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
Columbia Funds Series Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Daniel J. Beckman
c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Ryan C. Larrenaga, Esq.
c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 345-6611
Date of fiscal year end: February 28
Date of reporting period: February 28, 2023
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

Annual Report
February 28, 2023
Columbia Convertible Securities Fund
Not FDIC or NCUA Insured • No Financial Institution Guarantee • May Lose Value
If you elect to receive the shareholder report for Columbia Convertible Securities Fund (the Fund) in paper, mailed to you, the Fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address, unless such shareholder elects to receive shareholder reports from the Fund electronically via e-mail or by having a paper notice mailed to you (Postcard Notice) that your Fund’s shareholder report is available at the Columbia funds’ website (columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/). If you would like more than one report in paper to be mailed to you, or would like to elect to receive reports via e-mail or access them through Postcard Notice, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.
Proxy voting policies and procedures
The policy of the Board of Trustees is to vote the proxies of the companies in which the Fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31st for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30th of that year, and is available without charge by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/, or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.
Quarterly schedule of investments
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-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, is available on columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.
Additional Fund information
For more information about the Fund, please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time.
Fund investment manager
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager)
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Fund distributor
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Fund transfer agent
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 219104
Kansas City, MO 64121-9104
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Fund at a Glance
(Unaudited)
Investment objective
The Fund seeks total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income.
Portfolio management
Yan Jin
Lead Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2006
David King, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2010
Grace Lee, CAIA
Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2020
Average annual total returns (%) (for the period ended February 28, 2023) |
| | Inception | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years |
Class A | Excluding sales charges | 09/25/87 | -10.29 | 9.39 | 9.69 |
| Including sales charges | | -15.46 | 8.10 | 9.04 |
Advisor Class | 11/08/12 | -10.04 | 9.68 | 9.97 |
Class C | Excluding sales charges | 10/21/96 | -10.94 | 8.58 | 8.87 |
| Including sales charges | | -11.75 | 8.58 | 8.87 |
Institutional Class | 05/21/99 | -10.04 | 9.67 | 9.97 |
Institutional 2 Class | 11/08/12 | -10.00 | 9.74 | 10.06 |
Institutional 3 Class* | 10/01/14 | -9.93 | 9.80 | 10.04 |
Class R | 11/16/11 | -10.46 | 9.12 | 9.42 |
ICE BofA US Convertible Index | | -9.18 | 9.82 | 10.01 |
Returns for Class A shares are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. Returns for Class C shares are shown with and without the 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge for the first year only. The Fund’s other share classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. 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 share class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or calling 800.345.6611.
* | The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund’s oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information. |
The ICE BofA US Convertible Index tracks the performance of publicly issued US dollar denominated convertible securities of US companies. Effective July 1, 2022 the ICE BofA US Convertible Index now includes transaction costs.
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes, other expenses of investing or, for periods prior to July 2022, transaction costs. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.
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Fund at a Glance (continued)
(Unaudited)
Performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment (February 28, 2013 — February 28, 2023)
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Convertible Securities 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.
Portfolio breakdown (%) (at February 28, 2023) |
Common Stocks | 3.7 |
Convertible Bonds | 82.5 |
Convertible Preferred Stocks | 13.3 |
Money Market Funds | 0.5 |
Total | 100.0 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total investments excluding investments in derivatives, if any. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
Equity sector breakdown (%) (at February 28, 2023) |
Communication Services | 6.5 |
Consumer Discretionary | 5.4 |
Energy | 9.5 |
Financials | 11.9 |
Health Care | 14.3 |
Industrials | 12.0 |
Information Technology | 7.2 |
Real Estate | 3.2 |
Utilities | 30.0 |
Total | 100.0 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total equity investments. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance
(Unaudited)
For the 12-month period that ended February 28, 2023, Class A shares of Columbia Convertible Securities Fund returned -10.29% excluding sales charges. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the ICE BofA US Convertible Index, which returned -9.18% for the same time period.
Market overview
Driven by a series of eight interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed), decades-high inflation, persistent recession worries, climbing U.S. Treasury yields, supply-chain disruptions, volatile commodity prices, geopolitical tensions resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and elevated concerns around China’s zero-COVID policy, the U.S. equity market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, posted negative returns during the annual period. On slowing yet relatively resilient corporate earnings reports, a still-tight U.S. labor market, an economic reopening in China, hopes that Fed interest rate hikes would be smaller and soon pause, and warming notions of a soft economic landing, there were brief respites of equity market rallies, such as those in July into early August 2022, in October and November 2022, and then in January 2023. However, as the realization that interest rates could remain higher for longer set in with investors even as inflation decreased, albeit from high levels, stocks ticked lower again in February 2023.
Convertible securities struggled during the period, mirroring the trend in place across the financial markets, due in part to the sizable downturn in stocks of faster growing companies that are heavily represented in the convertible market. The market decline in the first half of 2022 reduced the category’s overall equity sensitivity – meaning that it had become less vulnerable to the weakness in stock prices. As a result, the second half of 2022 saw convertible securities gain some ground, though not enough to finish the year without a double-digit negative return. The convertible market remained under pressure through the end of 2022 from its tilt toward growth companies, which was a headwind, given that the value style strongly outperformed. Convertibles saw a bounce back in the first two months of 2023, however, as growth stocks swung back into favor.
The new-issue market remained quiet. Only 64 new issues came to the market during the annual period. The value of new issuance for the annual period was $32 billion (USD), well below the total for the previous annual period. Notably, new issuance was not enough to make up for the total amount of convertibles that matured or were otherwise removed from the market in 2022. Although the decline in new-issue supply reflected the combination of difficult market conditions and the higher cost of capital, we also think reduced supply helps provide a stronger foundation for prices.
The Fund’s notable detractors during the period
• | The information technology sector was the area of largest detraction for the Fund overall during the period, with holdings in the software, IT services and electronic equipment industries weighing most on performance. |
• | The communications services sector, particularly interactive media, media and entertainment also delivered negative results for the Fund. |
• | Internet and direct marketing within the consumer discretionary sector, and biotechnology within the health care sector, also delivered disappointing results for the Fund. |
• | Individual holdings that detracted most during the period included biotechnology company Clovis Oncology, television and direct-broadcast satellite provider Dish Network, internet dating application company Match Group, online home goods retailer Wayfair and cryptocurrency mining company Marathon Digital Holdings. |
The Fund’s notable contributors during the period
• | The Fund’s selections within the energy sector contributed during the period, particularly within oil gas and consumable fuels. |
• | Contribution to the Fund’s performance also came from positive results within the financials sector, particularly from the banks and mortgage real estate investment trusts segments and the consumer staples sector, particularly the beverages and food products areas. |
• | Within the industrials sector, the construction & engineering industry and the electrical equipment industry also delivered positive results for the Fund. |
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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance (continued)
(Unaudited)
• | The Fund’s allocation to semiconductors, within the information technology sector, was also additive to Fund performance. |
• | Individual names that contributed most during the annual period included diabetes management company Dexcom, traditional energy issuer EQT Corp., global cruise company Royal Caribbean Group, engineering and construction company Fluor Corp. and video sharing website Bilibili. The Fund’s position in Fluor was sold duiring the period. |
Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. Convertible securities are subject to issuer default risk. A rise in interest rates may result in a price decline of fixed-income instruments held by the Fund, negatively impacting its performance and NAV. Falling rates may result in the Fund investing in lower yielding debt instruments, lowering the Fund’s income and yield. These risks may be heightened for longer maturity and duration securities. The Fund may also be forced to convert a convertible security at an inopportune time, which may decrease the Fund’s return. Non-investment-grade (high-yield or junk) securities present greater price volatility and more risk to principal and income than higher rated securities. Foreign investments subject the Fund to risks, including political, economic, market, social and others within a particular country, as well as to currency instabilities and less stringent financial and accounting standards generally applicable to U.S. issuers. Short positions (where the underlying asset is not owned) can create unlimited risk. Market or other (e.g., interest rate) environments may adversely affect the liquidity of Fund investments, negatively impacting their price. Generally, the less liquid the market at the time the Fund sells a holding, the greater the risk of loss or decline of value to the Fund. See the Fund’s prospectus for more information on these and other risks.
The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties who have contributed to this report. 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.
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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses
(Unaudited)
As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are shareholder transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing fund costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. The following information is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your Fund’s expenses
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided examples and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated 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. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the “Actual” column. The amount listed in the “Hypothetical” column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund’s actual return) and then applies the Fund’s actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See “Compare with other funds” below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, or redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.
September 1, 2022 — February 28, 2023 |
| Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | 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 | 986.70 | 1,019.24 | 5.52 | 5.61 | 1.12 |
Advisor Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 988.20 | 1,020.48 | 4.29 | 4.36 | 0.87 |
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 982.90 | 1,015.52 | 9.19 | 9.35 | 1.87 |
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 988.00 | 1,020.48 | 4.29 | 4.36 | 0.87 |
Institutional 2 Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 988.40 | 1,020.73 | 4.04 | 4.11 | 0.82 |
Institutional 3 Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 988.80 | 1,020.93 | 3.85 | 3.91 | 0.78 |
Class R | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 985.90 | 1,018.00 | 6.75 | 6.85 | 1.37 |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class as indicated above, multiplied by the average account value over the period and then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund’s most recent fiscal half year and divided by 365.
Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from its investment in underlying funds, including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
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Portfolio of Investments
February 28, 2023
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Investments in securities
Common Stocks 3.6% |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Energy 1.6% |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 1.6% |
Ascent Resources, Class B(a),(b),(c),(d) | 10,248,729 | 2,295,715 |
EQT Corp. | 200,000 | 6,636,000 |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | 65,200 | 13,066,732 |
Total | | 21,998,447 |
Total Energy | 21,998,447 |
Health Care 0.5% |
Health Care Providers & Services 0.5% |
Elevance Health, Inc. | 15,000 | 7,045,050 |
Total Health Care | 7,045,050 |
Industrials 0.5% |
Airlines 0.5% |
Southwest Airlines Co. | 200,000 | 6,716,000 |
Total Industrials | 6,716,000 |
Information Technology 0.5% |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.5% |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | 90,000 | 7,292,700 |
Total Information Technology | 7,292,700 |
Real Estate 0.5% |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) 0.5% |
Kite Realty Group Trust | 340,000 | 7,384,800 |
Total Real Estate | 7,384,800 |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $43,201,302) | 50,436,997 |
Convertible Bonds(e) 81.0% |
Issuer | Coupon Rate | | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) |
Aerospace & Defense 0.6% |
Axon Enterprise, Inc.(f) |
12/15/2027 | 0.500% | | 8,432,000 | 9,085,480 |
Airlines 1.5% |
American Airlines Group, Inc. |
07/01/2025 | 6.500% | | 8,850,000 | 10,668,675 |
JetBlue Airways Corp. |
04/01/2026 | 0.500% | | 13,880,000 | 10,693,795 |
Total | 21,362,470 |
Convertible Bonds(e) (continued) |
Issuer | Coupon Rate | | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) |
Automotive 0.7% |
Lucid Group, Inc.(f) |
12/15/2026 | 1.250% | | 15,860,000 | 9,516,000 |
Building Materials 0.6% |
Patrick Industries, Inc. |
12/01/2028 | 1.750% | | 8,850,000 | 8,125,406 |
Cable and Satellite 3.3% |
Cable One, Inc. |
03/15/2028 | 1.125% | | 12,000,000 | 8,706,000 |
DISH Network Corp. |
Subordinated |
08/15/2026 | 3.375% | | 38,778,000 | 24,782,249 |
Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One(f) |
08/15/2027 | 2.250% | | 11,900,000 | 12,066,600 |
Total | 45,554,849 |
Consumer Cyclical Services 4.4% |
Airbnb, Inc.(g) |
03/15/2026 | 0.000% | | 9,010,000 | 7,757,610 |
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.(g) |
01/15/2026 | 0.000% | | 13,000,000 | 10,652,101 |
Lyft, Inc. |
05/15/2025 | 1.500% | | 7,380,000 | 6,435,360 |
Match Group FinanceCo 3, Inc.(f) |
01/15/2030 | 2.000% | | 15,848,000 | 13,954,164 |
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc.(f) |
02/01/2027 | 2.500% | | 11,850,000 | 7,197,549 |
Zillow Group, Inc. |
05/15/2025 | 2.750% | | 15,254,000 | 15,391,286 |
Total | 61,388,070 |
Consumer Products 0.8% |
Beauty Health Co. (The)(f) |
10/01/2026 | 1.250% | | 12,850,000 | 10,593,219 |
Diversified Manufacturing 2.8% |
Array Technologies, Inc. |
12/01/2028 | 1.000% | | 5,940,000 | 5,957,820 |
Bloom Energy Corp. |
08/15/2025 | 2.500% | | 4,440,000 | 6,486,840 |
Enphase Energy, Inc.(g) |
03/01/2028 | 0.000% | | 9,069,000 | 9,350,535 |
Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) |
04/15/2028 | 2.875% | | 11,488,000 | 9,787,776 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Convertible Bonds(e) (continued) |
Issuer | Coupon Rate | | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) |
John Bean Technologies Corp. |
05/15/2026 | 0.250% | | 7,930,000 | 7,244,055 |
Total | 38,827,026 |
Electric 1.4% |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.(h) |
Subordinated |
09/15/2029 | 3.369% | | 286,500 | 11,434,215 |
Sunnova Energy International, Inc.(f) |
02/15/2028 | 2.625% | | 10,820,000 | 8,475,367 |
Total | 19,909,582 |
Food and Beverage 1.3% |
Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)(f) |
12/15/2028 | 2.375% | | 6,500,000 | 6,462,494 |
Post Holdings, Inc.(f) |
08/15/2027 | 2.500% | | 10,900,000 | 11,273,870 |
Total | 17,736,364 |
Health Care 8.8% |
CONMED Corp.(f) |
06/15/2027 | 2.250% | | 14,367,000 | 13,526,530 |
Dexcom, Inc. |
11/15/2025 | 0.250% | | 15,880,000 | 16,808,980 |
DexCom, Inc. |
12/01/2023 | 0.750% | | 3,335,000 | 9,009,503 |
Exact Sciences Corp. |
03/01/2028 | 0.375% | | 23,980,000 | 20,668,388 |
Insulet Corp. |
09/01/2026 | 0.375% | | 9,830,000 | 13,088,645 |
Integer Holdings Corp.(f) |
02/15/2028 | 2.125% | | 9,000,000 | 9,589,500 |
Natera, Inc. |
05/01/2027 | 2.250% | | 8,873,000 | 13,087,675 |
NeoGenomics, Inc. |
05/01/2025 | 1.250% | | 9,850,000 | 9,037,375 |
Oak Street Health, Inc.(g) |
03/15/2026 | 0.000% | | 10,000,000 | 9,251,829 |
Teladoc Health, Inc. |
06/01/2027 | 1.250% | | 10,000,000 | 7,818,269 |
Total | 121,886,694 |
Independent Energy 0.8% |
Chesapeake Energy Escrow |
09/15/2026 | 5.500% | | 10,200,000 | 183,600 |
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.(f) |
04/15/2029 | 3.625% | | 9,910,000 | 10,678,025 |
Total | 10,861,625 |
Convertible Bonds(e) (continued) |
Issuer | Coupon Rate | | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) |
Leisure 4.5% |
Carnival Corp.(f) |
12/01/2027 | 5.750% | | 9,910,000 | 10,935,685 |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(f) |
01/15/2029 | 3.125% | | 13,890,000 | 13,751,100 |
NCL Corp., Ltd. |
02/15/2027 | 2.500% | | 33,550,000 | 26,324,404 |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(f) |
08/15/2025 | 6.000% | | 6,940,000 | 11,235,860 |
Total | 62,247,049 |
Lodging 0.7% |
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.(f) |
12/15/2027 | 3.250% | | 9,680,000 | 9,955,880 |
Media and Entertainment 3.9% |
Bilibili, Inc. |
12/01/2026 | 0.500% | | 20,720,000 | 17,415,160 |
fuboTV, Inc. |
02/15/2026 | 3.250% | | 18,000,000 | 8,613,209 |
Snap, Inc. |
03/01/2028 | 0.125% | | 40,000,000 | 27,900,000 |
Total | 53,928,369 |
Metals and Mining 2.8% |
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.(f) |
04/15/2026 | 2.500% | | 5,775,000 | 7,365,030 |
Lithium Americas Corp. |
01/15/2027 | 1.750% | | 16,780,000 | 14,164,132 |
MP Materials Corp.(f) |
04/01/2026 | 0.250% | | 9,870,000 | 10,107,573 |
Peabody Energy Corp.(f) |
03/01/2028 | 3.250% | | 4,410,000 | 7,038,360 |
Total | 38,675,095 |
Oil Field Services 0.6% |
Nabors Industries, Inc.(f) |
06/15/2029 | 1.750% | | 9,000,000 | 9,018,146 |
Other Industry 0.5% |
KBR, Inc. |
11/01/2023 | 2.500% | | 3,040,000 | 6,640,880 |
Other REIT 1.4% |
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. |
03/15/2027 | 5.500% | | 8,920,000 | 7,938,800 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Convertible Bonds(e) (continued) |
Issuer | Coupon Rate | | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust |
12/15/2026 | 1.750% | | 13,000,000 | 11,108,500 |
Total | 19,047,300 |
Pharmaceuticals 9.2% |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(f) |
09/15/2027 | 1.000% | | 13,880,000 | 13,260,389 |
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. |
02/01/2029 | 2.250% | | 22,700,000 | 8,603,300 |
Canopy Growth Corp.(f) |
07/15/2023 | 4.250% | CAD | 13,000,000 | 9,092,664 |
Clovis Oncology, Inc.(i) |
05/01/2025 | 0.000% | | 21,000,000 | 2,572,500 |
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.(f) |
02/15/2029 | 2.875% | | 7,000,000 | 6,733,937 |
Cytokinetics, Inc.(f) |
07/01/2027 | 3.500% | | 10,410,000 | 11,503,050 |
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. |
11/15/2025 | 4.000% | | 13,900,000 | 8,773,647 |
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. |
03/01/2027 | 0.250% | | 14,890,000 | 13,261,585 |
Insmed, Inc. |
06/01/2028 | 0.750% | | 18,030,000 | 15,582,018 |
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(g) |
04/01/2026 | 0.000% | | 8,840,000 | 8,016,775 |
Jazz Investments I Ltd. |
06/15/2026 | 2.000% | | 12,100,000 | 13,113,375 |
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.(f) |
09/15/2027 | 1.250% | | 14,870,000 | 16,634,889 |
Total | 127,148,129 |
Retailers 3.6% |
Etsy, Inc. |
06/15/2028 | 0.250% | | 23,630,000 | 19,650,183 |
Farfetch Ltd. |
05/01/2027 | 3.750% | | 10,380,000 | 8,530,943 |
Wayfair, Inc. |
08/15/2026 | 1.000% | | 30,745,000 | 21,099,252 |
Total | 49,280,378 |
Technology 26.0% |
2U, Inc. |
05/01/2025 | 2.250% | | 18,750,000 | 15,168,750 |
Akamai Technologies, Inc. |
09/01/2027 | 0.375% | | 15,725,000 | 13,955,937 |
Bandwidth, Inc. |
03/01/2026 | 0.250% | | 14,750,000 | 11,129,909 |
Convertible Bonds(e) (continued) |
Issuer | Coupon Rate | | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) |
Bentley Systems, Inc. |
07/01/2027 | 0.375% | | 15,750,000 | 13,080,375 |
BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. |
10/01/2026 | 0.250% | | 16,780,000 | 12,694,070 |
Bill.com Holdings, Inc.(g) |
04/01/2027 | 0.000% | | 22,900,000 | 17,816,200 |
Datadog, Inc. |
06/15/2025 | 0.125% | | 10,023,000 | 10,980,197 |
Dropbox, Inc.(g) |
03/01/2028 | 0.000% | | 20,500,000 | 17,425,000 |
Envestnet, Inc.(f) |
12/01/2027 | 2.625% | | 7,930,000 | 8,576,295 |
Everbridge, Inc. |
12/15/2024 | 0.125% | | 10,850,000 | 9,750,711 |
indie Semiconductor, Inc.(f) |
11/15/2027 | 4.500% | | 7,920,000 | 11,541,757 |
Infinera Corp.(f) |
08/01/2028 | 3.750% | | 6,530,000 | 8,443,290 |
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(f) |
06/15/2028 | 0.500% | | 29,137,000 | 21,929,023 |
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. |
03/15/2026 | 0.250% | | 13,881,000 | 14,318,251 |
Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. |
12/01/2026 | 1.000% | | 17,780,000 | 6,220,510 |
MongoDB, Inc. |
01/15/2026 | 0.250% | | 11,370,000 | 13,746,330 |
Nutanix, Inc. |
10/01/2027 | 0.250% | | 12,500,000 | 10,621,452 |
Okta, Inc. |
06/15/2026 | 0.375% | | 27,000,000 | 22,599,000 |
ON Semiconductor Corp.(f) |
03/01/2029 | 0.500% | | 22,500,000 | 22,619,057 |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. |
06/01/2025 | 0.375% | | 16,347,000 | 31,181,902 |
Shift4 Payments, Inc. |
08/01/2027 | 0.500% | | 24,230,000 | 21,043,755 |
SMART Global Holdings, Inc. |
02/01/2029 | 2.000% | | 9,980,000 | 10,049,860 |
Tyler Technologies, Inc. |
03/15/2026 | 0.250% | | 10,850,000 | 10,095,925 |
Wolfspeed, Inc.(f) |
12/01/2029 | 1.875% | | 15,383,000 | 14,490,786 |
Zscaler, Inc. |
07/01/2025 | 0.125% | | 10,070,000 | 11,172,665 |
Total | 360,651,007 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Convertible Bonds(e) (continued) |
Issuer | Coupon Rate | | Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) |
Transportation Services 0.8% |
CryoPort, Inc.(f) |
12/01/2026 | 0.750% | | 13,850,000 | 11,012,424 |
Total Convertible Bonds (Cost $1,252,382,317) | 1,122,451,442 |
Convertible Preferred Stocks 13.1% |
Issuer | | Shares | Value ($) |
Communication Services 1.1% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.1% |
2020 Cash Mandatory Exchangeable Trust(f) | 5.250% | 13,000 | 15,073,543 |
Total Communication Services | 15,073,543 |
Consumer Discretionary 0.9% |
Auto Components 0.9% |
Aptiv PLC | 5.500% | 97,400 | 12,385,601 |
Total Consumer Discretionary | 12,385,601 |
Financials 2.0% |
Banks 1.2% |
Bank of America Corp. | 7.250% | 13,500 | 16,116,840 |
Capital Markets 0.8% |
KKR & Co., Inc. | 6.000% | 169,900 | 11,422,377 |
Total Financials | 27,539,217 |
Health Care 1.9% |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 1.4% |
Becton Dickinson and Co. | 6.000% | 180,000 | 8,672,400 |
Boston Scientific Corp. | 5.500% | 98,100 | 11,116,898 |
Total | | | 19,789,298 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services 0.5% |
Danaher Corp. | 5.000% | 4,990 | 6,303,955 |
Total Health Care | 26,093,253 |
Industrials 1.5% |
Machinery 0.8% |
Chart Industries, Inc., ADR | 6.750% | 192,300 | 10,651,497 |
Convertible Preferred Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | | Shares | Value ($) |
Professional Services 0.7% |
Clarivate PLC | 5.250% | 238,550 | 10,516,336 |
Total Industrials | 21,167,833 |
Information Technology 0.7% |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.7% |
Coherent Corp. | 6.000% | 50,000 | 9,465,601 |
Total Information Technology | 9,465,601 |
Utilities 5.0% |
Electric Utilities 3.2% |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 6.125% | 242,000 | 11,884,620 |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 6.926% | 691,000 | 32,007,120 |
Total | | | 43,891,740 |
Gas Utilities 0.5% |
UGI Corp. | 7.250% | 80,000 | 6,788,000 |
Multi-Utilities 1.3% |
NiSource, Inc. | 7.750% | 180,000 | 18,734,400 |
Total Utilities | 69,414,140 |
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks (Cost $184,818,641) | 181,139,188 |
Money Market Funds 0.5% |
| Shares | Value ($) |
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 4.748%(j),(k) | 6,894,163 | 6,891,405 |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $6,891,388) | 6,891,405 |
Total Investments in Securities (Cost: $1,487,293,648) | 1,360,919,032 |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | 24,287,745 |
Net Assets | 1,385,206,777 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) | Represents fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At February 28, 2023, the total value of these securities amounted to $2,295,715, which represents 0.17% of total net assets. |
(b) | Non-income producing investment. |
(c) | Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. Disposal of a restricted investment may involve time-consuming negotiations and expenses, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult to achieve. Private placement securities are generally considered to be restricted, although certain of those securities may be traded between qualified institutional investors under the provisions of Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 144A. The Fund will not incur any registration costs upon such a trade. These securities are valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. At February 28, 2023, the total market value of these securities amounted to $2,295,715, which represents 0.17% of total net assets. Additional information on these securities is as follows: |
Security | Acquisition Dates | Shares | Cost ($) | Value ($) |
Ascent Resources, Class B | 02/20/2014-11/15/2016 | 10,248,729 | 358,011 | 2,295,715 |
(d) | Valuation based on significant unobservable inputs. |
(e) | Principal amounts are denominated in United States Dollars unless otherwise noted. |
(f) | Represents privately placed and other securities and instruments exempt from Securities and Exchange Commission registration (collectively, private placements), such as Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 144A eligible securities, which are often sold only to qualified institutional buyers. At February 28, 2023, the total value of these securities amounted to $372,737,536, which represents 26.91% of total net assets. |
(g) | Zero coupon bond. |
(h) | Represents a variable rate security with a step coupon where the rate adjusts according to a schedule for a series of periods, typically lower for an initial period and then increasing to a higher coupon rate thereafter. The interest rate shown was the current rate as of February 28, 2023. |
(i) | Represents a security in default. |
(j) | The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at February 28, 2023. |
(k) | As defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the company’s outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. The value of the holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the year ended February 28, 2023 are as follows: |
Affiliated issuers | Beginning of period($) | Purchases($) | Sales($) | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)($) | End of period($) | Realized gain (loss)($) | Dividends($) | End of period shares |
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 4.748% |
| 665,824 | 628,541,453 | (622,315,822) | (50) | 6,891,405 | 2,972 | 467,264 | 6,894,163 |
Abbreviation Legend
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
Currency Legend
Fair value measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
■ | Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments. |
■ | Level 2 — Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.). |
■ | Level 3 — Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments). |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Fair value measurements (continued)
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
The Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Investment Manager, through its Valuation Committee (the Committee), as valuation designee, responsible for determining the fair value of the assets of the Fund for which market quotations are not readily available using valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. Representatives of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC report to the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at February 28, 2023:
| Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) | Total ($) |
Investments in Securities | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | |
Energy | 19,702,732 | — | 2,295,715 | 21,998,447 |
Health Care | 7,045,050 | — | — | 7,045,050 |
Industrials | 6,716,000 | — | — | 6,716,000 |
Information Technology | 7,292,700 | — | — | 7,292,700 |
Real Estate | 7,384,800 | — | — | 7,384,800 |
Total Common Stocks | 48,141,282 | — | 2,295,715 | 50,436,997 |
Convertible Bonds | — | 1,122,451,442 | — | 1,122,451,442 |
Convertible Preferred Stocks | | | | |
Communication Services | — | 15,073,543 | — | 15,073,543 |
Consumer Discretionary | — | 12,385,601 | — | 12,385,601 |
Financials | — | 27,539,217 | — | 27,539,217 |
Health Care | — | 26,093,253 | — | 26,093,253 |
Industrials | — | 21,167,833 | — | 21,167,833 |
Information Technology | — | 9,465,601 | — | 9,465,601 |
Utilities | — | 69,414,140 | — | 69,414,140 |
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks | — | 181,139,188 | — | 181,139,188 |
Money Market Funds | 6,891,405 | — | — | 6,891,405 |
Total Investments in Securities | 55,032,687 | 1,303,590,630 | 2,295,715 | 1,360,919,032 |
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets.
The Fund does not hold any significant investments (greater than one percent of net assets) categorized as Level 3.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
February 28, 2023
Assets | |
Investments in securities, at value | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,480,402,260) | $1,354,027,627 |
Affiliated issuers (cost $6,891,388) | 6,891,405 |
Receivable for: | |
Investments sold | 28,138,037 |
Capital shares sold | 1,215,328 |
Dividends | 2,465,560 |
Interest | 3,628,755 |
Expense reimbursement due from Investment Manager | 1,110 |
Prepaid expenses | 16,789 |
Total assets | 1,396,384,611 |
Liabilities | |
Payable for: | |
Investments purchased | 7,683,234 |
Capital shares purchased | 3,119,617 |
Management services fees | 29,396 |
Distribution and/or service fees | 3,401 |
Transfer agent fees | 112,371 |
Compensation of board members | 165,981 |
Compensation of chief compliance officer | 268 |
Other expenses | 63,566 |
Total liabilities | 11,177,834 |
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $1,385,206,777 |
Represented by | |
Paid in capital | 1,563,783,494 |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | (178,576,717) |
Total - representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $1,385,206,777 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)
February 28, 2023
Class A | |
Net assets | $311,254,270 |
Shares outstanding | 16,073,758 |
Net asset value per share | $19.36 |
Maximum sales charge | 5.75% |
Maximum offering price per share (calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge for Class A shares) | $20.54 |
Advisor Class | |
Net assets | $108,831,397 |
Shares outstanding | 5,531,111 |
Net asset value per share | $19.68 |
Class C | |
Net assets | $45,630,724 |
Shares outstanding | 2,369,817 |
Net asset value per share | $19.25 |
Institutional Class | |
Net assets | $642,404,148 |
Shares outstanding | 33,094,320 |
Net asset value per share | $19.41 |
Institutional 2 Class | |
Net assets | $159,146,265 |
Shares outstanding | 8,103,239 |
Net asset value per share | $19.64 |
Institutional 3 Class | |
Net assets | $116,902,520 |
Shares outstanding | 5,878,646 |
Net asset value per share | $19.89 |
Class R | |
Net assets | $1,037,453 |
Shares outstanding | 53,649 |
Net asset value per share | $19.34 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended February 28, 2023
Net investment income | |
Income: | |
Dividends — unaffiliated issuers | $19,405,142 |
Dividends — affiliated issuers | 467,264 |
Interest | 27,752,124 |
Interfund lending | 1,153 |
Total income | 47,625,683 |
Expenses: | |
Management services fees | 12,167,755 |
Distribution and/or service fees | |
Class A | 857,087 |
Class C | 576,359 |
Class R | 5,575 |
Transfer agent fees | |
Class A | 354,499 |
Advisor Class | 135,132 |
Class C | 59,519 |
Institutional Class | 848,355 |
Institutional 2 Class | 82,081 |
Institutional 3 Class | 6,953 |
Class R | 1,155 |
Compensation of board members | 31,236 |
Custodian fees | 12,738 |
Printing and postage fees | 113,000 |
Registration fees | 155,416 |
Audit fees | 30,090 |
Legal fees | 34,165 |
Interest on interfund lending | 348 |
Compensation of chief compliance officer | 259 |
Other | 38,677 |
Total expenses | 15,510,399 |
Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Investment Manager and its affiliates | (351,608) |
Fees waived by transfer agent | |
Institutional 2 Class | (9,000) |
Institutional 3 Class | (1,911) |
Expense reduction | (500) |
Total net expenses | 15,147,380 |
Net investment income | 32,478,303 |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers | (24,737,637) |
Investments — affiliated issuers | 2,972 |
Foreign currency translations | (5,160) |
Net realized loss | (24,739,825) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers | (229,316,128) |
Investments — affiliated issuers | (50) |
Foreign currency translations | (857) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (229,317,035) |
Net realized and unrealized loss | (254,056,860) |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | $(221,578,557) |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year Ended February 28, 2023 | Year Ended February 28, 2022 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income | $32,478,303 | $25,553,826 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (24,739,825) | 347,910,870 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (229,317,035) | (597,684,416) |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (221,578,557) | (224,219,720) |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Net investment income and net realized gains | | |
Class A | (30,233,550) | (99,541,078) |
Advisor Class | (11,773,057) | (42,828,942) |
Class C | (4,831,018) | (17,238,856) |
Institutional Class | (79,882,753) | (257,850,064) |
Institutional 2 Class | (11,497,200) | (45,510,274) |
Institutional 3 Class | (6,548,066) | (24,603,005) |
Class R | (97,258) | (316,475) |
Total distributions to shareholders | (144,862,902) | (487,888,694) |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock activity | (293,613,385) | 64,917,630 |
Total decrease in net assets | (660,054,844) | (647,190,784) |
Net assets at beginning of year | 2,045,261,621 | 2,692,452,405 |
Net assets at end of year | $1,385,206,777 | $2,045,261,621 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
| Year Ended | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2023 | February 28, 2022 |
| Shares | Dollars ($) | Shares | Dollars ($) |
Capital stock activity |
Class A | | | | |
Subscriptions | 3,153,106 | 65,292,546 | 3,228,830 | 92,003,782 |
Distributions reinvested | 1,184,593 | 21,996,997 | 2,846,504 | 75,156,224 |
Redemptions | (5,666,325) | (113,479,702) | (6,914,880) | (191,621,486) |
Net decrease | (1,328,626) | (26,190,159) | (839,546) | (24,461,480) |
Advisor Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 2,222,378 | 45,927,621 | 3,734,410 | 109,600,435 |
Distributions reinvested | 620,792 | 11,742,400 | 1,602,315 | 42,763,655 |
Redemptions | (4,655,942) | (95,824,377) | (5,156,959) | (145,063,892) |
Net increase (decrease) | (1,812,772) | (38,154,356) | 179,766 | 7,300,198 |
Class C | | | | |
Subscriptions | 234,307 | 4,684,689 | 539,063 | 15,538,783 |
Distributions reinvested | 236,326 | 4,340,270 | 592,034 | 15,484,137 |
Redemptions | (1,401,424) | (28,094,414) | (970,376) | (26,782,063) |
Net increase (decrease) | (930,791) | (19,069,455) | 160,721 | 4,240,857 |
Institutional Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 12,948,975 | 268,707,523 | 13,759,425 | 391,569,803 |
Distributions reinvested | 3,601,675 | 67,160,136 | 8,000,005 | 211,130,201 |
Redemptions | (29,452,702) | (592,154,282) | (19,464,113) | (535,994,990) |
Net increase (decrease) | (12,902,052) | (256,286,623) | 2,295,317 | 66,705,014 |
Institutional 2 Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 6,039,567 | 124,193,181 | 3,662,138 | 106,043,960 |
Distributions reinvested | 539,086 | 10,201,158 | 1,571,227 | 41,882,441 |
Redemptions | (5,966,797) | (122,566,707) | (5,017,678) | (137,042,082) |
Net increase | 611,856 | 11,827,632 | 215,687 | 10,884,319 |
Institutional 3 Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 4,735,906 | 97,483,006 | 1,091,018 | 31,642,676 |
Distributions reinvested | 305,995 | 5,862,118 | 904,559 | 24,378,433 |
Redemptions | (3,343,490) | (69,083,430) | (2,002,471) | (55,368,594) |
Net increase (decrease) | 1,698,411 | 34,261,694 | (6,894) | 652,515 |
Class R | | | | |
Subscriptions | 9,048 | 181,071 | 24,002 | 659,851 |
Distributions reinvested | 4,960 | 91,836 | 8,976 | 236,924 |
Redemptions | (14,214) | (275,025) | (45,984) | (1,300,568) |
Net decrease | (206) | (2,118) | (13,006) | (403,793) |
Total net increase (decrease) | (14,664,180) | (293,613,385) | 1,992,045 | 64,917,630 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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The following table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a class held for the periods shown. Per share net investment income (loss) amounts are calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Total return does not reflect payment of sales charges, if any. Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods of less than one year. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to purchase and sales transactions of short-term instruments and certain derivatives, if any. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
| Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | Total from investment operations | Distributions from net investment income | Distributions from net realized gains | Total distributions to shareholders |
Class A |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $23.74 | 0.38 | (2.93) | (2.55) | (0.39) | (1.44) | (1.83) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $32.01 | 0.24 | (2.84) | (2.60) | (0.22) | (5.45) | (5.67) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $22.09 | 0.34 | 11.92 | 12.26 | (0.44) | (1.90) | (2.34) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $20.92 | 0.39 | 2.18 | 2.57 | (0.50) | (0.90) | (1.40) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $20.41 | 0.39 | 1.11 | 1.50 | (0.40) | (0.59) | (0.99) |
Advisor Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $24.09 | 0.43 | (2.95) | (2.52) | (0.45) | (1.44) | (1.89) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $32.40 | 0.32 | (2.89) | (2.57) | (0.29) | (5.45) | (5.74) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $22.34 | 0.41 | 12.06 | 12.47 | (0.51) | (1.90) | (2.41) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $21.14 | 0.45 | 2.20 | 2.65 | (0.55) | (0.90) | (1.45) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $20.61 | 0.44 | 1.13 | 1.57 | (0.45) | (0.59) | (1.04) |
Class C |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $23.60 | 0.22 | (2.89) | (2.67) | (0.24) | (1.44) | (1.68) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $31.88 | 0.03 | (2.85) | (2.82) | (0.01) | (5.45) | (5.46) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $22.00 | 0.15 | 11.89 | 12.04 | (0.26) | (1.90) | (2.16) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $20.84 | 0.23 | 2.17 | 2.40 | (0.34) | (0.90) | (1.24) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $20.33 | 0.23 | 1.12 | 1.35 | (0.25) | (0.59) | (0.84) |
Institutional Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $23.79 | 0.43 | (2.92) | (2.49) | (0.45) | (1.44) | (1.89) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $32.08 | 0.31 | (2.86) | (2.55) | (0.29) | (5.45) | (5.74) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $22.13 | 0.41 | 11.95 | 12.36 | (0.51) | (1.90) | (2.41) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $20.96 | 0.45 | 2.17 | 2.62 | (0.55) | (0.90) | (1.45) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $20.44 | 0.44 | 1.12 | 1.56 | (0.45) | (0.59) | (1.04) |
Institutional 2 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $24.05 | 0.46 | (2.97) | (2.51) | (0.46) | (1.44) | (1.90) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $32.36 | 0.33 | (2.88) | (2.55) | (0.31) | (5.45) | (5.76) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $22.31 | 0.43 | 12.04 | 12.47 | (0.52) | (1.90) | (2.42) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $21.12 | 0.47 | 2.18 | 2.65 | (0.56) | (0.90) | (1.46) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $20.59 | 0.45 | 1.14 | 1.59 | (0.47) | (0.59) | (1.06) |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| Net asset value, end of period | Total return | Total gross expense ratio to average net assets(a) | Total net expense ratio to average net assets(a),(b) | Net investment income ratio to average net assets | Portfolio turnover | Net assets, end of period (000’s) |
Class A |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $19.36 | (10.29%) | 1.14%(c) | 1.12%(c),(d) | 1.88% | 59% | $311,254 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $23.74 | (9.04%) | 1.10%(c) | 1.10%(c),(d) | 0.83% | 92% | $413,074 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $32.01 | 58.37% | 1.12%(c) | 1.12%(c),(d) | 1.32% | 98% | $584,015 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $22.09 | 12.55% | 1.17%(c) | 1.12%(c),(d) | 1.81% | 74% | $317,365 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $20.92 | 7.70% | 1.20%(c) | 1.13%(c),(d) | 1.88% | 60% | $286,075 |
Advisor Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $19.68 | (10.04%) | 0.89%(c) | 0.87%(c),(d) | 2.10% | 59% | $108,831 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $24.09 | (8.82%) | 0.85%(c) | 0.85%(c),(d) | 1.08% | 92% | $176,880 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $32.40 | 58.75% | 0.88%(c) | 0.88%(c),(d) | 1.55% | 98% | $232,118 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $22.34 | 12.84% | 0.92%(c) | 0.87%(c),(d) | 2.06% | 74% | $94,945 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $21.14 | 7.99% | 0.95%(c) | 0.88%(c),(d) | 2.15% | 60% | $51,487 |
Class C |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $19.25 | (10.94%) | 1.89%(c) | 1.87%(c),(d) | 1.10% | 59% | $45,631 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $23.60 | (9.76%) | 1.85%(c) | 1.85%(c),(d) | 0.09% | 92% | $77,910 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $31.88 | 57.20% | 1.87%(c) | 1.87%(c),(d) | 0.59% | 98% | $100,101 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $22.00 | 11.71% | 1.92%(c) | 1.87%(c),(d) | 1.06% | 74% | $62,313 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $20.84 | 6.92% | 1.95%(c) | 1.88%(c),(d) | 1.14% | 60% | $44,035 |
Institutional Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $19.41 | (10.04%) | 0.89%(c) | 0.87%(c),(d) | 2.09% | 59% | $642,404 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $23.79 | (8.84%) | 0.85%(c) | 0.85%(c),(d) | 1.09% | 92% | $1,094,312 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $32.08 | 58.81% | 0.88%(c) | 0.88%(c),(d) | 1.57% | 98% | $1,401,886 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $22.13 | 12.81% | 0.92%(c) | 0.87%(c),(d) | 2.06% | 74% | $733,400 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $20.96 | 8.00% | 0.95%(c) | 0.88%(c),(d) | 2.13% | 60% | $544,140 |
Institutional 2 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $19.64 | (10.00%) | 0.85%(c) | 0.82%(c) | 2.22% | 59% | $159,146 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $24.05 | (8.77%) | 0.80%(c) | 0.79%(c) | 1.14% | 92% | $180,150 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $32.36 | 58.89% | 0.83%(c) | 0.81%(c) | 1.62% | 98% | $235,448 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $22.31 | 12.88% | 0.87%(c) | 0.81%(c) | 2.13% | 74% | $92,233 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $21.12 | 8.07% | 0.89%(c) | 0.81%(c) | 2.19% | 60% | $80,367 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | Total from investment operations | Distributions from net investment income | Distributions from net realized gains | Total distributions to shareholders |
Institutional 3 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $24.32 | 0.48 | (3.00) | (2.52) | (0.47) | (1.44) | (1.91) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $32.66 | 0.35 | (2.92) | (2.57) | (0.32) | (5.45) | (5.77) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $22.50 | 0.45 | 12.14 | 12.59 | (0.53) | (1.90) | (2.43) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $21.28 | 0.48 | 2.21 | 2.69 | (0.57) | (0.90) | (1.47) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $20.74 | 0.47 | 1.14 | 1.61 | (0.48) | (0.59) | (1.07) |
Class R |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $23.70 | 0.33 | (2.91) | (2.58) | (0.34) | (1.44) | (1.78) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $31.98 | 0.16 | (2.85) | (2.69) | (0.14) | (5.45) | (5.59) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $22.06 | 0.29 | 11.91 | 12.20 | (0.38) | (1.90) | (2.28) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $20.90 | 0.34 | 2.16 | 2.50 | (0.44) | (0.90) | (1.34) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $20.39 | 0.33 | 1.12 | 1.45 | (0.35) | (0.59) | (0.94) |
Notes to Financial Highlights |
(a) | In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund’s reported expense ratios. |
(b) | Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. |
(c) | Ratios include interfund lending expense which is less than 0.01%. |
(d) | The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| Net asset value, end of period | Total return | Total gross expense ratio to average net assets(a) | Total net expense ratio to average net assets(a),(b) | Net investment income ratio to average net assets | Portfolio turnover | Net assets, end of period (000’s) |
Institutional 3 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $19.89 | (9.93%) | 0.80%(c) | 0.78%(c) | 2.36% | 59% | $116,903 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $24.32 | (8.74%) | 0.75%(c) | 0.75%(c) | 1.18% | 92% | $101,658 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $32.66 | 58.95% | 0.78%(c) | 0.77%(c) | 1.74% | 98% | $136,747 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $22.50 | 12.97% | 0.82%(c) | 0.77%(c) | 2.17% | 74% | $128,319 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $21.28 | 8.11% | 0.84%(c) | 0.76%(c) | 2.25% | 60% | $100,142 |
Class R |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $19.34 | (10.46%) | 1.39%(c) | 1.37%(c),(d) | 1.65% | 59% | $1,037 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $23.70 | (9.32%) | 1.35%(c) | 1.35%(c),(d) | 0.57% | 92% | $1,277 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $31.98 | 58.04% | 1.37%(c) | 1.37%(c),(d) | 1.13% | 98% | $2,138 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $22.06 | 12.23% | 1.42%(c) | 1.37%(c),(d) | 1.56% | 74% | $1,900 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $20.90 | 7.44% | 1.45%(c) | 1.38%(c),(d) | 1.63% | 60% | $2,337 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2023
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Convertible Securities Fund (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.
Fund shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value). The Fund offers each of the share classes listed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by the Trust’s organizational documents or by law. Each share class has its own expense and sales charge structure. Different share classes may have different minimum initial investment amounts and pay different net investment income distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of distributing such share classes vary. Distributions to shareholders in a liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class.
As described in the Fund’s prospectus, Class A and Class C shares are offered to the general public for investment. Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares after 8 years. Advisor Class, Institutional Class, Institutional 2 Class, Institutional 3 Class and Class R shares are available for purchase through authorized investment professionals to omnibus retirement plans or to institutional investors and to certain other investors as also described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which 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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security valuation
Equity securities listed on an exchange are valued at the closing price or last trade price on their primary exchange at the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange. Securities with a closing price not readily available or not listed on any exchange are valued at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices. Listed preferred stocks convertible into common stocks are valued using an evaluated price from a pricing service.
Debt securities generally are valued based on prices obtained from pricing services, which are intended to reflect market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques that take into account, as applicable, factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as approved independent broker-dealer quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are not readily available or not believed to be reflective of market value may also be valued based upon a bid quote from an approved independent broker-dealer. Debt securities maturing in 60 days or less are valued primarily at amortized market value, unless this method results in a valuation that management believes does not approximate fair value.
Foreign equity securities are valued based on the closing price or last trade price on their primary exchange at the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange. If any foreign equity security closing prices are not readily available, the securities are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices on such exchanges or markets. Foreign currency exchange rates are determined at the scheduled closing time of the New York Stock Exchange. Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange; therefore, the closing prices for securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. In those situations, foreign securities will be fair valued pursuant to a policy approved by the Board of Trustees. Under the policy, the Fund may utilize a third-party pricing service to determine these fair values. The
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
third-party pricing service takes into account multiple factors, including, but not limited to, movements in the U.S. securities markets, certain depositary receipts, futures contracts and foreign exchange rates that have occurred subsequent to the close of the foreign exchange or market, to determine a good faith estimate that reasonably reflects the current market conditions as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange. The fair value of a security is likely to be different from the quoted or published price, if available.
Investments in open-end investment companies (other than exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), are valued at the latest net asset value reported by those companies as of the valuation time.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reflective of market value or reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the quoted or published price for the security, if available.
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 fair value.
GAAP requires disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category. This information is disclosed following the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
Foreign currency transactions and translations
The values of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are generally translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates determined at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. 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 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 Fund does 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 in the Statement of Operations.
Security transactions
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.
Income recognition
Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Market premiums and discounts, including original issue discounts, are amortized and accreted, respectively, over the expected life of the security on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted. For convertible securities, premiums attributable to the conversion feature are not amortized.
The Fund may place a debt security on non-accrual status and reduce related interest income when it becomes probable that the interest will not be collected and the amount of uncollectible interest can be reasonably estimated. The Fund may also adjust accrual rates when it becomes probable the full interest will not be collected and a partial payment will be received. A defaulted debt security is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.
Corporate actions and dividend income are generally recorded net of any non-reclaimable tax withholdings, on the ex-dividend date or upon receipt of an ex-dividend notification in the case of certain foreign securities.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
The Fund may receive distributions from holdings in equity securities, business development companies (BDCs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs), limited partnerships (LPs), other regulated investment companies (RICs), and real estate investment trusts (REITs), which report information as to the tax character of their distributions annually. These distributions are allocated to dividend income, capital gain and return of capital based on actual information reported. Return of capital is recorded as a reduction of the cost basis of securities held. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, return of capital is recorded as a realized gain. With respect to REITs, to the extent actual information has not yet been reported, estimates for return of capital are made by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). The Investment Manager’s estimates are subsequently adjusted when the actual character of the distributions is disclosed by the REITs, which could result in a proportionate change in return of capital to shareholders.
Awards from class action litigation are recorded as a reduction of cost basis if the Fund still owns the applicable securities on the payment date. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities on the payment date, the proceeds are recorded as realized gains.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds 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. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.
Determination of class net asset value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, which are charged to that share class, as shown in 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 investment company taxable income and net capital gain, 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 ordinary income, capital gain net income and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid each calendar quarter. 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.
Guarantees and indemnifications
Under the Trust’s organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund’s contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.
Recent accounting pronouncement
Tailored Shareholder Reports
In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule relating to Tailored Shareholder Reports for Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds; Fee Information in Investment Company Advertisements. The rule and form amendments will, among other things, require the Fund to transmit concise and visually engaging shareholder reports that highlight key information. The amendments will require that funds tag information in a structured data format and that
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
certain more in-depth information be made available online and available for delivery free of charge to investors on request. The amendments became effective January 24, 2023. There is an 18-month transition period after the effective date of the amendment.
Note 3. Fees and other transactions with affiliates
Management services fees
The Fund has entered into a Management Agreement with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). Under the Management Agreement, the Investment Manager provides the Fund with investment research and advice, as well as administrative and accounting services. The management services fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of the Fund’s daily net assets that declines from 0.82% to 0.65% as the Fund’s net assets increase. The effective management services fee rate for the year ended February 28, 2023 was 0.76% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Compensation of board members
Members of the Board of Trustees who are not officers or employees of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Deferred Plan), these members of the Board of Trustees may elect to defer payment of up to 100% of their compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of certain funds managed by the Investment Manager. The Fund’s liability for these amounts is adjusted for market value changes and remains in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Deferred Plan. All amounts payable under the Deferred Plan constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Fund. The expense for the Deferred 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 "Compensation of board members" in the Statement of Operations.
Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer
The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer for the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. As disclosed in the Statement of Operations, a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s total compensation is allocated to the Fund, along with other allocations to affiliated registered investment companies managed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates, based on relative net assets.
Transfer agency fees
Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with SS&C GIDS, Inc. (SS&C GIDS) to serve as sub-transfer agent. Prior to January 1, 2023, SS&C GIDS was known as DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of SS&C GIDS for services as sub-transfer agent and SS&C GIDS is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the exception of out-of-pocket fees).
The Fund pays the Transfer Agent a monthly transfer agency fee based on the number or the average value of accounts, depending on the type of account. In addition, the Fund pays the Transfer Agent a fee for shareholder services based on the number of accounts or on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund’s shares maintained in omnibus accounts up to the lesser of the amount charged by the financial intermediary or a cap established by the Board of Trustees from time to time.
The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from the Fund for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees. Total transfer agency fees for Institutional 2 Class and Institutional 3 Class shares are subject to an annual limitation of not more than 0.07% and 0.02%, respectively, of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class. In addition, prior to July 1, 2022, Institutional 2 Class shares were subject to a contractual transfer agency fee annual limitation of not more than 0.04% and Institutional 3 Class shares were subject to a contractual transfer agency fee annual limitation of not more than 0.00% of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
For the year ended February 28, 2023, the Fund’s effective transfer agency fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:
| Effective rate (%) |
Class A | 0.10 |
Advisor Class | 0.10 |
Class C | 0.10 |
Institutional Class | 0.10 |
Institutional 2 Class | 0.05 |
Institutional 3 Class | 0.01 |
Class R | 0.10 |
An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class’s initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agency fees. These minimum account balance fees are remitted to the Fund and recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended February 28, 2023, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses of the Fund by $500.
Distribution and service fees
The Fund has entered into an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. The Board of Trustees has approved, and the Fund has adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) applicable to certain share classes, which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and are intended to compensate the Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors.
Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly combined distribution and service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares of the Fund. Also under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares of the Fund and a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rates of 0.75% and 0.50% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C and Class R shares of the Fund, respectively.
Sales charges (unaudited)
Sales charges, including front-end charges and contingent deferred sales charges (CDSCs), received by the Distributor for distributing Fund shares for the year ended February 28, 2023, if any, are listed below:
| Front End (%) | CDSC (%) | Amount ($) |
Class A | 5.75 | 0.50 - 1.00(a) | 150,079 |
Class C | — | 1.00(b) | 5,004 |
(a) | This charge is imposed on certain investments of between $1 million and $50 million redeemed within 18 months after purchase, as follows: 1.00% if redeemed within 12 months after purchase, and 0.50% if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase, with certain limited exceptions. |
(b) | This charge applies to redemptions within 12 months after purchase, with certain limited exceptions. |
The Fund’s other share classes are not subject to sales charges.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates
The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below) for the period(s) disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees, so that the Fund’s net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund’s custodian, do not exceed the following annual rate(s) as a percentage of the classes’ average daily net assets:
| July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 | Prior to July 1, 2022 |
Class A | 1.12% | 1.12% |
Advisor Class | 0.87 | 0.87 |
Class C | 1.87 | 1.87 |
Institutional Class | 0.87 | 0.87 |
Institutional 2 Class | 0.82 | 0.81 |
Institutional 3 Class | 0.78 | 0.77 |
Class R | 1.37 | 1.37 |
Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, costs associated with shareholder meetings, infrequent and/or unusual expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board of Trustees. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from the Investment Manager, certain of its affiliates and the Fund. Reflected in the contractual cap commitments, prior to July 1, 2022, is the Transfer Agent’s contractual agreement to limit total transfer agency fees to an annual rate of not more than 0.04% for Institutional 2 Class and 0.00% for Institutional 3 Class of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class. Any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed under the expense reimbursement arrangements described above are not recoverable by the Investment Manager or its affiliates in future periods.
Note 4. Federal tax information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.
At February 28, 2023, these differences were primarily due to differing treatment for deferral/reversal of wash sale losses, investments in certain convertible securities, deemed distributions, capital loss carryforwards, trustees’ deferred compensation, foreign currency transactions and distribution reclassifications. To the extent these differences were permanent, reclassifications were made among the components of the Fund’s net assets. Temporary differences do not require reclassifications.
The following reclassifications were made:
Undistributed net investment income ($) | Accumulated net realized (loss) ($) | Paid in capital ($) |
2,870,779 | (2,870,779) | — |
Net investment income (loss) and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
The tax character of distributions paid during the years indicated was as follows:
Year Ended February 28, 2023 | Year Ended February 28, 2022 |
Ordinary income ($) | Long-term capital gains ($) | Total ($) | Ordinary income ($) | Long-term capital gains ($) | Total ($) |
33,923,770 | 110,939,132 | 144,862,902 | 92,206,745 | 395,681,950 | 487,888,695 |
Short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions for tax purposes.
At February 28, 2023, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income ($) | Undistributed long-term capital gains ($) | Capital loss carryforwards ($) | Net unrealized (depreciation) ($) |
8,502,318 | — | (52,864,954) | (134,049,130) |
At February 28, 2023, the cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes along with the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
Federal tax cost ($) | Gross unrealized appreciation ($) | Gross unrealized (depreciation) ($) | Net unrealized (depreciation) ($) |
1,494,968,162 | 62,400,159 | (196,449,289) | (134,049,130) |
Tax cost of investments and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) may also include timing differences that do not constitute adjustments to tax basis.
The following capital loss carryforwards, determined at February 28, 2023, may be available to reduce future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, for the year ended February 28, 2023, capital loss carryforwards utilized, if any, were as follows:
No expiration short-term ($) | No expiration long-term ($) | Total ($) | Utilized ($) |
(52,864,954) | — | (52,864,954) | — |
Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions in the Fund that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management’s conclusion 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). Generally, the Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 5. Portfolio information
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and derivatives, if any, aggregated to $938,678,487 and $1,380,645,858, respectively, for the year ended February 28, 2023. The amount of purchase and sale activity impacts the portfolio turnover rate reported in the Financial Highlights.
Note 6. Affiliated money market fund
The Fund invests in Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, an affiliated money market fund established for the exclusive use by the Fund and other affiliated funds (the Affiliated MMF). The income earned by the Fund from such investments is included as Dividends - affiliated issuers in the Statement of Operations. As an investing fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the Affiliated MMF. The Affiliated MMF prices its shares with a floating net asset value. In addition, the Board of Trustees of the Affiliated MMF may impose a fee on redemptions (sometimes referred to as a liquidity fee) or temporarily suspend redemptions (sometimes referred to as imposing a redemption gate) in the event its liquidity falls below regulatory limits.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Note 7. Interfund lending
Pursuant to an exemptive order granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund participates in a program (the Interfund Program) allowing each participating Columbia Fund (each, a Participating Fund) to lend money directly to and, except for closed-end funds and money market funds, borrow money directly from other Participating Funds for temporary purposes. The amounts eligible for borrowing and lending under the Interfund Program are subject to certain restrictions.
Interfund loans are subject to the risk that the borrowing fund could be unable to repay the loan when due, and a delay in repayment to the lending fund could result in lost opportunities and/or additional lending costs. The exemptive order is subject to conditions intended to mitigate conflicts of interest arising from the Investment Manager’s relationship with each Participating Fund.
The Fund’s activity in the Interfund Program during the year ended February 28, 2023 was as follows:
Borrower or lender | Average loan balance ($) | Weighted average interest rate (%) | Number of days with outstanding loans |
Borrower | 1,000,000 | 3.26 | 3 |
Lender | 3,300,000 | 3.85 | 3 |
Interest income earned and interest expense incurred by the Fund is recorded as Interfund lending in the Statement of Operations. The Fund had no outstanding interfund loans at February 28, 2023.
Note 8. Line of credit
The Fund has access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citibank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. Pursuant to an October 27, 2022 amendment and restatement, the credit facility, which is an agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager or an affiliated investment manager, severally and not jointly, permits aggregate borrowings up to $950 million. Interest is currently charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the secured overnight financing rate plus 0.10% and (iii) the overnight bank funding rate, plus in each case, 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the unused amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.15% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations. This agreement expires annually in October unless extended or renewed. Prior to the October 27, 2022 amendment and restatement, the Fund had access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citibank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. which permitted collective borrowings up to $950 million. Interest was charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the secured overnight financing rate plus 0.11448% and (iii) the overnight bank funding rate, plus in each case, 1.00%.
The Fund had no borrowings during the year ended February 28, 2023.
Note 9. Significant risks
Convertible securities risk
Convertible securities are subject to the usual risks associated with debt instruments, such as interest rate risk and credit risk. Convertible securities also react to changes in the value of the common stock into which they convert, and are thus subject to market risk. The Fund may also be forced to convert a convertible security at an inopportune time, which may decrease the Fund’s return.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that the value of debt instruments in the Fund’s portfolio may decline because the issuer defaults or otherwise becomes unable or unwilling, or is perceived to be unable or unwilling, to honor its financial obligations, such as making payments to the Fund when due. Credit rating agencies assign credit ratings to certain debt instruments to indicate their credit risk. Lower-rated or unrated debt instruments held by the Fund may present increased credit risk as compared to higher-rated debt instruments.
Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk of losses attributable to changes in interest rates. In general, if interest rates rise, the values of debt instruments tend to fall, and if interest rates fall, the values of debt instruments tend to rise. Actions by governments and central banking authorities can result in increases or decreases in interest rates. Higher periods of inflation could lead such authorities to raise interest rates. Increasing interest rates may negatively affect the value of debt securities held by the Fund, resulting in a negative impact on the Fund’s performance and net asset value per share. In general, the longer the maturity or duration of a debt security, the greater its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The Fund is subject to the risk that the income generated by its investments may not keep pace with inflation.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk associated with a lack of marketability of investments which may make it difficult to sell the investment at a desirable time or price. Changing regulatory, market or other conditions or environments (for example, the interest rate or credit environments) may adversely affect the liquidity of the Fund’s investments. The Fund may have to accept a lower selling price for the holding, sell other investments, or forego another, more appealing investment opportunity. Generally, the less liquid the market at the time the Fund sells a portfolio investment, the greater the risk of loss or decline of value to the Fund. A less liquid market can lead to an increase in Fund redemptions, which may negatively impact Fund performance and net asset value per share, including, for example, if the Fund is forced to sell securities in a down market.
Market risk
The Fund may incur losses due to declines in the value of one or more securities in which it invests. These declines may be due to factors affecting a particular issuer, or the result of, among other things, political, regulatory, market, economic or social developments affecting the relevant market(s) more generally. In addition, turbulence in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or fixed income markets may negatively affect many issuers, which could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to price or value hard-to-value assets in thinly traded and closed markets and could cause significant redemptions and operational challenges. Global economies and financial markets are increasingly interconnected, and conditions and events in one country, region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies worldwide. As a result, local, regional or global events such as terrorism, war, natural disasters, disease/virus outbreaks and epidemics or other public health issues, recessions, depressions or other events – or the potential for such events – could have a significant negative impact on global economic and market conditions.
The large-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022 has resulted in sanctions and market disruptions, including declines in regional and global stock markets, unusual volatility in global commodity markets and significant devaluations of Russian currency. The extent and duration of the military action are impossible to predict but could be significant. Market disruption caused by the Russian military action, and any counter-measures or responses thereto (including international sanctions, a downgrade in the country’s credit rating, purchasing and financing restrictions, boycotts, tariffs, changes in consumer or purchaser preferences, cyberattacks and espionage) could have severe adverse impacts on regional and/or global securities and commodities markets, including markets for oil and natural gas. These impacts may include reduced market liquidity, distress in credit markets, further disruption of global supply chains, increased risk of inflation, and limited access to investments in certain international markets and/or issuers. These developments and other related events could negatively impact Fund performance.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Shareholder concentration risk
At February 28, 2023, two unaffiliated shareholders of record owned 24.1% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. The Fund has no knowledge about whether any portion of those shares was owned beneficially. Affiliated shareholders of record owned 24.5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund. In the case of a large redemption, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at inopportune times, including its liquid positions, which may result in Fund losses and the Fund holding a higher percentage of less liquid positions. Large redemptions could result in decreased economies of scale and increased operating expenses for non-redeeming Fund shareholders.
Note 10. Subsequent events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued and noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
Note 11. Information regarding pending and settled legal proceedings
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates are involved in the normal course of business in legal proceedings which include regulatory inquiries, arbitration and litigation, including class actions concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their activities as part of a diversified financial services firm. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Fund is 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 Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund. Ameriprise Financial is required to make quarterly (10-Q), annual (10-K) and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 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 Fund. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund, 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 or one or more of its affiliates that provides services to the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust and Shareholders of Columbia Convertible Securities Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Columbia Convertible Securities Fund (one of the funds constituting Columbia Funds Series Trust, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of February 28, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended February 28, 2023, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended February 28, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended February 28, 2023 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of February 28, 2023, 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 ended February 28, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended February 28, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of February 28, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 21, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies within the Columbia Funds Complex since 1977.
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Federal Income Tax Information
(Unaudited)
The Fund hereby designates the following tax attributes for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023. Shareholders will be notified in early 2024 of the amounts for use in preparing 2023 income tax returns.
Qualified dividend income | Dividends received deduction | Section 199A dividends |
33.14% | 30.31% | 1.09% |
Qualified dividend income. For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, the percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that represents qualified dividend income subject to reduced tax rates.
Dividends received deduction. The percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.
Section 199A dividends. For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, the percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that represents Section 199A dividends potentially eligible for a 20% deduction.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
(Unaudited)
The Board oversees the Fund’s operations and appoints officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies set by the Board. The following table provides basic biographical information about the Fund’s Trustees as of the printing of this report, including their principal occupations during the past five years, although specific titles for individuals may have varied over the period. The year set forth beneath Length of Service in the table below is the year in which the Trustee was first appointed or elected as Trustee to any Fund currently in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof. Under current Board policy, each Trustee generally serves until December 31 of the year such Trustee turns seventy-five (75).
Independent trustees
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
George S. Batejan c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2017 | Executive Vice President, Global Head of Technology and Operations, Janus Capital Group, Inc., 2010-2016 | 176 | Former Chairman of the Board, NICSA (National Investment Company Services Association) (Executive Committee, Nominating Committee and Governance Committee), 2014-2016; former Director, Intech Investment Management, 2011-2016; former Board Member, Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, 2015-2016; former Advisory Board Member, University of Colorado Business School, 2015-2018; former Board Member, Chase Bank International, 1993-1994 |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Kathleen Blatz c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2006 | Attorney, specializing in arbitration and mediation; Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1998-2006; Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1996-1998; Fourth Judicial District Court Judge, Hennepin County, 1994-1996; Attorney in private practice and public service, 1984-1993; State Representative, Minnesota House of Representatives, 1979-1993, which included service on the Tax and Financial Institutions and Insurance Committees; Member and Interim Chair, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, January-July 2017; Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (health care insurance), February-July 2018, April-October 2021 | 176 | Former Trustee, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, 2009-2021 (Chair of the Business Development Committee, 2014-2017; Chair of the Governance Committee, 2017-2019); former Member and Chair of the Board, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, January 2017-July 2017; former Director, Robina Foundation, 2009-2020 (Chair, 2014-2020); Director, Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, since 2021 |
Pamela G. Carlton c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Chair since 2023; Trustee since 2007 | President, Springboard — Partners in Cross Cultural Leadership (consulting company), since 2003; Managing Director of US Equity Research, JP Morgan Chase, 1999-2003; Director of US Equity Research, Chase Asset Management, 1996-1999; Co-Director Latin America Research, 1993-1996, COO Global Research, 1992-1996, Co-Director of US Research, 1991-1992, Investment Banker, 1982-1991, Morgan Stanley; Attorney, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, 1980-1982 | 176 | Trustee, New York Presbyterian Hospital Board, since 1996; Director, DR Bank (Audit Committee) since 2017; Director, Evercore Inc. (Audit Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee), since 2019; Director, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee), since 2021; the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (IDC), since 2021 |
Janet Langford Carrig c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1957 | Trustee since 1996 | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ConocoPhillips (independent energy company), September 2007-October 2018 | 174 | Director, EQT Corporation (natural gas producer), since 2019; former Director, Whiting Petroleum Corporation (independent oil and gas company), 2020-2022 |
J. Kevin Connaughton c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1964 | Trustee since 2020 | CEO and President, RhodeWay Financial (non-profit financial planning firm), since December 2022; Member, FINRA National Adjudicatory Council, since January 2020; Adjunct Professor of Finance, Bentley University since January 2018; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from March 2016 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Managing Director and General Manager of Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, May 2010-February 2015; President, Columbia Funds, 2008-2015; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, 2003-2015 | 174 | Former Director, The Autism Project, March 2015-December 2021; former Member of the Investment Committee, St. Michael’s College, November 2015-February 2020; former Trustee, St. Michael’s College, June 2017-September 2019; former Trustee, New Century Portfolios, January 2015-December 2017 |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Olive M. Darragh c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1962 | Trustee since 2020 | Managing Director of Darragh Inc. (strategy and talent management consulting firm), since 2010; Founder and CEO, Zolio, Inc. (investment management talent identification platform), since 2004; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from June 2019 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Partner, Tudor Investments, 2004-2010; Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company (consulting), 1990-2004; Touche Ross CPA, 1985-1988 | 174 | Treasurer, Edinburgh University US Trust Board; Member, HBS Community Action Partners Board; Former Director, University of Edinburgh Business School (Member of US Board); former Director, Boston Public Library Foundation |
Patricia M. Flynn c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1950 | Trustee since 2004 | Professor of Economics and Management, Bentley University, since 2002; Dean, McCallum Graduate School of Business, Bentley University, 1992-2002 | 176 | Former Trustee, MA Taxpayers Foundation,1997-2022; former Governing Board Member (Chairperson of Innovation Index Advisory Committee), MA Technology Collaborative, 1997-2020; former Director, The MA Business Roundtable, 2003-2019 |
Brian J. Gallagher c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2017 | Retired; Partner with Deloitte & Touche LLP and its predecessors, 1977-2016 | 176 | Trustee, Catholic Schools Foundation, since 2004 |
Douglas A. Hacker c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1955 | Trustee since 1996 | Independent business executive, since May 2006; Executive Vice President – Strategy of United Airlines, December 2002 - May 2006; President of UAL Loyalty Services (airline marketing company), September 2001-December 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines, July 1999-September 2001 | 176 | Director, Spartan Nash Company (Chair of the Board) (food distributor); Director, Aircastle Limited (Chair of Audit Committee) (aircraft leasing); former Director, Nash Finch Company (food distributor), 2005-2013; former Director, SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. (container leasing), 2010-2013; and former Director, Travelport Worldwide Limited (travel information technology), 2014-2019 |
Nancy T. Lukitsh c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1956 | Trustee since 2011 | Senior Vice President, Partner and Director of Marketing, Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment adviser), 1997-2010; Chair, Wellington Management Portfolios (commingled non-U.S. investment pools), 2007-2010; Director, Wellington Trust Company, NA and other Wellington affiliates, 1997-2010 | 174 | None |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
David M. Moffett c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1952 | Trustee since 2011 | Retired; former Chief Executive Officer of Freddie Mac and Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Bank | 174 | Director, CSX Corporation (transportation suppliers); Director, PayPal Holdings Inc. (payment and data processing services); Trustee, University of Oklahoma Foundation; former Director, eBay Inc. (online trading community), 2007-2015; and former Director, CIT Bank, CIT Group Inc. (commercial and consumer finance), 2010-2016; former Advisor to Bridgewater Associates and The Carlyle Group |
Catherine James Paglia c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1952 | Trustee since 2004 | Director, Enterprise Asset Management, Inc. (private real estate and asset management company), since September 1998; Managing Director and Partner, Interlaken Capital, Inc., 1989-1997; Vice President, 1982-1985, Principal, 1985-1987, Managing Director, 1987-1989, Morgan Stanley; Vice President, Investment Banking, 1980-1982, Associate, Investment Banking, 1976-1980, Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. | 176 | Director, Valmont Industries, Inc. (irrigation systems manufacturer), since 2012; Trustee, Carleton College (on the Investment Committee); Trustee, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (on the Investment Committee) |
Natalie A. Trunow c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1967 | Trustee since 2020 | Chief Executive Officer, Millennial Portfolio Solutions LLC (asset management and consulting services), January 2016-January 2021; Non-executive Member of the Investment Committee and Valuation Committee, Sarona Asset Management Inc. (private equity firm) since September 2019; Advisor, Horizon Investments (asset management and consulting services), August 2018-January 2022; Advisor, Paradigm Asset Management, November 2016-January 2022; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from September 2016 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Director of Investments/Consultant, Casey Family Programs, April 2016-November 2016; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Calvert Investments, August 2008-January 2016; Section Head and Portfolio Manager, General Motors Asset Management, June 1997-August 2008 | 174 | Independent Director, Investment Committee, Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc., 2010-2021; Independent Director, (Executive Committee and Chair, Audit Committee), Consumer Credit Counseling Services (formerly Guidewell Financial Solutions), since 2016; Independent Director, (Investment Committee), Sarona Asset Management, since 2019 |
Sandra L. Yeager c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1964 | Trustee since 2017 | Retired; President and founder, Hanoverian Capital, LLC (SEC registered investment advisor firm), 2008-2016; Managing Director, DuPont Capital, 2006-2008; Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, 2004-2006; Senior Vice President, Alliance Bernstein, 1990-2004 | 176 | Former Director, NAPE Education Foundation, October 2016-October 2020; Advisory Board, Jennersville YMCA, since 2022 |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
* | The term “Columbia Funds Complex” as used herein includes Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund, Tri-Continental Corporation and each series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (CFST), Columbia Funds Series Trust I (CFST I), Columbia Funds Series Trust II (CFST II), Columbia ETF Trust I (CET I), Columbia ETF Trust II (CET II), Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust (CFVIT) and Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust II (CFVST II). Messrs. Batejan, Beckman, Gallagher and Hacker and Mses. Blatz, Carlton, Carrig, Flynn, Paglia and Yeager serve as Directors of Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund and Tri-Continental Corporation. |
Interested trustee affiliated with Investment Manager*
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Daniel J. Beckman c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1962 | Trustee since November 2021 and President since June 2021 | Vice President – Head of North America Product, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since April 2015; President and Principal Executive Officer of the Columbia Funds, since June 2021; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, 2020-2021 | 176 | Director, Ameriprise Trust Company, since October 2016; Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since November 2018; Board of Governors, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC since, January 2022; Director, Columbia Threadneedle Canada, Inc., since December 2022 |
* | Interested person (as defined under the 1940 Act) by reason of being an officer, director, security holder and/or employee of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial. |
The Statement of Additional Information has additional information about the Fund’s Board members and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800.345.6611, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or contacting your financial intermediary.
The Board has appointed officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies it has established. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board. The following table provides basic information about the Officers of the Fund as of the printing of this report, including principal occupations during the past five years, although their specific titles may have varied over the period. In addition to Mr. Beckman, who is President and Principal Executive Officer, the Fund’s other officers are:
Fund officers
Name, address and year of birth | Position and year first appointed to position for any Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof | Principal occupation(s) during past five years |
Michael G. Clarke 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1969 | Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer (2009) and Senior Vice President (2019) | Senior Vice President and Head of Global Operations & Investor Services, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since March 2022 (previously Vice President, Head of North American Operations, and Co-Head of Global Operations, June 2019 to February 2022 and Vice President – Accounting and Tax, May 2010 - May 2019); senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2002. |
Joseph Beranek 5890 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1965 | Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) (2019) and Principal Financial Officer (2020), CFST, CFST I, CFST II, CFVIT and CFVST II; Assistant Treasurer, CET I and CET II | Vice President – Mutual Fund Accounting and Financial Reporting, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since December 2018 and March 2017, respectively. |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Fund officers (continued)
Name, address and year of birth | Position and year first appointed to position for any Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof | Principal occupation(s) during past five years |
Marybeth Pilat 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1968 | Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) and Principal Financial Officer (2020) for CET I and CET II; Assistant Treasurer, CFST, CFST I, CFST II, CFVIT and CFVST II | Vice President – Product Pricing and Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2017. |
William F. Truscott 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1960 | Senior Vice President (2001) | Formerly, Trustee/Director of Columbia Funds Complex or legacy funds, November 2001-January 1, 2021; Chief Executive Officer, Global Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since September 2012; Chairman of the Board and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since July 2004 and February 2012, respectively; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., since November 2008 and February 2012, respectively; Chairman of the Board and Director, Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings, Sàrl, since March 2013 and December 2008, respectively; senior executive of various entities affiliated with Columbia Threadneedle. |
Christopher O. Petersen 5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1970 | Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary (2021) | Formerly, Trustee/Director of funds within the Columbia Funds Complex, July 1, 2020 - November 22, 2021; Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since September 2021 (previously Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel, January 2015 - September 2021); formerly, President and Principal Executive Officer of the Columbia Funds, 2015 - 2021; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2007. |
Thomas P. McGuire 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1972 | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (2012) | Vice President – Asset Management Compliance, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Acorn/Wanger Funds, since December 2015; formerly, Chief Compliance Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, September 2010 – September 2020. |
Ryan C. Larrenaga 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1970 | Senior Vice President (2017), Chief Legal Officer (2017), and Secretary (2015) | Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since August 2018 (previously Vice President and Group Counsel, August 2011 - August 2018); Chief Legal Officer, Columbia Acorn/Wanger Funds, since September 2020; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2005. |
Michael E. DeFao 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1968 | Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2010) | Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since October 2021 (previously Vice President and Assistant Secretary, May 2010 – September 2021). |
Lyn Kephart-Strong 5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1960 | Vice President (2015) | Vice President, Global Investment Operations Services, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since 2010; President, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., since October 2014; President, Ameriprise Trust Company, since January 2017. |
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columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/. The Fund is distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
Columbia Threadneedle Investments (Columbia Threadneedle) is the global brand name of the Columbia and Threadneedle group of companies. All rights reserved.
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Annual Report
February 28, 2023
Columbia Select Large Cap Equity Fund
Not FDIC or NCUA Insured • No Financial Institution Guarantee • May Lose Value
If you elect to receive the shareholder report for Columbia Select Large Cap Equity Fund (the Fund) in paper, mailed to you, the Fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address, unless such shareholder elects to receive shareholder reports from the Fund electronically via e-mail or by having a paper notice mailed to you (Postcard Notice) that your Fund’s shareholder report is available at the Columbia funds’ website (columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/). If you would like more than one report in paper to be mailed to you, or would like to elect to receive reports via e-mail or access them through Postcard Notice, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.
Proxy voting policies and procedures
The policy of the Board of Trustees is to vote the proxies of the companies in which the Fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31st for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30th of that year, and is available without charge by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/, or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.
Quarterly schedule of investments
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-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, is available on columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.
Additional Fund information
For more information about the Fund, please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time.
Fund investment manager
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager)
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Fund distributor
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Fund transfer agent
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 219104
Kansas City, MO 64121-9104
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Fund at a Glance
(Unaudited)
Investment objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Portfolio management
Melda Mergen, CFA, CAIA
Co-Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2014
Tiffany Wade
Co-Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2019
Morningstar style boxTM
The Morningstar Style Box is based on a fund’s portfolio holdings. 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.
© 2023 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.
Average annual total returns (%) (for the period ended February 28, 2023) |
| | Inception | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years |
Class A | Excluding sales charges | 08/02/99 | -9.89 | 8.91 | 11.68 |
| Including sales charges | | -15.08 | 7.64 | 11.02 |
Advisor Class* | 07/05/17 | -9.64 | 9.18 | 11.95 |
Class C | Excluding sales charges | 08/02/99 | -10.54 | 8.11 | 10.85 |
| Including sales charges | | -11.38 | 8.11 | 10.85 |
Institutional Class | 10/02/98 | -9.65 | 9.18 | 11.96 |
Institutional 2 Class | 11/08/12 | -9.64 | 9.28 | 12.05 |
Institutional 3 Class* | 03/01/17 | -9.54 | 9.33 | 12.04 |
S&P 500 Index | | -7.69 | 9.82 | 12.25 |
Returns for Class A shares are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. Returns for Class C shares are shown with and without the 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge for the first year only. The Fund’s other share classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. 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 share class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or calling 800.345.6611.
* | The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund’s oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information. |
The S&P 500 Index, an unmanaged index, measures the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks and is frequently used as a general measure of market performance.
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 at a Glance (continued)
(Unaudited)
Performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment (February 28, 2013 — February 28, 2023)
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Select Large Cap Equity 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.
Portfolio breakdown (%) (at February 28, 2023) |
Common Stocks | 97.6 |
Money Market Funds | 2.4 |
Total | 100.0 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total investments excluding investments in derivatives, if any. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
Equity sector breakdown (%) (at February 28, 2023) |
Communication Services | 9.0 |
Consumer Discretionary | 9.9 |
Consumer Staples | 8.2 |
Energy | 3.6 |
Financials | 9.6 |
Health Care | 15.0 |
Industrials | 10.5 |
Information Technology | 28.1 |
Real Estate | 2.6 |
Utilities | 3.5 |
Total | 100.0 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total equity investments. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance
(Unaudited)
At February 28, 2023, approximately 43.74% of the Fund’s shares were owned in the aggregate by affiliated funds-of-funds managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager). As a result of asset allocation decisions by the Investment Manager, it is possible that the Fund may experience relatively large purchases or redemptions from affiliated funds-of-funds. The Investment Manager seeks to minimize the impact of these transactions by structuring them over a reasonable period of time. The Fund may experience increased expenses as it buys and sells securities as a result of purchases or redemptions by affiliated funds-of-funds.
For the 12-month period that ended February 28, 2023, Class A shares of Columbia Select Large Cap Equity Fund returned -9.89% excluding sales charges. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, which returned -7.69% for the same time period.
Market overview
U.S. equites delivered mixed results during the 12-month period ending February 28, 2023, with most major benchmarks posting negative returns despite strong results in certain industry groups. For example, the broad-market S&P 500 Index finished down 7.69%. In contrast, the energy sector within the S&P 500 Index was up more than 24%, and biotechnology stocks within the S&P 500 Index were up nearly 14%.
A key factor influencing sentiment was Russia’s invasion of Ukraine immediately before the start of the period. Although initial risk-off sentiment briefly reversed, equity markets began a choppy but steady downward trajectory that would last throughout the period. Along the way, drawdowns rivaled those last seen in the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and the dot-com meltdown in 2002.
These results were driven largely by investor sentiment that wavered between worry and hope around the course of inflation and corresponding action by the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed), which ended up hiking interest rates eight times by a combined 4.50 percentage points over the course of the period. Some upside was sparked by investors’ interpretation of Fed Chair Powell’s remarks after the Federal Open Market Committee announced an anticipated 75-basis point rate hike at the end of July. (A basis point is 1/100 of a percent.) What many seemingly heard were hints that interest rate hikes would slow in concert with softening economic growth. That takeaway evaporated a month later when Powell spoke at a symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and prioritized fighting inflation no matter how much pain the economy might suffer. His inflation-fighting resolve was confirmed by an additional 75-basis point hike in September, along with a forecast showing no expectations for rate cuts until 2024.
