000 | | | | 2,965,665 | | |
6.600% 04/01/12 | | | 2,255,000 | | | | 2,446,605 | | |
Svenska Handelsbanken AB | |
2.875% 09/14/12 (c) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,189,460 | | |
U.S. Bank N.A. | |
6.300% 02/04/14 | | | 11,200,000 | | | | 12,490,442 | | |
UBS AG/Stamford CT | |
1.352% 02/23/12 (05/24/10) (a)(b) | | | 8,200,000 | | | | 8,239,007 | | |
Wachovia Corp. | |
0.439% 08/01/13 (05/04/10) (a)(b) | | | 11,010,000 | | | | 10,686,757 | | |
2.019% 05/01/13 (05/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 6,440,000 | | | | 6,625,408 | | |
Banks Total | | | 218,787,772 | | |
Diversified Financial Services – 1.4% | |
General Electric Capital Corp. | |
0.379% 11/01/12 (05/04/10) (a)(b) | | | 27,010,000 | | | | 26,474,068 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Short Term Bond Fund
March 31, 2010
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
0.379% 08/02/12 (05/04/10) (a)(b) | | | 4,876,000 | | | | 4,789,612 | | |
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. | |
3.950% 11/10/09 (f)(g) | | | 5,365,000 | | | | 1,267,481 | | |
Diversified Financial Services Total | | | 32,531,161 | | |
Insurance – 1.6% | |
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp. | |
5.000% 08/15/13 | | | 4,400,000 | | | | 4,805,148 | | |
CNA Financial Corp. | |
5.850% 12/15/14 | | | 6,585,000 | | | | 6,700,613 | | |
Lincoln National Corp. | |
4.750% 02/15/14 | | | 1,855,000 | | | | 1,894,630 | | |
5.650% 08/27/12 | | | 5,300,000 | | | | 5,626,088 | | |
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I | |
5.125% 04/10/13 (c) | | | 8,650,000 | | | | 9,286,614 | | |
Principal Life Income Funding Trusts | |
0.429% 11/08/13 (05/10/10) (a)(b) | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 4,300,609 | | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | |
3.625% 09/17/12 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,056,878 | | |
4.500% 07/15/13 | | | 3,750,000 | | | | 3,920,636 | | |
Insurance Total | | | 38,591,216 | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 0.6% | |
Duke Realty LP | |
7.375% 02/15/15 | | | 6,340,000 | | | | 6,846,629 | | |
Simon Property Group LP | |
4.900% 01/30/14 | | | 7,760,000 | | | | 8,126,637 | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Total | | | 14,973,266 | | |
Financials Total | | | 304,883,415 | | |
Industrials – 1.7% | |
Aerospace & Defense – 0.1% | |
United Technologies Corp. | |
6.100% 05/15/12 | | | 1,719,000 | | | | 1,879,938 | | |
6.350% 03/01/11 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,098,126 | | |
Aerospace & Defense Total | | | 3,978,064 | | |
Machinery – 0.3% | |
John Deere Capital Corp. | |
4.500% 04/03/13 | | | 6,215,000 | | | | 6,635,420 | | |
Machinery Total | | | 6,635,420 | | |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing – 0.7% | |
Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co., Ltd. | |
9.500% 04/15/14 | | | 6,002,000 | | | | 7,277,641 | | |
Tyco International Group SA | |
6.375% 10/15/11 | | | 8,745,000 | | | | 9,422,126 | | |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing Total | | | 16,699,767 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Commercial Services – 0.3% | |
Yale University | |
2.900% 10/15/14 | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,059,227 | | |
Commercial Services Total | | | 7,059,227 | | |
Transportation – 0.3% | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. | |
6.750% 07/15/11 | | | 5,405,000 | | | | 5,750,817 | | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | |
8.625% 05/15/10 | | | 2,205,000 | | | | 2,223,630 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 7,974,447 | | |
Industrials Total | | | 42,346,925 | | |
Technology – 1.1% | |
Computers – 0.6% | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | |
2.250% 05/27/11 | | | 6,225,000 | | | | 6,320,753 | | |
International Business Machines Corp. | |
6.500% 10/15/13 | | | 8,010,000 | | | | 9,194,294 | | |
Computers Total | | | 15,515,047 | | |
Networking & Telecom Equipment – 0.2% | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | |
5.250% 02/22/11 | | | 5,095,000 | | | | 5,302,433 | | |
Networking & Telecom Equipment Total | | | 5,302,433 | | |
Software – 0.3% | |
Oracle Corp. | |
5.000% 01/15/11 | | | 6,625,000 | | | | 6,851,456 | | |
Software Total | | | 6,851,456 | | |
Technology Total | | | 27,668,936 | | |
Utilities – 1.9% | |
Electric – 1.4% | |
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. | |
4.875% 02/01/13 | | | 5,193,000 | | | | 5,581,068 | | |
5.550% 04/01/14 | | | 265,000 | | | | 288,545 | | |
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. | |
5.500% 07/01/13 | | | 9,325,000 | | | | 10,210,698 | | |
Ohio Power Co. | |
5.750% 09/01/13 | | | 5,870,000 | | | | 6,432,340 | | |
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | |
4.200% 03/01/11 | | | 5,850,000 | | | | 6,021,855 | | |
Virginia Electric Power | |
5.100% 11/30/12 | | | 4,535,000 | | | | 4,935,989 | | |
Electric Total | | | 33,470,495 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Gas – 0.5% | |
Atmos Energy Corp. | |
5.125% 01/15/13 | | | 1,390,000 | | | | 1,484,132 | | |
7.375% 05/15/11 | | | 3,875,000 | | | | 4,127,600 | | |
Sempra Energy | |
8.900% 11/15/13 | | | 6,505,000 | | | | 7,751,631 | | |
Gas Total | | | 13,363,363 | | |
Utilities Total | | | 46,833,858 | | |
Total Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (cost of $673,209,099) | | | 689,952,659 | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 22.0% | |
Agency – 17.1% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | |
3.100% 08/15/19 | | | 5,853,504 | | | | 5,801,517 | | |
3.200% 07/15/19 | | | 18,228,996 | | | | 18,515,224 | | |
3.500% 01/15/17 | | | 1,848,337 | | | | 1,898,256 | | |
4.000% 09/15/15 | | | 674,110 | | | | 681,854 | | |
4.000% 12/15/17 | | | 19,774,394 | | | | 20,542,008 | | |
4.000% 12/15/17 | | | 10,329,876 | | | | 10,684,362 | | |
4.250% 04/15/33 | | | 1,598,993 | | | | 1,656,611 | | |
4.500% 12/15/14 | | | 301,484 | | | | 301,737 | | |
4.500% 03/15/17 | | | 712,793 | | | | 731,935 | | |
4.500% 11/15/32 | | | 7,261,955 | | | | 7,616,246 | | |
4.500% 05/15/39 | | | 10,507,726 | | | | 11,059,826 | | |
4.750% 08/15/19 | | | 18,740,360 | | | | 19,525,958 | | |
4.750% 08/15/19 | | | 20,507,128 | | | | 21,366,789 | | |
5.000% 07/15/17 | | | 8,567,458 | | | | 9,087,792 | | |
5.000% 10/15/34 | | | 3,313,492 | | | | 3,480,370 | | |
5.000% 12/15/35 | | | 13,239,896 | | | | 13,982,030 | | |
5.000% 10/15/36 | | | 21,522,785 | | | | 22,737,376 | | |
5.000% 07/15/37 | | | 11,309,791 | | | | 11,954,560 | | |
5.125% 10/15/15 | | | 1,739,110 | | | | 1,782,841 | | |
5.350% 05/15/29 | | | 9,068,516 | | | | 9,436,913 | | |
5.500% 08/15/13 | | | 360,055 | | | | 368,005 | | |
5.500% 12/15/19 | | | 9,665,075 | | | | 10,107,680 | | |
5.500% 11/15/21 | | | 2,479,430 | | | | 2,538,875 | | |
5.500% 04/15/26 | | | 1,128,682 | | | | 1,146,046 | | |
5.500% 12/15/26 | | | 2,608,114 | | | | 2,649,577 | | |
5.500% 10/15/27 | | | 1,925,158 | | | | 1,952,510 | | |
5.500% 06/15/28 | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 1,738,802 | | |
5.500% 11/15/28 | | | 2,069,753 | | | | 2,116,349 | | |
5.500% 01/15/29 | | | 4,688,858 | | | | 4,825,868 | | |
5.500% 10/15/29 | | | 2,001,147 | | | | 2,043,820 | | |
5.500% 12/15/31 | | | 6,665,682 | | | | 7,024,208 | | |
6.000% 03/15/19 | | | 266,099 | | | | 266,616 | | |
6.000% 06/15/25 | | | 1,525,256 | | | | 1,534,193 | | |
6.000% 05/15/27 | | | 2,710,079 | | | | 2,724,405 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
6.000% 09/15/27 | | | 7,052,982 | | | | 7,153,675 | | |
7.000% 06/15/22 | | | 79,823 | | | | 88,604 | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association | |
(i) 05/25/23 | | | 854,535 | | | | 757,079 | | |
3.000% 11/25/24 | | | 19,769,086 | | | | 20,104,708 | | |
3.500% 03/25/18 | | | 7,275,852 | | | | 7,520,505 | | |
4.000% 01/25/19 | | | 4,566,644 | | | | 4,764,540 | | |
4.000% 06/25/23 | | | 4,024,802 | | | | 4,172,718 | | |
4.250% 03/25/22 | | | 3,618,034 | | | | 3,750,975 | | |
4.500% 11/25/21 | | | 4,048,051 | | | | 4,209,579 | | |
4.500% 03/25/23 | | | 12,428,065 | | | | 12,992,852 | | |
4.500% 12/25/23 | | | 9,791,336 | | | | 10,242,378 | | |
5.000% 04/25/16 | | | 124,632 | | | | 124,797 | | |
5.000% 12/25/16 | | | 2,256,627 | | | | 2,307,661 | | |
5.000% 12/25/17 | | | 1,396,919 | | | | 1,432,379 | | |
5.000% 11/25/24 | | | 9,823,726 | | | | 10,285,146 | | |
5.000% 04/25/31 | | | 1,450,551 | | | | 1,498,086 | | |
5.000% 09/25/33 | | | 3,032,077 | | | | 3,235,852 | | |
5.500% 12/25/29 | | | 5,247,499 | | | | 5,489,238 | | |
5.500% 06/25/30 | | | 1,096,995 | | | | 1,149,447 | | |
5.500% 01/25/33 | | | 16,790,142 | | | | 17,505,026 | | |
5.500% 05/25/33 | | | 8,309,050 | | | | 8,786,074 | | |
Government National Mortgage Association | |
4.000% 06/20/37 | | | 9,224,462 | | | | 9,539,365 | | |
4.000% 05/16/39 | | | 22,289,805 | | | | 23,154,135 | | |
4.000% 08/20/39 | | | 11,735,352 | | | | 12,103,907 | | |
4.500% 08/20/35 | | | 318,085 | | | | 329,917 | | |
4.500% 05/20/39 | | | 6,296,039 | | | | 6,542,012 | | |
5.000% 05/16/27 | | | 261,080 | | | | 274,754 | | |
5.000% 06/20/28 | | | 306,897 | | | | 307,405 | | |
Agency Total | | | 413,703,973 | | |
Non-Agency – 4.9% | |
Bank of America Mortgage Securities | |
3.062% 03/25/34 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 2,458,213 | | | | 2,258,044 | | |
5.081% 11/25/35 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 1,105,428 | | | | 1,050,743 | | |
5.250% 02/25/18 | | | 1,513 | | | | 1,513 | | |
BCAP LLC Trust | |
5.000% 12/26/36 (04/01/10) (a)(b)(c) | | | 11,047,487 | | | | 11,030,253 | | |
6.000% 05/26/37 (04/01/10) (a)(b)(c) | | | 11,632,120 | | | | 11,658,841 | | |
Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust | |
2.623% 09/25/34 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 1,402,019 | | | | 1,113,142 | | |
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust | |
0.646% 03/25/34 (04/25/10) (a)(b) | | | 269,196 | | | | 253,829 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
5.500% 07/25/34 | | | 1,251,146 | | | | 1,221,177 | | |
Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust | |
0.746% 03/25/34 (04/25/10) (a)(b) | | | 1,162,159 | | | | 1,039,692 | | |
5.500% 09/25/35 | | | 12,102,824 | | | | 11,602,321 | | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates | |
5.000% 12/27/36 (c) | | | 12,245,772 | | | | 12,276,386 | | |
5.000% 06/27/37 (04/01/10) (a)(b)(c) | | | 6,292,806 | | | | 6,280,850 | | |
5.813% 10/27/37 (c) | | | 11,496,980 | | | | 11,640,693 | | |
6.000% 08/27/37 (04/01/10) (a)(b)(c) | | | 14,153,398 | | | | 14,339,161 | | |
6.000% 01/27/47 (c) | | | 5,824,757 | | | | 5,948,532 | | |
GMAC Mortgage Corporation Loan Trust | |
0.746% 05/25/18 (04/25/10) (a)(b) | | | 1,270,873 | | | | 1,179,546 | | |
MASTR Asset Securitization Trust | |
5.750% 05/25/36 | | | 5,080,379 | | | | 4,963,493 | | |
Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. | |
0.846% 07/25/32 (04/25/10) (a)(b) | | | 22,648 | | | | 16,002 | | |
Structured Asset Securities Corp. | |
5.500% 05/25/33 | | | 198,304 | | | | 201,572 | | |
5.500% 07/25/33 | | | 99,853 | | | | 99,854 | | |
5.750% 04/25/33 | | | 1,251,302 | | | | 1,189,840 | | |
Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates | |
5.500% 10/25/35 | | | 1,952,007 | | | | 1,670,508 | | |
Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates | |
5.592% 11/25/36 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 8,898,449 | | | | 7,165,425 | | |
6.032% 10/25/36 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 4,808,326 | | | | 4,028,028 | | |
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust | |
4.500% 08/25/18 | | | 477,417 | | | | 468,300 | | |
4.950% 09/25/35 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 2,197,591 | | | | 2,067,784 | | |
5.132% 04/25/36 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 4,718,929 | | | | 4,251,352 | | |
Non-Agency Total | | | 119,016,881 | | |
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (cost of $533,310,009) | | | 532,720,854 | | |
Government & Agency Obligations – 15.9% | |
Foreign Government Obligations – 2.0% | |
Financement-Quebec | |
5.000% 10/25/12 | | | 9,921,000 | | | | 10,642,872 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Morocco Government AID Bond | |
0.442% 05/01/23 (04/06/10) (a)(b) | | | 1,147,500 | | | | 1,057,972 | | |
Nova Scotia Province | |
5.750% 02/27/12 | | | 1,985,000 | | | | 2,136,928 | | |
Province of Ontario | |
4.100% 06/16/14 | | | 13,175,000 | | | | 14,074,721 | | |
Svensk Exportkredit AB | |
4.875% 09/29/11 | | | 13,090,000 | | | | 13,808,916 | | |
United Mexican States | |
5.875% 02/17/14 | | | 5,025,000 | | | | 5,605,387 | | |
Foreign Government Obligations Total | | | 47,326,796 | | |
U.S. Government Obligations – 13.9% | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note | |
3.000% 07/15/12 | | | 42,175,700 | | | | 45,431,158 | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | |
0.875% 02/28/11 | | | 44,000,000 | | | | 44,180,488 | | |
0.875% 03/31/11 (h) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,506,270 | | |
1.125% 06/30/11 | | | 22,000,000 | | | | 22,159,852 | | |
1.375% 03/15/13 | | | 135,000,000 | | | | 134,208,900 | | |
2.500% 03/31/15 | | | 90,000,000 | | | | 89,739,900 | | |
U.S. Government Obligations Total | | | 337,226,568 | | |
Total Government & Agency Obligations (cost of $382,607,292) | | | 384,553,364 | | |
Asset-Backed Securities – 15.3% | |
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust | |
2.260% 05/15/12 | | | 9,920,000 | | | | 9,989,692 | | |
4.630% 06/06/12 | | | 4,098,680 | | | | 4,100,602 | | |
5.020% 11/06/12 | | | 3,964,625 | | | | 3,978,715 | | |
5.210% 09/06/13 | | | 1,118,835 | | | | 1,152,104 | | |
5.420% 08/08/11 | | | 7,396,501 | | | | 7,480,829 | | |
5.420% 05/07/12 | | | 8,042,781 | | | | 8,130,379 | | |
5.530% 01/06/14 | | | 23,888,000 | | | | 24,677,943 | | |
5.640% 09/06/13 | | | 7,823,099 | | | | 8,032,536 | | |
5.680% 12/12/12 | | | 6,343,000 | | | | 6,527,849 | | |
Americredit Prime Automobile Receivable | |
5.220% 06/08/12 | | | 7,422,905 | | | | 7,510,787 | | |
Amresco Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust | |
0.726% 07/25/28 (04/26/10) (a)(b) | | | 14,774 | | | | 9,848 | | |
Arizona Educational Loan Marketing Corp. | |
0.472% 12/01/23 (06/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 10,105,263 | | | | 9,960,556 | | |
BMW Floorplan Master Owner Trust | |
1.380% 09/15/14 (04/15/10) (a)(b)(c) | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 14,999,874 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Asset-Backed Securities (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
BMW Vehicle Lease Trust | |
2.910% 03/15/12 | | | 5,140,000 | | | | 5,235,869 | | |
Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust | |
5.000% 04/15/11 | | | 89,233 | | | | 89,534 | | |
5.300% 05/15/14 | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 1,847,148 | | |
5.420% 12/15/14 | | | 3,070,000 | | | | 3,300,983 | | |
Capital One Auto Finance Trust | |
5.030% 04/15/12 | | | 1,489,564 | | | | 1,499,888 | | |
CitiFinancial Auto Issuance Trust | |
2.590% 10/15/13 (c) | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 15,184,406 | | |
Cityscape Home Equity Loan Trust | |
7.380% 07/25/28 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 616,323 | | | | 601,126 | | |
7.410% 05/25/28 | | | 10,777 | | | | 10,501 | | |
CPS Auto Trust | |
5.040% 09/15/11 (c) | | | 67,969 | | | | 68,063 | | |
5.330% 11/15/12 (c) | | | 5,960,967 | | | | 6,044,242 | | |
Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust | |
4.940% 02/08/12 | | | 2,094,496 | | | | 2,122,012 | | |
Drive Auto Receivables Trust | |
5.330% 04/15/14 (04/15/10) (a)(b)(c) | | | 2,864,458 | | | | 2,869,449 | | |
5.540% 12/16/13 (04/15/10) (a)(b)(c) | | | 4,311,712 | | | | 4,399,657 | | |
Fifth Third Auto Trust | |
4.070% 01/17/12 | | | 6,190,848 | | | | 6,250,333 | | |
First Alliance Mortgage Loan Trust | |
6.680% 06/25/25 | | | 53,824 | | | | 45,549 | | |
8.225% 09/20/27 | | | 180,932 | | | | 143,564 | | |
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust | |
5.160% 04/15/13 | | | 10,554,000 | | | | 11,239,172 | | |
5.240% 07/15/12 | | | 997,500 | | | | 1,047,518 | | |
Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust | |
1.880% 12/15/14 (04/15/10) (a)(b)(c) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,045,626 | | |
Franklin Auto Trust | |
5.360% 05/20/16 | | | 2,498,000 | | | | 2,587,004 | | |
GE Equipment Midticket LLC | |
4.530% 06/14/11 | | | 1,222,404 | | | | 1,228,666 | | |
GS Auto Loan Trust | |
5.480% 12/15/14 | | | 11,140,000 | | | | 11,603,040 | | |
Household Automotive Trust | |
5.340% 09/17/13 | | | 3,281,000 | | | | 3,371,578 | | |
IMC Home Equity Loan Trust | |
7.080% 08/20/28 | | | 11,973 | | | | 11,592 | | |
7.500% 04/25/26 | | | 222,259 | | | | 221,676 | | |
7.520% 08/20/28 | | | 817,964 | | | | 819,842 | | |
Keycorp Student Loan Trust | |
0.368% 06/27/25 (06/29/10) (a)(b) | | | 10,964,554 | | | | 10,342,431 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
0.618% 12/27/29 (06/29/10) (a)(b) | | | 15,770,242 | | | | 14,999,723 | | |
0.682% 08/25/27 (05/25/10) (a)(b) | | | 15,192,519 | | | | 15,016,879 | | |
Long Beach Auto Receivables Trust | |
4.250% 04/15/12 | | | 1,115,317 | | | | 1,116,444 | | |
4.522% 06/15/12 | | | 1,316,482 | | | | 1,317,950 | | |
5.500% 05/15/13 | | | 1,121,102 | | | | 1,135,707 | | |
Marriott Vacation Club Owner Trust | |
4.809% 07/20/31 (c) | | | 8,944,679 | | | | 8,962,382 | | |
Merrill Auto Trust Securitization | |
5.500% 03/15/12 | | | 3,796,696 | | | | 3,892,284 | | |
National Collegiate Student Loan Trust | |
0.396% 07/25/26 (04/26/10) (a)(b) | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 10,286,776 | | |
Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust | |
5.030% 05/16/11 | | | 212,455 | | | | 213,612 | | |
Novastar Home Equity Loan | |
1.026% 05/25/33 (04/26/10) (a)(b) | | | 2,375,963 | | | | 1,846,761 | | |
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Inc. | |
0.536% 08/25/33 (04/26/10) (a)(b) | | | 17,389 | | | | 10,063 | | |
SLM Student Loan Trust | |
0.249% 07/25/17 (04/26/10) (a)(b) | | | 12,800,000 | | | | 12,684,353 | | |
0.317% 03/15/17 (06/15/10) (a)(b) | | | 701,480 | | | | 695,701 | | |
0.337% 12/15/20 (06/15/10) (a)(b) | | | 10,947,000 | | | | 10,766,662 | | |
Terwin Mortgage Trust | |
1.146% 07/25/34 (04/26/10) (a)(b) | | | 888,355 | | | | 716,496 | | |
Triad Auto Receivables Owner Trust | |
4.880% 04/12/13 | | | 18,555,961 | | | | 19,043,598 | | |
5.310% 05/13/13 | | | 14,822,063 | | | | 15,408,404 | | |
UPFC Auto Receivables Trust | |
5.010% 08/15/12 | | | 8,855,279 | | | | 9,041,532 | | |
5.490% 05/15/12 | | | 2,712,931 | | | | 2,717,504 | | |
5.530% 07/15/13 | | | 7,873,829 | | | | 8,044,699 | | |
Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust | |
3.410% 04/16/12 | | | 22,400,000 | | | | 23,008,834 | | |
Total Asset-Backed Securities (cost of $364,920,690) | | | 369,708,547 | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities – 8.4% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | |
2.811% 03/01/34 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 993,006 | | | | 1,028,789 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
3.751% 04/01/35 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 478,688 | | | | 497,343 | | |
4.000% 05/01/11 | | | 1,980,920 | | | | 2,017,764 | | |
4.000% 05/01/24 | | | 5,399,363 | | | | 5,487,251 | | |
4.000% 07/01/24 | | | 14,276,719 | | | | 14,509,108 | | |
4.500% 11/01/20 | | | 1,922,334 | | | | 2,015,165 | | |
4.500% 03/01/21 | | | 3,782,516 | | | | 3,941,174 | | |
4.500% 05/01/24 | | | 3,514,530 | | | | 3,650,201 | | |
4.500% 06/01/24 | | | 8,695,713 | | | | 9,031,392 | | |
4.500% 08/01/24 | | | 23,136,559 | | | | 24,029,696 | | |
4.500% 10/01/24 | | | 5,787,384 | | | | 6,010,794 | | |
5.000% 09/01/22 | | | 11,115,315 | | | | 11,754,139 | | |
5.000% 01/01/24 | | | 2,711,882 | | | | 2,866,317 | | |
5.000% 02/01/24 | | | 4,612,720 | | | | 4,877,824 | | |
5.500% 05/01/17 | | | 79,095 | | | | 85,322 | | |
5.500% 09/01/17 | | | 284,760 | | | | 307,177 | | |
5.500% 01/01/19 | | | 8,565 | | | | 9,234 | | |
5.500% 07/01/19 | | | 349,059 | | | | 376,320 | | |
5.500% 12/01/20 | | | 4,133,451 | | | | 4,451,096 | | |
5.500% 01/01/21 | | | 7,111,886 | | | | 7,658,416 | | |
5.500% 02/01/21 | | | 6,625,616 | | | | 7,114,073 | | |
5.532% 01/01/36 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 1,467,649 | | | | 1,547,233 | | |
5.885% 07/01/36 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 66,499 | | | | 70,073 | | |
6.000% 03/01/17 | | | 35,887 | | | | 38,925 | | |
6.000% 04/01/17 | | | 41,240 | | | | 44,732 | | |
6.000% 06/01/17 | | | 2,639 | | | | 2,863 | | |
6.000% 08/01/17 | | | 121,720 | | | | 132,025 | | |
6.000% 08/01/21 | | | 997,658 | | | | 1,078,691 | | |
6.000% 09/01/21 | | | 366,996 | | | | 396,805 | | |
6.000% 10/01/21 | | | 4,264,277 | | | | 4,610,632 | | |
7.500% 09/01/15 | | | 36,452 | | | | 39,654 | | |
8.500% 07/01/30 | | | 39,287 | | | | 46,304 | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association | |
2.413% 06/01/33 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 1,794,016 | | | | 1,830,558 | | |
2.499% 01/01/35 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 1,521,568 | | | | 1,538,677 | | |
3.076% 03/01/34 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 1,735,625 | | | | 1,760,942 | | |
3.184% 07/01/34 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 1,713,553 | | | | 1,761,637 | | |
3.748% 04/01/34 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 1,479,907 | | | | 1,517,138 | | |
3.802% 06/01/34 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 960,011 | | | | 993,297 | | |
4.500% 11/01/14 | | | 1,286,353 | | | | 1,330,691 | | |
4.500% 07/01/24 | | | 5,439,413 | | | | 5,650,240 | | |
4.811% 06/01/35 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 2,207,265 | | | | 2,303,528 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
4.995% 07/01/35 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 1,569,757 | | | | 1,650,548 | | |
5.000% 07/01/22 | | | 12,416,553 | | | | 13,114,642 | | |
5.000% 08/01/24 | | | 6,966,113 | | | | 7,355,588 | | |
5.500% 05/01/21 | | | 896,154 | | | | 961,800 | | |
5.500% 11/01/21 | | | 4,315,192 | | | | 4,631,295 | | |
5.500% 10/01/23 | | | 4,648,115 | | | | 4,977,450 | | |
5.500% 01/01/24 | | | 6,762,437 | | | | 7,241,580 | | |
5.500% 10/01/24 | | | 8,594,216 | | | | 9,203,631 | | |
5.655% 04/01/36 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 3,711,230 | | | | 3,856,288 | | |
5.676% 10/01/35 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 1,533,402 | | | | 1,622,739 | | |
5.732% 07/01/36 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 80,525 | | | | 84,344 | | |
6.000% 03/01/37 | | | 2,656,756 | | | | 2,805,824 | | |
6.105% 09/01/37 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 1,291,750 | | | | 1,358,987 | | |
6.500% 03/01/12 | | | 6,962 | | | | 7,267 | | |
7.500% 08/01/15 | | | 29,740 | | | | 32,649 | | |
7.500% 10/01/28 | | | 1,272,780 | | | | 1,437,138 | | |
7.500% 01/01/29 | | | 435,878 | | | | 492,165 | | |
8.000% 05/01/15 | | | 51,982 | | | | 57,102 | | |
8.000% 01/01/16 | | | 109,600 | | | | 120,037 | | |
8.000% 08/01/30 | | | 17,267 | | | | 20,013 | | |
8.000% 05/01/31 | | | 52,572 | | | | 60,934 | | |
8.000% 07/01/31 | | | 25,826 | | | | 29,940 | | |
9.000% 04/01/16 | | | 437 | | | | 454 | | |
Government National Mortgage Association | |
3.625% 07/20/18 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 252,873 | | | | 261,933 | | |
4.250% 03/20/30 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 51,652 | | | | 53,527 | | |
4.375% 04/20/22 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 1,468,966 | | | | 1,513,964 | | |
4.375% 06/20/29 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 221,850 | | | | 229,011 | | |
6.500% 09/15/13 | | | 18,108 | | | | 19,581 | | |
6.500% 03/15/32 | | | 1,822 | | | | 1,993 | | |
6.500% 11/15/33 | | | 235,570 | | | | 257,095 | | |
7.000% 11/15/13 | | | 28,684 | | | | 30,724 | | |
7.000% 04/15/29 | | | 58,201 | | | | 65,350 | | |
7.000% 08/15/29 | | | 2,913 | | | | 3,271 | | |
8.000% 10/15/17 | | | 243,588 | | | | 269,498 | | |
Small Business Administration | |
0.875% 06/25/22 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 159,529 | | | | 158,510 | | |
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost of $196,233,066) | | | 202,400,112 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 6.8% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. | |
4.060% 08/15/38 | | | 7,889,252 | | | | 8,029,005 | | |
5.085% 12/11/40 | | | 8,502,758 | | | | 8,570,909 | | |
5.694% 09/11/38 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,766,964 | | |
6.480% 02/15/35 | | | 753,099 | | | | 775,522 | | |
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. | |
4.681% 04/15/37 | | | 9,400,000 | | | | 9,719,939 | | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates | |
5.250% 03/15/39 | | | 3,193,782 | | | | 3,249,163 | | |
CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. | |
3.727% 03/15/35 | | | 395,567 | | | | 403,799 | | |
4.302% 07/15/36 | | | 939,532 | | | | 939,597 | | |
CW Capital Cobalt Ltd. | |
5.324% 05/15/46 | | | 1,001,248 | | | | 1,026,198 | | |
GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp. | |
4.599% 06/10/48 | | | 2,901,908 | | | | 2,999,658 | | |
4.970% 08/11/36 | | | 1,637,765 | | | | 1,696,382 | | |
6.070% 06/10/38 | | | 14,600,000 | | | | 15,366,290 | | |
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp. | |
4.533% 01/05/36 | | | 12,676,000 | | | | 12,934,674 | | |
4.619% 08/10/42 | | | 5,582,893 | | | | 5,742,865 | | |
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. | |
4.914% 07/12/37 | | | 2,444,922 | | | | 2,498,490 | | |
4.980% 02/15/51 | | | 2,815,420 | | | | 2,885,677 | | |
5.201% 08/12/37 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 12,590,226 | | | | 13,138,903 | | |
5.241% 05/15/45 | | | 1,824,473 | | | | 1,842,552 | | |
5.320% 06/12/47 | | | 1,620,843 | | | | 1,664,751 | | |
5.338% 05/12/45 | | | 3,790,891 | | | | 3,859,173 | | |
5.506% 12/12/44 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 9,725,000 | | | | 10,275,158 | | |
5.874% 04/15/45 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,188,593 | | |
JPMorgan Commercial Mortgage Finance Corp. | |
6.812% 01/15/30 | | | 3,647,414 | | | | 3,721,334 | | |
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust | |
4.095% 03/15/27 | | | 3,469,957 | | | | 3,570,409 | | |
5.007% 04/15/30 | | | 2,050,000 | | | | 2,133,046 | | |
5.391% 02/15/40 | | | 3,815,196 | | | | 3,898,612 | | |
5.403% 02/15/40 | | | 5,526,335 | | | | 5,638,255 | | |
5.611% 04/15/41 | | | 3,564,348 | | | | 3,715,420 | | |
5.642% 12/15/25 | | | 1,750,710 | | | | 1,795,429 | | |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. | |
I.O., | |
0.300% 12/15/30 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 4,321,231 | | | | 89,494 | | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I | |
5.124% 03/12/44 | | | 36,953 | | | | 36,925 | | |
5.257% 12/15/43 | | | 2,681,398 | | | | 2,748,406 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I | |
6.540% 02/15/31 | | | 2,030,642 | | | | 2,085,461 | | |
Nationslink Funding Corp. | |
7.104% 01/22/26 | | | 9,780,745 | | | | 10,649,324 | | |
Prudential Securities Secured Financing Corp. | |
7.503% 06/16/31 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 6,221,132 | | | | 6,186,628 | | |
7.503% 06/16/31 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 1,430,000 | | | | 1,434,353 | | |
Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII | |
6.428% 12/18/35 | | | 985,035 | | | | 1,015,625 | | |
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost of $161,721,061) | | | 163,292,983 | | |
Short-Term Obligation – 2.8% | |
Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 03/31/10, due 04/01/10 at 0.000%, collateralized by a U.S. Treasury obligation maturing 01/31/14, market value $69,674,963 (repurchase proceeds $68,306,000) | | | 68,306,000 | | | | 68,306,000 | | |
Total Short-Term Obligation (cost of $68,306,000) | | | 68,306,000 | | |
Total Investments – 99.7% (cost of $2,380,307,217) (j) | | | 2,410,934,519 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 0.3% | | | 8,609,672 | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 2,419,544,191 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at March 31, 2010.
(b) Parenthetical date represents the next interest rate reset date for the security.
(c) 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 March 31, 2010, these securities, which are not illiquid, amounted to $235,681,181, which represents 9.7% of net assets.
(d) Security purchased on a delayed delivery basis.
(e) Investments in affiliates during the year ended March 31, 2010:
Affiliate | | Value, beginning of period | | Purchases | | Sales Proceeds | | Interest Income | | Value, end of period | |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 6.150% 04/25/13 | | $ | 1,681,194 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 123,000 | | | $ | 2,153,404 | | |
(f) Represents fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The value of this security amounted to $1,267,481, which represents 0.1% of net assets.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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(g) The issuer has filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11, and is in default of certain debt covenants. Income is not being accrued. At March 31, 2010, the value of this security amounted to $1,267,481, which represents 0.1% of net assets.
(h) The security or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral for open futures contracts. At March 31, 2010, the total market value of securities pledged amounted to $1,506,270.
(i) Zero coupon bond.
(j) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $2,380,307,217.
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of March 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Total Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes | | $ | — | | | $ | 689,952,659 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 689,952,659 | | |
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | — | | | | 532,720,854 | | | | — | | | | 532,720,854 | | |
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Government & Agency Obligations | |
Foreign Government Obligations | | $ | — | | | $ | 47,326,796 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 47,326,796 | | |
U.S. Government Obligations | | | 337,226,568 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 337,226,568 | | |
Total Government & Agency Obligations | | | 337,226,568 | | | | 47,326,796 | | | | — | | | | 384,553,364 | | |
Total Asset-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 369,708,547 | | | | — | | | | 369,708,547 | | |
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 202,400,112 | | | | — | | | | 202,400,112 | | |
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 163,292,983 | | | | — | | | | 163,292,983 | | |
Total Short-Term Obligation | | | — | | | | 68,306,000 | | | | — | | | | 68,306,000 | | |
Total Investments | | | 337,226,568 | | | | 2,073,707,951 | | | | — | | | | 2,410,934,519 | | |
Unrealized Depreciation on Futures Contracts | | | (97,970 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (97,970 | ) | |
Total | | $ | 337,128,598 | | | $ | 2,073,707,951 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,410,836,549 | | |
The following table reconciles asset balances for the year ended March 31, 2010, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:
Investment in Securities | | Balance as of March 31, 2009 | | Accrued Discounts (Premiums) | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Purchases | | Sales | | Transfers into Level 3 | | Transfers out of Level 3 | | Balance as of March 31, 2010 | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | $ | 85,507 | | | $ | 174 | | | $ | (42,481 | ) | | $ | 38,504 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (81,704 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | 9,503,516 | | | | (2,064 | ) | | | 125,555 | | | | (3,882 | ) | | | 1,517,813 | | | | (11,140,938 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
| | $ | 9,589,023 | | | $ | (1,890 | ) | | $ | 83,074 | | | $ | 34,622 | | | $ | 1,517,813 | | | $ | (11,222,642 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
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.
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.
At March 31, 2010, the Fund held the following open short futures contracts:
Risk Exposure/Type
Interest Rate Risk | | Number of Contracts | | Value | | Aggregate Face Value | | Expiration Date | | Unrealized Depreciation | |
2-Year U.S. Treasury Notes | | | 1,010 | | | $ | 219,122,657 | | | $ | 219,024,687 | | | June 2010 | | $ | (97,970 | ) | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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At March 31, 2010, the asset allocation of the Fund is as follows:
Asset Allocation (Unaudited) | | % of Net Assets | |
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes | | | 28.5 | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | 22.0 | | |
Government & Agency Obligations | | | 15.9 | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | 15.3 | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 8.4 | | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 6.8 | | |
| | | 96.9 | | |
Short-Term Obligation | | | 2.8 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | 0.3 | | |
| | | 100.0 | | |
Acronym | | Name | |
I.O. | | Interest Only | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes – 91.0% | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Basic Materials – 8.1% | |
Chemicals – 3.7% | |
Agricultural Chemicals – 0.4% | |
Terra Capital, Inc. | |
7.750% 11/01/19 | | | 2,320,000 | | | | 2,801,400 | | |
| | | 2,801,400 | | |
Chemicals-Diversified – 3.3% | |
Georgia Gulf Corp. | |
9.000% 01/15/17 (b) | | | 3,205,000 | | | | 3,353,231 | | |
Innophos, Inc. | |
8.875% 08/15/14 | | | 2,320,000 | | | | 2,389,600 | | |
INVISTA | |
9.250% 05/01/12 (b) | | | 5,740,000 | | | | 5,811,750 | | |
Koppers, Inc. | |
7.875% 12/01/19 (b) | | | 2,435,000 | | | | 2,508,050 | | |
NOVA Chemicals Corp. | |
3.649% 11/15/13 (05/15/10) (c)(d) | | | 4,425,000 | | | | 4,170,563 | | |
6.500% 01/15/12 | | | 2,130,000 | | | | 2,183,250 | | |
8.375% 11/01/16 (b) | | | 2,020,000 | | | | 2,075,550 | | |
Olin Corp. | |
8.875% 08/15/19 | | | 1,955,000 | | | | 2,121,175 | | |
Westlake Chemical Corp. | |
6.625% 01/15/16 | | | 1,995,000 | | | | 1,945,125 | | |
| | | 26,558,294 | | |
Chemicals Total | | | 29,359,694 | | |
Forest Products & Paper – 3.3% | |
Forestry – 0.2% | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | |
6.950% 10/01/27 | | | 1,965,000 | | | | 1,812,274 | | |
| | | 1,812,274 | | |
Paper & Related Products – 3.1% | |
Bowater, Inc. | |
9.375% 12/15/21 (e) | | | 5,545,000 | | | | 2,051,650 | | |
Domtar Corp. | |
7.875% 10/15/11 | | | 5,005,000 | | | | 5,342,838 | | |
Georgia-Pacific Corp. | |
7.000% 01/15/15 (b) | | | 4,750,000 | | | | 4,916,250 | | |
7.750% 11/15/29 | | | 757,000 | | | | 757,000 | | |
8.000% 01/15/24 | | | 921,000 | | | | 976,260 | | |
8.875% 05/15/31 | | | 6,745,000 | | | | 7,318,325 | | |
Smurfit Capital Funding PLC | |
7.500% 11/20/25 | | | 4,100,000 | | | | 3,587,500 | | |
| | | 24,949,823 | | |
Forest Products & Paper Total | | | 26,762,097 | | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Metals & Mining – 1.1% | |
Metal-Diversified – 1.1% | |
Allegheny Ludlum Corp. | |
6.950% 12/15/25 | | | 3,850,000 | | | | 3,708,378 | | |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. | |
8.375% 12/15/11 | | | 2,320,000 | | | | 2,435,002 | | |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | |
8.375% 04/01/17 | | | 2,220,000 | | | | 2,469,750 | | |
| | | 8,613,130 | | |
Metals & Mining Total | | | 8,613,130 | | |
Basic Materials Total | | | 64,734,921 | | |
Communications – 14.3% | |
Advertising – 0.1% | |
Advertising Agencies – 0.1% | |
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. | |
6.250% 11/15/14 | | | 1,171,000 | | | | 1,178,319 | | |
| | | 1,178,319 | | |
Advertising Total | | | 1,178,319 | | |
Internet – 0.5% | |
E-Commerce/Services – 0.5% | |
Expedia, Inc. | |
7.456% 08/15/18 | | | 3,425,000 | | | | 3,810,312 | | |
| | | 3,810,312 | | |
Internet Total | | | 3,810,312 | | |
Media – 5.2% | |
Cable TV – 4.2% | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital | |
8.000% 04/30/12 (b) | | | 5,230,000 | | | | 5,556,875 | | |
Charter Term Loan Incremental | |
2.230% 03/06/14 (06/30/10) (c)(d)(f) | | | 4,121,786 | | | | 3,976,473 | | |
CSC Holdings, Inc. | |
6.750% 04/15/12 | | | 3,960,000 | | | | 4,143,150 | | |
Rainbow National Services LLC | |
8.750% 09/01/12 (b) | | | 4,605,000 | | | | 4,679,831 | | |
10.375% 09/01/14 (b) | | | 1,556,000 | | | | 1,639,635 | | |
Shaw Communications, Inc. | |
7.500% 11/20/13 | | CAD | 6,060,000 | | | | 6,776,591 | | |
Videotron Ltee | |
6.375% 12/15/15 | | | 665,000 | | | | 669,988 | | |
6.875% 01/15/14 | | | 5,500,000 | | | | 5,582,500 | | |
| | | 33,025,043 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued) | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Multimedia – 0.6% | |
Lamar Media Corp. | |
6.625% 08/15/15 | | | 4,320,000 | | | | 4,155,850 | | |
7.250% 01/01/13 | | | 800,000 | | | | 806,000 | | |
| | | 4,961,850 | | |
Publishing-Newspaper – 0.2% | |
Morris Publishing Group LLC | |
10.000% 09/01/14 | | | 1,992,976 | | | | 1,843,502 | | |
| | | 1,843,502 | | |
Publishing-Periodicals – 0.0% | |
Ziff Davis Media, Inc. | |
PIK, | |
13.500% 07/15/11 (01/15/11) (c)(d)(g) | | | 908,700 | | | | 152,208 | | |
| | | 152,208 | | |
Television – 0.2% | |
CW Media Holdings, Inc. | |
13.500% 08/15/15 (b) | | | 1,015,000 | | | | 1,126,650 | | |
ION Media Networks, Inc. | |
PIK, | |
10.070% 01/15/13 (b)(e)(g) | | | 1,254,550 | | | | 125 | | |
| | | 1,126,775 | | |
Media Total | | | 41,109,378 | | |
Telecommunication Services – 8.5% | |
Cellular Telecommunications – 0.9% | |
iPCS, Inc. | |
2.374% 05/01/13 (05/04/10) (c)(d) | | | 2,270,000 | | | | 2,099,750 | | |
Millicom International Cellular SA | |
10.000% 12/01/13 | | | 5,115,000 | | | | 5,306,813 | | |
| | | 7,406,563 | | |
Media – 1.4% | |
Nielsen Finance LLC | |
2.229% 08/04/13 (04/09/10) (c)(d)(f) | | | 465,000 | | | | 445,158 | | |
2.229% 08/09/13 (04/09/10) (c)(d)(f) | | | 3,912,549 | | | | 3,745,596 | | |
Quebecor Media, Inc. | |
7.750% 03/15/16 | | | 6,885,000 | | | | 6,971,063 | | |
9.750% 01/15/49 (g)(h) | | | 1,885,000 | | | | 98,020 | | |
| | | 11,259,837 | | |
Satellite Telecommunications – 1.7% | |
Inmarsat Finance PLC | |
7.375% 12/01/17 (b) | | | 1,635,000 | | | | 1,700,400 | | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co., Ltd. | |
8.500% 01/15/13 | | | 10,785,000 | | | | 10,946,775 | | |
8.875% 01/15/15 (b) | | | 915,000 | | | | 940,162 | | |
| | | 13,587,337 | | |
Telecommunication Equipment – 0.8% | |
Lucent Technologies, Inc. | |
6.450% 03/15/29 | | | 4,110,000 | | | | 2,897,550 | | |
6.500% 01/15/28 | | | 920,000 | | | | 646,300 | | |
Nortel Networks Ltd. | |
10.750% 07/15/16 (e) | | | 3,330,000 | | | | 2,676,488 | | |
| | | 6,220,338 | | |
Telecommunication Services – 1.3% | |
GCI, Inc. | |
7.250% 02/15/14 | | | 3,225,000 | | | | 3,229,031 | | |
8.625% 11/15/19 (b) | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 1,833,750 | | |
Sable International Finance Ltd. | |
7.750% 02/15/17 (b) | | | 2,590,000 | | | | 2,693,600 | | |
tw telecom holdings, Inc. | |
8.000% 03/01/18 (b) | | | 2,360,000 | | | | 2,413,100 | | |
| | | 10,169,481 | | |
Telephone-Integrated – 1.4% | |
Qwest Corp. | |
6.950% 06/30/10 (d)(f) | | | 5,675,000 | | | | 5,696,281 | | |
Virgin Media Finance PLC | |
8.375% 10/15/19 | | | 1,395,000 | | | | 1,433,362 | | |
9.125% 08/15/16 | | | 1,115,000 | | | | 1,184,688 | | |
9.500% 08/15/16 | | | 2,580,000 | | | | 2,818,650 | | |
| | | 11,132,981 | | |
Wireless Equipment – 1.0% | |
American Tower Corp. | |
7.250% 05/15/19 (b) | | | 1,405,000 | | | | 1,580,625 | | |
CC Holdings GS V LLC/Crown Castle GS III Corp. | |
7.750% 05/01/17 (b) | | | 5,845,000 | | | | 6,371,050 | | |
| | | 7,951,675 | | |
Telecommunication Services Total | | | 67,728,212 | | |
Communications Total | | | 113,826,221 | | |
Consumer Cyclical – 12.4% | |
Airlines – 0.1% | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | |
2.875% 02/06/24 (h) | | | 1,555,000 | | | | 31,100 | | |
2.875% 02/18/49 (h) | | | 905,000 | | | | 18,100 | | |
8.000% 06/03/23 (h) | | | 2,885,000 | | | | 57,700 | | |
8.000% 06/03/49 (h) | | | 2,256,000 | | | | 45,120 | | |
8.300% 12/15/29 (h) | | | 1,023,000 | | | | 20,460 | | |
9.250% 03/15/49 (h) | | | 715,000 | | | | 14,300 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
9.750% 05/15/49 (h) | | | 2,335,000 | | | | 46,700 | | |
10.000% 08/15/49 (h) | | | 1,945,000 | | | | 38,900 | | |
10.375% 12/15/22 (h) | | | 2,990,000 | | | | 59,800 | | |
10.375% 02/01/49 (h) | | | 4,295,000 | | | | 85,900 | | |
Northwest Airlines, Inc. | |
7.625% 11/15/23 (h) | | | 2,552,500 | | | | 15,060 | | |
7.875% 03/15/13 (h) | | | 2,390,800 | | | | 14,345 | | |
8.700% 03/15/49 (h) | | | 260,000 | | | | 1,560 | | |
8.875% 06/01/49 (h) | | | 971,900 | | | | 5,831 | | |
9.875% 03/15/37 (h) | | | 4,278,500 | | | | 25,671 | | |
10.000% 02/01/49 (h) | | | 2,426,300 | | | | 14,558 | | |
Airlines Total | | | 495,105 | | |
Apparel – 0.8% | |
Apparel Manufacturers – 0.2% | |
Hanesbrands, Inc. | |
8.000% 12/15/16 | | | 1,705,000 | | | | 1,764,675 | | |
| | | 1,764,675 | | |
Textile-Apparel – 0.6% | |
Unifi, Inc. | |
11.500% 05/15/14 | | | 4,349,000 | | | | 4,457,725 | | |
| | | 4,457,725 | | |
Apparel Total | | | 6,222,400 | | |
Auto Manufacturers – 0.6% | |
Auto-Cars/Light Trucks – 0.6% | |
Ford Motor Co. | |
3.260% 12/16/13 (04/15/10) (c)(d)(f) | | | 5,288,322 | | | | 5,099,926 | | |
| | | 5,099,926 | | |
Auto Manufacturers Total | | | 5,099,926 | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment – 2.3% | |
Auto/Truck Parts & Equipment-Original – 1.2% | |
Collins & Aikman Products Co. | |
12.875% 08/15/12 (b)(e)(g) | | | 6,910,000 | | | | 691 | | |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | |
5.250% 01/15/11 | | | 2,055,000 | | | | 2,123,491 | | |
Lear Corp. | |
7.875% 03/15/18 | | | 940,000 | | | | 950,575 | | |
8.125% 03/15/20 | | | 660,000 | | | | 670,725 | | |
8.750% 12/01/16 (h) | | | 1,595,000 | | | | 2,393 | | |
Tenneco Automotive, Inc. | |
8.125% 11/15/15 | | | 2,670,000 | | | | 2,730,075 | | |
10.250% 07/15/13 | | | 1,489,000 | | | | 1,542,976 | | |
TRW Automotive, Inc. | |
7.000% 03/15/14 (b) | | | 1,610,000 | | | | 1,585,850 | | |
| | | 9,606,776 | | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Auto/Truck Parts & Equipment-Replacement – 0.4% | |
Affinia Group, Inc. | |
9.000% 11/30/14 | | | 1,470,000 | | | | 1,462,650 | | |
10.750% 08/15/16 (b) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,090,000 | | |
Allison Transmission | |
PIK, | |
11.250% 11/01/15 (b) | | | 679,800 | | | | 725,686 | | |
| | | 3,278,336 | | |
Rubber-Tires – 0.7% | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | |
8.625% 12/01/11 | | | 3,250,000 | | | | 3,380,000 | | |
10.500% 05/15/16 | | | 1,815,000 | | | | 1,960,200 | | |
| | | 5,340,200 | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment Total | | | 18,225,312 | | |
Distribution/Wholesale – 0.4% | |
ACE Hardware Corp. | |
9.125% 06/01/16 (b) | | | 3,055,000 | | | | 3,276,488 | | |
Distribution/Wholesale Total | | | 3,276,488 | | |
Entertainment – 3.4% | |
Casino Services – 0.5% | |
American Casino & Entertainment Properties LLC | |
11.000% 06/15/14 | | | 2,140,000 | | | | 2,006,250 | | |
Peninsula Gaming LLC | |
8.375% 08/15/15 (b) | | | 1,155,000 | | | | 1,152,112 | | |
10.750% 08/15/17 (b) | | | 1,260,000 | | | | 1,203,300 | | |
| | | 4,361,662 | | |
Gambling (Non-Hotel) – 2.6% | |
Galaxy Entertainment Finance Co., Ltd. | |
9.875% 12/15/12 (b) | | | 3,805,000 | | | | 3,966,712 | | |
Global Cash Access LLC | |
8.750% 03/15/12 | | | 1,115,000 | | | | 1,116,394 | | |
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. | |
7.000% 03/01/14 | | | 1,226,000 | | | | 1,048,230 | | |
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc. | |
9.750% 06/15/14 | | | 3,955,000 | | | | 3,717,700 | | |
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority | |
6.125% 02/15/13 | | | 2,180,000 | | | | 1,863,900 | | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. | |
6.750% 03/01/15 | | | 3,755,000 | | | | 3,693,981 | | |
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. | |
7.500% 06/15/15 | | | 925,000 | | | | 800,125 | | |
8.250% 03/15/12 | | | 1,970,000 | | | | 1,955,225 | | |
Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc. | |
2.757% 03/15/14 (06/15/10) (b)(c)(d) | | | 3,280,000 | | | | 2,919,200 | | |
| | | 21,081,467 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Motion Pictures & Services – 0.0% | |
United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc. | |
9.300% 07/01/15 (g) | | | 187,287 | | | | 112,372 | | |
| | | 112,372 | | |
Professional Sports – 0.2% | |
MU Finance PLC | |
8.375% 02/01/17 (b) | | | 1,230,000 | | | | 1,213,088 | | |
| | | 1,213,088 | | |
Resorts/Theme Parks – 0.1% | |
Vail Resorts, Inc. | |
6.750% 02/15/14 | | | 710,000 | | | | 712,663 | | |
| | | 712,663 | | |
Entertainment Total | | | 27,481,252 | | |
Housewares – 0.1% | |
Libbey Glass, Inc. | |
10.000% 02/15/15 (b) | | | 690,000 | | | | 726,225 | | |
Housewares Total | | | 726,225 | | |
Leisure Time – 0.4% | |
Recreational Centers – 0.4% | |
Speedway Motorsports, Inc. | |
8.750% 06/01/16 | | | 1,780,000 | | | | 1,895,700 | | |
Town Sports International, Inc. | |
11.000% 02/01/14 | | | 1,945,000 | | | | 1,675,131 | | |
| | | 3,570,831 | | |
Leisure Time Total | | | 3,570,831 | | |
Lodging – 1.8% | |
Casino Hotels – 0.7% | |
Ameristar Casinos, Inc. | |
9.250% 06/01/14 | | | 1,360,000 | | | | 1,424,600 | | |
FireKeepers Development Authority | |
13.875% 05/01/15 (b) | | | 785,000 | | | | 908,638 | | |
MGM Mirage | |
13.000% 11/15/13 | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 1,864,000 | | |
Seneca Gaming Corp. | |
7.250% 05/01/12 | | | 1,275,000 | | | | 1,259,062 | | |
| | | 5,456,300 | | |
Hotels & Motels – 1.1% | |
Host Hotels & Resorts LP | |
3.250% 04/15/24 (b) | | | 1,185,000 | | | | 1,211,663 | | |
6.375% 03/15/15 | | | 1,635,000 | | | | 1,622,737 | | |
6.750% 06/01/16 | | | 2,220,000 | | | | 2,225,550 | | |
6.875% 11/01/14 | | | 1,090,000 | | | | 1,100,900 | | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | |
6.750% 05/15/18 | | | 2,190,000 | | | | 2,195,475 | | |
7.875% 05/01/12 | | | 505,000 | | | | 546,663 | | |
| | | 8,902,988 | | |
Lodging Total | | | 14,359,288 | | |
Office Furnishings – 0.2% | |
Interface, Inc. | |
11.375% 11/01/13 | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,353,000 | | |
Office Furnishings Total | | | 1,353,000 | | |
Retail – 2.3% | |
Retail-Automobiles – 1.0% | |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. | |
7.625% 03/15/17 | | | 1,935,000 | | | | 1,843,088 | | |
AutoNation, Inc. | |
2.251% 04/15/13 (04/15/10) (c)(d) | | | 2,375,000 | | | | 2,398,750 | | |
7.000% 04/15/14 | | | 800,000 | | | | 828,000 | | |
Sonic Automotive, Inc. | |
8.625% 08/15/13 | | | 1,910,000 | | | | 1,964,912 | | |
United Auto Group, Inc. | |
7.750% 12/15/16 | | | 1,320,000 | | | | 1,270,500 | | |
| | | 8,305,250 | | |
Retail-Miscellaneous/Diversified – 0.5% | |
Sally Holdings LLC | |
9.250% 11/15/14 | | | 1,945,000 | | | | 2,061,700 | | |
Susser Holdings LLC | |
10.625% 12/15/13 | | | 1,805,000 | | | | 1,877,200 | | |
| | | 3,938,900 | | |
Retail-Propane Distributors – 0.2% | |
AmeriGas Partners LP | |
7.125% 05/20/16 | | | 845,000 | | | | 853,450 | | |
7.250% 05/20/15 | | | 890,000 | | | | 903,350 | | |
| | | 1,756,800 | | |
Retail-Regional Department Stores – 0.1% | |
JC Penney Corp., Inc. | |
7.125% 11/15/23 | | | 350,000 | | | | 353,062 | | |
| | | 353,062 | | |
Retail-Restaurants – 0.1% | |
Wendy's International, Inc. | |
6.250% 11/15/11 | | | 640,000 | | | | 667,200 | | |
| | | 667,200 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Retail-Vitamins/Nutritional Supplements – 0.4% | |
NBTY, Inc. | |
7.125% 10/01/15 | | | 3,300,000 | | | | 3,324,750 | | |
| | | 3,324,750 | | |
Retail Total | | | 18,345,962 | | |
Consumer Cyclical Total | | | 99,155,789 | | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical – 14.9% | |
Agriculture – 0.4% | |
Tobacco – 0.4% | |
Alliance One International, Inc. | |
10.000% 07/15/16 (b) | | | 2,285,000 | | | | 2,387,825 | | |
Reynolds American, Inc. | |
7.625% 06/01/16 | | | 635,000 | | | | 713,486 | | |
| | | 3,101,311 | | |
Agriculture Total | | | 3,101,311 | | |
Beverages – 0.8% | |
Beverages-Non-Alcoholic – 0.4% | |
Cott Beverages, Inc. | |
8.375% 11/15/17 (b) | | | 2,655,000 | | | | 2,741,287 | | |
| | | 2,741,287 | | |
Beverages-Wine/Spirits – 0.4% | |
Constellation Brands, Inc. | |
7.250% 05/15/17 | | | 1,875,000 | | | | 1,921,875 | | |
8.375% 12/15/14 | | | 1,315,000 | | | | 1,421,844 | | |
| | | 3,343,719 | | |
Beverages Total | | | 6,085,006 | | |
Biotechnology – 0.2% | |
Medical-Biomedical/Gene – 0.2% | |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. | |
8.000% 09/15/16 | | | 1,440,000 | | | | 1,533,600 | | |
| | | 1,533,600 | | |
Biotechnology Total | | | 1,533,600 | | |
Commercial Services – 3.1% | |
Commercial Services – 1.1% | |
KAR Holdings, Inc. | |
8.750% 05/01/14 | | | 1,075,000 | | | | 1,096,500 | | |
10.000% 05/01/15 | | | 4,225,000 | | | | 4,436,250 | | |
Quintiles Transnational Corp. | |
PIK, | |
9.500% 12/30/14 (b) | | | 3,130,000 | | | | 3,192,600 | | |
| | | 8,725,350 | | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Commercial Services-Finance – 1.1% | |
Cardtronics, Inc. | |
9.250% 08/15/13 | | | 680,000 | | | | 702,101 | | |
Lender Processing Services, Inc. | |
8.125% 07/01/16 | | | 3,805,000 | | | | 4,080,862 | | |
National Money Mart Co. | |
10.375% 12/15/16 (b) | | | 4,125,000 | | | | 4,377,656 | | |
| | | 9,160,619 | | |
Consulting Services – 0.2% | |
FTI Consulting, Inc. | |
7.750% 10/01/16 | | | 2,025,000 | | | | 2,065,500 | | |
| | | 2,065,500 | | |
Printing-Commercial – 0.1% | |
Vertis, Inc. | |
PIK, | |
18.500% 10/01/12 | | | 655,848 | | | | 572,227 | | |
| | | 572,227 | | |
Schools – 0.6% | |
Knowledge Learning Corp., Inc. | |
7.750% 02/01/15 (b) | | | 4,700,000 | | | | 4,559,000 | | |
| | | 4,559,000 | | |
Commercial Services Total | | | 25,082,696 | | |
Food – 1.8% | |
Fisheries – 0.3% | |
ASG Consolidated LLC/ASG Finance, Inc. | |
11.500% 11/01/11 | | | 2,590,000 | | | | 2,602,950 | | |
| | | 2,602,950 | | |
Food-Meat Products – 0.8% | |
Tyson Foods, Inc. | |
8.250% 10/01/11 | | | 2,420,000 | | | | 2,607,550 | | |
10.500% 03/01/14 | | | 3,465,000 | | | | 4,114,687 | | |
| | | 6,722,237 | | |
Food-Miscellaneous/Diversified – 0.3% | |
B&G Foods, Inc. | |
7.625% 01/15/18 | | | 2,035,000 | | | | 2,073,156 | | |
| | | 2,073,156 | | |
Food-Retail – 0.4% | |
American Stores Co. | |
7.900% 05/01/17 | | | 2,425,000 | | | | 2,315,875 | | |
8.000% 06/01/26 | | | 175,000 | | | | 153,563 | | |
Stater Brothers Holdings | |
8.125% 06/15/12 | | | 385,000 | | | | 386,925 | | |
| | | 2,856,363 | | |
Food Total | | | 14,254,706 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Healthcare Products – 3.0% | |
Medical Products – 3.0% | |
Biomet, Inc. | |
10.000% 10/15/17 | | | 2,380,000 | | | | 2,623,950 | | |
11.625% 10/15/17 | | | 2,380,000 | | | | 2,665,600 | | |
DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp. | |
10.875% 11/15/14 | | | 4,700,000 | | | | 5,105,375 | | |
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. | |
10.250% 06/01/14 | | | 3,560,000 | | | | 3,773,600 | | |
Invacare Corp. | |
9.750% 02/15/15 | | | 2,110,000 | | | | 2,268,250 | | |
ReAble Therapeutics Finance LLC/ ReAble Therapeutics Finance Corp. | |
11.750% 11/15/14 | | | 2,760,000 | | | | 2,925,600 | | |
Universal Hospital Services, Inc. | |
3.859% 06/01/15 (06/01/10) (c)(d) | | | 3,455,000 | | | | 2,945,388 | | |
PIK, | |
8.500% 06/01/15 | | | 1,820,000 | | | | 1,810,900 | | |
| | | 24,118,663 | | |
Healthcare Products Total | | | 24,118,663 | | |
Healthcare Services – 2.8% | |
Medical-Hospitals – 2.1% | |
Community Health Systems, Inc. | |
2.502% 07/25/14 (05/28/10) (c)(d)(f) | | | 7,233,974 | | | | 7,044,119 | | |
2.502% 07/14/25 (05/28/10) (c)(d)(f) | | | 290,824 | | | | 283,191 | | |
2.502% 12/29/99 (05/28/10) (c)(d)(f) | | | 150,000 | | | | 146,063 | | |
8.875% 07/15/15 | | | 3,985,000 | | | | 4,124,475 | | |
HCA, Inc. | |
6.300% 10/01/12 | | | 4,305,000 | | | | 4,299,619 | | |
Vanguard Health Holding Co. II LLC/ Vanguard Holding Co. II, Inc. | |
8.000% 02/01/18 (b) | | | 500,000 | | | | 486,250 | | |
| | | 16,383,717 | | |
Medical-Nursing Homes – 0.5% | |
Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. | |
11.000% 01/15/14 | | | 1,559,000 | | | | 1,640,848 | | |
Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. | |
9.125% 04/15/15 | | | 2,285,000 | | | | 2,347,837 | | |
| | | 3,988,685 | | |
Physical Therapy/Rehab Centers – 0.2% | |
Healthsouth Corp. | |
8.125% 02/15/20 | | | 1,655,000 | | | | 1,646,725 | | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. | |
7.750% 07/15/15 | | | 170,000 | | | | 173,188 | | |
| | | 1,819,913 | | |
Healthcare Services Total | | | 22,192,315 | | |
Household Products/Wares – 1.0% | |
Consumer Products-Miscellaneous – 0.7% | |
Central Garden and Pet Co. | |
8.250% 03/01/18 | | | 1,950,000 | | | | 1,976,813 | | |
Jarden Corp. | |
7.500% 05/01/17 | | | 1,895,000 | | | | 1,921,056 | | |
Visant Corp. | |
7.625% 10/01/12 | | | 2,032,000 | | | | 2,037,080 | | |
| | | 5,934,949 | | |
Soap & Cleaning Preparations – 0.3% | |
JohnsonDiversey, Inc. | |
8.250% 11/15/19 (b) | | | 2,045,000 | | | | 2,116,575 | | |
| | | 2,116,575 | | |
Household Products/Wares Total | | | 8,051,524 | | |
Pharmaceuticals – 1.8% | |
Medical-Drugs – 1.6% | |
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. | |
PIK, | |
10.250% 04/15/15 (04/15/10) (c)(d) | | | 4,094,618 | | | | 3,829,435 | | |
Phibro Animal Health Corp. | |
10.000% 08/01/13 (b) | | | 5,385,000 | | | | 5,593,669 | | |
Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp. | |
7.750% 11/15/16 (b) | | | 395,000 | | | | 396,975 | | |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International | |
8.375% 06/15/16 (b) | | | 2,290,000 | | | | 2,393,050 | | |
| | | 12,213,129 | | |
Pharmacy Services – 0.2% | |
BioScrip, Inc. | |
10.250% 10/01/15 (b) | | | 1,595,000 | | | | 1,622,912 | | |
| | | 1,622,912 | | |
Pharmaceuticals Total | | | 13,836,041 | | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical Total | | | 118,255,862 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued) | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Diversified – 0.3% | |
Diversified Holding Companies – 0.3% | |
Diversified Operations – 0.3% | |
Leucadia National Corp. | |
7.125% 03/15/17 | | | 2,165,000 | | | | 2,143,350 | | |
| | | 2,143,350 | | |
Diversified Holding Companies Total | | | 2,143,350 | | |
Diversified Total | | | 2,143,350 | | |
Energy – 14.5% | |
Coal – 0.4% | |
Peabody Energy Corp. | |
6.875% 03/15/13 | | | 1,440,000 | | | | 1,456,200 | | |
7.875% 11/01/26 | | | 1,855,000 | | | | 1,906,012 | | |
Coal Total | | | 3,362,212 | | |
Energy-Alternate Sources – 0.4% | |
Headwaters, Inc. | |
11.375% 11/01/14 (b) | | | 2,460,000 | | | | 2,567,625 | | |
Salton Sea Funding | |
8.300% 05/30/11 | | | 1,909 | | | | 1,978 | | |
Energy-Alternate Sources Total | | | 2,569,603 | | |
Oil & Gas – 10.2% | |
Oil & Gas Drilling – 0.6% | |
Parker Drilling Co. | |
9.625% 10/01/13 | | | 3,730,000 | | | | 3,849,658 | | |
Pride International, Inc. | |
7.375% 07/15/14 | | | 930,000 | | | | 957,900 | | |
| | | 4,807,558 | | |
Oil Companies-Exploration & Production – 8.9% | |
Berry Petroleum Co. | |
10.250% 06/01/14 | | | 2,205,000 | | | | 2,431,012 | | |
Chaparral Energy, Inc. | |
8.500% 12/01/15 | | | 5,825,000 | | | | 5,315,312 | | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | |
6.375% 06/15/15 | | | 1,185,000 | | | | 1,164,263 | | |
6.500% 08/15/17 | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,161,000 | | |
6.625% 01/15/16 | | | 2,495,000 | | | | 2,445,100 | | |
7.500% 09/15/13 | | | 1,040,000 | | | | 1,053,000 | | |
7.500% 06/15/14 | | | 805,000 | | | | 817,075 | | |
Comstock Resources, Inc. | |
6.875% 03/01/12 | | | 1,635,000 | | | | 1,630,913 | | |
Continental Resources Inc/ Oklahoma | |
8.250% 10/01/19 | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 1,696,000 | | |
Denbury Resources, Inc. | |
9.750% 03/01/16 | | | 1,625,000 | | | | 1,787,500 | | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Forest Oil Corp. | |
7.250% 06/15/19 | | | 555,000 | | | | 557,775 | | |
8.000% 12/15/11 | | | 475,000 | | | | 501,125 | | |
8.500% 02/15/14 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,110,000 | | |
Hilcorp Energy LP/Hilcorp Finance Co. | |
7.750% 11/01/15 (b) | | | 4,495,000 | | | | 4,438,812 | | |
9.000% 06/01/16 (b) | | | 1,110,000 | | | | 1,154,400 | | |
KCS Energy, Inc. | |
7.125% 04/01/12 | | | 803,000 | | | | 803,000 | | |
Linn Energy LLC | |
9.875% 07/01/18 | | | 2,390,000 | | | | 2,557,300 | | |
11.750% 05/15/17 (b) | | | 2,005,000 | | | | 2,275,675 | | |
Mariner Energy, Inc. | |
7.500% 04/15/13 | | | 2,470,000 | | | | 2,488,525 | | |
8.000% 05/15/17 | | | 190,000 | | | | 186,675 | | |
Newfield Exploration Co. | |
6.625% 04/15/16 | | | 3,310,000 | | | | 3,367,925 | | |
7.125% 05/15/18 | | | 2,930,000 | | | | 2,973,950 | | |
PetroHawk Energy Corp. | |
7.875% 06/01/15 | | | 2,090,000 | | | | 2,129,188 | | |
10.500% 08/01/14 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,103,750 | | |
Petroquest Energy, Inc. | |
10.375% 05/15/12 | | | 3,575,000 | | | | 3,610,750 | | |
Plains Exploration & Production Co. | |
7.000% 03/15/17 | | | 1,175,000 | | | | 1,157,375 | | |
7.625% 06/01/18 | | | 930,000 | | | | 939,300 | | |
10.000% 03/01/16 | | | 2,520,000 | | | | 2,784,600 | | |
Range Resources Corp. | |
6.375% 03/15/15 | | | 1,420,000 | | | | 1,427,100 | | |
7.500% 05/15/16 | | | 1,595,000 | | | | 1,642,850 | | |
7.500% 10/01/17 | | | 2,395,000 | | | | 2,466,850 | | |
Stone Energy Corp. | |
6.750% 12/15/14 | | | 2,714,000 | | | | 2,388,320 | | |
W&T Offshore, Inc. | |
8.250% 06/15/14 (b) | | | 1,860,000 | | | | 1,739,100 | | |
Whiting Petroleum Corp. | |
7.000% 02/01/14 | | | 6,540,000 | | | | 6,695,325 | | |
| | | 71,000,845 | | |
Oil Refining & Marketing – 0.7% | |
Frontier Oil Corp. | |
6.625% 10/01/11 | | | 2,475,000 | | | | 2,493,563 | | |
8.500% 09/15/16 | | | 2,290,000 | | | | 2,347,250 | | |
Holly Corp. | |
9.875% 06/15/17 (b) | | | 455,000 | | | | 468,650 | | |
| | | 5,309,463 | | |
Oil & Gas Total | | | 81,117,866 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Oil & Gas Services – 0.7% | |
Oil-Field Services – 0.7% | |
Complete Production Services, Inc. | |
8.000% 12/15/16 | | | 2,650,000 | | | | 2,623,500 | | |
Expro Finance Luxembourg SCA | |
8.500% 12/15/16 (b) | | | 2,950,000 | | | | 2,979,500 | | |
| | | 5,603,000 | | |
Oil & Gas Services Total | | | 5,603,000 | | |
Pipelines – 2.8% | |
ANR Pipeline Co. | |
7.375% 02/15/24 | | | 1,205,000 | | | | 1,363,325 | | |
Copano Energy LLC/Copano Energy Finance Corp. | |
7.750% 06/01/18 | | | 6,145,000 | | | | 6,129,637 | | |
El Paso Natural Gas Co. | |
7.625% 08/01/10 | | | 5,240,000 | | | | 5,246,550 | | |
8.375% 06/15/32 | | | 1,860,000 | | | | 2,176,855 | | |
MarkWest Energy Partners LP | |
6.875% 11/01/14 | | | 1,065,000 | | | | 1,043,700 | | |
8.500% 07/15/16 | | | 5,100,000 | | | | 5,182,875 | | |
Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp. | |
8.375% 12/15/13 | | | 1,198,000 | | | | 1,242,925 | | |
Pipelines Total | | | 22,385,867 | | |
Energy Total | | | 115,038,548 | | |
Financials – 10.5% | |
Banks – 0.6% | |
Commercial Banks-Central US – 0.4% | |
CapitalSource, Inc. | |
12.750% 07/15/14 (b) | | | 2,845,000 | | | | 3,257,525 | | |
| | | 3,257,525 | | |
Mortgage Banks – 0.2% | |
Provident Funding Associates | |
10.250% 04/15/17 (b) | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 1,612,000 | | |
| | | 1,612,000 | | |
Banks Total | | | 4,869,525 | | |
Diversified Financial Services – 6.6% | |
Finance-Auto Loans – 5.6% | |
AmeriCredit Corp. | |
8.500% 07/01/15 | | | 2,560,000 | | | | 2,489,600 | | |
Credit Acceptance Corp. | |
9.125% 02/01/17 (b) | | | 1,695,000 | | | | 1,741,613 | | |
Daimler Chrysler 2nd Lien | |
6.730% 08/03/13 (04/15/10) (c)(d)(f) | | | 6,415,000 | | | | 6,340,156 | | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. | |
5.507% 06/15/11 (06/15/10) (c)(d) | | | 2,350,000 | | | | 2,397,000 | | |
7.250% 10/25/11 | | | 4,100,000 | | | | 4,238,953 | | |
7.800% 06/01/12 | | | 630,000 | | | | 653,415 | | |
7.875% 06/15/10 | | | 3,670,000 | | | | 3,704,131 | | |
8.125% 01/15/20 | | | 7,700,000 | | | | 8,077,077 | | |
9.875% 08/10/11 | | | 1,860,000 | | | | 1,972,684 | | |
12.000% 05/15/15 | | | 1,320,000 | | | | 1,576,999 | | |
GMAC, Inc. | |
6.875% 09/15/11 | | | 2,830,000 | | | | 2,875,987 | | |
7.250% 03/02/11 | | | 580,000 | | | | 590,150 | | |
8.000% 11/01/31 | | | 8,247,000 | | | | 7,875,885 | | |
| | | 44,533,650 | | |
Investment Management/Advisor Service – 0.5% | |
Janus Capital Group, Inc. | |
6.500% 06/15/12 | | | 480,000 | | | | 496,485 | | |
6.950% 06/15/17 | | | 3,065,000 | | | | 3,047,318 | | |
Nuveen Investments, Inc. | |
10.500% 11/15/15 | | | 230,000 | | | | 223,100 | | |
| | | 3,766,903 | | |
Special Purpose Entity – 0.5% | |
Harley-Davidson Funding Corp. | |
6.800% 06/15/18 (b) | | | 3,950,000 | | | | 3,943,838 | | |
| | | 3,943,838 | | |
Diversified Financial Services Total | | | 52,244,391 | | |
Insurance – 2.4% | |
Insurance Brokers – 0.9% | |
HUB International Holdings, Inc. | |
9.000% 12/15/14 (b) | | | 3,035,000 | | | | 2,943,950 | | |
Trinity Acquisition Ltd. | |
12.875% 12/31/16 (b)(g) | | | 1,840,000 | | | | 2,532,381 | | |
USI Holdings Corp. | |
4.125% 11/15/14 (05/17/10) (b)(c)(d) | | | 1,365,000 | | | | 1,163,662 | | |
9.750% 05/15/15 (b) | | | 840,000 | | | | 793,800 | | |
| | | 7,433,793 | | |
Multi-Line Insurance – 0.6% | |
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. | |
7.375% 04/15/18 | | | 875,000 | | | | 896,875 | | |
7.750% 07/15/37 | | | 3,590,000 | | | | 3,410,500 | | |
8.300% 04/15/26 | | | 185,000 | | | | 185,000 | | |
| | | 4,492,375 | | |
Mutual Insurance – 0.0% | |
Lumbermens Mutual Casualty | |
8.300% 12/01/37 (b)(e) | | | 180,000 | | | | 1,818 | | |
8.450% 12/01/97 (b)(e) | | | 4,600,000 | | | | 46,460 | | |
9.150% 07/01/26 (b)(e) | | | 9,865,000 | | | | 99,637 | | |
| | | 147,915 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Property/Casualty Insurance – 0.9% | |
Crum & Forster Holdings Corp. | |
7.750% 05/01/17 | | | 6,950,000 | | | | 6,880,500 | | |
| | | 6,880,500 | | |
Insurance Total | | | 18,954,583 | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 0.9% | |
REITS-Health Care – 0.3% | |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | |
7.000% 04/01/14 | | | 2,920,000 | | | | 2,912,700 | | |
| | | 2,912,700 | | |
REITS-Single Tenant – 0.6% | |
Trustreet Properties, Inc. | |
7.500% 04/01/15 | | | 4,605,000 | | | | 4,745,194 | | |
| | | 4,745,194 | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Total | | | 7,657,894 | | |
Financials Total | | | 83,726,393 | | |
Industrials – 8.2% | |
Aerospace & Defense – 0.6% | |
Aerospace/Defense – 0.4% | |
DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc. | |
4.000% 07/31/14 (04/30/10) (c)(d)(f) | | | 552,808 | | | | 517,336 | | |
11.250% 08/01/15 (b) | | | 2,565,000 | | | | 2,398,275 | | |
| | | 2,915,611 | | |
Aerospace/Defense-Equipment – 0.2% | |
BE Aerospace, Inc. | |
8.500% 07/01/18 | | | 1,540,000 | | | | 1,643,950 | | |
| | | 1,643,950 | | |
Aerospace & Defense Total | | | 4,559,561 | | |
Building Materials – 1.3% | |
Building & Construction Products-Miscellaneous – 0.3% | |
Building Materials Corp. of America | |
7.500% 03/15/20 (b) | | | 2,505,000 | | | | 2,498,737 | | |
| | | 2,498,737 | | |
Building Products-Air & Heating – 0.3% | |
Goodman Global, Inc. | |
13.500% 02/15/16 | | | 1,835,000 | | | | 2,050,613 | | |
| | | 2,050,613 | | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Building Products-Cement/Aggregation – 0.7% | |
Texas Industries, Inc. | |
7.250% 07/15/13 | | | 5,800,000 | | | | 5,698,500 | | |
| | | 5,698,500 | | |
Building Materials Total | | | 10,247,850 | | |
Building Products – 0.2% | |
Chemical-Plastics – 0.2% | |
CPG International I, Inc. | |
10.500% 07/01/13 | | | 1,300,000 | | | | 1,303,250 | | |
| | | 1,303,250 | | |
Building Products Total | | | 1,303,250 | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment – 0.4% | |
Wire & Cable Products – 0.4% | |
Belden, Inc. | |
7.000% 03/15/17 | | | 3,268,000 | | | | 3,218,980 | | |
| | | 3,218,980 | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment Total | | | 3,218,980 | | |
Environmental Control – 0.7% | |
Pollution Control – 0.7% | |
Geo Sub Corp. | |
11.000% 05/15/12 | | | 6,165,000 | | | | 6,026,288 | | |
| | | 6,026,288 | | |
Environmental Control Total | | | 6,026,288 | | |
Metal Fabricate/Hardware – 1.0% | |
Metal Processors & Fabrication – 0.8% | |
Neenah Foundry Co. | |
1.000% 11/02/10 (g)(i) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | | |
9.500% 01/01/17 (j) | | | 3,770,000 | | | | 2,045,225 | | |
12.500% 11/05/10 (04/05/10) (c)(d)(f)(g) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,000,000 | | |
| | | 6,045,225 | | |
Steel Pipe & Tube – 0.2% | |
Mueller Water Products, Inc. | |
7.375% 06/01/17 | | | 2,205,000 | | | | 1,990,013 | | |
| | | 1,990,013 | | |
Metal Fabricate/Hardware Total | | | 8,035,238 | | |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing – 1.2% | |
Diversified Manufacturing Operators – 1.0% | |
Actuant Corp. | |
6.875% 06/15/17 | | | 2,215,000 | | | | 2,148,550 | | |
RBS Global, Inc. & Rexnord Corp. | |
9.500% 08/01/14 | | | 2,486,000 | | | | 2,585,440 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
SPX Corp. | |
7.625% 12/15/14 | | | 2,335,000 | | | | 2,442,994 | | |
Tyco Electronics Group SA | |
6.000% 10/01/12 | | | 375,000 | | | | 403,773 | | |
| | | 7,580,757 | | |
Firearms & Ammunition – 0.2% | |
Colt Defense LLC/Colt Finance Corp. | |
8.750% 11/15/17 (b) | | | 1,640,000 | | | | 1,644,100 | | |
| | | 1,644,100 | | |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing Total | | | 9,224,857 | | |
Packaging & Containers – 1.4% | |
Containers-Metal/Glass – 1.1% | |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. | |
6.750% 12/01/14 | | | 4,120,000 | | | | 4,202,400 | | |
8.250% 05/15/13 | | | 2,330,000 | | | | 2,359,125 | | |
Silgan Holdings, Inc. | |
6.750% 11/15/13 | | | 2,375,000 | | | | 2,404,687 | | |
| | | 8,966,212 | | |
Containers-Paper/Plastic – 0.3% | |
Plastipak Holdings, Inc. | |
10.625% 08/15/19 (b) | | | 2,200,000 | | | | 2,447,500 | | |
| | | 2,447,500 | | |
Packaging & Containers Total | | | 11,413,712 | | |
Transportation – 1.4% | |
Automotive – 0.0% | |
BHM Technologies | |
8.500% 10/11/26 (06/30/10) (c)(d)(f)(g)(j) | | | 1,266,522 | | | | 66,492 | | |
| | | 66,492 | | |
Transportation-Marine – 0.3% | |
Martin Midstream Partners & Finance | |
8.875% 04/01/18 (b) | | | 2,025,000 | | | | 2,045,250 | | |
| | | 2,045,250 | | |
Transportation-Railroad – 0.5% | |
Kansas City Southern de Mexico SA de CV | |
7.375% 06/01/14 | | | 4,350,000 | | | | 4,382,625 | | |
| | | 4,382,625 | | |
Transportation-Shipping – 0.6% | |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. | |
7.750% 12/15/13 | | | 2,945,000 | | | | 2,970,769 | | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Greenbrier Companies, Inc. | |
8.375% 05/15/15 | | | 1,970,000 | | | | 1,792,700 | | |
| | | 4,763,469 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 11,257,836 | | |
Industrials Total | | | 65,287,572 | | |
Technology – 1.5% | |
Software – 1.5% | |
Application Software – 1.4% | |
SS&C Technologies, Inc. | |
11.750% 12/01/13 | | | 4,495,000 | | | | 4,770,319 | | |
Sungard Data Systems, Inc. | |
4.875% 01/15/14 | | | 3,585,000 | | | | 3,392,306 | | |
10.625% 05/15/15 | | | 2,725,000 | | | | 2,970,250 | | |
| | | 11,132,875 | | |
Transactional Software – 0.1% | |
Open Solutions, Inc. | |
9.750% 02/01/15 (b) | | | 1,095,000 | | | | 943,069 | | |
| | | 943,069 | | |
Software Total | | | 12,075,944 | | |
Technology Total | | | 12,075,944 | | |
Utilities – 6.3% | |
Electric – 5.9% | |
Electric-Generation – 0.8% | |
Cedar Brakes LLC | |
8.500% 02/15/14 (b) | | | 1,254,327 | | | | 1,262,831 | | |
9.875% 09/01/13 (b) | | | 1,895,331 | | | | 1,930,016 | | |
Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings LLC | |
9.237% 07/02/17 | | | 122,909 | | | | 131,512 | | |
9.681% 07/02/26 | | | 2,490,000 | | | | 2,648,738 | | |
| | | 5,973,097 | | |
Electric-Integrated – 2.5% | |
Energy Future Holdings Corp. | |
10.875% 11/01/17 | | | 1,720,000 | | | | 1,277,100 | | |
Ipalco Enterprises, Inc. | |
7.250% 04/01/16 (b) | | | 2,475,000 | | | | 2,567,812 | | |
8.625% 11/14/11 | | | 1,575,000 | | | | 1,677,375 | | |
PNM Resources, Inc. | |
9.250% 05/15/15 | | | 2,915,000 | | | | 3,100,831 | | |
Public Service Co. of New Mexico | |
7.950% 05/15/18 | | | 3,265,000 | | | | 3,406,345 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC | |
3.729% 10/10/14 (04/09/10) (c)(d)(f) | | | 9,684,894 | | | | 7,912,477 | | |
| | | 19,941,940 | | |
Independent Power Producer – 2.6% | |
AES Eastern Energy LP | |
9.000% 01/02/17 | | | 3,767,026 | | | | 3,880,036 | | |
Calpine Corp. | |
3.135% 03/29/14 (06/30/10) (c)(d)(f) | | | 7,768,229 | | | | 7,512,483 | | |
RRI Energy, Inc. | |
6.750% 12/15/14 | | | 2,455,000 | | | | 2,448,863 | | |
7.625% 06/15/14 | | | 1,130,000 | | | | 1,056,550 | | |
7.875% 06/15/17 | | | 6,700,000 | | | | 6,013,250 | | |
| | | 20,911,182 | | |
Electric Total | | | 46,826,219 | | |
Gas Utilities – 0.4% | |
Retail-Propane Distributors – 0.4% | |
Star Gas Partners LP/Star Gas Finance Co. | |
10.250% 02/15/13 | | | 2,949,000 | | | | 3,000,608 | | |
| | | 3,000,608 | | |
Gas Utilities Total | | | 3,000,608 | | |
Utilities Total | | | 49,826,827 | | |
Total Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (cost of $702,976,905) | | | 724,071,427 | | |
Convertible Bonds – 0.6% | |
Communications – 0.0% | |
Internet – 0.0% | |
Web Portals/ISP – 0.0% | |
At Home Corp. | |
4.750% 12/15/06 (g)(j) | | | 3,896,787 | | | | 390 | | |
| | | 390 | | |
Internet Total | | | 390 | | |
Communications Total | | | 390 | | |
Consumer Discretionary – 0.3% | |
Specialty Retail – 0.3% | |
United Auto Group, Inc. | |
3.500% 04/01/26 | | | 2,679,000 | | | | 2,672,302 | | |
Specialty Retail Total | | | 2,672,302 | | |
Consumer Discretionary Total | | | 2,672,302 | | |
| | Par (a) | | Value ($) | |
Diversified – 0.3% | |
Diversified Holding Companies – 0.3% | |
Icahn Enterprises LP | |
4.000% 08/15/13 (04/15/10) (c)(d) | | | 2,750,000 | | | | 2,433,750 | | |
Diversified Holding Companies Total | | | 2,433,750 | | |
Diversified Total | | | 2,433,750 | | |
Total Convertible Bonds (cost of $4,446,096) | | | 5,106,442 | | |
Preferred Stocks – 0.4% | |
| | Shares | | | |
Financials – 0.4% | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 0.4% | |
REITS-Diversified – 0.4% | |
Sovereign Real Estate Investment Corp., | | | |
12.00% (b) | | | 2,581 | | | | 2,942,340 | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Total | | | 2,942,340 | | |
Financials Total | | | 2,942,340 | | |
Transportation – 0.0% | |
Automotive – 0.0% | |
BHM Technologies (g)(k) | | | 1,378 | | | | 14 | | |
Automotive Total | | | 14 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 14 | | |
Total Preferred Stocks (cost of $2,524,997) | | | 2,942,354 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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March 31, 2010
Common Stocks – 0.0% | |
| | Shares | | Value ($) | |
Communications – 0.0% | |
Media – 0.0% | |
Haights Cross Communications (g)(l) | | | 275,078 | | | | — | | |
Verits Holdings, Inc. (g) | | | 1,908 | | | | 19 | | |
Ziff Davis Media, Inc. (g) | | | 12,260 | | | | 123 | | |
Media Total | | | 142 | | |
Communications Total | | | 142 | | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.0% | |
Consumer Services – 0.0% | |
World Color Press, Inc. (k) | | | 13,537 | | | | 161,767 | | |
Consumer Services Total | | | 161,767 | | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical Total | | | 161,767 | | |
Financials – 0.0% | |
Diversified Financial Services – 0.0% | |
Adelphia Recovery Trust (g)(k) | | | 1,410,902 | | | | 14,109 | | |
Diversified Financial Services Total | | | 14,109 | | |
Financials Total | | | 14,109 | | |
Information Technology – 0.0% | |
Communications Equipment – 0.0% | |
Loral Space & Communications, Inc. (k) | | | 101 | | | | 3,547 | | |
Communications Equipment Total | | | 3,547 | | |
Information Technology Total | | | 3,547 | | |
Transportation – 0.0% | |
Automotive – 0.0% | |
BHM Technologies (g) | | | 115,119 | | | | 1,151 | | |
Automotive Total | | | 1,151 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 1,151 | | |
Total Common Stocks (cost of $5,057,572) | | | 180,716 | | |
Warrants – 0.0% | |
| | Units | | Value ($) | |
Communications – 0.0% | |
Media – 0.0% | |
Multimedia – 0.0% | |
Haights Cross Communications | |
Expires 12/10/11 (g)(k)(l) | | | 1,366 | | | | — | | |
| | | — | | |
Media Total | | | — | | |
Communications Total | | | — | | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.0% | |
Commercial Services – 0.0% | |
World Color Press, Inc. | |
Expires 07/14/20 (k) | | | 15,344 | | | | 63,294 | | |
Commercial Services Total | | | 63,294 | | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical Total | | | 63,294 | | |
Total Warrants (cost of $295,300) | | | 63,294 | | |
Short-Term Obligation – 5.1% | |
| | Par (a) | | | |
Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 03/31/10, due 04/01/10, at 0.000%, collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency obligation maturing 09/05/13, market value $41,002,250 (repurchase proceeds $40,195,000) | | | 40,195,000 | | | | 40,195,000 | | |
Total Short-Term Obligation (cost of $40,195,000) | | | 40,195,000 | | |
Total Investments – 97.1% (cost of $755,495,870) | | | 772,559,233 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 2.9% | | | 23,014,926 | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 795,574,159 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia High Income Fund
March 31, 2010
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) Principal amount is stated in United States dollars unless otherwise noted.
(b) 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 March 31, 2010, these securities, which are not illiquid except for the following, amounted to $153,488,462, which represents 19.3% of net assets.
Security | | Acquisition Date | | Par/ Shares | | Cost | | Value | |
Lumbermens Mutual Casualty: 8.300% 12/01/37 | | 02/28/08 | | $ | 180,000 | | | $ | 20,250 | | | $ | 1,818 | | |
8.450% 12/01/97 | | 02/28/08 | | | 4,600,000 | | | | 422,625 | | | | 46,460 | | |
9.150% 07/01/26 | | 02/28/08 | | | 9,865,000 | | | | 2,090,824 | | | | 99,637 | | |
ION Media Networks, Inc., 10.070% 01/15/13 | | 02/28/08 | | | 1,254,550 | | | | 1,137,893 | | | | 125 | | |
Sovereign Real Estate Investment Corp., 12.00% Preferred Stock | | 08/21/00- 10/17/06 | | |
2,581 | | | |
2,524,923 | | | |
2,942,340 | | |
Trinity Acquisition Ltd., 12.875% 12/31/16 | | 03/06/09 | | | 1,840,000 | | | | 1,840,000 | | | | 2,532,381 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 5,622,761 | | |
(c) Parenthetical date represents the interest rate reset date for the security.
(d) The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at March 31, 2010.
(e) The issuer has filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11, and is in default of certain debt covenants. Income is not being accrued. At March 31, 2010, the value of these securities amounted to $4,876,869, which represents 0.6% of net assets.
(f) Loan participation agreement.
(g) Represents fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2010, the value of these securities amounted to $6,978,095, which represents 0.9% of net assets.
(h) Position reflects anticipated residual bankruptcy claims. Income is not being accrued.
(i) Security purchased on a delayed delivery basis.
(j) The issuer is in default of certain debt covenants. Income is not being accrued. At March 31, 2010, the value of these securities amounted to $2,112,107, which represents 0.3% of net assets.
(k) Non-income producing security.
(l) Security has no value.
(m) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $757,067,134.
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of March 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes | |
Basic Materials | | $ | — | | | $ | 64,734,921 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 64,734,921 | | |
Communications | | | — | | | | 113,575,868 | | | | 250,353 | | | | 113,826,221 | | |
Consumer Cyclical | | | — | | | | 99,042,726 | | | | 113,063 | | | | 99,155,789 | | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical | | | — | | | | 118,255,862 | | | | — | | | | 118,255,862 | | |
Diversified | | | — | | | | 2,143,350 | | | | — | | | | 2,143,350 | | |
Energy | | | — | | | | 115,038,548 | | | | — | | | | 115,038,548 | | |
Financials | | | — | | | | 81,194,012 | | | | 2,532,381 | | | | 83,726,393 | | |
Industrials | | | — | | | | 61,221,080 | | | | 4,066,492 | | | | 65,287,572 | | |
Technology | | | — | | | | 12,075,944 | | | | — | | | | 12,075,944 | | |
Utilities | | | — | | | | 49,826,827 | | | | — | | | | 49,826,827 | | |
Total Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes | | | — | | | | 717,109,138 | | | | 6,962,289 | | | | 724,071,427 | | |
Convertible Bonds | |
Communications | | | — | | | | — | | | | 390 | | | | 390 | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | — | | | | 2,672,302 | | | | — | | | | 2,672,302 | | |
Diversified | | | — | | | | 2,433,750 | | | | — | | | | 2,433,750 | | |
Total Convertible Bonds | | | — | | | | 5,106,052 | | | | 390 | | | | 5,106,442 | | |
Preferred Stocks | |
Financials | | | — | | | | 2,942,340 | | | | — | | | | 2,942,340 | | |
Transportation | | | — | | | | — | | | | 14 | | | | 14 | | |
Total Preferred Stock | | | — | | | | 2,942,340 | | | | 14 | | | | 2,942,354 | | |
Common Stocks | |
Communications | | | — | | | | — | | | | 142 | | | | 142 | | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical | | | 161,767 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 161,767 | | |
Financials | | | — | | | | — | | | | 14,109 | | | | 14,109 | | |
Information Technology | | | 3,547 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,547 | | |
Transportation | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,151 | | | | 1,151 | | |
Total Common Stocks | | | 165,314 | | | | — | | | | 15,402 | | | | 180,716 | | |
Total Warrants | | | 63,294 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 63,294 | | |
Total Short-Term Obligation | | | — | | | | 40,195,000 | | | | — | | | | 40,195,000 | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 228,608 | | | $ | 765,352,530 | | | $ | 6,978,095 | | | $ | 772,559,233 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia High Income Fund
March 31, 2010
The following table reconciles asset balances for the year ended March 31, 2010, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:
Investment in Securities | | Balance as of March 31, 2009 | | Accrued Discounts (Premiums) | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Purchases | | Sales | | Transfers into Level 3 | | Transfers out of Level 3 | | Balance as of March 31, 2010 | |
Common Stocks | |
Communications | | $ | 142 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 142 | | |
Financials | | | 14,109 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 14,109 | | |
Transportation | | | 1,151 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,151 | | |
Preferred Stocks | |
Transportation | | | 14 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 14 | | |
Warrants | |
Communications | | | — | | | | — | | | | (23,848 | ) | | | 23,848 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Convertible Bonds | |
Communications | | | 390 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 390 | | |
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes | |
Communications | | | 611,816 | | | | 139 | | | | (431,515 | ) | | | 147,033 | | | | 79,113 | | | | (169,497 | ) | | | 13,264 | | | | — | | | | 250,353 | | |
Consumer Cyclical | | | 127,700 | | | | 5,146 | | | | 3,505 | | | | 1,108 | | | | — | | | | (24,396 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 113,063 | | |
Financials | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 664,555 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,867,826 | | | | — | | | | 2,532,381 | | |
Industrials | | | 700,645 | | | | (88,859 | ) | | | (965,627 | ) | | | 1,481,836 | | | | 4,120,711 | | | | (1,182,214 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,066,492 | | |
| | $ | 1,455,967 | | | $ | (83,574 | ) | | $ | (1,417,485 | ) | | $ | 2,318,380 | | | $ | 4,199,824 | | | $ | (1,376,107 | ) | | $ | 1,881,090 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 6,978,095 | | |
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 March 31, 2010 which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $2,146,960. This amount is included in net changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
Financial assets were transferred into Level 3 due to pricing services discontinuing coverage of the security and the resulting need of management to fair value the security under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees.
For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the tables above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
At March 31, 2010, the asset allocation of the Fund is as follows:
Asset Allocation (Unaudited) | | % of Net Assets | |
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes | | | 91.0 | | |
Convertible Bonds | | | 0.6 | | |
Preferred Stocks | | | 0.4 | | |
Common Stocks | | | 0.0 | * | |
Warrants | | | 0.0 | * | |
| | | 92.0 | | |
Short Term Obligation | | | 5.1 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | 2.9 | | |
| | | 100.0 | | |
* Represents less than 0.1%
Acronym | | Name | |
CAD | | Canadian Dollar | |
|
PIK | | Payment-In-Kind | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities – Corporate Bond Funds
March 31, 2010
| | ($) | | ($) | | ($) | |
| | Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | Columbia High Income Fund | |
Assets | |
Unaffiliated investments, at identified cost | | | 1,302,592,105 | | | | 2,378,308,930 | | | | 755,495,870 | | |
Affiliated investments, at identified cost | | | 9,036,803 | | | | 1,998,287 | | | | — | | |
Total investments, at identified cost | | | 1,311,628,908 | | | | 2,380,307,217 | | | | 755,495,870 | | |
Unaffiliated investments, at value | | | 1,326,624,348 | | | | 2,408,781,115 | | | | 772,559,233 | | |
Affiliated investments, at value | | | 9,538,938 | | | | 2,153,404 | | | | — | | |
Total investments at value (including securities on loan of $5,686,807, $— and $—, respectively) | | | 1,336,163,286 | | | | 2,410,934,519 | | | | 772,559,233 | | |
Cash | | | 102,710 | | | | 9,836,062 | | | | 388,909 | | |
Foreign currency (cost of $2,750,340, $— and $—, respectively) | | | 2,656,733 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | 19,656 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Open credit default swap contracts | | | 94,129 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Credit default swap contracts premiums paid | | | 1,990,437 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Receivable for: | |
Investments sold | | | 153 | | | | 257,783,093 | | | | 12,466,837 | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 1,497,391 | | | | 4,734,502 | | | | 749,830 | | |
Interest | | | 15,907,711 | | | | 13,778,032 | | | | 15,918,781 | | |
Foreign tax reclaims | | | 13,489 | | | | 3,988 | | | | 11,855 | | |
Expense reimbursement due from investment advisor | | | — | | | | 103,650 | | | | — | | |
Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 7,018 | | | | 12,121 | | | | — | | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 13,050 | | | | 25,000 | | | | 7,971 | | |
Other assets | | | 479,383 | | | | 58,115 | | | | — | | |
Total Assets | | | 1,358,945,146 | | | | 2,697,269,082 | | | | 802,103,416 | | |
Liabilities | |
Collateral on securities loaned | | | 5,792,568 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Open credit default swap contracts | | | 679,113 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Credit default swap contracts premiums received | | | 71,211 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Payable for: | |
Investments purchased | | | 4,911,220 | | | | 249,009,131 | | | | 2,412,492 | | |
Investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis | | | 44,504,733 | | | | 15,324,234 | | | | 2,000,000 | | |
Fund shares repurchased | | | 939,590 | | | | 7,806,941 | | | | 1,325,174 | | |
Futures variation margin | | | 572,625 | | | | 192,584 | | | | — | | |
Distributions | | | 3,394,084 | | | | 4,026,623 | | | | — | | |
Investment advisory fee | | | 399,098 | | | | 610,595 | | | | 363,064 | | |
Administration fee | | | 153,514 | | | | 273,278 | | | | 143,284 | | |
Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 19,848 | | | | 17,172 | | | | 16,751 | | |
Transfer agent fee | | | 128,851 | | | | 144,753 | | | | 68,154 | | |
Trustees' fees | | | 66,961 | | | | 97,915 | | | | 51,260 | | |
Custody fee | | | 10,318 | | | | 11,645 | | | | 4,155 | | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 12,276 | | | | 108,175 | | | | 72,943 | | |
Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 305 | | | | 399 | | | | 215 | | |
Interest payable | | | 87 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 7,018 | | | | 12,121 | | | | — | | |
Other liabilities | | | 61,607 | | | | 89,325 | | | | 71,765 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | 61,725,027 | | | | 277,724,891 | | | | 6,529,257 | | |
Net Assets | | | 1,297,220,119 | | | | 2,419,544,191 | | | | 795,574,159 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued) – Corporate Bond Funds
March 31, 2010
| | ($) | | ($) | | ($) | |
| | Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | Columbia High Income Fund | |
Net Assets Consist of | |
Paid-in capital | | | 1,338,943,250 | | | | 2,428,006,611 | | | | 865,890,587 | | |
Undistributed (Overdistributed) net investment income | | | 972,025 | | | | (1,748,904 | ) | | | 628,224 | | |
Accumulated net realized loss | | | (65,822,333 | ) | | | (37,242,848 | ) | | | (88,012,600 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments | | | 24,534,378 | | | | 30,627,302 | | | | 17,063,363 | | |
Foreign currency translations and forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | (1,018 | ) | | | — | | | | 4,585 | | |
Credit default swap contracts | | | (598,433 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Futures contracts | | | (807,750 | ) | | | (97,970 | ) | | | — | | |
Net Assets | | | 1,297,220,119 | | | | 2,419,544,191 | | | | 795,574,159 | | |
Class A | |
Net assets | | $ | 20,299,664 | | | $ | 245,871,885 | | | $ | 112,678,241 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 2,062,892 | | | | 24,715,135 | | | | 14,433,634 | | |
Net asset value per share (a) | | $ | 9.84 | | | $ | 9.95 | | | $ | 7.81 | | |
Maximum sales charge | | | 3.25 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 4.75 | % | |
Maximum offering price per share (b) | | $ | 10.17 | | | $ | 10.05 | | | $ | 8.20 | | |
Class B | |
Net assets | | $ | 4,305,713 | | | $ | 9,326,029 | | | $ | 30,663,795 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 437,419 | | | | 937,943 | | | | 3,939,333 | | |
Net asset value per share (a) | | $ | 9.84 | | | $ | 9.94 | | | $ | 7.78 | | |
Class C | |
Net assets | | $ | 4,528,047 | | | $ | 113,037,631 | | | $ | 23,518,746 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 460,144 | | | | 11,374,936 | | | | 3,037,615 | | |
Net asset value per share (a) | | $ | 9.84 | | | $ | 9.94 | | | $ | 7.74 | | |
Class Y (c) | |
Net assets | | $ | — | | | $ | 26,109,963 | | | $ | — | | |
Shares outstanding | | | — | | | | 2,629,805 | | | | — | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | — | | | $ | 9.93 | | | $ | — | | |
Class Z | |
Net assets | | $ | 1,268,086,695 | | | $ | 2,025,198,683 | | | $ | 628,713,377 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 128,745,383 | | | | 203,943,080 | | | | 79,711,300 | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 9.85 | | | $ | 9.93 | | | $ | 7.89 | | |
(a) Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
(b) On sales of $50,000 or more the offering price is reduced.
(c) Class Y shares commenced operations on July 15, 2009.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Operations – Corporate Bond Funds
For the Year Ended March 31, 2010
| | ($) | | ($) | | ($) | |
| | Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | Columbia High Income Fund | |
Investment Income | |
Dividends | | | — | | | | — | | | | 525,505 | | |
Interest | | | 66,235,623 | | | | 77,303,005 | | | | 64,667,532 | | |
Interest from affiliates | | | 626,510 | | | | 123,000 | | | | — | | |
Securities lending | | | 20,455 | | | | 23,582 | | | | — | | |
Total Investment Income | | | 66,882,588 | | | | 77,449,587 | | | | 65,193,037 | | |
Expenses | |
Investment advisory fee | | | 4,695,452 | | | | 5,778,812 | | | | 4,106,528 | | |
Administration fee | | | 1,803,180 | | | | 2,556,779 | | | | 1,610,648 | | |
Distribution fee: | |
Class B | | | 35,210 | | | | 76,368 | | | | 280,926 | | |
Class C | | | 29,886 | | | | 532,171 | | | | 168,507 | | |
Service fee: | |
Class B | | | 11,737 | | | | 25,456 | | | | 93,642 | | |
Class C | | | 9,962 | | | | 177,390 | | | | 56,169 | | |
Distribution and service fees: | |
Class A | | | 48,959 | | | | 467,584 | | | | 248,940 | | |
Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 187,866 | | | | 170,978 | | | | 169,120 | | |
Transfer agent fee—Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Z | | | 1,247,658 | | | | 798,631 | | | | 902,997 | | |
Transfer agent fee—Class Y (a)(b) | | | — | | | | 73 | | | | — | | |
Trustees' fees | | | 46,030 | | | | 60,539 | | | | 43,210 | | |
Custody fee | | | 52,525 | | | | 62,095 | | | | 25,694 | | |
Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 1,127 | | | | 1,417 | | | | 873 | | |
Other expenses | | | 266,812 | | | | 452,672 | | | | 295,051 | | |
Expenses before interest expense | | | 8,436,404 | | | | 11,160,965 | | | | 8,002,305 | | |
Interest expense | | | 87 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total Expenses | | | 8,436,491 | | | | 11,160,965 | | | | 8,002,305 | | |
Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by investment advisor and/or administrator | | | — | | | | (628,536 | ) | | | — | | |
Fees waived by distributor—Class C | | | — | | | | (312,207 | ) | | | — | | |
Expense reductions | | | (53 | ) | | | (1,044 | ) | | | (170 | ) | |
Net Expenses | | | 8,436,438 | | | | 10,219,178 | | | | 8,002,135 | | |
Net Investment Income | | | 58,446,150 | | | | 67,230,409 | | | | 57,190,902 | | |
(a) Class Y shares commenced operations on July 15, 2009.
(b) Class Y shares reflect activity for the period July 15, 2009 through March 31, 2010.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Operations – Corporate Bond Funds
For the Year Ended March 31, 2010 (continued)
| | ($) | | ($) | | ($) | |
| | Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | Columbia High Income Fund | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Foreign Currency, Futures Contracts and Credit Default Swap Contracts | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Unaffiliated investments | | | 33,280,473 | | | | 4,841,675 | | | | (44,326,346 | ) | |
Affiliated investments | | | 91,364 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net realized loss on violation of investment restriction (See Note 12) | | | (38,162 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Foreign currency transactions and forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | (1,543,054 | ) | | | — | | | | (26,038 | ) | |
Futures contracts | | | 2,449,715 | | | | (2,874,003 | ) | | | — | | |
Credit default swap contracts | | | (4,280,508 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Reimbursement of realized loss on violation of investment restrictions (See Note 12) | | | 38,162 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 29,997,990 | | | | 1,967,672 | | | | (44,352,384 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments | | | 128,395,855 | | | | 80,825,330 | | | | 244,104,612 | | |
Foreign currency translations and forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | 862,620 | | | | — | | | | 6,565 | | |
Futures contracts | | | 803,426 | | | | (830,452 | ) | | | — | | |
Credit default swap contracts | | | (456,873 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 129,605,028 | | | | 79,994,878 | | | | 244,111,177 | | |
Net Gain | | | 159,603,018 | | | | 81,962,550 | | | | 199,758,793 | | |
Net Increase Resulting from Operations | | | 218,049,168 | | | | 149,192,959 | | | | 256,949,695 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets – Corporate Bond Funds
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | Columbia High Income Fund | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2010 ($) | | 2009 ($) | | 2010 ($)(a)(b) | | 2009 ($) | | 2010 ($) | | 2009 ($) | |
Operations | |
Net investment income | | | 58,446,150 | | | | 75,004,210 | | | | 67,230,409 | | | | 56,080,937 | | | | 57,190,902 | | | | 57,392,683 | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contracts and credit default swap contracts | | | 29,997,990 | | | | (47,179,052 | ) | | | 1,967,672 | | | | 1,890,508 | | | | (44,352,384 | ) | | | (42,593,087 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, foreign currency translations, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contracts and credit default swap contracts | | | 129,605,028 | | | | (93,662,940 | ) | | | 79,994,878 | | | | (56,307,325 | ) | | | 244,111,177 | | | | (159,043,742 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) resulting from operations | | | 218,049,168 | | | | (65,837,782 | ) | | | 149,192,959 | | | | 1,664,120 | | | | 256,949,695 | | | | (144,244,146 | ) | |
Distributions to Shareholders | |
From net investment income: | |
Class A | | | (903,090 | ) | | | (992,675 | ) | | | (6,207,014 | ) | | | (3,827,846 | ) | | | (7,623,106 | ) | | | (6,762,477 | ) | |
Class B | | | (180,119 | ) | | | (249,664 | ) | | | (271,323 | ) | | | (440,891 | ) | | | (2,585,782 | ) | | | (3,648,567 | ) | |
Class C | | | (153,315 | ) | | | (133,621 | ) | | | (2,094,729 | ) | | | (985,739 | ) | | | (1,557,575 | ) | | | (1,577,538 | ) | |
Class Y | | | — | | | | — | | | | (690,988 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Class Z | | | (61,455,109 | ) | | | (78,657,832 | ) | | | (58,760,506 | ) | | | (50,075,377 | ) | | | (46,773,102 | ) | | | (44,798,872 | ) | |
From net realized gains: | |
Class A | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (744,301 | ) | |
Class B | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (469,197 | ) | |
Class C | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (195,286 | ) | |
Class Z | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (4,685,440 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (62,691,633 | ) | | | (80,033,792 | ) | | | (68,024,560 | ) | | | (55,329,853 | ) | | | (58,539,565 | ) | | | (62,881,678 | ) | |
Net Capital Stock Transactions | | | (83,078,763 | ) | | | (345,366,302 | ) | | | 1,036,423,022 | | | | 154,132,956 | | | | (14,622,568 | ) | | | 82,772,300 | | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | 40,867 | | | | 3,547 | | | | 49,053 | | | | 6,972 | | | | 177,263 | | | | — | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 72,319,639 | | | | (491,234,329 | ) | | | 1,117,640,474 | | | | 100,474,195 | | | | 183,964,825 | | | | (124,353,524 | ) | |
Net Assets | |
Beginning of period | | | 1,224,900,480 | | | | 1,716,134,809 | | | | 1,301,903,717 | | | | 1,201,429,522 | | | | 611,609,334 | | | | 735,962,858 | | |
End of period | | | 1,297,220,119 | | | | 1,224,900,480 | | | | 2,419,544,191 | | | | 1,301,903,717 | | | | 795,574,159 | | | | 611,609,334 | | |
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income at end of period | | | 972,025 | | | | (6,237,590 | ) | | | (1,748,904 | ) | | | (995,592 | ) | | | 628,224 | | | | 1,828,682 | | |
(a) Class Y shares commenced operations on July 15, 2009.
(b) Class Y shares reflect activity for the period July 15, 2009 through March 31, 2010.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Capital Stock Activity
| | Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2010 | | Year Ended March 31, 2009 | | Year Ended March 31, 2010 (a)(b) | | Year Ended March 31, 2009 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Class A | |
Subscriptions | | | 397,880 | | | | 3,796,868 | | | | 404,055 | | | | 3,578,667 | | | | 19,545,601 | | | | 192,127,134 | | | | 9,010,357 | | | | 86,048,590 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 71,501 | | | | 682,118 | | | | 85,082 | | | | 755,655 | | | | 522,432 | | | | 5,145,173 | | | | 335,479 | | | | 3,209,803 | | |
Redemptions | | | (497,035 | ) | | | (4,721,691 | ) | | | (827,483 | ) | | | (7,475,067 | ) | | | (8,226,025 | ) | | | (81,090,294 | ) | | | (4,175,154 | ) | | | (39,743,789 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (27,654 | ) | | | (242,705 | ) | | | (338,346 | ) | | | (3,140,745 | ) | | | 11,842,008 | | | | 116,182,013 | | | | 5,170,682 | | | | 49,514,604 | | |
Class B | |
Subscriptions | | | 101,131 | | | | 958,579 | | | | 119,710 | | | | 1,059,089 | | | | 269,391 | | | | 2,650,071 | | | | 127,014 | | | | 1,216,785 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 14,583 | | | | 138,911 | | | | 21,946 | | | | 195,171 | | | | 23,567 | | | | 231,211 | | | | 38,957 | | | | 373,741 | | |
Redemptions | | | (235,850 | ) | | | (2,234,617 | ) | | | (355,397 | ) | | | (3,184,498 | ) | | | (464,484 | ) | | | (4,570,887 | ) | | | (476,096 | ) | | | (4,560,754 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (120,136 | ) | | | (1,137,127 | ) | | | (213,741 | ) | | | (1,930,238 | ) | | | (171,526 | ) | | | (1,689,605 | ) | | | (310,125 | ) | | | (2,970,228 | ) | |
Class C | |
Subscriptions | | | 209,261 | | | | 2,011,184 | | | | 162,011 | | | | 1,423,328 | | | | 9,522,422 | | | | 93,616,714 | | | | 3,151,689 | | | | 30,058,483 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 9,859 | | | | 94,253 | | | | 8,067 | | | | 71,352 | | | | 137,158 | | | | 1,351,256 | | | | 63,710 | | | | 608,097 | | |
Redemptions | | | (163,888 | ) | | | (1,572,741 | ) | | | (93,363 | ) | | | (824,923 | ) | | | (2,082,162 | ) | | | (20,462,910 | ) | | | (1,304,482 | ) | | | (12,405,109 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 55,232 | | | | 532,696 | | | | 76,715 | | | | 669,757 | | | | 7,577,418 | | | | 74,505,060 | | | | 1,910,917 | | | | 18,261,471 | | |
Class Y | |
Subscriptions | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,701,658 | | | | 36,034,293 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 14,109 | | | | 139,640 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Redemptions | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (1,085,962 | ) | | | (10,693,171 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net increase | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,629,805 | | | | 25,480,762 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Class Z | |
Subscriptions | | | 14,729,781 | | | | 138,286,475 | | | | 20,480,028 | | | | 185,365,087 | | | | 140,730,646 | | | | 1,377,894,072 | | | | 44,428,970 | | | | 425,054,819 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 1,792,766 | | | | 17,116,076 | | | | 2,360,282 | | | | 20,993,268 | | | | 1,673,563 | | | | 16,441,940 | | | | 1,792,719 | | | | 17,158,946 | | |
Redemptions | | | (25,132,516 | ) | | | (237,634,178 | ) | | | (62,341,691 | ) | | | (547,323,431 | ) | | | (58,374,664 | ) | | | (572,391,220 | ) | | | (36,950,138 | ) | | | (352,886,656 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (8,609,969 | ) | | | (82,231,627 | ) | | | (39,501,381 | ) | | | (340,965,076 | ) | | | 84,029,545 | | | | 821,944,792 | | | | 9,271,551 | | | | 89,327,109 | | |
(a) Class Y shares commenced operations on July 15, 2009.
(b) Class Y shares reflect activity for the period July 15, 2009 through March 31, 2010.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Columbia High Income Fund | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2010 | | Year Ended March 31, 2009 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Class A | |
Subscriptions | | | 6,596,682 | | | | 47,672,499 | | | | 5,988,663 | | | | 42,803,769 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 811,059 | | | | 5,873,327 | | | | 831,113 | | | | 5,732,753 | | |
Redemptions | | | (4,940,770 | ) | | | (36,525,050 | ) | | | (7,180,568 | ) | | | (52,486,092 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 2,466,971 | | | | 17,020,776 | | | | (360,792 | ) | | | (3,949,570 | ) | |
Class B | |
Subscriptions | | | 206,107 | | | | 1,433,179 | | | | 265,822 | | | | 1,758,334 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 223,836 | | | | 1,596,281 | | | | 367,188 | | | | 2,538,733 | | |
Redemptions | | | (2,701,733 | ) | | | (19,678,794 | ) | | | (2,512,623 | ) | | | (17,454,327 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (2,271,790 | ) | | | (16,649,334 | ) | | | (1,879,613 | ) | | | (13,157,260 | ) | |
Class C | |
Subscriptions | | | 561,599 | | | | 4,004,756 | | | | 931,515 | | | | 5,907,948 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 136,602 | | | | 977,029 | | | | 160,500 | | | | 1,096,492 | | |
Redemptions | | | (723,507 | ) | | | (5,265,262 | ) | | | (1,413,827 | ) | | | (9,816,481 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (25,306 | ) | | | (283,477 | ) | | | (321,812 | ) | | | (2,812,041 | ) | |
Class Y | |
Subscriptions | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Redemptions | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net increase | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Class Z | |
Subscriptions | | | 33,783,341 | | | | 246,485,305 | | | | 42,874,424 | | | | 297,133,259 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 1,992,576 | | | | 14,454,556 | | | | 2,250,474 | | | | 15,464,375 | | |
Redemptions | | | (37,410,313 | ) | | | (275,650,394 | ) | | | (31,102,146 | ) | | | (209,906,463 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (1,634,396 | ) | | | (14,710,533 | ) | | | 14,022,752 | | | | 102,691,171 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Total Return Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 8.72 | | | $ | 9.51 | | | $ | 9.74 | | | $ | 9.56 | | | $ | 9.80 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.40 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 0.44 | | | | 0.35 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency, futures contracts and credit default swap contracts | | | 1.16 | | | | (0.76 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 0.18 | | | | (0.17 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.56 | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.62 | | | | 0.18 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.46 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.03 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.46 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (c) | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 9.84 | | | $ | 8.72 | | | $ | 9.51 | | | $ | 9.74 | | | $ | 9.56 | | |
Total return (d) | | | 18.10 | %(e) | | | (3.45 | )% | | | 2.34 | % | | | 6.65 | % | | | 1.84 | %(f) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (g) | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.79 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | %(h) | | | — | %(h) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net expenses (g) | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.79 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.06 | %(i) | |
Net investment income (g) | | | 4.27 | % | | | 4.79 | % | | | 4.74 | % | | | 4.60 | % | | | 3.91 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 165 | % | | | 223 | % | | | 253 | % | | | 320 | % | | | 199 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 20,300 | | | $ | 18,221 | | | $ | 23,087 | | | $ | 24,704 | | | $ | 35,849 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(e) Total return includes a reimbursement of a loss experienced by the Fund due to a compliance violation. This reimbursement had an impact of less than 0.01% on the Fund's total return.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(h) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
(i) Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been —% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Total Return Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class B Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 8.72 | | | $ | 9.51 | | | $ | 9.74 | | | $ | 9.57 | | | $ | 9.81 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.28 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency, futures contracts and credit default swap contracts | | | 1.15 | | | | (0.76 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 0.17 | | | | (0.17 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.48 | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.54 | | | | 0.11 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.03 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (c) | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 9.84 | | | $ | 8.72 | | | $ | 9.51 | | | $ | 9.74 | | | $ | 9.57 | | |
Total return (d) | | | 17.23 | %(e) | | | (4.16 | )% | | | 1.58 | % | | | 5.75 | % | | | 1.09 | %(f) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (g) | | | 1.64 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.54 | % | | | 1.54 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | %(h) | | | — | %(h) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net expenses (g) | | | 1.64 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.54 | % | | | 1.54 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.06 | %(i) | |
Net investment income (g) | | | 3.55 | % | | | 4.04 | % | | | 3.99 | % | | | 3.85 | % | | | 3.14 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 165 | % | | | 223 | % | | | 253 | % | | | 320 | % | | | 199 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 4,306 | | | $ | 4,861 | | | $ | 7,334 | | | $ | 8,735 | | | $ | 10,108 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(e) Total return includes a reimbursement of a loss experienced by the Fund due to a compliance violation. This reimbursement had an impact of less than 0.01% on the Fund's total return.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(h) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
(i) Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been —% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Total Return Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class C Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 8.72 | | | $ | 9.51 | | | $ | 9.74 | | | $ | 9.56 | | | $ | 9.80 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.28 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency, futures contracts and credit default swap contracts | | | 1.15 | | | | (0.76 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 0.18 | | | | (0.17 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.48 | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.55 | | | | 0.11 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.03 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (c) | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 9.84 | | | $ | 8.72 | | | $ | 9.51 | | | $ | 9.74 | | | $ | 9.56 | | |
Total return (d) | | | 17.23 | %(e) | | | (4.17 | )% | | | 1.57 | % | | | 5.86 | % | | | 1.08 | %(f) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (g) | | | 1.64 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.54 | % | | | 1.54 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | %(h) | | | — | %(h) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net expenses (g) | | | 1.64 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.54 | % | | | 1.54 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.06 | %(i) | |
Net investment income (g) | | | 3.50 | % | | | 4.04 | % | | | 3.97 | % | | | 3.84 | % | | | 3.20 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 165 | % | | | 223 | % | | | 253 | % | | | 320 | % | | | 199 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 4,528 | | | $ | 3,529 | | | $ | 3,120 | | | $ | 2,275 | | | $ | 2,956 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(e) Total return includes a reimbursement of a loss experienced by the Fund due to a compliance violation. This reimbursement had an impact of less than 0.01% on the Fund's total return.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(h) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
(i) Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been —% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Total Return Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class Z Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 8.72 | | | $ | 9.51 | | | $ | 9.75 | | | $ | 9.57 | | | $ | 9.81 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.43 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 0.48 | | | | 0.47 | | | | 0.37 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency, futures contracts and credit default swap contracts | | | 1.16 | | | | (0.76 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | 0.18 | | | | (0.16 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.59 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.65 | | | | 0.21 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.46 | ) | | | (0.48 | ) | | | (0.48 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.03 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.46 | ) | | | (0.48 | ) | | | (0.48 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (c) | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 9.85 | | | $ | 8.72 | | | $ | 9.51 | | | $ | 9.75 | | | $ | 9.57 | | |
Total return (d) | | | 18.52 | %(e) | | | (3.20 | )% | | | 2.49 | % | | | 6.91 | % | | | 2.10 | %(f) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (g) | | | 0.64 | % | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.54 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | %(h) | | | — | %(h) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net expenses (g) | | | 0.64 | % | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.54 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | % | | | 0.06 | %(i) | |
Net investment income (g) | | | 4.52 | % | | | 5.03 | % | | | 4.98 | % | | | 4.85 | % | | | 4.13 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 165 | % | | | 223 | % | | | 253 | % | | | 320 | % | | | 199 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,268,087 | | | $ | 1,198,289 | | | $ | 1,682,595 | | | $ | 1,865,289 | | | $ | 1,997,046 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(e) Total return includes a reimbursement of a loss experienced by the Fund due to a compliance violation. This reimbursement had an impact of less than 0.01% on the Fund's total return.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(h) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
(i) Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been —% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Short Term Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 9.47 | | | $ | 9.89 | | | $ | 9.84 | | | $ | 9.75 | | | $ | 9.82 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.44 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 0.31 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.49 | | | | (0.42 | ) | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.09 | | | | (0.07 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.81 | | | | — | | | | 0.49 | | | | 0.49 | | | | 0.24 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (c) | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 9.95 | | | $ | 9.47 | | | $ | 9.89 | | | $ | 9.84 | | | $ | 9.75 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 8.68 | % | | | 0.03 | % | | | 5.13 | % | | | 5.12 | % | | | 2.47 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.73 | % | | | 0.73 | % | | | 0.73 | % | | | 0.73 | % | | | 0.72 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.03 | % | | | 0.04 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.08 | %(g) | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 3.27 | % | | | 4.43 | % | | | 4.43 | % | | | 4.05 | % | | | 3.27 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 91 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 72 | % | | | 80 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 245,872 | | | $ | 121,914 | | | $ | 76,196 | | | $ | 85,635 | | | $ | 83,675 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been 0.02% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Short Term Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class B Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 9.47 | | | $ | 9.89 | | | $ | 9.84 | | | $ | 9.74 | | | $ | 9.81 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.25 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.47 | | | | (0.42 | ) | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.11 | | | | (0.08 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.73 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 0.17 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (c) | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 9.94 | | | $ | 9.47 | | | $ | 9.89 | | | $ | 9.84 | | | $ | 9.74 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 7.77 | % | | | (0.72 | )% | | | 4.35 | % | | | 4.45 | % | | | 1.71 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.47 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.03 | % | | | 0.04 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.08 | %(g) | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 2.62 | % | | | 3.69 | % | | | 3.69 | % | | | 3.30 | % | | | 2.69 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 91 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 72 | % | | | 80 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 9,326 | | | $ | 10,502 | | | $ | 14,035 | | | $ | 20,303 | | | $ | 28,061 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been 0.02% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Short Term Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class C Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 9.46 | | | $ | 9.88 | | | $ | 9.83 | | | $ | 9.74 | | | $ | 9.81 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.26 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.49 | | | | (0.42 | ) | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.09 | | | | (0.07 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.78 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 0.46 | | | | 0.46 | | | | 0.19 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (c) | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 9.94 | | | $ | 9.46 | | | $ | 9.88 | | | $ | 9.83 | | | $ | 9.74 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 8.35 | % | | | (0.29 | )% | | | 4.80 | % | | | 4.80 | % | | | 1.94 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1.20 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.47 | % | | | 0.48 | % | | | 0.46 | % | | | 0.46 | % | | | 0.35 | %(g) | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 2.90 | % | | | 4.12 | % | | | 4.12 | % | | | 3.75 | % | | | 2.69 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 91 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 72 | % | | | 80 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 113,038 | | | $ | 35,926 | | | $ | 18,644 | | | $ | 17,598 | | | $ | 22,091 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been 0.02% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Short Term Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the period is as follows:
Class Y Shares | | Period Ended March 31, 2010 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 9.70 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.24 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.23 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.47 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.24 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements (c) | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 9.93 | | |
Total return (d)(e)(f) | | | 4.91 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (g)(h) | | | 0.47 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement (h)(i) | | | — | % | |
Net investment income (g)(h) | | | 3.39 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate (f) | | | 91 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 26,110 | | |
(a) Class Y shares commenced operations on July 15, 2009. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(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) Not annualized.
(g) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(h) Annualized.
(i) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Short Term Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class Z Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 9.45 | | | $ | 9.87 | | | $ | 9.82 | | | $ | 9.73 | | | $ | 9.80 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 0.46 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.33 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.49 | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.09 | | | | (0.07 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.84 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 0.51 | | | | 0.26 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (c) | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 9.93 | | | $ | 9.45 | | | $ | 9.87 | | | $ | 9.82 | | | $ | 9.73 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 8.97 | % | | | 0.27 | % | | | 5.39 | % | | | 5.39 | % | | | 2.73 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.48 | % | | | 0.48 | % | | | 0.48 | % | | | 0.48 | % | | | 0.47 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.03 | % | | | 0.04 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.08 | %(g) | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 3.54 | % | | | 4.68 | % | | | 4.67 | % | | | 4.29 | % | | | 3.40 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 91 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 72 | % | | | 80 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 2,025,199 | | | $ | 1,133,563 | | | $ | 1,092,555 | | | $ | 857,655 | | | $ | 1,130,604 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(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.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been 0.02% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia High Income Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class A Shares (a) | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 (b) | | 2007 | | 2006 (c) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 5.92 | | | $ | 8.03 | | | $ | 9.11 | | | $ | 8.91 | | | $ | 9.31 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (d) | | | 0.54 | | | | 0.57 | | | | 0.64 | | | | 0.62 | | | | 0.63 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 1.90 | | | | (2.05 | ) | | | (1.00 | ) | | | 0.32 | | | | (0.10 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.44 | | | | (1.48 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | 0.94 | | | | 0.53 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.65 | ) | | | (0.62 | ) | | | (0.66 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (0.63 | ) | | | (0.72 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | | | (0.93 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (e) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 7.81 | | | $ | 5.92 | | | $ | 8.03 | | | $ | 9.11 | | | $ | 8.91 | | |
Total return (f) | | | 42.43 | % | | | (19.17 | )%(g) | | | (4.22 | )%(h) | | | 11.10 | % | | | 6.03 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (i) | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.13 | % | | | 1.08 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(j) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net expenses (i) | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.13 | % | | | 1.08 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | — | | | | — | %(j) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (i) | | | 7.35 | % | | | 8.06 | % | | | 7.28 | % | | | 6.88 | % | | | 6.90 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 41 | % | | | 25 | % | | | 2 | %(k)(l) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Turnover of Columbia High Income Master Portfolio | | | — | | | | — | | | | 32 | %(k) | | | 44 | % | | | 34 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 112,678 | | | $ | 70,836 | | | $ | 98,973 | | | $ | 123,071 | | | $ | 109,029 | | |
(a) Through February 27, 2008, the per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of income and expense of the Columbia High Income Master Portfolio.
(b) Effective February 28, 2008, the Fund converted to a stand-alone fund. Prior to February 28, 2008, the Fund operated in a master-feeder structure.
(c) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.
(d) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(e) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(f) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(g) 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) Includes a reimbursement by the investment sub-advisor for a realized investment loss on disposal of an investment not meeting the Fund's investment restrictions. This reimbursement increased total return and net asset value per share by less than 0.01% and $0.01, respectively.
(i) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(j) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
(k) Not annualized.
(l) Amount represents results after the Fund's conversion to a stand-alone structure on February 28, 2008.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia High Income Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class B Shares (a) | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 (b) | | 2007 | | 2006 (c) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 5.90 | | | $ | 8.01 | | | $ | 9.09 | | | $ | 8.89 | | | $ | 9.29 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (d) | | | 0.48 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 0.57 | | | | 0.55 | | | | 0.56 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 1.90 | | | | (2.05 | ) | | | (1.00 | ) | | | 0.32 | | | | (0.10 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.38 | | | | (1.53 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | 0.87 | | | | 0.46 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.50 | ) | | | (0.52 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (0.59 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.50 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.65 | ) | | | (0.67 | ) | | | (0.86 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (e) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 7.78 | | | $ | 5.90 | | | $ | 8.01 | | | $ | 9.09 | | | $ | 8.89 | | |
Total return (f) | | | 41.33 | % | | | (19.84 | )%(g) | | | (4.95 | )%(h) | | | 10.29 | % | | | 5.25 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (i) | | | 1.94 | % | | | 1.93 | % | | | 1.91 | % | | | 1.88 | % | | | 1.83 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(j) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net expenses (i) | | | 1.94 | % | | | 1.93 | % | | | 1.91 | % | | | 1.88 | % | | | 1.83 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | — | | | | — | %(j) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (i) | | | 6.71 | % | | | 7.29 | % | | | 6.54 | % | | | 6.16 | % | | | 6.22 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 41 | % | | | 25 | % | | | 2 | %(k)(l) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Turnover of Columbia High Income Master Portfolio | | | — | | | | — | | | | 32 | %(k) | | | 44 | % | | | 34 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 30,664 | | | $ | 36,667 | | | $ | 64,786 | | | $ | 93,413 | | | $ | 102,085 | | |
(a) Through February 27, 2008, the per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of income and expense of the Columbia High Income Master Portfolio.
(b) Effective February 28, 2008, the Fund converted to a stand-alone fund. Prior to February 28, 2008, the Fund operated in a master-feeder structure.
(c) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.
(d) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(e) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(f) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(g) 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) Includes a reimbursement by the investment sub-advisor for a realized investment loss on disposal of an investment not meeting the Fund's investment restrictions. This reimbursement increased total return and net asset value per share by less than 0.01% and $0.01, respectively.
(i) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(j) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
(k) Not annualized.
(l) Amount represents results after the Fund's conversion to a stand-alone structure on February 28, 2008.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia High Income Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class C Shares (a) | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 (b) | | 2007 | | 2006 (c) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 5.87 | | | $ | 7.97 | | | $ | 9.05 | | | $ | 8.86 | | | $ | 9.25 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (d) | | | 0.48 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 0.57 | | | | 0.55 | | | | 0.56 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 1.89 | | | | (2.04 | ) | | | (1.00 | ) | | | 0.31 | | | | (0.09 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.37 | | | | (1.52 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | 0.86 | | | | 0.47 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.50 | ) | | | (0.52 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (0.59 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.50 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.65 | ) | | | (0.67 | ) | | | (0.86 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (e) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 7.74 | | | $ | 5.87 | | | $ | 7.97 | | | $ | 9.05 | | | $ | 8.86 | | |
Total return (f) | | | 41.38 | % | | | (19.81 | )%(g) | | | (4.98 | )%(h) | | | 10.21 | % | | | 5.39 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (i) | | | 1.94 | % | | | 1.93 | % | | | 1.91 | % | | | 1.88 | % | | | 1.83 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(j) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net expenses (i) | | | 1.94 | % | | | 1.93 | % | | | 1.91 | % | | | 1.88 | % | | | 1.83 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | — | | | | — | %(j) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (i) | | | 6.63 | % | | | 7.32 | % | | | 6.54 | % | | | 6.16 | % | | | 6.23 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 41 | % | | | 25 | % | | | 2 | %(k)(l) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Turnover of Columbia High Income Master Portfolio | | | — | | | | — | | | | 32 | %(k) | | | 44 | % | | | 34 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 23,519 | | | $ | 17,991 | | | $ | 26,976 | | | $ | 35,639 | | | $ | 39,547 | | |
(a) Through February 27, 2008, the per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of income and expense of the Columbia High Income Master Portfolio.
(b) Effective February 28, 2008, the Fund converted to a stand-alone fund. February 28, 2008, the Fund operated in a master-feeder structure.
(c) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.
(d) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(e) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(f) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(g) 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) Includes a reimbursement by the investment sub-advisor for a realized investment loss on disposal of an investment not meeting the Fund's investment restrictions. This reimbursement increased total return and net asset value per share by less than 0.01% and $0.01, respectively.
(i) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(j) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
(k) Not annualized.
(l) Amount represents results after the Fund's conversion to a stand-alone structure on February 28, 2008.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia High Income Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class Z Shares (a) | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 (b) | | 2007 | | 2006 (c) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 5.98 | | | $ | 8.10 | | | $ | 9.19 | | | $ | 8.98 | | | $ | 9.37 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (d) | | | 0.56 | | | | 0.60 | | | | 0.66 | | | | 0.64 | | | | 0.66 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 1.92 | | | | (2.07 | ) | | | (1.01 | ) | | | 0.33 | | | | (0.10 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.48 | | | | (1.47 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | 0.97 | | | | 0.56 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.59 | ) | | | (0.67 | ) | | | (0.64 | ) | | | (0.68 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.65 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | | | (0.76 | ) | | | (0.95 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (e) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 7.89 | | | $ | 5.98 | | | $ | 8.10 | | | $ | 9.19 | | | $ | 8.98 | | |
Total return (f) | | | 42.69 | % | | | (18.92 | )%(g) | | | (4.05 | )%(h) | | | 11.41 | % | | | 6.37 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (i) | | | 0.94 | % | | | 0.93 | % | | | 0.91 | % | | | 0.88 | % | | | 0.83 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(j) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net expenses (i) | | | 0.94 | % | | | 0.93 | % | | | 0.91 | % | | | 0.88 | % | | | 0.83 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | — | | | | — | %(j) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (i) | | | 7.63 | % | | | 8.41 | % | | | 7.54 | % | | | 7.14 | % | | | 7.19 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 41 | % | | | 25 | % | | | 2 | %(k)(l) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Turnover of Columbia High Income Master Portfolio | | | — | | | | — | | | | 32 | %(k) | | | 44 | % | | | 34 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 628,713 | | | $ | 486,116 | | | $ | 545,228 | | | $ | 739,921 | | | $ | 681,752 | | |
(a) Through February 27, 2008, the per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of income and expense of the Columbia High Income Master Portfolio.
(b) Effective February 28, 2008, the Fund converted to a stand-alone fund. Prior to February 28, 2008, the Fund operated in a master-feeder structure.
(c) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.
(d) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(e) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(f) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(g) 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) Includes a reimbursement by the investment sub-advisor for a realized investment loss on disposal of an investment not meeting the Fund's investment restrictions. This reimbursement increased total return and net asset value per share by less than 0.01% and $0.01, respectively.
(i) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(j) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
(k) Not annualized.
(l) Amount represents results after the Fund's conversion to a stand-alone structure on February 28, 2008.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements – Corporate Bond Funds
March 31, 2010
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Funds Series Trust (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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains to the following diversified series of the Trust (each, a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"):
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund
Columbia High Income Fund
Investment Objectives
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund seeks total return, consisting of current income and capital appreciation. Columbia Short Term Bond Fund seeks current income, consistent with minimal fluctuation of principal. Columbia High Income Fund seeks total return, consisting of a high level of income and capital appreciation.
Fund Shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares. Columbia Total Return Bond Fund and Columbia High Income Fund each offer four classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Z shares. Columbia Short Term Bond Fund offers five classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Class Z. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable. Class Y shares commenced operations effective July 15, 2009. Effective June 22, 2009, the Funds no longer accept investments in Class B shares from new or existing investors in the Funds' Class B shares, except in connection with the reinvestment of any dividend and/or capital gain distributions in Class B shares of each Fund and exchanges by existing Class B shareholders of the other Columbia Funds.
Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 1.00%, 3.25% and 4.75% for Columbia Short Term Bond Fund, Columbia Total Return Bond Fund and Columbia High Income Fund, respectively, based on the amount of initial investment. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating between $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") if the shares are sold within one year after purchase. Class B shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 3.00%, 3.00% and 5.00% for Columbia Short Term Bond Fund, Columbia Total Return Bond Fund and Columbia High Income Fund, respectively, based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares sold within twelve months after purchase. Class Y and Class Z shares are offered co ntinuously at net asset value. There are certain restrictions on the purchase of Class Y and Class Z shares, as described in each Fund's prospectus.
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.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements.
Security Valuation
Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees, based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available may also be valued based upon an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotation.
Certain debt securities, which tend to be more thinly traded and of lesser quality, are priced based on fundamental analysis of the financial condition of the issuer and the estimated value of any collateral. Valuations developed through pricing techniques may vary from the actual amounts realized upon sale of the securities, and the potential variation may be greater for those securities valued using fundamental analysis.
Equity securities and securities of certain investment companies are valued at the last sale price on the principal exchange on which they trade, except for securities traded on the NASDAQ, which are valued at the NASDAQ official close
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price. Unlisted securities or listed securities for which there were no sales during the day are valued at the closing bid price on such exchanges or over-the-counter markets.
Short-term investments maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.
Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies.
Credit default swap contracts are marked to market daily based upon spread quotations from market makers.
Foreign securities are generally valued at the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. If any foreign share prices are not readily available as a result of limited share activity, the securities are valued at the last sale price of the local shares in the principal market in which such securities are normally traded.
Generally, trading in foreign securities is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"). The values of such securities used in computing the net asset value of the Funds' shares are determined as of such times. Foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined at 4:00 p.m. Eastern (U.S.) time. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such foreign securities may occur between the times at which they are determined and the close of the customary trading session of the NYSE, which would not be reflected in the computation of the Funds' net asset values. If events materially affecting the values of such foreign securities occur and it is determined that market quotations are not reliable, then these foreign securities will be valued at their fair value using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
Certain Funds may use a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security. 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 and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine value.
GAAP 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.
On January 21, 2010, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update (the amendment), Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements, which provides guidance on how investment assets and liabilities are to be valued and disclosed. Specifically, the amendment requires reporting entities to disclose the input and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements for Level 2 or Level 3 positions. The amendment also requires that transfers between all levels (including Level 1 and Level 2) be disclosed on a gross basis
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(i.e., transfers out must be disclosed separately from transfers in), and the reason(s) for the transfer. Additionally purchases, sales, issuances and settlements must be disclosed on a gross basis in the Level 3 rollforward. The effective date of the amendment is for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2009, however, the requirement to provide the Level 3 activity for purchases, sales, issuances and settlements on a gross basis will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2010. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of the amendment and the impact to the financial statements.
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.
Derivative Instruments
The Funds may invest in derivative instruments. For additional information on derivative instruments, please see Note 6.
Repurchase Agreements
Each Fund may engage in repurchase agreement transactions with institutions that Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia"), the Funds' investment advisor, has determined are creditworthy. Each 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 each 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 Funds seek to assert their rights.
Loan Participations and Commitments
The Funds may invest in loan participations. When a Fund purchases a loan participation, the Fund typically enters into a contractual relationship with the lender or third party selling such participation ("Selling Participant"), but not the borrower. However, the Fund assumes the credit risk of the borrower, Selling Participant and any other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the borrower. The Funds may not directly benefit from the collateral supporting the senior loan which it has purchased from the Selling Participant.
Delayed Delivery Securities
Each Fund may trade securities on other than normal settlement terms, including securities purchased or sold on a "when-issued" basis. This may increase the risk if the other party to the transaction fails to deliver and causes the Funds to subsequently invest at less advantageous prices. Each Fund identifies within its portfolio of investments cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the delayed delivery commitment.
Treasury Inflation Protected Securities
The Funds may invest in treasury inflation protected securities ("TIPS"). The principal amount of TIPS is adjusted periodically and is increased for inflation or decreased for deflation based on a monthly published index. Interest payments are based on the adjusted principal at the time the interest is paid. These adjustments are recorded as interest income on the Statements of Operations.
Stripped Securities
Stripped mortgage-backed securities are derivative multi-class mortgage securities structured so that one class receives most, if not all, of the principal from the underlying mortgage assets, while the other class receives most, if not all, of the interest and the remainder of the principal. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a Fund may fail to fully recoup its initial investment in an interest-only security. The market value of these securities can be extremely volatile in response to changes in interest rates. Credit risk reflects the risk that a Fund may not receive all or part of its principal because the issuer or credit enhancer has defaulted on its obligation.
Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations
The values of all assets and liabilities quoted in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at that day's exchange rates. Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions and translations include gains (losses) arising from the fluctuation in exchange rates between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, gains (losses) arising from the disposition of
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foreign currency and currency gains (losses) between the accrual and payment dates on dividends, interest income and foreign withholding taxes.
For financial statement purposes, the Funds do not distinguish that portion of gains (losses) on investments which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of the investments. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments on the Statements of Operations.
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. Original issue discount is accreted to interest income over the life of the security with a corresponding increase in the cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date.
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 Values
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 for each Fund, except Columbia High Income Fund for which distributions from net investment income are declared and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. 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 March 31, 2010, permanent book and tax basis differences resulting primarily from differing treatments for proceeds received from litigation settlements, defaulted
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bonds, partnership adjustments, discount accretion/premium amortization on debt securities, market discount accretion adjustments and foreign currency transactions were identified and reclassified among the components of the Funds' net assets as follows:
| | Undistributed (Overdistributed) Net Investment Income | | Accumulated Net Realized Loss | | Paid-In Capital | |
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | $ | 11,455,098 | | | $ | (11,414,234 | ) | | $ | (40,864 | ) | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | | 40,839 | | | | (2 | ) | | | (40,837 | ) | |
Columbia High Income Fund | | | 148,205 | | | | 134,507 | | | | (282,712 | ) | |
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 March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009 was as follows:
| | March 31, 2010 | |
| | Ordinary Income* | | Long-Term Capital Gains | |
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | $ | 62,691,633 | | | $ | — | | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | | 68,024,560 | | | | — | | |
Columbia High Income Fund | | | 58,539,565 | | | | — | | |
| | March 31, 2009 | |
| | Ordinary Income* | | Long-Term Capital Gains | |
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | $ | 80,033,792 | | | $ | — | | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | | 55,329,853 | | | | — | | |
Columbia High Income Fund | | | 56,809,056 | | | | 6,072,622 | | |
* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.
As of March 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Net Unrealized Appreciation* | |
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | $ | 5,131,840 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 23,081,489 | | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | | 2,361,349 | | | | — | | | | 30,627,302 | | |
Columbia High Income Fund | | | 2,099,232 | | | | — | | | | 15,492,099 | | |
* The differences between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation are primarily due to deferral of losses from wash sales and restructured notes.
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Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at March 31, 2010, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, were:
| | Unrealized Appreciation | | Unrealized Depreciation | | Net Unrealized Appreciation | |
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | $ | 57,632,317 | | | $ | (34,550,828 | ) | | $ | 23,081,489 | | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | | 41,899,634 | | | | (11,272,332 | ) | | | 30,627,302 | | |
Columbia High Income Fund | | | 48,008,360 | | | | (32,516,261 | ) | | | 15,492,099 | | |
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 | |
| | 2012 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2015 | | 2016 | | 2017 | | 2018 | | Total | |
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 65,175,950 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 65,175,950 | | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | | 1,196,305 | | | | 9,446,701 | | | | 11,783,069 | | | | 12,691,619 | | | | 642,768 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 35,760,462 | | |
Columbia High Income Fund | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 16,962,990 | | | | 69,241,867 | | | | 86,204,857 | | |
Capital loss carryforwards of $13,135,548 and $2,453,790 were utilized on Columbia Total Return Bond Fund and Columbia Short Term Bond Fund, respectively, during the year ended March 31, 2010.
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 March 31, 2010, post-October capital losses attributed to security transactions were deferred to April 1, 2010 as follows:
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | $ | 1,580,357 | | |
Columbia High Income Fund | | | 184,373 | | |
Under Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 ("FIN 48"), management determines 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 is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Management has evaluated the known implications of FIN 48 on its computation of net assets for each Fund. As a result of this evaluation, management has concluded that FIN 48 did no t have any effect on the Funds' financial statements. However, management's conclusions regarding FIN 48 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, further implementation guidance from the FASB, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). The Funds are 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.
Management is required to determine whether a tax position of the Funds is more likely than not to be sustained upon
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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, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation ("BOA") provides investment advisory services to the Funds. Columbia receives a monthly investment advisory fee based on each Fund's average daily net assets at the following annual rates:
| | First $500 Million | | $500 Million to $1 Billion | | $1 Billion to $1.5 Billion | | $1.5 Billion to $3 Billion | | $3 Billion to $6 Billion | | Over $6 Billion | |
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | | 0.40 | % | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.32 | % | | | 0.29 | % | | | 0.28 | % | | | 0.27 | % | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.30 | % | |
Columbia High Income Fund | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.52 | % | | | 0.49 | % | | | 0.46 | % | | | 0.46 | % | | | 0.46 | % | |
For the year ended March 31, 2010, the effective investment advisory fee rates for the Funds, as a percentage of each Fund's average daily net assets, were as follows:
| | Effective Fee Rate | |
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | | 0.36 | % | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | | 0.30 | % | |
Columbia High Income Fund | | | 0.54 | % | |
Bank of America, N.A., an 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. ("Ameriprise Financial"). The transaction ("Transaction") includes the sale of the part of the asset management business that advises long-term mutual funds, including the Funds. The Transaction is subject to certain approvals and other conditions to closing, and is currently expected to close on or about April 30, 2010 (the "Closing").
In connection with the Closing, certain changes will occur, including a change in the entities serving as the investment advisor, administrator, distributor and transfer agent of the Funds. RiverSource Investments, LLC (the "New Advisor"), a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, will become the investment advisor of the Funds upon the Closing. On March 3, 2010, the Funds' shareholders approved, among other matters, the proposed investment management services agreement with the New Advisor. The New Advisor will serve as investment advisor under a new investment management services agreement effective upon the Closing. The New Advisor will change its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC upon or shortly after the Closing. Effective upon the Closing, as the context requires, references to Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the New Advisor.
Sub-Advisory Fee
MacKay Shields LLC ("MacKay Shields") has been retained by Columbia to serve as the investment sub-advisor to Columbia High Income Fund. As the sub-advisor, and subject to the oversight of Columbia and the Fund's Board of Trustees, MacKay Shields is responsible for the daily investment
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operations, including placing all orders for the purchase and sale of the portfolio securities for Columbia High Income Fund. Columbia, from the investment advisory fee it receives, pays MacKay Shields a monthly sub-advisory fee based on Columbia High Income Fund's average daily net assets at the following annual rates:
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rate | |
First $100 Million | | | 0.400 | % | |
$100 Million to $200 Million | | | 0.375 | % | |
Over $200 Million | | | 0.350 | % | |
Administration Fee
Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Funds. Under the administration agreement, Columbia is entitled to receive an administration fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on each Fund's average daily net assets at the annual rates listed below less the fees payable by the Funds as described under the Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees note below:
| | Annual Fee Rate | |
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | | 0.15 | % | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | | 0.14 | % | |
Columbia High Income Fund | | | 0.23 | % | |
Prior to July 31, 2009, Columbia contractually agreed to waive a portion of its administration fee for Columbia Short Term Bond Fund at an annual rate of 0.02% of Columbia Short Term Bond Fund's average daily net assets.
The New Advisor will become the administrator of the Funds under a new administrative services agreement effective upon the Closing.
Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees
The Funds have entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the "Financial Reporting Services Agreement") with State Street Bank and 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 expe nses and charges.
Among other updates to the State Street Agreements, Columbia will assign and delegate its rights and obligations thereunder to the New Advisor upon the Closing.
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 and charges, including fees payable to third parties, such as for pricing the Funds' portfolio securities, incurred by Columbia in the performance of services under the Services Agreement.
The Services Agreement will be terminated upon the Closing, and the services provided thereunder will be covered under the administrative services agreement with the New Advisor.
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 Funds pay monthly fees to the Transfer Agent for its services. All share classes with the exception of Class Y shares (the "Other Share Classes") pay a monthly service fee (the "aggregate fee") based on the following:
(i) Effective January 1, 2010, an annual rate of $22.36 is applied to the aggregate number of accounts for the Other Share Classes. Prior to January 1, 2010, the annual rate was $17.34 per account.
(ii) An allocated portion of fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, Individual Retirement Account
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("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.
The aggregate fee is allocated to the Other Share Classes based on the relative average daily net assets of each share class.
The Class Y shares of Columbia Short Term Bond Fund pay a monthly service fee based on the following:
(i) Effective January 1, 2010, an annual rate of $22.36 is applied to the aggregate number of accounts for Class Y shares. Prior to January 1, 2010, the annual rate was $17.34 per account.
(ii) An allocated portion of fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, 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.
The Transfer Agent is also entitled to receive reimbursement of certain sub-transfer agent fees paid by the Transfer Agent (exclusive of BFDS fees), calculated based on the combined assets held in the Other Share Classes in omnibus accounts and intended to recover the cost of payments to other parties (including affiliates of BOA) for services to those accounts. Such fees are allocated to the Other Share Classes based on the relative average daily net assets of each share class. 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.
RiverSource Service Corporation (the "New Transfer Agent"), a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, will become the transfer agent of the Funds upon the Closing. The New Transfer Agent will change its name to Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. upon or shortly after the Closing.
Prior to April 30, 2009, the Transfer Agent voluntarily waived a portion of its fees for accounts other than omnibus accounts, so that transfer agent fees (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and sub-transfer agent fees) did not exceed 0.02% annually for Columbia High Income Fund.
Under certain circumstances, an annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below each Fund's initial 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 March 31, 2010, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Funds.
Underwriting Discounts, Service and Distribution 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 Funds' shares. For the year ended March 31, 2010, the Distributor has retained net underwriting discounts on the sale of Class A shares and received net CDSC fees on Class A, Class B and Class C share redemptions as follows:
| | Front End Sales Charge | | Contingent Deferred Sales Charge | |
Fund | | Class A | | Class A | | Class B | | Class C | |
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | $ | 1,582 | | | $ | 3 | | | $ | 2,468 | | | $ | 420 | | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | | 64,371 | | | | 35,587 | | | | 4,116 | | | | 33,731 | | |
Columbia High Income Fund | | | 19,213 | | | | — | | | | 28,742 | | | | 5,225 | | |
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RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc. (the "New Distributor"), a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, will become the distributor of the Funds upon the Closing. The New Distributor will change its name to Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. upon or shortly after the Closing.
The Trust has adopted shareholder servicing plans and distribution plans for the Class B and Class C shares of each Fund and a combined distribution and shareholder servicing plan for the Class A shares of each Fund. The shareholder servicing plans permit the Funds to compensate or reimburse servicing agents for the shareholder services they have provided. The distribution plans, adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, permit the Funds 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. Payments are made at an annual rate and paid monthly, as a percentage of average daily net assets, set from time to time by the Board of Trustees, and are charged as expenses of each Fund directly to the applicable share class. A substantial portion of the expenses incurred pursuant to these plans is paid to affiliates of BOA and th e Distributor.
The annual rates in effect and plan limits, as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:
| | Current Rate | | Plan Limit | |
Class A Combined Distribution and Shareholder Servicing Plan | | | 0.25 | %* | | | 0.25 | % | |
Class B and Class C Shareholder Servicing Plans | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Class B and Class C Distribution Plans | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | |
* Columbia Short Term Bond Fund pays its shareholder servicing fees, at the rates shown above, under a separate shareholder servicing plan.
The Distributor has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the distribution fee on Class C shares for Columbia Short Term Bond Fund so that it does not exceed 0.31% of average net assets annually. This arrangement may be modified or terminated by the Distributor at any time.
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements
Effective August 1, 2009, Columbia has voluntarily agreed to reimburse a portion of the Funds' expenses so that ordinary operating expenses (excluding any distribution and service 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 Funds' custodian, do not exceed the following annual rates, based on each Fund's average daily net assets:
Fund | | Annual rate | |
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | | 0.70 | % | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | | 0.48 | % | |
Columbia High Income Fund | | | 1.00 | % | |
Columbia, in its discretion, may revise or discontinue these arrangements at any time.
Columbia and/or the Distributor are entitled to recover from Columbia Total Return Bond 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. Upon the Closing, the New Advisor will be entitled to recover any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed to Columbia Total Return Bond Fund in the same manner. At March 31, 2010, no amounts were potentially recoverable from the Fund.
Prior to August 1, 2009, Columbia contractually agreed to bear a portion of the Funds' expenses so that ordinary operating expenses (excluding any distribution and service 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 Funds' custodian, did not exceed the following annual rates, based on each Fund's average daily net assets:
Fund | | Annual rate | |
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | | 0.60 | % | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | | 0.48 | % | |
Columbia High Income Fund | | | 0.93 | % | |
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.
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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.
Trustees are compensated for their services to the Funds, as set forth on the Statements of Operations. 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. 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.
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 March 31, 2010, these custody credits reduced total expenses for the Funds as follows:
| | Custody Credits | |
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | $ | 53 | | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | | 1,044 | | |
Columbia High Income Fund | | | 170 | | |
Note 6. Objectives and Strategies for Investing in Derivatives
Objectives
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund and Columbia Short Term Bond Fund used derivative instruments including futures contracts, credit default swaps and forward contracts in order to meet each Fund's investment objectives. Each Fund employs strategies in differing combinations to permit it to increase, decrease or change the level of exposure to market risk factors. The achievement of any strategy relating to derivatives depends on an analysis of various risk factors, and if the strategies for the use of derivatives do not work as intended, each Fund may not achieve its investment objectives.
In pursuit of the Funds' investment objectives, the Funds are exposed to the following market risks:
Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk relates to the fluctuation in value of fixed income securities because of the inverse relationship of price and yield. Fixed income securities generally will decline in value upon an increase in general interest rates and their value generally will increase upon a decline in general interest rates. Fixed income securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, usually making them more volatile than securities with shorter durations.
Foreign exchange rate risk
Foreign exchange rate risk relates to the change in the U.S. dollar value of a security held that is denominated in a foreign currency. The U.S. dollar value of a foreign-currency-denominated security will decrease as the dollar appreciates against the currency, while the U.S. dollar value will increase as the dollar depreciates against the currency.
Credit risk
Credit risk relates to the ability of the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or counterparty to a derivative contract to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or to otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in credit ratings. Generally, lower-yield higher-quality bonds are
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subject to credit risk to a lesser extent than lower-grade higher-yield bonds.
The following notes provide more detailed information about each derivative type held by the Funds:
Futures Contracts—Columbia Total Return Bond Fund and Columbia Short Term Bond Fund entered into interest rate futures contracts to manage the duration and yield curve exposure of the Funds versus the benchmarks.
The use of futures contracts involves certain risks, which include, among these: (1) imperfect correlation between the price movement of the instruments and the underlying securities, (2) inability to close out positions due to differing trading hours, or the temporary absence of a liquid market, for either the instruments or the underlying securities, and (3) an inaccurate prediction of the future direction of interest rates by Columbia.
Upon entering into a futures contract, a Fund identifies within its portfolio of investments cash or securities in an amount sufficient to meet the initial margin requirement. Subsequent payments are made or received by a Fund equal to the daily change in the contract value and are recorded as variation margin receivable or payable and offset in unrealized gains or losses. A Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires.
Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
During the year ended March 31, 2010, Columbia Total Return Bond Fund and Columbia Short Term Bond Fund entered into 14,805 and 5,576 futures contracts, respectively.
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts—Columbia Total Return Bond Fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to shift its investment exposure from one currency to another.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are agreements to exchange one currency for another at a future date at a specified price. These contracts are used to minimize the exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations during the period between the trade and settlement dates of the contract. Certain Funds may utilize forward foreign currency exchange contracts in connection with the settlement of purchases and sales of securities. Certain Funds may also enter into these contracts to reduce the exposure to adverse price movements in certain other foreign-currency-denominated assets. Contracts to buy generally are used to acquire exposure to foreign currencies, while contracts to sell are generally used to reduce the exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued daily at the current exchange rate of the underlying currency, resulting in unrealized gains (losses) which be come realized at the time the forward foreign currency exchange contracts are closed or mature. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) arising from such transactions are included in net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions. The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the prices of the Funds' portfolio securities. While the maximum potential loss from such contracts is the aggregate face value in U.S. dollars at the time the contract was opened, exposure is typically limited to the change in value of the contract (in U.S. dollars) over the period it remains open. The Funds could also be exposed to risk that counterparties of the contracts may be unable to fulfill the terms of the contracts.
During the year ended March 31, 2010, the Fund entered into 113 forward foreign currency exchange contracts.
Credit Default Swaps—Columbia Total Return Bond Fund entered into credit default swap transactions as a protection buyer to reduce overall credit exposure.
Credit default swaps are agreements in which one party pays fixed periodic payments to a counterparty in consideration for a guarantee from the counterparty to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place. The Funds may receive an upfront payment as the protection seller or make an upfront payment as the protection buyer. Credit default swaps are marked to market daily based on quotations from market makers and any change is recorded as unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Periodic payments received or made are recorded as a realized gain or loss and premiums received or made are amortized on the Statements of Operations.
If a Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement,
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the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.
If a Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.
Credit default swap agreements involve greater risks than if a Fund had invested in the reference obligation directly since, in addition to general market risks, credit default swaps are subject to illiquidity risk, counterparty risk and credit risk.
During the year ended March 31, 2010, Columbia Total Return Bond Fund purchased credit default swaps with a notional amount of $151,045,000.
The following table is a summary of the value of the Funds' derivative instruments as of March 31, 2010:
| | Statements of Assets and Liabilities Fair Value of Derivative Instruments | |
| | Asset Derivatives | | Liability Derivatives | |
Funds | | Futures Variation Margin* | | Credit Default Swaps/Premiums | | Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | Futures Variation Margin* | | Credit Default Swaps/Premiums | | Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | |
| | Fair Value | | Fair Value | |
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,084,566 | | | $ | 19,656 | | | $ | 572,625 | | | $ | 750,324 | | | $ | — | | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 192,584 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
* Includes only current day's variation margin.
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The effect of derivative instruments on the Funds' Statements of Operations for the year ended March 31, 2010:
| | Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |
Funds | | Risk Exposure | | Futures Contracts | | Credit Default Swaps | | Realized Loss on Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | Futures Contracts | | Credit Default Swaps | | Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | |
Columbia Total Return | | Interest | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Bond Fund | | Rate | | $ | 2,449,715 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 803,426 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
| | Foreign | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Exchange | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Rate | | | — | | | | — | | | | (1,554,068) | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 855,590 | | |
| | Credit | | | — | | | | (4,280,508 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (456,873 | ) | | | — | | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund Interest | | Rate | | | (2,874,003 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (830,452 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Note 7. Portfolio Information
For the year ended March 31, 2010, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, for the Funds were as follows:
| | U.S Government Securities | | Other Investment Securities | |
| | Purchases | | Sales | | Purchases | | Sales | |
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | $ | 1,265,197,265 | | | $ | 1,314,644,165 | | | $ | 830,399,688 | | | $ | 832,955,767 | | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | | 869,757,761 | | | | 655,819,401 | | | | 1,821,716,194 | | | | 1,042,612,651 | | |
Columbia High Income Fund | | | — | | | | — | | | | 285,334,145 | | | | 306,664,519 | | |
Note 8. Line of Credit
The Funds and other affiliated funds participate in a $280,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit provided by State Street. The maximum amount that may be borrowed by any fund is limited to the lesser of $200,000,000 and the Fund's borrowing limit set forth in the Fund's registration statement. Borrowings are available for short-term liquidity or temporary or emergency purposes.
Effective October 15, 2009, 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 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds pro rata based on their relative net assets.
Prior to October 15, 2009, interest was 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 0.50% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 0.50%. In addition, an annual operations agency fee of $20,000, an amendment fee of 0.02% and a commitment fee of 0.12% per
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annum were accrued and apportioned among the participating funds pro rata based on their relative net assets.
For the year ended March 31, 2010, Columbia Total Return Bond Fund borrowed under these arrangements. The average daily loan balance outstanding on days where borrowing existed was $2,200,000 at a weighted average interest rate of 1.425%.
Note 9. Securities Lending
Each Fund may lend its securities to certain approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. Each loan is collateralized by cash, in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned plus accrued income from the investment of collateral. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. The collateral received is invested and the income generated by the investment of the collateral, net of any fees remitted to State Street as the lending agent and borrower rebates, is paid to the Funds. Generally, in the event of borrower default, the Funds have the right to use the collateral to offset any losses incurred. In the event the Funds are delayed or prevented from exercising their right to dispose of the collateral, there may be a potential loss to the Funds. The Funds bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral.
Note 10. Shares of Beneficial Interest
As of March 31, 2010, 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 had either sole or joint investment discretion. The percentages of shares of beneficial interest outstanding held therein are as follows:
| | % of Shares Outstanding Held | |
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | | 69.6 | | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | | 60.9 | | |
Columbia High Income Fund | | | 55.1 | | |
As of March 31, 2010, 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:
| | Number of Shareholders | | % of Shares Outstanding Held | |
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | | 1 | | | | 8.5 | | |
Columbia High Income Fund | | | 1 | | | | 6.1 | | |
As of March 31, 2010, no other shareholders owned more than 5% of the outstanding shares of each Fund. Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Funds.
An unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest without par value were authorized for the Trust. The Trust's Declaration of Trust authorizes the Board of Trustees to classify or reclassify any authorized but unissued shares into one or more additional classes or series of shares.
Class B shares generally convert to Class A shares as follows:
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | |
Class B Shares purchased: | | Will convert to Class A Shares after: | |
– after November 15, 1998 | | Eight years | |
– between August 1, 1998 and November 15, 1998 | |
| |
$0 - $249,999 | | Six years | |
$250,000 - $499,999 | | Six years | |
$500,000 - $999,999 | | Five years | |
Columbia High Income Fund | |
Class B Shares purchased: | | Will convert to Class A Shares after: | |
– after November 15, 1998 | | Eight years | |
– between August 1, 1997 and November 15, 1998 | |
| |
$0 - $249,999 | | Nine years | |
$250,000 - $499,999 | | Six years | |
$500,000 - $999,999 | | Five years | |
– before August 1, 1997 | | Eight Years | |
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Note 11. Regulatory Settlements
During the year ended March 31, 2010, the following Funds received payments relating to certain regulatory settlements with third parties that the Funds had participated in during the year. The payments have been included in "Increase from regulatory settlements" on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. The payments were as follows:
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | $ | 40,867 | | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | | 49,053 | | |
Columbia High Income Fund | | | 177,263 | | |
Note 12. Other
During the year ended March 31, 2010, the Columbia Total Return Bond Fund purchased a security in violation of investment restrictions and experienced a realized loss of $38,162. Columbia reimbursed the Fund for the loss.
Note 13. Significant Risks and Contingencies
Foreign Securities Risk
There are certain additional risks involved when investing in foreign securities. These risks may involve foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, adverse political and economic developments and the possible prevention of currency exchange or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the liquidity of foreign securities may be more limited than that of domestic securities.
Asset-Backed Securities Risk
The value of asset-backed securities may be affected by, among other factors, changes in interest rates, the market's assessment of the quality of underlying assets, the creditworthiness of the servicer for the underlying assets, factors concerning the interests in and structure of the issuer or the originator of the underlying assets, or the creditworthiness or rating of the entities that provide any supporting letters of credit, surety bonds, derivative instruments, or other credit enhancement. The value of asset-backed securities also will be affected by the exhaustion, termination or expiration of any credit enhancement. Most asset-backed securities are subject to prepayment risk, which is the possibility that the underlying debt may be refinanced or prepaid prior to maturity during periods of declining or low interest rates, causing the Fund to have to reinvest the money received in securities that have lower yields. In add ition, the impact of prepayments on the value of asset-backed securities may be difficult to predict and may result in greater volatility.
Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk
The value of mortgage-backed securities may be affected by, among other things, changes in interest rates, factors concerning the interests in and structure of the issuer or the originator of the mortgages, the creditworthiness of the entities that provide any supporting letters of credit, surety bonds or other credit enhancements or the quality of underlying assets or the market's assessment thereof. Mortgage-backed securities are subject to prepayment risk, which is the possibility that the underlying mortgage may be refinanced or prepaid prior to maturity during periods of declining or low interest rates, causing the Fund to have to reinvest the money received in securities that have lower yields. In addition, the impact of prepayments on the value of mortgage-backed securities may be difficult to predict and may result in greater volatility.
Information Regarding Pending and Settled Legal Proceedings
In June 2004, an action captioned John E. Gallus et al. v. American Express Financial Corp. and American Express Financial Advisors Inc. was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. The plaintiffs allege that they are investors in several American Express Company (now known as RiverSource) mutual funds and they purport to bring the action derivatively on behalf of those funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The plaintiffs allege that fees allegedly paid to the defendants by the funds for investment advisory and administrative services are excessive. The plaintiffs seek remedies including restitution and rescission of investment advisory and distribution agreements. The plaintiffs voluntarily agreed to transfer this case to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (the District Court). In response to defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint, the District Court dismissed one of plaintiffs' four claims and granted plaintiffs limited discovery. Defendants moved for summary judgment in April 2007. Summary judgment was granted in the defendants' favor on July 9, 2007. The plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal with
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the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (the Eighth Circuit) on August 8, 2007. On April 8, 2009, the Eighth Circuit reversed summary judgment and remanded to the District Court for further proceedings. On August 6, 2009, defendants filed a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court (the Supreme Court), asking the Supreme Court to stay the District Court proceedings while the Supreme Court considers and rules in a case captioned Jones v. Harris Associates, which involves issues of law similar to those presented in the Gallus case. On March 30, 2010, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Jones v. Harris Associates, and on April 5, 2 010, the Supreme Court vacated the Eighth Circuit's decision in the Gallus case and remanded the case to the Eighth Circuit for further consideration in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Jones v. Harris Associates.
In December 2005, without admitting or denying the allegations, American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC, which is now known as Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial)), entered into settlement agreements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Minnesota Department of Commerce (MDOC) related to market timing activities. As a result, AEFC was censured and ordered to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations of certain provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and various Minnesota laws. AEFC agreed to pay disgorgement of $10 million and civil money penalties of $7 million. AEFC also agreed to retain an independent distribution consultant to assist in developing a plan for distribution of all disgorgement and civil penalties ordered by the SEC in accordance with various undertakings detailed at http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/ia-2451.pdf. Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates have cooperated with the SEC and the MDOC in these legal proceedings, and have made regular reports to the RiverSource Funds' Boards of Directors/Trustees.
On November 7, 2008, RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., acquired J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated (Seligman). In late 2003, Seligman conducted an extensive internal review concerning mutual fund trading practices. Seligman's review, which covered the period 2001-2003, noted one arrangement that permitted frequent trading in certain open-end registered investment companies managed by Seligman (the Seligman Funds); this arrangement was in the process of being closed down by Seligman before September 2003. Seligman identified three other arrangements that permitted frequent trading, all of which had been terminated by September 2002. In January 2004, Seligman, on a voluntary basis, publicly disclosed these four arrangements to its clients and to shareholders of the Seligman Funds. Seligman also provided information concerning mutual fund trading practices to the SEC and the Office o f the Attorney General of the State of New York (NYAG).
In September 2006, the NYAG commenced a civil action in New York State Supreme Court against Seligman, Seligman Advisors, Inc. (now known as RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc.), Seligman Data Corp. and Brian T. Zino (collectively, the Seligman Parties), alleging, in substance, that the Seligman Parties permitted various persons to engage in frequent trading and, as a result, the prospectus disclosure used by the registered investment companies then managed by Seligman was and had been misleading. The NYAG included other related claims and also claimed that the fees charged by Seligman to the Seligman Funds were excessive. On March 13, 2009, without admitting or denying any violations of law or wrongdoing, the Seligman Parties entered into a stipulation of settlement with the NYAG and settled the claims made by the NYAG. Under the terms of the settlement, Seligman paid $11.3 million to four Seligman Funds. This settlement resolv ed all outstanding matters between the Seligman Parties and the NYAG. In addition to the foregoing matter, the New York staff of the SEC indicated in September 2005 that it was considering recommending to the Commissioners of the SEC the instituting of a formal action against Seligman and Seligman Advisors, Inc. relating to frequent trading in the Seligman Funds. Seligman responded to the staff in October 2005 that it believed that any action would be both inappropriate and unnecessary, especially in light of the fact that Seligman had previously resolved the underlying issue with the Independent Directors of the Seligman Funds and made recompense to the affected Seligman Funds. There have been no further developments with the SEC on this matter.
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Funds are not currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal,
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arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds. Ameriprise Financial is required to make 10-Q, 10-K and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obtained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse publicity associated with them, will not result in increased fund redemptions, reduced sale of fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Funds. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result. An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Ameriprise Financial.
Note 14. Subsequent Events
In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Funds as of and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, events and transactions through the date the financial statements were issued have been evaluated by the Funds' management for possible adjustment and/or disclosure. No subsequent events or transactions have occurred that would require adjustment of the financial statements as presented. On April 30, 2010, the Transaction disclosed in Note 4 closed. Effective May 1, 2010, the New Advisor became the investment advisor and administrator of the Funds and subsequently changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. On that date, the New Transfer Agent became the transfer agent of the Funds and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. Also on that date, the New Distributor became the distributor of the Funds and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Dis tributors, Inc.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust
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 Total Return Bond Fund, Columbia Short Term Bond Fund and Columbia High Income Fund (constituting part of Columbia Funds Series Trust, hereafter referred to as the "Funds") at March 31, 2010, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, and the changes in each of their net assets and their financial highlights for 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 fi nancial 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 March 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
May 21, 2010
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The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and birth years of the Trustees and officers of the Funds of 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 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, Jr. (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Managing Director—E.J. Boudreau & Associates (consulting), from 2000 through current; oversees 52; Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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William P. Carmichael (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1999) | | Retired; oversees 52; Director—Cobra Electronics Corporation (electronic equipment manufacturer); Director—Simmons Company (bedding); Director—The Finish Line (athletic shoes and apparel); Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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William A. Hawkins (Born 1942) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, 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; oversees 52; Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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R. Glenn Hilliard (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, 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 52; Director—Conseco, Inc. (insurance); Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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John J. Nagorniak (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, 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 52; Trustee—Research Foundation of CFA Institute; Director—MIT Investment Company; Trustee—MIT 401k Plan; Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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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 Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2003) | | President—Micco Corporation and Mickel Investment Group; oversees 52; Board Member—Piedmont Natural Gas; Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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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. Santomero1 (Born 1946) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2008) | | Richard K. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, from 2002 through current; Senior Advisor—McKinsey & Company (consulting), 2006 through 2008; President and Chief Executive Officer—Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 2000 through 2006; oversees 52; Director—Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd; Trustee—Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company; Director—Citigroup; Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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1 The Columbia Funds currently treat Mr. Santomero as 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, including Citibank, N.A., 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 and/or any sub-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
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the 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) | | Senior Vice President and General Manager—Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; President, Columbia Funds, since 2009, and RiverSource Funds, since May 2010 (previously Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009, Treasurer, Columbia Funds, from October 2003 to May 2008, and senior officer of various other affiliated funds since 2000); Managing Director, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from December 2004 to April 2010. | |
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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) | | Vice President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Managing Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from September 2004 to April 2010; senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2002. | |
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Scott R. Plummer (Born 1959) | |
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5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2010) | | Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since June 2005; Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel—Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since May 2010 (previously Vice President and Chief Counsel—Asset Management, from 2005 to April 2010, and Vice President—Asset Management Compliance from 2004 to 2005); Vice President, Chief Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since 2008; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Ameriprise Certificate Company since 2005; Chief Counsel, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, RiverSource Funds, since December 2006; Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Columbia Funds, since May 2010. | |
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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) | | Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Funds, since 2007, and RiverSource Funds, since May 2010; Director (Columbia Management Group, LLC and Investment Product Group Compliance), Bank of America, from June 2005 to April 2010; Director of Corporate Compliance and Conflicts Officer of MFS Investment Management (investment management) from August 2004 to May 2005. | |
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William F. Truscott (Born 1960) | |
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53600 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Chairman of the Board, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 (previously President, Chairman of the Board and Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to April 2010); Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Asset Management & President, Annuities, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since May 2010 (previously President—U.S. Asset Management and Chief Investment Officer from 2005 to April 2010, and Senior Vice President—Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to 2005); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company since 2006; Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010 (previously Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 2008 to April 2010); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006. | |
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Officers
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years
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Colin Moore (Born 1958) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Director and Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Manager, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2007 to April 2010; Head of Equities, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2002 to 2007. | |
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Michael A. Jones (Born 1959) | |
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100 Federal Street Boston, MA 02110 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Director and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010; Manager, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2007 to April 2010; Chief Executive Officer, President and Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. from November 2006 to April 2010; previously, co-president and senior managing director at Robeco Investment Management. | |
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Amy Johnson (Born 1965) | |
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5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 (previously Chief Administrative Officer, from 2009 until April 2010, Vice President—Asset Management and Trust Company Services, from 2006 to 2009, and Vice President—Operations and Compliance from 2004 to 2006). | |
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Joseph F. DiMaria (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Treasurer (since 2010) and Chief Accounting Officer (since 2008) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from January 2006 to April 2010; Head of Tax/Compliance and Assistant Treasurer, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from November 2004 to December 2005. | |
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Marybeth Pilat (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2010) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; Vice President, Investment Operations, Bank of America, from October 2008 to April 2010; Finance Manager, Boston Children's Hospital from August 2008 to October 2008; Director, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from May 2007 to July 2008; Vice President, Mutual Fund Valuation, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from January 2006 to May 2007; Vice President, Mutual Fund Accounting Oversight, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from January 2005 to January 2006. | |
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Officers
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years
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Julian Quero (Born 1967) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2008) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from August 2008 to April 2010; Senior Tax Manager, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from August 2006 to July 2008; Senior Compliance Manager, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from April 2002 to August 2006. | |
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Stephen T. Welsh (Born 1957) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Vice President (since 2006) | | President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. since May 2010; President and Director, Columbia Management Services, Inc. from July 2004 to April 2010; Managing Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. from August 2007 to April 2010. | |
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Board Consideration and Re-Approval of Previous Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements
The Board of Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the "Board"), including a majority of the Trustees who have no direct or indirect interest in the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements and are not "interested persons" of the Trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") (the "Independent Trustees"), are required annually to review and re-approve the existing investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements and approve any newly proposed terms therein. In this regard, the Board reviewed and re-approved, during the most recent six months covered by this report, (i) investment advisory agreements with Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("CMA" or the "Adviser") for Columbia Short Term Bond Fund, Columbia Total Return Bond Fund and Columbia High Income Fund; and (ii) an investment sub-advisory agreement with MacKay Shields LLC ("MacKay Shields" or the "Sub-Adviser") for Columbia High Income Fun d. The investment advisory agreements with CMA and the investment sub-advisory agreement with MacKay Shields are each referred to as an "Advisory Agreement" and collectively referred to as the "Advisory Agreements." The funds identified above are each referred to as a "Fund" and collectively referred to as the "Funds."
More specifically, at meetings held on November 5-6, 2009, the Board, including the Independent Trustees advised by their independent legal counsel, considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the selection of CMA and the Sub-Adviser and the re-approval of the Advisory Agreements. The Board also reviewed and considered a report prepared and provided by the Independent Fee Consultant (the "Fee Consultant") appointed by the Independent Trustees pursuant to an assurance of discontinuance entered into with the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") to settle a civil complaint filed by the NYAG relating to trading in mutual fund shares (the "NYAG Settlement"). The Fee Consultant's role was to manage the process by which management fees are negotiated so that they were negotiated in a manner that is at arms' length and reasonable. The Fee Consultant found that the fee negotiation process was, to the exte nt practicable, at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with the requirements of the NYAG Settlement. A summary of the Fee Consultant's report is available at www.columbiafunds.com.
In preparation for the November meetings, the Board met in August for review and discussion of the materials described below. The Investment Committee of the Board also met in June to discuss each Fund's performance with its respective portfolio manager(s). In addition to these meetings, the Investment Committee receives and discusses performance reports at its quarterly meetings. The Contracts Review Committee of the Board also provided support in managing and coordinating the process by which the Board reviewed the Advisory Agreements. The Board's review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to it and are not the result of any single controlling factor. The Board evaluated all information available to it on a Fund-by-Fund basis, and its determinations were made separately in respect of each Fund.
The Board noted that Bank of America, N.A., the parent company of the Adviser, had entered into an agreement to sell a portion of the asset management business of the Adviser to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (the "Transaction"). The Board noted that the Transaction was expected to close in the spring of 2010 and that its review of the Advisory Agreements was separate and distinct from any analysis regarding new advisory or sub-advisory arrangements that may result from the closing of the Transaction.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board received and considered various data and information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Funds by CMA and the Sub-Adviser under the Advisory Agreements. The most recent investment adviser registration forms for CMA and the Sub-Adviser were made available to the Board, as were CMA's and the Sub-Adviser's responses to a detailed series of requests submitted by the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel on behalf of such Trustees. The Board reviewed and analyzed those materials, which included, among other things, information about the background and experience of senior management and investment personnel of CMA and the Sub-Adviser.
In addition, the Board considered the investment and legal compliance programs of the Funds, CMA and the Sub-Adviser, including their compliance policies and procedures and reports of the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer.
The Board evaluated the ability of CMA and the Sub-Adviser, based on their resources, reputation and other attributes, to attract and retain qualified investment professionals, including research, advisory and supervisory personnel. In
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this regard, the Board considered information regarding the nature of CMA's compensation structure applicable to portfolio managers and other key investment personnel.
Based on the above factors, together with those referenced below, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment advisory services provided to each of the Funds by CMA and the Sub-Adviser.
Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fee Rates and Other Expenses. The Board reviewed and considered the proposed contractual investment advisory fee rates both separately and together with the administration fee rates payable by the Funds to CMA for investment advisory services (the "Contractual Management Rates"). In addition, the Board reviewed and considered the proposed fee waiver/cap arrangements applicable to the Contractual Management Rates and considered the Contractual Management Rates after taking the waivers/caps into account (the "Actual Management Rates"). The Board noted that, on a complex-wide basis, CMA had reduced annual management fees by at least $32 million per year pursuant to the NYAG Settlement. The Board also noted reductions in net advisory rates and/or total expenses of certain funds across the fund complex. Additionally, th e Board received and afforded specific attention to information comparing the Contractual Management Rates and Actual Management Rates with those of the other funds in their respective Peer Groups (as defined below).
The Board reviewed and considered statistical information regarding each Fund's total expense ratio and its various components, including contractual advisory fees, actual advisory fees, actual non-management fees, Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 service fees, fee waivers/caps and/or expense reimbursements. The Board also reviewed comparisons of these fees to the expense information for the group of Funds determined by Lipper Inc. ("Lipper") to be most similar to a given Fund (the "Peer Group") and to the performance of a broader universe of relevant funds as determined by Lipper (the "Universe"), which comparative data was provided by Lipper, an independent provider of investment company data. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select the mutual funds in each Fund's Peer Group and Universe and considered potential imprecision resulting from the selection methodology. For certain Funds, Lipper determined that the composition of the Peer Group and/or Universe for expenses would differ from the composition for performance to provide a more accurate basis of comparison. The Board also considered Lipper data that ranked each Fund based on: (i) each Fund's one- and three-year performance compared to actual management fees; and (ii) each Fund's one- and three-year performance compared to total expenses.
The Board concluded that the factors noted above supported the Contractual Management Rates and the Actual Management Rates, and the approval of the Advisory Agreements for all of the Funds.
With regard to the Funds with a sub-adviser, the Board also reviewed the Sub-Advisory Agreement Rates charged by MacKay Shields, which serves as Sub-Adviser to Columbia High Income Fund. The Board concluded that the Sub-Advisory Agreement Rates are fair and equitable, based on their consideration of the factors described above.
Fund Performance. The Board considered the performance results for each of the Funds over multiple measurement periods. It also considered these results in comparison to the performance results of each Fund's Peer Group and Universe, as well as to each Fund's benchmark index. The Board also considered certain risk-adjusted performance data.
Profitability. The Board received and considered a detailed profitability analysis of CMA based on the Contractual Management Rates and the Actual Management Rates, as well as on other relationships between the Funds and other funds in the complex on the one hand and CMA affiliates on the other. The analysis included complex-wide and per-Fund information and a comparison of results using alternative allocation methodologies. The Board concluded that, in light of the costs of providing investment management and other services, the profits and other ancillary benefits that CMA and its affiliates received from providing these services were not unreasonable.
Economies of Scale. The Board received and considered information regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Funds, whether the Funds have appropriately benefited from any economies of scale and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. Most particularly, CMA provided information showing that, as a percentage of fund assets, CMA's complex-wide revenues declined over a five-year period during which fund assets increased by 53% and the
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shareholder benefit over a four-year period has remained steady at approximately 33% of the Adviser's total profits. The Board concluded that any potential economies of scale are shared fairly with Fund shareholders, most particularly through breakpoints and fee waiver arrangements.
The Board acknowledged the inherent limitations of any analysis of an investment adviser's economies of scale, stemming largely from the Board's understanding that economies of scale are generally realized, if at all, by an investment adviser across a variety of products and services, not just with respect to a single fund.
Information About Services to Other Clients. The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services and fee rates offered by CMA and the Sub-Adviser to their other clients, including separate accounts and institutional investors. In this regard, the Board concluded that, where the Contractual Management Rates, Sub-Advisory Agreement Rates and Actual Management Rates were appreciably above the range of the fee rates offered to other CMA and Sub-Adviser clients, based on information provided by CMA and the Sub-Adviser, the costs associated with managing and operating a registered investment company provided a justification for the higher fee rates charged to the Funds.
Other Benefits to CMA and the Sub-Adviser. The Board received and considered information regarding any "fall-out" or ancillary benefits received by CMA and its affiliates and the Sub-Adviser as a result of their relationship with the Funds. Such benefits could include, among others, benefits attributable to CMA's and the Sub-Adviser's relationships with the Funds (such as soft-dollar credits) and benefits potentially derived from an increase in CMA's and the Sub-Adviser's business as a result of their relationship with the Funds (such as the ability to market to shareholders other financial products offered by CMA and its affiliates or a Sub-Adviser).
The Board considered the effectiveness of the policies of the Funds in achieving the best execution of portfolio transactions, whether and to what extent soft dollar credits are sought and how any such credits are utilized, any benefits that may be realized by using an affiliated broker, the extent to which efforts are made to recapture transaction costs, and the controls applicable to brokerage allocation procedures. The Board also reviewed CMA's and the Sub-Adviser's methods for allocating portfolio investment opportunities among the Funds and other clients. The Board concluded that the benefits were not unreasonable.
Other Factors and Broader Review. As discussed above, the Board reviews materials received from CMA and the Sub-Adviser annually as part of the re-approval process under Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act. The Board also reviews and assesses the quality of the services the Funds receives throughout the year. In this regard, the Board and its Committees review reports of CMA and the Sub-Adviser at each of its quarterly meetings, which include, among other things, Fund performance reports and presentations relating to such reports. In addition, the Board and its Committees confer with portfolio managers at various times throughout the year including, most particularly, at the June Investment Committee meeting.
Conclusion. After an evaluation of the above-described factors, and based on its deliberations and analysis of the information provided and alternatives considered, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that the compensation payable to CMA and the Sub-Adviser under the Advisory Agreements is fair and equitable. Accordingly, the Board unanimously re-approved the Advisory Agreements.
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Board Consideration and Approval of New Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements
Even though the following description of the Board's consideration of investment advisory and, as applicable, sub-advisory agreements covers multiple funds and trusts, for purposes of this shareholder report, the description is only relevant as to the Corporate Bond Funds.
At a meeting held on December 21, 2009, the Boards of Trustees (the "Boards") of Columbia Funds Series Trust, Columbia Funds Master Investment Trust, LLC and Columbia Funds Series Trust II (each a "Trust" and collectively the "Trusts") unanimously approved a new investment management services agreement with RiverSource Investments, LLC ("RiverSource") (the "Proposed Advisory Agreement") and new subadvisory agreements with Marsico Capital Management ("Marsico Capital"), MacKay Shields LLC ("Mackay Shields") and Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. ("Brandes") (each a "Proposed Subadvisory Agreement"), as applicable, for each Fund of the Trusts (each a "Fund" and collectively the "Funds"). As detailed below, the Trustees met on multiple occasions in advance of the December 21, 2009 meeting, held numerous discussions with the management teams of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia") and RiverSource, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise") and reviewed and considered extensive materials in connection with the approval of the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements.
Specifically, the Trustees of each Trust, including a majority of the Trustees who have no direct or indirect interest in the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements and are not "interested persons" of the Trusts, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") (the "Independent Trustees") reviewed and approved (i) the Proposed Advisory Agreement with RiverSource for each Fund and (ii) the Proposed Subadvisory Agreement for those Funds that currently have investment subadvisory agreements with Marsico Capital, Mackay Shields, and Brandes (the "Subadvised Funds") (Marsico Capital, MacKay Shields and Brandes are collectively referred to as the "Subadvisers"). Prior to approving the Proposed Advisory Agreements, the Trustees were presented with, and requested, received and evaluated, extensive materials about RiverSource, the sale of a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Managemen t Group, LLC to Ameriprise (the "Transaction") and related matters from RiverSource, Ameriprise and Columbia. In this regard, the Trustees reviewed RiverSource's responses to a series of detailed requests submitted by the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel and by the Independent Fee Consultant (as defined below).
The Trustees also reviewed and considered information received in connection with their most recent consideration and reapproval in November 2009 of the current advisory agreement (the "Current Advisory Agreement") and current subadvisory agreement (the "Current Subadvisory Agreement"), as applicable, for each Fund, including information about the Subadvisers (the "Current Agreement Re-Approval Process"). Moreover, the Trustees and committees of the Boards met on several occasions, and received extensive materials, throughout the course of the year relating to the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process, which the Trustees considered relevant to their consideration and approval of the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements. The Trustees also consulted with Fund counsel and with the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel, who advised on the legal standards for consideration by the Trustees, and otherwise assisted the Trustees in their deliberations.
In advance of the meeting on December 21, 2009, the Trustees held several meetings, including meetings held in-person with representatives from RiverSource and Ameriprise on August 26, 2009, November 5-6, 2009, December 9-10, 2009 and December 14, 2009, and additional meetings with representatives of Columbia, to discuss the Transaction, RiverSource's plans and intentions regarding the Funds and various proposals that were being presented as a result of the Transaction, including the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements. In addition to these meetings, telephonic meetings and discussions were held on several occasions between individual Trustees, members of the committees of the Boards, their independent legal counsel and representatives from RiverSource, Ameriprise and/or Columbia.
The Trustees also reviewed and considered a report prepared and provided by the Fee Consultant (the "Fee Consultant") appointed by the Independent Trustees pursuant to an assurance of discontinuance entered into by a predecessor to Columbia with the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") to settle a civil complaint filed by the NYAG relating to trading in mutual fund shares (the "NYAG Settlement"). The Fee Consultant's role was to manage the process by which
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management fees are negotiated so that they were negotiated in a manner that is at arms' length and reasonable. The Fee Consultant found that the fee negotiation process was, to the extent practicable, at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with the requirements of the NYAG Settlement. A summary of the Fee Consultant's report is available at www.columbiafunds.com.
The following summarizes a number of the material factors considered by the Trustees in reaching their approvals and determinations with respect to the Proposed Advisory Agreements and Proposed Subadvisory Agreements. It is followed by a more detailed discussion of the Trustees' consideration of these and other factors considered relevant by the Trustees in their evaluation of the Proposed Advisory Agreements and Proposed Subadvisory Agreements. In voting to approve the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements for each Fund, the Trustees also considered substantially the same factors, as relevant, and reached substantially the same conclusions in their approval of interim advisory and subadvisory agreements for each Fund.
(i) the terms and conditions of the Proposed Advisory Agreements compared to the terms and conditions of the Current Advisory Agreements, as described below;
(ii) the fact that each Fund's total advisory fees would remain the same;
(iii) the qualifications of the personnel of RiverSource, Ameriprise and the Subadvisers expected to provide advisory and administrative services to each Fund, including representations by Ameriprise regarding its retention of the same process for monitoring and evaluating portfolio management personnel for each Fund as currently used by Columbia;
(iv) the terms and conditions of the Proposed Subadvisory Agreements compared to the terms and conditions of the Current Subadvisory Agreements;
(v) the reputation, financial strength, regulatory and compliance histories and resources of RiverSource and Ameriprise, and the potential benefits to the Funds of the combination of RiverSource and Columbia, including that the Funds are expected to continue to have access to existing distribution channels and have the potential for expanded distribution of Fund shares, the expected depth and breadth of investment management capabilities, that there is not expected to be any diminution in the nature, quality and extent of services to be provided to the Funds under the Proposed Advisory Agreements and the potential for the realization of additional economies of scale over time and the potential of the Funds to share in, and benefit from, these economies, if any;
(vi) that Ameriprise has committed to refrain from imposing or seeking to impose, for a period of not less than two years after the closing of the Transaction (the "Closing"), any "unfair burden" (within the meaning of Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act) on any Fund;
(vii) the terms and conditions of certain other agreements and arrangements relating to the future operations of the Funds and their distribution channels, including the administrative services agreement and the new services and distribution agreement;
(viii) that the Trustees recently had completed the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process for each Fund and had determined that they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided thereunder and that the management fee rates and (where applicable) subadvisory fee rates for each Fund were satisfactory;
(ix) that RiverSource was willing to commit to maintain net operating expense ratios at current levels for at least the period currently covered by Columbia's existing commitments;
(x) the capabilities of RiverSource and the Subadvisers with respect to compliance, including an assessment of RiverSource's compliance program by the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer;
(xi) that certain members of RiverSource's management and certain Columbia personnel that will be integrated into RiverSource and its affiliates as a result of the Transaction have substantial experience in integrating fund families; and
(xii) that Ameriprise and Bank of America Corporation would bear the costs of obtaining approvals of the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements.
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In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any single item that was paramount or controlling and individual Trustees may have attributed different weights to various factors. The Trustees also evaluated all information available to them on a Fund-by-Fund basis, and their determinations were made separately in respect of each Fund.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services to be Provided. The Trustees received and considered various data and information regarding the expected nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Funds by RiverSource and the Subadvisers under the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements. The most recent investment adviser registration forms for RiverSource and each Subadviser were made available to the Boards, as well as extensive materials from RiverSource, Ameriprise and Columbia. The Trustees reviewed and analyzed these materials, which included, among other things, information about the background and experience of expected senior management of RiverSource and Ameriprise after the Closing. The Trustees considered RiverSource's ability to provide administrative services to the Funds, noting that while the aggregate scope of advisory an d administrative services was not expected to change following the Closing, the allocation of services was expected to shift, to a limited extent, such that administrative services will be provided under a new administrative services agreement. The Trustees considered, among other things, the capacity and quality of RiverSource's and the Subadvisers' investment management, research and trade execution capabilities and other resources that would be dedicated to performing services for the Funds. The Trustees also considered matters related to RiverSource's and the Subadvisers' compliance programs and compliance records, including RiverSource's portfolio transaction policies and procedures. The Trustees discussed with senior management personnel their ability to administer and oversee outside service providers to the Funds and their shareholders and were satisfied with management's processes for providing services and overseeing and reviewing services to be rendered by outside sources.
In evaluating the services to be provided under the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements, the Trustees factored in their extensive discussions with representatives of Columbia, RiverSource and Ameriprise at the meetings referenced above regarding the management of each Fund. The Trustees considered representations by Ameriprise that it was expected that there will be no diminution in the nature and quality of services provided to the Funds. The Trustees noted that Columbia Management Group's current President, Columbia's current Chief Investment Officer and Columbia's current President, were expected to continue to serve the Funds in similar capacities after the Closing. With respect to portfolio management, the Trustees reviewed information regarding the deliberative process for selecting portfolio management personnel to continue servicing the Funds after the Closing, including the expected role of Columbia's Chief Inv estment Officer in evaluating and selecting portfolio management personnel for each Fund utilizing Columbia's current analytical model for evaluating portfolio managers. In this regard, the Trustees also weighed representations by Ameriprise that this investment management evaluative process was likely to result in a significant number of Columbia investment professionals and personnel currently responsible for management of the Funds to remain in place. The Trustees noted that the portfolio management evaluation and selection process was designed to optimize the portfolio management resources available to each Fund by having the ability to select investment personnel for the Funds from the combined organization. Similarly, the Trustees evaluated the ability of RiverSource and the Subadvisers, based on their respective resources, reputations and other attributes, to attract and retain qualified investment professionals. In this regard, the Trustees considered information regarding the nature of the compensat ion structure applicable to portfolio managers and other key investment personnel.
The Trustees reviewed and considered information from Ameriprise and RiverSource regarding various contemplated service provider arrangements, including information regarding both immediate and potential future plans in respect of these arrangements. In this regard, the Trustees considered information regarding potential distribution, transfer agency and custody arrangements and the evaluation of fund accounting, financial reporting and valuation service model options, noting certain differences between Columbia's and RiverSource's current approaches, including that RiverSource has historically utilized services provided "in-house" or by its affiliates for fund accounting, financial reporting and valuation. The Trustees reviewed information from Ameriprise and RiverSource regarding the expectation for rationalized or harmonized fees as part of the integration after the Closing in order to develop consistent service fee
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schedules across the combined fund family. The Trustees noted Ameriprise's representations that, to the extent any such proposals were recommended to the Board after the Closing, they would not result in an "unfair burden" (within the meaning of Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act) on any Fund.
In addition, the Trustees reviewed and evaluated materials and information received regarding the investment and legal compliance programs of the Funds, RiverSource and the Subadvisors, including their compliance policies and procedures and reports of the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer. In this regard, the Trustees considered that Columbia's current Chief Compliance Officer was expected to serve in the same role after the Closing.
The Trustees also noted that Ameriprise and certain of its affiliates have been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the ordinary conduct of their business activities, and that Ameriprise indicated that neither Ameriprise nor any of its affiliates are the subject of any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise or its affiliates, including RiverSource to provide services to the Funds.
Based on the foregoing and other information considered relevant, the Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with assurances from Columbia, RiverSource, Ameriprise and the Subadvisers as to the expected nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements.
Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Fee Rates and Other Expenses. The Trustees reviewed and considered the proposed contractual investment advisory fee rates to be paid by each Fund to RiverSource for investment management services both separately and together with the administration fee rates to be paid by the Funds to RiverSource (the "Contractual Management Rates"), which are the same as the separate and aggregate advisory and administrative fee rates currently paid by each Fund to Columbia. The Trustees also reviewed and considered the proposed subadvisory fee rates and the fee arrangements under the Proposed Subadvisory Agreements, respectively, which are also the same as those currently in effect under the Current Subadvisory Agreements. In addition to the materials provided by Columbia, RiverSource provided information regarding the current fee s for each of the RiverSource funds and other relevant institutional accounts. The Trustees reviewed and considered the proposed fee waiver/cap arrangements applicable to the Contractual Management Rates and considered the Contractual Management Rates after taking the waivers/caps into account (the "Actual Management Rates"). In this regard, the Trustees noted that RiverSource had committed to maintain the Funds' current expense limitation and waiver arrangements (both contractual and voluntary). The Trustees considered the potential that, after the Closing, RiverSource would propose a common fee and expense structure for the combined fund family, subject to the commitment that Ameriprise will not seek any change that would result in an "unfair burden" on any Fund. The Trustees also considered the report prepared and provided by the Fee Consultant. Additionally, the Trustees received and afforded specific attention to information provided in connection with the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process, comparin g the Contractual Management Rates and Actual Management Rates with those of other funds in each Fund's Peer Group (as defined below).
During the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process, the Trustees reviewed and considered statistical information regarding each Fund's total expense ratio and its various components, including contractual advisory fees, actual advisory fees, actual nonmanagement fees, Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 service fees, fee waivers/caps and/or expense reimbursements. The Trustees also reviewed comparisons of these fees to the expense information for the group of Funds that was determined by Lipper Inc. ("Lipper") to be the most similar to a given Fund (the "Peer Group") and to the performance of a broader universe of relevant funds as determined by Lipper (the "Universe"), which comparative data was provided by Lipper, an independent provider of investment company data.
The Trustees were provided with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select the mutual funds in each Fund's Peer Group and Universe and reviewed the degree of comparability resulting from the selection methodology. For certain Funds, Lipper determined that changing the composition of the Peer Group and/or Universe for expenses from that used for performance would provide a more accurate
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basis of comparison. The Trustees also considered Lipper data that ranked each Fund based on: (i) each Fund's one- and three-year performance compared to actual management fees; and (ii) each Fund's one- and three-year performance compared to total expenses.
For each Fund, except as otherwise described in the Fund-specific discussion below, the Trustees noted that they had concluded during the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process that the Contractual Management Rates, the Actual Management Rates and the total expense ratio were at acceptable levels in light of the quality of services provided to the Fund and in comparison to such Fund's Peer Group and Universe, as applicable; that the advisory fee rate would not be increased for any Fund; that Ameriprise and RiverSource had represented that the overall expenses for each Fund were not expected to be adversely affected by the Transaction; and that RiverSource had committed to maintain the Funds' current expense limitation or waiver arrangements (both contractual and voluntary).
Based on the foregoing, other relevant information received and the additional information described in the Fund-specific discussion below, as applicable, the Trustees concluded that the Contractual Management Rates, the Actual Management Rates and the total expense ratio were acceptable.
Fund Performance. The Trustees reviewed detailed performance information for each Fund at various Board and committee meetings during the year in addition to the additional performance information that they reviewed and evaluated in connection with the Transaction. The Trustees also reviewed and evaluated detailed performance information for each Fund in connection with the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process. The Trustees considered the performance results for each of the Funds over multiple measurement periods. They also considered these results in comparison to the performance results of each Fund's Peer Group and Universe, as well as to each Fund's benchmark index. The Boards also noted certain risk-adjusted performance data.
The Trustees also reviewed and evaluated information and data regarding the investment performance record of RiverSource in managing funds with investment strategies generally similar to those of the Funds, as applicable. Investment performance for such funds was provided for a wide range of periods.
The Trustees recognized that the investment performance record of RiverSource in managing funds with similar objectives may be less relevant to their deliberations in situations where the current portfolio managers of Columbia are expected to continue managing a particular Fund following the Closing. They also recognized that for each Fund, it is not possible to predict with certainty what effect, if any, consummation of the Transaction will have on the future performance of the Funds, noting in particular that past investment performance is no assurance of future results. The Fund-by-Fund discussion set forth below provides additional information regarding those Funds highlighted as meeting agreed-upon criteria for warranting further review. Such criteria included, among other things, information relating to Actual Management Rates, total expense ratios and/or performance information, relative to a Fund's Peer Group and/or Univ erse.
Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability. In considering the costs of services to be provided by RiverSource and the Subadvisers under the Proposed Advisory Agreement and Proposed Subadvisory Agreement, as applicable for each Fund, and the projected range of profitability to RiverSource and the Subadvisers from their relationships with the Funds, the Trustees considered, among other things, that there would be no increase in advisory or subadvisory fee rates under the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements. The Trustees further noted, with respect to RiverSource, that it was not possible to predict with certainty how RiverSource's profitability would be affected by becoming the investment adviser to the Funds but, as a general matter, they were satisfied, based on their review of RiverSource's projected range of profitability assuming completion of the Transaction, that this projected profitability from their relationship with the Funds would not be excessive. The Trustees based their review, in part, on information regarding RiverSource's current profitability in managing the RiverSource Funds and the information available to the Trustees with respect to RiverSource's expense budgeting process. The Trustees also noted that they would have ongoing opportunities to address RiverSource's profitability in the future based on actual results. The Trustees did not consider separate profitability information with respect to the Subadvisers, as their profitability from their relationships with the Funds was not a material factor in determining whether to approve the Proposed Subadvisory Agreements. The Trustees
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also noted that the subadvisory fees paid to the Subadvisers, none of which is affiliated with Columbia, had previously been negotiated on an arms' length basis.
The Trustees also reviewed information about the financial condition of RiverSource and the Subadvisers and were satisfied that RiverSource and the Subadvisers have adequate resources to perform the services required under the Proposed Advisory and Proposed Subadvisory Agreements.
Subject to the limitations noted above, the Trustees concluded that they were satisfied that RiverSource's projected range of future profitability, and each Subadviser's historical profitability, from their relationship with each Fund, as relevant, were not excessive.
Economies of Scale. The Trustees received and evaluated information regarding the potential to realize economies of scale with respect to management of the Funds, whether the Funds would appropriately benefit from any economies of scale and whether there was any potential for realization of further economies of scale in connection with the Transaction. The Trustees noted that the current and proposed investment advisory fee rates for most of the Funds contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels. The Trustees noted that RiverSource had indicated that no changes to the Funds' breakpoint arrangements were proposed to be made at this time. In light of these factors and noting that it was not possible to evaluate with certainty if and how the Transaction would produce any immediate opportunities for additional economies of scale, the Trustees concluded that each Fund's breakpoint arrangements were acceptable. The Trustees also recognized that the Funds may benefit from certain economies of scale over time from becoming a part of the larger RiverSource fund complex, based on potential future synergies of operations, potential fee harmonization/rationalization initiatives and potential future Fund mergers. The Trustees noted, in particular, RiverSource's acknowledgement of the principle that the Funds should share in certain economies of scale if realized by RiverSource. In addition, the Trustees evaluated the likelihood that there would be potential Fund mergers after the Closing. The Trustees noted that any such potential Fund mergers, if approved, could result in the achievement of additional breakpoints for Funds that have implemented breakpoint fee schedules. The Trustees also noted that they expect to consider economies of scale from time to time following the Closing and thus be in a position to evaluate any additional e conomies of scale.
The Trustees acknowledged the inherent limitations of any analysis of an investment adviser's economies of scale, stemming largely from the Trustees' understanding that economies of scale are generally realized, if at all, by an investment adviser across a variety of products and services, not just with respect to a single fund.
Information About Investment Management Services to Non-Mutual Fund Clients. The Trustees also received and reviewed information about the nature and extent of services and fee rates offered by Riversource and the Subadvisers to the Funds compared with other clients with similar accounts, including separate accounts and institutional investments. The Trustees noted that the Funds may receive services different from those offered to other clients of RiverSource and the Subadvisers and concluded that the advisory fee rates under the Proposed Advisory Agreements and the subadvisory fee rates under the Proposed Subadvisory Agreements were not excessive, given the nature and extent of services expected to be offered and other factors, including the Trustees' review of Lipper data.
Other Benefits to RiverSource and the Subadvisers. The Trustees received and reviewed information regarding any expected "fall-out" or ancillary benefits to be received by RiverSource and its affiliates and by the Subadvisers as a result of their relationships with the Funds.
Among other things, the Trustees noted that RiverSource would benefit from soft dollar arrangements using portfolio brokerage of each Fund that invests in equity securities. The Trustees also noted that the Subadvisers also had benefited from, and expected to continue to benefit from, soft dollar arrangements using portfolio brokerage of the Subadvised Funds. The Trustees acknowledged RiverSource's representation that none of its affiliated broker dealers was expected to provide brokerage services to any Fund, but noted that broker-dealer affiliates of RiverSource will receive distribution related fees from the Funds in respect of shares held in certain accounts, and that such Funds' distributor (which will also become a subsidiary of RiverSource following the closing of the Transaction) retains a portion of the distribution related fees from the Funds and receives a portion of the sales charges on sales or redemptions of certai n
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classes of shares of the Funds. The Trustees recognized that RiverSource's and the Subadvisers' profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The Trustees concluded that RiverSource and the Subadvisers may derive reputational benefits from their association with the Funds. The Trustees also noted, however, that such benefits were difficult to quantify with certainty.
Fund-Specific Considerations for Certain "Review" Funds. During the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process, a limited number of Funds were highlighted as meeting agreed-upon criteria for warranting further review. Such criteria included, among other things, information relating to Actual Management Rates, total expense ratios and/or performance information, relative to a Fund's Peer Group and/or Universe. For such "review" Funds, the Trustees engaged in further analysis with regard to the approval of the Funds' Current Advisory Agreements. For each such Fund, the Trustees subsequently considered the impact of transitioning investment management responsibilities to RiverSource.
Columbia High Income Fund, Columbia Short Term Bond Fund and Columbia Total Return Bond Fund were not highlighted as review funds.
Conclusion. After an evaluation of the above-described factors and based on its deliberations and analysis of the information provided and alternatives considered, each Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that approval of the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements was in the best interests of each of the Funds and its shareholders. Accordingly, the Boards unanimously approved the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements.
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant (Columbia Management Advisors, LLC)
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT FEE CONSULTANT TO THE FUNDS SUPERVISED BY THE COLUMBIA NATIONS BOARD
Prepared Pursuant to the February 9, 2005
Assurance of Discontinuance among the
Office of Attorney General of New York State,
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, and
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.
November 12, 2009
I. Overview
On February 9, 2005, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("CMA") and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.1 ("CMD") agreed to the New York Attorney General's Assurance of Discontinuance ("AOD"). Among other things, the AOD stipulates that CMA may manage or advise a Columbia Fund ("Columbia Fund" and, together with some or all of such funds, the "Columbia Funds") only if the Independent Members of the Columbia Fund's Board of Trustees appoint a Senior Officer or retain an Independent Fee Consultant ("IFC") who is to manage the process by which proposed management fees are negotiated. The AOD further stipulates that the Senior Officer or IFC is to prepare a written annual evaluation of the fee negotiation process.
With effect from January 1, 2007, the Independent Members of the Board of Trustees for certain Columbia Funds known collectively as the "Nations Funds" (together with the other members of that Board, the "Trustees") retained me as IFC for the Nations Funds.2 In this capacity, I have prepared the fifth annual written evaluation of the fee negotiation process. As was the case with the 2007 and 2008 reports, my immediate predecessor as IFC, John Rea, provided invaluable assistance in the preparation of this year's report.
A. Role of the Independent Fee Consultant
The AOD charges the IFC with "managing the process by which proposed management fees ... to be charged the Columbia Fund are negotiated so that they are negotiated in a manner which is at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with this Assurance of Discontinuance." The AOD also provides that CMA "may manage or advise a Columbia Fund only if the reasonableness of the proposed management fees is determined by the Board of Trustees ... using ... an annual independent written evaluation prepared by or under the direction of ... the Independent Fee Consultant." Therefore, the AOD makes clear that the IFC does not supplant the Trustees in negotiating management fees with CMA, nor does the IFC substitute his or her judgment for that of the Trustees with respect to the reasonableness of proposed fees or any other matter that is committed to the business judgmen t of the Trustees.
B. Elements Involved in Managing the Fee Negotiation Process
In preparing the report required by the AOD, the IFC must consider at least the following six factors set forth in the AOD:
1. The nature and quality of CMA's services, including the Fund's performance;
2. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged by other mutual fund companies for like services;
3. Possible economies of scale as the Fund grows larger;
4. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of CMA for like services;
5. Costs to CMA and its affiliates of supplying services pursuant to the management fee agreements, excluding any intra-corporate profit; and
6. Profit margins of CMA and its affiliates from supplying such services.
C. Organization of the Annual Evaluation
This report, like last year's, focuses on the six factors and contains a section for each factor except that CMA's costs and profits from managing the Funds are treated in a single section. In addition to a discussion of these factors, the report offers recommendations to improve the fee review process in future years. A review of the status of recommendations made in the 2008 Report is being provided separately with the materials for the November meeting.
1 CMA and CMD are subsidiaries of Columbia Management Group, LLC ("CMG"), and are the successors to the entities named in the AOD.
2 I have no material relationship with Bank of America, CMG or any of its affiliates, aside from serving as IFC, and I am aware of no material relationship with any of their affiliates. I retained John Rea, an independent economic consultant, to assist me with this report.
Unless otherwise stated or required by the context, this report covers only the Nations Funds, which are also referred as the "Funds."
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II. Summary of Findings
A. General
1. Based upon my examination of the information supplied by CMG in the light of the six factors set forth in the AOD, I conclude that the Trustees have the relevant information necessary to evaluate the reasonableness of the proposed management fees for each Nations Fund, subject to the following: on September 30, 2009, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise") announced that it had agreed to purchase the investment management business of CMG with the exception of its cash and liquidity management business which includes the Nations money market Funds. As a result, the Trustees requested information from CMG as to the plans of CMG and its parent with respect to the provision of investment management services to those Funds after the consummation of the proposed transaction. As of the date of this report, that in formation has not yet been provided. However, as the transaction is not expected to close until the spring of 2010, the Trustees concluded that they would have ample opportunity to take appropriate steps with respect to the investment management agreements of the money market Funds, including invoking the 60-day termination provisions of those agreements, in response to the information to be provided by CMG and reviewed by the IFC.
In my view, the process by which the proposed management fees of the Funds have been negotiated in 2009 thus far has been, to the extent practicable, at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with the AOD.
B. Nature and Quality of Services, Including Performance
3. The performance of the Funds was relatively strong for the measuring periods ending March 31, 2009. Between one-third and nearly one-half of the Funds were ranked in either the first or second quintiles in the one-, three-, five-, and 10-year periods, and no more than 8% were in the fifth quintile for these periods. Overall, the performance was stronger in the two longer periods.
4. The strongest performing groups over the one-, three-, and five-year periods were active equity, quantitative strategies, and, to a lesser extent, money market Funds. Sub-advised Funds were the weakest performers, with over 60% of the Funds in the bottom two quintiles in the one- and three-year periods. For the same two periods, no more than 15% percent of the sub-advised Funds were in the top two quintiles. Almost half of fixed-income Funds ranked in the bottom two quintiles in the one- and three-year periods.
5. Overall performance of the Funds was less robust in 2009 than in 2008 and 2007 for the one- and three-year performance periods. For example, 62% of the Funds were in the top two quintiles in 2007 for the one-year period compared with 33% in 2009. The ranks of those in the bottom two quintiles rose significantly between 2007 and 2009, led by money market and fixed-income Funds in the one- and three-year periods. For the three-year period, there was a similar trend with respect to sub-advised Funds.
6. The performance of the active equity Funds against their benchmarks was strong for the one-, three-, and five-year performance periods. In contrast, more than half of the sub-advised Funds failed to beat their benchmarks on a net basis in the one- and three-year periods. The fixed-income Funds consistently produced gross returns below those of their benchmarks. Lipper quintile rankings of the actively managed equity Funds are highly correlated with their performance against their benchmarks in the sense that net returns in excess of the benchmark appear necessary to achieve a ranking in one of the top three quintiles. No such correlation was observed for fixed-income and quantitative strategies Funds.
7. The equity Funds' overall performance adjusted for risk was mixed. Based upon three-year returns, less than 40% of the equity Funds had a combination of risk-adjusted and unadjusted returns that placed them in the top half of their performance universes; 60% were in the bottom half of their universes. About 30% of the fixed income Funds posted high returns and low risk relative to comparable funds. Over 60% of the fixed-income Funds took on more risk than the typical fund in their performance universes.
8. The industry-standard procedure used by Lipper that includes all share classes in the performance universe tends to bias a Fund's ranking upward within that universe. The bias occurs because either no-12b-1 fee or low-12b-1 fee share classes of the Nations Funds are compared with funds in performance universes that
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include all share classes of multi-class funds with 12b-1 fees of up to 100 basis points. Correcting this bias by limiting the performance universe to classes of comparable funds with low or no 12b-1 fees (a "filtered universe") lowers the relative performance for the Funds, but generally not to a material extent. The filtering process, however, did identify two Funds for further review that had not been so identified using unfiltered universes.
9. A small number of Funds have consistently underperformed over the past five years. The exact number depends on the criteria used to evaluate longer-term performance. For example, six different Funds have had below-median performance in at least four out of the five years between 2005 and 2009 for either the one- or three-year performance periods from 2005 to 2009. If the threshold were the 60th percentile, only two Funds would have satisfied the criteria.
10. The services performed by CMG professionals beyond portfolio management, such as compliance, legal, information technology, risk management, finance, and fund administration, are critical to the success of the Funds and appear to be of high quality.
C. Management Fees Charged by Other Mutual Fund Companies
11. The Funds' management fees and total expenses are generally low relative to those of their peers, with over half the Funds ranking in the most favorable two quintiles. For total expenses, slightly more than one-quarter are in the bottom two quintiles, while slightly less than two-fifths are in the bottom two quintiles for actual management fees. Fixed-income and quantitative strategies Funds have the lowest fees and expenses relative to their peers. The sub-advised Funds account for the majority of Funds in the fifth quintile for both management fees and total expenses.
12. The distribution of management fee rankings has changed little over the past three years, while the distribution of total expense rankings has moved in the direction of higher expenses. The most notable change involving total expenses has been a shift in the number of Funds from the first to the second quintile.
13. The management fees of the non-subadvised Funds are generally in line with those of Columbia Funds supervised by the Atlantic Board of Trustees (the "Atlantic Funds"). The sub-advised large cap equity, international equity, and high yield Funds, however, generally have higher management fees than those of comparable Atlantic and non-subadvised Funds.
14. The implementation of the new program of voluntary expense limits appears to have been associated, on balance, with less favorable expense rankings. This result reflects increases in expense limits for certain Funds, the removal of fee waivers, and the shift of certain expenses from CMA to the Funds. The decline in expense rankings is less significant, however, than CMA projected in December 2008.
D. Trustees' Advisory Contract Review Process
15. The Trustees' evaluation process identified 22 Funds in 2009 for further review based upon long-standing criteria relating to their relative performance or expenses or both. When compared in filtered universes, two more Funds met the criteria for further review. At the November meeting, CMG provided further information about each of those Funds to assist the Trustees in their evaluation.
E. Potential Economies of Scale
16. CMG presented to the Trustees its analysis of the sources and sharing of potential economies of scale. CMG views economies of scale as arising at the complex level and would regard estimates of scale economies for individual funds as unreliable. In its analysis, CMG did not identify specific sources of economies of scale or provide any estimates of any economies of scale that might arise from future asset growth. CMG's analysis included measures taken by the Trustees and CMG that seek to share any potential economies of scale through breakpoints in management fee schedules, the establishment of expense limits for each Fund, enhanced shareholder services, fund mergers, and operational consolidation.
17. An examination of the contractual fee schedules for five Nations Funds shows that the schedules for Small Cap II, Municipal Reserves, and Treasury Reserves compare favorably with those of their competitors, while the subadvised Marsico Growth and High Yield VS Funds have schedules generally above those of their peers, including funds that do not have a sub-adviser. The group fee with
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breakpoints that characterizes the money market Fund schedules is not typically found among competitors, nearly all of which have flat fee schedules.
F. Management Fees Charged to Institutional Clients
18. CMG has provided Trustees with comparisons of mutual fund management fees and institutional fees based upon standardized fee schedules and upon actual fees. The results show that, consistent with industry practice, actual and scheduled institutional fees are generally, but not always, lower than the Funds' management fees. CMG provided additional data this year demonstrating that at small asset levels, the effective fee of certain Funds may be equal to or less than institutional fee levels at those asset levels, due to the effect of expense limits on small funds with high gross expenses. CMG also analyzed the differences between the services provided and risks borne on the one hand by a manager of mutual funds and on the other by institutional advisers, and suggested that these differences should be kept in mind when Trustees review the reasonableness of the Funds' management fees.
G. Revenues, Expenses, and Profits
19. The activity-based cost allocation methodology employed by CMG to allocate costs, both direct and indirect, for purposes of calculating Fund profitability is thoughtful and detailed. This year, CMG further refined the technique by allocating additional indirect expenses on an activity basis.
20. The materials provided on CMG's revenues and expenses with respect to the Funds and the methodology underlying their construction form a sufficient basis for Trustees to evaluate the expenses of and profitability to CMG arising out of its relationships with the Funds.
21. CMG provided a firm-wide pro forma 2009 income statement demonstrating the effect of market events beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008 on its revenues and profitability to provide an additional perspective on calendar 2008 profitability data.
22. In 2008, CMG's pre-tax pre- and post-distribution margins on the Nations Funds were above the industry mean and median, based on limited data available for publicly held mutual fund managers and excluding the costs of CMG's money market capital support programs. However, as is to be expected in a 63-Fund complex, some Nations Funds had relatively high pre-tax profit margins in 2008, when calculated solely with respect to management revenues and expenses, while other Nations Funds operated at a loss. There is a positive relationship between Fund size and profitability to CMG, with smaller Funds generally operating at a loss to CMG.
23. CMG pays a fixed percentage of its management fee revenues to an affiliate, U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, with respect to assets of its clients invested in Nations Funds to compensate it for services it performs with respect to those client assets and for the effect of state law limitations on affiliates charging multiple fees. Based on our analysis of the services provided by this affiliate, we have concluded that all payments other than those for sub-transfer agent or sub-accounting services should be treated as a distribution expense.
III. Recommendations
1) Criteria for review. The Trustees may wish to consider modifying the criteria for identifying a Fund for further review (a "Review Fund") to include criteria that focus exclusively on performance. They may also wish to consider whether it would be useful to apply CMG's own internal monitoring standards for Fund performance to the contract review process, or whether such criteria are more relevant to their ongoing investment oversight.
2) Presentation of Review Fund discussion. CMG should consider whether it could more systematically present in one discussion all relevant information regarding each Review Fund, which is now split into several different portions of the 15(c) materials. For any Fund that has been a Review Fund in consecutive years, CMG should address under what circumstances it could reasonably be anticipated that the Fund would lose that status.
3) Refinement of tax-exempt performance data. Certain single-state tax-exempt Funds compete in extremely small universes and are compared to a multi-state benchmark of uncertain relevance. Notwithstanding the difficulties, CMG should work to improve the reliability of the calculation of relative performance of these Funds. If that is not possible, CMG should provide guidance on how the Trustees should judge the quality of CMG's management of these Funds.
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4) Development of risk metrics for asset-allocation, tax-exempt, and money market Funds. CMG has developed and shared with the Trustees quantitative risk metrics comparing equity and taxable fixed-income Funds against their peers. However, reliable risk metrics have not been developed for asset-allocation, tax-exempt fixed income, and money market Funds. We urge CMG to continue its efforts to provide reliable risk measures for these categories of Funds, especially in the cases of asset-allocation and money market funds, because their investors are likely to be motivated at least in part by a desire to manage risk.
5) Profitability data. For any period during which CMG is an affiliate of U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, CMG should continue to present to the Trustees the profitability of each Fund, each investment style and each complex (of which Nations is one) calculated as follows:
a. Management-only profitability should be calculated without reference to any Private Bank expense.
b. Profitability excluding distribution (which essentially covers the management and transfer agency functions) should be adjusted by removing from the expense calculation any portion of the Private Bank payment not attributable to the performance by the Private Bank of sub-transfer agency or sub-accounting functions.
c. Total profitability, including distribution: No adjustment for Private Bank expenses should be made, because all such expenses represent legitimate fund expenses to be taken into account in calculating CMG's profit margin including distribution.
d. Distribution only: This should include all Private Bank expenses other than those attributable to sub-transfer agency services.
6) Contractual fee analysis. This year CMG presented a new Lipper report comparing the contractual management fees of Funds with those of competitors in similar investment styles. However, the reliability of the conclusion—that Fund management fee breakpoints compared favorably with competitive fee rates—was limited by the use of competitive funds at all asset levels. The sponsors of a $100 million mutual fund may not have given much thought to breakpoints at $5 billion; therefore, that fund's contractual fee at that level is unlikely to compare favorably with that of a $5 billion Fund. Limiting the competitors to the Lipper expense group, whose constituents are similar in size to the rele vant Fund, would make the results more meaningful. In addition, the breakpoints of a select group of Nations Funds (which would differ each year) should continue to be compared to those of industry rivals to ensure that the Funds' breakpoint schedules remain within industry norms. As breakpoint schedules change relatively little each year, performing such a comparison for each Nations Fund each year would not be an efficient use of Trustee and CMG resources.
7) Pro forma profitability data. In any year in which CMG or the Trustees believe that the prior year's profitability is unlikely to be representative of current business results due to changes in markets or for any other reason, CMG should, consistent with this year's practice, prepare a pro forma income statement based on year-to-date actual data and reasonable projections used for its own business planning purposes.
8) Additional institutional data and analysis. While CMG provided a substantial amount of information on its institutional business, we suggest some additional items for future years: (a) profitability data for the institutional business in the format, and based upon the same allocation methodologies, used to present Fund profitability, (b) an explanation of how CMA sets institutional fee breakpoints, which normally begin at asset levels far lower than those found in Fund management fee breakpoints, and (c) distinguishing in all institutional fee materials fees of accounts acquired prior to the development of current fee schedules (so-called "legacy" accounts) from the fees of accounts launched after that time.
9) Management fee disparities. In any future study of management fees, CMG and the Nations Trustees should analyze the differences in management fee schedules. As part of that analysis, CMG should provide an explanation for any significant fee differences among comparable funds across fund families sponsored by CMG, such as differences in the management styles of different Funds included the same Lipper category. Finally, if CMG proposes a management fee change or an expense cap for
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any mutual fund managed by CMA that is comparable to any Nations Fund, CMG should provide the Trustees with sufficient information about the proposal to allow the Trustees to assess the applicability of the proposed change to the relevant Nations Fund or Funds.
10) Explanation of data supplied to Lipper. Each year, as part of the 15(c) process, CMG retains Lipper to compare the fees and expenses of each Fund to a group of competitors. In many cases, CMG, with the approval of the Trustees, adjusts the actual expense data, which is based on the most recent full fiscal year of the Fund (and each competitive fund) to reflect changes in fees or expense limits that occurred during or after the relevant fiscal year. This improves the reliability and usefulness of the comparison. However, to ensure that the Trustees know when and how CMG adjusted the data, we recommend that CMG prepare a table listing for each Fund what adjustments were made, e.g., to reflect a new expense limitation of x basis points that commenced on y date.
11) Reduction of volume of paper documents submitted. The effort to streamline and better organize the data presented to the Trustees and the process by which that data was prepared and organized continued to be well-received by all parties. Notwithstanding past success, it is always appropriate to look for opportunities to reduce and simplify the presentation of 15(c) data. One possibility would be to remove the 127 pages of biographical data, most if not all of which the Trustees have previously seen as part of their ongoing investment oversight duties, from the paper volume and post it on the Internet-based document storage and retrieval system used by the Funds to provide reference data to Trustees.
Respectfully submitted,
Steven E. Asher
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant (RiverSource Investments, LLC)
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT FEE CONSULTANT TO THE FUNDS SUPERVISED BY THE COLUMBIA NATIONS BOARD
Prepared Pursuant to the February 9, 2005
Assurance of Discontinuance among the
Office of Attorney General of New York State,
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, and
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.
December 22, 2009
I. Overview
On February 9, 2005, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("CMA") and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.1 ("CMD") agreed to the New York Attorney General's Assurance of Discontinuance ("AOD"). Among other things, the AOD stipulates that CMA may manage or advise a Columbia Fund ("Columbia Fund" and, together with some or all of such funds, the "Columbia Funds") only if the Independent Members of the Columbia Fund's Board of Trustees appoint a Senior Officer or retain an Independent Fee Consultant ("IFC") who is to manage the process by which proposed management fees are negotiated. The AOD further stipulates that the Senior Officer or IFC is to prepare a written annual evaluation of the fee negotiation process.
With effect from January 1, 2007, the Independent Members of the Board of Trustees for certain Columbia Funds known collectively as the "Nations Funds" (together with the other members of that Board, the "Trustees") retained me as IFC for the Nations Funds.2 In this capacity, I have prepared this written evaluation of the fee negotiation process. As was the case with the last three annual reports, my immediate predecessor as IFC, John Rea, provided invaluable assistance in the preparation of this report.
On September 29, 2009, Ameriprise entered into an asset purchase agreement with Bank of America, N.A. and its parent, Bank of America Corporation (together, the "Bank") pursuant to which the Bank agreed to sell certain CMG assets relating to Columbia's long-term asset management business, including management of the long-term Nations Funds (the "Transaction").3
The Transaction if completed would result in the termination of the existing Investment Management Agreements with CMA with respect to those Funds. Therefore, the Trustees have been requested to approve and recommend to the shareholders of each long-term Nations Fund new Investment Management and Sub-Advisory Agreements (together, the "Management Agreements") with RiverSource Investments, LLC ("RI"),4 investment manager of the RiverSource Funds and a subsidiary of Ameriprise. This report is intended to fulfill the requirements of the AOD with respect to the Trustees' consideration of the new Management Agreements.
A. Role of the Independent Fee Consultant
The AOD charges the IFC with "managing the process by which proposed management fees ... to be charged the Columbia Fund are negotiated so that they are negotiated in a manner which is at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with this Assurance of Discontinuance." The AOD also provides that CMA "may manage or advise a Columbia Fund only if the reasonableness of the proposed management fees is determined by the Board of Trustees ... using ... an annual independent written evaluation prepared by or under the direction of ... the Independent Fee Consultant." Therefore, the AOD makes clear that the IFC does not supplant the Trustees in negotiating management fees with CMA (or RI), nor does the IFC substitute his or her judgment for that of the Trustees with respect to the reasonableness of proposed fees or any other matter that is committed to the business judgment of the Trustees.
B. Elements Involved in Managing the Fee Negotiation Process
In preparing the report required by the AOD, the IFC must consider at least the following six factors set forth in the AOD:
1. The nature and quality of the adviser's services, including the Fund's performance;
1 CMA and CMD are subsidiaries of Columbia Management Group, LLC ("CMG"), and are the successors to the entities named in the AOD.
2 I have no material relationship with Bank of America, CMG or Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise"), aside from serving as IFC, and I am aware of no material relationship with any of their affiliates. I retained John Rea, an independent economic consultant, to assist me with this report.
Unless otherwise stated or required by the context, this report covers only the Nations Funds. Further, as the management of the Nations money market Funds was not included in the Transaction and no new Management Agreements were proposed for those Funds, this report does not cover those Funds unless otherwise stated.
3 Preliminary Response of Ameriprise to Information Request of Columbia Nations Board dated October 28, 2009 (hereafter, the "Preliminary Response"), p. 1.
4 Ameriprise intends to re-brand RI with the "Columbia" name (which is one of the assets being sold in the Transaction). Preliminary Response, pp. 4-5. In the case of new Sub-Advisory Agreements, the relevant current sub-adviser would also be a party.
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2. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged by other mutual fund companies for like services;
3. Possible economies of scale as the Fund grows larger;
4. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of the adviser for like services;
5. Costs to the adviser and its affiliates of supplying services pursuant to the management fee agreements, excluding any intra-corporate profit; and
6. Profit margins of the adviser and its affiliates from supplying such services.
C. Data Presented to the Trustees
In considering the proposed new Management Agreements with RI, the Trustees relied in part on the data that had been prepared as part of their annual contract review process, which concluded in early November. This data remained relevant because the fees in the proposed Management Agreements were identical to the fees approved at that time. The annual review materials included a Lipper report on the performance of each Nations Fund compared to its peers and its benchmark, comparisons of the fees and expenses of each Nations Fund to similar CMG-sponsored Funds, comparable competitive funds chosen by Lipper (in the case of long-term Funds), and institutional accounts advised by CMA, revenues, expenses, and profits of CMG from managing the Nations Funds, calculated both by Fund and collectively, and CMG's views on the existence and sharing of economies of scale.
In addition, the Trustees reviewed materials specific to the proposed new Management Agreements with RI in response to requests for information made on behalf of the Trustees, including the following:
• Performance data for the RiverSource Funds showing percentile and quartile rankings of each fund within its Lipper performance universe for periods up to five years and net returns of each fund relative to its benchmark returns. This data was arguably relevant due to the possibility that some RiverSource investment teams would be providing investment management services to certain Columbia Funds.5
• tables comparing the fee schedules and effective fee rates of funds managed by CMA and RI and institutional accounts advised by the two firms.
• extensive discussion of the process by which the components of the two asset management businesses would be integrated, including investment management, compliance, transfer agency, custody, fund accounting, and distribution.
• information about the financial condition of Ameriprise, including its most recent annual report on Form 10-K, RI's profit margins from managing the RiverSource Funds in 2007 and 2008, and pro forma income statements for the combined Columbia and RiverSource fund complex.
• disclosure that certain senior CMG executives, including President Michael Jones, Chief Investment Officer Colin Moore, Head of Mutual Funds J. Kevin Connaughton, and Chief Compliance Officer Linda Wondrack would continue in analogous capacities following the consummation of the Transaction, and
• a breakdown of the synergies RI expects to realize in the two years following the Transaction and the extent to which those potential synergies are expected to be shared with shareholders of funds advised by RI.
II. Findings
1. Based upon my examination of the information supplied by CMG and Ameriprise in the light of the six factors set forth in the AOD, I conclude that the Trustees have the relevant information necessary to evaluate the reasonableness of the proposed management fees for each Nations Fund for which a new Management Agreement was proposed (each, a "Long-Term Nations Fund").
2. In my view, the process by which the proposed management fees of each Long-Term Nations Fund have been negotiated with RI thus far has been, to the extent practicable, at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with the AOD.
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Respectfully submitted,
Steven E. Asher
5 On page 22 of its Supplemental Response to the Nations Trustees (undated but delivered November 25, 2009), Ameriprise said that "most personnel decisions, including with respect to the portfolio management teams for the Nations Funds ... will be made primarily by [current CMA CIO] Colin Moore using the Columbia 5P process."
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Proxy Voting Results
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund, Columbia Short Term Bond Fund, Columbia High Income Fund
On March 3, 2010, a special meeting of shareholders of Columbia Funds Series Trust was held to consider the approval of several proposals listed in the proxy statement for the meeting. Proposal 1 and Proposal 3 were voted at the March 3, 2010 meeting of shareholders. Proposal 2 was voted on at the March 3, 2010 meeting of shareholders by Columbia High Income Fund shareholders. Proposal 4 was voted on at an adjourned meeting of shareholders held on April 26, 2010. The shareholder meeting results are as follows:
Proposal 1: A proposed Investment Management Services Agreement with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (formerly, RiverSource Investments, LLC) (CMIA) was approved for each Fund as follows:
Fund | | Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes | |
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | | 117,428,712 | | | | 641,113 | | | | 436,775 | | | | 5,617,218 | | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | | 160,192,883 | | | | 1,138,152 | | | | 644,390 | | | | 24,692,069 | | |
Columbia High Income Fund | | | 81,034,298 | | | | 212,246 | | | | 318,376 | | | | 14,784,307 | | |
Proposal 2: A proposed Investment Subadvisory Agreement with MacKay Shields LLC was approved for Columbia High Income Fund as follows:
Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes | |
| 81,007,709 | | | | 201,248 | | | | 355,961 | | | | 14,784,309 | | |
Proposal 3: A proposal authorizing CMIA to enter into and materially amend subadvisory agreements for the Fund in the future, with the approval of the Trust's Board of Trustees, but without obtaining additional shareholder approval, was approved for each Fund as follows:
Fund | | Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes | |
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | | 117,062,795 | | | | 986,698 | | | | 457,105 | | | | 5,617,220 | | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | | 151,427,046 | | | | 9,852,428 | | | | 695,942 | | | | 24,692,078 | | |
Columbia High Income Fund | | | 79,244,571 | | | | 1,963,866 | | | | 356,471 | | | | 14,784,319 | | |
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Proposal 4: Each of the nominees for trustees was elected to the Trust's Board of Trustees, as follows:
Trustee | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld | | Abstentions | |
Edward J. Boudreau, Jr. | | | 2,680,026,424 | | | | 72,649,450 | | | | 0 | | |
William P. Carmichael | | | 2,679,841,716 | | | | 72,834,157 | | | | 0 | | |
William A. Hawkins | | | 2,679,847,210 | | | | 72,828,663 | | | | 0 | | |
R. Glenn Hilliard | | | 2,679,699,063 | | | | 72,976,810 | | | | 0 | | |
John J. Nagorniak | | | 2,680,054,075 | | | | 72,621,799 | | | | 0 | | |
Minor M. Shaw | | | 2,680,402,097 | | | | 72,273,776 | | | | 0 | | |
Anthony M. Santomero | | | 2,679,633,235 | | | | 73,042,638 | | | | 0 | | |
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Important Information About This Report
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 Corporate Bond 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 portfolio 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 columbiamanagement.com.
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, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the funds, visit columbiamanagement.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
On April 30, 2010, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., the parent company of RiverSource Investments, LLC, acquired the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC, including certain of its affiliates, which were, prior to this acquisition, part of Bank of America. In connection with the acquisition of the long-term assets, the Columbia Funds have a new investment adviser, RiverSource Investments, LLC, which is now known as Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. For those clients that use the services of a subadviser, those arrangements are continuing unless notified otherwise. RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc., now known as Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, will act as the principal distributor of the Columbia Funds.
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Table of Contents
Economic Update | | | 1 | | |
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Corporate Bond Portfolio | | | 3 | | |
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Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio | | | 8 | | |
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Financial Statements | | | 13 | | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | | 38 | | |
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Fund Governance | | | 39 | | |
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Board Consideration and Re-Approval of Previous Investment Advisory Agreement | | | 44 | | |
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Board Consideration and Approval of New Investment Advisory Agreement | | | 47 | | |
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant (Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) | | | 54 | | |
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant (RiverSource Investments, LLC) | | | 60 | | |
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Proxy Voting Results | | | 62 | | |
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Important Information About This Report | | | 65 | | |
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The views expressed in this report reflects 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.
President's Message

Dear Shareholder:
On May 3, 2010, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. announced that it had completed the acquisition of the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management from Bank of America. This includes the business of managing its equity and fixed-income mutual funds. Ameriprise Financial has combined its current U.S. asset management business, RiverSource Investments, LLC, with Columbia Management. This transaction puts together two leading asset management firms to create one entity that ranks as the eighth largest manager of long-term mutual fund assets in the United States.1 This combined business will operate under the well-regarded Columbia Management brand, where we will build on the strengths of our combined investment capabilities and talent, our broad and diversified product lineup and exceptional service.
Our combined business has a new breadth and depth of investment choices. William "Ted" Truscott, CEO, U.S. asset management and president of annuities for Ameriprise Financial, leads the combined U.S. asset management business. Michael Jones serves as president, U.S. asset management. Colin Moore continues to serve as chief investment officer. I am also continuing in my role as head of mutual funds, responsible for the delivery of mutual fund products and services to investors. The Columbia funds' advisers, distributor and transfer agent are now subsidiaries of our parent company, Ameriprise Financial but operate under the Columbia Management name. You will begin to see these names used in communications and statements going forward.
| | Service provider name | |
Advisers | | Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC | |
Distributor | | Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. | |
Transfer Agent | | Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. | |
As a valued investor in Columbia funds, please know that our goal is to ensure a smooth transition and provide the highest quality products and services. Transition teams across the organization continue their efforts to build on best practices from both legacy organizations with integration efforts including rebranding, vendor and system consolidations and client communications. Additionally, we want to assure you that the funds' portfolio managers also continue to focus on providing uninterrupted service to all fund shareholders.
Although we have a lot of work ahead of us in 2010, Columbia Management and Ameriprise Financial are excited about the opportunities for our combined organization. I share this optimism and believe it positions us as a best-in-class asset management business with the ability to deliver more for our clients than ever before.
Sincerely,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds
1Source: Ameriprise Financial, Inc., based on March 31, 2010 data from the Investment Company Institute
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the funds, visit columbiamanagement.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Securities products offered through Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc.), member FINRA. Advisory services provided by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (formerly known as RiverSource Investments, LLC).
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Economic Update – Fixed Income Sector Portfolios
After a deep and difficult recession, the U.S. economy regained its footing midway through calendar year 2009. Gross domestic product (GDP) turned positive in the third quarter of 2009, rising 2.2%, and then gained 5.6% in the fourth quarter according to the estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Growth was primarily the result of a slowdown in inventory reduction and federal government stimulus spending. Hopes for a sustained recovery now depend on a variety of factors, including continued improvement in consumer spending, an increase in revenues to keep business profits moving higher and a turnaround in the labor market.
The housing market showed some signs of stabilizing, but stopped short of meaningful improvement during the period. Home sales moved higher in 2009 as new homebuyers took advantage of a federal tax credit. However, as the tax credit was set to expire in November 2009, sales slipped—and did not revive even though the tax credit was expanded and extended through April 2010. Housing prices remained relatively flat over the past year, but that was progress compared to 2008. The average home price fell sharply in 2008; and since then distressed properties, which account for approximately 40% of all housing sales, have held prices down because they are heavily discounted.
In the beleaguered labor market, there was some good news. While businesses continued to shed jobs through most of 2009, raising the unemployment rate at the end of the period, job data turned positive in March 2010, buoyed by a swell of temporary workers hired to conduct the national once-in-a-decade census. Consumer spending also trended higher in the second half of the period. In fact, March year-over-year sales made a significant jump upward. Despite these improvements, consumer confidence, as measured monthly by The Conference Board, an independent research organization, failed to gain much ground during the year. Consumers surveyed continue to cite uncertain business conditions and still-weak labor prospects for their concerns.
On the business side of the economy, manufacturing activity gained momentum. A key measure of the nation's manufacturing situation—the Institute for Supply Management's Index—rose above 50 in July 2009—then rose for eight consecutive months to remain well above 50 for the remainder of the period. (An index value of 50+ indicates a growing economy.) Industrial production moved higher for eleven out of the past 12 months, and durable goods orders took off, with a big jump upward in January. Manufacturing capacity utilization inched upward to 72.7%.
Bond returns ranged from solid to strong
As hopes for a recovery materialized, bonds from non-Treasury sectors delivered solid returns. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index1 returned 7.69%. Municipal bonds gained more than taxable investment-grade bonds even without factoring in potential tax advantages to investors in higher income-tax brackets. The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index2 returned 9.69%. The high-yield bond market was even stronger than the broad stock market during the period. For the 12 months covered
1The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price, coupon, pay-downs and total return performance of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated and non-convertible investment grade debt issues with at least $250 million par amount outstanding and with at least one year to final maturity.
2The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is considered representative of the broad market for investment-grade, tax-exempt bonds with a maturity of at least one year.
Summary
For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010
g As investors grew more comfortable with risk, non-Treasury sectors of the bond market rebounded. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index delivered solid results. High-yield bonds outperformed stocks, as measured by the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Cash Pay Index.
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g Stock markets rebounded around the world, as measured by the S&P 500 Index and the MSCI EAFE Index.
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Economic Update (continued) – Fixed Income Sector Portfolios
by this report, the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Cash Pay Index3 returned 55.67%.
The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury, a common bellwether for the bond market, rose from 2.7% to 3.8% during the 12-month period. Yet despite the pickup in economic activity, the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) kept a key short-term interest rate—the federal funds rate—close to zero throughout the period.
Stocks staged a solid comeback
Against a strengthening economic backdrop, a stock market rally that began in mid-March 2009 continued with little interruption through the end of the period. The U.S. stock market returned 49.77% for the 12-month period, as measured by the S&P 500 Index.4 Mid-cap stocks outperformed large- and small-cap stocks, and value stocks outperformed growth stocks by a solid margin, as measured by their respective Russell indices.5 Outside the United States, stock market returns were slightly stronger. The MSCI EAFE Index,6 a broad gauge of stock market performance in foreign developed markets, gained 54.44% (net of dividends, in U.S. dollars) for the period. Emerging stock markets were caught in a downdraft in 2008, but they bounced back stronger than domestic or developed world markets as their economic growth generally outpaced the developed world. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index7 return ed 81.08% (net of dividends, in U.S. dollars) for the 12-month period, after giving back some gains in the first quarter of 2010.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
3The BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Cash Pay Index tracks the performance of non-investment-grade corporate bonds.
4The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks.
5The Russell 1000 Index tracks the performance of 1,000 of the largest U.S. companies, based on market capitalization. The Russell Midcap Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000 Index, which represents approximately 25% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000 Index. The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell 3000 Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000 Growth or the Russell 2000 Growth indexes. The Russell 3000 Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lo wer forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000 Value or the Russell 2000 Value indicies.
6The Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East (MSCI EAFE) Index is a capitalization-weighted index that tracks the total return of common stocks in 21 developed-market countries within Europe, Australasia and the Far East.
7The Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets Index (MSCI EMI) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. As of June 2009, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index consisted of the following 22 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey.
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.
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Portfolio Profile – Corporate Bond Portfolio
Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the portfolio returned 26.58%.
g The portfolio outperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Bond Index.1
g The portfolio's exposure to investment-grade bonds and preferred securities drove performance. A small allocation to high yield was beneficial.
Portfolio Management
Carl Pappo has managed the portfolio since November 2006 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 1993.
Effective May 1, 2010, RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., became the investment advisor to the Portfolio and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. Please see the Portfolio's prospectus, as supplemented, for more information regarding the change in investment advisor and certain other changes.
1The Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Bond Index is an index of publicly issued investment grade corporate securities and dollar-denominated SEC registered global debentures. 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 portfolio may not match those in an index.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please call 1-800-345-6611 for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 03/31/10
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Performance Information – Corporate Bond Portfolio
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please call 1-800-345-6611 for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 08/30/02 – 03/31/10
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Corporate Bond Portfolio during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on portfolio distributions or on the redemption of portfolio shares.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 08/30/02 – 03/31/10 ($)
Corporate Bond Portfolio | | | 15,720 | | |
Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Bond Index | | | 15,332 | | |
Average annual total return as of 03/31/10 (%)
Inception | | 08/30/02 | |
1-year | | | 26.58 | | |
5-year | | | 6.12 | | |
Life | | | 6.14 | | |
No fees or expenses are charged to the Portfolio. Participants in wrap fee programs eligible to invest in the portfolio, however, pay an asset-based fee, which is negotiable, for investment services, brokerage services and investment consultation. The portfolio may incur significant transaction costs that are in addition to the wrap fees paid to the program sponsor that are not included in this table. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Portfolio distributions or on the redemption of Portfolio shares.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Corporate Bond Portfolio
The information on this page is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio.
The table below reflects the fact that no fees or expenses are charged to the portfolio. Participants in the wrap fee programs eligible to invest in the portfolio pay an asset-based fee, which is negotiable, for investment services, brokerage services and investment consultation. Please read the wrap program documents for information regarding fees charged.
The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the portfolio's actual total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column is calculated using a hypothetical annual return of 5%. You should not use the hypothetical account value to estimate your actual account balance.
Account value at the beginning of the period ($) 10/01/09 | | Account value at the end of the period ($) 03/31/10 | | Expenses paid during the period ($)* | |
Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | |
| 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,048.60 | | | | 1,024.93 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
* No fees or expenses are charged to the Portfolio. Participants in wrap fee programs pay an asset-based fee that is not included in this table.
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Portfolio Manager's Report – Corporate Bond Portfolio
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please call 1-800-345-6611 for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
Distributions declared per share
04/01/09 – 03/31/10 ($) | | | 0.59 | | |
For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the portfolio returned 26.58%, compared with 20.83% for its benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Bond Index. Sector allocations and security selection contributed to the portfolio's outperformance of its benchmark. An emphasis on investment-grade and high-yield securities dovetailed with the market's renewed acceptance of credit risk. There are no high-yield bonds in the index.
Corporate bonds responded to improving outlook
In a complete reversal from the prior 12-month period, corporate bonds staged a comeback, rebounding from the precipitous declines triggered by a credit crisis and recorded substantial gains. Aggressive government programs and a very accommodative Federal Reserve Board helped recapitalize corporate America and restore liquidity to the markets, heading off fears of a financial collapse. Investors began shedding low-risk holdings to pursue greater returns. Confident buyers scooped up beaten-down issues across the ratings spectrum and in a variety of industries. U.S. Treasury and agency bonds underperformed as investors sought better prospects elsewhere.
Sector allocations drove strong results
Overweight positions in investment-grade and high-yield issues accounted for most of the portfolio's performance advantage over its benchmark. These sectors fell sharply during the 2008 credit crisis, leaving yield spreads at historically wide levels. Security selection within corporate sectors was beneficial. Above-benchmark weights in the financial sector, notably banks and insurance companies, boosted returns.
Amid questions of capital adequacy in the banking industry, securities of JPMorgan Chase (0.4% of net assets) rose because of the company's comparatively small capital needs. MetLife (0.7% of net assets), whose capital was never in question, eliminated some real estate holdings and bought attractively priced assets at discounted prices from AIG (not in the portfolio). International Lease Finance (1.5% of net assets), an aircraft leasing company and an AIG affiliate, also contributed. Bonds of Citigroup (no longer in the portfolio) responded favorably when Citi moved to strengthen its balance sheet.
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Portfolio Manager's Report (continued) – Corporate Bond Portfolio
Looking ahead
With the economy on firmer footing, we believe the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) may temper its accommodative stance and move to raise interest rates late in 2010. However, given that short-term rates are currently near zero, a modest rate increase seems unlikely to disrupt the markets. Against this backdrop, we believe that corporate and high-yield bonds have the potential to continue to perform well. Nevertheless, given how far the recent rally has come, we think it prudent to reduce some of the portfolio's risk exposure by reducing the portfolio's corporate position from a large overweight to a modest overweight position.
Portfolio characteristics and holdings are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current characteristics and holdings. The outlook for this portfolio may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.
Investing in fixed-income securities may involve certain risks, including the credit quality of individual issuers, possible prepayments, market or economic developments and yields and share price fluctuations due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates go up, bond prices typically drop, and vice versa.
Investments in high-yield bonds (sometimes referred to as "junk" bonds) offer the potential for high current income and attractive total return, but involve certain risks. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances may adversely affect a high-yield bond issuer's ability to make principal and interest payments.
Top 10 holdings
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Kraft Foods Inc., | |
4.125% 02/09/16 | | | 3.8 | | |
Anheuser-Busch, InBev Worldwide, Inc., 7.200% 01/15/14 | | | 2.7 | | |
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 5.000% 04/01/16 | | | 2.5 | | |
Westpac Banking Corp., 4.200% 02/27/15 | | | 1.8 | | |
Abbott Laboratories, 5.600% 05/15/11 | | | 1.7 | | |
Union Pac Corp., 6.650% 01/15/11 | | | 1.7 | | |
Principal Life Income Fund, 5.300% 04/24/13 | | | 1.6 | | |
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, 4.380% 01/12/15 | | | 1.5 | | |
Plains All Amern Pipeline, 6.500% 05/01/18 | | | 1.5 | | |
General Electric Corp, 5.500% 01/08/20 | | | 1.5 | | |
Portfolio structure
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes | | | 88.4 | | |
Government & Agency Obligations | | | 7.5 | | |
Municipal Bonds | | | 0.6 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | 3.5 | | |
The portfolio is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time. Information provided is calculated as a percentage of net assets.
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Portfolio Profile – Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please call 1-800-345-6611 for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 03/31/10
| | +8.79% | |
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| | +7.99% | |
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Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the portfolio returned 8.79%.
g Returns exceeded the Barclays Capital U.S. Securitized Index.1
g The portfolio's emphasis on commercial mortgage-backed securities generally accounted for its performance advantage over the benchmark.
Portfolio Management
Lee Reddin has co-managed the portfolio since December 2007 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 2000.
Michael Zazzarino has co-managed the portfolio since December 2007 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 2005.
Effective May 1, 2010, RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., became the investment advisor to the Portfolio and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. Please see the Portfolio's prospectus, as supplemented, for more information regarding the change in investment advisor and certain other changes.
1The Barclays Capital U.S. Securitized Index is the largest component of the U.S. Aggregate Index and consists of the U.S. MBS Index, the ERISA-Eligible CMBS Index and the fixed-rate ABS Index. The U.S. MBS Index includes both fixed-rate agency passthroughs and agency hybrid ARM securities. 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 portfolio may not match those in an index.
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Performance Information – Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio
Performance of a $10,000 investment 08/30/02 – 03/31/10
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Portfolio distributions or on the redemption of Portfolio shares.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 08/30/02 – 03/31/10 ($)
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio | | | 12,959 | | |
Barclays Capital U.S. Securitized Index | | | 14,731 | | |
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please call 1-800-345-6611 for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Average annual total return as of 3/31/10 (%)
Inception | | 08/30/02 | |
1-year | | | 8.79 | | |
5-year | | | 3.43 | | |
Life | | | 3.48 | | |
No fees or expenses are charged to the Portfolio. Participants in the wrap fee programs eligible to invest in the Portfolio, however, pay an asset-based fee, which is negotiable, for investment services, brokerage services and investment consultation. The Portfolio may incur significant transaction costs that are in addition to the wrap fees paid to the program sponsor that are not included in this table. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Portfolio distributions or on the redemption of Portfolio shares.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio
The information on this page is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio.
The table below reflects the fact that no fees or expenses are charged to the portfolio. Participants in the wrap fee programs eligible to invest in the portfolio pay an asset-based fee, which is negotiable, for investment services, brokerage services and investment consultation. Please read the wrap program documents for information regarding fees charged.
The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the portfolio's actual total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column is calculated using a hypothetical annual return of 5%. You should not use the hypothetical account value to estimate your actual account balance.
Account value at the beginning of the period ($) 10/01/09 | | Account value at the end of the period ($) 03/31/10 | | Expenses paid during the period ($)* | |
Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | |
| 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,038.00 | | | | 1,024.93 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
* No fees or expenses are charged to the Portfolio. Participants in wrap fee programs pay an asset-based fee that is not included in this table.
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Portfolio Managers' Report – Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio
For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio returned 8.79%, compared with 7.99% for its benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Securitized Index. The portfolio's emphasis on commercial mortgage-backed securities generally accounted for its performance advantage versus the benchmark.
During the past 12 months, the fixed-income market witnessed strong rallies among securities with low credit ratings, while long-term Treasury securities drifted lower as an improving national economy pushed long-term interest rates higher. Mortgage and asset-backed securities finished the period somewhere in the middle of this unusually wide performance spectrum.
Emphasis on CMBS drove performance
Throughout the period, the portfolio maintained an overweight position in commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS). The CMBS market fell on tough times when bank lending to commercial clients collapsed and commercial real estate valuations began to decline in 2008. They began the reporting period with an enormous yield advantage versus Treasury securities of comparable maturities. As the economy improved and commercial real estate stabilized, fixed-income buyers reassessed the risk/return profile of the CMBS sector and moved back in. The result was a historic rally that buoyed the portfolio throughout the year. For the most part, the portfolio's positions consisted of seasoned issues originating in 2005 or earlier. Because underwriting standards grew notably more lax after that, CMBS originating in 2006 and 2007 were substantially riskier but staged more impressive rebounds over the past 12 months. As a result, the portfolio 's lower-risk CMBS positions underperformed. But even these securities generated higher returns than the benchmark index.
Meanwhile, the portfolio has been underweight in structured mortgages and agency passthroughs. The agency position underwent a significant adjustment at the beginning of 2010, when the government announced a program that allows financial companies to get mortgages off their balance sheets and create more liquidity for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to increase future lending. The portfolio's response was to move into lower-coupon mortgages, on the belief that so-called "delinquency buyouts" will center on mortgages with middle-range coupons and thereby increase the prepayment risk in that category.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please call 1-800-345-6611 for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
Distributions declared per share
04/01/09 – 03/31/10 ($) | | | 0.39 | | |
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Portfolio Managers' Report (continued) – Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio
Top 10 holdings
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00% 08/01/37 | | | 13.2 | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00% 11/01/38 | | | 9.8 | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50% 09/01/39 | | | 4.7 | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage, 4.50% 09/01/24 | | | 4.4 | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA 4.50% 04/01/40 | | | 4.1 | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50% 02/01/39 | | | 3.9 | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00% 09/01/36 | | | 3.9 | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50% 11/01/24 | | | 3.7 | | |
Government National Mortgage Association, 4.50% 05/15/39 | | | 2.7 | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage, 4.50% 11/01/24 | | | 2.5 | | |
Portfolio structure
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 64.3 | | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 21.6 | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | 8.0 | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | 2.1 | | |
Government & Agency Obligation | | | 0.3 | | |
Short Term Obligation | | | 4.0 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | (0.3 | ) | |
The portfolio is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time. Portfolio structure and top holdings are calculated as a percentage of net assets.
Looking ahead
We are maintaining an overweight in CMBS despite the substantial reduction in that sector's yield premium during the past twelve months. We have "barbelled" the risk structure of the portfolio with higher risk CMBS positions offset by the low-risk, low-coupon agency mortgages. The portfolio will continue to maintain a watchful eye on government stimulus efforts, but the opportunities to simply purchase those sectors receiving support have become less frequent as the various stimulus programs wind down.
Portfolio characteristics and holdings are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current characteristics and holdings. The outlook for the portfolio may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.
Investing in fixed-income securities may involve certain risks, including the credit quality of individual issuers, possible prepayments, market or economic developments and yields and share price fluctuations due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates go up, bond prices typically drop, and vice versa.
Investments in high-yield bonds (sometimes referred to as "junk" bonds) offer the potential for high current income and attractive total return, but involve certain risks. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances may adversely affect a high-yield bond issuer's ability to make principal and interest payments.
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Investment Portfolio – Corporate Bond Portfolio
March 31, 2010
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes – 88.4% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Basic Materials – 4.1% | |
Chemicals – 2.5% | |
Dow Chemical Co. | |
5.900% 02/15/15 | | | 320,000 | | | | 346,440 | | |
8.550% 05/15/19 | | | 90,000 | | | | 108,877 | | |
9.400% 05/15/39 | | | 90,000 | | | | 120,639 | | |
Lubrizol Corp. | |
6.500% 10/01/34 | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,874 | | |
Chemicals Total | | | 601,830 | | |
Iron/Steel – 0.9% | |
ArcelorMittal | |
7.000% 10/15/39 | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,675 | | |
9.850% 06/01/19 | | | 15,000 | | | | 19,065 | | |
Nucor Corp. | |
5.000% 06/01/13 | | | 145,000 | | | | 156,673 | | |
Iron/Steel Total | | | 201,413 | | |
Metals & Mining – 0.7% | |
Vale Overseas Ltd. | |
6.875% 11/21/36 | | | 160,000 | | | | 165,528 | | |
Metals & Mining Total | | | 165,528 | | |
Basic Materials Total | | | 968,771 | | |
Communications – 7.5% | |
Media – 4.2% | |
Comcast Cable Holdings LLC | |
9.875% 06/15/22 | | | 72,000 | | | | 94,906 | | |
Comcast Corp. | |
6.950% 08/15/37 | | | 135,000 | | | | 146,045 | | |
DirecTV Holdings LLC | |
6.375% 06/15/15 | | | 75,000 | | | | 77,906 | | |
News America, Inc. | |
6.400% 12/15/35 | | | 100,000 | | | | 102,115 | | |
6.550% 03/15/33 | | | 35,000 | | | | 35,513 | | |
Rogers Cable, Inc. | |
6.250% 06/15/13 | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,612 | | |
Time Warner Cable, Inc. | |
3.500% 02/01/15 | | | 125,000 | | | | 125,106 | | |
5.000% 02/01/20 | | | 104,000 | | | | 102,542 | | |
5.850% 05/01/17 | | | 60,000 | | | | 64,245 | | |
7.300% 07/01/38 | | | 145,000 | | | | 161,374 | | |
Time Warner, Inc. | |
6.500% 11/15/36 | | | 80,000 | | | | 82,182 | | |
Media Total | | | 998,546 | | |
Telecommunication Services – 3.3% | |
AT&T, Inc. | |
5.625% 06/15/16 | | | 130,000 | | | | 142,521 | | |
6.550% 02/15/39 | | | 135,000 | | | | 141,918 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
British Telecommunications PLC | |
5.950% 01/15/18 | | | 80,000 | | | | 82,128 | | |
Cellco Partnership/Verizon Wireless Capital LLC | |
5.550% 02/01/14 | | | 100,000 | | | | 109,284 | | |
Telefonica Emisiones SAU | |
6.221% 07/03/17 | | | 100,000 | | | | 109,667 | | |
6.421% 06/20/16 | | | 190,000 | | | | 211,075 | | |
Telecommunication Services Total | | | 796,593 | | |
Communications Total | | | 1,795,139 | | |
Consumer Cyclical – 2.3% | |
Airlines – 0.4% | |
Continental Airlines, Inc. | |
7.461% 04/01/15 | | | 92,349 | | | | 91,195 | | |
Airlines Total | | | 91,195 | | |
Home Builders – 0.0% | |
D.R. Horton, Inc. | |
5.625% 09/15/14 | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,900 | | |
Home Builders Total | | | 9,900 | | |
Retail – 1.9% | |
CVS Pass-Through Trust | |
5.298% 01/11/27 (a) | | | 109,370 | | | | 104,082 | | |
6.036% 12/10/28 | | | 188,890 | | | | 186,818 | | |
McDonald's Corp. | |
5.700% 02/01/39 | | | 165,000 | | | | 164,291 | | |
Retail Total | | | 455,191 | | |
Consumer Cyclical Total | | | 556,286 | | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical – 11.7% | |
Beverages – 2.7% | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. | |
7.200% 01/15/14 (a) | | | 565,000 | | | | 647,280 | | |
Beverages Total | | | 647,280 | | |
Food – 4.6% | |
Campbell Soup Co. | |
4.500% 02/15/19 | | | 90,000 | | | | 91,576 | | |
ConAgra Foods, Inc. | |
7.000% 10/01/28 | | | 75,000 | | | | 81,807 | | |
Kraft Foods, Inc. | |
4.125% 02/09/16 | | | 895,000 | | | | 906,910 | | |
Food Total | | | 1,080,293 | | |
Healthcare Services – 0.4% | |
WellPoint, Inc. | |
7.000% 02/15/19 | | | 90,000 | | | | 102,059 | | |
Healthcare Services Total | | | 102,059 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Corporate Bond Portfolio
March 31, 2010
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Household Products/Wares – 0.4% | |
Fortune Brands, Inc. | |
5.125% 01/15/11 | | | 90,000 | | | | 92,578 | | |
Household Products/Wares Total | | | 92,578 | | |
Pharmaceuticals – 3.6% | |
Abbott Laboratories | |
5.600% 05/15/11 | | | 395,000 | | | | 415,114 | | |
Novartis Securities Investment Ltd. | |
5.125% 02/10/19 | | | 185,000 | | | | 196,078 | | |
Wyeth | |
5.500% 02/01/14 | | | 225,000 | | | | 248,209 | | |
Pharmaceuticals Total | | | 859,401 | | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical Total | | | 2,781,611 | | |
Energy – 9.9% | |
Oil & Gas – 5.3% | |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | |
6.250% 03/15/38 | | | 240,000 | | | | 248,171 | | |
Devon Energy Corp. | |
6.300% 01/15/19 | | | 70,000 | | | | 78,132 | | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | |
6.000% 07/01/12 | | | 25,000 | | | | 27,140 | | |
6.000% 10/01/17 | | | 160,000 | | | | 171,719 | | |
Nexen, Inc. | |
5.875% 03/10/35 | | | 160,000 | | | | 152,132 | | |
7.500% 07/30/39 | | | 45,000 | | | | 51,331 | | |
Qatar Petroleum | |
5.579% 05/30/11 (a) | | | 30,006 | | | | 30,824 | | |
Shell International Finance BV | |
5.500% 03/25/40 | | | 225,000 | | | | 220,560 | | |
Talisman Energy, Inc. | |
5.850% 02/01/37 | | | 140,000 | | | | 134,201 | | |
7.750% 06/01/19 | | | 135,000 | | | | 160,859 | | |
Oil & Gas Total | | | 1,275,069 | | |
Oil & Gas Services – 0.9% | |
Smith International, Inc. | |
9.750% 03/15/19 | | | 130,000 | | | | 174,864 | | |
Weatherford International Ltd. | |
5.150% 03/15/13 | | | 35,000 | | | | 37,190 | | |
Oil & Gas Services Total | | | 212,054 | | |
Pipelines – 3.7% | |
Enbridge Energy Partners LP | |
7.500% 04/15/38 | | | 80,000 | | | | 93,658 | | |
ONEOK Partners LP | |
6.850% 10/15/37 | | | 90,000 | | | | 96,221 | | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP | |
6.500% 05/01/18 | | | 330,000 | | | | 359,552 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp. | |
5.750% 01/15/20 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,254 | | |
8.750% 05/01/19 | | | 120,000 | | | | 146,396 | | |
TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. | |
6.350% 05/15/67 (05/15/17) (b)(c) | | | 185,000 | | | | 176,027 | | |
Pipelines Total | | | 882,108 | | |
Energy Total | | | 2,369,231 | | |
Financials – 34.5% | |
Banks – 17.9% | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | |
5.450% 05/15/19 | | | 60,000 | | | | 63,633 | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | |
5.000% 09/22/16 | | | 135,000 | | | | 138,762 | | |
Capital One Capital IV | |
6.745% 02/17/37 (c) | | | 225,000 | | | | 194,063 | | |
Capital One Capital V | |
10.250% 08/15/39 | | | 65,000 | | | | 77,005 | | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | |
7.375% 05/23/14 | | | 15,000 | | | | 17,141 | | |
Chinatrust Commercial Bank | |
5.625% 12/29/49 (03/01/15) (a)(b)(c) | | | 45,000 | | | | 41,546 | | |
Comerica Bank | |
5.200% 08/22/17 | | | 245,000 | | | | 237,665 | | |
Deutsche Bank AG London | |
4.875% 05/20/13 | | | 250,000 | | | | 267,906 | | |
Discover Financial Services | |
10.250% 07/15/19 | | | 60,000 | | | | 71,386 | | |
HSBC Holdings PLC | |
6.800% 06/01/38 | | | 170,000 | | | | 182,296 | | |
JPMorgan Chase Capital XXIII | |
1.250% 05/15/47 (05/17/10) (b)(c) | | | 115,000 | | | | 86,304 | | |
KeyBank NA | |
5.800% 07/01/14 | | | 250,000 | | | | 255,685 | | |
Keycorp | |
6.500% 05/14/13 | | | 270,000 | | | | 288,335 | | |
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC | |
4.375% 01/12/15 (a) | | | 365,000 | | | | 359,810 | | |
M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank | |
5.300% 09/08/11 | | | 67,000 | | | | 66,841 | | |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | |
6.050% 08/15/12 (d) | | | 35,000 | | | | 37,380 | | |
National City Corp. | |
4.900% 01/15/15 | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,668 | | |
6.875% 05/15/19 | | | 175,000 | | | | 194,449 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Northern Trust Co. | |
6.500% 08/15/18 | | | 180,000 | | | | 201,410 | | |
Northern Trust Corp. | |
5.500% 08/15/13 | | | 125,000 | | | | 138,330 | | |
PNC Funding Corp. | |
3.625% 02/08/15 | | | 145,000 | | | | 145,869 | | |
5.125% 02/08/20 | | | 225,000 | | | | 226,652 | | |
Regions Financial Corp. | |
7.750% 09/15/24 | | | 32,000 | | | | 28,014 | | |
Scotland International Finance No. 2 | |
4.250% 05/23/13 (a) | | | 127,000 | | | | 123,090 | | |
US Bancorp | |
3.150% 03/04/15 | | | 110,000 | | | | 108,862 | | |
USB Capital IX | |
6.189% 10/29/49 (04/15/42) (b)(c) | | | 170,000 | | | | 145,350 | | |
Wachovia Corp. | |
4.375% 06/01/10 | | | 135,000 | | | | 135,807 | | |
Westpac Banking Corp. | |
4.200% 02/27/15 | | | 405,000 | | | | 416,897 | | |
Banks Total | | | 4,266,156 | | |
Diversified Financial Services – 4.9% | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | |
7.300% 06/28/19 | | | 120,000 | | | | 139,038 | | |
Eaton Vance Corp. | |
6.500% 10/02/17 | | | 110,000 | | | | 118,461 | | |
Fund American Companies, Inc. | |
5.875% 05/15/13 | | | 110,000 | | | | 113,214 | | |
General Electric Capital Corp. | |
5.500% 01/08/20 | | | 345,000 | | | | 351,991 | | |
International Lease Finance Corp. | |
4.875% 09/01/10 | | | 97,000 | | | | 96,999 | | |
5.625% 09/15/10 | | | 250,000 | | | | 251,764 | | |
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. | |
5.625% 01/24/13 (e)(f) | | | 370,000 | | | | 87,413 | | |
6.875% 05/02/18 (e)(f) | | | 45,000 | | | | 10,631 | | |
Diversified Financial Services Total | | | 1,169,511 | | |
Insurance – 7.9% | |
CNA Financial Corp. | |
5.850% 12/15/14 | | | 61,000 | | | | 62,071 | | |
7.350% 11/15/19 | | | 124,000 | | | | 129,596 | | |
ING Groep NV | |
5.775% 12/29/49 (12/08/15) (b)(c) | | | 105,000 | | | | 89,408 | | |
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. | |
7.500% 08/15/36 (a) | | | 265,000 | | | | 255,553 | | |
Lincoln National Corp. | |
8.750% 07/01/19 | | | 250,000 | | | | 305,693 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
MetLife Capital Trust X | |
9.250% 04/08/38 (a)(c) | | | 145,000 | | | | 163,125 | | |
Principal Life Income Funding Trusts | |
5.300% 04/24/13 | | | 350,000 | | | | 375,711 | | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | |
4.500% 07/15/13 | | | 90,000 | | | | 94,095 | | |
7.375% 06/15/19 | | | 50,000 | | | | 57,339 | | |
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. | |
8.000% 11/30/39 | | | 150,000 | | | | 153,301 | | |
Unum Group | |
7.125% 09/30/16 | | | 180,000 | | | | 195,666 | | |
Insurance Total | | | 1,881,558 | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 3.8% | |
Brandywine Operating Partnership LP | |
7.500% 05/15/15 | | | 110,000 | | | | 118,367 | | |
Camden Property Trust | |
5.375% 12/15/13 | | | 199,000 | | | | 208,015 | | |
Duke Realty LP | |
7.375% 02/15/15 | | | 140,000 | | | | 151,188 | | |
8.250% 08/15/19 | | | 200,000 | | | | 223,058 | | |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. | |
5.850% 03/15/17 | | | 55,000 | | | | 52,571 | | |
Liberty Property LP | |
5.500% 12/15/16 | | | 160,000 | | | | 155,097 | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Total | | | 908,296 | | |
Financials Total | | | 8,225,521 | | |
Industrials – 7.1% | |
Aerospace & Defense – 1.7% | |
Embraer Overseas Ltd. | |
6.375% 01/15/20 | | | 140,000 | | | | 142,450 | | |
Raytheon Co. | |
5.375% 04/01/13 | | | 245,000 | | | | 267,199 | | |
Aerospace & Defense Total | | | 409,649 | | |
Machinery-Construction & Mining – 0.7% | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | |
8.250% 12/15/38 | | | 115,000 | | | | 153,741 | | |
Machinery-Construction & Mining Total | | | 153,741 | | |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing – 1.1% | |
Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co., Ltd. | |
9.500% 04/15/14 | | | 150,000 | | | | 181,880 | | |
Tyco International Ltd./Tyco International Finance SA | |
6.875% 01/15/21 | | | 75,000 | | | | 85,703 | | |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing Total | | | 267,583 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Transportation – 3.6% | |
BNSF Funding Trust I | |
6.613% 12/15/55 (01/15/26) (b)(c) | | | 130,000 | | | | 126,263 | | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. | |
7.950% 08/15/30 | | | 115,000 | | | | 140,061 | | |
Union Pacific Corp. | |
4.698% 01/02/24 | | | 9,727 | | | | 10,117 | | |
5.700% 08/15/18 | | | 165,000 | | | | 173,635 | | |
6.650% 01/15/11 | | | 385,000 | | | | 401,552 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 851,628 | | |
Industrials Total | | | 1,682,601 | | |
Technology – 1.2% | |
Networking Products – 1.2% | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | |
5.500% 01/15/40 | | | 135,000 | | | | 129,461 | | |
5.900% 02/15/39 | | | 150,000 | | | | 152,288 | | |
Networking Products Total | | | 281,749 | | |
Technology Total | | | 281,749 | | |
Utilities – 10.1% | |
Electric – 8.2% | |
AEP Texas Central Co. | |
6.650% 02/15/33 | | | 160,000 | | | | 167,375 | | |
Columbus Southern Power Co. | |
6.600% 03/01/33 | | | 41,000 | | | | 44,215 | | |
Commonwealth Edison Co. | |
5.950% 08/15/16 | | | 80,000 | | | | 87,690 | | |
6.950% 07/15/18 | | | 95,000 | | | | 104,825 | | |
Duke Energy Corp. | |
5.300% 10/01/15 | | | 285,000 | | | | 311,743 | | |
Exelon Generation Co. LLC | |
6.200% 10/01/17 | | | 220,000 | | | | 239,422 | | |
Kansas City Power & Light Co. | |
7.150% 04/01/19 | | | 250,000 | | | | 286,905 | | |
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. | |
5.000% 02/15/14 | | | 197,000 | | | | 208,958 | | |
6.125% 04/01/36 | | | 70,000 | | | | 70,527 | | |
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | |
4.881% 08/15/19 (a) | | | 215,000 | | | | 213,521 | | |
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. | |
5.950% 09/01/13 | | | 155,000 | | | | 169,267 | | |
Southern Co. | |
4.150% 05/15/14 | | | 60,000 | | | | 62,623 | | |
Electric Total | | | 1,967,071 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Gas – 1.9% | |
Atmos Energy Corp. | |
6.350% 06/15/17 | | | 100,000 | | | | 107,544 | | |
8.500% 03/15/19 | | | 115,000 | | | | 141,089 | | |
Nakilat, Inc. | |
6.067% 12/31/33 (a) | | | 145,000 | | | | 131,963 | | |
Sempra Energy | |
6.500% 06/01/16 | | | 60,000 | | | | 67,031 | | |
Gas Total | | | 447,627 | | |
Utilities Total | | | 2,414,698 | | |
Total Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (cost of $20,045,547) | | | 21,075,607 | | |
Government & Agency Obligations – 7.5% | |
Foreign Government Obligations – 4.4% | |
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development | |
5.000% 04/01/16 | | | 535,000 | | | | 589,292 | | |
Province of Ontario | |
3.375% 05/20/11 | | | 115,000 | | | | 118,466 | | |
Province of Quebec | |
5.125% 11/14/16 | | | 200,000 | | | | 219,012 | | |
Republic of Italy | |
5.375% 06/12/17 | | | 105,000 | | | | 112,845 | | |
Foreign Government Obligations Total | | | 1,039,615 | | |
U.S. Government Obligations – 3.1% | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | |
4.375% 11/15/39 | | | 305,000 | | | | 288,415 | | |
4.500% 08/15/39 | | | 65,000 | | | | 62,766 | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | |
1.875% 02/28/14 | | | 150,000 | | | | 148,734 | | |
2.375% 02/28/15 | | | 251,000 | | | | 249,276 | | |
U.S. Government Obligations Total | | | 749,191 | | |
Total Government & Agency Obligations (cost of $1,759,583) | | | 1,788,806 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds – 0.6% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
California – 0.6% | |
CA State | |
Series 2009, | |
7.550% 04/01/39 | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,997 | | |
CA Los Angeles Unified School District | |
Series 2009, | |
5.750% 07/01/34 | | | 115,000 | | | | 105,848 | | |
California Total | | | 131,845 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $138,834) | | | 131,845 | | |
Short-Term Obligation – 2.0% | |
Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 03/31/10, due 04/01/10 at 0.00%, collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency obligation maturing 09/05/13, market value $491,225 (repurchase proceeds $480,000) | | | 480,000 | | | | 480,000 | | |
Total Short-Term Obligation (cost of $480,000) | | | 480,000 | | |
Total Investments – 98.5% (cost of $22,423,964) (g) | | | 23,476,258 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 1.5% | | | 355,403 | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 23,831,661 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) 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 March 31, 2010, these securities, which are not illiquid, except for the following, amounted to $2,070,794, which represents 8.7% of net assets.