A similar about-face was repeated near year-end as sentiment abruptly turned positive to start the fourth quarter but stalled in mid-December when the Fed raised rates by 50 basis points. Slowing global growth and China’s zero-COVID lockdown policy compounded rate worries. Sentiment continued to see-saw though period-end. U.S. equities finished January 2023 on a decidedly positive note but gave back some of those gains in February, as worries over the so-called “higher-for-longer” rate regime overwhelmed any expectations of a slowdown in Fed rate hikes.
The Fund’s notable detractors during the period
• | Stock selection within the consumer discretionary sector detracted most from relative performance during the period. |
• | The information technology and consumer staples sectors were also areas of detraction for the Fund versus its benchmark, as allocations to and selections within both sectors weighed on relative results. |
• | Individual holdings that detracted most from Fund performance relative to its benchmark during the period included Google parent Alphabet, Inc., internet retail giant Amazon.com, Inc., software company Adobe, Inc., semiconductor company QUALCOMM, Inc. and beer, wine and spirits producer Constellation Brands, Inc. |
The Fund’s notable contributors during the period
• | The Fund benefited from its stock selection within, and allocations to, the health care and industrials sectors. |
• | Stock selection within the energy sector also contributed to the Fund’s performance versus its benchmark during the period. |
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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance (continued)
(Unaudited)
• | Individual holdings that contributed most to relative performance during the period included energy companies Valero Energy Corp. and ConocoPhillips Co., pharmaceutical companies Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly & Co., and specialty machinery company Parker-Hannifin Corp. The Fund sold its position in Valero Energy and Johnson & Johnson during the period. |
Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. Growth securities, at times, may not perform as well as value securities or the stock market in general and may be out of favor with investors. Value securities may be unprofitable if the market fails to recognize their intrinsic worth or the portfolio manager misgauged that worth. Foreign investments subject the Fund to risks, including political, economic, market, social and others within a particular country, as well as to currency instabilities and less stringent financial and accounting standards generally applicable to U.S. issuers. Investments in a limited number of companies or sectors subject the Fund to greater risk of loss. The Fund may invest significantly in issuers within a particular sector, which may be negatively affected by market, economic or other conditions, making the Fund more vulnerable to unfavorable developments in the sector. Investing in derivatives is a specialized activity that involves special risks, which may result in significant losses. See the Fund’s prospectus for more information on these and other risks.
The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties who have contributed to this report. 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.
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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses
(Unaudited)
As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are shareholder transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing fund costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. The following information is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your Fund’s expenses
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided examples and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated 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. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the “Actual” column. The amount listed in the “Hypothetical” column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund’s actual return) and then applies the Fund’s actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See “Compare with other funds” below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, or redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.
September 1, 2022 — February 28, 2023 |
| Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | 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 | 1,002.50 | 1,020.83 | 3.97 | 4.01 | 0.80 |
Advisor Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,003.40 | 1,022.07 | 2.73 | 2.76 | 0.55 |
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 999.30 | 1,017.11 | 7.68 | 7.75 | 1.55 |
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,003.30 | 1,022.07 | 2.73 | 2.76 | 0.55 |
Institutional 2 Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,003.80 | 1,022.36 | 2.43 | 2.46 | 0.49 |
Institutional 3 Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,004.50 | 1,022.61 | 2.19 | 2.21 | 0.44 |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class as indicated above, multiplied by the average account value over the period and then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund’s most recent fiscal half year and divided by 365.
Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from its investment in underlying funds, including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
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Portfolio of Investments
February 28, 2023
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Investments in securities
Common Stocks 97.5% |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Communication Services 8.8% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.6% |
AT&T, Inc. | 1,011,927 | 19,135,539 |
Entertainment 1.2% |
Electronic Arts, Inc. | 134,807 | 14,955,489 |
Interactive Media & Services 4.2% |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C(a) | 559,449 | 50,518,245 |
Media 1.8% |
Comcast Corp., Class A | 578,563 | 21,505,187 |
Total Communication Services | 106,114,460 |
Consumer Discretionary 9.6% |
Automobiles 1.0% |
Tesla, Inc.(a) | 56,186 | 11,558,022 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 2.9% |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | 128,467 | 18,564,766 |
Las Vegas Sands Corp.(a) | 287,618 | 16,529,407 |
Total | | 35,094,173 |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 3.8% |
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | 494,892 | 46,633,673 |
Specialty Retail 1.9% |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 77,515 | 22,986,298 |
Total Consumer Discretionary | 116,272,166 |
Consumer Staples 8.0% |
Beverages 1.8% |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 364,834 | 21,711,271 |
Food & Staples Retailing 2.1% |
Walmart, Inc. | 176,211 | 25,044,870 |
Food Products 1.6% |
Hershey Co. (The) | 83,935 | 20,003,389 |
Household Products 2.5% |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 220,079 | 30,274,067 |
Total Consumer Staples | 97,033,597 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Energy 3.5% |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 3.5% |
EOG Resources, Inc. | 122,355 | 13,828,562 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 258,007 | 28,357,549 |
Total | | 42,186,111 |
Total Energy | 42,186,111 |
Financials 9.3% |
Banks 2.8% |
Bank of America Corp. | 775,767 | 26,608,808 |
Popular, Inc. | 109,713 | 7,833,508 |
Total | | 34,442,316 |
Capital Markets 3.3% |
Morgan Stanley | 240,189 | 23,178,239 |
S&P Global, Inc. | 48,210 | 16,449,252 |
Total | | 39,627,491 |
Consumer Finance 1.5% |
Discover Financial Services | 162,898 | 18,244,576 |
Insurance 1.7% |
MetLife, Inc. | 289,073 | 20,735,206 |
Total Financials | 113,049,589 |
Health Care 14.7% |
Biotechnology 3.7% |
AbbVie, Inc. | 164,002 | 25,239,908 |
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a) | 92,957 | 9,257,588 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 36,487 | 10,591,811 |
Total | | 45,089,307 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 2.9% |
Boston Scientific Corp.(a) | 385,115 | 17,992,573 |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a) | 71,768 | 16,462,861 |
Total | | 34,455,434 |
Health Care Providers & Services 2.6% |
Cigna Corp. (The) | 51,260 | 14,973,046 |
Elevance Health, Inc. | 35,426 | 16,638,529 |
Total | | 31,611,575 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Pharmaceuticals 5.5% |
Eli Lilly & Co. | 66,066 | 20,561,061 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 229,550 | 24,387,392 |
Zoetis, Inc. | 127,678 | 21,322,226 |
Total | | 66,270,679 |
Total Health Care | 177,426,995 |
Industrials 10.3% |
Aerospace & Defense 1.6% |
Raytheon Technologies Corp. | 195,453 | 19,171,985 |
Building Products 1.5% |
Trane Technologies PLC | 94,918 | 17,556,982 |
Commercial Services & Supplies 2.7% |
Cintas Corp. | 39,056 | 17,124,885 |
Republic Services, Inc. | 124,097 | 15,999,826 |
Total | | 33,124,711 |
Construction & Engineering 1.3% |
MasTec, Inc.(a) | 163,463 | 15,973,604 |
Machinery 1.6% |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | 53,437 | 18,801,808 |
Road & Rail 1.6% |
Union Pacific Corp. | 94,403 | 19,567,854 |
Total Industrials | 124,196,944 |
Information Technology 27.4% |
Communications Equipment 1.9% |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 469,589 | 22,737,499 |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 1.3% |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | 128,582 | 16,371,060 |
IT Services 2.2% |
MasterCard, Inc., Class A | 74,204 | 26,363,939 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 6.7% |
Broadcom, Inc. | 35,489 | 21,090,758 |
Lam Research Corp. | 31,043 | 15,087,208 |
NVIDIA Corp. | 116,366 | 27,015,531 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 146,478 | 18,094,427 |
Total | | 81,287,924 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Software 9.7% |
Adobe, Inc.(a) | 60,908 | 19,731,147 |
Microsoft Corp. | 327,985 | 81,806,019 |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a) | 88,068 | 16,589,369 |
Total | | 118,126,535 |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 5.6% |
Apple, Inc. | 457,124 | 67,384,649 |
Total Information Technology | 332,271,606 |
Real Estate 2.5% |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) 2.5% |
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A | 424,102 | 13,155,645 |
Prologis, Inc. | 143,901 | 17,757,383 |
Total | | 30,913,028 |
Total Real Estate | 30,913,028 |
Utilities 3.4% |
Electric Utilities 1.7% |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 239,884 | 21,102,596 |
Multi-Utilities 1.7% |
Ameren Corp. | 244,324 | 20,208,038 |
Total Utilities | 41,310,634 |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $917,856,132) | 1,180,775,130 |
|
Money Market Funds 2.4% |
| Shares | Value ($) |
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 4.748%(b),(c) | 28,839,564 | 28,828,028 |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $28,826,790) | 28,828,028 |
Total Investments in Securities (Cost: $946,682,922) | 1,209,603,158 |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | 1,049,392 |
Net Assets | 1,210,652,550 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) | Non-income producing investment. |
(b) | The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at February 28, 2023. |
(c) | As defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the company’s outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. The value of the holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the year ended February 28, 2023 are as follows: |
Affiliated issuers | Beginning of period($) | Purchases($) | Sales($) | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)($) | End of period($) | Realized gain (loss)($) | Dividends($) | End of period shares |
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 4.748% |
| 13,299,610 | 292,811,963 | (277,283,619) | 74 | 28,828,028 | 2,758 | 440,715 | 28,839,564 |
Fair value measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
■ | Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments. |
■ | Level 2 — Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.). |
■ | Level 3 — Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments). |
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
The Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Investment Manager, through its Valuation Committee (the Committee), as valuation designee, responsible for determining the fair value of the assets of the Fund for which market quotations are not readily available using valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. Representatives of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC report to the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at February 28, 2023:
| Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) | Total ($) |
Investments in Securities | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | |
Communication Services | 106,114,460 | — | — | 106,114,460 |
Consumer Discretionary | 116,272,166 | — | — | 116,272,166 |
Consumer Staples | 97,033,597 | — | — | 97,033,597 |
Energy | 42,186,111 | — | — | 42,186,111 |
Financials | 113,049,589 | — | — | 113,049,589 |
Health Care | 177,426,995 | — | — | 177,426,995 |
Industrials | 124,196,944 | — | — | 124,196,944 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Fair value measurements (continued)
| Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) | Total ($) |
Information Technology | 332,271,606 | — | — | 332,271,606 |
Real Estate | 30,913,028 | — | — | 30,913,028 |
Utilities | 41,310,634 | — | — | 41,310,634 |
Total Common Stocks | 1,180,775,130 | — | — | 1,180,775,130 |
Money Market Funds | 28,828,028 | — | — | 28,828,028 |
Total Investments in Securities | 1,209,603,158 | — | — | 1,209,603,158 |
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
February 28, 2023
Assets | |
Investments in securities, at value | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $917,856,132) | $1,180,775,130 |
Affiliated issuers (cost $28,826,790) | 28,828,028 |
Receivable for: | |
Investments sold | 3,839,638 |
Capital shares sold | 228,139 |
Dividends | 1,688,657 |
Expense reimbursement due from Investment Manager | 10,885 |
Prepaid expenses | 11,392 |
Total assets | 1,215,381,869 |
Liabilities | |
Payable for: | |
Investments purchased | 3,584,873 |
Capital shares purchased | 856,807 |
Management services fees | 24,336 |
Distribution and/or service fees | 1,569 |
Transfer agent fees | 65,959 |
Compensation of board members | 158,509 |
Compensation of chief compliance officer | 231 |
Other expenses | 37,035 |
Total liabilities | 4,729,319 |
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $1,210,652,550 |
Represented by | |
Paid in capital | 934,517,613 |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | 276,134,937 |
Total - representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $1,210,652,550 |
Class A | |
Net assets | $194,560,212 |
Shares outstanding | 12,167,091 |
Net asset value per share | $15.99 |
Maximum sales charge | 5.75% |
Maximum offering price per share (calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge for Class A shares) | $16.97 |
Advisor Class | |
Net assets | $1,992,672 |
Shares outstanding | 126,568 |
Net asset value per share | $15.74 |
Class C | |
Net assets | $8,243,268 |
Shares outstanding | 581,861 |
Net asset value per share | $14.17 |
Institutional Class | |
Net assets | $261,568,358 |
Shares outstanding | 16,518,686 |
Net asset value per share | $15.83 |
Institutional 2 Class | |
Net assets | $184,916,752 |
Shares outstanding | 11,224,295 |
Net asset value per share | $16.47 |
Institutional 3 Class | |
Net assets | $559,371,288 |
Shares outstanding | 36,016,990 |
Net asset value per share | $15.53 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended February 28, 2023
Net investment income | |
Income: | |
Dividends — unaffiliated issuers | $19,700,877 |
Dividends — affiliated issuers | 440,715 |
Interfund lending | 2,080 |
Foreign taxes withheld | (25,392) |
Total income | 20,118,280 |
Expenses: | |
Management services fees | 9,158,688 |
Distribution and/or service fees | |
Class A | 520,177 |
Class C | 79,101 |
Transfer agent fees | |
Class A | 254,232 |
Advisor Class | 2,194 |
Class C | 9,676 |
Institutional Class | 324,129 |
Institutional 2 Class | 96,526 |
Institutional 3 Class | 36,375 |
Compensation of board members | 25,801 |
Custodian fees | 11,866 |
Printing and postage fees | 45,958 |
Registration fees | 115,746 |
Audit fees | 30,090 |
Legal fees | 30,200 |
Interest on collateral | 208 |
Compensation of chief compliance officer | 226 |
Other | 28,104 |
Total expenses | 10,769,297 |
Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Investment Manager and its affiliates | (4,106,053) |
Expense reduction | (660) |
Total net expenses | 6,662,584 |
Net investment income | 13,455,696 |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers | 9,034,180 |
Investments — affiliated issuers | 2,758 |
Foreign currency translations | (21) |
Futures contracts | 2,410,564 |
Net realized gain | 11,447,481 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers | (157,818,205) |
Investments — affiliated issuers | 74 |
Futures contracts | 177,632 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (157,640,499) |
Net realized and unrealized loss | (146,193,018) |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | $(132,737,322) |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year Ended February 28, 2023 | Year Ended February 28, 2022 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income | $13,455,696 | $11,293,219 |
Net realized gain | 11,447,481 | 116,395,404 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (157,640,499) | 84,398,691 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (132,737,322) | 212,087,314 |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Net investment income and net realized gains | | |
Class A | (11,332,906) | (17,789,878) |
Advisor Class | (99,137) | (174,654) |
Class C | (415,101) | (637,088) |
Institutional Class | (16,249,703) | (16,826,301) |
Institutional 2 Class | (8,352,037) | (12,046,628) |
Institutional 3 Class | (36,039,168) | (57,623,422) |
Total distributions to shareholders | (72,488,052) | (105,097,971) |
Increase in net assets from capital stock activity | 56,328,588 | 31,469,851 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (148,896,786) | 138,459,194 |
Net assets at beginning of year | 1,359,549,336 | 1,221,090,142 |
Net assets at end of year | $1,210,652,550 | $1,359,549,336 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
| Year Ended | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2023 | February 28, 2022 |
| Shares | Dollars ($) | Shares | Dollars ($) |
Capital stock activity |
Class A | | | | |
Subscriptions | 1,176,069 | 18,920,889 | 1,275,138 | 24,825,167 |
Distributions reinvested | 286,032 | 4,384,599 | 338,444 | 6,673,124 |
Redemptions | (1,804,460) | (29,231,259) | (1,605,606) | (31,071,032) |
Net increase (decrease) | (342,359) | (5,925,771) | 7,976 | 427,259 |
Advisor Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 31,009 | 495,131 | 57,976 | 1,077,177 |
Distributions reinvested | 6,544 | 98,961 | 8,984 | 174,378 |
Redemptions | (15,233) | (245,875) | (61,135) | (1,178,243) |
Net increase | 22,320 | 348,217 | 5,825 | 73,312 |
Class C | | | | |
Subscriptions | 174,132 | 2,526,136 | 105,380 | 1,870,662 |
Distributions reinvested | 28,435 | 384,726 | 31,956 | 563,770 |
Redemptions | (141,568) | (2,071,613) | (110,967) | (1,935,215) |
Net increase | 60,999 | 839,249 | 26,369 | 499,217 |
Institutional Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 7,626,813 | 129,983,432 | 2,429,962 | 46,730,851 |
Distributions reinvested | 1,023,923 | 15,563,977 | 807,948 | 15,787,253 |
Redemptions | (3,621,225) | (58,356,394) | (1,642,468) | (31,747,662) |
Net increase | 5,029,511 | 87,191,015 | 1,595,442 | 30,770,442 |
Institutional 2 Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 4,380,984 | 71,503,980 | 5,530,357 | 109,586,321 |
Distributions reinvested | 527,455 | 8,351,999 | 592,170 | 12,046,628 |
Redemptions | (3,968,403) | (66,165,196) | (1,597,524) | (32,564,052) |
Net increase | 940,036 | 13,690,783 | 4,525,003 | 89,068,897 |
Institutional 3 Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 580,650 | 9,118,713 | 2,765,887 | 53,592,290 |
Distributions reinvested | 2,249,128 | 33,564,474 | 2,732,037 | 52,418,462 |
Redemptions | (5,089,097) | (82,498,092) | (10,204,800) | (195,380,028) |
Net decrease | (2,259,319) | (39,814,905) | (4,706,876) | (89,369,276) |
Total net increase | 3,451,188 | 56,328,588 | 1,453,739 | 31,469,851 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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The following table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a class held for the periods shown. Per share net investment income (loss) amounts are calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Total return does not reflect payment of sales charges, if any. Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods of less than one year. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to purchase and sales transactions of short-term instruments and certain derivatives, if any. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
| Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income (loss) | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | Total from investment operations | Distributions from net investment income | Distributions from net realized gains | Total distributions to shareholders |
Class A |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $18.81 | 0.13 | (2.03) | (1.90) | (0.12) | (0.80) | (0.92) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $17.28 | 0.11 | 2.88 | 2.99 | (0.15) | (1.31) | (1.46) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $14.22 | 0.14 | 4.08 | 4.22 | (0.21) | (0.95) | (1.16) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $13.95 | 0.24 | 0.77 | 1.01 | (0.12) | (0.62) | (0.74) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $14.82 | 0.16 | 0.33 | 0.49 | (0.14) | (1.22) | (1.36) |
Advisor Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $18.53 | 0.17 | (2.00) | (1.83) | (0.16) | (0.80) | (0.96) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $17.04 | 0.15 | 2.84 | 2.99 | (0.19) | (1.31) | (1.50) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $14.04 | 0.18 | 4.02 | 4.20 | (0.25) | (0.95) | (1.20) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $13.78 | 0.26 | 0.78 | 1.04 | (0.16) | (0.62) | (0.78) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $14.66 | 0.20 | 0.33 | 0.53 | (0.19) | (1.22) | (1.41) |
Class C |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $16.78 | 0.01 | (1.82) | (1.81) | (0.00)(e) | (0.80) | (0.80) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $15.58 | (0.04) | 2.60 | 2.56 | (0.05) | (1.31) | (1.36) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $12.92 | 0.03 | 3.69 | 3.72 | (0.11) | (0.95) | (1.06) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $12.74 | 0.11 | 0.71 | 0.82 | (0.02) | (0.62) | (0.64) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $13.64 | 0.05 | 0.31 | 0.36 | (0.04) | (1.22) | (1.26) |
Institutional Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $18.63 | 0.17 | (2.01) | (1.84) | (0.16) | (0.80) | (0.96) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $17.13 | 0.15 | 2.85 | 3.00 | (0.19) | (1.31) | (1.50) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $14.10 | 0.18 | 4.05 | 4.23 | (0.25) | (0.95) | (1.20) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $13.84 | 0.26 | 0.78 | 1.04 | (0.16) | (0.62) | (0.78) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $14.71 | 0.19 | 0.34 | 0.53 | (0.18) | (1.22) | (1.40) |
Institutional 2 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $19.35 | 0.19 | (2.10) | (1.91) | (0.17) | (0.80) | (0.97) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $17.73 | 0.17 | 2.97 | 3.14 | (0.21) | (1.31) | (1.52) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $14.55 | 0.21 | 4.18 | 4.39 | (0.26) | (0.95) | (1.21) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $14.26 | 0.29 | 0.79 | 1.08 | (0.17) | (0.62) | (0.79) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $15.11 | 0.22 | 0.34 | 0.56 | (0.19) | (1.22) | (1.41) |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| Net asset value, end of period | Total return | Total gross expense ratio to average net assets(a) | Total net expense ratio to average net assets(a),(b) | Net investment income (loss) ratio to average net assets | Portfolio turnover | Net assets, end of period (000’s) |
Class A |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $15.99 | (9.89%) | 1.12%(c) | 0.80%(c),(d) | 0.81% | 55% | $194,560 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $18.81 | 17.04% | 1.12%(c) | 0.79%(c),(d) | 0.54% | 58% | $235,276 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $17.28 | 30.70% | 1.16%(c) | 0.79%(c),(d) | 0.92% | 64% | $216,047 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $14.22 | 7.30% | 1.18% | 0.80%(d) | 1.63% | 46% | $155,699 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $13.95 | 3.61% | 1.19% | 0.80%(d) | 1.10% | 62% | $151,703 |
Advisor Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $15.74 | (9.64%) | 0.88%(c) | 0.55%(c),(d) | 1.06% | 55% | $1,993 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $18.53 | 17.31% | 0.87%(c) | 0.54%(c),(d) | 0.79% | 58% | $1,932 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $17.04 | 30.96% | 0.91%(c) | 0.54%(c),(d) | 1.18% | 64% | $1,678 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $14.04 | 7.58% | 0.93% | 0.55%(d) | 1.81% | 46% | $3,294 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $13.78 | 3.88% | 0.94% | 0.55%(d) | 1.45% | 62% | $3,143 |
Class C |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $14.17 | (10.54%) | 1.88%(c) | 1.55%(c),(d) | 0.06% | 55% | $8,243 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $16.78 | 16.13% | 1.87%(c) | 1.54%(c),(d) | (0.21%) | 58% | $8,739 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $15.58 | 29.82% | 1.91%(c) | 1.54%(c),(d) | 0.18% | 64% | $7,703 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $12.92 | 6.45% | 1.93% | 1.55%(d) | 0.83% | 46% | $6,040 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $12.74 | 2.85% | 1.94% | 1.55%(d) | 0.34% | 62% | $7,783 |
Institutional Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $15.83 | (9.65%) | 0.88%(c) | 0.55%(c),(d) | 1.07% | 55% | $261,568 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $18.63 | 17.28% | 0.87%(c) | 0.54%(c),(d) | 0.79% | 58% | $214,100 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $17.13 | 31.04% | 0.91%(c) | 0.54%(c),(d) | 1.18% | 64% | $169,476 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $14.10 | 7.54% | 0.93% | 0.55%(d) | 1.76% | 46% | $125,623 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $13.84 | 3.90% | 0.94% | 0.55%(d) | 1.34% | 62% | $158,057 |
Institutional 2 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $16.47 | (9.64%) | 0.81%(c) | 0.48%(c) | 1.12% | 55% | $184,917 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $19.35 | 17.45% | 0.80%(c) | 0.47%(c) | 0.85% | 58% | $198,955 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $17.73 | 31.20% | 0.83%(c) | 0.46%(c) | 1.26% | 64% | $102,131 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $14.55 | 7.61% | 0.85% | 0.46% | 1.97% | 46% | $22,676 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $14.26 | 4.01% | 0.84% | 0.46% | 1.53% | 62% | $19,466 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income (loss) | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | Total from investment operations | Distributions from net investment income | Distributions from net realized gains | Total distributions to shareholders |
Institutional 3 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $18.30 | 0.19 | (1.98) | (1.79) | (0.18) | (0.80) | (0.98) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $16.85 | 0.17 | 2.81 | 2.98 | (0.22) | (1.31) | (1.53) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $13.88 | 0.20 | 3.98 | 4.18 | (0.26) | (0.95) | (1.21) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $13.63 | 0.29 | 0.76 | 1.05 | (0.18) | (0.62) | (0.80) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $14.51 | 0.21 | 0.33 | 0.54 | (0.20) | (1.22) | (1.42) |
Notes to Financial Highlights |
(a) | In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund’s reported expense ratios. |
(b) | Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. |
(c) | Ratios include interest on collateral expense which is less than 0.01%. |
(d) | The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
(e) | Rounds to zero. |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| Net asset value, end of period | Total return | Total gross expense ratio to average net assets(a) | Total net expense ratio to average net assets(a),(b) | Net investment income (loss) ratio to average net assets | Portfolio turnover | Net assets, end of period (000’s) |
Institutional 3 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $15.53 | (9.54%) | 0.76%(c) | 0.43%(c) | 1.17% | 55% | $559,371 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $18.30 | 17.40% | 0.75%(c) | 0.42%(c) | 0.92% | 58% | $700,548 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $16.85 | 31.26% | 0.78%(c) | 0.41%(c) | 1.29% | 64% | $724,055 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $13.88 | 7.72% | 0.80% | 0.42% | 2.04% | 46% | $364,432 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $13.63 | 4.02% | 0.80% | 0.43% | 1.48% | 62% | $340,760 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2023
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Select Large Cap Equity Fund (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.
Fund shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value). The Fund offers each of the share classes listed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by the Trust’s organizational documents or by law. Each share class has its own expense and sales charge structure. Different share classes may have different minimum initial investment amounts and pay different net investment income distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of distributing such share classes vary. Distributions to shareholders in a liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class.
As described in the Fund’s prospectus, Class A and Class C shares are offered to the general public for investment. Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares after 8 years. Advisor Class, Institutional Class, Institutional 2 Class and Institutional 3 Class shares are available for purchase through authorized investment professionals to omnibus retirement plans or to institutional investors and to certain other investors as also described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which 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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security valuation
Equity securities listed on an exchange are valued at the closing price or last trade price on their primary exchange at the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange. Securities with a closing price not readily available or not listed on any exchange are valued at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices. Listed preferred stocks convertible into common stocks are valued using an evaluated price from a pricing service.
Foreign equity securities are valued based on the closing price or last trade price on their primary exchange at the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange. If any foreign equity security closing prices are not readily available, the securities are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices on such exchanges or markets. Foreign currency exchange rates are determined at the scheduled closing time of the New York Stock Exchange. Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange; therefore, the closing prices for securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. In those situations, foreign securities will be fair valued pursuant to a policy approved by the Board of Trustees. Under the policy, the Fund may utilize a third-party pricing service to determine these fair values. The third-party pricing service takes into account multiple factors, including, but not limited to, movements in the U.S. securities markets, certain depositary receipts, futures contracts and foreign exchange rates that have occurred subsequent to the close of the foreign exchange or market, to determine a good faith estimate that reasonably reflects the current market conditions as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange. The fair value of a security is likely to be different from the quoted or published price, if available.
Investments in open-end investment companies (other than exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), are valued at the latest net asset value reported by those companies as of the valuation time.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reflective of market value or reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the quoted or published price for the security, if available.
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 fair value.
GAAP requires disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category. This information is disclosed following the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
Foreign currency transactions and translations
The values of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are generally translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates determined at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. 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 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 Fund does 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 in the Statement of Operations.
Derivative instruments
The Fund invests in certain derivative instruments, as detailed below, in seeking to meet its investment objectives. Derivatives are instruments whose values depend on, or are derived from, in whole or in part, the value of one or more securities, currencies, commodities, indices, or other assets or instruments. Derivatives may be used to increase investment flexibility (including to maintain cash reserves while maintaining desired exposure to certain assets), for risk management (hedging) purposes, to facilitate trading, to reduce transaction costs and to pursue higher investment returns. The Fund may also use derivative instruments to mitigate certain investment risks, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Derivatives may involve various risks, including the potential inability of the counterparty to fulfill its obligations under the terms of the contract, the potential for an illiquid secondary market (making it difficult for the Fund to sell or terminate, including at favorable prices) and the potential for market movements which may expose the Fund to gains or losses in excess of the amount shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The notional amounts of derivative instruments, if applicable, are not recorded in the financial statements.
A derivative instrument may suffer a marked-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform its obligations under the contract. The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on over-the-counter derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Fund and the amount of any variation margin held by the counterparty, plus any replacement costs or related amounts. With exchange-traded or centrally cleared derivatives, there is reduced counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the clearinghouse or central counterparty (CCP) provides some protection in the case of clearing member default. The clearinghouse or CCP stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, failure of the clearinghouse or CCP may pose additional counterparty credit risk. However, credit risk still exists in exchange-traded or centrally cleared derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer account. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients and such shortfall is remedied by the CCP or otherwise, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro-rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers (including the Fund), potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, the Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (ISDA Master Agreement) or similar agreement with its derivatives counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is an agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs over-the-counter derivatives and foreign exchange forward contracts and contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default (close-out netting), including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Note, however, that bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset or netting in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.
Collateral (margin) requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are established by the clearinghouse or CCP for exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives. Brokers can ask for margin in excess of the minimum in certain circumstances. Collateral terms for most over-the-counter derivatives are subject to regulatory requirements to exchange variation margin with trading counterparties and may have contract specific margin terms as well. For over-the-counter derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the marked-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any variation margin currently pledged by the Fund and/or the counterparty. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party has to exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g., $250,000) before a transfer has to be made. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. The Fund may also pay interest expense on cash collateral received from the broker or receive interest income on cash collateral pledged to the broker. The Fund attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.
Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties of over-the-counter derivatives transactions to terminate derivatives contracts prior to maturity in the event the Fund’s net asset value declines by a stated percentage over a specified time period or if the Fund fails to meet certain terms of the ISDA Master Agreement, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty. The Fund also has termination rights if the counterparty fails to meet certain terms of the ISDA Master Agreement. In determining whether to exercise such termination rights, the Fund would consider, in addition to counterparty credit risk, whether termination would result in a net liability owed from the counterparty.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Futures contracts
Futures contracts are exchange-traded and represent commitments for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date. The Fund bought and sold futures contracts to maintain appropriate equity market exposure while keeping sufficient cash to accommodate daily redemptions. These instruments may be used for other purposes in future periods. Upon entering into futures contracts, the Fund bears risks that it may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. Additional risks include counterparty credit risk, the possibility of an illiquid market, and that a change in the value of the contract or option may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying asset.
Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund deposits cash or securities with the broker, known as a futures commission merchant (FCM), in an amount sufficient to meet the initial margin requirement. The initial margin deposit must be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Cash deposited as initial margin is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as margin deposits. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Portfolio of Investments. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the Fund each day. The variation margin payments are equal to the daily change in the contract value and are recorded as variation margin receivable or payable and are offset in unrealized gains or losses. The Fund generally expects to earn interest income on its margin deposits. 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 in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Effects of derivative transactions in the financial statements
The following tables are intended to provide additional information about the effect of derivatives on the financial statements of the Fund, including: the fair value of derivatives by risk category and the location of those fair values in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities; and the impact of derivative transactions over the period in the Statement of Operations, including realized and unrealized gains (losses). The derivative instrument schedules following the Portfolio of Investments present additional information regarding derivative instruments outstanding at the end of the period, if any.
At February 28, 2023, the Fund had no outstanding derivatives.
The following table indicates the effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) in the Statement of Operations for the year ended February 28, 2023:
Amount of realized gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income |
Risk exposure category | Futures contracts ($) |
Equity risk | 2,410,564 |
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Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in income |
Risk exposure category | Futures contracts ($) |
Equity risk | 177,632 |
The following table is a summary of the average outstanding volume by derivative instrument for the year ended February 28, 2023:
Derivative instrument | Average notional amounts ($)* |
Futures contracts — long | 3,838,097 |
* | Based on the ending quarterly outstanding amounts for the year ended February 28, 2023. |
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
Corporate actions and dividend income are generally recorded net of any non-reclaimable tax withholdings, on the ex-dividend date or upon receipt of an ex-dividend notification in the case of certain foreign securities.
The Fund may receive distributions from holdings in equity securities, business development companies (BDCs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs), limited partnerships (LPs), other regulated investment companies (RICs), and real estate investment trusts (REITs), which report information as to the tax character of their distributions annually. These distributions are allocated to dividend income, capital gain and return of capital based on actual information reported. Return of capital is recorded as a reduction of the cost basis of securities held. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, return of capital is recorded as a realized gain. With respect to REITs, to the extent actual information has not yet been reported, estimates for return of capital are made by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). The Investment Manager’s estimates are subsequently adjusted when the actual character of the distributions is disclosed by the REITs, which could result in a proportionate change in return of capital to shareholders.
Awards from class action litigation are recorded as a reduction of cost basis if the Fund still owns the applicable securities on the payment date. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities on the payment date, the proceeds are recorded as realized gains.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds 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. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.
Determination of class net asset value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, which are charged to that share class, as shown in 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 investment company taxable income and net capital gain, 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 ordinary income, capital gain net income and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
Foreign taxes
The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries, as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.
Realized gains in certain countries may be subject to foreign taxes at the Fund level, based on statutory rates. The Fund accrues for such foreign taxes on realized and unrealized gains at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction, as applicable. The amount, if any, is disclosed as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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 may differ from GAAP.
Guarantees and indemnifications
Under the Trust’s organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund’s contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.
Recent accounting pronouncement
Tailored Shareholder Reports
In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule relating to Tailored Shareholder Reports for Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds; Fee Information in Investment Company Advertisements. The rule and form amendments will, among other things, require the Fund to transmit concise and visually engaging shareholder reports that highlight key information. The amendments will require that funds tag information in a structured data format and that certain more in-depth information be made available online and available for delivery free of charge to investors on request. The amendments became effective January 24, 2023. There is an 18-month transition period after the effective date of the amendment.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Note 3. Fees and other transactions with affiliates
Management services fees
The Fund has entered into a Management Agreement with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). Under the Management Agreement, the Investment Manager provides the Fund with investment research and advice, as well as administrative and accounting services. The management services fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of the Fund’s daily net assets that declines from 0.77% to 0.57% as the Fund’s net assets increase. The effective management services fee rate for the year ended February 28, 2023 was 0.73% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Compensation of board members
Members of the Board of Trustees who are not officers or employees of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Deferred Plan), these members of the Board of Trustees may elect to defer payment of up to 100% of their compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of certain funds managed by the Investment Manager. The Fund’s liability for these amounts is adjusted for market value changes and remains in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Deferred Plan. All amounts payable under the Deferred Plan constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Fund. The expense for the Deferred 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 "Compensation of board members" in the Statement of Operations.
Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer
The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer for the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. As disclosed in the Statement of Operations, a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s total compensation is allocated to the Fund, along with other allocations to affiliated registered investment companies managed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates, based on relative net assets.
Transfer agency fees
Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with SS&C GIDS, Inc. (SS&C GIDS) to serve as sub-transfer agent. Prior to January 1, 2023, SS&C GIDS was known as DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of SS&C GIDS for services as sub-transfer agent and SS&C GIDS is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the exception of out-of-pocket fees).
The Fund pays the Transfer Agent a monthly transfer agency fee based on the number or the average value of accounts, depending on the type of account. In addition, the Fund pays the Transfer Agent a fee for shareholder services based on the number of accounts or on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund’s shares maintained in omnibus accounts up to the lesser of the amount charged by the financial intermediary or a cap established by the Board of Trustees from time to time.
The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from the Fund for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees. Total transfer agency fees for Institutional 2 Class and Institutional 3 Class shares are subject to an annual limitation of not more than 0.07% and 0.02%, respectively, of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
For the year ended February 28, 2023, the Fund’s effective transfer agency fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:
| Effective rate (%) |
Class A | 0.12 |
Advisor Class | 0.12 |
Class C | 0.12 |
Institutional Class | 0.12 |
Institutional 2 Class | 0.06 |
Institutional 3 Class | 0.01 |
An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class’s initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agency fees. These minimum account balance fees are remitted to the Fund and recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended February 28, 2023, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses of the Fund by $660.
Distribution and service fees
The Fund has entered into an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. The Board of Trustees has approved, and the Fund has adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) applicable to certain share classes, which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and are intended to compensate the Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors.
Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly combined distribution and service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares of the Fund. Also under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares of the Fund and a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares of the Fund.
Sales charges (unaudited)
Sales charges, including front-end charges and contingent deferred sales charges (CDSCs), received by the Distributor for distributing Fund shares for the year ended February 28, 2023, if any, are listed below:
| Front End (%) | CDSC (%) | Amount ($) |
Class A | 5.75 | 0.50 - 1.00(a) | 61,007 |
Class C | — | 1.00(b) | 574 |
(a) | This charge is imposed on certain investments of between $1 million and $50 million redeemed within 18 months after purchase, as follows: 1.00% if redeemed within 12 months after purchase, and 0.50% if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase, with certain limited exceptions. |
(b) | This charge applies to redemptions within 12 months after purchase, with certain limited exceptions. |
The Fund’s other share classes are not subject to sales charges.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates
The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below) for the period(s) disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees, so that the Fund’s net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund’s custodian, do not exceed the following annual rate(s) as a percentage of the classes’ average daily net assets:
| July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 | Prior to July 1, 2022 |
Class A | 0.80% | 0.80% |
Advisor Class | 0.55 | 0.55 |
Class C | 1.55 | 1.55 |
Institutional Class | 0.55 | 0.55 |
Institutional 2 Class | 0.49 | 0.48 |
Institutional 3 Class | 0.44 | 0.43 |
Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, costs associated with shareholder meetings, infrequent and/or unusual expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board of Trustees. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from the Investment Manager, certain of its affiliates and the Fund. In addition to the contractual agreement, the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have voluntarily agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described above) so that Fund level expenses (expenses directly attributable to the Fund and not to a specific share class) are waived proportionately across all share classes. This arrangement may be revised or discontinued at any time. Any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed under the expense reimbursement arrangements described above are not recoverable by the Investment Manager or its affiliates in future periods.
Note 4. Federal tax information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.
At February 28, 2023, these differences were primarily due to differing treatment for deferral/reversal of wash sale losses, trustees’ deferred compensation, foreign currency transactions and distribution reclassifications. To the extent these differences were permanent, reclassifications were made among the components of the Fund’s net assets. Temporary differences do not require reclassifications.
The following reclassifications were made:
Undistributed net investment income ($) | Accumulated net realized gain ($) | Paid in capital ($) |
(49,285) | 49,286 | (1) |
Net investment income (loss) and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
The tax character of distributions paid during the years indicated was as follows:
Year Ended February 28, 2023 | Year Ended February 28, 2022 |
Ordinary income ($) | Long-term capital gains ($) | Total ($) | Ordinary income ($) | Long-term capital gains ($) | Total ($) |
26,106,407 | 46,381,645 | 72,488,052 | 54,145,783 | 50,952,188 | 105,097,971 |
Short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions for tax purposes.
At February 28, 2023, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income ($) | Undistributed long-term capital gains ($) | Capital loss carryforwards ($) | Net unrealized appreciation ($) |
3,659,661 | 15,809,673 | — | 256,822,342 |
At February 28, 2023, the cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes along with the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
Federal tax cost ($) | Gross unrealized appreciation ($) | Gross unrealized (depreciation) ($) | Net unrealized appreciation ($) |
952,780,816 | 289,245,122 | (32,422,780) | 256,822,342 |
Tax cost of investments and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) may also include timing differences that do not constitute adjustments to tax basis.
Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions in the Fund that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management’s conclusion 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). Generally, the Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 5. Portfolio information
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and derivatives, if any, aggregated to $687,663,901 and $695,331,235, respectively, for the year ended February 28, 2023. The amount of purchase and sale activity impacts the portfolio turnover rate reported in the Financial Highlights.
Note 6. Affiliated money market fund
The Fund invests in Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, an affiliated money market fund established for the exclusive use by the Fund and other affiliated funds (the Affiliated MMF). The income earned by the Fund from such investments is included as Dividends - affiliated issuers in the Statement of Operations. As an investing fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the Affiliated MMF. The Affiliated MMF prices its shares with a floating net asset value. In addition, the Board of Trustees of the Affiliated MMF may impose a fee on redemptions (sometimes referred to as a liquidity fee) or temporarily suspend redemptions (sometimes referred to as imposing a redemption gate) in the event its liquidity falls below regulatory limits.
Note 7. Interfund lending
Pursuant to an exemptive order granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund participates in a program (the Interfund Program) allowing each participating Columbia Fund (each, a Participating Fund) to lend money directly to and, except for closed-end funds and money market funds, borrow money directly from other Participating Funds for temporary purposes. The amounts eligible for borrowing and lending under the Interfund Program are subject to certain restrictions.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Interfund loans are subject to the risk that the borrowing fund could be unable to repay the loan when due, and a delay in repayment to the lending fund could result in lost opportunities and/or additional lending costs. The exemptive order is subject to conditions intended to mitigate conflicts of interest arising from the Investment Manager’s relationship with each Participating Fund.
The Fund’s activity in the Interfund Program during the year ended February 28, 2023 was as follows:
Borrower or lender | Average loan balance ($) | Weighted average interest rate (%) | Number of days with outstanding loans |
Lender | 12,850,000 | 1.91 | 4 |
Interest income earned by the Fund is recorded as Interfund lending in the Statement of Operations. The Fund had no outstanding interfund loans at February 28, 2023.
Note 8. Line of credit
The Fund has access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citibank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. Pursuant to an October 27, 2022 amendment and restatement, the credit facility, which is an agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager or an affiliated investment manager, severally and not jointly, permits aggregate borrowings up to $950 million. Interest is currently charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the secured overnight financing rate plus 0.10% and (iii) the overnight bank funding rate, plus in each case, 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the unused amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.15% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations. This agreement expires annually in October unless extended or renewed. Prior to the October 27, 2022 amendment and restatement, the Fund had access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citibank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. which permitted collective borrowings up to $950 million. Interest was charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the secured overnight financing rate plus 0.11448% and (iii) the overnight bank funding rate, plus in each case, 1.00%.
The Fund had no borrowings during the year ended February 28, 2023.
Note 9. Significant risks
Information technology sector risk
The Fund is more susceptible to the particular risks that may affect companies in the information technology sector than if it were invested in a wider variety of companies in unrelated sectors. Companies in the information technology sector are subject to certain risks, including the risk that new services, equipment or technologies will not be accepted by consumers and businesses or will become rapidly obsolete. Performance of such companies may be affected by factors including obtaining and protecting patents (or the failure to do so) and significant competitive pressures, including aggressive pricing of their products or services, new market entrants, competition for market share and short product cycles due to an accelerated rate of technological developments. Such competitive pressures may lead to limited earnings and/or falling profit margins. As a result, the value of their securities may fall or fail to rise. In addition, many information technology sector companies have limited operating histories and prices of these companies’ securities historically have been more volatile than other securities, especially over the short term. Some companies in the information technology sector are facing increased government and regulatory scrutiny and may be subject to adverse government or regulatory action, which could negatively impact the value of their securities.
Market risk
The Fund may incur losses due to declines in the value of one or more securities in which it invests. These declines may be due to factors affecting a particular issuer, or the result of, among other things, political, regulatory, market, economic or social developments affecting the relevant market(s) more generally. In addition, turbulence in financial markets and reduced
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
liquidity in equity, credit and/or fixed income markets may negatively affect many issuers, which could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to price or value hard-to-value assets in thinly traded and closed markets and could cause significant redemptions and operational challenges. Global economies and financial markets are increasingly interconnected, and conditions and events in one country, region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies worldwide. As a result, local, regional or global events such as terrorism, war, natural disasters, disease/virus outbreaks and epidemics or other public health issues, recessions, depressions or other events – or the potential for such events – could have a significant negative impact on global economic and market conditions.
The large-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022 has resulted in sanctions and market disruptions, including declines in regional and global stock markets, unusual volatility in global commodity markets and significant devaluations of Russian currency. The extent and duration of the military action are impossible to predict but could be significant. Market disruption caused by the Russian military action, and any counter-measures or responses thereto (including international sanctions, a downgrade in the country’s credit rating, purchasing and financing restrictions, boycotts, tariffs, changes in consumer or purchaser preferences, cyberattacks and espionage) could have severe adverse impacts on regional and/or global securities and commodities markets, including markets for oil and natural gas. These impacts may include reduced market liquidity, distress in credit markets, further disruption of global supply chains, increased risk of inflation, and limited access to investments in certain international markets and/or issuers. These developments and other related events could negatively impact Fund performance.
Shareholder concentration risk
At February 28, 2023, two unaffiliated shareholders of record owned 24.6% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. The Fund has no knowledge about whether any portion of those shares was owned beneficially. Affiliated shareholders of record owned 48.2% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund. In the case of a large redemption, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at inopportune times, including its liquid positions, which may result in Fund losses and the Fund holding a higher percentage of less liquid positions. Large redemptions could result in decreased economies of scale and increased operating expenses for non-redeeming Fund shareholders.
Note 10. Subsequent events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued and noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
Note 11. Information regarding pending and settled legal proceedings
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates are involved in the normal course of business in legal proceedings which include regulatory inquiries, arbitration and litigation, including class actions concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their activities as part of a diversified financial services firm. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Fund is 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 Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund. Ameriprise Financial is required to make quarterly (10-Q), annual (10-K) and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 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 Fund. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund, 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
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February 28, 2023
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 or one or more of its affiliates that provides services to the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust and Shareholders of Columbia Select Large Cap Equity Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Columbia Select Large Cap Equity Fund (one of the funds constituting Columbia Funds Series Trust, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of February 28, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended February 28, 2023, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended February 28, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended February 28, 2023 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of February 28, 2023, 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 ended February 28, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended February 28, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of February 28, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and broker. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 21, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies within the Columbia Funds Complex since 1977.
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Federal Income Tax Information
(Unaudited)
The Fund hereby designates the following tax attributes for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023. Shareholders will be notified in early 2024 of the amounts for use in preparing 2023 income tax returns.
Qualified dividend income | Dividends received deduction | Section 199A dividends | Capital gain dividend |
58.84% | 57.20% | 1.22% | $16,788,839 |
Qualified dividend income. For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, the percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that represents qualified dividend income subject to reduced tax rates.
Dividends received deduction. The percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.
Section 199A dividends. For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, the percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that represents Section 199A dividends potentially eligible for a 20% deduction.
Capital gain dividend. The Fund designates as a capital gain dividend the amount reflected above, or if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such fiscal period.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
(Unaudited)
The Board oversees the Fund’s operations and appoints officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies set by the Board. The following table provides basic biographical information about the Fund’s Trustees as of the printing of this report, including their principal occupations during the past five years, although specific titles for individuals may have varied over the period. The year set forth beneath Length of Service in the table below is the year in which the Trustee was first appointed or elected as Trustee to any Fund currently in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof. Under current Board policy, each Trustee generally serves until December 31 of the year such Trustee turns seventy-five (75).
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Independent trustees
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
George S. Batejan c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2017 | Executive Vice President, Global Head of Technology and Operations, Janus Capital Group, Inc., 2010-2016 | 176 | Former Chairman of the Board, NICSA (National Investment Company Services Association) (Executive Committee, Nominating Committee and Governance Committee), 2014-2016; former Director, Intech Investment Management, 2011-2016; former Board Member, Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, 2015-2016; former Advisory Board Member, University of Colorado Business School, 2015-2018; former Board Member, Chase Bank International, 1993-1994 |
Kathleen Blatz c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2006 | Attorney, specializing in arbitration and mediation; Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1998-2006; Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1996-1998; Fourth Judicial District Court Judge, Hennepin County, 1994-1996; Attorney in private practice and public service, 1984-1993; State Representative, Minnesota House of Representatives, 1979-1993, which included service on the Tax and Financial Institutions and Insurance Committees; Member and Interim Chair, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, January-July 2017; Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (health care insurance), February-July 2018, April-October 2021 | 176 | Former Trustee, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, 2009-2021 (Chair of the Business Development Committee, 2014-2017; Chair of the Governance Committee, 2017-2019); former Member and Chair of the Board, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, January 2017-July 2017; former Director, Robina Foundation, 2009-2020 (Chair, 2014-2020); Director, Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, since 2021 |
Pamela G. Carlton c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Chair since 2023; Trustee since 2007 | President, Springboard — Partners in Cross Cultural Leadership (consulting company), since 2003; Managing Director of US Equity Research, JP Morgan Chase, 1999-2003; Director of US Equity Research, Chase Asset Management, 1996-1999; Co-Director Latin America Research, 1993-1996, COO Global Research, 1992-1996, Co-Director of US Research, 1991-1992, Investment Banker, 1982-1991, Morgan Stanley; Attorney, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, 1980-1982 | 176 | Trustee, New York Presbyterian Hospital Board, since 1996; Director, DR Bank (Audit Committee) since 2017; Director, Evercore Inc. (Audit Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee), since 2019; Director, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee), since 2021; the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (IDC), since 2021 |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Janet Langford Carrig c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1957 | Trustee since 1996 | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ConocoPhillips (independent energy company), September 2007-October 2018 | 174 | Director, EQT Corporation (natural gas producer), since 2019; former Director, Whiting Petroleum Corporation (independent oil and gas company), 2020-2022 |
J. Kevin Connaughton c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1964 | Trustee since 2020 | CEO and President, RhodeWay Financial (non-profit financial planning firm), since December 2022; Member, FINRA National Adjudicatory Council, since January 2020; Adjunct Professor of Finance, Bentley University since January 2018; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from March 2016 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Managing Director and General Manager of Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, May 2010-February 2015; President, Columbia Funds, 2008-2015; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, 2003-2015 | 174 | Former Director, The Autism Project, March 2015-December 2021; former Member of the Investment Committee, St. Michael’s College, November 2015-February 2020; former Trustee, St. Michael’s College, June 2017-September 2019; former Trustee, New Century Portfolios, January 2015-December 2017 |
Olive M. Darragh c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1962 | Trustee since 2020 | Managing Director of Darragh Inc. (strategy and talent management consulting firm), since 2010; Founder and CEO, Zolio, Inc. (investment management talent identification platform), since 2004; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from June 2019 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Partner, Tudor Investments, 2004-2010; Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company (consulting), 1990-2004; Touche Ross CPA, 1985-1988 | 174 | Treasurer, Edinburgh University US Trust Board; Member, HBS Community Action Partners Board; Former Director, University of Edinburgh Business School (Member of US Board); former Director, Boston Public Library Foundation |
Patricia M. Flynn c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1950 | Trustee since 2004 | Professor of Economics and Management, Bentley University, since 2002; Dean, McCallum Graduate School of Business, Bentley University, 1992-2002 | 176 | Former Trustee, MA Taxpayers Foundation,1997-2022; former Governing Board Member (Chairperson of Innovation Index Advisory Committee), MA Technology Collaborative, 1997-2020; former Director, The MA Business Roundtable, 2003-2019 |
Brian J. Gallagher c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2017 | Retired; Partner with Deloitte & Touche LLP and its predecessors, 1977-2016 | 176 | Trustee, Catholic Schools Foundation, since 2004 |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Douglas A. Hacker c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1955 | Trustee since 1996 | Independent business executive, since May 2006; Executive Vice President – Strategy of United Airlines, December 2002 - May 2006; President of UAL Loyalty Services (airline marketing company), September 2001-December 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines, July 1999-September 2001 | 176 | Director, Spartan Nash Company (Chair of the Board) (food distributor); Director, Aircastle Limited (Chair of Audit Committee) (aircraft leasing); former Director, Nash Finch Company (food distributor), 2005-2013; former Director, SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. (container leasing), 2010-2013; and former Director, Travelport Worldwide Limited (travel information technology), 2014-2019 |
Nancy T. Lukitsh c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1956 | Trustee since 2011 | Senior Vice President, Partner and Director of Marketing, Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment adviser), 1997-2010; Chair, Wellington Management Portfolios (commingled non-U.S. investment pools), 2007-2010; Director, Wellington Trust Company, NA and other Wellington affiliates, 1997-2010 | 174 | None |
David M. Moffett c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1952 | Trustee since 2011 | Retired; former Chief Executive Officer of Freddie Mac and Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Bank | 174 | Director, CSX Corporation (transportation suppliers); Director, PayPal Holdings Inc. (payment and data processing services); Trustee, University of Oklahoma Foundation; former Director, eBay Inc. (online trading community), 2007-2015; and former Director, CIT Bank, CIT Group Inc. (commercial and consumer finance), 2010-2016; former Advisor to Bridgewater Associates and The Carlyle Group |
Catherine James Paglia c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1952 | Trustee since 2004 | Director, Enterprise Asset Management, Inc. (private real estate and asset management company), since September 1998; Managing Director and Partner, Interlaken Capital, Inc., 1989-1997; Vice President, 1982-1985, Principal, 1985-1987, Managing Director, 1987-1989, Morgan Stanley; Vice President, Investment Banking, 1980-1982, Associate, Investment Banking, 1976-1980, Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. | 176 | Director, Valmont Industries, Inc. (irrigation systems manufacturer), since 2012; Trustee, Carleton College (on the Investment Committee); Trustee, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (on the Investment Committee) |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Natalie A. Trunow c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1967 | Trustee since 2020 | Chief Executive Officer, Millennial Portfolio Solutions LLC (asset management and consulting services), January 2016-January 2021; Non-executive Member of the Investment Committee and Valuation Committee, Sarona Asset Management Inc. (private equity firm) since September 2019; Advisor, Horizon Investments (asset management and consulting services), August 2018-January 2022; Advisor, Paradigm Asset Management, November 2016-January 2022; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from September 2016 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Director of Investments/Consultant, Casey Family Programs, April 2016-November 2016; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Calvert Investments, August 2008-January 2016; Section Head and Portfolio Manager, General Motors Asset Management, June 1997-August 2008 | 174 | Independent Director, Investment Committee, Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc., 2010-2021; Independent Director, (Executive Committee and Chair, Audit Committee), Consumer Credit Counseling Services (formerly Guidewell Financial Solutions), since 2016; Independent Director, (Investment Committee), Sarona Asset Management, since 2019 |
Sandra L. Yeager c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1964 | Trustee since 2017 | Retired; President and founder, Hanoverian Capital, LLC (SEC registered investment advisor firm), 2008-2016; Managing Director, DuPont Capital, 2006-2008; Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, 2004-2006; Senior Vice President, Alliance Bernstein, 1990-2004 | 176 | Former Director, NAPE Education Foundation, October 2016-October 2020; Advisory Board, Jennersville YMCA, since 2022 |
* | The term “Columbia Funds Complex” as used herein includes Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund, Tri-Continental Corporation and each series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (CFST), Columbia Funds Series Trust I (CFST I), Columbia Funds Series Trust II (CFST II), Columbia ETF Trust I (CET I), Columbia ETF Trust II (CET II), Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust (CFVIT) and Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust II (CFVST II). Messrs. Batejan, Beckman, Gallagher and Hacker and Mses. Blatz, Carlton, Carrig, Flynn, Paglia and Yeager serve as Directors of Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund and Tri-Continental Corporation. |
Interested trustee affiliated with Investment Manager*
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Daniel J. Beckman c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1962 | Trustee since November 2021 and President since June 2021 | Vice President – Head of North America Product, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since April 2015; President and Principal Executive Officer of the Columbia Funds, since June 2021; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, 2020-2021 | 176 | Director, Ameriprise Trust Company, since October 2016; Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since November 2018; Board of Governors, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC since, January 2022; Director, Columbia Threadneedle Canada, Inc., since December 2022 |
* | Interested person (as defined under the 1940 Act) by reason of being an officer, director, security holder and/or employee of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial. |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
The Statement of Additional Information has additional information about the Fund’s Board members and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800.345.6611, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or contacting your financial intermediary.
The Board has appointed officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies it has established. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board. The following table provides basic information about the Officers of the Fund as of the printing of this report, including principal occupations during the past five years, although their specific titles may have varied over the period. In addition to Mr. Beckman, who is President and Principal Executive Officer, the Fund’s other officers are:
Fund officers
Name, address and year of birth | Position and year first appointed to position for any Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof | Principal occupation(s) during past five years |
Michael G. Clarke 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1969 | Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer (2009) and Senior Vice President (2019) | Senior Vice President and Head of Global Operations & Investor Services, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since March 2022 (previously Vice President, Head of North American Operations, and Co-Head of Global Operations, June 2019 to February 2022 and Vice President – Accounting and Tax, May 2010 - May 2019); senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2002. |
Joseph Beranek 5890 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1965 | Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) (2019) and Principal Financial Officer (2020), CFST, CFST I, CFST II, CFVIT and CFVST II; Assistant Treasurer, CET I and CET II | Vice President – Mutual Fund Accounting and Financial Reporting, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since December 2018 and March 2017, respectively. |
Marybeth Pilat 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1968 | Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) and Principal Financial Officer (2020) for CET I and CET II; Assistant Treasurer, CFST, CFST I, CFST II, CFVIT and CFVST II | Vice President – Product Pricing and Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2017. |
William F. Truscott 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1960 | Senior Vice President (2001) | Formerly, Trustee/Director of Columbia Funds Complex or legacy funds, November 2001-January 1, 2021; Chief Executive Officer, Global Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since September 2012; Chairman of the Board and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since July 2004 and February 2012, respectively; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., since November 2008 and February 2012, respectively; Chairman of the Board and Director, Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings, Sàrl, since March 2013 and December 2008, respectively; senior executive of various entities affiliated with Columbia Threadneedle. |
Christopher O. Petersen 5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1970 | Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary (2021) | Formerly, Trustee/Director of funds within the Columbia Funds Complex, July 1, 2020 - November 22, 2021; Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since September 2021 (previously Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel, January 2015 - September 2021); formerly, President and Principal Executive Officer of the Columbia Funds, 2015 - 2021; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2007. |
Thomas P. McGuire 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1972 | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (2012) | Vice President – Asset Management Compliance, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Acorn/Wanger Funds, since December 2015; formerly, Chief Compliance Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, September 2010 – September 2020. |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Fund officers (continued)
Name, address and year of birth | Position and year first appointed to position for any Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof | Principal occupation(s) during past five years |
Ryan C. Larrenaga 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1970 | Senior Vice President (2017), Chief Legal Officer (2017), and Secretary (2015) | Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since August 2018 (previously Vice President and Group Counsel, August 2011 - August 2018); Chief Legal Officer, Columbia Acorn/Wanger Funds, since September 2020; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2005. |
Michael E. DeFao 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1968 | Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2010) | Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since October 2021 (previously Vice President and Assistant Secretary, May 2010 – September 2021). |
Lyn Kephart-Strong 5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1960 | Vice President (2015) | Vice President, Global Investment Operations Services, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since 2010; President, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., since October 2014; President, Ameriprise Trust Company, since January 2017. |
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Columbia Select Large Cap Equity Fund
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Columbia Large Cap Index Fund
Not FDIC or NCUA Insured • No Financial Institution Guarantee • May Lose Value
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Proxy voting policies and procedures
The policy of the Board of Trustees is to vote the proxies of the companies in which the Fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31st for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30th of that year, and is available without charge by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/, or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.
Quarterly schedule of investments
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-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, is available on columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.
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Fund investment manager
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager)
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Fund distributor
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Fund transfer agent
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 219104
Kansas City, MO 64121-9104
Columbia Large Cap Index Fund | Annual Report 2023
Fund at a Glance
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Investment objective
The Fund seeks total return before fees and expenses that corresponds to the total return of the Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index.
Portfolio management
Christopher Lo, CFA
Lead Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2014
Kaiyu Zhao
Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2020
Morningstar style boxTM
The Morningstar Style Box is based on a fund’s portfolio holdings. 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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Average annual total returns (%) (for the period ended February 28, 2023) |
| | Inception | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years |
Class A | 10/10/95 | -8.02 | 9.34 | 11.76 |
Institutional Class | 12/15/93 | -7.80 | 9.61 | 12.03 |
Institutional 2 Class | 11/08/12 | -7.79 | 9.61 | 12.04 |
Institutional 3 Class* | 03/01/17 | -7.81 | 9.62 | 12.04 |
S&P 500 Index | | -7.69 | 9.82 | 12.25 |
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or calling 800.345.6611.
* | The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund’s oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information. |
The S&P 500 Index, an unmanaged index, measures the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks and is frequently used as a general measure of market performance.
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 at a Glance (continued)
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Performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment (February 28, 2013 — February 28, 2023)
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Large Cap Index 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.
Portfolio breakdown (%) (at February 28, 2023) |
Common Stocks | 99.0 |
Money Market Funds | 1.0 |
Total | 100.0 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total investments excluding investments in derivatives, if any. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
Equity sector breakdown (%) (at February 28, 2023) |
Communication Services | 7.7 |
Consumer Discretionary | 10.7 |
Consumer Staples | 6.7 |
Energy | 4.8 |
Financials | 11.7 |
Health Care | 14.3 |
Industrials | 8.5 |
Information Technology | 27.3 |
Materials | 2.8 |
Real Estate | 2.7 |
Utilities | 2.8 |
Total | 100.0 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total equity investments. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance
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At February 28, 2023, approximately 32.69% of the Fund’s shares were owned in the aggregate by affiliated funds-of-funds managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager). As a result of asset allocation decisions by the Investment Manager, it is possible that the Fund may experience relatively large purchases or redemptions from affiliated funds-of-funds. The Investment Manager seeks to minimize the impact of these transactions by structuring them over a reasonable period of time. The Fund may experience increased expenses as it buys and sells securities as a result of purchases or redemptions by affiliated funds-of-funds.
For the 12-month period that ended February 28, 2023, the Fund’s Class A shares returned -8.02%. The Fund closely tracked its benchmark, the unmanaged S&P 500 Index (the Index), which returned -7.69% for the same period. Mutual funds, unlike unmanaged indices, incur operating expenses.
Market overview
Driven by a series of eight interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed), decades-high inflation, persistent recession worries, climbing U.S. Treasury yields, supply-chain disruptions, volatile commodity prices, geopolitical tensions resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and elevated concerns around China’s zero-COVID policy, the U.S. equity market, as measured by the Index, posted negative returns during the annual period. On slowing yet relatively resilient corporate earnings reports, a still-tight U.S. labor market, an economic reopening in China, hopes that Fed interest rate hikes would be smaller and soon pause, and warming notions of a soft economic landing, there were brief respites of equity market rallies, such as those in July into early August 2022, in October and November 2022, and then in January 2023. However, as the realization that interest rates could remain higher for longer set in with investors even as inflation decreased, albeit from high levels, stocks ticked lower again in February 2023.
For the annual period overall, all capitalization segments within the U.S. equity market posted negative absolute returns, with large-cap stocks the weakest, followed by small-cap stocks and then mid-cap stocks. From a style perspective, value-oriented stocks notably outperformed growth-oriented stocks across the capitalization spectrum of the U.S. equity market. Interestingly, however, growth stocks reclaimed leadership from their value counterparts in the last two months of the annual period, i.e., the first two months of 2023.
Only three of the eleven sectors of the Index posted a positive return during the 12 months ended February 28, 2023. Information technology remained the largest sector by weighting in the Index as of February 28, 2023, with a weighting of 27.28%. As always, each sector and stock in the Index was represented in the Fund with approximately the same weighting as in the Index and therefore had a similar effect.
The Fund’s notable detractors during the period
• | Communication services, consumer discretionary and real estate were the weakest sectors in the Index during the annual period as measured by total return. |
• | On the basis of impact, information technology, communication services and consumer discretionary were the weakest sectors. |
• | The worst performing industries for the annual period on the basis of total return were leisure products; Internet and direct marketing retail; interactive media and services; automobiles; and entertainment. |
• | Top individual detractors were e-commerce retailing behemoth Amazon.com, Inc.; information technology giants Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.; and electric vehicle maker Tesla, Inc. |
The Fund’s notable contributors during the period
• | In terms of total return, energy was by far the best relative performer, followed at some distance by industrials and materials. |
• | On the basis of impact, which takes weighting and total returns into account, energy, industrials and health care were the biggest contributors to the Index’s return. |
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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance (continued)
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• | The top performing industries for the annual period on the basis of total return were construction and engineering; trading companies and distributors; oil, gas and consumable fuels; energy equipment and services; and independent power and renewable electricity producers. |
• | Top individual contributors within the Index during the annual period included integrated energy companies Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp.; pharmaceutical companies Merck & Co., Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company; and diversified financial institution JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. Investing in derivatives is a specialized activity that involves special risks, which may result in significant losses. The Fund’s net value will generally decline when the performance of its targeted index declines. See the Fund’s prospectus for more information on these and other risks.
The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties who have contributed to this report. 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.
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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses
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As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are shareholder transaction costs, which may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing fund costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. The following information is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your Fund’s expenses
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided examples and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated 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. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the “Actual” column. The amount listed in the “Hypothetical” column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund’s actual return) and then applies the Fund’s actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See “Compare with other funds” below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.
September 1, 2022 — February 28, 2023 |
| Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | 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 | 1,011.20 | 1,022.56 | 2.24 | 2.26 | 0.45 |
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,012.50 | 1,023.80 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.20 |
Institutional 2 Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,012.40 | 1,023.80 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.20 |
Institutional 3 Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,012.30 | 1,023.80 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.20 |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class as indicated above, multiplied by the average account value over the period and then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund’s most recent fiscal half year and divided by 365.
Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from its investment in underlying funds, including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
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Portfolio of Investments
February 28, 2023
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Investments in securities
Common Stocks 98.8% |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Communication Services 7.6% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.9% |
AT&T, Inc. | 596,984 | 11,288,968 |
Lumen Technologies, Inc. | 79,728 | 271,075 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 351,793 | 13,653,086 |
Total | | 25,213,129 |
Entertainment 1.4% |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | 59,656 | 4,548,770 |
Electronic Arts, Inc. | 21,969 | 2,437,241 |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(a) | 11,965 | 862,198 |
Netflix, Inc.(a) | 37,277 | 12,008,040 |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a) | 13,214 | 1,447,594 |
Walt Disney Co. (The)(a) | 152,706 | 15,211,045 |
Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.(a) | 185,104 | 2,891,324 |
Total | | 39,406,212 |
Interactive Media & Services 4.2% |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a) | 500,321 | 45,058,909 |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C(a) | 443,514 | 40,049,314 |
Match Group, Inc.(a) | 23,396 | 969,062 |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(a) | 188,357 | 32,951,174 |
Total | | 119,028,459 |
Media 0.8% |
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(a) | 8,997 | 3,307,387 |
Comcast Corp., Class A | 361,354 | 13,431,528 |
DISH Network Corp., Class A(a) | 21,054 | 240,226 |
Fox Corp., Class A | 25,336 | 887,267 |
Fox Corp., Class B | 11,671 | 376,390 |
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (The) | 32,544 | 1,156,614 |
News Corp., Class A | 32,027 | 549,263 |
News Corp., Class B | 9,876 | 170,460 |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | 17,081 | 1,547,026 |
Paramount Global, Class B | 42,303 | 906,130 |
Total | | 22,572,291 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.3% |
T-Mobile US, Inc.(a) | 50,023 | 7,112,270 |
Total Communication Services | 213,332,361 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Consumer Discretionary 10.5% |
Auto Components 0.1% |
Aptiv PLC(a) | 22,696 | 2,639,091 |
BorgWarner, Inc. | 19,614 | 986,192 |
Total | | 3,625,283 |
Automobiles 2.0% |
Ford Motor Co. | 330,837 | 3,993,203 |
General Motors Co. | 119,003 | 4,610,176 |
Tesla, Inc.(a) | 224,829 | 46,249,573 |
Total | | 54,852,952 |
Distributors 0.2% |
Genuine Parts Co. | 11,807 | 2,088,186 |
LKQ Corp. | 21,260 | 1,217,985 |
Pool Corp. | 3,271 | 1,167,289 |
Total | | 4,473,460 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 2.1% |
Booking Holdings, Inc.(a) | 3,249 | 8,200,476 |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(a) | 17,973 | 912,309 |
Carnival Corp.(a) | 83,884 | 890,848 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a) | 2,322 | 3,462,288 |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 10,252 | 1,465,934 |
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | 2,965 | 871,740 |
Expedia Group, Inc.(a) | 12,612 | 1,374,330 |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | 22,654 | 3,273,730 |
Las Vegas Sands Corp.(a) | 27,524 | 1,581,804 |
Marriott International, Inc., Class A | 22,537 | 3,814,162 |
McDonald’s Corp. | 61,351 | 16,191,142 |
MGM Resorts International | 26,699 | 1,148,324 |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a) | 35,298 | 523,116 |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a) | 18,382 | 1,298,504 |
Starbucks Corp. | 96,152 | 9,816,158 |
Wynn Resorts Ltd.(a) | 8,637 | 935,992 |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | 23,595 | 3,000,340 |
Total | | 58,761,197 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Household Durables 0.3% |
D.R. Horton, Inc. | 26,218 | 2,424,641 |
Garmin Ltd. | 12,844 | 1,260,382 |
Lennar Corp., Class A | 21,340 | 2,064,431 |
Mohawk Industries, Inc.(a) | 4,417 | 454,288 |
Newell Brands, Inc. | 31,527 | 463,132 |
NVR, Inc.(a) | 252 | 1,303,752 |
PulteGroup, Inc. | 19,083 | 1,043,268 |
Whirlpool Corp. | 4,563 | 629,603 |
Total | | 9,643,497 |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 2.6% |
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | 743,440 | 70,054,351 |
eBay, Inc. | 45,455 | 2,086,385 |
Etsy, Inc.(a) | 10,528 | 1,278,204 |
Total | | 73,418,940 |
Leisure Products 0.0% |
Hasbro, Inc. | 10,875 | 598,234 |
Multiline Retail 0.5% |
Dollar General Corp. | 18,895 | 4,086,989 |
Dollar Tree, Inc.(a) | 17,632 | 2,561,577 |
Target Corp. | 38,553 | 6,496,180 |
Total | | 13,144,746 |
Specialty Retail 2.2% |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | 5,036 | 730,019 |
AutoZone, Inc.(a) | 1,590 | 3,953,599 |
Bath & Body Works, Inc. | 19,129 | 781,802 |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 16,783 | 1,394,835 |
CarMax, Inc.(a) | 13,236 | 913,813 |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 85,751 | 25,428,602 |
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | 51,992 | 10,697,354 |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a) | 5,242 | 4,351,384 |
Ross Stores, Inc. | 29,071 | 3,213,508 |
TJX Companies, Inc. (The) | 97,254 | 7,449,656 |
Tractor Supply Co. | 9,253 | 2,158,355 |
Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a) | 4,290 | 2,225,652 |
Total | | 63,298,579 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.5% |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | 105,516 | 12,534,245 |
Ralph Lauren Corp. | 3,442 | 406,810 |
Tapestry, Inc. | 20,184 | 878,206 |
VF Corp. | 27,666 | 686,670 |
Total | | 14,505,931 |
Total Consumer Discretionary | 296,322,819 |
Consumer Staples 6.6% |
Beverages 1.8% |
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B | 15,316 | 993,549 |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 326,014 | 19,401,093 |
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | 13,597 | 3,041,649 |
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc. | 71,178 | 2,459,200 |
Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B | 15,747 | 837,583 |
Monster Beverage Corp.(a) | 31,903 | 3,246,449 |
PepsiCo, Inc. | 115,402 | 20,025,709 |
Total | | 50,005,232 |
Food & Staples Retailing 1.5% |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 37,074 | 17,950,489 |
Kroger Co. (The) | 54,562 | 2,353,805 |
Sysco Corp. | 42,449 | 3,165,422 |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | 60,125 | 2,136,241 |
Walmart, Inc. | 118,224 | 16,803,177 |
Total | | 42,409,134 |
Food Products 1.1% |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 46,014 | 3,662,714 |
Campbell Soup Co. | 16,823 | 883,544 |
ConAgra Foods, Inc. | 40,144 | 1,461,643 |
General Mills, Inc. | 49,717 | 3,952,999 |
Hershey Co. (The) | 12,311 | 2,933,958 |
Hormel Foods Corp. | 24,248 | 1,076,126 |
JM Smucker Co. (The) | 8,926 | 1,320,066 |
Kellogg Co. | 21,440 | 1,413,754 |
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | 66,693 | 2,597,025 |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | 12,048 | 1,212,511 |
McCormick & Co., Inc. | 20,991 | 1,560,051 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | 114,390 | 7,455,940 |
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | 24,259 | 1,437,103 |
Total | | 30,967,434 |
Household Products 1.4% |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | 20,427 | 1,711,374 |
Clorox Co. (The) | 10,335 | 1,606,472 |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 69,961 | 5,128,141 |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 28,269 | 3,535,039 |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 198,495 | 27,304,972 |
Total | | 39,285,998 |
Personal Products 0.1% |
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (The), Class A | 19,372 | 4,708,365 |
Tobacco 0.7% |
Altria Group, Inc. | 150,120 | 6,970,072 |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 129,851 | 12,634,502 |
Total | | 19,604,574 |
Total Consumer Staples | 186,980,737 |
Energy 4.7% |
Energy Equipment & Services 0.4% |
Baker Hughes Co. | 83,887 | 2,566,943 |
Halliburton Co. | 76,061 | 2,755,690 |
Schlumberger Ltd. | 118,777 | 6,320,124 |
Total | | 11,642,757 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 4.3% |
APA Corp. | 26,931 | 1,033,612 |
Chevron Corp. | 149,011 | 23,956,498 |
ConocoPhillips Co. | 104,376 | 10,787,260 |
Coterra Energy, Inc. | 66,045 | 1,649,144 |
Devon Energy Corp. | 54,756 | 2,952,444 |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | 14,742 | 2,072,430 |
EOG Resources, Inc. | 49,202 | 5,560,810 |
EQT Corp. | 30,745 | 1,020,119 |
Exxon Mobil Corp.(b) | 344,964 | 37,914,993 |
Hess Corp. | 23,243 | 3,130,832 |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 165,686 | 2,826,603 |
Marathon Oil Corp. | 53,196 | 1,337,879 |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 39,257 | 4,852,165 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 60,907 | 3,566,714 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
ONEOK, Inc. | 37,439 | 2,450,383 |
Phillips 66 | 39,589 | 4,060,248 |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | 19,902 | 3,988,560 |
Targa Resources Corp. | 18,962 | 1,405,084 |
Valero Energy Corp. | 32,293 | 4,253,957 |
Williams Companies, Inc. (The) | 102,024 | 3,070,922 |
Total | | 121,890,657 |
Total Energy | 133,533,414 |
Financials 11.6% |
Banks 3.9% |
Bank of America Corp. | 584,631 | 20,052,843 |
Citigroup, Inc. | 162,238 | 8,223,844 |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | 41,253 | 1,722,725 |
Comerica, Inc. | 10,969 | 768,927 |
Fifth Third Bancorp | 57,495 | 2,087,069 |
First Republic Bank | 15,322 | 1,884,759 |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 120,848 | 1,851,391 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 245,696 | 35,220,522 |
KeyCorp | 78,149 | 1,429,345 |
M&T Bank Corp. | 14,459 | 2,245,338 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | 33,784 | 5,335,169 |
Regions Financial Corp. | 78,272 | 1,825,303 |
Signature Bank | 5,271 | 606,429 |
SVB Financial Group(a) | 4,951 | 1,426,433 |
Truist Financial Corp. | 111,135 | 5,217,788 |
U.S. Bancorp | 113,257 | 5,405,757 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 319,181 | 14,928,095 |
Zions Bancorp | 12,533 | 634,421 |
Total | | 110,866,158 |
Capital Markets 3.1% |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.(c) | 8,914 | 3,056,343 |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | 61,611 | 3,134,768 |
BlackRock, Inc. | 12,581 | 8,673,719 |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 8,886 | 1,121,147 |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | 127,766 | 9,955,527 |
CME Group, Inc. | 30,132 | 5,585,267 |
Factset Research Systems, Inc. | 3,191 | 1,322,829 |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | 23,794 | 701,209 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | 28,365 | 9,974,552 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 46,786 | 4,762,815 |
Invesco Ltd. | 38,096 | 672,775 |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | 3,153 | 1,076,592 |
Moody’s Corp. | 13,197 | 3,829,109 |
Morgan Stanley | 110,424 | 10,655,916 |
MSCI, Inc. | 6,698 | 3,497,361 |
Nasdaq, Inc. | 28,394 | 1,591,768 |
Northern Trust Corp. | 17,458 | 1,663,224 |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | 16,216 | 1,758,787 |
S&P Global, Inc. | 27,893 | 9,517,093 |
State Street Corp. | 30,736 | 2,725,668 |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 18,718 | 2,101,657 |
Total | | 87,378,126 |
Consumer Finance 0.6% |
American Express Co. | 50,073 | 8,712,201 |
Capital One Financial Corp. | 31,972 | 3,487,506 |
Discover Financial Services | 22,886 | 2,563,232 |
Synchrony Financial | 37,739 | 1,347,660 |
Total | | 16,110,599 |
Diversified Financial Services 1.6% |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a) | 150,920 | 46,057,766 |
Insurance 2.4% |
Aflac, Inc. | 47,396 | 3,230,037 |
Allstate Corp. (The) | 22,215 | 2,860,848 |
American International Group, Inc. | 62,235 | 3,803,181 |
Aon PLC, Class A | 17,327 | 5,268,274 |
Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a) | 30,982 | 2,168,740 |
Arthur J Gallagher & Co. | 17,661 | 3,308,788 |
Assurant, Inc. | 4,425 | 563,701 |
Brown & Brown, Inc. | 19,691 | 1,104,074 |
Chubb Ltd. | 34,766 | 7,336,321 |
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 13,166 | 1,589,136 |
Everest Re Group Ltd. | 3,281 | 1,259,806 |
Globe Life, Inc. | 7,578 | 922,167 |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | 26,645 | 2,085,771 |
Lincoln National Corp. | 12,898 | 409,125 |
Loews Corp. | 16,506 | 1,008,351 |
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | 41,548 | 6,736,593 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
MetLife, Inc. | 55,206 | 3,959,926 |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 19,061 | 1,707,103 |
Progressive Corp. (The) | 49,008 | 7,033,628 |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 30,825 | 3,082,500 |
Travelers Companies, Inc. (The) | 19,630 | 3,633,906 |
Willis Towers Watson PLC | 9,066 | 2,124,708 |
WR Berkley Corp. | 17,122 | 1,133,305 |
Total | | 66,329,989 |
Total Financials | 326,742,638 |
Health Care 14.2% |
Biotechnology 2.2% |
AbbVie, Inc. | 148,135 | 22,797,976 |
Amgen, Inc. | 44,695 | 10,354,044 |
Biogen, Inc.(a) | 12,062 | 3,255,051 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 105,060 | 8,460,482 |
Incyte Corp.(a) | 15,467 | 1,190,650 |
Moderna, Inc.(a) | 27,675 | 3,841,567 |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 8,970 | 6,820,967 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 21,501 | 6,241,525 |
Total | | 62,962,262 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 2.8% |
Abbott Laboratories | 146,048 | 14,856,002 |
Align Technology, Inc.(a) | 6,085 | 1,883,307 |
Baxter International, Inc. | 42,227 | 1,686,969 |
Becton Dickinson and Co. | 23,889 | 5,603,165 |
Boston Scientific Corp.(a) | 119,976 | 5,605,279 |
Cooper Companies, Inc. (The) | 4,133 | 1,351,367 |
Dentsply Sirona, Inc. | 18,002 | 685,336 |
DexCom, Inc.(a) | 32,354 | 3,591,617 |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a) | 51,788 | 4,165,827 |
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.(a) | 30,509 | 2,318,684 |
Hologic, Inc.(a) | 20,912 | 1,665,432 |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a) | 6,937 | 3,282,866 |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a) | 29,601 | 6,790,173 |
Medtronic PLC | 111,335 | 9,218,538 |
ResMed, Inc. | 12,270 | 2,613,510 |
STERIS PLC | 8,362 | 1,572,307 |
Stryker Corp. | 28,212 | 7,416,371 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Teleflex, Inc. | 3,929 | 936,006 |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | 17,578 | 2,177,387 |
Total | | 77,420,143 |
Health Care Providers & Services 3.2% |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | 13,566 | 2,110,327 |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | 21,957 | 1,662,365 |
Centene Corp.(a) | 47,432 | 3,244,349 |
Cigna Corp. (The) | 25,610 | 7,480,681 |
CVS Health Corp. | 110,063 | 9,194,663 |
DaVita, Inc.(a) | 4,604 | 378,725 |
Elevance Health, Inc. | 20,005 | 9,395,748 |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | 17,761 | 4,323,916 |
Henry Schein, Inc.(a) | 11,354 | 889,132 |
Humana, Inc. | 10,605 | 5,249,687 |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings | 7,421 | 1,776,291 |
McKesson Corp. | 11,877 | 4,154,693 |
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a) | 4,892 | 1,346,914 |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 9,540 | 1,319,954 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 78,265 | 37,249,444 |
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | 5,374 | 717,805 |
Total | | 90,494,694 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.8% |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 24,797 | 3,520,430 |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(a) | 1,804 | 862,023 |
Bio-Techne Corp. | 13,148 | 955,071 |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(a) | 4,262 | 934,827 |
Danaher Corp. | 54,879 | 13,584,199 |
Illumina, Inc.(a) | 13,176 | 2,624,659 |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a) | 15,558 | 3,243,376 |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a) | 1,867 | 2,676,737 |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | 10,573 | 1,317,079 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 32,852 | 17,797,899 |
Waters Corp.(a) | 4,976 | 1,546,989 |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | 6,201 | 1,965,903 |
Total | | 51,029,192 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Pharmaceuticals 4.2% |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 178,095 | 12,281,431 |
Catalent, Inc.(a) | 15,074 | 1,028,348 |
Eli Lilly & Co. | 66,060 | 20,559,193 |
Johnson & Johnson | 218,999 | 33,563,787 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 212,374 | 22,562,614 |
Organon & Co. | 21,307 | 521,808 |
Pfizer, Inc. | 470,192 | 19,075,689 |
Viatris, Inc. | 101,579 | 1,158,001 |
Zoetis, Inc. | 39,040 | 6,519,680 |
Total | | 117,270,551 |
Total Health Care | 399,176,842 |
Industrials 8.4% |
Aerospace & Defense 1.8% |
Boeing Co. (The)(a) | 46,926 | 9,457,935 |
General Dynamics Corp. | 18,858 | 4,297,927 |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc. | 30,842 | 1,300,916 |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | 3,343 | 719,414 |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | 15,949 | 3,368,269 |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 19,538 | 9,266,092 |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 12,119 | 5,624,549 |
Raytheon Technologies Corp. | 123,138 | 12,078,606 |
Textron, Inc. | 17,487 | 1,268,332 |
TransDigm Group, Inc. | 4,327 | 3,218,726 |
Total | | 50,600,766 |
Air Freight & Logistics 0.6% |
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | 9,860 | 985,605 |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 13,330 | 1,393,785 |
FedEx Corp. | 20,053 | 4,075,171 |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | 61,132 | 11,155,979 |
Total | | 17,610,540 |
Airlines 0.2% |
Alaska Air Group, Inc.(a) | 10,624 | 508,146 |
American Airlines Group, Inc.(a) | 54,438 | 869,919 |
Delta Air Lines, Inc.(a) | 53,708 | 2,059,165 |
Southwest Airlines Co. | 49,735 | 1,670,101 |
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.(a) | 27,385 | 1,422,925 |
Total | | 6,530,256 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Building Products 0.4% |
Allegion PLC | 7,358 | 829,320 |
AO Smith Corp. | 10,627 | 697,450 |
Carrier Global Corp. | 70,048 | 3,154,262 |
Johnson Controls International PLC | 57,688 | 3,618,191 |
Masco Corp. | 18,891 | 990,455 |
Trane Technologies PLC | 19,291 | 3,568,256 |
Total | | 12,857,934 |
Commercial Services & Supplies 0.5% |
Cintas Corp. | 7,230 | 3,170,138 |
Copart, Inc.(a) | 35,895 | 2,529,162 |
Republic Services, Inc. | 17,205 | 2,218,241 |
Rollins, Inc. | 19,388 | 682,457 |
Waste Management, Inc. | 31,289 | 4,685,841 |
Total | | 13,285,839 |
Construction & Engineering 0.1% |
Jacobs Solutions, Inc. | 10,689 | 1,277,335 |
Quanta Services, Inc. | 11,970 | 1,931,958 |
Total | | 3,209,293 |
Electrical Equipment 0.6% |
AMETEK, Inc. | 19,237 | 2,723,190 |
Eaton Corp. PLC | 33,313 | 5,827,443 |
Emerson Electric Co. | 49,529 | 4,096,543 |
Generac Holdings, Inc.(a) | 5,307 | 636,893 |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 9,620 | 2,837,227 |
Total | | 16,121,296 |
Industrial Conglomerates 0.8% |
3M Co. | 46,300 | 4,988,362 |
General Electric Co. | 91,526 | 7,753,168 |
Honeywell International, Inc. | 56,317 | 10,783,579 |
Total | | 23,525,109 |
Machinery 1.9% |
Caterpillar, Inc. | 43,591 | 10,442,224 |
Cummins, Inc. | 11,813 | 2,871,504 |
Deere & Co. | 23,006 | 9,645,036 |
Dover Corp. | 11,757 | 1,762,374 |
Fortive Corp. | 29,636 | 1,975,536 |
IDEX Corp. | 6,318 | 1,421,424 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 23,415 | 5,459,442 |
Ingersoll Rand, Inc. | 33,918 | 1,969,618 |
Nordson Corp. | 4,505 | 989,478 |
Otis Worldwide Corp. | 34,895 | 2,952,815 |
PACCAR, Inc. | 43,695 | 3,154,779 |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | 10,756 | 3,784,499 |
Pentair PLC | 13,779 | 770,797 |
Snap-On, Inc. | 4,452 | 1,107,123 |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | 12,392 | 1,060,879 |
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | 15,234 | 1,589,363 |
Xylem, Inc. | 15,096 | 1,549,604 |
Total | | 52,506,495 |
Professional Services 0.3% |
CoStar Group, Inc.(a) | 34,066 | 2,407,103 |
Equifax, Inc. | 10,256 | 2,077,148 |
Leidos Holdings, Inc. | 11,450 | 1,111,451 |
Robert Half International, Inc. | 9,088 | 732,675 |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 13,100 | 2,241,541 |
Total | | 8,569,918 |
Road & Rail 0.9% |
CSX Corp. | 176,106 | 5,369,472 |
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | 6,938 | 1,254,321 |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 19,392 | 4,359,709 |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | 7,589 | 2,574,644 |
Union Pacific Corp. | 51,498 | 10,674,506 |
Total | | 24,232,652 |
Trading Companies & Distributors 0.3% |
Fastenal Co. | 47,977 | 2,473,694 |
United Rentals, Inc. | 5,806 | 2,720,285 |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 3,767 | 2,517,976 |
Total | | 7,711,955 |
Total Industrials | 236,762,053 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Information Technology 27.0% |
Communications Equipment 0.9% |
Arista Networks, Inc.(a) | 20,733 | 2,875,667 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 343,932 | 16,653,187 |
F5, Inc.(a) | 5,014 | 716,902 |
Juniper Networks, Inc. | 27,186 | 836,785 |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 14,006 | 3,680,917 |
Total | | 24,763,458 |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.7% |
Amphenol Corp., Class A | 49,848 | 3,864,217 |
CDW Corp. | 11,341 | 2,295,645 |
Corning, Inc. | 63,764 | 2,164,788 |
Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a) | 14,977 | 2,395,721 |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | 26,644 | 3,392,314 |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(a) | 3,926 | 1,688,455 |
Trimble Navigation Ltd.(a) | 20,658 | 1,075,456 |
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a) | 4,325 | 1,298,581 |
Total | | 18,175,177 |
IT Services 4.3% |
Accenture PLC, Class A | 52,778 | 14,015,198 |
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a) | 13,171 | 956,215 |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 34,748 | 7,638,305 |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | 9,855 | 1,387,387 |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | 43,048 | 2,696,096 |
DXC Technology Co.(a) | 19,271 | 534,577 |
EPAM Systems, Inc.(a) | 4,818 | 1,482,258 |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 49,704 | 3,149,742 |
Fiserv, Inc.(a) | 53,192 | 6,121,867 |
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(a) | 6,178 | 1,326,973 |
Gartner, Inc.(a) | 6,619 | 2,169,774 |
Global Payments, Inc. | 22,650 | 2,541,330 |
International Business Machines Corp. | 75,733 | 9,792,277 |
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | 6,110 | 1,003,506 |
MasterCard, Inc., Class A | 71,106 | 25,263,251 |
Paychex, Inc. | 26,868 | 2,966,227 |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a) | 95,493 | 7,028,285 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
VeriSign, Inc.(a) | 7,726 | 1,520,709 |
Visa, Inc., Class A | 136,955 | 30,121,883 |
Total | | 121,715,860 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 5.9% |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a) | 135,057 | 10,612,779 |
Analog Devices, Inc. | 43,083 | 7,904,438 |
Applied Materials, Inc. | 72,063 | 8,370,117 |
Broadcom, Inc. | 33,925 | 20,161,288 |
Enphase Energy, Inc.(a) | 11,386 | 2,397,095 |
First Solar, Inc.(a) | 8,305 | 1,404,708 |
Intel Corp. | 345,693 | 8,618,126 |
KLA Corp. | 11,871 | 4,503,620 |
Lam Research Corp. | 11,424 | 5,552,178 |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | 46,071 | 3,733,133 |
Micron Technology, Inc. | 91,065 | 5,265,378 |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | 3,735 | 1,808,823 |
NVIDIA Corp. | 208,572 | 48,422,076 |
NXP Semiconductors NV | 21,706 | 3,874,087 |
ON Semiconductor Corp.(a) | 36,221 | 2,803,868 |
Qorvo, Inc.(a) | 8,493 | 856,859 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 93,899 | 11,599,343 |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 13,440 | 1,499,501 |
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.(a) | 4,682 | 1,488,501 |
Teradyne, Inc. | 13,047 | 1,319,574 |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 76,022 | 13,033,972 |
Total | | 165,229,464 |
Software 8.4% |
Adobe, Inc.(a) | 38,942 | 12,615,261 |
ANSYS, Inc.(a) | 7,297 | 2,215,442 |
Autodesk, Inc.(a) | 18,081 | 3,592,514 |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a) | 22,978 | 4,433,375 |
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.(a) | 12,866 | 938,317 |
Fortinet, Inc.(a) | 54,315 | 3,228,484 |
Gen Digital, Inc. | 48,559 | 947,386 |
Intuit, Inc. | 23,610 | 9,613,520 |
Microsoft Corp. | 624,415 | 155,741,589 |
Oracle Corp. | 128,729 | 11,250,915 |
Paycom Software, Inc.(a) | 4,072 | 1,177,052 |
PTC, Inc.(a) | 8,855 | 1,109,797 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | 8,883 | 3,821,467 |
Salesforce, Inc.(a) | 83,764 | 13,704,628 |
ServiceNow, Inc.(a) | 16,920 | 7,312,317 |
Synopsys, Inc.(a) | 12,808 | 4,659,038 |
Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a) | 3,488 | 1,120,520 |
Total | | 237,481,622 |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 6.8% |
Apple, Inc. | 1,252,572 | 184,641,639 |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | 107,779 | 1,682,430 |
HP, Inc. | 74,150 | 2,188,908 |
NetApp, Inc. | 18,207 | 1,175,262 |
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | 16,083 | 1,038,318 |
Western Digital Corp.(a) | 26,608 | 1,023,876 |
Total | | 191,750,433 |
Total Information Technology | 759,116,014 |
Materials 2.7% |
Chemicals 1.9% |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 18,579 | 5,313,223 |
Albemarle Corp. | 9,813 | 2,495,544 |
Celanese Corp., Class A | 8,356 | 971,218 |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 16,434 | 1,411,516 |
Corteva, Inc. | 59,848 | 3,727,932 |
Dow, Inc. | 58,949 | 3,371,883 |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | 41,613 | 3,038,997 |
Eastman Chemical Co. | 10,051 | 856,345 |
Ecolab, Inc. | 20,757 | 3,308,043 |
FMC Corp. | 10,551 | 1,362,662 |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | 21,357 | 1,990,472 |
Linde PLC | 41,411 | 14,426,350 |
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | 21,275 | 2,042,187 |
Mosaic Co. (The) | 28,520 | 1,516,979 |
PPG Industries, Inc. | 19,687 | 2,599,865 |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | 19,753 | 4,372,327 |
Total | | 52,805,543 |
Construction Materials 0.1% |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 5,201 | 1,871,684 |
Vulcan Materials Co. | 11,133 | 2,014,071 |
Total | | 3,885,755 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Containers & Packaging 0.2% |
Amcor PLC | 124,726 | 1,389,448 |
Avery Dennison Corp. | 6,782 | 1,235,613 |
Ball Corp. | 26,295 | 1,478,042 |
International Paper Co. | 29,792 | 1,084,131 |
Packaging Corp. of America | 7,751 | 1,059,717 |
Sealed Air Corp. | 12,117 | 589,128 |
WestRock Co. | 21,301 | 668,851 |
Total | | 7,504,930 |
Metals & Mining 0.5% |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | 119,726 | 4,905,174 |
Newmont Corp. | 66,487 | 2,899,498 |
Nucor Corp. | 21,489 | 3,598,118 |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 13,971 | 1,761,883 |
Total | | 13,164,673 |
Total Materials | 77,360,901 |
Real Estate 2.7% |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) 2.6% |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | 12,508 | 1,873,448 |
American Tower Corp. | 39,001 | 7,722,588 |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | 11,718 | 2,021,589 |
Boston Properties, Inc. | 11,949 | 782,421 |
Camden Property Trust | 8,923 | 1,024,004 |
Crown Castle, Inc. | 36,274 | 4,742,826 |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 24,084 | 2,510,275 |
Equinix, Inc. | 7,751 | 5,334,781 |
Equity Residential | 28,490 | 1,781,195 |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | 5,424 | 1,236,997 |
Extra Space Storage, Inc. | 11,218 | 1,847,044 |
Federal Realty Investment Trust | 6,122 | 653,707 |
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | 45,026 | 1,083,326 |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 59,893 | 1,006,202 |
Invitation Homes, Inc. | 48,653 | 1,520,893 |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | 24,351 | 1,284,515 |
Kimco Realty Corp. | 51,804 | 1,067,680 |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | 9,673 | 1,548,647 |
Prologis, Inc. | 77,320 | 9,541,288 |
Public Storage | 13,241 | 3,958,397 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Realty Income Corp. | 52,533 | 3,359,485 |
Regency Centers Corp. | 12,901 | 811,473 |
SBA Communications Corp. | 9,044 | 2,345,561 |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | 27,386 | 3,343,557 |
UDR, Inc. | 25,632 | 1,098,075 |
Ventas, Inc. | 33,482 | 1,628,899 |
VICI Properties, Inc. | 80,673 | 2,704,966 |
Welltower, Inc. | 39,580 | 2,933,670 |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 61,643 | 1,926,344 |
Total | | 72,693,853 |
Real Estate Management & Development 0.1% |
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(a) | 26,465 | 2,253,230 |
Total Real Estate | 74,947,083 |
Utilities 2.8% |
Electric Utilities 1.8% |
Alliant Energy Corp. | 21,026 | 1,078,003 |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 43,043 | 3,786,493 |
Constellation Energy Corp. | 27,392 | 2,051,387 |
Duke Energy Corp. | 64,504 | 6,080,147 |
Edison International | 31,987 | 2,117,859 |
Entergy Corp. | 17,045 | 1,753,419 |
Evergy, Inc. | 19,227 | 1,130,740 |
Eversource Energy | 29,175 | 2,198,628 |
Exelon Corp. | 83,240 | 3,362,064 |
FirstEnergy Corp. | 45,497 | 1,798,951 |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 166,452 | 11,823,086 |
NRG Energy, Inc. | 19,298 | 632,781 |
PG&E Corp.(a) | 134,863 | 2,106,560 |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | 9,477 | 698,265 |
PPL Corp. | 61,676 | 1,669,569 |
Southern Co. (The) | 91,192 | 5,750,568 |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | 45,839 | 2,959,824 |
Total | | 50,998,344 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Gas Utilities 0.0% |
Atmos Energy Corp. | 11,718 | 1,321,908 |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers 0.1% |
AES Corp. (The) | 55,950 | 1,380,846 |
Multi-Utilities 0.8% |
Ameren Corp. | 21,654 | 1,791,002 |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | 52,732 | 1,467,004 |
CMS Energy Corp. | 24,312 | 1,433,679 |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | 29,724 | 2,655,839 |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | 69,799 | 3,882,220 |
DTE Energy Co. | 16,229 | 1,780,484 |
NiSource, Inc. | 34,021 | 933,196 |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | 41,794 | 2,525,611 |
Sempra Energy | 26,330 | 3,948,447 |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | 26,422 | 2,342,575 |
Total | | 22,760,057 |
Water Utilities 0.1% |
American Water Works Co., Inc. | 15,231 | 2,138,128 |
Total Utilities | 78,599,283 |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $813,200,865) | 2,782,874,145 |
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Money Market Funds 1.0% |
| Shares | Value ($) |
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 4.748%(c),(d) | 27,383,695 | 27,372,742 |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $27,373,150) | 27,372,742 |
Total Investments in Securities (Cost: $840,574,015) | 2,810,246,887 |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | 5,303,922 |
Net Assets | 2,815,550,809 |
At February 28, 2023, securities and/or cash totaling $2,418,020 were pledged as collateral.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Investments in derivatives
Long futures contracts |
Description | Number of contracts | Expiration date | Trading currency | Notional amount | Value/Unrealized appreciation ($) | Value/Unrealized depreciation ($) |
S&P 500 Index E-mini | 161 | 03/2023 | USD | 32,002,775 | 728,063 | — |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) | Non-income producing investment. |
(b) | This security or a portion of this security has been pledged as collateral in connection with derivative contracts. |
(c) | As defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the company’s outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. The value of the holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the year ended February 28, 2023 are as follows: |
Affiliated issuers | Beginning of period($) | Purchases($) | Sales($) | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)($) | End of period($) | Realized gain (loss)($) | Dividends($) | End of period shares |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. |
| 3,106,724 | 185,954 | (198,231) | (38,104) | 3,056,343 | 430,713 | 48,293 | 8,914 |
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 4.748% |
| 48,487,871 | 734,277,085 | (755,394,166) | 1,952 | 27,372,742 | (10,362) | 890,653 | 27,383,695 |
Total | 51,594,595 | | | (36,152) | 30,429,085 | 420,351 | 938,946 | |
(d) | The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at February 28, 2023. |
Currency Legend
Fair value measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
■ | Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments. |
■ | Level 2 — Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.). |
■ | Level 3 — Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments). |
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
The Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Investment Manager, through its Valuation Committee (the Committee), as valuation designee, responsible for determining the fair value of the assets of the Fund for which market quotations are not readily available using valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Fair value measurements (continued)
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. Representatives of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC report to the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at February 28, 2023:
| Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) | Total ($) |
Investments in Securities | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | |
Communication Services | 213,332,361 | — | — | 213,332,361 |
Consumer Discretionary | 296,322,819 | — | — | 296,322,819 |
Consumer Staples | 186,980,737 | — | — | 186,980,737 |
Energy | 133,533,414 | — | — | 133,533,414 |
Financials | 326,742,638 | — | — | 326,742,638 |
Health Care | 399,176,842 | — | — | 399,176,842 |
Industrials | 236,762,053 | — | — | 236,762,053 |
Information Technology | 759,116,014 | — | — | 759,116,014 |
Materials | 77,360,901 | — | — | 77,360,901 |
Real Estate | 74,947,083 | — | — | 74,947,083 |
Utilities | 78,599,283 | — | — | 78,599,283 |
Total Common Stocks | 2,782,874,145 | — | — | 2,782,874,145 |
Money Market Funds | 27,372,742 | — | — | 27,372,742 |
Total Investments in Securities | 2,810,246,887 | — | — | 2,810,246,887 |
Investments in Derivatives | | | | |
Asset | | | | |
Futures Contracts | 728,063 | — | — | 728,063 |
Total | 2,810,974,950 | — | — | 2,810,974,950 |
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
Derivative instruments are valued at unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
February 28, 2023
Assets | |
Investments in securities, at value | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $812,997,899) | $2,779,817,802 |
Affiliated issuers (cost $27,576,116) | 30,429,085 |
Cash | 731 |
Receivable for: | |
Capital shares sold | 2,120,960 |
Dividends | 4,584,301 |
Foreign tax reclaims | 983 |
Expense reimbursement due from Investment Manager | 147 |
Total assets | 2,816,954,009 |
Liabilities | |
Payable for: | |
Capital shares purchased | 996,931 |
Variation margin for futures contracts | 97,765 |
Management services fees | 15,465 |
Distribution and/or service fees | 2,992 |
Compensation of board members | 290,047 |
Total liabilities | 1,403,200 |
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $2,815,550,809 |
Represented by | |
Paid in capital | 770,760,453 |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | 2,044,790,356 |
Total - representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $2,815,550,809 |
Class A | |
Net assets | $434,669,832 |
Shares outstanding | 9,472,546 |
Net asset value per share | $45.89 |
Institutional Class | |
Net assets | $1,961,319,840 |
Shares outstanding | 42,341,679 |
Net asset value per share | $46.32 |
Institutional 2 Class | |
Net assets | $194,895,397 |
Shares outstanding | 4,108,899 |
Net asset value per share | $47.43 |
Institutional 3 Class | |
Net assets | $224,665,740 |
Shares outstanding | 4,972,817 |
Net asset value per share | $45.18 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended February 28, 2023
Net investment income | |
Income: | |
Dividends — unaffiliated issuers | $50,268,612 |
Dividends — affiliated issuers | 938,946 |
Interfund lending | 1,964 |
Foreign taxes withheld | (12,057) |
Total income | 51,197,465 |
Expenses: | |
Management services fees | 6,165,243 |
Distribution and/or service fees | |
Class A | 1,179,300 |
Compensation of board members | 47,053 |
Interest on collateral | 1,250 |
Interest on interfund lending | 25,246 |
Total expenses | 7,418,092 |
Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Investment Manager and its affiliates | (47,053) |
Expense reduction | (1,925) |
Total net expenses | 7,369,114 |
Net investment income | 43,828,351 |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers | 257,824,295 |
Investments — affiliated issuers | 420,351 |
Foreign currency translations | (234) |
Futures contracts | (7,930,361) |
Net realized gain | 250,314,051 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers | (561,479,864) |
Investments — affiliated issuers | (36,152) |
Futures contracts | 1,327,140 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (560,188,876) |
Net realized and unrealized loss | (309,874,825) |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | $(266,046,474) |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year Ended February 28, 2023 | Year Ended February 28, 2022 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income | $43,828,351 | $42,875,976 |
Net realized gain | 250,314,051 | 570,948,235 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (560,188,876) | (28,128,125) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (266,046,474) | 585,696,086 |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Net investment income and net realized gains | | |
Class A | (53,485,506) | (91,728,044) |
Institutional Class | (242,981,119) | (419,937,711) |
Institutional 2 Class | (28,816,939) | (64,117,563) |
Institutional 3 Class | (24,896,322) | (12,469,784) |
Total distributions to shareholders | (350,179,886) | (588,253,102) |
Decrease in net assets from capital stock activity | (47,278,459) | (217,347,737) |
Total decrease in net assets | (663,504,819) | (219,904,753) |
Net assets at beginning of year | 3,479,055,628 | 3,698,960,381 |
Net assets at end of year | $2,815,550,809 | $3,479,055,628 |
| Year Ended | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2023 | February 28, 2022 |
| Shares | Dollars ($) | Shares | Dollars ($) |
Capital stock activity |
Class A | | | | |
Subscriptions | 1,648,586 | 80,976,181 | 1,943,795 | 118,991,557 |
Distributions reinvested | 1,079,208 | 49,731,305 | 1,396,652 | 84,972,068 |
Redemptions | (2,650,185) | (129,444,586) | (4,258,462) | (263,267,391) |
Net increase (decrease) | 77,609 | 1,262,900 | (918,015) | (59,303,766) |
Institutional Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 6,315,169 | 314,831,176 | 4,162,816 | 257,012,616 |
Distributions reinvested | 4,786,213 | 222,552,750 | 5,816,571 | 356,591,794 |
Redemptions | (12,710,957) | (634,980,237) | (8,482,728) | (535,721,305) |
Net increase (decrease) | (1,609,575) | (97,596,311) | 1,496,659 | 77,883,105 |
Institutional 2 Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 945,540 | 47,993,062 | 1,169,174 | 75,340,440 |
Distributions reinvested | 594,921 | 28,322,336 | 1,010,920 | 63,261,083 |
Redemptions | (3,978,392) | (196,796,940) | (2,185,803) | (141,189,263) |
Net decrease | (2,437,931) | (120,481,542) | (5,709) | (2,587,740) |
Institutional 3 Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 9,207,690 | 437,669,762 | 224,600 | 13,353,125 |
Distributions reinvested | 285,081 | 12,955,023 | 201,551 | 12,095,264 |
Redemptions | (5,825,935) | (281,088,291) | (4,160,725) | (258,787,725) |
Net increase (decrease) | 3,666,836 | 169,536,494 | (3,734,574) | (233,339,336) |
Total net decrease | (303,061) | (47,278,459) | (3,161,639) | (217,347,737) |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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The following table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a class held for the periods shown. Per share net investment income (loss) amounts are calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Total return does not reflect payment of sales charges, if any. Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods of less than one year. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to purchase and sales transactions of short-term instruments and certain derivatives, if any. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
| Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | Total from investment operations | Distributions from net investment income | Distributions from net realized gains | Total distributions to shareholders |
Class A |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $56.34 | 0.60 | (5.27) | (4.67) | (0.63) | (5.15) | (5.78) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $57.11 | 0.58 | 8.97 | 9.55 | (0.62) | (9.70) | (10.32) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $47.14 | 0.73 | 13.20 | 13.93 | (0.78) | (3.18) | (3.96) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $48.30 | 0.84 | 2.97 | 3.81 | (0.88) | (4.09) | (4.97) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $50.42 | 0.81 | 1.18 | 1.99 | (0.83) | (3.28) | (4.11) |
Institutional Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $56.82 | 0.73 | (5.32) | (4.59) | (0.76) | (5.15) | (5.91) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $57.52 | 0.74 | 9.04 | 9.78 | (0.78) | (9.70) | (10.48) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $47.44 | 0.86 | 13.31 | 14.17 | (0.91) | (3.18) | (4.09) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $48.57 | 0.98 | 2.98 | 3.96 | (1.00) | (4.09) | (5.09) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $50.68 | 0.94 | 1.18 | 2.12 | (0.95) | (3.28) | (4.23) |
Institutional 2 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $58.02 | 0.74 | (5.42) | (4.68) | (0.76) | (5.15) | (5.91) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $58.55 | 0.75 | 9.20 | 9.95 | (0.78) | (9.70) | (10.48) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $48.23 | 0.88 | 13.53 | 14.41 | (0.91) | (3.18) | (4.09) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $49.30 | 0.99 | 3.03 | 4.02 | (1.00) | (4.09) | (5.09) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $51.38 | 0.95 | 1.20 | 2.15 | (0.95) | (3.28) | (4.23) |
Institutional 3 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $55.59 | 0.70 | (5.20) | (4.50) | (0.76) | (5.15) | (5.91) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $56.45 | 0.68 | 8.94 | 9.62 | (0.78) | (9.70) | (10.48) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $46.63 | 0.83 | 13.08 | 13.91 | (0.91) | (3.18) | (4.09) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $47.81 | 0.98 | 2.93 | 3.91 | (1.00) | (4.09) | (5.09) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $49.95 | 0.92 | 1.17 | 2.09 | (0.95) | (3.28) | (4.23) |
Notes to Financial Highlights |
(a) | In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund’s reported expense ratios. |
(b) | Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. |
(c) | Ratios include interest on collateral expense which is less than 0.01%. |
(d) | Ratios include interfund lending expense which is less than 0.01%. |
(e) | The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| Net asset value, end of period | Total return | Total gross expense ratio to average net assets(a) | Total net expense ratio to average net assets(a),(b) | Net investment income ratio to average net assets | Portfolio turnover | Net assets, end of period (000’s) |
Class A |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $45.89 | (8.02%) | 0.45%(c),(d) | 0.45%(c),(d),(e) | 1.21% | 9% | $434,670 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $56.34 | 15.86% | 0.45%(c) | 0.45%(c),(e) | 0.92% | 2% | $529,310 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $57.11 | 30.69% | 0.45%(c) | 0.45%(c),(e) | 1.43% | 11% | $588,972 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $47.14 | 7.70% | 0.45% | 0.45%(e) | 1.68% | 7% | $579,726 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $48.30 | 4.19% | 0.45%(d) | 0.45%(d),(e) | 1.64% | 6% | $726,445 |
Institutional Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $46.32 | (7.80%) | 0.20%(c),(d) | 0.20%(c),(d),(e) | 1.46% | 9% | $1,961,320 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $56.82 | 16.15% | 0.20%(c) | 0.20%(c),(e) | 1.17% | 2% | $2,497,279 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $57.52 | 31.02% | 0.20%(c) | 0.20%(c),(e) | 1.67% | 11% | $2,441,779 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $47.44 | 7.97% | 0.20% | 0.20%(e) | 1.94% | 7% | $2,136,890 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $48.57 | 4.46% | 0.20%(d) | 0.20%(d),(e) | 1.89% | 6% | $2,134,512 |
Institutional 2 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $47.43 | (7.79%) | 0.20%(c),(d) | 0.20%(c),(d) | 1.43% | 9% | $194,895 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $58.02 | 16.15% | 0.20%(c) | 0.20%(c) | 1.17% | 2% | $379,872 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $58.55 | 31.01% | 0.20%(c) | 0.20%(c) | 1.67% | 11% | $383,658 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $48.23 | 7.97% | 0.20% | 0.20% | 1.93% | 7% | $311,674 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $49.30 | 4.45% | 0.20%(d) | 0.20%(d) | 1.89% | 6% | $336,271 |
Institutional 3 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $45.18 | (7.81%) | 0.20%(c),(d) | 0.20%(c),(d) | 1.49% | 9% | $224,666 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $55.59 | 16.17% | 0.20%(c) | 0.20%(c) | 1.10% | 2% | $72,594 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $56.45 | 31.00% | 0.20%(c) | 0.20%(c) | 1.63% | 11% | $284,552 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $46.63 | 7.99% | 0.20% | 0.20% | 1.98% | 7% | $51,264 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $47.81 | 4.46% | 0.20%(d) | 0.20%(d) | 1.91% | 6% | $45,493 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2023
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Large Cap Index Fund (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.
Fund shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value). The Fund offers each of the share classes listed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by the Trust’s organizational documents or by law. Each share class has its own expense and sales charge structure. Different share classes may have different minimum initial investment amounts and pay different net investment income distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of distributing such share classes vary. Distributions to shareholders in a liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class.
As described in the Fund’s prospectus, Class A shares are offered to the general public for investment. Institutional Class, Institutional 2 Class and Institutional 3 Class shares are available for purchase through authorized investment professionals to omnibus retirement plans or to institutional investors and to certain other investors as also described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which 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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security valuation
Equity securities listed on an exchange are valued at the closing price or last trade price on their primary exchange at the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange. Securities with a closing price not readily available or not listed on any exchange are valued at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices. Listed preferred stocks convertible into common stocks are valued using an evaluated price from a pricing service.
Foreign equity securities are valued based on the closing price or last trade price on their primary exchange at the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange. If any foreign equity security closing prices are not readily available, the securities are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices on such exchanges or markets. Foreign currency exchange rates are determined at the scheduled closing time of the New York Stock Exchange. Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange; therefore, the closing prices for securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. In those situations, foreign securities will be fair valued pursuant to a policy approved by the Board of Trustees. Under the policy, the Fund may utilize a third-party pricing service to determine these fair values. The third-party pricing service takes into account multiple factors, including, but not limited to, movements in the U.S. securities markets, certain depositary receipts, futures contracts and foreign exchange rates that have occurred subsequent to the close of the foreign exchange or market, to determine a good faith estimate that reasonably reflects the current market conditions as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange. The fair value of a security is likely to be different from the quoted or published price, if available.
Investments in open-end investment companies (other than exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), are valued at the latest net asset value reported by those companies as of the valuation time.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Futures and options on futures contracts are valued based upon the settlement price at the close of regular trading on their principal exchanges or, in the absence of a settlement price, at the mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reflective of market value or reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the quoted or published price for the security, if available.
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 fair value.
GAAP requires disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category. This information is disclosed following the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
Foreign currency transactions and translations
The values of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are generally translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates determined at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. 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 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 Fund does 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 in the Statement of Operations.
Derivative instruments
The Fund invests in certain derivative instruments, as detailed below, in seeking to meet its investment objectives. Derivatives are instruments whose values depend on, or are derived from, in whole or in part, the value of one or more securities, currencies, commodities, indices, or other assets or instruments. Derivatives may be used to increase investment flexibility (including to maintain cash reserves while maintaining desired exposure to certain assets), for risk management (hedging) purposes, to facilitate trading, to reduce transaction costs and to pursue higher investment returns. The Fund may also use derivative instruments to mitigate certain investment risks, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Derivatives may involve various risks, including the potential inability of the counterparty to fulfill its obligations under the terms of the contract, the potential for an illiquid secondary market (making it difficult for the Fund to sell or terminate, including at favorable prices) and the potential for market movements which may expose the Fund to gains or losses in excess of the amount shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The notional amounts of derivative instruments, if applicable, are not recorded in the financial statements.
A derivative instrument may suffer a marked-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform its obligations under the contract. The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on over-the-counter derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Fund and the amount of any variation margin held by the counterparty, plus any replacement costs or related amounts. With exchange-traded or centrally cleared derivatives, there is reduced counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the clearinghouse or central counterparty (CCP) provides some protection in the case of clearing member default. The clearinghouse or CCP stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, failure of the clearinghouse or CCP may pose additional counterparty credit risk. However, credit risk still exists in exchange-traded or centrally cleared derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer account. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in
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the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients and such shortfall is remedied by the CCP or otherwise, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro-rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers (including the Fund), potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.
In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, the Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (ISDA Master Agreement) or similar agreement with its derivatives counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is an agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs over-the-counter derivatives and foreign exchange forward contracts and contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default (close-out netting), including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Note, however, that bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset or netting in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.
Collateral (margin) requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are established by the clearinghouse or CCP for exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives. Brokers can ask for margin in excess of the minimum in certain circumstances. Collateral terms for most over-the-counter derivatives are subject to regulatory requirements to exchange variation margin with trading counterparties and may have contract specific margin terms as well. For over-the-counter derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the marked-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any variation margin currently pledged by the Fund and/or the counterparty. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party has to exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g., $250,000) before a transfer has to be made. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. The Fund may also pay interest expense on cash collateral received from the broker or receive interest income on cash collateral pledged to the broker. The Fund attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.
Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties of over-the-counter derivatives transactions to terminate derivatives contracts prior to maturity in the event the Fund’s net asset value declines by a stated percentage over a specified time period or if the Fund fails to meet certain terms of the ISDA Master Agreement, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty. The Fund also has termination rights if the counterparty fails to meet certain terms of the ISDA Master Agreement. In determining whether to exercise such termination rights, the Fund would consider, in addition to counterparty credit risk, whether termination would result in a net liability owed from the counterparty.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Futures contracts
Futures contracts are exchange-traded and represent commitments for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date. The Fund bought and sold futures contracts to maintain appropriate equity market exposure while keeping sufficient cash to accommodate daily redemptions. These instruments may be used for other purposes in future periods. Upon entering into futures contracts, the Fund bears risks that it may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. Additional risks include counterparty credit risk, the possibility of an illiquid market, and that a change in the value of the contract or option may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying asset.
Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund deposits cash or securities with the broker, known as a futures commission merchant (FCM), in an amount sufficient to meet the initial margin requirement. The initial margin deposit must be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Cash deposited as initial margin is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as margin deposits. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Portfolio of Investments. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the Fund each day. The variation margin payments are equal to the daily change in the contract value and are recorded as variation margin receivable or payable and are offset in
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unrealized gains or losses. The Fund generally expects to earn interest income on its margin deposits. 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 in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Effects of derivative transactions in the financial statements
The following tables are intended to provide additional information about the effect of derivatives on the financial statements of the Fund, including: the fair value of derivatives by risk category and the location of those fair values in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities; and the impact of derivative transactions over the period in the Statement of Operations, including realized and unrealized gains (losses). The derivative instrument schedules following the Portfolio of Investments present additional information regarding derivative instruments outstanding at the end of the period, if any.
The following table is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) at February 28, 2023:
| Asset derivatives | |
Risk exposure category | Statement of assets and liabilities location | Fair value ($) |
Equity risk | Component of total distributable earnings (loss) — unrealized appreciation on futures contracts | 728,063* |
* | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the tables following the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
The following table indicates the effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) in the Statement of Operations for the year ended February 28, 2023:
Amount of realized gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income |
Risk exposure category | Futures contracts ($) |
Equity risk | (7,930,361) |
|
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in income |
Risk exposure category | Futures contracts ($) |
Equity risk | 1,327,140 |
The following table is a summary of the average outstanding volume by derivative instrument for the year ended February 28, 2023:
Derivative instrument | Average notional amounts ($)* |
Futures contracts — long | 46,207,478 |
* | Based on the ending quarterly outstanding amounts for the year ended February 28, 2023. |
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
Corporate actions and dividend income are generally recorded net of any non-reclaimable tax withholdings, on the ex-dividend date or upon receipt of an ex-dividend notification in the case of certain foreign securities.
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February 28, 2023
The Fund may receive distributions from holdings in equity securities, business development companies (BDCs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs), limited partnerships (LPs), other regulated investment companies (RICs), and real estate investment trusts (REITs), which report information as to the tax character of their distributions annually. These distributions are allocated to dividend income, capital gain and return of capital based on actual information reported. Return of capital is recorded as a reduction of the cost basis of securities held. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, return of capital is recorded as a realized gain. With respect to REITs, to the extent actual information has not yet been reported, estimates for return of capital are made by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). The Investment Manager’s estimates are subsequently adjusted when the actual character of the distributions is disclosed by the REITs, which could result in a proportionate change in return of capital to shareholders.
Awards from class action litigation are recorded as a reduction of cost basis if the Fund still owns the applicable securities on the payment date. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities on the payment date, the proceeds are recorded as realized gains.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds 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. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.
Determination of class net asset value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, which are charged to that share class, as shown in 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 investment company taxable income and net capital gain, 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 ordinary income, capital gain net income and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
Foreign taxes
The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries, as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.
Realized gains in certain countries may be subject to foreign taxes at the Fund level, based on statutory rates. The Fund accrues for such foreign taxes on realized and unrealized gains at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction, as applicable. The amount, if any, is disclosed as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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 may differ from GAAP.
Guarantees and indemnifications
Under the Trust’s organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund’s contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Recent accounting pronouncement
Tailored Shareholder Reports
In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule relating to Tailored Shareholder Reports for Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds; Fee Information in Investment Company Advertisements. The rule and form amendments will, among other things, require the Fund to transmit concise and visually engaging shareholder reports that highlight key information. The amendments will require that funds tag information in a structured data format and that certain more in-depth information be made available online and available for delivery free of charge to investors on request. The amendments became effective January 24, 2023. There is an 18-month transition period after the effective date of the amendment.
Note 3. Fees and other transactions with affiliates
Management services fees
The Fund has entered into a Management Agreement with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). Under the Management Agreement, the Investment Manager provides the Fund with investment research and advice, as well as administrative and accounting services. The management services fee is an annual fee that is equal to 0.20% of the Fund’s daily net assets.
The Investment Manager, from the management services fee it receives from the Fund, pays all operating expenses of the Fund, with the exception of brokerage fees and commissions, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of Board of Trustees who are not officers, directors or employees of the Investment Manager or its affiliates, distribution and/or shareholder servicing and any extraordinary non-recurring expenses that may arise, including litigation fees.
Compensation of board members
Members of the Board of Trustees who are not officers or employees of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Deferred Plan), these members of the Board of Trustees may elect to defer payment of up to 100% of their compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of certain funds managed by the Investment Manager. The Fund’s liability for these amounts is adjusted for market value changes and remains in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Deferred Plan. All amounts payable under the Deferred Plan constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Fund. The expense for the Deferred 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 "Compensation of board members" in the Statement of Operations.
Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer
The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer for the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. A portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s total compensation is allocated to the Fund, along with other allocations to affiliated registered investment companies managed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates, based on relative net assets. The expenses of the Chief Compliance Officer allocated to the Fund are payable by the Investment Manager.
Transfer agency fees
Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with SS&C GIDS, Inc. (SS&C GIDS) to serve as sub-transfer agent. Prior to January 1, 2023, SS&C GIDS was known as DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc.
The transfer agency fees are payable by the Investment Manager. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of SS&C GIDS for services as sub-transfer agent and SS&C GIDS is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund. The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from the Investment Manager for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket expenses.
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February 28, 2023
An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class’s initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agency fees. These minimum account balance fees are remitted to the Fund and recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended February 28, 2023, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses of the Fund by $1,925.
Distribution and service fees
The Fund has entered into an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. The Board of Trustees has approved, and the Fund has adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) applicable to certain share classes, which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and 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.
Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly combined distribution and service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares of the Fund.
Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates
The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below) for the period(s) disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees, so that the Fund’s net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund’s custodian, do not exceed the following annual rate(s) as a percentage of the classes’ average daily net assets:
| Fee rate(s) contractual through June 30, 2023 |
Class A | 0.45% |
Institutional Class | 0.20 |
Institutional 2 Class | 0.20 |
Institutional 3 Class | 0.20 |
Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, costs associated with shareholder meetings, infrequent and/or unusual expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board of Trustees. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from the Investment Manager, certain of its affiliates and the Fund. Any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed under the expense reimbursement arrangements described above are not recoverable by the Investment Manager or its affiliates in future periods.
Note 4. Federal tax information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.
At February 28, 2023, these differences were primarily due to differing treatment for deferral/reversal of wash sale losses, re-characterization of distributions for investments , derivative investments, trustees’ deferred compensation, foreign currency transactions and distribution reclassifications. To the extent these differences were permanent, reclassifications were made among the components of the Fund’s net assets. Temporary differences do not require reclassifications.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
The following reclassifications were made:
Undistributed net investment income ($) | Accumulated net realized gain ($) | Paid in capital ($) |
(10,324) | 14,476 | (4,152) |
Net investment income (loss) and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years indicated was as follows:
Year Ended February 28, 2023 | Year Ended February 28, 2022 |
Ordinary income ($) | Long-term capital gains ($) | Total ($) | Ordinary income ($) | Long-term capital gains ($) | Total ($) |
43,867,220 | 306,312,666 | 350,179,886 | 49,452,878 | 538,800,224 | 588,253,102 |
Short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions for tax purposes.
At February 28, 2023, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income ($) | Undistributed long-term capital gains ($) | Capital loss carryforwards ($) | Net unrealized appreciation ($) |
6,890,020 | 90,496,393 | — | 1,947,691,738 |
At February 28, 2023, the cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes along with the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
Federal tax cost ($) | Gross unrealized appreciation ($) | Gross unrealized (depreciation) ($) | Net unrealized appreciation ($) |
863,283,212 | 1,985,148,334 | (37,456,596) | 1,947,691,738 |
Tax cost of investments and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) may also include timing differences that do not constitute adjustments to tax basis.
Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions in the Fund that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management’s conclusion 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). Generally, the Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 5. Portfolio information
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and derivatives, if any, aggregated to $287,733,540 and $631,261,610, respectively, for the year ended February 28, 2023. The amount of purchase and sale activity impacts the portfolio turnover rate reported in the Financial Highlights.
Note 6. Affiliated money market fund
The Fund invests in Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, an affiliated money market fund established for the exclusive use by the Fund and other affiliated funds (the Affiliated MMF). The income earned by the Fund from such investments is included as Dividends - affiliated issuers in the Statement of Operations. As an investing fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the Affiliated MMF. The Affiliated MMF prices its shares with a floating net asset value. In addition, the Board of Trustees of the Affiliated MMF may impose a fee on redemptions (sometimes referred to as a liquidity fee) or temporarily suspend redemptions (sometimes referred to as imposing a redemption gate) in the event its liquidity falls below regulatory limits.
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Note 7. Interfund lending
Pursuant to an exemptive order granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund participates in a program (the Interfund Program) allowing each participating Columbia Fund (each, a Participating Fund) to lend money directly to and, except for closed-end funds and money market funds, borrow money directly from other Participating Funds for temporary purposes. The amounts eligible for borrowing and lending under the Interfund Program are subject to certain restrictions.
Interfund loans are subject to the risk that the borrowing fund could be unable to repay the loan when due, and a delay in repayment to the lending fund could result in lost opportunities and/or additional lending costs. The exemptive order is subject to conditions intended to mitigate conflicts of interest arising from the Investment Manager’s relationship with each Participating Fund.
The Fund’s activity in the Interfund Program during the year ended February 28, 2023 was as follows:
Borrower or lender | Average loan balance ($) | Weighted average interest rate (%) | Number of days with outstanding loans |
Borrower | 63,300,000 | 3.41 | 4 |
Lender | 6,600,000 | 3.04 | 4 |
Interest income earned and interest expense incurred by the Fund is recorded as Interfund lending in the Statement of Operations. The Fund had no outstanding interfund loans at February 28, 2023.
Note 8. Line of credit
The Fund has access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citibank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. Pursuant to an October 27, 2022 amendment and restatement, the credit facility, which is an agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager or an affiliated investment manager, severally and not jointly, permits aggregate borrowings up to $950 million. Interest is currently charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the secured overnight financing rate plus 0.10% and (iii) the overnight bank funding rate, plus in each case, 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the unused amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.15% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations. This agreement expires annually in October unless extended or renewed. Prior to the October 27, 2022 amendment and restatement, the Fund had access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citibank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. which permitted collective borrowings up to $950 million. Interest was charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the secured overnight financing rate plus 0.11448% and (iii) the overnight bank funding rate, plus in each case, 1.00%.
The Fund had no borrowings during the year ended February 28, 2023.
Note 9. Significant risks
Information technology sector risk
The Fund is more susceptible to the particular risks that may affect companies in the information technology sector than if it were invested in a wider variety of companies in unrelated sectors. Companies in the information technology sector are subject to certain risks, including the risk that new services, equipment or technologies will not be accepted by consumers and businesses or will become rapidly obsolete. Performance of such companies may be affected by factors including obtaining and protecting patents (or the failure to do so) and significant competitive pressures, including aggressive pricing of their products or services, new market entrants, competition for market share and short product cycles due to an accelerated rate of technological developments. Such competitive pressures may lead to limited earnings and/or falling profit margins. As a result, the value of their securities may fall or fail to rise. In addition, many information technology sector companies have limited operating histories and prices of these companies’ securities historically have been more volatile than other
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February 28, 2023
securities, especially over the short term. Some companies in the information technology sector are facing increased government and regulatory scrutiny and may be subject to adverse government or regulatory action, which could negatively impact the value of their securities.
Market risk
The Fund may incur losses due to declines in the value of one or more securities in which it invests. These declines may be due to factors affecting a particular issuer, or the result of, among other things, political, regulatory, market, economic or social developments affecting the relevant market(s) more generally. In addition, turbulence in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or fixed income markets may negatively affect many issuers, which could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to price or value hard-to-value assets in thinly traded and closed markets and could cause significant redemptions and operational challenges. Global economies and financial markets are increasingly interconnected, and conditions and events in one country, region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies worldwide. As a result, local, regional or global events such as terrorism, war, natural disasters, disease/virus outbreaks and epidemics or other public health issues, recessions, depressions or other events – or the potential for such events – could have a significant negative impact on global economic and market conditions.
The large-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022 has resulted in sanctions and market disruptions, including declines in regional and global stock markets, unusual volatility in global commodity markets and significant devaluations of Russian currency. The extent and duration of the military action are impossible to predict but could be significant. Market disruption caused by the Russian military action, and any counter-measures or responses thereto (including international sanctions, a downgrade in the country’s credit rating, purchasing and financing restrictions, boycotts, tariffs, changes in consumer or purchaser preferences, cyberattacks and espionage) could have severe adverse impacts on regional and/or global securities and commodities markets, including markets for oil and natural gas. These impacts may include reduced market liquidity, distress in credit markets, further disruption of global supply chains, increased risk of inflation, and limited access to investments in certain international markets and/or issuers. These developments and other related events could negatively impact Fund performance.
Passive investment risk
The Fund is not “actively” managed and may be affected by a general decline in market segments related to its Index’s investment exposures. The Fund invests in securities or instruments included in, or believed by the Investment Manager to be representative of the Index regardless of their investment merits. The Fund does not seek temporary defensive positions when markets decline or appear overvalued. The decision of whether to remove a security from the tracking index is made by an independent index provider who is not affiliated with the Fund or the Investment Manager.
Shareholder concentration risk
At February 28, 2023, affiliated shareholders of record owned 36.4% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund. In the case of a large redemption, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at inopportune times, including its liquid positions, which may result in Fund losses and the Fund holding a higher percentage of less liquid positions. Large redemptions could result in decreased economies of scale and increased operating expenses for non-redeeming Fund shareholders.
Note 10. Subsequent events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued. Other than as noted below, there were no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
On March 10, 2023, U.S. regulators shut down Silicon Valley Bank after its depositors rushed to withdraw their funds. On March 12, 2023, New York-based Signature Bank failed and was closed by New York State regulators. These bank closures and other related events could have a negative impact on Fund performance and the value of an investment in the Fund. Since these bank closures, the value of these securities have experienced significant declines. On February 28, 2023, securities issued by these banks or their parent companies represented 0.1% of the Fund’s net assets.
Note 11. Information regarding pending and settled legal proceedings
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates are involved in the normal course of business in legal proceedings which include regulatory inquiries, arbitration and litigation, including class actions concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their activities as part of a diversified financial services firm. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Fund is 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 Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund. Ameriprise Financial is required to make quarterly (10-Q), annual (10-K) and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 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 Fund. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund, 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 or one or more of its affiliates that provides services to the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust and Shareholders of Columbia Large Cap Index Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Columbia Large Cap Index Fund (one of the funds constituting Columbia Funds Series Trust, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of February 28, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended February 28, 2023, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended February 28, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended February 28, 2023 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of February 28, 2023, 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 ended February 28, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended February 28, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of February 28, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and broker. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 21, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies within the Columbia Funds Complex since 1977.
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Federal Income Tax Information
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The Fund hereby designates the following tax attributes for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023. Shareholders will be notified in early 2024 of the amounts for use in preparing 2023 income tax returns.
Qualified dividend income | Dividends received deduction | Capital gain dividend |
100.00% | 100.00% | $266,009,772 |
Qualified dividend income. For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, the percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that represents qualified dividend income subject to reduced tax rates.
Dividends received deduction. The percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.
Capital gain dividend. The Fund designates as a capital gain dividend the amount reflected above, or if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such fiscal period.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
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The Board oversees the Fund’s operations and appoints officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies set by the Board. The following table provides basic biographical information about the Fund’s Trustees as of the printing of this report, including their principal occupations during the past five years, although specific titles for individuals may have varied over the period. The year set forth beneath Length of Service in the table below is the year in which the Trustee was first appointed or elected as Trustee to any Fund currently in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof. Under current Board policy, each Trustee generally serves until December 31 of the year such Trustee turns seventy-five (75).
Independent trustees
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
George S. Batejan c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2017 | Executive Vice President, Global Head of Technology and Operations, Janus Capital Group, Inc., 2010-2016 | 176 | Former Chairman of the Board, NICSA (National Investment Company Services Association) (Executive Committee, Nominating Committee and Governance Committee), 2014-2016; former Director, Intech Investment Management, 2011-2016; former Board Member, Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, 2015-2016; former Advisory Board Member, University of Colorado Business School, 2015-2018; former Board Member, Chase Bank International, 1993-1994 |
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Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Kathleen Blatz c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2006 | Attorney, specializing in arbitration and mediation; Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1998-2006; Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1996-1998; Fourth Judicial District Court Judge, Hennepin County, 1994-1996; Attorney in private practice and public service, 1984-1993; State Representative, Minnesota House of Representatives, 1979-1993, which included service on the Tax and Financial Institutions and Insurance Committees; Member and Interim Chair, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, January-July 2017; Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (health care insurance), February-July 2018, April-October 2021 | 176 | Former Trustee, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, 2009-2021 (Chair of the Business Development Committee, 2014-2017; Chair of the Governance Committee, 2017-2019); former Member and Chair of the Board, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, January 2017-July 2017; former Director, Robina Foundation, 2009-2020 (Chair, 2014-2020); Director, Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, since 2021 |
Pamela G. Carlton c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Chair since 2023; Trustee since 2007 | President, Springboard — Partners in Cross Cultural Leadership (consulting company), since 2003; Managing Director of US Equity Research, JP Morgan Chase, 1999-2003; Director of US Equity Research, Chase Asset Management, 1996-1999; Co-Director Latin America Research, 1993-1996, COO Global Research, 1992-1996, Co-Director of US Research, 1991-1992, Investment Banker, 1982-1991, Morgan Stanley; Attorney, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, 1980-1982 | 176 | Trustee, New York Presbyterian Hospital Board, since 1996; Director, DR Bank (Audit Committee) since 2017; Director, Evercore Inc. (Audit Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee), since 2019; Director, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee), since 2021; the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (IDC), since 2021 |
Janet Langford Carrig c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1957 | Trustee since 1996 | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ConocoPhillips (independent energy company), September 2007-October 2018 | 174 | Director, EQT Corporation (natural gas producer), since 2019; former Director, Whiting Petroleum Corporation (independent oil and gas company), 2020-2022 |
J. Kevin Connaughton c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1964 | Trustee since 2020 | CEO and President, RhodeWay Financial (non-profit financial planning firm), since December 2022; Member, FINRA National Adjudicatory Council, since January 2020; Adjunct Professor of Finance, Bentley University since January 2018; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from March 2016 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Managing Director and General Manager of Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, May 2010-February 2015; President, Columbia Funds, 2008-2015; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, 2003-2015 | 174 | Former Director, The Autism Project, March 2015-December 2021; former Member of the Investment Committee, St. Michael’s College, November 2015-February 2020; former Trustee, St. Michael’s College, June 2017-September 2019; former Trustee, New Century Portfolios, January 2015-December 2017 |
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Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Olive M. Darragh c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1962 | Trustee since 2020 | Managing Director of Darragh Inc. (strategy and talent management consulting firm), since 2010; Founder and CEO, Zolio, Inc. (investment management talent identification platform), since 2004; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from June 2019 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Partner, Tudor Investments, 2004-2010; Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company (consulting), 1990-2004; Touche Ross CPA, 1985-1988 | 174 | Treasurer, Edinburgh University US Trust Board; Member, HBS Community Action Partners Board; Former Director, University of Edinburgh Business School (Member of US Board); former Director, Boston Public Library Foundation |
Patricia M. Flynn c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1950 | Trustee since 2004 | Professor of Economics and Management, Bentley University, since 2002; Dean, McCallum Graduate School of Business, Bentley University, 1992-2002 | 176 | Former Trustee, MA Taxpayers Foundation,1997-2022; former Governing Board Member (Chairperson of Innovation Index Advisory Committee), MA Technology Collaborative, 1997-2020; former Director, The MA Business Roundtable, 2003-2019 |
Brian J. Gallagher c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2017 | Retired; Partner with Deloitte & Touche LLP and its predecessors, 1977-2016 | 176 | Trustee, Catholic Schools Foundation, since 2004 |
Douglas A. Hacker c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1955 | Trustee since 1996 | Independent business executive, since May 2006; Executive Vice President – Strategy of United Airlines, December 2002 - May 2006; President of UAL Loyalty Services (airline marketing company), September 2001-December 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines, July 1999-September 2001 | 176 | Director, Spartan Nash Company (Chair of the Board) (food distributor); Director, Aircastle Limited (Chair of Audit Committee) (aircraft leasing); former Director, Nash Finch Company (food distributor), 2005-2013; former Director, SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. (container leasing), 2010-2013; and former Director, Travelport Worldwide Limited (travel information technology), 2014-2019 |
Nancy T. Lukitsh c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1956 | Trustee since 2011 | Senior Vice President, Partner and Director of Marketing, Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment adviser), 1997-2010; Chair, Wellington Management Portfolios (commingled non-U.S. investment pools), 2007-2010; Director, Wellington Trust Company, NA and other Wellington affiliates, 1997-2010 | 174 | None |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
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Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
David M. Moffett c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1952 | Trustee since 2011 | Retired; former Chief Executive Officer of Freddie Mac and Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Bank | 174 | Director, CSX Corporation (transportation suppliers); Director, PayPal Holdings Inc. (payment and data processing services); Trustee, University of Oklahoma Foundation; former Director, eBay Inc. (online trading community), 2007-2015; and former Director, CIT Bank, CIT Group Inc. (commercial and consumer finance), 2010-2016; former Advisor to Bridgewater Associates and The Carlyle Group |
Catherine James Paglia c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1952 | Trustee since 2004 | Director, Enterprise Asset Management, Inc. (private real estate and asset management company), since September 1998; Managing Director and Partner, Interlaken Capital, Inc., 1989-1997; Vice President, 1982-1985, Principal, 1985-1987, Managing Director, 1987-1989, Morgan Stanley; Vice President, Investment Banking, 1980-1982, Associate, Investment Banking, 1976-1980, Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. | 176 | Director, Valmont Industries, Inc. (irrigation systems manufacturer), since 2012; Trustee, Carleton College (on the Investment Committee); Trustee, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (on the Investment Committee) |
Natalie A. Trunow c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1967 | Trustee since 2020 | Chief Executive Officer, Millennial Portfolio Solutions LLC (asset management and consulting services), January 2016-January 2021; Non-executive Member of the Investment Committee and Valuation Committee, Sarona Asset Management Inc. (private equity firm) since September 2019; Advisor, Horizon Investments (asset management and consulting services), August 2018-January 2022; Advisor, Paradigm Asset Management, November 2016-January 2022; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from September 2016 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Director of Investments/Consultant, Casey Family Programs, April 2016-November 2016; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Calvert Investments, August 2008-January 2016; Section Head and Portfolio Manager, General Motors Asset Management, June 1997-August 2008 | 174 | Independent Director, Investment Committee, Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc., 2010-2021; Independent Director, (Executive Committee and Chair, Audit Committee), Consumer Credit Counseling Services (formerly Guidewell Financial Solutions), since 2016; Independent Director, (Investment Committee), Sarona Asset Management, since 2019 |
Sandra L. Yeager c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1964 | Trustee since 2017 | Retired; President and founder, Hanoverian Capital, LLC (SEC registered investment advisor firm), 2008-2016; Managing Director, DuPont Capital, 2006-2008; Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, 2004-2006; Senior Vice President, Alliance Bernstein, 1990-2004 | 176 | Former Director, NAPE Education Foundation, October 2016-October 2020; Advisory Board, Jennersville YMCA, since 2022 |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
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* | The term “Columbia Funds Complex” as used herein includes Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund, Tri-Continental Corporation and each series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (CFST), Columbia Funds Series Trust I (CFST I), Columbia Funds Series Trust II (CFST II), Columbia ETF Trust I (CET I), Columbia ETF Trust II (CET II), Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust (CFVIT) and Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust II (CFVST II). Messrs. Batejan, Beckman, Gallagher and Hacker and Mses. Blatz, Carlton, Carrig, Flynn, Paglia and Yeager serve as Directors of Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund and Tri-Continental Corporation. |
Interested trustee affiliated with Investment Manager*
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Daniel J. Beckman c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1962 | Trustee since November 2021 and President since June 2021 | Vice President – Head of North America Product, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since April 2015; President and Principal Executive Officer of the Columbia Funds, since June 2021; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, 2020-2021 | 176 | Director, Ameriprise Trust Company, since October 2016; Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since November 2018; Board of Governors, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC since, January 2022; Director, Columbia Threadneedle Canada, Inc., since December 2022 |
* | Interested person (as defined under the 1940 Act) by reason of being an officer, director, security holder and/or employee of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial. |
The Statement of Additional Information has additional information about the Fund’s Board members and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800.345.6611, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or contacting your financial intermediary.
The Board has appointed officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies it has established. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board. The following table provides basic information about the Officers of the Fund as of the printing of this report, including principal occupations during the past five years, although their specific titles may have varied over the period. In addition to Mr. Beckman, who is President and Principal Executive Officer, the Fund’s other officers are:
Fund officers
Name, address and year of birth | Position and year first appointed to position for any Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof | Principal occupation(s) during past five years |
Michael G. Clarke 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1969 | Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer (2009) and Senior Vice President (2019) | Senior Vice President and Head of Global Operations & Investor Services, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since March 2022 (previously Vice President, Head of North American Operations, and Co-Head of Global Operations, June 2019 to February 2022 and Vice President – Accounting and Tax, May 2010 - May 2019); senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2002. |
Joseph Beranek 5890 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1965 | Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) (2019) and Principal Financial Officer (2020), CFST, CFST I, CFST II, CFVIT and CFVST II; Assistant Treasurer, CET I and CET II | Vice President – Mutual Fund Accounting and Financial Reporting, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since December 2018 and March 2017, respectively. |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
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Fund officers (continued)
Name, address and year of birth | Position and year first appointed to position for any Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof | Principal occupation(s) during past five years |
Marybeth Pilat 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1968 | Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) and Principal Financial Officer (2020) for CET I and CET II; Assistant Treasurer, CFST, CFST I, CFST II, CFVIT and CFVST II | Vice President – Product Pricing and Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2017. |
William F. Truscott 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1960 | Senior Vice President (2001) | Formerly, Trustee/Director of Columbia Funds Complex or legacy funds, November 2001-January 1, 2021; Chief Executive Officer, Global Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since September 2012; Chairman of the Board and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since July 2004 and February 2012, respectively; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., since November 2008 and February 2012, respectively; Chairman of the Board and Director, Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings, Sàrl, since March 2013 and December 2008, respectively; senior executive of various entities affiliated with Columbia Threadneedle. |
Christopher O. Petersen 5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1970 | Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary (2021) | Formerly, Trustee/Director of funds within the Columbia Funds Complex, July 1, 2020 - November 22, 2021; Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since September 2021 (previously Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel, January 2015 - September 2021); formerly, President and Principal Executive Officer of the Columbia Funds, 2015 - 2021; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2007. |
Thomas P. McGuire 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1972 | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (2012) | Vice President – Asset Management Compliance, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Acorn/Wanger Funds, since December 2015; formerly, Chief Compliance Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, September 2010 – September 2020. |
Ryan C. Larrenaga 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1970 | Senior Vice President (2017), Chief Legal Officer (2017), and Secretary (2015) | Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since August 2018 (previously Vice President and Group Counsel, August 2011 - August 2018); Chief Legal Officer, Columbia Acorn/Wanger Funds, since September 2020; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2005. |
Michael E. DeFao 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1968 | Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2010) | Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since October 2021 (previously Vice President and Assistant Secretary, May 2010 – September 2021). |
Lyn Kephart-Strong 5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1960 | Vice President (2015) | Vice President, Global Investment Operations Services, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since 2010; President, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., since October 2014; President, Ameriprise Trust Company, since January 2017. |
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P.O. Box 219104
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Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Fund, go to
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Columbia Threadneedle Investments (Columbia Threadneedle) is the global brand name of the Columbia and Threadneedle group of companies. All rights reserved.
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Annual Report
February 28, 2023
Columbia Large Cap Growth Opportunity Fund
Not FDIC or NCUA Insured • No Financial Institution Guarantee • May Lose Value
If you elect to receive the shareholder report for Columbia Large Cap Growth Opportunity Fund (the Fund) in paper, mailed to you, the Fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address, unless such shareholder elects to receive shareholder reports from the Fund electronically via e-mail or by having a paper notice mailed to you (Postcard Notice) that your Fund’s shareholder report is available at the Columbia funds’ website (columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/). If you would like more than one report in paper to be mailed to you, or would like to elect to receive reports via e-mail or access them through Postcard Notice, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.
Proxy voting policies and procedures
The policy of the Board of Trustees is to vote the proxies of the companies in which the Fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31st for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30th of that year, and is available without charge by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/, or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.
Quarterly schedule of investments
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-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, is available on columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.
Additional Fund information
For more information about the Fund, please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time.
Fund investment manager
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager)
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Fund distributor
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Fund transfer agent
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 219104
Kansas City, MO 64121-9104
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Fund at a Glance
(Unaudited)
Investment objective
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.
Portfolio management
Nicolas Janvier, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2020
Morningstar style boxTM
The Morningstar Style Box is based on a fund’s portfolio holdings. 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.
© 2023 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.
Average annual total returns (%) (for the period ended February 28, 2023) |
| | Inception | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years |
Class A | Excluding sales charges | 12/31/97 | -15.76 | 9.09 | 12.01 |
| Including sales charges | | -20.60 | 7.81 | 11.34 |
Advisor Class | 11/08/12 | -15.58 | 9.37 | 12.28 |
Class C | Excluding sales charges | 12/31/97 | -16.43 | 8.27 | 11.17 |
| Including sales charges | | -16.88 | 8.27 | 11.17 |
Institutional Class | 12/31/97 | -15.55 | 9.37 | 12.29 |
Institutional 2 Class* | 12/11/13 | -15.51 | 9.44 | 12.36 |
Institutional 3 Class* | 03/01/17 | -15.52 | 9.48 | 12.24 |
Class R* | 10/26/16 | -15.98 | 8.83 | 11.73 |
Russell 1000 Growth Index | | -13.34 | 11.54 | 14.26 |
Returns for Class A shares are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. Returns for Class C shares are shown with and without the 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge for the first year only. The Fund’s other share classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. 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 share class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or calling 800.345.6611.
The Fund’s performance prior to November 2015, when the Investment Manager assumed day-to-day portfolio management responsibilities over the Fund, reflects returns achieved by a subadviser that managed the Fund according to different principal investment strategies. If the Fund’s current strategies had been in place for the prior periods, results shown may have been different.
* | The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund’s oldest share class. Since the Fund launched more than one class of shares at its inception, Class A shares were used. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information. |
The Russell 1000 Growth Index, an unmanaged index, measures the performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
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 at a Glance (continued)
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Performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment (February 28, 2013 — February 28, 2023)
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Large Cap Growth Opportunity 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.
Portfolio breakdown (%) (at February 28, 2023) |
Common Stocks | 99.7 |
Money Market Funds | 0.3 |
Total | 100.0 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total investments excluding investments in derivatives, if any. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
Equity sector breakdown (%) (at February 28, 2023) |
Communication Services | 11.3 |
Consumer Discretionary | 9.0 |
Consumer Staples | 7.3 |
Energy | 4.5 |
Financials | 2.0 |
Health Care | 12.5 |
Industrials | 9.9 |
Information Technology | 38.2 |
Materials | 1.4 |
Real Estate | 2.5 |
Utilities | 1.4 |
Total | 100.0 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total equity investments. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance
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For the 12-month period that ended February 28, 2023, Class A shares of Columbia Large Cap Growth Opportunity Fund returned -15.76% excluding sales charges. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index, which returned -13.34% for the same time period.
Market overview
U.S. equities delivered mixed results during the 12-month period ending February 28, 2023, with most major benchmarks posting negative returns despite strong results in certain industry groups. For example, the broad-market S&P 500 Index finished down 7.69%. In contrast, the energy sector within the S&P 500 Index was up more than 24%, and biotechnology stocks within the S&P 500 Index were up nearly 14%.
A key factor influencing sentiment was Russia’s invasion of Ukraine immediately before the start of the period. Although initial risk-off sentiment briefly reversed, equity markets began a choppy but steady downward trajectory that would last throughout the period. Along the way, drawdowns rivaled those last seen in the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and the dot-com meltdown in 2002.
These results were driven largely by investor sentiment that seemed to wavered between worry and hope around the course of inflation and corresponding action by the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed), which ended up hiking interest rates eight times by a combined 4.50 percentage points over the course of the period. Some upside appeared to be sparked by investors’ interpretation of Fed Chair Powell’s remarks after the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, when he announced an anticipated 75-basis point rate hike at the end of July. (A basis point is 1/100 of a percent.) What many seemingly heard were hints that interest rate hikes would slow in concert with softening economic growth. That takeaway seemingly evaporated a month later when Powell spoke at a symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and prioritized fighting inflation no matter how much pain the economy might suffer. His inflation-fighting resolve was confirmed by an additional 75-basis point hike in September, along with a forecast showing no expectations for rate cuts until 2024.
A similar about-face was repeated near year-end as sentiment abruptly turned positive to start the fourth quarter but stalled in mid-December when the Fed raised rates by 50 basis points. Slowing global growth and China’s zero-COVID lockdown policy compounded rate worries. Sentiment continued to see-saw though period-end. U.S. equities finished January 2023 on a decidedly positive note but gave back some of those gains in February, as worries over the so-called “higher-for-longer” rate regime overwhelmed any expectations of a slowdown in Fed rate hikes.
The Fund’s notable detractors during the period
• | Stock selection drove the Fund’s underperformance of its benchmark during the period, particularly within the information technology, financials, industrials and consumer staples sectors. |
• | The Fund’s overweight relative to the benchmark in the communication services sector also weighed on the Fund’s relative performance. |
• | Individual holdings that detracted most from the Fund’s performance versus the benchmark included financial services company SVB Financial Group (which the Fund sold in 2022 before it was shut down by U.S. regulators in March 2023), semiconductor company QUALCOMM, Inc., power generation and storage company Generac Holdings, Inc. and semiconductor company NVIDIA Corp. In addition to selling SVP Financial Group in 2022, the Fund also sold its positions in Generac and NVIDIA in 2022. |
The Fund’s notable contributors during the period
• | The Fund benefited from its allocations to and selections within the consumer discretionary and health care sectors. |
• | Strong stock selection within the communication services sector contributed to Fund performance versus its benchmark. |
• | Individual holdings that contributed most to Fund performance versus its benchmark during the period included internet retail giant Amazon.com, Inc., biotechnology company Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., off-price fashion and home retailer TJX Companies, Inc. and biotechnology company Horizon Therapeutics PLC. |
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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance (continued)
(Unaudited)
Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. Growth securities, at times, may not perform as well as value securities or the stock market in general and may be out of favor with investors. Foreign investments subject the Fund to risks, including political, economic, market, social and others within a particular country, as well as to currency instabilities and less stringent financial and accounting standards generally applicable to U.S. issuers. The Fund may invest significantly in issuers within a particular sector, which may be negatively affected by market, economic or other conditions, making the Fund more vulnerable to unfavorable developments in the sector. See the Fund’s prospectus for more information on these and other risks.
The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties who have contributed to this report. 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.
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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses
(Unaudited)
As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are shareholder transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing fund costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. The following information is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your Fund’s expenses
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided examples and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated 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. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the “Actual” column. The amount listed in the “Hypothetical” column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund’s actual return) and then applies the Fund’s actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See “Compare with other funds” below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, or redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.
September 1, 2022 — February 28, 2023 |
| Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | 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 | 1,000.90 | 1,019.59 | 5.21 | 5.26 | 1.05 |
Advisor Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,002.10 | 1,020.83 | 3.97 | 4.01 | 0.80 |
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 996.90 | 1,015.87 | 8.91 | 9.00 | 1.80 |
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,002.20 | 1,020.83 | 3.97 | 4.01 | 0.80 |
Institutional 2 Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,002.70 | 1,021.12 | 3.67 | 3.71 | 0.74 |
Institutional 3 Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,002.20 | 1,021.32 | 3.48 | 3.51 | 0.70 |
Class R | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,018.35 | 6.45 | 6.51 | 1.30 |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class as indicated above, multiplied by the average account value over the period and then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund’s most recent fiscal half year and divided by 365.
Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from its investment in underlying funds, including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
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Portfolio of Investments
February 28, 2023
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Investments in securities
Common Stocks 99.8% |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Communication Services 11.2% |
Entertainment 8.4% |
Electronic Arts, Inc. | 256,446 | 28,450,119 |
Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc., Class A(a) | 1,080,814 | 24,112,960 |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a) | 333,726 | 36,559,683 |
Walt Disney Co. (The)(a) | 46,203 | 4,602,281 |
Total | | 93,725,043 |
Interactive Media & Services 2.8% |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a) | 342,664 | 30,860,320 |
Total Communication Services | 124,585,363 |
Consumer Discretionary 9.0% |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 3.4% |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | 258,231 | 37,316,962 |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 4.9% |
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | 576,863 | 54,357,800 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.7% |
lululemon athletica, Inc.(a) | 25,973 | 8,030,852 |
Total Consumer Discretionary | 99,705,614 |
Consumer Staples 7.3% |
Beverages 2.5% |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 468,933 | 27,906,203 |
Food Products 2.5% |
Darling Ingredients, Inc.(a) | 253,737 | 16,053,940 |
Kellogg Co. | 168,070 | 11,082,536 |
Total | | 27,136,476 |
Household Products 2.3% |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 187,954 | 25,854,952 |
Total Consumer Staples | 80,897,631 |
Energy 4.5% |
Energy Equipment & Services 3.5% |
NOV, Inc. | 1,389,939 | 30,411,865 |
Schlumberger Ltd. | 157,595 | 8,385,630 |
Total | | 38,797,495 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 1.0% |
Hess Corp. | 83,354 | 11,227,784 |
Total Energy | 50,025,279 |
Financials 2.0% |
Capital Markets 2.0% |
Northern Trust Corp. | 234,604 | 22,350,723 |
Total Financials | 22,350,723 |
Health Care 12.4% |
Biotechnology 4.3% |
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a) | 205,343 | 20,450,109 |
Exact Sciences Corp.(a) | 102,272 | 6,374,614 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 71,605 | 20,786,215 |
Total | | 47,610,938 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 4.0% |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a) | 194,833 | 44,692,742 |
Health Care Providers & Services 1.1% |
Cigna Corp. (The) | 42,676 | 12,465,660 |
Pharmaceuticals 3.0% |
Catalent, Inc.(a) | 122,341 | 8,346,103 |
Eli Lilly & Co. | 79,148 | 24,632,441 |
Total | | 32,978,544 |
Total Health Care | 137,747,884 |
Industrials 9.9% |
Air Freight & Logistics 2.7% |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | 165,629 | 30,225,636 |
Commercial Services & Supplies 1.6% |
Cintas Corp. | 28,308 | 12,412,209 |
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc. | 93,751 | 5,734,748 |
Total | | 18,146,957 |
Construction & Engineering 1.8% |
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.(a) | 379,349 | 19,498,539 |
Machinery 0.7% |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | 88,242 | 7,554,398 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Road & Rail 3.1% |
Uber Technologies, Inc.(a) | 1,026,822 | 34,152,100 |
Total Industrials | 109,577,630 |
Information Technology 38.2% |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 5.7% |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | 68,703 | 8,747,266 |
Trimble Navigation Ltd.(a) | 145,852 | 7,593,055 |
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a) | 155,021 | 46,545,055 |
Total | | 62,885,376 |
IT Services 3.5% |
Visa, Inc., Class A | 174,023 | 38,274,619 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 19.4% |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a) | 217,252 | 17,071,662 |
Cirrus Logic, Inc.(a) | 248,377 | 25,520,737 |
GlobalFoundries, Inc.(a) | 289,533 | 18,918,086 |
Lam Research Corp. | 125,908 | 61,192,547 |
Marvell Technology, Inc. | 377,072 | 17,024,801 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 503,539 | 62,202,172 |
Teradyne, Inc. | 129,092 | 13,056,365 |
Total | | 214,986,370 |
Software 9.6% |
Adobe, Inc.(a) | 65,031 | 21,066,793 |
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(a) | 166,460 | 20,090,057 |
Microsoft Corp. | 238,416 | 59,465,719 |
Nutanix, Inc., Class A(a) | 209,141 | 5,908,233 |
Total | | 106,530,802 |
Total Information Technology | 422,677,167 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Materials 1.4% |
Chemicals 1.4% |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | 71,338 | 15,790,666 |
Total Materials | 15,790,666 |
Real Estate 2.5% |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) 2.5% |
Prologis, Inc. | 220,542 | 27,214,883 |
Total Real Estate | 27,214,883 |
Utilities 1.4% |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers 1.4% |
AES Corp. (The) | 609,551 | 15,043,718 |
Total Utilities | 15,043,718 |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,084,160,367) | 1,105,616,558 |
|
Money Market Funds 0.3% |
| Shares | Value ($) |
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 4.748%(b),(c) | 3,034,184 | 3,032,970 |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $3,032,957) | 3,032,970 |
Total Investments in Securities (Cost: $1,087,193,324) | 1,108,649,528 |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | (652,860) |
Net Assets | 1,107,996,668 |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) | Non-income producing investment. |
(b) | The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at February 28, 2023. |
(c) | As defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the company’s outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. The value of the holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the year ended February 28, 2023 are as follows: |
Affiliated issuers | Beginning of period($) | Purchases($) | Sales($) | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)($) | End of period($) | Realized gain (loss)($) | Dividends($) | End of period shares |
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 4.748% |
| 15,277,661 | 566,857,297 | (579,101,980) | (8) | 3,032,970 | (18,159) | 375,519 | 3,034,184 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Fair value measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
■ | Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments. |
■ | Level 2 — Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.). |
■ | Level 3 — Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments). |
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
The Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Investment Manager, through its Valuation Committee (the Committee), as valuation designee, responsible for determining the fair value of the assets of the Fund for which market quotations are not readily available using valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. Representatives of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC report to the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at February 28, 2023:
| Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) | Total ($) |
Investments in Securities | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | |
Communication Services | 124,585,363 | — | — | 124,585,363 |
Consumer Discretionary | 99,705,614 | — | — | 99,705,614 |
Consumer Staples | 80,897,631 | — | — | 80,897,631 |
Energy | 50,025,279 | — | — | 50,025,279 |
Financials | 22,350,723 | — | — | 22,350,723 |
Health Care | 137,747,884 | — | — | 137,747,884 |
Industrials | 109,577,630 | — | — | 109,577,630 |
Information Technology | 422,677,167 | — | — | 422,677,167 |
Materials | 15,790,666 | — | — | 15,790,666 |
Real Estate | 27,214,883 | — | — | 27,214,883 |
Utilities | 15,043,718 | — | — | 15,043,718 |
Total Common Stocks | 1,105,616,558 | — | — | 1,105,616,558 |
Money Market Funds | 3,032,970 | — | — | 3,032,970 |
Total Investments in Securities | 1,108,649,528 | — | — | 1,108,649,528 |
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
February 28, 2023
Assets | |
Investments in securities, at value | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,084,160,367) | $1,105,616,558 |
Affiliated issuers (cost $3,032,957) | 3,032,970 |
Receivable for: | |
Capital shares sold | 164,058 |
Dividends | 1,088,231 |
Foreign tax reclaims | 2,531 |
Expense reimbursement due from Investment Manager | 2,252 |
Prepaid expenses | 13,773 |
Total assets | 1,109,920,373 |
Liabilities | |
Payable for: | |
Capital shares purchased | 1,249,876 |
Management services fees | 22,463 |
Distribution and/or service fees | 5,674 |
Transfer agent fees | 117,095 |
Compensation of board members | 475,937 |
Compensation of chief compliance officer | 218 |
Other expenses | 52,442 |
Total liabilities | 1,923,705 |
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $1,107,996,668 |
Represented by | |
Paid in capital | 1,129,921,496 |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | (21,924,828) |
Total - representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $1,107,996,668 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)
February 28, 2023
Class A | |
Net assets | $766,362,176 |
Shares outstanding | 67,293,097 |
Net asset value per share | $11.39 |
Maximum sales charge | 5.75% |
Maximum offering price per share (calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge for Class A shares) | $12.08 |
Advisor Class | |
Net assets | $16,268,687 |
Shares outstanding | 1,114,136 |
Net asset value per share | $14.60 |
Class C | |
Net assets | $7,714,644 |
Shares outstanding | 2,433,177 |
Net asset value per share | $3.17 |
Institutional Class | |
Net assets | $282,203,382 |
Shares outstanding | 20,584,000 |
Net asset value per share | $13.71 |
Institutional 2 Class | |
Net assets | $20,198,895 |
Shares outstanding | 1,352,352 |
Net asset value per share | $14.94 |
Institutional 3 Class | |
Net assets | $992,674 |
Shares outstanding | 71,390 |
Net asset value per share | $13.90 |
Class R | |
Net assets | $14,256,210 |
Shares outstanding | 1,245,483 |
Net asset value per share | $11.45 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended February 28, 2023
Net investment income | |
Income: | |
Dividends — unaffiliated issuers | $11,351,602 |
Dividends — affiliated issuers | 375,519 |
Interfund lending | 620 |
Foreign taxes withheld | (3,797) |
Total income | 11,723,944 |
Expenses: | |
Management services fees | 9,288,037 |
Distribution and/or service fees | |
Class A | 2,155,741 |
Class C | 96,406 |
Class R | 80,389 |
Transfer agent fees | |
Class A | 964,996 |
Advisor Class | 20,166 |
Class C | 10,775 |
Institutional Class | 385,131 |
Institutional 2 Class | 13,288 |
Institutional 3 Class | 198 |
Class R | 17,995 |
Compensation of board members | 9,033 |
Custodian fees | 10,240 |
Printing and postage fees | 85,287 |
Registration fees | 116,113 |
Audit fees | 32,700 |
Legal fees | 30,076 |
Interest on interfund lending | 126 |
Compensation of chief compliance officer | 212 |
Other | 31,137 |
Total expenses | 13,348,046 |
Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Investment Manager and its affiliates | (826,452) |
Expense reduction | (1,238) |
Total net expenses | 12,520,356 |
Net investment loss | (796,412) |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers | (13,373,643) |
Investments — affiliated issuers | (18,159) |
Net realized loss | (13,391,802) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers | (243,565,271) |
Investments — affiliated issuers | (8) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (243,565,279) |
Net realized and unrealized loss | (256,957,081) |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | $(257,753,493) |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year Ended February 28, 2023 | Year Ended February 28, 2022 |
Operations | | |
Net investment loss | $(796,412) | $(6,040,143) |
Net realized gain (loss) | (13,391,802) | 667,650,108 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (243,565,279) | (590,491,987) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (257,753,493) | 71,117,978 |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Net investment income and net realized gains | | |
Class A | (160,896,679) | (421,064,836) |
Advisor Class | (2,753,787) | (7,670,849) |
Class C | (4,377,770) | (10,858,622) |
Institutional Class | (56,728,449) | (167,409,437) |
Institutional 2 Class | (3,551,291) | (10,606,828) |
Institutional 3 Class | (275,220) | (503,226) |
Class R | (2,882,741) | (8,113,395) |
Total distributions to shareholders | (231,465,937) | (626,227,193) |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock activity | (55,974,325) | 359,328,810 |
Total decrease in net assets | (545,193,755) | (195,780,405) |
Net assets at beginning of year | 1,653,190,423 | 1,848,970,828 |
Net assets at end of year | $1,107,996,668 | $1,653,190,423 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
| Year Ended | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2023 | February 28, 2022 |
| Shares | Dollars ($) | Shares | Dollars ($) |
Capital stock activity |
Class A | | | | |
Subscriptions | 5,043,934 | 56,074,589 | 6,956,448 | 143,180,568 |
Distributions reinvested | 10,204,507 | 110,514,809 | 14,401,962 | 288,079,087 |
Redemptions | (13,336,461) | (161,761,899) | (7,191,823) | (156,275,823) |
Net increase | 1,911,980 | 4,827,499 | 14,166,587 | 274,983,832 |
Advisor Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 192,387 | 2,935,428 | 110,541 | 2,961,031 |
Distributions reinvested | 198,370 | 2,749,415 | 315,936 | 7,659,342 |
Redemptions | (396,695) | (6,153,977) | (221,140) | (5,635,233) |
Net increase (decrease) | (5,938) | (469,134) | 205,337 | 4,985,140 |
Class C | | | | |
Subscriptions | 347,818 | 1,251,941 | 146,191 | 1,648,532 |
Distributions reinvested | 1,410,005 | 4,272,314 | 1,170,598 | 10,506,512 |
Redemptions | (1,338,213) | (5,424,307) | (1,479,921) | (18,661,446) |
Net increase (decrease) | 419,610 | 99,948 | (163,132) | (6,506,402) |
Institutional Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 1,472,522 | 20,742,383 | 1,926,649 | 46,905,979 |
Distributions reinvested | 3,638,896 | 47,342,044 | 6,036,812 | 139,332,423 |
Redemptions | (8,617,759) | (125,979,645) | (4,471,485) | (109,509,867) |
Net increase (decrease) | (3,506,341) | (57,895,218) | 3,491,976 | 76,728,535 |
Institutional 2 Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 120,421 | 1,979,713 | 152,604 | 4,255,802 |
Distributions reinvested | 250,620 | 3,551,291 | 429,597 | 10,606,828 |
Redemptions | (502,835) | (7,978,804) | (340,250) | (8,709,668) |
Net increase (decrease) | (131,794) | (2,447,800) | 241,951 | 6,152,962 |
Institutional 3 Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 82,541 | 1,452,653 | 3,546 | 94,111 |
Distributions reinvested | 19,494 | 257,121 | 19,395 | 453,005 |
Redemptions | (102,126) | (1,609,240) | (13,037) | (329,525) |
Net increase (decrease) | (91) | 100,534 | 9,904 | 217,591 |
Class R | | | | |
Subscriptions | 170,916 | 2,118,689 | 144,845 | 3,261,279 |
Distributions reinvested | 264,472 | 2,882,741 | 402,512 | 8,113,395 |
Redemptions | (405,852) | (5,191,584) | (393,500) | (8,607,522) |
Net increase (decrease) | 29,536 | (190,154) | 153,857 | 2,767,152 |
Total net increase (decrease) | (1,283,038) | (55,974,325) | 18,106,480 | 359,328,810 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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The following table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a class held for the periods shown. Per share net investment income (loss) amounts are calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Total return does not reflect payment of sales charges, if any. Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods of less than one year. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to purchase and sales transactions of short-term instruments and certain derivatives, if any. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
| Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income (loss) | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | Total from investment operations | Distributions from net realized gains | Total distributions to shareholders |
Class A |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $16.74 | (0.02) | (2.75) | (2.77) | (2.58) | (2.58) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $23.37 | (0.09) | 1.57 | 1.48 | (8.11) | (8.11) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $17.67 | (0.03) | 8.53 | 8.50 | (2.80) | (2.80) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $17.18 | (0.03) | 2.34 | 2.31 | (1.82) | (1.82) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $18.33 | (0.03) | 0.75 | 0.72 | (1.87) | (1.87) |
Advisor Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $20.51 | 0.02 | (3.35) | (3.33) | (2.58) | (2.58) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $27.08 | (0.04) | 1.69 | 1.65 | (8.22) | (8.22) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $20.07 | 0.02 | 9.79 | 9.81 | (2.80) | (2.80) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $19.26 | 0.02 | 2.61 | 2.63 | (1.82) | (1.82) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $20.27 | 0.02 | 0.85 | 0.87 | (1.88) | (1.88) |
Class C |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $7.02 | (0.03) | (1.24) | (1.27) | (2.58) | (2.58) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $13.72 | (0.14) | 1.24 | 1.10 | (7.80) | (7.80) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $11.35 | (0.11) | 5.28 | 5.17 | (2.80) | (2.80) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $11.70 | (0.11) | 1.58 | 1.47 | (1.82) | (1.82) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $13.14 | (0.12) | 0.53 | 0.41 | (1.85) | (1.85) |
Institutional Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $19.45 | 0.02 | (3.18) | (3.16) | (2.58) | (2.58) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $26.05 | (0.03) | 1.65 | 1.62 | (8.22) | (8.22) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $19.39 | 0.02 | 9.44 | 9.46 | (2.80) | (2.80) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $18.66 | 0.02 | 2.53 | 2.55 | (1.82) | (1.82) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $19.70 | 0.02 | 0.82 | 0.84 | (1.88) | (1.88) |
Institutional 2 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $20.90 | 0.03 | (3.41) | (3.38) | (2.58) | (2.58) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $27.46 | (0.02) | 1.70 | 1.68 | (8.24) | (8.24) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $20.31 | 0.04 | 9.91 | 9.95 | (2.80) | (2.80) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $19.46 | 0.03 | 2.64 | 2.67 | (1.82) | (1.82) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $20.45 | 0.03 | 0.86 | 0.89 | (1.88) | (1.88) |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| Net asset value, end of period | Total return | Total gross expense ratio to average net assets(a) | Total net expense ratio to average net assets(a),(b) | Net investment income (loss) ratio to average net assets | Portfolio turnover | Net assets, end of period (000’s) |
Class A |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $11.39 | (15.76%) | 1.12%(c) | 1.05%(c),(d) | (0.13%) | 74% | $766,362 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $16.74 | 2.77% | 1.08%(c) | 1.04%(c),(d) | (0.38%) | 93% | $1,094,509 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $23.37 | 50.88% | 1.11%(c) | 1.04%(c),(d) | (0.15%) | 44% | $1,197,121 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $17.67 | 13.54% | 1.12% | 1.04%(d) | (0.16%) | 42% | $913,905 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $17.18 | 4.19% | 1.12% | 1.08%(d) | (0.16%) | 23% | $929,808 |
Advisor Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $14.60 | (15.58%) | 0.87%(c) | 0.80%(c),(d) | 0.12% | 74% | $16,269 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $20.51 | 3.00% | 0.83%(c) | 0.79%(c),(d) | (0.13%) | 93% | $22,974 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $27.08 | 51.34% | 0.86%(c) | 0.79%(c),(d) | 0.10% | 44% | $24,768 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $20.07 | 13.75% | 0.87% | 0.79%(d) | 0.09% | 42% | $17,809 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $19.26 | 4.53% | 0.87% | 0.83%(d) | 0.09% | 23% | $26,286 |
Class C |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $3.17 | (16.43%) | 1.86%(c) | 1.80%(c),(d) | (0.89%) | 74% | $7,715 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $7.02 | 1.97% | 1.83%(c) | 1.79%(c),(d) | (1.14%) | 93% | $14,135 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $13.72 | 49.77% | 1.86%(c) | 1.79%(c),(d) | (0.90%) | 44% | $29,863 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $11.35 | 12.66% | 1.87% | 1.80%(d) | (0.91%) | 42% | $37,004 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $11.70 | 3.46% | 1.86% | 1.84%(d) | (0.96%) | 23% | $57,316 |
Institutional Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $13.71 | (15.55%) | 0.86%(c) | 0.80%(c),(d) | 0.12% | 74% | $282,203 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $19.45 | 2.99% | 0.83%(c) | 0.79%(c),(d) | (0.14%) | 93% | $468,670 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $26.05 | 51.34% | 0.86%(c) | 0.79%(c),(d) | 0.10% | 44% | $536,602 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $19.39 | 13.76% | 0.87% | 0.79%(d) | 0.09% | 42% | $410,156 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $18.66 | 4.51% | 0.87% | 0.83%(d) | 0.09% | 23% | $472,922 |
Institutional 2 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $14.94 | (15.51%) | 0.81%(c) | 0.74%(c) | 0.18% | 74% | $20,199 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $20.90 | 3.09% | 0.77%(c) | 0.74%(c) | (0.08%) | 93% | $31,012 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $27.46 | 51.43% | 0.79%(c) | 0.73%(c) | 0.15% | 44% | $34,108 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $20.31 | 13.81% | 0.80% | 0.73% | 0.16% | 42% | $19,798 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $19.46 | 4.60% | 0.80% | 0.76% | 0.17% | 23% | $12,349 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income (loss) | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | Total from investment operations | Distributions from net realized gains | Total distributions to shareholders |
Institutional 3 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $19.67 | 0.04 | (3.23) | (3.19) | (2.58) | (2.58) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $26.27 | (0.01) | 1.67 | 1.66 | (8.26) | (8.26) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $19.52 | 0.05 | 9.50 | 9.55 | (2.80) | (2.80) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $18.75 | 0.04 | 2.55 | 2.59 | (1.82) | (1.82) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $19.77 | 0.04 | 0.82 | 0.86 | (1.88) | (1.88) |
Class R |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $16.85 | (0.05) | (2.77) | (2.82) | (2.58) | (2.58) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $23.44 | (0.15) | 1.57 | 1.42 | (8.01) | (8.01) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $17.75 | (0.08) | 8.57 | 8.49 | (2.80) | (2.80) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $17.30 | (0.07) | 2.34 | 2.27 | (1.82) | (1.82) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $18.47 | (0.07) | 0.76 | 0.69 | (1.86) | (1.86) |
Notes to Financial Highlights |
(a) | In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund’s reported expense ratios. |
(b) | Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. |
(c) | Ratios include interfund lending expense which is less than 0.01%. |
(d) | The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| Net asset value, end of period | Total return | Total gross expense ratio to average net assets(a) | Total net expense ratio to average net assets(a),(b) | Net investment income (loss) ratio to average net assets | Portfolio turnover | Net assets, end of period (000’s) |
Institutional 3 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $13.90 | (15.52%) | 0.77%(c) | 0.70%(c) | 0.24% | 74% | $993 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $19.67 | 3.14% | 0.73%(c) | 0.69%(c) | (0.03%) | 93% | $1,406 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $26.27 | 51.47% | 0.75%(c) | 0.69%(c) | 0.20% | 44% | $1,618 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $19.52 | 13.91% | 0.76% | 0.69% | 0.20% | 42% | $875 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $18.75 | 4.61% | 0.77% | 0.71% | 0.24% | 23% | $780 |
Class R |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $11.45 | (15.98%) | 1.37%(c) | 1.30%(c),(d) | (0.38%) | 74% | $14,256 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $16.85 | 2.50% | 1.33%(c) | 1.29%(c),(d) | (0.64%) | 93% | $20,484 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $23.44 | 50.57% | 1.36%(c) | 1.29%(c),(d) | (0.40%) | 44% | $24,892 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $17.75 | 13.20% | 1.37% | 1.30%(d) | (0.41%) | 42% | $21,006 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $17.30 | 4.00% | 1.37% | 1.33%(d) | (0.41%) | 23% | $24,324 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2023
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Large Cap Growth Opportunity Fund (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.
Fund shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value). The Fund offers each of the share classes listed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by the Trust’s organizational documents or by law. Each share class has its own expense and sales charge structure. Different share classes may have different minimum initial investment amounts and pay different net investment income distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of distributing such share classes vary. Distributions to shareholders in a liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class.
As described in the Fund’s prospectus, Class A and Class C shares are offered to the general public for investment. Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares after 8 years. Advisor Class, Institutional Class, Institutional 2 Class, Institutional 3 Class and Class R shares are available for purchase through authorized investment professionals to omnibus retirement plans or to institutional investors and to certain other investors as also described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which 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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security valuation
Equity securities listed on an exchange are valued at the closing price or last trade price on their primary exchange at the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange. Securities with a closing price not readily available or not listed on any exchange are valued at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices. Listed preferred stocks convertible into common stocks are valued using an evaluated price from a pricing service.
Foreign equity securities are valued based on the closing price or last trade price on their primary exchange at the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange. If any foreign equity security closing prices are not readily available, the securities are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices on such exchanges or markets. Foreign currency exchange rates are determined at the scheduled closing time of the New York Stock Exchange. Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange; therefore, the closing prices for securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. In those situations, foreign securities will be fair valued pursuant to a policy approved by the Board of Trustees. Under the policy, the Fund may utilize a third-party pricing service to determine these fair values. The third-party pricing service takes into account multiple factors, including, but not limited to, movements in the U.S. securities markets, certain depositary receipts, futures contracts and foreign exchange rates that have occurred subsequent to the close of the foreign exchange or market, to determine a good faith estimate that reasonably reflects the current market conditions as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange. The fair value of a security is likely to be different from the quoted or published price, if available.
Investments in open-end investment companies (other than exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), are valued at the latest net asset value reported by those companies as of the valuation time.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reflective of market value or reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the quoted or published price for the security, if available.
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 fair value.
GAAP requires disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category. This information is disclosed following the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
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
Corporate actions and dividend income are generally recorded net of any non-reclaimable tax withholdings, on the ex-dividend date or upon receipt of an ex-dividend notification in the case of certain foreign securities.
The Fund may receive distributions from holdings in equity securities, business development companies (BDCs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs), limited partnerships (LPs), other regulated investment companies (RICs), and real estate investment trusts (REITs), which report information as to the tax character of their distributions annually. These distributions are allocated to dividend income, capital gain and return of capital based on actual information reported. Return of capital is recorded as a reduction of the cost basis of securities held. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, return of capital is recorded as a realized gain. With respect to REITs, to the extent actual information has not yet been reported, estimates for return of capital are made by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). The Investment Manager’s estimates are subsequently adjusted when the actual character of the distributions is disclosed by the REITs, which could result in a proportionate change in return of capital to shareholders.
Awards from class action litigation are recorded as a reduction of cost basis if the Fund still owns the applicable securities on the payment date. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities on the payment date, the proceeds are recorded as realized gains.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds 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. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.
Determination of class net asset value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, which are charged to that share class, as shown in 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 investment company taxable income and net capital gain, 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 ordinary income, capital gain net income and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Foreign taxes
The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries, as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.
Realized gains in certain countries may be subject to foreign taxes at the Fund level, based on statutory rates. The Fund accrues for such foreign taxes on realized and unrealized gains at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction, as applicable. The amount, if any, is disclosed as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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 may differ from GAAP.
Guarantees and indemnifications
Under the Trust’s organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund’s contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.
Recent accounting pronouncement
Tailored Shareholder Reports
In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule relating to Tailored Shareholder Reports for Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds; Fee Information in Investment Company Advertisements. The rule and form amendments will, among other things, require the Fund to transmit concise and visually engaging shareholder reports that highlight key information. The amendments will require that funds tag information in a structured data format and that certain more in-depth information be made available online and available for delivery free of charge to investors on request. The amendments became effective January 24, 2023. There is an 18-month transition period after the effective date of the amendment.
Note 3. Fees and other transactions with affiliates
Management services fees
The Fund has entered into a Management Agreement with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). Under the Management Agreement, the Investment Manager provides the Fund with investment research and advice, as well as administrative and accounting services. The management services fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of the Fund’s daily net assets that declines from 0.77% to 0.57% as the Fund’s net assets increase. The effective management services fee rate for the year ended February 28, 2023 was 0.73% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Participating Affiliates
The Investment Manager and its investment advisory affiliates (Participating Affiliates) around the world may coordinate in providing services to their clients. From time to time the Investment Manager (or any affiliated investment subadviser to the Fund, as the case may be) may engage its Participating Affiliates to provide a variety of services such as investment research, investment monitoring, trading and discretionary investment management (including portfolio management) to certain accounts managed by the Investment Manager, including the Fund. These Participating Affiliates provide services to the Investment Manager (or any affiliated investment subadviser to the Fund, as the case may be) either pursuant to subadvisory agreements, personnel-sharing agreements or other inter-company arrangements, and the Fund pays no additional fees and expenses as a result of any such arrangements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
These Participating Affiliates, like the Investment Manager, are direct or indirect subsidiaries of Ameriprise Financial and are registered, as appropriate, with respective regulators in their home jurisdictions and, where required, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in the United States.
Pursuant to some of these arrangements, certain employees of these Participating Affiliates may serve as "associated persons" of the Investment Manager and, in this capacity, subject to the oversight and supervision of the Investment Manager and consistent with the investment objectives, policies and limitations set forth in the Fund’s prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (SAI), may provide such services to the Fund on behalf of the Investment Manager.
Compensation of board members
Members of the Board of Trustees who are not officers or employees of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Deferred Plan), these members of the Board of Trustees may elect to defer payment of up to 100% of their compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of certain funds managed by the Investment Manager. The Fund’s liability for these amounts is adjusted for market value changes and remains in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Deferred Plan. All amounts payable under the Deferred Plan constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Fund. The expense for the Deferred 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 "Compensation of board members" in the Statement of Operations.
Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer
The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer for the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. As disclosed in the Statement of Operations, a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s total compensation is allocated to the Fund, along with other allocations to affiliated registered investment companies managed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates, based on relative net assets.
Transfer agency fees
Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with SS&C GIDS, Inc. (SS&C GIDS) to serve as sub-transfer agent. Prior to January 1, 2023, SS&C GIDS was known as DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of SS&C GIDS for services as sub-transfer agent and SS&C GIDS is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the exception of out-of-pocket fees).
The Fund pays the Transfer Agent a monthly transfer agency fee based on the number or the average value of accounts, depending on the type of account. In addition, the Fund pays the Transfer Agent a fee for shareholder services based on the number of accounts or on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund’s shares maintained in omnibus accounts up to the lesser of the amount charged by the financial intermediary or a cap established by the Board of Trustees from time to time.
The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from the Fund for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees. Total transfer agency fees for Institutional 2 Class and Institutional 3 Class shares are subject to an annual limitation of not more than 0.07% and 0.02%, respectively, of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
For the year ended February 28, 2023, the Fund’s effective transfer agency fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:
| Effective rate (%) |
Class A | 0.11 |
Advisor Class | 0.11 |
Class C | 0.11 |
Institutional Class | 0.11 |
Institutional 2 Class | 0.06 |
Institutional 3 Class | 0.01 |
Class R | 0.11 |
An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class’s initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agency fees. These minimum account balance fees are remitted to the Fund and recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended February 28, 2023, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses of the Fund by $1,238.
Distribution and service fees
The Fund has entered into an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. The Board of Trustees has approved, and the Fund has adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) applicable to certain share classes, which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and are intended to compensate the Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors.
Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly combined distribution and service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares of the Fund. Also under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares of the Fund and a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rates of 0.75% and 0.50% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C and Class R shares of the Fund, respectively.
Sales charges (unaudited)
Sales charges, including front-end charges and contingent deferred sales charges (CDSCs), received by the Distributor for distributing Fund shares for the year ended February 28, 2023, if any, are listed below:
| Front End (%) | CDSC (%) | Amount ($) |
Class A | 5.75 | 0.50 - 1.00(a) | 59,670 |
Class C | — | 1.00(b) | 86 |
(a) | This charge is imposed on certain investments of between $1 million and $50 million redeemed within 18 months after purchase, as follows: 1.00% if redeemed within 12 months after purchase, and 0.50% if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase, with certain limited exceptions. |
(b) | This charge applies to redemptions within 12 months after purchase, with certain limited exceptions. |
The Fund’s other share classes are not subject to sales charges.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates
The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below) for the period(s) disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees, so that the Fund’s net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund’s custodian, do not exceed the following annual rate(s) as a percentage of the classes’ average daily net assets:
| July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 | Prior to July 1, 2022 |
Class A | 1.05% | 1.05% |
Advisor Class | 0.80 | 0.80 |
Class C | 1.80 | 1.80 |
Institutional Class | 0.80 | 0.80 |
Institutional 2 Class | 0.74 | 0.75 |
Institutional 3 Class | 0.70 | 0.70 |
Class R | 1.30 | 1.30 |
Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, costs associated with shareholder meetings, infrequent and/or unusual expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board of Trustees. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from the Investment Manager, certain of its affiliates and the Fund. Any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed under the expense reimbursement arrangements described above are not recoverable by the Investment Manager or its affiliates in future periods.
Note 4. Federal tax information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.
At February 28, 2023, these differences were primarily due to differing treatment for deferral/reversal of wash sale losses, late-year ordinary losses, capital loss carryforwards, trustees’ deferred compensation, net operating loss reclassification and excess distributions. To the extent these differences were permanent, reclassifications were made among the components of the Fund’s net assets. Temporary differences do not require reclassifications.
The following reclassifications were made:
Excess of distributions over net investment income ($) | Accumulated net realized (loss) ($) | Paid in capital ($) |
1,256,106 | 271,334 | (1,527,440) |
Net investment income (loss) and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
The tax character of distributions paid during the years indicated was as follows:
Year Ended February 28, 2023 | Year Ended February 28, 2022 |
Ordinary income ($) | Long-term capital gains ($) | Total ($) | Ordinary income ($) | Long-term capital gains ($) | Total ($) |
— | 231,465,937 | 231,465,937 | 126,375,304 | 499,851,889 | 626,227,193 |
Short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions for tax purposes.
At February 28, 2023, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income ($) | Undistributed long-term capital gains ($) | Capital loss carryforwards ($) | Net unrealized appreciation ($) |
— | — | (31,446,349) | 10,408,470 |
At February 28, 2023, the cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes along with the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
Federal tax cost ($) | Gross unrealized appreciation ($) | Gross unrealized (depreciation) ($) | Net unrealized appreciation ($) |
1,098,241,058 | 109,549,827 | (99,141,357) | 10,408,470 |
Tax cost of investments and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) may also include timing differences that do not constitute adjustments to tax basis.
The following capital loss carryforwards, determined at February 28, 2023, may be available to reduce future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, for the year ended February 28, 2023, capital loss carryforwards utilized, if any, were as follows:
No expiration short-term ($) | No expiration long-term ($) | Total ($) | Utilized ($) |
(31,446,349) | — | (31,446,349) | — |
Under current tax rules, regulated investment companies can elect to treat certain late-year ordinary losses incurred and post-October capital losses (capital losses realized after October 31) as arising on the first day of the following taxable year. As of February 28, 2023, the Fund will elect to treat the following late-year ordinary losses and post-October capital losses as arising on March 1, 2023.
Late year ordinary losses ($) | Post-October capital losses ($) |
412,764 | — |
Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions in the Fund that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management’s conclusion 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). Generally, the Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 5. Portfolio information
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and derivatives, if any, aggregated to $939,788,643 and $1,199,978,796, respectively, for the year ended February 28, 2023. The amount of purchase and sale activity impacts the portfolio turnover rate reported in the Financial Highlights.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Note 6. Affiliated money market fund
The Fund invests in Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, an affiliated money market fund established for the exclusive use by the Fund and other affiliated funds (the Affiliated MMF). The income earned by the Fund from such investments is included as Dividends - affiliated issuers in the Statement of Operations. As an investing fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the Affiliated MMF. The Affiliated MMF prices its shares with a floating net asset value. In addition, the Board of Trustees of the Affiliated MMF may impose a fee on redemptions (sometimes referred to as a liquidity fee) or temporarily suspend redemptions (sometimes referred to as imposing a redemption gate) in the event its liquidity falls below regulatory limits.
Note 7. Interfund lending
Pursuant to an exemptive order granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund participates in a program (the Interfund Program) allowing each participating Columbia Fund (each, a Participating Fund) to lend money directly to and, except for closed-end funds and money market funds, borrow money directly from other Participating Funds for temporary purposes. The amounts eligible for borrowing and lending under the Interfund Program are subject to certain restrictions.
Interfund loans are subject to the risk that the borrowing fund could be unable to repay the loan when due, and a delay in repayment to the lending fund could result in lost opportunities and/or additional lending costs. The exemptive order is subject to conditions intended to mitigate conflicts of interest arising from the Investment Manager’s relationship with each Participating Fund.
The Fund’s activity in the Interfund Program during the year ended February 28, 2023 was as follows:
Borrower or lender | Average loan balance ($) | Weighted average interest rate (%) | Number of days with outstanding loans |
Borrower | 550,000 | 3.85 | 2 |
Lender | 5,000,000 | 1.93 | 3 |
Interest income earned and interest expense incurred by the Fund is recorded as Interfund lending in the Statement of Operations. The Fund had no outstanding interfund loans at February 28, 2023.
Note 8. Line of credit
The Fund has access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citibank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. Pursuant to an October 27, 2022 amendment and restatement, the credit facility, which is an agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager or an affiliated investment manager, severally and not jointly, permits aggregate borrowings up to $950 million. Interest is currently charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the secured overnight financing rate plus 0.10% and (iii) the overnight bank funding rate, plus in each case, 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the unused amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.15% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations. This agreement expires annually in October unless extended or renewed. Prior to the October 27, 2022 amendment and restatement, the Fund had access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citibank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. which permitted collective borrowings up to $950 million. Interest was charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the secured overnight financing rate plus 0.11448% and (iii) the overnight bank funding rate, plus in each case, 1.00%.
The Fund had no borrowings during the year ended February 28, 2023.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Note 9. Significant risks
Information technology sector risk
The Fund is more susceptible to the particular risks that may affect companies in the information technology sector than if it were invested in a wider variety of companies in unrelated sectors. Companies in the information technology sector are subject to certain risks, including the risk that new services, equipment or technologies will not be accepted by consumers and businesses or will become rapidly obsolete. Performance of such companies may be affected by factors including obtaining and protecting patents (or the failure to do so) and significant competitive pressures, including aggressive pricing of their products or services, new market entrants, competition for market share and short product cycles due to an accelerated rate of technological developments. Such competitive pressures may lead to limited earnings and/or falling profit margins. As a result, the value of their securities may fall or fail to rise. In addition, many information technology sector companies have limited operating histories and prices of these companies’ securities historically have been more volatile than other securities, especially over the short term. Some companies in the information technology sector are facing increased government and regulatory scrutiny and may be subject to adverse government or regulatory action, which could negatively impact the value of their securities.
Market risk
The Fund may incur losses due to declines in the value of one or more securities in which it invests. These declines may be due to factors affecting a particular issuer, or the result of, among other things, political, regulatory, market, economic or social developments affecting the relevant market(s) more generally. In addition, turbulence in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or fixed income markets may negatively affect many issuers, which could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to price or value hard-to-value assets in thinly traded and closed markets and could cause significant redemptions and operational challenges. Global economies and financial markets are increasingly interconnected, and conditions and events in one country, region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies worldwide. As a result, local, regional or global events such as terrorism, war, natural disasters, disease/virus outbreaks and epidemics or other public health issues, recessions, depressions or other events – or the potential for such events – could have a significant negative impact on global economic and market conditions.
The large-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022 has resulted in sanctions and market disruptions, including declines in regional and global stock markets, unusual volatility in global commodity markets and significant devaluations of Russian currency. The extent and duration of the military action are impossible to predict but could be significant. Market disruption caused by the Russian military action, and any counter-measures or responses thereto (including international sanctions, a downgrade in the country’s credit rating, purchasing and financing restrictions, boycotts, tariffs, changes in consumer or purchaser preferences, cyberattacks and espionage) could have severe adverse impacts on regional and/or global securities and commodities markets, including markets for oil and natural gas. These impacts may include reduced market liquidity, distress in credit markets, further disruption of global supply chains, increased risk of inflation, and limited access to investments in certain international markets and/or issuers. These developments and other related events could negatively impact Fund performance.
Shareholder concentration risk
At February 28, 2023, one unaffiliated shareholder of record owned 25.6% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. The Fund has no knowledge about whether any portion of those shares was owned beneficially. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund. In the case of a large redemption, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at inopportune times, including its liquid positions, which may result in Fund losses and the Fund holding a higher percentage of less liquid positions. Large redemptions could result in decreased economies of scale and increased operating expenses for non-redeeming Fund shareholders.
Note 10. Subsequent events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued and noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Note 11. Information regarding pending and settled legal proceedings
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates are involved in the normal course of business in legal proceedings which include regulatory inquiries, arbitration and litigation, including class actions concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their activities as part of a diversified financial services firm. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Fund is 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 Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund. Ameriprise Financial is required to make quarterly (10-Q), annual (10-K) and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 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 Fund. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund, 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 or one or more of its affiliates that provides services to the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust and Shareholders of Columbia Large Cap Growth Opportunity Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Columbia Large Cap Growth Opportunity Fund (one of the funds constituting Columbia Funds Series Trust, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of February 28, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended February 28, 2023, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended February 28, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended February 28, 2023 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of February 28, 2023, 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 ended February 28, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended February 28, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of February 28, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian and transfer agent. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 21, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies within the Columbia Funds Complex since 1977.
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
(Unaudited)
The Board oversees the Fund’s operations and appoints officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies set by the Board. The following table provides basic biographical information about the Fund’s Trustees as of the printing of this report, including their principal occupations during the past five years, although specific titles for individuals may have varied over the period. The year set forth beneath Length of Service in the table below is the year in which the Trustee was first appointed or elected as Trustee to any Fund currently in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof. Under current Board policy, each Trustee generally serves until December 31 of the year such Trustee turns seventy-five (75).
Independent trustees
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
George S. Batejan c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2017 | Executive Vice President, Global Head of Technology and Operations, Janus Capital Group, Inc., 2010-2016 | 176 | Former Chairman of the Board, NICSA (National Investment Company Services Association) (Executive Committee, Nominating Committee and Governance Committee), 2014-2016; former Director, Intech Investment Management, 2011-2016; former Board Member, Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, 2015-2016; former Advisory Board Member, University of Colorado Business School, 2015-2018; former Board Member, Chase Bank International, 1993-1994 |
Kathleen Blatz c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2006 | Attorney, specializing in arbitration and mediation; Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1998-2006; Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1996-1998; Fourth Judicial District Court Judge, Hennepin County, 1994-1996; Attorney in private practice and public service, 1984-1993; State Representative, Minnesota House of Representatives, 1979-1993, which included service on the Tax and Financial Institutions and Insurance Committees; Member and Interim Chair, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, January-July 2017; Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (health care insurance), February-July 2018, April-October 2021 | 176 | Former Trustee, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, 2009-2021 (Chair of the Business Development Committee, 2014-2017; Chair of the Governance Committee, 2017-2019); former Member and Chair of the Board, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, January 2017-July 2017; former Director, Robina Foundation, 2009-2020 (Chair, 2014-2020); Director, Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, since 2021 |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Pamela G. Carlton c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Chair since 2023; Trustee since 2007 | President, Springboard — Partners in Cross Cultural Leadership (consulting company), since 2003; Managing Director of US Equity Research, JP Morgan Chase, 1999-2003; Director of US Equity Research, Chase Asset Management, 1996-1999; Co-Director Latin America Research, 1993-1996, COO Global Research, 1992-1996, Co-Director of US Research, 1991-1992, Investment Banker, 1982-1991, Morgan Stanley; Attorney, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, 1980-1982 | 176 | Trustee, New York Presbyterian Hospital Board, since 1996; Director, DR Bank (Audit Committee) since 2017; Director, Evercore Inc. (Audit Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee), since 2019; Director, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee), since 2021; the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (IDC), since 2021 |
Janet Langford Carrig c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1957 | Trustee since 1996 | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ConocoPhillips (independent energy company), September 2007-October 2018 | 174 | Director, EQT Corporation (natural gas producer), since 2019; former Director, Whiting Petroleum Corporation (independent oil and gas company), 2020-2022 |
J. Kevin Connaughton c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1964 | Trustee since 2020 | CEO and President, RhodeWay Financial (non-profit financial planning firm), since December 2022; Member, FINRA National Adjudicatory Council, since January 2020; Adjunct Professor of Finance, Bentley University since January 2018; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from March 2016 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Managing Director and General Manager of Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, May 2010-February 2015; President, Columbia Funds, 2008-2015; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, 2003-2015 | 174 | Former Director, The Autism Project, March 2015-December 2021; former Member of the Investment Committee, St. Michael’s College, November 2015-February 2020; former Trustee, St. Michael’s College, June 2017-September 2019; former Trustee, New Century Portfolios, January 2015-December 2017 |
Olive M. Darragh c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1962 | Trustee since 2020 | Managing Director of Darragh Inc. (strategy and talent management consulting firm), since 2010; Founder and CEO, Zolio, Inc. (investment management talent identification platform), since 2004; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from June 2019 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Partner, Tudor Investments, 2004-2010; Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company (consulting), 1990-2004; Touche Ross CPA, 1985-1988 | 174 | Treasurer, Edinburgh University US Trust Board; Member, HBS Community Action Partners Board; Former Director, University of Edinburgh Business School (Member of US Board); former Director, Boston Public Library Foundation |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Patricia M. Flynn c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1950 | Trustee since 2004 | Professor of Economics and Management, Bentley University, since 2002; Dean, McCallum Graduate School of Business, Bentley University, 1992-2002 | 176 | Former Trustee, MA Taxpayers Foundation,1997-2022; former Governing Board Member (Chairperson of Innovation Index Advisory Committee), MA Technology Collaborative, 1997-2020; former Director, The MA Business Roundtable, 2003-2019 |
Brian J. Gallagher c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2017 | Retired; Partner with Deloitte & Touche LLP and its predecessors, 1977-2016 | 176 | Trustee, Catholic Schools Foundation, since 2004 |
Douglas A. Hacker c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1955 | Trustee since 1996 | Independent business executive, since May 2006; Executive Vice President – Strategy of United Airlines, December 2002 - May 2006; President of UAL Loyalty Services (airline marketing company), September 2001-December 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines, July 1999-September 2001 | 176 | Director, Spartan Nash Company (Chair of the Board) (food distributor); Director, Aircastle Limited (Chair of Audit Committee) (aircraft leasing); former Director, Nash Finch Company (food distributor), 2005-2013; former Director, SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. (container leasing), 2010-2013; and former Director, Travelport Worldwide Limited (travel information technology), 2014-2019 |
Nancy T. Lukitsh c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1956 | Trustee since 2011 | Senior Vice President, Partner and Director of Marketing, Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment adviser), 1997-2010; Chair, Wellington Management Portfolios (commingled non-U.S. investment pools), 2007-2010; Director, Wellington Trust Company, NA and other Wellington affiliates, 1997-2010 | 174 | None |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
David M. Moffett c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1952 | Trustee since 2011 | Retired; former Chief Executive Officer of Freddie Mac and Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Bank | 174 | Director, CSX Corporation (transportation suppliers); Director, PayPal Holdings Inc. (payment and data processing services); Trustee, University of Oklahoma Foundation; former Director, eBay Inc. (online trading community), 2007-2015; and former Director, CIT Bank, CIT Group Inc. (commercial and consumer finance), 2010-2016; former Advisor to Bridgewater Associates and The Carlyle Group |
Catherine James Paglia c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1952 | Trustee since 2004 | Director, Enterprise Asset Management, Inc. (private real estate and asset management company), since September 1998; Managing Director and Partner, Interlaken Capital, Inc., 1989-1997; Vice President, 1982-1985, Principal, 1985-1987, Managing Director, 1987-1989, Morgan Stanley; Vice President, Investment Banking, 1980-1982, Associate, Investment Banking, 1976-1980, Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. | 176 | Director, Valmont Industries, Inc. (irrigation systems manufacturer), since 2012; Trustee, Carleton College (on the Investment Committee); Trustee, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (on the Investment Committee) |
Natalie A. Trunow c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1967 | Trustee since 2020 | Chief Executive Officer, Millennial Portfolio Solutions LLC (asset management and consulting services), January 2016-January 2021; Non-executive Member of the Investment Committee and Valuation Committee, Sarona Asset Management Inc. (private equity firm) since September 2019; Advisor, Horizon Investments (asset management and consulting services), August 2018-January 2022; Advisor, Paradigm Asset Management, November 2016-January 2022; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from September 2016 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Director of Investments/Consultant, Casey Family Programs, April 2016-November 2016; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Calvert Investments, August 2008-January 2016; Section Head and Portfolio Manager, General Motors Asset Management, June 1997-August 2008 | 174 | Independent Director, Investment Committee, Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc., 2010-2021; Independent Director, (Executive Committee and Chair, Audit Committee), Consumer Credit Counseling Services (formerly Guidewell Financial Solutions), since 2016; Independent Director, (Investment Committee), Sarona Asset Management, since 2019 |
Sandra L. Yeager c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1964 | Trustee since 2017 | Retired; President and founder, Hanoverian Capital, LLC (SEC registered investment advisor firm), 2008-2016; Managing Director, DuPont Capital, 2006-2008; Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, 2004-2006; Senior Vice President, Alliance Bernstein, 1990-2004 | 176 | Former Director, NAPE Education Foundation, October 2016-October 2020; Advisory Board, Jennersville YMCA, since 2022 |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
* | The term “Columbia Funds Complex” as used herein includes Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund, Tri-Continental Corporation and each series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (CFST), Columbia Funds Series Trust I (CFST I), Columbia Funds Series Trust II (CFST II), Columbia ETF Trust I (CET I), Columbia ETF Trust II (CET II), Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust (CFVIT) and Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust II (CFVST II). Messrs. Batejan, Beckman, Gallagher and Hacker and Mses. Blatz, Carlton, Carrig, Flynn, Paglia and Yeager serve as Directors of Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund and Tri-Continental Corporation. |
Interested trustee affiliated with Investment Manager*
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Daniel J. Beckman c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1962 | Trustee since November 2021 and President since June 2021 | Vice President – Head of North America Product, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since April 2015; President and Principal Executive Officer of the Columbia Funds, since June 2021; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, 2020-2021 | 176 | Director, Ameriprise Trust Company, since October 2016; Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since November 2018; Board of Governors, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC since, January 2022; Director, Columbia Threadneedle Canada, Inc., since December 2022 |
* | Interested person (as defined under the 1940 Act) by reason of being an officer, director, security holder and/or employee of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial. |
The Statement of Additional Information has additional information about the Fund’s Board members and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800.345.6611, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or contacting your financial intermediary.
The Board has appointed officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies it has established. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board. The following table provides basic information about the Officers of the Fund as of the printing of this report, including principal occupations during the past five years, although their specific titles may have varied over the period. In addition to Mr. Beckman, who is President and Principal Executive Officer, the Fund’s other officers are:
Fund officers
Name, address and year of birth | Position and year first appointed to position for any Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof | Principal occupation(s) during past five years |
Michael G. Clarke 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1969 | Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer (2009) and Senior Vice President (2019) | Senior Vice President and Head of Global Operations & Investor Services, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since March 2022 (previously Vice President, Head of North American Operations, and Co-Head of Global Operations, June 2019 to February 2022 and Vice President – Accounting and Tax, May 2010 - May 2019); senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2002. |
Joseph Beranek 5890 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1965 | Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) (2019) and Principal Financial Officer (2020), CFST, CFST I, CFST II, CFVIT and CFVST II; Assistant Treasurer, CET I and CET II | Vice President – Mutual Fund Accounting and Financial Reporting, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since December 2018 and March 2017, respectively. |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
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Fund officers (continued)
Name, address and year of birth | Position and year first appointed to position for any Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof | Principal occupation(s) during past five years |
Marybeth Pilat 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1968 | Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) and Principal Financial Officer (2020) for CET I and CET II; Assistant Treasurer, CFST, CFST I, CFST II, CFVIT and CFVST II | Vice President – Product Pricing and Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2017. |
William F. Truscott 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1960 | Senior Vice President (2001) | Formerly, Trustee/Director of Columbia Funds Complex or legacy funds, November 2001-January 1, 2021; Chief Executive Officer, Global Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since September 2012; Chairman of the Board and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since July 2004 and February 2012, respectively; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., since November 2008 and February 2012, respectively; Chairman of the Board and Director, Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings, Sàrl, since March 2013 and December 2008, respectively; senior executive of various entities affiliated with Columbia Threadneedle. |
Christopher O. Petersen 5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1970 | Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary (2021) | Formerly, Trustee/Director of funds within the Columbia Funds Complex, July 1, 2020 - November 22, 2021; Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since September 2021 (previously Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel, January 2015 - September 2021); formerly, President and Principal Executive Officer of the Columbia Funds, 2015 - 2021; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2007. |
Thomas P. McGuire 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1972 | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (2012) | Vice President – Asset Management Compliance, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Acorn/Wanger Funds, since December 2015; formerly, Chief Compliance Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, September 2010 – September 2020. |
Ryan C. Larrenaga 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1970 | Senior Vice President (2017), Chief Legal Officer (2017), and Secretary (2015) | Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since August 2018 (previously Vice President and Group Counsel, August 2011 - August 2018); Chief Legal Officer, Columbia Acorn/Wanger Funds, since September 2020; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2005. |
Michael E. DeFao 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1968 | Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2010) | Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since October 2021 (previously Vice President and Assistant Secretary, May 2010 – September 2021). |
Lyn Kephart-Strong 5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1960 | Vice President (2015) | Vice President, Global Investment Operations Services, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since 2010; President, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., since October 2014; President, Ameriprise Trust Company, since January 2017. |
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Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Fund, go to
columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/. The Fund is distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
Columbia Threadneedle Investments (Columbia Threadneedle) is the global brand name of the Columbia and Threadneedle group of companies. All rights reserved.
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Annual Report
February 28, 2023
Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund
Not FDIC or NCUA Insured • No Financial Institution Guarantee • May Lose Value
If you elect to receive the shareholder report for Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund (the Fund) in paper, mailed to you, the Fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address, unless such shareholder elects to receive shareholder reports from the Fund electronically via e-mail or by having a paper notice mailed to you (Postcard Notice) that your Fund’s shareholder report is available at the Columbia funds’ website (columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/). If you would like more than one report in paper to be mailed to you, or would like to elect to receive reports via e-mail or access them through Postcard Notice, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.
Proxy voting policies and procedures
The policy of the Board of Trustees is to vote the proxies of the companies in which the Fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31st for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30th of that year, and is available without charge by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/, or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.
Quarterly schedule of investments
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-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, is available on columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.
Additional Fund information
For more information about the Fund, please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time.
Fund investment manager
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager)
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Fund distributor
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Fund transfer agent
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 219104
Kansas City, MO 64121-9104
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Fund at a Glance
(Unaudited)
Investment objective
The Fund seeks total return before fees and expenses that corresponds to the total return of the Standard & Poor’s (S&P) MidCap 400® Index.
Portfolio management
Christopher Lo, CFA
Lead Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2014
Kaiyu Zhao
Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2020
Morningstar style boxTM
The Morningstar Style Box is based on a fund’s portfolio holdings. 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.
© 2023 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.
Average annual total returns (%) (for the period ended February 28, 2023) |
| | Inception | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years |
Class A | 05/31/00 | -1.05 | 8.07 | 10.16 |
Institutional Class | 03/31/00 | -0.80 | 8.35 | 10.43 |
Institutional 2 Class | 11/08/12 | -0.84 | 8.35 | 10.44 |
Institutional 3 Class* | 03/01/17 | -0.82 | 8.35 | 10.43 |
S&P MidCap 400 Index | | -0.62 | 8.58 | 10.67 |
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or calling 800.345.6611.
* | The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund’s oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information. |
The S&P MidCap 400 Index is a market-value weighted index that tracks the performance of 400 mid-cap U.S. companies.
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 at a Glance (continued)
(Unaudited)
Performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment (February 28, 2013 — February 28, 2023)
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Mid Cap Index 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.
Portfolio breakdown (%) (at February 28, 2023) |
Common Stocks | 99.5 |
Money Market Funds | 0.5 |
Total | 100.0 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total investments excluding investments in derivatives, if any. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
Equity sector breakdown (%) (at February 28, 2023) |
Communication Services | 2.1 |
Consumer Discretionary | 14.4 |
Consumer Staples | 3.8 |
Energy | 3.5 |
Financials | 15.3 |
Health Care | 9.2 |
Industrials | 20.6 |
Information Technology | 12.7 |
Materials | 6.8 |
Real Estate | 8.0 |
Utilities | 3.6 |
Total | 100.0 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total equity investments. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance
(Unaudited)
For the 12-month period that ended February 28, 2023, the Fund’s Class A shares returned -1.05%. The Fund’s benchmark, the unmanaged S&P MidCap 400 Index (the Index), returned -0.62% for the same period. Mutual funds, unlike unmanaged indices, incur operating expenses.
Market overview
Driven by a series of eight interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed), decades-high inflation, persistent recession worries, climbing U.S. Treasury yields, supply-chain disruptions, volatile commodity prices, geopolitical tensions resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and elevated concerns around China’s zero-COVID policy, the U.S. equity market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, posted negative returns during the annual period. Mid-cap stocks also fell, though more modestly. On slowing yet relatively resilient corporate earnings reports, a still-tight U.S. labor market, an economic reopening in China, hopes that Fed interest rate hikes would be smaller and soon pause, and warming notions of a soft economic landing, there were brief respites of equity market rallies, such as those in July into early August 2022, in October and November 2022, and then in January 2023. However, as the realization that interest rates could remain higher for longer set in with investors even as inflation decreased, albeit from high levels, stocks ticked lower again in February 2023.
For the annual period overall, all capitalization segments within the U.S. equity market posted negative absolute returns, with large-cap stocks the weakest, followed by small-cap stocks and then mid-cap stocks. From a style perspective, value-oriented stocks notably outperformed growth-oriented stocks across the capitalization spectrum of the U.S. equity market. Interestingly, however, growth stocks reclaimed leadership from their value counterparts in the first two months of 2023.
Six of the eleven sectors of the Index posted a positive return during the 12 months ended February 28, 2023. Industrials remained the largest sector by weighting in the Index, with a weighting of 20.59% as of February 28, 2023. As always, each sector and stock in the Index was represented in the Fund with approximately the same weighting as in the Index and therefore had a similar effect.
The Fund’s notable detractors during the period
• | Real estate, health care and communication services were the weakest sectors in terms of total return. |
• | On the basis of impact, real estate, health care and information technology were the weakest sectors. |
• | The worst performing industries for the annual period on the basis of total return were airlines; air freight and logistics; communications equipment; real estate management and development; and media. |
• | Top individual detractors included healthcare facility real estate investment trust Medical Properties Trust, Inc.; aluminum producer Alcoa Corp.; diabetes-focused medical device company Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.; human interface hardware and software developer Synaptics Inc.; and integrated biopharmaceutical solutions company Syneos Health, Inc. Class A. |
The Fund’s notable contributors during the period
• | In terms of total return, energy was the best relative performer, followed at some distance by materials and industrials. |
• | On the basis of impact, which takes weighting and total returns into account, industrials, financials and materials were the biggest contributors to the Index’s return. |
• | The top performing industries on the basis of total return were diversified telecommunication services; entertainment; energy equipment and services; construction and engineering; and insurance. |
• | Top individual contributors within the Index during the annual period included steel producer and metal recycler Steel Dynamics, Inc.; data analytics company Fair Isaac Corp.; conducted energy devices developer and manufacturer Axon Enterprise Inc.; biotechnology company United Therapeutics Corp.; and electrical and electronic products manufacturer Hubbell Inc. |
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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance (continued)
(Unaudited)
Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. Investments in mid-cap companies involve risks and volatility greater than investments in larger, more established companies. The Fund’s net value will generally decline when the performance of its targeted index declines. Investing in derivatives is a specialized activity that involves special risks, which may result in significant losses. See the Fund’s prospectus for more information on these and other risks.
The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties who have contributed to this report. 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.
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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses
(Unaudited)
As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are shareholder transaction costs, which may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing fund costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. The following information is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your Fund’s expenses
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided examples and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated 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. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the “Actual” column. The amount listed in the “Hypothetical” column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund’s actual return) and then applies the Fund’s actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See “Compare with other funds” below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.
September 1, 2022 — February 28, 2023 |
| Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | 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 | 1,076.50 | 1,022.56 | 2.32 | 2.26 | 0.45 |
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,077.80 | 1,023.80 | 1.03 | 1.00 | 0.20 |
Institutional 2 Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,077.40 | 1,023.80 | 1.03 | 1.00 | 0.20 |
Institutional 3 Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,077.70 | 1,023.80 | 1.03 | 1.00 | 0.20 |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class as indicated above, multiplied by the average account value over the period and then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund’s most recent fiscal half year and divided by 365.
Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from its investment in underlying funds, including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
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Portfolio of Investments
February 28, 2023
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Investments in securities
Common Stocks 98.7% |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Communication Services 2.1% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.6% |
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.(a) | 258,499 | 7,072,533 |
Iridium Communications, Inc.(a) | 145,674 | 8,940,013 |
Total | | 16,012,546 |
Entertainment 0.2% |
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A | 50,203 | 4,217,052 |
Interactive Media & Services 0.3% |
TripAdvisor, Inc.(a) | 121,490 | 2,620,539 |
Ziff Davis, Inc.(a) | 54,716 | 4,321,470 |
Total | | 6,942,009 |
Media 1.0% |
Cable One, Inc. | 5,590 | 3,860,510 |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A | 49,785 | 2,214,935 |
New York Times Co. (The), Class A | 190,885 | 7,349,072 |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A | 43,720 | 8,127,548 |
TEGNA, Inc. | 258,681 | 4,501,049 |
Total | | 26,053,114 |
Total Communication Services | 53,224,721 |
Consumer Discretionary 14.2% |
Auto Components 1.5% |
Adient PLC(a) | 109,930 | 4,696,210 |
Dana, Inc. | 147,925 | 2,343,132 |
Fox Factory Holding Corp.(a) | 49,006 | 5,758,205 |
Gentex Corp. | 271,981 | 7,765,058 |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(a) | 327,957 | 3,725,591 |
Lear Corp. | 68,529 | 9,570,075 |
Visteon Corp.(a) | 32,630 | 5,450,515 |
Total | | 39,308,786 |
Automobiles 0.5% |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 154,236 | 7,333,922 |
Thor Industries, Inc. | 62,240 | 5,663,217 |
Total | | 12,997,139 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Diversified Consumer Services 1.0% |
Graham Holdings Co., Class B | 4,450 | 2,788,637 |
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(a) | 35,561 | 4,028,706 |
H&R Block, Inc. | 180,254 | 6,633,347 |
Service Corp. International | 178,327 | 12,042,422 |
Total | | 25,493,112 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 2.9% |
Boyd Gaming Corp. | 91,972 | 5,990,136 |
Choice Hotels International, Inc. | 32,134 | 3,803,380 |
Churchill Downs, Inc. | 38,162 | 9,379,456 |
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | 25,702 | 2,800,490 |
Light & Wonder, Inc.(a) | 108,608 | 6,799,947 |
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | 44,429 | 6,797,193 |
Papa John’s International, Inc. | 37,274 | 3,129,152 |
Penn Entertainment, Inc.(a) | 179,848 | 5,490,760 |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | 77,583 | 7,877,778 |
Travel + Leisure Co. | 94,239 | 3,953,326 |
Wendy’s Co. (The) | 197,591 | 4,339,098 |
Wingstop, Inc. | 34,685 | 5,908,590 |
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 102,405 | 7,887,233 |
Total | | 74,156,539 |
Household Durables 1.5% |
Helen of Troy Ltd.(a) | 27,815 | 3,134,472 |
KB Home | 96,302 | 3,396,571 |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | 153,713 | 5,301,561 |
Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A(a) | 125,620 | 4,500,965 |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. | 198,244 | 8,472,949 |
Toll Brothers, Inc. | 122,200 | 7,324,668 |
TopBuild Corp.(a) | 37,069 | 7,695,154 |
Total | | 39,826,340 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Leisure Products 1.2% |
Brunswick Corp. | 84,067 | 7,349,137 |
Mattel, Inc.(a) | 410,903 | 7,392,145 |
Polaris, Inc. | 63,167 | 7,185,246 |
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.(a) | 160,738 | 3,725,907 |
YETI Holdings, Inc.(a) | 99,998 | 3,897,922 |
Total | | 29,550,357 |
Multiline Retail 0.6% |
Kohl’s Corp. | 135,233 | 3,791,933 |
Macy’s, Inc. | 314,194 | 6,428,409 |
Nordstrom, Inc. | 129,151 | 2,515,862 |
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.(a) | 67,489 | 3,883,317 |
Total | | 16,619,521 |
Specialty Retail 2.9% |
AutoNation, Inc.(a) | 39,658 | 5,413,714 |
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | 64,468 | 8,292,519 |
Five Below, Inc.(a) | 64,356 | 13,147,931 |
Foot Locker, Inc. | 91,950 | 4,020,054 |
GameStop Corp., Class A(a) | 293,057 | 5,635,486 |
Gap, Inc. (The) | 244,575 | 3,181,921 |
Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A | 31,696 | 8,088,185 |
Murphy U.S.A., Inc. | 24,100 | 6,147,669 |
Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc.(a) | 22,282 | 6,662,987 |
Victoria’s Secret & Co.(a) | 94,199 | 3,734,048 |
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | 77,347 | 9,662,187 |
Total | | 73,986,701 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 2.1% |
Capri Holdings Ltd.(a) | 149,326 | 7,402,090 |
Carter’s, Inc. | 44,246 | 3,335,706 |
Columbia Sportswear Co. | 41,049 | 3,579,473 |
Crocs, Inc.(a) | 71,589 | 8,713,097 |
Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a) | 30,687 | 12,776,532 |
Hanesbrands, Inc. | 404,581 | 2,298,020 |
PVH Corp. | 75,619 | 6,067,669 |
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A(a) | 155,609 | 6,926,157 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Under Armour, Inc., Class A(a) | 218,771 | 2,172,396 |
Under Armour, Inc., Class C(a) | 228,435 | 2,010,228 |
Total | | 55,281,368 |
Total Consumer Discretionary | 367,219,863 |
Consumer Staples 3.7% |
Beverages 0.4% |
Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A(a) | 10,929 | 3,538,810 |
Celsius Holdings, Inc.(a) | 46,840 | 4,253,072 |
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated | 5,337 | 2,971,909 |
Total | | 10,763,791 |
Food & Staples Retailing 1.4% |
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(a) | 156,603 | 11,244,096 |
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. | 43,194 | 8,982,192 |
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(a) | 102,637 | 2,776,331 |
Performance Food Group, Inc.(a) | 180,492 | 10,214,042 |
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(a) | 122,728 | 3,717,431 |
Total | | 36,934,092 |
Food Products 1.4% |
Darling Ingredients, Inc.(a) | 185,823 | 11,757,021 |
Flowers Foods, Inc. | 222,762 | 6,210,605 |
Ingredion, Inc. | 76,006 | 7,554,996 |
Lancaster Colony Corp. | 23,001 | 4,415,732 |
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(a) | 52,092 | 1,218,432 |
Post Holdings, Inc.(a) | 63,049 | 5,671,888 |
Total | | 36,828,674 |
Household Products 0.1% |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. | 76,832 | 2,783,623 |
Personal Products 0.4% |
BellRing Brands, Inc.(a) | 157,037 | 4,849,303 |
Coty, Inc., Class A(a) | 423,827 | 4,789,245 |
Total | | 9,638,548 |
Total Consumer Staples | 96,948,728 |
Energy 3.5% |
Energy Equipment & Services 0.7% |
ChampionX Corp. | 231,143 | 7,066,041 |
NOV, Inc. | 455,429 | 9,964,787 |
Total | | 17,030,828 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 2.8% |
Antero Midstream Corp. | 388,338 | 4,093,083 |
Antero Resources Corp.(a) | 320,147 | 8,387,851 |
CNX Resources Corp.(a) | 209,250 | 3,211,988 |
DT Midstream, Inc. | 112,176 | 5,631,235 |
Equitrans Midstream Corp. | 501,778 | 3,025,721 |
HF Sinclair Corp. | 155,931 | 7,752,889 |
Matador Resources Co. | 130,150 | 7,000,769 |
Murphy Oil Corp. | 169,424 | 6,610,925 |
PBF Energy, Inc., Class A | 132,516 | 5,792,274 |
PDC Energy, Inc. | 106,835 | 7,169,697 |
Range Resources Corp. | 280,159 | 7,547,483 |
Southwestern Energy Co.(a) | 1,279,520 | 6,781,456 |
Total | | 73,005,371 |
Total Energy | 90,036,199 |
Financials 15.1% |
Banks 7.1% |
Associated Banc-Corp. | 174,331 | 4,035,763 |
Bank of Hawaii Corp. | 46,392 | 3,472,905 |
Bank OZK | 128,344 | 5,907,674 |
Cadence Bank | 211,532 | 5,618,290 |
Cathay General Bancorp | 86,278 | 3,703,052 |
Columbia Banking System, Inc. | 241,120 | 7,168,498 |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | 132,223 | 8,746,551 |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | 74,550 | 9,827,181 |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | 163,418 | 12,454,086 |
First Financial Bankshares, Inc. | 150,499 | 5,520,303 |
First Horizon Corp. | 622,160 | 15,410,903 |
FNB Corp. | 406,709 | 5,803,737 |
Fulton Financial Corp. | 194,197 | 3,340,188 |
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | 128,426 | 6,084,824 |
Hancock Whitney Corp. | 99,355 | 4,880,318 |
Home Bancshares, Inc. | 219,935 | 5,300,434 |
International Bancshares Corp. | 61,214 | 2,970,715 |
Old National Bancorp | 339,585 | 6,000,467 |
PacWest Bancorp | 136,590 | 3,790,373 |
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | 88,644 | 6,567,634 |
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | 105,866 | 7,780,092 |
Synovus Financial Corp. | 168,648 | 7,051,173 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.(a) | 57,854 | 3,831,670 |
UMB Financial Corp. | 50,413 | 4,570,443 |
United Bankshares, Inc. | 156,127 | 6,365,298 |
Valley National Bancorp | 487,280 | 5,642,702 |
Washington Federal, Inc. | 75,745 | 2,656,377 |
Webster Financial Corp. | 201,751 | 10,717,013 |
Wintrust Financial Corp. | 70,453 | 6,490,835 |
Total | | 181,709,499 |
Capital Markets 2.1% |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | 43,674 | 6,962,072 |
Evercore, Inc., Class A | 41,427 | 5,434,394 |
Federated Hermes, Inc., Class B | 98,014 | 3,856,851 |
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A | 119,273 | 10,270,598 |
Janus Henderson Group PLC | 153,655 | 4,219,366 |
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. | 212,398 | 8,026,520 |
SEI Investments Co. | 118,806 | 7,158,062 |
Stifel Financial Corp. | 123,225 | 8,235,127 |
Total | | 54,162,990 |
Consumer Finance 0.4% |
FirstCash Holdings, Inc. | 43,499 | 3,838,787 |
Navient Corp. | 122,643 | 2,213,706 |
SLM Corp. | 290,085 | 4,171,422 |
Total | | 10,223,915 |
Diversified Financial Services 0.3% |
Voya Financial, Inc. | 112,665 | 8,392,416 |
Insurance 4.1% |
American Financial Group, Inc. | 80,949 | 10,856,070 |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.(a) | 80,151 | 4,635,132 |
CNO Financial Group, Inc. | 132,642 | 3,398,288 |
First American Financial Corp. | 120,049 | 6,816,382 |
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The) | 41,232 | 5,751,039 |
Kemper Corp. | 74,070 | 4,562,712 |
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. | 24,985 | 7,962,720 |
Old Republic International Corp. | 328,121 | 8,652,551 |
Primerica, Inc. | 42,781 | 8,211,385 |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 77,491 | 11,195,125 |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | 50,669 | 10,888,768 |
RLI Corp. | 46,825 | 6,457,636 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | 69,884 | 7,095,323 |
Unum Group | 216,818 | 9,659,242 |
Total | | 106,142,373 |
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) 0.4% |
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | 542,456 | 11,217,990 |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.7% |
Essent Group Ltd. | 124,878 | 5,363,510 |
MGIC Investment Corp. | 344,379 | 4,738,655 |
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | 788,746 | 7,004,065 |
Total | | 17,106,230 |
Total Financials | 388,955,413 |
Health Care 9.1% |
Biotechnology 1.6% |
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 122,724 | 3,963,985 |
Exelixis, Inc.(a) | 373,986 | 6,387,681 |
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 156,770 | 7,523,392 |
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(a) | 111,460 | 11,491,526 |
United Therapeutics Corp.(a) | 52,843 | 13,001,492 |
Total | | 42,368,076 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 3.4% |
Enovis Corp.(a) | 55,247 | 3,183,332 |
Envista Holdings Corp.(a) | 189,039 | 7,308,248 |
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A(a) | 89,754 | 5,236,248 |
Haemonetics Corp.(a) | 58,676 | 4,563,233 |
ICU Medical, Inc.(a) | 23,357 | 3,985,638 |
Inari Medical, Inc.(a) | 55,986 | 3,149,772 |
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a) | 84,245 | 4,685,707 |
Lantheus Holdings, Inc.(a) | 79,806 | 5,902,452 |
LivaNova PLC(a) | 62,056 | 2,936,490 |
Masimo Corp.(a) | 56,070 | 9,381,072 |
Neogen Corp.(a) | 250,562 | 4,432,442 |
Omnicell, Inc.(a) | 51,768 | 2,818,250 |
Penumbra, Inc.(a) | 44,034 | 11,448,400 |
QuidelOrtho Corp.(a) | 62,025 | 5,392,453 |
Shockwave Medical, Inc.(a) | 41,904 | 7,971,817 |
STAAR Surgical Co.(a) | 55,891 | 3,095,802 |
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.(a) | 74,550 | 2,673,363 |
Total | | 88,164,719 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Health Care Providers & Services 2.1% |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(a) | 105,481 | 7,648,427 |
Amedisys, Inc.(a) | 37,672 | 3,463,941 |
Chemed Corp. | 17,241 | 8,992,561 |
Encompass Health Corp. | 115,697 | 6,539,195 |
HealthEquity, Inc.(a) | 98,008 | 6,387,181 |
Option Care Health, Inc.(a) | 179,266 | 5,498,088 |
Patterson Companies, Inc. | 100,439 | 2,663,642 |
Progyny, Inc.(a) | 87,230 | 3,276,359 |
R1 RCM, Inc.(a) | 159,362 | 2,262,940 |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a) | 125,361 | 7,337,379 |
Total | | 54,069,713 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.4% |
Azenta, Inc.(a) | 86,980 | 3,817,552 |
Bruker Corp. | 115,962 | 7,992,101 |
Medpace Holdings, Inc.(a) | 29,207 | 5,662,653 |
Repligen Corp.(a) | 59,870 | 10,439,532 |
Sotera Health Co.(a) | 114,481 | 1,910,688 |
Syneos Health, Inc.(a) | 119,310 | 4,798,648 |
Total | | 34,621,174 |
Pharmaceuticals 0.6% |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a) | 73,005 | 10,249,902 |
Perrigo Co. PLC | 156,105 | 5,883,598 |
Total | | 16,133,500 |
Total Health Care | 235,357,182 |
Industrials 20.3% |
Aerospace & Defense 1.6% |
Axon Enterprise, Inc.(a) | 78,385 | 15,701,299 |
Curtiss-Wright Corp. | 44,415 | 7,763,298 |
Hexcel Corp. | 97,590 | 7,119,191 |
Mercury Systems, Inc.(a) | 67,226 | 3,518,609 |
Woodward, Inc. | 69,756 | 6,905,844 |
Total | | 41,008,241 |
Air Freight & Logistics 0.3% |
GXO Logistics, Inc.(a) | 137,553 | 6,818,502 |
Airlines 0.1% |
JetBlue Airways Corp.(a) | 375,513 | 3,116,758 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Building Products 3.0% |
Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a) | 170,640 | 14,466,859 |
Carlisle Companies, Inc. | 59,961 | 15,483,129 |
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. | 148,688 | 9,211,222 |
Lennox International, Inc. | 37,391 | 9,528,349 |
Owens Corning | 108,355 | 10,596,035 |
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | 49,389 | 5,327,098 |
Trex Company, Inc.(a) | 127,233 | 6,505,423 |
UFP Industries, Inc. | 71,465 | 6,112,401 |
Total | | 77,230,516 |
Commercial Services & Supplies 1.4% |
Brink’s Co. (The) | 53,855 | 3,514,039 |
Clean Harbors, Inc.(a) | 58,306 | 7,700,473 |
IAA, Inc.(a) | 155,091 | 6,344,773 |
MSA Safety, Inc. | 42,720 | 5,739,432 |
Stericycle, Inc.(a) | 106,881 | 5,096,086 |
Tetra Tech, Inc. | 61,428 | 8,408,879 |
Total | | 36,803,682 |
Construction & Engineering 2.1% |
AECOM | 161,914 | 13,982,893 |
Dycom Industries, Inc.(a) | 34,154 | 2,876,108 |
EMCOR Group, Inc. | 55,253 | 9,239,407 |
Fluor Corp.(a) | 164,741 | 6,041,053 |
MasTec, Inc.(a) | 68,362 | 6,680,335 |
MDU Resources Group, Inc. | 235,771 | 7,509,306 |
Valmont Industries, Inc. | 24,734 | 7,848,840 |
Total | | 54,177,942 |
Electrical Equipment 2.2% |
Acuity Brands, Inc. | 37,285 | 7,231,798 |
EnerSys | 47,339 | 4,293,174 |
Hubbell, Inc. | 62,268 | 15,662,893 |
nVent Electric PLC | 193,146 | 8,853,813 |
Regal Rexnord Corp. | 76,697 | 12,090,515 |
SunPower Corp.(a) | 98,957 | 1,486,334 |
Sunrun, Inc.(a) | 247,079 | 5,939,779 |
Vicor Corp.(a) | 25,844 | 1,214,668 |
Total | | 56,772,974 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Machinery 4.8% |
AGCO Corp. | 71,787 | 10,108,327 |
Chart Industries, Inc.(a) | 48,462 | 6,469,677 |
Crane Holdings Co. | 55,331 | 6,627,547 |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | 141,985 | 8,980,551 |
Esab Corp. | 59,903 | 3,513,311 |
Flowserve Corp. | 151,533 | 5,256,680 |
Graco, Inc. | 195,397 | 13,587,907 |
ITT, Inc. | 95,885 | 8,714,988 |
Kennametal, Inc. | 93,422 | 2,646,645 |
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | 66,943 | 11,241,738 |
Middleby Corp. (The)(a) | 62,475 | 9,714,238 |
Oshkosh Corp. | 75,820 | 6,762,386 |
Terex Corp. | 78,261 | 4,633,834 |
Timken Co. (The) | 76,751 | 6,558,373 |
Toro Co. (The) | 120,816 | 13,342,919 |
Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A | 31,635 | 5,543,401 |
Total | | 123,702,522 |
Marine 0.2% |
Kirby Corp.(a) | 69,445 | 5,036,846 |
Professional Services 1.8% |
ASGN, Inc.(a) | 57,855 | 5,137,524 |
CACI International, Inc., Class A(a) | 27,243 | 7,982,199 |
FTI Consulting, Inc.(a) | 39,911 | 7,332,050 |
Insperity, Inc. | 41,343 | 5,130,253 |
KBR, Inc. | 159,069 | 8,766,292 |
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | 58,617 | 4,975,411 |
Science Applications International Corp. | 63,917 | 6,816,109 |
Total | | 46,139,838 |
Road & Rail 1.8% |
Avis Budget Group, Inc.(a) | 28,846 | 6,336,312 |
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. | 186,315 | 10,590,145 |
Landstar System, Inc. | 41,652 | 7,530,265 |
Ryder System, Inc. | 58,262 | 5,704,432 |
Saia, Inc.(a) | 30,681 | 8,310,563 |
Werner Enterprises, Inc. | 68,149 | 3,165,521 |
XPO, Inc.(a) | 133,523 | 4,454,327 |
Total | | 46,091,565 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Trading Companies & Distributors 1.0% |
GATX Corp. | 40,812 | 4,452,181 |
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A | 54,748 | 4,627,301 |
Univar, Inc.(a) | 189,180 | 6,574,005 |
Watsco, Inc. | 38,566 | 11,751,446 |
Total | | 27,404,933 |
Total Industrials | 524,304,319 |
Information Technology 12.5% |
Communications Equipment 0.7% |
Calix, Inc.(a) | 66,010 | 3,376,412 |
Ciena Corp.(a) | 171,760 | 8,282,267 |
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(a) | 79,073 | 4,254,918 |
Viasat, Inc.(a) | 87,638 | 2,783,383 |
Total | | 18,696,980 |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 3.3% |
Arrow Electronics, Inc.(a) | 71,314 | 8,414,339 |
Avnet, Inc. | 106,107 | 4,744,044 |
Belden, Inc. | 49,630 | 4,187,779 |
Cognex Corp. | 200,500 | 9,507,710 |
Coherent Corp.(a) | 160,801 | 6,935,347 |
IPG Photonics Corp.(a) | 37,277 | 4,594,018 |
Jabil, Inc. | 156,104 | 12,961,315 |
Littelfuse, Inc. | 28,703 | 7,426,327 |
National Instruments Corp. | 151,385 | 7,646,456 |
Novanta, Inc.(a) | 41,380 | 6,492,936 |
TD SYNNEX Corp. | 48,745 | 4,704,867 |
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | 150,225 | 3,189,277 |
Vontier Corp. | 183,181 | 4,793,847 |
Total | | 85,598,262 |
IT Services 2.1% |
Concentrix Corp. | 49,123 | 6,721,991 |
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(a) | 54,626 | 5,946,040 |
ExlService Holdings, Inc.(a) | 38,336 | 6,306,655 |
Genpact Ltd. | 195,476 | 9,330,070 |
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.(a) | 236,652 | 3,713,070 |
MAXIMUS, Inc. | 70,204 | 5,762,344 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Western Union Co. (The) | 447,737 | 5,802,672 |
WEX, Inc.(a) | 50,543 | 9,745,196 |
Total | | 53,328,038 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 2.9% |
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.(a) | 75,415 | 3,294,127 |
Amkor Technology, Inc. | 116,453 | 2,999,829 |
Cirrus Logic, Inc.(a) | 63,839 | 6,559,457 |
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a) | 158,910 | 13,500,994 |
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.(a) | 59,244 | 4,060,584 |
MKS Instruments, Inc. | 66,315 | 6,427,913 |
Power Integrations, Inc. | 66,317 | 5,454,573 |
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(a) | 38,589 | 6,889,294 |
SiTime Corp.(a) | 18,643 | 2,314,529 |
Synaptics, Inc.(a),(b) | 46,228 | 5,436,875 |
Universal Display Corp. | 50,386 | 6,844,938 |
Wolfspeed, Inc.(a) | 144,016 | 10,654,304 |
Total | | 74,437,417 |
Software 3.2% |
ACI Worldwide, Inc.(a) | 130,289 | 3,367,971 |
Aspen Technology, Inc.(a) | 33,673 | 7,139,013 |
Blackbaud, Inc.(a) | 51,712 | 2,879,841 |
CommVault Systems, Inc.(a) | 51,632 | 3,040,092 |
Dynatrace, Inc.(a) | 250,308 | 10,645,599 |
Envestnet, Inc.(a) | 64,146 | 4,009,766 |
Fair Isaac Corp.(a) | 28,958 | 19,615,859 |
Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a) | 72,345 | 10,399,594 |
NCR Corp.(a) | 159,305 | 4,067,057 |
Paylocity Holding Corp.(a) | 47,767 | 9,200,402 |
Qualys, Inc.(a) | 40,080 | 4,735,452 |
Teradata Corp.(a) | 118,030 | 4,810,903 |
Total | | 83,911,549 |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 0.3% |
Super Micro Computer, Inc.(a) | 53,384 | 5,230,030 |
Xerox Holdings Corp. | 129,895 | 2,141,969 |
Total | | 7,371,999 |
Total Information Technology | 323,344,245 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Materials 6.7% |
Chemicals 2.7% |
Ashland, Inc. | 57,749 | 5,877,693 |
Avient Corp. | 99,116 | 4,324,431 |
Cabot Corp. | 65,217 | 5,186,708 |
Chemours Co. LLC (The) | 174,978 | 5,980,748 |
Ingevity Corp.(a) | 40,730 | 3,362,669 |
NewMarket Corp. | 7,897 | 2,712,620 |
Olin Corp. | 147,681 | 8,528,578 |
RPM International, Inc. | 149,681 | 13,266,227 |
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), Class A | 46,895 | 3,868,837 |
Sensient Technologies Corp. | 48,740 | 3,674,509 |
Valvoline, Inc. | 205,242 | 7,224,518 |
Westlake Corp. | 39,925 | 4,756,664 |
Total | | 68,764,202 |
Construction Materials 0.2% |
Eagle Materials, Inc. | 42,719 | 5,994,330 |
Containers & Packaging 0.9% |
AptarGroup, Inc. | 75,692 | 8,834,770 |
Greif, Inc., Class A | 29,688 | 2,109,332 |
Silgan Holdings, Inc. | 96,998 | 5,179,693 |
Sonoco Products Co. | 113,058 | 6,677,206 |
Total | | 22,801,001 |
Metals & Mining 2.7% |
Alcoa Corp. | 205,146 | 10,039,845 |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.(a) | 597,455 | 12,743,715 |
Commercial Metals Co. | 136,051 | 7,040,639 |
MP Materials Corp.(a) | 107,041 | 3,746,435 |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | 68,048 | 16,865,016 |
Royal Gold, Inc. | 76,109 | 9,040,988 |
United States Steel Corp. | 271,618 | 8,319,660 |
Worthington Industries, Inc. | 35,158 | 2,124,950 |
Total | | 69,921,248 |
Paper & Forest Products 0.2% |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | 83,125 | 4,863,644 |
Total Materials | 172,344,425 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Real Estate 7.9% |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) 7.5% |
Agree Realty Corp. | 102,694 | 7,268,681 |
Apartment Income REIT Corp. | 173,831 | 6,570,812 |
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. | 347,727 | 7,872,539 |
Corporate Office Properties Trust | 130,346 | 3,314,699 |
Cousins Properties, Inc. | 175,577 | 4,299,881 |
CubeSmart | 260,378 | 12,235,162 |
Douglas Emmett, Inc. | 203,815 | 2,879,906 |
EastGroup Properties, Inc. | 50,521 | 8,248,564 |
EPR Properties | 86,981 | 3,552,304 |
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. | 153,201 | 8,081,353 |
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. | 441,246 | 8,604,297 |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. | 121,970 | 3,232,205 |
Independence Realty Trust, Inc. | 259,527 | 4,694,843 |
JBG SMITH Properties | 114,778 | 1,979,921 |
Kilroy Realty Corp. | 121,959 | 4,392,963 |
Kite Realty Group Trust | 254,029 | 5,517,510 |
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A | 101,175 | 10,578,858 |
Life Storage, Inc. | 98,549 | 11,877,125 |
Macerich Co. (The) | 249,028 | 2,975,885 |
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | 693,338 | 7,141,381 |
National Retail Properties, Inc. | 207,228 | 9,391,573 |
National Storage Affiliates Trust | 97,977 | 4,144,427 |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | 271,518 | 7,273,967 |
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 260,689 | 3,584,474 |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | 152,432 | 2,175,205 |
Physicians Realty Trust | 264,652 | 3,924,789 |
PotlatchDeltic Corp. | 93,655 | 4,323,115 |
Rayonier, Inc. | 169,768 | 5,700,809 |
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | 212,747 | 12,862,684 |
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. | 267,801 | 3,189,510 |
SL Green Realty Corp. | 74,570 | 2,539,108 |
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. | 161,926 | 6,668,113 |
Vornado Realty Trust | 186,773 | 3,694,370 |
Total | | 194,791,033 |
Real Estate Management & Development 0.4% |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.(a) | 55,030 | 9,600,534 |
Total Real Estate | 204,391,567 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Utilities 3.6% |
Electric Utilities 1.3% |
Allete, Inc. | 66,275 | 4,055,367 |
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. | 126,922 | 5,133,995 |
IDACORP, Inc. | 58,623 | 6,061,618 |
OGE Energy Corp. | 232,121 | 8,291,362 |
PNM Resources, Inc. | 99,519 | 4,876,431 |
Portland General Electric Co. | 103,506 | 4,947,587 |
Total | | 33,366,360 |
Gas Utilities 1.3% |
National Fuel Gas Co. | 106,062 | 6,075,231 |
New Jersey Resources Corp. | 111,569 | 5,693,366 |
ONE Gas, Inc. | 62,773 | 5,031,884 |
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. | 71,540 | 4,507,735 |
Spire, Inc. | 60,862 | 4,284,685 |
UGI Corp. | 242,762 | 9,038,029 |
Total | | 34,630,930 |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers 0.2% |
Ormat Technologies, Inc. | 56,536 | 4,778,423 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Multi-Utilities 0.3% |
Black Hills Corp. | 75,453 | 4,633,569 |
NorthWestern Corp. | 66,991 | 3,870,740 |
Total | | 8,504,309 |
Water Utilities 0.5% |
Essential Utilities, Inc. | 276,738 | 11,838,852 |
Total Utilities | 93,118,874 |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,657,984,988) | 2,549,245,536 |
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Money Market Funds 0.5% |
| Shares | Value ($) |
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 4.748%(c),(d) | 12,755,939 | 12,750,837 |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $12,750,829) | 12,750,837 |
Total Investments in Securities (Cost: $1,670,735,817) | 2,561,996,373 |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | 21,162,731 |
Net Assets | 2,583,159,104 |
At February 28, 2023, securities and/or cash totaling $1,705,345 were pledged as collateral.