Security | | Acquisition Date | | Par | | Cost | | Value | |
Qatar Petroleum 5.579% 05/30/11 | | | 05/19/06 | | | $ | 30,006 | | | $ | 30,006 | | | $ | 30,824 | | |
(b) Parenthetical date represents the next interest rate reset date for the security.
(c) The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at March 31, 2010.
(d) Investment in affiliate during the twelve months ended March 31, 2010:
Affiliate | | Value, beginning of period | | Purchases | | Sales Proceeds | | Interest Income | | Value, end of period | |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 6.050% 08/15/12 | | $ | 30,032 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,118 | | | $ | 37,380 | | |
(e) The issuer has filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11, and is in default of certain debt covenants. Income is not being accrued. At March 31, 2010, the value of these securities amounted to $98,044, which represents 0.4% of net assets.
(f) Represents fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2010, the value of these securities amounted to $98,044, which represents 0.4% of net assets.
(g) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $22,462,076.
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of March 31, 2010, in valuing the Portfolio's assets:
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes | |
Basic Materials | | $ | — | | | $ | 968,771 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 968,771 | | |
Communications | | | — | | | | 1,795,139 | | | | — | | | | 1,795,139 | | |
Consumer Cyclical | | | — | | | | 465,091 | | | | 91,195 | | | | 556,286 | | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical | | | — | | | | 2,781,611 | | | | — | | | | 2,781,611 | | |
Energy | | | — | | | | 2,369,231 | | | | — | | | | 2,369,231 | | |
Financials | | | — | | | | 8,225,521 | | | | — | | | | 8,225,521 | | |
Industrials | | | — | | | | 1,682,601 | | | | — | | | | 1,682,601 | | |
Technology | | | — | | | | 281,749 | | | | — | | | | 281,749 | | |
Utilities | | | — | | | | 2,414,698 | | | | — | | | | 2,414,698 | | |
Total Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes | | | — | | | | 20,984,412 | | | | 91,195 | | | | 21,075,607 | | |
Government & Agency Obligations | |
Foreign Government Obligations | | | — | | | | 1,039,615 | | | | — | | | | 1,039,615 | | |
U.S. Government Obligations | | | 749,191 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 749,191 | | |
Total Government & Agency Obligations | | | 749,191 | | | | 1,039,615 | | | | — | | | | 1,788,806 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds | | | — | | | | 131,845 | | | | — | | | | 131,845 | | |
Total Short-Term Obligation | | | — | | | | 480,000 | | | | — | | | | 480,000 | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 749,191 | | | $ | 22,635,872 | | | $ | 91,195 | | | $ | 23,476,258 | | |
Unrealized Appreciation on Credit Default Swap Contracts | | | — | | | | 4,464 | | | | — | | | | 4,464 | | |
Unrealized Depreciation on Credit Default Swap Contracts | | | — | | | | (29,702 | ) | | | — | | | | (29,702 | ) | |
Total | | $ | 749,191 | | | $ | 22,610,634 | | | $ | 91,195 | | | $ | 23,451,020 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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The following table reconciles asset balances for the year ended March 31, 2010, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:
Investment in Securities | | Balance as of March 31, 2009 | | Accrued Discounts/ (Premiums) | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Purchases | | Sales | | Transfers into Level 3 | | Transfers out of Level 3 | | Balance as of March 31, 2010 | |
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes | |
Consumer Cyclical | | $ | 68,767 | | | $ | 651 | | | $ | 245 | | | $ | 27,422 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (5,890 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 91,195 | | |
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 the security owned at March 31, 2010, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $27,422. This amount is included in net change in unrealized appreciation 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.
At March 31, 2010, the Portfolio has entered into the following credit default swap contracts:
Credit Risk
Swap Counterparty | | Referenced Obligation | | Receive Buy/Sell Protection | | Fixed Rate | | Expiration Date | | Notional Amount | | Upfront Premium Paid (Received) | | Value of Contract | |
Barclays Capital | | D.R. Horton, Inc. | | Buy | | | 1.000 | % | | 03/20/15 | | $ | 300,000 | | | $ | 13,093 | | | $ | (1,623 | ) | |
Barclays Capital | | Limited Brands, Inc. | | Buy | | | 1.000 | % | | 03/20/15 | | | 200,000 | | | | 11,170 | | | | (4,000 | ) | |
Barclays Capital | | Macy's, Inc. | | Buy | | | 1.000 | % | | 03/20/15 | | | 285,000 | | | | 14,658 | | | | (5,581 | ) | |
Barclays Capital | | The Home Depot, Inc. | | Buy | | | 1.000 | % | | 03/20/15 | | | 200,000 | | | | (949 | ) | | | (2,414 | ) | |
Barclays Capital | | Toll Brothers, Inc. 5.150% 05/15/15 | | Buy | | | 1.000 | % | | 09/20/14 | | | 215,000 | | | | 1,689 | | | | 1,814 | | |
Barclays Capital | | Toll Brothers, Inc. 5.150% 05/15/15 | | Buy | | | 1.000 | % | | 09/20/14 | | | 215,000 | | | | 747 | | | | 2,650 | | |
JPMorgan | | D.R. Horton, Inc. | | Buy | | | 1.000 | % | | 03/20/15 | | | 300,000 | | | | 13,092 | | | | (1,629 | ) | |
JPMorgan | | Macy's, Inc. | | Buy | | | 1.000 | % | | 03/20/15 | | | 300,000 | | | | 16,092 | | | | (6,514 | ) | |
Morgan Stanley | | Limited Brands, Inc. | | Buy | | | 1.000 | % | | 03/20/15 | | | 400,000 | | | | 18,857 | | | | (4,689 | ) | |
Morgan Stanley | | The Home Depot, Inc. | | Buy | | | 1.000 | % | | 03/20/15 | | | 350,000 | | | | (2,650 | ) | | | (3,252 | ) | |
| | $ | (25,238 | ) | |
At March 31, 2010, the Portfolio held investments in the following sectors:
Sector (Unaudited) | | % of Net Assets | |
Financials | | | 34.5 | | |
Utilities | | | 10.1 | | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical | | | 11.7 | | |
Energy | | | 9.9 | | |
Communications | | | 7.5 | | |
Industrials | | | 7.1 | | |
Basic Materials | | | 4.1 | | |
Consumer Cyclical | | | 2.3 | | |
Technology | | | 1.2 | | |
| | | 88.4 | | |
Government & Agency Obligations | | | 7.5 | | |
Municipal Bond | | | 0.6 | | |
Short Term Obligation | | | 2.0 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | 1.5 | | |
| | | 100.0 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investment Portfolio – Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio
March 31, 2010
Mortgage-Backed Securities – 64.3% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | |
4.500% 09/01/24 | | | 1,710,445 | | | | 1,776,473 | | |
4.500% 11/01/24 | | | 961,542 | | | | 998,661 | | |
5.631% 06/01/37 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 525,931 | | | | 556,672 | | |
6.500% 11/01/32 | | | 7,666 | | | | 8,452 | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association | |
4.000% 03/01/39 | | | 983,511 | | | | 954,579 | | |
4.000% 12/01/39 | | | 705,647 | | | | 684,819 | | |
4.500% 11/01/24 | | | 1,459,753 | | | | 1,516,331 | | |
4.500% 02/01/39 | | | 1,578,535 | | | | 1,583,913 | | |
4.500% 04/01/39 | | | 238,241 | | | | 239,077 | | |
4.500% 09/01/39 | | | 1,917,663 | | | | 1,924,197 | | |
4.500% 11/01/39 | | | 693,184 | | | | 695,546 | | |
4.680% 06/01/19 | | | 114,103 | | | | 118,703 | | |
4.680% 09/01/19 | | | 215,000 | | | | 222,228 | | |
6.000% 09/01/36 | | | 1,474,145 | | | | 1,573,442 | | |
6.000% 08/01/37 | | | 5,036,365 | | | | 5,358,296 | | |
6.000% 02/01/38 | | | 229,896 | | | | 244,591 | | |
6.000% 06/01/38 | | | 558,479 | | | | 593,916 | | |
6.000% 11/01/38 | | | 3,735,558 | | | | 3,987,181 | | |
6.500% 10/01/37 | | | 299,185 | | | | 324,667 | | |
7.000% 02/01/32 | | | 11,189 | | | | 12,543 | | |
TBA, | |
4.500% 04/01/40 (c) | | | 1,650,000 | | | | 1,653,610 | | |
Government National Mortgage Association | |
4.500% 05/15/39 | | | 1,085,612 | | | | 1,100,698 | | |
7.000% 03/15/31 | | | 1,453 | | | | 1,632 | | |
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost of $25,969,758) | | | 26,130,227 | | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 21.6% | |
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities | |
4.740% 03/13/40 | | | 95,848 | | | | 100,011 | | |
4.830% 08/15/38 | | | 123,627 | | | | 129,329 | | |
4.933% 02/13/42 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 140,679 | | | | 145,755 | | |
5.201% 12/11/38 | | | 474,847 | | | | 474,664 | | |
5.540% 09/11/41 | | | 55,000 | | | | 56,629 | | |
5.742% 09/11/42 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 145,000 | | | | 149,345 | | |
6.480% 02/15/35 | | | 180,153 | | | | 185,517 | | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates | |
5.549% 02/15/39 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 50,000 | | | | 52,200 | | |
5.723% 06/15/39 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 110,000 | | | | 99,087 | | |
CW Capital Cobalt Ltd. | |
5.484% 04/15/47 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 475,000 | | | | 432,788 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
First Union National Bank Commercial Mortgage | |
6.141% 02/12/34 | | | 172,244 | | | | 181,255 | | |
GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp. | |
4.819% 01/10/38 | | | 425,000 | | | | 444,429 | | |
5.349% 08/11/36 | | | 130,000 | | | | 137,264 | | |
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. | |
5.487% 05/10/40 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 80,000 | | | | 85,284 | | |
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp. | |
5.317% 06/10/36 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 430,000 | | | | 452,118 | | |
5.886% 07/10/38 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 310,000 | | | | 316,019 | | |
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II | |
5.560% 11/10/39 | | | 265,000 | | | | 262,346 | | |
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. | |
4.985% 01/12/37 | | | 85,000 | | | | 89,109 | | |
5.122% 01/15/49 | | | 120,721 | | | | 123,311 | | |
5.170% 05/15/47 | | | 284,495 | | | | 290,696 | | |
5.255% 07/12/37 (a) | | | 30,000 | | | | 31,745 | | |
6.068% 02/12/51 | | | 132,000 | | | | 118,282 | | |
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust | |
4.166% 05/15/32 | | | 205,000 | | | | 209,559 | | |
4.810% 01/15/36 (04/11/10) (a)(b) | | | 554,190 | | | | 501,263 | | |
4.853% 09/15/31 | | | 512,196 | | | | 537,545 | | |
5.430% 02/15/40 | | | 140,000 | | | | 134,727 | | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I | |
4.970% 12/15/41 | | | 280,000 | | | | 293,641 | | |
5.332% 12/15/43 | | | 419,566 | | | | 421,996 | | |
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I | |
4.920% 03/12/35 | | | 400,722 | | | | 416,882 | | |
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust | |
4.039% 10/15/41 | | | 187,173 | | | | 188,642 | | |
4.748% 02/15/41 | | | 265,000 | | | | 275,172 | | |
4.807% 04/15/42 | | | 195,000 | | | | 203,071 | | |
4.980% 11/15/34 | | | 85,000 | | | | 89,289 | | |
5.037% 03/15/42 | | | 294,999 | | | | 307,466 | | |
5.208% 10/15/44 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 470,000 | | | | 483,913 | | |
5.609% 03/15/45 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 45,000 | | | | 39,027 | | |
5.765% 07/15/45 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 240,000 | | | | 244,622 | | |
5.997% 06/15/45 | | | 85,000 | | | | 90,024 | | |
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost of $8,232,265) | | | 8,794,022 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio
March 31, 2010
Asset-Backed Securities – 8.0% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust | |
5.020% 09/15/11 | | | 70,779 | | | | 71,489 | | |
Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust | |
0.310% 09/15/15 (04/15/10) (a)(b) | | | 320,000 | | | | 316,681 | | |
1.330% 04/15/13 (04/15/10) (a)(b) | | | 205,000 | | | | 205,422 | | |
Chrysler Financial Lease Trust | |
1.780% 06/15/11 (d) | | | 75,000 | | | | 74,969 | | |
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust | |
0.289% 02/09/15 (05/07/10) (a)(b) | | | 385,000 | | | | 380,942 | | |
6.950% 02/18/14 | | | 38,000 | | | | 40,528 | | |
Discover Card Master Trust | |
0.550% 01/15/13 (04/15/10) (a)(b) | | | 130,000 | | | | 129,529 | | |
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust | |
5.160% 04/15/13 | | | 389,000 | | | | 414,254 | | |
Franklin Auto Trust | |
5.360% 05/20/16 | | | 100,000 | | | | 103,563 | | |
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust | |
0.366% 10/25/36 (04/26/10) (a)(b) | | | 17,550 | | | | 17,272 | | |
SACO I, Inc. | |
0.446% 04/25/35 (04/26/10) (a)(b)(d) | | | 13,515 | | | | 5,570 | | |
SLM Student Loan Trust | |
0.317% 03/15/17 (06/15/10) (a)(b) | | | 83,756 | | | | 83,067 | | |
0.337% 12/15/20 (06/15/10) (a)(b) | | | 649,000 | | | | 638,309 | | |
Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust | |
0.546% 11/25/35 (04/26/10) (a)(b) | | | 53,735 | | | | 48,043 | | |
Terwin Mortgage Trust | |
1.146% 07/25/34 (04/26/10) (a)(b) | | | 49,092 | | | | 39,594 | | |
USAA Auto Owner Trust | |
5.070% 06/15/13 | | | 639,000 | | | | 664,811 | | |
Total Asset-Backed Securities (cost of $3,185,220) | | | 3,234,043 | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 2.1% | |
Agency – 1.6% | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | |
4.000% 12/15/22 | | | 624,005 | | | | 644,412 | | |
Agency Total | | | 644,412 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Non-Agency – 0.5% | |
Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust | |
0.526% 01/25/35 (04/26/10) (a)(b) | | | 64,650 | | | | 47,546 | | |
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust | |
0.466% 02/25/47 (04/26/10) (a)(b) | | | 636,597 | | | | 145,158 | | |
Non-Agency Total | | | 192,704 | | |
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (cost of $1,345,912) | | | 837,116 | | |
Government & Agency Obligation – 0.3% | |
U.S. Government Obligation – 0.3% | |
U.S. Treasury Note | |
2.250% 01/31/15 | | | 135,000 | | | | 133,534 | | |
U.S. Government Obligation Total | | | 133,534 | | |
Total Government & Agency Obligation (cost of $133,780) | | | 133,534 | | |
Short-Term Obligation – 4.0% | |
Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 03/31/10, due 04/01/10 at 0.00%, collateralized by a U.S. Treasury obligation maturing 01/31/14, market value $1,680,169 (repurchase proceeds $1,646,000) | | | 1,646,000 | | | | 1,646,000 | | |
Total Short-Term Obligation (cost of $1,646,000) | | | 1,646,000 | | |
Total Investments – 100.3% (cost of $40,512,935) (e) | | | 40,774,942 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (0.3)% | | | (118,686 | ) | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 40,656,256 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at March 31, 2010.
(b) Parenthetical date represents the next reset date for the security.
(c) Security purchased on a delayed delivery basis.
(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 March 31, 2010, these securities, which are not illiquid, amounted to $80,539, which represents 0.2% of net assets.
(e) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $40,512,935.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio
March 31, 2010
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of March 31, 2010, in valuing the Portfolio's assets:
Description | | Quoted Prices in (Level 1) | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities | | $ | 1,653,610 | | | $ | 24,476,617 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 26,130,227 | | |
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 8,794,022 | | | | — | | | | 8,794,022 | | |
Total Asset-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 3,234,043 | | | | — | | | | 3,234,043 | | |
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | — | | | | 837,116 | | | | — | | | | 837,116 | | |
Total Government & Agency Obligations | | | 133,534 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 133,534 | | |
Total Short-Term Obligation | | | — | | | | 1,646,000 | | | | — | | | | 1,646,000 | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 1,787,144 | | | $ | 38,987,798 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 40,774,942 | | |
For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
At March 31, 2010, the asset allocation of the Portfolio is as follows:
Asset Allocation (Unaudited) | | % of Net Assets | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 64.3 | | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 21.6 | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | 8.0 | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | 2.1 | | |
Government & Agency Obligation | | | 0.3 | | |
| | | 96.3 | | |
Short-Term Obligation | | | 4.0 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | (0.3 | ) | |
| | | 100.0 | | |
Acronym | | Name | |
TBA | | To Be Announced | |
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See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities – Fixed Income Sector Portfolios
March 31, 2010
| | ($) | | ($) | |
| | Corporate Bond Portfolio | | Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio | |
Assets | |
Unaffiliated investments, at identified cost | | | 22,388,989 | | | | 40,512,935 | | |
Affiliated investments, at identified cost | | | 34,975 | | | | — | | |
Total investments, at identified cost | | | 22,423,964 | | | | 40,512,935 | | |
Unaffiliated investments, at value | | | 23,438,878 | | | | 40,774,942 | | |
Affiliated investments, at value | | | 37,380 | | | | — | | |
Total investments, at value | | | 23,476,258 | | | | 40,774,942 | | |
Cash | | | 770 | | | | 634 | | |
Cash collateral | | | 99,000 | | | | — | | |
Open credit default swap contracts | | | 4,464 | | | | — | | |
Credit default swap contracts premiums paid | | | 87,392 | | | | — | | |
Receivable for: | |
Investments sold | | | 64,817 | | | | — | | |
Investments sold on a delayed delivery basis | | | — | | | | 743,191 | | |
Portfolio shares sold | | | 15,015 | | | | 15,260 | | |
Interest | | | 331,530 | | | | 784,606 | | |
Foreign tax reclaims | | | 701 | | | | — | | |
Other assets | | | 10,109 | | | | — | | |
Total Assets | | | 24,090,056 | | | | 42,318,633 | | |
Liabilities | |
Open credit default swap contracts | | | 29,702 | | | | — | | |
Credit default swap contracts premiums received | | | 3,510 | | | | — | | |
Payable for: | |
Investments purchased | | | 218,302 | | | | — | | |
Investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis | | | — | | | | 1,655,756 | | |
Portfolio shares repurchased | | | 3,903 | | | | 6,621 | | |
Futures variation margin | | | 2,978 | | | | — | | |
Total Liabilities | | | 258,395 | | | | 1,662,377 | | |
Net Assets | | | 23,831,661 | | | | 40,656,256 | | |
Net Assets Consist of | |
Paid-in capital | | | 26,490,563 | | | | 53,514,936 | | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 91,529 | | | | 49,311 | | |
Accumulated net realized loss | | | (3,770,762 | ) | | | (13,169,998 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments | | | 1,052,294 | | | | 262,007 | | |
Credit default swap contracts | | | (31,963 | ) | | | — | | |
Net Assets | | | 23,831,661 | | | | 40,656,256 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 2,313,831 | | | | 4,392,269 | | |
Net asset value price per share | | | 10.30 | | | | 9.26 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Operations – Fixed Income Sector Portfolios
For the Year Ended March 31, 2010
| | ($) | | ($) | |
| | Corporate Bond Portfolio | | Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio | |
Investment Income | |
Interest | | | 1,343,551 | | | | 1,747,063 | | |
Interest from affiliate | | | 2,118 | | | | — | | |
Securities lending | | | 3 | | | | — | | |
Total Investment Income | | | 1,345,672 | | | | 1,747,063 | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts and Credit Default Swap Contracts | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investments | | | 665,990 | | | | 954,764 | | |
Futures contracts | | | (43,705 | ) | | | — | | |
Credit default swap contracts | | | (221,744 | ) | | | — | | |
Net realized gain | | | 400,541 | | | | 954,764 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments | | | 3,245,483 | | | | 823,140 | | |
Credit default swap contracts | | | 30,268 | | | | — | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 3,275,751 | | | | 823,140 | | |
Net Gain | | | 3,676,292 | | | | 1,777,904 | | |
Net Increase Resulting from Operations | | | 5,021,964 | | | | 3,524,967 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets – Fixed Income Sector Portfolios
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Corporate Bond Portfolio | | Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2010 ($) | | 2009 ($) | | 2010 ($) | | 2009 ($) | |
Operations | |
Net investment income | | | 1,345,672 | | | | 2,571,838 | | | | 1,747,063 | | | | 4,460,548 | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts and credit default swap contracts | | | 400,541 | | | | (5,463,777 | ) | | | 954,764 | | | | (8,226,295 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures contracts and credit default swap contracts | | | 3,275,751 | | | | (995,918 | ) | | | 823,140 | | | | 2,656,222 | | |
Net increase (decrease) resulting from operations | | | 5,021,964 | | | | (3,887,857 | ) | | | 3,524,967 | | | | (1,109,525 | ) | |
Distributions to Shareholders | |
From net investment income | | | (1,309,428 | ) | | | (2,585,812 | ) | | | (1,762,349 | ) | | | (4,513,649 | ) | |
Net Capital Stock Transactions | | | 564,513 | | | | (47,774,916 | ) | | | (9,234,695 | ) | | | (84,444,399 | ) | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 4,277,049 | | | | (54,248,585 | ) | | | (7,472,077 | ) | | | (90,067,573 | ) | |
Net Assets | |
Beginning of period | | | 19,554,612 | | | | 73,803,197 | | | | 48,128,333 | | | | 138,195,906 | | |
End of period | | | 23,831,661 | | | | 19,554,612 | | | | 40,656,256 | | | | 48,128,333 | | |
Undistributed net investment income at end of period | | | 91,529 | | | | 55,285 | | | | 49,311 | | | | 64,597 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Capital Stock Activity
| | Corporate Bond Portfolio | | Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2010 | | Year Ended March 31, 2009 | | Year Ended March 31, 2010 | | Year Ended March 31, 2009 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Subscriptions | | | 465,475 | | | | 4,487,267 | | | | 176,063 | | | | 1,580,494 | | | | 536,314 | | | | 4,902,872 | | | | 2,498,322 | | | | 22,601,096 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 1,274 | | | | 12,338 | | | | 1,682 | | | | 14,980 | | | | 16,385 | | | | 148,495 | | | | 20,921 | | | | 185,920 | | |
Redemptions | | | (415,326 | ) | | | (3,935,092 | ) | | | (5,554,673 | ) | | | (49,370,390 | ) | | | (1,583,094 | ) | | | (14,286,062 | ) | | | (11,926,680 | ) | | | (107,231,415 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 51,423 | | | | 564,513 | | | | (5,376,928 | ) | | | (47,774,916 | ) | | | (1,030,395 | ) | | | (9,234,695 | ) | | | (9,407,437 | ) | | | (84,444,399 | ) | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Corporate Bond Portfolio
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 8.64 | | | $ | 9.66 | | | $ | 10.06 | | | $ | 9.93 | | | $ | 10.19 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.60 | | | | 0.56 | | | | 0.58 | | | | 0.55 | | | | 0.49 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts and credit default swap contracts | | | 1.65 | | | | (1.01 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | 0.13 | | | | (0.25 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.25 | | | | (0.45 | ) | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.68 | | | | 0.24 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.59 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.59 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (0.50 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.30 | | | $ | 8.64 | | | $ | 9.66 | | | $ | 10.06 | | | $ | 9.93 | | |
Total return (b) | | | 26.58 | % | | | (4.65 | )% | | | 1.81 | %(c) | | | 7.01 | % | | | 2.34 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (d) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (d) | | | 6.14 | % | | | 6.10 | % | | | 5.84 | % | | | 5.55 | % | | | 4.83 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 146 | % | | | 137 | % | | | 189 | % | | | 114 | % | | | 62 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 23,832 | | | $ | 19,555 | | | $ | 73,803 | | | $ | 78,588 | | | $ | 64,597 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(c) Total return includes a voluntary reimbursement by the investment advisor for a realized investment loss due to a trading error. This reimbursement increased total return and net asset value per share by less than 0.01% and less than $0.01, respectively.
(d) The net investment income and expense ratios exclude expenses charged directly to shareholders.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 8.88 | | | $ | 9.32 | | | $ | 10.01 | | | $ | 9.85 | | | $ | 10.01 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.44 | | | | 0.54 | | | | 0.54 | | | | 0.40 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 0.39 | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.67 | ) | | | 0.14 | | | | (0.12 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.77 | | | | — | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 0.68 | | | | 0.28 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (0.52 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.52 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 9.26 | | | $ | 8.88 | | | $ | 9.32 | | | $ | 10.01 | | | $ | 9.85 | | |
Total return (b) | | | 8.79 | % | | | 0.10 | % | | | (1.34 | )% | | | 7.12 | % | | | 2.85 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (c) | | | 4.20 | % | | | 4.92 | % | | | 5.50 | % | | | 5.41 | % | | | 4.00 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 146 | % | | | 142 | % | | | 369 | % | | | 543 | % | | | 561 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 40,656 | | | $ | 48,128 | | | $ | 138,196 | | | $ | 135,358 | | | $ | 89,569 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(c) The net investment income and expense ratios exclude expenses charged directly to shareholders.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Note 1. Organization
Columbia Funds Series Trust (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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains to Corporate Bond Portfolio and Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio (each, a "Portfolio" and collectively, the "Portfolios"), each a series of the Trust.
Investment Goals
Corporate Bond Portfolio and Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio each seek total return, consisting of current income and capital appreciation.
Portfolio Shares
The Portfolios are authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares without par value and are available only to certain eligible investors through certain wrap fee programs, certain other managed accounts and certain registered investment companies, including those sponsored or managed by Bank of America Corporation ("BOA") and its affiliates.
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. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Portfolios in the preparation of their financial statements.
Security Valuation
Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees, based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available may also be valued based upon an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotation.
Certain debt securities, which tend to be more thinly traded and of lesser quality, are priced based on fundamental analysis of the financial condition of the issuer and the estimated value of any collateral. Valuations developed through pricing techniques may vary from the actual amounts realized upon sale of the securities, and the potential variation may be greater for those securities valued using fundamental analysis.
Short-term investments maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.
Credit default swap contracts are marked to market daily based upon spread quotations from market makers.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security. 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 and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine value.
GAAP 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
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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.
On January 21, 2010, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update (the amendment), Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements, which provides guidance on how investment assets and liabilities are to be valued and disclosed. Specifically, the amendment requires reporting entities to disclose the input and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements for Level 2 or Level 3 positions. The amendment also requires that transfers between all levels (including Level 1 and Level 2) be disclosed on a gross basis (i.e., transfers out must be disclosed separately from transfers in), and the reason(s) for the transfer. Additionally purchases, sales, issuances and sett lements must be disclosed on a gross basis in the Level 3 rollforward. The effective date of the amendment is for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2009, however, the requirement to provide the Level 3 activity for purchases, sales, issuances and settlements on a gross basis will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2010. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of the amendment and the impact to the financial statements.
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.
Derivative Instruments
The Portfolios may invest in derivative instruments. For additional information on derivative instruments, please see Note 5.
Repurchase Agreements
Each Portfolio may engage in repurchase agreement transactions with institutions that Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia"), the Portfolios' investment advisor, has determined are creditworthy. Each Portfolio, 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 each Portfolio's ability to dispose of the underlying securities and a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period while the Portfolios seek to assert their rights.
Restricted Securities
Restricted securities are securities that may only be resold upon registration under federal securities laws or in transactions exempt from registration. In some cases, the issuer of restricted securities has agreed to register such securities for resale at the issuer's expense either upon demand by the Portfolios or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Such restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Board of Trustees. The Portfolios will not incur any registration costs upon such resale.
Delayed Delivery Securities
Each Portfolio may trade securities on other than normal settlement terms, including securities purchased or sold on a "when-issued" basis. This may increase the risk if the other party to the transaction fails to deliver and causes the Portfolios to subsequently invest at less advantageous prices. Each Portfolio identifies within its portfolio of investments cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the delayed delivery commitment.
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.
Federal Income Tax Status
Each Portfolio 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 for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, each Portfolio intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of
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its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that each Portfolio 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 and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. 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 Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. A Portfolio's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against a Portfolio. 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 Portfolios 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 Portfolio'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 March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009 was as follows:
| | March 31, 2010 | |
| | Ordinary Income* | | Long-Term Capital Gains | |
Corporate Bond Portfolio | | $ | 1,309,428 | | | $ | — | | |
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio | | | 1,762,349 | | | | — | | |
| | March 31, 2009 | |
| | Ordinary Income* | | Long-Term Capital Gains | |
Corporate Bond Portfolio | | $ | 2,585,812 | | | $ | — | | |
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio | | | 4,513,649 | | | | — | | |
* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.
As of March 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)* | |
Corporate Bond Portfolio | | $ | 102,319 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,014,182 | | |
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio | | | 49,311 | | | | — | | | | 262,007 | | |
* The differences between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation/depreciation are primarily due to deferral of losses from wash sales.
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Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at March 31, 2010, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, were:
| | Unrealized Appreciation | | Unrealized Depreciation | | Unrealized Appreciation | |
Corporate Bond Portfolio | | $ | 1,402,855 | | | $ | (388,673 | ) | | $ | 1,014,182 | | |
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio | | | 882,490 | | | | (620,483 | ) | | | 262,007 | | |
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 | |
| | 2014 | | 2015 | | 2016 | | 2017 | | 2018 | | Total | |
Corporate Bond Portfolio | | $ | 190,899 | | | $ | 595,089 | | | $ | 576,674 | | | $ | 2,121,554 | | | $ | 224,029 | | | $ | 3,708,245 | | |
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio | | | — | | | | — | | | | 635,139 | | | | 12,534,859 | | | | — | | | | 13,169,998 | | |
Capital loss carryforwards of $341,126 were utilized during the year ended March 31, 2010 by Mortgage and Asset-Backed Portfolio.
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 March 31, 2010, post-October capital losses of $24,398 attributed to security transactions were deferred to April 1, 2010 for Corporate Bond Portfolio.
Management is required to determine whether a tax position of the Portfolios 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolios' 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 BOA, provides investment advisory services to the Portfolios.
Columbia does not receive any fees for its investment advisory services. In addition, under its investment advisory agreement, Columbia has agreed to bear all fees and expenses of the Portfolios (exclusive of brokerage fees and commissions, taxes, interest expense and extraordinary expenses, but inclusive of custodian charges relating to overdrafts, if any).
The Portfolios do not incur any fees or expenses except brokerage fees and commissions, taxes, interest expense and extraordinary expenses. Participants in the wrap fee programs eligible to invest in the Portfolios are required to pay fees to the program sponsor pursuant to separate agreements and should review the wrap program disclosure document for fees and expenses charged.
Bank of America, N.A., an 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. ("Ameriprise Financial"). The transaction ("Transaction") includes the sale of the part of the asset management business that advises long-term mutual funds, including the Portfolios. The Transaction is subject to certain approvals and
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other conditions to closing, and is currently expected to close on or about April 30, 2010 (the "Closing").
In connection with the Closing, certain changes will occur, including a change in the entities serving as the investment advisor, administrator, distributor and transfer agent of the Portfolios. RiverSource Investments, LLC (the "New Advisor"), a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, will become the investment advisor of the Portfolios upon the Closing. On March 3, 2010, the Portfolios' shareholders approved, among other matters, the proposed investment management services agreement with the New Advisor. The New Advisor will serve as investment advisor under a new investment management services agreement effective upon the Closing. The New Advisor will change its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC upon or shortly after the Closing. Effective upon the Closing, as the context requires, references to Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the New Advisor.
Administration Fee
Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Portfolios. Under the administration agreement, Columbia does not receive any compensation from the Portfolios for its services.
The New Advisor will become the administrator of the Portfolios under a new administrative services agreement effective upon the Closing.
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 Portfolios and has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services ("BFDS") to serve as sub-transfer agent. 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 Portfolios. The Transfer Agent does not receive any compensation directly from the Portfolios for its services.
RiverSource Service Corporation (the "New Transfer Agent"), a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, will become the transfer agent of the Portfolios upon the Closing. The New Transfer Agent will change its name to Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. upon or shortly after the Closing.
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 Portfolios' shares. The Distributor does not receive a fee for its services as distributor.
RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc. (the "New Distributor"), a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, will become the distributor of the Portfolios upon the Closing. The New Distributor will change its name to Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. upon or shortly after the Closing.
Note 5. Objectives and Strategies for Investing in Derivative Instruments
Corporate Bond Portfolio uses derivatives instruments including futures contracts and credit default swaps in order to meet its investment objectives. The Corporate Bond Portfolio employs strategies in differing combinations to permit it to increase, decrease or change the level of exposure to market risk factors. The achievement of any strategy relating to derivatives depends on an analysis of various risk factors, and if the strategies for the use of derivatives do not work as intended, the Corporate Bond Portfolio may not achieve its investment objectives.
In pursuit of its investment objectives, the Corporate Bond Portfolio is exposed to the following market risks:
Credit Risk: Credit risk relates to the ability of the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or counter party to a derivative contract to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or to otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in credit ratings. Generally, lower-yield higher-quality bonds are subject to credit risk to a lesser extent than lower-grade higher-yield bonds.
Interest Rate Risk: Interest rate risk relates to the fluctuation in value of fixed income securities because of the inverse relationship of price and yield. Fixed income securities generally will decline in value upon an increase in general interest rates and their value generally will increase upon a decline in general interest rates. Fixed income securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, usually making them more volatile than securities with shorter durations.
The following notes provide more detailed information about each derivative type held by the Portfolio:
Futures Contracts
Corporate Bond Portfolio entered into interest rate futures contracts to manage the duration and yield curve exposure of the Portfolio versus the benchmark.
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The use of futures contracts involves certain risks, which include, among these: (1) imperfect correlation between the price movement of the instruments and the underlying securities, (2) inability to close out positions due to differing trading hours, or the temporary absence of a liquid market, for either the instruments or the underlying securities, and (3) an inaccurate prediction of the future direction of interest rates by Columbia.
Upon entering into a futures contract, the Corporate Bond Portfolio pledges cash or securities in an amount sufficient to meet the initial margin requirement. Subsequent payments are made or received by the Portfolio equal to the daily change in the contract value and are recorded as variation margin receivable or payable and offset in unrealized gains or losses. The Portfolio recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires.
Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
During the year ended March 31, 2010, the Corporate Bond Portfolio entered into 152 futures contracts. The Portfolio did not have any open futures contracts at the end of the year.
Credit Default Swap Contracts
Corporate Bond Portfolio entered into credit default swap transactions as a protection buyer to reduce overall credit exposure.
Credit default swaps are agreements in which one party pays fixed periodic payments to a counterparty in consideration for a guarantee from the counterparty to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place. The Portfolio may receive or make an upfront payment as the protection buyer or seller. Credit default swaps are marked to market daily based on quotations from market makers and any change is recorded as unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Periodic payments received or made are recorded as a realized gain or loss and premiums received or made are amortized on the Statement of Operations.
If the Portfolio is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Portfolio will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.
If the Portfolio is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Portfolio will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.
Credit default swap agreements involve greater risks than if the Portfolio had invested in the reference obligation directly since, in addition to general market risks, credit default swaps are subject to illiquidity risk, counterparty risk and credit risk.
During the year ended March 31, 2010, the Corporate Bond Portfolio purchased credit default swap contracts with a notional amount of $6,655,000.
The following table is a summary of the value of Corporate Bond Portfolio's derivative instruments as of March 31, 2010:
| | Fair Value of Derivative Instruments | |
| | Assets | | | | Liabilities | | | |
Corporate Bond Portfolio | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | Fair Value | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |
Fair Value | |
| | — | | $ | — | | | Futures Variation Margin | | $ | (2,978 | )* | |
| | Open Credit Default Swap Contracts/Premiums paid | | | 91,856 | | | Open Credit Default Swap Contracts/Premiums received | | $ | (33,212 | ) | |
* Includes only current day's variation margin.
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The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended March 31, 2010:
| | Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) and Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |
Corporate Bond Portfolio | | Risk Exposure | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Futures Contracts | | Interest Rate Risk | | $ | (43,705 | ) | | $ | — | | |
Credit Default Swap Contracts | | Credit Risk | | | (221,744 | ) | | | 30,268 | | |
Note 6. Portfolio Information
For the year ended March 31, 2010, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, for the Portfolios were as follows:
| | U.S Government Securities | | Other Investment Securities | |
| | Purchases | | Sales | | Purchases | | Sales | |
Corporate Bond Portfolio | | $ | 7,144,446 | | | $ | 6,630,490 | | | $ | 24,394,339 | | | $ | 25,198,669 | | |
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio | | | 50,993,522 | | | | 54,306,544 | | | | 8,659,741 | | | | 9,710,623 | | |
Note 7. Line of Credit
The Portfolios and other affiliated funds participate in a $280,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit provided by State Street. The maximum amount that may be borrowed by any portfolio is limited to the lesser of $200,000,000 and the Portfolio's borrowing limit set forth in the Portfolio's registration statement. Borrowings are available for short-term liquidity or temporary or emergency purposes.
Effective October 15, 2009, 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 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds pro rata based on their relative net assets.
Prior to October 15, 2009, interest was 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 0.50% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 0.50%. In addition, an annual operations agency fee of $20,000, an amendment fee of 0.02% and a commitment fee of 0.12% per annum were accrued and apportioned among the participating funds pro rata based on their relative net assets.
For the year ended March 31, 2010, the Portfolios did not borrow under these arrangements.
Note 8. Securities Lending
Each Portfolio may lend its securities to certain approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. Each loan is collateralized by cash, in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned plus accrued income from the investment of collateral. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Portfolios and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Portfolios on the next business day. The collateral received is invested and the income generated by the investment of the collateral, net of any fees remitted to State Street as the lending agent and borrower rebates, is paid to the Portfolios. Generally, in the event of borrower default, the Portfolios have the right to use the collateral to offset any losses incurred. In the event the Portfolios are delayed or prevented from
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exercising their right to dispose of the collateral, there may be a potential loss to the Portfolios. The Portfolios bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral.
Note 9. Shares of Beneficial Interest
As of March 31, 2010, the Portfolios had shareholders that held greater than 5% of the shares outstanding of a Portfolio, whose shares were beneficially owned by participant accounts over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates had either sole or joint investment discretion. The percentages of shares of beneficial interest outstanding held therein are as follows:
| | % of Shares Outstanding Held | |
Corporate Bond Portfolio | | | 98.4 | | |
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio | | | 94.1 | | |
An unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest without par value were authorized for the Trust. The Trust's Declaration of Trust authorizes the Board of Trustees to classify or reclassify any authorized but unissued shares into one or more additional classes or series of shares.
Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Portfolios.
Note 10. Significant Risks and Contingencies
Asset-Backed Securities Risk
The value of asset-backed securities may be affected by, among other factors, changes in interest rates, the market's assessment of the quality of underlying assets, the creditworthiness of the servicer for the underlying assets, factors concerning the interests in and structure of the issuer or the originator of the underlying assets, or the creditworthiness or rating of the entities that provide any supporting letters of credit, surety bonds, derivative instruments, or other credit enhancement. The value of asset-backed securities also will be affected by the exhaustion, termination or expiration of any credit enhancement. Most asset-backed securities are subject to prepayment risk, which is the possibility that the underlying debt may be refinanced or prepaid prior to maturity during periods of declining or low interest rates, causing the Portfolio to have to reinvest the money received in securities that have lower yields. I n addition, the impact of prepayments on the value of asset-backed securities may be difficult to predict and may result in greater volatility.
Foreign Securities Risk
There are certain additional risks involved when investing in foreign securities. These risks may involve foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, adverse political and economic developments and the possible prevention of currency exchange or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the liquidity of foreign securities may be more limited than that of domestic securities.
Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk
The value of mortgage-backed securities may be affected by, among other things, changes in interest rates, factors concerning the interests in and structure of the issuer or the originator of the mortgages, the creditworthiness of the entities that provide any supporting letters of credit, surety bonds or other credit enhancements or the quality of underlying assets or the market's assessment thereof. Mortgage-backed securities are subject to prepayment risk, which is the possibility that the underlying mortgage may be refinanced or prepaid prior to maturity during periods of declining or low interest rates, causing the Portfolio to have to reinvest the money received in securities that have lower yields. In addition, the impact of prepayments on the value of mortgage-backed securities may be difficult to predict and may result in greater volatility.
Information Regarding Pending and Settled Legal Proceedings
In June 2004, an action captioned John E. Gallus et al. v. American Express Financial Corp. and American Express Financial Advisors Inc. was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. The plaintiffs allege that they are investors in several American Express Company (now known as RiverSource) mutual funds and they purport to bring the action derivatively on behalf of those funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The plaintiffs allege that fees allegedly paid to the defendants by the funds for investment advisory and administrative services are excessive. The plaintiffs seek remedies including restitution and rescission of investment advisory and distribution agreements. The plaintiffs voluntarily agreed to transfer this case to the United
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States District Court for the District of Minnesota (the District Court). In response to defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint, the District Court dismissed one of plaintiffs' four claims and granted plaintiffs limited discovery. Defendants moved for summary judgment in April 2007. Summary judgment was granted in the defendants' favor on July 9, 2007. The plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (the Eighth Circuit) on August 8, 2007. On April 8, 2009, the Eighth Circuit reversed summary judgment and remanded to the District Court for further proceedings. On August 6, 2009, defendants filed a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court (the Supreme Court), asking the Supreme Court to stay the District Court proceedings while the Supreme Court considers and rules in a case captioned Jones v. Harris Associates, which involves issues of law similar to those presented in the Gallus case. On March 30, 2010, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Jones v. Harris Associates, and on April 5, 2010, the Supreme Court vacated the Eighth Circuit's decision in the Gallus case and remanded the case to the Eighth Circuit for further consideration in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Jones v. Harris Associates.
In December 2005, without admitting or denying the allegations, American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC, which is now known as Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial)), entered into settlement agreements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Minnesota Department of Commerce (MDOC) related to market timing activities. As a result, AEFC was censured and ordered to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations of certain provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and various Minnesota laws. AEFC agreed to pay disgorgement of $10 million and civil money penalties of $7 million. AEFC also agreed to retain an independent distribution consultant to assist in developing a plan for distribution of all disgorgement and civil penalties ordered by the SEC in accordance with various undertakings detailed at http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/ia-2451.pdf. Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates have cooperated with the SEC and the MDOC in these legal proceedings, and have made regular reports to the RiverSource Funds' Boards of Directors/Trustees.
On November 7, 2008, RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., acquired J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated (Seligman). In late 2003, Seligman conducted an extensive internal review concerning mutual fund trading practices. Seligman's review, which covered the period 2001-2003, noted one arrangement that permitted frequent trading in certain open-end registered investment companies managed by Seligman (the Seligman Funds); this arrangement was in the process of being closed down by Seligman before September 2003. Seligman identified three other arrangements that permitted frequent trading, all of which had been terminated by September 2002. In January 2004, Seligman, on a voluntary basis, publicly disclosed these four arrangements to its clients and to shareholders of the Seligman Funds. Seligman also provided information concerning mutual fund trading practices to the SEC and the Office o f the Attorney General of the State of New York (NYAG).
In September 2006, the NYAG commenced a civil action in New York State Supreme Court against Seligman, Seligman Advisors, Inc. (now known as RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc.), Seligman Data Corp. and Brian T. Zino (collectively, the Seligman Parties), alleging, in substance, that the Seligman Parties permitted various persons to engage in frequent trading and, as a result, the prospectus disclosure used by the registered investment companies then managed by Seligman was and had been misleading. The NYAG included other related claims and also claimed that the fees charged by Seligman to the Seligman Funds were excessive. On March 13, 2009, without admitting or denying any violations of law or wrongdoing, the Seligman Parties entered into a stipulation of settlement with the NYAG and settled the claims made by the NYAG. Under the terms of the settlement, Seligman paid $11.3 million to four Seligman Funds. This settlement resolv ed all outstanding matters between the Seligman Parties and the NYAG. In addition to the foregoing matter, the New York staff of the SEC indicated in September 2005 that it was considering recommending to the Commissioners of the SEC the instituting of a formal action against Seligman and Seligman Advisors, Inc. relating to frequent trading in the Seligman Funds. Seligman responded to the staff in October 2005 that it believed that any action would be both inappropriate and unnecessary, especially in light of the fact that Seligman had previously resolved the underlying issue with the Independent Directors of the Seligman Funds and made recompense to the affected Seligman Funds. There have been no further developments with the SEC on this matter.
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their business activities.
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Fixed Income Sector Portfolios (continued)
March 31, 2010
Ameriprise Financial believes that the Funds are not currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds. Ameriprise Financial is required to make 10-Q, 10-K and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obtained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse publicity associated with them, will not result in increased fund redemptions, reduced sale of fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Funds. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result. An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Ameriprise Financial.
Note 11. Subsequent Events
In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Portfolios as of and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, events and transactions through the date the financial statements were issued have been evaluated by the Portfolios' management for possible adjustment and/or disclosure. No subsequent events or transactions have occurred that would require adjustment of the financial statements as presented. On April 30, 2010, the Transaction disclosed in Note 4 closed. Effective May 1, 2010, the New Advisor became the investment advisor and administrator of the Portfolios and subsequently changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. On that date, the New Transfer Agent became the transfer agent of the Portfolios and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. Also on that Date, the New Distributor became the distributor of the Portfolios and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust and Shareholders of Corporate Bond Portfolio and Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio
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 Corporate Bond Portfolio and Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio (each a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust, hereafter referred to as the "Portfolios") at March 31, 2010, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, 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 Portfolios' management. Our r esponsibility 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 March 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
May 21, 2010
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Fund Governance
The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and birth years of the Trustees and officers of the Funds of 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 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, Jr. (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Managing Director—E.J. Boudreau & Associates (consulting), from 2000 through current; oversees 52; Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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William P. Carmichael (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1999) | | Retired; oversees 52; Director—Cobra Electronics Corporation (electronic equipment manufacturer); Director—Simmons Company (bedding); Director—The Finish Line (athletic shoes and apparel); Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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William A. Hawkins (Born 1942) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, 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; oversees 52; Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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R. Glenn Hilliard (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, 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 52; Director—Conseco, Inc. (insurance); Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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John J. Nagorniak (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, 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 52; Trustee—Research Foundation of CFA Institute; Director—MIT Investment Company; Trustee—MIT 401k Plan; Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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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 Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2003) | | President—Micco Corporation and Mickel Investment Group; oversees 52; Board Member—Piedmont Natural Gas; Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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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. Santomero1 (Born 1946) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2008) | | Richard K. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, from 2002 through current; Senior Advisor—McKinsey & Company (consulting), 2006 through 2008; President and Chief Executive Officer—Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 2000 through 2006; oversees 52; Director—Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd; Trustee—Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company; Director—Citigroup; Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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1 The Columbia Funds currently treat Mr. Santomero as 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, including Citibank, N.A., 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 and/or any sub-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
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the 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) | | Senior Vice President and General Manager—Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; President, Columbia Funds, since 2009, and RiverSource Funds, since May 2010 (previously Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009, Treasurer, Columbia Funds, from October 2003 to May 2008, and senior officer of various other affiliated funds since 2000); Managing Director, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from December 2004 to April 2010. | |
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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) | | Vice President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Managing Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from September 2004 to April 2010; senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2002. | |
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Scott R. Plummer (Born 1959) | |
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5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2010) | | Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since June 2005; Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel—Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since May 2010 (previously Vice President and Chief Counsel—Asset Management, from 2005 to April 2010, and Vice President—Asset Management Compliance from 2004 to 2005); Vice President, Chief Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since 2008; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Ameriprise Certificate Company since 2005; Chief Counsel, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, RiverSource Funds, since December 2006; Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Columbia Funds, since May 2010. | |
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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) | | Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Funds, since 2007, and RiverSource Funds, since May 2010; Director (Columbia Management Group, LLC and Investment Product Group Compliance), Bank of America, from June 2005 to April 2010; Director of Corporate Compliance and Conflicts Officer of MFS Investment Management (investment management) from August 2004 to May 2005. | |
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William F. Truscott (Born 1960) | |
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53600 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Chairman of the Board, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 (previously President, Chairman of the Board and Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to April 2010); Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Asset Management & President, Annuities, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since May 2010 (previously President—U.S. Asset Management and Chief Investment Officer from 2005 to April 2010, and Senior Vice President—Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to 2005); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company since 2006; Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010 (previously Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 2008 to April 2010); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006. | |
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Officers (continued)
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years
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Colin Moore (Born 1958) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Director and Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Manager, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2007 to April 2010; Head of Equities, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2002 to 2007. | |
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Michael A. Jones (Born 1959) | |
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100 Federal Street Boston, MA 02110 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Director and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010; Manager, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2007 to April 2010; Chief Executive Officer, President and Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. from November 2006 to April 2010; previously, co-president and senior managing director at Robeco Investment Management. | |
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Amy Johnson (Born 1965) | |
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5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 (previously Chief Administrative Officer, from 2009 until April 2010, Vice President—Asset Management and Trust Company Services, from 2006 to 2009, and Vice President—Operations and Compliance from 2004 to 2006). | |
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Joseph F. DiMaria (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Treasurer (since 2010) and Chief Accounting Officer (since 2008) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from January 2006 to April 2010; Head of Tax/Compliance and Assistant Treasurer, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from November 2004 to December 2005. | |
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Marybeth Pilat (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2010) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; Vice President, Investment Operations, Bank of America, from October 2008 to April 2010; Finance Manager, Boston Children's Hospital from August 2008 to October 2008; Director, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from May 2007 to July 2008; Vice President, Mutual Fund Valuation, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from January 2006 to May 2007; Vice President, Mutual Fund Accounting Oversight, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from January 2005 to January 2006. | |
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Julian Quero (Born 1967) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2008) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from August 2008 to April 2010; Senior Tax Manager, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from August 2006 to July 2008; Senior Compliance Manager, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from April 2002 to August 2006. | |
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Officers (continued)
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years
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Stephen T. Welsh (Born 1957) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Vice President (since 2006) | | President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. since May 2010; President and Director, Columbia Management Services, Inc. from July 2004 to April 2010; Managing Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. from August 2007 to April 2010. | |
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Board Consideration and Re-Approval of Previous Investment Advisory Agreement
The Board of Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the "Board"), including a majority of the Trustees who have no direct or indirect interest in the investment advisory agreement and are not "interested persons" of the Trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") (the "Independent Trustees"), are required annually to review and re-approve the existing investment advisory agreement and approve any newly proposed terms therein. In this regard, the Board reviewed and re-approved, during the most recent six months covered by this report, the investment advisory agreement with Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("CMA" or the "Adviser") for Corporate Bond Portfolio and Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio. The investment advisory agreement with CMA is referred to as an "Advisory Agreement." The portfolios identified above are each referred to as a "Portfolio" and collectively referred to as the "Portfolio s."
More specifically, at meetings held on November 5-6, 2009, the Board, including the Independent Trustees advised by their independent legal counsel, considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the selection of CMA and the re-approval of the Advisory Agreement. The Board also reviewed and considered a report prepared and provided by the Independent Fee Consultant (the "Fee Consultant") appointed by the Independent Trustees pursuant to an assurance of discontinuance entered into with the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") to settle a civil complaint filed by the NYAG relating to trading in mutual fund shares (the "NYAG Settlement"). The Fee Consultant's role was to manage the process by which management fees are negotiated so that they were negotiated in a manner that is at arms' length and reasonable. The Fee Consultant found that the fee negotiation process was, to the extent practicable, at ar ms' length and reasonable and consistent with the requirements of the NYAG Settlement. A summary of the Fee Consultant's report is available at www.columbiafunds.com.
In preparation for the November meetings, the Board met in August for review and discussion of the materials described below. The Investment Committee of the Board also met in June to discuss each Portfolio's performance with its respective portfolio manager(s). In addition to these meetings, the Investment Committee receives and discusses performance reports at its quarterly meetings. The Contracts Review Committee of the Board also provided support in managing and coordinating the process by which the Board reviewed the Advisory Agreements. The Board's review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to it and are not the result of any single controlling factor. The Board evaluated all information available to it for each Portfolio, and their determinations were made separately in respect of each Portfolio.
The Board noted that Bank of America, N.A., the parent company of the Adviser, had entered into an agreement to sell a portion of the asset management business of the Adviser to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (the "Transaction"). The Board noted that the Transaction was expected to close in the spring of 2010 and that its review of the Advisory Agreements was separate and distinct from any analysis regarding new advisory or sub-advisory arrangements that may result from the closing of the Transaction.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board received and considered various data and information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Portfolios by CMA under the Advisory Agreement. The most recent investment adviser registration forms for CMA were made available to the Board, as were CMA's responses to a detailed series of requests submitted by the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel on behalf of such Trustees. The Board reviewed and analyzed those materials, which included, among other things, information about the background and experience of senior management and investment personnel of CMA.
In addition, the Board considered the investment and legal compliance programs of the Portfolios and CMA, including their compliance policies and procedures and reports of the Portfolios' Chief Compliance Officer.
The Board evaluated the ability of CMA, based on its resources, reputation and other attributes, to attract and retain qualified investment professionals, including research, advisory and supervisory personnel. In this regard, the Board considered information regarding the nature of CMA's compensation structure applicable to portfolio managers and other key investment personnel.
Based on the above factors, together with those referenced below, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment advisory services provided to each of the Portfolios by CMA.
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Investment Advisory Fee Rates and Other Expenses. The Board reviewed and considered the proposed contractual investment advisory fee rates both separately and together with the administration fee rates payable by the Portfolios to CMA for investment advisory services (the "Contractual Management Rates"). In addition, the Board reviewed and considered the proposed fee waiver/cap arrangements applicable to the Contractual Management Rates and considered the Contractual Management Rates after taking the waivers/caps into account (the "Actual Management Rates"). The Board noted that, on a complex-wide basis, CMA had reduced annual management fees by at least $32 million per year pursuant to the NYAG Settlement. The Board also noted reductions in net advisory rates and/or total expenses of certain funds across the fund complex. Additionally, the Board rece ived and afforded specific attention to information comparing the Contractual Management Rates and Actual Management Rates with those of the other funds in their respective Peer Groups (as defined below).
The Board noted that no fees or expenses are charged to the Portfolios.
The Board concluded that the factors noted above supported the Contractual Management Rates and the Actual Management Rates, and the approval of the Advisory Agreements for all of the Portfolios.
Portfolio Performance. The Board considered the performance results for each of the Portfolios over multiple measurement periods. It also considered these results in comparison to the performance results of the group of funds that was determined by Lipper Inc. ("Lipper") to be the most similar to a given Portfolio (the "Peer Group") and to the performance of a broader universe of relevant funds as determined by Lipper (the "Universe"), as well as to each Portfolio's benchmark index. Lipper is an independent provider of investment company data. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select the mutual funds in each Portfolio's Peer Group and Universe and considered potential imprecision resulting from the selection methodology. For certain Portfolios, Lipper determined that the composition of the Peer Group and/or Universe for expenses would differ from the composition for performance to provide a more accurate basis of comparison. The Board also considered certain risk-adjusted performance data.
Profitability. The Board received and considered a detailed profitability analysis of CMA based on the Contractual Management Rates and the Actual Management Rates, as well as on other relationships between the Portfolios and other funds in the complex on the one hand and CMA affiliates on the other. The analysis included complex-wide and per-Portfolio information and a comparison of results using alternative allocation methodologies. The Board concluded that, in light of the costs of providing investment management and other services, the profits and other ancillary benefits that CMA and its affiliates received from providing these services were not unreasonable.
Economies of Scale. The Board received and considered information regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Portfolios, whether the Portfolios have appropriately benefited from any economies of scale and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. Most particularly, CMA provided information showing that, as a percentage of fund assets, CMA's complex-wide revenues declined over a five-year period during which fund assets increased by 53% and the shareholder benefit over a four-year period has remained steady at approximately 33% of the Adviser's total profits. The Board concluded that any potential economies of scale are shared fairly with Portfolio shareholders, most through CMA's assumption of certain Portfolio expenses.
The Board acknowledged the inherent limitations of any analysis of an investment adviser's economies of scale, stemming largely from the Board's understanding that economies of scale are generally realized, if at all, by an investment adviser across a variety of products and services, not just with respect to a single fund.
Information About Services to Other Clients. The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services and fee rates offered by CMA to its other clients, including separate accounts and institutional investors. In this regard, the Board concluded that, because the Portfolios' Contractual Management Rates are zero, no further analysis was required.
Other Benefits to CMA. The Board received and considered information regarding any "fall-out" or ancillary benefits received by CMA and its affiliates as a result of their
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relationship with the Portfolios. Such benefits could include, among others, benefits attributable to CMA's relationship with the Portfolios (such as soft-dollar credits) and benefits potentially derived from an increase in CMA's business as a result of its relationship with the Portfolios (such as the ability to market to shareholders other financial products offered by CMA and its affiliates).
The Board considered the effectiveness of the policies of the Portfolios in achieving the best execution of portfolio transactions, whether and to what extent soft dollar credits are sought and how any such credits are utilized, any benefits that may be realized by using an affiliated broker, the extent to which efforts are made to recapture transaction costs, and the controls applicable to brokerage allocation procedures. The Board also reviewed CMA's methods for allocating portfolio investment opportunities among the Portfolios and other clients. The Board concluded that the benefits were not unreasonable.
Other Factors and Broader Review. As discussed above, the Board reviews materials received from CMA annually as part of the re-approval process under Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act. The Board also reviews and assesses the quality of the services the Portfolios receives throughout the year. In this regard, the Board and its Committees review reports of CMA at each of its quarterly meetings, which include, among other things, Portfolio performance reports and presentations relating to such reports. In addition, the Board and its Committees confer with portfolio managers at various times throughout the year including, most particularly, at the June Investment Committee meeting.
Conclusion. After an evaluation of the above-described factors, and based on its deliberations and analysis of the information provided and alternatives considered, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that the compensation payable to CMA under the Advisory Agreement is fair and equitable. Accordingly, the Board unanimously re-approved the Advisory Agreement.
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Board Consideration and Approval of New Investment Advisory Agreement
Even though the following description of the Board's consideration of investment advisory and, as applicable, sub-advisory agreements covers multiple funds and trust, for purposes of this shareholder report, the description is only relevant as to the Fixed Income Sector Portfolios.
At a meeting held on December 21, 2009, the Boards of Trustees (the "Boards") of Columbia Funds Series Trust, Columbia Funds Master Investment Trust, LLC and Columbia Funds Series Trust II (each a "Trust" and collectively the "Trusts") unanimously approved a new investment management services agreement with RiverSource Investments, LLC ("RiverSource") (the "Proposed Advisory Agreement") and new subadvisory agreements with Marsico Capital Management ("Marsico Capital"), MacKay Shields LLC ("Mackay Shields") and Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. ("Brandes") (each a "Proposed Subadvisory Agreement"), as applicable, for each Fund of the Trusts (each a "Fund" and collectively the "Funds"). As detailed below, the Trustees met on multiple occasions in advance of the December 21, 2009 meeting, held numerous discussions with the management teams of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia") and RiverSource, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise") and reviewed and considered extensive materials in connection with the approval of the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements.
Specifically, the Trustees of each Trust, including a majority of the Trustees who have no direct or indirect interest in the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements and are not "interested persons" of the Trusts, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") (the "Independent Trustees") reviewed and approved (i) the Proposed Advisory Agreement with RiverSource for each Fund and (ii) the Proposed Subadvisory Agreement for those Funds that currently have investment subadvisory agreements with Marsico Capital, Mackay Shields, and Brandes (the "Subadvised Funds") (Marsico Capital, MacKay Shields and Brandes are collectively referred to as the "Subadvisers"). Prior to approving the Proposed Advisory Agreements, the Trustees were presented with, and requested, received and evaluated, extensive materials about RiverSource, the sale of a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Managemen t Group, LLC to Ameriprise (the "Transaction") and related matters from RiverSource, Ameriprise and Columbia. In this regard, the Trustees reviewed RiverSource's responses to a series of detailed requests submitted by the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel and by the Independent Fee Consultant (as defined below).
The Trustees also reviewed and considered information received in connection with their most recent consideration and reapproval in November 2009 of the current advisory agreement (the "Current Advisory Agreement") and current subadvisory agreement (the "Current Subadvisory Agreement"), as applicable, for each Fund, including information about the Subadvisers (the "Current Agreement Re-Approval Process"). Moreover, the Trustees and committees of the Boards met on several occasions, and received extensive materials, throughout the course of the year relating to the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process, which the Trustees considered relevant to their consideration and approval of the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements. The Trustees also consulted with Fund counsel and with the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel, who advised on the legal standards for consideration by the Trustees, and otherwise assisted the Trustees in their deliberations.
In advance of the meeting on December 21, 2009, the Trustees held several meetings, including meetings held in-person with representatives from RiverSource and Ameriprise on August 26, 2009, November 5-6, 2009, December 9-10, 2009 and December 14, 2009, and additional meetings with representatives of Columbia, to discuss the Transaction, RiverSource's plans and intentions regarding the Funds and various proposals that were being presented as a result of the Transaction, including the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements. In addition to these meetings, telephonic meetings and discussions were held on several occasions between individual Trustees, members of the committees of the Boards, their independent legal counsel and representatives from RiverSource, Ameriprise and/or Columbia.
The Trustees also reviewed and considered a report prepared and provided by the Fee Consultant (the "Fee Consultant") appointed by the Independent Trustees pursuant to an assurance of discontinuance entered into by a predecessor to Columbia with the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") to settle a civil complaint filed by the NYAG relating to trading in mutual fund shares (the "NYAG Settlement"). The Fee Consultant's role was to manage the process by which
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management fees are negotiated so that they were negotiated in a manner that is at arms' length and reasonable. The Fee Consultant found that the fee negotiation process was, to the extent practicable, at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with the requirements of the NYAG Settlement. A summary of the Fee Consultant's report is available at www.columbiafunds.com.
The following summarizes a number of the material factors considered by the Trustees in reaching their approvals and determinations with respect to the Proposed Advisory Agreements and Proposed Subadvisory Agreements. It is followed by a more detailed discussion of the Trustees' consideration of these and other factors considered relevant by the Trustees in their evaluation of the Proposed Advisory Agreements and Proposed Subadvisory Agreements. In voting to approve the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements for each Fund, the Trustees also considered substantially the same factors, as relevant, and reached substantially the same conclusions in their approval of interim advisory and subadvisory agreements for each Fund.
(i) the terms and conditions of the Proposed Advisory Agreements compared to the terms and conditions of the Current Advisory Agreements, as described below;
(ii) the fact that each Fund's total advisory fees would remain the same;
(iii) the qualifications of the personnel of RiverSource, Ameriprise and the Subadvisers expected to provide advisory and administrative services to each Fund, including representations by Ameriprise regarding its retention of the same process for monitoring and evaluating portfolio management personnel for each Fund as currently used by Columbia;
(iv) the terms and conditions of the Proposed Subadvisory Agreements compared to the terms and conditions of the Current Subadvisory Agreements;
(v) the reputation, financial strength, regulatory and compliance histories and resources of RiverSource and Ameriprise, and the potential benefits to the Funds of the combination of RiverSource and Columbia, including that the Funds are expected to continue to have access to existing distribution channels and have the potential for expanded distribution of Fund shares, the expected depth and breadth of investment management capabilities, that there is not expected to be any diminution in the nature, quality and extent of services to be provided to the Funds under the Proposed Advisory Agreements and the potential for the realization of additional economies of scale over time and the potential of the Funds to share in, and benefit from, these economies, if any;
(vi) that Ameriprise has committed to refrain from imposing or seeking to impose, for a period of not less than two years after the closing of the Transaction (the "Closing"), any "unfair burden" (within the meaning of Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act) on any Fund;
(vii) the terms and conditions of certain other agreements and arrangements relating to the future operations of the Funds and their distribution channels, including the administrative services agreement and the new services and distribution agreement;
(viii) that the Trustees recently had completed the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process for each Fund and had determined that they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided thereunder and that the management fee rates and (where applicable) subadvisory fee rates for each Fund were satisfactory;
(ix) that RiverSource was willing to commit to maintain net operating expense ratios at current levels for at least the period currently covered by Columbia's existing commitments;
(x) the capabilities of RiverSource and the Subadvisers with respect to compliance, including an assessment of RiverSource's compliance program by the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer;
(xi) that certain members of RiverSource's management and certain Columbia personnel that will be integrated into RiverSource and its affiliates as a result of the Transaction have substantial experience in integrating fund families; and
(xii) that Ameriprise and Bank of America Corporation would bear the costs of obtaining approvals of the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements.
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In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any single item that was paramount or controlling and individual Trustees may have attributed different weights to various factors. The Trustees also evaluated all information available to them on a Fund-by-Fund basis, and their determinations were made separately in respect of each Fund.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services to be Provided. The Trustees received and considered various data and information regarding the expected nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Funds by RiverSource and the Subadvisers under the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements. The most recent investment adviser registration forms for RiverSource and each Subadviser were made available to the Boards, as well as extensive materials from RiverSource, Ameriprise and Columbia. The Trustees reviewed and analyzed these materials, which included, among other things, information about the background and experience of expected senior management of RiverSource and Ameriprise after the Closing. The Trustees considered RiverSource's ability to provide administrative services to the Funds, noting that while the aggregate scope of advisory an d administrative services was not expected to change following the Closing, the allocation of services was expected to shift, to a limited extent, such that administrative services will be provided under a new administrative services agreement. The Trustees considered, among other things, the capacity and quality of RiverSource's and the Subadvisers' investment management, research and trade execution capabilities and other resources that would be dedicated to performing services for the Funds. The Trustees also considered matters related to RiverSource's and the Subadvisers' compliance programs and compliance records, including RiverSource's portfolio transaction policies and procedures. The Trustees discussed with senior management personnel their ability to administer and oversee outside service providers to the Funds and their shareholders and were satisfied with management's processes for providing services and overseeing and reviewing services to be rendered by outside sources.
In evaluating the services to be provided under the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements, the Trustees factored in their extensive discussions with representatives of Columbia, RiverSource and Ameriprise at the meetings referenced above regarding the management of each Fund. The Trustees considered representations by Ameriprise that it was expected that there will be no diminution in the nature and quality of services provided to the Funds. The Trustees noted that Columbia Management Group's current President, Columbia's current Chief Investment Officer and Columbia's current President, were expected to continue to serve the Funds in similar capacities after the Closing. With respect to portfolio management, the Trustees reviewed information regarding the deliberative process for selecting portfolio management personnel to continue servicing the Funds after the Closing, including the expected role of Columbia's Chief Inv estment Officer in evaluating and selecting portfolio management personnel for each Fund utilizing Columbia's current analytical model for evaluating portfolio managers. In this regard, the Trustees also weighed representations by Ameriprise that this investment management evaluative process was likely to result in a significant number of Columbia investment professionals and personnel currently responsible for management of the Funds to remain in place. The Trustees noted that the portfolio management evaluation and selection process was designed to optimize the portfolio management resources available to each Fund by having the ability to select investment personnel for the Funds from the combined organization. Similarly, the Trustees evaluated the ability of RiverSource and the Subadvisers, based on their respective resources, reputations and other attributes, to attract and retain qualified investment professionals. In this regard, the Trustees considered information regarding the nature of the compensat ion structure applicable to portfolio managers and other key investment personnel.
The Trustees reviewed and considered information from Ameriprise and RiverSource regarding various contemplated service provider arrangements, including information regarding both immediate and potential future plans in respect of these arrangements. In this regard, the Trustees considered information regarding potential distribution, transfer agency and custody arrangements and the evaluation of fund accounting, financial reporting and valuation service model options, noting certain differences between Columbia's and RiverSource's current approaches, including that RiverSource has historically utilized services provided "in-house" or by its affiliates for fund accounting, financial reporting and valuation. The Trustees reviewed information from Ameriprise and RiverSource regarding the expectation for rationalized or harmonized fees as part of the integration after the Closing in order to develop consistent service fee
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schedules across the combined fund family. The Trustees noted Ameriprise's representations that, to the extent any such proposals were recommended to the Board after the Closing, they would not result in an "unfair burden" (within the meaning of Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act) on any Fund.
In addition, the Trustees reviewed and evaluated materials and information received regarding the investment and legal compliance programs of the Funds, RiverSource and the Subadvisors, including their compliance policies and procedures and reports of the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer. In this regard, the Trustees considered that Columbia's current Chief Compliance Officer was expected to serve in the same role after the Closing.
The Trustees also noted that Ameriprise and certain of its affiliates have been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the ordinary conduct of their business activities, and that Ameriprise indicated that neither Ameriprise nor any of its affiliates are the subject of any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise or its affiliates, including RiverSource to provide services to the Funds.
Based on the foregoing and other information considered relevant, the Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with assurances from Columbia, RiverSource, Ameriprise and the Subadvisers as to the expected nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements.
Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Fee Rates and Other Expenses. The Trustees reviewed and considered the proposed contractual investment advisory fee rates to be paid by each Fund to RiverSource for investment management services both separately and together with the administration fee rates to be paid by the Funds to RiverSource (the "Contractual Management Rates"), which are the same as the separate and aggregate advisory and administrative fee rates currently paid by each Fund to Columbia. The Trustees also reviewed and considered the proposed subadvisory fee rates and the fee arrangements under the Proposed Subadvisory Agreements, respectively, which are also the same as those currently in effect under the Current Subadvisory Agreements. In addition to the materials provided by Columbia, RiverSource provided information regarding the current fee s for each of the RiverSource funds and other relevant institutional accounts. The Trustees reviewed and considered the proposed fee waiver/cap arrangements applicable to the Contractual Management Rates and considered the Contractual Management Rates after taking the waivers/caps into account (the "Actual Management Rates"). In this regard, the Trustees noted that RiverSource had committed to maintain the Funds' current expense limitation and waiver arrangements (both contractual and voluntary). The Trustees considered the potential that, after the Closing, RiverSource would propose a common fee and expense structure for the combined fund family, subject to the commitment that Ameriprise will not seek any change that would result in an "unfair burden" on any Fund. The Trustees also considered the report prepared and provided by the Fee Consultant. Additionally, the Trustees received and afforded specific attention to information provided in connection with the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process, comparin g the Contractual Management Rates and Actual Management Rates with those of other funds in each Fund's Peer Group (as defined below).
During the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process, the Trustees reviewed and considered statistical information regarding each Fund's total expense ratio and its various components, including contractual advisory fees, actual advisory fees, actual nonmanagement fees, Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 service fees, fee waivers/caps and/or expense reimbursements. The Trustees also reviewed comparisons of these fees to the expense information for the group of Funds that was determined by Lipper Inc. ("Lipper") to be the most similar to a given Fund (the "Peer Group") and to the performance of a broader universe of relevant funds as determined by Lipper (the "Universe"), which comparative data was provided by Lipper, an independent provider of investment company data.
The Trustees were provided with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select the mutual funds in each Fund's Peer Group and Universe and reviewed the degree of comparability resulting from the selection methodology. For certain Funds, Lipper determined that changing the composition of the Peer Group and/or Universe for expenses from that used for performance would provide a more accurate
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basis of comparison. The Trustees also considered Lipper data that ranked each Fund based on: (i) each Fund's one- and three-year performance compared to actual management fees; and (ii) each Fund's one- and three-year performance compared to total expenses.
For each Fund, except as otherwise described in the Fund-specific discussion below, the Trustees noted that they had concluded during the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process that the Contractual Management Rates, the Actual Management Rates and the total expense ratio were at acceptable levels in light of the quality of services provided to the Fund and in comparison to such Fund's Peer Group and Universe, as applicable; that the advisory fee rate would not be increased for any Fund; that Ameriprise and RiverSource had represented that the overall expenses for each Fund were not expected to be adversely affected by the Transaction; and that RiverSource had committed to maintain the Funds' current expense limitation or waiver arrangements (both contractual and voluntary).
Based on the foregoing, other relevant information received and the additional information described in the Fund-specific discussion below, as applicable, the Trustees concluded that the Contractual Management Rates, the Actual Management Rates and the total expense ratio were acceptable.
Fund Performance. The Trustees reviewed detailed performance information for each Fund at various Board and committee meetings during the year in addition to the additional performance information that they reviewed and evaluated in connection with the Transaction. The Trustees also reviewed and evaluated detailed performance information for each Fund in connection with the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process. The Trustees considered the performance results for each of the Funds over multiple measurement periods. They also considered these results in comparison to the performance results of each Fund's Peer Group and Universe, as well as to each Fund's benchmark index. The Boards also noted certain risk-adjusted performance data.
The Trustees also reviewed and evaluated information and data regarding the investment performance record of RiverSource in managing funds with investment strategies generally similar to those of the Funds, as applicable. Investment performance for such funds was provided for a wide range of periods.
The Trustees recognized that the investment performance record of RiverSource in managing funds with similar objectives may be less relevant to their deliberations in situations where the current portfolio managers of Columbia are expected to continue managing a particular Fund following the Closing. They also recognized that for each Fund, it is not possible to predict with certainty what effect, if any, consummation of the Transaction will have on the future performance of the Funds, noting in particular that past investment performance is no assurance of future results. The Fund-by-Fund discussion set forth below provides additional information regarding those Funds highlighted as meeting agreed-upon criteria for warranting further review. Such criteria included, among other things, information relating to Actual Management Rates, total expense ratios and/or performance information, relative to a Fund's Peer Group and/or Univ erse.
Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability. In considering the costs of services to be provided by RiverSource and the Subadvisers under the Proposed Advisory Agreement and Proposed Subadvisory Agreement, as applicable for each Fund, and the projected range of profitability to RiverSource and the Subadvisers from their relationships with the Funds, the Trustees considered, among other things, that there would be no increase in advisory or subadvisory fee rates under the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements. The Trustees further noted, with respect to RiverSource, that it was not possible to predict with certainty how RiverSource's profitability would be affected by becoming the investment adviser to the Funds but, as a general matter, they were satisfied, based on their review of RiverSource's projected range of profitability assuming completion of the Transaction, that this projected profitability from their relationship with the Funds would not be excessive. The Trustees based their review, in part, on information regarding RiverSource's current profitability in managing the RiverSource Funds and the information available to the Trustees with respect to RiverSource's expense budgeting process. The Trustees also noted that they would have ongoing opportunities to address RiverSource's profitability in the future based on actual results. The Trustees did not consider separate profitability information with respect to the Subadvisers, as their profitability from their relationships with the Funds was not a material factor in determining whether to approve the Proposed Subadvisory Agreements. The Trustees
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also noted that the subadvisory fees paid to the Subadvisers, none of which is affiliated with Columbia, had previously been negotiated on an arms' length basis.
The Trustees also reviewed information about the financial condition of RiverSource and the Subadvisers and were satisfied that RiverSource and the Subadvisers have adequate resources to perform the services required under the Proposed Advisory and Proposed Subadvisory Agreements.
Subject to the limitations noted above, the Trustees concluded that they were satisfied that RiverSource's projected range of future profitability, and each Subadviser's historical profitability, from their relationship with each Fund, as relevant, were not excessive.
Economies of Scale. The Trustees received and evaluated information regarding the potential to realize economies of scale with respect to management of the Funds, whether the Funds would appropriately benefit from any economies of scale and whether there was any potential for realization of further economies of scale in connection with the Transaction. The Trustees noted that the current and proposed investment advisory fee rates for most of the Funds contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels. The Trustees noted that RiverSource had indicated that no changes to the Funds' breakpoint arrangements were proposed to be made at this time. In light of these factors and noting that it was not possible to evaluate with certainty if and how the Transaction would produce any immediate opportunities for additional economies of scale, the Trustees concluded that each Fund's breakpoint arrangements were acceptable. The Trustees also recognized that the Funds may benefit from certain economies of scale over time from becoming a part of the larger RiverSource fund complex, based on potential future synergies of operations, potential fee harmonization/rationalization initiatives and potential future Fund mergers. The Trustees noted, in particular, RiverSource's acknowledgement of the principle that the Funds should share in certain economies of scale if realized by RiverSource. In addition, the Trustees evaluated the likelihood that there would be potential Fund mergers after the Closing. The Trustees noted that any such potential Fund mergers, if approved, could result in the achievement of additional breakpoints for Funds that have implemented breakpoint fee schedules. The Trustees also noted that they expect to consider economies of scale from time to time following the Closing and thus be in a position to evaluate any additional e conomies of scale.
The Trustees acknowledged the inherent limitations of any analysis of an investment adviser's economies of scale, stemming largely from the Trustees' understanding that economies of scale are generally realized, if at all, by an investment adviser across a variety of products and services, not just with respect to a single fund.
Information About Investment Management Services to Non-Mutual Fund Clients. The Trustees also received and reviewed information about the nature and extent of services and fee rates offered by Riversource and the Subadvisers to the Funds compared with other clients with similar accounts, including separate accounts and institutional investments. The Trustees noted that the Funds may receive services different from those offered to other clients of RiverSource and the Subadvisers and concluded that the advisory fee rates under the Proposed Advisory Agreements and the subadvisory fee rates under the Proposed Subadvisory Agreements were not excessive, given the nature and extent of services expected to be offered and other factors, including the Trustees' review of Lipper data.
Other Benefits to RiverSource and the Subadvisers. The Trustees received and reviewed information regarding any expected "fall-out" or ancillary benefits to be received by RiverSource and its affiliates and by the Subadvisers as a result of their relationships with the Funds.
Among other things, the Trustees noted that RiverSource would benefit from soft dollar arrangements using portfolio brokerage of each Fund that invests in equity securities. The Trustees also noted that the Subadvisers also had benefited from, and expected to continue to benefit from, soft dollar arrangements using portfolio brokerage of the Subadvised Funds. The Trustees acknowledged RiverSource's representation that none of its affiliated broker dealers was expected to provide brokerage services to any Fund, but noted that broker-dealer affiliates of RiverSource will receive distribution related fees from the Funds in respect of shares held in certain accounts, and that such Funds' distributor (which will also become a subsidiary of RiverSource following the closing of the Transaction) retains a portion of the distribution related fees from the Funds and receives a portion of the sales charges on sales or redemptions of certai n
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classes of shares of the Funds. The Trustees recognized that RiverSource's and the Subadvisers' profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The Trustees concluded that RiverSource and the Subadvisers may derive reputational benefits from their association with the Funds. The Trustees also noted, however, that such benefits were difficult to quantify with certainty.
Fund-Specific Considerations for Certain "Review" Funds. During the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process, a limited number of Funds were highlighted as meeting agreed-upon criteria for warranting further review. Such criteria included, among other things, information relating to Actual Management Rates, total expense ratios and/or performance information, relative to a Fund's Peer Group and/or Universe. For such "review" Funds, the Trustees engaged in further analysis with regard to the approval of the Funds' Current Advisory Agreements. For each such Fund, the Trustees subsequently considered the impact of transitioning investment management responsibilities to RiverSource.
Corporate Bond Portfolio and Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio were not highlighted as review funds.
Conclusion. After an evaluation of the above-described factors and based on its deliberations and analysis of the information provided and alternatives considered, each Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that approval of the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements was in the best interests of each of the Funds and its shareholders. Accordingly, the Boards unanimously approved the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements.
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant (Columbia Management Advisors, LLC)
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT FEE CONSULTANT TO THE FUNDS SUPERVISED BY THE COLUMBIA NATIONS BOARD
Prepared Pursuant to the February 9, 2005
Assurance of Discontinuance among the
Office of Attorney General of New York State,
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, and
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.
November 12, 2009
I. Overview
On February 9, 2005, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("CMA") and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.1 ("CMD") agreed to the New York Attorney General's Assurance of Discontinuance ("AOD"). Among other things, the AOD stipulates that CMA may manage or advise a Columbia Fund ("Columbia Fund" and, together with some or all of such funds, the "Columbia Funds") only if the Independent Members of the Columbia Fund's Board of Trustees appoint a Senior Officer or retain an Independent Fee Consultant ("IFC") who is to manage the process by which proposed management fees are negotiated. The AOD further stipulates that the Senior Officer or IFC is to prepare a written annual evaluation of the fee negotiation process.
With effect from January 1, 2007, the Independent Members of the Board of Trustees for certain Columbia Funds known collectively as the "Nations Funds" (together with the other members of that Board, the "Trustees") retained me as IFC for the Nations Funds.2 In this capacity, I have prepared the fifth annual written evaluation of the fee negotiation process. As was the case with the 2007 and 2008 reports, my immediate predecessor as IFC, John Rea, provided invaluable assistance in the preparation of this year's report.
A. Role of the Independent Fee Consultant
The AOD charges the IFC with "managing the process by which proposed management fees ... to be charged the Columbia Fund are negotiated so that they are negotiated in a manner which is at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with this Assurance of Discontinuance." The AOD also provides that CMA "may manage or advise a Columbia Fund only if the reasonableness of the proposed management fees is determined by the Board of Trustees ... using ... an annual independent written evaluation prepared by or under the direction of ... the Independent Fee Consultant." Therefore, the AOD makes clear that the IFC does not supplant the Trustees in negotiating management fees with CMA, nor does the IFC substitute his or her judgment for that of the Trustees with respect to the reasonableness of proposed fees or any other matter that is committed to the business judgmen t of the Trustees.
B. Elements Involved in Managing the Fee Negotiation Process
In preparing the report required by the AOD, the IFC must consider at least the following six factors set forth in the AOD:
1. The nature and quality of CMA's services, including the Fund's performance;
2. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged by other mutual fund companies for like services;
3. Possible economies of scale as the Fund grows larger;
4. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of CMA for like services;
5. Costs to CMA and its affiliates of supplying services pursuant to the management fee agreements, excluding any intra-corporate profit; and
6. Profit margins of CMA and its affiliates from supplying such services.
C. Organization of the Annual Evaluation
This report, like last year's, focuses on the six factors and contains a section for each factor except that CMA's costs and profits from managing the Funds are treated in a single section. In addition to a discussion of these factors, the report offers recommendations to improve the fee review process in future years. A review of the status of recommendations made in the 2008 Report is being provided separately with the materials for the November meeting.
1 CMA and CMD are subsidiaries of Columbia Management Group, LLC ("CMG"), and are the successors to the entities named in the AOD.
2 I have no material relationship with Bank of America, CMG or any of its affiliates, aside from serving as IFC, and I am aware of no material relationship with any of their affiliates. I retained John Rea, an independent economic consultant, to assist me with this report.
Unless otherwise stated or required by the context, this report covers only the Nations Funds, which are also referred as the "Funds."
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II. Summary of Findings
A. General
1. Based upon my examination of the information supplied by CMG in the light of the six factors set forth in the AOD, I conclude that the Trustees have the relevant information necessary to evaluate the reasonableness of the proposed management fees for each Nations Fund, subject to the following: on September 30, 2009, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise") announced that it had agreed to purchase the investment management business of CMG with the exception of its cash and liquidity management business which includes the Nations money market Funds. As a result, the Trustees requested information from CMG as to the plans of CMG and its parent with respect to the provision of investment management services to those Funds after the consummation of the proposed transaction. As of the date of this report, that in formation has not yet been provided. However, as the transaction is not expected to close until the spring of 2010, the Trustees concluded that they would have ample opportunity to take appropriate steps with respect to the investment management agreements of the money market Funds, including invoking the 60-day termination provisions of those agreements, in response to the information to be provided by CMG and reviewed by the IFC.
In my view, the process by which the proposed management fees of the Funds have been negotiated in 2009 thus far has been, to the extent practicable, at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with the AOD.
B. Nature and Quality of Services, Including Performance
3. The performance of the Funds was relatively strong for the measuring periods ending March 31, 2009. Between one-third and nearly one-half of the Funds were ranked in either the first or second quintiles in the one-, three-, five-, and 10-year periods, and no more than 8% were in the fifth quintile for these periods. Overall, the performance was stronger in the two longer periods.
4. The strongest performing groups over the one-, three-, and five-year periods were active equity, quantitative strategies, and, to a lesser extent, money market Funds. Sub-advised Funds were the weakest performers, with over 60% of the Funds in the bottom two quintiles in the one- and three-year periods. For the same two periods, no more than 15% percent of the sub-advised Funds were in the top two quintiles. Almost half of fixed-income Funds ranked in the bottom two quintiles in the one- and three-year periods.
5. Overall performance of the Funds was less robust in 2009 than in 2008 and 2007 for the one- and three-year performance periods. For example, 62% of the Funds were in the top two quintiles in 2007 for the one-year period compared with 33% in 2009. The ranks of those in the bottom two quintiles rose significantly between 2007 and 2009, led by money market and fixed-income Funds in the one- and three-year periods. For the three-year period, there was a similar trend with respect to sub-advised Funds.
6. The performance of the active equity Funds against their benchmarks was strong for the one-, three-, and five-year performance periods. In contrast, more than half of the sub-advised Funds failed to beat their benchmarks on a net basis in the one- and three-year periods. The fixed-income Funds consistently produced gross returns below those of their benchmarks. Lipper quintile rankings of the actively managed equity Funds are highly correlated with their performance against their benchmarks in the sense that net returns in excess of the benchmark appear necessary to achieve a ranking in one of the top three quintiles. No such correlation was observed for fixed-income and quantitative strategies Funds.
7. The equity Funds' overall performance adjusted for risk was mixed. Based upon three-year returns, less than 40% of the equity Funds had a combination of risk-adjusted and unadjusted returns that placed them in the top half of their performance universes; 60% were in the bottom half of their universes. About 30% of the fixed income Funds posted high returns and low risk relative to comparable funds. Over 60% of the fixed-income Funds took on more risk than the typical fund in their performance universes.
8. The industry-standard procedure used by Lipper that includes all share classes in the performance universe tends to bias a Fund's ranking upward within that universe. The bias occurs because either no-12b-1 fee or low-12b-1 fee share classes of the Nations Funds are compared with funds in performance universes that
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include all share classes of multi-class funds with 12b-1 fees of up to 100 basis points. Correcting this bias by limiting the performance universe to classes of comparable funds with low or no 12b-1 fees (a "filtered universe") lowers the relative performance for the Funds, but generally not to a material extent. The filtering process, however, did identify two Funds for further review that had not been so identified using unfiltered universes.
9. A small number of Funds have consistently underperformed over the past five years. The exact number depends on the criteria used to evaluate longer-term performance. For example, six different Funds have had below-median performance in at least four out of the five years between 2005 and 2009 for either the one- or three-year performance periods from 2005 to 2009. If the threshold were the 60th percentile, only two Funds would have satisfied the criteria.
10. The services performed by CMG professionals beyond portfolio management, such as compliance, legal, information technology, risk management, finance, and fund administration, are critical to the success of the Funds and appear to be of high quality.
C. Management Fees Charged by Other Mutual Fund Companies
11. The Funds' management fees and total expenses are generally low relative to those of their peers, with over half the Funds ranking in the most favorable two quintiles. For total expenses, slightly more than one-quarter are in the bottom two quintiles, while slightly less than two-fifths are in the bottom two quintiles for actual management fees. Fixed-income and quantitative strategies Funds have the lowest fees and expenses relative to their peers. The sub-advised Funds account for the majority of Funds in the fifth quintile for both management fees and total expenses.
12. The distribution of management fee rankings has changed little over the past three years, while the distribution of total expense rankings has moved in the direction of higher expenses. The most notable change involving total expenses has been a shift in the number of Funds from the first to the second quintile.
13. The management fees of the non-subadvised Funds are generally in line with those of Columbia Funds supervised by the Atlantic Board of Trustees (the "Atlantic Funds"). The sub-advised large cap equity, international equity, and high yield Funds, however, generally have higher management fees than those of comparable Atlantic and non-subadvised Funds.
14. The implementation of the new program of voluntary expense limits appears to have been associated, on balance, with less favorable expense rankings. This result reflects increases in expense limits for certain Funds, the removal of fee waivers, and the shift of certain expenses from CMA to the Funds. The decline in expense rankings is less significant, however, than CMA projected in December 2008.
D. Trustees' Advisory Contract Review Process
15. The Trustees' evaluation process identified 22 Funds in 2009 for further review based upon long-standing criteria relating to their relative performance or expenses or both. When compared in filtered universes, two more Funds met the criteria for further review. At the November meeting, CMG provided further information about each of those Funds to assist the Trustees in their evaluation.
E. Potential Economies of Scale
16. CMG presented to the Trustees its analysis of the sources and sharing of potential economies of scale. CMG views economies of scale as arising at the complex level and would regard estimates of scale economies for individual funds as unreliable. In its analysis, CMG did not identify specific sources of economies of scale or provide any estimates of any economies of scale that might arise from future asset growth. CMG's analysis included measures taken by the Trustees and CMG that seek to share any potential economies of scale through breakpoints in management fee schedules, the establishment of expense limits for each Fund, enhanced shareholder services, fund mergers, and operational consolidation.
17. An examination of the contractual fee schedules for five Nations Funds shows that the schedules for Small Cap II, Municipal Reserves, and Treasury Reserves compare favorably with those of their competitors, while the subadvised Marsico Growth and High Yield VS Funds have schedules generally above those of their peers, including funds that do not have a sub-adviser. The group fee with
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breakpoints that characterizes the money market Fund schedules is not typically found among competitors, nearly all of which have flat fee schedules.
F. Management Fees Charged to Institutional Clients
18. CMG has provided Trustees with comparisons of mutual fund management fees and institutional fees based upon standardized fee schedules and upon actual fees. The results show that, consistent with industry practice, actual and scheduled institutional fees are generally, but not always, lower than the Funds' management fees. CMG provided additional data this year demonstrating that at small asset levels, the effective fee of certain Funds may be equal to or less than institutional fee levels at those asset levels, due to the effect of expense limits on small funds with high gross expenses. CMG also analyzed the differences between the services provided and risks borne on the one hand by a manager of mutual funds and on the other by institutional advisers, and suggested that these differences should be kept in mind when Trustees review the reasonableness of the Funds' management fees.
G. Revenues, Expenses, and Profits
19. The activity-based cost allocation methodology employed by CMG to allocate costs, both direct and indirect, for purposes of calculating Fund profitability is thoughtful and detailed. This year, CMG further refined the technique by allocating additional indirect expenses on an activity basis.
20. The materials provided on CMG's revenues and expenses with respect to the Funds and the methodology underlying their construction form a sufficient basis for Trustees to evaluate the expenses of and profitability to CMG arising out of its relationships with the Funds.
21. CMG provided a firm-wide pro forma 2009 income statement demonstrating the effect of market events beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008 on its revenues and profitability to provide an additional perspective on calendar 2008 profitability data.
22. In 2008, CMG's pre-tax pre- and post-distribution margins on the Nations Funds were above the industry mean and median, based on limited data available for publicly held mutual fund managers and excluding the costs of CMG's money market capital support programs. However, as is to be expected in a 63-Fund complex, some Nations Funds had relatively high pre-tax profit margins in 2008, when calculated solely with respect to management revenues and expenses, while other Nations Funds operated at a loss. There is a positive relationship between Fund size and profitability to CMG, with smaller Funds generally operating at a loss to CMG.
23. CMG pays a fixed percentage of its management fee revenues to an affiliate, U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, with respect to assets of its clients invested in Nations Funds to compensate it for services it performs with respect to those client assets and for the effect of state law limitations on affiliates charging multiple fees. Based on our analysis of the services provided by this affiliate, we have concluded that all payments other than those for sub-transfer agent or sub-accounting services should be treated as a distribution expense.
III. Recommendations
1) Criteria for review. The Trustees may wish to consider modifying the criteria for identifying a Fund for further review (a "Review Fund") to include criteria that focus exclusively on performance. They may also wish to consider whether it would be useful to apply CMG's own internal monitoring standards for Fund performance to the contract review process, or whether such criteria are more relevant to their ongoing investment oversight.
2) Presentation of Review Fund discussion. CMG should consider whether it could more systematically present in one discussion all relevant information regarding each Review Fund, which is now split into several different portions of the 15(c) materials. For any Fund that has been a Review Fund in consecutive years, CMG should address under what circumstances it could reasonably be anticipated that the Fund would lose that status.
3) Refinement of tax-exempt performance data. Certain single-state tax-exempt Funds compete in extremely small universes and are compared to a multi-state benchmark of uncertain relevance. Notwithstanding the difficulties, CMG should work to improve the reliability of the calculation of relative performance of these Funds. If that is not possible, CMG should provide guidance on how the Trustees should judge the quality of CMG's management of these Funds.
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4) Development of risk metrics for asset-allocation, tax-exempt, and money market Funds. CMG has developed and shared with the Trustees quantitative risk metrics comparing equity and taxable fixed-income Funds against their peers. However, reliable risk metrics have not been developed for asset-allocation, tax-exempt fixed income, and money market Funds. We urge CMG to continue its efforts to provide reliable risk measures for these categories of Funds, especially in the cases of asset-allocation and money market funds, because their investors are likely to be motivated at least in part by a desire to manage risk.
5) Profitability data. For any period during which CMG is an affiliate of U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, CMG should continue to present to the Trustees the profitability of each Fund, each investment style and each complex (of which Nations is one) calculated as follows:
a. Management-only profitability should be calculated without reference to any Private Bank expense.
b. Profitability excluding distribution (which essentially covers the management and transfer agency functions) should be adjusted by removing from the expense calculation any portion of the Private Bank payment not attributable to the performance by the Private Bank of sub-transfer agency or sub-accounting functions.
c. Total profitability, including distribution: No adjustment for Private Bank expenses should be made, because all such expenses represent legitimate fund expenses to be taken into account in calculating CMG's profit margin including distribution.
d. Distribution only: This should include all Private Bank expenses other than those attributable to sub-transfer agency services.
6) Contractual fee analysis. This year CMG presented a new Lipper report comparing the contractual management fees of Funds with those of competitors in similar investment styles. However, the reliability of the conclusion—that Fund management fee breakpoints compared favorably with competitive fee rates—was limited by the use of competitive funds at all asset levels. The sponsors of a $100 million mutual fund may not have given much thought to breakpoints at $5 billion; therefore, that fund's contractual fee at that level is unlikely to compare favorably with that of a $5 billion Fund. Limiting the competitors to the Lipper expense group, whose constituents are similar in size to the rele vant Fund, would make the results more meaningful. In addition, the breakpoints of a select group of Nations Funds (which would differ each year) should continue to be compared to those of industry rivals to ensure that the Funds' breakpoint schedules remain within industry norms. As breakpoint schedules change relatively little each year, performing such a comparison for each Nations Fund each year would not be an efficient use of Trustee and CMG resources.
7) Pro forma profitability data. In any year in which CMG or the Trustees believe that the prior year's profitability is unlikely to be representative of current business results due to changes in markets or for any other reason, CMG should, consistent with this year's practice, prepare a pro forma income statement based on year-to-date actual data and reasonable projections used for its own business planning purposes.
8) Additional institutional data and analysis. While CMG provided a substantial amount of information on its institutional business, we suggest some additional items for future years: (a) profitability data for the institutional business in the format, and based upon the same allocation methodologies, used to present Fund profitability, (b) an explanation of how CMA sets institutional fee breakpoints, which normally begin at asset levels far lower than those found in Fund management fee breakpoints, and (c) distinguishing in all institutional fee materials fees of accounts acquired prior to the development of current fee schedules (so-called "legacy" accounts) from the fees of accounts launched after that time.
9) Management fee disparities. In any future study of management fees, CMG and the Nations Trustees should analyze the differences in management fee schedules. As part of that analysis, CMG should provide an explanation for any significant fee differences among comparable funds across fund families sponsored by CMG, such as differences in the management styles of different Funds included the same Lipper category. Finally, if CMG proposes a management fee change or an expense cap for
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any mutual fund managed by CMA that is comparable to any Nations Fund, CMG should provide the Trustees with sufficient information about the proposal to allow the Trustees to assess the applicability of the proposed change to the relevant Nations Fund or Funds.
10) Explanation of data supplied to Lipper. Each year, as part of the 15(c) process, CMG retains Lipper to compare the fees and expenses of each Fund to a group of competitors. In many cases, CMG, with the approval of the Trustees, adjusts the actual expense data, which is based on the most recent full fiscal year of the Fund (and each competitive fund) to reflect changes in fees or expense limits that occurred during or after the relevant fiscal year. This improves the reliability and usefulness of the comparison. However, to ensure that the Trustees know when and how CMG adjusted the data, we recommend that CMG prepare a table listing for each Fund what adjustments were made, e.g., to reflect a new expense limitation of x basis points that commenced on y date.
11) Reduction of volume of paper documents submitted. The effort to streamline and better organize the data presented to the Trustees and the process by which that data was prepared and organized continued to be well-received by all parties. Notwithstanding past success, it is always appropriate to look for opportunities to reduce and simplify the presentation of 15(c) data. One possibility would be to remove the 127 pages of biographical data, most if not all of which the Trustees have previously seen as part of their ongoing investment oversight duties, from the paper volume and post it on the Internet-based document storage and retrieval system used by the Funds to provide reference data to Trustees.
Respectfully submitted,
Steven E. Asher
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant (RiverSource Investments, LLC)
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT FEE CONSULTANT TO THE FUNDS SUPERVISED BY THE COLUMBIA NATIONS BOARD
Prepared Pursuant to the February 9, 2005
Assurance of Discontinuance among the
Office of Attorney General of New York State,
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, and
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.
December 22, 2009
I. Overview
On February 9, 2005, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("CMA") and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.1 ("CMD") agreed to the New York Attorney General's Assurance of Discontinuance ("AOD"). Among other things, the AOD stipulates that CMA may manage or advise a Columbia Fund ("Columbia Fund" and, together with some or all of such funds, the "Columbia Funds") only if the Independent Members of the Columbia Fund's Board of Trustees appoint a Senior Officer or retain an Independent Fee Consultant ("IFC") who is to manage the process by which proposed management fees are negotiated. The AOD further stipulates that the Senior Officer or IFC is to prepare a written annual evaluation of the fee negotiation process.
With effect from January 1, 2007, the Independent Members of the Board of Trustees for certain Columbia Funds known collectively as the "Nations Funds" (together with the other members of that Board, the "Trustees") retained me as IFC for the Nations Funds.2 In this capacity, I have prepared this written evaluation of the fee negotiation process. As was the case with the last three annual reports, my immediate predecessor as IFC, John Rea, provided invaluable assistance in the preparation of this report.
On September 29, 2009, Ameriprise entered into an asset purchase agreement with Bank of America, N.A. and its parent, Bank of America Corporation (together, the "Bank") pursuant to which the Bank agreed to sell certain CMG assets relating to Columbia's long-term asset management business, including management of the long-term Nations Funds (the "Transaction").3
The Transaction if completed would result in the termination of the existing Investment Management Agreements with CMA with respect to those Funds. Therefore, the Trustees have been requested to approve and recommend to the shareholders of each long-term Nations Fund new Investment Management and Sub-Advisory Agreements (together, the "Management Agreements") with RiverSource Investments, LLC ("RI"),4 investment manager of the RiverSource Funds and a subsidiary of Ameriprise. This report is intended to fulfill the requirements of the AOD with respect to the Trustees' consideration of the new Management Agreements.
A. Role of the Independent Fee Consultant
The AOD charges the IFC with "managing the process by which proposed management fees ... to be charged the Columbia Fund are negotiated so that they are negotiated in a manner which is at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with this Assurance of Discontinuance." The AOD also provides that CMA "may manage or advise a Columbia Fund only if the reasonableness of the proposed management fees is determined by the Board of Trustees ... using ... an annual independent written evaluation prepared by or under the direction of ... the Independent Fee Consultant." Therefore, the AOD makes clear that the IFC does not supplant the Trustees in negotiating management fees with CMA (or RI), nor does the IFC substitute his or her judgment for that of the Trustees with respect to the reasonableness of proposed fees or any other matter that is committed to the business judgment of the Trustees.
B. Elements Involved in Managing the Fee Negotiation Process
In preparing the report required by the AOD, the IFC must consider at least the following six factors set forth in the AOD:
1. The nature and quality of the adviser's services, including the Fund's performance;
1 CMA and CMD are subsidiaries of Columbia Management Group, LLC ("CMG"), and are the successors to the entities named in the AOD.
2 I have no material relationship with Bank of America, CMG or Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise"), aside from serving as IFC, and I am aware of no material relationship with any of their affiliates. I retained John Rea, an independent economic consultant, to assist me with this report.
Unless otherwise stated or required by the context, this report covers only the Nations Funds. Further, as the management of the Nations money market Funds was not included in the Transaction and no new Management Agreements were proposed for those Funds, this report does not cover those Funds unless otherwise stated.
3 Preliminary Response of Ameriprise to Information Request of Columbia Nations Board dated October 28, 2009 (hereafter, the "Preliminary Response"), p. 1.
4 Ameriprise intends to re-brand RI with the "Columbia" name (which is one of the assets being sold in the Transaction). Preliminary Response, pp. 4-5. In the case of new Sub-Advisory Agreements, the relevant current sub-adviser would also be a party.
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2. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged by other mutual fund companies for like services;
3. Possible economies of scale as the Fund grows larger;
4. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of the adviser for like services;
5. Costs to the adviser and its affiliates of supplying services pursuant to the management fee agreements, excluding any intra-corporate profit; and
6. Profit margins of the adviser and its affiliates from supplying such services.
C. Data Presented to the Trustees
In considering the proposed new Management Agreements with RI, the Trustees relied in part on the data that had been prepared as part of their annual contract review process, which concluded in early November. This data remained relevant because the fees in the proposed Management Agreements were identical to the fees approved at that time. The annual review materials included a Lipper report on the performance of each Nations Fund compared to its peers and its benchmark, comparisons of the fees and expenses of each Nations Fund to similar CMG-sponsored Funds, comparable competitive funds chosen by Lipper (in the case of long-term Funds), and institutional accounts advised by CMA, revenues, expenses, and profits of CMG from managing the Nations Funds, calculated both by Fund and collectively, and CMG's views on the existence and sharing of economies of scale.
In addition, the Trustees reviewed materials specific to the proposed new Management Agreements with RI in response to requests for information made on behalf of the Trustees, including the following:
• Performance data for the RiverSource Funds showing percentile and quartile rankings of each fund within its Lipper performance universe for periods up to five years and net returns of each fund relative to its benchmark returns. This data was arguably relevant due to the possibility that some RiverSource investment teams would be providing investment management services to certain Columbia Funds.5
• tables comparing the fee schedules and effective fee rates of funds managed by CMA and RI and institutional accounts advised by the two firms.
• extensive discussion of the process by which the components of the two asset management businesses would be integrated, including investment management, compliance, transfer agency, custody, fund accounting, and distribution.
• information about the financial condition of Ameriprise, including its most recent annual report on Form 10-K, RI's profit margins from managing the RiverSource Funds in 2007 and 2008, and pro forma income statements for the combined Columbia and RiverSource fund complex.
• disclosure that certain senior CMG executives, including President Michael Jones, Chief Investment Officer Colin Moore, Head of Mutual Funds J. Kevin Connaughton, and Chief Compliance Officer Linda Wondrack would continue in analogous capacities following the consummation of the Transaction, and
• a breakdown of the synergies RI expects to realize in the two years following the Transaction and the extent to which those potential synergies are expected to be shared with shareholders of funds advised by RI.
II. Findings
1. Based upon my examination of the information supplied by CMG and Ameriprise in the light of the six factors set forth in the AOD, I conclude that the Trustees have the relevant information necessary to evaluate the reasonableness of the proposed management fees for each Nations Fund for which a new Management Agreement was proposed (each, a "Long-Term Nations Fund").
2. In my view, the process by which the proposed management fees of each Long-Term Nations Fund have been negotiated with RI thus far has been, to the extent practicable, at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with the AOD.
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Respectfully submitted,
Steven E. Asher
5 On page 22 of its Supplemental Response to the Nations Trustees (undated but delivered November 25, 2009), Ameriprise said that "most personnel decisions, including with respect to the portfolio management teams for the Nations Funds ... will be made primarily by [current CMA CIO] Colin Moore using the Columbia 5P process."
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Proxy Voting Results
Corporate Bond Portfolio and Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio
On March 3, 2010, a special meeting of shareholders of Columbia Funds Series Trust was held to consider the approval of several proposals listed in the proxy statement for the meeting. Proposal 1 and Proposal 2 were voted on at the March 3, 2010 meeting of shareholders and Proposal 3 was voted on at an adjourned meeting of shareholders held on April 26, 2010. The shareholder meeting results are as follows:
Proposal 1: A proposed Investment Management Services Agreement with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (formerly, RiverSource Investments, LLC) (CMIA) was approved for each Portfolio as follows:
Fund | | Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes | |
Corporate Bond Portfolio | | | 2,240,031 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | |
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio | | | 4,481,459 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1,214 | | |
Proposal 2: A proposal authorizing CMIA to enter into and materially amend subadvisory agreements for the Portfolio in the future, with the approval of the Trust's Board of Trustees, but without obtaining additional shareholder approval, was approved for each Portfolio as follows:
Fund | | Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes | |
Corporate Bond Portfolio | | | 2,240,031 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | |
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio | | | 4,481,459 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1,214 | | |
Proposal 3: Each of the nominees for trustees was elected to the Trust's Board of Trustees, as follows:
Trustee | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld | | Abstentions | |
Edward J. Boudreau, Jr. | | | 2,680,026,424 | | | | 72,649,450 | | | | 0 | | |
William P. Carmichael | | | 2,679,841,716 | | | | 72,834,157 | | | | 0 | | |
William A. Hawkins | | | 2,679,847,210 | | | | 72,828,663 | | | | 0 | | |
R. Glenn Hilliard | | | 2,679,699,063 | | | | 72,976,810 | | | | 0 | | |
John J. Nagorniak | | | 2,680,054,075 | | | | 72,621,799 | | | | 0 | | |
Minor M. Shaw | | | 2,680,402,097 | | | | 72,273,776 | | | | 0 | | |
Anthony M. Santomero | | | 2,679,633,235 | | | | 73,042,638 | | | | 0 | | |
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Important Information About This Report
The portfolios 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 Fixed Income Sector Portfolios.
A description of the policies and procedures that each portfolio uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of each portfolio'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 portfolio voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC's website. Information regarding how each portfolio voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the portfolios' website, www.columbiamanagement.com.
Each portfolio 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 portfolio'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.
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the funds, visit columbiamanagement.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
On April 30, 2010, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., the parent company of RiverSource Investments, LLC, acquired the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC, including certain of its affiliates, which were, prior to this acquisition, part of Bank of America. In connection with the acquisition of the long-term assets, the Columbia Funds have a new investment adviser, RiverSource Investments, LLC, which is now known as Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. For those clients that use the services of a subadviser, those arrangements are continuing unless notified otherwise. RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc., now known as Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, will act as the principal distributor of the Columbia Funds.
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Columbia LifeGoalTM Portfolios
g Columbia LifeGoalTM Growth Portfolio
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Table of Contents
Economic Update | | | 1 | | |
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LifeGoalTM Growth Portfolio | | | 3 | | |
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LifeGoalTM Balanced Growth Portfolio | | | 8 | | |
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LifeGoalTM Income and Growth Portfolio | | | 13 | | |
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LifeGoalTM Income Portfolio | | | 18 | | |
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Financial Statements | | | 23 | | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | | 67 | | |
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Federal Income Tax Information | | | 68 | | |
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Fund Governance | | | 69 | | |
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Board Consideration and Re-Approval of Previous Investment Advisory Agreement | | | 74 | | |
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Board Consideration and Approval of New Investment Advisory Agreement | | | 78 | | |
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant (Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) | | | 85 | | |
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant (RiverSource Investments, LLC) | | | 91 | | |
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Proxy Voting Results | | | 93 | | |
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Important Information About This Report | | | 97 | | |
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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.
President's Message

Dear Shareholder:
On May 3, 2010, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. announced that it had completed the acquisition of the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management from Bank of America. This includes the business of managing its equity and fixed-income mutual funds. Ameriprise Financial has combined its current U.S. asset management business, RiverSource Investments, LLC, with Columbia Management. This transaction puts together two leading asset management firms to create one entity that ranks as the eighth largest manager of long-term mutual fund assets in the United States.1 This combined business will operate under the well-regarded Columbia Management brand, where we will build on the strengths of our combined investment capabilities and talent, our broad and diversified product lineup and exceptional service.
Our combined business has a new breadth and depth of investment choices. William "Ted" Truscott, CEO, U.S. asset management and president of annuities for Ameriprise Financial, leads the combined U.S. asset management business. Michael Jones serves as president, U.S. asset management. Colin Moore continues to serve as chief investment officer. I am also continuing in my role as head of mutual funds, responsible for the delivery of mutual fund products and services to investors. The Columbia funds' advisers, distributor and transfer agent are now subsidiaries of our parent company, Ameriprise Financial but operate under the Columbia Management name. You will begin to see these names used in communications and statements going forward.
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Advisers | | Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC | |
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Distributor | | Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. | |
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Transfer Agent | | Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. | |
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As a valued investor in Columbia funds, please know that our goal is to ensure a smooth transition and provide the highest quality products and services. Transition teams across the organization continue their efforts to build on best practices from both legacy organizations with integration efforts including rebranding, vendor and system consolidations and client communications. Additionally, we want to assure you that the funds' portfolio managers also continue to focus on providing uninterrupted service to all fund shareholders.
Although we have a lot of work ahead of us in 2010, Columbia Management and Ameriprise Financial are excited about the opportunities for our combined organization. I share this optimism and believe it positions us as a best-in-class asset management business with the ability to deliver more for our clients than ever before.
Sincerely,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds
1Source: Ameriprise Financial, Inc., based on March 31, 2010 data from the Investment Company Institute
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the funds, visit columbiamanagement.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Securities products offered through Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc.), member FINRA. Advisory services provided by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (formerly known as RiverSource Investments, LLC).
© 2010 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.
Economic Update – Columbia LifeGoal Portfolios
After a deep and difficult recession, the U.S. economy regained its footing midway through calendar year 2009. Gross domestic product (GDP) turned positive in the third quarter of 2009, rising 2.2%, and then gained 5.6% in the fourth quarter according to the estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Growth was primarily the result of a slowdown in inventory reduction and federal government stimulus spending. Hopes for a sustained recovery now depend on a variety of factors, including continued improvement in consumer spending, an increase in revenues to keep business profits moving higher and a turnaround in the labor market.
The housing market showed some signs of stabilizing, but stopped short of meaningful improvement during the period. Home sales moved higher in 2009 as new homebuyers took advantage of a federal tax credit. However, as the tax credit was set to expire in November 2009, sales slipped—and did not revive even though the tax credit was expanded and extended through April 2010. Housing prices remained relatively flat over the past year, but that was progress compared to 2008. The average home price fell sharply in 2008; and since then distressed properties, which account for approximately 40% of all housing sales, have held prices down because they are heavily discounted.
In the beleaguered labor market, there was some good news. While businesses continued to shed jobs through most of 2009, raising the unemployment rate at the end of the period, job data turned solidly positive in March 2010, buoyed by a swell of temporary workers hired to conduct the national once-in-a-decade census. Consumer spending also trended higher in the second half of the period. In fact, March year-over-year sales made a significant jump upward. Despite these improvements, consumer confidence, as measured monthly by The Conference Board, an independent research organization, failed to gain much ground during the year. Consumers surveyed continue to cite uncertain business conditions and still-weak labor prospects for their concerns.
On the business side of the economy, manufacturing activity gained momentum. A key measure of the nation's manufacturing situation—the Institute for Supply Management's Index—rose above 50 in July 2009—then rose for eight consecutive months to remain well above 50 for the remainder of the period. (An index value of 50+ indicates a growing economy.) Industrial production moved higher for eleven out of the past 12 months, and durable goods orders took off, with a big jump upward in January. Manufacturing capacity utilization inched upward to 72.7%.
Stocks staged a solid comeback
Against a strengthening economic backdrop, a stock market rally that began in mid-March 2009 continued with little interruption through the end of the period. The U.S. stock market returned 49.77% for the 12-month period, as measured by the S&P 500 Index.1 Mid-cap stocks outperformed large- and small-cap stocks and value stocks outperformed growth stocks by a solid margin, as measured by their respective Russell
1The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks.
Summary
For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010
g After a sharp decline, stock markets rebounded around the world, as measured by the S&P 500 Index and the MSCI EAFE Index.
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g As investors grew more comfortable with risk, non-Treasury sectors of the bond market rebounded. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index delivered solid results. High-yield bonds outperformed stocks, as measured by the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Cash Pay Index.
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indices.2 Outside the United States, stock market returns were slightly stronger. The MSCI EAFE Index,3 a broad gauge of stock market performance in foreign developed markets, gained 54.44% (net of dividends, in U.S. dollars) for the period. Emerging stock markets were caught in a downdraft in 2008, but they bounced back stronger than domestic or developed world markets as their economic growth generally outpaced the developed world. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index4 returned 81.08% (net of dividends, in U.S. dollars) for the 12-month period, after giving back some gains in the first quarter of 2010.
Bond returns ranged from solid to strong
As hopes for a recovery materialized, bonds from non-Treasury sectors delivered solid returns. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index5 returned 7.69%. Municipal bonds gained more than taxable investment-grade bonds even without factoring in potential tax advantages to investors in higher income-tax brackets. The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index6 returned 9.69%. The high-yield bond market was even stronger than the broad stock market during the period. For the 12 months covered by this report, the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Cash Pay Index7 returned 55.67%.
The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury, a common bellwether for the bond market, rose from 2.7% to 3.8% during the 12-month period. Yet despite the pickup in economic activity, the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) kept a key short-term interest rate—the federal funds rate—close to zero throughout the period.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
2The Russell 1000 Index tracks the performance of 1,000 of the largest U.S. companies, based on market capitalization. The Russell Midcap Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000 Index, which represents approximately 25% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000 Index. The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell 3000 Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000 Growth or the Russell 2000 Growth indexes. The Russell 3000 Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000 Value or the Russell 2000 Value indicies.
3The Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East (MSCI EAFE) Index is a capitalization-weighted index that tracks the total return of common stocks in 21 developed-market countries within Europe, Australasia and the Far East.
4The Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets Index (MSCI EMI) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. As of June 2009, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index consisted of the following 22 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey.
5The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price, coupon, pay-downs and total return performance of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated and non-convertible investment grade debt issues with at least $250 million par amount outstanding and with at least one year to final maturity.
6The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is considered representative of the broad market for investment-grade, tax-exempt bonds with a maturity of at least one year.
7The BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Cash Pay Index tracks the performance of non-investment-grade corporate bonds.
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.
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Portfolio Profile – Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio
Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the portfolio's Class A shares returned 55.04% without sales charge.
g The portfolio outperformed its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index1, which rose 49.77%. Its return was significantly higher than the 48.45% average return of the funds in its peer group, the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Classification.2
g We attribute the portfolio's strong relative performance to positive tactical allocations as well as to underlying funds that produced returns that surpassed their benchmarks.
Portfolio Management
Anwiti Bahuguna, PhD has co-managed the portfolio since February 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 2002.
Colin Moore has co-managed the portfolio since February 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 2002.
Kent M. Peterson, PhD has co-managed the portfolio since February 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 2006.
Marie M. Schofield has co-managed the portfolio since February 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 1990.
Effective May 1, 2010, David Joy will also co-manage the fund.
Effective May 1, 2010, RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., became the investment advisor to the Portfolio and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. Please see the Portfolio's prospectus, as supplemented, for more information regarding the change in investment advisor and certain other changes.
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 portfolio may not match those in an index.
2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the portfolio. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 03/31/10
| | +55.04% | |
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|  | | | Class A shares (with sales charge) | |
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| | +49.77% | |
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|  | | | S&P 500 Index | |
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Morningstar Style BoxTM

The Morningstar Style BoxTM reveals a portfolio's investment strategy. For equity portfolios, the vertical axis shows the market capitalization of the stocks owned, and the horizontal axis shows a portfolio's investment style (value, blend or growth). Information shown is based on the most recent data provided by Morningstar.
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Performance Information – Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Annual operating expense ratio (%)*
Class A | | | 1.49 | | |
Class B | | | 2.24 | | |
Class C | | | 2.24 | | |
Class R | | | 1.74 | | |
Class Z | | | 1.24 | | |
*The annual operating expense ratio is as stated in the portfolio's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report and includes the expenses incurred by the underlying funds in which the portfolio invests. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from the inclusion of expenses incurred by the underlying funds, fee waivers and expense reimbursements as well as the use of different time periods in calculating the ratios.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/00 – 03/31/10
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio during the stated time period and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on portfolio distributions or on the redemption of portfolio shares.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/00 – 03/31/10 ($)
Sales charge | | without | | with | |
Class A | | | 12,194 | | | | 11,495 | | |
Class B | | | 11,302 | | | | 11,302 | | |
Class C | | | 11,294 | | | | 11,294 | | |
Class R | | | 12,064 | | | | n/a | | |
Class Z | | | 12,474 | | | | n/a | | |
Average annual total return as of 03/31/10 (%)
Share class | | A | | B | | C | | R | | Z | |
Inception | | 10/15/96 | | 08/12/97 | | 10/15/96 | | 01/23/06 | | 10/15/96 | |
Sales charge | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | without | |
1-year | | | 55.04 | | | | 46.07 | | | | 53.78 | | | | 48.78 | | | | 53.73 | | | | 52.73 | | | | 54.68 | | | | 55.20 | | |
5-year | | | 4.22 | | | | 3.00 | | | | 3.46 | | | | 3.17 | | | | 3.44 | | | | 3.44 | | | | 4.00 | | | | 4.50 | | |
10-year | | | 2.00 | | | | 1.40 | | | | 1.23 | | | | 1.23 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 1.89 | | | | 2.24 | | |
The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.
Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of portfolio expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class R shares are sold at net asset value with distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class R and Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the portfolio's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on portfolio distributions or on the redemption of portfolio shares.
The inception date of the portfolio's Class R shares is January 23, 2006. Class R shares have no performance prior to their inception date. The performance shown for Class R shares prior to their inception date is that of Class A shares. If Class R shares fees and expenses were included, performance would be lower.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio
As a portfolio shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other portfolio expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your portfolio'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 portfolio'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 portfolio'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 cost of investing in the portfolio 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 portfolio and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.
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 initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the portfolio and when comparing the expenses of this portfolio with other funds.
10/01/09 – 03/31/10
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Portfolio's annualized expense ratio (%) | |
| | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | |
Class A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,102.50 | | | | 1,022.44 | | | | 2.62 | | | | 2.52 | | | | 0.50 | | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,098.50 | | | | 1,018.70 | | | | 6.54 | | | | 6.29 | | | | 1.25 | | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,099.40 | | | | 1,018.70 | | | | 6.54 | | | | 6.29 | | | | 1.25 | | |
Class R | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,101.00 | | | | 1,021.19 | | | | 3.93 | | | | 3.78 | | | | 0.75 | | |
Class Z | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,104.23 | | | | 1,023.68 | | | | 1.31 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 0.25 | | |
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 portfolio's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different portfolios. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
As a shareholder of the underlying funds in which it invests, the portfolio will bear its allocable share of the costs and expenses of these underlying funds. These costs and expenses are not included in expense information in the table above.
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Portfolio Managers' Report – Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
as of 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 10.33 | | |
Class B | | | 9.48 | | |
Class C | | | 9.40 | | |
Class R | | | 10.25 | | |
Class Z | | | 10.49 | | |
Distributions declared per share
04/01/09 – 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 0.02 | | |
Class B | | | 0.01 | | |
Class C | | | 0.01 | | |
Class R | | | 0.02 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.02 | | |
For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the portfolio's Class A shares returned 55.04% without sales charge. The portfolio surpassed its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, which returned 49.77% during the period. Its return was also higher than the average return of the funds in its peer group, the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Classification, which rose 48.45%. We attribute the portfolio's strong relative performance to positive tactical allocations, as well as to underlying funds that outperformed their benchmarks.
Tactical allocations, underlying funds benefited performance
With a strengthening economy as its backdrop, stock markets around the world rallied from mid-March 2009 through the end of the period. U.S. stocks rose strongly, and developed and emerging international markets produced even heftier gains. Against this backdrop, the portfolio's asset allocation team maintained an overweight in small-cap stocks and emerging markets. The team increased exposure to emerging markets through an investment in Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund, but it cut back exposure to small caps towards the second half of the period on the belief that they have enjoyed a strong run-up and have less potential going forward. The portfolio's emphasis on small caps and emerging markets helped boost performance as small-cap stocks returned 64.00%, measured by the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, and emerging markets rose 81.08%, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
In addition to positive tactical allocations, Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio benefited from strong performance of several of its underlying funds. For the period, Columbia Value and Restructuring Fund, Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Columbia Acorn USA, Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund and Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund all outperformed their respective benchmarks. However, Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund, Columbia Convertible Securities Fund and Columbia International Value Fund underperformed their benchmarks by considerable margins.
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Portfolio Managers' Report (continued) – Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio
Looking ahead
We believe that expectations for higher corporate earnings and a continued favorable interest rate climate could help support the U.S. stock market. Outside the United States, a debt rescue package for Greece and positive economic growth are also favorable signs for the financial markets. In this environment, the portfolio favors domestic and emerging markets over developed international markets.
Portfolio characteristics and holdings are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current characteristics and holdings. The outlook for the portfolio may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.
Columbia LifeGoal Portfolios reserve the right to add or remove underlying funds at any time.
The portfolio is a "fund of funds." A fund of funds bears its allocable share of the costs and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such funds are thus subject to two levels of fees and a potentially higher expense ratio than would be associated with an investment in a fund that invests and trades directly in financial instruments under the direction of a single manager. Risks include stock market fluctuations due to business and economic developments.
Equity securities are subject to stock market fluctuations that occur in response to economic and business developments.
Stocks of small- and mid-cap companies may pose special risks, including possible illiquidity and greater price volatility than stocks of larger, more established companies.
International investing involves special risks, including foreign taxation, currency risks, risks associated with possible differences in financial standards and other risks associated with future political and economic developments.
Investing in emerging markets may involve greater risks than investing in more developed countries. In addition, concentration of investments in a single region may result in greater volatility.
Portfolio Allocation
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund | | | 10.9 | | |
Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 10.8 | | |
Columbia Contrarian Core Fund | | | 7.2 | | |
Columbia Emerging Markets Fund | | | 6.6 | | |
Columbia Large Cap Core Fund | | | 6.5 | | |
Columbia Small Cap Value Fund II | | | 6.0 | | |
Columbia International Value Fund | | | 6.0 | | |
Columbia Value and Restructuring Fund | | | 4.9 | | |
Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund | | | 4.2 | | |
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund | | | 4.1 | | |
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund | | | 4.1 | | |
Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund | | | 4.1 | | |
Columbia Large Cap Value Fund | | | 4.1 | | |
Columbia Marsico International Opportunities Fund | | | 3.2 | | |
Columbia Acorn International | | | 3.1 | | |
Columbia Acorn USA | | | 3.0 | | |
Columbia Energy and Natural Resources Fund | | | 2.5 | | |
Columbia Convertible Securities Fund | | | 2.3 | | |
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund | | | 1.5 | | |
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I | | | 1.5 | | |
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II | | | 1.5 | | |
Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund | | | 1.4 | | |
Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund | | | 0.5 | | |
Portfolio allocation is calculated as a percentage of total investments.
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Portfolio Profile – Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 03/31/10
| | +42.94% | |
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|  | | | Class A shares (without sales charge) | |
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| | +7.69% | |
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|  | | | Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index | |
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| | +49.77% | |
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|  | | | S&P 500 Index | |
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Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the portfolio's Class A shares returned 42.94% without sales charge.
g The portfolio's equity benchmark, the S&P 500 Index1, returned 49.77% while its fixed-income index, the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index2, returned 7.69%.
g The portfolio significantly outperformed the average return of the funds in its peer group, the Lipper Mixed–Asset Target Allocation Moderate Funds Classification3, which returned 35.05%. Positive tactical allocations aided performance, and some underlying funds produced returns that surpassed their benchmarks.
Portfolio Management
Anwiti Bahuguna, PhD has co-managed the portfolio since February 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 2002.
Colin Moore has co-managed the portfolio since February 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 2002.
Kent M. Peterson, PhD has co-managed the portfolio since February 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 2006.
Marie M. Schofield has co-managed the portfolio since February 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 1990.
Effective May 1, 2010, David Joy will also co-manage the fund.
Effective May 1, 2010, RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., became the investment advisor to the Portfolio and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. Please see the Portfolio's prospectus, as supplemented, for more information regarding the change in investment advisor and certain other changes.
1The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks.
2The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price, coupon, pay-downs and total return performance of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated and non-convertible investment grade debt issues with at least $250 million par amount outstanding and with at least one year to final maturity.
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 portfolio may not match those in an index.
3Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the portfolio. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.
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Performance Information – Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio
Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/00 – 03/31/10
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio during the stated time period and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on portfolio distributions or on the redemption of portfolio shares.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/00 – 03/31/10 ($)
Sales charge | | without | | with | |
Class A | | | 15,224 | | | | 14,350 | | |
Class B | | | 14,105 | | | | 14,105 | | |
Class C | | | 14,097 | | | | 14,097 | | |
Class R | | | 15,050 | | | | n/a | | |
Class Z | | | 15,603 | | | | n/a | | |
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Annual operating expense ratio (%)*
Class A | | | 1.38 | | |
Class B | | | 2.13 | | |
Class C | | | 2.13 | | |
Class R | | | 1.63 | | |
Class Z | | | 1.13 | | |
*The annual operating expense ratio is as stated in the portfolio's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report and includes the expenses incurred by the underlying funds in which the portfolio invests. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from the inclusion of expenses incurred by the underlying funds, fee waivers and expense reimbursements as well as the use of different time periods in calculating the ratios.
Average annual total return as of 03/31/10 (%)
Share class | | A | | B | | C | | R | | Z | |
Inception | | 10/15/96 | | 08/13/97 | | 10/15/96 | | 01/23/06 | | 10/15/96 | |
Sales charge | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | without | |
1-year | | | 42.94 | | | | 34.67 | | | | 41.72 | | | | 36.72 | | | | 41.76 | | | | 40.76 | | | | 42.46 | | | | 43.01 | | |
5-year | | | 4.82 | | | | 3.59 | | | | 4.03 | | | | 3.72 | | | | 4.02 | | | | 4.02 | | | | 4.58 | | | | 5.09 | | |
10-year | | | 4.29 | | | | 3.68 | | | | 3.50 | | | | 3.50 | | | | 3.49 | | | | 3.49 | | | | 4.17 | | | | 4.55 | | |
The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.
Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of portfolio expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance results shown would have been lower.
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class R shares are sold at net asset value with distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class R and Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the portfolio's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on portfolio distributions or on the redemption of portfolio shares.
The inception date of the portfolio's Class R shares is January 23, 2006. Class R shares have no performance prior to their inception date. The performance shown for Class R shares prior to their inception date is that of Class A shares. If Class R shares fees and expenses were included, performance would be lower.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio
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 initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 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 portfolio and when comparing the expenses of this portfolio with other funds.
As a portfolio shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other portfolio expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your portfolio'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 $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the portfolio's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the portfolio's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the portfolio with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a portfolio and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.
10/01/09 – 03/31/10
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Portfolio's annualized expense ratio (%) | |
| | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | |
Class A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,079.60 | | | | 1,022.44 | | | | 2.59 | | | | 2.52 | | | | 0.50 | | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,075.10 | | | | 1,018.70 | | | | 6.47 | | | | 6.29 | | | | 1.25 | | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,075.20 | | | | 1,018.70 | | | | 6.47 | | | | 6.29 | | | | 1.25 | | |
Class R | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,077.30 | | | | 1,021.19 | | | | 3.88 | | | | 3.78 | | | | 0.75 | | |
Class Z | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,080.00 | | | | 1,023.68 | | | | 1.30 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 0.25 | | |
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 portfolio's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different portfolios. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
As a shareholder of the underlying funds in which it invests, the portfolio will bear its allocable share of the costs and expenses of these underlying funds. These costs and expenses are not included in expense information in the table above.
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Portfolio Managers' Report – Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio
For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the portfolio's Class A shares returned 42.94% without sales charge. The portfolio's equity benchmark, the broad-based S&P 500 Index, returned 49.77% and its fixed-income benchmark, the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index, returned 7.69%. The portfolio significantly outperformed the average return of the funds in its peer group, the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Moderate Funds Classification, which returned 35.05%. We attribute the portfolio's strong relative performance to tactical allocations as well as to underlying funds that outperformed their benchmarks.
Tactical allocations, underlying funds benefited performance
With a strengthening economy as its backdrop, stock markets around the world rallied from mid-March 2009 through the end of the period. U.S. stocks rose strongly, and developed and emerging international markets produced even heftier gains. In this environment, the portfolio's asset allocation team maintained an overweight in small-cap stocks and emerging markets. In fact, we added to emerging-market exposure with investments in Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund and iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund. These moves helped boost performance as small-cap stocks returned 64.00%, measured by the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, and emerging markets rose 81.08%, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
Early in the 12-month period, we increased the portfolio's exposure to equities. After a run-up in the markets, we took some steps to reduce the portfolio's risk exposure by reducing equities—including small caps—and establishing a position in commodities with an investment in Columbia Energy and Natural Resources Fund.
In the fixed-income portion of the portfolio, the management team maintained an overweight in investment-grade bonds and high-yield securities. The allocation to high-yield securities was particularly beneficial, as the Columbia High Income Fund returned 42.69% for the period. As the period wore on, the team raised its position in investment-grade bonds and cut back exposure to high yield. As part of a move to manage risk, we established a position in Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund.
In addition to positive tactical allocations, Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio benefited from strong performance of several of its underlying funds. For the period, Columbia Value and Restructuring Fund, Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Columbia Acorn USA, Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund, Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund, Columbia Total Return Bond Fund and Columbia Income Fund outperformed their respective benchmarks. However, Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund, Columbia Convertible Securities Fund, Columbia International Value Fund and Columbia High Income Fund underperformed their benchmarks by a considerable margin.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
as of 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 10.23 | | |
Class B | | | 10.16 | | |
Class C | | | 10.29 | | |
Class R | | | 10.22 | | |
Class Z | | | 10.21 | | |
Distributions declared per share
04/01/09 – 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 0.22 | | |
Class B | | | 0.16 | | |
Class C | | | 0.16 | | |
Class R | | | 0.20 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.25 | | |
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Portfolio Managers' Report (continued) – Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio
Portfolio Allocation
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | | 18.8 | | |
Columbia Income Fund | | | 9.4 | | |
Columbia High Income Fund | | | 8.4 | | |
Columbia International Value Fund | | | 5.7 | | |
Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund | | | 4.7 | | |
Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 4.7 | | |
Columbia Contrarian Core Fund | | | 4.7 | | |
Columbia Emerging Markets Fund | | | 4.6 | | |
Columbia Small Cap Value Fund II | | | 3.9 | | |
Columbia Large Cap Core Fund | | | 3.4 | | |
Columbia Value and Restructuring Fund | | | 3.3 | | |
Columbia Marsico International Opportunities Fund | | | 3.0 | | |
Columbia Acorn International | | | 2.9 | | |
Columbia Energy and Natural Resources Fund | | | 2.6 | | |
Columbia Convertible Securities Fund | | | 2.1 | | |
Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund | | | 2.1 | | |
Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund | | | 2.1 | | |
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund | | | 2.1 | | |
Columbia Large Cap Value Fund | | | 2.1 | | |
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund | | | 2.0 | | |
Columbia Acorn USA | | | 1.9 | | |
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund | | | 1.6 | | |
Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund | | | 1.4 | | |
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I | | | 1.0 | | |
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II | | | 1.0 | | |
Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund | | | 0.5 | | |
Columbia Cash Reserves | | | 0.0 | * | |
Portfolio allocation is calculated as a percentage of total investments.
*Rounds to less then 0.1%
Looking ahead
We believe that expectations for higher corporate earnings and a continued favorable interest-rate climate could help support the U.S. stock market. Outside the United States, a debt rescue package for Greece and positive economic growth are also favorable signs for the financial markets. In this environment, the portfolio favors domestic and emerging markets over developed international markets.
Portfolio characteristics and holdings are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current characteristics and holdings. The outlook for the portfolio may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.
Columbia LifeGoal Portfolios reserve the right to add or remove underlying funds at any time.
The portfolio is a "fund of funds." A fund of funds bears its allocable share of the costs and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such funds are thus subject to two levels of fees and a potentially higher expense ratio than would be associated with an investment in a fund that invests and trades directly in financial instruments under the direction of a single manager. Risks include stock market fluctuations due to business and economic developments.
Equity securities are subject to stock market fluctuations that occur in response to economic and business developments.
Stocks of small- and mid-cap companies may pose special risks, including possible illiquidity and greater price volatility than stocks of larger, more established companies.
International investing involves special risks, including foreign taxation, currency risks, risks associated with possible differences in financial standards and other risks associated with future political and economic developments.
Investing in emerging markets may involve greater risks than investing in more developed countries. In addition, concentration of investments in a single region may result in greater volatility.
Investing in fixed-income securities may involve certain risks, including the credit quality of individual issuers, possible prepayments, market or economic developments and yields and share price fluctuations due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates go up, bond prices typically drop, and vice versa.
Investments in high-yield bonds (sometimes referred to as "junk" bonds) offer the potential for high current income and attractive total return, but involve certain risks. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances may adversely affect a high-yield bond issuer's ability to make principal and interest payments. High-yield bonds issued by foreign entities have greater potential risks, including less regulation, currency fluctuations, economic instability and political developments.
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Portfolio Profile – Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio
Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the portfolio's Class A shares returned 29.06% without sales charge.
g The portfolio's equity benchmark, the S& P 500 Index1, rose 49.77%, while its fixed-income index, the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index2, returned 7.69%.
g The portfolio outperformed the average return of the funds in its peer group, the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Conservative Funds Classification,3 which returned 27.20%. Positive tactical allocations as well as underlying funds that outperformed their benchmarks generally accounted for the portfolio's strong results.
Portfolio Management
Anwiti Bahuguna, PhD has co-managed the portfolio since February 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 2002.
Colin Moore has co-managed the portfolio since February 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 2002.
Kent M. Peterson, PhD has co-managed the portfolio since February 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 2006.
Marie M. Schofield has co-managed the portfolio since February 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 1990.
Effective May 1, 2010, David Joy will also co-manage the fund.
Effective May 1, 2010, RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., became the investment advisor to the Portfolio and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. Please see the Portfolio's prospectus, as supplemented, for more information regarding the change in investment advisor and certain other changes.
1The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large capitalization U.S. stocks.
2The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price, coupon, pay-downs and total return performance of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated and non-convertible investment grade debt issues with at least $250 million par amount outstanding and with at least one year to final maturity.
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 portfolio may not match those in an index.
3Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the portfolio. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 03/31/10
| | +29.06% | |
|
|  | | | Class A shares (without sales charge) | |
|
| | +7.69% | |
|
|  | | | Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index | |
|
| | +49.77% | |
|
|  | | | S&P 500 Index | |
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Performance Information – Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Annual operating expense ratio (%)*
Class A | | | 1.23 | | |
Class B | | | 1.98 | | |
Class C | | | 1.98 | | |
Class R | | | 1.48 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.98 | | |
*The annual operating expense ratio is as stated in the portfolio's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report and includes the expenses incurred by the underlying funds in which the portfolio invests. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from the inclusion of expenses incurred by the underlying funds, fee waivers and expense reimbursements as well as the use of different time periods in calculating the ratios.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/00 – 03/31/10
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio during the stated time period and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on portfolio distributions or on the redemption of portfolio shares.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/00 – 03/31/10 ($)
Sales charge | | without | | with | |
Class A | | | 15,799 | | | | 14,893 | | |
Class B | | | 14,643 | | | | 14,643 | | |
Class C | | | 14,635 | | | | 14,635 | | |
Class R | | | 15,632 | | | | n/a | | |
Class Z | | | 16,166 | | | | n/a | | |
Average annual total return as of 03/31/10 (%)
Share class | | A | | B | | C | | R | | Z | |
Inception | | 10/15/96 | | 08/07/97 | | 10/15/96 | | 01/23/06 | | 10/15/96 | |
Sales charge | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | without | |
1-year | | | 29.06 | | | | 21.64 | | | | 27.94 | | | | 22.94 | | | | 27.99 | | | | 26.99 | | | | 28.58 | | | | 29.25 | | |
5-year | | | 4.73 | | | | 3.50 | | | | 3.94 | | | | 3.63 | | | | 3.94 | | | | 3.94 | | | | 4.50 | | | | 4.96 | | |
10-year | | | 4.68 | | | | 4.06 | | | | 3.89 | | | | 3.89 | | | | 3.88 | | | | 3.88 | | | | 4.57 | | | | 4.92 | | |
The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.
Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of portfolio expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class R shares are sold at net asset value with distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class R and Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the portfolio's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on portfolio distributions or on the redemption of portfolio shares.
The inception date of the portfolio's Class R shares is January 23, 2006. Class R shares have no performance prior to their inception date. The performance shown for Class R shares prior to their inception date is that of Class A shares. If Class R shares fees and expenses were included, performance would be lower.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio
As a portfolio shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other portfolio expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your portfolio'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 portfolio'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 portfolio'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 cost of investing in the portfolio 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 portfolio and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.
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 initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the portfolio and when comparing the expenses of this portfolio with other funds.
10/01/09 – 03/31/10
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Portfolio's annualized expense ratio (%) | |
| | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | |
Class A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,061.00 | | | | 1,022.44 | | | | 2.57 | | | | 2.52 | | | | 0.50 | | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,056.30 | | | | 1,018.70 | | | | 6.41 | | | | 6.29 | | | | 1.25 | | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,056.60 | | | | 1,018.70 | | | | 6.41 | | | | 6.29 | | | | 1.25 | | |
Class R | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,058.60 | | | | 1,021.19 | | | | 3.85 | | | | 3.78 | | | | 0.75 | | |
Class Z | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,061.90 | | | | 1,023.68 | | | | 1.29 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 0.25 | | |
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 portfolio's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different portfolios. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
As a shareholder of the underlying funds in which it invests, the portfolio will bear its allocable share of the costs and expenses of these underlying funds. These costs and expenses are not included in expense information in the table above.
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Portfolio Managers' Report – Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
as of 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 10.04 | | |
Class B | | | 10.00 | | |
Class C | | | 9.94 | | |
Class R | | | 10.04 | | |
Class Z | | | 9.94 | | |
Distributions declared per share
04/01/09 – 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 0.30 | | |
Class B | | | 0.23 | | |
Class C | | | 0.23 | | |
Class R | | | 0.28 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.33 | | |
For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the portfolio's Class A shares returned 29.06% without sales charge. The portfolio's equity benchmark, the broad-based S&P 500 Index, returned 49.77% and its fixed-income benchmark, the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index, rose 7.69%. The portfolio surpassed the average return of the funds in its peer group, the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Conservative Funds Classification, which returned 27.20%. We attribute the portfolio's strong relative performance to positive tactical allocations, as well as to underlying funds that outperformed their benchmarks.
Tactical allocations, underlying funds benefited performance
With a strengthening economy as its backdrop, stock markets around the world rallied from mid-March 2009 through the end of the period. U.S. stocks rose strongly, and developed and emerging international markets produced even heftier gains. In this environment, the portfolio's asset allocation team added to equities and reduced fixed income. We maintained an overweight in small-cap stocks but cut back slightly on the portfolio's small-cap position after a strong run up in the sector. Small-cap stocks returned 64.00%, as measured by the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. We also overweighted emerging markets, adding positions in Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund and iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund, which helped boost performance as emerging markets rose 81.08%, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Within fixed income, the team added to corporate bond holdings by reducing cash. We maintained an overweight in high-yield securities, whic h was particularly beneficial as Columbia High Income Fund returned 42.69% for the period. However, we cut back exposure to high yield later in the period and raised the portfolio's exposure to investment-grade bonds, which was another positive performer for the portfolio. As part of a move to broaden diversification and manage risk, we established new positions in commodities and U.S. Treasuries through investments in Columbia Energy and Natural Resources Fund and Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund.
In addition to positive tactical allocations, Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio benefited from strong performance of several of its underlying funds. For the period, Columbia Value and Restructuring Fund, Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Columbia Acorn USA, Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund, Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund, Columbia Total Return Bond Fund, Columbia Short Term Bond Fund and Columbia Income Fund outperformed their respective benchmarks. Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund, Columbia Convertible Securities Fund, Columbia International Value Fund and Columbia High Income Fund underperformed their respective benchmarks by considerable margins.
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Portfolio Managers' Report (continued) – Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio
Looking ahead
We believe that expectations for higher corporate earnings and a continued favorable interest-rate climate could help support the U.S. stock market. Outside the United States, a debt rescue package for Greece and positive economic growth are also favorable signs for the financial markets. In this environment, the portfolio favors domestic and emerging markets over developed international markets.
Portfolio characteristics and holdings are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current characteristics and holdings. The outlook for the portfolio may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.
Columbia LifeGoal Portfolios reserve the right to add or remove underlying funds at any time.
The portfolio is a "fund of funds." A fund of funds bears its allocable share of the costs and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such funds are thus subject to two levels of fees and a potentially higher expense ratio than would be associated with an investment in a fund that invests and trades directly in financial instruments under the direction of a single manager. Risks include stock market fluctuations due to business and economic developments.
Equity securities are subject to stock market fluctuations that occur in response to economic and business developments.
Stocks of small- and mid-cap companies may pose special risks, including possible illiquidity and greater price volatility than stocks of larger, more established companies.
International investing involves special risks, including foreign taxation, currency risks, risks associated with possible differences in financial standards and other risks associated with future political and economic developments.
Investing in emerging markets may involve greater risks than investing in more developed countries. In addition, concentration of investments in a single region may result in greater volatility.
Investing in fixed-income securities may involve certain risks, including the credit quality of individual issuers, possible prepayments, market or economic developments and yields and share price fluctuations due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates go up, bond prices typically drop, and vice versa.
Investments in high-yield bonds (sometimes referred to as "junk" bonds) offer the potential for high current income and attractive total return, but involve certain risks. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances may adversely affect a high-yield bond issuer's ability to make principal and interest payments. High-yield bonds issued by foreign entities have greater potential risks, including less regulation, currency fluctuation, economic instability and political developments.
Portfolio Allocation
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | | 24.7 | | |
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | | 19.5 | | |
Columbia High Income Fund | | | 11.5 | | |
Columbia Income Fund | | | 8.8 | | |
Columbia Emerging Markets Fund | | | 3.6 | | |
Columbia Energy and Natural Resources Fund | | | 2.5 | | |
Columbia Contrarian Core Fund | | | 2.5 | | |
Columbia Convertible Securities Fund | | | 2.1 | | |
Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund | | | 2.0 | | |
Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 2.0 | | |
Columbia Large Cap Core Fund | | | 2.0 | | |
Columbia International Value Fund | | | 1.7 | | |
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund | | | 1.6 | | |
Columbia Small Cap Value Fund II | | | 1.5 | | |
Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund | | | 1.5 | | |
Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund | | | 1.3 | | |
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund | | | 1.3 | | |
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund | | | 1.3 | | |
Columbia Large Cap Value Fund | | | 1.3 | | |
Columbia Value and Restructuring Fund | | | 1.3 | | |
Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund | | | 1.3 | | |
Columbia Acorn International | | | 1.0 | | |
Columbia Marsico International Opportunities Fund | | | 1.0 | | |
Columbia Acorn USA | | | 0.8 | | |
Columbia Cash Reserves | | | 0.6 | | |
Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund | | | 0.5 | | |
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I | | | 0.4 | | |
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II | | | 0.4 | | |
Portfolio allocation is calculated as a percentage of total investments.
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Portfolio Profile – Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 03/31/10
| | +19.77% | |
|
|  | | | Class A shares (without sales charge) | |
|
| | +4.72% | |
|
|  | | | Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate 1-3 Years Index | |
|
| | +13.66% | |
|
|  | | | Blended 80% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate 1-3 Years Index / 20% Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index | |
|
Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the portfolio's Class A shares returned 19.77% without sales charge.
g The portfolio outperformed its fixed-income index, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate 1-3 Years Index1; a customized benchmark2 created by Columbia Management Advisors, blending 80% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate 1-3 Years Index and 20% Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index; and the average return of the funds in its peer group, the Lipper General Bond Funds Classification.3
g Positive tactical allocations and underlying funds that produced returns that surpassed their benchmarks generally accounted for the portfolio's strong performance.
Portfolio Management
Anwiti Bahuguna, PhD has co-managed the portfolio since February 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 2002.
Colin Moore has co-managed the portfolio since February 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 2002.
Kent M. Peterson, PhD has co-managed the portfolio since February 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 2006.
Marie M. Schofield has co-managed the portfolio since February 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 1990.
Effective May 1, 2010, David Joy will also co-manage the fund.
Effective May 1, 2010, RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., became the investment advisor to the Portfolio and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. Please see the Portfolio's prospectus, as supplemented, for more information regarding the change in investment advisor and certain other changes.
1The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate 1-3 Years Index is an index of publicly-issued investment-grade corporate, U.S. Treasury and government agency securities with remaining maturities of one to three years.
2This blend is 80% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate 1-3 Years Index and 20% Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index. The Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index is a market value-weighted index, which covers the U.S. non-investment grade fixed-rate debt market. The index is composed of US. dollar-denominated corporate debt in industrial, utility and finance sectors with a minimum $150 million par amount outstanding and a maturity greater than one year. The index includes reinvestment of income.
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 portfolio may not match those in an index.
3Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the portfolio. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.
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Performance Information – Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio
Performance of a $10,000 investment 09/04/03 – 03/31/10
*Benchmark performance is as of 08/31/03
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio during the stated time period and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on portfolio distributions or on the redemption of portfolio shares.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 09/04/03 – 03/31/10 ($)
Sales charge | | without | | with | |
Class A | | | 13,087 | | | | 12,656 | | |
Class B | | | 12,455 | | | | 12,455 | | |
Class C | | | 12,447 | | | | 12,447 | | |
Class Z | | | 13,312 | | | | n/a | | |
Average annual total return as of 03/31/10 (%)
Share class | | A | | B | | C | | Z | |
Inception | | 09/04/03 | | 09/04/03 | | 09/05/03 | | 09/04/03 | |
Sales charge | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | |
1-year | | | 19.77 | | | | 15.86 | | | | 19.04 | | | | 16.04 | | | | 19.07 | | | | 18.07 | | | | 20.33 | | |
5-year | | | 4.03 | | | | 3.34 | | | | 3.26 | | | | 3.26 | | | | 3.26 | | | | 3.26 | | | | 4.29 | | |
Life | | | 4.18 | | | | 3.65 | | | | 3.40 | | | | 3.40 | | | | 3.39 | | | | 3.39 | | | | 4.45 | | |
The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% for Class A shares and the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.
Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of portfolio expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the portfolio's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on portfolio distributions or on the redemption of portfolio shares.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Annual operating expense ratio (%)*
Class A | | | 1.63 | | |
Class B | | | 2.38 | | |
Class C | | | 2.38 | | |
Class Z | | | 1.38 | | |
Annual operating expense ratio
after contractual waivers (%)*
Class A | | | 1.24 | | |
Class B | | | 1.99 | | |
Class C | | | 1.99 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.99 | | |
*The annual operating expense ratio and annual operating expense ratio after contractual waivers are as stated in the portfolio's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report and include the expenses incurred by the underlying funds in which the portfolio invests. The contractual waiver expires 07/31/10. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including expenses incurred by the underlying funds, fee waivers and expense reimbursements as well as the use of different time periods in calculating the ratios.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio
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 initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 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 portfolio and when comparing the expenses of this portfolio with other funds.
As a portfolio shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other portfolio expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your portfolio'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 $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the portfolio's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the portfolio's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the portfolio with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a portfolio and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.
10/01/09 – 03/31/10
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Portfolio's annualized expense ratio (%) | |
| | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | |
Class A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,048.20 | | | | 1,021.59 | | | | 3.42 | | | | 3.38 | | | | 0.67 | | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,044.30 | | | | 1,017.85 | | | | 7.24 | | | | 7.14 | | | | 1.42 | | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,045.50 | | | | 1,017.85 | | | | 7.24 | | | | 7.14 | | | | 1.42 | | |
Class Z | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,050.50 | | | | 1,022.84 | | | | 2.15 | | | | 2.12 | | | | 0.42 | | |
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 portfolio'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 portfolio and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different portfolios. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
As a shareholder of the underlying funds in which it invests, the portfolio will bear its allocable share of the costs and expenses of these underlying funds. These costs and expenses are not included in expense information in the table above.
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Portfolio Managers' Report – Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio
For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the portfolio's Class A shares returned 19.77% without sales charge. The portfolio's return was sharply higher than the 4.72% return of its benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate 1-3 Years Index. It also did better than its customized blended benchmark—80% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate 1-3 Years Index and 20% Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index—which returned 13.66%. In addition, the portfolio outpaced the average return of the funds in its peer group, the Lipper General Bond Funds Classification, which returned 15.41%. We attribute the portfolio's strong relative performance to positive tactical allocations, as well as to underlying funds that outperformed their benchmarks.
Tactical allocations, underlying funds benefited performance
With a strengthening economy as its backdrop, stock markets around the world rallied from mid-March 2009 through the end of the period. U.S. stocks rose strongly and both developed and emerging international markets produced even heftier gains. In this environment, the portfolio's asset allocation team added to the portfolio's small equity position and slightly reduced exposure to fixed income. A very small position in small-cap stocks helped boost performance as small-cap stocks returned 64.00%, as measured by the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.
Within fixed income, the team reduced its exposure to mortgage-backed securities and cash, adding to investment-grade corporate bonds and high-yield securities. The allocation to high-yield securities was particularly beneficial as Columbia High Income Fund returned 42.69% for the period. To help broaden the portfolio's diversification we established new positions in Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund and Columbia Energy and Natural Resources Fund.
In addition to positive tactical allocations, Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio benefited from strong performance of several of its underlying funds: Columbia Total Return Bond Fund, Columbia Income Fund, Columbia Short Term Bond Fund, Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio and Columbia Value and Restructuring Fund. However, Columbia High Income Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund and Columbia Convertible Securities Fund underperformed their respective benchmarks by considerable margins.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
as of 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 9.90 | | |
Class B | | | 9.89 | | |
Class C | | | 9.88 | | |
Class Z | | | 9.91 | | |
Distributions declared per share
04/01/09 – 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 0.35 | | |
Class B | | | 0.28 | | |
Class C | | | 0.28 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.38 | | |
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Portfolio Managers' Report (continued) – Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio
Portfolio Allocation
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | | | 34.9 | | |
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | | | 18.0 | | |
Columbia High Income Fund | | | 16.6 | | |
Columbia Income Fund | | | 9.2 | | |
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio | | | 5.8 | | |
Columbia Convertible Securities Fund | | | 5.0 | | |
Columbia Energy and Natural Resources Fund | | | 2.5 | | |
Columbia Value and Restructuring Fund | | | 1.5 | | |
Columbia Large Cap Value Fund | | | 1.5 | | |
Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund | | | 1.5 | | |
Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 1.3 | | |
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund | | | 1.0 | | |
Columbia Small Cap Value Fund II | | | 0.7 | | |
Columbia Cash Reserves | | | 0.5 | | |
Portfolio allocation is calculated as a percentage of total investments.
Looking ahead
We believe that expectations for higher corporate earnings and a continued favorable interest rate climate could help support the U.S. stock and bond markets. Outside the United States, a debt rescue package for Greece and positive economic growth are also favorable signs for the financial markets.
Portfolio characteristics and holdings are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current characteristics and holdings. The outlook for the portfolio may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.
Columbia LifeGoal Portfolios reserve the right to add or remove underlying funds at any time.
The portfolio is a "fund of funds." A fund of funds bears its allocable share of the costs and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such funds are thus subject to two levels of fees and a potentially higher expense ratio than would be associated with an investment in a fund that invests and trades directly in financial instruments under the direction of a single manager. Risks include stock market fluctuations due to business and economic developments.
Equity securities are subject to stock market fluctuations that occur in response to economic and business developments.
Stocks of small- and mid-cap companies may pose special risks, including possible illiquidity and greater price volatility than stocks of larger, more established companies.
International investing involves special risks, including foreign taxation, currency risks, risks associated with possible differences in financial standards and other risks associated with future political and economic developments.
Investing in fixed-income securities may involve certain risks, including the credit quality of individual issuers, possible prepayments, market or economic developments and yields and share price fluctuations due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates go up, bond prices typically drop, and vice versa.
Investments in high-yield bonds (sometimes referred to as "junk" bonds) offer the potential for high current income and attractive total return, but involve certain risks. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances may adversely affect a high-yield bond issuer's ability to make principal and interest payments. High-yield bonds issued by foreign entities have greataer potential risks, including less regulation, currency fluctuation, economic instability and political developments.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio
March 31, 2010
Investment Companies (a) – 100.1% | |
| | Shares | | Value ($) | |
Columbia Acorn International, Class Z | | | 347,984 | | | | 12,339,497 | | |
Columbia Acorn USA, Class Z | | | 477,005 | | | | 11,801,116 | | |
Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Class Z | | | 2,167,158 | | | | 28,368,103 | | |
Columbia Convertible Securities Fund, Class Z | | | 667,233 | | | | 8,947,597 | | |
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund, Class Z | | | 1,533,705 | | | | 16,211,260 | | |
Columbia Emerging Markets Fund, Class Z | | | 2,299,953 | | | | 25,897,474 | | |
Columbia Energy and Natural Resources Fund, Class Z | | | 480,405 | | | | 9,689,779 | | |
Columbia International Value Fund, Class Z | | | 1,637,875 | | | | 23,470,748 | | |
Columbia Large Cap Core Fund, Class Z | | | 2,087,246 | | | | 25,339,163 | | |
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund, Class Z | | | 765,877 | | | | 16,198,300 | | |
Columbia Large Cap Value Fund, Class Z | | | 1,507,431 | | | | 16,174,729 | | |
Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund, Class Z | | | 782,143 | | | | 16,284,214 | | |
Columbia Marsico International Opportunities Fund, Class Z | | | 1,161,244 | | | | 12,564,662 | | |
Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund, Class Z | | | 1,919,775 | | | | 42,427,029 | | |
Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund, Class Z | | | 3,537,184 | | | | 42,340,095 | | |
Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund, Class Z | | | 258,421 | | | | 1,987,259 | | |
Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund, Class Z | | | 1,522,967 | | | | 16,219,598 | | |
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I, Class Z | | | 222,857 | | | | 5,919,073 | | |
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II, Class Z | | | 582,550 | | | | 5,895,406 | | |
Columbia Small Cap Value Fund II, Class Z | | | 1,984,896 | | | | 23,540,867 | | |
Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund, Class Z | | | 500,619 | | | | 5,566,878 | | |
Columbia Value and Restructuring Fund, Class Z | | | 428,641 | | | | 19,143,123 | | |
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund | | | 573,000 | | | | 5,982,120 | | |
Total Investment Companies (cost of $369,767,877) | | | 392,308,090 | | |
Total Investments – 100.1% (cost of $369,767,877) (b) | | | 392,308,090 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (0.1)% | | | (476,789 | ) | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 391,831,301 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) Mutual funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC or one of its affiliates.
(b) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $380,385,189.
Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (level 1 measurements) were used in determining value for all securities in the Portfolio as of March 31, 2010.
For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio
March 31, 2010
Investment Companies (a) – 100.1% | |
| | Shares | | Value ($) | |
Columbia Acorn International, Class Z | | | 482,809 | | | | 17,120,410 | | |
Columbia Acorn USA, Class Z | | | 459,293 | | | | 11,362,901 | | |
Columbia Cash Reserves, Capital Class Shares | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | |
Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Class Z | | | 2,074,605 | | | | 27,156,583 | | |
Columbia Convertible Securities Fund, Class Z | | | 914,756 | | | | 12,266,879 | | |
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund, Class Z | | | 1,123,067 | | | | 11,870,822 | | |
Columbia Emerging Markets Fund, Class Z | | | 2,401,886 | | | | 27,045,231 | | |
Columbia Energy and Natural Resources Fund, Class Z | | | 736,144 | | | | 14,848,023 | | |
Columbia High Income Fund, Class Z | | | 6,168,860 | | | | 48,672,304 | | |
Columbia Income Fund, Class Z | | | 5,732,056 | | | | 54,626,489 | | |
Columbia International Value Fund, Class Z | | | 2,309,152 | | | | 33,090,152 | | |
Columbia Large Cap Core Fund, Class Z | | | 1,644,072 | | | | 19,959,029 | | |
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund, Class Z | | | 568,255 | | | | 12,018,587 | | |
Columbia Large Cap Value Fund, Class Z | | | 1,110,872 | | | | 11,919,654 | | |
Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund, Class Z | | | 581,766 | | | | 12,112,362 | | |
Columbia Marsico International Opportunities Fund, Class Z | | | 1,589,745 | | | | 17,201,041 | | |
Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund, Class Z | | | 1,240,139 | | | | 27,407,065 | | |
Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund, Class Z | | | 2,272,238 | | | | 27,198,694 | | |
Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund, Class Z | | | 391,368 | | | | 3,009,623 | | |
Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund, Class Z | | | 1,132,817 | | | | 12,064,504 | | |
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I, Class Z | | | 215,654 | | | | 5,727,782 | | |
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II, Class Z | | | 561,238 | | | | 5,679,731 | | |
Columbia Small Cap Value Fund II, Class Z | | | 1,906,057 | | | | 22,605,831 | | |
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund, Class Z | | | 11,126,043 | | | | 109,591,521 | | |
Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund, Class Z | | | 754,952 | | | | 8,395,062 | | |
| | Shares | | Value ($) | |
Columbia Value and Restructuring Fund, Class Z | | | 425,364 | | | | 18,996,743 | | |
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund | | | 865,000 | | | | 9,030,600 | | |
Total Investment Companies (cost of $525,960,419) | | | 580,977,625 | | |
Total Investments – 100.1% (cost of $525,960,419) (b) | | | 580,977,625 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (0.1)% | | | (421,461 | ) | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 580,556,164 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) Mutual funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC or one of its affiliates.
(b) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $540,603,783.
Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (level 1 measurements) were used in determining value for all securities in the Portfolio as of March 31, 2010.
For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio
March 31, 2010
Investment Companies (a) – 100.0% | |
| | Shares | | Value ($) | |
Columbia Acorn International, Class Z | | | 41,224 | | | | 1,461,794 | | |
Columbia Acorn USA, Class Z | | | 44,522 | | | | 1,101,472 | | |
Columbia Cash Reserves, Capital Class Shares | | | 860,920 | | | | 860,920 | | |
Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Class Z | | | 274,089 | | | | 3,587,830 | | |
Columbia Convertible Securities Fund, Class Z | | | 228,409 | | | | 3,062,961 | | |
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund, Class Z | | | 179,402 | | | | 1,896,281 | | |
Columbia Emerging Markets Fund, Class Z | | | 463,662 | | | | 5,220,833 | | |
Columbia Energy and Natural Resources Fund, Class Z | | | 181,113 | | | | 3,653,057 | | |
Columbia High Income Fund, Class Z | | | 2,124,696 | | | | 16,763,849 | | |
Columbia Income Fund, Class Z | | | 1,354,840 | | | | 12,911,623 | | |
Columbia International Value Fund, Class Z | | | 175,605 | | | | 2,516,424 | | |
Columbia Large Cap Core Fund, Class Z | | | 233,630 | | | | 2,836,268 | | |
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund, Class Z | | | 89,509 | | | | 1,893,119 | | |
Columbia Large Cap Value Fund, Class Z | | | 176,823 | | | | 1,897,307 | | |
Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund, Class Z | | | 91,590 | | | | 1,906,911 | | |
Columbia Marsico International Opportunities Fund, Class Z | | | 135,403 | | | | 1,465,057 | | |
Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund, Class Z | | | 133,591 | | | | 2,952,354 | | |
Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund, Class Z | | | 245,851 | | | | 2,942,838 | | |
Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund, Class Z | | | 96,838 | | | | 744,684 | | |
Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund, Class Z | | | 177,984 | | | | 1,895,534 | | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund, Class Z | | | 3,623,877 | | | | 35,985,103 | | |
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I, Class Z | | | 20,549 | | | | 545,787 | | |
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II, Class Z | | | 55,087 | | | | 557,478 | | |
Columbia Small Cap Value Fund II, Class Z | | | 185,255 | | | | 2,197,127 | | |
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund, Class Z | | | 2,892,055 | | | | 28,486,747 | | |
| | Shares | | Value ($) | |
Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund, Class Z | | | 192,769 | | | | 2,143,594 | | |
Columbia Value and Restructuring Fund, Class Z | | | 42,485 | | | | 1,897,382 | | |
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund | | | 218,000 | | | | 2,275,920 | | |
Total Investment Companies (cost of $134,091,040) | | | 145,660,254 | | |
Total Investments – 100.0% (cost of $134,091,040) (b) | | | 145,660,254 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 0.0% | | | (18,379 | ) | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 145,641,875 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) Mutual funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC or its affiliates.
(b) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $140,708,467.
Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (level 1 measurements) were used in determining value for all securities in the Portfolio as of March 31, 2010.
For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio
March 31, 2010
Investment Companies (a) – 99.9% | |
| | Shares | | Value ($) | |
Columbia Cash Reserves, Capital Class Shares | | | 151,509 | | | | 151,509 | | |
Columbia Convertible Securities Fund, Class Z | | | 112,822 | | | | 1,512,945 | | |
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund, Class Z | | | 28,581 | | | | 302,101 | | |
Columbia Energy and Natural Resources Fund, Class Z | | | 38,118 | | | | 768,847 | | |
Columbia High Income Fund, Class Z | | | 640,710 | | | | 5,055,204 | | |
Columbia Income Fund, Class Z | | | 294,596 | | | | 2,807,499 | | |
Columbia Large Cap Value Fund, Class Z | | | 42,316 | | | | 454,049 | | |
Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund, Class Z | | | 32,874 | | | | 393,500 | | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund, Class Z | | | 1,072,745 | | | | 10,652,354 | | |
Columbia Small Cap Value Fund II, Class Z | | | 17,809 | | | | 211,212 | | |
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund, Class Z | | | 557,616 | | | | 5,492,516 | | |
Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund, Class Z | | | 40,825 | | | | 453,969 | | |
Columbia Value and Restructuring Fund, Class Z | | | 10,218 | | | | 456,318 | | |
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio | | | 190,502 | | | | 1,764,047 | | |
Total Investment Companies (cost of $28,315,492) | | | 30,476,070 | | |
Total Investments – 99.9% (cost of $28,315,492) (b) | | | 30,476,070 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 0.1% | | | 41,072 | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 30,517,142 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) Mutual funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC or its affiliates.
(b) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $30,406,517.
Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (level 1 measurements) were used in determining value for all securities in the Portfolio as of March 31, 2010.
For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia LifeGoal Portfolios
March 31, 2010
| | ($) | | ($) | | ($) | | ($) | |
| | Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio | | Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio | | Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio | | Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio | |
Assets | |
Affiliated investments, at identified cost | | | 369,767,877 | | | | 525,960,419 | | | | 134,091,040 | | | | 28,315,492 | | |
Affiliated investments, at value | | | 392,308,090 | | | | 580,977,625 | | | | 145,660,254 | | | | 30,476,070 | | |
Cash | | | — | | | | — | | | | 21,093 | | | | — | | |
Receivable for: | |
Investments sold | | | 156,909 | | | | 345,899 | | | | — | | | | 10,506 | | |
Portfolio shares sold | | | 305,832 | | | | 629,329 | | | | 211,472 | | | | 140,982 | | |
Expense reimbursement due from investment advisor | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 16,875 | | |
Prepaid expenses | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 303 | | |
Total Assets | | | 392,770,831 | | | | 581,952,853 | | | | 145,892,819 | | | | 30,644,736 | | |
Liabilities | |
Payable for: | |
Investments purchased | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,573 | | | | — | | |
Portfolio shares repurchased | | | 683,862 | | | | 995,143 | | | | 151,474 | | | | 35,988 | | |
Investment advisory fee | | | 82,144 | | | | 121,850 | | | | 30,544 | | | | 599 | | |
Administration fee | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 927 | | |
Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,189 | | |
Transfer agent fee | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,420 | | |
Trustees' fees | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 34,571 | | |
Audit fee | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 21,202 | | |
Legal fee | | | — | | �� | | — | | | | — | | | | 12,499 | | |
Custody fee | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 599 | | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 173,524 | | | | 279,696 | | | | 67,353 | | | | 13,675 | | |
Chief compliance officer expenses | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 153 | | |
Other liabilities | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,772 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | 939,530 | | | | 1,396,689 | | | | 250,944 | | | | 127,594 | | |
Net Assets | | | 391,831,301 | | | | 580,556,164 | | | | 145,641,875 | | | | 30,517,142 | | |
Net Assets Consist of | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | | 458,744,710 | | | | 621,736,038 | | | | 153,497,650 | | | | 31,801,112 | | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 274,839 | | | | 279,115 | | | | 74,079 | | | | 22,128 | | |
Accumulated net realized loss | | | (89,728,461 | ) | | | (96,476,195 | ) | | | (19,499,068 | ) | | | (3,466,676 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | 22,540,213 | | | | 55,017,206 | | | | 11,569,214 | | | | 2,160,578 | | |
Net Assets | | | 391,831,301 | | | | 580,556,164 | | | | 145,641,875 | | | | 30,517,142 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued) – Columbia LifeGoal Portfolios
March 31, 2010
| | Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio | | Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio | | Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio | | Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio | |
Class A | |
Net assets | | $ | 178,768,775 | | | $ | 245,326,799 | | | $ | 60,848,059 | | | $ | 13,390,343 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 17,309,068 | | | | 23,987,666 | | | | 6,060,745 | | | | 1,352,052 | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share (a) | | $ | 10.33 | | | $ | 10.23 | | | $ | 10.04 | | | $ | 9.90 | | |
Maximum sales charge | | | 5.75 | % | | | 5.75 | % | | | 5.75 | % | | | 3.25 | % | |
Maximum offering price per share | | $ | 10.96 | (b) | | $ | 10.85 | (b) | | $ | 10.65 | (b) | | $ | 10.23 | (c) | |
Class B | |
Net assets | | $ | 91,699,483 | | | $ | 181,026,513 | | | $ | 40,508,027 | | | $ | 7,079,001 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 9,677,652 | | | | 17,822,043 | | | | 4,049,344 | | | | 715,696 | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share (a) | | $ | 9.48 | | | $ | 10.16 | | | $ | 10.00 | | | $ | 9.89 | | |
Class C | |
Net assets | | $ | 68,149,568 | | | $ | 87,495,908 | | | $ | 23,320,882 | | | $ | 5,572,744 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 7,252,274 | | | | 8,505,938 | | | | 2,345,881 | | | | 564,242 | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share (a) | | $ | 9.40 | | | $ | 10.29 | | | $ | 9.94 | | | $ | 9.88 | | |
Class R | |
Net assets | | $ | 1,586,186 | | | $ | 1,740,332 | | | $ | 558,813 | | | | — | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 154,801 | | | | 170,309 | | | | 55,634 | | | | — | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 10.25 | | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 10.04 | | | | — | | |
Class Z | |
Net assets | | $ | 51,627,289 | | | $ | 64,966,612 | | | $ | 20,406,094 | | | $ | 4,475,054 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 4,921,009 | | | | 6,359,979 | | | | 2,052,516 | | | | 451,783 | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 10.49 | | | $ | 10.21 | | | $ | 9.94 | | | $ | 9.91 | | |
(a) Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
(b) On sales of $50,000 or more the offering price is reduced.
(c) On sales of $100,000 or more the offering price is reduced.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Operations – Columbia LifeGoal Portfolios
For the Year Ended March 31, 2010
| | ($) | | ($) | | ($) | | ($) | |
| | Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio | | Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio | | Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio | | Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio | |
Investment Income | |
Dividends from affiliates | | | 3,650,950 | | | | 15,855,235 | | | | 5,210,279 | | | | 1,369,547 | | |
Expenses | |
Investment advisory fee | | | 879,067 | | | | 1,343,431 | | | | 346,254 | | | | 15,573 | | |
Administration fee | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 39,883 | | |
Distribution and service fees: | |
Class A | | | 391,736 | | | | 546,946 | | | | 136,936 | | | | 33,338 | | |
Distribution fee: | |
Class B | | | 671,947 | | | | 1,354,042 | | | | 322,250 | | | | 56,642 | | |
Class C | | | 471,008 | | | | 596,938 | | | | 161,951 | | | | 41,333 | | |
Class R | | | 6,656 | | | | 9,178 | | | | 2,344 | | | | — | | |
Service fee: | |
Class B | | | 223,982 | | | | 451,347 | | | | 107,417 | | | | 18,891 | | |
Class C | | | 157,003 | | | | 198,979 | | | | 54,049 | | | | 13,781 | | |
Transfer agent fee | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 29,173 | | |
Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 26,283 | | |
Trustees' fees | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 41,196 | | |
Custody fee | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,558 | | |
Registration fees | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 47,599 | | |
Audit fee | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 26,255 | | |
Legal fees | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 54,417 | | |
Chief compliance officer expenses | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 606 | | |
Other expenses | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 20,767 | | |
Total Expenses | | | 2,801,399 | | | | 4,500,861 | | | | 1,131,201 | | | | 471,295 | | |
Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by investment advisor and/or administrator | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (178,022 | ) | |
Net Expenses | | | 2,801,399 | | | | 4,500,861 | | | | 1,131,201 | | | | 293,273 | | |
Net Investment Income | | | 849,551 | | | | 11,354,374 | | | | 4,079,078 | | | | 1,076,274 | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Capital Gains Distributions Received | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Affiliated investments | | | (15,019,613 | ) | | | (22,054,826 | ) | | | (1,712,598 | ) | | | (514,171 | ) | |
Capital gains distributions received from affiliates | | | 559 | | | | 853 | | | | 323 | | | | 68 | | |
Net realized loss | | | (15,019,054 | ) | | | (22,053,973 | ) | | | (1,712,275 | ) | | | (514,103 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | 158,467,291 | | | | 191,543,831 | | | | 31,464,277 | | | | 4,929,754 | | |
Net Gain | | | 143,448,237 | | | | 169,489,858 | | | | 29,752,002 | | | | 4,415,651 | | |
Net Increase Resulting from Operations | | | 144,297,788 | | | | 180,844,232 | | | | 33,831,080 | | | | 5,491,925 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia LifeGoal Portfolios
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio | | Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2010 ($) | | 2009 ($) | | 2010 ($) | | 2009 ($) | |
Operations | |
Net investment income | | | 849,551 | | | | 1,351,880 | | | | 11,354,374 | | | | 12,188,685 | | |
Net realized loss on investments and capital gains distributions received | | | (15,019,054 | ) | | | (71,642,109 | ) | | | (22,053,973 | ) | | | (70,465,213 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | 158,467,291 | | | | (112,051,391 | ) | | | 191,543,831 | | | | (125,990,158 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) resulting from operations | | | 144,297,788 | | | | (182,341,620 | ) | | | 180,844,232 | | | | (184,266,686 | ) | |
Distributions to Shareholders | |
From net investment income: | |
Class A | | | (354,759 | ) | | | (676,822 | ) | | | (5,327,779 | ) | | | (5,515,625 | ) | |
Class B | | | (72,537 | ) | | | (278,679 | ) | | | (3,029,203 | ) | | | (3,736,680 | ) | |
Class C | | | (49,902 | ) | | | (193,667 | ) | | | (1,330,248 | ) | | | (1,496,200 | ) | |
Class R | | | (2,306 | ) | | | (3,186 | ) | | | (37,238 | ) | | | (39,486 | ) | |
Class Z | | | (102,921 | ) | | | (199,526 | ) | | | (1,522,123 | ) | | | (1,365,743 | ) | |
From net realized gains: | |
Class A | | | — | | | | (39,083,644 | ) | | | — | | | | (26,940,878 | ) | |
Class B | | | — | | | | (28,904,759 | ) | | | — | | | | (26,954,090 | ) | |
Class C | | | — | | | | (19,597,408 | ) | | | — | | | | (10,746,472 | ) | |
Class R | | | — | | | | (223,911 | ) | | | — | | | | (123,428 | ) | |
Class Z | | | — | | | | (9,633,365 | ) | | | — | | | | (4,698,253 | ) | |
From return of capital: | |
Class A | | | — | | | | (119,590 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Class B | | | — | | | | (82,772 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Class C | | | — | | | | (56,631 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Class R | | | — | | | | (860 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Class Z | | | — | | | | (29,920 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (582,425 | ) | | | (99,084,740 | ) | | | (11,246,591 | ) | | | (81,616,855 | ) | |
Net Capital Stock Transactions | | | (22,899,343 | ) | | | 35,570,771 | | | | (26,500,404 | ) | | | (16,014,725 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | 7,713 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 120,823,733 | | | | (245,855,589 | ) | | | 143,097,237 | | | | (281,898,266 | ) | |
Net Assets | |
Beginning of period | | | 271,007,568 | | | | 516,863,157 | | | | 437,458,927 | | | | 719,357,193 | | |
End of period | | | 391,831,301 | | | | 271,007,568 | | | | 580,556,164 | | | | 437,458,927 | | |
Undistributed net investment income at end of period | | | 274,839 | | | | — | | | | 279,115 | | | | 171,332 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio | | Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2010 ($) | | 2009 ($) | | 2010 ($) | | 2009 ($) | |
Operations | |
Net investment income | | | 4,079,078 | | | | 4,664,612 | | | | 1,076,274 | | | | 1,249,346 | | |
Net realized loss on investments and capital gains distributions received | | | (1,712,275 | ) | | | (16,576,091 | ) | | | (514,103 | ) | | | (2,348,379 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | 31,464,277 | | | | (15,800,904 | ) | | | 4,929,754 | | | | (1,700,679 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) resulting from operations | | | 33,831,080 | | | | (27,712,383 | ) | | | 5,491,925 | | | | (2,799,712 | ) | |
Distributions to Shareholders | |
From net investment income: | |
Class A | | | (1,774,246 | ) | | | (1,787,275 | ) | | | (500,449 | ) | | | (528,217 | ) | |
Class B | | | (1,045,055 | ) | | | (1,496,820 | ) | | | (224,860 | ) | | | (289,485 | ) | |
Class C | | | (542,321 | ) | | | (642,374 | ) | | | (164,769 | ) | | | (178,485 | ) | |
Class R | | | (14,094 | ) | | | (13,665 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Class Z | | | (647,227 | ) | | | (728,571 | ) | | | (176,430 | ) | | | (252,288 | ) | |
From net realized gains: | |
Class A | | | — | | | | (2,138,677 | ) | | | — | | | | (52,628 | ) | |
Class B | | | — | | | | (2,476,269 | ) | | | — | | | | (32,624 | ) | |
Class C | | | — | | | | (1,034,082 | ) | | | — | | | | (19,422 | ) | |
Class R | | | — | | | | (18,411 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Class Z | | | — | | | | (691,717 | ) | | | — | | | | (25,388 | ) | |
From return of capital: | |
Class A | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Class B | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Class C | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Class R | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Class Z | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (4,022,943 | ) | | | (11,027,861 | ) | | | (1,066,508 | ) | | | (1,378,537 | ) | |
Net Capital Stock Transactions | | | (4,264,005 | ) | | | (2,640,145 | ) | | | (2,232,566 | ) | | | (1,032,311 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 25,544,132 | | | | (41,380,389 | ) | | | 2,192,851 | | | | (5,210,560 | ) | |
Net Assets | |
Beginning of period | | | 120,097,743 | | | | 161,478,132 | | | | 28,324,291 | | | | 33,534,851 | | |
End of period | | | 145,641,875 | | | | 120,097,743 | | | | 30,517,142 | | | | 28,324,291 | | |
Undistributed net investment income at end of period | | | 74,079 | | | | 17,944 | | | | 22,128 | | | | 12,362 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets – Capital Stock Activity
| | Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2010 | | Year Ended March 31, 2009 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Class A | |
Subscriptions | | | 3,091,308 | | | | 27,588,415 | | | | 3,454,524 | | | | 32,525,153 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 43,067 | | | | 335,160 | | | | 3,505,856 | | | | 37,286,239 | | |
Redemptions | | | (3,207,836 | ) | | | (29,248,812 | ) | | | (5,508,191 | ) | | | (48,589,833 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (73,461 | ) | | | (1,325,237 | ) | | | 1,452,189 | | | | 21,221,559 | | |
Class B | |
Subscriptions | | | 300,175 | | | | 2,294,384 | | | | 817,201 | | | | 7,608,028 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 9,589 | | | | 68,850 | | | | 2,787,933 | | | | 27,567,429 | | |
Redemptions | | | (2,663,286 | ) | | | (21,979,706 | ) | | | (3,664,323 | ) | | | (30,142,955 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (2,353,522 | ) | | | (19,616,472 | ) | | | (59,189 | ) | | | 5,032,502 | | |
Class C | |
Subscriptions | | | 961,091 | | | | 7,928,734 | | | | 1,747,721 | | | | 16,328,504 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 5,627 | | | | 40,063 | | | | 1,567,012 | | | | 15,367,263 | | |
Redemptions | | | (1,945,856 | ) | | | (15,923,996 | ) | | | (3,069,876 | ) | | | (24,575,462 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (979,138 | ) | | | (7,955,199 | ) | | | 244,857 | | | | 7,120,305 | | |
Class R | |
Subscriptions | | | 59,693 | | | | 489,491 | | | | 40,684 | | | | 338,883 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 298 | | | | 2,306 | | | | 21,524 | | | | 227,957 | | |
Redemptions | | | (30,267 | ) | | | (272,508 | ) | | | (28,559 | ) | | | (282,138 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 29,724 | | | | 219,289 | | | | 33,649 | | | | 284,702 | | |
Class Z | |
Subscriptions | | | 1,752,025 | | | | 16,262,948 | | | | 1,843,568 | | | | 14,777,449 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 7,159 | | | | 56,483 | | | | 511,180 | | | | 5,503,378 | | |
Redemptions | | | (1,187,216 | ) | | | (10,541,155 | ) | | | (2,134,711 | ) | | | (18,369,124 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 571,968 | | | | 5,778,276 | | | | 220,037 | | | | 1,911,703 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2010 | | Year Ended March 31, 2009 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Class A | |
Subscriptions | | | 4,803,386 | | | | 44,609,724 | | | | 4,291,111 | | | | 39,976,547 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 532,093 | | | | 4,997,088 | | | | 3,112,699 | | | | 30,437,602 | | |
Redemptions | | | (4,546,857 | ) | | | (42,351,740 | ) | | | (8,457,706 | ) | | | (73,707,271 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 788,622 | | | | 7,255,072 | | | | (1,053,896 | ) | | | (3,293,122 | ) | |
Class B | |
Subscriptions | | | 589,083 | | | | 5,178,715 | | | | 1,510,474 | | | | 14,118,684 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 310,682 | | | | 2,872,923 | | | | 2,960,121 | | | | 29,013,590 | | |
Redemptions | | | (4,573,702 | ) | | | (41,976,618 | ) | | | (8,006,306 | ) | | | (68,629,338 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (3,673,937 | ) | | | (33,924,980 | ) | | | (3,535,711 | ) | | | (25,497,064 | ) | |
Class C | |
Subscriptions | | | 1,437,027 | | | | 13,435,382 | | | | 1,758,967 | | | | 16,578,329 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 115,164 | | | | 1,082,100 | | | | 961,892 | | | | 9,540,633 | | |
Redemptions | | | (1,846,000 | ) | | | (17,014,082 | ) | | | (3,801,694 | ) | | | (33,379,383 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (293,809 | ) | | | (2,496,600 | ) | | | (1,080,835 | ) | | | (7,260,421 | ) | |
Class R | |
Subscriptions | | | 60,150 | | | | 539,862 | | | | 125,717 | | | | 1,150,078 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 4,033 | | | | 37,237 | | | | 17,084 | | | | 162,914 | | |
Redemptions | | | (121,078 | ) | | | (1,160,141 | ) | | | (26,244 | ) | | | (237,623 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (56,895 | ) | | | (583,042 | ) | | | 116,557 | | | | 1,075,369 | | |
Class Z | |
Subscriptions | | | 1,506,119 | | | | 13,977,974 | | | | 3,371,764 | | | | 31,627,836 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 114,054 | | | | 1,061,854 | | | | 506,774 | | | | 4,879,824 | | |
Redemptions | | | (1,268,234 | ) | | | (11,790,682 | ) | | | (1,983,230 | ) | | | (17,547,147 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 351,939 | | | | 3,249,146 | | | | 1,895,308 | | | | 18,960,513 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Capital Stock Activity
| | Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2010 | | Year Ended March 31, 2009 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Class A | |
Subscriptions | | | 1,792,223 | | | | 16,683,536 | | | | 2,073,776 | | | | 18,288,125 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 159,758 | | | | 1,519,412 | | | | 381,961 | | | | 3,562,465 | | |
Redemptions | | | (1,470,993 | ) | | | (13,754,411 | ) | | | (2,105,575 | ) | | | (18,655,380 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 480,988 | | | | 4,448,537 | | | | 350,162 | | | | 3,195,210 | | |
Class B | |
Subscriptions | | | 209,608 | | | | 1,919,007 | | | | 770,389 | | | | 6,937,048 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 101,019 | | | | 952,550 | | | | 388,937 | | | | 3,656,519 | | |
Redemptions | | | (1,290,520 | ) | | | (12,149,208 | ) | | | (2,552,583 | ) | | | (22,444,006 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (979,893 | ) | | | (9,277,651 | ) | | | (1,393,257 | ) | | | (11,850,439 | ) | |
Class C | |
Subscriptions | | | 555,399 | | | | 5,176,368 | | | | 729,163 | | | | 6,566,710 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 47,502 | | | | 445,991 | | | | 141,359 | | | | 1,316,982 | | |
Redemptions | | | (565,216 | ) | | | (5,289,047 | ) | | | (1,134,246 | ) | | | (9,870,305 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 37,685 | | | | 333,312 | | | | (263,724 | ) | | | (1,986,613 | ) | |
Class R | |
Subscriptions | | | 24,710 | | | | 228,170 | | | | 15,285 | | | | 136,565 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 1,484 | | | | 14,094 | | | | 3,424 | | | | 32,076 | | |
Redemptions | | | (15,095 | ) | | | (140,807 | ) | | | (17,563 | ) | | | (157,356 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 11,099 | | | | 101,457 | | | | 1,146 | | | | 11,285 | | |
Class Z | |
Subscriptions | | | 579,483 | | | | 5,364,435 | | | | 2,090,216 | | | | 19,404,505 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 43,544 | | | | 408,286 | | | | 105,495 | | | | 967,099 | | |
Redemptions | | | (615,771 | ) | | | (5,642,381 | ) | | | (1,470,029 | ) | | | (12,381,192 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 7,256 | | | | 130,340 | | | | 725,682 | | | | 7,990,412 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2010 | | Year Ended March 31, 2009 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Class A | |
Subscriptions | | | 414,030 | | | | 3,845,408 | | | | 483,618 | | | | 4,352,189 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 44,786 | | | | 422,811 | | | | 52,394 | | | | 477,949 | | |
Redemptions | | | (422,314 | ) | | | (4,050,740 | ) | | | (638,467 | ) | | | (5,860,303 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 36,502 | | | | 217,479 | | | | (102,455 | ) | | | (1,030,165 | ) | |
Class B | |
Subscriptions | | | 81,196 | | | | 758,008 | | | | 341,660 | | | | 3,079,717 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 20,424 | | | | 192,117 | | | | 29,995 | | | | 272,820 | | |
Redemptions | | | (257,918 | ) | | | (2,441,151 | ) | | | (400,796 | ) | | | (3,631,237 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (156,298 | ) | | | (1,491,026 | ) | | | (29,141 | ) | | | (278,700 | ) | |
Class C | |
Subscriptions | | | 126,587 | | | | 1,191,173 | | | | 258,374 | | | | 2,290,418 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 14,092 | | | | 132,492 | | | | 17,439 | | | | 157,675 | | |
Redemptions | | | (173,176 | ) | | | (1,638,681 | ) | | | (181,977 | ) | | | (1,630,292 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (32,497 | ) | | | (315,016 | ) | | | 93,836 | | | | 817,801 | | |
Class R | |
Subscriptions | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Redemptions | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net increase | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Class Z | |
Subscriptions | | | 204,365 | | | | 1,949,223 | | | | 338,678 | | | | 3,057,723 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 11,166 | | | | 105,281 | | | | 19,946 | | | | 183,722 | | |
Redemptions | | | (285,245 | ) | | | (2,698,507 | ) | | | (428,497 | ) | | | (3,782,692 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (69,714 | ) | | | (644,003 | ) | | | (69,873 | ) | | | (541,247 | ) | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 6.68 | | | $ | 13.24 | | | $ | 14.69 | | | $ | 13.92 | | | $ | 12.19 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.05 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and capital gains distributions received | | | 3.62 | | | | (4.12 | ) | | | (0.59 | ) | | | 1.38 | | | | 2.34 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 3.67 | | | | (4.06 | ) | | | (0.54 | ) | | | 1.45 | | | | 2.39 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (2.46 | ) | | | (0.86 | ) | | | (0.63 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | |
From return of capital | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (2.50 | ) | | | (0.91 | ) | | | (0.68 | ) | | | (0.66 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.33 | | | $ | 6.68 | | | $ | 13.24 | | | $ | 14.69 | | | $ | 13.92 | | |
Total return (d) | | | 55.04 | % | | | (37.62 | )% | | | (4.31 | )% | | | 10.74 | % | | | 20.01 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | %(f) | | | 0.50 | %(f) | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.68 | %(f) | | | 0.31 | %(f) | | | 0.31 | % | | | 0.37 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 19 | % | | | 45 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 30 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 178,769 | | | $ | 116,169 | | | $ | 210,861 | | | $ | 206,715 | | | $ | 142,967 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(e) Does not include expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. If these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.
(f) 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 LifeGoal Growth Portfolio
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class B Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 6.17 | | | $ | 12.46 | | | $ | 13.93 | | | $ | 13.28 | | | $ | 11.72 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment loss (b) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and capital gains distributions received | | | 3.34 | | | | (3.80 | ) | | | (0.55 | ) | | | 1.32 | | | | 2.25 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 3.32 | | | | (3.81 | ) | | | (0.61 | ) | | | 1.28 | | | | 2.20 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.07 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (2.46 | ) | | | (0.86 | ) | | | (0.63 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | |
From return of capital | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (2.48 | ) | | | (0.86 | ) | | | (0.63 | ) | | | (0.64 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 9.48 | | | $ | 6.17 | | | $ | 12.46 | | | $ | 13.93 | | | $ | 13.28 | | |
Total return (d) | | | 53.78 | % | | | (37.99 | )% | | | (5.08 | )% | | | 9.90 | % | | | 19.13 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | %(f) | | | 1.25 | %(f) | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.21 | )% | | | (0.09 | )%(f) | | | (0.46 | )%(f) | | | (0.45 | )% | | | (0.38 | )% | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 19 | % | | | 45 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 30 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 91,699 | | | $ | 74,197 | | | $ | 150,705 | | | $ | 170,971 | | | $ | 153,920 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(e) Does not include expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. If these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.
(f) 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 LifeGoal Growth Portfolio
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class C Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 6.12 | | | $ | 12.38 | | | $ | 13.85 | | | $ | 13.20 | | | $ | 11.66 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment loss (b) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and capital gains distributions received | | | 3.31 | | | | (3.77 | ) | | | (0.55 | ) | | | 1.32 | | | | 2.23 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 3.29 | | | | (3.78 | ) | | | (0.61 | ) | | | 1.28 | | | | 2.18 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.07 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (2.46 | ) | | | (0.86 | ) | | | (0.63 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | |
From return of capital | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (2.48 | ) | | | (0.86 | ) | | | (0.63 | ) | | | (0.64 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 9.40 | | | $ | 6.12 | | | $ | 12.38 | | | $ | 13.85 | | | $ | 13.20 | | |
Total return (d) | | | 53.73 | % | | | (37.99 | )% | | | (5.11 | )% | | | 9.97 | % | | | 19.06 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | %(f) | | | 1.25 | %(f) | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.21 | )% | | | (0.09 | )%(f) | | | (0.41 | )%(f) | | | (0.43 | )% | | | (0.38 | )% | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 19 | % | | | 45 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 30 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 68,150 | | | $ | 50,343 | | | $ | 98,889 | | | $ | 96,558 | | | $ | 66,261 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(e) Does not include expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. If these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.
(f) 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 LifeGoal Growth Portfolio
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | | Period Ended March 31, | |
Class R Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 6.64 | | | $ | 13.19 | | | $ | 14.67 | | | $ | 13.92 | | | $ | 13.19 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (loss) (b) | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.14 | | | | (0.03 | ) | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and capital gains distributions received | | | 3.60 | | | | (4.10 | ) | | | (0.60 | ) | | | 1.27 | | | | 0.76 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 3.63 | | | | (4.06 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | 1.41 | | | | 0.73 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | — | | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (2.46 | ) | | | (0.86 | ) | | | (0.63 | ) | | | — | | |
From return of capital | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (2.49 | ) | | | (0.90 | ) | | | (0.66 | ) | | | — | | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.25 | | | $ | 6.64 | | | $ | 13.19 | | | $ | 14.67 | | | $ | 13.92 | | |
Total return (d) | | | 54.68 | % | | | (37.76 | )% | | | (4.65 | )% | | | 10.45 | % | | | 5.53 | %(e) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | %(g) | | | 0.75 | %(g) | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | %(h) | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.29 | % | | | 0.45 | %(g) | | | 0.12 | %(g) | | | 0.76 | % | | | (1.15 | )%(h) | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 19 | % | | | 45 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 30 | %(e) | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,586 | | | $ | 831 | | | $ | 1,206 | | | $ | 1,169 | �� | | $ | 10 | | |
(a) The Portfolio's Class R shares commenced operations on January 23, 2006.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) Does not include expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. If these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.
(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 LifeGoal Growth Portfolio
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class Z Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 6.78 | | | $ | 13.37 | | | $ | 14.80 | | | $ | 14.01 | | | $ | 12.24 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.08 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and capital gains distributions received | | | 3.66 | | | | (4.17 | ) | | | (0.66 | ) | | | 1.40 | | | | 2.36 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 3.73 | | | | (4.08 | ) | | | (0.50 | ) | | | 1.50 | | | | 2.44 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (2.46 | ) | | | (0.86 | ) | | | (0.63 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | |
From return of capital | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (2.51 | ) | | | (0.93 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) | | | (0.67 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.49 | | | $ | 6.78 | | | $ | 13.37 | | | $ | 14.80 | | | $ | 14.01 | | |
Total return (d) | | | 55.20 | % | | | (37.38 | )% | | | (4.02 | )% | | | 11.01 | % | | | 20.33 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | %(f) | | | 0.25 | %(f) | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.90 | %(f) | | | 1.07 | %(f) | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.62 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 19 | % | | | 45 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 30 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 51,627 | | | $ | 29,467 | | | $ | 55,202 | | | $ | 252,536 | | | $ | 188,132 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(e) Does not include expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. If these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.
(f) 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 LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 7.33 | | | $ | 11.36 | | | $ | 12.38 | | | $ | 11.86 | | | $ | 11.50 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.22 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and capital gains distributions received | | | 2.89 | | | | (2.91 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | | | 0.88 | | | | 1.08 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 3.12 | | | | (2.69 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 1.14 | | | | 1.30 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (1.12 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.67 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (1.34 | ) | | | (0.82 | ) | | | (0.62 | ) | | | (0.94 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.23 | | | $ | 7.33 | | | $ | 11.36 | | | $ | 12.38 | | | $ | 11.86 | | |
Total return (c) | | | 42.94 | % | | | (26.48 | )% | | | (1.99 | )% | | | 9.95 | % | | | 11.75 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | %(e) | | | 0.50 | %(e) | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 2.45 | % | | | 2.44 | %(e) | | | 2.05 | %(e) | | | 2.17 | % | | | 1.89 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 27 | % | | | 47 | % | | | 18 | % | | | 18 | % | | | 46 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 245,327 | | | $ | 170,155 | | | $ | 275,576 | | | $ | 266,506 | | | $ | 219,302 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. If these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.
(e) 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 LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class B Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 7.29 | | | $ | 11.30 | | | $ | 12.31 | | | $ | 11.81 | | | $ | 11.45 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.13 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and capital gains distributions received | | | 2.87 | | | | (2.89 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | | | 0.86 | | | | 1.08 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 3.03 | | | | (2.74 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 1.03 | | | | 1.21 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (1.12 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.67 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (1.27 | ) | | | (0.73 | ) | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (0.85 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.16 | | | $ | 7.29 | | | $ | 11.30 | | | $ | 12.31 | | | $ | 11.81 | | |
Total return (c) | | | 41.72 | % | | | (27.01 | )% | | | (2.66 | )% | | | 9.00 | % | | | 10.99 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | %(e) | | | 1.25 | %(e) | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.67 | %(e) | | | 1.28 | %(e) | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.14 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 27 | % | | | 47 | % | | | 18 | % | | | 18 | % | | | 46 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 181,026 | | | $ | 156,679 | | | $ | 282,912 | | | $ | 325,190 | | | $ | 318,564 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. If these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.
(e) 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 LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class C Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 7.38 | | | $ | 11.43 | | | $ | 12.44 | | | $ | 11.92 | | | $ | 11.56 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.14 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and capital gains distributions received | | | 2.91 | | | | (2.93 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | | | 0.88 | | | | 1.07 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 3.07 | | | | (2.78 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 1.05 | | | | 1.21 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (1.12 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.67 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (1.27 | ) | | | (0.73 | ) | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (0.85 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.29 | | | $ | 7.38 | | | $ | 11.43 | | | $ | 12.44 | | | $ | 11.92 | | |
Total return (c) | | | 41.76 | % | | | (27.05 | )% | | | (2.63 | )% | | | 9.09 | % | | | 10.88 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | %(e) | | | 1.25 | %(e) | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.67 | %(e) | | | 1.30 | %(e) | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.14 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 27 | % | | | 47 | % | | | 18 | % | | | 18 | % | | | 46 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 87,496 | | | $ | 64,940 | | | $ | 112,902 | | | $ | 118,747 | | | $ | 98,160 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. If these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.
(e) 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 LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | | Period Ended March 31, | |
Class R Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 7.33 | | | $ | 11.36 | | | $ | 12.37 | | | $ | 11.86 | | | $ | 11.59 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.03 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and capital gains distributions received | | | 2.89 | | | | (2.94 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | 0.81 | | | | 0.28 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 3.09 | | | | (2.72 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | 1.10 | | | | 0.31 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (1.12 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | — | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (1.31 | ) | | | (0.79 | ) | | | (0.59 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 7.33 | | | $ | 11.36 | | | $ | 12.37 | | | $ | 11.86 | | |
Total return (c) | | | 42.46 | % | | | (26.67 | )% | | | (2.15 | )% | | | 9.59 | % | | | 2.68 | %(d) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | %(f) | | | 0.75 | %(f) | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | %(g) | |
Net investment income | | | 2.16 | % | | | 2.48 | %(f) | | | 1.69 | %(f) | | | 2.34 | % | | | 1.13 | %(g) | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 27 | % | | | 47 | % | | | 18 | % | | | 18 | % | | | 46 | %(d) | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,740 | | | $ | 1,666 | | | $ | 1,257 | | | $ | 1,916 | | | $ | 10 | | |
(a) The Portfolio's Class R shares commenced operations on January 23, 2006.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) Does not include expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. If these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.
(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 LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class Z Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 7.33 | | | $ | 11.36 | | | $ | 12.35 | | | $ | 11.84 | | | $ | 11.48 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.25 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and capital gains distributions received | | | 2.88 | | | | (2.92 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | 0.87 | | | | 1.08 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 3.13 | | | | (2.67 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 1.16 | | | | 1.33 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (1.12 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.67 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (1.36 | ) | | | (0.86 | ) | | | (0.65 | ) | | | (0.97 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.21 | | | $ | 7.33 | | | $ | 11.36 | | | $ | 12.35 | | | $ | 11.84 | | |
Total return (c) | | | 43.01 | % | | | (26.28 | )% | | | (1.49 | )% | | | 10.15 | % | | | 12.05 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | %(e) | | | 0.25 | %(e) | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 2.69 | % | | | 2.83 | %(e) | | | 2.68 | %(e) | | | 2.42 | % | | | 2.14 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 27 | % | | | 47 | % | | | 18 | % | | | 18 | % | | | 46 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 64,967 | | | $ | 44,020 | | | $ | 46,711 | | | $ | 292,939 | | | $ | 251,980 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. If these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.
(e) 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 LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 8.03 | | | $ | 10.40 | | | $ | 11.04 | | | $ | 10.80 | | | $ | 11.04 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.28 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and capital gains distributions received | | | 2.00 | | | | (1.97 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | 0.50 | | | | 0.54 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.31 | | | | (1.64 | ) | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.84 | | | | 0.82 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.73 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | | (0.60 | ) | | | (1.06 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.04 | | | $ | 8.03 | | | $ | 10.40 | | | $ | 11.04 | | | $ | 10.80 | | |
Total return (c) | | | 29.06 | % | | | (16.58 | )% | | | 0.34 | % | | | 8.07 | % | | | 7.91 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (d) | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | %(e) | | | 0.50 | %(e) | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | %(e) | | | 0.50 | %(e) | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 3.26 | % | | | 3.59 | %(e) | | | 3.29 | %(e) | | | 3.15 | % | | | 2.61 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 34 | % | | | 52 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 25 | % | | | 30 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 60,848 | | | $ | 44,825 | | | $ | 54,370 | | | $ | 50,829 | | | $ | 48,112 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. If these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class B Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 8.01 | | | $ | 10.36 | | | $ | 11.00 | | | $ | 10.77 | | | $ | 11.01 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.20 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and capital gains distributions received | | | 1.99 | | | | (1.95 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 0.49 | | | | 0.54 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.22 | | | | (1.69 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 0.75 | | | | 0.74 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.66 | ) | | | (0.61 | ) | | | (0.52 | ) | | | (0.98 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.00 | | | $ | 8.01 | | | $ | 10.36 | | | $ | 11.00 | | | $ | 10.77 | | |
Total return (c) | | | 27.94 | % | | | (17.09 | )% | | | (0.41 | )% | | | 7.20 | % | | | 7.12 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (d) | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | %(e) | | | 1.25 | %(e) | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | %(e) | | | 1.25 | %(e) | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 2.51 | % | | | 2.80 | %(e) | | | 2.53 | %(e) | | | 2.39 | % | | | 1.86 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 34 | % | | | 52 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 25 | % | | | 30 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 40,508 | | | $ | 40,270 | | | $ | 66,558 | | | $ | 75,119 | | | $ | 82,098 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. If these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class C Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 7.96 | | | $ | 10.30 | | | $ | 10.94 | | | $ | 10.71 | | | $ | 10.96 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.20 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and capital gains distributions received | | | 1.98 | | | | (1.94 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 0.49 | | | | 0.53 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.21 | | | | (1.68 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 0.75 | | | | 0.73 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.66 | ) | | | (0.61 | ) | | | (0.52 | ) | | | (0.98 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 9.94 | | | $ | 7.96 | | | $ | 10.30 | | | $ | 10.94 | | | $ | 10.71 | | |
Total return (c) | | | 27.99 | % | | | (17.09 | )% | | | (0.41 | )% | | | 7.24 | % | | | 7.06 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (d) | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | %(e) | | | 1.25 | %(e) | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | %(e) | | | 1.25 | %(e) | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 2.51 | % | | | 2.81 | %(e) | | | 2.55 | %(e) | | | 2.41 | % | | | 1.86 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 34 | % | | | 52 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 25 | % | | | 30 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 23,321 | | | $ | 18,370 | | | $ | 26,501 | | | $ | 24,367 | | | $ | 21,104 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. If these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | | Period Ended March 31, | |
Class R Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 8.04 | | | $ | 10.40 | | | $ | 11.04 | | | $ | 10.80 | | | $ | 10.69 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.05 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and capital gains distributions received | | | 2.00 | | | | (1.96 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 0.46 | | | | 0.12 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.28 | | | | (1.65 | ) | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.82 | | | | 0.17 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | — | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) | | | (0.67 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.04 | | | $ | 8.04 | | | $ | 10.40 | | | $ | 11.04 | | | $ | 10.80 | | |
Total return (c) | | | 28.58 | % | | | (16.69 | )% | | | 0.09 | % | | | 7.80 | % | | | 1.62 | %(d) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (e) | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | %(f) | | | 0.75 | %(f) | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | %(g) | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | %(h) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | %(f) | | | 0.75 | %(f) | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | %(g) | |
Net investment income | | | 3.00 | % | | | 3.34 | %(f) | | | 2.93 | %(f) | | | 3.25 | % | | | 2.61 | %(g) | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 34 | % | | | 52 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 25 | % | | | 30 | %(d) | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 559 | | | $ | 358 | | | $ | 451 | | | $ | 896 | | | $ | 10 | | |
(a) The Portfolio's Class R shares commenced operations on January 23, 2006.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) Does not include expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. If these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Annualized.
(h) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class Z Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 7.96 | | | $ | 10.30 | | | $ | 10.96 | | | $ | 10.73 | | | $ | 10.97 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.31 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and capital gains distributions received | | | 1.98 | | | | (1.93 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | 0.49 | | | | 0.54 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.31 | | | | (1.58 | ) | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.86 | | | | 0.85 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.76 | ) | | | (0.72 | ) | | | (0.63 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 9.94 | | | $ | 7.96 | | | $ | 10.30 | | | $ | 10.96 | | | $ | 10.73 | | |
Total return (c) | | | 29.25 | % | | | (16.23 | )% | | | 0.40 | % | | | 8.30 | % | | | 8.22 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (d) | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | %(e) | | | 0.25 | %(e) | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | %(e) | | | 0.25 | %(e) | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 3.51 | % | | | 3.98 | %(e) | | | 3.78 | %(e) | | | 3.42 | % | | | 2.86 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 34 | % | | | 52 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 25 | % | | | 30 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 20,406 | | | $ | 16,275 | | | $ | 13,598 | | | $ | 68,749 | | | $ | 66,806 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. If these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 8.58 | | | $ | 9.83 | | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 9.99 | | | $ | 10.07 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.44 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.38 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and capital gains distributions received | | | 1.31 | | | | (1.19 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | 0.25 | | | | (0.06 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.67 | | | | (0.81 | ) | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 0.32 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 9.90 | | | $ | 8.58 | | | $ | 9.83 | | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 9.99 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 19.77 | % | | | (8.37 | )% | | | 0.60 | % | | | 6.91 | % | | | 3.22 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.67 | % | | | 0.67 | % | | | 0.67 | %(f) | | | 0.67 | % | | | 0.67 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.39 | % | | | 0.47 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.37 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 3.78 | % | | | 4.40 | % | | | 4.34 | %(f) | | | 4.19 | % | | | 3.60 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 35 | % | | | 51 | % | | | 24 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 19 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 13,390 | | | $ | 11,281 | | | $ | 13,941 | | | $ | 15,240 | | | $ | 15,687 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. If these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.
(f) 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 LifeGoal Income Portfolio
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class B Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 8.56 | | | $ | 9.82 | | | $ | 10.21 | | | $ | 9.98 | | | $ | 10.06 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.29 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and capital gains distributions received | | | 1.33 | | | | (1.20 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | 0.25 | | | | (0.05 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.61 | | | | (0.89 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 0.60 | | | | 0.24 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 9.89 | | | $ | 8.56 | | | $ | 9.82 | | | $ | 10.21 | | | $ | 9.98 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 19.04 | % | | | (9.17 | )% | | | (0.15 | )% | | | 6.13 | % | | | 2.44 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.42 | %(f) | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.42 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.39 | % | | | 0.47 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.37 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 3.02 | % | | | 3.66 | % | | | 3.58 | %(f) | | | 3.43 | % | | | 2.85 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 35 | % | | | 51 | % | | | 24 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 19 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 7,079 | | | $ | 7,467 | | | $ | 8,849 | | | $ | 9,591 | | | $ | 10,946 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. If these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.
(f) 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 LifeGoal Income Portfolio
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class C Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 8.55 | | | $ | 9.81 | | | $ | 10.19 | | | $ | 9.97 | | | $ | 10.05 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.30 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and capital gains distributions received | | | 1.33 | | | | (1.20 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | 0.24 | | | | (0.06 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.61 | | | | (0.89 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.59 | | | | 0.24 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 9.88 | | | $ | 8.55 | | | $ | 9.81 | | | $ | 10.19 | | | $ | 9.97 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 19.07 | % | | | (9.18 | )% | | | (0.05 | )% | | | 6.03 | % | | | 2.45 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.42 | %(f) | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.42 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.39 | % | | | 0.47 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.37 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 3.02 | % | | | 3.70 | % | | | 3.59 | %(f) | | | 3.44 | % | | | 2.85 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 35 | % | | | 51 | % | | | 24 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 19 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 5,573 | | | $ | 5,104 | | | $ | 4,932 | | | $ | 4,734 | | | $ | 6,082 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. If these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.
(f) 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 LifeGoal Income Portfolio
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class Z Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 8.57 | | | $ | 9.83 | | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 10.00 | | | $ | 10.08 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.46 | | | | 0.46 | | | | 0.38 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and capital gains distributions received | | | 1.34 | | | | (1.21 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | 0.23 | | | | (0.04 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.72 | | | | (0.79 | ) | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.69 | | | | 0.34 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.46 | ) | | | (0.46 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.48 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 9.91 | | | $ | 8.57 | | | $ | 9.83 | | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 10.00 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 20.33 | % | | | (8.25 | )% | | | 0.85 | % | | | 7.07 | % | | | 3.47 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.42 | % | | | 0.42 | % | | | 0.42 | %(f) | | | 0.42 | % | | | 0.42 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.39 | % | | | 0.47 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.37 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 4.04 | % | | | 4.60 | % | | | 4.57 | %(f) | | | 4.50 | % | | | 3.85 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 35 | % | | | 51 | % | | | 24 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 19 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 4,475 | | | $ | 4,472 | | | $ | 5,813 | | | $ | 3,731 | | | $ | 403 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(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) Does not include expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. If these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.
(f) 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 LifeGoal Portfolios
March 31, 2010
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Funds Series Trust (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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains to the following series of the Trust (each, a "Portfolio" and collectively, the "Portfolios"):
Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio
Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio
Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio
Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio
Investment Objectives
Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio seeks capital appreciation. Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio seeks total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income. Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio seek total return, consisting of current income and modest capital appreciation. Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio seeks current income, consistent with relative stability of principal.
The Portfolios normally invest most of their assets in Class Z shares of other mutual funds advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia") and/or its affiliates, exchange traded funds and third party-advised funds (collectively, "Underlying Funds"), equity and fixed income securities including Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, and other instruments such as derivatives. The financial statements of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolios invest should be read in conjunction with the Portfolios' financial statements.
Portfolio Shares
The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust's Declaration of Trust authorizes the Board of Trustees to classify or reclassify any authorized but unissued shares into one or more additional classes or series of shares. Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio offers four classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Z shares. Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio, Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio and Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio each offer five classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Z shares. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable. Effective June 22, 2009, the Portfolios no longer accept investments in Class B shares from new or existing investors in the Portfolios' Class B shares, except in connection with the reinvestment of any dividend and/or capital gain distributions in Class B shares of each Portfolio and exchanges by existing Class B shareholders of the other Columbia Funds.
Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75% for each Portfolio with the exception of Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio. Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio is subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.25% based on the amount of initial investment. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") if the shares are sold within one year after purchase. Class B shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 5.00% (3.00% for Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio) based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares sold within one year after purchase. Class R and Class Z shares are offered continuously at net asset value. There are certain restric tions on the purchase of Class R and Class Z shares, as described in each Portfolio's prospectus.
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.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Portfolios in the preparation of their financial statements.
Security Valuation
Investments in the Underlying Funds are valued at the net asset value of each class of the respective Underlying Fund determined as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange on the valuation date. Exchange-traded funds are valued at the last sale price on the principal exchange on which they trade,
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except for securities traded on the NASDAQ, which are valued at the NASDAQ official close price. Exchange-traded funds for which there were no sales during the day are valued at the latest bid price on such exchanges.
GAAP 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.
On January 21, 2010, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update (the amendment), Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements, which provides guidance on how investment assets and liabilities are to be valued and disclosed. Specifically, the amendment requires reporting entities to disclose the input and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements for Level 2 or Level 3 positions. The amendment also requires that transfers between all levels (including Level 1 and Level 2) be disclosed on a gross basis (i.e., transfers out must be disclosed separately from transfers in), and the reason(s) for the transfer. Additionally purchases, sales, issuances and sett lements must be disclosed on a gross basis in the Level 3 rollforward. The effective date of the amendment is for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2009, however, the requirement to provide the Level 3 activity for purchases, sales, issuances and settlements on a gross basis will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2010. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of the amendment and the impact to the financial statements.
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
Distributions from the Underlying Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Portfolios 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 Portfolio are charged to such Portfolio.
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 the Portfolios on a daily basis, based on the relative net assets of each class, for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class.
Federal Income Tax Status
Each Portfolio 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 income, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, each Portfolio 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 Portfolio should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
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Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly for each Portfolio, except Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio for which distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which differ from GAAP.
Indemnification
In the normal course of business, each Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. A Portfolio's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against a Portfolio. 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 Portfolios 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 Portfolio'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 March 31, 2010, permanent book and tax basis differences resulting primarily from differing treatments for proceeds received from regulatory settlements were identified and reclassified among the components of each Portfolios' net assets as follows:
| | Undistributed Net Investment Income | | Accumulated Net Realized Loss | | Paid-In Capital | |
Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio | | $ | 7,713 | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | (7,714 | ) | |
Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
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 March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009 was as follows:
| | March 31, 2010 | |
| | Ordinary Income* | | Long-Term Capital Gains | | Tax Return of Capital | |
Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio | | $ | 582,425 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio | | | 11,246,591 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio | | | 4,022,943 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio | | | 1,066,508 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
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| | March 31, 2009 | |
| | Ordinary Income* | | Long-Term Capital Gains | | Tax Return of Capital | |
Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio | | $ | 1,646,065 | | | $ | 97,148,901 | | | $ | 289,773 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio | | | 12,535,145 | | | | 69,081,710 | | | | — | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio | | | 4,759,661 | | | | 6,268,200 | | | | — | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio | | | 1,253,743 | | | | 124,795 | | | | — | | |
* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.
As of March 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)* | |
Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio | | $ | 274,839 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 11,922,901 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio | | | 279,115 | | | | — | | | | 40,373,842 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio | | | 74,078 | | | | — | | | | 4,951,787 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio | | | 22,129 | | | | — | | | | 69,553 | | |
* The differences between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation/depreciation are primarily due to deferral of losses from wash sales and distribution reclassifications.
Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at March 31, 2010, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, were:
| | Unrealized Appreciation | | Unrealized Depreciation | | Net Unrealized Appreciation | |
Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio | | $ | 49,714,604 | | | $ | (37,791,703 | ) | | $ | 11,922,901 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio | | | 65,926,860 | | | | (25,553,018 | ) | | | 40,373,842 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio | | | 7,159,739 | | | | (2,207,952 | ) | | | 4,951,787 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio | | | 289,175 | | | | (219,622 | ) | | | 69,553 | | |
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 | |
| | 2017 | | 2018 | | Total | |
Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio | | $ | 40,958,553 | | | $ | 32,807,517 | | | $ | 73,766,070 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio | | | 27,410,771 | | | | 48,686,674 | | | | 76,097,445 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio | | | 2,817,485 | | | | 8,930,869 | | | | 11,748,354 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio | | | 425,616 | | | | 666,391 | | | | 1,092,007 | | |
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Columbia LifeGoal Portfolios, March 31, 2010 (continued)
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 March 31, 2010, post-October capital losses attributed to security transactions were deferred to April 1, 2010 as follows:
Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio | | $ | 5,345,079 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Balanced | |
Growth Portfolio | | | 5,735,387 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio | | | 1,133,289 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio | | | 283,646 | | |
Management is required to determine whether a tax position of the Portfolios 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolios' 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 Portfolios. Columbia receives a monthly investment advisory fee based on each Portfolio's average daily net assets at the following annual rates:
| | Annual Fee Rate | |
Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio | | | 0.25 | % | |
Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio | | | 0.25 | % | |
Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio | | | 0.25 | % | |
Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio | | | 0.50 | %* | |
* Columbia is entitled to receive an investment advisory fee based on Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio's assets that are invested in individual securities and the Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio and the Corporate Bond Portfolio, each of which is a series of the Trust. Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio is not charged an advisory fee on its assets that are invested in other Columbia Funds (excluding the Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio and the Corporate Bond Portfolio. Actual management fees will be charged to Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio based on a weighted average of applicable underlying assets of the Portfolio.)
Columbia has contractually agreed to waive 0.10% of advisory fees payable by Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio on its assets that are invested in individual securities, the Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio and the Corporate Bond Portfolio until July 31, 2011. There is no guarantee that this arrangement will continue after July 31, 2011.
Under its investment advisory agreement, Columbia has agreed to bear all fees and expenses of the Portfolios, excluding Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio, (exclusive of investment advisory fees, brokerage fees and commissions, distribution and shareholder servicing fees, taxes, interest expense and extraordinary expenses, if any).
Bank of America, N.A., an 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. ("Ameriprise Financial"). The transaction ("Transaction") includes the sale of the part of the asset management business that advises long-term mutual funds, including the Portfolios. The Transaction is subject to certain approvals and other conditions to closing, and is currently expected to close on or about April 30, 2010 (the "Closing").
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In connection with the Closing, certain changes will occur, including a change in the entities serving as the investment advisor, administrator, distributor and transfer agent of the Portfolios. RiverSource Investments, LLC (the "New Advisor"), a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, will become the investment advisor of the Portfolios upon the Closing. On March 31, 2010, the Portfolios' shareholders approved, among other matters, the proposed investment management services agreement with the New Advisor. The New Advisor will serve as investment advisor under a new investment management services agreement effective upon the Closing. The New Advisor will change its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC upon or shortly after the Closing. Effective upon the Closing, as the context requires, references to Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the New Advisor.
Administration Fee
Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Portfolios. Under the administration agreement, Columbia does not receive any compensation for its services from the Portfolios, excluding Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio.
With respect to Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio, Columbia is entitled to receive an administration fee, computed daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.23% of its average daily net assets less the custody and the pricing and bookkeeping fees payable by the Portfolio.
Columbia has contractually agreed to waive 0.10% of administration fees on Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio's assets that are invested in Underlying Funds (excluding the Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio and the Corporate Bond Portfolio) until July 31, 2011. There is no guarantee that this arrangement will continue after July 31, 2011.
The New Advisor will become the administrator of the Portfolios under a new administrative services agreement effective upon the Closing.
Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees
The Portfolios have entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the "Financial Reporting Services Agreement") with State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Portfolios. The Portfolios 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 Portfolios. Under the State Street Agreements, Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio pays State Street an annual fee of $26,000 paid monthly. Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio also reimburses State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charges. Except for Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio, the Portfolios do not pay any separate fees for services rendered under the State Street Agreements, and, except for Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio, the fees for pricing and bookkeeping services incurred by the Portfolios are paid as part of the management fee.
Among other updates to the State Street Agreements, Columbia will assign and delegate its rights and obligations thereunder to the New Advisor upon the Closing.
The Portfolios 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 Portfolio 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, Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio reimburses Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses and charges, including fees payable to third parties, such as for pricing the Portfolio's portfolio securities, incurred by Columbia in the performance of services under the Services Agreement.
The Services Agreement will be terminated upon the Closing, and the services provided thereunder will be covered under the administrative services agreement with the New Advisor.
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 Portfolios and has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services ("BFDS") to serve as sub-transfer agent. Effective January 1, 2010, the Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a fee for its services, paid monthly, at the annual rate of $22.36 per account for Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio 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
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cost of payments to other parties (including affiliates of BOA) for services to those accounts. Prior to January 1, 2010, the annual rate was $17.34 per account. 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 Portfolios.
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 Portfolios and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Portfolios. The Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.
RiverSource Service Corporation (the "New Transfer Agent"), a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, will become the transfer agent of the Portfolios upon the Closing. The New Transfer Agent will change its name to Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. upon or shortly after the Closing.
Under certain circumstances, an annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below each Portfolio's initial 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 March 31, 2010, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Portfolios.
Underwriting Discounts, Service and Distribution 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 Portfolios' shares. For the year ended March 31, 2010, the Distributor has retained net underwriting discounts on the sale of Class A shares and received net CDSC fees on Class A, Class B and Class C share redemptions as follows:
| | Front-End Sales Charge | | Contingent Deferred Sales Charge | |
| | Class A | | Class A | | Class B | | Class C | |
Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio | | $ | 54,669 | | | $ | 139 | | | $ | 109,835 | | | $ | 6,240 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio | | | 112,160 | | | | 578 | | | | 220,799 | | | | 6,080 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio | | | 27,677 | | | | 214 | | | | 43,762 | | | | 2,141 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio | | | 1,110 | | | | 245 | | | | 6,709 | | | | 145 | | |
RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc. (the "New Distributor"), a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, will become the distributor of the Portfolios upon the Closing. The New Distributor will change its name to Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. upon or shortly after the Closing.
The Trust has adopted shareholder servicing plans and distribution plans for the Class B and Class C shares of each Portfolio and a combined distribution and shareholder servicing plan for the Class A shares of each Portfolio. The Trust has also adopted a distribution plan for the Class R shares of Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio, Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio and Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio. The shareholder servicing plans permit the Portfolios to compensate or reimburse servicing agents for the shareholder services they have provided. The distribution plans, adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, permit the Portfolios 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. Payments are made at an annual rate and paid monthly, as a percentage of average daily net assets, set from ti me to time by the Board of Trustees, and are charged as expenses of each Portfolio directly to the applicable share class. A substantial portion of the expenses incurred pursuant to these plans is paid to affiliates of BOA and the Distributor.
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The annual rates in effect and plan limits, as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:
| | Current Rate | | Plan Limit | |
Class A Combined Distribution and Shareholder Servicing Plan | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Class B and Class C Shareholder Servicing Plans | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Class B and Class C Distribution Plans | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | |
Class R Distribution Plan | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | |
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements
For Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio, Columbia has contractually agreed to bear a portion of the Portfolio's expenses through July 31, 2011, so that the Portfolio's ordinary operating expenses (excluding any distribution and service fees, brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses and expenses associated with the Portfolio's investments in other investment companies, but including custodian charges relating to overdrafts, if any), after giving effect to any balance credits from the Portfolio's custodian, do not exceed 0.42% annually of the Portfolio's average daily net assets. There is no guarantee that this expense limitation will continue after July 31, 2011.
Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees
All officers of the Portfolios are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Portfolios' Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Portfolios. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Portfolios in accordance with federal securities regulations. Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio, along with other affiliated funds, pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.
Trustees are compensated for their services to the Portfolios, as set forth on the Statements of Operations for Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio. 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 Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio'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 compensatio n plan is included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio.
Note 5. Portfolio Information
For the year ended March 31, 2010, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, for the Portfolios were as follows:
| | Purchases | | Sales | |
Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio | | $ | 66,948,191 | | | $ | 92,238,508 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio | | | 143,949,783 | | | | 186,312,046 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio | | | 46,657,741 | | | | 56,320,408 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio | | | 10,784,191 | | | | 14,487,752 | | |
Note 6. Regulatory Settlements
During the year ended March 31, 2010, Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio received payments totaling $7,713 relating to certain regulatory settlements that the Portfolio had participated in during the year. The payments have been included in "Increase from regulatory settlements" on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
Note 7. Line of Credit
The Portfolios and other affiliated funds participate in a $280,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit provided by State Street. The maximum amount that may be borrowed by any portfolio is limited to the lesser of $200,000,000 and the Portfolio's borrowing limit set forth in the Portfolio's registration statement. Borrowings are available for short-term liquidity or temporary or emergency purposes.
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Effective October 15, 2009, 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 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds pro rata based on their relative net assets.
Prior to October 15, 2009, interest was 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 0.50% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 0.50%. In addition, an annual operations agency fee of $20,000, an amendment fee of 0.02% and a commitment fee of 0.12% per annum were accrued and apportioned among the participating funds pro rata based on their relative net assets.
For the year ended March 31, 2010, the Portfolios did not borrow under these arrangements.
Note 8. Shares of Beneficial Interest
As of March 31, 2010, the Portfolios had shareholders that held greater than 5% of the shares outstanding of a Portfolio, whose shares were benefically owned by participant accounts over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates had either sole or joint investment discretion. The percentages of shares of beneficial interest outstanding held therein are as follows:
| | Number of Shareholders | | % of Shares Outstanding Held | |
Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio | | | 2 | | | | 11.8 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio | | | 1 | | | | 7.6 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio | | | 2 | | | | 10.3 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio | | | 2 | | | | 12.8 | | |
As of March 31, 2010, no other shareholders owned more than 5% of the outstanding shares of each Portfolio.
Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Portfolios.
An unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest without par value were authorized for the Trust. The Trust's Declaration of Trust authorizes the Board of Trustees to classify or reclassify any authorized but unissued shares into one or more additional classes or series of shares.
Note 9. Significant Risks and Contingencies
Allocation Risk
Each Portfolio uses an asset allocation strategy in pursuing its investment objective. There is a risk that a Portfolio's allocation among asset classes or investments will cause the Portfolio to under-perform other funds with similar investment objectives, or that the investments themselves will not produce the returns expected.
Investing in Other Funds Risk
The performance of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolios invest could be adversely affected if other entities investing in the same Underlying Funds make relatively large investments or redemptions in the Underlying Funds. Because the expenses and costs of the Underlying Funds are shared by the Portfolios, redemptions by other investors in the Underlying Funds could result in decreased economies of scale and increased operating expenses for the Portfolios. In addition, the Advisor has the authority to change the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolios invest or to change the percentage of each Portfolio's investments allocated to each Underlying Fund. If an Underlying Fund pays fees to the Advisor, such fees could result in the Advisor having a potential conflict of interest in selecting the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolios invest or in determining the percentage of the Portfolios' investments allocated to each U nderlying Fund.
Smaller Company Securities Risk
Securities of small- or mid-capitalization companies ("smaller companies") may have a higher potential for gains than securities of large-capitalization companies but also may involve more risk. Smaller companies may be more vulnerable to market downturns and adverse economic events than larger, more established companies because smaller companies may have more limited financial resources and business operations. Their securities may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes and may be less liquid and fluctuate more sharply in value than securities of larger companies.
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Value Securities Risk
Certain Underlying Funds invest in value securities, which are securities of companies that may have experienced adverse business, industry or other developments that have caused the securities to be potentially undervalued. There is the risk that the market value of a portfolio security may not meet Columbia's future value assessment of that security. There is also a risk that it may take longer than expected for the value of these investments to rise to the believed value. In addition, value securities at times may not perform as well as growth securities or the stock market in general.
Interest Rate Risk
Certain Underlying Funds invest in debt securities, which are subject to interest rate risk. In general, if prevailing interest rates rise, the values of debt securities will tend to fall, and if interest rates fall, the values of debt securities will tend to rise. Changes in the value of a debt security may affect the value of the Underlying Fund's shares. Interest rate risk is generally greater for debt securities with longer maturities/durations.
Credit Risk
Certain Underlying Funds are subject to credit risk, which applies to most debt securities, but is generally not a factor for obligations backed by the "full faith and credit" of the U.S. Government. The Underlying Fund could lose money if the issuer of a debt security is unable or perceived to be unable to pay interest or principal when it becomes due. Various factors could affect the issuer's actual or perceived ability to make timely interest or principal payments, including changes in the issuer's financial condition or in general economic conditions. Debt securities backed by an issuer's taxing authority may be subject to legal limits on the issuer's ability to increase taxes or otherwise to raise revenue. Certain debt securities are backed only by revenues derived from a particular project, and thus may have a greater risk of default.
Low and Below Investment Grade Securities Risk
Certain Underlying Funds invest in debt securities with the lowest investment grade rating or that are below investment grade. These securities are more speculative than securities with higher ratings, and tend to be more sensitive to credit risk particularly during a downturn in the economy. These securities typically pay a premium in the form of a higher interest rate or yield because of the increased risk of loss, including default. These securities also are generally less liquid than higher-rated securities.
Foreign Securities Risk
Certain Underlying Funds invest in foreign securities which involves certain additional risks. These risks may involve foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, adverse political and economic developments or foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the liquidity of foreign securities may be more limited than that of domestic securities. Investments in emerging market countries are subject to additional risk as these countries are more likely to experience high levels of inflation, deflation or currency devaluation which could hurt their economies and securities markets.
Asset-Backed Securities Risk
The value of asset-backed securities may be affected by, among other factors, changes in interest rates, the market's assessment of the quality of underlying assets, the creditworthiness of the servicer for the underlying assets, factors concerning the interests in and structure of the issuer or the originator of the underlying assets, or the creditworthiness or rating of the entities that provide any supporting letters of credit, surety bonds, derivative instruments, or other credit enhancement. The value of asset-backed securities also will be affected by the exhaustion, termination or expiration of any credit enhancement. Most asset-backed securities are subject to prepayment risk, which is the possibility that the underlying debt may be refinanced or prepaid prior to maturity during periods of declining or low interest rates, causing the Portfolios to have to reinvest the money received in securities that have lower yields. In addition, the impact of prepayments on the value of asset-backed securities may be difficult to predict and may result in greater volatility.
Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk
The value of mortgage-backed securities may be affected by, among other things, changes in interest rates, factors concerning the interests in and structure of the issuer or the originator of the mortgages, the creditworthiness of the entities that provide any supporting letters of credit, surety
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bonds or other credit enhancements or the quality of underlying assets or the market's assessment thereof. Mortgage-backed securities are subject to prepayment risk, which is the possibility that the underlying mortgage may be refinanced or prepaid prior to maturity during periods of declining or low interest rates, causing the Portfolios to have to reinvest the money received in securities that have lower yields. In addition, the impact of prepayments on the value of mortgage-backed securities may be difficult to predict and may result in greater volatility.
Information Regarding Pending and Settled Legal Proceedings
In June 2004, an action captioned John E. Gallus et al. v. American Express Financial Corp. and American Express Financial Advisors Inc. was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. The plaintiffs allege that they are investors in several American Express Company (now known as RiverSource) mutual funds and they purport to bring the action derivatively on behalf of those funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The plaintiffs allege that fees allegedly paid to the defendants by the funds for investment advisory and administrative services are excessive. The plaintiffs seek remedies including restitution and rescission of investment advisory and distribution agreements. The plaintiffs voluntarily agreed to transfer this case to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (the District Court). In response to defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint, the District Court dismissed one of plaintiffs' four claims and granted plaintiffs limited discovery. Defendants moved for summary judgment in April 2007. Summary judgment was granted in the defendants' favor on July 9, 2007. The plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (the Eighth Circuit) on August 8, 2007. On April 8, 2009, the Eighth Circuit reversed summary judgment and remanded to the District Court for further proceedings. On August 6, 2009, defendants filed a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court (the Supreme Court), asking the Supreme Court to stay the District Court proceedings while the Supreme Court considers and rules in a case captioned Jones v. Harris Associates, which involve s issues of law similar to those presented in the Gallus case. On March 30, 2010, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Jones v. Harris Associates, and on April 5, 2010, the Supreme Court vacated the Eighth Circuit's decision in the Gallus case and remanded the case to the Eighth Circuit for further consideration in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Jones v. Harris Associates.
In December 2005, without admitting or denying the allegations, American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC, which is now known as Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial)), entered into settlement agreements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Minnesota Department of Commerce (MDOC) related to market timing activities. As a result, AEFC was censured and ordered to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations of certain provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and various Minnesota laws. AEFC agreed to pay disgorgement of $10 million and civil money penalties of $7 million. AEFC also agreed to retain an independent distribution consultant to assist in developing a plan for distribution of all disgorgement and civil penalties ordered by the SEC in accordance with various undertakings detailed at http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/ia-2451.pdf. Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates have cooperated with the SEC and the MDOC in these legal proceedings, and have made regular reports to the RiverSource Funds' Boards of Directors/Trustees.
On November 7, 2008, RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., acquired J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated (Seligman). In late 2003, Seligman conducted an extensive internal review concerning mutual fund trading practices. Seligman's review, which covered the period 2001-2003, noted one arrangement that permitted frequent trading in certain open-end registered investment companies managed by Seligman (the Seligman Funds); this arrangement was in the process of being closed down by Seligman before September 2003. Seligman identified three other arrangements that permitted frequent trading, all of which had been terminated by September 2002. In January 2004, Seligman, on a voluntary basis, publicly disclosed these four arrangements to its clients and to shareholders of the Seligman Funds. Seligman also provided information concerning mutual fund trading practices to the SEC and the Office o f the Attorney General of the State of New York (NYAG).
In September 2006, the NYAG commenced a civil action in New York State Supreme Court against Seligman, Seligman Advisors, Inc. (now known as RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc.), Seligman Data Corp. and Brian T. Zino (collectively, the Seligman Parties), alleging, in substance, that the Seligman Parties permitted various persons to engage in frequent
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trading and, as a result, the prospectus disclosure used by the registered investment companies then managed by Seligman was and had been misleading. The NYAG included other related claims and also claimed that the fees charged by Seligman to the Seligman Funds were excessive. On March 13, 2009, without admitting or denying any violations of law or wrongdoing, the Seligman Parties entered into a stipulation of settlement with the NYAG and settled the claims made by the NYAG. Under the terms of the settlement, Seligman paid $11.3 million to four Seligman Funds. This settlement resolved all outstanding matters between the Seligman Parties and the NYAG. In addition to the foregoing matter, the New York staff of the SEC indicated in September 2005 that it was considering recommending to the Commissioners of the SEC the instituting of a formal action against Seligman and Seligman Advisors, Inc. relating to frequent trading in the Sel igman Funds. Seligman responded to the staff in October 2005 that it believed that any action would be both inappropriate and unnecessary, especially in light of the fact that Seligman had previously resolved the underlying issue with the Independent Directors of the Seligman Funds and made recompense to the affected Seligman Funds. There have been no further developments with the SEC on this matter.
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Funds are not currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds. Ameriprise Financial is required to make 10-Q, 10-K and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obt ained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse publicity associated with them, will not result in increased fund redemptions, reduced sale of fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Funds. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result. An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Ameriprise Financial.
Note 10. Subsequent Events
In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Portfolios as of and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, events and transactions through the date the financial statements were issued have been evaluated by the Portfolios' management for possible adjustment and/or disclosure. No subsequent events or transactions have occurred that would require adjustment of the financial statements as presented. On April 30, 2010, the Transaction disclosed in Note 4 closed. Effective May 1, 2010, the New Advisor became the investment advisor and administrator of the Portfolios and subsequently changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. On that date, the New Transfer Agent became the transfer agent of the Portfolios and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. Also on that date, the New Distributor became the distributor of the Portfolios and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust
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 LifeGoal Growth Portfolio, Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio, Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio and Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio (constituting part of Columbia Funds Series Trust, hereafter referred to as the "Portfolios") at March 31, 2010, the results of each of their operations and the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for 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 Portfolios' 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 March 31, 2010 by correspondence with the transfer agents of the underlying funds, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
May 21, 2010
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Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)
Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio
100.00% of the ordinary income distributed by the Portfolio for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.
For non-corporate shareholders 100.00%, or the maximum amount allowable under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, of ordinary income distributed by the Portfolio for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 may represent qualified dividend income.
The Portfolio will notify shareholders in January 2011 of amounts for use in preparing 2010 income tax returns.
Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio
14.71% of the ordinary income distributed by the Portfolio for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.
For non-corporate shareholders 30.26%, or the maximum amount allowable under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, of ordinary income distributed by the Portfolio for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 may represent qualified dividend income.
The Portfolio will notify shareholders in January 2011 of amounts for use in preparing 2010 income tax returns.
Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio
5.84% of the ordinary income distributed by the Portfolio for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.
For non-corporate shareholders 10.97%, or the maximum amount allowable under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, of ordinary income distributed by the Portfolio for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 may represent qualified dividend income.
The Portfolio will notify shareholders in January 2011 of amounts for use in preparing 2010 income tax returns.
Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio
2.87% of the ordinary income distributed by the Portfolio for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.
For non-corporate shareholders 2.86%, or the maximum amount allowable under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, of ordinary income distributed by the Portfolio for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 may represent qualified dividend income.
The Portfolio will notify shareholders in January 2011 of amounts for use in preparing 2010 income tax returns.
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Fund Governance
The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and birth years of the Trustees and officers of the Funds of 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 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, Jr. (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Managing Director—E.J. Boudreau & Associates (consulting), from 2000 through current; oversees 52; Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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William P. Carmichael (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1999) | | Retired; oversees 52; Director—Cobra Electronics Corporation (electronic equipment manufacturer); Director—Simmons Company (bedding); Director—The Finish Line (athletic shoes and apparel); Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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William A. Hawkins (Born 1942) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, 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; oversees 52; Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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R. Glenn Hilliard (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, 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 52; Director—Conseco, Inc. (insurance); Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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John J. Nagorniak (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, 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 52; Trustee—Research Foundation of CFA Institute; Director—MIT Investment Company; Trustee—MIT 401k Plan; Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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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 Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2003) | | President—Micco Corporation and Mickel Investment Group; oversees 52; Board Member—Piedmont Natural Gas; Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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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. Santomero1 (Born 1946) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2008) | | Richard K. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, from 2002 through current; Senior Advisor—McKinsey & Company (consulting), 2006 through 2008; President and Chief Executive Officer—Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 2000 through 2006; oversees 52; Director—Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd; Trustee—Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company; Director—Citigroup; Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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1 The Columbia Funds currently treat Mr. Santomero as 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, including Citibank, N.A., 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 and/or any sub-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
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the 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) | | Senior Vice President and General Manager—Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; President, Columbia Funds, since 2009, and RiverSource Funds, since May 2010 (previously Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009, Treasurer, Columbia Funds, from October 2003 to May 2008, and senior officer of various other affiliated funds since 2000); Managing Director, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from December 2004 to April 2010. | |
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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) | | Vice President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Managing Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from September 2004 to April 2010; senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2002. | |
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Scott R. Plummer (Born 1959) | |
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5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2010) | | Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since June 2005; Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel—Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since May 2010 (previously Vice President and Chief Counsel—Asset Management, from 2005 to April 2010, and Vice President—Asset Management Compliance from 2004 to 2005); Vice President, Chief Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since 2008; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Ameriprise Certificate Company since 2005; Chief Counsel, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, RiverSource Funds, since December 2006; Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Columbia Funds, since May 2010. | |
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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) | | Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Funds, since 2007, and RiverSource Funds, since May 2010; Director (Columbia Management Group, LLC and Investment Product Group Compliance), Bank of America, from June 2005 to April 2010; Director of Corporate Compliance and Conflicts Officer of MFS Investment Management (investment management) from August 2004 to May 2005. | |
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William F. Truscott (Born 1960) | |
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53600 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Chairman of the Board, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 (previously President, Chairman of the Board and Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to April 2010); Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Asset Management & President, Annuities, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since May 2010 (previously President—U.S. Asset Management and Chief Investment Officer from 2005 to April 2010, and Senior Vice President—Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to 2005); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company since 2006; Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010 (previously Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 2008 to April 2010); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006. | |
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Officers (continued)
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years
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Colin Moore (Born 1958) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Director and Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Manager, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2007 to April 2010; Head of Equities, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2002 to 2007. | |
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Michael A. Jones (Born 1959) | |
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100 Federal Street Boston, MA 02110 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Director and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010; Manager, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2007 to April 2010; Chief Executive Officer, President and Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. from November 2006 to April 2010; previously, co-president and senior managing director at Robeco Investment Management. | |
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Amy Johnson (Born 1965) | |
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5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 (previously Chief Administrative Officer, from 2009 until April 2010, Vice President—Asset Management and Trust Company Services, from 2006 to 2009, and Vice President—Operations and Compliance from 2004 to 2006). | |
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Joseph F. DiMaria (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Treasurer (since 2010) and Chief Accounting Officer (since 2008) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from January 2006 to April 2010; Head of Tax/Compliance and Assistant Treasurer, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from November 2004 to December 2005. | |
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Marybeth Pilat (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2010) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; Vice President, Investment Operations, Bank of America, from October 2008 to April 2010; Finance Manager, Boston Children's Hospital from August 2008 to October 2008; Director, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from May 2007 to July 2008; Vice President, Mutual Fund Valuation, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from January 2006 to May 2007; Vice President, Mutual Fund Accounting Oversight, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from January 2005 to January 2006. | |
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Julian Quero (Born 1967) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2008) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from August 2008 to April 2010; Senior Tax Manager, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from August 2006 to July 2008; Senior Compliance Manager, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from April 2002 to August 2006. | |
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Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years
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Stephen T. Welsh (Born 1957) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Vice President (since 2006) | | President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. since May 2010; President and Director, Columbia Management Services, Inc. from July 2004 to April 2010; Managing Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. from August 2007 to April 2010. | |
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Board Consideration and Re-Approval of Previous Investment Advisory Agreement
The Board of Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the "Board"), including a majority of the Trustees who have no direct or indirect interest in the investment advisory agreement and are not "interested persons" of the Trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") (the "Independent Trustees"), are required annually to review and re-approve the existing investment advisory agreement and approve any newly proposed terms therein. In this regard, the Board reviewed and re-approved, during the most recent six months covered by this report, the investment advisory agreement with Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("CMA" or the "Adviser") for the Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio, Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio, Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio and Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio. The investment advisory agreement with CMA is referred to as an "Advisory Agreement." The portfoli os identified above are each referred to as a "Portfolio" and collectively referred to as the "Portfolios."
More specifically, at meetings held on November 5-6, 2009, the Board, including the Independent Trustees advised by their independent legal counsel, considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the selection of CMA and the re-approval of the Advisory Agreements. The Board also reviewed and considered a report prepared and provided by the Independent Fee Consultant (the "Fee Consultant") appointed by the Independent Trustees pursuant to an assurance of discontinuance entered into with the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") to settle a civil complaint filed by the NYAG relating to trading in mutual fund shares (the "NYAG Settlement"). The Fee Consultant's role was to manage the process by which management fees are negotiated so that they were negotiated in a manner that is at arms' length and reasonable. The Fee Consultant found that the fee negotiation process was, to the extent practicable, at a rms' length and reasonable and consistent with the requirements of the NYAG Settlement. A summary of the Fee Consultant's report is available at www.columbiafunds.com.
In preparation for the November meetings, the Board met in August for review and discussion of the materials described below. The Investment Committee of the Board also met in June to discuss each Portfolio's performance with its respective portfolio manager(s). In addition to these meetings, the Investment Committee receives and discusses performance reports at its quarterly meetings. The Contracts Review Committee of the Board also provided support in managing and coordinating the process by which the Board reviewed the Advisory Agreement. The Board's review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to it and are not the result of any single controlling factor. The Board evaluated all information available to it on a Portfolio-by-Portfolio basis, and its determinations were made separately in respect of each Portfolio.
The Board noted that Bank of America, N.A., the parent company of the Adviser, had entered into an agreement to sell a portion of the asset management business of the Adviser to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (the "Transaction"). The Board noted that the Transaction was expected to close in the spring of 2010 and that its review of the Advisory Agreements was separate and distinct from any analysis regarding new advisory or sub-advisory arrangements that may result from the closing of the Transaction.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board received and considered various data and information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Portfolios by CMA under the Advisory Agreement. The most recent investment adviser registration forms for CMA were made available to the Board, as were CMA's responses to a detailed series of requests submitted by the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel on behalf of such Trustees. The Board reviewed and analyzed those materials, which included, among other things, information about the background and experience of senior management and investment personnel of CMA.
In addition, the Board considered the investment and legal compliance programs of the Portfolios and CMA, including their compliance policies and procedures and reports of the Portfolios' Chief Compliance Officer.
The Board evaluated the ability of CMA, based on its resources, reputation and other attributes, to attract and retain qualified investment professionals, including research, advisory and supervisory personnel. In this regard, the Board considered information regarding the nature of CMA's compensation structure applicable to portfolio managers and other key investment personnel.
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Based on the above factors, together with those referenced below, the Board concluded that they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment advisory services provided to each of the Portfolios by CMA.
Investment Advisory Fee Rates and Other Expenses. The Board reviewed and considered the proposed contractual investment advisory fee rates both separately and together with the administration fee rates payable by the Portfolios to CMA for investment advisory services (the "Contractual Management Rates"). In addition, the Board reviewed and considered the proposed fee waiver/cap arrangements applicable to the Contractual Management Rates and considered the Contractual Management Rates after taking the waivers/caps into account (the "Actual Management Rates"). The Board noted that, on a complex-wide basis, CMA had reduced annual management fees by at least $32 million per year pursuant to the NYAG Settlement. The Board also noted reductions in net advisory rates and/or total expenses of certain funds across the fund complex. Additionally, the Board rece ived and afforded specific attention to information comparing the Contractual Management Rates and Actual Management Rates with those of the other funds in their respective Peer Groups (as defined below).
The Board reviewed and considered statistical information regarding each Portfolio's total expense ratio and its various components, including contractual advisory fees, actual advisory fees, actual non-management fees, Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 service fees, fee waivers/caps and/or expense reimbursements. The Board also reviewed comparisons of these fees to the expense information for the group of Portfolios determined by Lipper Inc. ("Lipper") to be most similar to a given Portfolio (the "Peer Group") and to the performance of a broader universe of relevant funds as determined by Lipper (the "Universe"), which comparative data was provided by Lipper, an independent provider of investment company data. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select the mutual funds in each Portfolio's Peer Group and Universe and considered potential imprecision resulting from the selection methodology. For certain Portfolios, Lipper determined that the composition of the Peer Group and/or Universe for expenses would differ from the composition for performance to provide a more accurate basis of comparison. The Board also considered Lipper data that ranked each Portfolio based on: (i) each Portfolio's one- and three-year performance compared to actual management fees; and (ii) each Portfolio's one- and three-year performance compared to total expenses.
The Board concluded that the factors noted above supported the Contractual Management Rates and the Actual Management Rates, and the approval of the Advisory Agreements for all of the Portfolios.
The Portfolio-by-Portfolio discussion set forth below in "Portfolio-Specific Considerations for Certain Review Portfolios" provides additional information regarding those Portfolios highlighted as meeting agreed-upon criteria for warranting further review. Such criteria included, among other things, information relating to Actual Management Rates, total expense ratios and/or performance information, relative to a Portfolio's Peer Group and/or Universe.
Portfolio Performance. The Board considered the performance results for each of the Portfolios over multiple measurement periods. They also considered these results in comparison to the performance results of each Portfolio's Peer Group and Universe, as well as to each Portfolio's benchmark index. The Board also considered certain risk-adjusted performance data.
The Portfolio-by-Portfolio discussion set forth below in "Portfolio-Specific Considerations for Certain Review Portfolios" provides additional information regarding those Portfolios highlighted as meeting agreed-upon criteria for warranting further review. Such criteria included, among other things, information relating to Actual Management Rates, total expense ratios and/or performance information, relative to a Portfolio's Peer Group and/or Universe.
Profitability. The Board received and considered a detailed profitability analysis of CMA based on the Contractual Management Rates and the Actual Management Rates, as well as on other relationships between the Portfolios and other funds in the complex on the one hand and CMA affiliates on the other. The analysis included complex-wide and per-Portfolio information and a comparison of results using alternative allocation methodologies. The Board concluded that, in light of the costs of providing investment management and other services, the profits and other ancillary benefits that CMA and its affiliates received from providing these services were not unreasonable.
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Economies of Scale. The Board received and considered information regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Portfolios, whether the Portfolios have appropriately benefited from any economies of scale and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. Most particularly, CMA provided information showing that, as a percentage of fund assets, CMA's complex-wide revenues declined over a five-year period during which fund assets increased by 53% and the shareholder benefit over a four-year period has remained steady at approximately 33% of the Adviser's total profits. The Board concluded that any potential economies of scale are shared fairly with Portfolio shareholders, most particularly through CMA's assumption of certain Portfolio expenses.
The Board acknowledged the inherent limitations of any analysis of an investment adviser's economies of scale, stemming largely from the Board's understanding that economies of scale are generally realized, if at all, by an investment adviser across a variety of products and services, not just with respect to a single fund.
Information About Services to Other Clients. The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services and fee rates offered by CMA to its other clients, including separate accounts and institutional investors. In this regard, the Board concluded that, where the Contractual Management Rates and Actual Management Rates were appreciably above the range of the fee rates offered to other CMA clients, based on information provided by CMA, the costs associated with managing and operating a registered investment company provided a justification for the higher fee rates charged to the Portfolios.
Other Benefits to CMA. The Board received and considered information regarding any "fall-out" or ancillary benefits received by CMA and its affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Portfolios. Such benefits could include, among others, benefits attributable to CMA's relationship with the Portfolios (such as soft-dollar credits) and benefits potentially derived from an increase in CMA's business as a result of its relationship with the Portfolios (such as the ability to market to shareholders other financial products offered by CMA and its affiliates).
The Board considered the effectiveness of the policies of the Portfolios in achieving the best execution of portfolio transactions, whether and to what extent soft dollar credits are sought and how any such credits are utilized, any benefits that may be realized by using an affiliated broker, the extent to which efforts are made to recapture transaction costs, and the controls applicable to brokerage allocation procedures. The Board also reviewed CMA's methods for allocating portfolio investment opportunities among the Portfolios and other clients. The Board concluded that the benefits were not unreasonable.
Other Factors and Broader Review. As discussed above, the Board reviews materials received from CMA annually as part of the re-approval process under Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act. The Board also reviews and assesses the quality of the services the Portfolios receives throughout the year. In this regard, the Board and its Committees review reports of CMA at each of its quarterly meetings, which include, among other things, Portfolio performance reports and presentations relating to such reports. In addition, the Board and its Committees confer with portfolio managers at various times throughout the year including, most particularly, at the June Investment Committee meeting.
Portfolio-Specific Considerations for Certain "Review" Portfolios. For certain Portfolios highlighted as meeting agreed-upon criteria for warranting further review, the Board engaged in further analysis with regard to approval of the Portfolios' Advisory Agreements. Such criteria included, among other things, information relating to Actual Management Rates, total expense ratios, and/or performance information relative to a Portfolio's Peer Group and/or Universe.
Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio—The Board engaged in further review of Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio because its Actual Management Rate was appreciably above the median range of its Peer Group. However, the Board noted other factors such as recent changes to the Portfolio's investment strategies, a total expense ratio that was in line with the Portfolio's Peer Group and Universe and positive performance. Taking into account these matters and other factors considered, the Board concluded that the Actual Management Rate was acceptable.
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Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio—The Board engaged in further review of Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio because its Actual Management Rate was appreciably above the median range of its Peer Group. Although the Portfolio's performance over certain periods was not appreciably above the median of its Universe, the Board noted other factors such as recent changes to the Portfolio's investment strategies, a total expense ratio that was in line with the Portfolio's Peer Group and below its Universe and positive performance over other periods. Taking into account these matters and other factors considered, the Board concluded that the Actual Management Rate was acceptable.
Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio—The Board engaged in further review of Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio because its Actual Management Rate was appreciably above the median range of its Peer Group. Although the Portfolio's performance over certain periods was not appreciably above the median of its Universe, the Board noted other factors such as recent changes to the Portfolio's investment strategies, a total expense ratio that was in line with the Portfolio's Peer Group and Universe and positive performance over other periods. Taking into account these matters and other factors considered, the Board concluded that the Actual Management Rate was acceptable.
Conclusion. After an evaluation of the above-described factors, and based on its deliberations and analysis of the information provided and alternatives considered, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that the compensation payable to CMA under the Advisory Agreement is fair and equitable. Accordingly, the Board unanimously re-approved the Advisory Agreement.
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Board Consideration and Approval of New Investment Advisory Agreement
Even though the following description of the Board's consideration of investment advisory and, as applicable, sub-advisory agreements covers multiple funds and trusts, for purposes of this shareholder report, the description is only relevant as to the Columbia LifeGoal Portfolios.
At a meeting held on December 21, 2009, the Boards of Trustees (the "Boards") of Columbia Funds Series Trust, Columbia Funds Master Investment Trust, LLC and Columbia Funds Series Trust II (each a "Trust" and collectively the "Trusts") unanimously approved a new investment management services agreement with RiverSource Investments, LLC ("RiverSource") (the "Proposed Advisory Agreement") and new subadvisory agreements with Marsico Capital Management ("Marsico Capital"), MacKay Shields LLC ("Mackay Shields") and Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. ("Brandes") (each a "Proposed Subadvisory Agreement"), as applicable, for each Fund of the Trusts (each a "Fund" and collectively the "Funds"). As detailed below, the Trustees met on multiple occasions in advance of the December 21, 2009 meeting, held numerous discussions with the management teams of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia") and RiverSource, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise") and reviewed and considered extensive materials in connection with the approval of the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements.
Specifically, the Trustees of each Trust, including a majority of the Trustees who have no direct or indirect interest in the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements and are not "interested persons" of the Trusts, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") (the "Independent Trustees") reviewed and approved (i) the Proposed Advisory Agreement with RiverSource for each Fund and (ii) the Proposed Subadvisory Agreement for those Funds that currently have investment subadvisory agreements with Marsico Capital, Mackay Shields, and Brandes (the "Subadvised Funds") (Marsico Capital, MacKay Shields and Brandes are collectively referred to as the "Subadvisers"). Prior to approving the Proposed Advisory Agreements, the Trustees were presented with, and requested, received and evaluated, extensive materials about RiverSource, the sale of a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Managemen t Group, LLC to Ameriprise (the "Transaction") and related matters from RiverSource, Ameriprise and Columbia. In this regard, the Trustees reviewed RiverSource's responses to a series of detailed requests submitted by the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel and by the Independent Fee Consultant (as defined below).
The Trustees also reviewed and considered information received in connection with their most recent consideration and reapproval in November 2009 of the current advisory agreement (the "Current Advisory Agreement") and current subadvisory agreement (the "Current Subadvisory Agreement"), as applicable, for each Fund, including information about the Subadvisers (the "Current Agreement Re-Approval Process"). Moreover, the Trustees and committees of the Boards met on several occasions, and received extensive materials, throughout the course of the year relating to the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process, which the Trustees considered relevant to their consideration and approval of the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements. The Trustees also consulted with Fund counsel and with the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel, who advised on the legal standards for consideration by the Trustees, and otherwise assisted the Trustees in their deliberations.
In advance of the meeting on December 21, 2009, the Trustees held several meetings, including meetings held in-person with representatives from RiverSource and Ameriprise on August 26, 2009, November 5-6, 2009, December 9-10, 2009 and December 14, 2009, and additional meetings with representatives of Columbia, to discuss the Transaction, RiverSource's plans and intentions regarding the Funds and various proposals that were being presented as a result of the Transaction, including the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements. In addition to these meetings, telephonic meetings and discussions were held on several occasions between individual Trustees, members of the committees of the Boards, their independent legal counsel and representatives from RiverSource, Ameriprise and/or Columbia.
The Trustees also reviewed and considered a report prepared and provided by the Fee Consultant (the "Fee Consultant") appointed by the Independent Trustees pursuant to an assurance of discontinuance entered into by a predecessor to Columbia with the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") to settle a civil complaint filed by the NYAG relating to trading in mutual fund shares (the "NYAG Settlement"). The Fee Consultant's role was to manage the process by which
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management fees are negotiated so that they were negotiated in a manner that is at arms' length and reasonable. The Fee Consultant found that the fee negotiation process was, to the extent practicable, at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with the requirements of the NYAG Settlement. A summary of the Fee Consultant's report is available at www.columbiafunds.com.
The following summarizes a number of the material factors considered by the Trustees in reaching their approvals and determinations with respect to the Proposed Advisory Agreements and Proposed Subadvisory Agreements. It is followed by a more detailed discussion of the Trustees' consideration of these and other factors considered relevant by the Trustees in their evaluation of the Proposed Advisory Agreements and Proposed Subadvisory Agreements. In voting to approve the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements for each Fund, the Trustees also considered substantially the same factors, as relevant, and reached substantially the same conclusions in their approval of interim advisory and subadvisory agreements for each Fund.
(i) the terms and conditions of the Proposed Advisory Agreements compared to the terms and conditions of the Current Advisory Agreements, as described below;
(ii) the fact that each Fund's total advisory fees would remain the same;
(iii) the qualifications of the personnel of RiverSource, Ameriprise and the Subadvisers expected to provide advisory and administrative services to each Fund, including representations by Ameriprise regarding its retention of the same process for monitoring and evaluating portfolio management personnel for each Fund as currently used by Columbia;
(iv) the terms and conditions of the Proposed Subadvisory Agreements compared to the terms and conditions of the Current Subadvisory Agreements;
(v) the reputation, financial strength, regulatory and compliance histories and resources of RiverSource and Ameriprise, and the potential benefits to the Funds of the combination of RiverSource and Columbia, including that the Funds are expected to continue to have access to existing distribution channels and have the potential for expanded distribution of Fund shares, the expected depth and breadth of investment management capabilities, that there is not expected to be any diminution in the nature, quality and extent of services to be provided to the Funds under the Proposed Advisory Agreements and the potential for the realization of additional economies of scale over time and the potential of the Funds to share in, and benefit from, these economies, if any;
(vi) that Ameriprise has committed to refrain from imposing or seeking to impose, for a period of not less than two years after the closing of the Transaction (the "Closing"), any "unfair burden" (within the meaning of Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act) on any Fund;
(vii) the terms and conditions of certain other agreements and arrangements relating to the future operations of the Funds and their distribution channels, including the administrative services agreement and the new services and distribution agreement;
(viii) that the Trustees recently had completed the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process for each Fund and had determined that they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided thereunder and that the management fee rates and (where applicable) subadvisory fee rates for each Fund were satisfactory;
(ix) that RiverSource was willing to commit to maintain net operating expense ratios at current levels for at least the period currently covered by Columbia's existing commitments;
(x) the capabilities of RiverSource and the Subadvisers with respect to compliance, including an assessment of RiverSource's compliance program by the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer;
(xi) that certain members of RiverSource's management and certain Columbia personnel that will be integrated into RiverSource and its affiliates as a result of the Transaction have substantial experience in integrating fund families; and
(xii) that Ameriprise and Bank of America Corporation would bear the costs of obtaining approvals of the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements.
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In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any single item that was paramount or controlling and individual Trustees may have attributed different weights to various factors. The Trustees also evaluated all information available to them on a Fund-by-Fund basis, and their determinations were made separately in respect of each Fund.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services to be Provided. The Trustees received and considered various data and information regarding the expected nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Funds by RiverSource and the Subadvisers under the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements. The most recent investment adviser registration forms for RiverSource and each Subadviser were made available to the Boards, as well as extensive materials from RiverSource, Ameriprise and Columbia. The Trustees reviewed and analyzed these materials, which included, among other things, information about the background and experience of expected senior management of RiverSource and Ameriprise after the Closing. The Trustees considered RiverSource's ability to provide administrative services to the Funds, noting that while the aggregate scope of advisory an d administrative services was not expected to change following the Closing, the allocation of services was expected to shift, to a limited extent, such that administrative services will be provided under a new administrative services agreement. The Trustees considered, among other things, the capacity and quality of RiverSource's and the Subadvisers' investment management, research and trade execution capabilities and other resources that would be dedicated to performing services for the Funds. The Trustees also considered matters related to RiverSource's and the Subadvisers' compliance programs and compliance records, including RiverSource's portfolio transaction policies and procedures. The Trustees discussed with senior management personnel their ability to administer and oversee outside service providers to the Funds and their shareholders and were satisfied with management's processes for providing services and overseeing and reviewing services to be rendered by outside sources.
In evaluating the services to be provided under the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements, the Trustees factored in their extensive discussions with representatives of Columbia, RiverSource and Ameriprise at the meetings referenced above regarding the management of each Fund. The Trustees considered representations by Ameriprise that it was expected that there will be no diminution in the nature and quality of services provided to the Funds. The Trustees noted that Columbia Management Group's current President, Columbia's current Chief Investment Officer and Columbia's current President, were expected to continue to serve the Funds in similar capacities after the Closing. With respect to portfolio management, the Trustees reviewed information regarding the deliberative process for selecting portfolio management personnel to continue servicing the Funds after the Closing, including the expected role of Columbia's Chief Inv estment Officer in evaluating and selecting portfolio management personnel for each Fund utilizing Columbia's current analytical model for evaluating portfolio managers. In this regard, the Trustees also weighed representations by Ameriprise that this investment management evaluative process was likely to result in a significant number of Columbia investment professionals and personnel currently responsible for management of the Funds to remain in place. The Trustees noted that the portfolio management evaluation and selection process was designed to optimize the portfolio management resources available to each Fund by having the ability to select investment personnel for the Funds from the combined organization. Similarly, the Trustees evaluated the ability of RiverSource and the Subadvisers, based on their respective resources, reputations and other attributes, to attract and retain qualified investment professionals. In this regard, the Trustees considered information regarding the nature of the compensat ion structure applicable to portfolio managers and other key investment personnel.