Investments in derivatives
Long futures contracts |
Description | Number of contracts | Expiration date | Trading currency | Notional amount | Value/Unrealized appreciation ($) | Value/Unrealized depreciation ($) |
S&P Mid 400 Index E-mini | 134 | 03/2023 | USD | 34,882,880 | 1,127,528 | — |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) | Non-income producing investment. |
(b) | This security or a portion of this security has been pledged as collateral in connection with derivative contracts. |
(c) | The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at February 28, 2023. |
(d) | As defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the company’s outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. The value of the holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the year ended February 28, 2023 are as follows: |
Affiliated issuers | Beginning of period($) | Purchases($) | Sales($) | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)($) | End of period($) | Realized gain (loss)($) | Dividends($) | End of period shares |
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 4.748% |
| 38,054,664 | 387,028,612 | (412,331,751) | (688) | 12,750,837 | 2,792 | 577,887 | 12,755,939 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Currency Legend
Fair value measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
■ | Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments. |
■ | Level 2 — Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.). |
■ | Level 3 — Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments). |
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
The Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Investment Manager, through its Valuation Committee (the Committee), as valuation designee, responsible for determining the fair value of the assets of the Fund for which market quotations are not readily available using valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. Representatives of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC report to the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at February 28, 2023:
| Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) | Total ($) |
Investments in Securities | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | |
Communication Services | 53,224,721 | — | — | 53,224,721 |
Consumer Discretionary | 367,219,863 | — | — | 367,219,863 |
Consumer Staples | 96,948,728 | — | — | 96,948,728 |
Energy | 90,036,199 | — | — | 90,036,199 |
Financials | 388,955,413 | — | — | 388,955,413 |
Health Care | 235,357,182 | — | — | 235,357,182 |
Industrials | 524,304,319 | — | — | 524,304,319 |
Information Technology | 323,344,245 | — | — | 323,344,245 |
Materials | 172,344,425 | — | — | 172,344,425 |
Real Estate | 204,391,567 | — | — | 204,391,567 |
Utilities | 93,118,874 | — | — | 93,118,874 |
Total Common Stocks | 2,549,245,536 | — | — | 2,549,245,536 |
Money Market Funds | 12,750,837 | — | — | 12,750,837 |
Total Investments in Securities | 2,561,996,373 | — | — | 2,561,996,373 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Fair value measurements (continued)
| Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) | Total ($) |
Investments in Derivatives | | | | |
Asset | | | | |
Futures Contracts | 1,127,528 | — | — | 1,127,528 |
Total | 2,563,123,901 | — | — | 2,563,123,901 |
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
Derivative instruments are valued at unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
February 28, 2023
Assets | |
Investments in securities, at value | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,657,984,988) | $2,549,245,536 |
Affiliated issuers (cost $12,750,829) | 12,750,837 |
Receivable for: | |
Investments sold | 27,365,398 |
Capital shares sold | 1,990,359 |
Dividends | 2,055,498 |
Variation margin for futures contracts | 1,541 |
Expense reimbursement due from Investment Manager | 7,629 |
Prepaid expenses | 21,536 |
Total assets | 2,593,438,334 |
Liabilities | |
Payable for: | |
Investments purchased | 7,168,257 |
Capital shares purchased | 2,446,394 |
Variation margin for futures contracts | 33,000 |
Management services fees | 14,183 |
Distribution and/or service fees | 4,483 |
Transfer agent fees | 259,908 |
Compensation of board members | 277,383 |
Compensation of chief compliance officer | 482 |
Other expenses | 75,140 |
Total liabilities | 10,279,230 |
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $2,583,159,104 |
Represented by | |
Paid in capital | 1,622,012,204 |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | 961,146,900 |
Total - representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $2,583,159,104 |
Class A | |
Net assets | $653,592,024 |
Shares outstanding | 45,738,222 |
Net asset value per share | $14.29 |
Institutional Class | |
Net assets | $1,017,847,322 |
Shares outstanding | 71,736,941 |
Net asset value per share | $14.19 |
Institutional 2 Class | |
Net assets | $560,860,398 |
Shares outstanding | 38,233,064 |
Net asset value per share | $14.67 |
Institutional 3 Class | |
Net assets | $350,859,360 |
Shares outstanding | 25,452,102 |
Net asset value per share | $13.79 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended February 28, 2023
Net investment income | |
Income: | |
Dividends — unaffiliated issuers | $40,580,230 |
Dividends — affiliated issuers | 577,887 |
Total income | 41,158,117 |
Expenses: | |
Management services fees | 5,300,635 |
Distribution and/or service fees | |
Class A | 1,671,067 |
Transfer agent fees | |
Class A | 774,227 |
Institutional Class | 1,397,248 |
Institutional 2 Class | 334,923 |
Institutional 3 Class | 15,680 |
Compensation of board members | 40,508 |
Custodian fees | 28,344 |
Printing and postage fees | 92,637 |
Registration fees | 90,732 |
Licensing fees and expenses | 26,243 |
Audit fees | 32,840 |
Legal fees | 48,977 |
Interest on collateral | 843 |
Interest on interfund lending | 15,896 |
Compensation of chief compliance officer | 472 |
Other | 47,498 |
Total expenses | 9,918,770 |
Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Investment Manager and its affiliates | (2,930,229) |
Expense reduction | (100) |
Total net expenses | 6,988,441 |
Net investment income | 34,169,676 |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers | 200,097,460 |
Investments — affiliated issuers | 2,792 |
Foreign currency translations | (47) |
Futures contracts | (1,228,424) |
Net realized gain | 198,871,781 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers | (283,224,739) |
Investments — affiliated issuers | (688) |
Futures contracts | 626,451 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (282,598,976) |
Net realized and unrealized loss | (83,727,195) |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | $(49,557,519) |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year Ended February 28, 2023 | Year Ended February 28, 2022 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income | $34,169,676 | $32,683,259 |
Net realized gain | 198,871,781 | 522,548,847 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (282,598,976) | (281,873,024) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (49,557,519) | 273,359,082 |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Net investment income and net realized gains | | |
Class A | (67,845,982) | (135,070,252) |
Institutional Class | (123,048,739) | (273,707,103) |
Institutional 2 Class | (56,510,896) | (116,221,827) |
Institutional 3 Class | (25,341,723) | (12,289,676) |
Total distributions to shareholders | (272,747,340) | (537,288,858) |
Decrease in net assets from capital stock activity | (102,254,234) | (180,940,391) |
Total decrease in net assets | (424,559,093) | (444,870,167) |
Net assets at beginning of year | 3,007,718,197 | 3,452,588,364 |
Net assets at end of year | $2,583,159,104 | $3,007,718,197 |
| Year Ended | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2023 | February 28, 2022 |
| Shares | Dollars ($) | Shares | Dollars ($) |
Capital stock activity |
Class A | | | | |
Subscriptions | 8,285,119 | 117,413,509 | 10,500,248 | 189,096,084 |
Distributions reinvested | 3,863,153 | 51,087,516 | 5,983,974 | 104,160,218 |
Redemptions | (14,041,052) | (201,248,860) | (19,766,784) | (360,095,460) |
Net decrease | (1,892,780) | (32,747,835) | (3,282,562) | (66,839,158) |
Institutional Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 11,245,870 | 159,522,185 | 10,884,215 | 193,765,369 |
Distributions reinvested | 7,675,327 | 100,863,138 | 10,834,133 | 187,145,079 |
Redemptions | (42,900,601) | (612,521,876) | (19,167,274) | (347,443,155) |
Net increase (decrease) | (23,979,404) | (352,136,553) | 2,551,074 | 33,467,293 |
Institutional 2 Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 9,264,683 | 134,981,788 | 11,582,940 | 213,043,448 |
Distributions reinvested | 3,136,971 | 42,602,782 | 5,016,559 | 89,542,477 |
Redemptions | (12,595,051) | (185,330,621) | (24,818,436) | (462,546,284) |
Net decrease | (193,397) | (7,746,051) | (8,218,937) | (159,960,359) |
Institutional 3 Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 23,241,193 | 322,049,907 | 1,857,561 | 32,795,913 |
Distributions reinvested | 665,832 | 8,516,067 | 518,830 | 8,757,949 |
Redemptions | (2,931,562) | (40,189,769) | (1,652,664) | (29,162,029) |
Net increase | 20,975,463 | 290,376,205 | 723,727 | 12,391,833 |
Total net decrease | (5,090,118) | (102,254,234) | (8,226,698) | (180,940,391) |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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The following table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a class held for the periods shown. Per share net investment income (loss) amounts are calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Total return does not reflect payment of sales charges, if any. Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods of less than one year. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to purchase and sales transactions of short-term instruments and certain derivatives, if any. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
| Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | Total from investment operations | Distributions from net investment income | Distributions from net realized gains | Total distributions to shareholders |
Class A |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $16.13 | 0.16 | (0.50) | (0.34) | (0.16) | (1.34) | (1.50) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $17.72 | 0.14(f) | 1.30 | 1.44 | (0.13) | (2.90) | (3.03) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $14.07 | 0.14 | 5.02 | 5.16 | (0.16) | (1.35) | (1.51) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $15.47 | 0.18 | (0.71) | (0.53) | (0.19) | (0.68) | (0.87) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $16.25 | 0.18 | 0.36 | 0.54 | (0.17) | (1.15) | (1.32) |
Institutional Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $16.03 | 0.19 | (0.49) | (0.30) | (0.20) | (1.34) | (1.54) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $17.63 | 0.19(f) | 1.29 | 1.48 | (0.18) | (2.90) | (3.08) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $14.00 | 0.18 | 4.99 | 5.17 | (0.19) | (1.35) | (1.54) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $15.39 | 0.22 | (0.70) | (0.48) | (0.23) | (0.68) | (0.91) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $16.18 | 0.22 | 0.35 | 0.57 | (0.21) | (1.15) | (1.36) |
Institutional 2 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $16.52 | 0.20 | (0.51) | (0.31) | (0.20) | (1.34) | (1.54) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $18.08 | 0.19(f) | 1.33 | 1.52 | (0.18) | (2.90) | (3.08) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $14.32 | 0.18 | 5.12 | 5.30 | (0.19) | (1.35) | (1.54) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $15.73 | 0.22 | (0.72) | (0.50) | (0.23) | (0.68) | (0.91) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $16.50 | 0.22 | 0.37 | 0.59 | (0.21) | (1.15) | (1.36) |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| Net asset value, end of period | Total return | Total gross expense ratio to average net assets(a) | Total net expense ratio to average net assets(a),(b) | Net investment income ratio to average net assets | Portfolio turnover | Net assets, end of period (000’s) |
Class A |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $14.29 | (1.05%) | 0.58%(c),(d) | 0.45%(c),(d),(e) | 1.10% | 12% | $653,592 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $16.13 | 7.48% | 0.58%(c),(d) | 0.45%(c),(d),(e) | 0.78% | 16% | $768,487 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $17.72 | 39.13% | 0.58%(d) | 0.45%(d),(e) | 1.01% | 14% | $902,341 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $14.07 | (3.88%) | 0.58%(d) | 0.45%(d),(e) | 1.16% | 14% | $986,055 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $15.47 | 3.66% | 0.58% | 0.45%(e) | 1.08% | 17% | $1,351,153 |
Institutional Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $14.19 | (0.80%) | 0.33%(c),(d) | 0.20%(c),(d),(e) | 1.35% | 12% | $1,017,847 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $16.03 | 7.72% | 0.33%(c),(d) | 0.20%(c),(d),(e) | 1.03% | 16% | $1,534,550 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $17.63 | 39.49% | 0.34%(d) | 0.20%(d),(e) | 1.25% | 14% | $1,642,259 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $14.00 | (3.59%) | 0.33%(d) | 0.20%(d),(e) | 1.40% | 14% | $1,579,863 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $15.39 | 3.89% | 0.33% | 0.20%(e) | 1.33% | 17% | $1,979,350 |
Institutional 2 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $14.67 | (0.84%) | 0.28%(c),(d) | 0.20%(c),(d) | 1.35% | 12% | $560,860 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $16.52 | 7.75% | 0.27%(c),(d) | 0.20%(c),(d) | 1.03% | 16% | $634,732 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $18.08 | 39.52% | 0.28%(d) | 0.20%(d) | 1.24% | 14% | $843,249 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $14.32 | (3.65%) | 0.28%(d) | 0.20%(d) | 1.40% | 14% | $663,451 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $15.73 | 3.94% | 0.27% | 0.20% | 1.33% | 17% | $798,386 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | Total from investment operations | Distributions from net investment income | Distributions from net realized gains | Total distributions to shareholders |
Institutional 3 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $15.63 | 0.18 | (0.48) | (0.30) | (0.20) | (1.34) | (1.54) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $17.25 | 0.18(f) | 1.28 | 1.46 | (0.18) | (2.90) | (3.08) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $13.73 | 0.17 | 4.89 | 5.06 | (0.19) | (1.35) | (1.54) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $15.11 | 0.21 | (0.68) | (0.47) | (0.23) | (0.68) | (0.91) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $15.91 | 0.22 | 0.34 | 0.56 | (0.21) | (1.15) | (1.36) |
Notes to Financial Highlights |
(a) | In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund’s reported expense ratios. |
(b) | Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. |
(c) | Ratios include interest on collateral expense which is less than 0.01%. |
(d) | Ratios include interfund lending expense which is less than 0.01%. |
(e) | The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
(f) | Net investment income per share includes special dividends. The per share effect of these dividends amounted to: |
Year Ended | Class A | Institutional Class | Institutional 2 Class | Institutional 3 Class |
02/28/2022 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| Net asset value, end of period | Total return | Total gross expense ratio to average net assets(a) | Total net expense ratio to average net assets(a),(b) | Net investment income ratio to average net assets | Portfolio turnover | Net assets, end of period (000’s) |
Institutional 3 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $13.79 | (0.82%) | 0.23%(c),(d) | 0.20%(c),(d) | 1.36% | 12% | $350,859 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $15.63 | 7.78% | 0.22%(c),(d) | 0.20%(c),(d) | 1.04% | 16% | $69,950 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $17.25 | 39.46% | 0.23%(d) | 0.20%(d) | 1.23% | 14% | $64,740 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $13.73 | (3.59%) | 0.23%(d) | 0.20%(d) | 1.41% | 14% | $37,706 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $15.11 | 3.89% | 0.23% | 0.20% | 1.38% | 17% | $25,066 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2023
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund (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.
Fund shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value). The Fund offers each of the share classes listed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by the Trust’s organizational documents or by law. Each share class has its own expense and sales charge structure. Different share classes may have different minimum initial investment amounts and pay different net investment income distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of distributing such share classes vary. Distributions to shareholders in a liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class.
As described in the Fund’s prospectus, Class A shares are offered to the general public for investment. Institutional Class, Institutional 2 Class and Institutional 3 Class shares are available for purchase through authorized investment professionals to omnibus retirement plans or to institutional investors and to certain other investors as also described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which 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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security valuation
Equity securities listed on an exchange are valued at the closing price or last trade price on their primary exchange at the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange. Securities with a closing price not readily available or not listed on any exchange are valued at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices. Listed preferred stocks convertible into common stocks are valued using an evaluated price from a pricing service.
Foreign equity securities are valued based on the closing price or last trade price on their primary exchange at the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange. If any foreign equity security closing prices are not readily available, the securities are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices on such exchanges or markets. Foreign currency exchange rates are determined at the scheduled closing time of the New York Stock Exchange. Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange; therefore, the closing prices for securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. In those situations, foreign securities will be fair valued pursuant to a policy approved by the Board of Trustees. Under the policy, the Fund may utilize a third-party pricing service to determine these fair values. The third-party pricing service takes into account multiple factors, including, but not limited to, movements in the U.S. securities markets, certain depositary receipts, futures contracts and foreign exchange rates that have occurred subsequent to the close of the foreign exchange or market, to determine a good faith estimate that reasonably reflects the current market conditions as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange. The fair value of a security is likely to be different from the quoted or published price, if available.
Investments in open-end investment companies (other than exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), are valued at the latest net asset value reported by those companies as of the valuation time.
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Futures and options on futures contracts are valued based upon the settlement price at the close of regular trading on their principal exchanges or, in the absence of a settlement price, at the mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reflective of market value or reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the quoted or published price for the security, if available.
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 fair value.
GAAP requires disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category. This information is disclosed following the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
Foreign currency transactions and translations
The values of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are generally translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates determined at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. 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 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 Fund does 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 in the Statement of Operations.
Derivative instruments
The Fund invests in certain derivative instruments, as detailed below, in seeking to meet its investment objectives. Derivatives are instruments whose values depend on, or are derived from, in whole or in part, the value of one or more securities, currencies, commodities, indices, or other assets or instruments. Derivatives may be used to increase investment flexibility (including to maintain cash reserves while maintaining desired exposure to certain assets), for risk management (hedging) purposes, to facilitate trading, to reduce transaction costs and to pursue higher investment returns. The Fund may also use derivative instruments to mitigate certain investment risks, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Derivatives may involve various risks, including the potential inability of the counterparty to fulfill its obligations under the terms of the contract, the potential for an illiquid secondary market (making it difficult for the Fund to sell or terminate, including at favorable prices) and the potential for market movements which may expose the Fund to gains or losses in excess of the amount shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The notional amounts of derivative instruments, if applicable, are not recorded in the financial statements.
A derivative instrument may suffer a marked-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform its obligations under the contract. The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on over-the-counter derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Fund and the amount of any variation margin held by the counterparty, plus any replacement costs or related amounts. With exchange-traded or centrally cleared derivatives, there is reduced counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the clearinghouse or central counterparty (CCP) provides some protection in the case of clearing member default. The clearinghouse or CCP stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, failure of the clearinghouse or CCP may pose additional counterparty credit risk. However, credit risk still exists in exchange-traded or centrally cleared derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer account. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in
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the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients and such shortfall is remedied by the CCP or otherwise, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro-rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers (including the Fund), potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.
In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, the Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (ISDA Master Agreement) or similar agreement with its derivatives counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is an agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs over-the-counter derivatives and foreign exchange forward contracts and contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default (close-out netting), including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Note, however, that bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset or netting in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.
Collateral (margin) requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are established by the clearinghouse or CCP for exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives. Brokers can ask for margin in excess of the minimum in certain circumstances. Collateral terms for most over-the-counter derivatives are subject to regulatory requirements to exchange variation margin with trading counterparties and may have contract specific margin terms as well. For over-the-counter derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the marked-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any variation margin currently pledged by the Fund and/or the counterparty. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party has to exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g., $250,000) before a transfer has to be made. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. The Fund may also pay interest expense on cash collateral received from the broker or receive interest income on cash collateral pledged to the broker. The Fund attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.
Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties of over-the-counter derivatives transactions to terminate derivatives contracts prior to maturity in the event the Fund’s net asset value declines by a stated percentage over a specified time period or if the Fund fails to meet certain terms of the ISDA Master Agreement, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty. The Fund also has termination rights if the counterparty fails to meet certain terms of the ISDA Master Agreement. In determining whether to exercise such termination rights, the Fund would consider, in addition to counterparty credit risk, whether termination would result in a net liability owed from the counterparty.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Futures contracts
Futures contracts are exchange-traded and represent commitments for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date. The Fund bought and sold futures contracts to maintain appropriate equity market exposure while keeping sufficient cash to accommodate daily redemptions. These instruments may be used for other purposes in future periods. Upon entering into futures contracts, the Fund bears risks that it may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. Additional risks include counterparty credit risk, the possibility of an illiquid market, and that a change in the value of the contract or option may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying asset.
Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund deposits cash or securities with the broker, known as a futures commission merchant (FCM), in an amount sufficient to meet the initial margin requirement. The initial margin deposit must be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Cash deposited as initial margin is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as margin deposits. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Portfolio of Investments. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the Fund each day. The variation margin payments are equal to the daily change in the contract value and are recorded as variation margin receivable or payable and are offset in
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unrealized gains or losses. The Fund generally expects to earn interest income on its margin deposits. 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 in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Effects of derivative transactions in the financial statements
The following tables are intended to provide additional information about the effect of derivatives on the financial statements of the Fund, including: the fair value of derivatives by risk category and the location of those fair values in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities; and the impact of derivative transactions over the period in the Statement of Operations, including realized and unrealized gains (losses). The derivative instrument schedules following the Portfolio of Investments present additional information regarding derivative instruments outstanding at the end of the period, if any.
The following table is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) at February 28, 2023:
| Asset derivatives | |
Risk exposure category | Statement of assets and liabilities location | Fair value ($) |
Equity risk | Component of total distributable earnings (loss) — unrealized appreciation on futures contracts | 1,127,528* |
* | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the tables following the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
The following table indicates the effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) in the Statement of Operations for the year ended February 28, 2023:
Amount of realized gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income |
Risk exposure category | Futures contracts ($) |
Equity risk | (1,228,424) |
|
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in income |
Risk exposure category | Futures contracts ($) |
Equity risk | 626,451 |
The following table is a summary of the average outstanding volume by derivative instrument for the year ended February 28, 2023:
Derivative instrument | Average notional amounts ($)* |
Futures contracts — long | 27,554,038 |
* | Based on the ending quarterly outstanding amounts for the year ended February 28, 2023. |
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
Corporate actions and dividend income are generally recorded net of any non-reclaimable tax withholdings, on the ex-dividend date or upon receipt of an ex-dividend notification in the case of certain foreign securities.
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The Fund may receive distributions from holdings in equity securities, business development companies (BDCs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs), limited partnerships (LPs), other regulated investment companies (RICs), and real estate investment trusts (REITs), which report information as to the tax character of their distributions annually. These distributions are allocated to dividend income, capital gain and return of capital based on actual information reported. Return of capital is recorded as a reduction of the cost basis of securities held. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, return of capital is recorded as a realized gain. With respect to REITs, to the extent actual information has not yet been reported, estimates for return of capital are made by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). The Investment Manager’s estimates are subsequently adjusted when the actual character of the distributions is disclosed by the REITs, which could result in a proportionate change in return of capital to shareholders.
Awards from class action litigation are recorded as a reduction of cost basis if the Fund still owns the applicable securities on the payment date. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities on the payment date, the proceeds are recorded as realized gains.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds 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. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.
Determination of class net asset value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, which are charged to that share class, as shown in 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 investment company taxable income and net capital gain, 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 ordinary income, capital gain net income and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions from net investment income, 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 may differ from GAAP.
Guarantees and indemnifications
Under the Trust’s organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund’s contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.
Recent accounting pronouncement
Tailored Shareholder Reports
In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule relating to Tailored Shareholder Reports for Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds; Fee Information in Investment Company Advertisements. The rule and form amendments will, among other things, require the Fund to transmit concise and visually engaging shareholder reports that highlight key information. The amendments will require that funds tag information in a structured data format and that
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certain more in-depth information be made available online and available for delivery free of charge to investors on request. The amendments became effective January 24, 2023. There is an 18-month transition period after the effective date of the amendment.
Note 3. Fees and other transactions with affiliates
Management services fees
The Fund has entered into a Management Agreement with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). Under the Management Agreement, the Investment Manager provides the Fund with investment research and advice, as well as administrative and accounting services. The management services fee is an annual fee that is equal to 0.20% of the Fund’s daily net assets.
Compensation of board members
Members of the Board of Trustees who are not officers or employees of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Deferred Plan), these members of the Board of Trustees may elect to defer payment of up to 100% of their compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of certain funds managed by the Investment Manager. The Fund’s liability for these amounts is adjusted for market value changes and remains in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Deferred Plan. All amounts payable under the Deferred Plan constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Fund. The expense for the Deferred 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 "Compensation of board members" in the Statement of Operations.
Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer
The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer for the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. As disclosed in the Statement of Operations, a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s total compensation is allocated to the Fund, along with other allocations to affiliated registered investment companies managed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates, based on relative net assets.
Transfer agency fees
Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with SS&C GIDS, Inc. (SS&C GIDS) to serve as sub-transfer agent. Prior to January 1, 2023, SS&C GIDS was known as DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of SS&C GIDS for services as sub-transfer agent and SS&C GIDS is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the exception of out-of-pocket fees).
The Fund pays the Transfer Agent a monthly transfer agency fee based on the number or the average value of accounts, depending on the type of account. In addition, the Fund pays the Transfer Agent a fee for shareholder services based on the number of accounts or on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund’s shares maintained in omnibus accounts up to the lesser of the amount charged by the financial intermediary or a cap established by the Board of Trustees from time to time.
The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from the Fund for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees. Total transfer agency fees for Institutional 2 Class and Institutional 3 Class shares are subject to an annual limitation of not more than 0.07% and 0.02%, respectively, of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class.
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For the year ended February 28, 2023, the Fund’s effective transfer agency fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:
| Effective rate (%) |
Class A | 0.12 |
Institutional Class | 0.12 |
Institutional 2 Class | 0.06 |
Institutional 3 Class | 0.01 |
An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class’s initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agency fees. These minimum account balance fees are remitted to the Fund and recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended February 28, 2023, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses of the Fund by $100.
Distribution and service fees
The Fund has entered into an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. The Board of Trustees has approved, and the Fund has adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) applicable to certain share classes, which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and 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.
Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly combined distribution and service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares of the Fund.
Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates
The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below) for the period(s) disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees, so that the Fund’s net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund’s custodian, do not exceed the following annual rate(s) as a percentage of the classes’ average daily net assets:
| Fee rate(s) contractual through June 30, 2023 |
Class A | 0.45% |
Institutional Class | 0.20 |
Institutional 2 Class | 0.20 |
Institutional 3 Class | 0.20 |
Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, costs associated with shareholder meetings, infrequent and/or unusual expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board of Trustees. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from the Investment Manager, certain of its affiliates and the Fund. Any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed under the expense reimbursement arrangements described above are not recoverable by the Investment Manager or its affiliates in future periods.
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Note 4. Federal tax information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.
At February 28, 2023, these differences were primarily due to differing treatment for deferral/reversal of wash sale losses, derivative investments, trustees’ deferred compensation, foreign currency transactions, distribution reclassifications and earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on the redemption of shares. To the extent these differences were permanent, reclassifications were made among the components of the Fund’s net assets. Temporary differences do not require reclassifications.
The following reclassifications were made:
Undistributed net investment income ($) | Accumulated net realized gain ($) | Paid in capital ($) |
(976,946) | (14,808,054) | 15,785,000 |
Net investment income (loss) and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years indicated was as follows:
Year Ended February 28, 2023 | Year Ended February 28, 2022 |
Ordinary income ($) | Long-term capital gains ($) | Total ($) | Ordinary income ($) | Long-term capital gains ($) | Total ($) |
35,877,721 | 236,869,619 | 272,747,340 | 87,782,065 | 449,506,793 | 537,288,858 |
Short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions for tax purposes.
At February 28, 2023, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income ($) | Undistributed long-term capital gains ($) | Capital loss carryforwards ($) | Net unrealized appreciation ($) |
4,314,835 | 73,281,987 | — | 883,825,297 |
At February 28, 2023, the cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes along with the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
Federal tax cost ($) | Gross unrealized appreciation ($) | Gross unrealized (depreciation) ($) | Net unrealized appreciation ($) |
1,679,298,604 | 1,042,747,247 | (158,921,950) | 883,825,297 |
Tax cost of investments and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) may also include timing differences that do not constitute adjustments to tax basis.
Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions in the Fund that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management’s conclusion 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). Generally, the Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 5. Portfolio information
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and derivatives, if any, aggregated to $322,191,901 and $654,668,956, respectively, for the year ended February 28, 2023. The amount of purchase and sale activity impacts the portfolio turnover rate reported in the Financial Highlights.
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Note 6. Affiliated money market fund
The Fund invests in Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, an affiliated money market fund established for the exclusive use by the Fund and other affiliated funds (the Affiliated MMF). The income earned by the Fund from such investments is included as Dividends - affiliated issuers in the Statement of Operations. As an investing fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the Affiliated MMF. The Affiliated MMF prices its shares with a floating net asset value. In addition, the Board of Trustees of the Affiliated MMF may impose a fee on redemptions (sometimes referred to as a liquidity fee) or temporarily suspend redemptions (sometimes referred to as imposing a redemption gate) in the event its liquidity falls below regulatory limits.
Note 7. Interfund lending
Pursuant to an exemptive order granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund participates in a program (the Interfund Program) allowing each participating Columbia Fund (each, a Participating Fund) to lend money directly to and, except for closed-end funds and money market funds, borrow money directly from other Participating Funds for temporary purposes. The amounts eligible for borrowing and lending under the Interfund Program are subject to certain restrictions.
Interfund loans are subject to the risk that the borrowing fund could be unable to repay the loan when due, and a delay in repayment to the lending fund could result in lost opportunities and/or additional lending costs. The exemptive order is subject to conditions intended to mitigate conflicts of interest arising from the Investment Manager’s relationship with each Participating Fund.
The Fund’s activity in the Interfund Program during the year ended February 28, 2023 was as follows:
Borrower or lender | Average loan balance ($) | Weighted average interest rate (%) | Number of days with outstanding loans |
Borrower | 43,800,000 | 4.36 | 3 |
Interest expense incurred by the Fund is recorded as Interfund lending in the Statement of Operations. The Fund had no outstanding interfund loans at February 28, 2023.
Note 8. Line of credit
The Fund has access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citibank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. Pursuant to an October 27, 2022 amendment and restatement, the credit facility, which is an agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager or an affiliated investment manager, severally and not jointly, permits aggregate borrowings up to $950 million. Interest is currently charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the secured overnight financing rate plus 0.10% and (iii) the overnight bank funding rate, plus in each case, 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the unused amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.15% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations. This agreement expires annually in October unless extended or renewed. Prior to the October 27, 2022 amendment and restatement, the Fund had access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citibank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. which permitted collective borrowings up to $950 million. Interest was charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the secured overnight financing rate plus 0.11448% and (iii) the overnight bank funding rate, plus in each case, 1.00%.
The Fund had no borrowings during the year ended February 28, 2023.
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Note 9. Significant risks
Industrials sector risk
The Fund is more susceptible to the particular risks that may affect companies in the industrials sector than if it were invested in a wider variety of companies in unrelated sectors. Companies in the industrials sector are subject to certain risks, including changes in supply and demand for their specific product or service and for industrial sector products in general, including decline in demand for such products due to rapid technological developments and frequent new product introduction. Performance of such companies may be affected by factors including government regulation, world events and economic conditions and risks for environmental damage and product liability claims.
Market risk
The Fund may incur losses due to declines in the value of one or more securities in which it invests. These declines may be due to factors affecting a particular issuer, or the result of, among other things, political, regulatory, market, economic or social developments affecting the relevant market(s) more generally. In addition, turbulence in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or fixed income markets may negatively affect many issuers, which could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to price or value hard-to-value assets in thinly traded and closed markets and could cause significant redemptions and operational challenges. Global economies and financial markets are increasingly interconnected, and conditions and events in one country, region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies worldwide. As a result, local, regional or global events such as terrorism, war, natural disasters, disease/virus outbreaks and epidemics or other public health issues, recessions, depressions or other events – or the potential for such events – could have a significant negative impact on global economic and market conditions.
The large-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022 has resulted in sanctions and market disruptions, including declines in regional and global stock markets, unusual volatility in global commodity markets and significant devaluations of Russian currency. The extent and duration of the military action are impossible to predict but could be significant. Market disruption caused by the Russian military action, and any counter-measures or responses thereto (including international sanctions, a downgrade in the country’s credit rating, purchasing and financing restrictions, boycotts, tariffs, changes in consumer or purchaser preferences, cyberattacks and espionage) could have severe adverse impacts on regional and/or global securities and commodities markets, including markets for oil and natural gas. These impacts may include reduced market liquidity, distress in credit markets, further disruption of global supply chains, increased risk of inflation, and limited access to investments in certain international markets and/or issuers. These developments and other related events could negatively impact Fund performance.
Passive investment risk
The Fund is not “actively” managed and may be affected by a general decline in market segments related to its Index’s investment exposures. The Fund invests in securities or instruments included in, or believed by the Investment Manager to be representative of the Index regardless of their investment merits. The Fund does not seek temporary defensive positions when markets decline or appear overvalued. The decision of whether to remove a security from the tracking index is made by an independent index provider who is not affiliated with the Fund or the Investment Manager.
Shareholder concentration risk
At February 28, 2023, one unaffiliated shareholder of record owned 24.4% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. The Fund has no knowledge about whether any portion of those shares was owned beneficially. Affiliated shareholders of record owned 16.5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund. In the case of a large redemption, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at inopportune times, including its liquid positions, which may result in Fund losses and the Fund holding a higher percentage of less liquid positions. Large redemptions could result in decreased economies of scale and increased operating expenses for non-redeeming Fund shareholders.
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February 28, 2023
Small- and mid-cap company risk
Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies (small- and mid-cap companies) often involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established companies (larger companies) because small- and mid-cap companies tend to have less predictable earnings and may lack the management experience, financial resources, product diversification and competitive strengths of larger companies. Securities of small- and mid-cap companies may be less liquid and more volatile than the securities of larger companies.
Note 10. Subsequent events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued and noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
Note 11. Information regarding pending and settled legal proceedings
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates are involved in the normal course of business in legal proceedings which include regulatory inquiries, arbitration and litigation, including class actions concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their activities as part of a diversified financial services firm. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Fund is 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 Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund. Ameriprise Financial is required to make quarterly (10-Q), annual (10-K) and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 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 Fund. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund, 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 or one or more of its affiliates that provides services to the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust and Shareholders of Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund (one of the funds constituting Columbia Funds Series Trust, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of February 28, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended February 28, 2023, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended February 28, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended February 28, 2023 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of February 28, 2023, 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 ended February 28, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended February 28, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of February 28, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 21, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies within the Columbia Funds Complex since 1977.
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Federal Income Tax Information
(Unaudited)
The Fund hereby designates the following tax attributes for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023. Shareholders will be notified in early 2024 of the amounts for use in preparing 2023 income tax returns.
Qualified dividend income | Dividends received deduction | Section 199A dividends | Capital gain dividend |
90.91% | 88.48% | 9.09% | $208,254,407 |
Qualified dividend income. For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, the percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that represents qualified dividend income subject to reduced tax rates.
Dividends received deduction. The percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.
Section 199A dividends. For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, the percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that represents Section 199A dividends potentially eligible for a 20% deduction.
Capital gain dividend. The Fund designates as a capital gain dividend the amount reflected above, or if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such fiscal period.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
(Unaudited)
The Board oversees the Fund’s operations and appoints officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies set by the Board. The following table provides basic biographical information about the Fund’s Trustees as of the printing of this report, including their principal occupations during the past five years, although specific titles for individuals may have varied over the period. The year set forth beneath Length of Service in the table below is the year in which the Trustee was first appointed or elected as Trustee to any Fund currently in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof. Under current Board policy, each Trustee generally serves until December 31 of the year such Trustee turns seventy-five (75).
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
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Independent trustees
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
George S. Batejan c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2017 | Executive Vice President, Global Head of Technology and Operations, Janus Capital Group, Inc., 2010-2016 | 176 | Former Chairman of the Board, NICSA (National Investment Company Services Association) (Executive Committee, Nominating Committee and Governance Committee), 2014-2016; former Director, Intech Investment Management, 2011-2016; former Board Member, Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, 2015-2016; former Advisory Board Member, University of Colorado Business School, 2015-2018; former Board Member, Chase Bank International, 1993-1994 |
Kathleen Blatz c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2006 | Attorney, specializing in arbitration and mediation; Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1998-2006; Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1996-1998; Fourth Judicial District Court Judge, Hennepin County, 1994-1996; Attorney in private practice and public service, 1984-1993; State Representative, Minnesota House of Representatives, 1979-1993, which included service on the Tax and Financial Institutions and Insurance Committees; Member and Interim Chair, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, January-July 2017; Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (health care insurance), February-July 2018, April-October 2021 | 176 | Former Trustee, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, 2009-2021 (Chair of the Business Development Committee, 2014-2017; Chair of the Governance Committee, 2017-2019); former Member and Chair of the Board, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, January 2017-July 2017; former Director, Robina Foundation, 2009-2020 (Chair, 2014-2020); Director, Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, since 2021 |
Pamela G. Carlton c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Chair since 2023; Trustee since 2007 | President, Springboard — Partners in Cross Cultural Leadership (consulting company), since 2003; Managing Director of US Equity Research, JP Morgan Chase, 1999-2003; Director of US Equity Research, Chase Asset Management, 1996-1999; Co-Director Latin America Research, 1993-1996, COO Global Research, 1992-1996, Co-Director of US Research, 1991-1992, Investment Banker, 1982-1991, Morgan Stanley; Attorney, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, 1980-1982 | 176 | Trustee, New York Presbyterian Hospital Board, since 1996; Director, DR Bank (Audit Committee) since 2017; Director, Evercore Inc. (Audit Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee), since 2019; Director, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee), since 2021; the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (IDC), since 2021 |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
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Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Janet Langford Carrig c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1957 | Trustee since 1996 | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ConocoPhillips (independent energy company), September 2007-October 2018 | 174 | Director, EQT Corporation (natural gas producer), since 2019; former Director, Whiting Petroleum Corporation (independent oil and gas company), 2020-2022 |
J. Kevin Connaughton c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1964 | Trustee since 2020 | CEO and President, RhodeWay Financial (non-profit financial planning firm), since December 2022; Member, FINRA National Adjudicatory Council, since January 2020; Adjunct Professor of Finance, Bentley University since January 2018; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from March 2016 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Managing Director and General Manager of Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, May 2010-February 2015; President, Columbia Funds, 2008-2015; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, 2003-2015 | 174 | Former Director, The Autism Project, March 2015-December 2021; former Member of the Investment Committee, St. Michael’s College, November 2015-February 2020; former Trustee, St. Michael’s College, June 2017-September 2019; former Trustee, New Century Portfolios, January 2015-December 2017 |
Olive M. Darragh c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1962 | Trustee since 2020 | Managing Director of Darragh Inc. (strategy and talent management consulting firm), since 2010; Founder and CEO, Zolio, Inc. (investment management talent identification platform), since 2004; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from June 2019 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Partner, Tudor Investments, 2004-2010; Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company (consulting), 1990-2004; Touche Ross CPA, 1985-1988 | 174 | Treasurer, Edinburgh University US Trust Board; Member, HBS Community Action Partners Board; Former Director, University of Edinburgh Business School (Member of US Board); former Director, Boston Public Library Foundation |
Patricia M. Flynn c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1950 | Trustee since 2004 | Professor of Economics and Management, Bentley University, since 2002; Dean, McCallum Graduate School of Business, Bentley University, 1992-2002 | 176 | Former Trustee, MA Taxpayers Foundation,1997-2022; former Governing Board Member (Chairperson of Innovation Index Advisory Committee), MA Technology Collaborative, 1997-2020; former Director, The MA Business Roundtable, 2003-2019 |
Brian J. Gallagher c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2017 | Retired; Partner with Deloitte & Touche LLP and its predecessors, 1977-2016 | 176 | Trustee, Catholic Schools Foundation, since 2004 |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Douglas A. Hacker c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1955 | Trustee since 1996 | Independent business executive, since May 2006; Executive Vice President – Strategy of United Airlines, December 2002 - May 2006; President of UAL Loyalty Services (airline marketing company), September 2001-December 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines, July 1999-September 2001 | 176 | Director, Spartan Nash Company (Chair of the Board) (food distributor); Director, Aircastle Limited (Chair of Audit Committee) (aircraft leasing); former Director, Nash Finch Company (food distributor), 2005-2013; former Director, SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. (container leasing), 2010-2013; and former Director, Travelport Worldwide Limited (travel information technology), 2014-2019 |
Nancy T. Lukitsh c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1956 | Trustee since 2011 | Senior Vice President, Partner and Director of Marketing, Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment adviser), 1997-2010; Chair, Wellington Management Portfolios (commingled non-U.S. investment pools), 2007-2010; Director, Wellington Trust Company, NA and other Wellington affiliates, 1997-2010 | 174 | None |
David M. Moffett c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1952 | Trustee since 2011 | Retired; former Chief Executive Officer of Freddie Mac and Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Bank | 174 | Director, CSX Corporation (transportation suppliers); Director, PayPal Holdings Inc. (payment and data processing services); Trustee, University of Oklahoma Foundation; former Director, eBay Inc. (online trading community), 2007-2015; and former Director, CIT Bank, CIT Group Inc. (commercial and consumer finance), 2010-2016; former Advisor to Bridgewater Associates and The Carlyle Group |
Catherine James Paglia c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1952 | Trustee since 2004 | Director, Enterprise Asset Management, Inc. (private real estate and asset management company), since September 1998; Managing Director and Partner, Interlaken Capital, Inc., 1989-1997; Vice President, 1982-1985, Principal, 1985-1987, Managing Director, 1987-1989, Morgan Stanley; Vice President, Investment Banking, 1980-1982, Associate, Investment Banking, 1976-1980, Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. | 176 | Director, Valmont Industries, Inc. (irrigation systems manufacturer), since 2012; Trustee, Carleton College (on the Investment Committee); Trustee, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (on the Investment Committee) |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
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Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Natalie A. Trunow c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1967 | Trustee since 2020 | Chief Executive Officer, Millennial Portfolio Solutions LLC (asset management and consulting services), January 2016-January 2021; Non-executive Member of the Investment Committee and Valuation Committee, Sarona Asset Management Inc. (private equity firm) since September 2019; Advisor, Horizon Investments (asset management and consulting services), August 2018-January 2022; Advisor, Paradigm Asset Management, November 2016-January 2022; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from September 2016 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Director of Investments/Consultant, Casey Family Programs, April 2016-November 2016; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Calvert Investments, August 2008-January 2016; Section Head and Portfolio Manager, General Motors Asset Management, June 1997-August 2008 | 174 | Independent Director, Investment Committee, Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc., 2010-2021; Independent Director, (Executive Committee and Chair, Audit Committee), Consumer Credit Counseling Services (formerly Guidewell Financial Solutions), since 2016; Independent Director, (Investment Committee), Sarona Asset Management, since 2019 |
Sandra L. Yeager c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1964 | Trustee since 2017 | Retired; President and founder, Hanoverian Capital, LLC (SEC registered investment advisor firm), 2008-2016; Managing Director, DuPont Capital, 2006-2008; Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, 2004-2006; Senior Vice President, Alliance Bernstein, 1990-2004 | 176 | Former Director, NAPE Education Foundation, October 2016-October 2020; Advisory Board, Jennersville YMCA, since 2022 |
* | The term “Columbia Funds Complex” as used herein includes Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund, Tri-Continental Corporation and each series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (CFST), Columbia Funds Series Trust I (CFST I), Columbia Funds Series Trust II (CFST II), Columbia ETF Trust I (CET I), Columbia ETF Trust II (CET II), Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust (CFVIT) and Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust II (CFVST II). Messrs. Batejan, Beckman, Gallagher and Hacker and Mses. Blatz, Carlton, Carrig, Flynn, Paglia and Yeager serve as Directors of Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund and Tri-Continental Corporation. |
Interested trustee affiliated with Investment Manager*
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Daniel J. Beckman c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1962 | Trustee since November 2021 and President since June 2021 | Vice President – Head of North America Product, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since April 2015; President and Principal Executive Officer of the Columbia Funds, since June 2021; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, 2020-2021 | 176 | Director, Ameriprise Trust Company, since October 2016; Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since November 2018; Board of Governors, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC since, January 2022; Director, Columbia Threadneedle Canada, Inc., since December 2022 |
* | Interested person (as defined under the 1940 Act) by reason of being an officer, director, security holder and/or employee of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial. |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
The Statement of Additional Information has additional information about the Fund’s Board members and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800.345.6611, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or contacting your financial intermediary.
The Board has appointed officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies it has established. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board. The following table provides basic information about the Officers of the Fund as of the printing of this report, including principal occupations during the past five years, although their specific titles may have varied over the period. In addition to Mr. Beckman, who is President and Principal Executive Officer, the Fund’s other officers are:
Fund officers
Name, address and year of birth | Position and year first appointed to position for any Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof | Principal occupation(s) during past five years |
Michael G. Clarke 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1969 | Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer (2009) and Senior Vice President (2019) | Senior Vice President and Head of Global Operations & Investor Services, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since March 2022 (previously Vice President, Head of North American Operations, and Co-Head of Global Operations, June 2019 to February 2022 and Vice President – Accounting and Tax, May 2010 - May 2019); senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2002. |
Joseph Beranek 5890 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1965 | Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) (2019) and Principal Financial Officer (2020), CFST, CFST I, CFST II, CFVIT and CFVST II; Assistant Treasurer, CET I and CET II | Vice President – Mutual Fund Accounting and Financial Reporting, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since December 2018 and March 2017, respectively. |
Marybeth Pilat 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1968 | Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) and Principal Financial Officer (2020) for CET I and CET II; Assistant Treasurer, CFST, CFST I, CFST II, CFVIT and CFVST II | Vice President – Product Pricing and Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2017. |
William F. Truscott 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1960 | Senior Vice President (2001) | Formerly, Trustee/Director of Columbia Funds Complex or legacy funds, November 2001-January 1, 2021; Chief Executive Officer, Global Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since September 2012; Chairman of the Board and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since July 2004 and February 2012, respectively; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., since November 2008 and February 2012, respectively; Chairman of the Board and Director, Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings, Sàrl, since March 2013 and December 2008, respectively; senior executive of various entities affiliated with Columbia Threadneedle. |
Christopher O. Petersen 5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1970 | Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary (2021) | Formerly, Trustee/Director of funds within the Columbia Funds Complex, July 1, 2020 - November 22, 2021; Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since September 2021 (previously Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel, January 2015 - September 2021); formerly, President and Principal Executive Officer of the Columbia Funds, 2015 - 2021; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2007. |
Thomas P. McGuire 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1972 | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (2012) | Vice President – Asset Management Compliance, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Acorn/Wanger Funds, since December 2015; formerly, Chief Compliance Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, September 2010 – September 2020. |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
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Fund officers (continued)
Name, address and year of birth | Position and year first appointed to position for any Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof | Principal occupation(s) during past five years |
Ryan C. Larrenaga 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1970 | Senior Vice President (2017), Chief Legal Officer (2017), and Secretary (2015) | Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since August 2018 (previously Vice President and Group Counsel, August 2011 - August 2018); Chief Legal Officer, Columbia Acorn/Wanger Funds, since September 2020; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2005. |
Michael E. DeFao 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1968 | Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2010) | Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since October 2021 (previously Vice President and Assistant Secretary, May 2010 – September 2021). |
Lyn Kephart-Strong 5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1960 | Vice President (2015) | Vice President, Global Investment Operations Services, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since 2010; President, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., since October 2014; President, Ameriprise Trust Company, since January 2017. |
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Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund
P.O. Box 219104
Kansas City, MO 64121-9104
Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Fund, go to
columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/. The Fund is distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
Columbia Threadneedle Investments (Columbia Threadneedle) is the global brand name of the Columbia and Threadneedle group of companies. All rights reserved.
© 2023 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
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Annual Report
February 28, 2023
Columbia Select Mid Cap Value Fund
Not FDIC or NCUA Insured • No Financial Institution Guarantee • May Lose Value
If you elect to receive the shareholder report for Columbia Select Mid Cap Value Fund (the Fund) in paper, mailed to you, the Fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address, unless such shareholder elects to receive shareholder reports from the Fund electronically via e-mail or by having a paper notice mailed to you (Postcard Notice) that your Fund’s shareholder report is available at the Columbia funds’ website (columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/). If you would like more than one report in paper to be mailed to you, or would like to elect to receive reports via e-mail or access them through Postcard Notice, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.
Proxy voting policies and procedures
The policy of the Board of Trustees is to vote the proxies of the companies in which the Fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31st for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30th of that year, and is available without charge by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/, or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.
Quarterly schedule of investments
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-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, is available on columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.
Additional Fund information
For more information about the Fund, please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time.
Fund investment manager
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager)
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Fund distributor
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Fund transfer agent
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 219104
Kansas City, MO 64121-9104
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Fund at a Glance
(Unaudited)
Investment objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Portfolio management
Kari Montanus
Lead Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2018
Jonas Patrikson, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2014
Morningstar style boxTM
The Morningstar Style Box is based on a fund’s portfolio holdings. 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.
© 2023 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.
Average annual total returns (%) (for the period ended February 28, 2023) |
| | Inception | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years |
Class A | Excluding sales charges | 11/20/01 | -1.90 | 9.29 | 9.99 |
| Including sales charges | | -7.57 | 8.01 | 9.34 |
Advisor Class | 11/08/12 | -1.57 | 9.57 | 10.27 |
Class C | Excluding sales charges | 11/20/01 | -2.56 | 8.51 | 9.18 |
| Including sales charges | | -3.47 | 8.51 | 9.18 |
Institutional Class | 11/20/01 | -1.56 | 9.58 | 10.27 |
Institutional 2 Class | 11/08/12 | -1.47 | 9.71 | 10.41 |
Institutional 3 Class | 07/15/09 | -1.50 | 9.74 | 10.45 |
Class R | 01/23/06 | -2.09 | 9.03 | 9.73 |
Russell Midcap Value Index | | -3.42 | 7.27 | 9.62 |
Returns for Class A shares are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. Returns for Class C shares are shown with and without the 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge for the first year only. 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 share class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or calling 800.345.6611.
The Russell Midcap Value Index, an unmanaged index, measures the performance of those Russell Midcap Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and forecasted growth values.
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 at a Glance (continued)
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Performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment (February 28, 2013 — February 28, 2023)
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Select Mid Cap Value 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.
Portfolio breakdown (%) (at February 28, 2023) |
Common Stocks | 98.0 |
Money Market Funds | 2.0 |
Total | 100.0 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total investments excluding investments in derivatives, if any. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
Equity sector breakdown (%) (at February 28, 2023) |
Communication Services | 6.1 |
Consumer Discretionary | 10.9 |
Consumer Staples | 3.1 |
Energy | 5.1 |
Financials | 17.5 |
Health Care | 8.4 |
Industrials | 15.1 |
Information Technology | 9.2 |
Materials | 7.6 |
Real Estate | 9.1 |
Utilities | 7.9 |
Total | 100.0 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total equity investments. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance
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For the 12-month period that ended February 28, 2023, Class A shares of Columbia Select Mid Cap Value Fund returned -1.90% excluding sales charges. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Russell Midcap Value Index, which returned -3.42% for the same period.
Market overview
U.S. equites delivered mixed results during the 12-month period ending February 28, 2023, with most major benchmarks posting negative returns despite strong results in certain industry groups. For example, the broad-market S&P 500 Index finished down 7.69%. In contrast, the energy sector within the S&P 500 Index was up more than 24%, and biotechnology stocks within the S&P 500 Index were up nearly 14%. Mid-cap stocks, as represented by the Russell Midcap Index, saw similar divergence. The Russell Midcap Index lost almost 5% for the 12-month period while its energy sub-group gained almost 18%.
A key factor influencing sentiment was Russia’s invasion of Ukraine immediately before the start of the period. Although initial risk-off sentiment briefly reversed, equity markets began a choppy but steady downward trajectory that would last throughout the period. Along the way, drawdowns rivaled those last seen in the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and the dot-com meltdown in 2002.
These results were driven largely by investor sentiment that wavered between worry and hope around the course of inflation and corresponding action by the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed), which ended up hiking interest rates eight times by a combined 4.50 percentage points over the course of the period. Some upside was sparked by investors’ interpretation of Fed Chair Powell’s remarks after the Federal Open Market Committee announced an anticipated 75-basis point rate hike at the end of July. (A basis point is 1/100 of a percent.) What many seemingly heard were hints that interest rate hikes would slow in concert with softening economic growth. That takeaway evaporated a month later when Powell spoke at a symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and prioritized fighting inflation no matter how much pain the economy might suffer. His inflation-fighting resolve was confirmed by an additional 75-basis point hike in September, along with a forecast showing no expectations for rate cuts until 2024.
A similar about-face was repeated near year-end as sentiment abruptly turned positive to start the fourth quarter but stalled in mid-December when the Fed raised rates by 50 basis points. Although the hike was widely anticipated and marked a step down from the previous 75-basis point increases, it disappointed investors who had hoped for softening language about future increases. Slowing global growth and China’s zero-COVID lockdown policy compounded rate worries, as did an increasing realization that earnings estimates had been implausibly optimistic. Sentiment continued to see-saw though period-end. U.S. equities finished January 2023 on a decidedly positive note, due primarily to expectations that the Fed may be compelled to pause its rate hikes following positive employment, consumer confidence and Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) reports. But stocks gave back some of those gains in February, as worries over the so-called “higher-for-longer” rate regime overwhelmed any expectations of a slowdown in Fed rate hikes. Mixed earnings reports, stretched valuations and geopolitical uncertainties added to the downbeat sentiment and cast further doubt on expectations for “soft/no landing” scenarios advocated by more bullish market forecasters.
The Fund’s notable contributors during the period
• | The Fund’s outperformance of its benchmark during the period was driven by strong stock selection, particularly within the consumer discretionary, real estate, information technology, materials and energy sectors. An underweight to real estate also helped relative results. |
• | Refiner Marathon Petroleum Corp. was the portfolio’s top performer, benefitting from a rise in energy prices and a corresponding increase in earnings during the period. A spike in share buybacks, funded in part by the sale of the company’s Speedway gas station chain, also helped boost investor sentiment. |
• | Specialty materials maker ATI, Inc. rose on positive expectations for growth in key markets, particularly its projected ability to provide titanium for customers in the aerospace, medical and energy industries. |
• | Life and health reinsurer Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. pleased investors with strong earnings growth and increases in premiums and new business amid the rising rate environment. |
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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance (continued)
(Unaudited)
• | Heating and cooling system provider Trane Technologies PLC also delivered strong results during the period as it saw impressive growth in its residential HVAC business and momentum in its commercial business despite headwinds from the lockdowns in China and weather disruptions. |
The Fund’s notable detractors during the period
• | Stock selection within the financials, consumer staples and health care sectors weighed on the Fund’s performance versus its benchmark during the period, as did an overweight to the communications services sector. |
• | Notable individual detractors included Lincoln National Corp. and SVB Financial Group within financials and Syneos Health, Inc. within health care. |
• | Shares in insurance company Lincoln National dropped after it reported quarterly earnings. Results were influenced by a larger-than-expected charge related to an actuarial review that revealed higher persistency in certain life insurance policies. |
• | Shares in SVB Financial, a firm that primarily provides banking services for the technology and life science industries in California, dropped following its quarterly earnings report. The company lowered its forward guidance and has been impacted by lower capital markets activity within the technology and healthcare sectors in light of higher interest rates and an uncertain macro environment. |
• | Contract research organization Syneos Health, which provides clinical trial support to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, dropped following below-expectation results and a decline in clinical bookings owing to the challenging macroeconomic environment. |
Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. Foreign investments subject the Fund to risks, including political, economic, market, social and others within a particular country, as well as to currency instabilities and less stringent financial and accounting standards generally applicable to U.S. issuers. Investments in mid-cap companies involve risks and volatility greater than investments in larger, more established companies. Value securities may be unprofitable if the market fails to recognize their intrinsic worth or the portfolio manager misgauged that worth. The Fund may invest significantly in issuers within a particular sector, which may be negatively affected by market, economic or other conditions, making the fund more vulnerable to unfavorable developments in the sector. See the Fund’s prospectus for more information on these and other risks.
The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties who have contributed to this report. 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.
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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses
(Unaudited)
As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are shareholder transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing fund costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. The following information is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your Fund’s expenses
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided examples and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated 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. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the “Actual” column. The amount listed in the “Hypothetical” column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund’s actual return) and then applies the Fund’s actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See “Compare with other funds” below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, or redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.
September 1, 2022 — February 28, 2023 |
| Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | 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 | 1,061.10 | 1,019.24 | 5.72 | 5.61 | 1.12 |
Advisor Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,062.70 | 1,020.48 | 4.45 | 4.36 | 0.87 |
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,058.60 | 1,015.52 | 9.54 | 9.35 | 1.87 |
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,063.00 | 1,020.48 | 4.45 | 4.36 | 0.87 |
Institutional 2 Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,064.00 | 1,020.98 | 3.94 | 3.86 | 0.77 |
Institutional 3 Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,063.20 | 1,021.17 | 3.73 | 3.66 | 0.73 |
Class R | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,061.00 | 1,018.00 | 7.00 | 6.85 | 1.37 |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class as indicated above, multiplied by the average account value over the period and then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund’s most recent fiscal half year and divided by 365.
Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from its investment in underlying funds, including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
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Portfolio of Investments
February 28, 2023
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Investments in securities
Common Stocks 98.0% |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Communication Services 5.9% |
Entertainment 3.9% |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(a) | 599,082 | 43,169,849 |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a) | 556,002 | 60,910,019 |
Total | | 104,079,868 |
Media 2.0% |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A | 281,527 | 52,335,869 |
Total Communication Services | 156,415,737 |
Consumer Discretionary 10.7% |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 2.5% |
Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A(a) | 556,205 | 64,653,269 |
Household Durables 1.6% |
D.R. Horton, Inc. | 468,310 | 43,309,309 |
Multiline Retail 1.4% |
Dollar Tree, Inc.(a) | 253,719 | 36,860,296 |
Specialty Retail 3.7% |
Burlington Stores, Inc.(a) | 188,941 | 40,480,609 |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a) | 69,159 | 57,408,886 |
Total | | 97,889,495 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 1.5% |
Capri Holdings Ltd.(a) | 804,076 | 39,858,048 |
Total Consumer Discretionary | 282,570,417 |
Consumer Staples 3.0% |
Food & Staples Retailing 1.7% |
U.S. Foods Holding Corp.(a) | 1,182,188 | 44,367,516 |
Food Products 1.3% |
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | 589,541 | 34,924,409 |
Total Consumer Staples | 79,291,925 |
Energy 5.0% |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 5.0% |
Devon Energy Corp. | 1,035,569 | 55,837,881 |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 621,255 | 76,787,118 |
Total | | 132,624,999 |
Total Energy | 132,624,999 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Financials 17.1% |
Banks 6.7% |
Popular, Inc. | 802,942 | 57,330,059 |
Regions Financial Corp. | 2,995,302 | 69,850,443 |
SVB Financial Group(a) | 168,738 | 48,615,105 |
Total | | 175,795,607 |
Consumer Finance 2.5% |
Discover Financial Services | 577,491 | 64,678,992 |
Diversified Financial Services 2.4% |
Voya Financial, Inc. | 864,299 | 64,381,632 |
Insurance 5.5% |
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The) | 407,725 | 56,869,483 |
Lincoln National Corp. | 997,941 | 31,654,689 |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 395,869 | 57,191,194 |
Total | | 145,715,366 |
Total Financials | 450,571,597 |
Health Care 8.2% |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 2.2% |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | 472,071 | 58,475,435 |
Health Care Providers & Services 3.5% |
Centene Corp.(a) | 650,509 | 44,494,815 |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 339,175 | 46,928,253 |
Total | | 91,423,068 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services 2.5% |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 269,595 | 38,274,402 |
Syneos Health, Inc.(a) | 688,536 | 27,692,918 |
Total | | 65,967,320 |
Total Health Care | 215,865,823 |
Industrials 14.8% |
Airlines 2.0% |
Southwest Airlines Co. | 1,543,256 | 51,822,536 |
Building Products 2.9% |
Trane Technologies PLC | 408,362 | 75,534,719 |
Electrical Equipment 2.8% |
AMETEK, Inc. | 531,178 | 75,193,558 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Machinery 5.0% |
Ingersoll Rand, Inc. | 1,098,570 | 63,793,960 |
ITT, Inc. | 751,111 | 68,268,479 |
Total | | 132,062,439 |
Professional Services 2.1% |
CACI International, Inc., Class A(a) | 186,986 | 54,786,898 |
Total Industrials | 389,400,150 |
Information Technology 9.0% |
Communications Equipment 2.3% |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 227,711 | 59,844,728 |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 2.2% |
Corning, Inc. | 1,698,311 | 57,657,658 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 4.5% |
Marvell Technology, Inc. | 797,418 | 36,003,423 |
ON Semiconductor Corp.(a) | 557,536 | 43,158,862 |
Teradyne, Inc. | 403,861 | 40,846,501 |
Total | | 120,008,786 |
Total Information Technology | 237,511,172 |
Materials 7.5% |
Chemicals 3.7% |
Chemours Co. LLC (The) | 1,190,504 | 40,691,427 |
FMC Corp. | 435,686 | 56,268,847 |
Total | | 96,960,274 |
Metals & Mining 3.8% |
ATI, Inc.(a) | 1,194,887 | 48,572,156 |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | 1,242,069 | 50,887,567 |
Total | | 99,459,723 |
Total Materials | 196,419,997 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Real Estate 9.0% |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) 9.0% |
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. | 1,183,379 | 62,423,242 |
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | 1,062,064 | 57,224,008 |
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A | 532,235 | 55,650,492 |
Welltower, Inc. | 820,291 | 60,799,969 |
Total | | 236,097,711 |
Total Real Estate | 236,097,711 |
Utilities 7.8% |
Electric Utilities 2.5% |
Entergy Corp. | 639,874 | 65,823,838 |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers 2.4% |
AES Corp. (The) | 2,564,216 | 63,284,851 |
Multi-Utilities 2.9% |
Ameren Corp. | 904,560 | 74,816,158 |
Total Utilities | 203,924,847 |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,807,567,864) | 2,580,694,375 |
|
Money Market Funds 2.0% |
| Shares | Value ($) |
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 4.748%(b),(c) | 51,912,469 | 51,891,704 |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $51,889,198) | 51,891,704 |
Total Investments in Securities (Cost: $1,859,457,062) | 2,632,586,079 |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | 1,069,510 |
Net Assets | 2,633,655,589 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) | Non-income producing investment. |
(b) | The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at February 28, 2023. |
(c) | As defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the company’s outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. The value of the holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the year ended February 28, 2023 are as follows: |
Affiliated issuers | Beginning of period($) | Purchases($) | Sales($) | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)($) | End of period($) | Realized gain (loss)($) | Dividends($) | End of period shares |
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 4.748% |
| 89,652,798 | 436,307,832 | (474,075,216) | 6,290 | 51,891,704 | (14,220) | 1,202,885 | 51,912,469 |
Fair value measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
■ | Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments. |
■ | Level 2 — Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.). |
■ | Level 3 — Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments). |
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
The Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Investment Manager, through its Valuation Committee (the Committee), as valuation designee, responsible for determining the fair value of the assets of the Fund for which market quotations are not readily available using valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. Representatives of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC report to the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at February 28, 2023:
| Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) | Total ($) |
Investments in Securities | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | |
Communication Services | 156,415,737 | — | — | 156,415,737 |
Consumer Discretionary | 282,570,417 | — | — | 282,570,417 |
Consumer Staples | 79,291,925 | — | — | 79,291,925 |
Energy | 132,624,999 | — | — | 132,624,999 |
Financials | 450,571,597 | — | — | 450,571,597 |
Health Care | 215,865,823 | — | — | 215,865,823 |
Industrials | 389,400,150 | — | — | 389,400,150 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Fair value measurements (continued)
| Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) | Total ($) |
Information Technology | 237,511,172 | — | — | 237,511,172 |
Materials | 196,419,997 | — | — | 196,419,997 |
Real Estate | 236,097,711 | — | — | 236,097,711 |
Utilities | 203,924,847 | — | — | 203,924,847 |
Total Common Stocks | 2,580,694,375 | — | — | 2,580,694,375 |
Money Market Funds | 51,891,704 | — | — | 51,891,704 |
Total Investments in Securities | 2,632,586,079 | — | — | 2,632,586,079 |
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
February 28, 2023
Assets | |
Investments in securities, at value | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,807,567,864) | $2,580,694,375 |
Affiliated issuers (cost $51,889,198) | 51,891,704 |
Receivable for: | |
Investments sold | 18,344,854 |
Capital shares sold | 2,983,515 |
Dividends | 3,453,830 |
Expense reimbursement due from Investment Manager | 1,664 |
Prepaid expenses | 17,237 |
Total assets | 2,657,387,179 |
Liabilities | |
Due to custodian | 7,111 |
Payable for: | |
Investments purchased | 21,033,746 |
Capital shares purchased | 1,818,797 |
Management services fees | 52,571 |
Distribution and/or service fees | 7,764 |
Transfer agent fees | 334,263 |
Compensation of board members | 388,173 |
Compensation of chief compliance officer | 495 |
Other expenses | 88,670 |
Total liabilities | 23,731,590 |
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $2,633,655,589 |
Represented by | |
Paid in capital | 1,890,456,326 |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | 743,199,263 |
Total - representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $2,633,655,589 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)
February 28, 2023
Class A | |
Net assets | $1,038,459,341 |
Shares outstanding | 83,244,317 |
Net asset value per share | $12.47 |
Maximum sales charge | 5.75% |
Maximum offering price per share (calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge for Class A shares) | $13.23 |
Advisor Class | |
Net assets | $162,423,171 |
Shares outstanding | 12,398,029 |
Net asset value per share | $13.10 |
Class C | |
Net assets | $10,280,760 |
Shares outstanding | 945,309 |
Net asset value per share | $10.88 |
Institutional Class | |
Net assets | $861,738,983 |
Shares outstanding | 68,792,051 |
Net asset value per share | $12.53 |
Institutional 2 Class | |
Net assets | $123,621,299 |
Shares outstanding | 9,431,844 |
Net asset value per share | $13.11 |
Institutional 3 Class | |
Net assets | $411,996,136 |
Shares outstanding | 33,053,405 |
Net asset value per share | $12.46 |
Class R | |
Net assets | $25,135,899 |
Shares outstanding | 2,027,643 |
Net asset value per share | $12.40 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended February 28, 2023
Net investment income | |
Income: | |
Dividends — unaffiliated issuers | $45,833,988 |
Dividends — affiliated issuers | 1,202,885 |
Interfund lending | 1,621 |
Foreign taxes withheld | (163,447) |
Total income | 46,875,047 |
Expenses: | |
Management services fees | 19,004,174 |
Distribution and/or service fees | |
Class A | 2,597,409 |
Class C | 109,865 |
Class R | 124,234 |
Transfer agent fees | |
Class A | 1,490,468 |
Advisor Class | 227,737 |
Class C | 15,755 |
Institutional Class | 1,198,115 |
Institutional 2 Class | 70,722 |
Institutional 3 Class | 29,720 |
Class R | 35,635 |
Compensation of board members | 32,514 |
Custodian fees | 18,283 |
Printing and postage fees | 185,013 |
Registration fees | 165,909 |
Audit fees | 34,090 |
Legal fees | 48,825 |
Compensation of chief compliance officer | 487 |
Other | 46,854 |
Total expenses | 25,435,809 |
Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Investment Manager and its affiliates | (468,347) |
Fees waived by transfer agent | |
Institutional 2 Class | (21,790) |
Institutional 3 Class | (29,720) |
Expense reduction | (3,172) |
Total net expenses | 24,912,780 |
Net investment income | 21,962,267 |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers | 27,198,487 |
Investments — affiliated issuers | (14,220) |
Net realized gain | 27,184,267 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers | (99,249,088) |
Investments — affiliated issuers | 6,290 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (99,242,798) |
Net realized and unrealized loss | (72,058,531) |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | $(50,096,264) |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year Ended February 28, 2023 | Year Ended February 28, 2022 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income | $21,962,267 | $13,442,762 |
Net realized gain | 27,184,267 | 277,010,533 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (99,242,798) | 141,071,634 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (50,096,264) | 431,524,929 |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Net investment income and net realized gains | | |
Class A | (60,644,824) | (95,776,131) |
Advisor Class | (9,187,934) | (13,763,048) |
Class C | (654,947) | (1,171,441) |
Institutional Class | (50,742,128) | (73,036,294) |
Institutional 2 Class | (7,145,935) | (10,768,053) |
Institutional 3 Class | (26,912,614) | (36,507,016) |
Class R | (1,401,414) | (2,487,239) |
Total distributions to shareholders | (156,689,796) | (233,509,222) |
Increase in net assets from capital stock activity | 53,571,293 | 216,032,102 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (153,214,767) | 414,047,809 |
Net assets at beginning of year | 2,786,870,356 | 2,372,822,547 |
Net assets at end of year | $2,633,655,589 | $2,786,870,356 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
| Year Ended | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2023 | February 28, 2022 |
| Shares | Dollars ($) | Shares | Dollars ($) |
Capital stock activity |
Class A | | | | |
Subscriptions | 5,195,053 | 63,981,995 | 5,909,633 | 80,584,016 |
Fund reorganization | — | — | 2,451,935 | 32,338,454 |
Distributions reinvested | 5,066,164 | 57,802,157 | 6,609,810 | 90,795,130 |
Redemptions | (11,381,047) | (140,318,782) | (10,825,461) | (147,526,000) |
Net increase (decrease) | (1,119,830) | (18,534,630) | 4,145,917 | 56,191,600 |
Advisor Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 2,511,811 | 32,769,189 | 3,163,318 | 44,985,786 |
Fund reorganization | — | — | 185,751 | 2,564,607 |
Distributions reinvested | 759,516 | 9,107,393 | 949,858 | 13,638,294 |
Redemptions | (3,446,767) | (44,649,389) | (3,445,998) | (49,245,622) |
Net increase (decrease) | (175,440) | (2,772,807) | 852,929 | 11,943,065 |
Class C | | | | |
Subscriptions | 287,026 | 3,087,194 | 308,952 | 3,755,602 |
Distributions reinvested | 64,501 | 640,001 | 94,008 | 1,141,080 |
Redemptions | (482,862) | (5,200,739) | (451,667) | (5,490,415) |
Net decrease | (131,335) | (1,473,544) | (48,707) | (593,733) |
Institutional Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 13,997,455 | 175,503,476 | 12,670,719 | 172,324,656 |
Distributions reinvested | 4,118,258 | 47,283,817 | 4,943,198 | 68,113,102 |
Redemptions | (12,714,329) | (156,968,673) | (10,255,528) | (140,960,727) |
Net increase | 5,401,384 | 65,818,620 | 7,358,389 | 99,477,031 |
Institutional 2 Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 3,134,878 | 40,388,087 | 3,076,208 | 43,814,292 |
Distributions reinvested | 555,119 | 6,668,661 | 676,436 | 9,713,445 |
Redemptions | (3,450,263) | (44,231,124) | (2,482,935) | (35,578,309) |
Net increase | 239,734 | 2,825,624 | 1,269,709 | 17,949,428 |
Institutional 3 Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 15,401,716 | 188,114,561 | 11,762,304 | 161,202,450 |
Fund reorganization | — | — | 83,061 | 1,094,384 |
Distributions reinvested | 2,055,574 | 23,449,554 | 2,306,416 | 31,617,245 |
Redemptions | (16,484,200) | (203,313,531) | (11,648,122) | (159,945,955) |
Net increase | 973,090 | 8,250,584 | 2,503,659 | 33,968,124 |
Class R | | | | |
Subscriptions | 432,826 | 5,317,165 | 672,334 | 9,048,538 |
Distributions reinvested | 123,743 | 1,400,851 | 181,931 | 2,485,764 |
Redemptions | (593,934) | (7,260,570) | (1,062,609) | (14,437,715) |
Net decrease | (37,365) | (542,554) | (208,344) | (2,903,413) |
Total net increase | 5,150,238 | 53,571,293 | 15,873,552 | 216,032,102 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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The following table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a class held for the periods shown. Per share net investment income (loss) amounts are calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Total return does not reflect payment of sales charges, if any. Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods of less than one year. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to purchase and sales transactions of short-term instruments and certain derivatives, if any. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
| Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income (loss) | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | Total from investment operations | Distributions from net investment income | Distributions from net realized gains | Total distributions to shareholders |
Class A |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $13.54 | 0.08 | (0.42) | (0.34) | (0.07) | (0.66) | (0.73) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $12.50 | 0.05 | 2.22 | 2.27 | (0.04) | (1.19) | (1.23) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $9.76 | 0.05 | 3.04 | 3.09 | (0.07) | (0.28) | (0.35) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $10.34 | 0.10 | (0.32) | (0.22) | (0.10) | (0.26) | (0.36) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $13.27 | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.25 | (0.07) | (3.11) | (3.18) |
Advisor Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $14.17 | 0.12 | (0.43) | (0.31) | (0.10) | (0.66) | (0.76) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $13.04 | 0.09 | 2.30 | 2.39 | (0.07) | (1.19) | (1.26) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $10.17 | 0.07 | 3.17 | 3.24 | (0.09) | (0.28) | (0.37) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $10.75 | 0.13 | (0.33) | (0.20) | (0.12) | (0.26) | (0.38) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $13.67 | 0.10 | 0.19 | 0.29 | (0.10) | (3.11) | (3.21) |
Class C |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $11.92 | (0.01) | (0.37) | (0.38) | — | (0.66) | (0.66) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $11.18 | (0.05) | 1.98 | 1.93 | — | (1.19) | (1.19) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $8.76 | (0.01) | 2.72 | 2.71 | (0.01) | (0.28) | (0.29) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $9.30 | 0.02 | (0.28) | (0.26) | (0.02) | (0.26) | (0.28) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $12.29 | (0.02) | 0.14 | 0.12 | — | (3.11) | (3.11) |
Institutional Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $13.59 | 0.11 | (0.41) | (0.30) | (0.10) | (0.66) | (0.76) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $12.55 | 0.08 | 2.22 | 2.30 | (0.07) | (1.19) | (1.26) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $9.80 | 0.09 | 3.03 | 3.12 | (0.09) | (0.28) | (0.37) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $10.38 | 0.13 | (0.33) | (0.20) | (0.12) | (0.26) | (0.38) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $13.31 | 0.10 | 0.18 | 0.28 | (0.10) | (3.11) | (3.21) |
Institutional 2 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $14.18 | 0.13 | (0.42) | (0.29) | (0.12) | (0.66) | (0.78) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $13.05 | 0.10 | 2.31 | 2.41 | (0.09) | (1.19) | (1.28) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $10.17 | 0.10 | 3.17 | 3.27 | (0.11) | (0.28) | (0.39) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $10.76 | 0.14 | (0.33) | (0.19) | (0.14) | (0.26) | (0.40) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $13.67 | 0.11 | 0.20 | 0.31 | (0.11) | (3.11) | (3.22) |
Institutional 3 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $13.53 | 0.13 | (0.42) | (0.29) | (0.12) | (0.66) | (0.78) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $12.50 | 0.10 | 2.21 | 2.31 | (0.09) | (1.19) | (1.28) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $9.76 | 0.09 | 3.04 | 3.13 | (0.11) | (0.28) | (0.39) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $10.34 | 0.14 | (0.32) | (0.18) | (0.14) | (0.26) | (0.40) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $13.27 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.30 | (0.12) | (3.11) | (3.23) |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| Net asset value, end of period | Total return | Total gross expense ratio to average net assets(a) | Total net expense ratio to average net assets(a),(b) | Net investment income (loss) ratio to average net assets | Portfolio turnover | Net assets, end of period (000’s) |
Class A |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $12.47 | (1.90%) | 1.14% | 1.12%(c) | 0.67% | 30% | $1,038,459 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $13.54 | 18.15% | 1.13% | 1.13%(c) | 0.35% | 37% | $1,142,075 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $12.50 | 33.20% | 1.18% | 1.15%(c) | 0.54% | 44% | $1,003,004 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $9.76 | (2.47%) | 1.21% | 1.16%(c) | 0.91% | 28% | $479,921 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $10.34 | 3.57% | 1.20% | 1.17%(c) | 0.57% | 79% | $575,861 |
Advisor Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $13.10 | (1.57%) | 0.89% | 0.87%(c) | 0.92% | 30% | $162,423 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $14.17 | 18.36% | 0.89% | 0.88%(c) | 0.60% | 37% | $178,228 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $13.04 | 33.49% | 0.93% | 0.90%(c) | 0.66% | 44% | $152,860 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $10.17 | (2.14%) | 0.96% | 0.91%(c) | 1.16% | 28% | $20,433 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $10.75 | 3.79% | 0.95% | 0.92%(c) | 0.78% | 79% | $21,857 |
Class C |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $10.88 | (2.56%) | 1.89% | 1.87%(c) | (0.07%) | 30% | $10,281 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $11.92 | 17.19% | 1.88% | 1.88%(c) | (0.39%) | 37% | $12,830 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $11.18 | 32.30% | 1.94% | 1.90%(c) | (0.12%) | 44% | $12,577 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $8.76 | (3.11%) | 1.96% | 1.92%(c) | 0.17% | 28% | $12,726 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $9.30 | 2.78% | 1.95% | 1.92%(c) | (0.20%) | 79% | $20,763 |
Institutional Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $12.53 | (1.56%) | 0.89% | 0.87%(c) | 0.92% | 30% | $861,739 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $13.59 | 18.36% | 0.89% | 0.88%(c) | 0.60% | 37% | $861,576 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $12.55 | 33.52% | 0.94% | 0.90%(c) | 0.91% | 44% | $703,152 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $9.80 | (2.22%) | 0.96% | 0.91%(c) | 1.16% | 28% | $605,614 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $10.38 | 3.84% | 0.95% | 0.92%(c) | 0.82% | 79% | $694,941 |
Institutional 2 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $13.11 | (1.47%) | 0.81% | 0.77% | 1.02% | 30% | $123,621 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $14.18 | 18.47% | 0.80% | 0.78% | 0.70% | 37% | $130,351 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $13.05 | 33.75% | 0.84% | 0.79% | 0.96% | 44% | $103,360 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $10.17 | (2.12%) | 0.85% | 0.80% | 1.27% | 28% | $62,808 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $10.76 | 3.99% | 0.83% | 0.80% | 0.89% | 79% | $70,379 |
Institutional 3 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $12.46 | (1.50%) | 0.75% | 0.73% | 1.05% | 30% | $411,996 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $13.53 | 18.53% | 0.75% | 0.74% | 0.73% | 37% | $434,024 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $12.50 | 33.80% | 0.79% | 0.75% | 0.94% | 44% | $369,599 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $9.76 | (2.07%) | 0.80% | 0.75% | 1.32% | 28% | $140,100 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $10.34 | 4.02% | 0.78% | 0.76% | 0.97% | 79% | $153,442 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income (loss) | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | Total from investment operations | Distributions from net investment income | Distributions from net realized gains | Total distributions to shareholders |
Class R |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $13.46 | 0.05 | (0.41) | (0.36) | (0.04) | (0.66) | (0.70) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $12.44 | 0.01 | 2.21 | 2.22 | (0.01) | (1.19) | (1.20) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $9.71 | 0.04 | 3.02 | 3.06 | (0.05) | (0.28) | (0.33) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $10.29 | 0.07 | (0.32) | (0.25) | (0.07) | (0.26) | (0.33) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $13.22 | 0.04 | 0.18 | 0.22 | (0.04) | (3.11) | (3.15) |
Notes to Financial Highlights |
(a) | In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund’s reported expense ratios. |
(b) | Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. |
(c) | The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| Net asset value, end of period | Total return | Total gross expense ratio to average net assets(a) | Total net expense ratio to average net assets(a),(b) | Net investment income (loss) ratio to average net assets | Portfolio turnover | Net assets, end of period (000’s) |
Class R |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $12.40 | (2.09%) | 1.39% | 1.37%(c) | 0.42% | 30% | $25,136 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $13.46 | 17.79% | 1.38% | 1.38%(c) | 0.10% | 37% | $27,787 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $12.44 | 32.90% | 1.44% | 1.40%(c) | 0.39% | 44% | $28,271 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $9.71 | (2.72%) | 1.46% | 1.41%(c) | 0.66% | 28% | $23,646 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $10.29 | 3.34% | 1.45% | 1.42%(c) | 0.32% | 79% | $31,097 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2023
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Select Mid Cap Value Fund (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.
Fund shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value). The Fund offers each of the share classes listed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by the Trust’s organizational documents or by law. Each share class has its own expense and sales charge structure. Different share classes may have different minimum initial investment amounts and pay different net investment income distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of distributing such share classes vary. Distributions to shareholders in a liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class.
As described in the Fund’s prospectus, Class A and Class C shares are offered to the general public for investment. Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares after 8 years. Advisor Class, Institutional Class, Institutional 2 Class, Institutional 3 Class and Class R shares are available for purchase through authorized investment professionals to omnibus retirement plans or to institutional investors and to certain other investors as also described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which 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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security valuation
Equity securities listed on an exchange are valued at the closing price or last trade price on their primary exchange at the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange. Securities with a closing price not readily available or not listed on any exchange are valued at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices. Listed preferred stocks convertible into common stocks are valued using an evaluated price from a pricing service.
Foreign equity securities are valued based on the closing price or last trade price on their primary exchange at the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange. If any foreign equity security closing prices are not readily available, the securities are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices on such exchanges or markets. Foreign currency exchange rates are determined at the scheduled closing time of the New York Stock Exchange. Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange; therefore, the closing prices for securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. In those situations, foreign securities will be fair valued pursuant to a policy approved by the Board of Trustees. Under the policy, the Fund may utilize a third-party pricing service to determine these fair values. The third-party pricing service takes into account multiple factors, including, but not limited to, movements in the U.S. securities markets, certain depositary receipts, futures contracts and foreign exchange rates that have occurred subsequent to the close of the foreign exchange or market, to determine a good faith estimate that reasonably reflects the current market conditions as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange. The fair value of a security is likely to be different from the quoted or published price, if available.
Investments in open-end investment companies (other than exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), are valued at the latest net asset value reported by those companies as of the valuation time.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reflective of market value or reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the quoted or published price for the security, if available.
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 fair value.
GAAP requires disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category. This information is disclosed following the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
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
Corporate actions and dividend income are generally recorded net of any non-reclaimable tax withholdings, on the ex-dividend date or upon receipt of an ex-dividend notification in the case of certain foreign securities.
The Fund may receive distributions from holdings in equity securities, business development companies (BDCs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs), limited partnerships (LPs), other regulated investment companies (RICs), and real estate investment trusts (REITs), which report information as to the tax character of their distributions annually. These distributions are allocated to dividend income, capital gain and return of capital based on actual information reported. Return of capital is recorded as a reduction of the cost basis of securities held. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, return of capital is recorded as a realized gain. With respect to REITs, to the extent actual information has not yet been reported, estimates for return of capital are made by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). The Investment Manager’s estimates are subsequently adjusted when the actual character of the distributions is disclosed by the REITs, which could result in a proportionate change in return of capital to shareholders.
Awards from class action litigation are recorded as a reduction of cost basis if the Fund still owns the applicable securities on the payment date. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities on the payment date, the proceeds are recorded as realized gains.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds 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. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.
Determination of class net asset value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, which are charged to that share class, as shown in 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 investment company taxable income and net capital gain, 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 ordinary income, capital gain net income and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Foreign taxes
The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries, as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.
Realized gains in certain countries may be subject to foreign taxes at the Fund level, based on statutory rates. The Fund accrues for such foreign taxes on realized and unrealized gains at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction, as applicable. The amount, if any, is disclosed as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid each calendar quarter. 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.
Guarantees and indemnifications
Under the Trust’s organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund’s contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.