The Trustees reviewed and considered information from Ameriprise and RiverSource regarding various contemplated service provider arrangements, including information regarding both immediate and potential future plans in respect of these arrangements. In this regard, the Trustees considered information regarding potential distribution, transfer agency and custody arrangements and the evaluation of fund accounting, financial reporting and valuation service model options, noting certain differences between Columbia's and RiverSource's current approaches, including that RiverSource has historically utilized services provided "in-house" or by its affiliates for fund accounting, financial reporting and valuation. The Trustees reviewed information from Ameriprise and RiverSource regarding the expectation for rationalized or harmonized fees as part of the integration after the Closing in order to develop consistent service fee
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schedules across the combined fund family. The Trustees noted Ameriprise's representations that, to the extent any such proposals were recommended to the Board after the Closing, they would not result in an "unfair burden" (within the meaning of Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act) on any Fund.
In addition, the Trustees reviewed and evaluated materials and information received regarding the investment and legal compliance programs of the Funds, RiverSource and the Subadvisors, including their compliance policies and procedures and reports of the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer. In this regard, the Trustees considered that Columbia's current Chief Compliance Officer was expected to serve in the same role after the Closing.
The Trustees also noted that Ameriprise and certain of its affiliates have been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the ordinary conduct of their business activities, and that Ameriprise indicated that neither Ameriprise nor any of its affiliates are the subject of any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise or its affiliates, including RiverSource to provide services to the Funds.
Based on the foregoing and other information considered relevant, the Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with assurances from Columbia, RiverSource, Ameriprise and the Subadvisers as to the expected nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements.
Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Fee Rates and Other Expenses. The Trustees reviewed and considered the proposed contractual investment advisory fee rates to be paid by each Fund to RiverSource for investment management services both separately and together with the administration fee rates to be paid by the Funds to RiverSource (the "Contractual Management Rates"), which are the same as the separate and aggregate advisory and administrative fee rates currently paid by each Fund to Columbia. The Trustees also reviewed and considered the proposed subadvisory fee rates and the fee arrangements under the Proposed Subadvisory Agreements, respectively, which are also the same as those currently in effect under the Current Subadvisory Agreements. In addition to the materials provided by Columbia, RiverSource provided information regarding the current fee s for each of the RiverSource funds and other relevant institutional accounts. The Trustees reviewed and considered the proposed fee waiver/cap arrangements applicable to the Contractual Management Rates and considered the Contractual Management Rates after taking the waivers/caps into account (the "Actual Management Rates"). In this regard, the Trustees noted that RiverSource had committed to maintain the Funds' current expense limitation and waiver arrangements (both contractual and voluntary). The Trustees considered the potential that, after the Closing, RiverSource would propose a common fee and expense structure for the combined fund family, subject to the commitment that Ameriprise will not seek any change that would result in an "unfair burden" on any Fund. The Trustees also considered the report prepared and provided by the Fee Consultant. Additionally, the Trustees received and afforded specific attention to information provided in connection with the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process, comparin g the Contractual Management Rates and Actual Management Rates with those of other funds in each Fund's Peer Group (as defined below).
During the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process, the Trustees reviewed and considered statistical information regarding each Fund's total expense ratio and its various components, including contractual advisory fees, actual advisory fees, actual nonmanagement fees, Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 service fees, fee waivers/caps and/or expense reimbursements. The Trustees also reviewed comparisons of these fees to the expense information for the group of Funds that was determined by Lipper Inc. ("Lipper") to be the most similar to a given Fund (the "Peer Group") and to the performance of a broader universe of relevant funds as determined by Lipper (the "Universe"), which comparative data was provided by Lipper, an independent provider of investment company data.
The Trustees were provided with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select the mutual funds in each Fund's Peer Group and Universe and reviewed the degree of comparability resulting from the selection methodology. For certain Funds, Lipper determined that changing the composition of the Peer Group and/or Universe for expenses from that used for performance would provide a more accurate
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basis of comparison. The Trustees also considered Lipper data that ranked each Fund based on: (i) each Fund's one- and three-year performance compared to actual management fees; and (ii) each Fund's one- and three-year performance compared to total expenses.
For each Fund, except as otherwise described in the Fund-specific discussion below, the Trustees noted that they had concluded during the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process that the Contractual Management Rates, the Actual Management Rates and the total expense ratio were at acceptable levels in light of the quality of services provided to the Fund and in comparison to such Fund's Peer Group and Universe, as applicable; that the advisory fee rate would not be increased for any Fund; that Ameriprise and RiverSource had represented that the overall expenses for each Fund were not expected to be adversely affected by the Transaction; and that RiverSource had committed to maintain the Funds' current expense limitation or waiver arrangements (both contractual and voluntary).
Based on the foregoing, other relevant information received and the additional information described in the Fund-specific discussion below, as applicable, the Trustees concluded that the Contractual Management Rates, the Actual Management Rates and the total expense ratio were acceptable.
Fund Performance. The Trustees reviewed detailed performance information for each Fund at various Board and committee meetings during the year in addition to the additional performance information that they reviewed and evaluated in connection with the Transaction. The Trustees also reviewed and evaluated detailed performance information for each Fund in connection with the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process. The Trustees considered the performance results for each of the Funds over multiple measurement periods. They also considered these results in comparison to the performance results of each Fund's Peer Group and Universe, as well as to each Fund's benchmark index. The Boards also noted certain risk-adjusted performance data.
The Trustees also reviewed and evaluated information and data regarding the investment performance record of RiverSource in managing funds with investment strategies generally similar to those of the Funds, as applicable. Investment performance for such funds was provided for a wide range of periods.
The Trustees recognized that the investment performance record of RiverSource in managing funds with similar objectives may be less relevant to their deliberations in situations where the current portfolio managers of Columbia are expected to continue managing a particular Fund following the Closing. They also recognized that for each Fund, it is not possible to predict with certainty what effect, if any, consummation of the Transaction will have on the future performance of the Funds, noting in particular that past investment performance is no assurance of future results. The Fund-by-Fund discussion set forth below provides additional information regarding those Funds highlighted as meeting agreed-upon criteria for warranting further review. Such criteria included, among other things, information relating to Actual Management Rates, total expense ratios and/or performance information, relative to a Fund's Peer Group and/or Univ erse.
Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability. In considering the costs of services to be provided by RiverSource and the Subadvisers under the Proposed Advisory Agreement and Proposed Subadvisory Agreement, as applicable for each Fund, and the projected range of profitability to RiverSource and the Subadvisers from their relationships with the Funds, the Trustees considered, among other things, that there would be no increase in advisory or subadvisory fee rates under the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements. The Trustees further noted, with respect to RiverSource, that it was not possible to predict with certainty how RiverSource's profitability would be affected by becoming the investment adviser to the Funds but, as a general matter, they were satisfied, based on their review of RiverSource's projected range of profitability assuming completion of the Transaction, that this projected profitability from their relationship with the Funds would not be excessive. The Trustees based their review, in part, on information regarding RiverSource's current profitability in managing the RiverSource Funds and the information available to the Trustees with respect to RiverSource's expense budgeting process. The Trustees also noted that they would have ongoing opportunities to address RiverSource's profitability in the future based on actual results. The Trustees did not consider separate profitability information with respect to the Subadvisers, as their profitability from their relationships with the Funds was not a material factor in determining whether to approve the Proposed Subadvisory Agreements. The Trustees
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also noted that the subadvisory fees paid to the Subadvisers, none of which is affiliated with Columbia, had previously been negotiated on an arms' length basis.
The Trustees also reviewed information about the financial condition of RiverSource and the Subadvisers and were satisfied that RiverSource and the Subadvisers have adequate resources to perform the services required under the Proposed Advisory and Proposed Subadvisory Agreements.
Subject to the limitations noted above, the Trustees concluded that they were satisfied that RiverSource's projected range of future profitability, and each Subadviser's historical profitability, from their relationship with each Fund, as relevant, were not excessive.
Economies of Scale. The Trustees received and evaluated information regarding the potential to realize economies of scale with respect to management of the Funds, whether the Funds would appropriately benefit from any economies of scale and whether there was any potential for realization of further economies of scale in connection with the Transaction. The Trustees noted that the current and proposed investment advisory fee rates for most of the Funds contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels. The Trustees noted that RiverSource had indicated that no changes to the Funds' breakpoint arrangements were proposed to be made at this time. In light of these factors and noting that it was not possible to evaluate with certainty if and how the Transaction would produce any immediate opportunities for additional economies of scale, the Trustees concluded that each Fund's breakpoint arrangements were acceptable. The Trustees also recognized that the Funds may benefit from certain economies of scale over time from becoming a part of the larger RiverSource fund complex, based on potential future synergies of operations, potential fee harmonization/rationalization initiatives and potential future Fund mergers. The Trustees noted, in particular, RiverSource's acknowledgement of the principle that the Funds should share in certain economies of scale if realized by RiverSource. In addition, the Trustees evaluated the likelihood that there would be potential Fund mergers after the Closing. The Trustees noted that any such potential Fund mergers, if approved, could result in the achievement of additional breakpoints for Funds that have implemented breakpoint fee schedules. The Trustees also noted that they expect to consider economies of scale from time to time following the Closing and thus be in a position to evaluate any additional e conomies of scale.
The Trustees acknowledged the inherent limitations of any analysis of an investment adviser's economies of scale, stemming largely from the Trustees' understanding that economies of scale are generally realized, if at all, by an investment adviser across a variety of products and services, not just with respect to a single fund.
Information About Investment Management Services to Non-Mutual Fund Clients. The Trustees also received and reviewed information about the nature and extent of services and fee rates offered by Riversource and the Subadvisers to the Funds compared with other clients with similar accounts, including separate accounts and institutional investments. The Trustees noted that the Funds may receive services different from those offered to other clients of RiverSource and the Subadvisers and concluded that the advisory fee rates under the Proposed Advisory Agreements and the subadvisory fee rates under the Proposed Subadvisory Agreements were not excessive, given the nature and extent of services expected to be offered and other factors, including the Trustees' review of Lipper data.
Other Benefits to RiverSource and the Subadvisers. The Trustees received and reviewed information regarding any expected "fall-out" or ancillary benefits to be received by RiverSource and its affiliates and by the Subadvisers as a result of their relationships with the Funds.
Among other things, the Trustees noted that RiverSource would benefit from soft dollar arrangements using portfolio brokerage of each Fund that invests in equity securities. The Trustees also noted that the Subadvisers also had benefited from, and expected to continue to benefit from, soft dollar arrangements using portfolio brokerage of the Subadvised Funds. The Trustees acknowledged RiverSource's representation that none of its affiliated broker dealers was expected to provide brokerage services to any Fund, but noted that broker-dealer affiliates of RiverSource will receive distribution related fees from the Funds in respect of shares held in certain accounts, and that such Funds' distributor (which will also become a subsidiary of RiverSource following the closing of the Transaction) retains a portion of the distribution related fees from the Funds and receives a portion of the sales charges on sales or redemptions of certai n
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classes of shares of the Funds. The Trustees recognized that RiverSource's and the Subadvisers' profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The Trustees concluded that RiverSource and the Subadvisers may derive reputational benefits from their association with the Funds. The Trustees also noted, however, that such benefits were difficult to quantify with certainty.
Fund-Specific Considerations for Certain "Review" Funds. During the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process, a limited number of Funds were highlighted as meeting agreed-upon criteria for warranting further review. Such criteria included, among other things, information relating to Actual Management Rates, total expense ratios and/or performance information, relative to a Fund's Peer Group and/or Universe. For such "review" Funds, the Trustees engaged in further analysis with regard to the approval of the Funds' Current Advisory Agreements. For each such Fund, the Trustees subsequently considered the impact of transitioning investment management responsibilities to RiverSource.
Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio—The Trustees engaged in further review of Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio because its Actual Management Rate was appreciably above the median range of its Peer Group. However, the Trustees noted other factors such as recent changes to the Fund's investment strategies, a total expense ratio that was in line with the Fund's Peer Group and Universe and positive performance. Taking into account these matters and other factors considered, the Trustees concluded that the Actual Management Rate was, at this time, acceptable, under the circumstances.
Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio—The Trustees engaged in further review of Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio because its Actual Management Rate was appreciably above the median range of its Peer Group. Although the Fund's performance over certain periods was not appreciably above the median of its Universe, the Trustees noted other factors such as recent changes to the Fund's investment strategies, a total expense ratio that was in line with the Fund's Peer Group and below its Universe and positive performance over other periods. Taking into account these matters and other factors considered, the Trustees concluded that the Actual Management Rate was, at this time, acceptable, under the circumstances.
Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio—The Trustees engaged in further review of Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio because its Actual Management Rate was appreciably above the median range of its Peer Group. Although the Fund's performance over certain periods was not appreciably above the median of its Universe, the Trustees noted other factors such as recent changes to the Fund's investment strategies, a total expense ratio that was in line with the Fund's Peer Group and Universe and positive performance over other periods. Taking into account these matters and other factors considered, the Trustees concluded that the Actual Management Rate was, at this time, acceptable, under the circumstances.
Conclusion. After an evaluation of the above-described factors and based on its deliberations and analysis of the information provided and alternatives considered, each Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that approval of the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements was in the best interests of each of the Funds and its shareholders. Accordingly, the Boards unanimously approved the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements.
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant (Columbia Management Advisors, LLC)
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT FEE CONSULTANT TO THE FUNDS SUPERVISED BY THE COLUMBIA NATIONS BOARD
Prepared Pursuant to the February 9, 2005
Assurance of Discontinuance among the
Office of Attorney General of New York State,
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, and
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.
November 12, 2009
I. Overview
On February 9, 2005, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("CMA") and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.1 ("CMD") agreed to the New York Attorney General's Assurance of Discontinuance ("AOD"). Among other things, the AOD stipulates that CMA may manage or advise a Columbia Fund ("Columbia Fund" and, together with some or all of such funds, the "Columbia Funds") only if the Independent Members of the Columbia Fund's Board of Trustees appoint a Senior Officer or retain an Independent Fee Consultant ("IFC") who is to manage the process by which proposed management fees are negotiated. The AOD further stipulates that the Senior Officer or IFC is to prepare a written annual evaluation of the fee negotiation process.
With effect from January 1, 2007, the Independent Members of the Board of Trustees for certain Columbia Funds known collectively as the "Nations Funds" (together with the other members of that Board, the "Trustees") retained me as IFC for the Nations Funds.2 In this capacity, I have prepared the fifth annual written evaluation of the fee negotiation process. As was the case with the 2007 and 2008 reports, my immediate predecessor as IFC, John Rea, provided invaluable assistance in the preparation of this year's report.
A. Role of the Independent Fee Consultant
The AOD charges the IFC with "managing the process by which proposed management fees ... to be charged the Columbia Fund are negotiated so that they are negotiated in a manner which is at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with this Assurance of Discontinuance." The AOD also provides that CMA "may manage or advise a Columbia Fund only if the reasonableness of the proposed management fees is determined by the Board of Trustees ... using ... an annual independent written evaluation prepared by or under the direction of ... the Independent Fee Consultant." Therefore, the AOD makes clear that the IFC does not supplant the Trustees in negotiating management fees with CMA, nor does the IFC substitute his or her judgment for that of the Trustees with respect to the reasonableness of proposed fees or any other matter that is committed to the business judgmen t of the Trustees.
B. Elements Involved in Managing the Fee Negotiation Process
In preparing the report required by the AOD, the IFC must consider at least the following six factors set forth in the AOD:
1. The nature and quality of CMA's services, including the Fund's performance;
2. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged by other mutual fund companies for like services;
3. Possible economies of scale as the Fund grows larger;
4. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of CMA for like services;
5. Costs to CMA and its affiliates of supplying services pursuant to the management fee agreements, excluding any intra-corporate profit; and
6. Profit margins of CMA and its affiliates from supplying such services.
C. Organization of the Annual Evaluation
This report, like last year's, focuses on the six factors and contains a section for each factor except that CMA's costs and profits from managing the Funds are treated in a single section. In addition to a discussion of these factors, the report offers recommendations to improve the fee review process in future years. A review of the status of recommendations made in the 2008 Report is being provided separately with the materials for the November meeting.
1 CMA and CMD are subsidiaries of Columbia Management Group, LLC ("CMG"), and are the successors to the entities named in the AOD.
2 I have no material relationship with Bank of America, CMG or any of its affiliates, aside from serving as IFC, and I am aware of no material relationship with any of their affiliates. I retained John Rea, an independent economic consultant, to assist me with this report.
Unless otherwise stated or required by the context, this report covers only the Nations Funds, which are also referred as the "Funds."
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II. Summary of Findings
A. General
1. Based upon my examination of the information supplied by CMG in the light of the six factors set forth in the AOD, I conclude that the Trustees have the relevant information necessary to evaluate the reasonableness of the proposed management fees for each Nations Fund, subject to the following: on September 30, 2009, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise") announced that it had agreed to purchase the investment management business of CMG with the exception of its cash and liquidity management business which includes the Nations money market Funds. As a result, the Trustees requested information from CMG as to the plans of CMG and its parent with respect to the provision of investment management services to those Funds after the consummation of the proposed transaction. As of the date of this report, that in formation has not yet been provided. However, as the transaction is not expected to close until the spring of 2010, the Trustees concluded that they would have ample opportunity to take appropriate steps with respect to the investment management agreements of the money market Funds, including invoking the 60-day termination provisions of those agreements, in response to the information to be provided by CMG and reviewed by the IFC.
In my view, the process by which the proposed management fees of the Funds have been negotiated in 2009 thus far has been, to the extent practicable, at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with the AOD.
B. Nature and Quality of Services, Including Performance
3. The performance of the Funds was relatively strong for the measuring periods ending March 31, 2009. Between one-third and nearly one-half of the Funds were ranked in either the first or second quintiles in the one-, three-, five-, and 10-year periods, and no more than 8% were in the fifth quintile for these periods. Overall, the performance was stronger in the two longer periods.
4. The strongest performing groups over the one-, three-, and five-year periods were active equity, quantitative strategies, and, to a lesser extent, money market Funds. Sub-advised Funds were the weakest performers, with over 60% of the Funds in the bottom two quintiles in the one- and three-year periods. For the same two periods, no more than 15% percent of the sub-advised Funds were in the top two quintiles. Almost half of fixed-income Funds ranked in the bottom two quintiles in the one- and three-year periods.
5. Overall performance of the Funds was less robust in 2009 than in 2008 and 2007 for the one- and three-year performance periods. For example, 62% of the Funds were in the top two quintiles in 2007 for the one-year period compared with 33% in 2009. The ranks of those in the bottom two quintiles rose significantly between 2007 and 2009, led by money market and fixed-income Funds in the one- and three-year periods. For the three-year period, there was a similar trend with respect to sub-advised Funds.
6. The performance of the active equity Funds against their benchmarks was strong for the one-, three-, and five-year performance periods. In contrast, more than half of the sub-advised Funds failed to beat their benchmarks on a net basis in the one- and three-year periods. The fixed-income Funds consistently produced gross returns below those of their benchmarks. Lipper quintile rankings of the actively managed equity Funds are highly correlated with their performance against their benchmarks in the sense that net returns in excess of the benchmark appear necessary to achieve a ranking in one of the top three quintiles. No such correlation was observed for fixed-income and quantitative strategies Funds.
7. The equity Funds' overall performance adjusted for risk was mixed. Based upon three-year returns, less than 40% of the equity Funds had a combination of risk-adjusted and unadjusted returns that placed them in the top half of their performance universes; 60% were in the bottom half of their universes. About 30% of the fixed income Funds posted high returns and low risk relative to comparable funds. Over 60% of the fixed-income Funds took on more risk than the typical fund in their performance universes.
8. The industry-standard procedure used by Lipper that includes all share classes in the performance universe tends to bias a Fund's ranking upward within that universe. The bias occurs because either no-12b-1 fee or low-12b-1 fee share classes of the Nations Funds are compared with funds in performance universes that
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include all share classes of multi-class funds with 12b-1 fees of up to 100 basis points. Correcting this bias by limiting the performance universe to classes of comparable funds with low or no 12b-1 fees (a "filtered universe") lowers the relative performance for the Funds, but generally not to a material extent. The filtering process, however, did identify two Funds for further review that had not been so identified using unfiltered universes.
9. A small number of Funds have consistently underperformed over the past five years. The exact number depends on the criteria used to evaluate longer-term performance. For example, six different Funds have had below-median performance in at least four out of the five years between 2005 and 2009 for either the one- or three-year performance periods from 2005 to 2009. If the threshold were the 60th percentile, only two Funds would have satisfied the criteria.
10. The services performed by CMG professionals beyond portfolio management, such as compliance, legal, information technology, risk management, finance, and fund administration, are critical to the success of the Funds and appear to be of high quality.
C. Management Fees Charged by Other Mutual Fund Companies
11. The Funds' management fees and total expenses are generally low relative to those of their peers, with over half the Funds ranking in the most favorable two quintiles. For total expenses, slightly more than one-quarter are in the bottom two quintiles, while slightly less than two-fifths are in the bottom two quintiles for actual management fees. Fixed-income and quantitative strategies Funds have the lowest fees and expenses relative to their peers. The sub-advised Funds account for the majority of Funds in the fifth quintile for both management fees and total expenses.
12. The distribution of management fee rankings has changed little over the past three years, while the distribution of total expense rankings has moved in the direction of higher expenses. The most notable change involving total expenses has been a shift in the number of Funds from the first to the second quintile.
13. The management fees of the non-subadvised Funds are generally in line with those of Columbia Funds supervised by the Atlantic Board of Trustees (the "Atlantic Funds"). The sub-advised large cap equity, international equity, and high yield Funds, however, generally have higher management fees than those of comparable Atlantic and non-subadvised Funds.
14. The implementation of the new program of voluntary expense limits appears to have been associated, on balance, with less favorable expense rankings. This result reflects increases in expense limits for certain Funds, the removal of fee waivers, and the shift of certain expenses from CMA to the Funds. The decline in expense rankings is less significant, however, than CMA projected in December 2008.
D. Trustees' Advisory Contract Review Process
15. The Trustees' evaluation process identified 22 Funds in 2009 for further review based upon long-standing criteria relating to their relative performance or expenses or both. When compared in filtered universes, two more Funds met the criteria for further review. At the November meeting, CMG provided further information about each of those Funds to assist the Trustees in their evaluation.
E. Potential Economies of Scale
16. CMG presented to the Trustees its analysis of the sources and sharing of potential economies of scale. CMG views economies of scale as arising at the complex level and would regard estimates of scale economies for individual funds as unreliable. In its analysis, CMG did not identify specific sources of economies of scale or provide any estimates of any economies of scale that might arise from future asset growth. CMG's analysis included measures taken by the Trustees and CMG that seek to share any potential economies of scale through breakpoints in management fee schedules, the establishment of expense limits for each Fund, enhanced shareholder services, fund mergers, and operational consolidation.
17. An examination of the contractual fee schedules for five Nations Funds shows that the schedules for Small Cap II, Municipal Reserves, and Treasury Reserves compare favorably with those of their competitors, while the subadvised Marsico Growth and High Yield VS Funds have schedules generally above those of their peers, including funds that do not have a sub-adviser. The group fee with
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breakpoints that characterizes the money market Fund schedules is not typically found among competitors, nearly all of which have flat fee schedules.
F. Management Fees Charged to Institutional Clients
18. CMG has provided Trustees with comparisons of mutual fund management fees and institutional fees based upon standardized fee schedules and upon actual fees. The results show that, consistent with industry practice, actual and scheduled institutional fees are generally, but not always, lower than the Funds' management fees. CMG provided additional data this year demonstrating that at small asset levels, the effective fee of certain Funds may be equal to or less than institutional fee levels at those asset levels, due to the effect of expense limits on small funds with high gross expenses. CMG also analyzed the differences between the services provided and risks borne on the one hand by a manager of mutual funds and on the other by institutional advisers, and suggested that these differences should be kept in mind when Trustees review the reasonableness of the Funds' management fees.
G. Revenues, Expenses, and Profits
19. The activity-based cost allocation methodology employed by CMG to allocate costs, both direct and indirect, for purposes of calculating Fund profitability is thoughtful and detailed. This year, CMG further refined the technique by allocating additional indirect expenses on an activity basis.
20. The materials provided on CMG's revenues and expenses with respect to the Funds and the methodology underlying their construction form a sufficient basis for Trustees to evaluate the expenses of and profitability to CMG arising out of its relationships with the Funds.
21. CMG provided a firm-wide pro forma 2009 income statement demonstrating the effect of market events beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008 on its revenues and profitability to provide an additional perspective on calendar 2008 profitability data.
22. In 2008, CMG's pre-tax pre- and post-distribution margins on the Nations Funds were above the industry mean and median, based on limited data available for publicly held mutual fund managers and excluding the costs of CMG's money market capital support programs. However, as is to be expected in a 63-Fund complex, some Nations Funds had relatively high pre-tax profit margins in 2008, when calculated solely with respect to management revenues and expenses, while other Nations Funds operated at a loss. There is a positive relationship between Fund size and profitability to CMG, with smaller Funds generally operating at a loss to CMG.
23. CMG pays a fixed percentage of its management fee revenues to an affiliate, U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, with respect to assets of its clients invested in Nations Funds to compensate it for services it performs with respect to those client assets and for the effect of state law limitations on affiliates charging multiple fees. Based on our analysis of the services provided by this affiliate, we have concluded that all payments other than those for sub-transfer agent or sub-accounting services should be treated as a distribution expense.
III. Recommendations
1) Criteria for review. The Trustees may wish to consider modifying the criteria for identifying a Fund for further review (a "Review Fund") to include criteria that focus exclusively on performance. They may also wish to consider whether it would be useful to apply CMG's own internal monitoring standards for Fund performance to the contract review process, or whether such criteria are more relevant to their ongoing investment oversight.
2) Presentation of Review Fund discussion. CMG should consider whether it could more systematically present in one discussion all relevant information regarding each Review Fund, which is now split into several different portions of the 15(c) materials. For any Fund that has been a Review Fund in consecutive years, CMG should address under what circumstances it could reasonably be anticipated that the Fund would lose that status.
3) Refinement of tax-exempt performance data. Certain single-state tax-exempt Funds compete in extremely small universes and are compared to a multi-state benchmark of uncertain relevance. Notwithstanding the difficulties, CMG should work to improve the reliability of the calculation of relative performance of these Funds. If that is not possible, CMG should provide guidance on how the Trustees should judge the quality of CMG's management of these Funds.
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4) Development of risk metrics for asset-allocation, tax-exempt, and money market Funds. CMG has developed and shared with the Trustees quantitative risk metrics comparing equity and taxable fixed-income Funds against their peers. However, reliable risk metrics have not been developed for asset-allocation, tax-exempt fixed income, and money market Funds. We urge CMG to continue its efforts to provide reliable risk measures for these categories of Funds, especially in the cases of asset-allocation and money market funds, because their investors are likely to be motivated at least in part by a desire to manage risk.
5) Profitability data. For any period during which CMG is an affiliate of U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, CMG should continue to present to the Trustees the profitability of each Fund, each investment style and each complex (of which Nations is one) calculated as follows:
a. Management-only profitability should be calculated without reference to any Private Bank expense.
b. Profitability excluding distribution (which essentially covers the management and transfer agency functions) should be adjusted by removing from the expense calculation any portion of the Private Bank payment not attributable to the performance by the Private Bank of sub-transfer agency or sub-accounting functions.
c. Total profitability, including distribution: No adjustment for Private Bank expenses should be made, because all such expenses represent legitimate fund expenses to be taken into account in calculating CMG's profit margin including distribution.
d. Distribution only: This should include all Private Bank expenses other than those attributable to sub-transfer agency services.
6) Contractual fee analysis. This year CMG presented a new Lipper report comparing the contractual management fees of Funds with those of competitors in similar investment styles. However, the reliability of the conclusion—that Fund management fee breakpoints compared favorably with competitive fee rates—was limited by the use of competitive funds at all asset levels. The sponsors of a $100 million mutual fund may not have given much thought to breakpoints at $5 billion; therefore, that fund's contractual fee at that level is unlikely to compare favorably with that of a $5 billion Fund. Limiting the competitors to the Lipper expense group, whose constituents are similar in size to the rele vant Fund, would make the results more meaningful. In addition, the breakpoints of a select group of Nations Funds (which would differ each year) should continue to be compared to those of industry rivals to ensure that the Funds' breakpoint schedules remain within industry norms. As breakpoint schedules change relatively little each year, performing such a comparison for each Nations Fund each year would not be an efficient use of Trustee and CMG resources.
7) Pro forma profitability data. In any year in which CMG or the Trustees believe that the prior year's profitability is unlikely to be representative of current business results due to changes in markets or for any other reason, CMG should, consistent with this year's practice, prepare a pro forma income statement based on year-to-date actual data and reasonable projections used for its own business planning purposes.
8) Additional institutional data and analysis. While CMG provided a substantial amount of information on its institutional business, we suggest some additional items for future years: (a) profitability data for the institutional business in the format, and based upon the same allocation methodologies, used to present Fund profitability, (b) an explanation of how CMA sets institutional fee breakpoints, which normally begin at asset levels far lower than those found in Fund management fee breakpoints, and (c) distinguishing in all institutional fee materials fees of accounts acquired prior to the development of current fee schedules (so-called "legacy" accounts) from the fees of accounts launched after that time.
9) Management fee disparities. In any future study of management fees, CMG and the Nations Trustees should analyze the differences in management fee schedules. As part of that analysis, CMG should provide an explanation for any significant fee differences among comparable funds across fund families sponsored by CMG, such as differences in the management styles of different Funds included the same Lipper category. Finally, if CMG proposes a management fee change or an expense cap for
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any mutual fund managed by CMA that is comparable to any Nations Fund, CMG should provide the Trustees with sufficient information about the proposal to allow the Trustees to assess the applicability of the proposed change to the relevant Nations Fund or Funds.
10) Explanation of data supplied to Lipper. Each year, as part of the 15(c) process, CMG retains Lipper to compare the fees and expenses of each Fund to a group of competitors. In many cases, CMG, with the approval of the Trustees, adjusts the actual expense data, which is based on the most recent full fiscal year of the Fund (and each competitive fund) to reflect changes in fees or expense limits that occurred during or after the relevant fiscal year. This improves the reliability and usefulness of the comparison. However, to ensure that the Trustees know when and how CMG adjusted the data, we recommend that CMG prepare a table listing for each Fund what adjustments were made, e.g., to reflect a new expense limitation of x basis points that commenced on y date.
11) Reduction of volume of paper documents submitted. The effort to streamline and better organize the data presented to the Trustees and the process by which that data was prepared and organized continued to be well-received by all parties. Notwithstanding past success, it is always appropriate to look for opportunities to reduce and simplify the presentation of 15(c) data. One possibility would be to remove the 127 pages of biographical data, most if not all of which the Trustees have previously seen as part of their ongoing investment oversight duties, from the paper volume and post it on the Internet-based document storage and retrieval system used by the Funds to provide reference data to Trustees.
Respectfully submitted,
Steven E. Asher
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant (RiverSource Investments, LLC)
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT FEE CONSULTANT TO THE FUNDS SUPERVISED BY THE COLUMBIA NATIONS BOARD
Prepared Pursuant to the February 9, 2005
Assurance of Discontinuance among the
Office of Attorney General of New York State,
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, and
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.
December 22, 2009
I. Overview
On February 9, 2005, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("CMA") and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.1 ("CMD") agreed to the New York Attorney General's Assurance of Discontinuance ("AOD"). Among other things, the AOD stipulates that CMA may manage or advise a Columbia Fund ("Columbia Fund" and, together with some or all of such funds, the "Columbia Funds") only if the Independent Members of the Columbia Fund's Board of Trustees appoint a Senior Officer or retain an Independent Fee Consultant ("IFC") who is to manage the process by which proposed management fees are negotiated. The AOD further stipulates that the Senior Officer or IFC is to prepare a written annual evaluation of the fee negotiation process.
With effect from January 1, 2007, the Independent Members of the Board of Trustees for certain Columbia Funds known collectively as the "Nations Funds" (together with the other members of that Board, the "Trustees") retained me as IFC for the Nations Funds.2 In this capacity, I have prepared this written evaluation of the fee negotiation process. As was the case with the last three annual reports, my immediate predecessor as IFC, John Rea, provided invaluable assistance in the preparation of this report.
On September 29, 2009, Ameriprise entered into an asset purchase agreement with Bank of America, N.A. and its parent, Bank of America Corporation (together, the "Bank") pursuant to which the Bank agreed to sell certain CMG assets relating to Columbia's long-term asset management business, including management of the long-term Nations Funds (the "Transaction").3
The Transaction if completed would result in the termination of the existing Investment Management Agreements with CMA with respect to those Funds. Therefore, the Trustees have been requested to approve and recommend to the shareholders of each long-term Nations Fund new Investment Management and Sub-Advisory Agreements (together, the "Management Agreements") with RiverSource Investments, LLC ("RI"),4 investment manager of the RiverSource Funds and a subsidiary of Ameriprise. This report is intended to fulfill the requirements of the AOD with respect to the Trustees' consideration of the new Management Agreements.
A. Role of the Independent Fee Consultant
The AOD charges the IFC with "managing the process by which proposed management fees ... to be charged the Columbia Fund are negotiated so that they are negotiated in a manner which is at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with this Assurance of Discontinuance." The AOD also provides that CMA "may manage or advise a Columbia Fund only if the reasonableness of the proposed management fees is determined by the Board of Trustees ... using ... an annual independent written evaluation prepared by or under the direction of ... the Independent Fee Consultant." Therefore, the AOD makes clear that the IFC does not supplant the Trustees in negotiating management fees with CMA (or RI), nor does the IFC substitute his or her judgment for that of the Trustees with respect to the reasonableness of proposed fees or any other matter that is committed to the business judgment of the Trustees.
B. Elements Involved in Managing the Fee Negotiation Process
In preparing the report required by the AOD, the IFC must consider at least the following six factors set forth in the AOD:
1. The nature and quality of the adviser's services, including the Fund's performance;
1 CMA and CMD are subsidiaries of Columbia Management Group, LLC ("CMG"), and are the successors to the entities named in the AOD.
2 I have no material relationship with Bank of America, CMG or Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise"), aside from serving as IFC, and I am aware of no material relationship with any of their affiliates. I retained John Rea, an independent economic consultant, to assist me with this report.
Unless otherwise stated or required by the context, this report covers only the Nations Funds. Further, as the management of the Nations money market Funds was not included in the Transaction and no new Management Agreements were proposed for those Funds, this report does not cover those Funds unless otherwise stated.
3 Preliminary Response of Ameriprise to Information Request of Columbia Nations Board dated October 28, 2009 (hereafter, the "Preliminary Response"), p. 1.
4 Ameriprise intends to re-brand RI with the "Columbia" name (which is one of the assets being sold in the Transaction). Preliminary Response, pp. 4-5. In the case of new Sub-Advisory Agreements, the relevant current sub-adviser would also be a party.
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2. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged by other mutual fund companies for like services;
3. Possible economies of scale as the Fund grows larger;
4. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of the adviser for like services;
5. Costs to the adviser and its affiliates of supplying services pursuant to the management fee agreements, excluding any intra-corporate profit; and
6. Profit margins of the adviser and its affiliates from supplying such services.
C. Data Presented to the Trustees
In considering the proposed new Management Agreements with RI, the Trustees relied in part on the data that had been prepared as part of their annual contract review process, which concluded in early November. This data remained relevant because the fees in the proposed Management Agreements were identical to the fees approved at that time. The annual review materials included a Lipper report on the performance of each Nations Fund compared to its peers and its benchmark, comparisons of the fees and expenses of each Nations Fund to similar CMG-sponsored Funds, comparable competitive funds chosen by Lipper (in the case of long-term Funds), and institutional accounts advised by CMA, revenues, expenses, and profits of CMG from managing the Nations Funds, calculated both by Fund and collectively, and CMG's views on the existence and sharing of economies of scale.
In addition, the Trustees reviewed materials specific to the proposed new Management Agreements with RI in response to requests for information made on behalf of the Trustees, including the following:
• Performance data for the RiverSource Funds showing percentile and quartile rankings of each fund within its Lipper performance universe for periods up to five years and net returns of each fund relative to its benchmark returns. This data was arguably relevant due to the possibility that some RiverSource investment teams would be providing investment management services to certain Columbia Funds.5
• tables comparing the fee schedules and effective fee rates of funds managed by CMA and RI and institutional accounts advised by the two firms.
• extensive discussion of the process by which the components of the two asset management businesses would be integrated, including investment management, compliance, transfer agency, custody, fund accounting, and distribution.
• information about the financial condition of Ameriprise, including its most recent annual report on Form 10-K, RI's profit margins from managing the RiverSource Funds in 2007 and 2008, and pro forma income statements for the combined Columbia and RiverSource fund complex.
• disclosure that certain senior CMG executives, including President Michael Jones, Chief Investment Officer Colin Moore, Head of Mutual Funds J. Kevin Connaughton, and Chief Compliance Officer Linda Wondrack would continue in analogous capacities following the consummation of the Transaction, and
• a breakdown of the synergies RI expects to realize in the two years following the Transaction and the extent to which those potential synergies are expected to be shared with shareholders of funds advised by RI.
II. Findings
1. Based upon my examination of the information supplied by CMG and Ameriprise in the light of the six factors set forth in the AOD, I conclude that the Trustees have the relevant information necessary to evaluate the reasonableness of the proposed management fees for each Nations Fund for which a new Management Agreement was proposed (each, a "Long-Term Nations Fund").
2. In my view, the process by which the proposed management fees of each Long-Term Nations Fund have been negotiated with RI thus far has been, to the extent practicable, at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with the AOD.
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Respectfully submitted,
Steven E. Asher
5 On page 22 of its Supplemental Response to the Nations Trustees (undated but delivered November 25, 2009), Ameriprise said that "most personnel decisions, including with respect to the portfolio management teams for the Nations Funds ... will be made primarily by [current CMA CIO] Colin Moore using the Columbia 5P process."
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Proxy Voting Results
Columbia LifeGoal Portfolios
On March 3, 2010, a special meeting of shareholders of Columbia Funds Series Trust was held to consider the approval of several proposals listed in the proxy statement for the meeting. Proposal 1 and Proposal 2 were voted on by Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio shareholders at the March 3, 2010 meeting of shareholders and by Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio, Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio and Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio shareholders at an adjourned meeting of shareholders held on March 31, 2010. Proposal 3 was voted on at an adjourned meeting of shareholders held on April 26, 2010. The shareholder meeting results are as follows:
Proposal 1: A proposed Investment Management Services Agreement with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (formerly, RiverSource Investments, LLC) (CMIA) was approved for each Portfolio as follows:
Fund | | Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes | |
Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio | | | 20,764,875 | | | | 620,729 | | | | 668,782 | | | | 12,707,939 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio | | | 31,043,523 | | | | 1,011,959 | | | | 1,438,808 | | | | 18,806,369 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio | | | 8,043,840 | | | | 308,360 | | | | 308,590 | | | | 4,082,386 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio | | | 1,709,027 | | | | 52,932 | | | | 22,202 | | | | 895,004 | | |
Proposal 2: A proposal authorizing CMIA to enter into and materially amend subadvisory agreements for the Portfolio in the future, with the approval of the Trust's Board of Trustees, but without obtaining additional shareholder approval, was approved for each Portfolio as follows:
Fund | | Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes | |
Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio | | | 20,167,052 | | | | 1,245,549 | | | | 641,784 | | | | 12,707,940 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio | | | 30,127,074 | | | | 1,980,724 | | | | 1,386,491 | | | | 18,806,370 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio | | | 7,837,630 | | | | 452,583 | | | | 370,575 | | | | 4,082,388 | | |
Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio | | | 1,627,107 | | | | 119,729 | | | | 37,324 | | | | 895,005 | | |
Proposal 3: Each of the nominees for trustees was elected to the Trust's Board of Trustees, as follows:
Trustee | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld | | Abstentions | |
Edward J. Boudreau, Jr. | | | 2,680,026,424 | | | | 72,649,450 | | | | 0 | | |
William P. Carmichael | | | 2,679,841,716 | | | | 72,834,157 | | | | 0 | | |
William A. Hawkins | | | 2,679,847,210 | | | | 72,828,663 | | | | 0 | | |
R. Glenn Hilliard | | | 2,679,699,063 | | | | 72,976,810 | | | | 0 | | |
John J. Nagorniak | | | 2,680,054,075 | | | | 72,621,799 | | | | 0 | | |
Minor M. Shaw | | | 2,680,402,097 | | | | 72,273,776 | | | | 0 | | |
Anthony M. Santomero | | | 2,679,633,235 | | | | 73,042,638 | | | | 0 | | |
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Important Information About This Report
The portfolios 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 the Columbia LifeGoal Portfolios.
A description of the policies and procedures that each portfolio uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of each portfolio'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 portfolio voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC's website. Information regarding how each portfolio voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the portfolios' website, columbiamanagement.com.
Each portfolio 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 portfolio'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.
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (CMIA) or one of its affiliates is the investment advisor to the portfolios and each underlying fund. As such, CMIA is responsible for the overall management and supervision of the investment activities of each portfolio and each underlying fund.
Investment in affiliated funds—The advisor has the authority to select Underlying Funds. The advisor or one of its affiliates is the investment advisor to each of the Underlying Funds. The advisor may be subject to a conflict of interest in selecting Underlying Funds because the fees paid to it or its affiliates are higher than the fees paid to other Underlying Funds. However, as fiduciary to each portfolio, the advisor has a duty to act in the best interest of the portfolio in selecting Underlying Funds.
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the funds, visit columbiamanagement.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
On April 30, 2010, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., the parent company of RiverSource Investments, LLC, acquired the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC, including certain of its affiliates, which were, prior to this acquisition, part of Bank of America. In connection with the acquisition of the long-term assets, the Columbia Funds have a new investment adviser, RiverSource Investments, LLC, which is now known as Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. For those clients that use the services of a subadviser, those arrangements are continuing unless notified otherwise. RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc., now known as Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, will act as the principal distributor of the Columbia Funds.
Transfer Agent* | |
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Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. P.O. Box 8081 Boston, MA 02266-8081 1-800-345-6611 | |
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Distributor* | |
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Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 | |
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Investment Advisor* | |
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Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 100 Federal Street Boston, MA 02110 | |
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Columbia Management®
Annual Report
March 31, 2010
Municipal Bond Funds
g Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund
g Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
g Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
g Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
g Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
g Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
g Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Not FDIC Insured n May Lose Value n No Bank Guarantee
Table of Contents
Economic Update | | | 1 | | |
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Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | | | 3 | | |
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Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 8 | | |
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Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 13 | | |
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Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 18 | | |
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Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 23 | | |
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Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 28 | | |
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Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 33 | | |
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Financial Statements | | | 38 | | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | | 149 | | |
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Federal Income Tax Information | | | 150 | | |
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Fund Governance | | | 151 | | |
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Board Consideration and Re-Approval of Previous Investment Advisory Agreement | | | 156 | | |
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Board Consideration and Approval of New Investment Advisory Agreement | | | 160 | | |
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant (Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) | | | 167 | | |
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant (Riversource Investments, LLC) | | | 173 | | |
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Proxy Voting Results | | | 176 | | |
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Important Information About This Report | | | 181 | | |
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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.
President's Message

Dear Shareholder:
On May 3, 2010, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. announced that it had completed the acquisition of the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management from Bank of America. This includes the business of managing its equity and fixed-income mutual funds. Ameriprise Financial has combined its current U.S. asset management business, RiverSource Investments, LLC, with Columbia Management. This transaction puts together two leading asset management firms to create one entity that ranks as the eighth largest manager of long-term mutual fund assets in the United States.1 This combined business will operate under the well-regarded Columbia Management brand, where we will build on the strengths of our combined investment capabilities and talent, our broad and diversified product lineup and exceptional service.
Our combined business has a new breadth and depth of investment choices. William "Ted" Truscott, CEO, U.S. asset management and president of annuities for Ameriprise Financial, leads the combined U.S. asset management business. Michael Jones serves as president, U.S. asset management. Colin Moore continues to serve as chief investment officer. I am also continuing in my role as head of mutual funds, responsible for the delivery of mutual fund products and services to investors. The Columbia funds' advisers, distributor and transfer agent are now subsidiaries of our parent company, Ameriprise Financial but operate under the Columbia Management name. You will begin to see these names used in communications and statements going forward.
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Advisers | | Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC | |
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Distributor | | Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. | |
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Transfer Agent | | Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. | |
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As a valued investor in Columbia funds, please know that our goal is to ensure a smooth transition and provide the highest quality products and services. Transition teams across the organization continue their efforts to build on best practices from both legacy organizations with integration efforts including rebranding, vendor and system consolidations and client communications. Additionally, we want to assure you that the funds' portfolio managers also continue to focus on providing uninterrupted service to all fund shareholders.
Although we have a lot of work ahead of us in 2010, Columbia Management and Ameriprise Financial are excited about the opportunities for our combined organization. I share this optimism and believe it positions us as a best-in-class asset management business with the ability to deliver more for our clients than ever before.
Sincerely,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds
1Source: Ameriprise Financial, Inc., based on March 31, 2010 data from the Investment Company Institute
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the funds, visit columbiamanagement.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Securities products offered through Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc.), member FINRA. Advisory services provided by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (formerly known as RiverSource Investments, LLC).
© 2010 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.
Economic Update – Municipal Bond Funds
After a deep and difficult recession, the U.S. economy regained its footing midway through calendar year 2009. Gross domestic product (GDP) turned positive in the third quarter of 2009, rising 2.2%, and then gained 5.6% in the fourth quarter according to the estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Growth was primarily the result of a slowdown in inventory reduction and of federal government stimulus spending. Hopes for a sustained recovery now depend on a variety of factors, including continued improvement in consumer spending, an increase in revenues to keep business profits moving higher and a turnaround in the labor market.
The housing market showed some signs of stabilizing, but stopped short of meaningful improvement during the period. Home sales moved higher in 2009 as new homebuyers took advantage of a federal tax credit. However, as the tax credit was set to expire in November 2009, sales slipped—and did not revive even though the tax credit was expanded and extended through April 2010. Housing prices remained relatively flat over the past year, but that was progress compared to 2008. The average home price fell sharply in 2008; and since then distressed properties, which account for approximately 40% of all housing sales, have held prices down because they are heavily discounted.
In the beleaguered labor market, there was some good news. While businesses continued to shed jobs through most of 2009, raising the unemployment rate to 9.7% at the end of the period*, job data turned positive in March 2010, buoyed by a swell of temporary workers hired to conduct the national once-in-a-decade census. Consumer spending also trended higher in the second half of the period. In fact, March year-over-year sales made a significant jump upward. Despite these improvements, consumer confidence, as measured monthly by The Conference Board, an independent research organization, failed to gain much ground during the year. Consumers surveyed continue to cite uncertain business conditions and still-weak labor prospects for their concerns.
On the business side of the economy, manufacturing activity gained momentum. A key measure of the nation's manufacturing situation—the Institute for Supply Management's Index—rose above 50 in July 2009, then rose for eight consecutive months to remain well above 50 for the remainder of the period. (An index value of 50+ indicates a growing economy.) Industrial production moved higher for eleven out of the past 12 months, and durable goods orders took off, with a big jump upward in January. Manufacturing capacity utilization inched upward to 72.7%.
Bond returns ranged from solid to strong
As hopes for a recovery materialized, bonds from non-Treasury sectors delivered solid returns. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index1 returned 7.69%. Municipal bonds gained more than taxable investment grade bonds even without factoring in potential tax advantages to investors in higher income-tax brackets. The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index2 returned 9.69%. The high-yield bond market was even stronger
*Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
1The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price, coupon, pay-downs and total return performance of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated and non-convertible investment grade debt issues with at least $250 million par amount outstanding and with at least one year to final maturity.
2The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is considered representative of the broad market for investment-grade, tax-exempt bonds with a maturity of at least one year.
Summary
For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010
g As investors grew more comfortable with risk, non-Treasury sectors of the bond market rebounded. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index delivered solid results. High-yield bonds outperformed stocks, as measured by the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Cash Pay Index.
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g Stock markets rebounded around the world, as measured by the S&P 500 Index and the MSCI EAFE Index.
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Economic Update (continued) – Municipal Bond Funds
than the broad stock market during the period. For the 12 months covered by this report, the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Cash Pay Index3 returned 55.67%.
The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury, a common bellwether for the bond market, rose from 2.7% to 3.8% during the 12-month period. Yet despite the pickup in economic activity, the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) kept a key short-term interest rate—the federal funds rate—close to zero throughout the period.
Stocks staged a solid comeback
Against a strengthening economic backdrop, a stock market rally that began in mid-March 2009 continued with little interruption through the end of the period. The U.S. stock market returned 49.77% for the 12-month period, as measured by the S&P 500 Index.4 Mid-cap stocks outperformed large- and small-cap stocks, and value stocks outperformed growth stocks by a solid margin, as measured by their respective Russell indices.5 Outside the United States, stock market returns were slightly stronger. The MSCI EAFE Index,6 a broad gauge of stock market performance in foreign developed markets, gained 54.44% (net of dividends, in U.S. dollars) for the period. Emerging stock markets were caught in a downdraft in 2008, but they bounced back stronger than domestic or developed world markets as their economic growth generally outpaced the developed world. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index7 return ed 81.08% (net of dividend, in U.S. dollars) for the 12-month period, after giving back some gains in the first quarter of 2010.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
3The BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Cash Pay Index tracks the performance of non-investment grade corporate bonds.
4The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks.
5The Russell 1000 Index tracks the performance of 1,000 of the largest U.S. companies, based on market capitalization. The Russell MidCap Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000 Index, which represents approximately 25% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000 Index. The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell 3000 Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000 Growth or the Russell 2000 Growth indexes. The Russell 3000 Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000 Value or the Russell 2000 Value indices.
6The Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East (MSCI EAFE) Index is a capitalization-weighted index that tracks the total return of common stocks in 21 developed-market countries within Europe, Australasia and the Far East.
7The Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets Index (MSCI EMI) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. As of June 2009, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index consisted of the following 22 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey.
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.
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Fund Profile – Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund
Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 2.53% without sales charge.
g The fund's benchmark, the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Municipal Index1, returned 2.79%. The average return of funds in the Lipper Short Municipal Debt Funds Classification2 was 3.64%.
g The fund's emphasis on higher-quality securities generally accounted for the modest shortfall relative to these comparative measures as lower-quality securities performed strongly.
Portfolio Management
James M. D'Arcy has managed the fund since 2007 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 1999.
Effective May 1, 2010, RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., became the investment advisor to the fund and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. Please see the fund's prospectus, as supplemented, for more information regarding the change in investment advisor and certain other changes.
1The BofA Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Municipal Index tracks the performance of investment grade U.S. tax exempt bonds with remaining terms to final maturities of at least one year and less than three years. 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.
2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 03/31/10
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Performance Information – Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Annual operating expense ratio (%)*
Class A | | | 0.76 | | |
Class B | | | 1.51 | | |
Class C | | | 1.51 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.51 | | |
*The annual operating expense ratio is as stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report and includes the expenses incurred by the investment companies in which the fund invests. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from expenses incurred by the investment companies, including fee waivers and expense reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/00 – 03/31/10
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/00 – 03/31/10 ($)
Sales charge | | without | | with | |
Class A | | | 13,843 | | | | 13,705 | | |
Class B | | | 12,849 | | | n/a | |
Class C | | | 12,840 | | | | 12,840 | | |
Class Z | | | 14,194 | | | n/a | |
Average annual total return as of 03/31/10 (%)
Share class | | A | | B | | C | | Z | |
Inception | | 11/02/93 | | 10/12/93 | | 05/19/94 | | 10/07/93 | |
Sales charge | | without | | with | | without | | without | | with | | without | |
1-year | | | 2.53 | | | | 1.46 | | | | 1.77 | | | | 1.76 | | | | 0.76 | | | | 2.79 | | |
5-year | | | 3.28 | | | | 3.08 | | | | 2.51 | | | | 2.51 | | | | 2.51 | | | | 3.54 | | |
10-year | | | 3.31 | | | | 3.20 | | | | 2.54 | | | | 2.53 | | | | 2.53 | | | | 3.56 | | |
The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 1.00% for Class A shares and the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% for Class C shares in the first year after purchase. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.
Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund
As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees or exchange fees. There are also 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 cost 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.
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 initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
10/01/09 – 03/31/10
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | 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 | |
Class A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,006.90 | | | | 1,021.19 | | | | 3.75 | | | | 3.78 | | | | 0.75 | | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,003.10 | | | | 1,017.45 | | | | 7.49 | | | | 7.54 | | | | 1.50 | | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,003.10 | | | | 1,017.45 | | | | 7.49 | | | | 7.54 | | | | 1.50 | | |
Class Z | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,008.10 | | | | 1,022.44 | | | | 2.50 | | | | 2.52 | | | | 0.50 | | |
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 and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Portfolio Manager's Report – Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
as of 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 10.55 | | |
Class B | | | 10.55 | | |
Class C | | | 10.55 | | |
Class Z | | | 10.55 | | |
Distributions declared per share
04/01/09 – 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 0.17 | | |
Class B | | | 0.09 | | |
Class C | | | 0.09 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.20 | | |
A portion of the fund's income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. The fund may at times purchase tax-exempt securities at a discount. Some, or all, of this discount may be included in the fund's ordinary income, and is taxable when distributed.
30-day SEC yields
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 0.60 | | |
Class B | | | 0.00 | | |
Class C | | | 0.00 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.86 | | |
The 30-day SEC yields reflect the fund's earning power, net of expenses, expressed as an annualized percentage of the public offering price per share at the end of the period.
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 0.92 | | |
Class B | | | 0.00 | | |
Class C | | | 0.00 | | |
Class Z | | | 1.32 | | |
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields are based on the maximum effective 35.0% federal income tax rate. This tax rate does not reflect the phase out of exemptions or the reduction of the otherwise allowable deductions that occur when adjusted gross income exceeds certain levels.
For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 2.53% without sales charge. The fund's benchmark, the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Municipal Index, returned 2.79%. The average return of funds in its peer group, the Lipper Short Municipal Debt Funds Classification, was 3.64%. We believe that many competing funds were more heavily invested in lower-quality securities, which performed better during this time period. Also, the fund's peer group contains short-intermediate funds, which have longer durations (a measure of interest-rate sensitivity) than this fund. As interest rates fell, funds with longer durations earned higher returns.
Sector allocations and yield curve positioning aided performance
Portfolio weights with regard to both industry sectors and credit quality aided performance. For example, the fund had more exposure than the index to revenue bonds, which benefited results. We viewed revenue bonds as attractive because they are not affected by factors that can hurt general obligation bonds, such as declining income, property and sales taxes. Within the revenue area, health care, housing and lease-backed bonds were the strongest performers. We added exposure to these sectors because we believe they are attractively priced relative to historical averages. In addition, the fund was significantly underweight relative to the index in pre-refunded bonds (bonds whose repayment is guaranteed by the proceeds from a second bond issue), which underperformed because they offered very low yields.
Quality selection and yield curve positioning also benefited results. The fund was overweight in AA- and A-rated securities versus AAA and BBB credits.1 Although the BBB sector achieved the best returns, investing in A-rated securities allowed the fund to capture most of the lower quality return while maintaining a high overall portfolio credit quality. The fund was also overweight in three- to five-year bonds, which had the largest decline in yields—and good price appreciation—because yields and prices move in opposite directions.
High cash position detracted from results
Large cash inflows and a difficult investing environment (due to low supply and low rates) in two- and three-year securities culminated in a large cash and cash equivalents position in the fund. The very low yields offered by these securities created a drag on performance. Some of the shorter (less than one year) bonds we purchased in the fund had returns that were relatively low compared to the index and compared to longer-term securities, which hampered results. However, we believe that these bonds played an important role in the portfolio because they were relatively low risk, short-term investments. Also, while performance was low relative to the benchmark, the numbers were still positive.
1The credit quality ratings represent those of Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"), Standard & Poor's Corporation ("S&P") or Fitch Ratings ("Fitch") credit ratings. The ratings represent their opinions as to the quality of the securities they rate. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The security's credit quality does not eliminate risk.
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Portfolio Manager's Report (continued) – Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund
For most of the year, the fund's duration was shorter than that of the benchmark. Duration is a measure of interest-rate sensitivity. We tend to shorten duration when we think interest rates could rise and lengthen duration when we think interest rates are poised to fall. If we are right in our assessment of the direction of interest rates, duration can aid performance—and it can detract from performance if we are wrong. During this period, we would have done better to position the fund's duration in line with or slightly longer than the benchmark because rates tended to move lower. However, we aimed to maintain a low level of volatility in the fund and believed the low duration was warranted given the richness of yields on municipal securities compared to Treasuries. In fact, the fund's positioning began to help performance in the last few weeks of the period as interest rates began to rise.
Positioned for gradually rising rates
We expect the U.S. economy to recover slowly; and while we currently don't see any particular threat from inflation, we do expect the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) to raise short-term borrowing rates at a gradual pace—perhaps beginning later this year. As a result, we have positioned the fund to take advantage of attractive yields in the three- to five-year maturity range but also to keep a significant amount of money invested in short-term securities, which can be reinvested at higher rates when interest rates do rise.
Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the fund may differ from those presented for other Columbia Funds.
Tax-exempt investing offers current tax-exempt income, but it also involves certain risks. The value of the fund will be affected by interest rate changes and the creditworthiness of issues held in the fund. When interest rates go up, bond prices generally drop and vice versa.
Interest income from certain tax-exempt bonds may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, if applicable, the alternative minimum tax. Capital gains are not exempt from income taxes.
Top 5 sectors
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Tax-Backed | | | 39.3 | | |
Other | | | 10.5 | | |
Utilities | | | 9.5 | | |
Transportation | | | 8.5 | | |
Health Care | | | 6.8 | | |
Quality breakdown
as of 03/31/10 (%)
AAA | | | 40.5 | | |
AA | | | 40.1 | | |
A | | | 18.2 | | |
BBB | | | 1.2 | | |
Effective maturity breakdown
as of 03/31/10 (%)
0-1 year | | | 40.0 | | |
1-2 years | | | 24.3 | | |
2-3 years | | | 13.9 | | |
3-4 years | | | 5.4 | | |
4-5 years | | | 10.0 | | |
5-6 years | | | 2.7 | | |
6-7 years | | | 3.3 | | |
7-8 years | | | 0.4 | | |
Sector weightings are calculated as a percentage of net assets.
Quality and maturity breakdowns are calculated as a percentage of total investments.
Effective maturity takes into consideration principal payment assumptions, puts and adjustable coupons.
Ratings shown in the quality breakdown represent the rating assigned to a particular bond by one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard and Poor's, Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch Ratings Ltd. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The fund's credit quality does not remove market risk.
The fund is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time.
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Fund Profile – Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 03/31/10
| | | | +7.65% | |
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|  | | | Class A shares (without sales charge) | |
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| | | | +7.45% | |
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|  | | | Barclays Capital CA 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index | |
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| | | | +7.05% | |
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|  | | | Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index | |
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Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 7.65% without sales charge.
g This return was slightly higher than the return of its primary benchmark, the Barclays Capital California 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index1, as well as its secondary benchmark, the Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index.2 Performance was modestly lower than the average return of funds in its peer group, the Lipper California Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification.3
g A slightly longer duration and more exposure to longer-maturity bonds aided performance, as did an underweight in California GO bonds.
Portfolio Management
Maureen Newman has managed the fund since 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 1996.
Effective April 1, 2010, James D'Arcy assumed management of the fund. He has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 1999.
Effective May 1, 2010, RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., became the investment advisor to the fund and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. Please see the fund's prospectus, as supplemented, for more information regarding the change in investment advisor and certain other changes.
1The Barclays Capital California 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index tracks investment grade bonds issued from the state of California and its municipalities.
2The Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index tracks the performance of municipal bonds issued after December 31, 1990 with remaining maturities between 2 and 17 years and at least $7 million in principal amount outstanding.
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.
3Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads. Funds in the Lipper California Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Category invest in municipal debt issues with dollar-weighted average maturities of five to ten years and are exempt from taxation in California.
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Performance Information – Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Performance of a $10,000 investment 09/09/02 – 03/31/10
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
Performance of a $10,000 investment Inception – 03/31/10 ($)
Sales charge | | without | | with | |
Class A | | | 12,674 | | | | 12,263 | | |
Class B | | | 12,087 | | | | 12,087 | | |
Class C | | | 11,973 | | | | 11,973 | | |
Class Z | | | 13,092 | | | | n/a | | |
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Annual operating expense ratio (%)*
Class A | | | 0.89 | | |
Class B | | | 1.64 | | |
Class C | | | 1.64 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.64 | | |
*The annual operating expense ratio is as stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report and includes the expenses incurred by the investment companies in which the fund invests. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from expenses incurred by the investment companies, including fee waivers and expense reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.
Average annual total return as of 03/31/10 (%)
Share class | | A | | B | | C | | Z | |
Inception | | 09/09/02 | | 08/29/02 | | 09/11/02 | | 08/19/02 | |
Sales charge | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | |
1-year | | | 7.65 | | | | 4.19 | | | | 6.74 | | | | 3.74 | | | | 6.74 | | | | 5.74 | | | | 7.82 | | |
5-year | | | 3.73 | | | | 3.05 | | | | 2.96 | | | | 2.96 | | | | 2.95 | | | | 2.95 | | | | 3.99 | | |
Life | | | 3.18 | | | | 2.73 | | | | 2.53 | | | | 2.53 | | | | 2.41 | | | | 2.41 | | | | 3.60 | | |
The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% for Class A shares and the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.
Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond 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 initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 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 two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees or exchange fees. There are also 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 $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.
10/01/09 – 03/31/10
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | 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 | |
Class A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 995.00 | | | | 1,020.94 | | | | 3.98 | | | | 4.03 | | | | 0.80 | | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 991.20 | | | | 1,017.20 | | | | 7.69 | | | | 7.80 | | | | 1.55 | | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 991.30 | | | | 1,017.20 | | | | 7.70 | | | | 7.80 | | | | 1.55 | | |
Class Z | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 996.20 | | | | 1,022.19 | | | | 2.74 | | | | 2.77 | | | | 0.55 | | |
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 and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Portfolio Manager's Report – Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 7.65% without sales charge. This performance was ahead of the fund's primary benchmark, the Barclays Capital California 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index, which returned 7.45%, as well as its secondary benchmark, the Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index, which gained 7.05%. The fund lagged the average return of funds in its peer group, the Lipper California Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification, which was 7.98%. The fund had a slightly longer duration (a measure of interest-rate sensitivity, similar to maturity) and more exposure to longer-maturity bonds than either of the Barclays indices. This positioning helped performance as the market rallied. However, we believe the fund underperformed its peer group average because it had less exposure than the average fund to California general obligation (GO) bonds and sl ightly shorter duration.
Strongest gains from lower-rated issues
The past year was marked by improvement on several different fronts: A major financial crisis was subdued, interest rates hovered near historical lows and the economy showed signs of improvement. Investors responded by taking on more risk in search of higher returns. As a result, the yield difference between lower- and higher-quality bonds narrowed and higher-yielding, lower-quality municipal bonds outperformed. Among the fund's top contributors in this environment were lower-rated bonds backed by a tobacco settlement case and bonds issued by hospitals. California GOs also rallied nicely, as the state's spring/summer fiscal crisis abated. However, the fund remained underweight in GOs relative to the Barclays indices and Lipper peer group, despite additions during the period, and the underweight hindered relative results. The fund benefited from underweights in bonds issued by community colleges and local school districts, sector s that suffered during the state's economic downturn.
Change in interest-rate positioning
The fund began the year with a duration that was slightly longer than either Barclays index but shorter than the Lipper average. Duration is a measure of interest-rate sensitivity expressed in years. We lengthen duration relative to the fund's benchmarks when we expect interest rates to fall, and we shorten it when we expect interest rates to rise. If we are right in our positioning, which we were this past year, it can benefit performance. As the supply of long-term municipal bonds declined and demand increased, yields on longer-maturity municipal bonds fell and prices rose, aiding performance relative to both Barclays benchmarks. However, we believe that the fund's duration was shorter than the average fund in its peer group, so it provided no advantage relative to that measure.
With growing expectations that interest rates would head higher, we decided to lower the fund's duration. We locked in profits by selling some 10- to 15-year bonds and using the proceeds to buy 7- to 10-year issues. We further lowered duration by selling some zero coupon bonds, which are sold at a deep discount to face value and are especially sensitive to interest-rate changes. At period end, the fund's duration was slightly longer than that of the Barclays California index.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
as of 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 9.72 | | |
Class B | | | 9.71 | | |
Class C | | | 9.72 | | |
Class Z | | | 9.70 | | |
Distributions declared per share
04/01/09 – 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 0.33 | | |
Class B | | | 0.25 | | |
Class C | | | 0.25 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.35 | | |
A portion of the fund's income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. The fund may at times purchase tax-exempt securities at a discount. Some, or all, of this discount may be included in the fund's ordinary income, and is taxable when distributed. Distributions include $0.01 per share of taxable realized gains.
30-day SEC yields
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 2.57 | | |
Class B | | | 1.91 | | |
Class C | | | 1.91 | | |
Class Z | | | 2.92 | | |
The 30-day SEC yields reflect the fund's earning power, net of expenses, expressed as an annualized percentage of the public offering price per share at the end of the period.
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 4.43 | | |
Class B | | | 3.29 | | |
Class C | | | 3.28 | | |
Class Z | | | 5.02 | | |
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields are based on the combined maximum effective 35.0% federal income tax rate and applicable state income tax rate. This tax rate does not reflect the phase out of exemptions or the reduction of the otherwise allowable deductions that occur when adjusted gross income exceeds certain levels.
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Portfolio Manager's Report (continued) – Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Top 5 sectors
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Tax-Backed | | | 38.3 | | |
Utilities | | | 27.4 | | |
Health Care | | | 9.0 | | |
Transportation | | | 7.0 | | |
Education | | | 6.6 | | |
Quality breakdown
as of 03/31/10 (%)
AAA | | | 23.8 | | |
AA | | | 29.4 | | |
A | | | 32.2 | | |
BBB | | | 11.5 | | |
Non Rated | | | 3.1 | | |
Maturity breakdown
as of 03/31/10 (%)
0-1 year | | | 1.8 | | |
1-3 years | | | 7.7 | | |
3-5 years | | | 15.0 | | |
5-7 years | | | 9.5 | | |
7-10 years | | | 21.8 | | |
10-15 years | | | 31.3 | | |
15-20 years | | | 8.5 | | |
25 years and over | | | 0.7 | | |
Cash & Equivalents | | | 3.7 | | |
Sector weightings are calculated as a percentage of net assets.
Quality and maturity breakdowns are calculated as a percentage of total investments.
Ratings shown in the quality breakdown represent the rating assigned to a particular bond by one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard and Poor's, Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch Ratings Ltd. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The fund's credit quality does not remove market risk.
The fund is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time.
Mixed outlook for California
California faces some formidable headwinds. Among the strongest are the state's sizeable budget deficit, large number of home foreclosures and high unemployment rate. Despite these issues, recent data has been trending in a more positive direction, and we are encouraged by this change. Declines to non-farm payrolls have slowed, housing foreclosures are leveling off, manufacturing has started to pick up and net migration trends have turned positive. Tax receipts also recently came in higher than estimates. Going forward, we expect California's diverse economy to aid in a full recovery, helping to boost the state's low credit rating. However, due to the hurdles faced by the state, we feel that a recovery will probably not occur until 2011 or later, as the state still has some obstacles to overcome this year. We remain most interested in bonds with 5- to 10-year maturities. Once the Federal Reserve signals that it will raise key ov ernight lending rates, we believe that these bonds will likely hold up better than bonds with maturities under five years. We expect longer-term muni bonds also to benefit from contained inflation and tight supply, which is being driven by growing competition from the new Build America Bonds—taxable bonds that offer qualifying issuers a less expensive way to finance infrastructure projects.
Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the fund may differ from those presented for other Columbia Funds.
Tax-exempt investing offers current tax-exempt income, but it also involves certain risks. The value of the fund will be affected by interest rate changes and the creditworthiness of issues held in the fund. When interest rates go up, bond prices generally drop and vice versa.
Interest income from certain tax-exempt bonds may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, if applicable, the alternative minimum tax. Capital gains are not exempt from income taxes.
Single-state municipal bond funds pose additional risks due to limited geographical diversification.
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Fund Profile – Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 7.31% without sales charge.
g The fund modestly outpaced its benchmark, the Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index1, and beat the average return of funds in its peer group, the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification.2
g An overweight in lower-quality bonds and slightly more sensitivity to interest-rate changes than the index and peer group helped the fund outperform.
Portfolio Management
Maureen Newman has managed the fund since 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 1996.
Effective April 1, 2010, James D'Arcy assumed management of the fund. He has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 1999.
Effective May 1, 2010, RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., became the investment advisor to the fund and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. Please see the fund's prospectus, as supplemented, for more information regarding the change in investment advisor and certain other changes.
1The Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index tracks the performance of municipal bonds issued after December 31, 1990 with remaining maturities between 2 and 17 years and at least $7 million in principal amount outstanding. 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.
2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 03/31/10
| | | | +7.31% | |
|
| | | | Class A shares (without sales charge) | |
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| | | | +7.05% | |
|
| | | | Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index | |
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Performance Information – Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Annual operating expense ratio (%)*
Class A | | | 0.93 | | |
Class B | | | 1.68 | | |
Class C | | | 1.68 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.68 | | |
*The annual operating expense ratio is as stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report and includes the expenses incurred by the investment companies in which the fund invests. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from expenses incurred by the investment companies, including fee waivers and expense reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/00 – 03/31/10
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/00 – 03/31/10 ($)
Sales charge | | without | | with | |
Class A | | | 14,997 | | | | 14,510 | | |
Class B | | | 13,918 | | | | 13,918 | | |
Class C | | | 13,927 | | | | 13,927 | | |
Class Z | | | 15,376 | | | | n/a | | |
Average annual total return as of 3/31/10 (%)
Share class | | A | | B | | C | | Z | |
Inception | | 05/04/92 | | 06/07/93 | | 06/17/92 | | 03/01/92 | |
Sales charge | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | |
1-year | | | 7.31 | | | | 3.84 | | | | 6.41 | | | | 3.41 | | | | 6.51 | | | | 5.51 | | | | 7.58 | | |
5-year | | | 3.57 | | | | 2.88 | | | | 2.78 | | | | 2.78 | | | | 2.79 | | | | 2.79 | | | | 3.83 | | |
10-year | | | 4.14 | | | | 3.79 | | | | 3.36 | | | | 3.36 | | | | 3.37 | | | | 3.37 | | | | 4.40 | | |
The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% for Class A shares and the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.
Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees or exchange fees. There are also 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 cost 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.
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 initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
10/01/09 – 03/31/10
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | 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 | |
Class A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 995.00 | | | | 1,020.94 | | | | 3.98 | | | | 4.03 | | | | 0.80 | | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 990.40 | | | | 1,017.20 | | | | 7.69 | | | | 7.80 | | | | 1.55 | | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 990.40 | | | | 1,017.20 | | | | 7.69 | | | | 7.80 | | | | 1.55 | | |
Class Z | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 996.30 | | | | 1,022.19 | | | | 2.74 | | | | 2.77 | | | | 0.55 | | |
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 and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Portfolio Manager's Report – Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
as of 03/31/10($)
Class A | | | 10.58 | | |
Class B | | | 10.58 | | |
Class C | | | 10.58 | | |
Class Z | | | 10.58 | | |
Distributions declared per share
04/01/09 – 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 0.34 | | |
Class B | | | 0.26 | | |
Class C | | | 0.26 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.36 | | |
A portion of the fund's income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. The fund may at times purchase tax-exempt securities at a discount. Some, or all, of this discount may be included in the fund's ordinary income, and is taxable when distributed.
30-day SEC yields
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 2.40 | | |
Class B | | | 1.73 | | |
Class C | | | 1.73 | | |
Class Z | | | 2.73 | | |
The 30-day SEC yields reflect the fund's earning power, net of expenses, expressed as an annualized percentage of the public offering price per share at the end of the period.
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 3.93 | | |
Class B | | | 2.83 | | |
Class C | | | 2.83 | | |
Class Z | | | 4.47 | | |
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields are based on the combined maximum effective 35.0% federal income tax rate and applicable state income tax rate. This tax rate does not reflect the phase out of exemptions or the reduction of the otherwise allowable deductions that occur when adjusted gross income exceeds certain levels.
For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 7.31% without sales charge. The fund's benchmark, the Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index, returned 7.05% for the period. The average return for the fund's peer group, the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification, was 6.18%. The fund benefited from having an overweight in lower-quality bonds and being slightly more sensitive to interest-rate changes than the index and peer group.
Strong demand and tight supply for municipal bonds
As interest rates remained near historical lows and cash-strapped states looked for ways to boost tax receipts, investor demand for municipal bonds went from steady to growing. At the same time, the supply of longer-maturity municipal bonds fell. Qualifying issuers flocked to the new Build America Bonds, which provide a less expensive way of financing infrastructure projects. This confluence of growing demand and reduced supply benefited muni bond prices. Georgia maintained its high (AAA) credit rating1, but—like most states and municipalities—continued to struggle with lower tax receipts and higher demand for social services. Investment losses further pressured state and local government pensions.
Boost from lower-rated bonds
As the economy showed signs of improving and interest rates stayed near historical lows, investors became more willing to take on added risk for the increased yield offered by lower-rated bonds, which outperformed higher-quality issues. The fund benefited from this environment because it had more exposure than the index to lower-quality bonds, including bonds with credit ratings of BBB or below and non-rated issues. Among the best performers were BBB-rated bonds issued by hospitals, including Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, and certain issuers in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (2.5% and 3.2% of net assets, respectively).
Further gains from slightly longer duration
As the credit markets stabilized and investors became less risk averse, they also reached for the higher yields offered by bonds with maturities of 10 years or more. Longer-maturity muni issues also benefited as supply declined. These factors benefited the fund, which had more exposure than the index to bonds with maturities of 10 to 15 years. Our exposure to longer-term bonds also lengthened the fund's duration relative to the Barclays index or the Lipper peer average. Duration is a measure, expressed in years, of interest-rate sensitivity that takes into account the entire stream of a bond's future principal and income payments. Because bond prices and yields move in opposite directions, we often lower the fund's duration when we expect interest rates to rise and raise it when we expect interest rates to fall. During the first half of the period, having a slightly longer duration aided results. As the year progressed and risin g interest rates seemed more likely, we began to lock in profits by reducing our
1The credit quality ratings represent those of Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"), Standard & Poor's Corporation ("S&P") or Fitch Ratings ("Fitch") credit ratings. The ratings represent their opinions as to the quality of the securities they rate. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The security's credit quality does not eliminate risk.
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Portfolio Manager's Report (continued) – Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
stake in bonds with 10- to 15-year maturities and buying 5 to 10-year issues. This move helped shorten duration, which ended the period more in line with the index.
Mixed outlook for Georgia
Georgia has been hurt by struggles in the financial sector, as the state has a large concentration in regional banks with heavy exposure to the commercial real estate market. Near term, we think depressed commercial real estate values, high unemployment and median household incomes that are below the national average will continue to pressure tax revenues. Longer term, we believe the state will benefit from strong migration trends, fueled by Georgia's low cost of living, slowly improving labor market and expansion from the auto industry. We expect the state's conservative fiscal policies to continue to support the AAA credit quality of the state's general obligation (GO) bonds. We also believe that muni bonds have the potential to benefit from growing demand as tax rates move higher.
Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the fund may differ from those presented for other Columbia Funds.
Tax-exempt investing offers current tax-exempt income, but it also involves certain risks. The value of the fund will be affected by interest rate changes and the creditworthiness of issues held in the fund. When interest rates go up, bond prices generally drop and vice versa.
Interest income from certain tax-exempt bonds may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, if applicable, the alternative minimum tax. Capital gains are not exempt from income taxes.
Single-state municipal bond funds pose additional risks due to limited geographical diversification.
Top 5 sectors
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Tax Backed | | | 34.3 | | |
Utilities | | | 26.7 | | |
Education | | | 10.3 | | |
Health Care | | | 9.4 | | |
Housing | | | 6.9 | | |
Quality breakdown
as of 03/31/10 (%)
AAA | | | 39.6 | | |
AA | | | 26.7 | | |
A | | | 25.1 | | |
BBB | | | 7.0 | | |
Non Rated | | | 1.6 | | |
Maturity breakdown
as of 03/31/10 (%)
1-3 years | | | 9.0 | | |
3-5 years | | | 5.1 | | |
5-7 years | | | 17.8 | | |
7-10 years | | | 33.3 | | |
10-15 years | | | 30.6 | | |
15-20 years | | | 2.8 | | |
Cash & Equivalents | | | 1.4 | | |
Sector weightings are calculated as a percentage of net assets.
Quality and maturity breakdowns are calculated as a percentage of total investments.
Ratings shown in the quality breakdown represent the rating assigned to a particular bond by one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard and Poor's, Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch Ratings Ltd. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The fund's credit quality does not remove market risk.
The fund is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time.
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Fund Profile – Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 03/31/10
| | | | +7.93% | |
|
|  | | | Class A shares (without sales charge) | |
|
| | | | +7.05% | |
|
|  | | | Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index | |
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Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 7.93% without sales charge.
g The fund beat its benchmark, the Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index1, as well as the average return of its peer group, the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification.2
g Overweights in both longer-maturity and lower-quality bonds helped the fund outpace the index and the Lipper peer group average.
Portfolio Management
Maureen Newman has managed the fund since 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 1996.
Effective April 1, 2010, James D'Arcy assumed management of the fund. He has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 1999.
Effective May 1, 2010, RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., became the investment advisor to the fund and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. Please see the fund's prospectus, as supplemented, for more information regarding the change in investment advisor and certain other changes.
1The Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index tracks the performance of municipal bonds issued after December 31, 1990 with remaining maturities between 2 and 17 years and at least $7 million in principal amount outstanding. 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.
2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.
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Performance Information – Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/00 – 03/31/10
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/00 – 03/31/10 ($)
Sales charge | | without | | with | |
Class A | | | 14,557 | | | | 14,078 | | |
Class B | | | 13,523 | | | | 13,523 | | |
Class C | | | 13,505 | | | | 13,505 | | |
Class Z | | | 14,924 | | | | n/a | | |
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Annual operating expense ratio (%)*
Class A | | | 0.91 | | |
Class B | | | 1.66 | | |
Class C | | | 1.66 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.66 | | |
*The annual operating expense ratio is as stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report and includes the expenses incurred by the investment companies in which the fund invests. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from expenses incurred by the investment companies, including fee waivers and expense reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.
Average annual total return as of 03/31/10 (%)
Share class | | A | | B | | C | | Z | |
Inception | | 09/01/90 | | 06/08/93 | | 06/17/92 | | 09/01/90 | |
Sales charge | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | |
1-year | | | 7.93 | | | | 4.41 | | | | 7.13 | | | | 4.13 | | | | 7.12 | | | | 6.12 | | | | 8.09 | | |
5-year | | | 3.20 | | | | 2.53 | | | | 2.46 | | | | 2.46 | | | | 2.43 | | | | 2.43 | | | | 3.46 | | |
10-year | | | 3.83 | | | | 3.48 | | | | 3.06 | | | | 3.06 | | | | 3.05 | | | | 3.05 | | | | 4.08 | | |
The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% for Class A shares and the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.
Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond 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 initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 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 two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees or exchange fees. There are also 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 $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.
10/01/09 – 03/31/10
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | 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 | |
Class A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 997.80 | | | | 1,020.94 | | | | 3.98 | | | | 4.03 | | | | 0.80 | | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 994.20 | | | | 1,017.20 | | | | 7.71 | | | | 7.80 | | | | 1.55 | | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 994.10 | | | | 1,017.20 | | | | 7.71 | | | | 7.80 | | | | 1.55 | | |
Class Z | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 998.20 | | | | 1,022.19 | | | | 2.74 | | | | 2.77 | | | | 0.55 | | |
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 and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Portfolio Manager's Report – Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 7.93% without sales charge. This was higher than the return of the fund's benchmark, the Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index, which was 7.05% for the period. The fund also beat the 6.18% average return of funds in its peer group, the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification. Overweights in both lower-quality and longer-maturity issues helped the fund outperform these comparative measures.
Positive backdrop for municipal bonds
Strong demand for municipal bonds, coupled with tight supply, aided returns during the period. As inflation concerns subsided, yields fell and bond prices rose. Investors grew more comfortable with risk as the economy showed signs of gradual improvement and fears fanned by last year's financial crisis were extinguished. In this environment, municipal bonds with maturities of 10 years or more did particularly well, buoyed by investors in search of higher yields. In addition, the supply of longer-maturity bonds fell as qualifying issuers turned to the recently introduced taxable Build America Bonds to fund infrastructure projects at lower rates. The yield difference between lower- and higher-quality issues narrowed, boosting returns on lower-quality issues over bonds with higher credit ratings.
Lower-quality, longer-maturity emphasis aided returns
The fund benefited from having a higher stake than both the index and Lipper peer group in lower-rated as well as non-rated bonds. Some of the fund's lower-rated bonds were also longer-maturity issues, which further aided returns. Top contributors included some BBB-rated1 bonds issued for continuing care retirement centers and some A-rated hospital bonds. In the second half of the period, we took profits and reduced exposure to lower-quality issues by reducing certain positions, including Baa3/BB-rated bonds issued for the Baltimore Hotel (1.1% of net assets). An above-average stake in longer-maturity issues also delivered strong results. We took profits and exited some top-performing names, including bonds issued for Loyola College, located in Baltimore, Maryland. The fund had minimal exposure to underperforming sectors, including refunded bonds and issues with maturities of 5 years or less, which also aided performa nce. Refunding occurs when an issuer sells new bonds, usually at lower prevailing rates and invests the proceeds in U.S. Treasury securities that are pledged to pay off older, higher-yielding debt. Refunding usually results in an improved credit rating for the old bond.
Positioned for higher rates, a comeback in higher-quality
Within the municipal bond market, we think some of the best opportunities are likely to come from higher-quality municipals, which have not done as well as lower-quality issues. With that in mind, we recently added some Aaa/AAA-rated bonds issued by Montgomery County and the toll facilities bonds rated Aa3/AA– issued by the
1The credit quality ratings represent those of Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"), Standard & Poor's Corporation ("S&P") or Fitch Ratings ("Fitch") credit ratings. The ratings represent their opinions as to the quality of the securities they rate. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The security's credit quality does not eliminate risk.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
as of 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 10.53 | | |
Class B | | | 10.54 | | |
Class C | | | 10.53 | | |
Class Z | | | 10.53 | | |
Distributions declared per share
04/01/09 – 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 0.34 | | |
Class B | | | 0.27 | | |
Class C | | | 0.26 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.37 | | |
A portion of the fund's income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. The fund may at times purchase tax-exempt securities at a discount. Some, or all, of this discount may be included in the fund's ordinary income, and is taxable when distributed.
30-day SEC yields
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 2.23 | | |
Class B | | | 1.56 | | |
Class C | | | 1.55 | | |
Class Z | | | 2.56 | | |
The 30-day SEC yields reflect the fund's earning power, net of expenses, expressed as an annualized percentage of the public offering price per share at the end of the period.
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 3.66 | | |
Class B | | | 2.55 | | |
Class C | | | 2.54 | | |
Class Z | | | 4.20 | | |
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields are based on the combined maximum effective 35.0% federal income tax rate and applicable state income tax rate. This tax rate does not reflect the phase out of exemptions or the reduction of the otherwise allowable deductions that occur when adjusted gross income exceeds certain levels.
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Portfolio Manager's Report (continued) – Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Top 5 sectors
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Tax-Backed | | | 42.8 | | |
Health Care | | | 11.1 | | |
Education | | | 9.7 | | |
Utilities | | | 9.2 | | |
Housing | | | 8.8 | | |
Quality breakdown
as of 03/31/10 (%)
AAA | | | 45.9 | | |
AA | | | 26.9 | | |
A | | | 14.8 | | |
BBB | | | 9.8 | | |
Non Rated | | | 2.6 | | |
Maturity breakdown
as of 03/31/10 (%)
0-1 year | | | 4.7 | | |
1-3 years | | | 7.7 | | |
3-5 years | | | 12.1 | | |
5-7 years | | | 10.9 | | |
7-10 years | | | 21.4 | | |
10-15 years | | | 30.7 | | |
15-20 years | | | 5.2 | | |
20-25 years | | | 2.0 | | |
Cash & Equivalents | | | 5.3 | | |
Sector weightings are calculated as a percentage of net assets.
Quality and maturity breakdowns are calculated as a percentage of total investments.
Ratings shown in the quality breakdown represent the rating assigned to a particular bond by one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard and Poor's, Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch Ratings Ltd. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The fund's credit quality does not remove market risk.
The fund is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time.
Maryland Transportation Authority (3.8% and 2.0% of net assets, respectively). By period end, we had also shifted our focus to bonds with 5- to 10-year maturities, which we believe offer attractive return prospects even in a rising interest-rate environment.
Favorable outlook for Maryland
Despite a weak housing market and declining tax revenues, Maryland has fared better than that of many other states in the recent recession. It has maintained the highest credit rating (AAA or equivalent) from all three credit ratings agencies throughout the downturn. While Maryland has lost jobs, especially in the beleaguered industries of construction and financial services, its unemployment rate of 7.7% remains significantly below the national average, which was 9.7% in March 2010 as measured by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The state has continued to benefit from a highly educated work force, which helps attract technology jobs, and proximity to Washington, D.C., which provides a source of government jobs. Going forward, we expect the state's financial condition to strengthen as the economy recovers.
Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the fund may differ from those presented for other Columbia Funds.
Tax-exempt investing offers current tax-exempt income, but it also involves certain risks. The value of the fund will be affected by interest rate changes and the creditworthiness of issues held in the fund. When interest rates go up, bond prices generally drop and vice versa.
Interest income from certain tax-exempt bonds may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, if applicable, the alternative minimum tax. Capital gains are not exempt from income taxes.
Non-diversified investments increase the risk that a change in the value of any one investment held by the 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, the fund's value will likely be more volatile than the value of more diversified funds.
Single-state municipal bond funds pose additional risks due to limited geographical diversification.
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Fund Profile – Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 7.34% without sales charge.
g The fund came out slightly ahead of its benchmark, the Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index1, which returned 7.05% and solidly beat the average return of funds in its peer group, the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification.2
g An overweight in lower-quality and longer-maturity bonds benefited performance.
Portfolio Management
Maureen Newman has managed the fund since 2007 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 1996.
Effective April 1, 2010, James D'Arcy assumed management of the fund. He has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 1999.
Effective May 1, 2010, RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., became the investment advisor to the fund and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. Please see the fund's prospectus, as supplemented, for more information regarding the change in investment advisor and certain other changes.
1The Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index tracks the performance of municipal bonds issued after December 31, 1990 with remaining maturities between 2 and 17 years and at least $7 million in principal amount outstanding. 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.
2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 03/31/10
| | | | +7.34% | |
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|  | | | Class A shares (without sales charge) | |
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| | | | +7.05% | |
|
|  | | | Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index | |
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Performance Information – Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Annual operating expense ratio (%)*
Class A | | | 0.90 | | |
Class B | | | 1.65 | | |
Class C | | | 1.65 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.65 | | |
*The annual operating expense ratio is as stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report and includes the expenses incurred by the investment companies in which the fund invests. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from expenses incurred by the investment companies, including fee waivers and expense reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/00 – 03/31/10
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/00 – 03/31/10 ($)
Sales charge | | without | | with | |
Class A | | | 14,777 | | | | 14,301 | | |
Class B | | | 13,716 | | | | 13,716 | | |
Class C | | | 13,707 | | | | 13,707 | | |
Class Z | | | 15,151 | | | | n/a | | |
Average annual total return as of 03/31/10 (%)
Share class | | A | | B | | C | | Z | |
Inception | | 12/14/92 | | 06/07/93 | | 12/16/92 | | 12/11/92 | |
Sales charge | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | |
1-year | | | 7.34 | | | | 3.84 | | | | 6.55 | | | | 3.55 | | | | 6.55 | | | | 5.55 | | | | 7.61 | | |
5-year | | | 3.10 | | | | 2.43 | | | | 2.34 | | | | 2.34 | | | | 2.33 | | | | 2.33 | | | | 3.36 | | |
10-year | | | 3.98 | | | | 3.64 | | | | 3.21 | | | | 3.21 | | | | 3.20 | | | | 3.20 | | | | 4.24 | | |
The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% for Class A shares and the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.
Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees or exchange fees. There are also 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 cost 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.
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 initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
10/01/09 – 03/31/10
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | 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 | |
Class A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 994.40 | | | | 1020.94 | | | | 3.98 | | | | 4.03 | | | | 0.80 | | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 990.70 | | | | 1017.20 | | | | 7.69 | | | | 7.80 | | | | 1.55 | | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 990.70 | | | | 1017.20 | | | | 7.69 | | | | 7.80 | | | | 1.55 | | |
Class Z | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 995.60 | | | | 1022.19 | | | | 2.74 | | | | 2.77 | | | | 0.55 | | |
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 and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Portfolio Manager's Report – Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
as of 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 10.17 | | |
Class B | | | 10.17 | | |
Class C | | | 10.17 | | |
Class Z | | | 10.17 | | |
Distributions declared per share
04/01/09 – 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 0.33 | | |
Class B | | | 0.26 | | |
Class C | | | 0.26 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.36 | | |
A portion of the fund's income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. The fund may at times purchase tax-exempt securities at a discount. Some, or all, of this discount may be included in the fund's ordinary income, and is taxable when distributed.
30-day SEC yields
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 2.19 | | |
Class B | | | 1.51 | | |
Class C | | | 1.51 | | |
Class Z | | | 2.51 | | |
The 30-day SEC yields reflect the fund's earning power, net of expenses, expressed as an annualized percentage of the public offering price per share at the end of the period.
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 3.65 | | |
Class B | | | 2.52 | | |
Class C | | | 2.52 | | |
Class Z | | | 4.19 | | |
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields are based on the combined maximum effective 35.0% federal income tax rate and applicable state income tax rate. This tax rate does not reflect the phase out of exemptions or the reduction of the otherwise allowable deductions that occur when adjusted gross income exceeds certain levels.
For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 7.34% without sales charge. By comparison, the fund's benchmark, the Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index, returned 7.05% for the period. The fund nicely outpaced the average return of its peer group, the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification, which was 6.18%. An overweight in lower-rated bonds and longer-maturity bonds, both of which outperformed over the period, helped results.
Search for added yield among longer-maturity bonds
As interest rates declined and economic conditions stabilized, investors became more willing to take on added risk for higher yields. They moved into municipal bonds with longer maturities, which offered higher yields than shorter-term issues and also saw bigger price increases as interest rates fell. As demand for longer-maturity bonds increased, supply dwindled, further benefiting the fund's returns. Instead of issuing tax-exempt bonds, qualifying issuers came to market with taxable Build America Bonds, a new financing option that offered a less expensive way to fund infrastructure projects. For most of the year, the fund benefited from an overweight in bonds with maturities of 10 years or more and a corresponding underweight in shorter-term bonds.
Gains from overweight in lower-quality bonds
Higher-yielding, lower-quality bonds outpaced bonds with higher credit ratings as the likelihood of defaults eased, the difference between yields on higher- and lower-quality issues narrowed and investors became more comfortable with risk. The fund was also well positioned with an overweight in lower-rated bonds, particularly BBB-rated issues, which are lower-quality investment grade bonds. Top contributors included Baa-rated1 (the equivalent of BBB-rated) bonds issued for the ARC of North Carolina Projects to finance group homes for mentally and physically handicapped adults. The price of these bonds rebounded nicely after sinking in the previous year amid fears related to declining property values and government funding for the disabled. We sold our stake. Other standouts included bonds issued for lower-rated or non-rated hospitals, including Albemarle Hospital Authority and Northern Hospital District of Surry Count y (1.3% and 0.5% of net assets, respectively). Having less exposure than the Barclays index to weaker performing high-quality bonds also aided results.
1The credit quality ratings represent those of Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"), Standard & Poor's Corporation ("S&P") or Fitch Ratings ("Fitch") credit ratings. The ratings represent their opinions as to the quality of the securities they rate. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The security's credit quality does not eliminate risk.
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Portfolio Manager's Report (continued) – Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Outlook for North Carolina
While North Carolina has suffered in the recession, it has held up better than much of the nation, as reflected by its high AAA credit rating. The state benefits from a strong and growing high tech base, with recent expansions announced by Siemens AG, a German electronics and electrical engineering company; EMC, which makes data storage systems, and Apple. In addition, the state continues to attract new talent through its large and well-regarded university system, as well as the region's mild climate and low cost of living. Housing prices in North Carolina have declined less than the national average, which has helped support the revenues collected from local real estate taxes. On the downside, the state's heavy manufacturing base, which includes textiles, furniture, and autos, continues to suffer as more jobs go overseas. In addition, a growing percentage of the state's bonds are non-voter approved, which—if unchecked— ;could hurt the state's credit rating, resulting in higher interest-rate costs for new issuance. By period end, we had taken some profits in low-quality BBB-rated bonds, reducing the overweight in this sector. We also shifted the fund's maturity focus, moving out of 10 to 15-year issues in favor of 5 to 10-year bonds, which we believe offer more attractive return prospects going forward.
Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the fund may differ from those presented for other Columbia Funds.
Tax-exempt investing offers current tax-exempt income, but it also involves certain risks. The value of the fund will be affected by interest rate changes and the creditworthiness of issues held in the fund. When interest rates go up, bond prices generally drop and vice versa.
Interest income from certain tax-exempt bonds may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, if applicable, the alternative minimum tax. Capital gains are not exempt from income taxes.
Single-state municipal bond funds pose additional risks due to limited geographical diversification.
Top 5 sectors
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Tax-Backed | | | 38.5 | | |
Utilities | | | 24.2 | | |
Other | | | 15.4 | | |
Health Care | | | 9.9 | | |
Education | | | 7.6 | | |
Quality breakdown
as of 03/31/10 (%)
AAA | | | 42.4 | | |
AA | | | 32.1 | | |
A | | | 17.5 | | |
BBB | | | 5.9 | | |
BB | | | 0.4 | | |
Not Rated | | | 1.7 | | |
Maturity breakdown
as of 03/31/10 (%)
0-1 year | | | 4.0 | | |
1-3 years | | | 5.2 | | |
3-5 years | | | 7.0 | | |
5-7 years | | | 14.3 | | |
7-10 years | | | 30.2 | | |
10-15 years | | | 28.2 | | |
15-20 years | | | 6.4 | | |
20-25 years | | | 0.5 | | |
Cash & Equivalents | | | 4.2 | | |
Sector weightings are calculated as a percentage of net assets.
Quality and maturity breakdowns are calculated as a percentage of total investments.
Ratings shown in the quality breakdown represent the rating assigned to a particular bond by one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard and Poor's, Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch Ratings Ltd. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The fund's credit quality does not remove market risk.
The fund is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time.
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Fund Profile – Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 03/31/10
| | | | +6.91% | |
|
|  | | | Class A shares (without sales charge) | |
|
| | | | +7.05% | |
|
|  | | | Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index | |
|
Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 6.91% without sales charge.
g The fund's performance was slightly lower than its benchmark, the Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index,1 and ahead of its peer group, the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification.2
g The fund benefited from an overweight relative to the index in lower-quality bonds and longer-maturity bonds, which led the market rally.
Portfolio Management
Maureen Newman has managed the fund since 2007 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 1996.
Effective April 1, 2010, James D'Arcy assumed management of the fund. He has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 1999.
Effective May 1, 2010, RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., became the investment advisor to the fund and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. Please see the fund's prospectus, as supplemented, for more information regarding the change in investment advisor and certain other changes.
1The Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index tracks the performance of municipal bonds issued after December 31, 1990 with remaining maturities between 2 and 17 years and at least $7 million in principal amount outstanding. 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.
2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.
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Performance Information – Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/00 – 03/31/10
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/00 – 03/31/10 ($)
Sales charge | | without | | with | |
Class A | | | 15,138 | | | | 14,653 | | |
Class B | | | 14,062 | | | | 14,062 | | |
Class C | | | 14,058 | | | | 14,058 | | |
Class Z | | | 15,534 | | | | n/a | | |
Average annual total return as of 03/31/10 (%)
Share class | | A | | B | | C | | Z | |
Inception | | 05/05/92 | | 06/08/93 | | 06/17/92 | | 01/06/92 | |
Sales charge | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | |
1-year | | | 6.91 | | | | 3.44 | | | | 6.12 | | | | 3.12 | | | | 6.11 | | | | 5.11 | | | | 7.28 | | |
5-year | | | 3.45 | | | | 2.77 | | | | 2.70 | | | | 2.70 | | | | 2.68 | | | | 2.68 | | | | 3.73 | | |
10-year | | | 4.23 | | | | 3.89 | | | | 3.47 | | | | 3.47 | | | | 3.46 | | | | 3.46 | | | | 4.50 | | |
The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% for Class A shares and the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.
Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
All results shown assume the reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Annual operating expense ratio (%)*
Class A | | | 0.89 | | |
Class B | | | 1.64 | | |
Class C | | | 1.64 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.64 | | |
*The annual operating expense ratio is as stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report and includes the expenses incurred by the investment companies in which the fund invests. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from expenses incurred by the investment companies, including fee waivers and expense reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond 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 initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 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 two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees or exchange fees. There are also 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 $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.
10/01/09 – 03/31/10
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | 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 | |
Class A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1000.30 | | | | 1020.94 | | | | 3.99 | | | | 4.03 | | | | 0.80 | | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 996.60 | | | | 1017.20 | | | | 7.72 | | | | 7.80 | | | | 1.55 | | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 996.60 | | | | 1017.20 | | | | 7.72 | | | | 7.80 | | | | 1.55 | | |
Class Z | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1001.50 | | | | 1022.19 | | | | 2.74 | | | | 2.77 | | | | 0.55 | | |
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 and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Portfolio Manager's Report – Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 6.91% without sales charge. By comparison, the fund's benchmark, the Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index, returned 7.05% over the same period. The average return of the fund's peer group, the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification, was 6.18%. An overweight in lower-quality bonds with ratings of A or below and in longer-term bonds with maturities of 10 years or longer aided performance. We believe the fund's modest underperformance relative to the index can be attributed to expenses, which the index does not have, and a periodically higher-than-usual cash position, which resulted from a limited supply of attractively-priced bonds in the state.
Municipal bond market rally
Municipal bonds had a good year, benefiting from stabilization in the credit markets, an improving economy, declining interest rates and expectations that tax rates might rise as state revenues fell and government borrowing increased. As investors became more comfortable with taking on added risk in exchange for higher yields, they moved out of shorter-maturity municipal bonds and into longer-term issues. At the same time, the supply of long-term tax-exempt issuance diminished, as qualifying issuers began turning to the new taxable Build America Bonds as a less expensive means of financing infrastructure projects. The combination of growing demand, tighter supply and falling interest rates boosted returns on longer-term issues, which outperformed shorter-maturity bonds. As market conditions improved, investors also flocked to lower-quality municipal bonds, which offered a yield advantage over higher-quality issues. As the differ ence between yields on lower- and higher-quality issues narrowed, lower-quality bonds rallied, beating issues with stronger credit ratings.1
Gains from lower-rated and longer-maturity issues
The fund's overweight in lower-quality and longer-maturity issues aided results. Top contributors included some non-rated bonds issued for continuing-care retirement communities, including Wesley Commons in Greenwood and Lutheran Homes of South Carolina, headquartered in Irmo (0.4% and 1.5% of net assets). In addition, the fund owned some BBB-rated hospital bonds, including bonds issued for Kershaw County Medical Center in Camden (1.0% of net assets), which did quite well. Finally, some BBB-rated bonds issued within the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (0.7% of net assets), which are backed by special tax revenues and exempt from South Carolina state income taxes, rallied nicely. During the second half of the year, we began taking profits, reducing the fund's lower-quality bond exposure to 6.4% of total investments by period end. We also cut back on longer-maturity issues that had done well. The fund benefited from having an overweig ht for much of the year in bonds with maturities of 10 to 15 years. We used the proceeds to shift into bonds with 5 to 10-year maturities, which we thought offered better return prospects going forward even in a rising interest-rate environment.
1The credit quality ratings represent those of Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"), Standard & Poor's Corporation ("S&P") or Fitch Ratings ("Fitch") credit ratings. The ratings represent their opinions as to the quality of the securities they rate. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The security's credit quality does not eliminate risk.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
as of 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 10.17 | | |
Class B | | | 10.18 | | |
Class C | | | 10.18 | | |
Class Z | | | 10.18 | | |
Distributions declared per share
04/01/09 – 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 0.34 | | |
Class B | | | 0.27 | | |
Class C | | | 0.27 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.37 | | |
A portion of the fund's income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. The fund may at times purchase tax-exempt securities at a discount. Some, or all, of this discount may be included in the fund's ordinary income, and is taxable when distributed.
30-day SEC yields
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 2.39 | | |
Class B | | | 1.74 | | |
Class C | | | 1.71 | | |
Class Z | | | 2.72 | | |
The 30-day SEC yields reflect the fund's earning power, net of expenses, expressed as an annualized percentage of the public offering price per share at the end of the period.
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 3.96 | | |
Class B | | | 2.89 | | |
Class C | | | 2.83 | | |
Class Z | | | 4.50 | | |
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields are based on the combined maximum effective 35.0% federal income tax rate and applicable state income tax rate. This tax rate does not reflect the phase out of exemptions or the reduction of the otherwise allowable deductions that occur when adjusted gross income exceeds certain levels.
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Portfolio Manager's Report (continued) – Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Top 5 sectors
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Tax Backed | | | 32.4 | | |
Utilities | | | 25.4 | | |
Health Care | | | 22.5 | | |
Other | | | 9.5 | | |
Education | | | 3.8 | | |
Quality breakdown
as of 03/31/10 (%)
AAA | | | 40.1 | | |
AA | | | 23.7 | | |
A | | | 22.9 | | |
BBB | | | 6.4 | | |
Non Rated | | | 6.9 | | |
Maturity breakdown
as of 03/31/10 (%)
0-1 year | | | 5.2 | | |
1-3 years | | | 8.6 | | |
3-5 years | | | 6.9 | | |
5-7 years | | | 18.0 | | |
7-10 years | | | 22.1 | | |
10-15 years | | | 32.7 | | |
15-20 years | | | 3.0 | | |
Cash & Equivalents | | | 3.5 | | |
Sector weightings are calculated as a percentage of net assets.
Quality and maturity breakdowns are calculated as a percentage of total investments.
Ratings shown in the quality breakdown represent the rating assigned to a particular bond by one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard and Poor's, Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch Ratings Ltd. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The fund's credit quality does not remove market risk.
The fund is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time.
Mixed outlook for South Carolina
Looking ahead, the state's fiscal condition will determine both the amount of debt it can issue and the interest rates it must pay. Unfortunately, South Carolina has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country—12.4% as of February 2010 as estimated by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics—which continues to pressure income tax revenues as well as sales tax receipts. Although there are signs that unemployment is beginning to stabilize, we think the job recovery could be slow, in part, because the state has such a high level of unemployment but also because we expect the economy to improve gradually. On a more positive note, South Carolina is benefiting from a rebound in manufacturing, domestic tourism and favorable migration trends. The housing market is also beginning to recover, leading to an increase in new home construction, which is a plus for economic growth. Finally, South Carolina's relatively conservativ e approach to debt levels and fiscal management have helped it retain high-quality credit ratings (of AA+ from Standard & Poor's and AAA from Moody's Investors Service) that keep the state's debt servicing costs in check.
Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the fund may differ from those presented for other Columbia Funds.
Tax-exempt investing offers current tax-exempt income, but it also involves certain risks. The value of the fund will be affected by interest rate changes and the creditworthiness of issues held in the fund. When interest rates go up, bond prices generally drop and vice versa.
Interest income from certain tax-exempt bonds may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, if applicable, the alternative minimum tax. Capital gains are not exempt from income taxes.
Single-state municipal bond funds pose additional risks due to limited geographical diversification.
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Fund Profile – Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 6.83% without sales charge.
g The fund's return was slightly lower than the return of its benchmark, the Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index1, but higher than the average return of funds in its peer group, the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification.2
g An overweight in high-quality bonds hindered performance versus the Barclays index while we believe that an overweight in longer-maturity bonds helped the fund outperform its Lipper peer group.
Portfolio Management
Maureen Newman has managed the fund since 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 1996.
Effective April 1, 2010, James D'Arcy assumed management of the fund. He has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 1999.
Effective May 1, 2010, RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., became the investment advisor to the fund and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. Please see the fund's prospectus, as supplemented, for more information regarding the change in investment advisor and certain other changes.
1The Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index tracks the performance of municipal bonds issued after December 31, 1990 with remaining maturities between 2 and 17 years and at least $7 million in principal amount outstanding. 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.
2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 03/31/10
| | | | +6.83% | |
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|  | | | Class A shares (without sales charge) | |
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| | | | +7.05% | |
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|  | | | Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index | |
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Performance Information – Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Annual operating expense ratio (%)*
Class A | | | 0.87 | | |
Class B | | | 1.62 | | |
Class C | | | 1.62 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.62 | | |
*The annual operating expense ratio is as stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report and includes the expenses incurred by the investment companies in which the fund invests. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from expenses incurred by the investment companies, including fee waivers and expense reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/00 – 03/31/10
The chart above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of the Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/00 – 03/31/10 ($)
Sales charge | | without | | with | |
Class A | | | 15,292 | | | | 14,799 | | |
Class B | | | 14,202 | | | | 14,202 | | |
Class C | | | 14,202 | | | | 14,202 | | |
Class Z | | | 15,678 | | | | n/a | | |
Average annual total return as of 03/31/10 (%)
Share class | | A | | B | | C | | Z | |
Inception | | 12/05/89 | | 06/07/93 | | 06/17/92 | | 09/20/89 | |
Sales charge | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | |
1-year | | | 6.83 | | | | 3.31 | | | | 6.14 | | | | 3.14 | | | | 6.13 | | | | 5.13 | | | | 7.10 | | |
5-year | | | 3.79 | | | | 3.11 | | | | 3.04 | | | | 3.04 | | | | 3.03 | | | | 3.03 | | | | 4.05 | | |
10-year | | | 4.34 | | | | 4.00 | | | | 3.57 | | | | 3.57 | | | | 3.57 | | | | 3.57 | | | | 4.60 | | |
The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% for Class A shares and the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.
Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
All results shown assume the reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees or exchange fees. There are also 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 cost 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.
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 initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
10/01/09 – 03/31/10
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | 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 | |
Class A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 996.40 | | | | 1,020.94 | | | | 3.98 | | | | 4.03 | | | | 0.80 | | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 993.60 | | | | 1,017.20 | | | | 7.70 | | | | 7.80 | | | | 1.55 | | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 994.40 | | | | 1,017.20 | | | | 7.71 | | | | 7.80 | | | | 1.55 | | |
Class Z | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 998.50 | | | | 1,022.19 | | | | 2.74 | | | | 2.77 | | | | 0.55 | | |
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 and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Portfolio Manager's Report – Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
as of 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 10.94 | | |
Class B | | | 10.95 | | |
Class C | | | 10.95 | | |
Class Z | | | 10.94 | | |
Distributions declared per share
04/01/09 – 03/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 0.35 | | |
Class B | | | 0.26 | | |
Class C | | | 0.26 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.37 | | |
A portion of the fund's income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. The fund may at times purchase tax-exempt securities at a discount. Some, or all, of this discount may be included in the fund's ordinary income, and is taxable when distributed.
30-day SEC yields
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 2.10 | | |
Class B | | | 1.47 | | |
Class C | | | 1.40 | | |
Class Z | | | 2.42 | | |
The 30-day SEC yields reflect the fund's earning power, net of expenses, expressed as an annualized percentage of the public offering price per share at the end of the period.
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 3.43 | | |
Class B | | | 2.40 | | |
Class C | | | 2.28 | | |
Class Z | | | 3.95 | | |
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields are based on the combined maximum effective 35.0% federal income tax rate and applicable state income tax rate. This tax rate does not reflect the phase out of exemptions or the reduction of the otherwise allowable deductions that occur when adjusted gross income exceeds certain levels.
For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 6.83% without sales charge. The Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index returned 7.05%. The average return of funds in its peer group, the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification, was 6.18%. An overweight in high-quality bonds accounted for a modest shortfall relative to the Barclays index, while we believe that an overweight in longer-maturity issues helped the fund outperform its Lipper peer-group average.
Longer-maturity and lower-quality sectors led returns
The municipal bond market rallied nicely during the past year, benefiting from declining interest rates, a gradual recovery in the economy, stabilization in the financial markets and expectations that tax rates might rise. As conditions improved, investors began taking on more risk to obtain higher yields, moving into both lower-quality bonds and longer-maturity securities. Lower-quality municipal bonds rebounded as economic activity improved and the difference between yields on high- and low-quality bonds narrowed. Higher-quality bonds underperformed. Municipal bonds with maturities of 10 years or more gained as investor demand increased and interest rates fell. Longer-maturity issues further benefited from a significant decrease in supply following the introduction of taxable Build America Bonds, which offered qualifying municipal issuers a less expensive way to fund infrastructure projects.
In this environment, the fund's overweight in bonds with maturities of 10 to 15 years was particularly helpful to performance versus the Lipper peer group average. During the second half of the period, we reduced the fund's overweight in 10- to 15-year holdings and shifted our focus to 5 to 10-year bonds, which we believe offer better return prospects ahead. We also trimmed investments in some very short maturity bonds (three years or less) as well as bonds that could be called (or redeemed by the issuer) within three years. We did this because of the very low yields on those bonds and in anticipation of an eventual hike in short-term interest rates. We expect short-term yields to rise faster than longer-term yields.
The fund's above-index exposure to higher-quality (AAA- and AA-rated1) bonds hampered performance relative to the Barclays index. However, the proportion of high-quality bonds in the portfolio is largely dictated by the generally high quality of issuers in the Virginia municipal bond market.
1The credit quality ratings represent those of Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"), Standard & Poor's Corporation ("S&P") or Fitch Ratings ("Fitch") credit ratings. The ratings represent their opinions as to the quality of the securities they rate. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The security's credit quality does not eliminate risk.
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Portfolio Manager's Report (continued) – Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Recovery underway in Virginia
We are optimistic about the prospects for Virginia's municipal bonds. Stable-to-higher housing prices, positive migration trends and the Commonwealth's favorable business climate are helping economic growth. In addition, Virginia's unemployment rate, which climbed to a 17-year high of 7.2% in February 2010 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, is likely to stay well below the national average, thanks to the wealth of government jobs available in Washington, D.C. We also have confidence that the state will continue to act prudently and quickly to balance its budget and keep its AAA credit rating. The downside is that future cuts at the state level could slow job growth and increase pressure on local municipalities. We expect municipal bonds to become increasingly attractive to investors if tax rates move higher and inflation proves not to be a significant concern.
Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the fund may differ from those presented for other Columbia Funds.
Tax-exempt investing offers current tax-exempt income, but it also involves certain risks. The value of the fund will be affected by interest rate changes and the creditworthiness of issues held in the fund. When interest rates go up, bond prices generally drop and vice versa.
Interest income from certain tax-exempt bonds may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, if applicable, the alternative minimum tax. Capital gains are not exempt from income taxes.
Single-state municipal bond funds pose additional risks due to limited geographical diversification.
Top 5 sectors
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Tax-Backed | | | 48.5 | | |
Other | | | 24.3 | | |
Health Care | | | 8.0 | | |
Utilities | | | 6.9 | | |
Transportation | | | 4.2 | | |
Quality breakdown
as of 03/31/10 (%)
Aaa/AAA | | | 39.0 | | |
Aa/AA | | | 37.0 | | |
A | | | 15.0 | | |
Baa/BBB | | | 5.3 | | |
Not Rated | | | 3.7 | | |
Maturity breakdown
as of 03/31/10 (%)
0-1 year | | | 2.5 | | |
1-3 years | | | 7.6 | | |
3-5 years | | | 11.4 | | |
5-7 years | | | 16.6 | | |
7-10 years | | | 21.9 | | |
10-15 years | | | 29.2 | | |
15-20 years | | | 8.6 | | |
Cash & Equivalents | | | 2.2 | | |
Sector weightings are calculated as a percentage of net assets.
Quality and maturity breakdowns are calculated as a percentage of total investments.
Ratings shown in the quality breakdown represent the rating assigned to a particular bond by one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard and Poor's, Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch Ratings Ltd. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The fund's credit quality does not remove market risk.