Recent accounting pronouncement
Tailored Shareholder Reports
In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule relating to Tailored Shareholder Reports for Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds; Fee Information in Investment Company Advertisements. The rule and form amendments will, among other things, require the Fund to transmit concise and visually engaging shareholder reports that highlight key information. The amendments will require that funds tag information in a structured data format and that certain more in-depth information be made available online and available for delivery free of charge to investors on request. The amendments became effective January 24, 2023. There is an 18-month transition period after the effective date of the amendment.
Note 3. Fees and other transactions with affiliates
Management services fees
The Fund has entered into a Management Agreement with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). Under the Management Agreement, the Investment Manager provides the Fund with investment research and advice, as well as administrative and accounting services. The management services fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of the Fund’s daily net assets that declines from 0.82% to 0.65% as the Fund’s net assets increase. The effective management services fee rate for the year ended February 28, 2023 was 0.73% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Compensation of board members
Members of the Board of Trustees who are not officers or employees of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Deferred Plan), these members of the Board of Trustees may elect to defer payment of up to 100% of their compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of certain funds managed by the Investment Manager. The Fund’s liability for these amounts is adjusted for market value changes and remains in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Deferred Plan. All amounts payable under the Deferred Plan constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Fund. The expense for the Deferred 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 "Compensation of board members" in the Statement of Operations.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer
The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer for the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. As disclosed in the Statement of Operations, a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s total compensation is allocated to the Fund, along with other allocations to affiliated registered investment companies managed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates, based on relative net assets.
Transfer agency fees
Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with SS&C GIDS, Inc. (SS&C GIDS) to serve as sub-transfer agent. Prior to January 1, 2023, SS&C GIDS was known as DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of SS&C GIDS for services as sub-transfer agent and SS&C GIDS is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the exception of out-of-pocket fees).
The Fund pays the Transfer Agent a monthly transfer agency fee based on the number or the average value of accounts, depending on the type of account. In addition, the Fund pays the Transfer Agent a fee for shareholder services based on the number of accounts or on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund’s shares maintained in omnibus accounts up to the lesser of the amount charged by the financial intermediary or a cap established by the Board of Trustees from time to time.
The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from the Fund for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees. Total transfer agency fees for Institutional 2 Class and Institutional 3 Class shares are subject to an annual limitation of not more than 0.07% and 0.02%, respectively, of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class. In addition, effective through June 30, 2023, Institutional 2 Class shares are subject to a contractual transfer agency fee annual limitation of not more than 0.04% and Institutional 3 Class shares are subject to a contractual transfer agency fee annual limitation of not more than 0.00% of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class.
For the year ended February 28, 2023, the Fund’s effective transfer agency fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:
| Effective rate (%) |
Class A | 0.14 |
Advisor Class | 0.14 |
Class C | 0.14 |
Institutional Class | 0.14 |
Institutional 2 Class | 0.04 |
Institutional 3 Class | 0.00 |
Class R | 0.14 |
An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class’s initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agency fees. These minimum account balance fees are remitted to the Fund and recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended February 28, 2023, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses of the Fund by $3,172.
Distribution and service fees
The Fund has entered into an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. The Board of Trustees has approved, and the Fund has adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) applicable to certain share classes, which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and are intended to compensate the Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly combined distribution and service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares of the Fund. Also under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares of the Fund and a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rates of 0.75% and 0.50% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C and Class R shares of the Fund, respectively.
Sales charges (unaudited)
Sales charges, including front-end charges and contingent deferred sales charges (CDSCs), received by the Distributor for distributing Fund shares for the year ended February 28, 2023, if any, are listed below:
| Front End (%) | CDSC (%) | Amount ($) |
Class A | 5.75 | 0.50 - 1.00(a) | 295,980 |
Class C | — | 1.00(b) | 724 |
(a) | This charge is imposed on certain investments of between $1 million and $50 million redeemed within 18 months after purchase, as follows: 1.00% if redeemed within 12 months after purchase, and 0.50% if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase, with certain limited exceptions. |
(b) | This charge applies to redemptions within 12 months after purchase, with certain limited exceptions. |
The Fund’s other share classes are not subject to sales charges.
Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates
The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below) for the period(s) disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees, so that the Fund’s net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund’s custodian, do not exceed the following annual rate(s) as a percentage of the classes’ average daily net assets:
| Fee rate(s) contractual through June 30, 2024 |
Class A | 1.13% |
Advisor Class | 0.88 |
Class C | 1.88 |
Institutional Class | 0.88 |
Institutional 2 Class | 0.78 |
Institutional 3 Class | 0.73 |
Class R | 1.38 |
Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, costs associated with shareholder meetings, infrequent and/or unusual expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board of Trustees. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from the Investment Manager, certain of its affiliates and the Fund. In addition to the contractual agreement, the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have voluntarily agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described above) so that Fund level expenses (expenses directly attributable to the Fund and not to a specific share class) are waived proportionately across all share classes. This arrangement may be revised or discontinued at any time. Reflected in the contractual cap commitment, effective through June 30, 2023, is the Transfer Agent’s contractual agreement to limit total transfer agency fees to an annual rate of not more than 0.04% for Institutional 2 Class and 0.00% for Institutional 3 Class of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees. Any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed under the expense reimbursement arrangements described above are not recoverable by the Investment Manager or its affiliates in future periods.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Note 4. Federal tax information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.
At February 28, 2023, these differences were primarily due to differing treatment for deferral/reversal of wash sale losses, trustees’ deferred compensation and distribution reclassifications. To the extent these differences were permanent, reclassifications were made among the components of the Fund’s net assets. Temporary differences do not require reclassifications.
The following reclassifications were made:
Undistributed net investment income ($) | Accumulated net realized (loss) ($) | Paid in capital ($) |
(99,210) | 99,211 | (1) |
Net investment income (loss) and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years indicated was as follows:
Year Ended February 28, 2023 | Year Ended February 28, 2022 |
Ordinary income ($) | Long-term capital gains ($) | Total ($) | Ordinary income ($) | Long-term capital gains ($) | Total ($) |
26,336,751 | 130,353,045 | 156,689,796 | 74,416,479 | 159,092,743 | 233,509,222 |
Short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions for tax purposes.
At February 28, 2023, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income ($) | Undistributed long-term capital gains ($) | Capital loss carryforwards ($) | Net unrealized appreciation ($) |
3,503,773 | 10,799,113 | — | 729,282,369 |
At February 28, 2023, the cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes along with the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
Federal tax cost ($) | Gross unrealized appreciation ($) | Gross unrealized (depreciation) ($) | Net unrealized appreciation ($) |
1,903,303,710 | 780,732,951 | (51,450,582) | 729,282,369 |
Tax cost of investments and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) may also include timing differences that do not constitute adjustments to tax basis.
Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions in the Fund that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management’s conclusion 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). Generally, the Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 5. Portfolio information
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and derivatives, if any, aggregated to $761,318,808 and $801,338,966, respectively, for the year ended February 28, 2023. The amount of purchase and sale activity impacts the portfolio turnover rate reported in the Financial Highlights.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Note 6. Affiliated money market fund
The Fund invests in Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, an affiliated money market fund established for the exclusive use by the Fund and other affiliated funds (the Affiliated MMF). The income earned by the Fund from such investments is included as Dividends - affiliated issuers in the Statement of Operations. As an investing fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the Affiliated MMF. The Affiliated MMF prices its shares with a floating net asset value. In addition, the Board of Trustees of the Affiliated MMF may impose a fee on redemptions (sometimes referred to as a liquidity fee) or temporarily suspend redemptions (sometimes referred to as imposing a redemption gate) in the event its liquidity falls below regulatory limits.
Note 7. Interfund lending
Pursuant to an exemptive order granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund participates in a program (the Interfund Program) allowing each participating Columbia Fund (each, a Participating Fund) to lend money directly to and, except for closed-end funds and money market funds, borrow money directly from other Participating Funds for temporary purposes. The amounts eligible for borrowing and lending under the Interfund Program are subject to certain restrictions.
Interfund loans are subject to the risk that the borrowing fund could be unable to repay the loan when due, and a delay in repayment to the lending fund could result in lost opportunities and/or additional lending costs. The exemptive order is subject to conditions intended to mitigate conflicts of interest arising from the Investment Manager’s relationship with each Participating Fund.
The Fund’s activity in the Interfund Program during the year ended February 28, 2023 was as follows:
Borrower or lender | Average loan balance ($) | Weighted average interest rate (%) | Number of days with outstanding loans |
Lender | 3,710,000 | 1.38 | 10 |
Interest income earned by the Fund is recorded as Interfund lending in the Statement of Operations. The Fund had no outstanding interfund loans at February 28, 2023.
Note 8. Line of credit
The Fund has access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citibank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. Pursuant to an October 27, 2022 amendment and restatement, the credit facility, which is an agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager or an affiliated investment manager, severally and not jointly, permits aggregate borrowings up to $950 million. Interest is currently charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the secured overnight financing rate plus 0.10% and (iii) the overnight bank funding rate, plus in each case, 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the unused amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.15% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations. This agreement expires annually in October unless extended or renewed. Prior to the October 27, 2022 amendment and restatement, the Fund had access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citibank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. which permitted collective borrowings up to $950 million. Interest was charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the secured overnight financing rate plus 0.11448% and (iii) the overnight bank funding rate, plus in each case, 1.00%.
The Fund had no borrowings during the year ended February 28, 2023.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Note 9. Fund reorganization
At the close of business on January 21, 2022, the Fund acquired the assets and assumed the identified liabilities of BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund (the Acquired Fund), a series of BMO Funds Inc. The reorganization was completed after shareholders of the Acquired Fund approved a plan of reorganization at a shareholder meeting held on January 7, 2022. The purpose of the reorganization was to combine two funds with comparable investment objectives and strategies.
The aggregate net assets of the Fund immediately before the reorganization were $2,652,133,395 and the combined net assets immediately after the reorganization were $2,688,130,840.
The reorganization was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 3,697,791 shares of the Acquired Fund valued at $35,997,445 (including $239,818 of unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)).
In exchange for the Acquired Fund’s shares, the Fund issued the following number of shares:
| Shares |
Class A | 2,451,935 |
Advisor Class | 185,751 |
Institutional 3 Class | 83,061 |
For financial reporting purposes, net assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the Acquired Fund’s cost of investments was carried forward.
The Fund’s financial statements reflect both the operations of the Fund for the period prior to the reorganization and the combined Fund for the period subsequent to the reorganization. Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the reorganization was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Acquired Fund that have been included in the combined Fund’s Statement of Operations since the reorganization was completed.
Assuming the reorganization had been completed on March 1, 2021, the Fund’s pro-forma results of operations for the year ended February 28, 2022 would have been approximately:
| ($) |
Net investment income | 13,725,000 |
Net realized gain | 296,199,000 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | 129,758,000 |
Net increase in net assets from operations | 439,682,000 |
Note 10. Significant risks
Market risk
The Fund may incur losses due to declines in the value of one or more securities in which it invests. These declines may be due to factors affecting a particular issuer, or the result of, among other things, political, regulatory, market, economic or social developments affecting the relevant market(s) more generally. In addition, turbulence in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or fixed income markets may negatively affect many issuers, which could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to price or value hard-to-value assets in thinly traded and closed markets and could cause significant redemptions and operational challenges. Global economies and financial markets are increasingly interconnected, and conditions and events in one country, region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies worldwide. As a result, local, regional or global events such as terrorism, war, natural disasters, disease/virus outbreaks and epidemics or other public health issues, recessions, depressions or other events – or the potential for such events – could have a significant negative impact on global economic and market conditions.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
The large-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022 has resulted in sanctions and market disruptions, including declines in regional and global stock markets, unusual volatility in global commodity markets and significant devaluations of Russian currency. The extent and duration of the military action are impossible to predict but could be significant. Market disruption caused by the Russian military action, and any counter-measures or responses thereto (including international sanctions, a downgrade in the country’s credit rating, purchasing and financing restrictions, boycotts, tariffs, changes in consumer or purchaser preferences, cyberattacks and espionage) could have severe adverse impacts on regional and/or global securities and commodities markets, including markets for oil and natural gas. These impacts may include reduced market liquidity, distress in credit markets, further disruption of global supply chains, increased risk of inflation, and limited access to investments in certain international markets and/or issuers. These developments and other related events could negatively impact Fund performance.
Shareholder concentration risk
At February 28, 2023, affiliated shareholders of record owned 20.9% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund. In the case of a large redemption, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at inopportune times, including its liquid positions, which may result in Fund losses and the Fund holding a higher percentage of less liquid positions. Large redemptions could result in decreased economies of scale and increased operating expenses for non-redeeming Fund shareholders.
Small- and mid-cap company risk
Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies (small- and mid-cap companies) often involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established companies (larger companies) because small- and mid-cap companies tend to have less predictable earnings and may lack the management experience, financial resources, product diversification and competitive strengths of larger companies. Securities of small- and mid-cap companies may be less liquid and more volatile than the securities of larger companies.
Note 11. Subsequent events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued. Other than as noted below, there were no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
On March 10, 2023, U.S. regulators shut down Silicon Valley Bank after its depositors rushed to withdraw their funds. On March 12, 2023, New York-based Signature Bank failed and was closed by New York State regulators. These bank closures and other related events could have a negative impact on Fund performance and the value of an investment in the Fund. Since these bank closures, the value of these securities have experienced significant declines. On February 28, 2023, securities issued by these banks or their parent companies represented 1.8% of the Fund’s net assets.
Note 12. Information regarding pending and settled legal proceedings
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates are involved in the normal course of business in legal proceedings which include regulatory inquiries, arbitration and litigation, including class actions concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their activities as part of a diversified financial services firm. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Fund is 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 Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund. Ameriprise Financial is required to make quarterly (10-Q), annual (10-K) and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 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 Fund. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
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 or one or more of its affiliates that provides services to the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust and Shareholders of Columbia Select Mid Cap Value Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Columbia Select Mid Cap Value Fund (one of the funds constituting Columbia Funds Series Trust, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of February 28, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended February 28, 2023, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended February 28, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended February 28, 2023 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of February 28, 2023, 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 ended February 28, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended February 28, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of February 28, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 21, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies within the Columbia Funds Complex since 1977.
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Federal Income Tax Information
(Unaudited)
The Fund hereby designates the following tax attributes for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023. Shareholders will be notified in early 2024 of the amounts for use in preparing 2023 income tax returns.
Qualified dividend income | Dividends received deduction | Section 199A dividends | Capital gain dividend |
88.22% | 86.86% | 11.78% | $55,085,191 |
Qualified dividend income. For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, the percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that represents qualified dividend income subject to reduced tax rates.
Dividends received deduction. The percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.
Section 199A dividends. For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, the percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that represents Section 199A dividends potentially eligible for a 20% deduction.
Capital gain dividend. The Fund designates as a capital gain dividend the amount reflected above, or if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such fiscal period.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
(Unaudited)
The Board oversees the Fund’s operations and appoints officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies set by the Board. The following table provides basic biographical information about the Fund’s Trustees as of the printing of this report, including their principal occupations during the past five years, although specific titles for individuals may have varied over the period. The year set forth beneath Length of Service in the table below is the year in which the Trustee was first appointed or elected as Trustee to any Fund currently in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof. Under current Board policy, each Trustee generally serves until December 31 of the year such Trustee turns seventy-five (75).
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Independent trustees
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
George S. Batejan c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2017 | Executive Vice President, Global Head of Technology and Operations, Janus Capital Group, Inc., 2010-2016 | 176 | Former Chairman of the Board, NICSA (National Investment Company Services Association) (Executive Committee, Nominating Committee and Governance Committee), 2014-2016; former Director, Intech Investment Management, 2011-2016; former Board Member, Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, 2015-2016; former Advisory Board Member, University of Colorado Business School, 2015-2018; former Board Member, Chase Bank International, 1993-1994 |
Kathleen Blatz c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2006 | Attorney, specializing in arbitration and mediation; Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1998-2006; Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1996-1998; Fourth Judicial District Court Judge, Hennepin County, 1994-1996; Attorney in private practice and public service, 1984-1993; State Representative, Minnesota House of Representatives, 1979-1993, which included service on the Tax and Financial Institutions and Insurance Committees; Member and Interim Chair, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, January-July 2017; Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (health care insurance), February-July 2018, April-October 2021 | 176 | Former Trustee, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, 2009-2021 (Chair of the Business Development Committee, 2014-2017; Chair of the Governance Committee, 2017-2019); former Member and Chair of the Board, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, January 2017-July 2017; former Director, Robina Foundation, 2009-2020 (Chair, 2014-2020); Director, Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, since 2021 |
Pamela G. Carlton c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Chair since 2023; Trustee since 2007 | President, Springboard — Partners in Cross Cultural Leadership (consulting company), since 2003; Managing Director of US Equity Research, JP Morgan Chase, 1999-2003; Director of US Equity Research, Chase Asset Management, 1996-1999; Co-Director Latin America Research, 1993-1996, COO Global Research, 1992-1996, Co-Director of US Research, 1991-1992, Investment Banker, 1982-1991, Morgan Stanley; Attorney, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, 1980-1982 | 176 | Trustee, New York Presbyterian Hospital Board, since 1996; Director, DR Bank (Audit Committee) since 2017; Director, Evercore Inc. (Audit Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee), since 2019; Director, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee), since 2021; the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (IDC), since 2021 |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Janet Langford Carrig c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1957 | Trustee since 1996 | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ConocoPhillips (independent energy company), September 2007-October 2018 | 174 | Director, EQT Corporation (natural gas producer), since 2019; former Director, Whiting Petroleum Corporation (independent oil and gas company), 2020-2022 |
J. Kevin Connaughton c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1964 | Trustee since 2020 | CEO and President, RhodeWay Financial (non-profit financial planning firm), since December 2022; Member, FINRA National Adjudicatory Council, since January 2020; Adjunct Professor of Finance, Bentley University since January 2018; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from March 2016 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Managing Director and General Manager of Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, May 2010-February 2015; President, Columbia Funds, 2008-2015; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, 2003-2015 | 174 | Former Director, The Autism Project, March 2015-December 2021; former Member of the Investment Committee, St. Michael’s College, November 2015-February 2020; former Trustee, St. Michael’s College, June 2017-September 2019; former Trustee, New Century Portfolios, January 2015-December 2017 |
Olive M. Darragh c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1962 | Trustee since 2020 | Managing Director of Darragh Inc. (strategy and talent management consulting firm), since 2010; Founder and CEO, Zolio, Inc. (investment management talent identification platform), since 2004; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from June 2019 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Partner, Tudor Investments, 2004-2010; Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company (consulting), 1990-2004; Touche Ross CPA, 1985-1988 | 174 | Treasurer, Edinburgh University US Trust Board; Member, HBS Community Action Partners Board; Former Director, University of Edinburgh Business School (Member of US Board); former Director, Boston Public Library Foundation |
Patricia M. Flynn c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1950 | Trustee since 2004 | Professor of Economics and Management, Bentley University, since 2002; Dean, McCallum Graduate School of Business, Bentley University, 1992-2002 | 176 | Former Trustee, MA Taxpayers Foundation,1997-2022; former Governing Board Member (Chairperson of Innovation Index Advisory Committee), MA Technology Collaborative, 1997-2020; former Director, The MA Business Roundtable, 2003-2019 |
Brian J. Gallagher c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2017 | Retired; Partner with Deloitte & Touche LLP and its predecessors, 1977-2016 | 176 | Trustee, Catholic Schools Foundation, since 2004 |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
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Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Douglas A. Hacker c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1955 | Trustee since 1996 | Independent business executive, since May 2006; Executive Vice President – Strategy of United Airlines, December 2002 - May 2006; President of UAL Loyalty Services (airline marketing company), September 2001-December 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines, July 1999-September 2001 | 176 | Director, Spartan Nash Company (Chair of the Board) (food distributor); Director, Aircastle Limited (Chair of Audit Committee) (aircraft leasing); former Director, Nash Finch Company (food distributor), 2005-2013; former Director, SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. (container leasing), 2010-2013; and former Director, Travelport Worldwide Limited (travel information technology), 2014-2019 |
Nancy T. Lukitsh c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1956 | Trustee since 2011 | Senior Vice President, Partner and Director of Marketing, Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment adviser), 1997-2010; Chair, Wellington Management Portfolios (commingled non-U.S. investment pools), 2007-2010; Director, Wellington Trust Company, NA and other Wellington affiliates, 1997-2010 | 174 | None |
David M. Moffett c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1952 | Trustee since 2011 | Retired; former Chief Executive Officer of Freddie Mac and Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Bank | 174 | Director, CSX Corporation (transportation suppliers); Director, PayPal Holdings Inc. (payment and data processing services); Trustee, University of Oklahoma Foundation; former Director, eBay Inc. (online trading community), 2007-2015; and former Director, CIT Bank, CIT Group Inc. (commercial and consumer finance), 2010-2016; former Advisor to Bridgewater Associates and The Carlyle Group |
Catherine James Paglia c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1952 | Trustee since 2004 | Director, Enterprise Asset Management, Inc. (private real estate and asset management company), since September 1998; Managing Director and Partner, Interlaken Capital, Inc., 1989-1997; Vice President, 1982-1985, Principal, 1985-1987, Managing Director, 1987-1989, Morgan Stanley; Vice President, Investment Banking, 1980-1982, Associate, Investment Banking, 1976-1980, Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. | 176 | Director, Valmont Industries, Inc. (irrigation systems manufacturer), since 2012; Trustee, Carleton College (on the Investment Committee); Trustee, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (on the Investment Committee) |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
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Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Natalie A. Trunow c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1967 | Trustee since 2020 | Chief Executive Officer, Millennial Portfolio Solutions LLC (asset management and consulting services), January 2016-January 2021; Non-executive Member of the Investment Committee and Valuation Committee, Sarona Asset Management Inc. (private equity firm) since September 2019; Advisor, Horizon Investments (asset management and consulting services), August 2018-January 2022; Advisor, Paradigm Asset Management, November 2016-January 2022; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from September 2016 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Director of Investments/Consultant, Casey Family Programs, April 2016-November 2016; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Calvert Investments, August 2008-January 2016; Section Head and Portfolio Manager, General Motors Asset Management, June 1997-August 2008 | 174 | Independent Director, Investment Committee, Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc., 2010-2021; Independent Director, (Executive Committee and Chair, Audit Committee), Consumer Credit Counseling Services (formerly Guidewell Financial Solutions), since 2016; Independent Director, (Investment Committee), Sarona Asset Management, since 2019 |
Sandra L. Yeager c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1964 | Trustee since 2017 | Retired; President and founder, Hanoverian Capital, LLC (SEC registered investment advisor firm), 2008-2016; Managing Director, DuPont Capital, 2006-2008; Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, 2004-2006; Senior Vice President, Alliance Bernstein, 1990-2004 | 176 | Former Director, NAPE Education Foundation, October 2016-October 2020; Advisory Board, Jennersville YMCA, since 2022 |
* | The term “Columbia Funds Complex” as used herein includes Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund, Tri-Continental Corporation and each series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (CFST), Columbia Funds Series Trust I (CFST I), Columbia Funds Series Trust II (CFST II), Columbia ETF Trust I (CET I), Columbia ETF Trust II (CET II), Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust (CFVIT) and Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust II (CFVST II). Messrs. Batejan, Beckman, Gallagher and Hacker and Mses. Blatz, Carlton, Carrig, Flynn, Paglia and Yeager serve as Directors of Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund and Tri-Continental Corporation. |
Interested trustee affiliated with Investment Manager*
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Daniel J. Beckman c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1962 | Trustee since November 2021 and President since June 2021 | Vice President – Head of North America Product, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since April 2015; President and Principal Executive Officer of the Columbia Funds, since June 2021; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, 2020-2021 | 176 | Director, Ameriprise Trust Company, since October 2016; Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since November 2018; Board of Governors, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC since, January 2022; Director, Columbia Threadneedle Canada, Inc., since December 2022 |
* | Interested person (as defined under the 1940 Act) by reason of being an officer, director, security holder and/or employee of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial. |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
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The Statement of Additional Information has additional information about the Fund’s Board members and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800.345.6611, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or contacting your financial intermediary.
The Board has appointed officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies it has established. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board. The following table provides basic information about the Officers of the Fund as of the printing of this report, including principal occupations during the past five years, although their specific titles may have varied over the period. In addition to Mr. Beckman, who is President and Principal Executive Officer, the Fund’s other officers are:
Fund officers
Name, address and year of birth | Position and year first appointed to position for any Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof | Principal occupation(s) during past five years |
Michael G. Clarke 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1969 | Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer (2009) and Senior Vice President (2019) | Senior Vice President and Head of Global Operations & Investor Services, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since March 2022 (previously Vice President, Head of North American Operations, and Co-Head of Global Operations, June 2019 to February 2022 and Vice President – Accounting and Tax, May 2010 - May 2019); senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2002. |
Joseph Beranek 5890 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1965 | Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) (2019) and Principal Financial Officer (2020), CFST, CFST I, CFST II, CFVIT and CFVST II; Assistant Treasurer, CET I and CET II | Vice President – Mutual Fund Accounting and Financial Reporting, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since December 2018 and March 2017, respectively. |
Marybeth Pilat 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1968 | Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) and Principal Financial Officer (2020) for CET I and CET II; Assistant Treasurer, CFST, CFST I, CFST II, CFVIT and CFVST II | Vice President – Product Pricing and Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2017. |
William F. Truscott 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1960 | Senior Vice President (2001) | Formerly, Trustee/Director of Columbia Funds Complex or legacy funds, November 2001-January 1, 2021; Chief Executive Officer, Global Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since September 2012; Chairman of the Board and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since July 2004 and February 2012, respectively; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., since November 2008 and February 2012, respectively; Chairman of the Board and Director, Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings, Sàrl, since March 2013 and December 2008, respectively; senior executive of various entities affiliated with Columbia Threadneedle. |
Christopher O. Petersen 5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1970 | Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary (2021) | Formerly, Trustee/Director of funds within the Columbia Funds Complex, July 1, 2020 - November 22, 2021; Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since September 2021 (previously Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel, January 2015 - September 2021); formerly, President and Principal Executive Officer of the Columbia Funds, 2015 - 2021; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2007. |
Thomas P. McGuire 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1972 | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (2012) | Vice President – Asset Management Compliance, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Acorn/Wanger Funds, since December 2015; formerly, Chief Compliance Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, September 2010 – September 2020. |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
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Fund officers (continued)
Name, address and year of birth | Position and year first appointed to position for any Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof | Principal occupation(s) during past five years |
Ryan C. Larrenaga 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1970 | Senior Vice President (2017), Chief Legal Officer (2017), and Secretary (2015) | Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since August 2018 (previously Vice President and Group Counsel, August 2011 - August 2018); Chief Legal Officer, Columbia Acorn/Wanger Funds, since September 2020; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2005. |
Michael E. DeFao 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1968 | Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2010) | Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since October 2021 (previously Vice President and Assistant Secretary, May 2010 – September 2021). |
Lyn Kephart-Strong 5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1960 | Vice President (2015) | Vice President, Global Investment Operations Services, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since 2010; President, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., since October 2014; President, Ameriprise Trust Company, since January 2017. |
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Columbia Select Mid Cap Value Fund
P.O. Box 219104
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Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Fund, go to
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Columbia Threadneedle Investments (Columbia Threadneedle) is the global brand name of the Columbia and Threadneedle group of companies. All rights reserved.
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Annual Report
February 28, 2023
Columbia Small Cap Index Fund
Not FDIC or NCUA Insured • No Financial Institution Guarantee • May Lose Value
If you elect to receive the shareholder report for Columbia Small Cap Index Fund (the Fund) in paper, mailed to you, the Fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address, unless such shareholder elects to receive shareholder reports from the Fund electronically via e-mail or by having a paper notice mailed to you (Postcard Notice) that your Fund’s shareholder report is available at the Columbia funds’ website (columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/). If you would like more than one report in paper to be mailed to you, or would like to elect to receive reports via e-mail or access them through Postcard Notice, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.
Proxy voting policies and procedures
The policy of the Board of Trustees is to vote the proxies of the companies in which the Fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31st for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30th of that year, and is available without charge by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/, or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.
Quarterly schedule of investments
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-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, is available on columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.
Additional Fund information
For more information about the Fund, please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time.
Fund investment manager
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager)
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Fund distributor
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Fund transfer agent
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 219104
Kansas City, MO 64121-9104
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Fund at a Glance
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Investment objective
The Fund seeks total return before fees and expenses that corresponds to the total return of the Standard & Poor’s (S&P) SmallCap 600® Index.
Portfolio management
Christopher Lo, CFA
Lead Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2014
Kaiyu Zhao
Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2020
Morningstar style boxTM
The Morningstar Style Box is based on a fund’s portfolio holdings. 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.
© 2023 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.
Average annual total returns (%) (for the period ended February 28, 2023) |
| | Inception | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years |
Class A | 10/15/96 | -3.93 | 7.37 | 10.38 |
Institutional Class | 10/15/96 | -3.72 | 7.64 | 10.66 |
Institutional 2 Class | 11/08/12 | -3.73 | 7.64 | 10.66 |
Institutional 3 Class* | 03/01/17 | -3.69 | 7.64 | 10.55 |
S&P SmallCap 600 Index | | -3.50 | 7.86 | 10.91 |
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or calling 800.345.6611.
* | The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund’s oldest share class. Since the Fund launched more than one share class at its inception, Class A shares were used. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information. |
The S&P SmallCap 600 Index tracks the performance of 600 domestic companies traded on major stock exchanges. The S&P SmallCap 600 Index is heavily weighted with the stocks of companies with small market capitalizations.
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 at a Glance (continued)
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Performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment (February 28, 2013 — February 28, 2023)
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Small Cap Index 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.
Portfolio breakdown (%) (at February 28, 2023) |
Common Stocks | 97.7 |
Exchange-Traded Equity Funds | 1.4 |
Money Market Funds | 0.9 |
Total | 100.0 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total investments excluding investments in derivatives, if any. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
Equity sector breakdown (%) (at February 28, 2023) |
Communication Services | 2.1 |
Consumer Discretionary | 13.6 |
Consumer Staples | 5.2 |
Energy | 4.7 |
Financials | 17.6 |
Health Care | 10.6 |
Industrials | 17.5 |
Information Technology | 13.6 |
Materials | 6.0 |
Real Estate | 6.9 |
Utilities | 2.2 |
Total | 100.0 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total equity investments. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance
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For the 12-month period that ended February 28, 2023, the Fund’s Class A shares returned -3.93%. The Fund’s benchmark, the unmanaged S&P SmallCap 600 Index (the Index), returned -3.50% for the same period. Mutual funds, unlike unmanaged indices, incur operating expenses.
Market overview
Driven by a series of eight interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed), decades-high inflation, persistent recession worries, climbing U.S. Treasury yields, supply-chain disruptions, volatile commodity prices, geopolitical tensions resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and elevated concerns around China’s zero-COVID policy, the U.S. equity market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, posted negative returns during the annual period. Small-cap and mid-cap stocks also fell, though more modestly. On slowing yet relatively resilient corporate earnings reports, a still-tight U.S. labor market, an economic reopening in China, hopes that Fed interest rate hikes would be smaller and soon pause, and warming notions of a soft economic landing, there were brief respites of equity market rallies, such as those in July into early August 2022, in October and November 2022, and then in January 2023. However, as the realization that interest rates could remain higher for longer set in with investors even as inflation decreased, albeit from high levels, stocks ticked lower again in February 2023.
For the annual period overall, all capitalization segments within the U.S. equity market posted negative absolute returns, with large-cap stocks the weakest, followed by small-cap stocks and then mid-cap stocks. From a style perspective, value-oriented stocks notably outperformed growth-oriented stocks across the capitalization spectrum of the U.S. equity market. Interestingly, however, growth stocks reclaimed leadership from their value counterparts in the first two months of 2023.
Only four of the eleven sectors of the Index posted a positive return during the 12 months ended February 28, 2023. Financials remained the largest sector by weighting in the Index as of February 28, 2023, with a weighting of 17.92%. As always, each sector and stock in the Index was represented in the Fund with approximately the same weighting as in the Index and therefore had a similar effect.
The Fund’s notable detractors during the period
• | Real estate, communication services and health care were the weakest sectors from a total return perspective. |
• | On the basis of impact, real estate, health care and financials were the weakest sectors. |
• | The worst performing industries for the annual period on the basis of total return were multiline retail; technology hardware storage and peripherals; marine; real estate management and development; and media. |
• | Top individual detractors were specialized properties real estate investment trust Innovative Industrial Properties Inc.; specialty engineered materials company Rogers Corp.; healthcare logistics company Owens & Minor, Inc.; semiconductor company MaxLinear, Inc.; and communications infrastructure real estate investment trust Uniti Group Inc. |
The Fund’s notable contributors during the period
• | In terms of total return, energy was the best relative performer, followed at some distance by consumer staples and industrials. |
• | On the basis of impact, which takes weightings and total returns into account, industrials was the biggest contributor to the Index’s return, followed by energy and consumer staples. |
• | The top performing industries for the annual period on the basis of total return were containers and packaging; electrical equipment; construction and engineering; diversified consumer services; and personal products. |
• | Top individual contributors within the Index during the annual period included cosmetics and skin care products provider e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.; petroleum refiner PBF Energy Inc. Class A; heating, ventilation and air conditioning services provider Comfort Systems USA, Inc.; capital equipment manufacturer for the semiconductor manufacturing industry Axcelis Technologies, Inc; and semiconductor company Rambus Inc. |
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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance (continued)
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Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. Investments in small-cap companies involve risks and volatility greater than investments in larger, more established companies. The Fund’s net value will generally decline when the performance of its targeted index declines. Investing in derivatives is a specialized activity that involves special risks, which may result in significant losses. The Fund may invest significantly in issuers within a particular sector, which may be negatively affected by market, economic or other conditions, making the Fund more vulnerable to unfavorable developments in the sector. See the Fund’s prospectus for more information on these and other risks.
The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties who have contributed to this report. 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.
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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses
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As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are shareholder transaction costs, which may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing fund costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. The following information is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your Fund’s expenses
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided examples and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated 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. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the “Actual” column. The amount listed in the “Hypothetical” column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund’s actual return) and then applies the Fund’s actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See “Compare with other funds” below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.
September 1, 2022 — February 28, 2023 |
| Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | 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 | 1,061.70 | 1,022.56 | 2.30 | 2.26 | 0.45 |
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,062.90 | 1,023.80 | 1.02 | 1.00 | 0.20 |
Institutional 2 Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,062.70 | 1,023.80 | 1.02 | 1.00 | 0.20 |
Institutional 3 Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,063.30 | 1,023.80 | 1.02 | 1.00 | 0.20 |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class as indicated above, multiplied by the average account value over the period and then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund’s most recent fiscal half year and divided by 365.
Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from its investment in underlying funds, including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
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Portfolio of Investments
February 28, 2023
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Investments in securities
Common Stocks 97.6% |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Communication Services 2.0% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.4% |
ATN International, Inc. | 39,084 | 1,643,482 |
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | 155,804 | 10,086,751 |
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.(a) | 269,295 | 815,964 |
Total | | 12,546,197 |
Entertainment 0.2% |
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.(a) | 390,808 | 5,318,897 |
Marcus Corp. (The) | 88,960 | 1,431,366 |
Total | | 6,750,263 |
Interactive Media & Services 0.6% |
Cars.com, Inc.(a) | 225,881 | 4,336,915 |
QuinStreet, Inc.(a) | 183,854 | 3,120,003 |
Shutterstock, Inc. | 87,498 | 6,581,600 |
Yelp, Inc.(a) | 254,157 | 7,629,793 |
Total | | 21,668,311 |
Media 0.5% |
AMC Networks, Inc., Class A(a) | 102,212 | 2,285,460 |
EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A(a) | 211,352 | 2,667,262 |
Gannett Co, Inc.(a) | 532,701 | 1,614,084 |
Scholastic Corp. | 108,386 | 4,943,486 |
TechTarget, Inc.(a) | 98,371 | 3,711,538 |
Thryv Holdings, Inc.(a) | 111,880 | 2,667,219 |
Total | | 17,889,049 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.3% |
Gogo(a) | 236,675 | 3,895,671 |
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. | 182,674 | 3,565,796 |
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. | 363,945 | 4,618,462 |
Total | | 12,079,929 |
Total Communication Services | 70,933,749 |
Consumer Discretionary 13.3% |
Auto Components 1.3% |
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.(a) | 417,703 | 3,675,786 |
Dorman Products, Inc.(a) | 103,108 | 9,592,137 |
Gentherm, Inc.(a) | 121,051 | 7,687,949 |
LCI Industries | 92,726 | 10,460,420 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.(a) | 70,819 | 927,021 |
Patrick Industries, Inc. | 78,509 | 5,719,381 |
Standard Motor Products, Inc. | 68,427 | 2,666,600 |
XPEL, Inc.(a) | 71,495 | 4,776,581 |
Total | | 45,505,875 |
Automobiles 0.2% |
Winnebago Industries, Inc. | 111,184 | 7,066,855 |
Diversified Consumer Services 1.0% |
Adtalem Global Education, Inc.(a) | 165,562 | 6,476,785 |
frontdoor, Inc.(a) | 297,151 | 8,394,516 |
Mister Car Wash, Inc.(a) | 288,798 | 2,665,606 |
Perdoceo Education Corp.(a) | 244,924 | 3,376,277 |
Strategic Education, Inc. | 81,142 | 6,917,356 |
Stride, Inc.(a) | 149,064 | 6,330,748 |
WW International, Inc.(a) | 195,446 | 715,332 |
Total | | 34,876,620 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 1.9% |
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.(a) | 85,295 | 2,729,440 |
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. | 320,127 | 8,355,315 |
Brinker International, Inc.(a) | 160,556 | 6,101,128 |
Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The) | 174,370 | 6,528,413 |
Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.(a) | 65,620 | 2,345,915 |
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.(a) | 153,020 | 6,123,861 |
Dine Brands Global, Inc. | 57,167 | 4,382,994 |
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. | 71,599 | 857,040 |
Golden Entertainment, Inc.(a) | 80,033 | 3,290,157 |
Jack in the Box, Inc. | 76,781 | 6,019,630 |
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. | 48,399 | 3,563,134 |
Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. | 110,522 | 2,061,235 |
Shake Shack, Inc., Class A(a) | 136,067 | 7,591,178 |
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.(a) | 269,865 | 7,124,436 |
Total | | 67,073,876 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Household Durables 2.7% |
Cavco Industries, Inc.(a) | 30,211 | 8,610,135 |
Century Communities, Inc. | 103,108 | 6,166,889 |
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. | 83,181 | 2,457,999 |
Green Brick Partners, Inc.(a) | 99,043 | 3,090,142 |
Installed Building Products, Inc. | 85,523 | 9,867,644 |
iRobot Corp.(a) | 99,290 | 4,079,826 |
La-Z-Boy, Inc. | 156,924 | 5,081,199 |
LGI Homes, Inc.(a) | 74,732 | 7,795,295 |
M/I Homes, Inc.(a) | 100,015 | 5,784,868 |
MDC Holdings, Inc. | 207,882 | 7,691,634 |
Meritage Homes Corp.(a) | 133,350 | 14,565,820 |
Sonos, Inc.(a) | 464,004 | 9,015,598 |
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.(a) | 367,967 | 8,772,333 |
Universal Electronics, Inc.(a) | 43,931 | 558,802 |
Total | | 93,538,184 |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 0.0% |
PetMed Express, Inc. | 76,850 | 1,443,243 |
Leisure Products 0.3% |
Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc. | 64,420 | 3,753,753 |
Vista Outdoor, Inc.(a) | 206,284 | 5,891,471 |
Total | | 9,645,224 |
Multiline Retail 0.1% |
Big Lots, Inc. | 105,532 | 1,514,384 |
Specialty Retail 4.8% |
Aaron’s Co., Inc. (The) | 112,234 | 1,610,558 |
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A(a) | 180,326 | 5,303,388 |
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. | 290,748 | 17,197,744 |
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | 635,267 | 9,128,787 |
America’s Car-Mart, Inc.(a) | 21,130 | 1,795,205 |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(a) | 80,704 | 18,327,878 |
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(a) | 279,627 | 394,274 |
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.(a) | 108,701 | 8,418,892 |
Buckle, Inc. (The) | 107,771 | 4,395,979 |
Caleres, Inc. | 132,960 | 3,471,586 |
Chico’s FAS, Inc.(a) | 456,131 | 2,622,753 |
Children’s Place, Inc. (The)(a) | 47,504 | 1,988,992 |
Designer Brands, Inc. | 185,420 | 1,815,262 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Genesco, Inc.(a) | 45,271 | 2,035,837 |
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | 53,167 | 11,753,629 |
Guess?, Inc. | 111,160 | 2,338,806 |
Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. | 48,237 | 1,820,464 |
Hibbett, Inc. | 46,699 | 3,359,059 |
Leslie’s, Inc.(a) | 540,579 | 6,816,701 |
MarineMax, Inc.(a) | 78,520 | 2,636,702 |
Monro, Inc. | 114,696 | 5,785,266 |
National Vision Holdings, Inc.(a) | 287,740 | 10,749,966 |
ODP Corp. (The)(a) | 146,997 | 6,656,024 |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.(a) | 390,220 | 6,278,640 |
Shoe Carnival, Inc. | 62,428 | 1,644,978 |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | 168,625 | 12,076,923 |
Sleep Number Corp.(a) | 80,223 | 3,197,689 |
Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A | 60,867 | 3,462,724 |
Upbound Group, Inc. | 182,693 | 4,905,307 |
Urban Outfitters, Inc.(a) | 218,463 | 5,887,578 |
Zumiez, Inc.(a) | 56,795 | 1,321,052 |
Total | | 169,198,643 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 1.0% |
G-III Apparel Group Ltd.(a) | 155,838 | 2,589,249 |
Kontoor Brands, Inc. | 180,001 | 9,387,052 |
Movado Group, Inc. | 57,937 | 2,005,779 |
Oxford Industries, Inc. | 54,553 | 6,415,978 |
Steven Madden Ltd. | 266,949 | 9,690,249 |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | 287,167 | 4,810,047 |
Total | | 34,898,354 |
Total Consumer Discretionary | 464,761,258 |
Consumer Staples 5.1% |
Beverages 0.3% |
MGP Ingredients, Inc. | 56,138 | 5,694,639 |
National Beverage Corp.(a) | 85,085 | 3,969,215 |
Total | | 9,663,854 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
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Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Food & Staples Retailing 0.8% |
Andersons, Inc. (The) | 113,504 | 5,179,188 |
PriceSmart, Inc. | 91,279 | 6,363,972 |
SpartanNash Co. | 128,625 | 3,442,005 |
The Chefs’ Warehouse(a) | 124,195 | 4,042,547 |
United Natural Foods, Inc.(a) | 212,625 | 8,660,216 |
Total | | 27,687,928 |
Food Products 2.0% |
B&G Foods, Inc. | 261,326 | 3,311,001 |
Calavo Growers, Inc. | 64,657 | 2,086,481 |
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | 138,404 | 7,861,347 |
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. | 111,658 | 3,492,662 |
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)(a) | 325,669 | 5,806,678 |
Hostess Brands, Inc.(a) | 488,197 | 12,058,466 |
J&J Snack Foods Corp. | 54,585 | 7,707,948 |
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. | 32,558 | 2,922,732 |
Seneca Foods Corp., Class A(a) | 19,293 | 1,072,691 |
Simply Good Foods Co. (The)(a) | 306,821 | 11,748,176 |
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. | 64,647 | 2,846,407 |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(a) | 184,045 | 8,979,556 |
Total | | 69,894,145 |
Household Products 0.5% |
Central Garden & Pet Co.(a) | 35,482 | 1,437,021 |
Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A(a) | 151,137 | 5,808,195 |
WD-40 Co. | 49,517 | 8,587,733 |
Total | | 15,832,949 |
Personal Products 1.2% |
Edgewell Personal Care Co. | 188,975 | 8,069,233 |
elf Beauty, Inc.(a) | 183,378 | 13,707,505 |
Inter Parfums, Inc. | 65,089 | 7,837,366 |
Medifast, Inc. | 39,844 | 4,467,708 |
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A | 180,202 | 7,179,248 |
Usana Health Sciences, Inc.(a) | 40,618 | 2,468,762 |
Total | | 43,729,822 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Tobacco 0.3% |
Universal Corp. | 89,536 | 4,529,626 |
Vector Group Ltd. | 479,773 | 6,366,588 |
Total | | 10,896,214 |
Total Consumer Staples | 177,704,912 |
Energy 4.5% |
Energy Equipment & Services 2.1% |
Archrock, Inc. | 487,976 | 5,401,894 |
Bristow Group, Inc.(a) | 85,811 | 2,337,492 |
Core Laboratories NV | 169,084 | 4,036,035 |
DMC Global Inc(a) | 67,652 | 1,811,044 |
Dril-Quip, Inc.(a) | 123,684 | 4,236,177 |
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.(a) | 520,375 | 4,308,705 |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 383,923 | 16,155,480 |
Nabors Industries Ltd.(a) | 32,617 | 4,902,661 |
Oceaneering International, Inc.(a) | 365,582 | 7,637,008 |
Oil States International, Inc.(a) | 233,008 | 2,127,363 |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | 790,606 | 10,831,302 |
ProPetro Holding Corp.(a) | 350,870 | 3,091,165 |
RPC, Inc. | 303,412 | 2,660,923 |
US Silica Holdings, Inc.(a) | 276,061 | 3,351,381 |
Total | | 72,888,630 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 2.4% |
Callon Petroleum Co.(a) | 186,457 | 7,227,073 |
Civitas Resources, Inc. | 189,310 | 13,283,883 |
Comstock Resources, Inc. | 334,276 | 4,058,111 |
CONSOL Energy, Inc. | 119,522 | 6,541,439 |
Dorian LPG Ltd. | 116,235 | 2,551,358 |
Green Plains, Inc.(a) | 216,210 | 7,496,001 |
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. | 246,447 | 7,649,715 |
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.(a) | 202,345 | 5,621,144 |
Ranger Oil Corp. | 69,722 | 2,893,463 |
REX American Resources Corp.(a) | 56,603 | 1,868,465 |
SM Energy Co. | 447,756 | 13,213,279 |
Talos Energy, Inc.(a) | 237,852 | 4,236,144 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Vital Energy, Inc.(a) | 61,310 | 3,150,721 |
World Fuel Services Corp. | 225,778 | 6,197,606 |
Total | | 85,988,402 |
Total Energy | 158,877,032 |
Financials 17.2% |
Banks 9.5% |
Ameris Bancorp | 237,708 | 11,379,082 |
Banc of California, Inc. | 204,005 | 3,580,288 |
BancFirst Corp. | 63,525 | 5,733,131 |
Bancorp, Inc. (The)(a) | 204,129 | 7,060,822 |
BankUnited, Inc. | 281,753 | 9,979,691 |
Banner Corp. | 124,668 | 7,851,591 |
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. | 164,176 | 4,770,955 |
Brookline Bancorp, Inc. | 321,516 | 4,166,847 |
Central Pacific Financial Corp. | 99,283 | 2,226,918 |
City Holding Co. | 54,170 | 5,319,494 |
Community Bank System, Inc. | 195,932 | 11,961,649 |
Customers Bancorp, Inc.(a) | 111,447 | 3,432,568 |
CVB Financial Corp. | 479,200 | 11,467,256 |
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. | 118,149 | 3,620,085 |
Eagle Bancorp, Inc. | 116,387 | 5,098,914 |
FB Financial Corp. | 128,342 | 4,837,210 |
First BanCorp | 673,158 | 9,767,523 |
First BanCorp | 130,218 | 5,402,745 |
First Commonwealth Financial Corp. | 340,481 | 5,451,101 |
First Financial Bancorp | 345,819 | 8,520,980 |
First Hawaiian, Inc. | 465,568 | 12,733,285 |
Hanmi Financial Corp. | 111,162 | 2,625,646 |
Heritage Financial Corp. | 128,001 | 3,567,388 |
Hilltop Holdings, Inc. | 167,220 | 5,546,687 |
HomeStreet, Inc. | 64,857 | 1,636,342 |
Hope Bancorp, Inc. | 435,672 | 5,580,958 |
Independent Bank Corp. | 166,426 | 13,260,824 |
Independent Bank Group, Inc. | 129,185 | 7,603,829 |
Lakeland Financial Corp. | 92,435 | 6,620,195 |
Meta Financial Group, Inc. | 104,971 | 5,354,571 |
National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A | 137,435 | 5,564,743 |
NBT Bancorp, Inc. | 156,209 | 6,340,523 |
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. | 463,041 | 6,399,227 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
OFG Bancorp | 173,431 | 5,275,771 |
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. | 346,446 | 11,231,779 |
Park National Corp. | 52,781 | 6,743,828 |
Preferred Bank | 48,162 | 3,390,605 |
Renasant Corp. | 204,024 | 7,340,784 |
S&T Bancorp, Inc. | 142,222 | 5,299,192 |
Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida | 301,200 | 9,189,612 |
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. | 178,275 | 13,183,436 |
Simmons First National Corp., Class A | 462,976 | 10,291,956 |
Southside Bancshares, Inc. | 111,212 | 4,247,186 |
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. | 162,092 | 4,741,191 |
Tompkins Financial Corp. | 45,948 | 3,436,451 |
Triumph Financial, Inc.(a) | 82,498 | 5,020,003 |
Trustmark Corp. | 222,259 | 6,534,415 |
United Community Banks, Inc. | 387,132 | 12,817,940 |
Veritex Holdings, Inc. | 196,920 | 5,249,887 |
Westamerica BanCorp | 98,130 | 5,408,926 |
Total | | 333,866,030 |
Capital Markets 1.0% |
Avantax, Inc.(a) | 144,250 | 4,124,108 |
B Riley Financial, Inc. | 58,363 | 2,321,680 |
BrightSphere Investment Group, Inc. | 117,844 | 2,954,349 |
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.(a) | 91,266 | 3,861,464 |
Piper Sandler Companies | 51,530 | 7,780,515 |
StoneX Group, Inc.(a) | 62,800 | 6,332,124 |
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. | 24,788 | 5,216,139 |
WisdomTree, Inc. | 406,036 | 2,424,035 |
Total | | 35,014,414 |
Consumer Finance 1.0% |
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. | 181,781 | 7,465,746 |
Encore Capital Group, Inc.(a) | 85,273 | 4,406,909 |
Enova International, Inc.(a) | 114,714 | 5,592,307 |
Ezcorp, Inc., Class A(a) | 195,754 | 1,726,550 |
Green Dot Corp., Class A(a) | 170,599 | 3,229,439 |
LendingTree, Inc.(a) | 39,629 | 1,304,983 |
PRA Group, Inc.(a) | 142,123 | 6,048,755 |
PROG Holdings, Inc.(a) | 182,437 | 4,509,843 |
World Acceptance Corp.(a) | 12,059 | 1,125,828 |
Total | | 35,410,360 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
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Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Insurance 3.0% |
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.(a) | 163,979 | 2,713,852 |
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. | 253,124 | 10,542,615 |
AMERISAFE, Inc. | 69,849 | 3,809,564 |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | 218,627 | 13,644,511 |
Employers Holdings, Inc. | 99,169 | 4,404,095 |
Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A(a) | 1,809,918 | 11,275,789 |
HCI Group, Inc. | 25,225 | 1,324,312 |
Horace Mann Educators Corp. | 149,128 | 5,511,771 |
James River Group Holdings Ltd. | 136,592 | 3,291,867 |
Mercury General Corp. | 96,913 | 3,299,888 |
Mr. Cooper Group, Inc.(a) | 257,304 | 11,946,625 |
Palomar Holdings, Inc.(a) | 92,008 | 5,520,480 |
ProAssurance Corp. | 196,771 | 3,913,775 |
Safety Insurance Group, Inc. | 53,740 | 4,336,281 |
SiriusPoint Ltd.(a) | 309,747 | 2,199,204 |
Stewart Information Services Corp. | 98,914 | 4,202,856 |
Trupanion, Inc.(a) | 128,206 | 7,612,872 |
United Fire Group, Inc. | 79,014 | 2,255,060 |
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. | 100,135 | 1,935,610 |
Total | | 103,741,027 |
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) 1.2% |
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. | 471,648 | 5,419,235 |
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. | 481,827 | 2,616,321 |
Ellington Financial, Inc. | 209,362 | 2,694,489 |
Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. | 300,750 | 4,213,507 |
Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc. | 190,889 | 1,143,425 |
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 128,905 | 1,615,180 |
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. | 209,207 | 3,033,501 |
New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. | 1,353,022 | 3,612,569 |
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | 324,262 | 4,225,134 |
Ready Capital Corp. | 358,641 | 4,038,298 |
Redwood Trust, Inc. | 413,313 | 3,145,312 |
Two Harbors Investment Corp. | 351,353 | 5,821,919 |
Total | | 41,578,890 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 1.5% |
Axos Financial, Inc.(a) | 194,711 | 9,227,354 |
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. | 470,884 | 3,950,717 |
NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A(a) | 304,765 | 7,113,215 |
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | 153,287 | 2,254,852 |
Provident Financial Services, Inc. | 274,478 | 6,409,061 |
TrustCo Bank Corp. | 69,470 | 2,602,346 |
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. | 111,947 | 9,765,137 |
WSFS Financial Corp. | 224,567 | 11,208,139 |
Total | | 52,530,821 |
Total Financials | 602,141,542 |
Health Care 10.3% |
Biotechnology 2.3% |
Anika Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 53,273 | 1,688,754 |
Arcus Biosciences, Inc.(a) | 190,097 | 3,461,666 |
Avid Bioservices, Inc.(a) | 226,682 | 3,731,186 |
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 349,120 | 5,327,571 |
Coherus Biosciences, Inc.(a) | 235,392 | 1,593,604 |
Cytokinetics, Inc.(a) | 345,057 | 14,961,672 |
Dynavax Technologies Corp.(a) | 432,653 | 4,456,326 |
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 37,969 | 1,063,132 |
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.(a) | 161,899 | 2,004,310 |
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 71,036 | 3,445,246 |
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 486,617 | 5,484,174 |
iTeos Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 89,506 | 1,585,151 |
Myriad Genetics, Inc.(a) | 295,477 | 5,590,425 |
OmniAb, Inc.(a),(b),(c),(d) | 23,460 | 0 |
OmniAb, Inc.(a),(b),(c),(d) | 23,460 | 0 |
Organogenesis Holdings, Inc.(a) | 257,775 | 631,549 |
REGENXBIO, Inc.(a) | 137,342 | 3,055,859 |
uniQure NV(a) | 150,219 | 3,148,590 |
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 206,346 | 1,328,868 |
Vericel Corp.(a) | 172,191 | 5,236,328 |
Vir Biotechnology, Inc.(a) | 276,670 | 6,308,076 |
Xencor, Inc.(a) | 218,503 | 7,020,501 |
Total | | 81,122,988 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
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Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 2.6% |
Angiodynamics, Inc.(a) | 142,601 | 1,765,400 |
Artivion, Inc.(a) | 147,053 | 1,946,982 |
Avanos Medical, Inc.(a) | 169,547 | 4,759,184 |
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.(a) | 152,716 | 3,010,032 |
CONMED Corp. | 111,148 | 10,691,326 |
Cutera, Inc.(a) | 65,086 | 2,110,739 |
Embecta Corp. | 210,890 | 6,737,936 |
Glaukos Corp.(a) | 173,941 | 8,215,234 |
Heska Corp.(a) | 37,107 | 3,021,623 |
Inogen, Inc.(a) | 83,578 | 1,309,667 |
Integer Holdings Corp.(a) | 120,807 | 9,058,109 |
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | 70,596 | 3,537,566 |
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.(a) | 207,546 | 14,648,597 |
Mesa Laboratories, Inc. | 18,293 | 3,229,080 |
NuVasive, Inc.(a) | 190,098 | 8,217,937 |
OraSure Technologies, Inc.(a) | 264,804 | 1,670,913 |
Orthofix Medical, Inc.(a) | 122,958 | 2,532,935 |
SurModics, Inc.(a) | 51,067 | 1,115,303 |
Varex Imaging Corp.(a) | 145,489 | 2,573,701 |
Zimvie, Inc.(a) | 76,101 | 866,029 |
Zynex, Inc.(a) | 79,209 | 1,023,376 |
Total | | 92,041,669 |
Health Care Providers & Services 3.1% |
AdaptHealth Corp.(a) | 280,029 | 4,477,664 |
Addus HomeCare Corp.(a) | 58,743 | 6,381,840 |
Agiliti, Inc.(a) | 121,549 | 2,316,724 |
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(a) | 158,018 | 14,223,200 |
Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.(a) | 144,782 | 5,052,892 |
Community Health Systems, Inc.(a) | 456,825 | 2,768,360 |
Corvel Corp.(a) | 33,366 | 6,015,222 |
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.(a) | 129,191 | 3,417,102 |
Enhabit, Inc.(a) | 180,924 | 2,777,183 |
Ensign Group, Inc. (The) | 202,313 | 18,102,967 |
Fulgent Genetics, Inc.(a) | 71,918 | 2,358,191 |
ModivCare, Inc.(a) | 46,397 | 4,555,721 |
NeoGenomics, Inc.(a) | 460,543 | 7,760,150 |
Owens & Minor, Inc.(a) | 277,975 | 4,261,357 |
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.(a) | 298,730 | 4,702,010 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Pennant Group, Inc. (The)(a) | 102,802 | 1,544,086 |
RadNet, Inc.(a) | 177,784 | 4,193,036 |
Select Medical Holdings Corp. | 379,682 | 10,323,554 |
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. | 47,410 | 4,804,055 |
Total | | 110,035,314 |
Health Care Technology 0.5% |
Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.(a) | 51,880 | 1,556,919 |
HealthStream, Inc.(a) | 88,069 | 2,258,970 |
NextGen Healthcare, Inc.(a) | 199,674 | 3,616,096 |
OptimizeRx Corp.(a) | 62,546 | 1,116,446 |
Simulations Plus, Inc. | 58,471 | 2,224,237 |
Veradigm, Inc.(a) | 398,399 | 6,617,407 |
Total | | 17,390,075 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services 0.1% |
BioLife Solutions, Inc.(a) | 124,751 | 2,901,708 |
Pharmaceuticals 1.7% |
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 137,460 | 4,379,476 |
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 44,550 | 1,863,972 |
Cara Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 164,583 | 1,672,163 |
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a) | 122,415 | 3,247,670 |
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 349,350 | 7,276,961 |
Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc.(a) | 108,147 | 4,761,712 |
Innoviva, Inc.(a) | 229,007 | 2,764,114 |
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 58,521 | 4,221,705 |
Nektar Therapeutics(a) | 685,344 | 945,775 |
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 167,301 | 7,122,004 |
Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A | 74,159 | 1,165,038 |
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.(a) | 180,589 | 10,880,487 |
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 197,114 | 7,409,515 |
Total | | 57,710,592 |
Total Health Care | 361,202,346 |
Industrials 17.1% |
Aerospace & Defense 1.4% |
AAR Corp.(a) | 121,528 | 6,609,908 |
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.(a) | 276,032 | 15,551,643 |
Aerovironment, Inc.(a) | 91,118 | 7,812,457 |
Kaman Corp. | 102,167 | 2,656,342 |
Moog, Inc., Class A | 105,602 | 10,414,469 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
National Presto Industries, Inc. | 18,527 | 1,271,508 |
Park Aerospace Corp. | 70,912 | 1,164,375 |
Triumph Group, Inc.(a) | 237,016 | 2,991,142 |
Total | | 48,471,844 |
Air Freight & Logistics 0.9% |
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(a) | 93,977 | 9,473,821 |
Forward Air Corp. | 96,956 | 10,006,829 |
HUB Group, Inc., Class A(a) | 119,068 | 10,922,108 |
Total | | 30,402,758 |
Airlines 0.4% |
Allegiant Travel Co.(a) | 57,026 | 5,848,016 |
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.(a) | 187,462 | 2,099,574 |
Skywest, Inc.(a) | 184,497 | 3,518,358 |
Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc.(a) | 118,774 | 2,381,419 |
Total | | 13,847,367 |
Building Products 1.7% |
AAON, Inc. | 153,248 | 13,939,438 |
American Woodmark Corp.(a) | 60,609 | 3,089,847 |
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | 80,978 | 3,705,553 |
AZZ, Inc. | 90,655 | 3,685,126 |
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.(a) | 112,931 | 6,031,645 |
Griffon Corp. | 172,702 | 6,298,442 |
Insteel Industries, Inc. | 71,023 | 2,112,934 |
MasterBrand, Inc.(a) | 471,534 | 4,592,741 |
PGT, Inc.(a) | 218,773 | 4,627,049 |
Quanex Building Products Corp. | 120,800 | 3,134,760 |
Resideo Technologies, Inc.(a) | 531,797 | 9,753,157 |
Total | | 60,970,692 |
Commercial Services & Supplies 2.2% |
ABM Industries, Inc. | 241,213 | 11,677,121 |
Brady Corp., Class A | 169,117 | 9,328,494 |
CoreCivic, Inc.(a) | 419,260 | 4,071,015 |
Deluxe Corp. | 157,288 | 2,900,391 |
GEO Group, Inc. (The)(a) | 452,693 | 3,965,591 |
Harsco Corp.(a) | 289,793 | 2,451,649 |
Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | 270,150 | 3,584,890 |
HNI Corp. | 150,827 | 4,713,344 |
Interface, Inc. | 212,108 | 1,870,792 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
KAR Auction Services, Inc.(a) | 397,115 | 5,674,773 |
Liquidity Services, Inc.(a) | 98,611 | 1,248,415 |
Matthews International Corp., Class A | 111,600 | 4,258,656 |
MillerKnoll, Inc. | 275,506 | 6,576,328 |
Pitney Bowes, Inc. | 590,064 | 2,560,878 |
Unifirst Corp. | 54,979 | 10,783,031 |
Viad Corp.(a) | 75,370 | 1,937,763 |
Total | | 77,603,131 |
Construction & Engineering 1.3% |
Arcosa, Inc. | 176,315 | 10,684,689 |
Comfort Systems U.S.A., Inc. | 130,397 | 18,964,940 |
Granite Construction, Inc. | 159,454 | 6,888,413 |
MYR Group, Inc.(a) | 60,533 | 7,300,885 |
Total | | 43,838,927 |
Electrical Equipment 0.4% |
Encore Wire Corp. | 66,885 | 12,909,474 |
Powell Industries, Inc. | 33,080 | 1,467,098 |
Total | | 14,376,572 |
Machinery 5.0% |
3D Systems Corp.(a) | 478,261 | 4,682,175 |
Alamo Group, Inc. | 37,524 | 6,844,002 |
Albany International Corp., Class A | 113,401 | 11,444,429 |
Astec Industries, Inc. | 82,816 | 3,729,204 |
Barnes Group, Inc. | 184,392 | 7,770,279 |
CIRCOR International, Inc.(a) | 74,250 | 2,173,298 |
Enerpac Tool Group Corp. | 207,371 | 5,584,501 |
EnPro Industries, Inc. | 75,855 | 8,154,413 |
ESCO Technologies, Inc. | 94,269 | 8,784,928 |
Federal Signal Corp. | 221,103 | 11,667,605 |
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. | 141,872 | 13,558,707 |
Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) | 119,538 | 3,838,365 |
Hillenbrand, Inc. | 253,264 | 11,938,865 |
John Bean Technologies Corp. | 116,165 | 12,881,537 |
Lindsay Corp. | 40,037 | 6,025,168 |
Mueller Industries, Inc. | 207,349 | 15,337,606 |
Proto Labs, Inc.(a) | 98,878 | 3,108,724 |
SPX Technologies, Inc.(a) | 164,767 | 11,606,188 |
Standex International Corp. | 43,705 | 5,055,794 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Tennant Co. | 67,807 | 4,802,092 |
Titan International, Inc.(a) | 185,612 | 2,303,445 |
Trinity Industries, Inc. | 296,823 | 8,284,330 |
Wabash National Corp. | 174,820 | 4,790,068 |
Total | | 174,365,723 |
Marine 0.3% |
Matson, Inc. | 137,762 | 9,162,551 |
Professional Services 1.3% |
Exponent, Inc. | 184,643 | 18,999,765 |
Forrester Research, Inc.(a) | 40,987 | 1,348,062 |
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. | 72,420 | 2,486,179 |
Kelly Services, Inc., Class A | 126,130 | 2,110,155 |
Korn/Ferry International | 194,642 | 10,878,541 |
NV5 Global, Inc.(a) | 45,390 | 4,775,936 |
Resources Connection, Inc. | 116,914 | 2,111,467 |
TrueBlue, Inc.(a) | 119,305 | 2,231,003 |
Total | | 44,941,108 |
Road & Rail 0.7% |
ArcBest Corp. | 89,036 | 8,565,263 |
Heartland Express, Inc. | 169,822 | 2,739,229 |
Marten Transport Ltd. | 209,952 | 4,633,640 |
RXO, Inc.(a) | 419,745 | 8,634,155 |
Total | | 24,572,287 |
Trading Companies & Distributors 1.5% |
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | 140,647 | 20,092,830 |
Boise Cascade Co. | 143,841 | 9,940,852 |
DXP Enterprises, Inc.(a) | 57,476 | 1,661,631 |
GMS, Inc.(a) | 154,630 | 9,387,587 |
NOW, Inc.(a) | 402,702 | 5,174,721 |
Veritiv Corp. | 49,164 | 7,445,396 |
Total | | 53,703,017 |
Total Industrials | 596,255,977 |
Information Technology 13.3% |
Communications Equipment 1.5% |
ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. | 257,676 | 4,496,446 |
Clearfield, Inc.(a) | 41,699 | 2,614,110 |
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. | 100,920 | 1,613,711 |
Digi International, Inc.(a) | 128,687 | 4,294,285 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Extreme Networks, Inc.(a) | 478,928 | 8,965,532 |
Harmonic, Inc.(a) | 384,455 | 5,070,962 |
InterDigital, Inc. | 98,426 | 7,184,114 |
NETGEAR, Inc.(a) | 105,376 | 1,907,306 |
Netscout Systems, Inc.(a) | 250,262 | 7,117,451 |
Viavi Solutions, Inc.(a) | 825,378 | 9,029,635 |
Total | | 52,293,552 |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 4.1% |
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. | 136,311 | 12,687,828 |
Arlo Technologies, Inc.(a) | 322,599 | 1,225,876 |
Badger Meter, Inc. | 106,725 | 12,979,894 |
Benchmark Electronics, Inc. | 128,264 | 3,051,401 |
CTS Corp. | 116,245 | 5,034,571 |
ePlus, Inc.(a) | 98,112 | 5,314,727 |
Fabrinet(a) | 133,409 | 16,258,555 |
FARO Technologies, Inc.(a) | 68,478 | 1,862,602 |
Insight Enterprises, Inc.(a) | 110,495 | 14,797,490 |
Itron, Inc.(a) | 164,734 | 9,187,215 |
Knowles Corp.(a) | 331,620 | 5,630,908 |
Methode Electronics, Inc. | 133,361 | 6,498,682 |
OSI Systems, Inc.(a) | 57,157 | 5,289,880 |
PC Connection, Inc. | 41,218 | 1,805,348 |
Plexus Corp.(a) | 100,927 | 9,677,890 |
Rogers Corp.(a) | 68,595 | 10,097,184 |
Sanmina Corp.(a) | 209,409 | 12,660,868 |
Scansource, Inc.(a) | 92,052 | 2,870,181 |
TTM Technologies, Inc.(a) | 372,678 | 4,952,891 |
Total | | 141,883,991 |
IT Services 1.3% |
CSG Systems International, Inc. | 110,535 | 6,212,067 |
EVERTEC, Inc. | 237,749 | 8,751,541 |
Payoneer Global, Inc.(a) | 727,848 | 4,221,518 |
Perficient, Inc.(a) | 126,265 | 8,939,562 |
Sabre Corp.(a) | 1,197,315 | 6,058,414 |
TTEC Holdings, Inc. | 68,872 | 2,772,787 |
Unisys Corp.(a) | 247,171 | 1,230,911 |
Verra Mobility Corp.(a) | 508,361 | 8,759,060 |
Total | | 46,945,860 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 3.8% |
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.(a) | 80,950 | 2,162,174 |
Axcelis Technologies, Inc.(a) | 119,779 | 15,396,393 |
Ceva, Inc.(a) | 84,551 | 2,668,430 |
Cohu, Inc.(a) | 173,675 | 6,460,710 |
Diodes, Inc.(a) | 165,799 | 15,202,110 |
Formfactor, Inc.(a) | 280,859 | 8,453,856 |
Ichor Holdings Ltd.(a) | 105,025 | 3,460,574 |
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. | 211,736 | 11,285,529 |
MaxLinear, Inc., Class A(a) | 263,560 | 9,016,388 |
Onto Innovation, Inc.(a) | 180,556 | 14,890,453 |
PDF Solutions, Inc.(a) | 107,686 | 4,031,764 |
Photronics, Inc.(a) | 224,939 | 3,963,425 |
Rambus, Inc.(a) | 391,916 | 17,334,445 |
Semtech Corp.(a) | 231,601 | 7,135,627 |
SMART Global Holdings, Inc.(a) | 177,289 | 2,960,726 |
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.(a) | 165,897 | 5,285,478 |
Veeco Instruments, Inc.(a) | 187,513 | 3,988,401 |
Total | | 133,696,483 |
Software 2.4% |
8x8, Inc.(a) | 407,252 | 2,166,581 |
A10 Networks, Inc. | 233,000 | 3,546,260 |
Adeia, Inc. | 383,081 | 3,777,179 |
Agilysys, Inc.(a) | 72,200 | 5,769,502 |
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.(a) | 181,992 | 9,250,653 |
Cerence, Inc.(a) | 143,604 | 3,931,878 |
Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.(a) | 64,347 | 2,640,801 |
Digital Turbine, Inc.(a) | 328,555 | 3,528,681 |
DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.(a) | 270,536 | 7,106,981 |
Ebix, Inc. | 85,642 | 1,488,458 |
LivePerson, Inc.(a) | 255,444 | 2,585,093 |
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.(a) | 242,394 | 5,727,770 |
OneSpan, Inc.(a) | 128,713 | 1,740,200 |
Progress Software Corp. | 156,785 | 9,005,730 |
SPS Commerce, Inc.(a) | 131,421 | 19,797,259 |
Xperi, Inc.(a) | 152,078 | 1,777,792 |
Total | | 83,840,818 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 0.2% |
Avid Technology, Inc.(a) | 121,077 | 3,518,498 |
Corsair Gaming, Inc.(a) | 140,003 | 2,450,052 |
Total | | 5,968,550 |
Total Information Technology | 464,629,254 |
Materials 5.8% |
Chemicals 2.9% |
AdvanSix, Inc. | 100,519 | 4,136,357 |
American Vanguard Corp. | 101,394 | 2,116,093 |
Balchem Corp. | 117,175 | 15,232,750 |
FutureFuel Corp. | 94,149 | 823,804 |
Hawkins, Inc. | 68,978 | 2,805,335 |
HB Fuller Co. | 194,397 | 13,561,135 |
Innospec, Inc. | 90,302 | 9,884,457 |
Koppers Holdings, Inc. | 76,201 | 2,734,854 |
Livent Corp.(a),(e) | 654,058 | 15,337,660 |
Mativ Holdings, Inc. | 200,341 | 5,190,835 |
Minerals Technologies, Inc. | 118,324 | 7,188,183 |
Quaker Chemical Corp. | 49,693 | 9,728,895 |
Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.(a) | 233,260 | 1,912,732 |
Stepan Co. | 76,998 | 8,014,722 |
Trinseo PLC | 127,527 | 2,956,076 |
Total | | 101,623,888 |
Containers & Packaging 0.4% |
Myers Industries, Inc. | 133,080 | 3,438,787 |
O-I Glass, Inc.(a) | 565,686 | 12,569,543 |
Total | | 16,008,330 |
Metals & Mining 2.2% |
Arconic Corp.(a) | 370,049 | 9,784,096 |
ATI, Inc.(a) | 471,902 | 19,182,816 |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | 176,647 | 8,537,349 |
Century Aluminum Co.(a) | 186,526 | 2,251,369 |
Compass Minerals International, Inc. | 124,088 | 4,781,111 |
Haynes International, Inc. | 45,441 | 2,486,077 |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. | 58,126 | 4,610,554 |
Materion Corp. | 74,852 | 8,359,471 |
Olympic Steel, Inc. | 34,902 | 1,832,355 |
SunCoke Energy, Inc. | 304,112 | 2,892,105 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
TimkenSteel Corp.(a) | 144,313 | 2,639,485 |
Tredegar Corp. | 91,745 | 1,066,077 |
Warrior Met Coal, Inc. | 188,348 | 7,208,078 |
Total | | 75,630,943 |
Paper & Forest Products 0.3% |
Clearwater Paper Corp.(a) | 61,043 | 2,355,649 |
Mercer International, Inc. | 147,173 | 1,586,525 |
Sylvamo Corp. | 120,603 | 5,949,346 |
Total | | 9,891,520 |
Total Materials | 203,154,681 |
Real Estate 6.8% |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) 6.2% |
Acadia Realty Trust | 346,245 | 5,044,790 |
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. | 264,520 | 4,938,588 |
American Assets Trust, Inc. | 189,807 | 4,788,831 |
Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. | 246,967 | 3,166,117 |
Brandywine Realty Trust | 625,602 | 3,684,796 |
CareTrust REIT, Inc. | 353,801 | 6,959,266 |
Centerspace | 54,947 | 3,440,232 |
Chatham Lodging Trust | 177,970 | 2,173,014 |
Community Healthcare Trust, Inc. | 85,791 | 3,323,543 |
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. | 763,452 | 6,657,301 |
Easterly Government Properties, Inc. | 330,989 | 4,997,934 |
Elme Communities | 319,117 | 5,938,767 |
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. | 519,155 | 13,373,433 |
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. | 305,880 | 8,304,642 |
Franklin Street Properties Corp. | 335,026 | 810,763 |
Getty Realty Corp. | 155,071 | 5,323,587 |
Global Net Lease, Inc. | 378,472 | 5,344,025 |
Hersha Hospitality Trust | 119,993 | 1,003,141 |
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. | 467,606 | 4,316,003 |
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust | 239,087 | 980,257 |
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. | 101,999 | 9,017,731 |
iStar, Inc. | 316,127 | 2,434,178 |
LTC Properties, Inc. | 147,695 | 5,290,435 |
LXP Industrial Trust | 1,005,379 | 10,486,103 |
NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. | 82,913 | 4,015,476 |
Office Properties Income Trust | 177,088 | 2,911,327 |
Orion Office REIT, Inc. | 206,510 | 1,767,726 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Outfront Media, Inc. | 532,719 | 9,295,946 |
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. | 454,122 | 6,462,156 |
RPT Realty | 310,847 | 3,332,280 |
Safehold, Inc. | 88,434 | 2,642,408 |
Saul Centers, Inc. | 47,050 | 1,850,006 |
Service Properties Trust | 603,298 | 6,624,212 |
SITE Centers Corp. | 674,155 | 9,013,452 |
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. | 389,779 | 2,884,365 |
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. | 767,189 | 8,109,188 |
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. | 380,484 | 7,187,343 |
Uniti Group, Inc. | 864,912 | 4,748,367 |
Universal Health Realty Income Trust | 46,301 | 2,454,879 |
Urban Edge Properties | 428,219 | 6,594,573 |
Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Class A | 108,858 | 1,883,243 |
Veris Residential, Inc.(a) | 288,947 | 4,663,604 |
Whitestone REIT | 169,273 | 1,599,630 |
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 415,128 | 5,828,397 |
Total | | 215,666,055 |
Real Estate Management & Development 0.6% |
Anywhere Real Estate, Inc.(a) | 399,201 | 2,311,374 |
Cushman & Wakefield PLC(a) | 592,694 | 7,669,460 |
Douglas Elliman, Inc. | 245,894 | 1,037,673 |
Marcus & Millichap, Inc. | 90,431 | 3,108,113 |
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A | 66,527 | 1,230,084 |
St. Joe Co. (The) | 123,373 | 5,284,066 |
Total | | 20,640,770 |
Total Real Estate | 236,306,825 |
Utilities 2.2% |
Electric Utilities 0.3% |
Otter Tail Corp. | 152,195 | 10,789,104 |
Gas Utilities 0.4% |
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. | 64,690 | 8,286,142 |
Northwest Natural Holding Co. | 127,983 | 6,186,698 |
Total | | 14,472,840 |
Multi-Utilities 0.4% |
Avista Corp. | 269,012 | 11,061,773 |
Unitil Corp. | 58,487 | 3,177,014 |
Total | | 14,238,787 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Water Utilities 1.1% |
American States Water Co. | 134,772 | 12,035,140 |
California Water Service Group | 199,907 | 11,442,677 |
Middlesex Water Co. | 64,318 | 4,920,327 |
SJW Corp. | 97,287 | 7,436,618 |
Total | | 35,834,762 |
Total Utilities | 75,335,493 |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $2,318,362,854) | 3,411,303,069 |
|
Exchange-Traded Equity Funds 1.4% |
| Shares | Value ($) |
U.S. Small Cap 1.4% |
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | 480,249 | 49,172,695 |
Total Exchange-Traded Equity Funds (Cost $47,814,649) | 49,172,695 |
|
Money Market Funds 0.9% |
| Shares | Value ($) |
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 4.748%(f),(g) | 30,298,650 | 30,286,530 |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $30,286,530) | 30,286,530 |
Total Investments in Securities (Cost: $2,396,464,033) | 3,490,762,294 |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | 3,704,834 |
Net Assets | 3,494,467,128 |
At February 28, 2023, securities and/or cash totaling $3,517,500 were pledged as collateral.
Investments in derivatives
Long futures contracts |
Description | Number of contracts | Expiration date | Trading currency | Notional amount | Value/Unrealized appreciation ($) | Value/Unrealized depreciation ($) |
Russell 2000 Index E-mini | 257 | 03/2023 | USD | 24,403,435 | 1,018,022 | — |
Russell 2000 Index E-mini | 87 | 03/2023 | USD | 8,261,085 | — | (45,166) |
Total | | | | | 1,018,022 | (45,166) |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) | Non-income producing investment. |
(b) | Represents fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At February 28, 2023, the total value of these securities amounted to $0, which represents less than 0.01% of total net assets. |
(c) | Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. Disposal of a restricted investment may involve time-consuming negotiations and expenses, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult to achieve. Private placement securities are generally considered to be restricted, although certain of those securities may be traded between qualified institutional investors under the provisions of Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 144A. The Fund will not incur any registration costs upon such a trade. These securities are valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. At February 28, 2023, the total market value of these securities amounted to $0, which represents less than 0.01% of total net assets. Additional information on these securities is as follows: |
Security | Acquisition Dates | Shares | Cost ($) | Value ($) |
OmniAb, Inc. | 09/03/2021 | 23,460 | — | — |
OmniAb, Inc. | 09/03/2021 | 23,460 | — | — |
| | | — | — |
(d) | Valuation based on significant unobservable inputs. |
(e) | This security or a portion of this security has been pledged as collateral in connection with derivative contracts. |
(f) | The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at February 28, 2023. |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Notes to Portfolio of Investments (continued)
(g) | As defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the company’s outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. The value of the holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the year ended February 28, 2023 are as follows: |
Affiliated issuers | Beginning of period($) | Purchases($) | Sales($) | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)($) | End of period($) | Realized gain (loss)($) | Dividends($) | End of period shares |
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 4.748% |
| 28,841,820 | 540,562,664 | (539,116,089) | (1,865) | 30,286,530 | (3,974) | 593,259 | 30,298,650 |
Currency Legend
Fair value measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
■ | Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments. |
■ | Level 2 — Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.). |
■ | Level 3 — Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments). |
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
The Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Investment Manager, through its Valuation Committee (the Committee), as valuation designee, responsible for determining the fair value of the assets of the Fund for which market quotations are not readily available using valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. Representatives of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC report to the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at February 28, 2023:
| Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) | Total ($) |
Investments in Securities | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | |
Communication Services | 70,933,749 | — | — | 70,933,749 |
Consumer Discretionary | 464,761,258 | — | — | 464,761,258 |
Consumer Staples | 177,704,912 | — | — | 177,704,912 |
Energy | 158,877,032 | — | — | 158,877,032 |
Financials | 602,141,542 | — | — | 602,141,542 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Fair value measurements (continued)
| Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) | Total ($) |
Health Care | 361,202,346 | — | 0* | 361,202,346 |
Industrials | 596,255,977 | — | — | 596,255,977 |
Information Technology | 464,629,254 | — | — | 464,629,254 |
Materials | 203,154,681 | — | — | 203,154,681 |
Real Estate | 236,306,825 | — | — | 236,306,825 |
Utilities | 75,335,493 | — | — | 75,335,493 |
Total Common Stocks | 3,411,303,069 | — | 0* | 3,411,303,069 |
Exchange-Traded Equity Funds | 49,172,695 | — | — | 49,172,695 |
Money Market Funds | 30,286,530 | — | — | 30,286,530 |
Total Investments in Securities | 3,490,762,294 | — | 0* | 3,490,762,294 |
Investments in Derivatives | | | | |
Asset | | | | |
Futures Contracts | 1,018,022 | — | — | 1,018,022 |
Liability | | | | |
Futures Contracts | (45,166) | — | — | (45,166) |
Total | 3,491,735,150 | — | — | 3,491,735,150 |
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
Derivative instruments are valued at unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
The Fund does not hold any significant investments (greater than one percent of net assets) categorized as Level 3.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
February 28, 2023
Assets | |
Investments in securities, at value | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $2,366,177,503) | $3,460,475,764 |
Affiliated issuers (cost $30,286,530) | 30,286,530 |
Cash | 74,212 |
Receivable for: | |
Investments sold | 9,393,332 |
Capital shares sold | 2,938,268 |
Dividends | 2,491,474 |
Variation margin for futures contracts | 3,610 |
Expense reimbursement due from Investment Manager | 174 |
Total assets | 3,505,663,364 |
Liabilities | |
Payable for: | |
Investments purchased | 8,757,789 |
Capital shares purchased | 2,124,728 |
Variation margin for futures contracts | 1,312 |
Management services fees | 19,163 |
Distribution and/or service fees | 6,265 |
Compensation of board members | 286,979 |
Total liabilities | 11,196,236 |
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $3,494,467,128 |
Represented by | |
Paid in capital | 2,366,738,068 |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | 1,127,729,060 |
Total - representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $3,494,467,128 |
Class A | |
Net assets | $913,783,527 |
Shares outstanding | 38,219,493 |
Net asset value per share | $23.91 |
Institutional Class | |
Net assets | $1,226,987,413 |
Shares outstanding | 50,799,652 |
Net asset value per share | $24.15 |
Institutional 2 Class | |
Net assets | $1,045,398,839 |
Shares outstanding | 41,977,240 |
Net asset value per share | $24.90 |
Institutional 3 Class | |
Net assets | $308,297,349 |
Shares outstanding | 13,216,077 |
Net asset value per share | $23.33 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended February 28, 2023
Net investment income | |
Income: | |
Dividends — unaffiliated issuers | $53,909,469 |
Dividends — affiliated issuers | 593,259 |
Interfund lending | 563 |
Foreign taxes withheld | (51,129) |
Total income | 54,452,162 |
Expenses: | |
Management services fees | 7,223,326 |
Distribution and/or service fees | |
Class A | 2,332,083 |
Compensation of board members | 54,967 |
Interest on collateral | 878 |
Interest on interfund lending | 338 |
Other | 1,016 |
Total expenses | 9,612,608 |
Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Investment Manager and its affiliates | (55,983) |
Expense reduction | (1,190) |
Total net expenses | 9,555,435 |
Net investment income | 44,896,727 |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers | 254,280,402 |
Investments — affiliated issuers | (3,974) |
Foreign currency translations | (64) |
Futures contracts | (2,775,498) |
Net realized gain | 251,500,866 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers | (472,445,729) |
Investments — affiliated issuers | (1,865) |
Futures contracts | 393,774 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (472,053,820) |
Net realized and unrealized loss | (220,552,954) |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | $(175,656,227) |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year Ended February 28, 2023 | Year Ended February 28, 2022 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income | $44,896,727 | $45,699,215 |
Net realized gain | 251,500,866 | 319,392,353 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (472,053,820) | (183,269,121) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (175,656,227) | 181,822,447 |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Net investment income and net realized gains | | |
Class A | (86,885,916) | (90,877,215) |
Institutional Class | (126,559,674) | (151,339,217) |
Institutional 2 Class | (97,975,094) | (97,402,387) |
Institutional 3 Class | (25,250,419) | (7,395,880) |
Total distributions to shareholders | (336,671,103) | (347,014,699) |
Decrease in net assets from capital stock activity | (118,293,670) | (122,118,941) |
Total decrease in net assets | (630,621,000) | (287,311,193) |
Net assets at beginning of year | 4,125,088,128 | 4,412,399,321 |
Net assets at end of year | $3,494,467,128 | $4,125,088,128 |
| Year Ended | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2023 | February 28, 2022 |
| Shares | Dollars ($) | Shares | Dollars ($) |
Capital stock activity |
Class A | | | | |
Subscriptions | 5,173,973 | 126,295,715 | 6,871,306 | 203,973,849 |
Distributions reinvested | 3,224,938 | 73,409,867 | 2,667,184 | 78,041,984 |
Redemptions | (9,088,840) | (222,996,349) | (11,669,698) | (345,770,746) |
Net decrease | (689,929) | (23,290,767) | (2,131,208) | (63,754,913) |
Institutional Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 6,107,262 | 151,535,556 | 8,209,632 | 245,235,326 |
Distributions reinvested | 4,843,315 | 111,341,135 | 3,953,756 | 116,597,000 |
Redemptions | (23,649,498) | (580,067,718) | (14,989,733) | (448,800,004) |
Net decrease | (12,698,921) | (317,191,027) | (2,826,345) | (86,967,678) |
Institutional 2 Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 10,145,684 | 257,112,604 | 13,891,385 | 427,539,854 |
Distributions reinvested | 3,808,877 | 90,214,110 | 2,970,935 | 89,977,964 |
Redemptions | (14,010,374) | (354,455,313) | (16,428,592) | (508,690,062) |
Net increase (decrease) | (55,813) | (7,128,599) | 433,728 | 8,827,756 |
Institutional 3 Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 11,358,951 | 265,349,587 | 1,704,017 | 49,590,547 |
Distributions reinvested | 332,921 | 7,400,872 | 193,333 | 5,532,686 |
Redemptions | (1,855,253) | (43,433,736) | (1,212,485) | (35,347,339) |
Net increase | 9,836,619 | 229,316,723 | 684,865 | 19,775,894 |
Total net decrease | (3,608,044) | (118,293,670) | (3,838,960) | (122,118,941) |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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The following table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a class held for the periods shown. Per share net investment income (loss) amounts are calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Total return does not reflect payment of sales charges, if any. Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods of less than one year. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to purchase and sales transactions of short-term instruments and certain derivatives, if any. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
| Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | Total from investment operations | Distributions from net investment income | Distributions from net realized gains | Total distributions to shareholders |
Class A |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $27.52 | 0.26 | (1.51) | (1.25) | (0.28) | (2.08) | (2.36) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $28.74 | 0.25 | 0.90 | 1.15 | (0.27) | (2.10) | (2.37) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $20.32 | 0.18 | 8.97 | 9.15 | (0.22) | (0.51) | (0.73) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $23.54 | 0.24 | (2.00) | (1.76) | (0.26) | (1.20) | (1.46) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $24.33 | 0.23 | 1.32 | 1.55 | (0.23) | (2.11) | (2.34) |
Institutional Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $27.77 | 0.32 | (1.53) | (1.21) | (0.33) | (2.08) | (2.41) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $28.96 | 0.33 | 0.91 | 1.24 | (0.33) | (2.10) | (2.43) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $20.47 | 0.24 | 9.03 | 9.27 | (0.27) | (0.51) | (0.78) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $23.69 | 0.30 | (2.02) | (1.72) | (0.30) | (1.20) | (1.50) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $24.47 | 0.29 | 1.33 | 1.62 | (0.29) | (2.11) | (2.40) |
Institutional 2 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $28.55 | 0.33 | (1.57) | (1.24) | (0.33) | (2.08) | (2.41) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $29.71 | 0.34 | 0.93 | 1.27 | (0.33) | (2.10) | (2.43) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $20.98 | 0.25 | 9.26 | 9.51 | (0.27) | (0.51) | (0.78) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $24.25 | 0.30 | (2.07) | (1.77) | (0.30) | (1.20) | (1.50) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $24.99 | 0.30 | 1.36 | 1.66 | (0.29) | (2.11) | (2.40) |
Institutional 3 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $26.91 | 0.33 | (1.50) | (1.17) | (0.33) | (2.08) | (2.41) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $28.13 | 0.32 | 0.89 | 1.21 | (0.33) | (2.10) | (2.43) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $19.91 | 0.23 | 8.77 | 9.00 | (0.27) | (0.51) | (0.78) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $23.08 | 0.29 | (1.96) | (1.67) | (0.30) | (1.20) | (1.50) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $23.90 | 0.29 | 1.29 | 1.58 | (0.29) | (2.11) | (2.40) |
Notes to Financial Highlights |
(a) | In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund’s reported expense ratios. |
(b) | Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. |
(c) | Ratios include interest on collateral expense which is less than 0.01%. |
(d) | Ratios include interfund lending expense which is less than 0.01%. |
(e) | The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| Net asset value, end of period | Total return | Total gross expense ratio to average net assets(a) | Total net expense ratio to average net assets(a),(b) | Net investment income ratio to average net assets | Portfolio turnover | Net assets, end of period (000’s) |
Class A |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $23.91 | (3.93%) | 0.45%(c),(d) | 0.45%(c),(d),(e) | 1.06% | 16% | $913,784 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $27.52 | 3.62% | 0.45%(c) | 0.45%(c),(e) | 0.84% | 13% | $1,070,943 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $28.74 | 46.15% | 0.45%(d) | 0.45%(d),(e) | 0.89% | 24% | $1,179,484 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $20.32 | (8.08%) | 0.45%(d) | 0.45%(d),(e) | 1.04% | 17% | $1,032,677 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $23.54 | 6.70% | 0.45% | 0.45%(e) | 0.89% | 22% | $1,440,665 |
Institutional Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $24.15 | (3.72%) | 0.20%(c),(d) | 0.20%(c),(d),(e) | 1.29% | 16% | $1,226,987 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $27.77 | 3.92% | 0.20%(c) | 0.20%(c),(e) | 1.09% | 13% | $1,763,233 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $28.96 | 46.46% | 0.20%(d) | 0.20%(d),(e) | 1.14% | 24% | $1,920,981 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $20.47 | (7.85%) | 0.20%(d) | 0.20%(d),(e) | 1.29% | 17% | $1,603,859 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $23.69 | 6.99% | 0.20% | 0.20%(e) | 1.14% | 22% | $2,026,925 |
Institutional 2 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $24.90 | (3.73%) | 0.20%(c),(d) | 0.20%(c),(d) | 1.31% | 16% | $1,045,399 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $28.55 | 3.92% | 0.20%(c) | 0.20%(c) | 1.09% | 13% | $1,199,980 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $29.71 | 46.48% | 0.20%(d) | 0.20%(d) | 1.12% | 24% | $1,236,122 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $20.98 | (7.87%) | 0.20%(d) | 0.20%(d) | 1.29% | 17% | $638,046 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $24.25 | 7.01% | 0.20% | 0.20% | 1.14% | 22% | $748,749 |
Institutional 3 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $23.33 | (3.69%) | 0.20%(c),(d) | 0.20%(c),(d) | 1.41% | 16% | $308,297 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $26.91 | 3.93% | 0.20%(c) | 0.20%(c) | 1.09% | 13% | $90,933 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $28.13 | 46.41% | 0.20%(d) | 0.20%(d) | 1.16% | 24% | $75,812 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $19.91 | (7.84%) | 0.20%(d) | 0.20%(d) | 1.30% | 17% | $82,471 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $23.08 | 6.99% | 0.20% | 0.20% | 1.16% | 22% | $70,934 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2023
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Small Cap Index Fund (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.
Fund shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value). The Fund offers each of the share classes listed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by the Trust’s organizational documents or by law. Each share class has its own expense and sales charge structure. Different share classes may have different minimum initial investment amounts and pay different net investment income distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of distributing such share classes vary. Distributions to shareholders in a liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class.
As described in the Fund’s prospectus, Class A shares are offered to the general public for investment. Institutional Class, Institutional 2 Class and Institutional 3 Class shares are available for purchase through authorized investment professionals to omnibus retirement plans or to institutional investors and to certain other investors as also described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which 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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security valuation
Equity securities listed on an exchange are valued at the closing price or last trade price on their primary exchange at the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange. Securities with a closing price not readily available or not listed on any exchange are valued at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices. Listed preferred stocks convertible into common stocks are valued using an evaluated price from a pricing service.
Foreign equity securities are valued based on the closing price or last trade price on their primary exchange at the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange. If any foreign equity security closing prices are not readily available, the securities are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices on such exchanges or markets. Foreign currency exchange rates are determined at the scheduled closing time of the New York Stock Exchange. Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange; therefore, the closing prices for securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. In those situations, foreign securities will be fair valued pursuant to a policy approved by the Board of Trustees. Under the policy, the Fund may utilize a third-party pricing service to determine these fair values. The third-party pricing service takes into account multiple factors, including, but not limited to, movements in the U.S. securities markets, certain depositary receipts, futures contracts and foreign exchange rates that have occurred subsequent to the close of the foreign exchange or market, to determine a good faith estimate that reasonably reflects the current market conditions as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange. The fair value of a security is likely to be different from the quoted or published price, if available.
Investments in open-end investment companies (other than exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), are valued at the latest net asset value reported by those companies as of the valuation time.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Futures and options on futures contracts are valued based upon the settlement price at the close of regular trading on their principal exchanges or, in the absence of a settlement price, at the mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reflective of market value or reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the quoted or published price for the security, if available.
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 fair value.
GAAP requires disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category. This information is disclosed following the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
Foreign currency transactions and translations
The values of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are generally translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates determined at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. 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 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 Fund does 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 in the Statement of Operations.
Derivative instruments
The Fund invests in certain derivative instruments, as detailed below, in seeking to meet its investment objectives. Derivatives are instruments whose values depend on, or are derived from, in whole or in part, the value of one or more securities, currencies, commodities, indices, or other assets or instruments. Derivatives may be used to increase investment flexibility (including to maintain cash reserves while maintaining desired exposure to certain assets), for risk management (hedging) purposes, to facilitate trading, to reduce transaction costs and to pursue higher investment returns. The Fund may also use derivative instruments to mitigate certain investment risks, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Derivatives may involve various risks, including the potential inability of the counterparty to fulfill its obligations under the terms of the contract, the potential for an illiquid secondary market (making it difficult for the Fund to sell or terminate, including at favorable prices) and the potential for market movements which may expose the Fund to gains or losses in excess of the amount shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The notional amounts of derivative instruments, if applicable, are not recorded in the financial statements.
A derivative instrument may suffer a marked-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform its obligations under the contract. The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on over-the-counter derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Fund and the amount of any variation margin held by the counterparty, plus any replacement costs or related amounts. With exchange-traded or centrally cleared derivatives, there is reduced counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the clearinghouse or central counterparty (CCP) provides some protection in the case of clearing member default. The clearinghouse or CCP stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, failure of the clearinghouse or CCP may pose additional counterparty credit risk. However, credit risk still exists in exchange-traded or centrally cleared derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer account. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients and such shortfall is remedied by the CCP or otherwise, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro-rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers (including the Fund), potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.
In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, the Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (ISDA Master Agreement) or similar agreement with its derivatives counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is an agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs over-the-counter derivatives and foreign exchange forward contracts and contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default (close-out netting), including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Note, however, that bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset or netting in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.
Collateral (margin) requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are established by the clearinghouse or CCP for exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives. Brokers can ask for margin in excess of the minimum in certain circumstances. Collateral terms for most over-the-counter derivatives are subject to regulatory requirements to exchange variation margin with trading counterparties and may have contract specific margin terms as well. For over-the-counter derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the marked-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any variation margin currently pledged by the Fund and/or the counterparty. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party has to exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g., $250,000) before a transfer has to be made. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. The Fund may also pay interest expense on cash collateral received from the broker or receive interest income on cash collateral pledged to the broker. The Fund attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.
Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties of over-the-counter derivatives transactions to terminate derivatives contracts prior to maturity in the event the Fund’s net asset value declines by a stated percentage over a specified time period or if the Fund fails to meet certain terms of the ISDA Master Agreement, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty. The Fund also has termination rights if the counterparty fails to meet certain terms of the ISDA Master Agreement. In determining whether to exercise such termination rights, the Fund would consider, in addition to counterparty credit risk, whether termination would result in a net liability owed from the counterparty.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Futures contracts
Futures contracts are exchange-traded and represent commitments for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date. The Fund bought and sold futures contracts to maintain appropriate equity market exposure while keeping sufficient cash to accommodate daily redemptions. These instruments may be used for other purposes in future periods. Upon entering into futures contracts, the Fund bears risks that it may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. Additional risks include counterparty credit risk, the possibility of an illiquid market, and that a change in the value of the contract or option may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying asset.
Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund deposits cash or securities with the broker, known as a futures commission merchant (FCM), in an amount sufficient to meet the initial margin requirement. The initial margin deposit must be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Cash deposited as initial margin is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as margin deposits. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Portfolio of Investments. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the Fund each day. The variation margin payments are equal to the daily change in the contract value and are recorded as variation margin receivable or payable and are offset in
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unrealized gains or losses. The Fund generally expects to earn interest income on its margin deposits. 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 in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Effects of derivative transactions in the financial statements
The following tables are intended to provide additional information about the effect of derivatives on the financial statements of the Fund, including: the fair value of derivatives by risk category and the location of those fair values in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities; and the impact of derivative transactions over the period in the Statement of Operations, including realized and unrealized gains (losses). The derivative instrument schedules following the Portfolio of Investments present additional information regarding derivative instruments outstanding at the end of the period, if any.
The following table is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) at February 28, 2023:
| Asset derivatives | |
Risk exposure category | Statement of assets and liabilities location | Fair value ($) |
Equity risk | Component of total distributable earnings (loss) — unrealized appreciation on futures contracts | 1,018,022* |
| Liability derivatives | |
Risk exposure category | Statement of assets and liabilities location | Fair value ($) |
Equity risk | Component of total distributable earnings (loss) — unrealized depreciation on futures contracts | 45,166* |
* | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the tables following the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
The following table indicates the effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) in the Statement of Operations for the year ended February 28, 2023:
Amount of realized gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income |
Risk exposure category | Futures contracts ($) |
Equity risk | (2,775,498) |
|
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in income |
Risk exposure category | Futures contracts ($) |
Equity risk | 393,774 |
The following table is a summary of the average outstanding volume by derivative instrument for the year ended February 28, 2023:
Derivative instrument | Average notional amounts ($)* |
Futures contracts — long | 30,145,940 |
* | Based on the ending quarterly outstanding amounts for the year ended February 28, 2023. |
Security transactions
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Income recognition
Corporate actions and dividend income are generally recorded net of any non-reclaimable tax withholdings, on the ex-dividend date or upon receipt of an ex-dividend notification in the case of certain foreign securities.
The Fund may receive distributions from holdings in equity securities, business development companies (BDCs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs), limited partnerships (LPs), other regulated investment companies (RICs), and real estate investment trusts (REITs), which report information as to the tax character of their distributions annually. These distributions are allocated to dividend income, capital gain and return of capital based on actual information reported. Return of capital is recorded as a reduction of the cost basis of securities held. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, return of capital is recorded as a realized gain. With respect to REITs, to the extent actual information has not yet been reported, estimates for return of capital are made by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). The Investment Manager’s estimates are subsequently adjusted when the actual character of the distributions is disclosed by the REITs, which could result in a proportionate change in return of capital to shareholders.
Awards from class action litigation are recorded as a reduction of cost basis if the Fund still owns the applicable securities on the payment date. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities on the payment date, the proceeds are recorded as realized gains.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds 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. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.
Determination of class net asset value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, which are charged to that share class, as shown in 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 investment company taxable income and net capital gain, 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 ordinary income, capital gain net income and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
Foreign taxes
The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries, as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.
Realized gains in certain countries may be subject to foreign taxes at the Fund level, based on statutory rates. The Fund accrues for such foreign taxes on realized and unrealized gains at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction, as applicable. The amount, if any, is disclosed as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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 may differ from GAAP.
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February 28, 2023
Guarantees and indemnifications
Under the Trust’s organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund’s contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.
Recent accounting pronouncement
Tailored Shareholder Reports
In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule relating to Tailored Shareholder Reports for Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds; Fee Information in Investment Company Advertisements. The rule and form amendments will, among other things, require the Fund to transmit concise and visually engaging shareholder reports that highlight key information. The amendments will require that funds tag information in a structured data format and that certain more in-depth information be made available online and available for delivery free of charge to investors on request. The amendments became effective January 24, 2023. There is an 18-month transition period after the effective date of the amendment.
Note 3. Fees and other transactions with affiliates
Management services fees
The Fund has entered into a Management Agreement with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). Under the Management Agreement, the Investment Manager provides the Fund with investment research and advice, as well as administrative and accounting services. The management services fee is an annual fee that is equal to 0.20% of the Fund’s daily net assets.
The Investment Manager, from the management services fee it receives from the Fund, pays all operating expenses of the Fund, with the exception of brokerage fees and commissions, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of Board of Trustees who are not officers, directors or employees of the Investment Manager or its affiliates, distribution and/or shareholder servicing and any extraordinary non-recurring expenses that may arise, including litigation fees.
Compensation of board members
Members of the Board of Trustees who are not officers or employees of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Deferred Plan), these members of the Board of Trustees may elect to defer payment of up to 100% of their compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of certain funds managed by the Investment Manager. The Fund’s liability for these amounts is adjusted for market value changes and remains in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Deferred Plan. All amounts payable under the Deferred Plan constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Fund. The expense for the Deferred 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 "Compensation of board members" in the Statement of Operations.
Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer
The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer for the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. A portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s total compensation is allocated to the Fund, along with other allocations to affiliated registered investment companies managed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates, based on relative net assets. The expenses of the Chief Compliance Officer allocated to the Fund are payable by the Investment Manager.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Transfer agency fees
Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with SS&C GIDS, Inc. (SS&C GIDS) to serve as sub-transfer agent. Prior to January 1, 2023, SS&C GIDS was known as DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc.
The transfer agency fees are payable by the Investment Manager. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of SS&C GIDS for services as sub-transfer agent and SS&C GIDS is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund. The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from the Investment Manager for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket expenses.
An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class’s initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agency fees. These minimum account balance fees are remitted to the Fund and recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended February 28, 2023, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses of the Fund by $1,190.
Distribution and service fees
The Fund has entered into an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. The Board of Trustees has approved, and the Fund has adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) applicable to certain share classes, which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and 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.
Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly combined distribution and service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares of the Fund.
Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates
The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below) for the period(s) disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees, so that the Fund’s net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund’s custodian, do not exceed the following annual rate(s) as a percentage of the classes’ average daily net assets:
| Fee rate(s) contractual through June 30, 2023 |
Class A | 0.45% |
Institutional Class | 0.20 |
Institutional 2 Class | 0.20 |
Institutional 3 Class | 0.20 |
Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, costs associated with shareholder meetings, infrequent and/or unusual expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
specifically approved by the Board of Trustees. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from the Investment Manager, certain of its affiliates and the Fund. Any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed under the expense reimbursement arrangements described above are not recoverable by the Investment Manager or its affiliates in future periods.
Note 4. Federal tax information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.
At February 28, 2023, these differences were primarily due to differing treatment for deferral/reversal of wash sale losses, derivative investments, trustees’ deferred compensation and foreign currency transactions. To the extent these differences were permanent, reclassifications were made among the components of the Fund’s net assets. Temporary differences do not require reclassifications.
The following reclassifications were made:
Undistributed net investment income ($) | Accumulated net realized gain ($) | Paid in capital ($) |
(65) | 65 | — |
Net investment income (loss) and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years indicated was as follows:
Year Ended February 28, 2023 | Year Ended February 28, 2022 |
Ordinary income ($) | Long-term capital gains ($) | Total ($) | Ordinary income ($) | Long-term capital gains ($) | Total ($) |
43,578,562 | 293,092,541 | 336,671,103 | 71,711,256 | 275,303,443 | 347,014,699 |
Short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions for tax purposes.
At February 28, 2023, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income ($) | Undistributed long-term capital gains ($) | Capital loss carryforwards ($) | Net unrealized appreciation ($) |
1,302,574 | 63,028,185 | — | 1,063,682,847 |
At February 28, 2023, the cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes along with the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
Federal tax cost ($) | Gross unrealized appreciation ($) | Gross unrealized (depreciation) ($) | Net unrealized appreciation ($) |
2,428,052,303 | 1,394,878,503 | (331,195,656) | 1,063,682,847 |
Tax cost of investments and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) may also include timing differences that do not constitute adjustments to tax basis.
Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions in the Fund that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management’s conclusion 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). Generally, the Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
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February 28, 2023
Note 5. Portfolio information
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and derivatives, if any, aggregated to $585,180,737 and $994,901,012, respectively, for the year ended February 28, 2023. The amount of purchase and sale activity impacts the portfolio turnover rate reported in the Financial Highlights.
Note 6. Affiliated money market fund
The Fund invests in Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, an affiliated money market fund established for the exclusive use by the Fund and other affiliated funds (the Affiliated MMF). The income earned by the Fund from such investments is included as Dividends - affiliated issuers in the Statement of Operations. As an investing fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the Affiliated MMF. The Affiliated MMF prices its shares with a floating net asset value. In addition, the Board of Trustees of the Affiliated MMF may impose a fee on redemptions (sometimes referred to as a liquidity fee) or temporarily suspend redemptions (sometimes referred to as imposing a redemption gate) in the event its liquidity falls below regulatory limits.
Note 7. Interfund lending
Pursuant to an exemptive order granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund participates in a program (the Interfund Program) allowing each participating Columbia Fund (each, a Participating Fund) to lend money directly to and, except for closed-end funds and money market funds, borrow money directly from other Participating Funds for temporary purposes. The amounts eligible for borrowing and lending under the Interfund Program are subject to certain restrictions.
Interfund loans are subject to the risk that the borrowing fund could be unable to repay the loan when due, and a delay in repayment to the lending fund could result in lost opportunities and/or additional lending costs. The exemptive order is subject to conditions intended to mitigate conflicts of interest arising from the Investment Manager’s relationship with each Participating Fund.
The Fund’s activity in the Interfund Program during the year ended February 28, 2023 was as follows:
Borrower or lender | Average loan balance ($) | Weighted average interest rate (%) | Number of days with outstanding loans |
Borrower | 2,800,000 | 4.35 | 1 |
Lender | 3,550,000 | 2.85 | 2 |
Interest income earned and interest expense incurred by the Fund is recorded as Interfund lending in the Statement of Operations. The Fund had no outstanding interfund loans at February 28, 2023.
Note 8. Line of credit
The Fund has access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citibank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. Pursuant to an October 27, 2022 amendment and restatement, the credit facility, which is an agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager or an affiliated investment manager, severally and not jointly, permits aggregate borrowings up to $950 million. Interest is currently charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the secured overnight financing rate plus 0.10% and (iii) the overnight bank funding rate, plus in each case, 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the unused amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.15% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations. This agreement expires annually in October unless extended or renewed. Prior to the October 27, 2022 amendment and restatement, the Fund had access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citibank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. which permitted collective borrowings up to $950 million. Interest was charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the secured overnight financing rate plus 0.11448% and (iii) the overnight bank funding rate, plus in each case, 1.00%.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
The Fund had no borrowings during the year ended February 28, 2023.
Note 9. Significant risks
Market risk
The Fund may incur losses due to declines in the value of one or more securities in which it invests. These declines may be due to factors affecting a particular issuer, or the result of, among other things, political, regulatory, market, economic or social developments affecting the relevant market(s) more generally. In addition, turbulence in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or fixed income markets may negatively affect many issuers, which could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to price or value hard-to-value assets in thinly traded and closed markets and could cause significant redemptions and operational challenges. Global economies and financial markets are increasingly interconnected, and conditions and events in one country, region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies worldwide. As a result, local, regional or global events such as terrorism, war, natural disasters, disease/virus outbreaks and epidemics or other public health issues, recessions, depressions or other events – or the potential for such events – could have a significant negative impact on global economic and market conditions.
The large-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022 has resulted in sanctions and market disruptions, including declines in regional and global stock markets, unusual volatility in global commodity markets and significant devaluations of Russian currency. The extent and duration of the military action are impossible to predict but could be significant. Market disruption caused by the Russian military action, and any counter-measures or responses thereto (including international sanctions, a downgrade in the country’s credit rating, purchasing and financing restrictions, boycotts, tariffs, changes in consumer or purchaser preferences, cyberattacks and espionage) could have severe adverse impacts on regional and/or global securities and commodities markets, including markets for oil and natural gas. These impacts may include reduced market liquidity, distress in credit markets, further disruption of global supply chains, increased risk of inflation, and limited access to investments in certain international markets and/or issuers. These developments and other related events could negatively impact Fund performance.
Passive investment risk
The Fund is not “actively” managed and may be affected by a general decline in market segments related to its Index’s investment exposures. The Fund invests in securities or instruments included in, or believed by the Investment Manager to be representative of the Index regardless of their investment merits. The Fund does not seek temporary defensive positions when markets decline or appear overvalued. The decision of whether to remove a security from the tracking index is made by an independent index provider who is not affiliated with the Fund or the Investment Manager.
Shareholder concentration risk
At February 28, 2023, two unaffiliated shareholders of record owned 29.5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. The Fund has no knowledge about whether any portion of those shares was owned beneficially. Affiliated shareholders of record owned 15.0% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund. In the case of a large redemption, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at inopportune times, including its liquid positions, which may result in Fund losses and the Fund holding a higher percentage of less liquid positions. Large redemptions could result in decreased economies of scale and increased operating expenses for non-redeeming Fund shareholders.
Small- and mid-cap company risk
Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies (small- and mid-cap companies) often involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established companies (larger companies) because small- and mid-cap companies tend to have less predictable earnings and may lack the management experience, financial resources, product diversification and competitive strengths of larger companies. Securities of small- and mid-cap companies may be less liquid and more volatile than the securities of larger companies.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Note 10. Subsequent events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued and noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
Note 11. Information regarding pending and settled legal proceedings
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates are involved in the normal course of business in legal proceedings which include regulatory inquiries, arbitration and litigation, including class actions concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their activities as part of a diversified financial services firm. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Fund is 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 Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund. Ameriprise Financial is required to make quarterly (10-Q), annual (10-K) and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 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 Fund. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund, 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 or one or more of its affiliates that provides services to the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust and Shareholders of Columbia Small Cap Index Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Columbia Small Cap Index Fund (one of the funds constituting Columbia Funds Series Trust, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of February 28, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended February 28, 2023, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended February 28, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended February 28, 2023 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of February 28, 2023, 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 ended February 28, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended February 28, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of February 28, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 21, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies within the Columbia Funds Complex since 1977.
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Federal Income Tax Information
(Unaudited)
Qualified dividend income | Dividends received deduction | Section 199A dividends | Capital gain dividend |
95.16% | 90.30% | 4.84% | $262,006,047 |
Qualified dividend income. For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, the percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that represents qualified dividend income subject to reduced tax rates.
Dividends received deduction. The percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.
Section 199A dividends. For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, the percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that represents Section 199A dividends potentially eligible for a 20% deduction.
Capital gain dividend. The Fund designates as a capital gain dividend the amount reflected above, or if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such fiscal period.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
(Unaudited)
The Board oversees the Fund’s operations and appoints officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies set by the Board. The following table provides basic biographical information about the Fund’s Trustees as of the printing of this report, including their principal occupations during the past five years, although specific titles for individuals may have varied over the period. The year set forth beneath Length of Service in the table below is the year in which the Trustee was first appointed or elected as Trustee to any Fund currently in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof. Under current Board policy, each Trustee generally serves until December 31 of the year such Trustee turns seventy-five (75).
Independent trustees
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
George S. Batejan c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2017 | Executive Vice President, Global Head of Technology and Operations, Janus Capital Group, Inc., 2010-2016 | 176 | Former Chairman of the Board, NICSA (National Investment Company Services Association) (Executive Committee, Nominating Committee and Governance Committee), 2014-2016; former Director, Intech Investment Management, 2011-2016; former Board Member, Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, 2015-2016; former Advisory Board Member, University of Colorado Business School, 2015-2018; former Board Member, Chase Bank International, 1993-1994 |
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Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Kathleen Blatz c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2006 | Attorney, specializing in arbitration and mediation; Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1998-2006; Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1996-1998; Fourth Judicial District Court Judge, Hennepin County, 1994-1996; Attorney in private practice and public service, 1984-1993; State Representative, Minnesota House of Representatives, 1979-1993, which included service on the Tax and Financial Institutions and Insurance Committees; Member and Interim Chair, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, January-July 2017; Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (health care insurance), February-July 2018, April-October 2021 | 176 | Former Trustee, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, 2009-2021 (Chair of the Business Development Committee, 2014-2017; Chair of the Governance Committee, 2017-2019); former Member and Chair of the Board, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, January 2017-July 2017; former Director, Robina Foundation, 2009-2020 (Chair, 2014-2020); Director, Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, since 2021 |
Pamela G. Carlton c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Chair since 2023; Trustee since 2007 | President, Springboard — Partners in Cross Cultural Leadership (consulting company), since 2003; Managing Director of US Equity Research, JP Morgan Chase, 1999-2003; Director of US Equity Research, Chase Asset Management, 1996-1999; Co-Director Latin America Research, 1993-1996, COO Global Research, 1992-1996, Co-Director of US Research, 1991-1992, Investment Banker, 1982-1991, Morgan Stanley; Attorney, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, 1980-1982 | 176 | Trustee, New York Presbyterian Hospital Board, since 1996; Director, DR Bank (Audit Committee) since 2017; Director, Evercore Inc. (Audit Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee), since 2019; Director, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee), since 2021; the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (IDC), since 2021 |
Janet Langford Carrig c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1957 | Trustee since 1996 | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ConocoPhillips (independent energy company), September 2007-October 2018 | 174 | Director, EQT Corporation (natural gas producer), since 2019; former Director, Whiting Petroleum Corporation (independent oil and gas company), 2020-2022 |
J. Kevin Connaughton c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1964 | Trustee since 2020 | CEO and President, RhodeWay Financial (non-profit financial planning firm), since December 2022; Member, FINRA National Adjudicatory Council, since January 2020; Adjunct Professor of Finance, Bentley University since January 2018; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from March 2016 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Managing Director and General Manager of Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, May 2010-February 2015; President, Columbia Funds, 2008-2015; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, 2003-2015 | 174 | Former Director, The Autism Project, March 2015-December 2021; former Member of the Investment Committee, St. Michael’s College, November 2015-February 2020; former Trustee, St. Michael’s College, June 2017-September 2019; former Trustee, New Century Portfolios, January 2015-December 2017 |
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Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Olive M. Darragh c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1962 | Trustee since 2020 | Managing Director of Darragh Inc. (strategy and talent management consulting firm), since 2010; Founder and CEO, Zolio, Inc. (investment management talent identification platform), since 2004; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from June 2019 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Partner, Tudor Investments, 2004-2010; Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company (consulting), 1990-2004; Touche Ross CPA, 1985-1988 | 174 | Treasurer, Edinburgh University US Trust Board; Member, HBS Community Action Partners Board; Former Director, University of Edinburgh Business School (Member of US Board); former Director, Boston Public Library Foundation |
Patricia M. Flynn c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1950 | Trustee since 2004 | Professor of Economics and Management, Bentley University, since 2002; Dean, McCallum Graduate School of Business, Bentley University, 1992-2002 | 176 | Former Trustee, MA Taxpayers Foundation,1997-2022; former Governing Board Member (Chairperson of Innovation Index Advisory Committee), MA Technology Collaborative, 1997-2020; former Director, The MA Business Roundtable, 2003-2019 |
Brian J. Gallagher c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2017 | Retired; Partner with Deloitte & Touche LLP and its predecessors, 1977-2016 | 176 | Trustee, Catholic Schools Foundation, since 2004 |
Douglas A. Hacker c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1955 | Trustee since 1996 | Independent business executive, since May 2006; Executive Vice President – Strategy of United Airlines, December 2002 - May 2006; President of UAL Loyalty Services (airline marketing company), September 2001-December 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines, July 1999-September 2001 | 176 | Director, Spartan Nash Company (Chair of the Board) (food distributor); Director, Aircastle Limited (Chair of Audit Committee) (aircraft leasing); former Director, Nash Finch Company (food distributor), 2005-2013; former Director, SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. (container leasing), 2010-2013; and former Director, Travelport Worldwide Limited (travel information technology), 2014-2019 |
Nancy T. Lukitsh c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1956 | Trustee since 2011 | Senior Vice President, Partner and Director of Marketing, Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment adviser), 1997-2010; Chair, Wellington Management Portfolios (commingled non-U.S. investment pools), 2007-2010; Director, Wellington Trust Company, NA and other Wellington affiliates, 1997-2010 | 174 | None |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
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Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
David M. Moffett c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1952 | Trustee since 2011 | Retired; former Chief Executive Officer of Freddie Mac and Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Bank | 174 | Director, CSX Corporation (transportation suppliers); Director, PayPal Holdings Inc. (payment and data processing services); Trustee, University of Oklahoma Foundation; former Director, eBay Inc. (online trading community), 2007-2015; and former Director, CIT Bank, CIT Group Inc. (commercial and consumer finance), 2010-2016; former Advisor to Bridgewater Associates and The Carlyle Group |
Catherine James Paglia c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1952 | Trustee since 2004 | Director, Enterprise Asset Management, Inc. (private real estate and asset management company), since September 1998; Managing Director and Partner, Interlaken Capital, Inc., 1989-1997; Vice President, 1982-1985, Principal, 1985-1987, Managing Director, 1987-1989, Morgan Stanley; Vice President, Investment Banking, 1980-1982, Associate, Investment Banking, 1976-1980, Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. | 176 | Director, Valmont Industries, Inc. (irrigation systems manufacturer), since 2012; Trustee, Carleton College (on the Investment Committee); Trustee, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (on the Investment Committee) |
Natalie A. Trunow c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1967 | Trustee since 2020 | Chief Executive Officer, Millennial Portfolio Solutions LLC (asset management and consulting services), January 2016-January 2021; Non-executive Member of the Investment Committee and Valuation Committee, Sarona Asset Management Inc. (private equity firm) since September 2019; Advisor, Horizon Investments (asset management and consulting services), August 2018-January 2022; Advisor, Paradigm Asset Management, November 2016-January 2022; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from September 2016 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Director of Investments/Consultant, Casey Family Programs, April 2016-November 2016; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Calvert Investments, August 2008-January 2016; Section Head and Portfolio Manager, General Motors Asset Management, June 1997-August 2008 | 174 | Independent Director, Investment Committee, Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc., 2010-2021; Independent Director, (Executive Committee and Chair, Audit Committee), Consumer Credit Counseling Services (formerly Guidewell Financial Solutions), since 2016; Independent Director, (Investment Committee), Sarona Asset Management, since 2019 |
Sandra L. Yeager c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1964 | Trustee since 2017 | Retired; President and founder, Hanoverian Capital, LLC (SEC registered investment advisor firm), 2008-2016; Managing Director, DuPont Capital, 2006-2008; Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, 2004-2006; Senior Vice President, Alliance Bernstein, 1990-2004 | 176 | Former Director, NAPE Education Foundation, October 2016-October 2020; Advisory Board, Jennersville YMCA, since 2022 |
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* | The term “Columbia Funds Complex” as used herein includes Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund, Tri-Continental Corporation and each series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (CFST), Columbia Funds Series Trust I (CFST I), Columbia Funds Series Trust II (CFST II), Columbia ETF Trust I (CET I), Columbia ETF Trust II (CET II), Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust (CFVIT) and Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust II (CFVST II). Messrs. Batejan, Beckman, Gallagher and Hacker and Mses. Blatz, Carlton, Carrig, Flynn, Paglia and Yeager serve as Directors of Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund and Tri-Continental Corporation. |
Interested trustee affiliated with Investment Manager*
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Daniel J. Beckman c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1962 | Trustee since November 2021 and President since June 2021 | Vice President – Head of North America Product, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since April 2015; President and Principal Executive Officer of the Columbia Funds, since June 2021; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, 2020-2021 | 176 | Director, Ameriprise Trust Company, since October 2016; Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since November 2018; Board of Governors, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC since, January 2022; Director, Columbia Threadneedle Canada, Inc., since December 2022 |
* | Interested person (as defined under the 1940 Act) by reason of being an officer, director, security holder and/or employee of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial. |
The Statement of Additional Information has additional information about the Fund’s Board members and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800.345.6611, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or contacting your financial intermediary.
The Board has appointed officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies it has established. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board. The following table provides basic information about the Officers of the Fund as of the printing of this report, including principal occupations during the past five years, although their specific titles may have varied over the period. In addition to Mr. Beckman, who is President and Principal Executive Officer, the Fund’s other officers are:
Fund officers
Name, address and year of birth | Position and year first appointed to position for any Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof | Principal occupation(s) during past five years |
Michael G. Clarke 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1969 | Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer (2009) and Senior Vice President (2019) | Senior Vice President and Head of Global Operations & Investor Services, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since March 2022 (previously Vice President, Head of North American Operations, and Co-Head of Global Operations, June 2019 to February 2022 and Vice President – Accounting and Tax, May 2010 - May 2019); senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2002. |
Joseph Beranek 5890 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1965 | Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) (2019) and Principal Financial Officer (2020), CFST, CFST I, CFST II, CFVIT and CFVST II; Assistant Treasurer, CET I and CET II | Vice President – Mutual Fund Accounting and Financial Reporting, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since December 2018 and March 2017, respectively. |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
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Fund officers (continued)
Name, address and year of birth | Position and year first appointed to position for any Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof | Principal occupation(s) during past five years |
Marybeth Pilat 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1968 | Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) and Principal Financial Officer (2020) for CET I and CET II; Assistant Treasurer, CFST, CFST I, CFST II, CFVIT and CFVST II | Vice President – Product Pricing and Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2017. |
William F. Truscott 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1960 | Senior Vice President (2001) | Formerly, Trustee/Director of Columbia Funds Complex or legacy funds, November 2001-January 1, 2021; Chief Executive Officer, Global Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since September 2012; Chairman of the Board and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since July 2004 and February 2012, respectively; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., since November 2008 and February 2012, respectively; Chairman of the Board and Director, Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings, Sàrl, since March 2013 and December 2008, respectively; senior executive of various entities affiliated with Columbia Threadneedle. |
Christopher O. Petersen 5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1970 | Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary (2021) | Formerly, Trustee/Director of funds within the Columbia Funds Complex, July 1, 2020 - November 22, 2021; Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since September 2021 (previously Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel, January 2015 - September 2021); formerly, President and Principal Executive Officer of the Columbia Funds, 2015 - 2021; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2007. |
Thomas P. McGuire 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1972 | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (2012) | Vice President – Asset Management Compliance, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Acorn/Wanger Funds, since December 2015; formerly, Chief Compliance Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, September 2010 – September 2020. |
Ryan C. Larrenaga 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1970 | Senior Vice President (2017), Chief Legal Officer (2017), and Secretary (2015) | Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since August 2018 (previously Vice President and Group Counsel, August 2011 - August 2018); Chief Legal Officer, Columbia Acorn/Wanger Funds, since September 2020; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2005. |
Michael E. DeFao 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1968 | Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2010) | Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since October 2021 (previously Vice President and Assistant Secretary, May 2010 – September 2021). |
Lyn Kephart-Strong 5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1960 | Vice President (2015) | Vice President, Global Investment Operations Services, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since 2010; President, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., since October 2014; President, Ameriprise Trust Company, since January 2017. |
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Annual Report
February 28, 2023
Columbia Small Cap Value Fund II
Not FDIC or NCUA Insured • No Financial Institution Guarantee • May Lose Value
If you elect to receive the shareholder report for Columbia Small Cap Value Fund II (the Fund) in paper, mailed to you, the Fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address, unless such shareholder elects to receive shareholder reports from the Fund electronically via e-mail or by having a paper notice mailed to you (Postcard Notice) that your Fund’s shareholder report is available at the Columbia funds’ website (columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/). If you would like more than one report in paper to be mailed to you, or would like to elect to receive reports via e-mail or access them through Postcard Notice, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.
Proxy voting policies and procedures
The policy of the Board of Trustees is to vote the proxies of the companies in which the Fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31st for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30th of that year, and is available without charge by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/, or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.
Quarterly schedule of investments
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-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, is available on columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.
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Fund investment manager
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager)
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Fund distributor
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Fund transfer agent
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 219104
Kansas City, MO 64121-9104
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Fund at a Glance
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Investment objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Portfolio management
Christian Stadlinger, Ph.D., CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2002
Jarl Ginsberg, CFA, CAIA
Co-Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2003
Morningstar style boxTM
The Morningstar Style Box is based on a fund’s portfolio holdings. 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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Average annual total returns (%) (for the period ended February 28, 2023) |
| | Inception | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years |
Class A | Excluding sales charges | 05/01/02 | -4.97 | 6.73 | 8.98 |
| Including sales charges | | -10.44 | 5.48 | 8.34 |
Advisor Class | 11/08/12 | -4.83 | 6.98 | 9.24 |
Class C | Excluding sales charges | 05/01/02 | -5.72 | 5.91 | 8.17 |
| Including sales charges | | -6.59 | 5.91 | 8.17 |
Institutional Class | 05/01/02 | -4.81 | 6.99 | 9.26 |
Institutional 2 Class | 11/08/12 | -4.64 | 7.15 | 9.42 |
Institutional 3 Class | 11/08/12 | -4.58 | 7.20 | 9.47 |
Class R | 01/23/06 | -5.32 | 6.44 | 8.71 |
Russell 2000 Value Index | | -4.40 | 6.38 | 8.46 |
Returns for Class A shares are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. Returns for Class C shares are shown with and without the 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge for the first year only. The Fund’s other share classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. 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 share class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or calling 800.345.6611.
The Russell 2000 Value Index, an unmanaged index, tracks the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
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 at a Glance (continued)
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Performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment (February 28, 2013 — February 28, 2023)
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Small Cap Value 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.
Portfolio breakdown (%) (at February 28, 2023) |
Common Stocks | 95.6 |
Exchange-Traded Equity Funds | 1.9 |
Money Market Funds | 2.5 |
Total | 100.0 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total investments excluding investments in derivatives, if any. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
Equity sector breakdown (%) (at February 28, 2023) |
Communication Services | 1.5 |
Consumer Discretionary | 11.0 |
Consumer Staples | 4.6 |
Energy | 5.5 |
Financials | 24.8 |
Health Care | 6.0 |
Industrials | 20.1 |
Information Technology | 7.0 |
Materials | 7.5 |
Real Estate | 6.9 |
Utilities | 5.1 |
Total | 100.0 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total equity investments. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance
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For the 12-month period that ended February 28, 2023, Class A shares of Columbia Small Cap Value Fund II returned -4.97% excluding sales charges. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value Index, which returned -4.40% for the same period.
Market overview
U.S. equities delivered mixed results during the 12-month period ending February 28, 2023, with most major benchmarks posting negative returns despite strong results in certain industry groups. For example, the broad-market S&P 500 Index finished down 7.69%. In contrast, the energy sector within the S&P 500 Index was up more than 24%, and biotechnology stocks within the S&P 500 Index were up nearly 14%. Mid-cap stocks, as represented by the Russell Midcap Index, saw similar divergence. The Russell Midcap Index lost almost 5% for the 12-month period while its energy sub-group gained almost 18%.
A key factor influencing sentiment was Russia’s invasion of Ukraine immediately before the start of the period. Although initial risk-off sentiment briefly reversed, equity markets began a choppy but steady downward trajectory that would last throughout the period. Along the way, drawdowns rivaled those last seen in the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and the dot-com meltdown in 2002.
These results were driven largely by investor sentiment that wavered between worry and hope around the course of inflation and corresponding action by the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed), which ended up hiking interest rates eight times by a combined 4.50 percentage points over the course of the period. Some upside was sparked by investors’ interpretation of Fed Chair Powell’s remarks after the Federal Open Market Committee meeting when he announced an anticipated 75-basis point rate hike at the end of July. (A basis point is 1/100 of a percent.) What many seemingly heard were hints that interest rate hikes would slow in concert with softening economic growth. That takeaway evaporated a month later when Powell spoke at a symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and prioritized fighting inflation no matter how much pain the economy might suffer. His inflation-fighting resolve was confirmed by an additional 75-basis point hike in September, along with a forecast showing no expectations for rate cuts until 2024.
A similar about-face was repeated near year-end as sentiment abruptly turned positive to start the fourth quarter but stalled in mid-December when the Fed raised rates by 50 basis points. Although the hike was widely anticipated and marked a step down from the previous 75-basis point increases, it disappointed investors who had hoped for softening language about future increases. Slowing global growth and China’s zero-COVID lockdown policy compounded rate worries, as did an increasing realization that earnings estimates had been implausibly optimistic. Sentiment continued to see-saw though period-end. U.S. equities finished January 2023 on a decidedly positive note, due primarily to expectations that the Fed may be compelled to pause its rate hikes following positive employment, consumer confidence and PMI reports. But stocks gave back some of those gains in February, as worries over the so-called “higher-for-longer” rate regime overwhelmed any expectations of a slowdown in Fed rate hikes. Mixed earnings reports, stretched valuations and geopolitical uncertainties added to the downbeat sentiment and cast further doubt on expectations for “soft/no landing” scenarios advocated by more bullish market forecasters.
The Fund’s notable detractors during the period
• | Stock selection, particularly within the financials and energy sectors, was the most significant source of the Fund’s underperformance during the period. |
• | Global boutique fitness franchisor F45 Training Holdings, Inc. was a top detractor, falling on concerns over weaker-than-expected results driven by discounting and macroeconomic considerations that tempered the company’s outlook for continued growth and expansion. The Fund sold its position in the company. |
• | Hospital services provider Tenet Healthcare Corp. fell on concerns over labor costs, COVID-19-related challenges and lowered guidance. The Fund sold its position in the company. |
• | Specialty computing solutions provider SMART Global Holdings, Inc. fell primarily due to weakness reported in its Brazil consumer segment. The Fund sold its position in the company. |
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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance (continued)
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• | Semiconductor company MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp. fell as supply chain issues have weighed on margins. A potential acquisition of the company by a Chinese private equity firm was also blocked by the U.S. government over security concerns. The Fund sold its position in the company. |
• | Dallas-based banking company Triumph Financial, Inc. fell on concerns over poor results and reduced guidance, particularly due to weakness in its transportation financing business. |
The Fund’s notable contributors during the period
• | Strong overall sector allocation and strong stock selection within the materials, industrials and communication services sectors proved insufficient to offset weaker results elsewhere in the portfolio. |
• | Top individual performers for the fourth quarter included footwear maker Crocs, Inc., which benefited from its strong quarterly results, improved forward guidance and expectations for a casual footwear trend. |
• | Also helping relative results were engineered products provider Materion Corp., which rebounded sharply from a steep plunge late in the prior period when the company posted record results that nonetheless disappointed investors who had higher expectations. |
• | Glass packaging maker O-I Glass, Inc. was an additional noteworthy contributor, rising after reporting strong results and favorable guidance driven by increased pricing power. |
Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. Foreign investments subject the Fund to risks, including political, economic, market, social and others within a particular country, as well as to currency instabilities and less stringent financial and accounting standards generally applicable to U.S. issuers. Investments in small-cap companies involve risks and volatility greater than investments in larger, more established companies. Value securities may be unprofitable if the market fails to recognize their intrinsic worth or the portfolio manager misgauged that worth. The Fund may invest significantly in issuers within a particular sector, which may be negatively affected by market, economic or other conditions, making the Fund more vulnerable to unfavorable developments in the sector. See the Fund’s prospectus for more information on these and other risks.
The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties who have contributed to this report. 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.
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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses
(Unaudited)
As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are shareholder transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing fund costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. The following information is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your Fund’s expenses
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided examples and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated 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. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the “Actual” column. The amount listed in the “Hypothetical” column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund’s actual return) and then applies the Fund’s actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See “Compare with other funds” below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, or redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.
September 1, 2022 — February 28, 2023 |
| Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | 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 | 1,059.50 | 1,018.50 | 6.49 | 6.36 | 1.27 |
Advisor Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,060.30 | 1,019.74 | 5.21 | 5.11 | 1.02 |
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,054.80 | 1,014.78 | 10.29 | 10.09 | 2.02 |
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,060.40 | 1,019.74 | 5.21 | 5.11 | 1.02 |
Institutional 2 Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,061.30 | 1,020.43 | 4.50 | 4.41 | 0.88 |
Institutional 3 Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,061.50 | 1,020.68 | 4.24 | 4.16 | 0.83 |
Class R | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,057.40 | 1,017.26 | 7.75 | 7.60 | 1.52 |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class as indicated above, multiplied by the average account value over the period and then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund’s most recent fiscal half year and divided by 365.
Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from its investment in underlying funds, including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
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Portfolio of Investments
February 28, 2023
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Investments in securities
Common Stocks 95.9% |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Communication Services 1.4% |
Interactive Media & Services 0.5% |
Ziff Davis, Inc.(a) | 84,900 | 6,705,402 |
Media 0.9% |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A | 64,400 | 11,971,960 |
Total Communication Services | 18,677,362 |
Consumer Discretionary 10.5% |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 3.6% |
Brinker International, Inc.(a) | 225,100 | 8,553,800 |
International Game Technology PLC | 690,000 | 18,326,400 |
Light & Wonder, Inc.(a) | 198,000 | 12,396,780 |
Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Class A | 167,800 | 7,327,826 |
Total | | 46,604,806 |
Household Durables 1.0% |
KB Home | 379,000 | 13,367,330 |
Multiline Retail 0.6% |
Macy’s, Inc. | 372,700 | 7,625,442 |
Specialty Retail 4.7% |
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | 534,200 | 7,676,454 |
Foot Locker, Inc. | 253,700 | 11,091,764 |
Genesco, Inc.(a) | 121,689 | 5,472,354 |
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | 63,200 | 13,971,624 |
Hibbett, Inc. | 199,520 | 14,351,474 |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | 136,100 | 9,747,482 |
Total | | 62,311,152 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.6% |
Crocs, Inc.(a) | 69,900 | 8,507,529 |
Total Consumer Discretionary | 138,416,259 |
Consumer Staples 4.4% |
Food & Staples Retailing 2.7% |
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(a) | 73,600 | 5,284,480 |
The Chefs’ Warehouse(a) | 418,800 | 13,631,940 |
United Natural Foods, Inc.(a) | 413,400 | 16,837,782 |
Total | | 35,754,202 |
Food Products 1.2% |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(a) | 318,000 | 15,515,220 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Personal Products 0.5% |
BellRing Brands, Inc.(a) | 201,240 | 6,214,291 |
Total Consumer Staples | 57,483,713 |
Energy 5.3% |
Energy Equipment & Services 1.8% |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 196,100 | 8,251,888 |
Transocean Ltd.(a) | 2,126,600 | 14,864,934 |
Total | | 23,116,822 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 3.5% |
Civitas Resources, Inc. | 245,800 | 17,247,786 |
Equitrans Midstream Corp. | 919,700 | 5,545,791 |
Golar LNG Ltd.(a) | 559,200 | 12,766,536 |
Murphy Oil Corp. | 265,300 | 10,352,006 |
Total | | 45,912,119 |
Total Energy | 69,028,941 |
Financials 23.8% |
Banks 13.7% |
Ameris Bancorp | 335,200 | 16,046,024 |
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. | 445,575 | 16,691,239 |
Bancorp, Inc. (The)(a) | 490,300 | 16,959,477 |
Cathay General Bancorp | 409,500 | 17,575,740 |
Community Bank System, Inc. | 203,711 | 12,436,557 |
Hancock Whitney Corp. | 342,900 | 16,843,248 |
Independent Bank Corp. | 156,268 | 12,451,434 |
Independent Bank Group, Inc. | 145,300 | 8,552,358 |
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. | 255,964 | 8,298,353 |
Renasant Corp. | 231,100 | 8,314,978 |
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. | 299,300 | 9,861,935 |
South State Corp. | 64,300 | 5,187,724 |
Triumph Financial, Inc.(a) | 114,455 | 6,964,587 |
UMB Financial Corp. | 190,862 | 17,303,549 |
United Bankshares, Inc. | 162,100 | 6,608,817 |
Total | | 180,096,020 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Capital Markets 2.9% |
Focus Financial Partners, Inc., Class A(a) | 268,500 | 13,924,410 |
Houlihan Lokey, Inc., Class A | 158,900 | 15,206,730 |
Stifel Financial Corp. | 126,900 | 8,480,727 |
Total | | 37,611,867 |
Consumer Finance 0.4% |
SLM Corp. | 325,100 | 4,674,938 |
Insurance 1.7% |
AMERISAFE, Inc. | 182,700 | 9,964,458 |
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. | 437,300 | 12,703,565 |
Total | | 22,668,023 |
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) 1.1% |
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. | 228,900 | 7,189,749 |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | 400,700 | 7,677,412 |
Total | | 14,867,161 |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 4.0% |
Axos Financial, Inc.(a) | 299,800 | 14,207,522 |
MGIC Investment Corp. | 895,600 | 12,323,456 |
Radian Group, Inc. | 543,200 | 11,597,320 |
WSFS Financial Corp. | 299,800 | 14,963,018 |
Total | | 53,091,316 |
Total Financials | 313,009,325 |
Health Care 5.8% |
Biotechnology 2.0% |
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 133,200 | 3,371,292 |
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.(a) | 210,467 | 3,405,356 |
Ideaya Biosciences, Inc.(a) | 225,500 | 3,980,075 |
Immunocore Holdings PLC, ADR(a) | 44,800 | 2,457,280 |
Insmed, Inc.(a) | 153,100 | 3,120,178 |
IVERIC bio, Inc.(a) | 173,800 | 3,611,564 |
Sage Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 136,300 | 5,675,532 |
Total | | 25,621,277 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 2.2% |
Haemonetics Corp.(a) | 192,900 | 15,001,833 |
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.(a) | 164,600 | 11,617,468 |
Varex Imaging Corp.(a) | 152,800 | 2,703,032 |
Total | | 29,322,333 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Health Care Providers & Services 0.6% |
AdaptHealth Corp.(a) | 503,894 | 8,057,265 |
Pharmaceuticals 1.0% |
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 87,000 | 3,029,340 |
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.(a) | 168,300 | 10,140,075 |
Total | | 13,169,415 |
Total Health Care | 76,170,290 |
Industrials 19.2% |
Aerospace & Defense 2.0% |
Moog, Inc., Class A | 161,565 | 15,933,540 |
Parsons Corp.(a) | 223,500 | 10,064,205 |
Total | | 25,997,745 |
Airlines 0.5% |
JetBlue Airways Corp.(a) | 781,000 | 6,482,300 |
Commercial Services & Supplies 1.2% |
ABM Industries, Inc. | 319,900 | 15,486,359 |
Construction & Engineering 2.5% |
API Group Corp.(a) | 784,700 | 18,432,603 |
EMCOR Group, Inc. | 85,600 | 14,314,032 |
Total | | 32,746,635 |
Electrical Equipment 0.8% |
Bloom Energy Corp., Class A(a) | 529,000 | 11,474,010 |
Machinery 0.8% |
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.(a) | 216,400 | 10,508,384 |
Marine 0.6% |
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. | 333,200 | 8,166,732 |
Professional Services 3.6% |
Alight, Inc., Class A(a) | 785,200 | 7,537,920 |
ICF International, Inc. | 128,500 | 12,784,465 |
KBR, Inc. | 228,000 | 12,565,080 |
Science Applications International Corp. | 133,100 | 14,193,784 |
Total | | 47,081,249 |
Road & Rail 1.6% |
ArcBest Corp. | 119,500 | 11,495,900 |
Heartland Express, Inc. | 605,000 | 9,758,650 |
Total | | 21,254,550 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Trading Companies & Distributors 5.6% |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.(a) | 179,700 | 11,680,500 |
Core & Main, Inc., Class A(a) | 484,700 | 11,298,357 |
FTAI Aviation Ltd. | 344,693 | 8,710,392 |
Herc Holdings Inc | 111,600 | 16,024,644 |
Triton International Ltd. | 173,800 | 11,981,772 |
Univar, Inc.(a) | 396,500 | 13,778,375 |
Total | | 73,474,040 |
Total Industrials | 252,672,004 |
Information Technology 6.7% |
Communications Equipment 0.8% |
Extreme Networks, Inc.(a) | 533,700 | 9,990,864 |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 1.8% |
Coherent Corp.(a) | 150,700 | 6,499,691 |
Knowles Corp.(a) | 380,300 | 6,457,494 |
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | 477,200 | 10,130,956 |
Total | | 23,088,141 |
IT Services 0.7% |
ExlService Holdings, Inc.(a) | 59,500 | 9,788,345 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 2.8% |
Amkor Technology, Inc. | 197,000 | 5,074,720 |
Diodes, Inc.(a) | 142,628 | 13,077,561 |
Rambus, Inc.(a) | 235,900 | 10,433,857 |
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.(a) | 266,200 | 8,481,132 |
Total | | 37,067,270 |
Software 0.6% |
Cerence, Inc.(a) | 292,700 | 8,014,126 |
Total Information Technology | 87,948,746 |
Materials 7.2% |
Chemicals 2.9% |
Ashland, Inc. | 84,000 | 8,549,520 |
Avient Corp. | 102,732 | 4,482,197 |
Cabot Corp. | 197,300 | 15,691,269 |
HB Fuller Co. | 143,600 | 10,017,536 |
Total | | 38,740,522 |
Containers & Packaging 1.4% |
O-I Glass, Inc.(a) | 817,400 | 18,162,628 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Metals & Mining 2.9% |
ATI, Inc.(a) | 340,700 | 13,849,455 |
Materion Corp. | 140,500 | 15,691,040 |
Ryerson Holding Corp. | 226,400 | 8,134,552 |
Total | | 37,675,047 |
Total Materials | 94,578,197 |
Real Estate 6.7% |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) 6.7% |
American Assets Trust, Inc. | 304,000 | 7,669,920 |
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. | 711,300 | 11,743,563 |
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. | 184,900 | 9,753,475 |
Kite Realty Group Trust | 744,000 | 16,159,680 |
NetSTREIT Corp. | 328,900 | 6,640,491 |
Rayonier, Inc. | 312,400 | 10,490,392 |
STAG Industrial, Inc. | 296,200 | 9,964,168 |
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. | 793,400 | 14,987,326 |
Total | | 87,409,015 |
Total Real Estate | 87,409,015 |
Utilities 4.9% |
Electric Utilities 1.2% |
Portland General Electric Co. | 336,257 | 16,073,085 |
Gas Utilities 2.7% |
New Jersey Resources Corp. | 384,900 | 19,641,447 |
ONE Gas, Inc. | 201,500 | 16,152,240 |
Total | | 35,793,687 |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers 1.0% |
Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C | 407,800 | 12,808,998 |
Total Utilities | 64,675,770 |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $913,011,803) | 1,260,069,622 |
|
Exchange-Traded Equity Funds 1.9% |
| Shares | Value ($) |
Sector 1.9% |
SPDR S&P Biotech ETF(a) | 293,300 | 24,299,905 |
Total Exchange-Traded Equity Funds (Cost $25,221,457) | 24,299,905 |
|
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Money Market Funds 2.5% |
| Shares | Value ($) |
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 4.748%(b),(c) | 33,135,210 | 33,121,956 |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $33,119,559) | 33,121,956 |
Total Investments in Securities (Cost: $971,352,819) | 1,317,491,483 |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | (4,031,075) |
Net Assets | 1,313,460,408 |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) | Non-income producing investment. |
(b) | The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at February 28, 2023. |
(c) | As defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the company’s outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. The value of the holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the year ended February 28, 2023 are as follows: |
Affiliated issuers | Beginning of period($) | Purchases($) | Sales($) | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)($) | End of period($) | Realized gain (loss)($) | Dividends($) | End of period shares |
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 4.748% |
| 61,955,773 | 511,848,040 | (540,685,017) | 3,160 | 33,121,956 | 6,406 | 855,160 | 33,135,210 |
Abbreviation Legend
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
Fair value measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
■ | Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments. |
■ | Level 2 — Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.). |
■ | Level 3 — Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments). |
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
The Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Investment Manager, through its Valuation Committee (the Committee), as valuation designee, responsible for determining the fair value of the assets of the Fund for which market quotations are not readily available using valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Fair value measurements (continued)
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. Representatives of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC report to the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at February 28, 2023:
| Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) | Total ($) |
Investments in Securities | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | |
Communication Services | 18,677,362 | — | — | 18,677,362 |
Consumer Discretionary | 138,416,259 | — | — | 138,416,259 |
Consumer Staples | 57,483,713 | — | — | 57,483,713 |
Energy | 69,028,941 | — | — | 69,028,941 |
Financials | 313,009,325 | — | — | 313,009,325 |
Health Care | 76,170,290 | — | — | 76,170,290 |
Industrials | 252,672,004 | — | — | 252,672,004 |
Information Technology | 87,948,746 | — | — | 87,948,746 |
Materials | 94,578,197 | — | — | 94,578,197 |
Real Estate | 87,409,015 | — | — | 87,409,015 |
Utilities | 64,675,770 | — | — | 64,675,770 |
Total Common Stocks | 1,260,069,622 | — | — | 1,260,069,622 |
Exchange-Traded Equity Funds | 24,299,905 | — | — | 24,299,905 |
Money Market Funds | 33,121,956 | — | — | 33,121,956 |
Total Investments in Securities | 1,317,491,483 | — | — | 1,317,491,483 |
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
February 28, 2023
Assets | |
Investments in securities, at value | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $938,233,260) | $1,284,369,527 |
Affiliated issuers (cost $33,119,559) | 33,121,956 |
Receivable for: | |
Investments sold | 3,754,975 |
Capital shares sold | 1,845,616 |
Dividends | 1,347,519 |
Expense reimbursement due from Investment Manager | 1,284 |
Prepaid expenses | 11,616 |
Total assets | 1,324,452,493 |
Liabilities | |
Payable for: | |
Investments purchased | 9,640,526 |
Capital shares purchased | 918,881 |
Management services fees | 29,854 |
Distribution and/or service fees | 656 |
Transfer agent fees | 151,924 |
Compensation of board members | 165,750 |
Compensation of chief compliance officer | 251 |
Other expenses | 84,243 |
Total liabilities | 10,992,085 |
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $1,313,460,408 |
Represented by | |
Paid in capital | 934,030,968 |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | 379,429,440 |
Total - representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $1,313,460,408 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)
February 28, 2023
Class A | |
Net assets | $84,579,867 |
Shares outstanding | 5,129,991 |
Net asset value per share | $16.49 |
Maximum sales charge | 5.75% |
Maximum offering price per share (calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge for Class A shares) | $17.50 |
Advisor Class | |
Net assets | $84,624,450 |
Shares outstanding | 4,859,717 |
Net asset value per share | $17.41 |
Class C | |
Net assets | $1,334,954 |
Shares outstanding | 100,211 |
Net asset value per share | $13.32 |
Institutional Class | |
Net assets | $376,006,940 |
Shares outstanding | 22,268,744 |
Net asset value per share | $16.88 |
Institutional 2 Class | |
Net assets | $201,436,393 |
Shares outstanding | 11,517,425 |
Net asset value per share | $17.49 |
Institutional 3 Class | |
Net assets | $562,816,404 |
Shares outstanding | 32,036,831 |
Net asset value per share | $17.57 |
Class R | |
Net assets | $2,661,400 |
Shares outstanding | 166,085 |
Net asset value per share | $16.02 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended February 28, 2023
Net investment income | |
Income: | |
Dividends — unaffiliated issuers | $22,987,727 |
Dividends — affiliated issuers | 855,160 |
Interfund lending | 1,901 |
Foreign taxes withheld | (45,943) |
Total income | 23,798,845 |
Expenses: | |
Management services fees | 10,882,897 |
Distribution and/or service fees | |
Class A | 210,455 |
Class C | 13,524 |
Class R | 12,191 |
Transfer agent fees | |
Class A | 178,015 |
Advisor Class | 219,741 |
Class C | 2,862 |
Institutional Class | 845,391 |
Institutional 2 Class | 114,481 |
Institutional 3 Class | 40,534 |
Class R | 5,164 |
Compensation of board members | 26,082 |
Custodian fees | 18,904 |
Printing and postage fees | 187,106 |
Registration fees | 158,474 |
Audit fees | 36,840 |
Legal fees | 31,066 |
Compensation of chief compliance officer | 246 |
Other | 30,997 |
Total expenses | 13,014,970 |
Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Investment Manager and its affiliates | (655,412) |
Expense reduction | (100) |
Total net expenses | 12,359,458 |
Net investment income | 11,439,387 |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers | 89,786,108 |
Investments — affiliated issuers | 6,406 |
Net realized gain | 89,792,514 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers | (172,539,910) |
Investments — affiliated issuers | 3,160 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (172,536,750) |
Net realized and unrealized loss | (82,744,236) |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | $(71,304,849) |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year Ended February 28, 2023 | Year Ended February 28, 2022 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income | $11,439,387 | $3,918,259 |
Net realized gain | 89,792,514 | 180,509,539 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (172,536,750) | (17,518,707) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (71,304,849) | 166,909,091 |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Net investment income and net realized gains | | |
Class A | (4,947,604) | (11,132,679) |
Advisor Class | (5,870,779) | (15,473,174) |
Class C | (93,614) | (172,699) |
Institutional Class | (23,831,903) | (54,172,778) |
Institutional 2 Class | (11,602,604) | (27,431,969) |
Institutional 3 Class | (30,647,862) | (86,013,104) |
Class R | (130,677) | (505,702) |
Total distributions to shareholders | (77,125,043) | (194,902,105) |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock activity | (141,121,623) | 295,265,372 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (289,551,515) | 267,272,358 |
Net assets at beginning of year | 1,603,011,923 | 1,335,739,565 |
Net assets at end of year | $1,313,460,408 | $1,603,011,923 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
| Year Ended | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2023 | February 28, 2022 |
| Shares | Dollars ($) | Shares | Dollars ($) |
Capital stock activity |
Class A | | | | |
Subscriptions | 1,302,848 | 21,614,478 | 1,904,995 | 37,448,934 |
Fund reorganization | — | — | 102,798 | 1,822,064 |
Distributions reinvested | 284,058 | 4,375,929 | 515,548 | 10,020,650 |
Redemptions | (1,391,997) | (22,891,077) | (1,280,388) | (25,009,568) |
Net increase | 194,909 | 3,099,330 | 1,242,953 | 24,282,080 |
Advisor Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 5,646,799 | 96,885,655 | 3,499,219 | 71,418,698 |
Fund reorganization | — | — | 4,247,560 | 79,222,767 |
Distributions reinvested | 306,458 | 5,038,527 | 669,131 | 13,759,766 |
Redemptions | (10,273,093) | (184,029,552) | (6,142,833) | (124,064,664) |
Net increase (decrease) | (4,319,836) | (82,105,370) | 2,273,077 | 40,336,567 |
Class C | | | | |
Subscriptions | 22,275 | 308,111 | 70,460 | 1,155,402 |
Distributions reinvested | 7,376 | 92,070 | 10,663 | 171,009 |
Redemptions | (26,154) | (351,927) | (20,474) | (333,741) |
Net increase | 3,497 | 48,254 | 60,649 | 992,670 |
Institutional Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 9,868,882 | 174,150,843 | 8,709,443 | 176,726,803 |
Distributions reinvested | 1,353,087 | 21,322,406 | 2,485,306 | 49,323,735 |
Redemptions | (11,456,661) | (192,201,504) | (6,068,437) | (120,323,290) |
Net increase (decrease) | (234,692) | 3,271,745 | 5,126,312 | 105,727,248 |
Institutional 2 Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 3,928,838 | 69,110,773 | 4,554,026 | 92,890,951 |
Distributions reinvested | 709,576 | 11,598,977 | 1,337,272 | 27,417,036 |
Redemptions | (4,568,501) | (80,758,011) | (5,903,551) | (123,227,966) |
Net increase (decrease) | 69,913 | (48,261) | (12,253) | (2,919,979) |
Institutional 3 Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 14,798,985 | 259,578,537 | 12,888,406 | 267,021,479 |
Fund reorganization | — | — | 50,335 | 946,037 |
Distributions reinvested | 1,628,642 | 26,797,164 | 3,709,447 | 76,346,220 |
Redemptions | (19,031,222) | (351,036,283) | (10,429,093) | (215,750,681) |
Net increase (decrease) | (2,603,595) | (64,660,582) | 6,219,095 | 128,563,055 |
Class R | | | | |
Subscriptions | 63,740 | 1,009,251 | 43,521 | 857,511 |
Distributions reinvested | 8,720 | 130,677 | 26,625 | 505,702 |
Redemptions | (108,124) | (1,866,667) | (161,147) | (3,079,482) |
Net decrease | (35,664) | (726,739) | (91,001) | (1,716,269) |
Total net increase (decrease) | (6,925,468) | (141,121,623) | 14,818,832 | 295,265,372 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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The following table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a class held for the periods shown. Per share net investment income (loss) amounts are calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Total return does not reflect payment of sales charges, if any. Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods of less than one year. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to purchase and sales transactions of short-term instruments and certain derivatives, if any. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
| Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income (loss) | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | Total from investment operations | Distributions from net investment income | Distributions from net realized gains | Total distributions to shareholders |
Class A |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $18.48 | 0.09 | (1.09) | (1.00) | (0.06) | (0.93) | (0.99) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $18.85 | (0.02) | 2.33 | 2.31 | (0.03) | (2.65) | (2.68) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $12.89 | 0.03 | 6.04 | 6.07 | (0.05) | (0.06) | (0.11) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $15.11 | 0.06 | (1.76) | (1.70) | (0.09) | (0.43) | (0.52) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $17.11 | 0.03 | (0.10) | (0.07) | (0.01) | (1.92) | (1.93) |
Advisor Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $19.46 | 0.15 | (1.18) | (1.03) | (0.09) | (0.93) | (1.02) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $19.71 | 0.03 | 2.45 | 2.48 | (0.08) | (2.65) | (2.73) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $13.46 | 0.06 | 6.33 | 6.39 | (0.08) | (0.06) | (0.14) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $15.75 | 0.10 | (1.83) | (1.73) | (0.13) | (0.43) | (0.56) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $17.75 | 0.07 | (0.11) | (0.04) | (0.04) | (1.92) | (1.96) |
Class C |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $15.20 | (0.03) | (0.92) | (0.95) | — | (0.93) | (0.93) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $16.01 | (0.13) | 1.97 | 1.84 | — | (2.65) | (2.65) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $11.00 | (0.06) | 5.13 | 5.07 | — | (0.06) | (0.06) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $12.96 | (0.04) | (1.51) | (1.55) | — | (0.41) | (0.41) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $15.06 | (0.11) | (0.07) | (0.18) | — | (1.92) | (1.92) |
Institutional Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $18.90 | 0.13 | (1.13) | (1.00) | (0.09) | (0.93) | (1.02) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $19.21 | 0.04 | 2.38 | 2.42 | (0.08) | (2.65) | (2.73) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $13.12 | 0.07 | 6.16 | 6.23 | (0.08) | (0.06) | (0.14) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $15.37 | 0.10 | (1.79) | (1.69) | (0.13) | (0.43) | (0.56) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $17.37 | 0.07 | (0.11) | (0.04) | (0.04) | (1.92) | (1.96) |
Institutional 2 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $19.53 | 0.16 | (1.16) | (1.00) | (0.11) | (0.93) | (1.04) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $19.77 | 0.06 | 2.45 | 2.51 | (0.10) | (2.65) | (2.75) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $13.48 | 0.09 | 6.35 | 6.44 | (0.09) | (0.06) | (0.15) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $15.78 | 0.12 | (1.84) | (1.72) | (0.15) | (0.43) | (0.58) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $17.78 | 0.10 | (0.11) | (0.01) | (0.07) | (1.92) | (1.99) |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| Net asset value, end of period | Total return | Total gross expense ratio to average net assets(a) | Total net expense ratio to average net assets(a),(b) | Net investment income (loss) ratio to average net assets | Portfolio turnover | Net assets, end of period (000’s) |
Class A |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $16.49 | (4.97%) | 1.33% | 1.27%(c) | 0.53% | 67% | $84,580 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $18.48 | 11.94% | 1.34% | 1.28%(c) | (0.08%) | 50% | $91,223 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $18.85 | 47.45% | 1.37% | 1.29%(c) | 0.27% | 55% | $69,591 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $12.89 | (11.58%) | 1.36% | 1.28%(c) | 0.40% | 27% | $99,356 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $15.11 | (0.15%) | 1.35% | 1.27%(c) | 0.17% | 38% | $144,155 |
Advisor Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $17.41 | (4.83%) | 1.08% | 1.02%(c) | 0.85% | 67% | $84,624 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $19.46 | 12.26% | 1.09% | 1.03%(c) | 0.15% | 50% | $178,599 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $19.71 | 47.83% | 1.12% | 1.05%(c) | 0.44% | 55% | $136,110 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $13.46 | (11.34%) | 1.11% | 1.03%(c) | 0.64% | 27% | $57,400 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $15.75 | 0.09% | 1.10% | 1.02%(c) | 0.42% | 38% | $85,978 |
Class C |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $13.32 | (5.72%) | 2.08% | 2.02%(c) | (0.22%) | 67% | $1,335 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $15.20 | 11.10% | 2.09% | 2.03%(c) | (0.81%) | 50% | $1,470 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $16.01 | 46.38% | 2.12% | 2.05%(c) | (0.55%) | 55% | $577 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $11.00 | (12.27%) | 2.11% | 2.03%(c) | (0.33%) | 27% | $315 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $12.96 | (0.93%) | 2.09% | 2.02%(c) | (0.71%) | 38% | $611 |
Institutional Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $16.88 | (4.81%) | 1.08% | 1.02%(c) | 0.76% | 67% | $376,007 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $18.90 | 12.27% | 1.09% | 1.03%(c) | 0.18% | 50% | $425,250 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $19.21 | 47.85% | 1.12% | 1.04%(c) | 0.51% | 55% | $333,786 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $13.12 | (11.36%) | 1.11% | 1.03%(c) | 0.66% | 27% | $350,469 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $15.37 | 0.09% | 1.10% | 1.02%(c) | 0.42% | 38% | $545,568 |
Institutional 2 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $17.49 | (4.64%) | 0.92% | 0.88% | 0.92% | 67% | $201,436 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $19.53 | 12.41% | 0.91% | 0.88% | 0.30% | 50% | $223,545 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $19.77 | 48.19% | 0.94% | 0.90% | 0.62% | 55% | $226,504 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $13.48 | (11.26%) | 0.92% | 0.89% | 0.79% | 27% | $144,260 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $15.78 | 0.22% | 0.91% | 0.88% | 0.60% | 38% | $118,654 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income (loss) | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | Total from investment operations | Distributions from net investment income | Distributions from net realized gains | Total distributions to shareholders |
Institutional 3 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $19.61 | 0.17 | (1.16) | (0.99) | (0.12) | (0.93) | (1.05) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $19.84 | 0.08 | 2.45 | 2.53 | (0.11) | (2.65) | (2.76) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $13.53 | 0.09 | 6.38 | 6.47 | (0.10) | (0.06) | (0.16) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $15.84 | 0.13 | (1.85) | (1.72) | (0.16) | (0.43) | (0.59) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $17.84 | 0.11 | (0.12) | (0.01) | (0.07) | (1.92) | (1.99) |
Class R |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $18.01 | 0.05 | (1.09) | (1.04) | (0.02) | (0.93) | (0.95) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $18.44 | (0.07) | 2.29 | 2.22 | — | (2.65) | (2.65) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $12.62 | (0.00)(d) | 5.91 | 5.91 | (0.03) | (0.06) | (0.09) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $14.80 | 0.02 | (1.71) | (1.69) | (0.06) | (0.43) | (0.49) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $16.84 | (0.01) | (0.11) | (0.12) | — | (1.92) | (1.92) |
Notes to Financial Highlights |
(a) | In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund’s reported expense ratios. |
(b) | Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. |
(c) | The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
(d) | Rounds to zero. |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| Net asset value, end of period | Total return | Total gross expense ratio to average net assets(a) | Total net expense ratio to average net assets(a),(b) | Net investment income (loss) ratio to average net assets | Portfolio turnover | Net assets, end of period (000’s) |
Institutional 3 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $17.57 | (4.58%) | 0.87% | 0.83% | 0.99% | 67% | $562,816 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $19.61 | 12.46% | 0.86% | 0.83% | 0.37% | 50% | $679,291 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $19.84 | 48.20% | 0.89% | 0.85% | 0.67% | 55% | $563,772 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $13.53 | (11.23%) | 0.87% | 0.84% | 0.84% | 27% | $393,074 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $15.84 | 0.27% | 0.85% | 0.83% | 0.62% | 38% | $487,282 |
Class R |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $16.02 | (5.32%) | 1.57% | 1.52%(c) | 0.31% | 67% | $2,661 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $18.01 | 11.73% | 1.59% | 1.53%(c) | (0.34%) | 50% | $3,633 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $18.44 | 47.11% | 1.62% | 1.55%(c) | (0.00%)(d) | 55% | $5,399 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $12.62 | (11.79%) | 1.61% | 1.53%(c) | 0.15% | 27% | $4,796 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $14.80 | (0.46%) | 1.60% | 1.52%(c) | (0.08%) | 38% | $6,104 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2023
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Small Cap Value 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.