The fund is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund
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Municipal Bonds – 82.1% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Education – 2.9% | |
Education – 2.7% | |
DE University of Delaware | |
Series 2009 A, 2.000% 11/01/37 (06/01/11) (a)(b) | | | 10,750,000 | | | | 10,861,800 | | |
FL University Athletic Association, Inc. | |
Series 2006, LOC: SunTrust Bank 3.800% 10/01/31 (10/01/11) (a)(b) | | | 3,510,000 | | | | 3,565,879 | | |
GA Private Colleges & Universities Authority | |
Emory University, Series 2008 B, 5.000% 09/01/11 | | | 7,400,000 | | | | 7,860,650 | | |
IL Educational Facilities Authority | |
University of Chicago, Series 1998, 3.375% 07/01/25 (02/03/14) (a)(b) | | | 5,650,000 | | | | 5,959,620 | | |
IN St. Joseph County Educational Facilities Revenue | |
University of Notre Dame Du Lac, Series 2005, 3.875% 03/01/40 (03/01/12) (a)(b) | | | 6,700,000 | | | | 6,964,650 | | |
MA Development Finance Agency | |
Boston University, Series 2009 V-2, 2.875% 10/01/14 | | | 4,975,000 | | | | 5,103,056 | | |
MA University of Massachusetts Building Authority | |
Series 2005, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 11/01/15 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,389,520 | | |
NJ Educational Facilities Authority | |
Princeton University, Series 2008 K, 5.000% 07/01/11 | | | 2,965,000 | | | | 3,131,811 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NY Troy Industrial Development Authority | |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Series 2002 E, 4.050% 04/01/37 (09/01/11) (a)(b) | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,584,725 | | |
PA University of Pittsburgh | |
Series 2007, 5.000% 08/01/10 | | | 10,125,000 | | | | 10,275,154 | | |
Series 2009 A, 4.000% 09/15/10 | | | 4,720,000 | | | | 4,800,146 | | |
TN School Bond Authority | |
Series 2009 A, 2.000% 05/01/11 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,066,800 | | |
Education Total | | | 68,563,811 | | |
Student Loan – 0.2% | |
NM Educational Assistance Foundation | |
Series 2009 C, AMT, 3.900% 09/01/14 | | | 4,890,000 | | | | 5,126,431 | | |
Student Loan Total | | | 5,126,431 | | |
Education Total | | | 73,690,242 | | |
Health Care – 6.8% | |
Hospitals – 6.8% | |
AZ Health Facilities Authority | |
Banner Health System, Series 2008 D, 5.000% 01/01/12 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,109,000 | | |
CA Newport Beach | |
Hoag Memorial Hospital, Series 2009 B, 4.000% 12/01/38 (02/08/11) (a)(b) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,145,980 | | |
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority | |
Catholic Healthcare West: Series 2009 C, 5.000% 07/01/37 (07/02/12) (a)(b) | | | 15,250,000 | | | | 16,203,430 | | |
Series 2009 G, 5.000% 07/01/28 (07/02/12) (a)(b) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,187,560 | | |
Series 2009 C, 5.000% 07/01/34 (10/16/14) (a)(b) | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 13,108,800 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CA Statewide Communities Development Authority | |
Kaiser Hospital Asset Management: Series 2002 E, 4.000% 11/01/36 (05/02/11) (a)(b) | | | 15,830,000 | | | | 16,365,371 | | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 04/01/13 | | | 10,250,000 | | | | 11,066,412 | | |
CO Health Facilities Authority | |
Catholic Health Initiatives: Series 2008 C-6, 3.950% 09/01/36 (11/10/10) (a)(b) | | | 6,620,000 | | | | 6,731,812 | | |
Series 2008 D, 5.250% 10/01/38 (11/12/13) (a)(b) | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,751,275 | | |
Series 2009 B, 5.000% 07/01/39 (11/08/12) (a)(b) | | | 2,250,000 | | | | 2,427,998 | | |
FL Orange County Health Facilities Authority | |
Orlando Health, Inc., Series 2009, 5.000% 10/01/14 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,165,020 | | |
IA Finance Authority | |
Central Health System, Series 2009 F, 5.000% 08/15/39 (08/15/12) (a)(b) | | | 5,100,000 | | | | 5,444,403 | | |
IL Finance Authority | |
Advocate Healthcare Network, Series 2008 A3, 3.875% 11/01/30 (05/01/12) (a)(b) | | | 2,250,000 | | | | 2,302,718 | | |
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Series 2009 A: 5.000% 08/15/11 | | | 2,450,000 | | | | 2,569,290 | | |
5.000% 08/15/12 | | | 5,130,000 | | | | 5,525,626 | | |
5.000% 08/15/13 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,829,875 | | |
IN Health Facility Financing Authority | |
Ascension Health, Series 2001 A2, 3.750% 11/15/36 (02/01/12) (a)(b) | | | 9,675,000 | | | | 10,160,491 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
KY Economic Development Finance Authority | |
Catholic Health Initiatives, Series 2009 B, 5.000% 05/01/39 (11/08/12) (a)(b) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,206,060 | | |
MA Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
Caregroup, Inc., Series 2008 E-2, 5.000% 07/01/12 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,639,750 | | |
MA Industrial Finance Agency | |
Massachusetts Biomedical Research Corp., Series 1989 A-2, (c) 08/01/10 | | | 5,750,000 | | | | 5,737,925 | | |
MD Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority | |
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Series 2008, 5.000% 05/15/42 (11/15/11) (a)(b) | | | 4,450,000 | | | | 4,711,393 | | |
MI Kent Hospital Financial Authority | |
Spectrum Health, Series 2008 A, 5.000% 01/15/47 (01/15/12) (a)(b) | | | 1,300,000 | | | | 1,366,040 | | |
MI Hospital Finance Authority | |
Series 2010, 5.000% 11/15/15 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,224,060 | | |
NV Reno Hospital | |
Renown Regional Medical Center Project, Series 2007 A: 5.000% 06/01/11 | | | 650,000 | | | | 669,962 | | |
5.000% 06/01/12 | | | 815,000 | | | | 855,008 | | |
5.000% 06/01/13 | | | 500,000 | | | | 526,570 | | |
OK Development Finance Authority | |
Integris Baptist Medical Center, Series 2008 B, 5.000% 08/15/11 | | | 4,590,000 | | | | 4,862,049 | | |
PA Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority | |
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Series 2008 A, 5.000% 09/01/11 | | | 9,450,000 | | | | 9,994,981 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund
March 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
PA Higher Educational Facilities Authority | |
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Series 2010 E, 5.000% 05/15/15 | | | 4,250,000 | | | | 4,686,730 | | |
PA Washington County Hospital Authority | |
Washington Hospital, Series 2007 A, LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 1.250% 07/01/37 (07/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 4,200,000 | | | | 4,202,688 | | |
TX Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. | |
Methodist Hospital, Series 2009 B1, 5.000% 12/01/28 (06/01/12) (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,650,300 | | |
TX Lubbock Health Facilities Development Corp. | |
Series 2008 A, 3.050% 07/01/30 (10/16/12) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,064,300 | | |
TX Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. | |
Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Series 2008, 5.000% 08/15/11 | | | 1,275,000 | | | | 1,340,650 | | |
UT Riverton | |
IHC Health Services, Inc, Series 2009, 5.000% 08/15/13 | | | 1,400,000 | | | | 1,547,126 | | |
Hospitals Total | | | 175,380,653 | | |
Health Care Total | | | 175,380,653 | | |
Housing – 1.6% | |
Multi-Family – 0.8% | |
GA Clayton County Housing Authority | |
GCC Ventures LLC, Series 2001, LIQ FAQ: FNMA 4.350% 12/01/31 (12/01/11) (a)(b) | | | 3,025,000 | | | | 3,119,229 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
MA Housing Finance Agency | |
Series 2004 A, AMT, Insured: AGMC 4.250% 07/01/10 | | | 6,630,000 | | | | 6,664,608 | | |
NY New York City Housing Development Corp. | |
Series 2009 C2, 5.000% 11/01/11 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,370,700 | | |
Multi-Family Total | | | 20,154,537 | | |
Single-Family – 0.8% | |
DE Housing Authority | |
Single-Family Mortgage, Series 2008 B, 4.250% 07/01/33 | | | 3,150,000 | | | | 3,200,558 | | |
MA Housing Finance Agency | |
Series 2009 D, 4.000% 09/01/11 | | | 7,250,000 | | | | 7,500,995 | | |
MI Housing Development Authority | |
Series 2009 C, AMT, 3.150% 12/01/10 | | | 3,830,000 | | | | 3,848,614 | | |
VA Housing Development Authority Commonwealth Mortgage | |
Series 2004 A, AMT, 3.850% 04/01/10 | | | 2,400,000 | | | | 2,400,000 | | |
VA Housing Development Authority | |
Series 2004 A, AMT, 3.900% 10/01/10 | | | 2,740,000 | | | | 2,764,002 | | |
Single-Family Total | | | 19,714,169 | | |
Housing Total | | | 39,868,706 | | |
Industrials – 1.5% | |
Oil & Gas – 1.5% | |
CA Pollution Control Financing Authority | |
BP West Coast Products, LLC, Series 2009, 2.600% 12/01/46 (09/02/14) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,101,950 | | |
GA Public Gas Partners, Inc. | |
Series 2009: 5.000% 10/01/12 | | | 2,300,000 | | | | 2,482,781 | | |
5.000% 10/01/14 | | | 3,630,000 | | | | 3,996,122 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund
March 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
IN Whiting | |
BP PLC, Series 2008, 2.800% 06/01/44 (06/02/14) (a)(b) | | | 13,250,000 | | | | 13,568,000 | | |
TX Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority | |
BP Products North America, Series 2007, 2.300% 01/01/42 (09/03/13) (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,247,300 | | |
TX Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. | |
Series 2006 A, 5.000% 12/15/10 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,537,455 | | |
TX Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. Il | |
Series 2007, 0.572% 09/15/10 (06/15/10) (a)(b) | | | 1,270,000 | | | | 1,229,677 | | |
Oil & Gas Total | | | 38,163,285 | | |
Industrials Total | | | 38,163,285 | | |
Other – 10.5% | |
Other – 1.5% | |
CA Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank | |
J. Paul Getty Trust: Series 2007 A3, 2.250% 10/01/47 (04/02/12) (a)(b) | | | 5,175,000 | | | | 5,290,402 | | |
Series 2007 A4, 1.650% 10/01/47 (04/01/11) (a)(b) | | | 2,325,000 | | | | 2,344,995 | | |
NY Liberty Development Corp. | |
Series 2009 A, 0.500% 12/01/49 (01/18/11) (a)(b) | | | 22,000,000 | | | | 22,015,620 | | |
United Nations Development Corp. | |
Series 2009 A: 4.000% 07/01/12 | | | 3,925,000 | | | | 4,169,096 | | |
4.500% 07/01/13 | | | 2,200,000 | | | | 2,399,034 | | |
5.000% 07/01/14 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,231,980 | | |
Other Total | | | 38,451,127 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Pool/Bond Bank – 0.5% | |
AK Industrial Development & Export Authority | |
Series 2010 A, 5.000% 04/01/16 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,777,475 | | |
MI Municipal Bond Authority | |
Series 2003 A, 5.250% 06/01/10 | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 1,912,483 | | |
Series 2009 C3, LOC: Scotiabank 2.500% 08/20/10 | | | 3,935,000 | | | | 3,963,096 | | |
MT Board of Investments | |
Series 2004, 0.500% 03/01/29 (03/01/11) (a)(b) | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,497,375 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank Total | | | 12,150,429 | | |
Recreation – 0.3% | |
OR Department of Administrative Services | |
Series 2004 A, Insured: AGMC: 3.000% 04/01/11 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,046,980 | | |
5.000% 04/01/11 | | | 5,010,000 | | | | 5,227,384 | | |
Recreation Total | | | 7,274,364 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed (d) – 8.1% | |
AL County of Jefferson | |
Series 2001 A, Pre-refunded 02/01/11, Insured: FGIC 5.500% 02/01/40 | | | 19,000,000 | | | | 19,904,400 | | |
CA County of Sacramento | |
Series 1988 A, AMT, Escrowed to Maturity, 8.000% 07/01/16 | | | 12,810,000 | | | | 16,184,154 | | |
CA Economic Recovery | |
Series 2008 B, Pre-refunded 07/01/11, 5.000% 07/01/23 (07/01/11) (a)(b) | | | 5,650,000 | | | | 5,961,258 | | |
CA State | |
Series 2004 A: Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 07/01/10 | | | 7,770,000 | | | | 7,860,598 | | |
Pre-refunded 07/01/14, 5.000% 07/01/15 | | | 1,170,000 | | | | 1,339,007 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund
March 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CO E-470 Public Highway Authority | |
Series 2000, Pre-refunded 09/01/10, (c) 09/01/35 | | | 27,000,000 | | | | 4,108,320 | | |
FL Orlando Urban Community Development District | |
Series 2001 A, Pre-refunded 05/01/11, 6.950% 05/01/33 | | | 7,850,000 | | | | 8,347,690 | | |
IL Chicago Water Revenue | |
Series 2000, Pre-refunded 11/01/10, 5.875% 11/01/30 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,170,040 | | |
IL Chicago | |
Series 2001, Pre-refunded 01/01/11, Insured: FGIC 5.500% 01/01/31 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,076,300 | | |
IL Health Facilities Authority | |
Riverside Health Systems, Series 2000, Pre-refunded 11/15/10, 6.850% 11/15/29 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,199,160 | | |
IL State | |
Series 2002, Pre-refunded 10/01/12, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 10/01/14 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,516,850 | | |
LA State | |
Series 2000 A, Pre-refunded 11/15/10, Insured: FGIC 5.250% 11/15/17 | | | 5,005,000 | | | | 5,158,854 | | |
MA Water Resources Authority | |
Series 2000 A, Pre-refunded 08/01/10, Insured: FGIC 5.750% 08/01/39 | | | 5,750,000 | | | | 5,910,540 | | |
MI State | |
Series 2001 A, Pre-refunded 11/01/11, Insured: AGMC 5.500% 11/01/13 | | | 7,345,000 | | | | 7,868,919 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
MN Dakota & Washington Counties Housing & Redevelopment Authority | |
Series 1988 AMT, Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: GNMA 7.950% 03/01/13 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,502,830 | | |
MO Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
SSM Healthcare System, Series 2001 A, Pre-refunded 06/01/11, 5.250% 06/01/28 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,128,540 | | |
MS State | |
Capital Improvements, Series 2002, Pre-refunded 11/01/12, Insured: FGIC 5.250% 11/01/13 | | | 7,925,000 | | | | 8,676,448 | | |
NJ Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. | |
Series 2002, Pre-refunded 12/01/12, 6.125% 06/01/42 | | | 6,425,000 | | | | 7,127,445 | | |
OH County of Hamilton | |
Series 2000 B, Pre-refunded 12/01/10, 5.250% 12/01/32 | | | 8,845,000 | | | | 9,132,109 | | |
PA Philadelphia | |
Series 2001, Pre-refunded 03/15/11, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 09/15/31 | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 8,345,520 | | |
PA State | |
Series 2001, Pre-refunded 01/15/11, 5.000% 01/15/12 | | | 12,500,000 | | | | 13,072,625 | | |
SC Greenville County School District | |
Series 2002, Pre-refunded 12/01/12, 5.875% 12/01/16 | | | 5,475,000 | | | | 6,213,687 | | |
TX Wichita Falls | |
Series 2001, Pre-refunded 08/01/11, 5.375% 08/01/20 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,593,720 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
TX County of Bexar | |
Series 2000, Pre-refunded 08/15/10, Insured: NPFGC 5.750% 08/15/22 | | | 9,915,000 | | | | 10,110,524 | | |
TX Turnpike Authority | |
Series 1996, Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: AMBAC (c) 01/01/11 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,489,900 | | |
VA Southeastern Public Services Authority | |
Series 1993 A, Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 07/01/10 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,036,840 | | |
WI Badger Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp. | |
Series 2002, Pre-refunded to Various Dates, 6.125% 06/01/27 | | | 11,690,000 | | | | 12,547,929 | | |
Series 2002, Pre-refunded 06/01/12, 6.000% 06/01/17 | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 22,087,600 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed Total | | | 208,671,807 | | |
Tobacco – 0.1% | |
NJ Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation | |
Series 2007 1-A, 4.125% 06/01/10 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,004,300 | | |
Tobacco Total | | | 2,004,300 | | |
Other Total | | | 268,552,027 | | |
Other Revenue – 0.3% | |
Recreation – 0.3% | |
FL Board of Education | |
Series 2006 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 07/01/12 | | | 6,150,000 | | | | 6,657,867 | | |
Recreation Total | | | 6,657,867 | | |
Other Revenue Total | | | 6,657,867 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Resource Recovery – 1.2% | |
Disposal – 0.2% | |
CA Statewide Communities Development Authority | |
Republic Services, Inc., Series 2003 A, AMT, 4.950% 12/01/12 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,158,100 | | |
NY Babylon Industrial Development Agency | |
Covanta Energy Corp., Series 2009 A: 5.000% 01/01/13 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,617,690 | | |
5.000% 01/01/14 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,174,100 | | |
Disposal Total | | | 6,949,890 | | |
Resource Recovery – 1.0% | |
FL County of Hillsborough | |
Series 2006 A, AMT, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 09/01/14 | | | 3,025,000 | | | | 3,243,677 | | |
FL County of Lee | |
Series 2001, AMT, Insured: NPFGC 5.625% 10/01/12 | | | 5,285,000 | | | | 5,560,824 | | |
FL Tampa Solid Waste System | |
Series 1999 B, AMT, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 10/01/15 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,041,700 | | |
MD Northeast Waste Disposal Authority | |
Series 2003, AMT, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 04/01/11 | | | 8,425,000 | | | | 8,761,916 | | |
MS Business Finance Corp. | |
Waste Management, Inc., Series 2002, AMT, 4.400% 03/01/27 (03/01/11) (a)(b) | | | 2,375,000 | | | | 2,408,678 | | |
Resource Recovery Total | | | 25,016,795 | | |
Resource Recovery Total | | | 31,966,685 | | |
Tax-Backed – 39.3% | |
Local Appropriated – 0.8% | |
FL Palm Beach County School Board | |
Series 2002 E, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 08/01/12 | | | 7,625,000 | | | | 8,201,679 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
IL Chicago Public Building Commission | |
Series 1999 B, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 12/01/15 | | | 3,165,000 | | | | 3,552,364 | | |
NY Dormitory Authority | |
Series 2008, 5.000% 01/15/14 | | | 6,300,000 | | | | 6,924,204 | | |
OK Tulsa County Industrial Authority | |
Series 2009: 4.000% 09/01/13 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,082,710 | | |
5.500% 09/01/14 | | | 1,280,000 | | | | 1,477,184 | | |
Local Appropriated Total | | | 21,238,141 | | |
Local General Obligations – 11.1% | |
AK Anchorage | |
Series 2010, 1.000% 12/29/10 | | | 12,600,000 | | | | 12,658,716 | | |
AK North Slope Borough | |
Series 2000 B, Insured: NPFGC (c) 06/30/11 | | | 16,050,000 | | | | 15,792,397 | | |
Series 2008 A, 4.000% 06/30/10 | | | 3,695,000 | | | | 3,728,366 | | |
CA Los Angeles | |
Series 2009 A, 2.500% 09/01/11 | | | 8,250,000 | | | | 8,452,207 | | |
CA Long Beach Community College District | |
Series 2010 A, 9.850% 01/15/13 | | | 13,875,000 | | | | 16,521,517 | | |
CA Long Beach Unified School District | |
Series 2009 A: 4.000% 08/01/10 | | | 2,710,000 | | | | 2,741,355 | | |
4.000% 08/01/11 | | | 2,150,000 | | | | 2,240,773 | | |
5.000% 08/01/11 | | | 1,650,000 | | | | 1,741,509 | | |
CA Los Angeles Unified School District | |
Series 2007, 5.000% 07/01/10 | | | 5,015,000 | | | | 5,069,112 | | |
Series 2009, 3.000% 07/01/11 | | | 14,905,000 | | | | 15,283,587 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
FL Miami Dade County School District | |
Series 1996, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 07/15/11 | | | 5,895,000 | | | | 6,191,460 | | |
GA Lowndes County School District | |
Series 2007, 5.000% 02/01/11 | | | 2,700,000 | | | | 2,803,059 | | |
GA Richmond County Board of Education | |
Series 2007, 5.000% 10/01/10 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,047,240 | | |
GA Whitfield County School District | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 04/01/11 | | | 3,250,000 | | | | 3,393,683 | | |
HI City & County of Honolulu | |
Series 1993 B, 8.000% 10/01/10 | | | 7,140,000 | | | | 7,411,891 | | |
IL Chicago Board of Education | |
Series 1999 A, Insured: FGIC (c) 12/01/11 | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 4,369,050 | | |
IL County of Cook | |
Series 2009 C, 5.000% 11/15/12 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,371,920 | | |
Series 2009 D, 5.000% 11/15/14 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,367,890 | | |
KS Spring Hill | |
Series 2009 C, 2.000% 09/01/11 | | | 5,475,000 | | | | 5,489,947 | | |
KS Topeka | |
Series 2009 B, 4.000% 08/15/11 | | | 5,700,000 | | | | 5,959,692 | | |
KS Sedgwick County Unified School District No. 259 | |
Series 2001, Insured: AGMC 5.500% 09/01/11 | | | 5,100,000 | | | | 5,454,909 | | |
MA Cambridge | |
Series 2009, 2.000% 03/15/11 | | | 2,715,000 | | | | 2,756,214 | | |
MA Plymouth | |
Series 2009, 3.000% 05/15/11 | | | 3,195,000 | | | | 3,285,419 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
MD County of Prince Georges | |
Series 2006, 5.000% 09/15/10 | | | 4,900,000 | | | | 5,006,183 | | |
MI Kent County Refuse Disposal Systems | |
Series 2006 A, 5.000% 11/01/10 | | | 7,605,000 | | | | 7,814,366 | | |
MO St. Louis County Rockwood School District No. R-6 | |
Series 2001, 5.250% 02/01/11 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,643,255 | | |
NJ Jersey City | |
Series 2002 B, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 03/01/11 | | | 4,195,000 | | | | 4,349,963 | | |
NM Albuquerque Municipal School District No. 12 | |
Series 2008, 4.000% 08/01/10 | | | 6,300,000 | | | | 6,378,561 | | |
NM Central Community College | |
Series 2009, 3.000% 08/15/11 | | | 5,525,000 | | | | 5,707,933 | | |
NM Albuquerque | |
Series 2009 A, 3.000% 07/01/11 | | | 6,085,000 | | | | 6,273,513 | | |
NM Santa Fe Public School District | |
Series 2009, 2.500% 08/01/11 | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,180,110 | | |
NV Clark County School District | |
Series 2003 D, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 06/15/10 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,039,280 | | |
NY County of Suffolk | |
Series 2009, 1.000% 08/12/10 | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 12,031,800 | | |
NY New York City | |
Series 2007 E, 5.000% 08/01/10 | | | 7,045,000 | | | | 7,153,563 | | |
Series 2009 E, 5.000% 08/01/15 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,950,660 | | |
SC Spartanburg County School District No. 5 | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 05/01/11 | | | 6,220,000 | | | | 6,517,689 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
TN County of Rutherford | |
Series 2009, 4.000% 04/01/12 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,582,300 | | |
TN Sevier County Public Building Authority | |
Series 2009, 4.000% 06/01/11 | | | 7,500,000 | | | | 7,758,300 | | |
TN Shelby County | |
Public Improvement, Series 2001 A, 5.000% 04/01/11 | | | 6,250,000 | | | | 6,537,313 | | |
TX Denver City Independent School District | |
Series 2009, 2.500% 02/15/11 | | | 3,785,000 | | | | 3,849,118 | | |
TX Montgomery County | |
Series 2006 B, Insured: AGMC SPA: DEPFA Bank PLC 5.000% 03/01/29 (09/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,539,925 | | |
TX Plano Independent School District | |
Series 2002, 5.000% 02/15/12 | | | 3,335,000 | | | | 3,593,329 | | |
Series 2004, 5.000% 02/15/12 | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,542,220 | | |
VA Newport News | |
Series 2009 B, 3.250% 09/01/11 | | | 6,095,000 | | | | 6,325,025 | | |
WA Seattle | |
Series 2009, 4.000% 05/01/11 | | | 8,655,000 | | | | 8,986,400 | | |
WI Milwaukee | |
Series 2001 T, 5.250% 09/01/11 | | | 5,575,000 | | | | 5,940,051 | | |
Local General Obligations Total | | | 284,832,770 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax – 7.0% | |
AR Fayetteville | |
Series 2005 B, Insured: NPFGC 4.000% 12/01/11 | | | 6,830,000 | | | | 7,198,069 | | |
CA State | |
Series 2004 A: 5.000% 07/01/15 | | | 1,690,000 | | | | 1,862,160 | | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 07/01/10 | | | 1,675,000 | | | | 1,692,973 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2009 B, 5.000% 07/01/23 (07/01/14) (a)(b) | | | 14,500,000 | | | | 16,044,975 | | |
CT State | |
Series 1991 B, 6.500% 10/01/10 | | | 3,905,000 | | | | 4,024,454 | | |
Series 2001 B, 5.375% 10/01/14 | | | 15,780,000 | | | | 16,822,427 | | |
FL Citizens Property Insurance Corp. | |
Series 2007 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 03/01/13 | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 15,816,450 | | |
Series 2010, 1.990% 06/01/13 (a)(e) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 9,953,700 | | |
FL Department of Environmental Protection | |
Series 2008 A, 5.000% 07/01/11 | | | 4,865,000 | | | | 5,125,861 | | |
FL Hurricane Catastrophe Fund | |
Series 2006 A, 5.000% 07/01/10 | | | 18,450,000 | | | | 18,664,020 | | |
FL Pasco County School District Sales Tax Revenue | |
Series 2007, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 10/01/10 | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 4,601,565 | | |
IL Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority | |
Series 1996 A, Insured: NPFGC (c) 12/15/11 | | | 6,500,000 | | | | 6,296,355 | | |
IL Regional Transportation Authority | |
Series 1999, 5.750% 06/01/11 | | | 8,125,000 | | | | 8,578,294 | | |
MA School Building Authority | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 08/15/12 | | | 6,100,000 | | | | 6,671,265 | | |
ND Fargo Sales Tax | |
Series 2009 D, 3.000% 11/01/11 | | | 5,040,000 | | | | 5,215,543 | | |
NM State | |
Series 2006 A, 4.000% 07/01/13 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,099,300 | | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 07/01/14 | | | 7,895,000 | | | | 8,976,062 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NY Local Government Assistance Corp. | |
Series 2001 A-1, 5.000% 04/01/11 | | | 9,300,000 | | | | 9,726,498 | | |
NY New York City Transitional Finance Authority | |
Series 2002, 5.000% 11/01/12 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,851,015 | | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 11/01/11 | | | 4,830,000 | | | | 5,157,957 | | |
Series 2009 C1, 5.000% 08/01/14 | | | 6,795,000 | | | | 7,718,916 | | |
RI Convention Center Authority | |
Series 2003 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 05/15/16 | | | 5,610,000 | | | | 6,062,783 | | |
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority | |
Series 2009 B: 5.000% 10/01/11 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,604,625 | | |
5.000% 10/01/12 | | | 4,145,000 | | | | 4,384,291 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax Total | | | 180,149,558 | | |
State Appropriated – 7.2% | |
AL Public School & College Authority | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 05/01/14 | | | 9,000,000 | | | | 10,122,750 | | |
AZ School Facilities Board | |
Series 2005 A-1, 5.000% 09/01/14 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 11,049,200 | | |
Series 2008, 5.500% 09/01/13 | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 8,924,880 | | |
AZ State | |
Series 2010 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 10/01/15 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,555,750 | | |
CA Public Works Board | |
Series 2010 A-1: 5.000% 03/01/15 (e) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,206,460 | | |
5.000% 03/01/16 (e) | | | 1,325,000 | | | | 1,395,371 | | |
CA Statewide Communities Development Authority | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 06/15/13 | | | 18,200,000 | | | | 19,525,142 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
KS Development Finance Authority | |
Series 2004 F, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 10/01/11 | | | 2,250,000 | | | | 2,390,107 | | |
KY Property & Buildings Commission | |
Series 2008, 5.000% 11/01/10 | | | 4,560,000 | | | | 4,679,974 | | |
KY Turnpike Authority | |
Series 2004 A, Insured: FGIC 5.000% 07/01/10 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,058,400 | | |
LA Facilities Authority Revenue | |
Hurricane Recovery Program, Series 2007, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 06/01/11 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,129,690 | | |
LA Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority | |
Series 2009 A, 4.000% 10/01/14 | | | 1,545,000 | | | | 1,645,765 | | |
MI Building Authority | |
Series 2005 I, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 10/15/29 (10/15/11) (a)(b) | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 12,662,520 | | |
NJ Economic Development Authority | |
Series 2008 W, 5.000% 09/01/11 | | | 4,705,000 | | | | 4,968,339 | | |
NY Dormitory Authority | |
Mental Health Services Facilities: Series 2008 E, 5.000% 02/15/11 | | | 2,170,000 | | | | 2,252,503 | | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 02/15/13 | | | 13,505,000 | | | | 14,788,380 | | |
Series 2002 B, Insured: FGIC 5.250% 11/15/29 (05/15/12) (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,777,200 | | |
Series 2004, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 07/01/14 | | | 3,660,000 | | | | 4,081,376 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NY Thruway Authority Service Contract | |
Local Highway & Bridge, Series 2002, 5.500% 04/01/11 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,143,550 | | |
NY Thruway Authority | |
Series 2008, 5.000% 04/01/12 | | | 5,245,000 | | | | 5,633,392 | | |
NY Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority | |
Series 1990, Insured: NPFGC 6.000% 01/01/11 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,207,900 | | |
NY Urban Development Corp. | |
Series 2002 A, 5.500% 01/01/17 (01/01/11) (a)(b) | | | 11,885,000 | | | | 12,305,372 | | |
OH Major New State Infrastructure | |
Series 2008-1, 5.000% 06/15/12 | | | 2,200,000 | | | | 2,386,362 | | |
OH Building Authority | |
Series 2003 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 04/01/15 | | | 2,080,000 | | | | 2,262,728 | | |
OR Department of Administrative Services | |
Series 2002 B: Insured: AGMC 5.250% 05/01/15 | | | 6,020,000 | | | | 6,391,013 | | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 05/01/16 | | | 6,085,000 | | | | 6,434,462 | | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 05/01/14 | | | 3,125,000 | | | | 3,521,406 | | |
VA Public Building Authority | |
Series 2008, 5.000% 08/01/11 | | | 9,000,000 | | | | 9,530,010 | | |
State Appropriated Total | | | 183,030,002 | | |
State General Obligations – 13.2% | |
AK State | |
Series 2003 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 08/01/14 | | | 14,000,000 | | | | 15,560,440 | | |
CA State | |
Series 2004: 5.000% 04/01/11 | | | 1,850,000 | | | | 1,928,181 | | |
5.000% 12/01/15 | | | 2,200,000 | | | | 2,354,198 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2006, 5.000% 03/01/14 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,381,000 | | |
CT Housing Finance Authority | |
Series 2008 D, 4.750% 05/15/18 | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,293,720 | | |
CT State | |
Series 2004 C, Insured: FGIC 5.000% 04/01/11 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,227,250 | | |
Series 2007, 5.000% 03/15/11 | | | 3,600,000 | | | | 3,756,816 | | |
Series 2009 B, 4.000% 06/01/11 | | | 21,000,000 | | | | 21,865,200 | | |
DC District Columbia | |
Series 2007 C, 4.000% 06/01/10 | | | 4,025,000 | | | | 4,049,593 | | |
DE State | |
Series 2009, 3.500% 01/01/11 | | | 9,450,000 | | | | 9,672,736 | | |
FL Board of Education | |
Series 2003 I, 5.000% 06/01/10 | | | 9,420,000 | | | | 9,494,418 | | |
Series 2005 A, 5.000% 06/01/11 | | | 4,090,000 | | | | 4,299,122 | | |
Series 2009 D, 5.000% 06/01/14 | | | 16,460,000 | | | | 18,647,699 | | |
GA State | |
Series 1994 D, 6.800% 08/01/11 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,244,590 | | |
Series 1995 B, 6.800% 03/01/11 | | | 11,000,000 | | | | 11,629,750 | | |
IL State | |
Series 2002, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 08/01/16 | | | 6,700,000 | | | | 7,251,477 | | |
Series 2009, 3.000% 04/01/11 | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,124,920 | | |
Series 2010: 5.000% 01/01/16 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,921,600 | | |
Insured: AGMC 5.000% 01/01/16 | | | 4,250,000 | | | | 4,658,043 | | |
LA State | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 08/01/12 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,874,300 | | |
Series 2009 B, 3.000% 04/15/11 | | | 19,675,000 | | | | 20,174,745 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
MA State | |
Series 2009 B, 2.500% 05/27/10 | | | 14,925,000 | | | | 14,973,185 | | |
Series 2009 C, 2.500% 06/24/10 | | | 15,375,000 | | | | 15,453,566 | | |
Series 2010 A: 0.670% 02/01/13 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 14,500,000 | | | | 14,500,000 | | |
0.820% 02/01/14 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,508,750 | | |
MD State | |
Series 2004, 5.000% 02/01/11 | | | 4,750,000 | | | | 4,932,637 | | |
MI State | |
Series 2008 A, 5.000% 05/01/12 | | | 3,670,000 | | | | 3,939,048 | | |
NC State | |
Series 2007 A, 5.000% 03/01/11 | | | 7,500,000 | | | | 7,816,350 | | |
NJ State | |
Series 1992 D, 6.000% 02/15/11 | | | 7,770,000 | | | | 8,136,355 | | |
OH State | |
Series 2009 C, 5.000% 09/15/14 | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 22,744,800 | | |
PA State | |
Series 2002, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 05/01/10 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,039,400 | | |
TX State | |
Series 2000, AMT, 5.750% 08/01/13 | | | 7,325,000 | | | | 7,410,263 | | |
Series 2008, 5.000% 10/01/10 | | | 4,275,000 | | | | 4,375,976 | | |
Series 2009, 2.500% 08/31/10 | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 30,269,700 | | |
UT State | |
Series 2009 C, 5.000% 07/01/14 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,855,575 | | |
WV State | |
Series 2005, Insured: FGIC 5.000% 06/01/11 | | | 5,700,000 | | | | 5,996,799 | | |
State General Obligations Total | | | 339,362,202 | | |
Tax-Backed Total | | | 1,008,612,673 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Transportation – 8.5% | |
Airports – 3.8% | |
AZ Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp. | |
Series 2002 B, AMT, Insured: NPFGC 5.750% 07/01/17 | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,220,740 | | |
Series 2005 B, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 07/01/11 | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 4,744,440 | | |
Series 2008 D, AMT, 5.250% 07/01/11 | | | 2,600,000 | | | | 2,727,582 | | |
CO Denver City & County Airport | |
Series 2008 A1, AMT, 5.000% 11/15/11 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,307,850 | | |
DC Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority | |
Series 2007 B, AMT, Insured: AMBAC: 5.000% 10/01/10 | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,142,310 | | |
5.000% 10/01/11 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,261,600 | | |
FL Broward County Airport Systems Revenue | |
Series 1998 G, AMT, Insured: AMBAC 4.500% 10/01/11 | | | 3,300,000 | | | | 3,324,651 | | |
FL County of Miami-Dade | |
Series 2007 C, AMT, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 10/01/13 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,759,000 | | |
FL Greater Orlando Aviation Authority | |
Series 2008 A, AMT, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 10/01/10 | | | 5,625,000 | | | | 5,745,038 | | |
FL Miami-Dade County Aviation | |
Miami International Airport, Series 2007 D, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 10/01/10 | | | 1,745,000 | | | | 1,783,791 | | |
GA Atlanta | |
Series 2003 D, AMT, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 01/01/15 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,243,750 | | |
HI State | |
Series 2010, AMT, 5.000% 07/01/15 (e) | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,558,810 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
KY Louisville Kentucky Regional Airport Authority | |
Series 2008 A, AMT, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 07/01/12 | | | 2,935,000 | | | | 3,125,071 | | |
MN Minneapolis - St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission | |
Series 2008 A, AMT, 5.000% 01/01/11 | | | 1,805,000 | | | | 1,856,713 | | |
Series 2009 B, AMT, 5.000% 01/01/14 | | | 2,055,000 | | | | 2,206,454 | | |
NV Clark County Airport | |
Series 2006 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 07/01/10 | | | 6,750,000 | | | | 6,815,340 | | |
PA Philadelphia Industrial Development Authority | |
Series 1998 A, AMT, Insured: FGIC 5.250% 07/01/12 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,037,100 | | |
TN Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority | |
Series 2010 AMT: 4.000% 07/01/15 | | | 2,060,000 | | | | 2,108,513 | | |
5.000% 07/01/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,055,320 | | |
TX Houston | |
Series 2002, Insured: AGMC 5.500% 07/01/13 | | | 6,330,000 | | | | 6,836,716 | | |
TX Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Facilities Improvement Corp. | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 11/01/14 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,349,830 | | |
WA Port of Seattle | |
Series 2007 B, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 10/01/11 | | | 5,580,000 | | | | 5,879,646 | | |
Airports Total | | | 97,090,265 | | |
Ports – 0.9% | |
CA Port of Oakland | |
Series 2007 A, AMT, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 11/01/13 | | | 5,610,000 | | | | 5,999,222 | | |
NY Port Authority of New York & New Jersey | |
Series 2002, AMT, 5.500% 12/15/16 | | | 3,630,000 | | | | 3,820,575 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2003, AMT, 5.000% 12/15/16 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,560,400 | | |
TX Port of Houston Authority | |
Series 2001 B, AMT, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 10/01/13 | | | 2,515,000 | | | | 2,628,628 | | |
Ports Total | | | 23,008,825 | | |
Toll Facilities – 2.0% | |
NY Thruway Authority | |
Series 2009, 4.000% 07/15/11 | | | 17,000,000 | | | | 17,746,470 | | |
NY Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority | |
Series 2002, 5.250% 11/15/16 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,972,700 | | |
PA Turnpike Commission | |
Series 2009 C: 0.810% 12/01/11 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 6,500,000 | | | | 6,500,000 | | |
0.910% 12/01/12 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,000,000 | | |
TX Harris County | |
Series 2002, Insured: AGMC 5.375% 08/15/11 | | | 5,150,000 | | | | 5,485,986 | | |
TX North Texas Tollway Authority | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 01/01/13 | | | 1,300,000 | | | | 1,381,172 | | |
Toll Facilities Total | | | 52,086,328 | | |
Transportation – 1.8% | |
DE Transportation Authority Motor Fuel Tax | |
Series 2008 A, 5.000% 07/01/11 | | | 3,385,000 | | | | 3,574,120 | | |
IL Chicago Transit Authority | |
Series 2006 A, 5.000% 06/01/12 | | | 3,650,000 | | | | 3,894,513 | | |
Series 2006, Insured: AMBAC 4.000% 06/01/10 | | | 6,075,000 | | | | 6,103,431 | | |
KS Department of Transportation | |
Series 2003 A, 5.000% 09/01/12 | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 8,779,440 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NM Finance Authority | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 06/15/11 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,106,480 | | |
NY Metropolitan Transportation Authority | |
Series 2005 H, 5.250% 11/15/10 | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,165,780 | | |
Series 2008, 5.000% 11/15/16 (11/15/11) (a)(b) | | | 7,350,000 | | | | 7,854,504 | | |
TX Transportation Commission | |
Series 2006 A, 5.000% 04/01/12 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,242,940 | | |
Series 2006, 5.000% 04/01/10 | | | 5,500,000 | | | | 5,500,000 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 47,221,208 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 219,406,626 | | |
Utilities – 9.5% | |
Investor Owned – 2.3% | |
AL Mobile Industrial Development Board | |
Alabama Power Co., Series 2007 A, 4.750% 06/01/34 (03/19/12) (a)(b) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,094,980 | | |
CA Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank | |
Pacific Gas & Electric Series 2010 E, 1.000% 11/01/26 (4/02/12) (a)(e) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,996,520 | | |
CT Development Authority | |
Connecticut Light & Power Co., Series 1996 A, AMT, 1.400% 05/01/31 (04/01/11) (a)(b)(e) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,000,000 | | |
GA Burke County Development Authority | |
Georgia Power Co: Series 1994, 3.750% 10/01/32 (01/12/12) (a)(b) | | | 16,025,000 | | | | 16,678,660 | | |
Series 1995, 4.375% 10/01/32 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 2,760,000 | | | | 2,760,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
GA Monroe County Development Authority | |
Georgia Power Co., Series 2008, 0.800% 11/01/48 (01/07/11) (a)(b) | | | 2,400,000 | | | | 2,404,128 | | |
LA Public Facilities Authority | |
Cleco Power LLC, Series 2008, 7.000% 12/01/38 (12/01/11) (a)(b) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,271,040 | | |
MI Strategic Fund | |
The Detroit Edison Co., Series 2009, 3.050% 08/01/24 (12/03/12) (a)(b) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,087,450 | | |
NH Business Finance Authority | |
United Illuminating Co.: Series 2009 A, 6.875% 12/01/29 (02/01/12) (a)(b) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,136,660 | | |
Series 2009, 7.125% 07/01/27 (02/01/12) (a)(b) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,238,000 | | |
VA Louisa Industrial Development Authority | |
Virginia Electric & Power Co., Series 1997 A, AMT, 1.375% 04/01/22 (e) | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,500,000 | | |
VA York County Economic Development Authority | |
Virginia Electric & Power Co., Series 2009 A, 4.050% 05/01/33 (05/01/14) (a)(b) | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,682,000 | | |
Investor Owned Total | | | 57,849,438 | | |
Joint Power Authority – 3.3% | |
CA Northern California Power Agency | |
Series 2010 A, 4.000% 07/01/15 (e) | | | 1,355,000 | | | | 1,454,796 | | |
GA Municipal Electric Authority | |
Series 1998 Y, Insured: AGMC 6.500% 01/01/17 | | | 6,300,000 | | | | 7,378,161 | | |
Series 2008 A, 5.000% 01/01/12 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,126,860 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
OK Grand River Dam Authority | |
Series 1995, Insured: AMBAC 6.250% 06/01/11 | | | 13,595,000 | | | | 14,412,331 | | |
SC Public Service Authority | |
Series 2009 E, 5.000% 01/01/14 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,677,900 | | |
TX Lower Colorado River Authority | |
Series 2010: 5.000% 05/15/15 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,244,925 | | |
5.000% 05/15/14 | | | 2,230,000 | | | | 2,500,075 | | |
UT Intermountain Power Agency | |
Series 2008 A, 5.250% 07/01/11 | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,400,680 | | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 07/01/13 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 11,067,300 | | |
WA Energy Northwest Washington Electric Revenue | |
Refunding Project No. 1A, Series 2002, | | | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 07/01/15 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,440,750 | | |
WA Energy Northwest | |
Series 1992 A, 6.300% 07/01/12 | | | 9,000,000 | | | | 10,020,600 | | |
Series 2001 A, Insured: AGMC 5.500% 07/01/16 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,636,700 | | |
Series 2001, 5.500% 07/01/17 | | | 8,800,000 | | | | 9,351,144 | | |
Joint Power Authority Total | | | 84,712,222 | | |
Municipal Electric – 2.1% | |
CA Department of Water Resources | |
Series 2002 A: 6.000% 05/01/14 | | | 8,250,000 | | | | 9,101,895 | | |
Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 05/01/14 | | | 7,035,000 | | | | 7,683,345 | | |
FL Kissimmee Utility Authority | |
Series 2001 B, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 10/01/14 | | | 7,195,000 | | | | 7,601,374 | | |
FL Lakeland Energy System | |
Series 2009, 1.040% 10/01/12 (04/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 13,475,000 | | | | 13,572,694 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund
March 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NE Lincoln | |
Series 2002, 5.000% 09/01/14 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,420,700 | | |
NY Long Island Power Authority | |
Series 2003 B, 5.250% 06/01/13 | | | 4,250,000 | | | | 4,728,295 | | |
WA Seattle Municipal Light & Power | |
Series 2004, 5.000% 08/01/15 | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,671,160 | | |
Municipal Electric Total | | | 54,779,463 | | |
Water & Sewer – 1.8% | |
CA Los Angeles | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 06/01/12 | | | 6,040,000 | | | | 6,560,285 | | |
FL Orlando Utilities Commission Water & Electric | |
Series 2008, 3.500% 10/01/25 (10/01/12) (a)(b) | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 8,330,000 | | |
FL Reedy Creek Improvement District Utilities | |
Series 2004 2, 5.250% 10/01/10 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,062,250 | | |
Series 2005 2, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 10/01/10 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,548,750 | | |
IL Chicago Wastewater Transmission | |
Series 1993, Insured: FGIC 5.375% 01/01/13 | | | 2,965,000 | | | | 3,135,132 | | |
NM Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority | |
Series 2009 A1, 5.000% 07/01/13 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,228,600 | | |
TX Dallas Waterworks & Sewer Systems Revenue | |
Series 2007, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 10/01/12 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,497,800 | | |
TX Houston Water & Sewer System | |
Series 1991 C, Insured: AMBAC (c) 12/01/11 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,899,650 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
TX Titus County Fresh Water Supply District | |
Southwestern Electric Power Co., Series 2008, 4.500% 07/01/11 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,031,190 | | |
TX Trinity River Wastewater Authority | |
Series 2008, 5.000% 08/01/10 | | | 6,150,000 | | | | 6,246,063 | | |
WA King County Sewer Revenue | |
Series 2002 B, Insured: AGMC 5.500% 01/01/14 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,146,640 | | |
Water & Sewer Total | | | 45,686,360 | | |
Utilities Total | | | 243,027,483 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $2,070,158,064) | | | 2,105,326,247 | | |
Investment Company – 0.3% | |
| | Shares | | | |
Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day yield of 0.148%) (f)(g) | | | 8,152,375 | | | | 8,152,375 | | |
Total Investment Company (cost of $8,152,375) | | | 8,152,375 | | |
Short-Term Obligations – 15.8% | |
| | Par ($) | | | |
Variable Rate Demand Notes (h) – 15.8% | |
AK International Airports System | |
Series 2001 R, AMT, Insured: AMBAC, LIQ FAC: Citibank N.A. 0.350% 10/01/14 (04/01/10) (b) | | | 7,205,000 | | | | 7,205,000 | | |
AL University of Alabama | |
Series 2008 B, LOC: Regions Bank 0.600% 09/01/31 (04/01/10) (b) | | | 16,000,000 | | | | 16,000,000 | | |
CA State | |
Series 2008, LOC: Dexia Credit Local 0.390% 08/01/27 (04/01/10) (b) | | | 21,320,000 | | | | 21,320,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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March 31, 2010
Short-Term Obligations (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CO Aurora Hospital Revenue | |
Children's Hospital Association, Series 2008 B, LOC: Allied Irish Bank PLC 0.450% 12/01/36 (04/01/10) (b) | | | 9,300,000 | | | | 9,300,000 | | |
FL Greater Orlando Aviation Authority | |
LOC: Dexia Credit Local 0.350% 10/01/18 (04/01/10) (b) | | | 13,365,000 | | | | 13,365,000 | | |
FL State Board of Education | |
Series 2003, Insured: NPFGC, LIQ FAC: Societe Generale 0.350% 06/01/32 (04/07/10) (b)(i) | | | 3,590,000 | | | | 3,590,000 | | |
GA Atlanta | |
Series 2008, Insured: AGMC, LIQ FAC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.590% 01/01/13 (04/01/10) (b) | | | 7,430,000 | | | | 7,430,000 | | |
IA Finance Authority | |
Village Court Associates, Series 1985 B, GTY AGMT: E.I. DuPont De Nemours 0.330% 11/01/35 (04/01/10) (b) | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 15,000,000 | | |
MA Water Resources Authority | |
Series 2008 LOC: Dexia Credit Local Insured: AGMC 0.390% 02/01/32 (04/01/10) (b) | | | 18,445,000 | | | | 18,445,000 | | |
MD Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority | |
Woodmont Academy, Inc. Series 2008, LOC: Allied Irish Bank PLC 0.580% 07/01/38 (04/01/10) (b) | | | 11,330,000 | | | | 11,330,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NJ Economic Development Authority | |
Series 2007, Insured: AMBAC, LIQ FAC: Dexia Credit Local 0.330% 12/15/20 (04/01/10) (b) | | | 10,775,000 | | | | 10,775,000 | | |
NJ Garden State Preservation Trust | |
Series 2008, LOC: Dexia Credit Local, Insured: AGMC 0.390% 05/01/24 (04/01/10) (b) | | | 31,150,000 | | | | 31,150,000 | | |
NY Clinton County Industrial Development Agency | |
Champlain Valley Physicians, Series 2006 A, LOC: KeyBank N.A. 0.390% 07/01/17 (04/01/10) (b) | | | 9,695,000 | | | | 9,695,000 | | |
NY Energy Research & Development Authority | |
Orange & Rockland Utilities, Series 1994, LOC: Wachovia Bank N.A. 0.330% 10/01/14 (04/07/10) (b) | | | 44,450,000 | | | | 44,450,000 | | |
OH Air Quality Development Authority | |
Columbus Southern Power Co., Series 2009 A, 3.875% 12/01/38 (06/01/14) (b) | | | 3,400,000 | | | | 3,493,704 | | |
Firstenergy Generation, Series 2006 A, LOC: KeyBank N.A. 0.350% 12/01/23 (04/07/10) (b) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,500,000 | | |
OH County of Cuyahoga | |
Cleveland Hearing & Speech, Series 2008, LOC: KeyBank N.A. 0.450% 06/01/38 (04/01/10) (b) | | | 3,280,000 | | | | 3,280,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund
March 31, 2010
Short-Term Obligations (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
OH Student Loan Funding Corp. | |
Series 1998 A-2, AMT, SPA: Citibank N.A. 0.490% 08/01/10 (04/07/10) (b)(i) | | | 24,100,000 | | | | 24,100,000 | | |
OH Water Development Authority | |
Series 2008, LIQ FAC: Dexia Credit Local 0.330% 12/01/34 (04/01/10) (b) | | | 8,445,000 | | | | 8,445,000 | | |
PA Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority | |
Longwood at Oakmont, Inc., Series 2008 A, LOC: Allied Irish Banks PLC 0.400% 07/01/38 (04/01/10) (b) | | | 6,360,000 | | | | 6,360,000 | | |
PA Beaver County Industrial Development Authority | |
BASF Corp, Series 1997, AMT, 0.440% 09/01/32 (04/07/10) (b) | | | 2,200,000 | | | | 2,200,000 | | |
PA Intergovernmental Cooperative Authority | |
Series 2008 A, SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank, Insured: AGMC 0.300% 06/15/22 (04/01/10) (b) | | | 29,620,000 | | | | 29,620,000 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | |
Series 2008: GTY AGMT: Citibank N.A. 0.460% 04/30/10 (04/01/10) (b) | | | 26,300,000 | | | | 26,300,000 | | |
LOC: Dexia Credit Local Insured: AGMC 0.390% 07/01/26 (04/01/10) (b) | | | 9,800,000 | | | | 9,800,000 | | |
TN Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority | |
Series 2008, LOC: Dexia Credit Local 0.350% 03/01/16 (04/01/10) (b) | | | 10,235,000 | | | | 10,235,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
TX Brazos River Harbor Navigation District | |
BASF Corp.: Series 1996, AMT, 0.440% 04/01/31 (04/07/10) (b) | | | 6,600,000 | | | | 6,600,000 | | |
Series 1997, AMT, 0.440% 04/01/32 (04/07/10) (b) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,000,000 | | |
TX Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Facilities Improvement Corp. | |
Series 2008, AMT, Insured: AGMC, LIQ FAC: JPMorgan Chase Bank 0.440% 05/01/12 (04/01/10) (b) | | | 6,945,000 | | | | 6,945,000 | | |
TX DeSoto Industrial Development Authority | |
Caterpillar, Series 2000, 0.330% 12/01/16 (04/01/10) (b) | | | 1,520,000 | | | | 1,520,000 | | |
VT Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency | |
Gifford Medical Center, Series 2006 A, LOC: KeyBank N.A. 0.400% 10/01/36 (04/01/10) (b) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | | |
WA Chelan County Public Utility District No. 1 | |
Series 2008 B, AMT, SPA: U.S. Bank N.A. 0.310% 07/01/32 (04/07/10) (b) | | | 40,700,000 | | | | 40,700,000 | | |
Variable Rate Demand Notes Total | | | 405,153,704 | | |
Total Short-Term Obligations (cost of $405,060,000) | | | 405,153,704 | | |
Total Investments – 98.2% (cost of $2,483,370,439) (j) | | | 2,518,632,326 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilites, Net – 1.8% | | | 46,469,184 | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 2,565,101,510 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund
March 31, 2010
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at March 31, 2010.
(b) Parenthetical date represents the next interest rate reset date for the security.
(c) Zero coupon bond.
(d) The Fund has been informed that each issuer has placed direct obligations of the U.S. Government in an irrevocable trust, solely for the payment of principal and interest.
(e) Security purchased on a delayed delivery basis.
(f) Investments in affiliates during the year ended March 31, 2010:
Affiliate | | Value, beginning of period | | Purchases | | Sales Proceeds | | Dividend Income | | Value, end of period | |
Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day yield of 0.148%) | | $ | 61,213,000 | | | $ | 1,443,534,569 | | | $ | 1,496,595,194 | | | $ | 151,149 | | | $ | 8,152,375 | | |
(g) Money market mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.
(h) Variable rate demand notes. These securities are payable upon demand and are secured by letters of credit or other credit support agreements from banks. The interest rates change periodically and the interest rates shown reflect the rates at March 31, 2010.
(i) 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 March 31, 2010, these securities, which are not illiquid, amounted to $27,690,000, which represents 1.1% of net assets.
(j) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $2,483,370,439.
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of March 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Total Municipal Bonds | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,105,326,247 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,105,326,247 | | |
Total Investment Company | | | 8,152,375 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 8,152,375 | | |
Total Short-Term Obligations | | | — | | | | 405,153,704 | | | | — | | | | 405,153,704 | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 8,152,375 | | | $ | 2,510,479,951 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,518,632,326 | | |
For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
At March 31, 2010, the composition of the Fund by revenue source is as follows:
Holdings by Revenue Source (Unaudited) | | % of Net Assets | |
Tax-Backed | | | 39.3 | | |
Other | | | 10.5 | | |
Utilities | | | 9.5 | | |
Transportation | | | 8.5 | | |
Health Care | | | 6.8 | | |
Education | | | 2.9 | | |
Housing | | | 1.6 | | |
Industrials | | | 1.5 | | |
Resource Recovery | | | 1.2 | | |
Other Revenue | | | 0.3 | | |
| | | 82.1 | | |
Investment Company | | | 0.3 | | |
Short-Term Obligations | | | 15.8 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | 1.8 | | |
| | | 100.0 | | |
Acronym | | Name | |
AGMC | | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | |
|
AMBAC | | Ambac Assurance Corp. | |
|
AMT | | Alternative Minimum Tax | |
|
FGIC | | Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. | |
|
FNMA | | Federal National Mortgage Association | |
|
GNMA | | Government 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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Investment Portfolio – Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
March 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds – 95.8% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Education – 6.6% | |
Education – 6.6% | |
CA Educational Facilities Authority | |
Pitzer College: Series 2005 A, 5.000% 04/01/25 | | | 1,270,000 | | | | 1,272,222 | | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 04/01/19 | | | 1,610,000 | | | | 1,690,919 | | |
Pomona College, Series 2009 A, 5.000% 01/01/24 | | | 1,175,000 | | | | 1,306,788 | | |
University of Southern California, Series 2009, 5.250% 10/01/24 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,485,160 | | |
CA Public Works Board | |
California State University, Series 2006 A, | | | |
Insured: FGIC 5.000% 10/01/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,047,990 | | |
University of California: Series 2005 C, 5.000% 04/01/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,096,260 | | |
Series 2005 D, 5.000% 05/01/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,116,450 | | |
CA State University | |
Series 2009 A, 5.250% 11/01/22 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,734,375 | | |
CA University of California | |
Series 2009 O, 5.000% 05/15/20 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,127,480 | | |
Education Total | | | 14,877,644 | | |
Education Total | | | 14,877,644 | | |
Health Care – 9.0% | |
Continuing Care Retirement – 1.5% | |
CA ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporations | |
Series 2010, Insured: CMI 4.000% 09/01/15 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,530,435 | | |
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority | |
Episcopal Senior Communities, Series 2010 B, 5.100% 02/01/19 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 998,450 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Nevada Methodist Homes, Series 2006, Insured: CMI 5.000% 07/01/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 941,530 | | |
Continuing Care Retirement Total | | | 3,470,415 | | |
Hospitals – 7.5% | |
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority | |
Catholic Healthcare West: Series 2009 A, 6.000% 07/01/29 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,339,650 | | |
Series 2009 E, 5.625% 07/01/25 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,570,890 | | |
Children's Hospital Orange County, Series 2009 A, 6.000% 11/01/21 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,111,720 | | |
CA Loma Linda | |
Loma Linda University Medical Center, Series 2005, 5.000% 12/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 968,500 | | |
CA Municipal Finance Authority | |
Community Hospitals of Central California, Series 2013, 5.000% 02/01/13 | | | 1,150,000 | | | | 1,187,306 | | |
CA Rancho Mirage Joint Powers Financing Authority | |
Eisenhower Medical Center, Series 1997 B, Insured: NPFGC 4.875% 07/01/22 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,444,275 | | |
CA Statewide Communities Development Authority | |
Adventist Health System West, Series 2005 A, 5.000% 03/01/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,034,720 | | |
John Muir Health, Series 2006 A, 5.000% 08/15/17 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,115,830 | | |
Kaiser Permanente: Series 2004 E, 3.875% 04/01/32 (04/01/10) (a)(b) 2,000,000 2,000,000 Series 2009 A, 5.000% 04/01/19 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,120,420 | | |
Hospitals Total | | | 16,893,311 | | |
Health Care Total | | | 20,363,726 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
March 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Housing – 0.4% | |
Single-Family – 0.4% | |
CA Department of Veteran Affairs | |
Series 2006, 4.500% 12/01/23 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 952,950 | | |
Single-Family Total | | | 952,950 | | |
Housing Total | | | 952,950 | | |
Industrials – 1.1% | |
Oil & Gas – 1.1% | |
CA M-S-R Energy Authority | |
Series 2009, 6.125% 11/01/29 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,065,860 | | |
CA Roseville Natural Gas Financing Authority | |
Series 2007, 5.000% 02/15/11 | | | 500,000 | | | | 512,535 | | |
Oil & Gas Total | | | 2,578,395 | | |
Industrials Total | | | 2,578,395 | | |
Other – 4.4% | |
Other – 2.5% | |
CA Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank | |
California Science Center, Series 2006 B, | | | |
Insured: FGIC: 5.000% 05/01/22 | | | 1,360,000 | | | | 1,361,142 | | |
5.000% 05/01/23 | | | 1,240,000 | | | | 1,229,026 | | |
J. Paul Getty Trust, Series 2007 A-1, 2.500% 10/01/47 (04/01/13) (a)(b) | | | 1,950,000 | | | | 2,002,943 | | |
CA Statewide Communities Development Authority | |
The California Endowment, Series 2003, 5.000% 07/01/13 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,112,280 | | |
Other Total | | | 5,705,391 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed (c) – 0.9% | |
CA Department of Water Resources | |
Series 2003 Y, Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: FGIC 5.000% 12/01/10 | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,468 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CA Lucia Mar Unified School District | |
Series 2004 A, Pre-refunded 08/01/14, Insured: FGIC 5.250% 08/01/20 | | | 1,230,000 | | | | 1,422,286 | | |
CA Orange County Water District | |
Series 2003 B, Pre-refunded 08/15/13, Insured: NPFGC 5.375% 08/15/17 | | | 650,000 | | | | 737,243 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed Total | | | 2,174,997 | | |
Tobacco – 1.0% | |
CA California County Tobacco Securitization Agency | |
Series 2006, (d) 06/01/21 (5.250% 12/01/10) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 847,500 | | |
CA Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 06/01/14 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,366,825 | | |
Tobacco Total | | | 2,214,325 | | |
Other Total | | | 10,094,713 | | |
Resource Recovery – 1.6% | |
Resource Recovery – 1.6% | |
CA Los Angeles Sanitation Equipment | |
Series 2005, Insured: FGIC 5.000% 02/01/13 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,099,230 | | |
CA Los Angeles Solid Waste | |
Series 2009 A, 4.000% 02/01/17 | | | 2,445,000 | | | | 2,622,947 | | |
Resource Recovery Total | | | 3,722,177 | | |
Resource Recovery Total | | | 3,722,177 | | |
Tax-Backed – 38.3% | |
Local Appropriated – 8.9% | |
CA Anaheim Public Financing Authority | |
Series 1997 C, Insured: AGMC 6.000% 09/01/11 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,067,800 | | |
CA City & County of San Francisco | |
Series 2009 B, 5.000% 04/01/24 | | | 1,495,000 | | | | 1,532,016 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CA County of Monterey | |
Series 2009, Insured: AGO 5.000% 08/01/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,095,280 | | |
CA County of San Diego | |
Certificates of Participation, Series 2001, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 11/01/11 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,059,350 | | |
CA Kings River Conservation District | |
Series 2004, 5.000% 05/01/14 | | | 3,135,000 | | | | 3,286,828 | | |
CA Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency | |
Series 2005, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 09/01/15 | | | 1,095,000 | | | | 1,170,194 | | |
CA Los Angeles County Capital Asset Leasing Corp. | |
Series 2002 B, Insured: AMBAC 6.000% 12/01/12 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,102,950 | | |
CA Los Angeles Municipal Improvement Corp. | |
Series 2002 G, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 09/01/13 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,663,185 | | |
CA Oakland Joint Powers Financing Authority | |
Series 2008 B, Insured: AGO 5.000% 08/01/22 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,072,100 | | |
CA Pico Rivera Public Financing Authority | |
Series 2009, 5.250% 09/01/26 | | | 1,085,000 | | | | 1,122,432 | | |
CA Richmond Joint Powers Financing Authority | |
Series 2009, Insured: AGO 5.000% 08/01/17 | | | 1,570,000 | | | | 1,669,664 | | |
CA Sacramento City Financing Authority | |
Series 2006, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 12/01/22 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,028,010 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CA San Mateo County Joint Powers Financing Authority | |
Series 2008 A, 5.000% 07/15/20 | | | 435,000 | | | | 470,157 | | |
CA Santa Clara County Financing Authority | |
Series 2010 N, 5.000% 05/15/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,117,980 | | |
CA Vista | |
Series 2007, Insured: NPFGC 4.750% 05/01/21 | | | 750,000 | | | | 757,162 | | |
Local Appropriated Total | | | 20,215,108 | | |
Local General Obligations – 10.5% | |
CA Culver City School Facilities Financing Authority | |
Series 2005, Insured: AGMC 5.500% 08/01/23 | | | 1,490,000 | | | | 1,731,559 | | |
CA East Bay Municipal Utility District | |
Series 2003 F, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 04/01/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,093,140 | | |
CA East Side Union High School District | |
Series 2006, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 09/01/20 | | | 1,280,000 | | | | 1,449,344 | | |
CA Foothill-De Anza Community College District | |
Series 2002, Insured: FGIC 5.000% 08/01/14 | | | 975,000 | | | | 1,046,536 | | |
Series 2005, Insured: FGIC 5.250% 08/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,147,450 | | |
CA Long Beach Unified School District | |
Series 2009 A, 5.250% 08/01/21 | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 1,944,530 | | |
CA Los Angeles Unified School District | |
Series 2006 G, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 07/01/20 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,059,290 | | |
CA Los Angeles | |
Series 2004 A, Insured: NPFGC 4.000% 09/01/13 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,081,070 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CA Pasadena Area Community College District | |
Series 2006 C, Insured: AMBAC (e) 08/01/11 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,980,220 | | |
CA Rancho Santiago Community College District | |
Series 2005, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 09/01/19 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,136,150 | | |
CA Rescue Unified School District | |
Series 2005, Insured: NPFGC (e) 09/01/26 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 386,980 | | |
CA San Mateo County Community College District | |
Series 2006 A, Insured: NPFGC (e) 09/01/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 848,140 | | |
CA San Mateo Foster City School Facilities Financing Authority | |
Series 2005, Insured: AGMC: 4.000% 08/15/12 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,069,370 | | |
5.500% 08/15/19 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,330,920 | | |
CA San Ramon Valley Unified School District | |
Series 2004, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 08/01/16 | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 2,016,072 | | |
CA Saugus Union School District | |
Series 2006, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 08/01/21 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,134,440 | | |
CA Simi Valley School Financing Authority | |
Series 2007, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 08/01/18 | | | 1,045,000 | | | | 1,177,683 | | |
CA South San Francisco School District | |
Series 2006, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 09/15/20 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,137,270 | | |
Local General Obligations Total | | | 23,770,164 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Special Non-Property Tax – 2.7% | |
CA Economic Recovery | |
Series 2004 A, Insured: FGIC 5.250% 07/01/14 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,126,530 | | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 07/01/18 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,306,330 | | |
CA Napa County Flood Protection & Watershed Improvement Authority | |
Series 2005, Insured: AMBAC 4.500% 06/15/12 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,068,880 | | |
CA Orange County Local Transportation Authority | |
Series 1992, Insured: AMBAC 6.200% 02/14/11 | | | 560,000 | | | | 575,708 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax Total | | | 6,077,448 | | |
Special Property Tax – 3.6% | |
CA Culver City Redevelopment Finance Authority | |
Series 1993, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 11/01/14 | | | 1,730,000 | | | | 1,784,824 | | |
CA Indian Wells Redevelopment Agency | |
Series 2003 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 09/01/14 | | | 450,000 | | | | 473,279 | | |
CA Long Beach Bond Finance Authority | |
Series 2002 B, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 11/01/19 | | | 1,070,000 | | | | 1,129,727 | | |
CA Oakland Redevelopment Agency | |
Series 1992, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 02/01/14 | | | 2,520,000 | | | | 2,560,723 | | |
CA Redwood City Redevelopment Agency | |
Series 2003 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 07/15/13 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,069,990 | | |
CA San Francisco City & County Redevelopment Agency | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 08/01/18 | | | 1,255,000 | | | | 1,286,726 | | |
Special Property Tax Total | | | 8,305,269 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
State Appropriated – 6.9% | |
CA Bay Area Infrastructure Financing Authority | |
Series 2006: Insured: FGIC 5.000% 08/01/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,033,960 | | |
Insured: SYNC 5.000% 08/01/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,026,060 | | |
CA Public Works Board | |
Series 2005 A, 5.000% 06/01/15 | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,280,424 | | |
Series 2006 A, 5.000% 04/01/28 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 919,740 | | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 11/01/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,060,340 | | |
Series 2010 A-1, 5.250% 03/01/22 (f) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,991,160 | | |
CA San Francisco Building Authority | |
Series 2005 A, 5.000% 12/01/12 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,192,630 | | |
CA Statewide Communities Development Authority | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 06/15/13 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,145,620 | | |
State Appropriated Total | | | 15,649,934 | | |
State General Obligations – 5.7% | |
CA State | |
Series 2005, 5.000% 06/01/11 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,097,560 | | |
Series 2007: 4.500% 08/01/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 906,710 | | |
5.000% 08/01/18 | | | 3,750,000 | | | | 3,924,825 | | |
Series 2009, 5.625% 04/01/26 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,061,920 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | |
Series 2002 A, Insured: FGIC 5.500% 07/01/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,050,470 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority | |
Series 2004 J, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 07/01/36 (07/01/12) (a)(b) | | | 1,255,000 | | | | 1,283,577 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2007 A, Insured: FGIC 5.500% 07/01/21 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,559,220 | | |
State General Obligations Total | | | 12,884,282 | | |
Tax-Backed Total | | | 86,902,205 | | |
Transportation – 7.0% | |
Airports – 5.6% | |
CA County of Orange | |
Series 2009 A, 5.250% 07/01/25 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,584,255 | | |
CA Los Angeles Department of Airports | |
Series 2009 A, 5.250% 05/15/22 | | | 1,855,000 | | | | 2,050,999 | | |
CA Sacramento County Airport Systems | |
Series 2008 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 07/01/23 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,058,450 | | |
CA San Francisco City & County Airports Commission | |
Series 2003 B, Insured: FGIC 5.250% 05/01/13 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,220,920 | | |
Series 2008 34-D, Insured: AGO 5.000% 05/01/18 | | | 500,000 | | | | 559,260 | | |
Series 2009 C, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 05/01/18 | | | 1,825,000 | | | | 2,041,299 | | |
Series 2010 D, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 05/01/23 (f) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,172,680 | | |
CA San Jose Airport | |
Series 2007, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 03/01/22 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,020,930 | | |
Airports Total | | | 12,708,793 | | |
Ports – 0.9% | |
CA Los Angeles Harbor Department | |
Series 2009 A, 5.250% 08/01/23 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,204,980 | | |
Ports Total | | | 2,204,980 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Transportation – 0.5% | |
CA Department of Transportation | |
Series 2004 A, Insured: FGIC 4.500% 02/01/13 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,088,600 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 1,088,600 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 16,002,373 | | |
Utilities – 27.4% | |
Independent Power Producers – 1.4% | |
CA Sacramento Power Authority | |
Series 2005, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 07/01/15 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,208,770 | | |
Independent Power Producers Total | | | 3,208,770 | | |
Joint Power Authority – 9.0% | |
CA Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank | |
California Independent System Operator Corp., Series 2009 A, 5.250% 02/01/22 | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 1,963,574 | | |
CA M-S-R Public Power Agency | |
Series 2008 L, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 07/01/21 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,766,595 | | |
CA Northern California Power Agency | |
Series 2008 1C, Insured: AGO 5.000% 07/01/22 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,187,200 | | |
CA Northern California Transmission Agency | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 05/01/21 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,639,975 | | |
CA Southern California Public Power Authority | |
Series 1989, 6.750% 07/01/13 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,452,250 | | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 01/01/18 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,156,900 | | |
Series 2008 A, 5.000% 07/01/22 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,139,240 | | |
Series 2008 B, 6.000% 07/01/27 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,114,010 | | |
Joint Power Authority Total | | | 20,419,744 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Municipal Electric – 11.1% | |
CA Anaheim Public Financing Authority | |
Series 1999, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 10/01/13 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,638,615 | | |
CA Department of Water Resources | |
Series 2002 A, 6.000% 05/01/13 | | | 2,375,000 | | | | 2,635,870 | | |
Series 2002 G 11, 5.000% 05/01/18 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,248,060 | | |
Series 2008, 5.000% 05/01/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,133,370 | | |
CA Imperial Irrigation District | |
Series 2008, 5.250% 11/01/21 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,757,525 | | |
CA Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | |
Series 2007 A Sub-Series A-1, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 07/01/19 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,097,280 | | |
Series 2009, 5.250% 07/01/23 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,232,540 | | |
CA Modesto Irrigation District | |
Series 2001 A, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 07/01/18 | | | 1,185,000 | | | | 1,251,076 | | |
CA Riverside | |
Series 2008 D, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 10/01/23 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,058,010 | | |
CA Sacramento Municipal Utility District | |
Series 2006, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 07/01/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,085,100 | | |
Series 2008 U, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 08/15/21 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,733,550 | | |
CA Tuolumne Wind Project Authority | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 01/01/22 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,040,170 | | |
CA Walnut Energy Center Authority | |
Series 2004 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 01/01/16 | | | 2,055,000 | | | | 2,177,909 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | |
Series 1997 AA, Insured: NPFGC 6.250% 07/01/10 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,025,920 | | |
Municipal Electric Total | | | 25,114,995 | | |
Water & Sewer – 5.9% | |
CA Clovis Public Financing Authority | |
Series 2007, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 08/01/21 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,013,470 | | |
CA Fresno | |
Series 2008 A, Insured: AGO 5.000% 09/01/23 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,078,250 | | |
CA Kern County Water Agency Improvement District No. 004 | |
Series 2008 A, Insured: AGO 5.000% 05/01/22 | | | 2,020,000 | | | | 2,131,565 | | |
CA Los Angeles Waste Water System Authority | |
Series 2009 A, 5.750% 06/01/25 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,279,440 | | |
CA Rancho Water District Financing Authority | |
Series 2001 A, Insured: AGMC 5.500% 08/01/10 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,016,320 | | |
CA Sacramento County Sanitation District | |
Series 2006, Insured: FGIC 5.000% 12/01/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,111,850 | | |
CA Sacramento County Water Financing Authority | |
Series 2007 A, Insured: FGIC 5.000% 06/01/18 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,105,240 | | |
CA San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority | |
Series 2009 B, 5.250% 05/15/25 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,626,540 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CA San Francisco City & County Public Utilities Commission | |
Series 2003 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 10/01/13 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,095,290 | | |
Water & Sewer Total | | | 13,457,965 | | |
Utilities Total | | | 62,201,474 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $212,245,979) | | | 217,695,657 | | |
Municipal Preferred Stock – 0.7% | |
| | Shares | | | |
Housing – 0.7% | |
Multi-Family – 0.7% | |
Munimae Tax-Exempt Bond Subsidiary LLC | |
Series 2004 A-2, 4.900% 06/30/49 (09/30/14) (a)(b)(g) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,517,720 | | |
Multi-Family Total | | | 1,517,720 | | |
Housing Total | | | 1,517,720 | | |
Total Municipal Preferred Stock (cost of $2,000,000) | | | 1,517,720 | | |
Investment Company – 3.6% | |
Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day yield of 0.170%) (h)(i) | | | 8,127,933 | | | | 8,127,933 | | |
Total Investment Company (cost of $8,127,933) | | | 8,127,933 | | |
Total Investments – 100.1% (cost of $222,373,912) (j) | | | 227,341,310 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (0.1)% | | | (142,134 | ) | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 227,199,176 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at March 31, 2010.
(b) Parenthetical date represents the next interest rate reset date for the security.
(c) The Fund has been informed that each issuer has placed direct obligations of the U.S. Government in an irrevocable trust, solely for the payment of principal and interest.
(d) Step bond. This security is currently not paying coupon. Shown parenthetically is the next coupon rate to be paid and the date the security will begin accruing at this rate.
(e) Zero coupon bond.
(f) Security purchased on a delayed delivery basis.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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(g) Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2010, this security, which is not illiquid, amounted to $1,517,720, which represents 0.7% of net assets.
(h) Money market mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.
(i) Investments in affiliates during the year ended March 31, 2010:
Affiliate | | Value, beginning of period | | Purchases | | Sales Proceeds | | Dividend Income | | Value, end of period | |
Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day yield of 0.170%) | | $ | 7,259,000 | | | $ | 92,169,690 | | | $ | 91,300,757 | | | $ | 13,099 | | | $ | 8,127,933 | | |
(j) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $222,335,997.
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of March 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Total Municipal Bonds | | $ | — | | | $ | 217,695,657 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 217,695,657 | | |
Total Municipal Preferred Stock | | | — | | | | 1,517,720 | | | | — | | | | 1,517,720 | | |
Total Investment Company | | | 8,127,933 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 8,127,933 | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 8,127,933 | | | $ | 219,213,377 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 227,341,310 | | |
For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
At March 31, 2010, the composition of the Fund by revenue source is as follows:
Holdings by Revenue Source (Unaudited) | | % of Net Assets | |
Tax-Backed | | | 38.3 | | |
Utilities | | | 27.4 | | |
Health Care | | | 9.0 | | |
Transportation | | | 7.0 | | |
Education | | | 6.6 | | |
Other | | | 4.4 | | |
Resource Recovery | | | 1.6 | | |
Industrials | | | 1.1 | | |
Housing | | | 1.1 | | |
| | | 96.5 | | |
Investment Company | | | 3.6 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | (0.1 | ) | |
| | | 100.0 | | |
Acronym | | Name | |
AGMC | | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | |
|
AGO | | Assured Guaranty Ltd. | |
|
AMBAC | | Ambac Assurance Corp. | |
|
CMI | | California Mortgage Insurance | |
|
FGIC | | Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. | |
|
NPFGC | | National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. | |
|
SYNC | | Syncora Guarantee, Inc. | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds – 98.0% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Education – 10.3% | |
Education – 10.3% | |
GA Athens Housing Authority | |
University of Georgia – East Campus Housing, Series 2010, 4.000% 12/01/16 | | | 2,870,000 | | | | 3,069,006 | | |
GA Bleckley & Dodge Counties Development Authority | |
Middle Georgia College, Series 2008, 5.000% 07/01/21 | | | 1,260,000 | | | | 1,303,810 | | |
GA Bulloch County Development Authority | |
Georgia Southern University Student Housing, Series 2008, Insured: AGO 5.250% 07/01/20 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,116,060 | | |
GA Cobb County Development Authority | |
Kennesaw State University Foundation, Series 2004, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 07/15/19 | | | 1,870,000 | | | | 2,022,835 | | |
GA DeKalb Newton & Gwinnett Counties Joint Development Authority | |
GGC Foundation LLC, Series 2009, 5.500% 07/01/24 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,746,825 | | |
GA Private Colleges & Universities Authority | |
Spelman College, Series 2003, 5.250% 06/01/19 | | | 2,250,000 | | | | 2,372,828 | | |
GA South Regional Joint Development Authority | |
Valdosta State University Auxiliary Services, Series 2008, Insured: AGO 5.000% 08/01/23 | | | 1,125,000 | | | | 1,183,466 | | |
Education Total | | | 13,814,830 | | |
Education Total | | | 13,814,830 | | |
Health Care – 9.4% | |
Hospitals – 9.4% | |
GA Chatham County Hospital Authority | |
Memorial Health University Medical Center, Series 2001 A, 6.125% 01/01/24 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,480,250 | | |
Series 2004 A, 5.375% 01/01/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 901,870 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
GA Cobb County Kennestone Hospital Authority | |
Wellstar Health System, Series 2005 B, 4.000% 04/01/16 | | | 1,110,000 | | | | 1,135,874 | | |
GA DeKalb Private Hospital Authority | |
Children's Healthcare Atlanta Inc, Series 2009, 5.000% 11/15/17 | | | 320,000 | | | | 348,505 | | |
GA Fayette County Hospital Authority | |
Series 2009 A, 5.250% 06/15/23 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,096,520 | | |
GA Gwinnett County Hospital Authority | |
Gwinnett Hospital System, Series 2007 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 07/01/23 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,050,480 | | |
GA Macon-Bibb County Hospital Authority | |
Medical Center of Central Georgia, Series 2009, 5.000% 08/01/23 | | | 1,030,000 | | | | 1,060,910 | | |
GA Savannah Hospital Authority | |
St. Joseph's Candler Health Systems, Series 1998 A, Insured: AGMC: 5.250% 07/01/11 | | | 1,225,000 | | | | 1,234,298 | | |
5.250% 07/01/12 | | | 1,310,000 | | | | 1,319,144 | | |
Hospitals Total | | | 12,627,851 | | |
Health Care Total | | | 12,627,851 | | |
Housing – 6.9% | |
Multi-Family – 6.8% | |
GA Clayton County Housing Authority | |
Tara Court II Apartment Project, Series 2001, Guarantor: FNMA 4.350% 12/01/31 (12/01/11) (a)(b) | | | 3,475,000 | | | | 3,583,246 | | |
GA Cobb County Development Authority | |
Kennesaw State University Foundation: Series 2004 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 07/15/19 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,202,040 | | |
Series 2007 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 07/15/27 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,849,370 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
GA Lawrenceville Housing Authority | |
Knollwood Park LP, Series 1997, AMT, Guarantor: FNMA 6.250% 12/01/29 (06/01/15) (a)(b) | | | 480,000 | | | | 490,397 | | |
Multi-Family Total | | | 9,125,053 | | |
Single-Family – 0.1% | |
GA Housing & Finance Authority | |
Series 1998 B-3, Insured: FHA 4.400% 06/01/17 | | | 115,000 | | | | 116,266 | | |
Single-Family Total | | | 116,266 | | |
Housing Total | | | 9,241,319 | | |
Industrials – 1.0% | |
Forest Products & Paper – 0.8% | |
GA Richmond County Development Authority | |
International Paper Co., Series 2001 A, 5.150% 03/01/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,012,770 | | |
Forest Products & Paper Total | | | 1,012,770 | | |
Oil & Gas – 0.2% | |
GA Main Street Natural Gas, Inc. | |
Series 2007 A, 5.250% 09/15/19 | | | 295,000 | | | | 302,932 | | |
Oil & Gas Total | | | 302,932 | | |
Industrials Total | | | 1,315,702 | | |
Other – 5.7% | |
Refunded/Escrowed (c) – 5.7% | |
GA Athens Housing Authority | |
University of Georgia – East Campus Housing, Series 2002, Pre-refunded 12/01/2012, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 12/01/19 | | | 1,150,000 | | | | 1,263,977 | | |
GA Gainesville & Hall County Hospital Authority | |
Northeast Georgia Health System, Inc., Series 2001, Pre-refunded 05/15/11, 5.000% 05/15/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,047,500 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
GA Gwinnett County School District | |
Series 2008: Escrowed to Maturity, 5.000% 02/01/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,166,910 | | |
Pre-refunded 02/01/2018, 5.000% 02/01/22 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,161,150 | | |
GA Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority | |
Series 1983 D, Escrowed to Maturity, 7.000% 07/01/11 | | | 540,000 | | | | 583,108 | | |
GA State | |
Series 2007 G, Pre-refunded 12/01/17, 5.000% 12/01/20 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,351,680 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed Total | | | 7,574,325 | | |
Other Total | | | 7,574,325 | | |
Tax-Backed – 34.3% | |
Local Appropriated – 3.1% | |
GA Atlanta Public Safety & Judicial Facilities Authority | |
Series 2006, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 12/01/17 | | | 1,310,000 | | | | 1,461,318 | | |
GA East Point Building Authority | |
Series 2000, Insured: AGMC (d) 02/01/18 | | | 2,490,000 | | | | 1,604,456 | | |
GA Fulton County Facilities Corp. | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 11/01/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,107,400 | | |
Local Appropriated Total | | | 4,173,174 | | |
Local General Obligations – 18.8% | |
GA Atlanta Solid Waste Management Authority | |
Series 2008, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 12/01/17 | | | 795,000 | | | | 899,074 | | |
GA Augusta Richmond County | |
Series 2009, 4.000% 10/01/15 | | | 2,310,000 | | | | 2,513,049 | | |
GA Barrow County School District | |
Series 2006, 5.000% 02/01/14 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,131,530 | | |
GA Chatham County School District | |
Series 2002, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 08/01/14 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,153,380 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2004, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 08/01/19 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,350,520 | | |
GA College Park Business & Industrial Development Authority | |
Series 2005, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 09/01/19 | | | 3,230,000 | | | | 3,480,454 | | |
GA County of Cherokee | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 08/01/22 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,240,060 | | |
GA Douglas County School District | |
Series 2007, Insured: AGMC: 5.000% 04/01/18 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,697,250 | | |
5.000% 04/01/21 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,207,420 | | |
5.000% 04/01/23 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,640,085 | | |
GA Fulton County School District | |
Series 1998, 5.375% 01/01/17 | | | 1,390,000 | | | | 1,618,905 | | |
GA Gwinnett County School District | |
Series 2010, 4.000% 02/01/18 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,167,700 | | |
GA Lowndes County | |
Series 2008, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 04/01/14 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,134,350 | | |
MI Detroit | |
Series 2001 B, Insured: NPFGC | | | |
5.375% 04/01/14 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,002,040 | | |
Local General Obligations Total | | | 25,235,817 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax – 3.8% | |
GA Cobb-Marietta County Coliseum & Exhibit Hall Authority | |
Series 2005, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 10/01/19 | | | 2,430,000 | | | | 2,725,245 | | |
GA Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority | |
Series 1992 N, Insured: NPFGC 6.250% 07/01/18 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,308,160 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax Total | | | 5,033,405 | | |
Special Property Tax – 1.2% | |
GA Atlanta Tax Allocation | |
Atlantic Station Project, Series 2007, Insured: AGO 5.250% 12/01/20 | | | 1,545,000 | | | | 1,638,148 | | |
Special Property Tax Total | | | 1,638,148 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
State General Obligations – 7.4% | |
GA Georgia State | |
Series 2007 G, 5.000% 12/01/16 | | | 1,400,000 | | | | 1,625,316 | | |
Series 2009 G, 5.000% 11/01/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,160,080 | | |
Series 2009: 5.000% 05/01/17 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,736,115 | | |
5.000% 05/01/23 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,378,060 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority | |
Series 2007, 6.250% 07/01/23 | | | 1,825,000 | | | | 2,006,679 | | |
State General Obligations Total | | | 9,906,250 | | |
Tax-Backed Total | | | 45,986,794 | | |
Transportation – 3.7% | |
Toll Facilities – 3.7% | |
GA State Road & Tollway Authority | |
Series 2006, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 06/01/16 | | | 3,405,000 | | | | 3,886,910 | | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 06/01/21 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,104,160 | | |
Toll Facilities Total | | | 4,991,070 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 4,991,070 | | |
Utilities – 26.7% | |
Investor Owned – 2.3% | |
GA Appling County Development Authority | |
Georgia Power Company, Series 2006, Insured: AMBAC 4.400% 07/01/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,032,470 | | |
GA Monroe County Development Authority | |
Georgia Power Company, Series 1995, 4.500% 07/01/25 (04/01/11) (a)(b) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,066,740 | | |
Investor Owned Total | | | 3,099,210 | | |
Joint Power Authority – 5.3% | |
GA Monroe County Development Authority | |
Oglethorpe Power Corp., Series 1992, 6.800% 01/01/12 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,079,180 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
GA Municipal Electric Authority | |
Power Revenue Bonds, Series 1992 B, Insured: NPFGC 6.375% 01/01/16 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,290,840 | | |
Series 1998 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 01/01/13 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,096,940 | | |
Series 2008 A, 5.250% 01/01/21 | | | 1,395,000 | | | | 1,549,929 | | |
Series 2008 D, 6.000% 01/01/23 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,125,080 | | |
Joint Power Authority Total | | | 7,141,969 | | |
Municipal Electric – 1.7% | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | |
Series 2002 JJ, Insured: SYNC 5.375% 07/01/16 | | | 1,405,000 | | | | 1,540,906 | | |
Series 2007 TT, 5.000% 07/01/20 | | | 655,000 | | | | 675,639 | | |
Municipal Electric Total | | | 2,216,545 | | |
Water & Sewer – 17.4% | |
GA Atlanta Water & Wastewater | |
Series 2009 B, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 11/01/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,175,740 | | |
GA Augusta Water & Sewer | |
Series 2007, Insured: AGMC: 5.000% 10/01/21 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,094,610 | | |
5.000% 10/01/22 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,179,320 | | |
GA Cobb County & Marietta Water Authority | |
Series 2009, 4.000% 11/01/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,179,760 | | |
GA Columbus County Water & Sewer | |
Series 2003, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 05/01/13 | | | 1,220,000 | | | | 1,368,084 | | |
GA Dekalb County Water & Sewer | |
Series 2006 B, 5.250% 10/01/21 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,343,100 | | |
GA Gainesville Water & Sewer | |
Series 2006, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 11/15/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,107,250 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
GA Griffin Combined Public Utility Improvement | |
Series 2002, Insured: AMBAC 5.125% 01/01/19 | | | 2,585,000 | | | | 2,760,366 | | |
GA Gwinnett County Water & Sewerage Authority | |
Series 2009 A, 4.000% 08/01/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,186,640 | | |
GA Jackson County Water & Sewer | |
Series 2006 A, Insured: SYNC 5.000% 09/01/16 | | | 1,030,000 | | | | 1,076,978 | | |
GA Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority | |
Series 2005, Insured: NPFGC: 5.000% 07/01/17 | | | 1,140,000 | | | | 1,252,427 | | |
5.000% 07/01/22 | | | 1,855,000 | | | | 1,934,375 | | |
GA Walton County Water & Sewer Authority | |
Walton Hard Labor Creek Reservoir Project, Series 2008, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 02/01/25 | | | 1,495,000 | | | | 1,584,192 | | |
Water & Sewer Total | | | 23,242,842 | | |
Utilities Total | | | 35,700,566 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $127,854,668) | | | 131,252,457 | | |
Investment Companies – 1.1% | |
| | Shares | | | |
Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day yield of 0.148%) (e)(f) | | | 631,338 | | | | 631,338 | | |
Dreyfus Tax-Exempt Cash Management Fund (7 day yield of 0.090%) | | | 810,268 | | | | 810,268 | | |
Total Investment Companies (cost of $1,441,606) | | | 1,441,606 | | |
Total Investments – 99.1% (cost of $129,296,274) (g) | | | 132,694,063 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 0.9% | | | 1,230,509 | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 133,924,572 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at March 31, 2010.
(b) Parenthetical date represents the next interest rate reset date for the security.
(c) The Fund has been informed that each issuer has placed direct obligations of the U.S. Government in an irrevocable trust, solely for the payment of principal and interest.
(d) Zero coupon bond.
(e) Investments in affiliates during the year ended March 31, 2010:
Affiliate | | Value beginning of period | | Purchases | | Sales Proceeds | | Dividend Income | | Value, end of period | |
Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day yield of 0.148%) | | $ | 3,072,376 | | | $ | 40,664,635 | | | $ | 43,105,673 | | | $ | 8,537 | | | $ | 631,338 | | |
(f) Money market mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.
(g) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $129,296,274.
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of March 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Total Municipal Bonds | | $ | — | | | $ | 131,252,457 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 131,252,457 | | |
Total Investment Companies | | | 1,441,606 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,441,606 | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 1,441,606 | | | $ | 131,252,457 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 132,694,063 | | |
For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
At March 31, 2010, the composition of the Fund by revenue source is as follows:
Holdings by Revenue Source (Unaudited) | | % of Net Assets | |
Tax-Backed | | | 34.3 | | |
Utilities | | | 26.7 | | |
Education | | | 10.3 | | |
Health Care | | | 9.4 | | |
Housing | | | 6.9 | | |
Other | | | 5.7 | | |
Transportation | | | 3.7 | | |
Industrials | | | 1.0 | | |
| | | 98.0 | | |
Investment Companies | | | 1.1 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | 0.9 | | |
| | | 100.0 | | |
Acronym | | Name | |
AGO | | Assured Guaranty Ltd. | |
|
AGMC | | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | |
|
AMBAC | | Ambac Assurance Corp. | |
|
AMT | | Alternative Minimum Tax | |
|
FHA | | Federal Housing Administration | |
|
FNMA | | Federal National Mortgage Association | |
|
NPFGC | | National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. | |
|
SYNC | | Syncora Guarantee, Inc. | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds – 96.5% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Education – 9.7% | |
Education – 9.7% | |
MD Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority | |
College of Notre Dame, Series 1998, Insured: NPFGC 4.600% 10/01/14 | | | 510,000 | | | | 563,550 | | |
Johns Hopkins University, Series 2008, 5.000% 07/01/18 | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 2,016,473 | | |
MD Industrial Development Financing Authority | |
American Center for Physics, Series 2001, GTY AGMT: American Institute of Physics 5.250% 12/15/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,071,800 | | |
MD University System of Maryland | |
Series 2006, 5.000% 10/01/15 | | | 3,545,000 | | | | 4,095,290 | | |
Series 2009 D: 4.000% 04/01/21 | | | 1,980,000 | | | | 2,071,912 | | |
4.000% 04/01/22 | | | 2,060,000 | | | | 2,130,081 | | |
Series 2009, 4.000% 10/01/18 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,232,950 | | |
MD Westminster Educational Facilities | |
McDaniel College, Inc., Series 2006, 5.000% 11/01/17 | | | 500,000 | | | | 530,455 | | |
Education Total | | | 15,712,511 | | |
Education Total | | | 15,712,511 | | |
Health Care – 11.1% | |
Continuing Care Retirement – 4.7% | |
MD Baltimore County | |
Oak Crest Village, Inc., Series 2007 A: 5.000% 01/01/22 | | | 1,045,000 | | | | 1,013,315 | | |
5.000% 01/01/27 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,841,900 | | |
MD Gaithersburg | |
Series 2009, 6.000% 01/01/23 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,255,350 | | |
MD Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority | |
King Farm Presbyterian Community, Series 2007 A, 5.250% 01/01/27 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,522,980 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
MD Howard County Retirement Authority | |
Columbia Vantage House Corp., Series 2007 A, 5.250% 04/01/27 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,077,875 | | |
Continuing Care Retirement Total | | | 7,711,420 | | |
Hospitals – 6.4% | |
MD Baltimore County | |
Catholic Health Initiatives, Series 2006 A, 5.000% 09/01/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,102,420 | | |
MD Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority | |
Carroll Hospital Center, Inc., Series 2006, 4.500% 07/01/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 944,750 | | |
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Series 2008, 5.000% 05/15/48 (05/15/15) (a)(b) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,214,480 | | |
Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Series 2006, 5.000% 07/01/26 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,045,060 | | |
Univeristy of Maryland Medical System, Series 2010, 5.000% 07/01/20 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,042,810 | | |
Western Maryland Health System, Series 2006 A, Insured: NPFGC: 5.000% 07/01/13 | | | 1,320,000 | | | | 1,426,643 | | |
5.000% 01/01/20 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,550,265 | | |
Hospitals Total | | | 10,326,428 | | |
Health Care Total | | | 18,037,848 | | |
Housing – 8.8% | |
Multi-Family – 5.5% | |
MD Economic Development Corp. | |
Collegiate Housing Foundation, Series 1999 A: 5.600% 06/01/10 | | | 195,000 | | | | 195,429 | | |
6.000% 06/01/19 | | | 815,000 | | | | 804,764 | | |
6.000% 06/01/30 | | | 1,850,000 | | | | 1,734,837 | | |
5.700% 06/01/12 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,015,240 | | |
Towson University Project, Series 2007 A, 5.250% 07/01/24 | | | 1,185,000 | | | | 1,145,670 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
University of Maryland – Baltimore Project, Series 2006, Insured: SYNC 5.000% 07/01/20 | | | 600,000 | | | | 584,022 | | |
University of Maryland – College Park Project, Series 2006, Insured: CIFG: 5.000% 06/01/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,020,130 | | |
5.000% 06/01/19 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,200 | | |
MD Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission | |
Series 2000 A, 6.100% 07/01/30 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,504,350 | | |
Multi-Family Total | | | 9,003,642 | | |
Single-Family – 3.3% | |
MD Community Development Administration Department of Housing & Community Development | |
Series 1998-3, AMT, 4.700% 04/01/10 | | | 1,340,000 | | | | 1,340,000 | | |
Series 1999 D, AMT, 5.375% 09/01/24 | | | 2,410,000 | | | | 2,423,038 | | |
Series 2003, Insured: AGMC 4.400% 07/01/21 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,523,070 | | |
MD Prince Georges County Housing Authority | |
Series 2000 A, AMT, Guarantor: GNMA 6.150% 08/01/19 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,017 | | |
Single-Family Total | | | 5,291,125 | | |
Housing Total | | | 14,294,767 | | |
Other – 8.0% | |
Other – 3.3% | |
MD County of Montgomery | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 04/01/22 | | | 2,055,000 | | | | 2,260,397 | | |
MD Transportation Authority | |
Baltimore/Washington International Airport Parking Project, Series 2002 A, Insured: AMBAC 4.500% 03/01/15 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,145,020 | | |
Other Total | | | 5,405,417 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Pool/Bond Bank – 0.7% | |
MD Water Quality Financing Administration Revolving Loan Fund | |
Series 2008 A, 5.000% 03/01/23 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,110,720 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank Total | | | 1,110,720 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed (c) – 4.0% | |
MD Baltimore | |
Series 1994 A, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.000% 07/01/24 | | | 1,400,000 | | | | 1,640,856 | | |
MD Transportation Authority | |
Series 1978, Escrowed to Maturity, 6.800% 07/01/16 | | | 485,000 | | | | 565,612 | | |
MD Washington Suburban Sanitation District | |
Series 2000, Pre-refunded 06/01/10, 5.250% 06/01/22 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,008,360 | | |
MS Hospital Facilities & Equipment Authority | |
Forrest County General Hospital, Series 2000, Pre-refunded 01/01/11, Insured: AGMC 5.500% 01/01/24 | | | 3,100,000 | | | | 3,246,010 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed Total | | | 6,460,838 | | |
Other Total | | | 12,976,975 | | |
Other Revenue – 1.1% | |
Hotels – 1.1% | |
MD Baltimore | |
Baltimore Hotel Corp., Series 2006 A, Insured: SYNC 5.250% 09/01/17 | | | 1,835,000 | | | | 1,851,772 | | |
Hotels Total | | | 1,851,772 | | |
Other Revenue Total | | | 1,851,772 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Resource Recovery – 1.5% | |
Resource Recovery – 1.5% | |
MD Northeast Waste Disposal Authority | |
Series 2003, AMT, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 04/01/10 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,500,000 | | |
Resource Recovery Total | | | 2,500,000 | | |
Resource Recovery Total | | | 2,500,000 | | |
Tax-Backed – 42.8% | |
Local General Obligations – 24.3% | |
MD Anne Arundel County | |
Series 2006: 5.000% 03/01/15 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,298,500 | | |
5.000% 03/01/18 | | | 3,300,000 | | | | 3,689,631 | | |
MD Baltimore County | |
Series 2006, 5.000% 09/01/15 | | | 1,120,000 | | | | 1,297,834 | | |
Series 2008, 5.000% 02/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,154,500 | | |
MD Baltimore | |
Series 2008 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 10/15/22 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,221,940 | | |
MD Frederick County | |
Series 2005, 5.000% 08/01/14 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,426,000 | | |
Series 2006: 5.250% 11/01/18 | | | 2,005,000 | | | | 2,349,058 | | |
5.250% 11/01/21 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,962,100 | | |
MD Howard County | |
Series 2002 A, 5.250% 08/15/15 | | | 795,000 | | | | 843,892 | | |
MD Laurel | |
Series 1996 A, Insured: FGIC 5.000% 10/01/11 | | | 1,530,000 | | | | 1,535,355 | | |
MD Montgomery County | |
Series 2001, 5.250% 10/01/14 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,078,100 | | |
Series 2005 A, 5.000% 07/01/16 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,733,520 | | |
Series 2007 A, 5.000% 05/01/24 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,302,400 | | |
MD Prince Georges County | |
Series 1999, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 10/01/12 | | | 65,000 | | | | 65,886 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2000, 5.125% 10/01/10 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,024,400 | | |
Series 2001, Insured: FGIC: 5.250% 12/01/11 | | | 4,825,000 | | | | 5,197,924 | | |
5.250% 12/01/12 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,165,480 | | |
Series 2009 A, 4.000% 09/15/18 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,237,660 | | |
Local General Obligations Total | | | 39,584,180 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax – 8.5% | |
MD Baltimore | |
Series 1996 A, Insured: FGIC 5.900% 07/01/10 | | | 1,725,000 | | | | 1,745,907 | | |
MD Department of Transportation | |
Series 2002, 5.500% 02/01/14 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,746,450 | | |
Series 2008: 4.000% 09/01/13 | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,309,740 | | |
5.000% 02/15/22 | | | 3,125,000 | | | | 3,469,500 | | |
Series 2009, 4.000% 06/15/21 | | | 1,495,000 | | | | 1,564,847 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax Total | | | 13,836,444 | | |
State Appropriated – 0.6% | |
MD Stadium Authority | |
Series 1995, 5.375% 12/15/13 | | | 500,000 | | | | 501,870 | | |
NJ Transportation Trust Fund Authority | |
Series 2006 A, 5.250% 12/15/19 | | | 500,000 | | | | 556,815 | | |
State Appropriated Total | | | 1,058,685 | | |
State General Obligations – 9.4% | |
MD State | |
Series 2002 A, 5.500% 03/01/13 | | | 2,245,000 | | | | 2,525,064 | | |
Series 2003, 5.250% 03/01/17 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,681,320 | | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 03/01/21 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,273,480 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority | |
Series 2003 H, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 07/01/18 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,131,040 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | |
Series 2002 A, Insured: FGIC 5.500% 07/01/17 | | | 2,520,000 | | | | 2,647,184 | | |
State General Obligations Total | | | 15,258,088 | | |
Tax-Backed Total | | | 69,737,397 | | |
Transportation – 4.3% | |
Toll Facilities – 2.0% | |
MD State Transportation Authority | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 07/01/22 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,340,260 | | |
Toll Facilities Total | | | 3,340,260 | | |
Transportation – 2.3% | |
DC Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | |
Series 1993, Insured: FGIC 6.000% 07/01/10 | | | 350,000 | | | | 354,760 | | |
Series 2009 A, 5.250% 07/01/23 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,332,700 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 3,687,460 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 7,027,720 | | |
Utilities – 9.2% | |
Investor Owned – 1.8% | |
MD Economic Development Corp. | |
Potomac Electric Power Co., Series 2009, 6.200% 09/01/22 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,832,775 | | |
Investor Owned Total | | | 2,832,775 | | |
Water & Sewer – 7.4% | |
MD Baltimore | |
Series 2006 C, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 07/01/18 | | | 1,125,000 | | | | 1,231,830 | | |
Series 2007 DC, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 07/01/19 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,370,763 | | |
Series 2008 A, 5.000% 07/01/21 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,392,287 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
MD Washington Suburban Sanitation District | |
Series 2009 A, 4.000% 06/01/18 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,254,250 | | |
Series 2009, 4.000% 06/01/21 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,113,460 | | |
MD Water Quality Financing Administration | |
Bay Restoration Fund, Series 2008, 5.000% 03/01/21 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,741,875 | | |
Water & Sewer Total | | | 12,104,465 | | |
Utilities Total | | | 14,937,240 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $152,545,108) | | | 157,076,230 | | |
Investment Companies – 2.5% | |
| | Shares | | | |
Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day yield of 0.148%) (d)(e) | | | 2,037,000 | | | | 2,037,000 | | |
Dreyfus Tax-Exempt Cash Management Fund (7 day yield of 0.090%) | | | 2,115,066 | | | | 2,115,066 | | |
Total Investment Companies (cost of $4,152,066) | | | 4,152,066 | | |
Total Investments – 99.0% (cost of $156,697,174) (f) | | | 161,228,296 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 1.0% | | | 1,626,390 | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 162,854,686 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at March 31, 2010.
(b) Parenthetical date represents the next interest rate reset date for the security.
(c) The Fund has been informed that each issuer has placed direct obligations of the U.S. Government in an irrevocable trust, solely for the payment of principal and interest.
(d) Investments in affiliates during the year ended March 31, 2010:
Affiliate | | Value, beginning of period | | Purchases | | Sales Proceeds | | Dividend Income | | Value, end of period | |
Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day yield of 0.148%) | | $ | 3,983,131 | | | $ | 51,967,870 | | | $ | 53,914,001 | | | $ | 13,697 | | | $ | 2,037,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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(e) Money market mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.
(f) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $156,511,145
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of March 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Total Municipal Bonds | | $ | — | | | $ | 157,076,230 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 157,076,230 | | |
Total Investment Companies | | | 4,152,066 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,152,066 | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 4,152,066 | | | $ | 157,076,230 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 161,228,296 | | |
For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
At March 31, 2010, the composition of the Fund by revenue source is as follows:
Holdings by Revenue Source (Unaudited) | | % of Net Assets | |
Tax-Backed | | | 42.8 | | |
Health Care | | | 11.1 | | |
Education | | | 9.7 | | |
Utilities | | | 9.2 | | |
Housing | | | 8.8 | | |
Other | | | 8.0 | | |
Transportation | | | 4.3 | | |
Resource Recovery | | | 1.5 | | |
Other Revenue | | | 1.1 | | |
| | | 96.5 | | |
Investment Companies | | | 2.5 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | 1.0 | | |
| | | 100.0 | | |
Acronym | | Name | |
AGMC | | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | |
|
AMBAC | | Ambac Assurance Corp. | |
|
AMT | | Alternative Minimum Tax | |
|
CIFG | | CIFG Assurance North America, Inc. | |
|
FGIC | | Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. | |
|
GNMA | | Government National Mortgage Association | |
|
GTY AGMT | | Guaranty Agreement | |
|
NPFGC | | National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. | |
|
SYNC | | Syncora Guarantee, Inc. | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds – 98.4% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Education – 7.6% | |
Education – 7.6% | |
NC Appalachian State University | |
Series 1998, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 05/15/12 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,078,630 | | |
Series 2005, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 07/15/21 | | | 1,485,000 | | | | 1,555,359 | | |
NC Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina | |
Series 2008 A, Insured: AGO 5.000% 10/01/22 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,179,460 | | |
Series 2009 B, 4.250% 10/01/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,074,910 | | |
Series 2009 C, 4.500% 10/01/17 | | | 1,525,000 | | | | 1,616,363 | | |
Series 2010 B2, 5.000% 04/01/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,125,630 | | |
Series 2010 C, Insured: AGO 5.000% 10/01/16 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,385,950 | | |
NC Capital Facilities Finance Agency | |
Brevard College Corp., Series 2007, 5.000% 10/01/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 808,700 | | |
Johnson & Wales University, Series 2003 A, Insured: SYNC 5.250% 04/01/21 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,004,920 | | |
Meredith College, Series 2008, 6.000% 06/01/31 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,018,630 | | |
Wake Forest University, Series 2009, 5.000% 01/01/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,094,020 | | |
Education Total | | | 15,942,572 | | |
Education Total | | | 15,942,572 | | |
Health Care – 9.9% | |
Continuing Care Retirement – 0.5% | |
NC Medical Care Commission | |
Givens Estate, Inc., Series 2007, 5.000% 07/01/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,003,120 | | |
Continuing Care Retirement Total | | | 1,003,120 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Hospitals – 9.4% | |
AZ University Medical Center Corp. | |
Series 2004, 5.250% 07/01/13 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,073,950 | | |
NC Albemarle Hospital Authority | |
Series 2007: 5.250% 10/01/21 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,822,500 | | |
5.250% 10/01/27 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 836,560 | | |
NC Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority | |
Carolinas Healthcare Foundation: Series 2007 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 01/15/20 | | | 1,550,000 | | | | 1,639,373 | | |
Series 2008, 5.250% 01/15/24 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,094,820 | | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 01/15/21 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,045,500 | | |
NC Medical Care Commission | |
North Carolina Baptist Hospitals, Series 2010, 5.000% 06/01/17 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,660,485 | | |
Novant Health, Inc., Series 2003 A: 5.000% 11/01/13 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,306,720 | | |
5.000% 11/01/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,095,340 | | |
Wilson Medical Center, Series 2007, 5.000% 11/01/19 | | | 3,385,000 | | | | 3,425,755 | | |
NC Northern Hospital District of Surry County | |
Series 2008, 5.750% 10/01/24 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,001,900 | | |
Hospitals Total | | | 20,002,903 | | |
Health Care Total | | | 21,006,023 | | |
Housing – 2.1% | |
Single-Family – 2.1% | |
NC Housing Finance Agency | |
Series 1998 A-2, AMT, 5.200% 01/01/20 | | | 550,000 | | | | 550,226 | | |
Series 1999 A-3, AMT, 5.150% 01/01/19 | | | 785,000 | | | | 785,290 | | |
Series 1999 A-5, AMT, 5.550% 01/01/19 | | | 1,275,000 | | | | 1,307,245 | | |
Series 1999 A-6, AMT, 6.000% 01/01/16 | | | 320,000 | | | | 320,406 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2000 A-8, AMT: 5.950% 07/01/10 | | | 250,000 | | | | 250,623 | | |
6.050% 07/01/12 | | | 185,000 | | | | 185,333 | | |
Series 2007 A-30, AMT, 5.000% 07/01/23 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,018,270 | | |
Single-Family Total | | | 4,417,393 | | |
Housing Total | | | 4,417,393 | | |
Industrials – 0.7% | |
Forest Products & Paper – 0.7% | |
NC Haywood County Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Authority | |
Champion International Corp., Series 1999, AMT, 6.400% 11/01/24 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,508,160 | | |
Forest Products & Paper Total | | | 1,508,160 | | |
Industrials Total | | | 1,508,160 | | |
Other – 15.4% | |
Other – 1.2% | |
NC Durham County Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Authority | |
Research Triangle Institution, Series 2010: 4.000% 02/01/17 | | | 1,440,000 | | | | 1,540,829 | | |
4.000% 02/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,059,850 | | |
Other Total | | | 2,600,679 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed (a) – 13.2% | |
NC Brunswick County | |
Series 2000, Pre-refunded 06/01/10, Insured: AGMC 5.500% 06/01/20 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,018,720 | | |
NC Craven County | |
Series 2002, Pre-refunded 05/01/12, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 05/01/19 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,094,240 | | |
NC Durham | |
Series 2001, Pre-refunded 06/01/11, 5.250% 06/01/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,065,000 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NC Eastern Municipal Power Agency | |
Series 1986 A, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.000% 01/01/17 | | | 2,165,000 | | | | 2,477,474 | | |
Series 1988 A, Pre-refunded 01/01/22, 6.000% 01/01/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,272,370 | | |
NC Gaston County | |
Series 2002, Pre-refunded 06/01/12, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 06/01/20 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,653,705 | | |
NC Iredell County Public Facilities Corp. | |
Series 2000, Pre-refunded 06/01/10, Insured: AMBAC 5.125% 06/01/18 | | | 2,180,000 | | | | 2,219,436 | | |
NC New Hanover County | |
Series 2001, Pre-refunded 06/01/11, 4.600% 06/01/14 | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 1,858,378 | | |
NC Orange County | |
Series 2000, Pre-refunded 04/01/10: 5.300% 04/01/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,020,000 | | |
5.300% 04/01/18 | | | 3,445,000 | | | | 3,513,900 | | |
NC Pitt County | |
Series 2000 B, Pre-refunded 04/01/10, Insured: AGMC: 5.500% 04/01/25 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,010,000 | | |
5.750% 04/01/16 | | | 1,390,000 | | | | 1,403,900 | | |
NC State | |
Series 2001 A, Pre-refunded 03/01/11, 4.750% 03/01/14 | | | 4,605,000 | | | | 4,852,703 | | |
NC Wake County | |
Series 1993, Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: NPFGC 5.125% 10/01/26 | | | 3,065,000 | | | | 3,498,667 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed Total | | | 27,958,493 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Tobacco – 1.0% | |
NJ Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. | |
Series 2007 1A, 4.250% 06/01/12 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,041,360 | | |
Tobacco Total | | | 2,041,360 | | |
Other Total | | | 32,600,532 | | |
Tax-Backed – 38.5% | |
Local Appropriated – 19.7% | |
NC Burke County | |
Series 2006 B, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 04/01/18 | | | 1,425,000 | | | | 1,531,633 | | |
NC Cabarrus County | |
Series 2001, 5.500% 04/01/13 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,120,480 | | |
Series 2007, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 02/01/13 | | | 400,000 | | | | 440,372 | | |
Series 2008, 5.000% 06/01/22 | | | 1,545,000 | | | | 1,677,654 | | |
NC Chapel Hill | |
Series 2005, 5.250% 06/01/21 | | | 1,360,000 | | | | 1,458,110 | | |
NC Charlotte | |
Series 2003 A, 5.500% 08/01/16 | | | 2,550,000 | | | | 2,843,785 | | |
NC Chatham County | |
Series 2006, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 06/01/20 | | | 1,065,000 | | | | 1,119,848 | | |
NC Concord | |
Series 2001 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 06/01/17 | | | 1,490,000 | | | | 1,571,220 | | |
NC Craven County | |
Series 2007, Insured: NPFGC: 5.000% 06/01/18 | | | 2,825,000 | | | | 3,071,622 | | |
5.000% 06/01/19 | | | 1,825,000 | | | | 1,962,003 | | |
NC Cumberland County | |
Series 2009 B1, 5.000% 12/01/21 | | | 2,775,000 | | | | 3,056,801 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NC Dare County | |
Series 2005, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 06/01/20 | | | 3,005,000 | | | | 3,137,160 | | |
NC Gaston County | |
Series 2005, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 12/01/15 | | | 1,350,000 | | | | 1,512,688 | | |
NC Greenville | |
Series 2004, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 06/01/22 | | | 2,180,000 | | | | 2,303,388 | | |
NC Harnett County | |
Series 2009, Insured: AGO 5.000% 06/01/22 | | | 1,880,000 | | | | 2,026,283 | | |
NC Henderson County | |
Series 2006 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 06/01/16 | | | 1,060,000 | | | | 1,146,114 | | |
NC Mecklenburg County Public Facilities Corp. | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 03/01/17 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,422,250 | | |
NC Mecklenburg County | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 02/01/23 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,084,440 | | |
NC New Hanover County | |
Series 2005, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 09/01/18 | | | 1,755,000 | | | | 1,948,138 | | |
NC Randolph County | |
Series 2004, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 06/01/14 | | | 1,640,000 | | | | 1,843,885 | | |
NC Sampson County | |
Series 2006, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 06/01/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,123,170 | | |
NC Wilmington | |
Series 2006 A, 5.000% 06/01/17 | | | 1,005,000 | | | | 1,119,751 | | |
Local Appropriated Total | | | 41,520,795 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Local General Obligations – 13.5% | |
NC Cabarrus County | |
Series 2006: 5.000% 03/01/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,146,720 | | |
5.000% 03/01/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,146,750 | | |
NC Charlotte | |
Series 2002 C: 5.000% 07/01/20 | | | 1,570,000 | | | | 1,633,240 | | |
5.000% 07/01/22 | | | 1,265,000 | | | | 1,311,198 | | |
NC Forsyth County | |
Series 2009, 4.000% 03/01/17 | | | 1,510,000 | | | | 1,649,207 | | |
NC High Point | |
Series 2002, Insured: NPFGC 4.500% 06/01/14 | | | 1,275,000 | | | | 1,368,419 | | |
NC Iredell County | |
Series 2006, 5.000% 02/01/19 | | | 2,420,000 | | | | 2,666,937 | | |
NC Mecklenburg County | |
Series 1993, 6.000% 04/01/11 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,055,210 | | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 08/01/19 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,161,280 | | |
NC New Hanover County | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 12/01/17 | | | 1,170,000 | | | | 1,354,404 | | |
NC Orange County | |
Series 2005 A, 5.000% 04/01/22 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,187,140 | | |
NC Stanly County | |
Series 2010: 4.000% 02/01/17 | | | 1,220,000 | | | | 1,299,178 | | |
4.000% 02/01/18 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,581,240 | | |
NC Wake County | |
Series 2009: 4.000% 02/01/18 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,170,640 | | |
5.000% 03/01/20 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,727,900 | | |
NC Wilmington | |
Series 1997 A, Insured: FGIC 5.000% 04/01/11 | | | 460,000 | | | | 463,942 | | |
NC Winston-Salem | |
Series 2010, 4.000% 06/01/18 | | | 585,000 | | | | 617,432 | | |
Local General Obligations Total | | | 28,540,837 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Special Non-Property Tax – 2.9% | |
NC Charlotte | |
Storm Water Fee, Series 2006, 5.000% 06/01/17 | | | 1,120,000 | | | | 1,270,427 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority | |
Series 2003 AA, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 07/01/18 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,668,665 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority | |
Series 2005 C, Insured: FGIC 5.500% 07/01/20 | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,225,344 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax Total | | | 6,164,436 | | |
State Appropriated – 1.3% | |
NC Infrastructure Finance Corp. | |
Capital Improvement, Series 2007 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 05/01/24 | | | 2,570,000 | | | | 2,747,202 | | |
State Appropriated Total | | | 2,747,202 | | |
State General Obligations – 1.1% | |
NC State | |
Series 2001 A, 4.750% 03/01/14 | | | 395,000 | | | | 412,712 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | |
Series 2001 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 07/01/14 | | | 1,725,000 | | | | 1,847,026 | | |
State General Obligations Total | | | 2,259,738 | | |
Tax-Backed Total | | | 81,233,008 | | |
Utilities – 24.2% | |
Joint Power Authority – 5.6% | |
NC Eastern Municipal Power Agency | |
Series 1993 B, Insured: FGIC 6.000% 01/01/22 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,457,350 | | |
Series 1993, Insured: AGO 6.000% 01/01/22 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,153,450 | | |
Series 2005, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 01/01/20 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,110,340 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2008 A, Insured: AGO 5.250% 01/01/19 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,625,880 | | |
NC Municipal Power Agency No. 1 | |
Series 2008 A: 5.250% 01/01/17 | | | 1,185,000 | | | | 1,322,223 | | |
5.250% 01/01/20 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,177,580 | | |
Joint Power Authority Total | | | 11,846,823 | | |
Municipal Electric – 1.9% | |
NC Greenville Utilities Commission | |
Series 2008 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 11/01/18 | | | 1,040,000 | | | | 1,160,889 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | |
Series 2007 TT, 5.000% 07/01/22 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,019,410 | | |
Series 2007 VV, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 07/01/25 | | | 1,690,000 | | | | 1,771,441 | | |
Municipal Electric Total | | | 3,951,740 | | |
Water & Sewer – 16.7% | |
NC Brunswick County | |
Enterprise Systems, Series 2008 A, Insured: AGMC: 5.000% 04/01/20 | | | 1,915,000 | | | | 2,102,708 | | |
5.000% 04/01/22 | | | 1,390,000 | | | | 1,507,636 | | |
NC Cape Fear Public Utility Authority | |
Series 2008, 5.000% 08/01/20 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,113,450 | | |
NC Charlotte | |
Water and Sewer Systems: Series 2002 A, 5.500% 07/01/14 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,451,175 | | |
Series 2008, 5.000% 07/01/23 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,331,230 | | |
Series 2009 B, 5.000% 07/01/25 | | | 3,835,000 | | | | 4,282,890 | | |
Series 2009, 4.000% 07/01/19 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,074,360 | | |
NC Concord | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 12/01/19 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,673,595 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NC Gastonia | |
Combined Utility System, Series 2009, Insured: AGO 4.000% 05/01/17 | | | 1,205,000 | | | | 1,282,144 | | |
NC Greensboro | |
Enterprise Systems, Series 2006: 5.250% 06/01/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,335,320 | | |
5.250% 06/01/22 | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,423,332 | | |
Series 2006, 5.250% 06/01/23 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,396,140 | | |
NC High Point | |
Combined Enterprise System, Series 2008, Insured: AGMC: 5.000% 11/01/24 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,080,540 | | |
5.000% 11/01/25 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,076,680 | | |
NC Raleigh | |
Combined Enterprise System, Series 2006 A, 5.000% 03/01/16 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,720,125 | | |
Series 2010, 5.000% 03/01/17 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,865,950 | | |
NC Winston Salem | |
Water and Sewer System: Series 2007 A, 5.000% 06/01/19 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,368,790 | | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 06/01/23 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,117,710 | | |
Water & Sewer Total | | | 35,203,775 | | |
Utilities Total | | | 51,002,338 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $202,301,462) | | | 207,710,026 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investment Companies – 0.4% | |
| | Shares | | Value ($) | |
Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day yield of 0.148%) (b)(c) | | | 551,000 | | | | 551,000 | | |
Dreyfus Tax-Exempt Cash Management Fund (7 day yield of 0.090%) | | | 418,589 | | | | 418,589 | | |
Total Investment Companies (cost of $969,589) | | | 969,589 | | |
Total Investments – 98.8% (cost of $203,271,051) (d) | | | 208,679,615 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 1.2% | | | 2,480,475 | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 211,160,090 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) The Fund has been informed that each issuer has placed direct obligations of the U.S. Government in an irrevocable trust, solely for the payment of principal and interest.
(b) Investments in affiliates during the year ended March 31, 2010:
Affiliate | | Value, beginning of period | | Purchases | | Sales Proceeds | | Dividend Income | | Value, end of period | |
Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day yield of 0.148%) | | $ | 12,037,443 | | | $ | 60,444,044 | | | $ | 71,930,487 | | | $ | 15,071 | | | $ | 551,000 | | |
(c) Money market mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.
(d) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $203,240,750.
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of March 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Total Municipal Bonds | | $ | — | | | $ | 207,710,026 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 207,710,026 | | |
Total Investment Companies | | | 969,589 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 969,589 | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 969,589 | | | $ | 207,710,026 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 208,679,615 | | |
For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
At March 31, 2010, the composition of the Fund by revenue source is as follows:
Holding by Revenue Source (Unaudited) | | % of Net Assets | |
Tax-Backed | | | 38.5 | | |
Utilities | | | 24.2 | | |
Other | | | 15.4 | | |
Health Care | | | 9.9 | | |
Education | | | 7.6 | | |
Housing | | | 2.1 | | |
Industrials | | | 0.7 | | |
| | | 98.4 | | |
Investment Companies | | | 0.4 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | 1.2 | | |
| | | 100.0 | | |
Acronym | | Name | |
AGMC | | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | |
|
AGO | | Assured Guaranty Ltd. | |
|
AMBAC | | Ambac Assurance Corp. | |
|
AMT | | Alternative Minimum Tax | |
|
FGIC | | Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. | |
|
NPFGC | | National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. | |
|
SYNC | | Syncora Guarantee, Inc. | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds – 98.7% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Education – 3.8% | |
Education – 2.7% | |
SC Florence Darlington Commission for Technical Education | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: NPFGC: 5.000% 03/01/18 | | | 1,725,000 | | | | 1,854,341 | | |
5.000% 03/01/20 | | | 1,905,000 | | | | 2,013,242 | | |
SC University of South Carolina | |
Series 2008 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 06/01/21 | | | 1,060,000 | | | | 1,158,495 | | |
Education Total | | | 5,026,078 | | |
Student Loan – 1.1% | |
SC Education Assistance Authority | |
Series 2009 I, 5.000% 10/01/24 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,003,000 | | |
Student Loan Total | | | 2,003,000 | | |
Education Total | | | 7,029,078 | | |
Health Care – 22.5% | |
Continuing Care Retirement – 2.5% | |
SC Jobs Economic Development Authority | |
Episcopal Church Home, Series 2007: 5.000% 04/01/15 | | | 525,000 | | | | 548,336 | | |
5.000% 04/01/16 | | | 600,000 | | | | 615,306 | | |
Lutheran Homes of South Carolina, Inc., Series 2007: 5.000% 05/01/16 | | | 1,245,000 | | | | 1,200,143 | | |
5.375% 05/01/21 | | | 1,650,000 | | | | 1,516,003 | | |
Wesley Commons, Series 2006, 5.125% 10/01/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 809,880 | | |
Continuing Care Retirement Total | | | 4,689,668 | | |
Hospitals – 20.0% | |
SC Charleston County | |
Care Alliance Health Services, Series 1999 A, Insured: AGMC: 5.000% 08/15/12 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,012,390 | | |
5.125% 08/15/15 | | | 6,370,000 | | | | 6,973,239 | | |
SC Greenville Hospital System | |
Series 2008 A, 5.250% 05/01/21 | | | 2,750,000 | | | | 2,909,362 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
SC Horry County | |
Conway Hospital, Series 1998, Insured: AMBAC: 4.750% 07/01/10 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,106,105 | | |
4.875% 07/01/11 | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,206,156 | | |
SC Jobs Economic Development Authority | |
Anderson Area Medical Center, Series 1999, Insured: AGMC 5.300% 02/01/14 | | | 4,375,000 | | | | 4,399,237 | | |
Anmed Health, Series 2010, 5.000% 02/01/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,067,230 | | |
Bon Secours Health System, Inc., Series 2002 B, 5.500% 11/15/23 | | | 2,235,000 | | | | 2,242,957 | | |
Georgetown Memorial Hospital, Series 2001, Insured: RAD 5.250% 02/01/21 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,218,675 | | |
Kershaw County Medical Center, Series 2008, 5.500% 09/15/25 | | | 1,925,000 | | | | 1,875,316 | | |
Palmetto Health Alliance, Series 2005 A, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 08/01/21 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,200,120 | | |
SC Lexington County Health Services District | |
Lexington Medical Center: Series 1997, Insured: AGMC 5.125% 11/01/21 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,013,200 | | |
Series 2007: 5.000% 11/01/17 | | | 2,230,000 | | | | 2,376,065 | | |
5.000% 11/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,050,140 | | |
SC Spartanburg County Health Services District | |
Series 2008 A, Insured: AGO: 5.000% 04/15/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,059,050 | | |
5.000% 04/15/19 | | | 1,225,000 | | | | 1,286,054 | | |
Hospitals Total | | | 36,995,296 | | |
Health Care Total | | | 41,684,964 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Industrials – 1.4% | |
Forest Products & Paper – 1.4% | |
SC Georgetown County | |
International Paper Co.: Series 1999 A, 5.125% 02/01/12 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,066,120 | | |
Series 1997 A, AMT, 5.700% 10/01/21 | | | 500,000 | | | | 493,375 | | |
Forest Products & Paper Total | | | 2,559,495 | | |
Industrials Total | | | 2,559,495 | | |
Other – 9.5% | |
Refunded/Escrowed (a) – 9.5% | |
SC Berkeley County | |
Series 2003, Pre-refunded 06/01/13, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 06/01/19 | | | 845,000 | | | | 946,805 | | |
SC Jobs-Economic Development Authority | |
Palmetto Health Alliance, Series 2000 A, Pre-refunded 12/15/10, 7.125% 12/15/15 | | | 5,500,000 | | | | 5,860,855 | | |
SC Lexington County Health Services District | |
Lexington Medical Center, Series 2003, Pre-refunded 11/01/13, 5.500% 11/01/23 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,276,260 | | |
SC Lexington Water & Sewer Authority | |
Series 1997, Pre-refunded 10/01/14, Insured: RAD 5.450% 04/01/19 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,228,060 | | |
SC Tobacco Settlement Revenue Management Authority | |
Series 2001 B, Pre-refunded 05/15/11, 6.375% 05/15/28 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,738,070 | | |
SC Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority | |
Series 2001, Pre-refunded 03/01/11, 5.000% 03/01/19 | | | 2,505,000 | | | | 2,607,680 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed Total | | | 17,657,730 | | |
Other Total | | | 17,657,730 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Resource Recovery – 0.8% | |
Disposal – 0.8% | |
SC Three Rivers Solid Waste Authority | |
Series 2007: (b) 10/01/24 | | | 1,835,000 | | | | 780,316 | | |
(b) 10/01/25 | | | 1,835,000 | | | | 727,926 | | |
Disposal Total | | | 1,508,242 | | |
Resource Recovery Total | | | 1,508,242 | | |
Tax-Backed – 32.4% | |
Local Appropriated – 19.0% | |
SC Berkeley County School District | |
Securing Assets for Education, Series 2006: 5.000% 12/01/20 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,048,590 | | |
5.000% 12/01/21 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,086,180 | | |
5.000% 12/01/22 | | | 3,545,000 | | | | 3,677,122 | | |
SC Charleston County | |
Certificates of Participation, Series 2005, Insured: NPFGC 5.125% 06/01/17 | | | 2,470,000 | | | | 2,724,361 | | |
SC Charleston Educational Excellence Financing Corp. | |
Series 2006, 5.000% 12/01/19 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,129,760 | | |
SC Fort Mill School Facilities Corp. | |
Series 2006, 5.000% 12/01/17 | | | 2,900,000 | | | | 3,074,522 | | |
SC Greenville County School District | |
Series 2003, 5.250% 12/01/16 | | | 2,625,000 | | | | 2,863,297 | | |
Series 2006: 5.000% 12/01/15 | | | 2,290,000 | | | | 2,574,945 | | |
Insured: AGMC 5.000% 12/01/15 | | | 500,000 | | | | 565,165 | | |
SC Hilton Head Island Public Facilities Corp. | |
Series 2006, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 08/01/14 | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 1,811,760 | | |
SC Newberry Investing in Children's Education | |
Series 2005, 5.250% 12/01/15 | | | 1,265,000 | | | | 1,363,670 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
SC South Carolina Association of Governmental Organizations Educational Facilities Corp. | |
Colleton School District, Series 2006, Insured: AGO 5.000% 12/01/14 | | | 1,325,000 | | | | 1,487,392 | | |
Pickens School District, Series 2006, Insured: AGMC: 5.000% 12/01/11 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,588,620 | | |
5.000% 12/01/23 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,151,600 | | |
5.000% 12/01/24 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,057,160 | | |
SC Sumter Two School Facilities, Inc. | |
Series 2007, Insured: AGO 5.000% 12/01/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,097,160 | | |
Local Appropriated Total | | | 35,301,304 | | |
Local General Obligations – 10.9% | |
SC Anderson County School District No. 004 | |
Series 2006, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 03/01/19 | | | 1,115,000 | | | | 1,236,658 | | |
SC Charleston County | |
Series 2009 A: 5.000% 08/01/23 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,245,140 | | |
5.000% 08/01/24 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,233,300 | | |
SC Clover School District No. 002 York County | |
Series 2007 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 03/01/16 | | | 2,320,000 | | | | 2,639,441 | | |
SC Hilton Head Island Public Facilities Corp. | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 12/01/17 | | | 1,960,000 | | | | 2,210,880 | | |
SC Horry County School District | |
Series 2010, 5.000% 03/01/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,295,080 | | |
SC Richland County School District No. 002 | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 02/01/18 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,865,425 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
SC Spartanburg County School District No. 007 | |
Series 2001: 5.000% 03/01/18 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,250,920 | | |
5.000% 03/01/21 | | | 1,940,000 | | | | 2,127,947 | | |
Local General Obligations Total | | | 20,104,791 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax – 1.5% | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority | |
Series 2005 C, Insured: FGIC 5.500% 07/01/20 | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,225,344 | | |
SC Hilton Head Island Public Facilities Corp. | |
Stormwater System, Series 2002, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 12/01/16 | | | 1,440,000 | | | | 1,575,302 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax Total | | | 2,800,646 | | |
State General Obligations – 1.0% | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | |
Series 2001 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 07/01/14 | | | 1,725,000 | | | | 1,847,026 | | |
State General Obligations Total | | | 1,847,026 | | |
Tax-Backed Total | | | 60,053,767 | | |
Transportation – 2.9% | |
Transportation – 2.9% | |
SC Transportation Infrastructure Bank | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 10/01/20 | | | 4,880,000 | | | | 5,425,389 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 5,425,389 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 5,425,389 | | |
Utilities – 25.4% | |
Investor Owned – 3.2% | |
SC Jobs Economic Development Authority | |
South Carolina Electric & Gas Co., Series 2002, AMT, Insured: AMBAC 4.200% 11/01/12 | | | 3,615,000 | | | | 3,784,507 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
SC Oconee County | |
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, Series 2009, 3.600% 02/01/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,036,500 | | |
Investor Owned Total | | | 5,821,007 | | |
Joint Power Authority – 7.1% | |
SC Piedmont Municipal Power Agency | |
Series 2008 A-3, Insured: AGO: 5.000% 01/01/17 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,296,670 | | |
5.000% 01/01/18 | | | 3,050,000 | | | | 3,345,027 | | |
SC Public Service Authority | |
Series 2001 A, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 01/01/18 | | | 1,615,000 | | | | 1,737,837 | | |
Series 2006 C, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 01/01/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,129,450 | | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 01/01/28 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,134,140 | | |
Series 2009 E, 4.000% 01/01/17 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,599,495 | | |
Joint Power Authority Total | | | 13,242,619 | | |
Municipal Electric – 3.4% | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | |
Series 2007 TT, 5.000% 07/01/20 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,031,510 | | |
SC Rock Hill Utility System | |
Series 2003 A, Insured: AGMC: 5.250% 01/01/13 | | | 2,350,000 | | | | 2,591,180 | | |
5.375% 01/01/19 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,617,180 | | |
SC Winnsboro Utility | |
Series 1999, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 08/15/13 | | | 1,020,000 | | | | 1,128,406 | | |
Municipal Electric Total | | | 6,368,276 | | |
Water & Sewer – 11.7% | |
SC Beaufort Jasper Water & Sewer Authority | |
Series 2006, Insured: AGMC: 5.000% 03/01/23 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,623,615 | | |
4.750% 03/01/25 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,146,730 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
SC Berkeley County Water & Sewer | |
Series 2003, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 06/01/19 | | | 155,000 | | | | 167,636 | | |
Series 2008 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 06/01/21 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,089,970 | | |
SC Charleston | |
Waterworks & Sewer System, Series 2009 A, 5.000% 01/01/21 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,490,320 | | |
SC Columbia | |
Waterworks & Sewer System, Series 2005, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 02/01/23 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,145,040 | | |
SC Mount Pleasant | |
Waterworks & Sewer System, Series 2002, Insured: FGIC: 5.250% 12/01/16 | | | 1,980,000 | | | | 2,166,041 | | |
5.250% 12/01/18 | | | 1,270,000 | | | | 1,379,321 | | |
SC North Charleston Sewer District | |
Series 2002, Insured: AGMC 5.500% 07/01/17 | | | 3,040,000 | | | | 3,337,373 | | |
SC Spartanburg Sanitation Sewer District | |
Series 2009, Insured: AGO 4.500% 03/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,071,960 | | |
SC Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority | |
Series 2005 B, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 03/01/19 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,143,730 | | |
Water & Sewer Total | | | 21,761,736 | | |
Utilities Total | | | 47,193,638 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $177,123,639) | | | 183,112,303 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investment Companies – 0.0% | |
| | Shares | | Value ($) | |
Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day yield of 0.148%) (c)(d) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,000 | | |
Dreyfus Tax-Exempt Cash Management Fund (7 day yield of 0.090%) | | | 4,339 | | | | 4,339 | | |
Total Investment Companies (cost of $5,339) | | | 5,339 | | |
Total Investments – 98.7% (cost of $177,128,978) (e) | | | 183,117,642 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 1.3% | | | 2,454,562 | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 185,572,204 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) The Fund has been informed that each issuer has placed direct obligations of the U.S. Government in an irrevocable trust, solely for the payment of principal and interest.
(b) Zero coupon bond.
(c) Investments in affiliates during the year ended March 31, 2010:
Affiliate | | Value, beginning of period | | Purchases | | Sales Proceeds | | Dividend Income | | Value, end of period | |
Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day yield of 0.148%) | | $ | 9,664,779 | | | $ | 63,938,712 | | | $ | 73,602,491 | | | $ | 16,746 | | | $ | 1,000 | | |
(d) Money market mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.
(e) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $176,898,880.
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of March 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Total Municipal Bonds | | $ | — | | | $ | 183,112,303 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 183,112,303 | | |
Total Investment Companies | | | 5,339 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,339 | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 5,339 | | | $ | 183,112,303 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 183,117,642 | | |
For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
At March 31, 2010, the composition of the Fund by revenue source is as follows:
Holding by Revenue Source (Unaudited) | | % of Net Assets | |
Tax-Backed | | | 32.4 | | |
Utilities | | | 25.4 | | |
Health Care | | | 22.5 | | |
Other | | | 9.5 | | |
Education | | | 3.8 | | |
Transportation | | | 2.9 | | |
Industrials | | | 1.4 | | |
Resource Recovery | | | 0.8 | | |
| | | 98.7 | | |
Investment Companies | | | 0.0 | * | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | 1.3 | | |
| | | 100.0 | | |
* Represents less than 0.1%.
Acronym | | Name | |
AGMC | | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | |
|
AGO | | Assured Guaranty Ltd. | |
|
AMBAC | | Ambac Assurance Corp. | |
|
AMT | | Alternative Minimum Tax | |
|
FGIC | | Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. | |
|
NPFGC | | National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. | |
|
RAD | | Radian Asset Assurance, Inc. | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
March 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds – 97.9% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Education – 2.0% | |
Education – 2.0% | |
VA Amherst Industrial Development Authority | |
Sweet Briar College, Series 2006, 5.000% 09/01/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 979,130 | | |
VA College Building Authority | |
Regent University, Series 2006, 5.000% 06/01/21 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,033,483 | | |
Roanoke College, Series 2007, 5.000% 04/01/23 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,036,420 | | |
Washington & Lee University, Series 1998, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 01/01/26 | | | 3,115,000 | | | | 3,642,401 | | |
Education Total | | | 6,691,434 | | |
Education Total | | | 6,691,434 | | |
Health Care – 8.0% | |
Continuing Care Retirement – 1.6% | |
VA Fairfax County Economic Development Authority | |
Goodwin House, Inc., Series 2007, 5.000% 10/01/22 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,507,750 | | |
Greenspring Village, Inc., Series 2006 A, 4.750% 10/01/26 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,752,800 | | |
VA Henrico County Economic Development Authority | |
Westminster-Canterbury, Series 2006, 5.000% 10/01/21 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,006,620 | | |
Continuing Care Retirement Total | | | 5,267,170 | | |
Hospitals – 6.4% | |
AZ University Medical Center Corp. | |
Series 2004, 5.250% 07/01/14 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,079,980 | | |
VA Fairfax County Industrial Development Authority | |
Inova Health Systems: Series 1993, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 08/15/19 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,071,260 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2009 C, 5.000% 05/15/25 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,044,630 | | |
VA Fredericksburg Economic Development Authority | |
Medicorp Health Systems, Series 2007: 5.250% 06/15/18 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,142,920 | | |
5.250% 06/15/20 | | | 6,495,000 | | | | 6,906,069 | | |
VA Medical College of Virginia Hospital Authority | |
University Health Services, Series 1998, Insured: NPFGC 4.800% 07/01/11 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,007,310 | | |
VA Roanoke Industrial Development Authority | |
Carilion Health Center, Series 2002 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 07/01/12 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,328,680 | | |
VA Small Business Financing Authority | |
Sentara Healthcare, Series 2010, 4.000% 11/01/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,044,710 | | |
Wellmont Health Systems, Series 2007 A, 5.125% 09/01/22 | | | 710,000 | | | | 684,383 | | |
VA Winchester Industrial Development Authority | |
Valley Health Systems, Series 2007, 5.000% 01/01/26 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,296,262 | | |
WI Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
Agnesian Healthcare, Inc., Series 2001, 6.000% 07/01/21 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,007,660 | | |
Hospitals Total | | | 21,613,864 | | |
Health Care Total | | | 26,881,034 | | |
Housing – 2.9% | |
Multi-Family – 2.9% | |
VA Housing Development Authority | |
Series 2000 B, AMT, 5.875% 08/01/15 | | | 2,655,000 | | | | 2,668,673 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
VA Prince William County Industrial Development Authority | |
CRS Triangle Housing Corp., Series 1998 C, 7.000% 07/01/29 | | | 1,040,000 | | | | 900,318 | | |
VA Suffolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority | |
Windsor Fieldstone LP, Series 2001, 4.850% 07/01/31 (07/01/11) (a)(b) | | | 5,800,000 | | | | 6,047,544 | | |
Multi-Family Total | | | 9,616,535 | | |
Housing Total | | | 9,616,535 | | |
Industrials – 1.1% | |
Forest Products & Paper – 0.8% | |
AL Mobile Industrial Development Board Pollution Control Authority | |
International Paper Co., Series 1998 B, 4.750% 04/01/10 | | | 2,250,000 | | | | 2,250,000 | | |
MS Warren County | |
International Paper Co., Series 2000 A, AMT, 6.700% 08/01/18 | | | 500,000 | | | | 505,465 | | |
Forest Products & Paper Total | | | 2,755,465 | | |
Other Industrial Development Bonds – 0.3% | |
VA Peninsula Ports Authority | |
Series 2003, GTY AGMT: Dominion Energy 5.000% 10/01/33 (10/01/11) (a)(b) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,036,730 | | |
Other Industrial Development Bonds Total | | | 1,036,730 | | |
Industrials Total | | | 3,792,195 | | |
Other – 24.3% | |
Other – 2.8% | |
VA Norfolk Parking Systems | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 02/01/21 | | | 5,170,000 | | | | 5,174,911 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
VA Virginia Beach Development Authority | |
Series 2005 A, 5.000% 05/01/21 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,317,920 | | |
Other Total | | | 9,492,831 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank – 15.6% | |
VA Public School Authority | |
Series 2004 C, 5.000% 08/01/16 | | | 7,425,000 | | | | 8,488,483 | | |
Series 2009: 4.000% 08/01/24 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,007,560 | | |
4.000% 08/01/25 | | | 2,560,000 | | | | 2,560,691 | | |
5.000% 08/01/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,143,230 | | |
5.000% 08/01/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,288,940 | | |
VA Resources Authority | |
Airports Revolving Fund, Series 2001 A, 5.250% 08/01/18 | | | 1,205,000 | | | | 1,245,536 | | |
Clean Water State Revolving Fund: Series 2005: 5.500% 10/01/19 | | | 5,180,000 | | | | 6,179,792 | | |
5.500% 10/01/20 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 4,192,370 | | |
5.500% 10/01/21 | | | 6,475,000 | | | | 7,800,109 | | |
Series 2008, 5.000% 10/01/29 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,383,450 | | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 10/01/17 | | | 1,380,000 | | | | 1,591,457 | | |
Virginia Pooled Financing Program: Series 2002 B, 5.000% 11/01/13 | | | 1,175,000 | | | | 1,324,777 | | |
Series 2003: 5.000% 11/01/18 | | | 1,055,000 | | | | 1,156,670 | | |
5.000% 11/01/19 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,199,627 | | |
Series 2005 B, 5.000% 11/01/18 | | | 1,030,000 | | | | 1,159,111 | | |
Series 2009 B: 4.000% 11/01/18 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,416,020 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank Total | | | 52,137,823 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed (c) – 5.9% | |
MS Hospital Facilities & Equipment Authority | |
Forrest County General Hospital, Series 2000, Pre-refunded 01/01/11, Insured: AGMC 5.625% 01/01/20 | | | 1,285,000 | | | | 1,346,732 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
VA Biotechnology Research Park Authority | |
Series 2001, Pre-refunded 09/01/11, 5.125% 09/01/16 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,169,124 | | |
VA Hampton | |
Series 2005 A, Pre-refunded 04/01/15, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 04/01/18 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,725,435 | | |
VA Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority | |
Series 2000 B, Pre-refunded 01/15/11, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 01/15/22 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,099,500 | | |
VA Resources Authority Infrastructure Authority | |
Pooled Financing Program: Series 2000 A, Pre-refunded 05/01/11, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 05/01/21 | | | 1,070,000 | | | | 1,137,153 | | |
Series 2003, Pre-refunded 11/01/13: 5.000% 11/01/18 | | | 20,000 | | | | 22,542 | | |
5.000% 11/01/19 | | | 25,000 | | | | 28,178 | | |
VA Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. | |
Series 2005, Refunded to various dates/prices: 5.250% 06/01/19 | | | 3,280,000 | | | | 3,395,423 | | |
5.500% 06/01/26 | | | 4,250,000 | | | | 4,751,075 | | |
VA Virginia Beach Water & Sewer Authority | |
Series 2000, Pre-refunded 08/01/10: 5.250% 08/01/17 | | | 1,790,000 | | | | 1,819,678 | | |
5.250% 08/01/19 | | | 2,035,000 | | | | 2,068,740 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed Total | | | 19,563,580 | | |
Other Total | | | 81,194,234 | | |
Tax-Backed – 48.5% | |
Local Appropriated – 10.3% | |
VA Arlington County Industrial Development Authority | |
Series 2004: 5.000% 08/01/17 | | | 1,205,000 | | | | 1,336,008 | | |
5.000% 08/01/18 | | | 1,205,000 | | | | 1,318,210 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
VA Bedford County Economic Development Authority | |
Series 2006, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 05/01/15 | | | 1,230,000 | | | | 1,375,718 | | |
VA Fairfax County Economic Development Authority | |
Series 2003, 5.000% 05/15/15 | | | 6,260,000 | | | | 7,105,851 | | |
Series 2005 A, 5.000% 04/01/19 | | | 1,380,000 | | | | 1,499,756 | | |
Series 2005, 5.000% 01/15/24 | | | 2,315,000 | | | | 2,449,895 | | |
Series 2010, 4.000% 04/01/24 | | | 1,340,000 | | | | 1,350,599 | | |
VA Hampton Roads Regional Jail Authority | |
Series 2004, Insured: NPFGC: 5.000% 07/01/14 | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 1,915,673 | | |
5.000% 07/01/15 | | | 1,685,000 | | | | 1,818,519 | | |
5.000% 07/01/16 | | | 1,930,000 | | | | 2,049,969 | | |
VA Henrico County Economic Development Authority | |
Series 2009 B, 4.500% 08/01/21 | | | 1,770,000 | | | | 1,913,937 | | |
VA James City County Economic Development Authority | |
Series 2006, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 06/15/23 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,137,060 | | |
VA Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority | |
Series 2008, 5.000% 02/01/29 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,044,730 | | |
VA New Kent County Economic Development Authority | |
Series 2006, Insured: AGMC: 5.000% 02/01/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,126,130 | | |
5.000% 02/01/21 | | | 2,075,000 | | | | 2,225,707 | | |
VA Prince William County Industrial Development Authority | |
Series 2005, 5.250% 02/01/17 | | | 1,115,000 | | | | 1,275,582 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2006 A, Insured: AMBAC: 5.000% 09/01/17 | | | 800,000 | | | | 883,888 | | |
5.000% 09/01/21 | | | 1,625,000 | | | | 1,729,358 | | |
Local Appropriated Total | | | 34,556,590 | | |
Local General Obligations – 21.6% | |
VA Arlington County | |
Series 1993, 6.000% 06/01/12 | | | 3,285,000 | | | | 3,646,120 | | |
Series 2006, 5.000% 08/01/17 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,566,160 | | |
VA Hampton | |
Series 2004, 5.000% 02/01/15 | | | 1,275,000 | | | | 1,423,232 | | |
Series 2010 A, 4.000% 01/15/19 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,149,920 | | |
VA Henrico County | |
Series 2008 A, 5.000% 12/01/21 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,134,610 | | |
VA Leesburg | |
Series 2006 B, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 09/15/17 | | | 1,145,000 | | | | 1,311,598 | | |
VA Loudoun County | |
Series 1998 B, 5.250% 12/01/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,176,790 | | |
Series 2005 A, 5.000% 07/01/14 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,577,800 | | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 07/01/20 | | | 1,660,000 | | | | 1,910,444 | | |
Series 2009 B, 4.000% 11/01/14 | | | 3,070,000 | | | | 3,398,060 | | |
VA Lynchburg | |
Series 2009 A: 5.000% 08/01/20 | | | 525,000 | | | | 596,936 | | |
5.000% 08/01/21 | | | 530,000 | | | | 598,349 | | |
VA Manassas Park | |
Series 2008, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 01/01/22 | | | 1,205,000 | | | | 1,331,862 | | |
VA Newport News | |
Series 2005 A, 5.250% 01/15/23 | | | 1,510,000 | | | | 1,640,630 | | |
Series 2006 B, 5.250% 02/01/18 | | | 3,030,000 | | | | 3,521,011 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2007, 5.250% 07/01/21 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,344,420 | | |
Series 2007 B, 5.250% 07/01/20 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,334,820 | | |
VA Norfolk | |
Series 2002 B, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 07/01/11 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,117,440 | | |
Series 2005, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 03/01/15 | | | 5,070,000 | | | | 5,792,576 | | |
Series 2010 A, 4.000% 03/01/16 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,167,100 | | |
VA Pittsylvania County | |
Series 2008 B, 5.500% 02/01/23 | | | 1,030,000 | | | | 1,145,504 | | |
VA Portsmouth | |
Series 2003, Insured: AGMC: 5.000% 07/01/17 | | | 4,385,000 | | | | 4,971,932 | | |
5.000% 07/01/19 | | | 2,060,000 | | | | 2,241,095 | | |
Series 2006 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 07/01/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,133,270 | | |
VA Richmond | |
Series 2002, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 07/15/11 | | | 2,150,000 | | | | 2,280,914 | | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 07/15/15 | | | 8,840,000 | | | | 10,196,586 | | |
VA Virginia Beach | |
Series 2004 B: 5.000% 05/01/13 | | | 1,305,000 | | | | 1,455,910 | | |
5.000% 05/01/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,152,780 | | |
Local General Obligations Total | | | 72,317,869 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax – 7.9% | |
IL Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority | |
Series 2002 B, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 06/15/11 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,634,600 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority | |
Series 2005 C, Insured: FGIC 5.500% 07/01/19 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,583,975 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
VA Greater Richmond Convention Center Authority | |
Series 2005, Insured: NPFGC: 5.000% 06/15/15 | | | 2,480,000 | | | | 2,718,551 | | |
5.000% 06/15/18 | | | 3,800,000 | | | | 4,017,018 | | |
5.000% 06/15/25 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,060,360 | | |
VA Marquis Community Development Authority | |
Series 2007, 5.625% 09/01/18 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,506,650 | | |
VA Peninsula Town Center Community Development Authority | |
Series 2007, 6.250% 09/01/24 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,948,080 | | |
VA Reynolds Crossing Community Development Authority | |
Series 2007, 5.100% 03/01/21 | | | 2,150,000 | | | | 1,957,769 | | |
VA Watkins Centre Community Development Authority | |
Series 2007, 5.400% 03/01/20 | | | 2,250,000 | | | | 2,174,557 | | |
VA White Oak Village Shops Community Development Authority | |
Series 2007, 5.300% 03/01/17 | | | 2,708,000 | | | | 2,695,489 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax Total | | | 26,297,049 | | |
Special Property Tax – 0.9% | |
VA Fairfax County Economic Development Authority | |
Series 2004, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 04/01/24 | | | 2,865,000 | | | | 3,013,722 | | |
Special Property Tax Total | | | 3,013,722 | | |
State Appropriated – 6.1% | |
VA Biotechnology Research Partnership Authority | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 09/01/20 | | | 1,565,000 | | | | 1,763,004 | | |
VA College Building Authority | |
Series 2006 A: 5.000% 09/01/13 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,245,280 | | |
5.000% 09/01/14 | | | 2,925,000 | | | | 3,339,209 | | |
Series 2009 E-1, 5.000% 02/01/23 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,141,600 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
VA Public Building Authority | |
Series 2005 C, 5.000% 08/01/14 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,280,400 | | |
Series 2006 A, 5.000% 08/01/15 | | | 4,775,000 | | | | 5,488,576 | | |
Series 2006 B, 4.500% 08/01/26 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,050,860 | | |
Series 2009 B, 4.000% 08/01/14 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,197,060 | | |
State Appropriated Total | | | 20,505,989 | | |
State General Obligations – 1.7% | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | |
Series 2002 A, Insured: FGIC 5.500% 07/01/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,100,940 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority | |
Series 2007, 5.500% 07/01/24 | | | 3,425,000 | | | | 3,481,958 | | |
State General Obligations Total | | | 5,582,898 | | |
Tax-Backed Total | | | 162,274,117 | | |
Transportation – 4.2% | |
Airports – 2.3% | |
DC Metropolitan Airports Authority | |
Series 1998 B, AMT, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 10/01/10 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,008,590 | | |
Series 2009 C, 5.000% 10/01/23 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,224,010 | | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 10/01/21 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,274,830 | | |
Airports Total | | | 7,507,430 | | |
Ports – 0.9% | |
VA Port Authority | |
Series 2003, AMT, Insured: NPFGC: 5.125% 07/01/14 | | | 1,360,000 | | | | 1,462,231 | | |
5.125% 07/01/15 | | | 1,430,000 | | | | 1,522,178 | | |
Ports Total | | | 2,984,409 | | |
Toll Facilities – 1.0% | |
DC Metropolitan Airports Authority | |
Series 2009, Insured: AGO (d) 10/01/23 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 2,336,700 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
VA Richmond Metropolitan Authority | |
Series 1998, Insured: FGIC 5.250% 07/15/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,109,310 | | |
Toll Facilities Total | | | 3,446,010 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 13,937,849 | | |
Utilities – 6.9% | |
Investor Owned – 0.7% | |
VA Louisa Industrial Development Authority | |
Virginia Electric & Power Co., Series 2008, 5.375% 11/01/35 (12/02/13) (a)(b) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,093,770 | | |
VA York County Economic Development Authority | |
Virginia Electric & Power Co., Series 2009 A, 4.050% 05/01/33 (05/01/14) (a)(b) | | | 1,300,000 | | | | 1,367,600 | | |
Investor Owned Total | | | 2,461,370 | | |
Municipal Electric – 0.7% | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | |
Series 2002 JJ, Insured: SYNC 5.375% 07/01/16 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,206,403 | | |
Series 2007 V, Insured: FGIC 5.250% 07/01/24 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,051,270 | | |
Municipal Electric Total | | | 2,257,673 | | |
Water & Sewer – 5.5% | |
VA Fairfax County Water Authority | |
Series 2005 B, 5.250% 04/01/19 | | | 1,835,000 | | | | 2,141,995 | | |
VA Hampton Roads Sanitation District | |
Series 2007, 5.000% 04/01/22 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,105,720 | | |
Series 2008, 5.000% 04/01/24 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,284,250 | | |
VA Henrico County Authority | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 05/01/22 | | | 1,030,000 | | | | 1,162,376 | | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 05/01/22 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,128,520 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
VA Newport News Water Authority | |
Series 2007, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 06/01/19 | | | 1,035,000 | | | | 1,139,846 | | |
VA Richmond Public Utility Authority | |
Series 2007, Insured: AGMC 4.500% 01/15/21 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,064,210 | | |
VA Spotsylvania County | |
Series 2007, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 06/01/19 | | | 1,030,000 | | | | 1,146,802 | | |
VA Upper Occoquan Sewage Authority | |
Series 1995 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.150% 07/01/20 | | | 1,295,000 | | | | 1,493,265 | | |
Series 2003, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 07/01/13 | | | 1,640,000 | | | | 1,835,242 | | |
Series 2005, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 07/01/21 | | | 2,640,000 | | | | 2,849,774 | | |
Water & Sewer Total | | | 18,352,000 | | |
Utilities Total | | | 23,071,043 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $315,629,070) | | | 327,458,441 | | |
Investment Companies – 1.2% | |
| | Shares | | | |
Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day yield of 0.148%) (e)(f) | | | 1,987,000 | | | | 1,987,000 | | |
Dreyfus Tax-Exempt Cash Management Fund (7 day yield of 0.090%) | | | 1,916,944 | | | | 1,916,944 | | |
Total Investment Companies (cost of $3,903,944) | | | 3,903,944 | | |
Total Investments – 99.1% (cost of $319,533,014) (g) | | | 331,362,385 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 0.9% | | | 3,047,524 | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 334,409,909 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at March 31, 2010.
(b) Parenthetical date represents the next interest rate reset date for the security.
(c) The Fund has been informed that each issuer has placed direct obligations of the U.S. Government in an irrevocable trust, solely for the payment of principal and interest.
(d) Zero coupon bond.
(e) Investments in affiliates during the year ended March 31, 2010:
Affiliate | | Value, beginning of period | | Purchases | | Sales Proceeds | | Dividend Income | | Value, end of period | |
Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day yield of 0.148%) | | $ | 7,223,000 | | | $ | 72,667,666 | | | $ | 77,903,666 | | | $ | 15,458 | | | $ | 1,987,000 | | |
(f) Money market mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.
(g) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $319,529,183.
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of March 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Total Municipal Bonds | | $ | — | | | $ | 327,458,441 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 327,458,441 | | �� |
Total Investment Companies | | | 3,903,944 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,903,944 | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 3,903,944 | | | $ | 327,458,441 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 331,362,385 | | |
For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
At March 31, 2010, the composition of the Fund by revenue source is as follows:
Holdings By Revenue Source (Unaudited) | | % of Net Assets | |
Tax-Backed | | | 48.5 | | |
Other | | | 24.3 | | |
Health Care | | | 8.0 | | |
Utilities | | | 6.9 | | |
Transportation | | | 4.2 | | |
Housing | | | 2.9 | | |
Education | | | 2.0 | | |
Industrials | | | 1.1 | | |
| | | 97.9 | | |
Investment Companies | | | 1.2 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | 0.9 | | |
| | | 100.0 | | |
Acronym | | Name | |
AGMC | | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | |
|
AGO | | Assured Guaranty Ltd. | |
|
AMBAC | | Ambac Assurance Corp. | |
|
AMT | | Alternative Minimum Tax | |
|
FGIC | | Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. | |
|
GTY AGMT | | Guaranty Agreement | |
|
NPFGC | | National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. | |
|
SYNC | | Syncora Guarantee, Inc. | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities – Municipal Bond Funds
March 31, 2010
| | ($) | | ($) | | ($) | | ($) | |
| | Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
Assets | |
Unaffiliated investments, at identified cost | | | 2,475,218,064 | | | | 214,245,979 | | | | 128,664,936 | | | | 154,660,174 | | |
Affiliated investments, at identified cost | | | 8,152,375 | | | | 8,127,933 | | | | 631,338 | | | | 2,037,000 | | |
Total investments, at identified cost | | | 2,483,370,439 | | | | 222,373,912 | | | | 129,296,274 | | | | 156,697,174 | | |
Unaffiliated investments, at value | | | 2,510,479,951 | | | | 219,213,377 | | | | 132,062,725 | | | | 159,191,296 | | |
Affiliated investments, at value | | | 8,152,375 | | | | 8,127,933 | | | | 631,338 | | | | 2,037,000 | | |
Total investments, at value | | | 2,518,632,326 | | | | 227,341,310 | | | | 132,694,063 | | | | 161,228,296 | | |
Cash | | | 404 | | | | 158 | | | | 35 | | | | 700 | | |
Receivable for: | |
Investments sold | | | 57,507,598 | | | | 1,888,965 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 11,728,482 | | | | 91,635 | | | | 27,752 | | | | 341,658 | | |
Interest | | | 25,671,621 | | | | 2,875,290 | | | | 1,766,399 | | | | 1,977,693 | | |
Expense reimbursement due from investment advisor | | | — | | | | 16,712 | | | | 14,417 | | | | 23,607 | | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 23,735 | | | | 2,895 | | | | 1,346 | | | | 1,653 | | |
Total Assets | | | 2,613,564,166 | | | | 232,216,965 | | | | 134,504,012 | | | | 163,573,607 | | |
Liabilities | |
Payable for: | |
Investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis | | | 38,127,420 | | | | 4,169,320 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Fund shares repurchased | | | 6,715,438 | | | | 52,625 | | | | 77,204 | | | | 124,640 | | |
Distributions | | | 2,327,273 | | | | 591,947 | | | | 314,417 | | | | 381,761 | | |
Investment advisory fee | | | 572,171 | | | | 77,485 | | | | 46,649 | | | | 55,684 | | |
Administration fee | | | 318,536 | | | | 22,985 | | | | 12,579 | | | | 15,627 | | |
Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 19,209 | | | | 9,250 | | | | 6,754 | | | | 7,207 | | |
Transfer agent fee | | | 84,066 | | | | 3,483 | | | | 1,551 | | | | 2,679 | | |
Trustees' fees | | | 53,077 | | | | 34,091 | | | | 63,326 | | | | 69,077 | | |
Audit fee | | | 28,347 | | | | 29,948 | | | | 26,348 | | | | 26,799 | | |
Custody fee | | | 9,067 | | | | 1,939 | | | | 1,995 | | | | 1,914 | | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 154,278 | | | | 4,700 | | | | 8,217 | | | | 9,162 | | |
Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 400 | | | | 183 | | | | 173 | | | | 149 | | |
Other liabilities | | | 53,374 | | | | 19,833 | | | | 20,227 | | | | 24,222 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | 48,462,656 | | | | 5,017,789 | | | | 579,440 | | | | 718,921 | | |
Net Assets | | | 2,565,101,510 | | | | 227,199,176 | | | | 133,924,572 | | | | 162,854,686 | | |
Net Assets Consist of | |
Paid-in capital | | | 2,540,409,021 | | | | 222,857,540 | | | | 131,315,656 | | | | 162,916,024 | | |
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income | | | 73,550 | | | | (35,128 | ) | | | 171,096 | | | | 222,956 | | |
Accumulated net realized loss | | | (10,642,948 | ) | | | (590,634 | ) | | | (959,969 | ) | | | (4,815,416 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | 35,261,887 | | | | 4,967,398 | | | | 3,397,789 | | | | 4,531,122 | | |
Net Assets | | | 2,565,101,510 | | | | 227,199,176 | | | | 133,924,572 | | | | 162,854,686 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | ($) | | ($) | | ($) | |
| | Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
Assets | |
Unaffiliated investments, at identified cost | | | 202,720,051 | | | | 177,127,978 | | | | 317,546,014 | | |
Affiliated investments, at identified cost | | | 551,000 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,987,000 | | |
Total investments, at identified cost | | | 203,271,051 | | | | 177,128,978 | | | | 319,533,014 | | |
Unaffiliated investments, at value | | | 208,128,615 | | | | 183,116,642 | | | | 329,375,385 | | |
Affiliated investments, at value | | | 551,000 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,987,000 | | |
Total investments, at value | | | 208,679,615 | | | | 183,117,642 | | | | 331,362,385 | | |
Cash | | | 993 | | | | 1,820,658 | | | | 329 | | |
Receivable for: | |
Investments sold | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 349,025 | | | | 83,069 | | | | 125,297 | | |
Interest | | | 2,869,552 | | | | 2,388,327 | | | | 4,217,969 | | |
Expense reimbursement due from investment advisor | | | 25,845 | | | | 17,076 | | | | 20,200 | | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 1,997 | | | | 2,006 | | | | 3,314 | | |
Total Assets | | | 211,927,027 | | | | 187,428,778 | | | | 335,729,494 | | |
Liabilities | |
Payable for: | |
Investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Fund shares repurchased | | | 53,774 | | | | 1,129,850 | | | | 223,816 | | |
Distributions | | | 477,434 | | | | 504,082 | | | | 792,585 | | |
Investment advisory fee | | | 72,240 | | | | 65,300 | | | | 115,362 | | |
Administration fee | | | 21,224 | | | | 18,877 | | | | 35,772 | | |
Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 8,525 | | | | 7,766 | | | | 10,834 | | |
Transfer agent fee | | | 3,478 | | | | 2,507 | | | | 4,335 | | |
Trustees' fees | | | 67,841 | | | | 64,932 | | | | 67,999 | | |
Audit fee | | | 26,800 | | | | 29,650 | | | | 29,650 | | |
Custody fee | | | 2,122 | | | | 1,840 | | | | 2,360 | | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 11,355 | | | | 14,134 | | | | 14,574 | | |
Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 152 | | | | 171 | | | | 190 | | |
Other liabilities | | | 21,992 | | | | 17,465 | | | | 22,108 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | 766,937 | | | | 1,856,574 | | | | 1,319,585 | | |
Net Assets | | | 211,160,090 | | | | 185,572,204 | | | | 334,409,909 | | |
Net Assets Consist of | |
Paid-in capital | | | 208,989,403 | | | | 181,275,870 | | | | 322,885,483 | | |
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income | | | 677,205 | | | | 1,119,407 | | | | 859,995 | | |
Accumulated net realized loss | | | (3,915,082 | ) | | | (2,811,737 | ) | | | (1,164,940 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | 5,408,564 | | | | 5,988,664 | | | | 11,829,371 | | |
Net Assets | | | 211,160,090 | | | | 185,572,204 | | | | 334,409,909 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued) – Municipal Bond Funds
March 31, 2010
| | Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
Class A | |
Net assets | | $ | 485,403,569 | | | $ | 14,059,285 | | | $ | 19,432,662 | | | $ | 27,422,706 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 46,018,488 | | | | 1,445,686 | | | | 1,836,951 | | | | 2,603,996 | | |
Net asset value per share (a) | | $ | 10.55 | | | $ | 9.72 | | | $ | 10.58 | | | $ | 10.53 | | |
Maximum sales charge | | | 1.00 | % | | | 3.25 | % | | | 3.25 | % | | | 3.25 | % | |
Maximum offering price per share (b) | | $ | 10.66 | | | $ | 10.05 | | | $ | 10.94 | | | $ | 10.88 | | |
Class B | |
Net assets | | $ | 331,134 | | | $ | 218,313 | | | $ | 885,532 | | | $ | 929,178 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 31,392 | | | | 22,487 | | | | 83,661 | | | | 88,172 | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share (a) | | $ | 10.55 | | | $ | 9.71 | | | $ | 10.58 | | | $ | 10.54 | | |
Class C | |
Net assets | | $ | 58,529,335 | | | $ | 1,875,378 | | | $ | 3,566,702 | | | $ | 3,268,563 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 5,548,357 | | | | 193,000 | | | | 337,079 | | | | 310,376 | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share (a) | | $ | 10.55 | | | $ | 9.72 | | | $ | 10.58 | | | $ | 10.53 | | |
Class Z | |
Net assets | | $ | 2,020,837,472 | | | $ | 211,046,200 | | | $ | 110,039,676 | | | $ | 131,234,239 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 191,567,103 | | | | 21,757,083 | | | | 10,402,081 | | | | 12,459,344 | | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 10.55 | | | $ | 9.70 | | | $ | 10.58 | | | $ | 10.53 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
Class A | |
Net assets | | $ | 33,307,455 | | | $ | 24,126,239 | | | $ | 51,856,804 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 3,273,789 | | | | 2,371,564 | | | | 4,738,254 | | |
Net asset value per share (a) | | $ | 10.17 | | | $ | 10.17 | | | $ | 10.94 | | |
Maximum sales charge | | | 3.25 | % | | | 3.25 | % | | | 3.25 | % | |
Maximum offering price per share (b) | | $ | 10.51 | | | $ | 10.51 | | | $ | 11.31 | | |
Class B | |
Net assets | | $ | 1,259,840 | | | $ | 1,175,411 | | | $ | 1,575,153 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 123,846 | | | | 115,481 | | | | 143,870 | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share (a) | | $ | 10.17 | | | $ | 10.18 | | | $ | 10.95 | | |
Class C | |
Net assets | | $ | 3,797,473 | | | $ | 9,299,547 | | | $ | 2,499,214 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 373,297 | | | | 913,549 | | | | 228,296 | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share (a) | | $ | 10.17 | | | $ | 10.18 | | | $ | 10.95 | | |
Class Z | |
Net assets | | $ | 172,795,322 | | | $ | 150,971,007 | | | $ | 278,478,738 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 16,995,075 | | | | 14,835,618 | | | | 25,447,519 | | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 10.17 | | | $ | 10.18 | | | $ | 10.94 | | |
(a) Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
(b) On sales of $100,000 or more the offering price is reduced.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Operations – Municipal Bond Funds
For the Year Ended March 31, 2010
| | ($) | | ($) | | ($) | | ($) | |
| | Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
Investment Income | |
Interest | | | 47,102,188 | | | | 8,983,598 | | | | 5,286,716 | | | | 6,545,767 | | |
Dividends | | | — | | | | — | | | | 9,569 | | | | 14,305 | | |
Dividends from affiliates | | | 151,149 | | | | 13,099 | | | | 8,537 | | | | 13,697 | | |
Total Investment Income | | | 47,253,337 | | | | 8,996,697 | | | | 5,304,822 | | | | 6,573,769 | | |
Expenses | |
Investment advisory fee | | | 5,376,376 | | | | 877,537 | | | | 531,704 | | | | 649,165 | | |
Administration fee | | | 2,935,466 | | | | 258,160 | | | | 141,447 | | | | 181,093 | | |
Distribution fee: | |
Class B | | | 3,281 | | | | 1,855 | | | | 9,036 | | | | 11,470 | | |
Class C | | | 381,034 | | | | 11,515 | | | | 22,158 | | | | 19,721 | | |
Service fee: | |
Class B | | | 1,094 | | | | 618 | | | | 3,015 | | | | 3,828 | | |
Class C | | | 127,022 | | | | 3,839 | | | | 7,386 | | | | 6,571 | | |
Distribution and service fees: | |
Class A | | | 940,719 | | | | 43,341 | | | | 43,782 | | | | 64,534 | | |
Transfer agent fee | | | 791,708 | | | | 17,239 | | | | 10,827 | | | | 16,338 | | |
Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 184,672 | | | | 89,890 | | | | 68,821 | | | | 74,271 | | |
Trustees' fees | | | 48,146 | | | | 41,116 | | | | 45,937 | | | | 51,858 | | |
Custody fee | | | 57,437 | | | | 10,776 | | | | 11,493 | | | | 12,070 | | |
Legal fees | | | 57,699 | | | | 55,626 | | | | 55,970 | | | | 59,268 | | |
Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 1,471 | | | | 654 | | | | 656 | | | | 631 | | |
Other expenses | | | 497,559 | | | | 70,017 | | | | 64,062 | | | | 70,583 | | |
Expenses before interest expense | | | 11,403,684 | | | | 1,482,183 | | | | 1,016,294 | | | | 1,221,401 | | |
Interest expense | | | 504 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total Expenses | | | 11,404,188 | | | | 1,482,183 | | | | 1,016,294 | | | | 1,221,401 | | |
Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by investment advisor | | | (223,599 | ) | | | (249,629 | ) | | | (221,167 | ) | | | (249,129 | ) | |
Expense reductions | | | (208 | ) | | | (2 | ) | | | (1 | ) | | | (2 | ) | |
Net Expenses | | | 11,180,381 | | | | 1,232,552 | | | | 795,126 | | | | 972,270 | | |
Net Investment Income | | | 36,072,956 | | | | 7,764,145 | | | | 4,509,696 | | | | 5,601,499 | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 159,968 | | | | (603,780 | ) | | | 129,577 | | | | (2,377,473 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | 15,106,965 | | | | 9,108,635 | | | | 4,826,475 | | | | 9,226,271 | | |
Net Gain | | | 15,266,933 | | | | 8,504,855 | | | | 4,956,052 | | | | 6,848,798 | | |
Net Increase Resulting from Operations | | | 51,339,889 | | | | 16,269,000 | | | | 9,465,748 | | | | 12,450,297 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | ($) | | ($) | | ($) | |
| | Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
Investment Income | |
Interest | | | 8,180,844 | | | | 8,413,489 | | | | 13,136,752 | | |
Dividends | | | 16,854 | | | | 17,804 | | | | 15,722 | | |
Dividends from affiliates | | | 15,071 | | | | 16,746 | | | | 15,458 | | |
Total Investment Income | | | 8,212,769 | | | | 8,448,039 | | | | 13,167,932 | | |
Expenses | |
Investment advisory fee | | | 807,714 | | | | 810,122 | | | | 1,332,156 | | |
Administration fee | | | 234,514 | | | | 235,422 | | | | 411,604 | | |
Distribution fee: | |
Class B | | | 12,236 | | | | 12,402 | | | | 14,232 | | |
Class C | | | 28,699 | | | | 58,377 | | | | 16,153 | | |
Service fee: | |
Class B | | | 4,079 | | | | 4,126 | | | | 4,759 | | |
Class C | | | 9,566 | | | | 19,458 | | | | 5,385 | | |
Distribution and service fees: | |
Class A | | | 71,879 | | | | 58,148 | | | | 127,074 | | |
Transfer agent fee | | | 20,698 | | | | 17,098 | | | | 27,636 | | |
Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 84,310 | | | | 81,480 | | | | 107,431 | | |
Trustees' fees | | | 51,898 | | | | 46,256 | | | | 46,896 | | |
Custody fee | | | 13,522 | | | | 12,700 | | | | 15,456 | | |
Legal fees | | | 57,608 | | | | 54,740 | | | | 54,954 | | |
Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 584 | | | | 679 | | | | 738 | | |
Other expenses | | | 67,027 | | | | 69,085 | | | | 79,129 | | |
Expenses before interest expense | | | 1,464,334 | | | | 1,480,093 | | | | 2,243,603 | | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total Expenses | | | 1,464,334 | | | | 1,480,093 | | | | 2,243,603 | | |
Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by investment advisor | | | (259,947 | ) | | | (247,880 | ) | | | (298,704 | ) | |
Expense reductions | | | (2 | ) | | | (7 | ) | | | (3 | ) | |
Net Expenses | | | 1,204,385 | | | | 1,232,206 | | | | 1,944,896 | | |
Net Investment Income | | | 7,008,384 | | | | 7,215,833 | | | | 11,223,036 | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | (509,896 | ) | | | (1,425 | ) | | | (712,903 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | 7,819,262 | | | | 6,852,647 | | | | 12,093,012 | | |
Net Gain | | | 7,309,366 | | | | 6,851,222 | | | | 11,380,109 | | |
Net Increase Resulting from Operations | | | 14,317,750 | | | | 14,067,055 | | | | 22,603,145 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets – Municipal Bond Funds
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2010 ($) | | 2009 ($) | | 2010 ($) | | 2009 ($) | |
Operations | |
Net investment income | | | 36,072,956 | | | | 23,240,927 | | | | 7,764,145 | | | | 7,970,248 | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 159,968 | | | | 542,351 | | | | (603,780 | ) | | | 366,781 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures contracts | | | 15,106,965 | | | | 12,405,544 | | | | 9,108,635 | | | | (4,977,824 | ) | |
Net increase resulting from operations | | | 51,339,889 | | | | 36,188,822 | | | | 16,269,000 | | | | 3,359,205 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders | |
From net investment income: | |
Class A | | | (5,907,846 | ) | | | (2,152,022 | ) | | | (577,687 | ) | | | (559,349 | ) | |
Class B | | | (3,989 | ) | | | (10,741 | ) | | | (6,372 | ) | | | (10,395 | ) | |
Class C | | | (425,275 | ) | | | (383,425 | ) | | | (39,246 | ) | | | (30,096 | ) | |
Class Z | | | (29,735,846 | ) | | | (20,694,739 | ) | | | (7,140,840 | ) | | | (7,370,408 | ) | |
From net realized gains: | |
Class A | | | — | | | | — | | | | (16,678 | ) | | | — | | |
Class B | | | — | | | | — | | | | (187 | ) | | | — | | |
Class C | | | — | | | | — | | | | (1,026 | ) | | | — | | |
Class Z | | | — | | | | — | | | | (143,875 | ) | | | — | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (36,072,956 | ) | | | (23,240,927 | ) | | | (7,925,911 | ) | | | (7,970,248 | ) | |
Net Capital Stock Transactions | | | 1,262,297,659 | | | | 707,418,602 | | | | 11,140,052 | | | | (6,324,395 | ) | |
Increase from Regulatory Settlements | | | 1,276 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 1,277,565,868 | | | | 720,366,497 | | | | 19,483,141 | | | | (10,935,438 | ) | |
Net Assets | |
Beginning of period | | | 1,287,535,642 | | | | 567,169,145 | | | | 207,716,035 | | | | 218,651,473 | | |
End of period | | | 2,565,101,510 | | | | 1,287,535,642 | | | | 227,199,176 | | | | 207,716,035 | | |
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income at end of period | | | 73,550 | | | | 85,971 | | | | (35,128 | ) | | | (14,480 | ) | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2010 ($) | | 2009 ($) | | 2010 ($) | | 2009 ($) | |
Operations | |
Net investment income | | | 4,509,696 | | | | 4,919,415 | | | | 5,601,499 | | | | 6,292,537 | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 129,577 | | | | (185,833 | ) | | | (2,377,473 | ) | | | (10,315 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures contracts | | | 4,826,475 | | | | (2,299,656 | ) | | | 9,226,271 | | | | (5,825,104 | ) | |
Net increase resulting from operations | | | 9,465,748 | | | | 2,433,926 | | | | 12,450,297 | | | | 457,118 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders | |
From net investment income: | |
Class A | | | (560,391 | ) | | | (552,000 | ) | | | (842,997 | ) | | | (908,786 | ) | |
Class B | | | (29,733 | ) | | | (36,818 | ) | | | (39,020 | ) | | | (72,909 | ) | |
Class C | | | (71,706 | ) | | | (56,719 | ) | | | (65,708 | ) | | | (53,194 | ) | |
Class Z | | | (3,847,866 | ) | | | (4,273,877 | ) | | | (4,653,775 | ) | | | (5,257,636 | ) | |
From net realized gains: | |
Class A | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Class B | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Class C | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Class Z | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (4,509,696 | ) | | | (4,919,414 | ) | | | (5,601,500 | ) | | | (6,292,525 | ) | |
Net Capital Stock Transactions | | | 394,560 | | | | 7,195,864 | | | | 1,451,169 | | | | (3,806,532 | ) | |
Increase from Regulatory Settlements | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 5,350,612 | | | | 4,710,376 | | | | 8,299,966 | | | | (9,641,939 | ) | |
Net Assets | |
Beginning of period | | | 128,573,960 | | | | 123,863,584 | | | | 154,554,720 | | | | 164,196,659 | | |
End of period | | | 133,924,572 | | | | 128,573,960 | | | | 162,854,686 | | | | 154,554,720 | | |
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income at end of period | | | 171,096 | | | | 172,663 | | | | 222,956 | | | | 208,629 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Municipal Bond Funds
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2010 ($) | | 2009 ($) | | 2010 ($) | | 2009 ($) | |
Operations | |
Net investment income | | | 7,008,384 | | | | 7,382,687 | | | | 7,215,833 | | | | 8,246,457 | | |
Net realized loss on investments and futures contracts | | | (509,896 | ) | | | (2,405,036 | ) | | | (1,425 | ) | | | (1,367,326 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures contracts | | | 7,819,262 | | | | (3,265,358 | ) | | | 6,852,647 | | | | (2,871,938 | ) | |
Net increase resulting from operations | | | 14,317,750 | | | | 1,712,293 | | | | 14,067,055 | | | | 4,007,193 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders | |
From net investment income: | |
Class A | | | (940,744 | ) | | | (847,988 | ) | | | (788,201 | ) | | | (700,511 | ) | |
Class B | | | (41,658 | ) | | | (71,614 | ) | | | (43,672 | ) | | | (63,665 | ) | |
Class C | | | (97,172 | ) | | | (102,774 | ) | | | (204,902 | ) | | | (171,277 | ) | |
Class Z | | | (5,928,809 | ) | | | (6,360,311 | ) | | | (6,179,058 | ) | | | (7,311,004 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (7,008,383 | ) | | | (7,382,687 | ) | | | (7,215,833 | ) | | | (8,246,457 | ) | |
Net Capital Stock Transactions | | | 11,137,493 | | | | 15,694,418 | | | | (25,872,504 | ) | | | 13,874,047 | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 18,446,860 | | | | 10,024,024 | | | | (19,021,282 | ) | | | 9,634,783 | | |
Net Assets | |
Beginning of period | | | 192,713,230 | | | | 182,689,206 | | | | 204,593,486 | | | | 194,958,703 | | |
End of period | | | 211,160,090 | | | | 192,713,230 | | | | 185,572,204 | | | | 204,593,486 | | |
Undistributed net investment income at end of period | | | 677,205 | | | | 717,222 | | | | 1,119,407 | | | | 1,124,937 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
| | 2010 ($) | | 2009 ($) | |
Operations | |
Net investment income | | | 11,223,036 | | | | 12,380,943 | | |
Net realized loss on investments and futures contracts | | | (712,903 | ) | | | (407,079 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures contracts | | | 12,093,012 | | | | (2,854,350 | ) | |
Net increase resulting from operations | | | 22,603,145 | | | | 9,119,514 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders | |
From net investment income: | |
Class A | | | (1,611,250 | ) | | | (1,683,739 | ) | |
Class B | | | (46,449 | ) | | | (62,062 | ) | |
Class C | | | (51,913 | ) | | | (39,200 | ) | |
Class Z | | | (9,513,424 | ) | | | (10,595,942 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (11,223,036 | ) | | | (12,380,943 | ) | |
Net Capital Stock Transactions | | | 3,365,566 | | | | (16,895,867 | ) | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 14,745,675 | | | | (20,157,296 | ) | |
Net Assets | |
Beginning of period | | | 319,664,234 | | | | 339,821,530 | | |
End of period | | | 334,409,909 | | | | 319,664,234 | | |
Undistributed net investment income at end of period | | | 859,995 | | | | 820,990 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Capital Stock Activity
| | Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2010 | | Year Ended March 31, 2009 | | Year Ended March 31, 2010 | | Year Ended March 31, 2009 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Class A | |
Subscriptions | | | 40,601,310 | | | | 427,132,076 | | | | 19,930,004 | | | | 206,796,669 | | | | 483,750 | | | | 4,620,287 | | | | 1,844,715 | | | | 17,378,739 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 414,761 | | | | 4,366,715 | | | | 139,273 | | | | 1,443,595 | | | | 43,349 | | | | 415,676 | | | | 41,642 | | | | 388,888 | | |
Redemptions | | | (15,035,039 | ) | | | (158,399,815 | ) | | | (3,127,041 | ) | | | (32,395,580 | ) | | | (1,057,393 | ) | | | (10,175,520 | ) | | | (1,330,553 | ) | | | (12,378,073 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 25,981,032 | | | | 273,098,976 | | | | 16,942,236 | | | | 175,844,684 | | | | (530,294 | ) | | | (5,139,557 | ) | | | 555,804 | | | | 5,389,554 | | |
Class B | |
Subscriptions | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 23 | | | | 221 | | | | 3,512 | | | | 33,480 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 361 | | | | 3,794 | | | | 936 | | | | 9,663 | | | | 219 | | | | 2,094 | | | | 539 | | | | 5,038 | | |
Redemptions | | | (12,797 | ) | | | (135,133 | ) | | | (16,703 | ) | | | (172,440 | ) | | | (15,078 | ) | | | (142,192 | ) | | | (16,738 | ) | | | (155,294 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (12,436 | ) | | | (131,339 | ) | | | (15,767 | ) | | | (162,777 | ) | | | (14,836 | ) | | | (139,877 | ) | | | (12,687 | ) | | | (116,776 | ) | |
Class C | |
Subscriptions | | | 3,720,975 | | | | 39,124,683 | | | | 2,022,611 | | | | 20,989,551 | | | | 109,932 | | | | 1,070,384 | | | | 33,822 | | | | 318,212 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 21,795 | | | | 229,301 | | | | 21,223 | | | | 219,383 | | | | 877 | | | | 8,503 | | | | 845 | | | | 7,921 | | |
Redemptions | | | (1,325,966 | ) | | | (13,975,192 | ) | | | (347,568 | ) | | | (3,587,558 | ) | | | (31,284 | ) | | | (305,059 | ) | | | (54,128 | ) | | | (486,780 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 2,416,804 | | | | 25,378,792 | | | | 1,696,266 | | | | 17,621,376 | | | | 79,525 | | | | 773,828 | | | | (19,461 | ) | | | (160,647 | ) | |
Class Z | |
Subscriptions | | | 163,803,147 | | | | 1,724,078,530 | | | | 72,691,805 | | | | 753,481,395 | | | | 6,030,327 | | | | 57,994,921 | | | | 7,156,774 | | | | 67,054,696 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 262,626 | | | | 2,765,331 | | | | 129,294 | | | | 1,337,745 | | | | 65,061 | | | | 624,637 | | | | 50,850 | | | | 474,057 | | |
Redemptions | | | (72,404,339 | ) | | | (762,892,631 | ) | | | (23,269,675 | ) | | | (240,703,821 | ) | | | (4,473,766 | ) | | | (42,973,900 | ) | | | (8,525,283 | ) | | | (78,965,279 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 91,661,434 | | | | 963,951,230 | | | | 49,551,424 | | | | 514,115,319 | | | | 1,621,622 | | | | 15,645,658 | | | | (1,317,659 | ) | | | (11,436,526 | ) | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2010 | | Year Ended March 31, 2009 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Class A | |
Subscriptions | | | 519,795 | | | | 5,467,850 | | | | 291,847 | | | | 3,010,289 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 35,742 | | | | 376,489 | | | | 36,138 | | | | 366,790 | | |
Redemptions | | | (172,235 | ) | | | (1,826,548 | ) | | | (202,462 | ) | | | (2,037,721 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 383,302 | | | | 4,017,791 | | | | 125,523 | | | | 1,339,358 | | |
Class B | |
Subscriptions | | | 9,049 | | | | 93,766 | | | | 12,081 | | | | 121,592 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 2,312 | | | | 24,342 | | | | 2,909 | | | | 29,563 | | |
Redemptions | | | (51,914 | ) | | | (550,367 | ) | | | (22,528 | ) | | | (232,314 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (40,553 | ) | | | (432,259 | ) | | | (7,538 | ) | | | (81,159 | ) | |
Class C | |
Subscriptions | | | 230,495 | | | | 2,418,784 | | | | 81,961 | | | | 829,370 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 3,883 | | | | 40,983 | | | | 2,825 | | | | 28,680 | | |
Redemptions | | | (103,530 | ) | | | (1,072,642 | ) | | | (55,413 | ) | | | (557,602 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 130,848 | | | | 1,387,125 | | | | 29,373 | | | | 300,448 | | |
Class Z | |
Subscriptions | | | 1,551,458 | | | | 16,301,234 | | | | 2,894,844 | | | | 29,493,066 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 10,762 | | | | 113,395 | | | | 10,022 | | | | 101,598 | | |
Redemptions | | | (2,003,923 | ) | | | (20,992,726 | ) | | | (2,395,061 | ) | | | (23,957,447 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (441,703 | ) | | | (4,578,097 | ) | | | 509,805 | | | | 5,637,217 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Capital Stock Activity
| | Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2010 | | Year Ended March 31, 2009 | | Year Ended March 31, 2010 | | Year Ended March 31, 2009 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Class A | |
Subscriptions | | | 459,976 | | | | 4,837,296 | | | | 447,987 | | | | 4,569,177 | | | | 1,182,078 | | | | 11,995,911 | | | | 653,910 | | | | 6,368,006 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 61,434 | | | | 644,916 | | | | 70,001 | | | | 711,465 | | | | 73,398 | | | | 745,118 | | | | 66,237 | | | | 652,634 | | |
Redemptions | | | (250,909 | ) | | | (2,643,212 | ) | | | (522,116 | ) | | | (5,210,398 | ) | | | (354,419 | ) | | | (3,593,240 | ) | | | (570,354 | ) | | | (5,586,411 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 270,501 | | | | 2,839,000 | | | | (4,128 | ) | | | 70,244 | | | | 901,057 | | | | 9,147,789 | | | | 149,793 | | | | 1,434,229 | | |
Class B | |
Subscriptions | | | 445 | | | | 4,667 | | | | 16,836 | | | | 170,835 | | | | 8,987 | | | | 89,797 | | | | 10,159 | | | | 100,795 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 2,372 | | | | 24,864 | | | | 4,686 | | | | 47,664 | | | | 2,839 | | | | 28,763 | | | | 5,152 | | | | 50,834 | | |
Redemptions | | | (134,682 | ) | | | (1,408,921 | ) | | | (58,877 | ) | | | (606,577 | ) | | | (84,053 | ) | | | (852,174 | ) | | | (83,999 | ) | | | (829,111 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (131,865 | ) | | | (1,379,390 | ) | | | (37,355 | ) | | | (388,078 | ) | | | (72,227 | ) | | | (733,614 | ) | | | (68,688 | ) | | | (677,482 | ) | |
Class C | |
Subscriptions | | | 188,231 | | | | 1,987,840 | | | | 65,252 | | | | 659,486 | | | | 111,489 | | | | 1,130,922 | | | | 145,478 | | | | 1,456,451 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 5,148 | | | | 54,083 | | | | 4,575 | | | | 46,405 | | | | 4,318 | | | | 43,832 | | | | 3,739 | | | | 36,665 | | |
Redemptions | | | (95,577 | ) | | | (1,009,407 | ) | | | (10,253 | ) | | | (102,092 | ) | | | (117,514 | ) | | | (1,196,223 | ) | | | (82,611 | ) | | | (812,301 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 97,802 | | | | 1,032,516 | | | | 59,574 | | | | 603,799 | | | | (1,707 | ) | | | (21,469 | ) | | | 66,606 | | | | 680,815 | | |
Class Z | |
Subscriptions | | | 2,836,340 | | | | 29,758,810 | | | | 2,549,180 | | | | 25,976,912 | | | | 4,615,577 | | | | 46,761,349 | | | | 6,316,700 | | | | 62,728,062 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 17,904 | | | | 187,830 | | | | 13,986 | | | | 142,261 | | | | 32,514 | | | | 329,596 | | | | 30,046 | | | | 295,549 | | |
Redemptions | | | (2,953,816 | ) | | | (30,987,597 | ) | | | (2,981,733 | ) | | | (30,211,670 | ) | | | (4,396,215 | ) | | | (44,346,158 | ) | | | (4,944,550 | ) | | | (48,766,755 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (99,572 | ) | | | (1,040,957 | ) | | | (418,567 | ) | | | (4,092,497 | ) | | | 251,876 | | | | 2,744,787 | | | | 1,402,196 | | | | 14,256,856 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2010 | | Year Ended March 31, 2009 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Class A | |
Subscriptions | | | 452,624 | | | | 4,557,470 | | | | 1,100,014 | | | | 10,742,158 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 34,175 | | | | 346,148 | | | | 45,293 | | | | 445,346 | | |
Redemptions | | | (540,186 | ) | | | (5,413,883 | ) | | | (319,914 | ) | | | (3,155,774 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (53,387 | ) | | | (510,265 | ) | | | 825,393 | | | | 8,031,730 | | |
Class B | |
Subscriptions | | | 4,052 | | | | 40,272 | | | | 11,137 | | | | 109,262 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 2,997 | | | | 30,312 | | | | 4,452 | | | | 43,840 | | |
Redemptions | | | (92,474 | ) | | | (935,553 | ) | | | (41,202 | ) | | | (403,247 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (85,425 | ) | | | (864,969 | ) | | | (25,613 | ) | | | (250,145 | ) | |
Class C | |
Subscriptions | | | 360,994 | | | | 3,661,805 | | | | 148,653 | | | | 1,452,415 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 8,931 | | | | 90,549 | | | | 8,543 | | | | 84,044 | | |
Redemptions | | | (80,493 | ) | | | (820,500 | ) | | | (102,115 | ) | | | (1,009,857 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 289,432 | | | | 2,931,854 | | | | 55,081 | | | | 526,602 | | |
Class Z | |
Subscriptions | | | 2,791,722 | | | | 28,125,140 | | | | 5,686,633 | | | | 56,567,951 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 34,920 | | | | 352,958 | | | | 30,814 | | | | 302,797 | | |
Redemptions | | | (5,523,432 | ) | | | (55,907,222 | ) | | | (5,267,849 | ) | | | (51,304,888 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (2,696,790 | ) | | | (27,429,124 | ) | | | 449,598 | | | | 5,565,860 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Capital Stock Activity
| | Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2010 | | Year Ended March 31, 2009 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Class A | |
Subscriptions | | | 672,637 | | | | 7,332,775 | | | | 842,605 | | | | 8,854,922 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 100,572 | | | | 1,097,331 | | | | 106,894 | | | | 1,121,887 | | |
Redemptions | | | (573,018 | ) | | | (6,279,940 | ) | | | (933,362 | ) | | | (9,649,914 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 200,191 | | | | 2,150,166 | | | | 16,137 | | | | 326,895 | | |
Class B | |
Subscriptions | | | 6,934 | | | | 75,488 | | | | 17,167 | | | | 179,600 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 2,355 | | | | 25,657 | | | | 3,436 | | | | 36,058 | | |
Redemptions | | | (75,392 | ) | | | (821,354 | ) | | | (39,099 | ) | | | (417,198 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (66,103 | ) | | | (720,209 | ) | | | (18,496 | ) | | | (201,540 | ) | |
Class C | |
Subscriptions | | | 80,863 | | | | 885,276 | | | | 91,631 | | | | 966,909 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 3,508 | | | | 38,255 | | | | 2,998 | | | | 31,438 | | |
Redemptions | | | (35,678 | ) | | | (387,391 | ) | | | (5,864 | ) | | | (62,068 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 48,693 | | | | 536,140 | | | | 88,765 | | | | 936,279 | | |
Class Z | |
Subscriptions | | | 4,784,155 | | | | 52,070,723 | | | | 4,972,861 | | | | 52,309,597 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 25,325 | | | | 276,557 | | | | 17,929 | | | | 188,069 | | |
Redemptions | | | (4,677,774 | ) | | | (50,947,811 | ) | | | (6,745,293 | ) | | | (70,455,167 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 131,706 | | | | 1,399,469 | | | | (1,754,503 | ) | | | (17,957,501 | ) | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.46 | | | $ | 10.32 | | | $ | 10.17 | | | $ | 10.14 | | | $ | 10.21 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.22 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.03 | | | | (0.04 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.47 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.18 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.55 | | | $ | 10.46 | | | $ | 10.32 | | | $ | 10.17 | | | $ | 10.14 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 2.53 | % | | | 4.14 | % | | | 4.66 | % | | | 3.30 | % | | | 1.80 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (f) | | | 0.72 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.65 | % | |
Interest expense (g) | | | — | % | | | — | % | | | — | % | | | — | % | | | — | % | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.72 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.65 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.01 | % | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.08 | % | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 1.57 | % | | | 2.60 | % | | | 3.09 | % | | | 2.95 | % | | | 2.47 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 62 | % | | | 94 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 98 | % | | | 13 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 485,404 | | | $ | 209,539 | | | $ | 31,952 | | | $ | 32,855 | | | $ | 52,003 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class B Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.46 | | | $ | 10.32 | | | $ | 10.17 | | | $ | 10.14 | | | $ | 10.21 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.16 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.03 | | | | (0.05 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.11 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.55 | | | $ | 10.46 | | | $ | 10.32 | | | $ | 10.17 | | | $ | 10.14 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 1.77 | % | | | 3.37 | % | | | 3.88 | % | | | 2.54 | % | | | 1.04 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (f) | | | 1.47 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % | |
Interest expense (g) | | | — | % | | | — | % | | | — | % | | | — | % | | | — | % | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 1.47 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.01 | % | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.08 | % | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 0.91 | % | | | 1.98 | % | | | 2.35 | % | | | 2.20 | % | | | 1.72 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 62 | % | | | 94 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 98 | % | | | 13 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 331 | | | $ | 458 | | | $ | 615 | | | $ | 739 | | | $ | 904 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(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.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class C Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.46 | | | $ | 10.32 | | | $ | 10.17 | | | $ | 10.14 | | | $ | 10.21 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.16 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.03 | | | | (0.05 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.11 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.55 | | | $ | 10.46 | | | $ | 10.32 | | | $ | 10.17 | | | $ | 10.14 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 1.76 | % | | | 3.37 | % | | | 3.88 | % | | | 2.53 | % | | | 1.04 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (f) | | | 1.47 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % | |
Interest expense (g) | | | — | % | | | — | % | | | — | % | | | — | % | | | — | % | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 1.47 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.01 | % | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.08 | % | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 0.84 | % | | | 1.92 | % | | | 2.35 | % | | | 2.20 | % | | | 1.72 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 62 | % | | | 94 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 98 | % | | | 13 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 58,529 | | | $ | 32,750 | | | $ | 14,816 | | | $ | 16,549 | | | $ | 22,848 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class Z Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.46 | | | $ | 10.32 | | | $ | 10.17 | | | $ | 10.14 | | | $ | 10.21 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.25 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.04 | | | | (0.04 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 0.49 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.21 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.55 | | | $ | 10.46 | | | $ | 10.32 | | | $ | 10.17 | | | $ | 10.14 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 2.79 | % | | | 4.41 | % | | | 4.92 | % | | | 3.56 | % | | | 2.05 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (f) | | | 0.47 | % | | | 0.40 | % | | | 0.40 | % | | | 0.40 | % | | | 0.40 | % | |
Interest expense (g) | | | — | % | | | — | % | | | — | % | | | — | % | | | — | % | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.47 | % | | | 0.40 | % | | | 0.40 | % | | | 0.40 | % | | | 0.40 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.01 | % | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.08 | % | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 1.83 | % | | | 2.94 | % | | | 3.34 | % | | | 3.20 | % | | | 2.72 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 62 | % | | | 94 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 98 | % | | | 13 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 2,020,837 | | | $ | 1,044,788 | | | $ | 519,786 | | | $ | 380,532 | | | $ | 529,770 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(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.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 9.34 | | | $ | 9.50 | | | $ | 9.63 | | | $ | 9.49 | | | $ | 9.63 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.31 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.39 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 0.14 | | | | (0.08 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.71 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.47 | | | | 0.23 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.05 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 9.72 | | | $ | 9.34 | | | $ | 9.50 | | | $ | 9.63 | | | $ | 9.49 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 7.65 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 2.08 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 2.37 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (e) | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.18 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 3.34 | % | | | 3.33 | % | | | 3.40 | % | | | 3.41 | % | | | 3.30 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 25 | % | | | 19 | % | | | 5 | % | | | 13 | % | | | 35 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 14,059 | | | $ | 18,463 | | | $ | 13,488 | | | $ | 9,108 | | | $ | 7,145 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class B Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 9.34 | | | $ | 9.49 | | | $ | 9.62 | | | $ | 9.48 | | | $ | 9.62 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.24 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.37 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 0.14 | | | | (0.08 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.62 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 0.16 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.05 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 9.71 | | | $ | 9.34 | | | $ | 9.49 | | | $ | 9.62 | | | $ | 9.48 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 6.74 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.32 | % | | | 4.22 | % | | | 1.61 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (e) | | | 1.54 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 1.54 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.18 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 2.58 | % | | | 2.58 | % | | | 2.69 | % | | | 2.67 | % | | | 2.55 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 25 | % | | | 19 | % | | | 5 | % | | | 13 | % | | | 35 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 218 | | | $ | 348 | | | $ | 475 | | | $ | 874 | | | $ | 1,258 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class C Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 9.35 | | | $ | 9.50 | | | $ | 9.63 | | | $ | 9.49 | | | $ | 9.63 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.25 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.37 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 0.14 | | | | (0.09 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.62 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 0.16 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.05 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 9.72 | | | $ | 9.35 | | | $ | 9.50 | | | $ | 9.63 | | | $ | 9.49 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 6.74 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.31 | % | | | 4.22 | % | | | 1.61 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (e) | | | 1.54 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 1.54 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.18 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 2.55 | % | | | 2.58 | % | | | 2.67 | % | | | 2.67 | % | | | 2.55 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 25 | % | | | 19 | % | | | 5 | % | | | 13 | % | | | 35 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,875 | | | $ | 1,061 | | | $ | 1,263 | | | $ | 1,274 | | | $ | 1,339 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class Z Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 9.33 | | | $ | 9.48 | | | $ | 9.61 | | | $ | 9.47 | | | $ | 9.61 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.34 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.38 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 0.14 | | | | (0.09 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.72 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.49 | | | | 0.25 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.05 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 9.70 | | | $ | 9.33 | | | $ | 9.48 | | | $ | 9.61 | | | $ | 9.47 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 7.82 | % | | | 2.02 | % | | | 2.33 | % | | | 5.27 | % | | | 2.63 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (e) | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.18 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 3.56 | % | | | 3.58 | % | | | 3.66 | % | | | 3.67 | % | | | 3.55 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 25 | % | | | 19 | % | | | 5 | % | | | 13 | % | | | 35 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 211,046 | | | $ | 187,844 | | | $ | 203,426 | | | $ | 132,921 | | | $ | 122,286 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.18 | | | $ | 10.35 | | | $ | 10.54 | | | $ | 10.51 | | | $ | 10.66 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 0.40 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.40 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 0.03 | | | | (0.15 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.74 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 0.25 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.58 | | | $ | 10.18 | | | $ | 10.35 | | | $ | 10.54 | | | $ | 10.51 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 7.31 | % | | | 2.04 | % | | | 2.00 | % | | | 4.20 | % | | | 2.38 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (e) | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.21 | % | | | 0.19 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 3.20 | % | | | 3.67 | % | | | 3.80 | % | | | 3.84 | % | | | 3.79 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 22 | % | | | 22 | % | | | 28 | % | | | 26 | % | | | 12 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 19,433 | | | $ | 14,801 | | | $ | 13,742 | | | $ | 15,574 | | | $ | 17,913 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class B Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.19 | | | $ | 10.35 | | | $ | 10.55 | | | $ | 10.52 | | | $ | 10.67 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.32 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.39 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 0.03 | | | | (0.15 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.65 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.17 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.58 | | | $ | 10.19 | | | $ | 10.35 | | | $ | 10.55 | | | $ | 10.52 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 6.41 | % | | | 1.38 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 3.43 | % | | | 1.62 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (e) | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.20 | % | �� | | 0.21 | % | | | 0.19 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 2.47 | % | | | 2.92 | % | | | 3.05 | % | | | 3.09 | % | | | 3.04 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 22 | % | | | 22 | % | | | 28 | % | | | 26 | % | | | 12 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 886 | | | $ | 1,266 | | | $ | 1,364 | | | $ | 1,960 | | | $ | 2,581 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class C Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.18 | | | $ | 10.35 | | | $ | 10.55 | | | $ | 10.51 | | | $ | 10.66 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.32 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.40 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 0.04 | | | | (0.15 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.66 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.17 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.58 | | | $ | 10.18 | | | $ | 10.35 | | | $ | 10.55 | | | $ | 10.51 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 6.51 | % | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 3.52 | % | | | 1.62 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (e) | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.21 | % | | | 0.19 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 2.42 | % | | | 2.92 | % | | | 3.05 | % | | | 3.09 | % | | | 3.04 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 22 | % | | | 22 | % | | | 28 | % | | | 26 | % | | | 12 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 3,567 | | | $ | 2,100 | | | $ | 1,830 | | | $ | 1,877 | | | $ | 2,189 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class Z Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.18 | | | $ | 10.35 | | | $ | 10.54 | | | $ | 10.51 | | | $ | 10.66 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 0.43 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.40 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 0.03 | | | | (0.15 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.76 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.46 | | | | 0.28 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.58 | | | $ | 10.18 | | | $ | 10.35 | | | $ | 10.54 | | | $ | 10.51 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 7.58 | % | | | 2.30 | % | | | 2.26 | % | | | 4.46 | % | | | 2.63 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (e) | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.21 | % | | | 0.19 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 3.46 | % | | | 3.92 | % | | | 4.05 | % | | | 4.09 | % | | | 4.04 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 22 | % | | | 22 | % | | | 28 | % | | | 26 | % | | | 12 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 110,040 | | | $ | 110,408 | | | $ | 106,927 | | | $ | 100,541 | | | $ | 102,259 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.08 | | | $ | 10.44 | | | $ | 10.63 | | | $ | 10.57 | | | $ | 10.78 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 0.39 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.45 | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 0.06 | | | | (0.22 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.79 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.46 | | | | 0.17 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.53 | | | $ | 10.08 | | | $ | 10.44 | | | $ | 10.63 | | | $ | 10.57 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 7.93 | % | | | 0.26 | % | | | 1.96 | % | | | 4.46 | % | | | 1.59 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (e) | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | | | — | %(f) | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.16 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 3.26 | % | | | 3.76 | % | | | 3.74 | % | | | 3.81 | % | | | 3.59 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 23 | % | | | 11 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 24 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 27,423 | | | $ | 23,530 | | | $ | 24,405 | | | $ | 24,730 | | | $ | 28,877 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class B Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.09 | | | $ | 10.45 | | | $ | 10.64 | | | $ | 10.57 | | | $ | 10.78 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.30 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.45 | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 0.06 | | | | (0.21 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.72 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.09 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.54 | | | $ | 10.09 | | | $ | 10.45 | | | $ | 10.64 | | | $ | 10.57 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 7.13 | % | | | (0.48 | )% | | | 1.20 | % | | | 3.78 | % | | | 0.83 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (e) | | | 1.54 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | | | — | %(f) | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 1.54 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.16 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 2.56 | % | | | 3.01 | % | | | 3.00 | % | | | 3.07 | % | | | 2.84 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 23 | % | | | 11 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 24 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 929 | | | $ | 2,220 | | | $ | 2,689 | | | $ | 4,159 | | | $ | 7,825 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class C Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.08 | | | $ | 10.44 | | | $ | 10.63 | | | $ | 10.57 | | | $ | 10.78 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.30 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.45 | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 0.06 | | | | (0.21 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.71 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.09 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.53 | | | $ | 10.08 | | | $ | 10.44 | | | $ | 10.63 | | | $ | 10.57 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 7.12 | % | | | (0.49 | )% | | | 1.20 | % | | | 3.68 | % | | | 0.83 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (e) | | | 1.54 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | | | — | %(f) | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 1.54 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.16 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 2.49 | % | | | 3.02 | % | | | 2.99 | % | | | 3.06 | % | | | 2.84 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 23 | % | | | 11 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 24 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 3,269 | | | $ | 2,143 | | | $ | 1,597 | | | $ | 1,767 | | | $ | 1,979 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class Z Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.09 | | | $ | 10.44 | | | $ | 10.63 | | | $ | 10.57 | | | $ | 10.78 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 0.41 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.44 | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 0.06 | | | | (0.21 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.81 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.49 | | | | 0.20 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.53 | | | $ | 10.09 | | | $ | 10.44 | | | $ | 10.63 | | | $ | 10.57 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 8.09 | % | | | 0.61 | % | | | 2.21 | % | | | 4.72 | % | | | 1.84 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (e) | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | | | — | %(f) | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.16 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 3.52 | % | | | 4.01 | % | | | 3.99 | % | | | 4.06 | % | | | 3.84 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 23 | % | | | 11 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 24 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 131,234 | | | $ | 126,661 | | | $ | 135,506 | | | $ | 141,094 | | | $ | 148,553 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 9.79 | | | $ | 10.08 | | | $ | 10.38 | | | $ | 10.40 | | | $ | 10.56 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 0.41 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.38 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | 0.03 | | | | (0.16 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.71 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 0.25 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | (c) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | — | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.17 | | | $ | 9.79 | | | $ | 10.08 | | | $ | 10.38 | | | $ | 10.40 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 7.34 | % | | | 0.87 | % | | | 0.84 | % | | | 4.23 | % | | | 2.37 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.14 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.18 | % | | | 0.17 | % | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 3.27 | % | | | 3.79 | % | | | 3.73 | % | | | 3.80 | % | | | 3.89 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 15 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 25 | % | | | 17 | % | | | 16 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 33,307 | | | $ | 23,236 | | | $ | 22,399 | | | $ | 18,705 | | | $ | 19,155 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(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 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 North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class B Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 9.79 | | | $ | 10.08 | | | $ | 10.38 | | | $ | 10.39 | | | $ | 10.56 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.33 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.38 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | 0.04 | | | | (0.17 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.64 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.16 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | (c) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | — | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.17 | | | $ | 9.79 | | | $ | 10.08 | | | $ | 10.38 | | | $ | 10.39 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 6.55 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.09 | % | | | 3.55 | % | | | 1.51 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.14 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.18 | % | | | 0.17 | % | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 2.56 | % | | | 3.04 | % | | | 2.99 | % | | | 3.05 | % | | | 3.14 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 15 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 25 | % | | | 17 | % | | | 16 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,260 | | | $ | 1,920 | | | $ | 2,668 | | | $ | 3,776 | | | $ | 4,478 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(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 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 North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class C Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 9.79 | | | $ | 10.08 | | | $ | 10.38 | | | $ | 10.40 | | | $ | 10.56 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.33 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.38 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | 0.03 | | | | (0.16 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.64 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.17 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | (c) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | — | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.17 | | | $ | 9.79 | | | $ | 10.08 | | | $ | 10.38 | | | $ | 10.40 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 6.55 | % | | | 0.12 | % | | | 0.09 | % | | | 3.45 | % | | | 1.60 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.14 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.18 | % | | | 0.17 | % | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 2.54 | % | | | 3.04 | % | | | 2.99 | % | | | 3.05 | % | | | 3.14 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 15 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 25 | % | | | 17 | % | | | 16 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 3,797 | | | $ | 3,672 | | | $ | 3,108 | | | $ | 3,760 | | | $ | 4,650 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(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 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 North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class Z Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 9.79 | | | $ | 10.07 | | | $ | 10.38 | | | $ | 10.39 | | | $ | 10.56 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.43 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.38 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 0.05 | | | | (0.16 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.74 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.47 | | | | 0.27 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | (c) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | — | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.48 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.17 | | | $ | 9.79 | | | $ | 10.07 | | | $ | 10.38 | | | $ | 10.39 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 7.61 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 0.99 | % | | | 4.59 | % | | | 2.53 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.14 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.18 | % | | | 0.17 | % | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 3.54 | % | | | 4.03 | % | | | 3.99 | % | | | 4.05 | % | | | 4.14 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 15 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 25 | % | | | 17 | % | | | 16 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 172,795 | | | $ | 163,885 | | | $ | 154,515 | | | $ | 155,432 | | | $ | 138,854 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(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.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
126
Financial Highlights – Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 9.84 | | | $ | 10.01 | | | $ | 10.27 | | | $ | 10.25 | | | $ | 10.46 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.43 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.33 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | 0.06 | | | | (0.17 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.67 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 0.26 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.17 | | | $ | 9.84 | | | $ | 10.01 | | | $ | 10.27 | | | $ | 10.25 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 6.91 | % | | | 2.09 | % | | | 1.39 | % | | | 4.50 | % | | | 2.46 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (e) | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | | | — | %(f) | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.14 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 3.39 | % | | | 3.76 | % | | | 3.78 | % | | | 3.77 | % | | | 3.78 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 16 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 13 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 11 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 24,126 | | | $ | 23,865 | | | $ | 16,007 | | | $ | 17,443 | | | $ | 18,855 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class B Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 9.85 | | | $ | 10.01 | | | $ | 10.27 | | | $ | 10.25 | | | $ | 10.46 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.34 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.33 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | 0.07 | | | | (0.16 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.60 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.18 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.18 | | | $ | 9.85 | | | $ | 10.01 | | | $ | 10.27 | | | $ | 10.25 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 6.12 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 0.64 | % | | | 3.72 | % | | | 1.70 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (e) | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | | | — | %(f) | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.14 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 2.64 | % | | | 3.03 | % | | | 3.03 | % | | | 3.02 | % | | | 3.03 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 16 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 13 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 11 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,175 | | | $ | 1,978 | | | $ | 2,268 | | | $ | 2,866 | | | $ | 4,135 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
128
Financial Highlights – Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class C Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 9.85 | | | $ | 10.01 | | | $ | 10.28 | | | $ | 10.26 | | | $ | 10.47 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.34 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.33 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 0.07 | | | | (0.16 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.60 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.18 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.18 | | | $ | 9.85 | | | $ | 10.01 | | | $ | 10.28 | | | $ | 10.26 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 6.11 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | 3.72 | % | | | 1.70 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (e) | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | | | — | %(f) | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.14 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 2.63 | % | | | 3.02 | % | | | 3.03 | % | | | 3.02 | % | | | 3.03 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 16 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 13 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 11 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 9,300 | | | $ | 6,146 | | | $ | 5,697 | | | $ | 6,324 | | | $ | 7,060 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
129
Financial Highlights – Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class Z Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 9.84 | | | $ | 10.01 | | | $ | 10.27 | | | $ | 10.25 | | | $ | 10.46 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.46 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.34 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | 0.07 | | | | (0.18 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.71 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.48 | | | | 0.28 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.46 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.18 | | | $ | 9.84 | | | $ | 10.01 | | | $ | 10.27 | | | $ | 10.25 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 7.28 | % | | | 2.34 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 4.76 | % | | | 2.71 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (e) | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(f) | | | — | %(f) | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.14 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 3.64 | % | | | 4.03 | % | | | 4.03 | % | | | 4.01 | % | | | 4.03 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 16 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 13 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 11 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 150,971 | | | $ | 172,604 | | | $ | 170,987 | | | $ | 157,399 | | | $ | 160,021 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
130
Financial Highlights – Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.57 | | | $ | 10.65 | | | $ | 10.73 | | | $ | 10.67 | | | $ | 10.86 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.38 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.37 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 0.11 | | | | (0.18 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.72 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.49 | | | | 0.20 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | (c) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.94 | | | $ | 10.57 | | | $ | 10.65 | | | $ | 10.73 | | | $ | 10.67 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 6.83 | % | | | 2.83 | % | | | 2.85 | % | | | 4.64 | % | | | 1.88 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (f) | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(g) | | | — | %(g) | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.09 | % | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.12 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.12 | % | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 3.17 | % | | | 3.54 | % | | | 3.51 | % | | | 3.55 | % | | | 3.54 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 12 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 22 | % | | | 30 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 51,857 | | | $ | 47,970 | | | $ | 48,158 | | | $ | 48,924 | | | $ | 53,054 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
131
Financial Highlights – Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class B Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.57 | | | $ | 10.65 | | | $ | 10.73 | | | $ | 10.67 | | | $ | 10.86 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.30 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.37 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 0.11 | | | | (0.18 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.64 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.12 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | (c) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.95 | | | $ | 10.57 | | | $ | 10.65 | | | $ | 10.73 | | | $ | 10.67 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 6.14 | % | | | 2.07 | % | | | 2.08 | % | | | 3.86 | % | | | 1.12 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (f) | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(g) | | | — | %(g) | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.09 | % | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.12 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.12 | % | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 2.44 | % | | | 2.80 | % | | | 2.77 | % | | | 2.80 | % | | | 2.79 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 12 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 22 | % | | | 30 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,575 | | | $ | 2,220 | | | $ | 2,434 | | | $ | 3,119 | | | $ | 4,360 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
132
Financial Highlights – Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class C Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.57 | | | $ | 10.65 | | | $ | 10.73 | | | $ | 10.67 | | | $ | 10.86 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.30 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.38 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 0.11 | | | | (0.18 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.64 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.12 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | (c) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.95 | | | $ | 10.57 | | | $ | 10.65 | | | $ | 10.73 | | | $ | 10.67 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 6.13 | % | | | 2.07 | % | | | 2.08 | % | | | 3.86 | % | | | 1.12 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (f) | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(g) | | | — | %(g) | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.09 | % | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.12 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.12 | % | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 2.41 | % | | | 2.79 | % | | | 2.77 | % | | | 2.80 | % | | | 2.79 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 12 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 22 | % | | | 30 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 2,499 | | | $ | 1,898 | | | $ | 967 | | | $ | 1,340 | | | $ | 1,450 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(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 benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended March 31, | |
Class Z Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.57 | | | $ | 10.65 | | | $ | 10.73 | | | $ | 10.67 | | | $ | 10.86 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.44 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.37 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 0.10 | | | | (0.21 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.74 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.51 | | | | 0.23 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | (c) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.94 | | | $ | 10.57 | | | $ | 10.65 | | | $ | 10.73 | | | $ | 10.67 | | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 7.10 | % | | | 3.09 | % | | | 3.10 | % | | | 4.90 | % | | | 2.13 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense (f) | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | |
Interest expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | %(g) | | | — | %(g) | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.09 | % | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.12 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.12 | % | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 3.42 | % | | | 3.80 | % | | | 3.76 | % | | | 3.80 | % | | | 3.79 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 12 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 22 | % | | | 30 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 278,479 | | | $ | 267,576 | | | $ | 288,262 | | | $ | 273,728 | | | $ | 266,292 | | |
(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(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.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(g) Rounds to less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements – Municipal Bond Funds
March 31, 2010
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Funds Series Trust (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. Information presented in these financial statements pertains to the following series of the Trust (each, a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"):
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund
Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund is a non-diversified fund. Each of the other Funds operates as a diversified fund.
Investment Objectives
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund seeks current income exempt from federal income tax, consistent with minimal fluctuation of principal. Each of the Intermediate Municipal Bond Funds seeks current income exempt from federal income tax and the respective state individual income tax, consistent with moderate fluctuation of principal.
Fund Shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares, and each Fund offers four classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Z shares. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable. 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 the other Columbia Funds.
Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 1.00% for Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund and 3.25% for the Intermediate Municipal Bond Funds, based on the amount of initial investment. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") if the shares are sold within one year after purchase. Class B shares of the Intermediate Municipal Bond Funds are subject to a maximum CDSC of 3.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares of the Intermediate Municipal Bond Funds will convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares sold within one year after purchase. Class Z shares are offered continuously at net asset value. There are certain restrictions on the purchase of Class Z shares, as desc ribed in each Fund's prospectus.
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.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements.
Security Valuation
Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees, based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available may also be valued based upon an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotation.
Short-term investments maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security. 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 and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine value.
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GAAP 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.
On Jan. 21, 2010, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update (the amendment), Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements, which provides guidance on how investment assets and liabilities are to be valued and disclosed. Specifically, the amendment requires reporting entities to disclose the input and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements for Level 2 or Level 3 positions. The amendment also requires that transfers between all levels (including Level 1 and Level 2) be disclosed on a gross basis (i.e., transfers out must be disclosed separately from transfers in), and the reason(s) for the transfer. Additionally purchases, sales, issuances and settlem ents must be disclosed on a gross basis in the Level 3 rollforward. The effective date of the amendment is for interim and annual periods beginning after Dec. 15, 2009, however, the requirement to provide the Level 3 activity for purchases, sales, issuances and settlements on a gross basis will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after Dec. 15, 2010. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of the amendment and the impact to the financial statements.
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.
Derivative Instruments
The Funds may invest in derivative instruments. For additional information on derivative instruments, please see Note 6.
Delayed Delivery Securities
Each Fund may trade securities on other than normal settlement terms, including securities purchased or sold on a "when-issued" basis. This may increase the risk if the other party to the transaction fails to deliver and causes the Funds to subsequently invest at less advantageous prices. Each Fund identifies within its portfolio of investments cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the delayed delivery commitment.
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 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
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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. 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 March 31, 2010, permanent book and tax basis differences resulting primarily from differing treatments for market discount reclassifications were identified and reclassified among the components of the Fund's net assets as follows:
| | Undistributed (Overdistributed) Net Investment Income | | Accumulated Net Realized Loss | | Paid-In Capital | |
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | | $ | (12,421 | ) | | $ | 13,697 | | | $ | (1,276 | ) | |
Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | (20,648 | ) | | | 20,648 | | | | — | | |
Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | (1,567 | ) | | | 1,567 | | | | — | | |
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 14,328 | | | | (14,328 | ) | | | — | | |
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | (40,018 | ) | | | 40,018 | | | | — | | |
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | (5,530 | ) | | | 5,530 | | | | — | | |
Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 39,005 | | | | (39,005 | ) | | | — | | |
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 March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009 was as follows:
| | March 31, 2010 | |
| | Tax-Exempt Income | | Ordinary Income* | | Long-Term Capital Gains | |
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | | $ | 36,039,799 | | | $ | 33,157 | | | $ | — | | |
Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 7,781,315 | | | | 3,073 | | | | 141,523 | | |
Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 4,506,122 | | | | 3,574 | | | | — | | |
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 5,494,650 | | | | 106,849 | | | | — | | |
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 6,939,301 | | | | 69,082 | | | | — | | |
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 7,126,807 | | | | 89,026 | | | | — | | |
Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 11,077,237 | | | | 145,799 | | | | — | | |
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| | March 31, 2009 | |
| | Tax-Exempt Income | | Ordinary Income* | |
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | | $ | 23,172,325 | | | $ | 68,602 | | |
Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 7,949,291 | | | | 20,957 | | |
Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 4,874,897 | | | | 44,517 | | |
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 6,225,289 | | | | 67,236 | | |
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 7,317,552 | | | | 65,135 | | |
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 7,942,017 | | | | 304,440 | | |
Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 12,368,344 | | | | 12,599 | | |
* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.
As of March 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | Undistributed Tax-Exempt Income | | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)* | |
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | | $ | 2,400,823 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 35,261,887 | | |
Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 532,050 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,005,313 | | |
Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 485,512 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,397,789 | | |
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 418,689 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,717,151 | | |
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 1,124,337 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,438,865 | | |
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 1,393,391 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 6,218,762 | | |
Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 1,648,749 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 11,833,202 | | |
* The differences between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation/depreciation are primarily due to market discount accretion on debt securities.
Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at March 31, 2010, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, were:
| | Unrealized Appreciation | | Unrealized Depreciation | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | | $ | 36,283,115 | | | $ | (1,021,228 | ) | | $ | 35,261,887 | | |
Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 6,917,228 | | | | (1,911,915 | ) | | | 5,005,313 | | |
Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 4,082,173 | | | | (684,384 | ) | | | 3,397,789 | | |
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 6,500,040 | | | | (1,782,889 | ) | | | 4,717,151 | | |
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 6,770,699 | | | | (1,331,834 | ) | | | 5,438,865 | | |
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 6,763,713 | | | | (544,951 | ) | | | 6,218,762 | | |
Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 14,209,212 | | | | (2,376,010 | ) | | | 11,833,202 | | |
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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 | |
| | 2011 | | 2012 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2015 | | 2016 | | 2017 | | 2018 | | Total | |
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | | $ | 10,024 | | | $ | 397,238 | | | $ | 2,170,497 | | | $ | 3,786,208 | | | $ | 3,090,745 | | | $ | 1,181,270 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 10,635,982 | | |
Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 549,741 | | | | 549,741 | | |
Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 728,393 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 231,576 | | | | 959,969 | | |
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 421,787 | | | | — | | | | 828,332 | | | | 901,428 | | | | 271,557 | | | | — | | | | 511 | | | | 2,323,465 | | | | 4,747,080 | | |
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,049,117 | | | | 2,838,774 | | | | 3,887,891 | | |
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 317,772 | | | | 952,549 | | | | 1,541,416 | | | | 2,811,737 | | |
Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 72,197 | | | | 1,092,743 | | | | 1,164,940 | | |
Capital loss carryforwards utilized during the year ended March 31, 2010 were as follows:
| | Capital Losses Utilized | |
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | | $ | 180,631 | | |
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 March 31, 2010, post-October capital losses attributed to security transactions deferred to April 1, 2010 were as follows:
| | Capital Losses Deferred | |
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | | $ | 6,966 | | |
Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 54,039 | | |
| | Capital Losses Deferred | |
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | $ | 68,336 | | |
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
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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 Funds. Columbia receives a monthly investment advisory fee based on each Fund's average daily net assets at the following annual rates:
| | Fees on Average Net Assets | |
| | First $500 Million | | $500 Million to $1 Billion | | $1 Billion to $1.5 Billion | | $1.5 Billion to $3 Billion | | $3 Billion to $6 Billion | | Over $6 Billion | |
All Funds (except Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund) | | | 0.40 | % | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.32 | % | | | 0.29 | % | | | 0.28 | % | | | 0.27 | % | |
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
For the year ended March 31, 2010, the effective investment advisory fee rates for the Funds, as a percentage of each Fund's average daily net assets, were as follows:
| | Effective Fee Rate | |
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0.26 | % | |
Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0.40 | % | |
Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0.40 | % | |
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0.40 | % | |
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0.40 | % | |
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0.40 | % | |
Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0.40 | % | |
Bank of America, N.A., an 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. ("Ameriprise Financial"). The transaction ("Transaction") includes the sale of the part of the asset management business that advises long-term mutual funds, including the Funds. The Transaction is subject to certain approvals and other conditions to closing, and is currently expected to close on or about April 30, 2010 (the "Closing").
In connection with the Closing, certain changes will occur, including a change in the entities serving as the investment advisor, administrator, distributor and transfer agent of the Funds. RiverSource Investments, LLC (the "New Advisor"), a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, will become the investment advisor of the Funds upon the Closing. On March 3, 2010, the Funds' shareholders approved, among other matters, the proposed investment management services agreement with the New Advisor. The New Advisor will serve as investment advisor under a new investment management services agreement effective upon the Closing. The New Advisor will change its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC upon or shortly after the Closing. In light of the Transaction, as the context requires, references to Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the New Advisor.
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Administration Fee
Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Funds. Under the administration agreement, Columbia is entitled to receive an administration fee from each Fund, computed daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.15% of each Fund's average daily net assets less the fees payable by the Funds as described under the Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees note below.
The New Advisor will become the administrator of the Funds under a new administrative services agreement effective upon the Closing.
Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees
The Funds have entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the "Financial Reporting Services Agreement") with State Street Bank and 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 expe nses and charges.
Among other updates to the State Street Agreements, Columbia will assign and delegate its rights and obligations thereunder to the New Advisor upon the Closing.
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 and charges, including fees payable to third parties, such as for pricing the Funds' portfolio securities, incurred by Columbia in the performance of services under the Services Agreement.
The Services Agreement will be terminated upon the Closing, and the services provided thereunder will be covered under the administrative services agreement with the New Advisor.
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. Effective January 1, 2010, the Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a fee for its services, paid monthly, at the annual rate of $22.36 per 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. Prior to January 1, 2010, the annual rate was $17.34 per account. 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.
RiverSource Service Corporation (the "New Transfer Agent"), a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, will become the transfer agent of the Fund upon the Closing. The New Transfer Agent will change its name to Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. upon or shortly after the Closing.
An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below each Fund's initial 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 March 31, 2010, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Funds.
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Underwriting Discounts, Service and Distribution 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 Funds' shares. For the year ended March 31, 2010, the Distributor retained net underwriting discounts on the sale of Class A shares and received net CDSC fees on Class A, Class B and Class C share redemptions as follows:
| | Front End Sales Charge | | CDSC | |
| | Class A | | Class A | | Class B | | Class C | |
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | | $ | 84,273 | | | $ | 178,061 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 30,159 | | |
Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 1,454 | | | | 2,559 | | | | 991 | | | | 828 | | |
Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 3,025 | | | | — | | | | 582 | | | | 462 | | |
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 6,775 | | | | — | | | | 485 | | | | — | | |
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 3,098 | | | | 10,223 | | | | 713 | | | | 409 | | |
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 361 | | | | 24,394 | | | | — | | | | 322 | | |
Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 3,230 | | | | — | | | | 698 | | | | 970 | | |
RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc. (the "New Distributor"), a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, will become the distributor of the Funds upon the Closing. The New Distributor will change its name to Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. upon or shortly after the Closing.
The Trust has adopted shareholder servicing plans and distribution plans for the Class B and Class C shares of each Fund and a combined distribution and shareholder servicing plan for the Class A shares of each Fund. The shareholder servicing plans permit the Funds to compensate or reimburse servicing agents for the shareholder services they have provided. The distribution plans, adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, permit the Funds 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. Payments are made at an annual rate and paid monthly, as a percentage of average daily net assets, set from time to time by the Board of Trustees, and are charged as expenses of each Fund directly to the applicable share class. A substantial portion of the expenses incurred pursuant to these plans is paid to affiliates of BOA and th e Distributor.
The annual rates in effect and plan limits, as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:
| | Current Rate | | Plan Limit | |
Class A Combined Distribution and Shareholder Servicing Plan | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Class B and Class C Shareholder Servicing Plans | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Class B and Class C Distribution Plans | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | |
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements
Effective August 1, 2009, Columbia voluntarily agreed to reimburse a portion of the Funds' expenses so that ordinary operating expenses (excluding any distribution and service fees, brokerage commissions, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, but including custodian charges relating to overdrafts, if any), after giving effect to any balance
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credits from the Funds' custodian, do not exceed the following annual rates, based on each Fund's average daily net assets:
| | Annual Rate | |
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0.50 | % | |
Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0.55 | % | |
Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0.55 | % | |
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0.55 | % | |
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0.55 | % | |
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0.55 | % | |
Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0.55 | % | |
Columbia, in its discretion, may revise or discontinue these arrangements at any time. Prior to August 1, 2009, Columbia contractually agreed to bear a portion of the Funds' expenses so that ordinary operating expenses (excluding any distribution and service 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 Funds' custodian, did not exceed the following annual rates, based on each Fund's average daily net assets:
| | Annual Rate | |
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0.40 | % | |
Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0.50 | % | |
Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0.50 | % | |
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0.50 | % | |
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0.50 | % | |
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0.50 | % | |
Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 0.50 | % | |
Columbia is entitled to recover from the Funds 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 Funds' expenses to exceed the expense limitations in effect at the time of recovery. Upon the Closing, the New Advisor will be entitled to recover any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed to the Funds in the same manner.
At March 31, 2010, the amounts potentially recoverable pursuant to this arrangement are as follows:
| | Amount of potential recovery expiring March 31, | | Total potential | | Amount expired | | Amount recovered during the year ended | |
| | 2013 | | 2012 | | 2011 | | recovery | | 3/31/10 | | 3/31/10 | |
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | | | $223,599 | | | | $602,386 | | | | $470,889 | | | | $1,296,874 | | | | $554,470 | | | | $— | | |
Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 249,629 | | | | 299,298 | | | | 245,824 | | | | 794,751 | | | | 269,630 | | | | — | | |
Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 221,167 | | | | 212,433 | | | | 246,888 | | | | 680,488 | | | | 251,480 | | | | — | | |
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 249,129 | | | | 239,429 | | | | 267,402 | | | | 755,960 | | | | 292,639 | | | | — | | |
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 259,947 | | | | 259,156 | | | | 293,196 | | | | 812,299 | | | | 305,301 | | | | — | | |
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 247,880 | | | | 267,234 | | | | 273,304 | | | | 788,418 | | | | 316,287 | | | | — | | |
Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 298,704 | | | | 367,033 | | | | 386,045 | | | | 1,051,782 | | | | 429,520 | | | | — | | |
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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.
Trustees are compensated for their services to the Funds, as set forth on the Statements of Operations. 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. 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 are 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.
Other
Certain Funds have made investments of cash balances in Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves and/or Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves, pursuant to an exemptive order received from, and to a rule adopted by, the Securities and Exchange Commission. The income earned by each Fund from such investments is included as "Dividends from affiliates" on the Statements of Operations. As an investing fund, each fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Funds.
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 March 31, 2010, these custody credits reduced total expenses for the Funds as follows:
| | Custody Credits | |
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | | $ | 208 | | |
Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 2 | | |
Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 1 | | |
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 2 | | |
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 2 | | |
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 7 | | |
Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 3 | | |
Note 6. Portfolio Information
For the year ended March 31, 2010, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, for the Funds were as follows:
| | Purchases | | Sales | |
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | | $ | 2,387,901,363 | | | $ | 1,208,858,581 | | |
Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 61,703,760 | | | | 52,763,099 | | |
Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 34,426,764 | | | | 27,707,058 | | |
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 41,604,840 | | | | 34,896,794 | | |
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 55,305,641 | | | | 28,754,619 | | |
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| | Purchases | | Sales | |
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | $ | 30,145,274 | | | $ | 37,855,052 | | |
Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | |
48,736,968 | | | |
36,784,686 | | |
Note 7. Regulatory Settlements
As of March 31, 2010, Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund had received payments of $1,276 relating to certain regulatory settlements with third parties that the Fund had participated in during the period. The payments have been included in "Increase from regulatory settlements" on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
Note 8. Line of Credit
The Funds and other affiliated funds participate in a $280,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit provided by State Street. The maximum amount that may be borrowed by any fund is limited to the lesser of $200,000,000 and the Fund's borrowing limit set forth in the Fund's registration statement. Borrowings are available for short-term liquidity or temporary or emergency purposes.
Effective October 15, 2009, 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 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds pro rata based on their relative net assets.
Prior to October 15, 2009, interest was 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 0.50% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 0.50%. In addition, an annual operations agency fee of $20,000, an amendment fee of 0.02% and a commitment fee of 0.12% per annum were accrued and apportioned among the participating funds pro rata based on their relative net assets.
For the year ended March 31, 2010, Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund borrowed under these arrangements. The average daily loan balance outstanding on days where borrowings existed was $24,500,000 at a weighted average interest rate of 0.74%.
Note 9. Shares of Beneficial Interest
As of March 31, 2010, the Funds had shareholders that held greater than 5% of the shares outstanding of a Fund, whose shares were beneficially owned by participant accounts over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates had either sole or joint investment discretion. The percentages of shares of beneficial interest outstanding held therein are as follows:
| | % of Shares Outstanding Held | |
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | | | 68.8 | | |
Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 85.0 | | |
Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 78.8 | | |
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 76.5 | | |
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 75.1 | | |
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 74.9 | | |
Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 78.1 | | |
As of March 31, 2010, no other shareholders owned more than 5% of the outstanding shares of each Fund. Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Funds.
Note 10. Significant Risks and Contingencies
Sector Focus Risk
Certain Funds may focus their investments in certain sectors, subjecting them to greater risk than a fund that is less focused.
Non-Diversified Risk
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund is a non-diversified fund, which generally means that it may invest a greater percentage of its total assets in the securities of fewer issuers than a "diversified" fund. This increases the risk
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that a change in the value of any one investment held by the 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, the Fund's value will likely be more volatile than the value of more diversified funds. The Fund may not operate as a non-diversified fund at all times.
Geographic Concentration Risk
A Fund's municipal holdings may include obligations of issuers that rely in whole or in part for payment of interest and principal on state specific revenues, real property taxes, revenues from particular institutions, such as healthcare institutions, or obligations secured by mortgages on real property. Consequently, the impact of changes in state law or regulations or the economic conditions in a particular state should be considered. The ability of issuers of debt securities held by the Funds to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or region.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Each of the Funds hold 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 March 31, 2010, private insurers who insured greater than 5% of the total net assets of the Funds were as follows:
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund
Insurer | | % of Total Net Assets | |
National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. | | | 7.6 | | |
Ambac Assurance Corp. | | | 5.8 | | |
Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | | | 7.8 | | |
Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Insurer | | % of Total Net Assets | |
Ambac Assurance Corp. | | | 13.2 | | |
Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | | | 12.9 | | |
Financial Guaranty Insurance Corp. | | | 9.1 | | |
National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. | | | 5.9 | | |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | | | 5.2 | | |
Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Insurer | | % of Total Net Assets | |
Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | | | 21.1 | | |
National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. | | | 15.5 | | |
Ambac Assurance Corp. | | | 8.5 | | |
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Insurer | | % of Total Net Assets | |
Financial Guaranty Insurance Corp. | | | 8.4 | | |
Ambac Assurance Corp. | | | 5.5 | | |
Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | | | 5.2 | | |
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Insurer | | % of Total Net Assets | |
National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. | | | 12.3 | | |
Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | | | 8.4 | | |
Ambac Assurance Corp. | | | 7.4 | | |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | | | 5.5 | | |
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Insurer | | % of Total Net Assets | |
Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | | | 28.9 | | |
National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. | | | 7.6 | | |
Ambac Assurance Corp. | | | 7.4 | | |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | | | 6.8 | | |
Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Insurer | | % of Total Net Assets | |
National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. | | | 16.3 | | |
Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | | | 11.4 | | |
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At April 6, 2010, National Public Finance Guarantee Corp., Financial Guaranty Insurance Corp., Ambac Assurance Corp., Assured Guaranty Ltd. and Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. were rated by Standard & Poor's A, Non-rated, Non-rated, AAA and AAA, respectively.
Tax Development Risk
Each Fund purchases municipal securities whose interest, in the opinion of bond counsel, is free from federal income tax. There is no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will agree with this opinion. In the event the IRS determines that an issuer does not comply with relevant tax requirements, interest payments from a security could become federally taxable, possibly retroactively to the date the security was issued. As a shareholder of the Fund, you may be required to file an amended tax return as a result.
Information Regarding Pending and Settled Legal Proceedings
In June 2004, an action captioned John E. Gallus et al. v. American Express Financial Corp. and American Express Financial Advisors Inc. was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. The plaintiffs allege that they are investors in several American Express Company (now known as RiverSource) mutual funds and they purport to bring the action derivatively on behalf of those funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The plaintiffs allege that fees allegedly paid to the defendants by the funds for investment advisory and administrative services are excessive. The plaintiffs seek remedies including restitution and rescission of investment advisory and distribution agreements. The plaintiffs voluntarily agreed to transfer this case to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (the District Court). In response to defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint, the District Court dismissed one of plaintiffs' four claims and granted plaintiffs limited discovery. Defendants moved for summary judgment in April 2007. Summary judgment was granted in the defendants' favor on July 9, 2007. The plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (the Eighth Circuit) on August 8, 2007. On April 8, 2009, the Eighth Circuit reversed summary judgment and remanded to the District Court for further proceedings. On August 6, 2009, defendants filed a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court (the Supreme Court), asking the Supreme Court to stay the District Court proceedings while the Supreme Court considers and rules in a case captioned Jones v. Harris Associates, which involve s issues of law similar to those presented in the Gallus case. On March 30, 2010, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Jones v. Harris Associates, and on April 5, 2010, the Supreme Court vacated the Eighth Circuit's decision in the Gallus case and remanded the case to the Eighth Circuit for further consideration in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Jones v. Harris Associates.
In December 2005, without admitting or denying the allegations, American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC, which is now known as Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial)), entered into settlement agreements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Minnesota Department of Commerce (MDOC) related to market timing activities. As a result, AEFC was censured and ordered to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations of certain provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and various Minnesota laws. AEFC agreed to pay disgorgement of $10 million and civil money penalties of $7 million. AEFC also agreed to retain an independent distribution consultant to assist in developing a plan for distribution of all disgorgement and civil penalties ordered by the SEC in accordance with various undertakings detailed at http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/ia-2451.pdf. Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates have cooperated with the SEC and the MDOC in these legal proceedings, and have made regular reports to the RiverSource Funds' Boards of Directors/Trustees.
On November 7, 2008, RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., acquired J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated (Seligman). In late 2003, Seligman conducted an extensive internal review concerning mutual fund trading practices. Seligman's review, which covered the period 2001-2003, noted one arrangement that permitted frequent trading in certain open-end registered investment companies managed by Seligman (the Seligman Funds); this arrangement was in the process of being closed down by Seligman before September 2003. Seligman identified three other arrangements that permitted frequent trading, all of which had been terminated by September 2002. In January 2004, Seligman, on a volun tary basis, publicly disclosed these four arrangements to its clients and to shareholders of the Seligman Funds. Seligman also provided information concerning mutual fund trading practices to the
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SEC and the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York (NYAG).
In September 2006, the NYAG commenced a civil action in New York State Supreme Court against Seligman, Seligman Advisors, Inc. (now known as RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc.), Seligman Data Corp. and Brian T. Zino (collectively, the Seligman Parties), alleging, in substance, that the Seligman Parties permitted various persons to engage in frequent trading and, as a result, the prospectus disclosure used by the registered investment companies then managed by Seligman was and had been misleading. The NYAG included other related claims and also claimed that the fees charged by Seligman to the Seligman Funds were excessive. On March 13, 2009, without admitting or denying any violations of law or wrongdoing, the Seligman Parties entered into a stipulation of settlement with the NYAG and settled the claims made by the NYAG. Under the terms of the settlement, Seligman paid $11.3 million to four Seligman Funds. This settlement resolv ed all outstanding matters between the Seligman Parties and the NYAG. In addition to the foregoing matter, the New York staff of the SEC indicated in September 2005 that it was considering recommending to the Commissioners of the SEC the instituting of a formal action against Seligman and Seligman Advisors, Inc. relating to frequent trading in the Seligman Funds. Seligman responded to the staff in October 2005 that it believed that any action would be both inappropriate and unnecessary, especially in light of the fact that Seligman had previously resolved the underlying issue with the Independent Directors of the Seligman Funds and made recompense to the affected Seligman Funds. There have been no further developments with the SEC on this matter.
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Funds are not currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds. Ameriprise Financial is required to make 10-Q, 10-K and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obt ained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse publicity associated with them, will not result in increased fund redemptions, reduced sale of fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Funds. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result. An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Ameriprise Financial.
Note 11. Subsequent Event
In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Funds as of and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, events and transactions through the date the financial statements were issued have been evaluated by the Funds' management for possible adjustment and/or disclosure. No subsequent events or transactions have occurred that would require adjustment of the financial statements as presented. On April 30, 2010, the Transaction disclosed in Note 4 closed. Effective May 1, 2010, the New Advisor became the investment advisor and administrator of the Funds and subsequently changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. On that date, the New Transfer Agent became the transfer agent of the Funds and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. Also on that date, the New Distributor became the distributor of the Funds and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Dis tributors, Inc.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust
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 Short Term Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund (constituting part of Columbia Funds Series Trust, hereafter referred to as the "Funds") at March 31, 2010, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, and 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 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 March 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
May 21, 2010
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Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited) – Municipal Bond Funds
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, the following percentages of the Funds' distributions from net investment income qualify as exempt interest dividends for federal income tax purposes. A portion of the income may be subject to federal alternative minimum tax.
Fund | | Federal Exempt Percentage | |
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | | | 99.91 | % | |
Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 99.96 | | |
Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 99.93 | | |
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 98.10 | | |
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 99.01 | | |
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 98.77 | | |
Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 98.70 | | |
The Funds will notify shareholders in January 2011 of amounts for use in preparing 2010 income tax returns.
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Fund Governance
The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and birth years of the Trustees and officers of the Funds of 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 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, Jr. (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Managing Director—E.J. Boudreau & Associates (consulting), from 2000 through current; oversees 52; Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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William P. Carmichael (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1999) | | Retired; oversees 52; Director—Cobra Electronics Corporation (electronic equipment manufacturer); Director—Simmons Company (bedding); Director—The Finish Line (athletic shoes and apparel); Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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William A. Hawkins (Born 1942) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, 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; oversees 52; Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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R. Glenn Hilliard (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, 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 52; Director—Conseco, Inc. (insurance); Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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John J. Nagorniak (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, 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 52; Director—MIT Investment Company; Trustee—MIT 401k Plan; Trustee—Research Foundation of CFA Institute; Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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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 Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2003) | | President—Micco Corporation and Mickel Investment Group; oversees 52; Board Member—Piedmont Natural Gas; Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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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. Santomero1 (Born 1946) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2008) | | Richard K. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, from 2002 through current; Senior Advisor—McKinsey & Company (consulting), 2006 through 2008; President and Chief Executive Officer—Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 2000 through 2006; oversees 52; Director—Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd; Trustee—Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company; Director—Citigroup; Trustee—BofA Funds Series Trust. | |
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1 The Columbia Funds currently treat Mr. Santomero as 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, including Citibank, N.A., 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 and/or any sub-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
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) | | Senior Vice President and General Manager—Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; President, Columbia Funds, since 2009, and RiverSource Funds, since May 2010 (previously Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009, Treasurer, Columbia Funds, from October 2003 to May 2008, and senior officer of various other affiliated funds since 2000); Managing Director, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from December 2004 to April 2010. | |
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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) | | Vice President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Managing Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from September 2004 to April 2010; senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2002. | |
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Scott R. Plummer (Born 1959) | |
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5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2010) | | Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since June 2005; Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel—Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since May 2010 (previously Vice President and Chief Counsel—Asset Management, from 2005 to April 2010, and Vice President—Asset Management Compliance from 2004 to 2005); Vice President, Chief Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since 2008; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Ameriprise Certificate Company since 2005; Chief Counsel, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, RiverSource Funds, since December 2006; Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Columbia Funds, since May 2010. | |
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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) | | Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Funds, since 2007, and RiverSource Funds, since May 2010; Director (Columbia Management Group, LLC and Investment Product Group Compliance), Bank of America, from June 2005 to April 2010; Director of Corporate Compliance and Conflicts Officer of MFS Investment Management (investment management) from August 2004 to May 2005. | |
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William F. Truscott (Born 1960) | |
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53600 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Chairman of the Board, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 (previously President, Chairman of the Board and Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to April 2010); Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Asset Management & President, Annuities, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since May 2010 (previously President—U.S. Asset Management and Chief Investment Officer from 2005 to April 2010, and Senior Vice President—Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to 2005); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company since 2006; Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010 (previously Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 2008 to April 2010); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006. | |
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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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Colin Moore (Born 1958) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Director and Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Manager, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2007 to April 2010; Head of Equities, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2002 to 2007. | |
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Michael A. Jones (Born 1959) | |
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100 Federal Street Boston, MA 02110 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Director and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010; Manager, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2007 to April 2010; Chief Executive Officer, President and Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. from November 2006 to April 2010; previously, co-president and senior managing director at Robeco Investment Management. | |
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Amy Johnson (Born 1965) | |
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5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 (previously Chief Administrative Officer, from 2009 until April 2010, Vice President—Asset Management and Trust Company Services, from 2006 to 2009, and Vice President—Operations and Compliance from 2004 to 2006). | |
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Joseph F. DiMaria (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Treasurer (since 2010) and Chief Accounting Officer (since 2008) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from January 2006 to April 2010; Head of Tax/Compliance and Assistant Treasurer, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from November 2004 to December 2005. | |
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Marybeth Pilat (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2010) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; Vice President, Investment Operations, Bank of America, from October 2008 to April 2010; Finance Manager, Boston Children's Hospital from August 2008 to October 2008; Director, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from May 2007 to July 2008; Vice President, Mutual Fund Valuation, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from January 2006 to May 2007; Vice President, Mutual Fund Accounting Oversight, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from January 2005 to January 2006. | |
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Julian Quero (Born 1967) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2008) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from August 2008 to April 2010; Senior Tax Manager, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from August 2006 to July 2008; Senior Compliance Manager, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from April 2002 to August 2006. | |
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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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Stephen T. Welsh (Born 1957) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Vice President (since 2006) | | President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. since May 2010; President and Director, Columbia Management Services, Inc. from July 2004 to April 2010; Managing Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. from August 2007 to April 2010. | |
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Board Consideration and Re-Approval of Previous Investment Advisory Agreement
The Board of Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the "Board"), including a majority of the Trustees who have no direct or indirect interest in the investment advisory agreement and are not "interested persons" of the Trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") (the "Independent Trustees"), are required annually to review and re-approve the existing investment advisory agreement and approve any newly proposed terms therein. In this regard, the Board reviewed and re-approved, during the most recent six months covered by this report, the investment advisory agreement with Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("CMA" or the "Adviser") for Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Sout h Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund. The investment advisory agreement with CMA is referred to as an "Advisory Agreement." The funds identified above are each referred to as a "Fund" and collectively referred to as the "Funds."
More specifically, at meetings held on November 5-6, 2009, the Board, including the Independent Trustees advised by their independent legal counsel, considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the selection of CMA and the re-approval of the Advisory Agreement. The Board also reviewed and considered a report prepared and provided by the Independent Fee Consultant (the "Fee Consultant") appointed by the Independent Trustees pursuant to an assurance of discontinuance entered into with the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") to settle a civil complaint filed by the NYAG relating to trading in mutual fund shares (the "NYAG Settlement"). The Fee Consultant's role was to manage the process by which management fees are negotiated so that they were negotiated in a manner that is at arms' length and reasonable. The Fee Consultant found that the fee negotiation process was, to the extent practicable, at ar ms' length and reasonable and consistent with the requirements of the NYAG Settlement. A summary of the Fee Consultant's report is available at www.columbiafunds.com.
In preparation for the November meetings, the Board met in August for review and discussion of the materials described below. The Investment Committee of the Board also met in June to discuss each Fund's performance with its respective portfolio manager(s). In addition to these meetings, the Investment Committee receives and discusses performance reports at its quarterly meetings. The Contracts Review Committee of the Board also provided support in managing and coordinating the process by which the Board reviewed the Advisory Agreement. The Board's review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to it and are not the result of any single controlling factor. The Board evaluated all information available to it on a Fund-by-Fund basis, and their determinations were made separately in respect of each Fund.
The Board noted that Bank of America, N.A., the parent company of the Adviser, had entered into an agreement to sell a portion of the asset management business of the Adviser to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (the "Transaction"). The Board noted that the Transaction was expected to close in the spring of 2010 and that its review of the Advisory Agreement was separate and distinct from any analysis regarding new advisory or sub-advisory arrangements that may result from the closing of the Transaction.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
The Board received and considered various data and information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Funds by CMA under the Advisory Agreement. The most recent investment adviser registration forms for CMA were made available to the Board, as were CMA's responses to a detailed series of requests submitted by the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel on behalf of such Trustees. The Board reviewed and analyzed those materials, which included, among other things, information about the background and experience of senior management and investment personnel of CMA.
In addition, the Board considered the investment and legal compliance programs of the Funds and CMA including their compliance policies and procedures and reports of the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer.
The Board evaluated the ability of CMA, based on its resources, reputation and other attributes, to attract and retain qualified investment professionals, including research, advisory and supervisory personnel. In this regard, the Board considered information regarding the nature of CMA's
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compensation structure applicable to portfolio managers and other key investment personnel.
Based on the above factors, together with those referenced below, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment advisory services provided to each of the Funds by CMA.
Investment Advisory Fee Rates and Other Expenses
The Board reviewed and considered the proposed contractual investment advisory fee rates both separately and together with the administration fee rates payable by the Funds to CMA for investment advisory services (the "Contractual Management Rates"). In addition, the Board reviewed and considered the proposed fee waiver/cap arrangements applicable to the Contractual Management Rates and considered the Contractual Management Rates after taking the waivers/caps into account (the "Actual Management Rates"). The Board noted that, on a complex-wide basis, CMA had reduced annual management fees by at least $32 million per year pursuant to the NYAG Settlement. The Board also noted reductions in net advisory rates and/or total expenses of certain funds across the fund complex. Additionally, the Board received and afforded specific attention to information comparing the Contractual Management Rates and Actual Management Rates with those of the other funds in their respective Peer Groups (as defined below).
The Board reviewed and considered statistical information regarding each Fund's total expense ratio and its various components, including contractual advisory fees, actual advisory fees, actual non-management fees, Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 service fees, fee waivers/caps and/or expense reimbursements. The Board also reviewed comparisons of these fees to the expense information for the group of Funds determined by Lipper Inc. ("Lipper") to be most similar to a given Fund (the "Peer Group") and to the performance of a broader universe of relevant funds as determined by Lipper (the "Universe"), which comparative data was provided by Lipper, an independent provider of investment company data. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select the mutual funds in each Fund's Peer Group and Universe and considered potential imprecision resulting from the selection methodology. For certain Funds, Lipper determined that the composition of the Peer Group and/or Universe for expenses would differ from the composition for performance to provide a more accurate basis of comparison. The Board also considered Lipper data that ranked each Fund based on: (i) each Fund's one- and three-year performance compared to actual management fees; and (ii) each Fund's one- and three-year performance compared to total expenses.
The Board concluded that the factors noted above supported the Contractual Management Rates and the Actual Management Rates, and the approval of the Advisory Agreement for all of the Funds.
The Fund-by-Fund discussion set forth below in "Fund-Specific Considerations for Certain Review Funds" provides additional information regarding those Funds highlighted as meeting agreed-upon criteria for warranting further review. Such criteria included, among other things, information relating to Actual Management Rates, total expense ratios and/or performance information, relative to a Fund's Peer Group and/or Universe.
Fund Performance
The Board considered the performance results for each of the Funds over multiple measurement periods. It also considered these results in comparison to the performance results of each Fund's Peer Group and Universe, as well as to each Fund's benchmark index. The Board also considered certain risk-adjusted performance data.
The Fund-by-Fund discussion set forth below in "Fund-Specific Considerations for Certain Review Funds" provides additional information regarding those Funds highlighted as meeting agreed-upon criteria for warranting further review. Such criteria included, among other things, information relating to Actual Management Rates, total expense ratios and/or performance information, relative to a Fund's Peer Group and/or Universe.
Profitability
The Board received and considered a detailed profitability analysis of CMA based on the Contractual Management Rates and the Actual Management Rates, as well as on other relationships between the Funds and other funds in the complex on the one hand and CMA affiliates on the other. The analysis included complex-wide and per-Fund information and a comparison of results using alternative allocation methodologies. The Board concluded that, in light of the costs
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of providing investment management and other services, the profits and other ancillary benefits that CMA and its affiliates received from providing these services were not unreasonable.
Economies of Scale
The Board received and considered information regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Funds, whether the Funds have appropriately benefited from any economies of scale and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. Most particularly, CMA provided information showing that, as a percentage of fund assets, CMA's complex-wide revenues declined over a five-year period during which fund assets increased by 53% and the shareholder benefit over a four-year period has remained steady at approximately 33% of the Adviser's total profits. The Board concluded that any potential economies of scale are shared fairly with Fund shareholders, most particularly through breakpoints and fee waiver arrangements.
The Board acknowledged the inherent limitations of any analysis of an investment adviser's economies of scale, stemming largely from the Board's understanding that economies of scale are generally realized, if at all, by an investment adviser across a variety of products and services, not just with respect to a single fund.
Information About Services to Other Clients
The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services and fee rates offered by CMA to their other clients, including separate accounts and institutional investors. In this regard, the Board concluded that, where the Contractual Management Rates and Actual Management Rates were appreciably above the range of the fee rates offered to other CMA clients, based on information provided by CMA, the costs associated with managing and operating a registered investment company provided a justification for the higher fee rates charged to the Funds.
Other Benefits to CMA
The Board received and considered information regarding any "fall-out" or ancillary benefits received by CMA and its affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Funds. Such benefits could include, among others, benefits attributable to CMA's relationship with the Funds (such as soft-dollar credits) and benefits potentially derived from an increase in CMA's business as a result of its relationship with the Funds (such as the ability to market to shareholders other financial products offered by CMA and its affiliates).
The Board considered the effectiveness of the policies of the Funds in achieving the best execution of portfolio transactions, whether and to what extent soft dollar credits are sought and how any such credits are utilized, any benefits that may be realized by using an affiliated broker, the extent to which efforts are made to recapture transaction costs, and the controls applicable to brokerage allocation procedures. The Board also reviewed CMA's methods for allocating portfolio investment opportunities among the Funds and other clients. The Board concluded that the benefits were not unreasonable.
Other Factors and Broader Review
As discussed above, the Board reviews materials received from CMA annually as part of the re-approval process under Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act. The Board also reviews and assesses the quality of the services the Funds receives throughout the year. In this regard, the Board and its Committees review reports of CMA at each of its quarterly meetings, which include, among other things, Fund performance reports and presentations relating to such reports. In addition, the Board and its Committees confer with portfolio managers at various times throughout the year including, most particularly, at the June Investment Committee meeting.
Fund-Specific Considerations for Certain "Review" Funds
For certain Funds highlighted as meeting agreed-upon criteria for warranting further review, the Board engaged in further analysis with regard to approval of the Funds' Advisory Agreement. Such criteria included, among other things, information relating to Actual Management Rates, total expense ratios, and/or performance information relative to a Fund's Peer Group and/or Universe.
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund—The Board engaged in further review of Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund because their performance over certain periods was appreciably below the median ranges of their respective "filtered universes", which were identified using screening metrics designed to further
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analyze each Fund's relative performance. However, the Board noted other factors such as Actual Management Rates and total expense ratios that were below the median ranges of each Fund's Peer Group, recent actions taken by Columbia regarding portfolio management responsibilities and improvements in each Fund's short-term performance. Taking into account these matters and other factors considered, the Trustees concluded that each Fund's performance was acceptable.
Conclusion
After an evaluation of the above-described factors, and based on its deliberations and analysis of the information provided and alternatives considered, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that the compensation payable to CMA under the Advisory Agreement is fair and equitable. Accordingly, the Board unanimously re-approved the Advisory Agreement.
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Board Consideration and Approval of New Investment Advisory Agreement
Even though the following description of the Board's consideration of investment advisory and, as applicable, sub-advisory agreements covers multiple funds and trusts, for purposes of this shareholder report, the description is only relevant as to the Municipal Bond Funds.
At a meeting held on December 21, 2009, the Boards of Trustees (the "Boards") of Columbia Funds Series Trust, Columbia Funds Master Investment Trust, LLC and Columbia Funds Series Trust II (each a "Trust" and collectively the "Trusts") unanimously approved a new investment management services agreement with RiverSource Investments, LLC ("RiverSource") (the "Proposed Advisory Agreement") and new subadvisory agreements with Marsico Capital Management ("Marsico Capital"), MacKay Shields LLC ("Mackay Shields") and Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. ("Brandes") (each a "Proposed Subadvisory Agreement"), as applicable, for each Fund of the Trusts (each a "Fund" and collectively the "Funds"). As detailed below, the Trustees met on multiple occasions in advance of the December 21, 2009 meeting, held numerous discussions with the management teams of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia") and RiverSource, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise") and reviewed and considered extensive materials in connection with the approval of the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements.
Specifically, the Trustees of each Trust, including a majority of the Trustees who have no direct or indirect interest in the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements and are not "interested persons" of the Trusts, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") (the "Independent Trustees") reviewed and approved (i) the Proposed Advisory Agreement with RiverSource for each Fund and (ii) the Proposed Subadvisory Agreement for those Funds that currently have investment subadvisory agreements with Marsico Capital, Mackay Shields, and Brandes (the "Subadvised Funds") (Marsico Capital, MacKay Shields and Brandes are collectively referred to as the "Subadvisers"). Prior to approving the Proposed Advisory Agreements, the Trustees were presented with, and requested, received and evaluated, extensive materials about RiverSource, the sale of a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Managemen t Group, LLC to Ameriprise (the "Transaction") and related matters from RiverSource, Ameriprise and Columbia. In this regard, the Trustees reviewed RiverSource's responses to a series of detailed requests submitted by the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel and by the Independent Fee Consultant (as defined below).
The Trustees also reviewed and considered information received in connection with their most recent consideration and reapproval in November 2009 of the current advisory agreement (the "Current Advisory Agreement") and current subadvisory agreement (the "Current Subadvisory Agreement"), as applicable, for each Fund, including information about the Subadvisers (the "Current Agreement Re-Approval Process"). Moreover, the Trustees and committees of the Boards met on several occasions, and received extensive materials, throughout the course of the year relating to the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process, which the Trustees considered relevant to their consideration and approval of the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements. The Trustees also consulted with Fund counsel and with the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel, who advised on the legal standards for consideration by the Trustees, and otherwise assisted the Trustees in their deliberations.
In advance of the meeting on December 21, 2009, the Trustees held several meetings, including meetings held in-person with representatives from RiverSource and Ameriprise on August 26, 2009, November 5-6, 2009, December 9-10, 2009 and December 14, 2009, and additional meetings with representatives of Columbia, to discuss the Transaction, RiverSource's plans and intentions regarding the Funds and various proposals that were being presented as a result of the Transaction, including the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements. In addition to these meetings, telephonic meetings and discussions were held on several occasions between individual Trustees, members of the committees of the Boards, their independent legal counsel and representatives from RiverSource, Ameriprise and/or Columbia.
The Trustees also reviewed and considered a report prepared and provided by the Fee Consultant (the "Fee Consultant") appointed by the Independent Trustees pursuant to an assurance of discontinuance entered into by a predecessor to Columbia with the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") to settle a civil complaint filed by the NYAG relating to trading in mutual fund shares (the "NYAG Settlement"). The Fee Consultant's role was to manage the process by which
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management fees are negotiated so that they were negotiated in a manner that is at arms' length and reasonable. The Fee Consultant found that the fee negotiation process was, to the extent practicable, at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with the requirements of the NYAG Settlement. A summary of the Fee Consultant's report is available at www.columbiafunds.com.
The following summarizes a number of the material factors considered by the Trustees in reaching their approvals and determinations with respect to the Proposed Advisory Agreements and Proposed Subadvisory Agreements. It is followed by a more detailed discussion of the Trustees' consideration of these and other factors considered relevant by the Trustees in their evaluation of the Proposed Advisory Agreements and Proposed Subadvisory Agreements. In voting to approve the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements for each Fund, the Trustees also considered substantially the same factors, as relevant, and reached substantially the same conclusions in their approval of interim advisory and subadvisory agreements for each Fund.
(i) the terms and conditions of the Proposed Advisory Agreements compared to the terms and conditions of the Current Advisory Agreements, as described below;
(ii) the fact that each Fund's total advisory fees would remain the same;
(iii) the qualifications of the personnel of RiverSource, Ameriprise and the Subadvisers expected to provide advisory and administrative services to each Fund, including representations by Ameriprise regarding its retention of the same process for monitoring and evaluating portfolio management personnel for each Fund as currently used by Columbia;
(iv) the terms and conditions of the Proposed Subadvisory Agreements compared to the terms and conditions of the Current Subadvisory Agreements;
(v) the reputation, financial strength, regulatory and compliance histories and resources of RiverSource and Ameriprise, and the potential benefits to the Funds of the combination of RiverSource and Columbia, including that the Funds are expected to continue to have access to existing distribution channels and have the potential for expanded distribution of Fund shares, the expected depth and breadth of investment management capabilities, that there is not expected to be any diminution in the nature, quality and extent of services to be provided to the Funds under the Proposed Advisory Agreements and the potential for the realization of additional economies of scale over time and the potential of the Funds to share in, and benefit from, these economies, if any;
(vi) that Ameriprise has committed to refrain from imposing or seeking to impose, for a period of not less than two years after the closing of the Transaction (the "Closing"), any "unfair burden" (within the meaning of Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act) on any Fund;
(vii) the terms and conditions of certain other agreements and arrangements relating to the future operations of the Funds and their distribution channels, including the administrative services agreement and the new services and distribution agreement;
(viii) that the Trustees recently had completed the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process for each Fund and had determined that they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided thereunder and that the management fee rates and (where applicable) subadvisory fee rates for each Fund were satisfactory;
(ix) that RiverSource was willing to commit to maintain net operating expense ratios at current levels for at least the period currently covered by Columbia's existing commitments;
(x) the capabilities of RiverSource and the Subadvisers with respect to compliance, including an assessment of RiverSource's compliance program by the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer;
(xi) that certain members of RiverSource's management and certain Columbia personnel that will be integrated into RiverSource and its affiliates as a result of the Transaction have substantial experience in integrating fund families; and
(xii) that Ameriprise and Bank of America Corporation would bear the costs of obtaining approvals of the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements.
In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any single item that was paramount or controlling and individual
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Trustees may have attributed different weights to various factors. The Trustees also evaluated all information available to them on a Fund-by-Fund basis, and their determinations were made separately in respect of each Fund.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services to be Provided
The Trustees received and considered various data and information regarding the expected nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Funds by RiverSource and the Subadvisers under the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements. The most recent investment adviser registration forms for RiverSource and each Subadviser were made available to the Boards, as well as extensive materials from RiverSource, Ameriprise and Columbia. The Trustees reviewed and analyzed these materials, which included, among other things, information about the background and experience of expected senior management of RiverSource and Ameriprise after the Closing. The Trustees considered RiverSource's ability to provide administrative services to the Funds, noting that while the aggregate scope of advisory and administrative services was not expected to change following the Closing, the allocation of services was expected to shift, to a lim ited extent, such that administrative services will be provided under a new administrative services agreement. The Trustees considered, among other things, the capacity and quality of RiverSource's and the Subadvisers' investment management, research and trade execution capabilities and other resources that would be dedicated to performing services for the Funds. The Trustees also considered matters related to RiverSource's and the Subadvisers' compliance programs and compliance records, including RiverSource's portfolio transaction policies and procedures. The Trustees discussed with senior management personnel their ability to administer and oversee outside service providers to the Funds and their shareholders and were satisfied with management's processes for providing services and overseeing and reviewing services to be rendered by outside sources.
In evaluating the services to be provided under the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements, the Trustees factored in their extensive discussions with representatives of Columbia, RiverSource and Ameriprise at the meetings referenced above regarding the management of each Fund. The Trustees considered representations by Ameriprise that it was expected that there will be no diminution in the nature and quality of services provided to the Funds. The Trustees noted that Columbia Management Group's current President, Columbia's current Chief Investment Officer and Columbia's current President, were expected to continue to serve the Funds in similar capacities after the Closing. With respect to portfolio management, the Trustees reviewed information regarding the deliberative process for selecting portfolio management personnel to continue servicing the Fund s after the Closing, including the expected role of Columbia's Chief Investment Officer in evaluating and selecting portfolio management personnel for each Fund utilizing Columbia's current analytical model for evaluating portfolio managers. In this regard, the Trustees also weighed representations by Ameriprise that this investment management evaluative process was likely to result in a significant number of Columbia investment professionals and personnel currently responsible for management of the Funds to remain in place. The Trustees noted that the portfolio management evaluation and selection process was designed to optimize the portfolio management resources available to each Fund by having the ability to select investment personnel for the Funds from the combined organization. Similarly, the Trustees evaluated the ability of RiverSource and the Subadvisers, based on their respective resources, reputations and other attributes, to attract and retain qualified investment professionals. In this regard, t he Trustees considered information regarding the nature of the compensation structure applicable to portfolio managers and other key investment personnel.
The Trustees reviewed and considered information from Ameriprise and RiverSource regarding various contemplated service provider arrangements, including information regarding both immediate and potential future plans in respect of these arrangements. In this regard, the Trustees considered information regarding potential distribution, transfer agency and custody arrangements and the evaluation of fund accounting, financial reporting and valuation service model options, noting certain differences between Columbia's and RiverSource's current approaches, including that RiverSource has historically utilized services provided "in-house" or by its affiliates for fund accounting, financial reporting and valuation. The Trustees reviewed information from Ameriprise and RiverSource regarding the expectation for rationalized or harmonized fees as part of the integration after the Closing in order to develop consistent service fee schedules across the combined fund family. The Trustees noted Ameriprise's representations that, to the extent any
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such proposals were recommended to the Board after the Closing, they would not result in an "unfair burden" (within the meaning of Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act) on any Fund.
In addition, the Trustees reviewed and evaluated materials and information received regarding the investment and legal compliance programs of the Funds, RiverSource and the Subadvisors, including their compliance policies and procedures and reports of the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer. In this regard, the Trustees considered that Columbia's current Chief Compliance Officer was expected to serve in the same role after the Closing.
The Trustees also noted that Ameriprise and certain of its affiliates have been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the ordinary conduct of their business activities, and that Ameriprise indicated that neither Ameriprise nor any of its affiliates are the subject of any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise or its affiliates, including RiverSource to provide services to the Funds.
Based on the foregoing and other information considered relevant, the Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with assurances from Columbia, RiverSource, Ameriprise and the Subadvisers as to the expected nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements.
Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Fee Rates and Other Expenses
The Trustees reviewed and considered the proposed contractual investment advisory fee rates to be paid by each Fund to RiverSource for investment management services both separately and together with the administration fee rates to be paid by the Funds to RiverSource (the "Contractual Management Rates"), which are the same as the separate and aggregate advisory and administrative fee rates currently paid by each Fund to Columbia. The Trustees also reviewed and considered the proposed subadvisory fee rates and the fee arrangements under the Proposed Subadvisory Agreements, respectively, which are also the same as those currently in effect under the Current Subadvisory Agreements. In addition to the materials provided by Columbia, RiverSource provided information regarding the current fees for each of the RiverSource funds and other relevant institutional acco unts. The Trustees reviewed and considered the proposed fee waiver/cap arrangements applicable to the Contractual Management Rates and considered the Contractual Management Rates after taking the waivers/caps into account (the "Actual Management Rates"). In this regard, the Trustees noted that RiverSource had committed to maintain the Funds' current expense limitation and waiver arrangements (both contractual and voluntary). The Trustees considered the potential that, after the Closing, RiverSource would propose a common fee and expense structure for the combined fund family, subject to the commitment that Ameriprise will not seek any change that would result in an "unfair burden" on any Fund. The Trustees also considered the report prepared and provided by the Fee Consultant. Additionally, the Trustees received and afforded specific attention to information provided in connection with the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process, comparing the Contractual Management Rates and Actual Management Rates with those of other funds in each Fund's Peer Group (as defined below).
During the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process, the Trustees reviewed and considered statistical information regarding each Fund's total expense ratio and its various components, including contractual advisory fees, actual advisory fees, actual nonmanagement fees, Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 service fees, fee waivers/caps and/or expense reimbursements. The Trustees also reviewed comparisons of these fees to the expense information for the group of Funds that was determined by Lipper Inc. ("Lipper") to be the most similar to a given Fund (the "Peer Group") and to the performance of a broader universe of relevant funds as determined by Lipper (the "Universe"), which comparative data was provided by Lipper, an independent provider of investment company data.
The Trustees were provided with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select the mutual funds in each Fund's Peer Group and Universe and reviewed the degree of comparability resulting from the selection methodology. For certain Funds, Lipper determined that changing the composition of the Peer Group and/or Universe for expenses from that used for performance would provide a more accurate basis of comparison. The Trustees also considered Lipper data that ranked each Fund based on: (i) each Fund's one- and
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three-year performance compared to actual management fees; and (ii) each Fund's one- and three-year performance compared to total expenses.
For each Fund, except as otherwise described in the Fund-specific discussion below, the Trustees noted that they had concluded during the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process that the Contractual Management Rates, the Actual Management Rates and the total expense ratio were at acceptable levels in light of the quality of services provided to the Fund and in comparison to such Fund's Peer Group and Universe, as applicable; that the advisory fee rate would not be increased for any Fund; that Ameriprise and RiverSource had represented that the overall expenses for each Fund were not expected to be adversely affected by the Transaction; and that RiverSource had committed to maintain the Funds' current expense limitation or waiver arrangements (both contractual and voluntary).
Based on the foregoing, other relevant information received and the additional information described in the Fund-specific discussion below, as applicable, the Trustees concluded that the Contractual Management Rates, the Actual Management Rates and the total expense ratio were acceptable.
Fund Performance
The Trustees reviewed detailed performance information for each Fund at various Board and committee meetings during the year in addition to the additional performance information that they reviewed and evaluated in connection with the Transaction. The Trustees also reviewed and evaluated detailed performance information for each Fund in connection with the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process. The Trustees considered the performance results for each of the Funds over multiple measurement periods. They also considered these results in comparison to the performance results of each Fund's Peer Group and Universe, as well as to each Fund's benchmark index. The Boards also noted certain risk-adjusted performance data.
The Trustees also reviewed and evaluated information and data regarding the investment performance record of RiverSource in managing funds with investment strategies generally similar to those of the Funds, as applicable. Investment performance for such funds was provided for a wide range of periods.
The Trustees recognized that the investment performance record of RiverSource in managing funds with similar objectives may be less relevant to their deliberations in situations where the current portfolio managers of Columbia are expected to continue managing a particular Fund following the Closing. They also recognized that for each Fund, it is not possible to predict with certainty what effect, if any, consummation of the Transaction will have on the future performance of the Funds, noting in particular that past investment performance is no assurance of future results. The Fund-by-Fund discussion set forth below provides additional information regarding those Funds highlighted as meeting agreed-upon criteria for warranting further review. Such criteria included, among other things, information relating to Actual Management Rates, total expense ratios and/or performance information, relative to a Fund's Peer Group and/or Univ erse.
Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability
In considering the costs of services to be provided by RiverSource and the Subadvisers under the Proposed Advisory Agreement and Proposed Subadvisory Agreement, as applicable for each Fund, and the projected range of profitability to RiverSource and the Subadvisers from their relationships with the Funds, the Trustees considered, among other things, that there would be no increase in advisory or subadvisory fee rates under the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements. The Trustees further noted, with respect to RiverSource, that it was not possible to predict with certainty how RiverSource's profitability would be affected by becoming the investment adviser to the Funds but, as a general matter, they were satisfied, based on their review of RiverSource's projected range of profitability assuming completion of the Transaction, that this projected profitability from their relationship with the Funds would not be excessive. The Trustees based their review, in part, on information regarding RiverSource's current profitability in managing the RiverSource Funds and the information available to the Trustees with respect to RiverSource's expense budgeting process. The Trustees also noted that they would have ongoing opportunities to address RiverSource's profitability in the future based on actual results. The Trustees did not consider separate profitability information with respect to the Subadvisers, as their profitability from their relationships with the Funds was not a material factor in determining whether to
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approve the Proposed Subadvisory Agreements. The Trustees also noted that the subadvisory fees paid to the Subadvisers, none of which is affiliated with Columbia, had previously been negotiated on an arms' length basis.
The Trustees also reviewed information about the financial condition of RiverSource and the Subadvisers and were satisfied that RiverSource and the Subadvisers have adequate resources to perform the services required under the Proposed Advisory and Proposed Subadvisory Agreements.
Subject to the limitations noted above, the Trustees concluded that they were satisfied that RiverSource's projected range of future profitability, and each Subadviser's historical profitability, from their relationship with each Fund, as relevant, were not excessive.
Economies of Scale
The Trustees received and evaluated information regarding the potential to realize economies of scale with respect to management of the Funds, whether the Funds would appropriately benefit from any economies of scale and whether there was any potential for realization of further economies of scale in connection with the Transaction. The Trustees noted that the current and proposed investment advisory fee rates for most of the Funds contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels. The Trustees noted that RiverSource had indicated that no changes to the Funds' breakpoint arrangements were proposed to be made at this time. In light of these factors and noting that it was not possible to evaluate with certainty if and how the Transaction would produce any immediate opportunities for additional economies of scale, the Trustees concluded that each Fund's breakpoint arrangements were acceptable. The Truste es also recognized that the Funds may benefit from certain economies of scale over time from becoming a part of the larger RiverSource fund complex, based on potential future synergies of operations, potential fee harmonization/rationalization initiatives and potential future Fund mergers. The Trustees noted, in particular, RiverSource's acknowledgement of the principle that the Funds should share in certain economies of scale if realized by RiverSource. In addition, the Trustees evaluated the likelihood that there would be potential Fund mergers after the Closing. The Trustees noted that any such potential Fund mergers, if approved, could result in the achievement of additional breakpoints for Funds that have implemented breakpoint fee schedules. The Trustees also noted that they expect to consider economies of scale from time to time following the Closing and thus be in a position to evaluate any additional economies of scale.
The Trustees acknowledged the inherent limitations of any analysis of an investment adviser's economies of scale, stemming largely from the Trustees' understanding that economies of scale are generally realized, if at all, by an investment adviser across a variety of products and services, not just with respect to a single fund.
Information About Investment Management Services to Non-Mutual Fund Clients
The Trustees also received and reviewed information about the nature and extent of services and fee rates offered by Riversource and the Subadvisers to the Funds compared with other clients with similar accounts, including separate accounts and institutional investments. The Trustees noted that the Funds may receive services different from those offered to other clients of RiverSource and the Subadvisers and concluded that the advisory fee rates under the Proposed Advisory Agreements and the subadvisory fee rates under the Proposed Subadvisory Agreements were not excessive, given the nature and extent of services expected to be offered and other factors, including the Trustees' review of Lipper data.
Other Benefits to RiverSource and the Subadvisers
The Trustees received and reviewed information regarding any expected "fall-out" or ancillary benefits to be received by RiverSource and its affiliates and by the Subadvisers as a result of their relationships with the Funds.
Among other things, the Trustees noted that RiverSource would benefit from soft dollar arrangements using portfolio brokerage of each Fund that invests in equity securities. The Trustees also noted that the Subadvisers also had benefited from, and expected to continue to benefit from, soft dollar arrangements using portfolio brokerage of the Subadvised Funds. The Trustees acknowledged RiverSource's representation that none of its affiliated broker dealers was expected to provide brokerage services to any Fund, but noted that broker-dealer affiliates of RiverSource will receive distribution related fees from the Funds in respect of shares held in certain accounts, and that such Funds' distributor
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(which will also become a subsidiary of RiverSource following the closing of the Transaction) retains a portion of the distribution related fees from the Funds and receives a portion of the sales charges on sales or redemptions of certain classes of shares of the Funds. The Trustees recognized that RiverSource's and the Subadvisers' profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The Trustees concluded that RiverSource and the Subadvisers may derive reputational benefits from their association with the Funds. The Trustees also noted, however, that such benefits were difficult to quantify with certainty.
Fund-Specific Considerations for Certain "Review" Funds
During the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process, a limited number of Funds were highlighted as meeting agreed-upon criteria for warranting further review. Such criteria included, among other things, information relating to Actual Management Rates, total expense ratios and/or performance information, relative to a Fund's Peer Group and/or Universe. For such "review" Funds, the Trustees engaged in further analysis with regard to the approval of the Funds' Current Advisory Agreements. For each such Fund, the Trustees subsequently considered the impact of transitioning investment management responsibilities to RiverSource.
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund—The Trustees engaged in further review of Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund because their performance over certain periods was appreciably below the median ranges of their respective "filtered universes", which were identified using screening metrics designed to further analyze each Fund's relative performance. However, the Trustees noted other factors such as Actual Management Rates and total expense ratios that were below the median ranges of each Fund's Peer Group, recent actions taken by Columbia regarding portfolio management responsibilities and improvements in each Fund's short-term performance. Taking into account these matters and other factors consid ered, the Trustees concluded that each Fund's performance was, at this time, acceptable, under the circumstances.
Conclusion
After an evaluation of the above-described factors and based on its deliberations and analysis of the information provided and alternatives considered, each Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that approval of the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements was in the best interests of each of the Funds and its shareholders. Accordingly, the Boards unanimously approved the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements.
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant (Columbia Management Advisors, LLC)
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT FEE CONSULTANT TO THE FUNDS SUPERVISED BY THE COLUMBIA NATIONS BOARD
Prepared Pursuant to the February 9, 2005
Assurance of Discontinuance among the
Office of Attorney General of New York State,
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, and
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.
November 12, 2009
I. Overview
On February 9, 2005, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("CMA") and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.1 ("CMD") agreed to the New York Attorney General's Assurance of Discontinuance ("AOD"). Among other things, the AOD stipulates that CMA may manage or advise a Columbia Fund ("Columbia Fund" and, together with some or all of such funds, the "Columbia Funds") only if the Independent Members of the Columbia Fund's Board of Trustees appoint a Senior Officer or retain an Independent Fee Consultant ("IFC") who is to manage the process by which proposed management fees are negotiated. The AOD further stipulates that the Senior Officer or IFC is to prepare a written annual evaluation of the fee negotiation process.
With effect from January 1, 2007, the Independent Members of the Board of Trustees for certain Columbia Funds known collectively as the "Nations Funds" (together with the other members of that Board, the "Trustees") retained me as IFC for the Nations Funds.2 In this capacity, I have prepared the fifth annual written evaluation of the fee negotiation process. As was the case with the 2007 and 2008 reports, my immediate predecessor as IFC, John Rea, provided invaluable assistance in the preparation of this year's report.
A. Role of the Independent Fee Consultant
The AOD charges the IFC with "managing the process by which proposed management fees ... to be charged the Columbia Fund are negotiated so that they are negotiated in a manner which is at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with this Assurance of Discontinuance." The AOD also provides that CMA "may manage or advise a Columbia Fund only if the reasonableness of the proposed management fees is determined by the Board of Trustees ... using ... an annual independent written evaluation prepared by or under the direction of ... the Independent Fee Consultant." Therefore, the AOD makes clear that the IFC does not supplant the Trustees in negotiating management fees with CMA, nor does the IFC substitute his or her judgment for that of the Trustees with respect to the reasonableness of proposed fees or any other matter that is committed to the business judgmen t of the Trustees.
B. Elements Involved in Managing the Fee Negotiation Process
In preparing the report required by the AOD, the IFC must consider at least the following six factors set forth in the AOD:
1. The nature and quality of CMA's services, including the Fund's performance;
2. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged by other mutual fund companies for like services;
3. Possible economies of scale as the Fund grows larger;
4. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of CMA for like services;
5. Costs to CMA and its affiliates of supplying services pursuant to the management fee agreements, excluding any intra-corporate profit; and
6. Profit margins of CMA and its affiliates from supplying such services.
C. Organization of the Annual Evaluation
This report, like last year's, focuses on the six factors and contains a section for each factor except that CMA's costs and profits from managing the Funds are treated in a single section. In addition to a discussion of these factors, the report offers recommendations to improve the fee review process in future years. A review of the status of recommendations made in the 2008 Report is being provided separately with the materials for the November meeting.
1 CMA and CMD are subsidiaries of Columbia Management Group, LLC ("CMG"), and are the successors to the entities named in the AOD.
2 I have no material relationship with Bank of America, CMG or any of its affiliates, aside from serving as IFC, and I am aware of no material relationship with any of their affiliates. I retained John Rea, an independent economic consultant, to assist me with this report.
Unless otherwise stated or required by the context, this report covers only the Nations Funds, which are also referred as the "Funds."
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II. Summary of Findings
A. General
1. Based upon my examination of the information supplied by CMG in the light of the six factors set forth in the AOD, I conclude that the Trustees have the relevant information necessary to evaluate the reasonableness of the proposed management fees for each Nations Fund, subject to the following: on September 30, 2009, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise") announced that it had agreed to purchase the investment management business of CMG with the exception of its cash and liquidity management business which includes the Nations money market Funds. As a result, the Trustees requested information from CMG as to the plans of CMG and its parent with respect to the provision of investment management services to those Funds after the consummation of the proposed transaction. As of the date of this report, that in formation has not yet been provided. However, as the transaction is not expected to close until the spring of 2010, the Trustees concluded that they would have ample opportunity to take appropriate steps with respect to the investment management agreements of the money market Funds, including invoking the 60-day termination provisions of those agreements, in response to the information to be provided by CMG and reviewed by the IFC.
In my view, the process by which the proposed management fees of the Funds have been negotiated in 2009 thus far has been, to the extent practicable, at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with the AOD.
B. Nature and Quality of Services, Including Performance
3. The performance of the Funds was relatively strong for the measuring periods ending March 31, 2009. Between one-third and nearly one-half of the Funds were ranked in either the first or second quintiles in the one-, three-, five-, and 10-year periods, and no more than 8% were in the fifth quintile for these periods. Overall, the performance was stronger in the two longer periods.
4. The strongest performing groups over the one-, three-, and five-year periods were active equity, quantitative strategies, and, to a lesser extent, money market Funds. Sub-advised Funds were the weakest performers, with over 60% of the Funds in the bottom two quintiles in the one- and three-year periods. For the same two periods, no more than 15% percent of the sub-advised Funds were in the top two quintiles. Almost half of fixed-income Funds ranked in the bottom two quintiles in the one- and three-year periods.
5. Overall performance of the Funds was less robust in 2009 than in 2008 and 2007 for the one- and three-year performance periods. For example, 62% of the Funds were in the top two quintiles in 2007 for the one-year period compared with 33% in 2009. The ranks of those in the bottom two quintiles rose significantly between 2007 and 2009, led by money market and fixed-income Funds in the one- and three-year periods. For the three-year period, there was a similar trend with respect to sub-advised Funds.
6. The performance of the active equity Funds against their benchmarks was strong for the one-, three-, and five-year performance periods. In contrast, more than half of the sub-advised Funds failed to beat their benchmarks on a net basis in the one- and three-year periods. The fixed-income Funds consistently produced gross returns below those of their benchmarks. Lipper quintile rankings of the actively managed equity Funds are highly correlated with their performance against their benchmarks in the sense that net returns in excess of the benchmark appear necessary to achieve a ranking in one of the top three quintiles. No such correlation was observed for fixed-income and quantitative strategies Funds.
7. The equity Funds' overall performance adjusted for risk was mixed. Based upon three-year returns, less than 40% of the equity Funds had a combination of risk-adjusted and unadjusted returns that placed them in the top half of their performance universes; 60% were in the bottom half of their universes. About 30% of the fixed income Funds posted high returns and low risk relative to comparable funds. Over 60% of the fixed-income Funds took on more risk than the typical fund in their performance universes.
8. The industry-standard procedure used by Lipper that includes all share classes in the performance universe tends to bias a Fund's ranking upward within that universe. The bias occurs because either no-12b-1 fee or low-12b-1 fee share classes of the Nations Funds are compared with funds in performance universes that
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include all share classes of multi-class funds with 12b-1 fees of up to 100 basis points. Correcting this bias by limiting the performance universe to classes of comparable funds with low or no 12b-1 fees (a "filtered universe") lowers the relative performance for the Funds, but generally not to a material extent. The filtering process, however, did identify two Funds for further review that had not been so identified using unfiltered universes.
9. A small number of Funds have consistently underperformed over the past five years. The exact number depends on the criteria used to evaluate longer-term performance. For example, six different Funds have had below-median performance in at least four out of the five years between 2005 and 2009 for either the one- or three-year performance periods from 2005 to 2009. If the threshold were the 60th percentile, only two Funds would have satisfied the criteria.
10. The services performed by CMG professionals beyond portfolio management, such as compliance, legal, information technology, risk management, finance, and fund administration, are critical to the success of the Funds and appear to be of high quality.
C. Management Fees Charged by Other Mutual Fund Companies
11. The Funds' management fees and total expenses are generally low relative to those of their peers, with over half the Funds ranking in the most favorable two quintiles. For total expenses, slightly more than one-quarter are in the bottom two quintiles, while slightly less than two-fifths are in the bottom two quintiles for actual management fees. Fixed-income and quantitative strategies Funds have the lowest fees and expenses relative to their peers. The sub-advised Funds account for the majority of Funds in the fifth quintile for both management fees and total expenses.
12. The distribution of management fee rankings has changed little over the past three years, while the distribution of total expense rankings has moved in the direction of higher expenses. The most notable change involving total expenses has been a shift in the number of Funds from the first to the second quintile.
13. The management fees of the non-subadvised Funds are generally in line with those of Columbia Funds supervised by the Atlantic Board of Trustees (the "Atlantic Funds"). The sub-advised large cap equity, international equity, and high yield Funds, however, generally have higher management fees than those of comparable Atlantic and non-subadvised Funds.
14. The implementation of the new program of voluntary expense limits appears to have been associated, on balance, with less favorable expense rankings. This result reflects increases in expense limits for certain Funds, the removal of fee waivers, and the shift of certain expenses from CMA to the Funds. The decline in expense rankings is less significant, however, than CMA projected in December 2008.
D. Trustees' Advisory Contract Review Process
15. The Trustees' evaluation process identified 22 Funds in 2009 for further review based upon long-standing criteria relating to their relative performance or expenses or both. When compared in filtered universes, two more Funds met the criteria for further review. At the November meeting, CMG provided further information about each of those Funds to assist the Trustees in their evaluation.
E. Potential Economies of Scale
16. CMG presented to the Trustees its analysis of the sources and sharing of potential economies of scale. CMG views economies of scale as arising at the complex level and would regard estimates of scale economies for individual funds as unreliable. In its analysis, CMG did not identify specific sources of economies of scale or provide any estimates of any economies of scale that might arise from future asset growth. CMG's analysis included measures taken by the Trustees and CMG that seek to share any potential economies of scale through breakpoints in management fee schedules, the establishment of expense limits for each Fund, enhanced shareholder services, fund mergers, and operational consolidation.
17. An examination of the contractual fee schedules for five Nations Funds shows that the schedules for Small Cap II, Municipal Reserves, and Treasury Reserves compare favorably with those of their competitors, while the subadvised Marsico Growth and High Yield VS Funds have schedules generally above those of their peers, including funds that do not have a sub-adviser. The group fee with
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breakpoints that characterizes the money market Fund schedules is not typically found among competitors, nearly all of which have flat fee schedules.
F. Management Fees Charged to Institutional Clients
18. CMG has provided Trustees with comparisons of mutual fund management fees and institutional fees based upon standardized fee schedules and upon actual fees. The results show that, consistent with industry practice, actual and scheduled institutional fees are generally, but not always, lower than the Funds' management fees. CMG provided additional data this year demonstrating that at small asset levels, the effective fee of certain Funds may be equal to or less than institutional fee levels at those asset levels, due to the effect of expense limits on small funds with high gross expenses. CMG also analyzed the differences between the services provided and risks borne on the one hand by a manager of mutual funds and on the other by institutional advisers, and suggested that these differences should be kept in mind when Trustees review the reasonableness of the Funds' management fees.
G. Revenues, Expenses, and Profits
19. The activity-based cost allocation methodology employed by CMG to allocate costs, both direct and indirect, for purposes of calculating Fund profitability is thoughtful and detailed. This year, CMG further refined the technique by allocating additional indirect expenses on an activity basis.
20. The materials provided on CMG's revenues and expenses with respect to the Funds and the methodology underlying their construction form a sufficient basis for Trustees to evaluate the expenses of and profitability to CMG arising out of its relationships with the Funds.
21. CMG provided a firm-wide pro forma 2009 income statement demonstrating the effect of market events beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008 on its revenues and profitability to provide an additional perspective on calendar 2008 profitability data.
22. In 2008, CMG's pre-tax pre- and post-distribution margins on the Nations Funds were above the industry mean and median, based on limited data available for publicly held mutual fund managers and excluding the costs of CMG's money market capital support programs. However, as is to be expected in a 63-Fund complex, some Nations Funds had relatively high pre-tax profit margins in 2008, when calculated solely with respect to management revenues and expenses, while other Nations Funds operated at a loss. There is a positive relationship between Fund size and profitability to CMG, with smaller Funds generally operating at a loss to CMG.
23. CMG pays a fixed percentage of its management fee revenues to an affiliate, U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, with respect to assets of its clients invested in Nations Funds to compensate it for services it performs with respect to those client assets and for the effect of state law limitations on affiliates charging multiple fees. Based on our analysis of the services provided by this affiliate, we have concluded that all payments other than those for sub-transfer agent or sub-accounting services should be treated as a distribution expense.
III. Recommendations
1) Criteria for review. The Trustees may wish to consider modifying the criteria for identifying a Fund for further review (a "Review Fund") to include criteria that focus exclusively on performance. They may also wish to consider whether it would be useful to apply CMG's own internal monitoring standards for Fund performance to the contract review process, or whether such criteria are more relevant to their ongoing investment oversight.
2) Presentation of Review Fund discussion. CMG should consider whether it could more systematically present in one discussion all relevant information regarding each Review Fund, which is now split into several different portions of the 15(c) materials. For any Fund that has been a Review Fund in consecutive years, CMG should address under what circumstances it could reasonably be anticipated that the Fund would lose that status.
3) Refinement of tax-exempt performance data. Certain single-state tax-exempt Funds compete in extremely small universes and are compared to a multi-state benchmark of uncertain relevance. Notwithstanding the difficulties, CMG should work to improve the reliability of the calculation of relative performance of these Funds. If that is not possible, CMG should provide guidance on how the Trustees should judge the quality of CMG's management of these Funds.
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4) Development of risk metrics for asset-allocation, tax-exempt, and money market Funds. CMG has developed and shared with the Trustees quantitative risk metrics comparing equity and taxable fixed-income Funds against their peers. However, reliable risk metrics have not been developed for asset-allocation, tax-exempt fixed income, and money market Funds. We urge CMG to continue its efforts to provide reliable risk measures for these categories of Funds, especially in the cases of asset-allocation and money market funds, because their investors are likely to be motivated at least in part by a desire to manage risk.
5) Profitability data. For any period during which CMG is an affiliate of U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, CMG should continue to present to the Trustees the profitability of each Fund, each investment style and each complex (of which Nations is one) calculated as follows:
a. Management-only profitability should be calculated without reference to any Private Bank expense.
b. Profitability excluding distribution (which essentially covers the management and transfer agency functions) should be adjusted by removing from the expense calculation any portion of the Private Bank payment not attributable to the performance by the Private Bank of sub-transfer agency or sub-accounting functions.
c. Total profitability, including distribution: No adjustment for Private Bank expenses should be made, because all such expenses represent legitimate fund expenses to be taken into account in calculating CMG's profit margin including distribution.
d. Distribution only: This should include all Private Bank expenses other than those attributable to sub-transfer agency services.
6) Contractual fee analysis. This year CMG presented a new Lipper report comparing the contractual management fees of Funds with those of competitors in similar investment styles. However, the reliability of the conclusion—that Fund management fee breakpoints compared favorably with competitive fee rates—was limited by the use of competitive funds at all asset levels. The sponsors of a $100 million mutual fund may not have given much thought to breakpoints at $5 billion; therefore, that fund's contractual fee at that level is unlikely to compare favorably with that of a $5 billion Fund. Limiting the competitors to the Lipper expense group, whose constituents are similar in size to the rele vant Fund, would make the results more meaningful. In addition, the breakpoints of a select group of Nations Funds (which would differ each year) should continue to be compared to those of industry rivals to ensure that the Funds' breakpoint schedules remain within industry norms. As breakpoint schedules change relatively little each year, performing such a comparison for each Nations Fund each year would not be an efficient use of Trustee and CMG resources.
7) Pro forma profitability data. In any year in which CMG or the Trustees believe that the prior year's profitability is unlikely to be representative of current business results due to changes in markets or for any other reason, CMG should, consistent with this year's practice, prepare a pro forma income statement based on year-to-date actual data and reasonable projections used for its own business planning purposes.
8) Additional institutional data and analysis. While CMG provided a substantial amount of information on its institutional business, we suggest some additional items for future years: (a) profitability data for the institutional business in the format, and based upon the same allocation methodologies, used to present Fund profitability, (b) an explanation of how CMA sets institutional fee breakpoints, which normally begin at asset levels far lower than those found in Fund management fee breakpoints, and (c) distinguishing in all institutional fee materials fees of accounts acquired prior to the development of current fee schedules (so-called "legacy" accounts) from the fees of accounts launched after that time.
9) Management fee disparities. In any future study of management fees, CMG and the Nations Trustees should analyze the differences in management fee schedules. As part of that analysis, CMG should provide an explanation for any significant fee differences among comparable funds across fund families sponsored by CMG, such as differences in the management styles of different Funds included the same Lipper category. Finally, if CMG proposes a management fee change or an expense cap for
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any mutual fund managed by CMA that is comparable to any Nations Fund, CMG should provide the Trustees with sufficient information about the proposal to allow the Trustees to assess the applicability of the proposed change to the relevant Nations Fund or Funds.
10) Explanation of data supplied to Lipper. Each year, as part of the 15(c) process, CMG retains Lipper to compare the fees and expenses of each Fund to a group of competitors. In many cases, CMG, with the approval of the Trustees, adjusts the actual expense data, which is based on the most recent full fiscal year of the Fund (and each competitive fund) to reflect changes in fees or expense limits that occurred during or after the relevant fiscal year. This improves the reliability and usefulness of the comparison. However, to ensure that the Trustees know when and how CMG adjusted the data, we recommend that CMG prepare a table listing for each Fund what adjustments were made, e.g., to reflect a new expense limitation of x basis points that commenced on y date.
11) Reduction of volume of paper documents submitted. The effort to streamline and better organize the data presented to the Trustees and the process by which that data was prepared and organized continued to be well-received by all parties. Notwithstanding past success, it is always appropriate to look for opportunities to reduce and simplify the presentation of 15(c) data. One possibility would be to remove the 127 pages of biographical data, most if not all of which the Trustees have previously seen as part of their ongoing investment oversight duties, from the paper volume and post it on the Internet-based document storage and retrieval system used by the Funds to provide reference data to Trustees.
Respectfully submitted,
Steven E. Asher
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant (RiverSource Investments, LLC)
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT FEE CONSULTANT TO THE FUNDS SUPERVISED BY THE COLUMBIA NATIONS BOARD
Prepared Pursuant to the February 9, 2005
Assurance of Discontinuance among the
Office of Attorney General of New York State,
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, and
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.
December 22, 2009
I. Overview
On February 9, 2005, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("CMA") and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.1 ("CMD") agreed to the New York Attorney General's Assurance of Discontinuance ("AOD"). Among other things, the AOD stipulates that CMA may manage or advise a Columbia Fund ("Columbia Fund" and, together with some or all of such funds, the "Columbia Funds") only if the Independent Members of the Columbia Fund's Board of Trustees appoint a Senior Officer or retain an Independent Fee Consultant ("IFC") who is to manage the process by which proposed management fees are negotiated. The AOD further stipulates that the Senior Officer or IFC is to prepare a written annual evaluation of the fee negotiation process.
With effect from January 1, 2007, the Independent Members of the Board of Trustees for certain Columbia Funds known collectively as the "Nations Funds" (together with the other members of that Board, the "Trustees") retained me as IFC for the Nations Funds.2 In this capacity, I have prepared this written evaluation of the fee negotiation process. As was the case with the last three annual reports, my immediate predecessor as IFC, John Rea, provided invaluable assistance in the preparation of this report.
On September 29, 2009, Ameriprise entered into an asset purchase agreement with Bank of America, N.A. and its parent, Bank of America Corporation (together, the "Bank") pursuant to which the Bank agreed to sell certain CMG assets relating to Columbia's long-term asset management business, including management of the long-term Nations Funds (the "Transaction").3
The Transaction if completed would result in the termination of the existing Investment Management Agreements with CMA with respect to those Funds. Therefore, the Trustees have been requested to approve and recommend to the shareholders of each long-term Nations Fund new Investment Management and Sub-Advisory Agreements (together, the "Management Agreements") with RiverSource Investments, LLC ("RI"),4 investment manager of the RiverSource Funds and a subsidiary of Ameriprise. This report is intended to fulfill the requirements of the AOD with respect to the Trustees' consideration of the new Management Agreements.
A. Role of the Independent Fee Consultant
The AOD charges the IFC with "managing the process by which proposed management fees ... to be charged the Columbia Fund are negotiated so that they are negotiated in a manner which is at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with this Assurance of Discontinuance." The AOD also provides that CMA "may manage or advise a Columbia Fund only if the reasonableness of the proposed management fees is determined by the Board of Trustees ... using ... an annual independent written evaluation prepared by or under the direction of ... the Independent Fee Consultant." Therefore, the AOD makes clear that the IFC does not supplant the Trustees in negotiating management fees with CMA (or RI), nor does the IFC substitute his or her judgment for that of the Trustees with respect to the reasonableness of proposed fees or any other matter that is committed to the business judgment of the Trustees.
1 CMA and CMD are subsidiaries of Columbia Management Group, LLC ("CMG"), and are the successors to the entities named in the AOD.
2 I have no material relationship with Bank of America, CMG or Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise"), aside from serving as IFC, and I am aware of no material relationship with any of their affiliates. I retained John Rea, an independent economic consultant, to assist me with this report.
Unless otherwise stated or required by the context, this report covers only the Nations Funds. Further, as the management of the Nations money market Funds was not included in the Transaction and no new Management Agreements were proposed for those Funds, this report does not cover those Funds unless otherwise stated.
3 Preliminary Response of Ameriprise to Information Request of Columbia Nations Board dated October 28, 2009 (hereafter, the "Preliminary Response"), p. 1.
4 Ameriprise intends to re-brand RI with the "Columbia" name (which is one of the assets being sold in the Transaction). Preliminary Response, pp. 4-5. In the case of new Sub-Advisory Agreements, the relevant current sub-adviser would also be a party.
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B. Elements Involved in Managing the Fee Negotiation Process
In preparing the report required by the AOD, the IFC must consider at least the following six factors set forth in the AOD:
1. The nature and quality of the adviser's services, including the Fund's performance;
2. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged by other mutual fund companies for like services;
3. Possible economies of scale as the Fund grows larger;
4. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of the adviser for like services;
5. Costs to the adviser and its affiliates of supplying services pursuant to the management fee agreements, excluding any intra-corporate profit; and
6. Profit margins of the adviser and its affiliates from supplying such services.
C. Data Presented to the Trustees
In considering the proposed new Management Agreements with RI, the Trustees relied in part on the data that had been prepared as part of their annual contract review process, which concluded in early November. This data remained relevant because the fees in the proposed Management Agreements were identical to the fees approved at that time. The annual review materials included a Lipper report on the performance of each Nations Fund compared to its peers and its benchmark, comparisons of the fees and expenses of each Nations Fund to similar CMG-sponsored Funds, comparable competitive funds chosen by Lipper (in the case of long-term Funds), and institutional accounts advised by CMA, revenues, expenses, and profits of CMG from managing the Nations Funds, calculated both by Fund and collectively, and CMG's views on the existence and sharing of economies of scale.
In addition, the Trustees reviewed materials specific to the proposed new Management Agreements with RI in response to requests for information made on behalf of the Trustees, including the following:
• Performance data for the RiverSource Funds showing percentile and quartile rankings of each fund within its Lipper performance universe for periods up to five years and net returns of each fund relative to its benchmark returns. This data was arguably relevant due to the possibility that some RiverSource investment teams would be providing investment management services to certain Columbia Funds.5
• tables comparing the fee schedules and effective fee rates of funds managed by CMA and RI and institutional accounts advised by the two firms.
• extensive discussion of the process by which the components of the two asset management businesses would be integrated, including investment management, compliance, transfer agency, custody, fund accounting, and distribution.
• information about the financial condition of Ameriprise, including its most recent annual report on Form 10-K, RI's profit margins from managing the RiverSource Funds in 2007 and 2008, and pro forma income statements for the combined Columbia and RiverSource fund complex.
• disclosure that certain senior CMG executives, including President Michael Jones, Chief Investment Officer Colin Moore, Head of Mutual Funds J. Kevin Connaughton, and Chief Compliance Officer Linda Wondrack would continue in analogous capacities following the consummation of the Transaction, and
• a breakdown of the synergies RI expects to realize in the two years following the Transaction and the extent to which those potential synergies are expected to be shared with shareholders of funds advised by RI.
5 On page 22 of its Supplemental Response to the Nations Trustees (undated but delivered November 25, 2009), Ameriprise said that "most personnel decisions, including with respect to the portfolio management teams for the Nations Funds . . . will be made primarily by [current CMA CIO] Colin Moore using the Columbia 5P process."
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II. Findings
1. Based upon my examination of the information supplied by CMG and Ameriprise in the light of the six factors set forth in the AOD, I conclude that the Trustees have the relevant information necessary to evaluate the reasonableness of the proposed management fees for each Nations Fund for which a new Management Agreement was proposed (each, a "Long-Term Nations Fund").
2. In my view, the process by which the proposed management fees of each Long-Term Nations Fund have been negotiated with RI thus far has been, to the extent practicable, at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with the AOD.
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Respectfully submitted,
Steven E. Asher
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Proxy Voting Results
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Bond Fund, Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
On March 3, 2010, a special meeting of shareholders of Columbia Funds Series Trust was held to consider the approval of several proposals listed in the proxy statement for the meeting. Proposal 1 and Proposal 2 were voted at the March 3, 2010 meeting of shareholders and Proposal 3 was voted on at an adjourned meeting of shareholders held on April 26, 2010. The shareholder meeting results are as follows:
Proposal 1: A proposed Investment Management Services Agreement with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (formerly, RiverSource Investments, LLC) (CMIA) was approved for each Fund as follows:
Fund | | Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes | |
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | | | 168,847,400 | | | | 538,268 | | | | 979,895 | | | | 39,238,083 | | |
Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 20,417,273 | | | | 317,729 | | | | 22,166 | | | | 1,096,908 | | |
Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 10,953,217 | | | | 7,268 | | | | 91,815 | | | | 1,419,609 | | |
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 13,081,066 | | | | 58,557 | | | | 12,061 | | | | 1,885,896 | | |
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 17,972,621 | | | | 91,076 | | | | 50,370 | | | | 2,045,248 | | |
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Bond Fund | | | 16,519,687 | | | | 44,451 | | | | 41,819 | | | | 2,589,569 | | |
Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 27,120,102 | | | | 21,088 | | | | 99,287 | | | | 2,923,771 | | |
Proposal 2: A proposal authorizing CMIA to enter into and materially amend subadvisory agreements for the Fund in the future, with the approval of the Trust's Board of Trustees, but without obtaining additional shareholder approval, was approved for each Fund as follows:
Fund | | Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes | |
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | | | 166,234,916 | | | | 3,571,598 | | | | 559,046 | | | | 39,238,086 | | |
Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 20,227,246 | | | | 493,602 | | | | 36,320 | | | | 1,096,908 | | |
Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 10,795,585 | | | | 164,899 | | | | 91,815 | | | | 1,419,610 | | |
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 13,011,216 | | | | 109,143 | | | | 31,325 | | | | 1,885,896 | | |
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 17,716,783 | | | | 335,417 | | | | 61,864 | | | | 2,045,252 | | |
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Bond Fund | | | 16,439,684 | | | | 126,391 | | | | 39,882 | | | | 2,589,569 | | |
Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 26,977,238 | | | | 156,922 | | | | 106,315 | | | | 2,923,772 | | |
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Proposal 3: Each of the nominees for trustees was elected to the Trust's Board of Trustees, as follows:
Trustee | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld | | Abstentions | |
Edward J. Boudreau, Jr. | | | 2,680,026,424 | | | | 72,649,450 | | | | 0 | | |
William P. Carmichael | | | 2,679,841,716 | | | | 72,834,157 | | | | 0 | | |
William A. Hawkins | | | 2,679,847,210 | | | | 72,828,663 | | | | 0 | | |
R. Glenn Hilliard | | | 2,679,699,063 | | | | 72,976,810 | | | | 0 | | |
John J. Nagorniak | | | 2,680,054,075 | | | | 72,621,799 | | | | 0 | | |
Minor M. Shaw | | | 2,680,402,097 | | | | 72,273,776 | | | | 0 | | |
Anthony M. Santomero | | | 2,679,633,235 | | | | 73,042,638 | | | | 0 | | |
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Important Information About This Report
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 the Municipal Bond Funds listed on the front cover.
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 portfolio 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, www.columbiamanagement.com.
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, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the funds, visit columbiamanagement.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
On April 30, 2010, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., the parent company of RiverSource Investments, LLC, acquired the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC, including certain of its affiliates, which were, prior to this acquisition, part of Bank of America. In connection with the acquisition of the long-term assets, the Columbia Funds have a new investment adviser, RiverSource Investments, LLC, which is now known as Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. For those clients that use the services of a subadviser, those arrangements are continuing unless notified otherwise. RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc., now known as Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, will act as the principal distributor of the Columbia Funds.
Transfer Agent*
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. P.O. Box 8081 Boston, MA 02266-8081 1-800-345-6611 | |
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Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 | |
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Investment Advisor* | |
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Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 100 Federal Street Boston, MA 02110 | |
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Annual Report
March 31, 2010
Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio
Not FDIC Insured Ÿ May Lose Value Ÿ No Bank Guarantee
Table of Contents
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.
President’s Message

Dear Shareholder:
On May 3, 2010, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. announced that it had completed the acquisition of the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management from Bank of America. This includes the business of managing its equity and fixed-income mutual funds. Ameriprise Financial has combined its current U.S. asset management business, RiverSource Investments, LLC, with Columbia Management. This transaction puts together two leading asset management firms to create one entity that ranks as the eighth largest manager of long-term mutual fund assets in the United States.1 This combined business will operate under the well-regarded Columbia Management brand, where we will build on the strengths of our combined investment capabilities and talent, our broad and diversified product lineup and exceptional service.
Our combined business has a new breadth and depth of investment choices. William “Ted” Truscott, CEO, U.S. asset management and president of annuities for Ameriprise Financial, leads the combined U.S. asset management business. Michael Jones serves as president, U.S. asset management. Colin Moore continues to serve as chief investment officer. I am also continuing in my role as head of mutual funds, responsible for the delivery of mutual fund products and services to investors. The Columbia funds’ advisers, distributor and transfer agent are now subsidiaries of our parent company, Ameriprise Financial but operate under the Columbia Management name. You will begin to see these names used in communications and statements going forward.
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Advisers | | Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC |
Distributor | | Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. |
Transfer Agent | | Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. |
As a valued investor in Columbia funds, please know that our goal is to ensure a smooth transition and provide the highest quality products and services. Transition teams across the organization continue their efforts to build on best practices from both legacy organizations with integration efforts including rebranding, vendor and system consolidations and client communications. Additionally, we want to assure you that the funds’ portfolio managers also continue to focus on providing uninterrupted service to all fund shareholders.
Although we have a lot of work ahead of us in 2010, Columbia Management and Ameriprise Financial are excited about the opportunities for our combined organization. I share this optimism and believe it positions us as a best-in-class asset management business with the ability to deliver more for our clients than ever before.
Sincerely,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds
1 | Source: Ameriprise Financial, Inc., based on March 31, 2010 data from the Investment Company Institute |
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the funds, visit columbiamanagement.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Securities products offered through Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc.), member FINRA. Advisory services provided by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (formerly known as RiverSource Investments, LLC).
© 2010 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.
Portfolio Profile – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio
Summary
n | | For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the portfolio’s Class A shares returned 53.33% without sales charge. |
n | | The portfolio, its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index1, and the average fund in its peer group, the Lipper International Multi-Cap Core Funds Classification2, all generated returns of more than 50%, with the portfolio’s return trailing the returns of the index and peer group. |
n | | A modest shortfall relative to the benchmark and peer group was generally the result of certain health care and financial stocks that fell short of expectations. |
Portfolio Management
Anwiti Bahuguna, PhD has co-managed the portfolio since February 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 2002.
Colin Moore has co-managed the portfolio since February 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 2002.
Kent M. Peterson, PhD has co-managed the portfolio since February 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 2006.
Marie M. Schofield has co-managed the portfolio since February 2009 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 1990.
Effective May 1, 2010, Fred Copper became a co-manager of the portfolio. He has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors since 2005.
Effective May 1, 2010, RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., became the investment advisor to the portfolio and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. Please see the portfolio’s prospectus, as supplemented, for more information regarding the change in investment advisor and certain other changes.
1 | The Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East (MSCI EAFE) Index is a capitalization-weighted index that tracks the total return of common stocks in 21 developed-market countries within Europe, Australasia and the Far East. 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 portfolio may not match those in an index. |
2 | Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the portfolio. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads. |
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 03/31/10
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Morningstar Style Box™
Equity Style

The Morningstar Style Box™ reveals a fund’s investment strategy. For equity funds, the vertical axis shows the market capitalization of the stocks owned, and the horizontal axis shows investment style (value, blend or growth.) Information shown is based on the most recent data provided by Morningstar.
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Economic Update – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio
Summary
For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010
| n | | After a sharp decline, stock markets rebounded around the world, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, the MSCI EAFE Index and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. | |
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49.77% | | 54.44% |
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81.08% |
After a deep and difficult recession, the World Bank estimates that global gross domestic product (GDP) declined 2.2% in 2009. However, many economies began to regain their footing midway through the year. Growth turned positive in the second half of 2009 in the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany and France. In some smaller eurozone countries, such as Spain and Italy, recession continued throughout the year, and debt remains a problem for Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy. For 2010, we believe global economic growth could potentially rise at a rate of 2.7%.
Stimulus spending aided recovery
Growth around the world was aided by government stimulus spending, but the emerging markets of China, India and Brazil were notable for their use of stimulus to help jumpstart the global recovery. All three countries have capitalized on prudent policies put in place over the past decade to stimulate domestic demand and succeeded through a combination of spending, tax cuts and other incentives.
Hopes for a sustained recovery around the world now depend on a rebound in consumer spending, an increase in revenues to keep business profits moving higher and a turnaround in the export markets, the latter of which appears to be underway. According to Moodys.com, surveys of manufacturers across the world show export orders up after the steepest decline in trade since the 1930s. The employment picture in developed countries is also improving, in the sense that job losses have slowed in many countries and the United States has experienced some growth in the labor market. However, we believe it could take until 2011 for job growth to accelerate in a meaningful way, raising concerns about the sustainability of recovery where unemployment remains stubbornly high.
Manufacturing activity has picked up around the world, and the technology sector has been a significant beneficiary. Demand for both hardware and software has increased after a sharp decline in 2008 and 2009. India reports that its outsourcing pipeline is filling again. In the United States, the manufacturing sector was one of the first signs that the economy was on the mend. In Asia and South America, stimulus spending, strong domestic demand and a rebound in trade have driven manufacturing activity sharply higher. However, increased manufacturing activity in eurozone countries lag the rest of the world.
Stocks bottomed, then rebounded
Against a strengthening economic backdrop, a stock market rally that began in mid-March 2009 continued throughout the period. The U.S. stock market returned 49.77% for the 12-month period, as measured by the S&P 500 Index.1 Outside the U.S., stock market returns were even stronger. The MSCI EAFE Index,2 a broad gauge of stock market performance in foreign developed markets, gained 54.44% (net of dividends, in U.S. dollars) for the period. Emerging stock markets were caught in a downdraft in 2008, but they bounced back stronger than domestic or developed world markets in
1 | The Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks. |
2 | The Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East (MSCI EAFE) Index is a capitalization-weighted index that tracks the total return of common stocks in 21 developed-market countries within Europe, Australasia and the Far East. |
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Economic Update (continued) – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio
2009 as their economic growth generally outpaced the developed world. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index3 returned 81.08% (net of dividends, in U.S. dollars), led by strong performances from India and the regions of Eastern Europe and South America. However, weak returns in the final months of the period detracted from emerging market returns, especially in China and Brazil.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
3 | The Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets Index (MSCI EMI) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. As of June 2009, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index consisted of the following 22 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey. |
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 portfolio may not match those in an index.
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Performance Information – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
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Annual operating expense ratio (%)* |
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Class A | | 1.52 |
Class B | | 2.27 |
Class C | | 2.27 |
Class R | | 1.77 |
Class Z | | 1.27 |
Annual operating expense ratio after contractual waivers (%)* |
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Class A | | 1.26 |
Class B | | 2.01 |
Class C | | 2.01 |
Class R | | 1.51 |
Class Z | | 1.01 |
* | The annual operating expense ratio and annual operating expense ratio after contractual waivers are as stated in the portfolio’s prospectus that is current as of the date of this report and include the expenses incurred by the underlying funds in which the portfolio invests. The contractual waiver expires 07/31/10. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including expenses incurred by the underlying funds, fee waivers and expense reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios. |
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Performance of a $10,000 investment 02/15/06 – 03/31/10 |

The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on portfolio distributions or on the redemption of portfolio shares.
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Performance of a $10,000 investment 02/15/06 – 03/31/10 ($) |
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Sales charge | | without | | with |
Class A | | 9,767 | | 9,205 |
Class B | | 9,489 | | 9,325 |
Class C | | 9,478 | | 9,478 |
Class R | | 9,666 | | n/a |
Class Z | | 9,868 | | n/a |
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Average annual total return as of 03/31/10 (%) |
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Share class | | A | | B | | C | | R | | Z |
Inception | | 02/15/06 | | 02/15/06 | | 02/15/06 | | 02/15/06 | | 02/15/06 |
Sales charge | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | without |
1-year | | 53.33 | | 44.64 | | 52.13 | | 47.13 | | 52.22 | | 51.22 | | 52.81 | | 53.58 |
Life | | –0.57 | | –1.99 | | –1.26 | | –1.68 | | –1.29 | | –1.29 | | –0.82 | | –0.32 |
The “with sales charge” returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The “without sales charge” returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.
Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of portfolio expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class R shares are sold at net asset value with distribution (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class Z and Class R shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the portfolio’s prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on portfolio distributions or on the redemption of portfolio shares.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio
As a portfolio shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other portfolio expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your portfolio’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 portfolio’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 portfolio’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 portfolio 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.
As a shareholder of the underlying funds in which it invests, the portfolio will bear its allocable share of the costs and expenses of these underlying funds. These costs and expenses are not included in the portfolio’s annualized expense ratios used to calculate the expense information below.
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 the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the portfolio and when comparing the expenses of this portfolio with other funds.
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| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio (%)* |
| | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual |
Class A | | 1,000.00 | | 1,000.00 | | 1,022.20 | | 1,023.68 | | 1.26 | | 1.26 | | 0.25 |
Class B | | 1,000.00 | | 1,000.00 | | 1,018.20 | | 1,019.95 | | 5.03 | | 5.04 | | 1.00 |
Class C | | 1,000.00 | | 1,000.00 | | 1,018.20 | | 1,019.95 | | 5.03 | | 5.04 | | 1.00 |
Class R | | 1,000.00 | | 1,000.00 | | 1,021.70 | | 1,022.44 | | 2.52 | | 2.52 | | 0.50 |
Class Z | | 1,000.00 | | 1,000.00 | | 1,023.90 | | 1,024.93 | | — | | — | | — |
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 portfolio’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 portfolio and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
* Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio’s expense ratios do not include fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds.
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Portfolio Managers’ Report – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
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Net asset value per share |
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as of 03/31/10 ($) | | |
Class A | | 8.24 |
Class B | | 8.20 |
Class C | | 8.19 |
Class R | | 8.22 |
Class Z | | 8.26 |
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Distributions declared per share |
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04/01/09 – 03/31/10 ($) | | |
Class A | | 0.16 |
Class B | | 0.06 |
Class C | | 0.06 |
Class R | | 0.12 |
Class Z | | 0.19 |
For the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, the portfolio’s Class A shares returned 53.33% without sales charge. The portfolio’s benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index, returned 54.44% over the same period. The average return for the funds in the portfolio’s peer group, the Lipper International Multi-Cap Core Funds Classification, was 55.17%. The portfolio invests in shares of two Columbia funds, generally dividing its assets as follows: Columbia Multi-Advisor International Equity Fund — 80%, and Columbia Acorn International — 20%. A modest shortfall relative to the benchmark and peer group were generally the result of a handful of stocks that fell short of expectations during the period.
Key contributors during a period of strong performance
Within Columbia Multi-Advisor International Equity Fund, an overweight in the information technology sector, in general, and in certain semiconductor stocks, in particular, had the most positive impact on performance relative to the benchmark. In addition, we made a timely addition to the fund’s position in UK-based Barclays (0.8% of net assets), which made a strong contribution to the portfolio’s return. Barclays shares dropped along with those of other big banks during the recent financial crisis. However, the company did not take bailout money and maintained a solid balance sheet throughout the crisis. During its rebound, it was one of the portfolio’s strongest performers.
Within Columbia Acorn International, an emphasis on small- and mid-cap international stocks aided the portfolio’s overall return. Small- and mid-caps outperformed large-cap international stocks for the period. Naspers (0.4% of net assets) was the fund’s top contributor. We believed that Naspers, a South Africa-listed media company, was somewhat misunderstood by investors. The company has a dominant pay TV franchise in sub-Saharan Africa and a large stake in Tencent, a Hong Kong-listed Internet service provider and gaming company targeting the Chinese market, and many investors have been unsure how to analyze the company. The stock’s strong performance made it the largest position in the fund.
Disappointments in health care, financials
Within Columbia Multi-Advisor International Equity Fund, certain financial and health care stocks fell short of expectations. Within financials, Leopalace21, a Japanese real estate development company which was sold from the portfolio during the period, and Mizuho Financial (0.4% of net assets), a Japanese financial conglomerate, were the biggest detractors from performance relative to the benchmark. Also, two Swiss pharmaceutical companies, Roche, which was sold, and Lonza (0.4% of net assets), detracted from performance. In addition, OPAP, the Greek lottery, failed to participate in the global upturn in stocks because it is not particularly sensitive to the economic cycle. Concerns that gaming will be taxed and questions about the company’s monopoly status also pressured the stock, which we sold during the period.
Japanese cash machine network operator Seven Bank (0.1% of net assets), which operates ATMs at convenience stores, was the biggest detractor from performance for
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Portfolio Managers’ Report (continued) – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio
Columbia Acorn International. Investors worried that deflation expectations and weak consumer spending would reduce cash withdrawals and that new consumer finance regulations would constrain high-margin lending on ATM cards.
Positioned to capitalize on economic recovery, China downturn
As a severe credit crisis eased and stock prices rose, we began to reposition the portfolio through our investments in Columbia Multi-Advisor International Equity Fund. We favored companies that we believe are levered to an economic recovery. In addition, we used the recent market downturn in China to add to the fund’s exposure to China, especially to companies that are linked to domestic growth including Yanzhou Coal Mining, one of China’s biggest coal producers. Because we believe that reasonable valuations, combined with low interest rates, could more than offset the negative impact of Europe’s debt problems on investor confidence, we also added to the fund’s positions in European financials.
Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the portfolio may differ from those presented for other Columbia Funds.
Asset allocation cannot eliminate the risk of fluctuating prices and uncertain returns.
The portfolio is a “fund of funds.”
A fund of funds bears its allocable share of the costs and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such funds are thus subject to two levels of fees and a potentially higher expense ratio than would be associated with an investment in a fund that invests and trades directly in financial instruments under the direction of a single manager. Risks include stock market fluctuations due to business and economic developments.
Value stocks are securities of companies that may have experienced adverse business or industry developments or may be subject to special risks that have caused the stocks to be out of favor. If the manager’s assessment of a company’s prospects is wrong, the price of the company’s stock may not approach the value the manager has placed on it.
International investing involves special risks, including foreign taxation, currency fluctuations, risks associated with possible differences in financial standards and other risks associated with future political and economic developments.
Investing in emerging markets may involve greater risks than investing in more developed countries. In addition, concentration of investments in a single region may result in greater volatility.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio
March 31, 2010
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| | Shares | | Value ($) | |
Investment Companies (a) – 100.1% | | | | | |
Columbia Acorn International, Class Z | | 773,723 | | 27,436,202 | |
Columbia Multi-Advisor International Equity Fund, Class Z | | 9,555,321 | | 109,503,976 | |
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Total Investment Companies (cost of $174,655,074) | | 136,940,178 | |
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Total Investments – 100.1% (cost of $174,655,074) (b) | | 136,940,178 | |
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Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (0.1)% | | (106,295 | ) |
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Net Assets – 100.0% | | | | 136,833,883 | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) | Mutual funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC or its affiliates. |
(b) | Cost for federal income tax purposes is $193,979,407. |
Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (level 1 measurements) were used in determining value for all securities in the Investment Portfolio as of March 31, 2010.
For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio
March 31, 2010
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| | | | ($) | |
Assets | | Affiliated investments, at identified cost | | 174,655,074 | |
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| | Affiliated investments, at value | | 136,940,178 | |
| | Receivable for: | | | |
| | Investments sold | | 363,882 | |
| | Portfolio shares sold | | 143,742 | |
| | Expense reimbursement due from investment advisor | | 35,911 | |
| | Prepaid expenses | | 1,512 | |
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| | Total Assets | | 137,485,225 | |
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Liabilities | | Payable for: | | | |
| | Portfolio shares repurchased | | 533,059 | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | 2,190 | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | 24,173 | |
| | Trustees’ fees | | 29,607 | |
| | Audit fee | | 17,300 | |
| | Legal fee | | 13,000 | |
| | Custody fee | | 838 | |
| | Distribution and service fees | | 23,623 | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | 147 | |
| | Other liabilities | | 7,405 | |
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| | Total Liabilities | | 651,342 | |
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| | Net Assets | | 136,833,883 | |
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Net Assets Consist of | | Paid-in capital | | 229,225,468 | |
| | Undistributed net investment income | | 3,552,388 | |
| | Accumulated net realized loss | | (58,229,077 | ) |
| | Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | (37,714,896 | ) |
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| | Net Assets | | 136,833,883 | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued) – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio
March 31, 2010
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Class A | | Net assets | | $ | 53,012,580 | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 6,429,729 | |
| | Net asset value per share (a) | | $ | 8.24 | |
| | Maximum sales charge | | | 5.75 | % |
| | Maximum offering price per share ($8.24/0.9425) (b) | | $ | 8.74 | |
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Class B | | Net assets | | $ | 3,950,153 | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 481,794 | |
| | Net asset value and offering price per share (a) | | $ | 8.20 | |
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Class C | | Net assets | | $ | 10,506,033 | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 1,282,485 | |
| | Net asset value and offering price per share (a) | | $ | 8.19 | |
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Class R | | Net assets | | $ | 31,433 | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 3,824 | |
| | Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 8.22 | |
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Class Z | | Net assets | | $ | 69,333,684 | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 8,389,600 | |
| | Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 8.26 | |
(a) | Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge. |
(b) | On sales of $50,000 or more the offering price is reduced. |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio
For the Year Ended March 31, 2010
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| | | | ($) | |
Investment Income | | Dividends from affiliates | | 5,413,037 | |
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| | Total Investment Income | | 5,413,037 | |
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Expenses | | Distribution fee: | | | |
| | Class B | | 29,802 | |
| | Class C | | 82,039 | |
| | Class R | | 150 | |
| | Service fee: | | | |
| | Class B | | 9,938 | |
| | Class C | | 27,350 | |
| | Distribution and service fees: | | | |
| | Class A | | 138,968 | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | 129,916 | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | 26,284 | |
| | Trustees’ fees | | 42,186 | |
| | Custody fee | | 5,384 | |
| | Registration fees | | 64,646 | |
| | Legal fees | | 53,160 | |
| | Reports to shareholders | | 53,501 | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | 634 | |
| | Other expenses | | 33,507 | |
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| | Total Expenses | | 697,465 | |
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| | Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by investment advisor | | (409,217 | ) |
| | Expense reductions | | — | (a) |
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| | Net Expenses | | 288,248 | |
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| | Net Investment Income | | 5,124,789 | |
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Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | Net realized loss on affiliated investments | | (22,127,081 | ) |
| | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | 75,038,404 | |
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| | Net Gain | | 52,911,323 | |
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| | Net Increase Resulting from Operations | | 58,036,112 | |
(a) | Rounds to less than $1.00. |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio
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Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Year Ended March 31, 2010 ($) | | | Year Ended March 31, 2009 ($) | |
Operations | | Net investment income | | 5,124,789 | | | 1,080,438 | |
| | Net realized loss on investments and capital gains distributions received | | (22,127,081 | ) | | (34,729,364 | ) |
| | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | 75,038,404 | | | (91,142,049 | ) |
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| | Net increase (decrease) resulting from operations | | 58,036,112 | | | (124,790,975 | ) |
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Distributions to Shareholders | | From net investment income: | | | | | | |
| | Class A | | (1,162,782 | ) | | — | |
| | Class B | | (29,094 | ) | | — | |
| | Class C | | (79,794 | ) | | — | |
| | Class R | | (433 | ) | | — | |
| | Class Z | | (1,875,064 | ) | | — | |
| | From net realized gains: | | | | | | |
| | Class A | | — | | | (6,297,110 | ) |
| | Class B | | — | | | (384,037 | ) |
| | Class C | | — | | | (1,386,698 | ) |
| | Class R | | — | | | (2,274 | ) |
| | Class Z | | — | | | (5,017,621 | ) |
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| | Total distributions to shareholders | | (3,147,167 | ) | | (13,087,740 | ) |
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| | Net Capital Stock Transactions | | (33,028,724 | ) | | 8,384,453 | |
| | Redemption fees | | 938 | | | 39,630 | |
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| | Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | 21,861,159 | | | (129,454,632 | ) |
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Net Assets | | Beginning of period | | 114,972,724 | | | 244,427,356 | |
| | End of period | | 136,833,883 | | | 114,972,724 | |
| | Undistributed net investment income at end of period | | 3,552,388 | | | 1,574,766 | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio
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| | Capital Stock Activity | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2010 | | | Year Ended March 31, 2009 | |
| | Shares | | | Dollars ($) | | | Shares | | | Dollars ($) | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Subscriptions | | 860,237 | | | 6,474,067 | | | 2,685,954 | | | 24,339,954 | |
Distributions reinvested | | 148,393 | | | 1,091,724 | | | 563,267 | | | 5,750,958 | |
Redemptions | | (2,688,107 | ) | | (20,377,765 | ) | | (5,884,264 | ) | | (42,227,592 | ) |
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Net decrease | | (1,679,477 | ) | | (12,811,974 | ) | | (2,635,043 | ) | | (12,136,680 | ) |
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Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Subscriptions | | 45,790 | | | 340,223 | | | 89,353 | | | 861,178 | |
Distributions reinvested | | 3,423 | | | 25,770 | | | 31,797 | | | 322,424 | |
Redemptions | | (128,083 | ) | | (968,770 | ) | | (235,827 | ) | | (1,650,406 | ) |
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Net decrease | | (78,870 | ) | | (602,777 | ) | | (114,677 | ) | | (466,804 | ) |
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Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Subscriptions | | 88,936 | | | 682,997 | | | 265,181 | | | 2,505,523 | |
Distributions reinvested | | 7,447 | | | 56,125 | | | 78,976 | | | 800,030 | |
Redemptions | | (489,572 | ) | | (3,645,416 | ) | | (1,163,807 | ) | | (7,928,955 | ) |
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Net decrease | | (393,189 | ) | | (2,906,294 | ) | | (819,650 | ) | | (4,623,402 | ) |
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Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Subscriptions | | 3,559 | | | 27,333 | | | 3,013 | | | 19,323 | |
Distributions reinvested | | 58 | | | 431 | | | 223 | | | 2,274 | |
Redemptions | | (4,632 | ) | | (35,426 | ) | | (2,343 | ) | | (20,920 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | (1,015 | ) | | (7,662 | ) | | 893 | | | 677 | |
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Class Z | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Subscriptions | | 1,509,342 | | | 11,298,156 | | | 7,293,400 | | | 58,505,335 | |
Distributions reinvested | | 14,075 | | | 104,306 | | | 39,207 | | | 401,086 | |
Redemptions | | (3,692,821 | ) | | (28,102,479 | ) | | (4,800,394 | ) | | (33,295,759 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) | | (2,169,404 | ) | | (16,700,017 | ) | | 2,532,213 | | | 25,610,662 | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
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| | Year Ended March 31, | | | Period Ended March 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 5.49 | | | $ | 11.14 | | | $ | 11.69 | | | $ | 10.26 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
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Income from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.15 | | | | — | (c) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and capital gains distributions received | | | 2.64 | | | | (5.14 | ) | | | 0.11 | | | | 1.63 | | | | 0.26 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 2.91 | | | | (5.09 | ) | | | 0.28 | | | | 1.78 | | | | 0.26 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.16 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | — | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | — | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.83 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | — | |
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Redemption Fees: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Redemption fees added to paid-in-capital (b)(c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 8.24 | | | $ | 5.49 | | | $ | 11.14 | | | $ | 11.69 | | | $ | 10.26 | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 53.33 | % | | | (48.03 | )% | | | 1.76 | % | | | 17.39 | % | | | 2.60 | %(f) |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net expenses (g)(h) | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | %(i) |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.28 | % | | | 0.26 | % | | | 0.22 | % | | | 0.59 | % | | | 13.23 | %(i) |
Net investment income (loss) (g) | | | 3.50 | % | | | 0.56 | % | | | 1.39 | % | | | 1.31 | % | | | (0.25 | )%(i) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 2 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 3 | % | | | 1 | % | | | — | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 53,013 | | | $ | 44,548 | | | $ | 119,670 | | | $ | 75,289 | | | $ | 5,846 | |
(a) | Class A shares commenced operations on February 15, 2006. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date. |
(b) | Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | Rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge. |
(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%. |
(h) | Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher. |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
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| | Year Ended March 31, | | | Period Ended March 31, | |
Class B Shares | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 5.43 | | | $ | 11.09 | | | $ | 11.66 | | | $ | 10.26 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
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Income from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (b) | | | 0.21 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.10 | | | | (0.01 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and capital gains distributions received | | | 2.62 | | | | (5.09 | ) | | | 0.12 | | | | 1.59 | | | | 0.27 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 2.83 | | | | (5.10 | ) | | | 0.19 | | | | 1.69 | | | | 0.26 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.06 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | — | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.76 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | — | |
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Redemption Fees: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Redemption fees added to paid-in-capital (b)(c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 8.20 | | | $ | 5.43 | | | $ | 11.09 | | | $ | 11.66 | | | $ | 10.26 | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 52.13 | % | | | (48.35 | )% | | | 1.03 | % | | | 16.50 | % | | | 2.60 | %(f) |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net expenses (g)(h) | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | %(i) |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.28 | % | | | 0.26 | % | | | 0.22 | % | | | 0.59 | % | | | 13.23 | %(i) |
Net investment income (loss) (g) | | | 2.73 | % | | | (0.18 | )% | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.93 | % | | | (1.00 | )%(i) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 2 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 3 | % | | | 1 | % | | | — | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 3,950 | | | $ | 3,043 | | | $ | 7,490 | | | $ | 5,960 | | | $ | 1,176 | |
(a) | Class B shares commenced operations on February 15, 2006. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date. |
(b) | Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | Rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge. |
(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%. |
(h) | Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher. |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
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| | Year Ended March 31, | | | Period Ended March 31, | |
Class C Shares | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 5.42 | | | $ | 11.08 | | | $ | 11.66 | | | $ | 10.25 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
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Income from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (b) | | | 0.21 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.10 | | | | (0.01 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and capital gains distributions received | | | 2.62 | | | | (5.08 | ) | | | 0.11 | | | | 1.60 | | | | 0.26 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.83 | | | | (5.10 | ) | | | 0.18 | | | | 1.70 | | | | 0.25 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.06 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.76 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | |
Redemption Fees: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Redemption fees added to paid-in-capital (b)(c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 8.19 | | | $ | 5.42 | | | $ | 11.08 | | | $ | 11.66 | | | $ | 10.25 | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 52.22 | % | | | (48.39 | )% | | | 0.94 | % | | | 16.61 | % | | | 2.50 | %(f) |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net expenses (g)(h) | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | %(i) |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.28 | % | | | 0.26 | % | | | 0.22 | % | | | 0.59 | % | | | 13.23 | %(i) |
Net investment income (loss) (g) | | | 2.77 | % | | | (0.19 | )% | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.88 | % | | | (1.00 | )%(i) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 2 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 3 | % | | | 1 | % | | | — | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 10,506 | | | $ | 9,087 | | | $ | 27,656 | | | $ | 21,210 | | | $ | 3,140 | |
(a) | Class C shares commenced operations on February 15, 2006. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date. |
(b) | Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | Rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge. |
(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%. |
(h) | Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher. |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
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| | Year Ended March 31, | | | Period Ended March 31, | |
Class R Shares | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 5.47 | | | $ | 11.12 | | | $ | 11.68 | | | $ | 10.26 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
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Income from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (b) | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.16 | | | | (0.01 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and capital gains distributions received | | | 2.59 | | | | (5.11 | ) | | | 0.09 | | | | 1.59 | | | | 0.27 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.87 | | | | (5.09 | ) | | | 0.24 | | | | 1.75 | | | | 0.26 | |
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Less Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.12 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | — | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.80 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | |
Redemption Fees: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Redemption fees added to paid-in-capital (b)(c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 8.22 | | | $ | 5.47 | | | $ | 11.12 | | | $ | 11.68 | | | $ | 10.26 | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 52.81 | % | | | (48.12 | )% | | | 1.48 | % | | | 17.09 | % | | | 2.60 | %(f) |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net expenses (g)(h) | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | %(i) |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.28 | % | | | 0.26 | % | | | 0.22 | % | | | 0.59 | % | | | 13.23 | %(i) |
Net investment income (loss) (g) | | | 3.78 | % | | | 0.26 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.46 | % | | | (0.50 | )%(i) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 2 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 3 | % | | | 1 | % | | | — | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 31 | | | $ | 26 | | | $ | 44 | | | $ | 12 | | | $ | 10 | |
(a) | Class R shares commenced operations on February 15, 2006. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date. |
(b) | Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | Rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(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%. |
(h) | Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher. |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended March 31, | | | Period Ended March 31, | |
Class Z Shares | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 5.52 | | | $ | 11.16 | | | $ | 11.70 | | | $ | 10.26 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
| | | | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.12 | | | | — | (c) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and capital gains distributions received | | | 2.64 | | | | (5.15 | ) | | | 0.08 | | | | 1.69 | | | | 0.26 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.93 | | | | (5.08 | ) | | | 0.31 | | | | 1.81 | | | | 0.26 | |
| | | | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.19 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | — | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.85 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | |
Redemption Fees: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Redemption fees added to paid-in-capital (b)(c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 8.26 | | | $ | 5.52 | | | $ | 11.16 | | | $ | 11.70 | | | $ | 10.26 | |
Total return (d)(e) | | | 53.58 | % | | | (47.84 | )% | | | 2.03 | % | | | 17.69 | % | | | 2.60 | %(f) |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net expenses (g)(h) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.28 | % | | | 0.26 | % | | | 0.22 | % | | | 0.59 | % | | | 13.23 | %(i) |
Net investment income (g) | | | 3.77 | % | | | 0.83 | % | | | 1.89 | % | | | 0.93 | % | | | — | %(i)(j) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 2 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 3 | % | | | 1 | % | | | — | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 69,334 | | | $ | 58,268 | | | $ | 89,568 | | | $ | 31,029 | | | $ | 316 | |
(a) | Class Z shares commenced operations on February 15, 2006. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date. |
(b) | Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | Rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(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%. |
(h) | Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher. |
(j) | Rounds to less than 0.01%. |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio
March 31, 2010
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the “Trust”), is a diversified portfolio. 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 Portfolio seeks capital appreciation. The Portfolio generally invests in Class Z shares of Columbia Multi-Advisor International Equity Fund and Columbia Acorn International (the “Underlying Funds”). The Underlying Funds are advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC (“Columbia”) or its affiliates.
The financial statements of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests should be read in conjunction with the Portfolio’s financial statements and are available at www.columbiafunds.com.
Portfolio Shares
The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares, and the Portfolio offers five classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Z. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable. Effective June 22, 2009, the Portfolio no longer accepts investments in Class B shares from new or existing investors in the Portfolio’s Class B shares, except in connection with the reinvestment of any dividend and/or capital gain distributions in Class B shares of the Portfolio and exchanges by existing Class B shareholders of the other Columbia Funds.
Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75% based on the amount of initial investment. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) if the shares are sold within one year after purchase. Class B shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 5.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will generally convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares sold within one year after purchase. Class R and Class Z shares are offered continuously at net asset value. There are certain restrictions on the purchase of Class R and Class Z shares, as described in the Portfolio’s prospectus.
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.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Portfolio in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security Valuation
Investments in the Underlying Funds are valued at the net asset value of the Class Z shares of the respective Underlying Fund determined as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange on the valuation date.
GAAP 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. |
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The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
On Jan. 21, 2010, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update (the amendment), Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements, which provides guidance on how investment assets and liabilities are to be valued and disclosed. Specifically, the amendment requires reporting entities to disclose the input and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements for Level 2 or Level 3 positions. The amendment also requires that transfers between all levels (including Level 1 and Level 2) be disclosed on a gross basis (i.e., transfers out must be disclosed separately from transfers in), and the reason(s) for the transfer. Additionally purchases, sales, issuances and settlements must be disclosed on a gross basis in the Level 3 rollforward. The effective date of the amendment is for interim and annual periods beginning after Dec. 15, 2009, however, the requirement to provide the Level 3 activity for purchases, sales, issuances and settlements on a gross basis will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after Dec. 15, 2010. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of the amendment and the impact to the financial statements.
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
Distributions from the Underlying Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Portfolio 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 Portfolio are charged to the Portfolio.
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 Portfolio on a daily basis, based on the relative net assets of each class, for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class.
Federal Income Tax Status
The Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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, if any, are declared and paid semi-annually. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which differ from GAAP.
Indemnification
In the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Portfolio. 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 Portfolio expects the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.
Note 3. Federal Tax Information
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009 was as follows:
| | | | | | |
| | March 31, 2010 | | March 31, 2009 |
Distributions paid from: | | |
Ordinary Income* | | $ | 3,147,167 | | $ | 49,988 |
Long-Term Capital Gains | | | — | | | 13,037,752 |
* | For tax purposes short-term capital gains distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions. |
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As of March 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | |
| | | | |
Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Net Unrealized Depreciation* |
$3,552,388 | | $— | | $(57,039,229) |
* | 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 March 31, 2010, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes were:
| | | | |
| |
Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 4,215,063 | |
Unrealized depreciation | | | (61,254,292 | ) |
Net unrealized depreciation | | $ | (57,039,229 | ) |
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 |
2017 | | $ | 4,980,942 |
2018 | | | 25,984,153 |
| | | |
Total | | $ | 30,965,095 |
| | | |
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 March 31, 2010, post-October capital losses of $7,939,649 attributed to security transactions were deferred to April 1, 2010.
Management is required to determine whether a tax position of the Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio’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 Portfolio. In rendering investment advisory services to the Portfolio, Columbia may use the portfolio management and research resources of Columbia Management Pte, Ltd., an affiliate of Columbia. The Portfolio does not pay any fee to Columbia for its investment advisory services.
Bank of America, N.A., an 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. (“Ameriprise Financial”). The transaction (“Transaction”) includes the sale of the part of the asset management business that advises long-term mutual funds, including the Portfolio. The Transaction is subject to certain approvals and other conditions to closing, and is currently expected to close on or about April 30, 2010 (the “Closing”).
In connection with the Closing, certain changes will occur, including a change in the entities serving as the investment advisor, administrator, distributor and transfer agent of the Portfolio. RiverSource Investments, LLC (the “New Advisor”), a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, will become the investment advisor of the Portfolio upon the Closing. At a special meeting of shareholders held on March 3, 2010, or an adjournment of such meeting, as the case may be, the Portfolio’s shareholders approved, among other matters, the proposed investment management services agreement with the New Advisor. The New Advisor will serve as investment advisor under a new investment management services agreement effective upon the Closing. The New Advisor will change its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC upon or shortly after the Closing. Effective upon the Closing, as the context requires, references to Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the New Advisor.
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Administration Fee
Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Portfolio. Under the Administration Agreement, Columbia does not receive any compensation from the Portfolio for its administrative services.
The new Advisor will become the administrator of the Portfolio under a new administrative services agreement effective upon the closing.
Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees
The Portfolio has entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the “Financial Reporting Services Agreement”) with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Portfolio. The Portfolio 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 Portfolio. Under the State Street Agreements, the Portfolio pays State Street an annual fee of $26,000 paid monthly. The Portfolio also reimburses State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charges.
Among other updates to the State Street Agreements, Columbia will assign and delegate its rights and obligations thereunder to the New Advisor upon the Closing.
The Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio reimburses Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses.
The Services Agreement will be terminated upon the Closing, and the services provided thereunder will be covered under the administrative services agreement with the New Advisor.
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 Portfolio and has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services (“BFDS”) to serve as sub-transfer agent. Effective January 1, 2010, the Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a fee for its services, paid monthly, at the annual rate of $22.36 per 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. Prior to January 1, 2010, the annual rate was $17.34 per account. 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 Portfolio.
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 Portfolio and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Portfolio. The Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.
RiverSource Service Corporation (the “New Transfer Agent”), a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, will become the transfer agent of the Portfolio upon the Closing. The New Transfer Agent will change its name to Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. upon or shortly after the Closing.
An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the Portfolio’s initial 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 March 31, 2010, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Portfolio.
Underwriting Discounts, Service and Distribution 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 Portfolio’s shares. For the year ended March 31, 2010, the Distributor retained net underwriting discounts of $3,682 on the sale of the Portfolio’s Class A shares and received net CDSC fees of $14,287 and $588 on Class B and Class C share redemptions, respectively.
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RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc. (the “New Distributor”), a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, will become the distributor of the Portfolio upon the Closing. The New Distributor will change its name to Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. upon or shortly after the Closing.
The Trust has adopted shareholder servicing plans and distribution plans for the Class B and Class C shares of the Portfolio, a distribution plan for the Class R shares of the Portfolio and a combined distribution and shareholder servicing plan for the Class A shares of the Portfolio. The shareholder servicing plans permit the Portfolio to compensate or reimburse servicing agents for the shareholder services they have provided. The distribution plans, adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, permit the Portfolio 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. Payments for the shareholder servicing plans are made at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares. Payments for the distribution plans are made at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares and 0.50% annually of the average daily net assets attributable to the Class R shares. The Portfolio’s Class A shares pay a combined distribution and service fee at an annual rate of 0.25% pursuant to the Portfolio’s combined servicing and distribution plan for Class A shares. Payments under the plans are charged as expenses directly to the applicable share class.
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements
Columbia has contractually agreed to bear a portion of the Portfolio’s expenses through July 31, 2010, so that the Portfolio’s ordinary operating expenses (excluding any distribution and service 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 Portfolio’s custodian, do not exceed 0.00% of the Portfolio’s average net assets. There is no guarantee that this expense limitation will continue after July 31, 2010.
Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees
All officers of the Portfolio are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Portfolio’s Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Portfolio. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Portfolio in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Portfolio, along with other affiliated funds, pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Portfolio’s expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.
Trustees are compensated for their services to the Portfolio, as set forth on the Statement of Operations. 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 Portfolio’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. 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, are 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 March 31, 2010, these custody credits reduced total expenses by less than $1 for the Portfolio.
Note 6. Portfolio Information
For the year ended March 31, 2010, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, for the Portfolio were $3,295,221 and $39,802,549, respectively.
Note 7. Redemption Fees
Effective March 1, 2010, the Portfolio no longer assesses a 2.00% redemption fee on the proceeds from Portfolio shares that are redeemed within 60 days of purchase. The
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redemption fee was designed to offset brokerage commissions and other costs associated with short term trading of fund shares. The redemption fees, which were retained by the Portfolio, were accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital and were allocated to each class based on the relative net assets at the time of the redemption. For the year ended March 31, 2010, the Portfolio received redemption fees for Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class Z of the Portfolio amounted to $362, $26, $71 and $479, respectively.
Note 8. Line of Credit
The Portfolio and other affiliated funds participate in a $280,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit provided by State Street. The maximum amount that may be borrowed by any portfolio is limited to the lesser of $200,000,000 and the Portfolio’s borrowing limit set forth in the Portfolio’s registration statement. Borrowings are available for short-term liquidity or temporary or emergency purposes.
Effective October 15, 2009, 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 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds pro rata based on their relative net assets.
Prior to October 15, 2009, interest was 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 0.50% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 0.50%. In addition, an annual operations agency fee of $20,000, an amendment fee of 0.02% and a commitment fee of 0.12% per annum were accrued and apportioned among the participating funds pro rata based on their relative net assets.
For the year ended March 31, 2010, the Portfolio did not borrow under these arrangements.
Note 9. Shares of Beneficial Interest
As of March 31, 2010, 48.3% of the Portfolio’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 March 31, 2010, the Portfolio had one shareholder that held 24.1% of the shares outstanding, over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates did not have investment discretion. On that date, no other shareholders owned more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Portfolio.
Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Portfolio.
Note 10. Significant Risks and Contingencies
Allocation Risk
The Portfolio uses an asset allocation strategy in pursuing its investment objective. There is a risk that the Portfolio’s allocation among asset classes or investments will cause the Portfolio to under-perform other funds with similar investment objectives, or that the investments themselves will not produce the returns expected.
Investing in Other Funds Risk
The performance of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests could be adversely affected if other entities investing in the same Underlying Funds make relatively large investments or redemptions in the Underlying Funds. Because the expenses and costs of the Underlying Funds are shared by the Portfolio, redemptions by other investors in the Underlying Funds could result in decreased economies of scale and increased operating expenses for the Portfolio. In addition, Columbia has the authority to change the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests or to change the percentage of the Portfolio’s investments allocated to each Underlying Fund. If an Underlying Fund pays fees to Columbia, such fees could result in Columbia having a potential conflict of interest in selecting the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests or in determining the percentage of the Portfolio’s investments allocated to each Underlying Fund.
Smaller Company Securities Risk
Securities of small- or mid-capitalization companies (“smaller companies”) may have a higher potential for gains than securities of large-capitalization companies but also may involve more risk. Smaller companies may be more vulnerable to market downturns and adverse economic events than larger, more established companies because smaller companies may have more limited financial resources and business operations. Their securities may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes and may be less liquid and fluctuate more sharply in value than securities of larger companies.
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Value Securities Risk
Certain Underlying Funds invest in value securities, which are securities of companies that may have experienced adverse business, industry or other developments that have caused the securities to be potentially undervalued. There is the risk that the market value of a portfolio security may not meet Columbia’s future value assessment of that security. There is also a risk that it may take longer than expected for the value of these investments to rise to the believed value. In addition, value securities at times may not perform as well as growth securities or the stock market in general.
Foreign Securities Risk
Certain Underlying Funds invest in foreign securities which involves certain additional risks. These risks may involve foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, adverse political and economic developments or foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the liquidity of foreign securities may be more limited than that of domestic securities. Investments in emerging market countries are subject to additional risk as these countries are more likely to experience high levels of inflation, deflation or currency devaluation which could hurt their economies and securities markets.
Information Regarding Pending and Settled Legal Proceedings
In June 2004, an action captioned John E. Gallus et al. v. American Express Financial Corp. and American Express Financial Advisors Inc. was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. The plaintiffs allege that they are investors in several American Express Company (now known as RiverSource) mutual funds and they purport to bring the action derivatively on behalf of those funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The plaintiffs allege that fees allegedly paid to the defendants by the funds for investment advisory and administrative services are excessive. The plaintiffs seek remedies including restitution and rescission of investment advisory and distribution agreements. The plaintiffs voluntarily agreed to transfer this case to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (the District Court). In response to defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint, the District Court dismissed one of plaintiffs’ four claims and granted plaintiffs limited discovery. Defendants moved for summary judgment in April 2007. Summary judgment was granted in the defendants’ favor on July 9, 2007. The plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (the Eighth Circuit) on August 8, 2007. On April 8, 2009, the Eighth Circuit reversed summary judgment and remanded to the District Court for further proceedings. On August 6, 2009, defendants filed a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court (the Supreme Court), asking the Supreme Court to stay the District Court proceedings while the Supreme Court considers and rules in a case captioned Jones v. Harris Associates, which involves issues of law similar to those presented in the Gallus case. On March 30, 2010, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Jones v. Harris Associates, and on April 5, 2010, the Supreme Court vacated the Eighth Circuit’s decision in the Gallus case and remanded the case to the Eighth Circuit for further consideration in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Jones v. Harris Associates.
In December 2005, without admitting or denying the allegations, American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC, which is now known as Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial)), entered into settlement agreements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Minnesota Department of Commerce (MDOC) related to market timing activities. As a result, AEFC was censured and ordered to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations of certain provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and various Minnesota laws. AEFC agreed to pay disgorgement of $10 million and civil money penalties of $7 million. AEFC also agreed to retain an independent distribution consultant to assist in developing a plan for distribution of all disgorgement and civil penalties ordered by the SEC in accordance with various undertakings detailed at http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/ia-2451.pdf. Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates have cooperated with the SEC and the MDOC in these legal proceedings, and have made regular reports to the RiverSource Funds’ Boards of Directors/Trustees.
On November 7, 2008, RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., acquired J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated (Seligman). In late 2003, Seligman conducted an extensive internal review concerning mutual fund trading practices. Seligman’s review, which covered the period 2001-2003, noted one arrangement that permitted frequent trading in certain open-end registered investment companies managed by Seligman (the Seligman
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Funds); this arrangement was in the process of being closed down by Seligman before September 2003. Seligman identified three other arrangements that permitted frequent trading, all of which had been terminated by September 2002. In January 2004, Seligman, on a voluntary basis, publicly disclosed these four arrangements to its clients and to shareholders of the Seligman Funds. Seligman also provided information concerning mutual fund trading practices to the SEC and the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York (NYAG).
In September 2006, the NYAG commenced a civil action in New York State Supreme Court against Seligman, Seligman Advisors, Inc. (now known as RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc.), Seligman Data Corp. and Brian T. Zino (collectively, the Seligman Parties), alleging, in substance, that the Seligman Parties permitted various persons to engage in frequent trading and, as a result, the prospectus disclosure used by the registered investment companies then managed by Seligman was and had been misleading. The NYAG included other related claims and also claimed that the fees charged by Seligman to the Seligman Funds were excessive. On March 13, 2009, without admitting or denying any violations of law or wrongdoing, the Seligman Parties entered into a stipulation of settlement with the NYAG and settled the claims made by the NYAG. Under the terms of the settlement, Seligman paid $11.3 million to four Seligman Funds. This settlement resolved all outstanding matters between the Seligman Parties and the NYAG. In addition to the foregoing matter, the New York staff of the SEC indicated in September 2005 that it was considering recommending to the Commissioners of the SEC the instituting of a formal action against Seligman and Seligman Advisors, Inc. relating to frequent trading in the Seligman Funds. Seligman responded to the staff in October 2005 that it believed that any action would be both inappropriate and unnecessary, especially in light of the fact that Seligman had previously resolved the underlying issue with the Independent Directors of the Seligman Funds and made recompense to the affected Seligman Funds. There have been no further developments with the SEC on this matter.
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Funds are not currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds. Ameriprise Financial is required to make 10-Q, 10-K and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obtained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse publicity associated with them, will not result in increased fund redemptions, reduced sale of fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Funds. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result. An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Ameriprise Financial.
Note 11. Subsequent Events
In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Portfolio as of and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, events and transactions through the date the financial statements were issued have been evaluated by the Portfolio’s management for possible adjustment and/or disclosure. No subsequent events or transactions have occurred that would require adjustment of the financial statements as presented. On April 30, 2010, the Transaction disclosed in Note 4 closed. Effective May 1, 2010, the New Advisor became the investment advisor and administrator of the Portfolio and subsequently changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. On that date, the New Transfer Agent became the transfer agent of the Portfolio and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. Also on that date, the New Distributor became the distributor of the Portfolio and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust and the Shareholders Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio
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 Masters International Equity Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) (constituting part of Columbia Funds Series Trust) at March 31, 2010, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for 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 Portfolio’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 March 31, 2010 by correspondence with the transfer agents of the underlying funds, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
May 21, 2010
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Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited) – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio
For non-corporate shareholders 83.49%, or the maximum amount allowable under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, of ordinary income distributed by the Portfolio for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 may represent qualified dividend income.
The Portfolio will notify shareholders in January 2011 of amounts for use in preparing 2010 income tax returns
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Fund Governance
The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and birth years of the Trustees and officers of the Funds of 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 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, Jr. (Born 1944) |
c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Managing Director–E.J. Boudreau & Associates (consulting), from 2000 through current; oversees 52; Trustee–BofA Funds Series Trust. |
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William P. Carmichael (Born 1943) | | |
c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1999) | | Retired; oversees 52; Director–Cobra Electronics Corporation (electronic equipment manufacturer); Director–Simmons Company (bedding); Director–The Finish Line (athletic shoes and apparel); Trustee–BofA Funds Series Trust. |
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William A. Hawkins (Born 1942) | | |
c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, 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; oversees 52; Trustee–BofA Funds Series Trust. |
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R. Glenn Hilliard (Born 1943) | | |
c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, 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 52; Director–Conseco, Inc. (insurance); Trustee–BofA Funds Series Trust. |
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John J. Nagorniak (Born 1944) | | |
c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, 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 52; Director–MIT Investment Company; Trustee–MIT 401k Plan; Trustee–Research Foundation of CFA Institute; Trustee–BofA Funds Series Trust. |
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Minor M. Shaw (Born 1947) | | |
c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2003) | | President–Micco Corporation and Mickel Investment Group; oversees 52; Board Member–Piedmont Natural Gas; Trustee–BofA Funds Series Trust. |
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Interested Trustee
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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. Santomero1 (Born 1946) |
c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2008) | | Richard K. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, from 2002 through current; Senior Advisor–McKinsey & Company (consulting), 2006 through 2008; President and Chief Executive Officer–Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 2000 through 2006; oversees 52; Director–Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd; Trustee–Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company; Director–Citigroup; Trustee–BofA Funds Series Trust. |
1 | The Columbia Funds currently treat Mr. Santomero as 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, including Citibank, N.A., 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 and/or any sub-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, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years |
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J. Kevin Connaughton (Born 1964) | | |
One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 President (since 2009) | | Senior Vice President and General Manager - Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; President, Columbia Funds, since 2009, and RiverSource Funds, since May 2010 (previously Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009, Treasurer, Columbia Funds, from October 2003 to May 2008, and senior officer of various other affiliated funds since 2000); Managing Director, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from December 2004 to April 2010. |
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Michael G. Clarke (Born 1969) | | |
One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (since 2009) | | Vice President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Managing Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from September 2004 to April 2010; senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2002. |
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Scott R. Plummer (Born 1959) | | |
5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2010) | | Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since June 2005; Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel–Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since May 2010 (previously Vice President and Chief Counsel–Asset Management, from 2005 to April 2010, and Vice President–Asset Management Compliance from 2004 to 2005); Vice President, Chief Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since 2008; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Ameriprise Certificate Company since 2005; Chief Counsel, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, RiverSource Funds, since December 2006; Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Columbia Funds, since May 2010. |
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Linda J. Wondrack (Born 1964) | | |
One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2007) | | Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Funds, since 2007, and RiverSource Funds, since May 2010; Director (Columbia Management Group, LLC and Investment Product Group Compliance), Bank of America, from June 2005 to April 2010; Director of Corporate Compliance and Conflicts Officer of MFS Investment Management (investment management) from August 2004 to May 2005. |
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William F. Truscott (Born 1960) | | |
53600 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Chairman of the Board, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 (previously President, Chairman of the Board and Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to April 2010); Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Asset Management & President, Annuities, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since May 2010 (previously President–U.S. Asset Management and Chief Investment Officer from 2005 to April 2010, and Senior Vice President –Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to 2005); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company since 2006; Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010 (previously Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 2008 to April 2010); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006. |
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Officers (continued)
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Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years |
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Colin Moore (Born 1958) | | |
One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Director and Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Manager, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2007 to April 2010; Head of Equities, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2002 to 2007. |
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Michael A. Jones (Born 1959) | | |
100 Federal Street Boston, MA 02110, Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Director and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010; Manager, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2007 to April 2010; Chief Executive Officer, President and Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. from November 2006 to April 2010; previously, co-president and senior managing director at Robeco Investment Management. |
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Amy Johnson (Born 1965) | | |
5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 (previously Chief Administrative Officer, from 2009 until April 2010, Vice President–Asset Management and Trust Company Services, from 2006 to 2009, and Vice President–Operations and Compliance from 2004 to 2006). |
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Joseph F. DiMaria (Born 1968) | | |
One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Treasurer (since 2010) and Chief Accounting Officer (since 2008) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from January 2006 to April 2010; Head of Tax/Compliance and Assistant Treasurer, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from November 2004 to December 2005. |
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Marybeth Pilat (Born 1968) | | |
One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2010) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; Vice President, Investment Operations, Bank of America, from October 2008 to April 2010; Finance Manager, Boston Children’s Hospital from August 2008 to October 2008; Director, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from May 2007 to July 2008; Vice President, Mutual Fund Valuation, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from January 2006 to May 2007; Vice President, Mutual Fund Accounting Oversight, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from January 2005 to January 2006. |
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Julian Quero (Born 1967) | | |
One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2008) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from August 2008 to April 2010; Senior Tax Manager, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from August 2006 to July 2008; Senior Compliance Manager, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from April 2002 to August 2006. |
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Stephen T. Welsh (Born 1957) | | |
One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Vice President (since 2006) | | President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. since May 2010; President and Director, Columbia Management Services, Inc. from July 2004 to April 2010; Managing Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. from August 2007 to April 2010. |
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Board Consideration and Re-Approval of Previous Investment Advisory Agreement
The Board of Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the “Board”), including a majority of the Trustees who have no direct or indirect interest in the investment advisory agreement and are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Trustees”), are required annually to review and re-approve the existing investment advisory agreement and approve any newly proposed terms therein. In this regard, the Board reviewed and re-approved, during the most recent six months covered by this report, the investment advisory agreement with Columbia Management Advisors, LLC (“CMA” or the “Adviser”) for Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio. The investment advisory agreement with CMA is referred to as the “Advisory Agreement.” The portfolio identified above is referred to as the “Portfolio.”
More specifically, at meetings held on November 5-6, 2009, the Board, including the Independent Trustees advised by their independent legal counsel, considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the selection of CMA and the re-approval of the Advisory Agreement. The Board also reviewed and considered a report prepared and provided by the Independent Fee Consultant (the “Fee Consultant”) appointed by the Independent Trustees pursuant to an assurance of discontinuance entered into with the New York Attorney General (“NYAG”) to settle a civil complaint filed by the NYAG relating to trading in mutual fund shares (the “NYAG Settlement”). The Fee Consultant’s role was to manage the process by which management fees are negotiated so that they were negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. The Fee Consultant found that the fee negotiation process was, to the extent practicable, at arms’ length and reasonable and consistent with the requirements of the NYAG Settlement. A summary of the Fee Consultant’s report is available at http://www.columbiafunds.com.
In preparation for the November meetings, the Board met in August for review and discussion of the materials described below. The Investment Committee of the Board also met in June to discuss the Portfolio’s performance with its portfolio managers. In addition to these meetings, the Investment Committee receives and discusses performance reports at its quarterly meetings. The Contracts Review Committee of the Board also provided support in managing and coordinating the process by which the Board reviewed the Advisory Agreement. The Board’s review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to it and are not the result of any single controlling factor.
The Board noted that Bank of America, N.A., the parent company of the Adviser, had entered into an agreement to sell a portion of the asset management business of the Adviser to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (the “Transaction”). The Board noted that the Transaction was expected to close in the spring of 2010 and that its review of the Advisory Agreements was separate and distinct from any analysis regarding new advisory or sub-advisory arrangements that may result from the closing of the Transaction.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
The Board received and considered various data and information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Portfolio by CMA under the Advisory Agreement. The most recent investment adviser registration forms for CMA were made available to the Board, as were CMA’s responses to a detailed series of requests submitted by the Independent Trustees’ independent legal counsel on behalf of such Trustees. The Board reviewed and analyzed those materials, which included, among other things, information about the background and experience of senior management and investment personnel of CMA.
In addition, the Board considered the investment and legal compliance programs of the Portfolio and CMA, including their compliance policies and procedures and reports of the Portfolio’s Chief Compliance Officer.
The Board evaluated the ability of CMA, based on its resources, reputation and other attributes, to attract and retain qualified investment professionals, including research, advisory and supervisory personnel. In this regard, the Board considered information regarding the nature of CMA’s compensation structure applicable to portfolio managers and other key investment personnel.
Based on the above factors, together with those referenced below, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment advisory services provided to the Portfolio by CMA.
Investment Advisory Fee Rates and Other Expenses
The Board reviewed and considered the proposed contractual investment advisory fee rates both separately and together
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with the administration fee rates payable by the Portfolio to CMA for investment advisory services (the “Contractual Management Rates”). In addition, the Board reviewed and considered the proposed fee waiver/cap arrangements applicable to the Contractual Management Rates and considered the Contractual Management Rates after taking the waivers/caps into account (the “Actual Management Rates”). The Board noted that, on a complex-wide basis, CMA had reduced annual management fees by at least $32 million per year pursuant to the NYAG Settlement. The Board also noted reductions in net advisory rates and/or total expenses of certain funds across the fund complex. Additionally, the Board received and afforded specific attention to information comparing the Contractual Management Rates and Actual Management Rates with those of the other funds in their respective Peer Groups (as defined below).
The Board reviewed and considered statistical information regarding the Portfolio’s total expense ratio and its various components, including contractual advisory fees, actual advisory fees, actual non-management fees, Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 service fees, fee waivers/caps and/or expense reimbursements. The Board also reviewed comparisons of these fees to the expense information for the group of funds determined by Lipper Inc. (“Lipper”) to be most similar to the Portfolio (the “Peer Group”) and to the performance of a broader universe of relevant funds as determined by Lipper (the “Universe”), which comparative data was provided by Lipper, an independent provider of investment company data. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select the mutual funds in the Portfolio’s Peer Group and Universe and considered potential imprecision resulting from the selection methodology. The Board also considered Lipper data that ranked the Portfolio based on: (i) the Portfolio’s one- and three-year performance compared to actual management fees; and (ii) the Portfolio’s one- and three year performance compared to total expenses.
The Board concluded that the factors noted above supported the Contractual Management Rates and the Actual Management Rates, and the approval of the Advisory Agreement for the Portfolio.
Portfolio Performance
The Board considered the one-year and three-year performance results for the Portfolio and the performance of the Portfolio since its inception. They also considered these results in comparison to the performance results the Portfolio’s Peer Group and Universe, as well as to the Portfolio’s benchmark index. The Board also considered certain risk-adjusted performance data.
Profitability
The Board received and considered a detailed profitability analysis of CMA based on the Contractual Management Rates and the Actual Management Rates, as well as on other relationships between the Portfolio and other funds in the complex on the one hand and CMA affiliates on the other. The analysis included complex-wide and per-Portfolio information and a comparison of results using alternative allocation methodologies. The Board concluded that, in light of the costs of providing investment management and other services, the profits and other ancillary benefits that CMA and its affiliates received from providing these services were not unreasonable.
Economies of Scale
The Board received and considered information regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Portfolio, whether the Portfolio had appropriately benefited from any economies of scale and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. Most particularly, CMA provided information showing that, as a percentage of fund assets, CMA’s complex-wide revenues declined over a five-year period during which fund assets increased by 53% and the shareholder benefit over a four-year period has remained steady at approximately 33% of the Adviser’s total profits. The Board concluded that any potential economies of scale are shared fairly with Portfolio shareholders, most particularly through breakpoints and fee waiver arrangements.
The Board acknowledged the inherent limitations of any analysis of an investment adviser’s economies of scale, stemming largely from the Board’s understanding that economies of scale are generally realized, if at all, by an investment adviser across a variety of products and services, not just with respect to a single fund.
Information About Services to Other Clients
The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services and fee rates offered by
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CMA to its other clients, including separate accounts and institutional investors. In this regard, the Board concluded that, because the Contractual Management Rates are zero, no further analysis was required.
Other Benefits to CMA
The Board received and considered information regarding any “fall-out” or ancillary benefits received by CMA and its affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Portfolio. Such benefits could include, among others, benefits attributable to CMA’s relationship with the Portfolio (such as soft-dollar credits) and benefits potentially derived from an increase in CMA’s business as a result of its relationship with the Portfolio (such as the ability to market to shareholders other financial products offered by CMA and its affiliates).
The Board considered the effectiveness of the policies of the Portfolio in achieving the best execution of portfolio transactions, whether and to what extent soft dollar credits are sought and how any such credits are utilized, any benefits that may be realized by using an affiliated broker, the extent to which efforts are made to recapture transaction costs, and the controls applicable to brokerage allocation procedures. The Board also reviewed CMA’s methods for allocating portfolio investment opportunities among the Portfolio and other clients. The Board concluded that the benefits were not unreasonable.
Other Factors and Broader Review
As discussed above, the Board reviews materials received from CMA annually as part of the re-approval process under Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act. The Board also reviews and assesses the quality of the services the Portfolio receives throughout the year. In this regard, the Board and its Committees review reports of CMA at each of its quarterly meetings, which include, among other things, Portfolio performance reports including presentations relating to such reports. In addition, the Board and its Committees confer with portfolio managers at various times throughout the year including, most particularly, at the June Investment Committee meeting.
Conclusion
After an evaluation of the above-described factors, and based on its deliberations and analysis of the information provided and alternatives considered, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that the compensation payable to CMA under the Advisory Agreement is fair and equitable. Accordingly, the Board unanimously re-approved the Advisory Agreement.
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Board Consideration and Approval of New Investment Advisory Agreement
Even though the following description of the Board’s consideration of investment advisory and, as applicable, sub-advisory agreements covers multiple funds and trusts, for purposes of this shareholder report, the description is only relevant as to Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio.
At a meeting held on December 21, 2009, the Boards of Trustees (the “Boards”) of Columbia Funds Series Trust, Columbia Funds Master Investment Trust, LLC and Columbia Funds Series Trust II (each a “Trust” and collectively the “Trusts”) unanimously approved a new investment management services agreement with RiverSource Investments, LLC (“RiverSource”) (the “Proposed Advisory Agreement”) and new subadvisory agreements with Marsico Capital Management (“Marsico Capital”), MacKay Shields LLC (“Mackay Shields”) and Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. (“Brandes”) (each a “Proposed Subadvisory Agreement”), as applicable, for each Fund of the Trusts (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”). As detailed below, the Trustees met on multiple occasions in advance of the December 21, 2009 meeting, held numerous discussions with the management teams of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC (“Columbia”) and RiverSource, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (“Ameriprise”) and reviewed and considered extensive materials in connection with the approval of the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements.
Specifically, the Trustees of each Trust, including a majority of the Trustees who have no direct or indirect interest in the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements and are not “interested persons” of the Trusts, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Trustees”) reviewed and approved (i) the Proposed Advisory Agreement with RiverSource for each Fund and (ii) the Proposed Subadvisory Agreement for those Funds that currently have investment subadvisory agreements with Marsico Capital, Mackay Shields, and Brandes (the “Subadvised Funds”) (Marsico Capital, MacKay Shields and Brandes are collectively referred to as the “Subadvisers”). Prior to approving the Proposed Advisory Agreements, the Trustees were presented with, and requested, received and evaluated, extensive materials about RiverSource, the sale of a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC to Ameriprise (the “Transaction”) and related matters from RiverSource, Ameriprise and Columbia. In this regard, the Trustees reviewed RiverSource’s responses to a series of detailed requests submitted by the Independent Trustees’ independent legal counsel and by the Independent Fee Consultant (as defined below).
The Trustees also reviewed and considered information received in connection with their most recent consideration and reapproval in November 2009 of the current advisory agreement (the “Current Advisory Agreement”) and current subadvisory agreement (the “Current Subadvisory Agreement”), as applicable, for each Fund, including information about the Subadvisers (the “Current Agreement Re-Approval Process”). Moreover, the Trustees and committees of the Boards met on several occasions, and received extensive materials, throughout the course of the year relating to the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process, which the Trustees considered relevant to their consideration and approval of the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements. The Trustees also consulted with Fund counsel and with the Independent Trustees’ independent legal counsel, who advised on the legal standards for consideration by the Trustees, and otherwise assisted the Trustees in their deliberations.
In advance of the meeting on December 21, 2009, the Trustees held several meetings, including meetings held in-person with representatives from RiverSource and Ameriprise on August 26, 2009, November 5-6, 2009, December 9-10, 2009 and December 14, 2009, and additional meetings with representatives of Columbia, to discuss the Transaction, RiverSource’s plans and intentions regarding the Funds and various proposals that were being presented as a result of the Transaction, including the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements. In addition to these meetings, telephonic meetings and discussions were held on several occasions between individual Trustees, members of the committees of the Boards, their independent legal counsel and representatives from RiverSource, Ameriprise and/or Columbia.
The Trustees also reviewed and considered a report prepared and provided by the Fee Consultant (the “Fee Consultant”) appointed by the Independent Trustees pursuant to an assurance of discontinuance entered into by a predecessor to Columbia with the New York Attorney General (“NYAG”) to
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settle a civil complaint filed by the NYAG relating to trading in mutual fund shares (the “NYAG Settlement”). The Fee Consultant’s role was to manage the process by which management fees are negotiated so that they were negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. The Fee Consultant found that the fee negotiation process was, to the extent practicable, at arms’ length and reasonable and consistent with the requirements of the NYAG Settlement. A summary of the Fee Consultant’s report is available at www.columbiafunds.com.
The following summarizes a number of the material factors considered by the Trustees in reaching their approvals and determinations with respect to the Proposed Advisory Agreements and Proposed Subadvisory Agreements. It is followed by a more detailed discussion of the Trustees’ consideration of these and other factors considered relevant by the Trustees in their evaluation of the Proposed Advisory Agreements and Proposed Subadvisory Agreements. In voting to approve the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements for each Fund, the Trustees also considered substantially the same factors, as relevant, and reached substantially the same conclusions in their approval of interim advisory and subadvisory agreements for each Fund.
(i) | the terms and conditions of the Proposed Advisory Agreements compared to the terms and conditions of the Current Advisory Agreements, as described below; |
(ii) | the fact that each Fund’s total advisory fees would remain the same; |
(iii) | the qualifications of the personnel of RiverSource, Ameriprise and the Subadvisers expected to provide advisory and administrative services to each Fund, including representations by Ameriprise regarding its retention of the same process for monitoring and evaluating portfolio management personnel for each Fund as currently used by Columbia; |
(iv) | the terms and conditions of the Proposed Subadvisory Agreements compared to the terms and conditions of the Current Subadvisory Agreements; |
(v) | the reputation, financial strength, regulatory and compliance histories and resources of RiverSource and Ameriprise, and the potential benefits to the Funds of the combination of RiverSource and Columbia, including that the Funds are expected to continue to have access to existing distribution channels and have the potential for expanded distribution of Fund shares, the expected depth and breadth of investment management capabilities, that there is not expected to be any diminution in the nature, quality and extent of services to be provided to the Funds under the Proposed Advisory Agreements and the potential for the realization of additional economies of scale over time and the potential of the Funds to share in, and benefit from, these economies, if any; |
(vi) | that Ameriprise has committed to refrain from imposing or seeking to impose, for a period of not less than two years after the closing of the Transaction (the “Closing”), any “unfair burden” (within the meaning of Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act) on any Fund; |
(vii) | the terms and conditions of certain other agreements and arrangements relating to the future operations of the Funds and their distribution channels, including the administrative services agreement and the new services and distribution agreement; |
(viii) | that the Trustees recently had completed the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process for each Fund and had determined that they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided thereunder and that the management fee rates and (where applicable) subadvisory fee rates for each Fund were satisfactory; |
(ix) | that RiverSource was willing to commit to maintain net operating expense ratios at current levels for at least the period currently covered by Columbia’s existing commitments; |
(x) | the capabilities of RiverSource and the Subadvisers with respect to compliance, including an assessment of RiverSource’s compliance program by the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer; |
(xi) | that certain members of RiverSource’s management and certain Columbia personnel that will be integrated into RiverSource and its affiliates as a result of the Transaction have substantial experience in integrating fund families; and |
(xii) | that Ameriprise and Bank of America Corporation would bear the costs of obtaining approvals of the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements. |
In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any single item that was paramount or controlling and individual
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Trustees may have attributed different weights to various factors. The Trustees also evaluated all information available to them on a Fund-by-Fund basis, and their determinations were made separately in respect of each Fund.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services to be Provided
The Trustees received and considered various data and information regarding the expected nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Funds by RiverSource and the Subadvisers under the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements. The most recent investment adviser registration forms for RiverSource and each Subadviser were made available to the Boards, as well as extensive materials from RiverSource, Ameriprise and Columbia. The Trustees reviewed and analyzed these materials, which included, among other things, information about the background and experience of expected senior management of RiverSource and Ameriprise after the Closing. The Trustees considered RiverSource’s ability to provide administrative services to the Funds, noting that while the aggregate scope of advisory and administrative services was not expected to change following the Closing, the allocation of services was expected to shift, to a limited extent, such that administrative services will be provided under a new administrative services agreement. The Trustees considered, among other things, the capacity and quality of RiverSource’s and the Subadvisers’ investment management, research and trade execution capabilities and other resources that would be dedicated to performing services for the Funds. The Trustees also considered matters related to RiverSource’s and the Subadvisers’ compliance programs and compliance records, including RiverSource’s portfolio transaction policies and procedures. The Trustees discussed with senior management personnel their ability to administer and oversee outside service providers to the Funds and their shareholders and were satisfied with management’s processes for providing services and overseeing and reviewing services to be rendered by outside sources.
In evaluating the services to be provided under the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements, the Trustees factored in their extensive discussions with representatives of Columbia, RiverSource and Ameriprise at the meetings referenced above regarding the management of each Fund. The Trustees considered representations by Ameriprise that it was expected that there will be no diminution in the nature and quality of services provided to the Funds. The Trustees noted that Columbia Management Group’s current President, Columbia’s current Chief Investment Officer and Columbia’s current President, were expected to continue to serve the Funds in similar capacities after the Closing. With respect to portfolio management, the Trustees reviewed information regarding the deliberative process for selecting portfolio management personnel to continue servicing the Funds after the Closing, including the expected role of Columbia’s Chief Investment Officer in evaluating and selecting portfolio management personnel for each Fund utilizing Columbia’s current analytical model for evaluating portfolio managers. In this regard, the Trustees also weighed representations by Ameriprise that this investment management evaluative process was likely to result in a significant number of Columbia investment professionals and personnel currently responsible for management of the Funds to remain in place. The Trustees noted that the portfolio management evaluation and selection process was designed to optimize the portfolio management resources available to each Fund by having the ability to select investment personnel for the Funds from the combined organization. Similarly, the Trustees evaluated the ability of RiverSource and the Subadvisers, based on their respective resources, reputations and other attributes, to attract and retain qualified investment professionals. In this regard, the Trustees considered information regarding the nature of the compensation structure applicable to portfolio managers and other key investment personnel.
The Trustees reviewed and considered information from Ameriprise and RiverSource regarding various contemplated service provider arrangements, including information regarding both immediate and potential future plans in respect of these arrangements. In this regard, the Trustees considered information regarding potential distribution, transfer agency and custody arrangements and the evaluation of fund accounting, financial reporting and valuation service model options, noting certain differences between Columbia’s and RiverSource’s current approaches, including that RiverSource has historically utilized services provided “in-house” or by its affiliates for fund accounting, financial reporting and valuation. The Trustees reviewed information from Ameriprise and RiverSource regarding the
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expectation for rationalized or harmonized fees as part of the integration after the Closing in order to develop consistent service fee schedules across the combined fund family. The Trustees noted Ameriprise’s representations that, to the extent any such proposals were recommended to the Board after the Closing, they would not result in an “unfair burden” (within the meaning of Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act) on any Fund.
In addition, the Trustees reviewed and evaluated materials and information received regarding the investment and legal compliance programs of the Funds, RiverSource and the Subadvisors, including their compliance policies and procedures and reports of the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer. In this regard, the Trustees considered that Columbia’s current Chief Compliance Officer was expected to serve in the same role after the Closing.
The Trustees also noted that Ameriprise and certain of its affiliates have been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the ordinary conduct of their business activities, and that Ameriprise indicated that neither Ameriprise nor any of its affiliates are the subject of any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise or its affiliates, including RiverSource to provide services to the Funds.
Based on the foregoing and other information considered relevant, the Trustees concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with assurances from Columbia, RiverSource, Ameriprise and the Subadvisers as to the expected nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements.
Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Fee Rates and Other Expenses
The Trustees reviewed and considered the proposed contractual investment advisory fee rates to be paid by each Fund to RiverSource for investment management services both separately and together with the administration fee rates to be paid by the Funds to RiverSource (the “Contractual Management Rates”), which are the same as the separate and aggregate advisory and administrative fee rates currently paid by each Fund to Columbia. The Trustees also reviewed and considered the proposed subadvisory fee rates and the fee arrangements under the Proposed Subadvisory Agreements, respectively, which are also the same as those currently in effect under the Current Subadvisory Agreements. In addition to the materials provided by Columbia, RiverSource provided information regarding the current fees for each of the RiverSource funds and other relevant institutional accounts. The Trustees reviewed and considered the proposed fee waiver/cap arrangements applicable to the Contractual Management Rates and considered the Contractual Management Rates after taking the waivers/caps into account (the “Actual Management Rates”). In this regard, the Trustees noted that RiverSource had committed to maintain the Funds’ current expense limitation and waiver arrangements (both contractual and voluntary). The Trustees considered the potential that, after the Closing, RiverSource would propose a common fee and expense structure for the combined fund family, subject to the commitment that Ameriprise will not seek any change that would result in an “unfair burden” on any Fund. The Trustees also considered the report prepared and provided by the Fee Consultant. Additionally, the Trustees received and afforded specific attention to information provided in connection with the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process, comparing the Contractual Management Rates and Actual Management Rates with those of other funds in each Fund’s Peer Group (as defined below).
During the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process, the Trustees reviewed and considered statistical information regarding each Fund’s total expense ratio and its various components, including contractual advisory fees, actual advisory fees, actual nonmanagement fees, Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 service fees, fee waivers/caps and/or expense reimbursements. The Trustees also reviewed comparisons of these fees to the expense information for the group of Funds that was determined by Lipper Inc. (“Lipper”) to be the most similar to a given Fund (the “Peer Group”) and to the performance of a broader universe of relevant funds as determined by Lipper (the “Universe”), which comparative data was provided by Lipper, an independent provider of investment company data.
The Trustees were provided with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select the mutual funds in each Fund’s Peer Group and Universe and reviewed the
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degree of comparability resulting from the selection methodology. For certain Funds, Lipper determined that changing the composition of the Peer Group and/or Universe for expenses from that used for performance would provide a more accurate basis of comparison. The Trustees also considered Lipper data that ranked each Fund based on: (i) each Fund’s one- and three-year performance compared to actual management fees; and (ii) each Fund’s one- and three-year performance compared to total expenses.
For each Fund, except as otherwise described in the Fund-specific discussion below, the Trustees noted that they had concluded during the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process that the Contractual Management Rates, the Actual Management Rates and the total expense ratio were at acceptable levels in light of the quality of services provided to the Fund and in comparison to such Fund’s Peer Group and Universe, as applicable; that the advisory fee rate would not be increased for any Fund; that Ameriprise and RiverSource had represented that the overall expenses for each Fund were not expected to be adversely affected by the Transaction; and that RiverSource had committed to maintain the Funds’ current expense limitation or waiver arrangements (both contractual and voluntary).
Based on the foregoing, other relevant information received and the additional information described in the Fund-specific discussion below, as applicable, the Trustees concluded that the Contractual Management Rates, the Actual Management Rates and the total expense ratio were acceptable.
Fund Performance
The Trustees reviewed detailed performance information for each Fund at various Board and committee meetings during the year in addition to the additional performance information that they reviewed and evaluated in connection with the Transaction. The Trustees also reviewed and evaluated detailed performance information for each Fund in connection with the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process. The Trustees considered the performance results for each of the Funds over multiple measurement periods. They also considered these results in comparison to the performance results of each Fund’s Peer Group and Universe, as well as to each Fund’s benchmark index. The Boards also noted certain risk-adjusted performance data.
The Trustees also reviewed and evaluated information and data regarding the investment performance record of RiverSource in managing funds with investment strategies generally similar to those of the Funds, as applicable. Investment performance for such funds was provided for a wide range of periods.
The Trustees recognized that the investment performance record of RiverSource in managing funds with similar objectives may be less relevant to their deliberations in situations where the current portfolio managers of Columbia are expected to continue managing a particular Fund following the Closing. They also recognized that for each Fund, it is not possible to predict with certainty what effect, if any, consummation of the Transaction will have on the future performance of the Funds, noting in particular that past investment performance is no assurance of future results. The Fund-by-Fund discussion set forth below provides additional information regarding those Funds highlighted as meeting agreed-upon criteria for warranting further review. Such criteria included, among other things, information relating to Actual Management Rates, total expense ratios and/or performance information, relative to a Fund’s Peer Group and/or Universe.
Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability
In considering the costs of services to be provided by RiverSource and the Subadvisers under the Proposed Advisory Agreement and Proposed Subadvisory Agreement, as applicable for each Fund, and the projected range of profitability to RiverSource and the Subadvisers from their relationships with the Funds, the Trustees considered, among other things, that there would be no increase in advisory or subadvisory fee rates under the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements. The Trustees further noted, with respect to RiverSource, that it was not possible to predict with certainty how RiverSource’s profitability would be affected by becoming the investment adviser to the Funds but, as a general matter, they were satisfied, based on their review of RiverSource’s projected range of profitability assuming completion of the Transaction, that this projected profitability from their relationship with the Funds would not be excessive. The Trustees based their review, in part, on information regarding RiverSource’s current profitability in managing the RiverSource Funds and the information available to the Trustees with respect to RiverSource’s expense budgeting process. The Trustees also noted that they would have ongoing opportunities to address RiverSource’s profitability
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in the future based on actual results. The Trustees did not consider separate profitability information with respect to the Subadvisers, as their profitability from their relationships with the Funds was not a material factor in determining whether to approve the Proposed Subadvisory Agreements. The Trustees also noted that the subadvisory fees paid to the Subadvisers, none of which is affiliated with Columbia, had previously been negotiated on an arms’ length basis.
The Trustees also reviewed information about the financial condition of RiverSource and the Subadvisers and were satisfied that RiverSource and the Subadvisers have adequate resources to perform the services required under the Proposed Advisory and Proposed Subadvisory Agreements.
Subject to the limitations noted above, the Trustees concluded that they were satisfied that RiverSource’s projected range of future profitability, and each Subadviser’s historical profitability, from their relationship with each Fund, as relevant, were not excessive.
Economies of Scale
The Trustees received and evaluated information regarding the potential to realize economies of scale with respect to management of the Funds, whether the Funds would appropriately benefit from any economies of scale and whether there was any potential for realization of further economies of scale in connection with the Transaction. The Trustees noted that the current and proposed investment advisory fee rates for most of the Funds contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels. The Trustees noted that RiverSource had indicated that no changes to the Funds’ breakpoint arrangements were proposed to be made at this time. In light of these factors and noting that it was not possible to evaluate with certainty if and how the Transaction would produce any immediate opportunities for additional economies of scale, the Trustees concluded that each Fund’s breakpoint arrangements were acceptable. The Trustees also recognized that the Funds may benefit from certain economies of scale over time from becoming a part of the larger RiverSource fund complex, based on potential future synergies of operations, potential fee harmonization/rationalization initiatives and potential future Fund mergers. The Trustees noted, in particular, RiverSource’s acknowledgement of the principle that the Funds should share in certain economies of scale if realized by RiverSource. In addition, the Trustees evaluated the likelihood that there would be potential Fund mergers after the Closing. The Trustees noted that any such potential Fund mergers, if approved, could result in the achievement of additional breakpoints for Funds that have implemented breakpoint fee schedules. The Trustees also noted that they expect to consider economies of scale from time to time following the Closing and thus be in a position to evaluate any additional economies of scale.
The Trustees acknowledged the inherent limitations of any analysis of an investment adviser’s economies of scale, stemming largely from the Trustees’ understanding that economies of scale are generally realized, if at all, by an investment adviser across a variety of products and services, not just with respect to a single fund.
Information About Investment Management Services to Non-Mutual Fund Clients
The Trustees also received and reviewed information about the nature and extent of services and fee rates offered by Riversource and the Subadvisers to the Funds compared with other clients with similar accounts, including separate accounts and institutional investments. The Trustees noted that the Funds may receive services different from those offered to other clients of RiverSource and the Subadvisers and concluded that the advisory fee rates under the Proposed Advisory Agreements and the subadvisory fee rates under the Proposed Subadvisory Agreements were not excessive, given the nature and extent of services expected to be offered and other factors, including the Trustees’ review of Lipper data.
Other Benefits to RiverSource and the Subadvisers
The Trustees received and reviewed information regarding any expected “fall-out” or ancillary benefits to be received by RiverSource and its affiliates and by the Subadvisers as a result of their relationships with the Funds.
Among other things, the Trustees noted that RiverSource would benefit from soft dollar arrangements using portfolio brokerage of each Fund that invests in equity securities. The Trustees also noted that the Subadvisers also had benefited from, and expected to continue to benefit from, soft dollar arrangements using portfolio brokerage of the Subadvised Funds. The Trustees acknowledged RiverSource’s representation that none of its affiliated broker dealers was
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expected to provide brokerage services to any Fund, but noted that broker-dealer affiliates of RiverSource will receive distribution related fees from the Funds in respect of shares held in certain accounts, and that such Funds’ distributor (which will also become a subsidiary of RiverSource following the closing of the Transaction) retains a portion of the distribution related fees from the Funds and receives a portion of the sales charges on sales or redemptions of certain classes of shares of the Funds. The Trustees recognized that RiverSource’s and the Subadvisers’ profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The Trustees concluded that RiverSource and the Subadvisers may derive reputational benefits from their association with the Funds. The Trustees also noted, however, that such benefits were difficult to quantify with certainty.
Fund-Specific Considerations for Certain “Review” Funds
During the Current Agreement Re-Approval Process, a limited number of Funds were highlighted as meeting agreed-upon criteria for warranting further review. Such criteria included, among other things, information relating to Actual Management Rates, total expense ratios and/or performance information, relative to a Fund’s Peer Group and/or Universe. For such “review” Funds, the Trustees engaged in further analysis with regard to the approval of the Funds’ Current Advisory Agreements. For each such Fund, the Trustees subsequently considered the impact of transitioning investment management responsibilities to RiverSource.
Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio was not highlighted as a review fund.
Conclusion
After an evaluation of the above-described factors and based on its deliberations and analysis of the information provided and alternatives considered, each Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that approval of the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements was in the best interests of each of the Funds and its shareholders. Accordingly, the Boards unanimously approved the Proposed Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements.
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant (Columbia Management Advisors, LLC)
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT FEE CONSULTANT TO THE FUNDS SUPERVISED BY THE COLUMBIA NATIONS BOARD
Prepared Pursuant to the February 9, 2005 Assurance of Discontinuance among the Office of Attorney General of New York State, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. November 12, 2009
I. Overview
On February 9, 2005, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC (“CMA”) and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.1 (“CMD”) agreed to the New York Attorney General’s Assurance of Discontinuance (“AOD”). Among other things, the AOD stipulates that CMA may manage or advise a Columbia Fund (“Columbia Fund” and, together with some or all of such funds, the “Columbia Funds”) only if the Independent Members of the Columbia Fund’s Board of Trustees appoint a Senior Officer or retain an Independent Fee Consultant (“IFC”) who is to manage the process by which proposed management fees are negotiated. The AOD further stipulates that the Senior Officer or IFC is to prepare a written annual evaluation of the fee negotiation process.
With effect from January 1, 2007, the Independent Members of the Board of Trustees for certain Columbia Funds known collectively as the “Nations Funds” (together with the other members of that Board, the “Trustees”) retained me as IFC for the Nations Funds.2 In this capacity, I have prepared the fifth annual written evaluation of the fee negotiation process. As was the case with the 2007 and 2008 reports, my immediate predecessor as IFC, John Rea, provided invaluable assistance in the preparation of this year’s report.
A. Role of the Independent Fee Consultant
The AOD charges the IFC with “managing the process by which proposed management fees … to be charged the Columbia Fund are negotiated so that they are negotiated in a manner which is at arms’ length and reasonable and consistent with this Assurance of Discontinuance.” The AOD also provides that CMA “may manage or advise a Columbia Fund only if the reasonableness of the proposed management fees is determined by the Board of Trustees … using … an annual independent written evaluation prepared by or under the direction of … the Independent Fee Consultant.” Therefore, the AOD makes clear that the IFC does not supplant the Trustees in negotiating management fees with CMA, nor does the IFC substitute his or her judgment for that of the Trustees with respect to the reasonableness of proposed fees or any other matter that is committed to the business judgment of the Trustees.
B. Elements Involved in Managing the Fee Negotiation Process
In preparing the report required by the AOD, the IFC must consider at least the following six factors set forth in the AOD:
1. | The nature and quality of CMA’s services, including the Fund’s performance; |
2. | Management fees (including any components thereof) charged by other mutual fund companies for like services; |
3. | Possible economies of scale as the Fund grows larger; |
4. | Management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of CMA for like services; |
5. | Costs to CMA and its affiliates of supplying services pursuant to the management fee agreements, excluding any intra-corporate profit; and |
6. | Profit margins of CMA and its affiliates from supplying such services. |
C. Organization of the Annual Evaluation
This report, like last year’s, focuses on the six factors and contains a section for each factor except that CMA’s costs and profits from managing the Funds are treated in a single section. In addition to a discussion of these factors, the report
1 | CMA and CMD are subsidiaries of Columbia Management Group, LLC (“CMG”), and are the successors to the entities named in the AOD. |
2 | I have no material relationship with Bank of America, CMG or any of its affiliates, aside from serving as IFC, and I am aware of no material relationship with any of their affiliates. I retained John Rea, an independent economic consultant, to assist me with this report. |
| Unless otherwise stated or required by the context, this report covers only the Nations Funds, which are also referred as the “Funds.” |
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offers recommendations to improve the fee review process in future years. A review of the status of recommendations made in the 2008 Report is being provided separately with the materials for the November meeting.
II. Summary of Findings
A. General
1. | Based upon my examination of the information supplied by CMG in the light of the six factors set forth in the AOD, I conclude that the Trustees have the relevant information necessary to evaluate the reasonableness of the proposed management fees for each Nations Fund, subject to the following: on September 30, 2009, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (“Ameriprise”) announced that it had agreed to purchase the investment management business of CMG with the exception of its cash and liquidity management business which includes the Nations money market Funds. As a result, the Trustees requested information from CMG as to the plans of CMG and its parent with respect to the provision of investment management services to those Funds after the consummation of the proposed transaction. As of the date of this report, that information has not yet been provided. However, as the transaction is not expected to close until the spring of 2010, the Trustees concluded that they would have ample opportunity to take appropriate steps with respect to the investment management agreements of the money market Funds, including invoking the 60-day termination provisions of those agreements, in response to the information to be provided by CMG and reviewed by the IFC. |
In my view, the process by which the proposed management fees of the Funds have been negotiated in 2009 thus far has been, to the extent practicable, at arms’ length and reasonable and consistent with the AOD.
B. Nature and Quality of Services, Including Performance
3. | The performance of the Funds was relatively strong for the measuring periods ending March 31, 2009. Between one-third and nearly one-half of the Funds were ranked in either the first or second quintiles in the one-, three-, five-, and 10-year periods, and no more than 8% were in the fifth quintile for these periods. Overall, the performance was stronger in the two longer periods. |
4. | The strongest performing groups over the one-, three-, and five-year periods were active equity, quantitative strategies, and, to a lesser extent, money market Funds. Sub-advised Funds were the weakest performers, with over 60% of the Funds in the bottom two quintiles in the one- and three-year periods. For the same two periods, no more than 15% percent of the sub-advised Funds were in the top two quintiles. Almost half of fixed-income Funds ranked in the bottom two quintiles in the one- and three-year periods. |
5. | Overall performance of the Funds was less robust in 2009 than in 2008 and 2007 for the one- and three-year performance periods. For example, 62% of the Funds were in the top two quintiles in 2007 for the one-year period compared with 33% in 2009. The ranks of those in the bottom two quintiles rose significantly between 2007 and 2009, led by money market and fixed-income Funds in the one- and three-year periods. For the three-year period, there was a similar trend with respect to sub-advised Funds. |
6. | The performance of the active equity Funds against their benchmarks was strong for the one-, three-, and five-year performance periods. In contrast, more than half of the sub-advised Funds failed to beat their benchmarks on a net basis in the one- and three-year periods. The fixed-income Funds consistently produced gross returns below those of their benchmarks. Lipper quintile rankings of the actively managed equity Funds are highly correlated with their performance against their benchmarks in the sense that net returns in excess of the benchmark appear necessary to achieve a ranking in one of the top three quintiles. No such correlation was observed for fixed-income and quantitative strategies Funds. |
7. | The equity Funds’ overall performance adjusted for risk was mixed. Based upon three-year returns, less than 40% of the equity Funds had a combination of risk-adjusted and unadjusted returns that placed them in the top half of their performance universes; 60% were in the bottom half of their universes. About 30% of the fixed income Funds posted high returns and low risk relative to comparable funds. Over 60% of the fixed-income Funds took on more risk than the typical fund in their performance universes. |
8. | The industry-standard procedure used by Lipper that includes all share classes in the performance universe tends to bias a Fund’s ranking upward within that |
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| universe. The bias occurs because either no-12b-1 fee or low-12b-1 fee share classes of the Nations Funds are compared with funds in performance universes that include all share classes of multi-class funds with 12b-1 fees of up to 100 basis points. Correcting this bias by limiting the performance universe to classes of comparable funds with low or no 12b-1 fees (a “filtered universe”) lowers the relative performance for the Funds, but generally not to a material extent. The filtering process, however, did identify two Funds for further review that had not been so identified using unfiltered universes. |
9. | A small number of Funds have consistently underperformed over the past five years. The exact number depends on the criteria used to evaluate longer-term performance. For example, six different Funds have had below-median performance in at least four out of the five years between 2005 and 2009 for either the one- or three-year performance periods from 2005 to 2009. If the threshold were the 60th percentile, only two Funds would have satisfied the criteria. |
10. | The services performed by CMG professionals beyond portfolio management, such as compliance, legal, information technology, risk management, finance, and fund administration, are critical to the success of the Funds and appear to be of high quality. |
C. Management Fees Charged by Other Mutual Fund Companies
11. | The Funds’ management fees and total expenses are generally low relative to those of their peers, with over half the Funds ranking in the most favorable two quintiles. For total expenses, slightly more than one-quarter are in the bottom two quintiles, while slightly less than two-fifths are in the bottom two quintiles for actual management fees. Fixed-income and quantitative strategies Funds have the lowest fees and expenses relative to their peers. The sub-advised Funds account for the majority of Funds in the fifth quintile for both management fees and total expenses. |
12. | The distribution of management fee rankings has changed little over the past three years, while the distribution of total expense rankings has moved in the direction of higher expenses. The most notable change involving total expenses has been a shift in the number of Funds from the first to the second quintile. |
13. | The management fees of the non-subadvised Funds are generally in line with those of Columbia Funds supervised by the Atlantic Board of Trustees (the “Atlantic Funds”). The sub-advised large cap equity, international equity, and high yield Funds, however, generally have higher management fees than those of comparable Atlantic and non-subadvised Funds. |
14. | The implementation of the new program of voluntary expense limits appears to have been associated, on balance, with less favorable expense rankings. This result reflects increases in expense limits for certain Funds, the removal of fee waivers, and the shift of certain expenses from CMA to the Funds. The decline in expense rankings is less significant, however, than CMA projected in December 2008. |
D. Trustees’ Advisory Contract Review Process
15. | The Trustees’ evaluation process identified 22 Funds in 2009 for further review based upon long-standing criteria relating to their relative performance or expenses or both. When compared in filtered universes, two more Funds met the criteria for further review. At the November meeting, CMG provided further information about each of those Funds to assist the Trustees in their evaluation. |
E. Potential Economies of Scale
16. | CMG presented to the Trustees its analysis of the sources and sharing of potential economies of scale. CMG views economies of scale as arising at the complex level and would regard estimates of scale economies for individual funds as unreliable. In its analysis, CMG did not identify specific sources of economies of scale or provide any estimates of any economies of scale that might arise from future asset growth. CMG’s analysis included measures taken by the Trustees and CMG that seek to share any potential economies of scale through breakpoints in management fee schedules, the establishment of expense limits for each Fund, enhanced shareholder services, fund mergers, and operational consolidation. |
17. | An examination of the contractual fee schedules for five Nations Funds shows that the schedules for Small Cap II, Municipal Reserves, and Treasury Reserves compare favorably with those of their competitors, while the |
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| subadvised Marsico Growth and High Yield VS Funds have schedules generally above those of their peers, including funds that do not have a sub-adviser. The group fee with breakpoints that characterizes the money market Fund schedules is not typically found among competitors, nearly all of which have flat fee schedules. |
F. Management Fees Charged to Institutional Clients
18. | CMG has provided Trustees with comparisons of mutual fund management fees and institutional fees based upon standardized fee schedules and upon actual fees. The results show that, consistent with industry practice, actual and scheduled institutional fees are generally, but not always, lower than the Funds’ management fees. CMG provided additional data this year demonstrating that at small asset levels, the effective fee of certain Funds may be equal to or less than institutional fee levels at those asset levels, due to the effect of expense limits on small funds with high gross expenses. CMG also analyzed the differences between the services provided and risks borne on the one hand by a manager of mutual funds and on the other by institutional advisers, and suggested that these differences should be kept in mind when Trustees review the reasonableness of the Funds’ management fees. |
G. Revenues, Expenses, and Profits
19. | The activity-based cost allocation methodology employed by CMG to allocate costs, both direct and indirect, for purposes of calculating Fund profitability is thoughtful and detailed. This year, CMG further refined the technique by allocating additional indirect expenses on an activity basis. |
20. | The materials provided on CMG’s revenues and expenses with respect to the Funds and the methodology underlying their construction form a sufficient basis for Trustees to evaluate the expenses of and profitability to CMG arising out of its relationships with the Funds. |
21. | CMG provided a firm-wide pro forma 2009 income statement demonstrating the effect of market events beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008 on its revenues and profitability to provide an additional perspective on calendar 2008 profitability data. |
22. | In 2008, CMG’s pre-tax pre- and post-distribution margins on the Nations Funds were above the industry mean and median, based on limited data available for publicly held mutual fund managers and excluding the costs of CMG’s money market capital support programs. However, as is to be expected in a 63-Fund complex, some Nations Funds had relatively high pre-tax profit margins in 2008, when calculated solely with respect to management revenues and expenses, while other Nations Funds operated at a loss. There is a positive relationship between Fund size and profitability to CMG, with smaller Funds generally operating at a loss to CMG. |
23. | CMG pays a fixed percentage of its management fee revenues to an affiliate, U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, with respect to assets of its clients invested in Nations Funds to compensate it for services it performs with respect to those client assets and for the effect of state law limitations on affiliates charging multiple fees. Based on our analysis of the services provided by this affiliate, we have concluded that all payments other than those for sub-transfer agent or sub-accounting services should be treated as a distribution expense. |
III. Recommendations
1) | Criteria for review. The Trustees may wish to consider modifying the criteria for identifying a Fund for further review (a “Review Fund”) to include criteria that focus exclusively on performance. They may also wish to consider whether it would be useful to apply CMG’s own internal monitoring standards for Fund performance to the contract review process, or whether such criteria are more relevant to their ongoing investment oversight. |
2) | Presentation of Review Fund discussion. CMG should consider whether it could more systematically present in one discussion all relevant information regarding each Review Fund, which is now split into several different portions of the 15(c) materials. For any Fund that has been a Review Fund in consecutive years, CMG should address under what circumstances it could reasonably be anticipated that the Fund would lose that status. |
3) | Refinement of tax-exempt performance data. Certain single-state tax-exempt Funds compete in extremely small universes and are compared to a multi-state benchmark of |
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| uncertain relevance. Notwithstanding the difficulties, CMG should work to improve the reliability of the calculation of relative performance of these Funds. If that is not possible, CMG should provide guidance on how the Trustees should judge the quality of CMG’s management of these Funds. |
4) | Development of risk metrics for asset-allocation, tax-exempt, and money market Funds. CMG has developed and shared with the Trustees quantitative risk metrics comparing equity and taxable fixed-income Funds against their peers. However, reliable risk metrics have not been developed for asset-allocation, tax-exempt fixed income, and money market Funds. We urge CMG to continue its efforts to provide reliable risk measures for these categories of Funds, especially in the cases of asset-allocation and money market funds, because their investors are likely to be motivated at least in part by a desire to manage risk. |
5) | Profitability data. For any period during which CMG is an affiliate of U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, CMG should continue to present to the Trustees the profitability of each Fund, each investment style and each complex (of which Nations is one) calculated as follows: |
| a. | Management-only profitability should be calculated without reference to any Private Bank expense. |
| b. | Profitability excluding distribution (which essentially covers the management and transfer agency functions) should be adjusted by removing from the expense calculation any portion of the Private Bank payment not attributable to the performance by the Private Bank of sub-transfer agency or sub-accounting functions. |
| c. | Total profitability, including distribution: No adjustment for Private Bank expenses should be made, because all such expenses represent legitimate fund expenses to be taken into account in calculating CMG’s profit margin including distribution. |
| d. | Distribution only: This should include all Private Bank expenses other than those attributable to sub-transfer agency services. |
6) | Contractual fee analysis. This year CMG presented a new Lipper report comparing the contractual management fees of Funds with those of competitors in similar investment styles. However, the reliability of the conclusion – that Fund management fee breakpoints compared favorably with competitive fee rates – was limited by the use of competitive funds at all asset levels. The sponsors of a $100 million mutual fund may not have given much thought to breakpoints at $5 billion; therefore, that fund’s contractual fee at that level is unlikely to compare favorably with that of a $5 billion Fund. Limiting the competitors to the Lipper expense group, whose constituents are similar in size to the relevant Fund, would make the results more meaningful. In addition, the breakpoints of a select group of Nations Funds (which would differ each year) should continue to be compared to those of industry rivals to ensure that the Funds’ breakpoint schedules remain within industry norms. As breakpoint schedules change relatively little each year, performing such a comparison for each Nations Fund each year would not be an efficient use of Trustee and CMG resources. |
7) | Pro forma profitability data. In any year in which CMG or the Trustees believe that the prior year’s profitability is unlikely to be representative of current business results due to changes in markets or for any other reason, CMG should, consistent with this year’s practice, prepare a pro forma income statement based on year-to-date actual data and reasonable projections used for its own business planning purposes. |
8) | Additional institutional data and analysis. While CMG provided a substantial amount of information on its institutional business, we suggest some additional items for future years: (a) profitability data for the institutional business in the format, and based upon the same allocation methodologies, used to present Fund profitability, (b) an explanation of how CMA sets institutional fee breakpoints, which normally begin at asset levels far lower than those found in Fund management fee breakpoints, and (c) distinguishing in all institutional fee materials fees of accounts acquired prior to the development of current fee schedules (so-called “legacy” accounts) from the fees of accounts launched after that time. |
9) | Management fee disparities. In any future study of management fees, CMG and the Nations Trustees should analyze the differences in management fee schedules. As |
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| part of that analysis, CMG should provide an explanation for any significant fee differences among comparable funds across fund families sponsored by CMG, such as differences in the management styles of different Funds included the same Lipper category. Finally, if CMG proposes a management fee change or an expense cap for any mutual fund managed by CMA that is comparable to any Nations Fund, CMG should provide the Trustees with sufficient information about the proposal to allow the Trustees to assess the applicability of the proposed change to the relevant Nations Fund or Funds. |
10) | Explanation of data supplied to Lipper. Each year, as part of the 15(c) process, CMG retains Lipper to compare the fees and expenses of each Fund to a group of competitors. In many cases, CMG, with the approval of the Trustees, adjusts the actual expense data, which is based on the most recent full fiscal year of the Fund (and each competitive fund) to reflect changes in fees or expense limits that occurred during or after the relevant fiscal year. This improves the reliability and usefulness of the comparison. However, to ensure that the Trustees know when and how CMG adjusted the data, we recommend that CMG prepare a table listing for each Fund what adjustments were made, e.g., to reflect a new expense limitation of x basis points that commenced on y date. |
11) | Reduction of volume of paper documents submitted. The effort to streamline and better organize the data presented to the Trustees and the process by which that data was prepared and organized continued to be well-received by all parties. Notwithstanding past success, it is always appropriate to look for opportunities to reduce and simplify the presentation of 15(c) data. One possibility would be to remove the 127 pages of biographical data, most if not all of which the Trustees have previously seen as part of their ongoing investment oversight duties, from the paper volume and post it on the Internet-based document storage and retrieval system used by the Funds to provide reference data to Trustees. |
Respectfully submitted,
Steven E. Asher
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant (RiverSource Investments, LLC)
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT FEE CONSULTANT TO THE FUNDS SUPERVISED BY THE COLUMBIA NATIONS BOARD
Prepared Pursuant to the February 9, 2005
Assurance of Discontinuance among the
Office of Attorney General of New York State,
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, and
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.
December 22, 2009
I. Overview
On February 9, 2005, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC (“CMA”) and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.1 (“CMD”) agreed to the New York Attorney General’s Assurance of Discontinuance (“AOD”). Among other things, the AOD stipulates that CMA may manage or advise a Columbia Fund (“Columbia Fund” and, together with some or all of such funds, the “Columbia Funds”) only if the Independent Members of the Columbia Fund’s Board of Trustees appoint a Senior Officer or retain an Independent Fee Consultant (“IFC”) who is to manage the process by which proposed management fees are negotiated. The AOD further stipulates that the Senior Officer or IFC is to prepare a written annual evaluation of the fee negotiation process.
With effect from January 1, 2007, the Independent Members of the Board of Trustees for certain Columbia Funds known collectively as the “Nations Funds” (together with the other members of that Board, the “Trustees”) retained me as IFC for the Nations Funds.2 In this capacity, I have prepared this written evaluation of the fee negotiation process. As was the case with the last three annual reports, my immediate predecessor as IFC, John Rea, provided invaluable assistance in the preparation of this report.
On September 29, 2009, Ameriprise entered into an asset purchase agreement with Bank of America, N.A. and its parent, Bank of America Corporation (together, the “Bank”) pursuant to which the Bank agreed to sell certain CMG assets relating to Columbia’s long-term asset management business, including management of the long-term Nations Funds (the “Transaction”).3 The Transaction if completed would result in the termination of the existing Investment Management Agreements with CMA with respect to those Funds. Therefore, the Trustees have been requested to approve and recommend to the shareholders of each long-term Nations Fund new Investment Management and Sub-Advisory Agreements (together, the “Management Agreements”) with RiverSource Investments, LLC (“RI”),4 investment manager of the RiverSource Funds and a subsidiary of Ameriprise. This report is intended to fulfill the requirements of the AOD with respect to the Trustees’ consideration of the new Management Agreements.
A. Role of the Independent Fee Consultant
The AOD charges the IFC with “managing the process by which proposed management fees … to be charged the Columbia Fund are negotiated so that they are negotiated in a manner which is at arms’ length and reasonable and consistent with this Assurance of Discontinuance.” The AOD also provides that CMA “may manage or advise a Columbia Fund only if the reasonableness of the proposed management fees is determined by the Board of Trustees … using … an annual independent written evaluation prepared by or under the direction of … the Independent Fee Consultant.” Therefore, the AOD makes clear that the IFC does not supplant the Trustees in negotiating management fees with CMA (or RI), nor does the IFC substitute his or her judgment for that of the Trustees with respect to the reasonableness of proposed fees or any other matter that is committed to the business judgment of the Trustees.
B. Elements Involved in Managing the Fee Negotiation Process
In preparing the report required by the AOD, the IFC must consider at least the following six factors set forth in the AOD:
1. | The nature and quality of the adviser’s services, including the Fund’s performance; |
1 | CMA and CMD are subsidiaries of Columbia Management Group, LLC (“CMG”), and are the successors to the entities named in the AOD. |
2 | I have no material relationship with Bank of America, CMG or Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (“Ameriprise”), aside from serving as IFC, and I am aware of no material relationship with any of their affiliates. I retained John Rea, an independent economic consultant, to assist me with this report. |
| Unless otherwise stated or required by the context, this report covers only the Nations Funds. Further, as the management of the Nations money market Funds was not included in the Transaction and no new Management Agreements were proposed for those Funds, this report does not cover those Funds unless otherwise stated. |
3 | Preliminary Response of Ameriprise to Information Request of Columbia Nations Board dated October 28, 2009 (hereafter, the “Preliminary Response”), p. 1. |
4 | Ameriprise intends to re-brand RI with the “Columbia” name (which is one of the assets being sold in the Transaction). Preliminary Response, pp. 4-5. In the case of new Sub-Advisory Agreements, the relevant current sub-adviser would also be a party. |
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2. | Management fees (including any components thereof) charged by other mutual fund companies for like services; |
3. | Possible economies of scale as the Fund grows larger; |
4. | Management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of the adviser for like services; |
5. | Costs to the adviser and its affiliates of supplying services pursuant to the management fee agreements, excluding any intra-corporate profit; and |
6. | Profit margins of the adviser and its affiliates from supplying such services. |
C. Data Presented to the Trustees
In considering the proposed new Management Agreements with RI, the Trustees relied in part on the data that had been prepared as part of their annual contract review process, which concluded in early November. This data remained relevant because the fees in the proposed Management Agreements were identical to the fees approved at that time. The annual review materials included a Lipper report on the performance of each Nations Fund compared to its peers and its benchmark, comparisons of the fees and expenses of each Nations Fund to similar CMG-sponsored Funds, comparable competitive funds chosen by Lipper (in the case of long-term Funds), and institutional accounts advised by CMA, revenues, expenses, and profits of CMG from managing the Nations Funds, calculated both by Fund and collectively, and CMG’s views on the existence and sharing of economies of scale.
In addition, the Trustees reviewed materials specific to the proposed new Management Agreements with RI in response to requests for information made on behalf of the Trustees, including the following:
n | | Performance data for the RiverSource Funds showing percentile and quartile rankings of each fund within its Lipper performance universe for periods up to five years and net returns of each fund relative to its benchmark returns. This data was arguably relevant due to the possibility that some RiverSource investment teams would be providing investment management services to certain Columbia Funds. 5 |
5 | On page 22 of its Supplemental Response to the Nations Trustees (undated but delivered November 25, 2009), Ameriprise said that “most personnel decisions, including with respect to the portfolio management teams for the Nations Funds . . . will be made primarily by [current CMA CIO] Colin Moore using the Columbia 5P process.” |
n | | tables comparing the fee schedules and effective fee rates of funds managed by CMA and RI and institutional accounts advised by the two firms. |
n | | extensive discussion of the process by which the components of the two asset management businesses would be integrated, including investment management, compliance, transfer agency, custody, fund accounting, and distribution. |
n | | information about the financial condition of Ameriprise, including its most recent annual report on Form 10-K, RI’s profit margins from managing the RiverSource Funds in 2007 and 2008, and pro forma income statements for the combined Columbia and RiverSource fund complex. |
n | | disclosure that certain senior CMG executives, including President Michael Jones, Chief Investment Officer Colin Moore, Head of Mutual Funds J. Kevin Connaughton, and Chief Compliance Officer Linda Wondrack would continue in analogous capacities following the consummation of the Transaction, and |
n | | a breakdown of the synergies RI expects to realize in the two years following the Transaction and the extent to which those potential synergies are expected to be shared with shareholders of funds advised by RI. |
II. Findings
1. | Based upon my examination of the information supplied by CMG and Ameriprise in the light of the six factors set forth in the AOD, I conclude that the Trustees have the relevant information necessary to evaluate the reasonableness of the proposed management fees for each Nations Fund for which a new Management Agreement was proposed (each, a “Long-Term Nations Fund”). |
2. | In my view, the process by which the proposed management fees of each Long-Term Nations Fund have been negotiated with RI thus far has been, to the extent practicable, at arms’ length and reasonable and consistent with the AOD. |
Respectfully submitted,
Steven E. Asher
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Proxy Voting Results
Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio
On March 3, 2010, a special meeting of shareholders of Columbia Funds Series Trust was held to consider the approval of several proposals listed in the proxy statement for the meeting. Proposal 1 and Proposal 2 were voted on at the March 3, 2010 meeting of shareholders and Proposal 3 was voted on at an adjourned meeting of shareholders held on April 26, 2010. The shareholder meeting results are as follows:
Proposal 1: A proposed Investment Management Services Agreement with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (formerly, RiverSource Investments, LLC) (CMIA) was approved as follows:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes |
12,323,506 | | 122,404 | | 113,840 | | 4,898,896 |
Proposal 2: A proposal authorizing CMIA to enter into and materially amend subadvisory agreements for the Fund in the future, with the approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, but without obtaining additional shareholder approval, was approved as follows:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes |
12,150,175 | | 291,464 | | 118,110 | | 4,898,897 |
Proposal 3: Each of the nominees for trustees was elected to the Trust’s Board of Trustees, as follows:
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Trustee | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld | | Abstentions |
Edward J. Boudreau, Jr. | | 2,680,026,424 | | 72,649,450 | | 0 |
William P. Carmichael | | 2,679,841,716 | | 72,834,157 | | 0 |
William A. Hawkins | | 2,679,847,210 | | 72,828,663 | | 0 |
R. Glenn Hilliard | | 2,679,699,063 | | 72,976,810 | | 0 |
John J. Nagorniak | | 2,680,054,075 | | 72,621,799 | | 0 |
Minor M. Shaw | | 2,680,402,097 | | 72,273,776 | | 0 |
Anthony M. Santomero | | 2,679,633,235 | | 73,042,638 | | 0 |
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Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the funds, visit columbiamanagement.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
On April 30, 2010, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., the parent company of RiverSource Investments, LLC, acquired the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC, including certain of its affiliates, which were, prior to this acquisition, part of Bank of America. In connection with the acquisition of the long-term assets, the Columbia Funds have a new investment adviser, RiverSource Investments, LLC, which is now known as Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. For those clients that use the services of a subadviser, those arrangements are continuing unless notified otherwise. RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc., now known as Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, will act as the principal distributor of the Columbia Funds.
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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 eighteen series of the registrant whose reports to stockholders are included in this annual filing. Fee information for 2009 also includes one series that changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to August 31 and two series that liquidated in 2009.
(a) Audit Fees. Aggregate Audit Fees billed by the principal accountant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009 are approximately as follows:
2010 | | 2009 | |
$ | 485,600 | | $ | 547,400 | |
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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. In both fiscal years 2010 and 2009, Audit Fees include fees for the review of and provision of consent in connection with filing Form N-1A.
(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 March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009 are approximately as follows:
2010 | | 2009 | |
$ | 82,800 | | $ | 96,600 | |
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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 2010 and 2009, Audit-Related Fees consist of agreed-upon procedures performed for semi-annual shareholder reports.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009, 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 March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009 are approximately as follows:
2010 | | 2009 | |
$ | 96,500 | | $ | 102,400 | |
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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 2010, Tax Fees also include agreed upon procedures related to fund mergers and the review of final tax returns.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009, 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 March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009 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 March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009 are approximately as follows:
2010 | | 2009 | |
$ | 1,129,400 | | $ | 893,100 | |
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In both fiscal years 2010 and 2009, All Other Fees consist of fees billed for internal control examinations of the registrant’s transfer agent and investment advisor. Fiscal year 2010 also includes fees for agreed upon procedures related to the sale of the long-term asset management business and fees related to the review of revenue modeling schedules.
(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 March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009 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 March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009 are approximately as follows:
2010 | | 2009 | |
$ | 1,308,700 | | $ | 1,092,100 | |
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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 | |
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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By (Signature and Title) | | /s/ Michael G. Clarke | |
| | Michael G. Clarke, Chief Financial Officer | |