Fund shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value). The Fund offers each of the share classes listed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by the Trust’s organizational documents or by law. Each share class has its own expense and sales charge structure. Different share classes may have different minimum initial investment amounts and pay different net investment income distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of distributing such share classes vary. Distributions to shareholders in a liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class.
As described in the Fund’s prospectus, Class A and Class C shares are offered to the general public for investment. Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares after 8 years. Advisor Class, Institutional Class, Institutional 2 Class, Institutional 3 Class and Class R shares are available for purchase through authorized investment professionals to omnibus retirement plans or to institutional investors and to certain other investors as also described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which 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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security valuation
Equity securities listed on an exchange are valued at the closing price or last trade price on their primary exchange at the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange. Securities with a closing price not readily available or not listed on any exchange are valued at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices. Listed preferred stocks convertible into common stocks are valued using an evaluated price from a pricing service.
Foreign equity securities are valued based on the closing price or last trade price on their primary exchange at the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange. If any foreign equity security closing prices are not readily available, the securities are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices on such exchanges or markets. Foreign currency exchange rates are determined at the scheduled closing time of the New York Stock Exchange. Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange; therefore, the closing prices for securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. In those situations, foreign securities will be fair valued pursuant to a policy approved by the Board of Trustees. Under the policy, the Fund may utilize a third-party pricing service to determine these fair values. The third-party pricing service takes into account multiple factors, including, but not limited to, movements in the U.S. securities markets, certain depositary receipts, futures contracts and foreign exchange rates that have occurred subsequent to the close of the foreign exchange or market, to determine a good faith estimate that reasonably reflects the current market conditions as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange. The fair value of a security is likely to be different from the quoted or published price, if available.
Investments in open-end investment companies (other than exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), are valued at the latest net asset value reported by those companies as of the valuation time.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reflective of market value or reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the quoted or published price for the security, if available.
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 fair value.
GAAP requires disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category. This information is disclosed following the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
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
Corporate actions and dividend income are generally recorded net of any non-reclaimable tax withholdings, on the ex-dividend date or upon receipt of an ex-dividend notification in the case of certain foreign securities.
The Fund may receive distributions from holdings in equity securities, business development companies (BDCs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs), limited partnerships (LPs), other regulated investment companies (RICs), and real estate investment trusts (REITs), which report information as to the tax character of their distributions annually. These distributions are allocated to dividend income, capital gain and return of capital based on actual information reported. Return of capital is recorded as a reduction of the cost basis of securities held. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, return of capital is recorded as a realized gain. With respect to REITs, to the extent actual information has not yet been reported, estimates for return of capital are made by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). The Investment Manager’s estimates are subsequently adjusted when the actual character of the distributions is disclosed by the REITs, which could result in a proportionate change in return of capital to shareholders.
Awards from class action litigation are recorded as a reduction of cost basis if the Fund still owns the applicable securities on the payment date. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities on the payment date, the proceeds are recorded as realized gains.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds 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. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.
Determination of class net asset value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, which are charged to that share class, as shown in 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 investment company taxable income and net capital gain, 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 ordinary income, capital gain net income and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Foreign taxes
The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries, as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.
Realized gains in certain countries may be subject to foreign taxes at the Fund level, based on statutory rates. The Fund accrues for such foreign taxes on realized and unrealized gains at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction, as applicable. The amount, if any, is disclosed as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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 may differ from GAAP.
Guarantees and indemnifications
Under the Trust’s organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund’s contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.
Recent accounting pronouncement
Tailored Shareholder Reports
In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule relating to Tailored Shareholder Reports for Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds; Fee Information in Investment Company Advertisements. The rule and form amendments will, among other things, require the Fund to transmit concise and visually engaging shareholder reports that highlight key information. The amendments will require that funds tag information in a structured data format and that certain more in-depth information be made available online and available for delivery free of charge to investors on request. The amendments became effective January 24, 2023. There is an 18-month transition period after the effective date of the amendment.
Note 3. Fees and other transactions with affiliates
Management services fees
The Fund has entered into a Management Agreement with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). Under the Management Agreement, the Investment Manager provides the Fund with investment research and advice, as well as administrative and accounting services. The management services fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of the Fund’s daily net assets that declines from 0.87% to 0.75% as the Fund’s net assets increase. The effective management services fee rate for the year ended February 28, 2023 was 0.83% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Compensation of board members
Members of the Board of Trustees who are not officers or employees of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Deferred Plan), these members of the Board of Trustees may elect to defer payment of up to 100% of their compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of certain funds managed by the Investment Manager. The Fund’s liability for these amounts is adjusted for market value changes and remains in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Deferred Plan. All amounts payable under the Deferred Plan constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Fund. The expense for the Deferred 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 "Compensation of board members" in the Statement of Operations.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer
The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer for the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. As disclosed in the Statement of Operations, a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s total compensation is allocated to the Fund, along with other allocations to affiliated registered investment companies managed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates, based on relative net assets.
Transfer agency fees
Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with SS&C GIDS, Inc. (SS&C GIDS) to serve as sub-transfer agent. Prior to January 1, 2023, SS&C GIDS was known as DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of SS&C GIDS for services as sub-transfer agent and SS&C GIDS is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the exception of out-of-pocket fees).
The Fund pays the Transfer Agent a monthly transfer agency fee based on the number or the average value of accounts, depending on the type of account. In addition, the Fund pays the Transfer Agent a fee for shareholder services based on the number of accounts or on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund’s shares maintained in omnibus accounts up to the lesser of the amount charged by the financial intermediary or a cap established by the Board of Trustees from time to time.
The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from the Fund for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees. Total transfer agency fees for Institutional 2 Class and Institutional 3 Class shares are subject to an annual limitation of not more than 0.07% and 0.02%, respectively, of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class.
For the year ended February 28, 2023, the Fund’s effective transfer agency fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:
| Effective rate (%) |
Class A | 0.21 |
Advisor Class | 0.21 |
Class C | 0.21 |
Institutional Class | 0.21 |
Institutional 2 Class | 0.06 |
Institutional 3 Class | 0.01 |
Class R | 0.21 |
An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class’s initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agency fees. These minimum account balance fees are remitted to the Fund and recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended February 28, 2023, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses of the Fund by $100.
Distribution and service fees
The Fund has entered into an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. The Board of Trustees has approved, and the Fund has adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) applicable to certain share classes, which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and are intended to compensate the Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly combined distribution and service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares of the Fund. Also under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares of the Fund and a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rates of 0.75% and 0.50% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C and Class R shares of the Fund, respectively.
Sales charges (unaudited)
Sales charges, including front-end charges and contingent deferred sales charges (CDSCs), received by the Distributor for distributing Fund shares for the year ended February 28, 2023, if any, are listed below:
| Front End (%) | CDSC (%) | Amount ($) |
Class A | 5.75 | 0.50 - 1.00(a) | 70,835 |
Class C | — | 1.00(b) | 311 |
(a) | This charge is imposed on certain investments of between $1 million and $50 million redeemed within 18 months after purchase, as follows: 1.00% if redeemed within 12 months after purchase, and 0.50% if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase, with certain limited exceptions. |
(b) | This charge applies to redemptions within 12 months after purchase, with certain limited exceptions. |
The Fund’s other share classes are not subject to sales charges.
Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates
The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below) for the period(s) disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees, so that the Fund’s net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund’s custodian, do not exceed the following annual rate(s) as a percentage of the classes’ average daily net assets:
| Fee rate(s) contractual through June 30, 2024 |
Class A | 1.27% |
Advisor Class | 1.02 |
Class C | 2.02 |
Institutional Class | 1.02 |
Institutional 2 Class | 0.88 |
Institutional 3 Class | 0.83 |
Class R | 1.52 |
Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, costs associated with shareholder meetings, infrequent and/or unusual expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board of Trustees. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from the Investment Manager, certain of its affiliates and the Fund. Any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed under the expense reimbursement arrangements described above are not recoverable by the Investment Manager or its affiliates in future periods.
Note 4. Federal tax information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
At February 28, 2023, these differences were primarily due to differing treatment for deferral/reversal of wash sale losses, passive foreign investment company (pfic) holdings, trustees’ deferred compensation, disallowed capital gains (losses) on a redemption-in-kind and earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on the redemption of shares. To the extent these differences were permanent, reclassifications were made among the components of the Fund’s net assets. Temporary differences do not require reclassifications.
The following reclassifications were made:
Undistributed net investment income ($) | Accumulated net realized gain ($) | Paid in capital ($) |
(893,404) | (14,609,974) | 15,503,378 |
Net investment income (loss) and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years indicated was as follows:
Year Ended February 28, 2023 | Year Ended February 28, 2022 |
Ordinary income ($) | Long-term capital gains ($) | Total ($) | Ordinary income ($) | Long-term capital gains ($) | Total ($) |
7,962,311 | 69,162,732 | 77,125,043 | 53,913,346 | 140,988,759 | 194,902,105 |
Short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions for tax purposes.
At February 28, 2023, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income ($) | Undistributed long-term capital gains ($) | Capital loss carryforwards ($) | Net unrealized appreciation ($) |
2,893,333 | 34,298,158 | — | 342,401,894 |
At February 28, 2023, the cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes along with the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
Federal tax cost ($) | Gross unrealized appreciation ($) | Gross unrealized (depreciation) ($) | Net unrealized appreciation ($) |
975,089,590 | 360,709,889 | (18,307,995) | 342,401,894 |
Tax cost of investments and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) may also include timing differences that do not constitute adjustments to tax basis.
Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions in the Fund that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management’s conclusion 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). Generally, the Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 5. Portfolio information
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and derivatives, if any, aggregated to $863,873,717 and $1,051,486,387, respectively, for the year ended February 28, 2023. The amount of purchase and sale activity impacts the portfolio turnover rate reported in the Financial Highlights.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Note 6. Redemption-in-kind
Proceeds from the sales of securities for Columbia Small Cap Value Fund II include the value of securities delivered through an in-kind redemption of certain fund shares. During the year ended February 28, 2023, securities and other assets with a value of $15,217,575 were distributed to shareholders to satisfy their redemption requests. The net realized gain on these securities was $4,050,236, which is not taxable to remaining shareholders in the Fund.
Note 7. Affiliated money market fund
The Fund invests in Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, an affiliated money market fund established for the exclusive use by the Fund and other affiliated funds (the Affiliated MMF). The income earned by the Fund from such investments is included as Dividends - affiliated issuers in the Statement of Operations. As an investing fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the Affiliated MMF. The Affiliated MMF prices its shares with a floating net asset value. In addition, the Board of Trustees of the Affiliated MMF may impose a fee on redemptions (sometimes referred to as a liquidity fee) or temporarily suspend redemptions (sometimes referred to as imposing a redemption gate) in the event its liquidity falls below regulatory limits.
Note 8. Interfund lending
Pursuant to an exemptive order granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund participates in a program (the Interfund Program) allowing each participating Columbia Fund (each, a Participating Fund) to lend money directly to and, except for closed-end funds and money market funds, borrow money directly from other Participating Funds for temporary purposes. The amounts eligible for borrowing and lending under the Interfund Program are subject to certain restrictions.
Interfund loans are subject to the risk that the borrowing fund could be unable to repay the loan when due, and a delay in repayment to the lending fund could result in lost opportunities and/or additional lending costs. The exemptive order is subject to conditions intended to mitigate conflicts of interest arising from the Investment Manager’s relationship with each Participating Fund.
The Fund’s activity in the Interfund Program during the year ended February 28, 2023 was as follows:
Borrower or lender | Average loan balance ($) | Weighted average interest rate (%) | Number of days with outstanding loans |
Lender | 4,260,000 | 2.58 | 5 |
Interest income earned by the Fund is recorded as Interfund lending in the Statement of Operations. The Fund had no outstanding interfund loans at February 28, 2023.
Note 9. Line of credit
The Fund has access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citibank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. Pursuant to an October 27, 2022 amendment and restatement, the credit facility, which is an agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager or an affiliated investment manager, severally and not jointly, permits aggregate borrowings up to $950 million. Interest is currently charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the secured overnight financing rate plus 0.10% and (iii) the overnight bank funding rate, plus in each case, 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the unused amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.15% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations. This agreement expires annually in October unless extended or renewed. Prior to the October 27, 2022 amendment and restatement, the Fund had access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citibank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. which permitted collective borrowings up to $950 million. Interest was charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the secured overnight financing rate plus 0.11448% and (iii) the overnight bank funding rate, plus in each case, 1.00%.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
The Fund had no borrowings during the year ended February 28, 2023.
Note 10. Fund reorganization
At the close of business on January 21, 2022, the Fund acquired the assets and assumed the identified liabilities of BMO Small-Cap Value Fund (the Acquired Fund), a series of BMO Funds Inc. The reorganization was completed after shareholders of the Acquired Fund approved a plan of reorganization at a shareholder meeting held on January 7, 2022. The purpose of the reorganization was to combine two funds with comparable investment objectives and strategies.
The aggregate net assets of the Fund immediately before the reorganization were $1,435,987,849 and the combined net assets immediately after the reorganization were $1,517,978,717.
The reorganization was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 6,695,724 shares of the Acquired Fund valued at $81,990,868 (including $4,638,318 of unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)).
In exchange for the Acquired Fund’s shares, the Fund issued the following number of shares:
| Shares |
Class A | 102,798 |
Advisor Class | 4,247,560 |
Institutional 3 Class | 50,335 |
For financial reporting purposes, net assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the Acquired Fund’s cost of investments was carried forward.
The Fund’s financial statements reflect both the operations of the Fund for the period prior to the reorganization and the combined Fund for the period subsequent to the reorganization. Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the reorganization was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Acquired Fund that have been included in the combined Fund’s Statement of Operations since the reorganization was completed.
Assuming the reorganization had been completed on March 1, 2021, the Fund’s pro-forma results of operations for the year ended February 28, 2022 would have been approximately:
| ($) |
Net investment income | 4,488,000 |
Net realized gain | 206,826,000 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | (31,844,000) |
Net increase in net assets from operations | 179,470,000 |
Note 11. Significant risks
Financial sector risk
The Fund is more susceptible to the particular risks that may affect companies in the financial services sector than if it were invested in a wider variety of companies in unrelated sectors. Companies in the financial services sector are subject to certain risks, including the risk of regulatory change, decreased liquidity in credit markets and unstable interest rates. Such companies may have concentrated portfolios, such as a high level of loans to one or more industries or sectors, which makes them vulnerable to economic conditions that affect such industries or sectors. Performance of such companies may be affected by competitive pressures and exposure to investments, agreements and counterparties, including credit products that, under certain circumstances, may lead to losses (e.g., subprime loans). Companies in the financial services sector are subject to extensive governmental regulation that may limit the amount and types of loans and other financial commitments they can make, and interest rates and fees that they may charge. In addition, profitability of such companies is largely dependent upon the availability and the cost of capital.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Industrials sector risk
The Fund is more susceptible to the particular risks that may affect companies in the industrials sector than if it were invested in a wider variety of companies in unrelated sectors. Companies in the industrials sector are subject to certain risks, including changes in supply and demand for their specific product or service and for industrial sector products in general, including decline in demand for such products due to rapid technological developments and frequent new product introduction. Performance of such companies may be affected by factors including government regulation, world events and economic conditions and risks for environmental damage and product liability claims.
Market risk
The Fund may incur losses due to declines in the value of one or more securities in which it invests. These declines may be due to factors affecting a particular issuer, or the result of, among other things, political, regulatory, market, economic or social developments affecting the relevant market(s) more generally. In addition, turbulence in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or fixed income markets may negatively affect many issuers, which could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to price or value hard-to-value assets in thinly traded and closed markets and could cause significant redemptions and operational challenges. Global economies and financial markets are increasingly interconnected, and conditions and events in one country, region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies worldwide. As a result, local, regional or global events such as terrorism, war, natural disasters, disease/virus outbreaks and epidemics or other public health issues, recessions, depressions or other events – or the potential for such events – could have a significant negative impact on global economic and market conditions.
The large-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022 has resulted in sanctions and market disruptions, including declines in regional and global stock markets, unusual volatility in global commodity markets and significant devaluations of Russian currency. The extent and duration of the military action are impossible to predict but could be significant. Market disruption caused by the Russian military action, and any counter-measures or responses thereto (including international sanctions, a downgrade in the country’s credit rating, purchasing and financing restrictions, boycotts, tariffs, changes in consumer or purchaser preferences, cyberattacks and espionage) could have severe adverse impacts on regional and/or global securities and commodities markets, including markets for oil and natural gas. These impacts may include reduced market liquidity, distress in credit markets, further disruption of global supply chains, increased risk of inflation, and limited access to investments in certain international markets and/or issuers. These developments and other related events could negatively impact Fund performance.
Shareholder concentration risk
At February 28, 2023, one unaffiliated shareholders of record owned 21.4% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. The Fund has no knowledge about whether any portion of those shares was owned beneficially. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund. In the case of a large redemption, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at inopportune times, including its liquid positions, which may result in Fund losses and the Fund holding a higher percentage of less liquid positions. Large redemptions could result in decreased economies of scale and increased operating expenses for non-redeeming Fund shareholders.
Small- and mid-cap company risk
Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies (small- and mid-cap companies) often involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established companies (larger companies) because small- and mid-cap companies tend to have less predictable earnings and may lack the management experience, financial resources, product diversification and competitive strengths of larger companies. Securities of small- and mid-cap companies may be less liquid and more volatile than the securities of larger companies.
Note 12. Subsequent events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued and noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Note 13. Information regarding pending and settled legal proceedings
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates are involved in the normal course of business in legal proceedings which include regulatory inquiries, arbitration and litigation, including class actions concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their activities as part of a diversified financial services firm. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Fund is 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 Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund. Ameriprise Financial is required to make quarterly (10-Q), annual (10-K) and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 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 Fund. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund, 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 or one or more of its affiliates that provides services to the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust and Shareholders of Columbia Small Cap Value Fund II
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Columbia Small Cap Value Fund II (one of the funds constituting Columbia Funds Series Trust, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of February 28, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended February 28, 2023, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended February 28, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended February 28, 2023 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of February 28, 2023, 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 ended February 28, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended February 28, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of February 28, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 21, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies within the Columbia Funds Complex since 1977.
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Federal Income Tax Information
(Unaudited)
The Fund hereby designates the following tax attributes for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023. Shareholders will be notified in early 2024 of the amounts for use in preparing 2023 income tax returns.
Qualified dividend income | Dividends received deduction | Capital gain dividend |
100.00% | 100.00% | $78,261,984 |
Qualified dividend income. For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, the percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that represents qualified dividend income subject to reduced tax rates.
Dividends received deduction. The percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.
Capital gain dividend. The Fund designates as a capital gain dividend the amount reflected above, or if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such fiscal period.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
(Unaudited)
The Board oversees the Fund’s operations and appoints officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies set by the Board. The following table provides basic biographical information about the Fund’s Trustees as of the printing of this report, including their principal occupations during the past five years, although specific titles for individuals may have varied over the period. The year set forth beneath Length of Service in the table below is the year in which the Trustee was first appointed or elected as Trustee to any Fund currently in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof. Under current Board policy, each Trustee generally serves until December 31 of the year such Trustee turns seventy-five (75).
Independent trustees
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
George S. Batejan c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2017 | Executive Vice President, Global Head of Technology and Operations, Janus Capital Group, Inc., 2010-2016 | 176 | Former Chairman of the Board, NICSA (National Investment Company Services Association) (Executive Committee, Nominating Committee and Governance Committee), 2014-2016; former Director, Intech Investment Management, 2011-2016; former Board Member, Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, 2015-2016; former Advisory Board Member, University of Colorado Business School, 2015-2018; former Board Member, Chase Bank International, 1993-1994 |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Kathleen Blatz c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2006 | Attorney, specializing in arbitration and mediation; Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1998-2006; Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1996-1998; Fourth Judicial District Court Judge, Hennepin County, 1994-1996; Attorney in private practice and public service, 1984-1993; State Representative, Minnesota House of Representatives, 1979-1993, which included service on the Tax and Financial Institutions and Insurance Committees; Member and Interim Chair, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, January-July 2017; Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (health care insurance), February-July 2018, April-October 2021 | 176 | Former Trustee, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, 2009-2021 (Chair of the Business Development Committee, 2014-2017; Chair of the Governance Committee, 2017-2019); former Member and Chair of the Board, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, January 2017-July 2017; former Director, Robina Foundation, 2009-2020 (Chair, 2014-2020); Director, Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, since 2021 |
Pamela G. Carlton c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Chair since 2023; Trustee since 2007 | President, Springboard — Partners in Cross Cultural Leadership (consulting company), since 2003; Managing Director of US Equity Research, JP Morgan Chase, 1999-2003; Director of US Equity Research, Chase Asset Management, 1996-1999; Co-Director Latin America Research, 1993-1996, COO Global Research, 1992-1996, Co-Director of US Research, 1991-1992, Investment Banker, 1982-1991, Morgan Stanley; Attorney, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, 1980-1982 | 176 | Trustee, New York Presbyterian Hospital Board, since 1996; Director, DR Bank (Audit Committee) since 2017; Director, Evercore Inc. (Audit Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee), since 2019; Director, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee), since 2021; the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (IDC), since 2021 |
Janet Langford Carrig c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1957 | Trustee since 1996 | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ConocoPhillips (independent energy company), September 2007-October 2018 | 174 | Director, EQT Corporation (natural gas producer), since 2019; former Director, Whiting Petroleum Corporation (independent oil and gas company), 2020-2022 |
J. Kevin Connaughton c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1964 | Trustee since 2020 | CEO and President, RhodeWay Financial (non-profit financial planning firm), since December 2022; Member, FINRA National Adjudicatory Council, since January 2020; Adjunct Professor of Finance, Bentley University since January 2018; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from March 2016 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Managing Director and General Manager of Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, May 2010-February 2015; President, Columbia Funds, 2008-2015; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, 2003-2015 | 174 | Former Director, The Autism Project, March 2015-December 2021; former Member of the Investment Committee, St. Michael’s College, November 2015-February 2020; former Trustee, St. Michael’s College, June 2017-September 2019; former Trustee, New Century Portfolios, January 2015-December 2017 |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
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Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Olive M. Darragh c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1962 | Trustee since 2020 | Managing Director of Darragh Inc. (strategy and talent management consulting firm), since 2010; Founder and CEO, Zolio, Inc. (investment management talent identification platform), since 2004; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from June 2019 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Partner, Tudor Investments, 2004-2010; Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company (consulting), 1990-2004; Touche Ross CPA, 1985-1988 | 174 | Treasurer, Edinburgh University US Trust Board; Member, HBS Community Action Partners Board; Former Director, University of Edinburgh Business School (Member of US Board); former Director, Boston Public Library Foundation |
Patricia M. Flynn c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1950 | Trustee since 2004 | Professor of Economics and Management, Bentley University, since 2002; Dean, McCallum Graduate School of Business, Bentley University, 1992-2002 | 176 | Former Trustee, MA Taxpayers Foundation,1997-2022; former Governing Board Member (Chairperson of Innovation Index Advisory Committee), MA Technology Collaborative, 1997-2020; former Director, The MA Business Roundtable, 2003-2019 |
Brian J. Gallagher c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2017 | Retired; Partner with Deloitte & Touche LLP and its predecessors, 1977-2016 | 176 | Trustee, Catholic Schools Foundation, since 2004 |
Douglas A. Hacker c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1955 | Trustee since 1996 | Independent business executive, since May 2006; Executive Vice President – Strategy of United Airlines, December 2002 - May 2006; President of UAL Loyalty Services (airline marketing company), September 2001-December 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines, July 1999-September 2001 | 176 | Director, Spartan Nash Company (Chair of the Board) (food distributor); Director, Aircastle Limited (Chair of Audit Committee) (aircraft leasing); former Director, Nash Finch Company (food distributor), 2005-2013; former Director, SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. (container leasing), 2010-2013; and former Director, Travelport Worldwide Limited (travel information technology), 2014-2019 |
Nancy T. Lukitsh c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1956 | Trustee since 2011 | Senior Vice President, Partner and Director of Marketing, Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment adviser), 1997-2010; Chair, Wellington Management Portfolios (commingled non-U.S. investment pools), 2007-2010; Director, Wellington Trust Company, NA and other Wellington affiliates, 1997-2010 | 174 | None |
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Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
David M. Moffett c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1952 | Trustee since 2011 | Retired; former Chief Executive Officer of Freddie Mac and Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Bank | 174 | Director, CSX Corporation (transportation suppliers); Director, PayPal Holdings Inc. (payment and data processing services); Trustee, University of Oklahoma Foundation; former Director, eBay Inc. (online trading community), 2007-2015; and former Director, CIT Bank, CIT Group Inc. (commercial and consumer finance), 2010-2016; former Advisor to Bridgewater Associates and The Carlyle Group |
Catherine James Paglia c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1952 | Trustee since 2004 | Director, Enterprise Asset Management, Inc. (private real estate and asset management company), since September 1998; Managing Director and Partner, Interlaken Capital, Inc., 1989-1997; Vice President, 1982-1985, Principal, 1985-1987, Managing Director, 1987-1989, Morgan Stanley; Vice President, Investment Banking, 1980-1982, Associate, Investment Banking, 1976-1980, Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. | 176 | Director, Valmont Industries, Inc. (irrigation systems manufacturer), since 2012; Trustee, Carleton College (on the Investment Committee); Trustee, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (on the Investment Committee) |
Natalie A. Trunow c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1967 | Trustee since 2020 | Chief Executive Officer, Millennial Portfolio Solutions LLC (asset management and consulting services), January 2016-January 2021; Non-executive Member of the Investment Committee and Valuation Committee, Sarona Asset Management Inc. (private equity firm) since September 2019; Advisor, Horizon Investments (asset management and consulting services), August 2018-January 2022; Advisor, Paradigm Asset Management, November 2016-January 2022; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from September 2016 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Director of Investments/Consultant, Casey Family Programs, April 2016-November 2016; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Calvert Investments, August 2008-January 2016; Section Head and Portfolio Manager, General Motors Asset Management, June 1997-August 2008 | 174 | Independent Director, Investment Committee, Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc., 2010-2021; Independent Director, (Executive Committee and Chair, Audit Committee), Consumer Credit Counseling Services (formerly Guidewell Financial Solutions), since 2016; Independent Director, (Investment Committee), Sarona Asset Management, since 2019 |
Sandra L. Yeager c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1964 | Trustee since 2017 | Retired; President and founder, Hanoverian Capital, LLC (SEC registered investment advisor firm), 2008-2016; Managing Director, DuPont Capital, 2006-2008; Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, 2004-2006; Senior Vice President, Alliance Bernstein, 1990-2004 | 176 | Former Director, NAPE Education Foundation, October 2016-October 2020; Advisory Board, Jennersville YMCA, since 2022 |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
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* | The term “Columbia Funds Complex” as used herein includes Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund, Tri-Continental Corporation and each series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (CFST), Columbia Funds Series Trust I (CFST I), Columbia Funds Series Trust II (CFST II), Columbia ETF Trust I (CET I), Columbia ETF Trust II (CET II), Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust (CFVIT) and Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust II (CFVST II). Messrs. Batejan, Beckman, Gallagher and Hacker and Mses. Blatz, Carlton, Carrig, Flynn, Paglia and Yeager serve as Directors of Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund and Tri-Continental Corporation. |
Interested trustee affiliated with Investment Manager*
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Daniel J. Beckman c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1962 | Trustee since November 2021 and President since June 2021 | Vice President – Head of North America Product, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since April 2015; President and Principal Executive Officer of the Columbia Funds, since June 2021; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, 2020-2021 | 176 | Director, Ameriprise Trust Company, since October 2016; Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since November 2018; Board of Governors, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC since, January 2022; Director, Columbia Threadneedle Canada, Inc., since December 2022 |
* | Interested person (as defined under the 1940 Act) by reason of being an officer, director, security holder and/or employee of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial. |
The Statement of Additional Information has additional information about the Fund’s Board members and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800.345.6611, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or contacting your financial intermediary.
The Board has appointed officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies it has established. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board. The following table provides basic information about the Officers of the Fund as of the printing of this report, including principal occupations during the past five years, although their specific titles may have varied over the period. In addition to Mr. Beckman, who is President and Principal Executive Officer, the Fund’s other officers are:
Fund officers
Name, address and year of birth | Position and year first appointed to position for any Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof | Principal occupation(s) during past five years |
Michael G. Clarke 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1969 | Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer (2009) and Senior Vice President (2019) | Senior Vice President and Head of Global Operations & Investor Services, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since March 2022 (previously Vice President, Head of North American Operations, and Co-Head of Global Operations, June 2019 to February 2022 and Vice President – Accounting and Tax, May 2010 - May 2019); senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2002. |
Joseph Beranek 5890 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1965 | Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) (2019) and Principal Financial Officer (2020), CFST, CFST I, CFST II, CFVIT and CFVST II; Assistant Treasurer, CET I and CET II | Vice President – Mutual Fund Accounting and Financial Reporting, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since December 2018 and March 2017, respectively. |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
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Fund officers (continued)
Name, address and year of birth | Position and year first appointed to position for any Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof | Principal occupation(s) during past five years |
Marybeth Pilat 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1968 | Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) and Principal Financial Officer (2020) for CET I and CET II; Assistant Treasurer, CFST, CFST I, CFST II, CFVIT and CFVST II | Vice President – Product Pricing and Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2017. |
William F. Truscott 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1960 | Senior Vice President (2001) | Formerly, Trustee/Director of Columbia Funds Complex or legacy funds, November 2001-January 1, 2021; Chief Executive Officer, Global Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since September 2012; Chairman of the Board and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since July 2004 and February 2012, respectively; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., since November 2008 and February 2012, respectively; Chairman of the Board and Director, Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings, Sàrl, since March 2013 and December 2008, respectively; senior executive of various entities affiliated with Columbia Threadneedle. |
Christopher O. Petersen 5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1970 | Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary (2021) | Formerly, Trustee/Director of funds within the Columbia Funds Complex, July 1, 2020 - November 22, 2021; Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since September 2021 (previously Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel, January 2015 - September 2021); formerly, President and Principal Executive Officer of the Columbia Funds, 2015 - 2021; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2007. |
Thomas P. McGuire 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1972 | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (2012) | Vice President – Asset Management Compliance, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Acorn/Wanger Funds, since December 2015; formerly, Chief Compliance Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, September 2010 – September 2020. |
Ryan C. Larrenaga 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1970 | Senior Vice President (2017), Chief Legal Officer (2017), and Secretary (2015) | Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since August 2018 (previously Vice President and Group Counsel, August 2011 - August 2018); Chief Legal Officer, Columbia Acorn/Wanger Funds, since September 2020; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2005. |
Michael E. DeFao 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1968 | Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2010) | Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since October 2021 (previously Vice President and Assistant Secretary, May 2010 – September 2021). |
Lyn Kephart-Strong 5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1960 | Vice President (2015) | Vice President, Global Investment Operations Services, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since 2010; President, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., since October 2014; President, Ameriprise Trust Company, since January 2017. |
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Annual Report
February 28, 2023
Columbia Overseas Value Fund
Not FDIC or NCUA Insured • No Financial Institution Guarantee • May Lose Value
If you elect to receive the shareholder report for Columbia Overseas Value Fund (the Fund) in paper, mailed to you, the Fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address, unless such shareholder elects to receive shareholder reports from the Fund electronically via e-mail or by having a paper notice mailed to you (Postcard Notice) that your Fund’s shareholder report is available at the Columbia funds’ website (columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/). If you would like more than one report in paper to be mailed to you, or would like to elect to receive reports via e-mail or access them through Postcard Notice, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.
Proxy voting policies and procedures
The policy of the Board of Trustees is to vote the proxies of the companies in which the Fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31st for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30th of that year, and is available without charge by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/, or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.
Quarterly schedule of investments
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-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, is available on columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.
Additional Fund information
For more information about the Fund, please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time.
Fund investment manager
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager)
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Fund distributor
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Fund transfer agent
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 219104
Kansas City, MO 64121-9104
Columbia Overseas Value Fund | Annual Report 2023
Fund at a Glance
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Investment objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Portfolio management
Fred Copper, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2008
Daisuke Nomoto, CMA (SAAJ)
Co-Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2013
Morningstar style boxTM
The Morningstar Style Box is based on a fund’s portfolio holdings. 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.
© 2023 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.
Average annual total returns (%) (for the period ended February 28, 2023) |
| | Inception | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years |
Class A | Excluding sales charges | 02/28/13 | 0.15 | 1.89 | 5.29 |
| Including sales charges | | -5.63 | 0.69 | 4.67 |
Advisor Class* | 07/01/15 | 0.46 | 2.14 | 5.55 |
Class C | Excluding sales charges | 02/28/13 | -0.56 | 1.13 | 4.50 |
| Including sales charges | | -1.54 | 1.13 | 4.50 |
Institutional Class | 03/31/08 | 0.46 | 2.17 | 5.54 |
Institutional 2 Class* | 07/01/15 | 0.53 | 2.26 | 5.64 |
Institutional 3 Class* | 07/01/15 | 0.57 | 2.28 | 5.68 |
Class R* | 03/01/16 | -0.05 | 1.63 | 5.03 |
MSCI EAFE Value Index (Net) | | 0.61 | 1.31 | 3.79 |
Returns for Class A shares are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. Returns for Class C shares are shown with and without the 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge for the first year only. The Fund’s other share classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. 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 share class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or calling 800.345.6611.
* | The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund’s oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information. |
The MSCI EAFE Value Index (Net) is a subset of the MSCI EAFE Index (Net), and constituents of the index include securities from Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The index generally represents approximately 50% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization of the MSCI EAFE Index (Net), and consists of those securities classified by MSCI Inc. as most representing the value style, such as, higher book value-to-price ratios, higher forward earnings-to-price ratios, higher dividend yields and lower forecasted growth rates than securities representing the growth style.
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes (except the MSCI EAFE Value Index (Net), which reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes) or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.
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Fund at a Glance (continued)
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Performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment (February 28, 2013 — February 28, 2023)
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Overseas Value 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.
Equity sector breakdown (%) (at February 28, 2023) |
Communication Services | 6.8 |
Consumer Discretionary | 4.3 |
Consumer Staples | 11.9 |
Energy | 14.8 |
Financials | 28.5 |
Health Care | 10.6 |
Industrials | 8.1 |
Information Technology | 4.5 |
Materials | 5.8 |
Real Estate | 0.3 |
Utilities | 4.4 |
Total | 100.0 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total equity investments. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
Country breakdown (%) (at February 28, 2023) |
Australia | 1.3 |
Brazil | 0.2 |
Canada | 5.6 |
China | 1.8 |
Finland | 1.9 |
France | 13.0 |
Germany | 4.0 |
Greece | 1.0 |
Hong Kong | 1.3 |
Ireland | 2.0 |
Israel | 2.9 |
Country breakdown (%) (at February 28, 2023) |
Japan | 18.7 |
Netherlands | 12.1 |
Norway | 0.8 |
Russian Federation | 0.0(a) |
Singapore | 2.6 |
South Africa | 0.4 |
South Korea | 0.7 |
Spain | 3.7 |
Sweden | 0.6 |
Switzerland | 2.3 |
Taiwan | 1.1 |
United Kingdom | 14.5 |
United States(b) | 7.5 |
Total | 100.0 |
(a) | Rounds to zero. |
(b) | Includes investments in Money Market Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds. |
Country breakdown is based primarily on issuer’s place of organization/incorporation. Percentages indicated are based upon total investments, excluding investments in derivatives, if any. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance
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For the 12-month period that ended February 28, 2023, Class A shares of Columbia Overseas Value Fund returned 0.15% excluding sales charges. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Value Index (Net), which returned 0.61% for the same time period.
Market overview
International equity markets delivered mixed results during the 12-month period, with most major benchmarks posting negative returns despite strong results in certain industry groups. For example, the broad developed-market MSCI EAFE Index (Net) finished down more than 3% in U.S. dollar terms. In contrast, the energy sector within the same index was up more than 30%.
Numerous concerns weighed on sentiment throughout the first half of the period, particularly a toxic combination of geopolitical and financial market events that punished most asset returns except for “hard” assets such as oil, gold and other commodities. As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, many western nations imposed punitive sanctions on Russia that limited its ability to transact in global markets and access assets held outside its borders. Combined, Russia and Ukraine provide a significant portion of many raw materials to the global economy, focused most prominently in Europe and the Middle East. Loss of these supplies disrupted access to basic necessities for many countries and raised the cost of such goods precipitously in some cases.
As the war in Ukraine continued to grind on, pressure on commodity markets around the world was made even worse by lockdowns in China stemming from its zero-COVID policy. Mounting inflationary pressures forced central banks globally into the unfortunate position of needing to tighten monetary policy despite deteriorating economic conditions. These “stagflationary” conditions proved to be a major driver of poor returns across both stocks and bonds.
Despite occasional bursts of optimism that drove brief attempts at equity rallies, market momentum remained volatile and continued downward. Poor fixed-income returns, which typically have served as a safe-haven offset to declining equity markets, compounded the steep drawdowns in stocks. A steadily strengthening U.S. dollar over the first seven months of the reporting period (from the end of February 2022 through the end of September 2022) was an additional headwind for U.S. investors and eroded returns significantly. During that seven-month period, the MSCI EAFE Index (Net) lost about 11% when measured in local currencies but lost more than 25% in U.S. dollar terms.
Sentiment reversed abruptly though, apparently fueled by hints that the global slowdown was beginning to moderate. An early catalyst was Australia hiking interest rates by just 25 basis points versus expectations of 50 basis points, leading to speculation that other central banks would need to pivot in response to increasing stress from the global tightening cycle. (A basis point is 1/100 of a percent.) Investors also were pleased that China scrapped its zero-COVID lockdown policy, even though that welcome news was followed by worries that a resulting surge in infections would weigh on growth and make for a challenging reopening of the country’s economy.
Those expectations helped weaken the U.S. dollar and buoy international equity returns for U.S. investors – but only until the final month of the period. At that point, stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data revived worries over the so-called “higher-for-longer” U.S. interest rate regime and overwhelmed any expectations of a slowdown in U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, pushing the U.S. dollar back on a strengthening trend that again fanned a headwind for U.S. investors.
The Fund’s notable detractors during the period
• | The Fund’s underperformance of its benchmark during the period was caused primarily by adverse stock selection, particularly within the United Kingdom, as well as within the communication services and industrials sectors. |
• | Individual holdings that lagged in absolute and relative terms included Vodafone Group Plc (United Kingdom), Leroy Seafood Group ASA (Norway), Atos SE (France), KION GROUP AG (Germany) and Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan). |
• | From a geographical perspective, the Fund’s modest out-of-benchmark allocations to Brazil and South Africa hurt relative performance, as did stock selection within the United Kingdom, Germany and Sweden. |
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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance (continued)
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The Fund’s notable contributors during the period
• | Relative to its benchmark, the Fund’s overweight positions in Canada, the United States and the energy sector helped results. Security selection in Japan also proved beneficial. |
• | Individual top performers included TotalEnergies SE (France), Teekay Tankers Ltd. (Bermuda), ING Groep NV (Netherlands), BP p.l.c. (United Kingdom) and Shell Plc (United Kingdom). |
Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. Value securities may be unprofitable if the market fails to recognize their intrinsic worth or the portfolio manager misgauged that worth. International investing involves certain risks and volatility due to potential political, economic or currency instabilities and different financial and accounting standards. Risks are enhanced for emerging market issuers. Investing in derivatives is a specialized activity that involves special risks that subject the Fund to significant loss potential, including when used as leverage, and may result in greater fluctuation in Fund value. See the Fund’s prospectus for information on these and other risks.
The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties who have contributed to this report. 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.
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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses
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As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are shareholder transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing fund costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. The following information is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your Fund’s expenses
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided examples and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated 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. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the “Actual” column. The amount listed in the “Hypothetical” column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund’s actual return) and then applies the Fund’s actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See “Compare with other funds” below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, or redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.
September 1, 2022 — February 28, 2023 |
| Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | 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 | 1,138.90 | 1,019.04 | 6.15 | 5.81 | 1.16 |
Advisor Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,140.30 | 1,020.28 | 4.83 | 4.56 | 0.91 |
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,134.60 | 1,015.32 | 10.11 | 9.54 | 1.91 |
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,140.80 | 1,020.28 | 4.83 | 4.56 | 0.91 |
Institutional 2 Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,141.30 | 1,020.73 | 4.35 | 4.11 | 0.82 |
Institutional 3 Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,141.60 | 1,020.98 | 4.09 | 3.86 | 0.77 |
Class R | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,136.90 | 1,017.80 | 7.47 | 7.05 | 1.41 |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class as indicated above, multiplied by the average account value over the period and then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund’s most recent fiscal half year and divided by 365.
Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from its investment in underlying funds, including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
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Portfolio of Investments
February 28, 2023
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Investments in securities
Common Stocks 97.4% |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Australia 1.3% |
Northern Star Resources Ltd. | 4,910,705 | 34,273,422 |
Brazil 0.2% |
Azul SA, ADR(a) | 1,052,254 | 4,293,196 |
Canada 5.5% |
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. | 977,144 | 45,838,760 |
Cameco Corp. | 1,259,812 | 34,443,260 |
Nutrien Ltd. | 211,966 | 16,486,715 |
Teck Resources Ltd., Class B | 592,256 | 23,642,859 |
Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A(a),(b) | 498,286 | 22,497,613 |
Vermilion Energy, Inc. | 515,592 | 6,908,933 |
Total | 149,818,140 |
China 1.8% |
Guangdong Investment Ltd. | 32,616,000 | 32,959,815 |
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H | 31,175,000 | 15,555,147 |
Total | 48,514,962 |
Finland 1.9% |
UPM-Kymmene OYJ | 1,418,874 | 51,414,967 |
France 13.0% |
AXA SA | 2,385,786 | 75,179,677 |
BNP Paribas SA | 919,793 | 64,303,823 |
DBV Technologies SA, ADR(a) | 329,151 | 477,269 |
Eiffage SA | 303,652 | 33,325,559 |
Engie SA | 1,456,890 | 21,260,943 |
Sanofi | 589,876 | 55,152,423 |
TotalEnergies SE | 1,643,511 | 101,411,573 |
Total | 351,111,267 |
Germany 4.0% |
Bayer AG, Registered Shares | 290,889 | 17,273,353 |
Duerr AG | 715,744 | 26,943,220 |
E.ON SE | 3,122,079 | 34,064,613 |
KION Group AG | 335,681 | 13,147,284 |
Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Registered Shares | 224,757 | 17,225,999 |
Total | 108,654,469 |
Greece 1.0% |
Piraeus Financial Holdings SA(a) | 10,487,651 | 26,588,748 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Hong Kong 1.3% |
WH Group Ltd. | 58,557,330 | 34,076,205 |
Ireland 2.0% |
Amarin Corp. PLC, ADR(a) | 306,060 | 621,302 |
Bank of Ireland Group PLC | 2,693,951 | 29,679,577 |
Flutter Entertainment PLC(a) | 149,322 | 23,974,908 |
Total | 54,275,787 |
Israel 2.9% |
Bank Hapoalim BM | 2,877,764 | 24,070,268 |
Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp., Ltd. | 12,771,876 | 17,678,334 |
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a) | 296,328 | 36,661,700 |
Total | 78,410,302 |
Japan 18.7% |
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. | 1,880,900 | 40,127,719 |
Daiwabo Holdings Co., Ltd. | 2,077,600 | 32,106,452 |
ITOCHU Corp. | 1,729,000 | 51,681,010 |
Kinden Corp. | 1,229,600 | 13,805,822 |
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 917,000 | 15,411,201 |
Marubeni Corp. | 2,240,100 | 28,597,251 |
MatsukiyoCocokara & Co. | 939,100 | 43,641,035 |
Mebuki Financial Group, Inc. | 5,772,600 | 15,517,831 |
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | 1,136,200 | 32,923,461 |
ORIX Corp. | 2,949,600 | 52,865,698 |
Ship Healthcare Holdings, Inc. | 1,233,100 | 22,256,025 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 1,480,200 | 64,646,051 |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | 1,663,300 | 51,270,060 |
Takuma Co., Ltd. | 809,845 | 8,154,468 |
Toyota Motor Corp. | 2,357,500 | 32,131,730 |
Total | 505,135,814 |
Netherlands 12.1% |
ABN AMRO Bank NV | 1,166,260 | 20,580,042 |
ASR Nederland NV | 1,206,341 | 54,901,632 |
ING Groep NV | 5,153,829 | 72,128,458 |
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV | 2,049,976 | 65,090,640 |
Shell PLC | 3,720,417 | 112,685,408 |
Total | 325,386,180 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Norway 0.8% |
Leroy Seafood Group ASA | 4,407,147 | 21,853,674 |
Russian Federation —% |
Lukoil PJSC(c),(d),(e) | 106,132 | — |
Singapore 2.6% |
BW LPG Ltd. | 2,265,558 | 19,818,717 |
Venture Corp., Ltd. | 3,881,100 | 49,424,316 |
Total | 69,243,033 |
South Africa 0.4% |
Sibanye Stillwater Ltd., ADR | 1,319,231 | 10,685,771 |
South Korea 0.7% |
Hyundai Home Shopping Network Corp. | 126,141 | 4,911,073 |
Youngone Corp.(a) | 470,847 | 15,160,225 |
Total | 20,071,298 |
Spain 3.7% |
Banco Santander SA | 17,538,816 | 69,057,470 |
Endesa SA | 1,347,343 | 26,421,438 |
Tecnicas Reunidas SA(a) | 421,593 | 4,830,356 |
Total | 100,309,264 |
Sweden 0.6% |
Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB | 4,820,143 | 7,865,127 |
Stillfront Group AB(a) | 5,008,108 | 9,219,548 |
Total | 17,084,675 |
Switzerland 2.3% |
Novartis AG, Registered Shares | 725,973 | 61,097,978 |
Taiwan 1.1% |
Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. | 15,228,115 | 29,777,272 |
United Kingdom 14.5% |
AstraZeneca PLC, ADR | 319,632 | 20,833,614 |
Barclays Bank PLC | 8,231,325 | 17,274,163 |
BP PLC | 4,640,760 | 30,496,906 |
British American Tobacco PLC | 2,093,218 | 79,219,497 |
BT Group PLC | 19,089,659 | 32,003,007 |
Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC | 1,591,799 | 4,677,861 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
DCC PLC | 582,431 | 32,346,222 |
Imperial Brands PLC | 934,499 | 22,513,276 |
John Wood Group PLC(a) | 2,165,502 | 5,090,862 |
Just Group PLC | 25,551,420 | 26,892,710 |
Liberty Global PLC, Class C(a) | 1,647,841 | 35,016,621 |
TP Icap Group PLC | 14,403,106 | 33,436,818 |
Vodafone Group PLC | 43,526,377 | 52,117,379 |
Total | 391,918,936 |
United States 5.0% |
Burford Capital Ltd. | 2,199,341 | 17,924,629 |
Diversified Energy Co. PLC | 28,098,447 | 35,217,742 |
Energy Fuels, Inc.(a),(b) | 2,223,773 | 14,921,517 |
Insmed, Inc.(a) | 198,859 | 4,052,747 |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a) | 303,355 | 42,591,042 |
Livent Corp.(a) | 721,014 | 16,907,778 |
Quotient Ltd.(a) | 22,353 | 1,062 |
Sage Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | 60,538 | 2,520,802 |
Total | 134,137,319 |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $2,584,804,285) | 2,628,132,679 |
|
Exchange-Traded Equity Funds 2.3% |
| Shares | Value ($) |
United States 2.3% |
iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF | 1,299,028 | 63,067,810 |
Total Exchange-Traded Equity Funds (Cost $63,790,148) | 63,067,810 |
|
Money Market Funds 0.2% |
| | |
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 4.748%(f),(g) | 4,592,371 | 4,590,534 |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $4,590,339) | 4,590,534 |
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $2,653,184,772) | 2,695,791,023 |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | 3,688,238 |
Net Assets | $2,699,479,261 |
At February 28, 2023, securities and/or cash totaling $18,824,201 were pledged as collateral.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Investments in derivatives
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts |
Currency to be sold | Currency to be purchased | Counterparty | Settlement date | Unrealized appreciation ($) | Unrealized depreciation ($) |
11,595,000 AUD | 8,036,181 USD | Goldman Sachs International | 03/09/2023 | 231,769 | — |
120,581,000 CAD | 89,952,837 USD | Goldman Sachs International | 03/09/2023 | 1,576,842 | — |
29,248,000 EUR | 31,703,547 USD | Goldman Sachs International | 03/09/2023 | 754,083 | — |
4,172,917,000 JPY | 32,115,813 USD | Goldman Sachs International | 03/09/2023 | 1,435,405 | — |
16,287,165,000 KRW | 13,117,884 USD | Goldman Sachs International | 03/09/2023 | 801,269 | — |
398,460,000 NOK | 39,553,685 USD | Goldman Sachs International | 03/09/2023 | 1,169,214 | — |
170,393,000 SEK | 16,103,273 USD | Goldman Sachs International | 03/09/2023 | — | (180,600) |
10,680,000 SGD | 8,058,592 USD | Goldman Sachs International | 03/09/2023 | 136,920 | — |
2,055,366,000 TWD | 68,092,298 USD | Goldman Sachs International | 03/09/2023 | 729,761 | — |
126,258,320 USD | 181,899,000 AUD | Goldman Sachs International | 03/09/2023 | — | (3,824,953) |
21,458,328 USD | 28,833,000 CAD | Goldman Sachs International | 03/09/2023 | — | (326,102) |
7,826,171 USD | 7,254,000 CHF | Goldman Sachs International | 03/09/2023 | — | (117,970) |
7,841,716 USD | 54,017,000 DKK | Goldman Sachs International | 03/09/2023 | — | (161,681) |
23,601,819 USD | 21,798,000 EUR | Goldman Sachs International | 03/09/2023 | — | (535,750) |
47,299,589 USD | 38,959,000 GBP | Goldman Sachs International | 03/09/2023 | — | (431,392) |
13,594,353 USD | 1,748,940,000 JPY | Goldman Sachs International | 03/09/2023 | — | (735,675) |
5,451,695 USD | 53,869,000 NOK | Goldman Sachs International | 03/09/2023 | — | (262,383) |
41,913,794 USD | 65,911,000 NZD | Goldman Sachs International | 03/09/2023 | — | (1,160,561) |
63,144,420 USD | 656,694,000 SEK | Goldman Sachs International | 03/09/2023 | — | (386,435) |
26,331,512 USD | 34,817,000 SGD | Goldman Sachs International | 03/09/2023 | — | (506,712) |
Total | | | | 6,835,263 | (8,630,214) |
Call option contracts written |
Description | Counterparty | Trading currency | Notional amount | Number of contracts | Exercise price/Rate | Expiration date | Premium received ($) | Value ($) |
Energy Fuels, Inc. | Morgan Stanley | USD | (6,854,936) | (10,216) | 10.00 | 3/17/2023 | (35,569) | (25,540) |
Teekay Tankers Ltd. | Morgan Stanley | USD | (11,969,265) | (2,651) | 40.00 | 3/17/2023 | (36,376) | (1,511,070) |
Total | | | | | | | (71,945) | (1,536,610) |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) | Non-income producing investment. |
(b) | This security or a portion of this security has been pledged as collateral in connection with derivative contracts. |
(c) | Represents fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At February 28, 2023, the total value of these securities amounted to $0, which represents less than 0.01% of total net assets. |
(d) | Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. Disposal of a restricted investment may involve time-consuming negotiations and expenses, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult to achieve. Private placement securities are generally considered to be restricted, although certain of those securities may be traded between qualified institutional investors under the provisions of Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 144A. The Fund will not incur any registration costs upon such a trade. These securities are valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. At February 28, 2023, the total market value of these securities amounted to $0, which represents less than 0.01% of total net assets. Additional information on these securities is as follows: |
Security | Acquisition Dates | Shares | Cost ($) | Value ($) |
Lukoil PJSC | 01/25/2022-01/26/2022 | 106,132 | 8,693,218 | — |
(e) | Valuation based on significant unobservable inputs. |
(f) | The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at February 28, 2023. |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Notes to Portfolio of Investments (continued)
(g) | As defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the company’s outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. The value of the holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the year ended February 28, 2023 are as follows: |
Affiliated issuers | Beginning of period($) | Purchases($) | Sales($) | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)($) | End of period($) | Realized gain (loss)($) | Dividends($) | End of period shares |
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 4.748% |
| 11,100,869 | 584,426,244 | (590,936,192) | (387) | 4,590,534 | 6,141 | 366,321 | 4,592,371 |
Abbreviation Legend
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
Currency Legend
AUD | Australian Dollar |
CAD | Canada Dollar |
CHF | Swiss Franc |
DKK | Danish Krone |
EUR | Euro |
GBP | British Pound |
JPY | Japanese Yen |
KRW | South Korean Won |
NOK | Norwegian Krone |
NZD | New Zealand Dollar |
SEK | Swedish Krona |
SGD | Singapore Dollar |
TWD | New Taiwan Dollar |
USD | US Dollar |
Fair value measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
■ | Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments. |
■ | Level 2 — Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.). |
■ | Level 3 — Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments). |
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Foreign equity securities actively traded in markets where there is a significant delay in the local close relative to the New York Stock Exchange are classified as Level 2. The values of these securities may include an adjustment to reflect the impact of market movements following the close of local trading, as described in Note 2 to the financial statements – Security valuation.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Fair value measurements (continued)
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
The Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Investment Manager, through its Valuation Committee (the Committee), as valuation designee, responsible for determining the fair value of the assets of the Fund for which market quotations are not readily available using valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. Representatives of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC report to the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at February 28, 2023:
| Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) | Total ($) |
Investments in Securities | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | |
Australia | — | 34,273,422 | — | 34,273,422 |
Brazil | 4,293,196 | — | — | 4,293,196 |
Canada | 149,818,140 | — | — | 149,818,140 |
China | — | 48,514,962 | — | 48,514,962 |
Finland | — | 51,414,967 | — | 51,414,967 |
France | 477,269 | 350,633,998 | — | 351,111,267 |
Germany | — | 108,654,469 | — | 108,654,469 |
Greece | — | 26,588,748 | — | 26,588,748 |
Hong Kong | — | 34,076,205 | — | 34,076,205 |
Ireland | 621,302 | 53,654,485 | — | 54,275,787 |
Israel | 36,661,700 | 41,748,602 | — | 78,410,302 |
Japan | — | 505,135,814 | — | 505,135,814 |
Netherlands | — | 325,386,180 | — | 325,386,180 |
Norway | — | 21,853,674 | — | 21,853,674 |
Russian Federation | — | — | 0* | 0* |
Singapore | — | 69,243,033 | — | 69,243,033 |
South Africa | 10,685,771 | — | — | 10,685,771 |
South Korea | — | 20,071,298 | — | 20,071,298 |
Spain | — | 100,309,264 | — | 100,309,264 |
Sweden | — | 17,084,675 | — | 17,084,675 |
Switzerland | — | 61,097,978 | — | 61,097,978 |
Taiwan | — | 29,777,272 | — | 29,777,272 |
United Kingdom | 55,850,235 | 336,068,701 | — | 391,918,936 |
United States | 98,918,515 | 35,218,804 | — | 134,137,319 |
Total Common Stocks | 357,326,128 | 2,270,806,551 | 0* | 2,628,132,679 |
Exchange-Traded Equity Funds | 63,067,810 | — | — | 63,067,810 |
Money Market Funds | 4,590,534 | — | — | 4,590,534 |
Total Investments in Securities | 424,984,472 | 2,270,806,551 | 0* | 2,695,791,023 |
Investments in Derivatives | | | | |
Asset | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | — | 6,835,263 | — | 6,835,263 |
Liability | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | — | (8,630,214) | — | (8,630,214) |
Options Contracts Written | (1,536,610) | — | — | (1,536,610) |
Total | 423,447,862 | 2,269,011,600 | — | 2,692,459,462 |
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Fair value measurements (continued)
The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets. These assets include certain foreign securities for which a third party statistical pricing service may be employed for purposes of fair market valuation. The model utilized by such third party statistical pricing service takes into account a security’s correlation to available market data including, but not limited to, intraday index, ADR, and exchange-traded fund movements.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
The Fund does not hold any significant investments (greater than one percent of net assets) categorized as Level 3.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
February 28, 2023
Assets | |
Investments in securities, at value | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $2,648,594,433) | $2,691,200,489 |
Affiliated issuers (cost $4,590,339) | 4,590,534 |
Cash | 19 |
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 6,835,263 |
Receivable for: | |
Investments sold | 2,720,222 |
Capital shares sold | 2,902,820 |
Dividends | 3,383,005 |
Foreign tax reclaims | 4,126,152 |
Expense reimbursement due from Investment Manager | 4,037 |
Prepaid expenses | 15,265 |
Total assets | 2,715,777,806 |
Liabilities | |
Option contracts written, at value (premiums received $71,945) | 1,536,610 |
Foreign currency (cost $149,863) | 149,863 |
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 8,630,214 |
Payable for: | |
Investments purchased | 1,353,393 |
Capital shares purchased | 3,896,887 |
Management services fees | 57,604 |
Distribution and/or service fees | 2,685 |
Transfer agent fees | 221,535 |
Compensation of board members | 240,491 |
Compensation of chief compliance officer | 493 |
Other expenses | 208,770 |
Total liabilities | 16,298,545 |
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $2,699,479,261 |
Represented by | |
Paid in capital | 2,981,534,737 |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | (282,055,476) |
Total - representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $2,699,479,261 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)
February 28, 2023
Class A | |
Net assets | $300,206,987 |
Shares outstanding | 30,162,535 |
Net asset value per share | $9.95 |
Maximum sales charge | 5.75% |
Maximum offering price per share (calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge for Class A shares) | $10.56 |
Advisor Class | |
Net assets | $428,049,855 |
Shares outstanding | 43,097,618 |
Net asset value per share | $9.93 |
Class C | |
Net assets | $15,532,100 |
Shares outstanding | 1,574,517 |
Net asset value per share | $9.86 |
Institutional Class | |
Net assets | $489,364,068 |
Shares outstanding | 49,045,124 |
Net asset value per share | $9.98 |
Institutional 2 Class | |
Net assets | $660,833,345 |
Shares outstanding | 66,629,634 |
Net asset value per share | $9.92 |
Institutional 3 Class | |
Net assets | $791,530,703 |
Shares outstanding | 79,693,552 |
Net asset value per share | $9.93 |
Class R | |
Net assets | $13,962,203 |
Shares outstanding | 1,441,645 |
Net asset value per share | $9.68 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended February 28, 2023
Net investment income | |
Income: | |
Dividends — unaffiliated issuers | $103,356,281 |
Dividends — affiliated issuers | 366,321 |
European Union tax reclaim | 262,654 |
Foreign taxes withheld | (13,346,412) |
Total income | 90,638,844 |
Expenses: | |
Management services fees | 19,484,110 |
Distribution and/or service fees | |
Class A | 749,033 |
Class C | 162,324 |
Class R | 67,736 |
Transfer agent fees | |
Class A | 445,274 |
Advisor Class | 579,392 |
Class C | 24,100 |
Institutional Class | 683,664 |
Institutional 2 Class | 346,452 |
Institutional 3 Class | 52,926 |
Class R | 20,142 |
Compensation of board members | 39,767 |
Custodian fees | 287,163 |
Printing and postage fees | 248,932 |
Registration fees | 168,826 |
Audit fees | 87,445 |
Legal fees | 47,334 |
Interest on collateral | 13,300 |
Interest on interfund lending | 48 |
Compensation of chief compliance officer | 485 |
Other | 93,566 |
Total expenses | 23,602,019 |
Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Investment Manager and its affiliates | (1,471,774) |
Expense reduction | (280) |
Total net expenses | 22,129,965 |
Net investment income | 68,508,879 |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers | (62,223,149) |
Investments — affiliated issuers | 6,141 |
Foreign currency translations | (1,365,913) |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 1,513,786 |
Options purchased | (1,197,553) |
Options contracts written | 3,698,527 |
Net realized loss | (59,568,161) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers | 9,865,015 |
Investments — affiliated issuers | (387) |
Foreign currency translations | (139,668) |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | (3,871,978) |
Options contracts written | (704,051) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 5,148,931 |
Net realized and unrealized loss | (54,419,230) |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $14,089,649 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year Ended February 28, 2023 | Year Ended February 28, 2022 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income | $68,508,879 | $63,111,953 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (59,568,161) | 70,828,967 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 5,148,931 | (45,067,529) |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 14,089,649 | 88,873,391 |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Net investment income and net realized gains | | |
Class A | (5,087,610) | (11,067,794) |
Advisor Class | (7,491,328) | (11,757,755) |
Class C | (185,075) | (504,315) |
Institutional Class | (8,676,294) | (17,975,864) |
Institutional 2 Class | (12,018,675) | (26,006,694) |
Institutional 3 Class | (14,462,101) | (27,502,053) |
Class R | (205,342) | (484,871) |
Total distributions to shareholders | (48,126,425) | (95,299,346) |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock activity | (1,231,491) | 740,751,097 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (35,268,267) | 734,325,142 |
Net assets at beginning of year | 2,734,747,528 | 2,000,422,386 |
Net assets at end of year | $2,699,479,261 | $2,734,747,528 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
| Year Ended | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2023 | February 28, 2022 |
| Shares | Dollars ($) | Shares | Dollars ($) |
Capital stock activity |
Class A | | | | |
Subscriptions | 3,607,056 | 33,379,300 | 6,233,691 | 66,476,786 |
Fund reorganization | — | — | 4,285 | 44,736 |
Distributions reinvested | 545,233 | 4,929,061 | 1,059,055 | 10,705,814 |
Redemptions | (7,479,359) | (68,178,155) | (5,913,875) | (62,548,415) |
Net increase (decrease) | (3,327,070) | (29,869,794) | 1,383,156 | 14,678,921 |
Advisor Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 13,760,629 | 127,666,956 | 17,797,576 | 190,309,034 |
Fund reorganization | — | — | 4,039,099 | 42,049,576 |
Distributions reinvested | 823,638 | 7,462,922 | 1,162,793 | 11,726,703 |
Redemptions | (11,643,383) | (108,363,000) | (11,769,913) | (123,972,382) |
Net increase | 2,940,884 | 26,766,878 | 11,229,555 | 120,112,931 |
Class C | | | | |
Subscriptions | 164,154 | 1,546,563 | 188,106 | 1,978,112 |
Distributions reinvested | 20,993 | 184,742 | 50,165 | 503,448 |
Redemptions | (528,535) | (4,895,352) | (583,560) | (6,147,866) |
Net decrease | (343,388) | (3,164,047) | (345,289) | (3,666,306) |
Institutional Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 21,956,282 | 199,739,705 | 21,464,914 | 228,595,718 |
Distributions reinvested | 933,279 | 8,488,850 | 1,714,711 | 17,352,111 |
Redemptions | (25,085,083) | (231,336,530) | (12,203,529) | (128,865,133) |
Net increase (decrease) | (2,195,522) | (23,107,975) | 10,976,096 | 117,082,696 |
Institutional 2 Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 24,158,014 | 224,982,961 | 44,433,415 | 467,540,027 |
Distributions reinvested | 1,323,911 | 11,991,581 | 2,583,941 | 25,998,838 |
Redemptions | (30,032,454) | (285,244,645) | (30,847,596) | (326,703,923) |
Net increase (decrease) | (4,550,529) | (48,270,103) | 16,169,760 | 166,834,942 |
Institutional 3 Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 27,615,573 | 257,295,732 | 49,017,595 | 518,942,169 |
Distributions reinvested | 1,065,356 | 9,607,853 | 1,924,294 | 19,356,884 |
Redemptions | (20,518,168) | (189,165,088) | (20,635,911) | (219,964,259) |
Net increase | 8,162,761 | 77,738,497 | 30,305,978 | 318,334,794 |
Class R | | | | |
Subscriptions | 379,724 | 3,450,138 | 1,098,288 | 11,569,685 |
Distributions reinvested | 23,384 | 204,983 | 49,177 | 483,756 |
Redemptions | (542,706) | (4,980,068) | (452,156) | (4,680,322) |
Net increase (decrease) | (139,598) | (1,324,947) | 695,309 | 7,373,119 |
Total net increase (decrease) | 547,538 | (1,231,491) | 70,414,565 | 740,751,097 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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The following table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a class held for the periods shown. Per share net investment income (loss) amounts are calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Total return does not reflect payment of sales charges, if any. Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods of less than one year. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to purchase and sales transactions of short-term instruments and certain derivatives, if any. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
| Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | Total from investment operations | Distributions from net investment income | Distributions from net realized gains | Total distributions to shareholders |
Class A |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $10.11 | 0.24 | (0.24) | 0.00 | (0.06) | (0.10) | (0.16) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $9.99 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.46 | (0.27) | (0.07) | (0.34) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $8.55 | 0.14 | 1.44 | 1.58 | (0.10) | (0.04) | (0.14) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $9.24 | 0.22 | (0.56) | (0.34) | (0.33) | (0.02) | (0.35) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $10.37 | 0.27 | (1.10) | (0.83) | (0.13) | (0.17) | (0.30) |
Advisor Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $10.08 | 0.25 | (0.22) | 0.03 | (0.08) | (0.10) | (0.18) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $9.96 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.49 | (0.30) | (0.07) | (0.37) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $8.53 | 0.16 | 1.43 | 1.59 | (0.12) | (0.04) | (0.16) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $9.21 | 0.22 | (0.52) | (0.30) | (0.36) | (0.02) | (0.38) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $10.35 | 0.28 | (1.10) | (0.82) | (0.15) | (0.17) | (0.32) |
Class C |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $10.03 | 0.17 | (0.24) | (0.07) | (0.00)(f) | (0.10) | (0.10) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $9.91 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.38 | (0.19) | (0.07) | (0.26) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $8.50 | 0.08 | 1.41 | 1.49 | (0.04) | (0.04) | (0.08) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $9.20 | 0.16 | (0.57) | (0.41) | (0.27) | (0.02) | (0.29) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $10.31 | 0.20 | (1.09) | (0.89) | (0.05) | (0.17) | (0.22) |
Institutional Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $10.13 | 0.25 | (0.22) | 0.03 | (0.08) | (0.10) | (0.18) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $10.01 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.49 | (0.30) | (0.07) | (0.37) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $8.57 | 0.16 | 1.44 | 1.60 | (0.12) | (0.04) | (0.16) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $9.25 | 0.24 | (0.54) | (0.30) | (0.36) | (0.02) | (0.38) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $10.38 | 0.29 | (1.10) | (0.81) | (0.15) | (0.17) | (0.32) |
Institutional 2 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $10.07 | 0.26 | (0.22) | 0.04 | (0.09) | (0.10) | (0.19) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $9.95 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.50 | (0.31) | (0.07) | (0.38) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $8.52 | 0.16 | 1.44 | 1.60 | (0.13) | (0.04) | (0.17) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $9.20 | 0.25 | (0.54) | (0.29) | (0.37) | (0.02) | (0.39) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $10.33 | 0.30 | (1.10) | (0.80) | (0.16) | (0.17) | (0.33) |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| Net asset value, end of period | Total return | Total gross expense ratio to average net assets(a) | Total net expense ratio to average net assets(a),(b) | Net investment income ratio to average net assets | Portfolio turnover | Net assets, end of period (000’s) |
Class A |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $9.95 | 0.15% | 1.22%(c),(d) | 1.16%(c),(d),(e) | 2.53% | 36% | $300,207 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $10.11 | 4.65% | 1.21%(c) | 1.15%(c),(e) | 2.20% | 43% | $338,513 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $9.99 | 18.68% | 1.28%(c),(d) | 1.18%(c),(d),(e) | 1.65% | 54% | $320,615 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $8.55 | (4.10%) | 1.24%(c) | 1.22%(c),(e) | 2.35% | 35% | $309,065 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $9.24 | (7.96%) | 1.29%(c),(d) | 1.25%(c),(d),(e) | 2.80% | 58% | $341,198 |
Advisor Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $9.93 | 0.46% | 0.97%(c),(d) | 0.91%(c),(d),(e) | 2.69% | 36% | $428,050 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $10.08 | 4.93% | 0.96%(c) | 0.90%(c),(e) | 2.37% | 43% | $404,891 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $9.96 | 18.86% | 1.03%(c),(d) | 0.93%(c),(d),(e) | 1.85% | 54% | $288,182 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $8.53 | (3.78%) | 0.99%(c) | 0.97%(c),(e) | 2.41% | 35% | $210,152 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $9.21 | (7.80%) | 1.04%(c),(d) | 0.99%(c),(d),(e) | 2.96% | 58% | $161,150 |
Class C |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $9.86 | (0.56%) | 1.97%(c),(d) | 1.91%(c),(d),(e) | 1.82% | 36% | $15,532 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $10.03 | 3.88% | 1.96%(c) | 1.90%(c),(e) | 1.50% | 43% | $19,243 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $9.91 | 17.66% | 2.03%(c),(d) | 1.93%(c),(d),(e) | 0.98% | 54% | $22,436 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $8.50 | (4.81%) | 1.99%(c) | 1.97%(c),(e) | 1.73% | 35% | $28,608 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $9.20 | (8.60%) | 2.04%(c),(d) | 2.00%(c),(d),(e) | 2.09% | 58% | $42,165 |
Institutional Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $9.98 | 0.46% | 0.97%(c),(d) | 0.91%(c),(d),(e) | 2.72% | 36% | $489,364 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $10.13 | 4.91% | 0.96%(c) | 0.90%(c),(e) | 2.40% | 43% | $518,966 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $10.01 | 18.89% | 1.03%(c),(d) | 0.93%(c),(d),(e) | 1.93% | 54% | $402,868 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $8.57 | (3.76%) | 0.99%(c) | 0.97%(c),(e) | 2.54% | 35% | $443,217 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $9.25 | (7.69%) | 1.04%(c),(d) | 1.00%(c),(d),(e) | 3.05% | 58% | $432,061 |
Institutional 2 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $9.92 | 0.53% | 0.88%(c),(d) | 0.82%(c),(d) | 2.85% | 36% | $660,833 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $10.07 | 5.02% | 0.88%(c) | 0.82%(c) | 2.52% | 43% | $716,539 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $9.95 | 18.99% | 0.93%(c),(d) | 0.84%(c),(d) | 1.92% | 54% | $547,159 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $8.52 | (3.68%) | 0.90%(c) | 0.86%(c) | 2.70% | 35% | $493,226 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $9.20 | (7.61%) | 0.96%(c),(d) | 0.88%(c),(d) | 3.39% | 58% | $533,584 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | Total from investment operations | Distributions from net investment income | Distributions from net realized gains | Total distributions to shareholders |
Institutional 3 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $10.08 | 0.26 | (0.22) | 0.04 | (0.09) | (0.10) | (0.19) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $9.96 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.50 | (0.31) | (0.07) | (0.38) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $8.53 | 0.16 | 1.44 | 1.60 | (0.13) | (0.04) | (0.17) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $9.21 | 0.25 | (0.54) | (0.29) | (0.37) | (0.02) | (0.39) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $10.35 | 0.30 | (1.10) | (0.80) | (0.17) | (0.17) | (0.34) |
Class R |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $9.84 | 0.20 | (0.22) | (0.02) | (0.04) | (0.10) | (0.14) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $9.73 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.43 | (0.25) | (0.07) | (0.32) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $8.34 | 0.11 | 1.40 | 1.51 | (0.08) | (0.04) | (0.12) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $9.02 | 0.18 | (0.53) | (0.35) | (0.31) | (0.02) | (0.33) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $10.13 | 0.23 | (1.07) | (0.84) | (0.10) | (0.17) | (0.27) |
Notes to Financial Highlights |
(a) | In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund’s reported expense ratios. |
(b) | Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. |
(c) | Ratios include interest on collateral expense which is less than 0.01%. |
(d) | Ratios include interfund lending expense which is less than 0.01%. |
(e) | The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
(f) | Rounds to zero. |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| Net asset value, end of period | Total return | Total gross expense ratio to average net assets(a) | Total net expense ratio to average net assets(a),(b) | Net investment income ratio to average net assets | Portfolio turnover | Net assets, end of period (000’s) |
Institutional 3 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $9.93 | 0.57% | 0.83%(c),(d) | 0.77%(c),(d) | 2.81% | 36% | $791,531 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $10.08 | 5.07% | 0.83%(c) | 0.77%(c) | 2.46% | 43% | $721,028 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $9.96 | 19.00% | 0.88%(c),(d) | 0.79%(c),(d) | 1.93% | 54% | $410,541 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $8.53 | (3.65%) | 0.85%(c) | 0.83%(c) | 2.67% | 35% | $260,599 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $9.21 | (7.64%) | 0.89%(c),(d) | 0.85%(c),(d) | 3.11% | 58% | $248,248 |
Class R |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $9.68 | (0.05%) | 1.47%(c),(d) | 1.41%(c),(d),(e) | 2.25% | 36% | $13,962 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $9.84 | 4.40% | 1.47%(c) | 1.40%(c),(e) | 1.84% | 43% | $15,567 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $9.73 | 18.29% | 1.53%(c),(d) | 1.43%(c),(d),(e) | 1.36% | 54% | $8,621 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $8.34 | (4.30%) | 1.49%(c) | 1.47%(c),(e) | 2.00% | 35% | $7,209 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $9.02 | (8.20%) | 1.55%(c),(d) | 1.49%(c),(d),(e) | 2.47% | 58% | $5,864 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2023
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Overseas Value Fund (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.
Fund shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value). The Fund offers each of the share classes listed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by the Trust’s organizational documents or by law. Each share class has its own expense and sales charge structure. Different share classes may have different minimum initial investment amounts and pay different net investment income distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of distributing such share classes vary. Distributions to shareholders in a liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class.
As described in the Fund’s prospectus, Class A and Class C shares are offered to the general public for investment. Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares after 8 years. Advisor Class, Institutional Class, Institutional 2 Class, Institutional 3 Class and Class R shares are available for purchase through authorized investment professionals to omnibus retirement plans or to institutional investors and to certain other investors as also described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which 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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security valuation
Equity securities listed on an exchange are valued at the closing price or last trade price on their primary exchange at the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange. Securities with a closing price not readily available or not listed on any exchange are valued at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices. Listed preferred stocks convertible into common stocks are valued using an evaluated price from a pricing service.
Foreign equity securities are valued based on the closing price or last trade price on their primary exchange at the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange. If any foreign equity security closing prices are not readily available, the securities are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices on such exchanges or markets. Foreign currency exchange rates are determined at the scheduled closing time of the New York Stock Exchange. Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange; therefore, the closing prices for securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. In those situations, foreign securities will be fair valued pursuant to a policy approved by the Board of Trustees. Under the policy, the Fund may utilize a third-party pricing service to determine these fair values. The third-party pricing service takes into account multiple factors, including, but not limited to, movements in the U.S. securities markets, certain depositary receipts, futures contracts and foreign exchange rates that have occurred subsequent to the close of the foreign exchange or market, to determine a good faith estimate that reasonably reflects the current market conditions as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange. The fair value of a security is likely to be different from the quoted or published price, if available.
Investments in open-end investment companies (other than exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), are valued at the latest net asset value reported by those companies as of the valuation time.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are marked-to-market based upon foreign currency exchange rates provided by a pricing service.
Option contracts are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices on their primary exchanges. Option contracts, including over-the-counter option contracts, with no readily available market quotations are valued using mid-market evaluations from independent third-party vendors.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reflective of market value or reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the quoted or published price for the security, if available.
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 fair value.
GAAP requires disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category. This information is disclosed following the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
Foreign currency transactions and translations
The values of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are generally translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates determined at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. 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 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 Fund does 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 in the Statement of Operations.
Derivative instruments
The Fund invests in certain derivative instruments, as detailed below, in seeking to meet its investment objectives. Derivatives are instruments whose values depend on, or are derived from, in whole or in part, the value of one or more securities, currencies, commodities, indices, or other assets or instruments. Derivatives may be used to increase investment flexibility (including to maintain cash reserves while maintaining desired exposure to certain assets), for risk management (hedging) purposes, to facilitate trading, to reduce transaction costs and to pursue higher investment returns. The Fund may also use derivative instruments to mitigate certain investment risks, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Derivatives may involve various risks, including the potential inability of the counterparty to fulfill its obligations under the terms of the contract, the potential for an illiquid secondary market (making it difficult for the Fund to sell or terminate, including at favorable prices) and the potential for market movements which may expose the Fund to gains or losses in excess of the amount shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The notional amounts of derivative instruments, if applicable, are not recorded in the financial statements.
A derivative instrument may suffer a marked-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform its obligations under the contract. The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on over-the-counter derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Fund and the amount of any variation margin held by the counterparty, plus any replacement costs or related amounts. With exchange-traded or centrally cleared derivatives, there is reduced counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the clearinghouse or central counterparty (CCP) provides some protection in the case of clearing member default. The clearinghouse or CCP stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, failure of the clearinghouse or CCP may pose additional counterparty credit risk. However, credit risk still exists in exchange-traded or centrally cleared derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin
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that is held in a broker’s customer account. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients and such shortfall is remedied by the CCP or otherwise, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro-rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers (including the Fund), potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.
In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, the Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (ISDA Master Agreement) or similar agreement with its derivatives counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is an agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs over-the-counter derivatives and foreign exchange forward contracts and contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default (close-out netting), including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Note, however, that bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset or netting in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.
Collateral (margin) requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are established by the clearinghouse or CCP for exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives. Brokers can ask for margin in excess of the minimum in certain circumstances. Collateral terms for most over-the-counter derivatives are subject to regulatory requirements to exchange variation margin with trading counterparties and may have contract specific margin terms as well. For over-the-counter derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the marked-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any variation margin currently pledged by the Fund and/or the counterparty. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party has to exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g., $250,000) before a transfer has to be made. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. The Fund may also pay interest expense on cash collateral received from the broker or receive interest income on cash collateral pledged to the broker. The Fund attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.
Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties of over-the-counter derivatives transactions to terminate derivatives contracts prior to maturity in the event the Fund’s net asset value declines by a stated percentage over a specified time period or if the Fund fails to meet certain terms of the ISDA Master Agreement, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty. The Fund also has termination rights if the counterparty fails to meet certain terms of the ISDA Master Agreement. In determining whether to exercise such termination rights, the Fund would consider, in addition to counterparty credit risk, whether termination would result in a net liability owed from the counterparty.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are over-the-counter agreements between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The Fund utilized forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge the currency exposure associated with some or all of the Fund’s securities, to shift investment exposure from one currency to another and to shift U.S. dollar exposure to achieve a representative weighted mix of major currencies in its benchmark. These instruments may be used for other purposes in future periods.
The values of forward foreign currency exchange contracts fluctuate daily with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Changes in the value of these contracts are recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation until the contract is exercised or has expired. The Fund will realize a gain or loss when the forward foreign currency exchange contract is closed or expires. Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in U.S. dollars without delivery of foreign currency.
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February 28, 2023
The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the prices of the Fund’s portfolio securities. The risks of forward foreign currency exchange contracts include movement in the values of the foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar (or other foreign currencies) and the possibility that counterparties will not complete their contractual obligations, which may be in excess of the amount reflected, if any, in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Options contracts
Options are contracts which entitle the holder to purchase or sell securities or other identified assets at a specified price, or in the case of index option contracts, to receive or pay the difference between the index value and the strike price of the index option contract. Option contracts can be either exchange-traded or over-the-counter. The Fund purchased and has written option contracts to decrease the Fund’s exposure to equity market risk and to facilitate buying and selling of securities for investments. These instruments may be used for other purposes in future periods. Completion of transactions for option contracts traded in the over-the-counter market depends upon the performance of the other party. Collateral may be collected or posted by the Fund to secure over-the-counter option contract trades. Collateral held or posted by the Fund for such option contract trades must be returned to the broker or the Fund upon closure, exercise or expiration of the contract.
Options contracts purchased are recorded as investments. When the Fund writes an options contract, the premium received is recorded as an asset and an amount equivalent to the premium is recorded as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and is subsequently adjusted to reflect the current fair value of the option written. Changes in the fair value of the written option are recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation until the contract is exercised or has expired. The Fund realizes a gain or loss when the option contract is closed or expires. When option contracts are exercised, the proceeds on sales for a written call or purchased put option contract, or the purchase cost for a written put or purchased call option contract, is adjusted by the amount of premium received or paid.
For over-the-counter options purchased, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount of the premiums paid plus the positive change in market values net of any collateral held by the Fund should the counterparty fail to perform under the contracts. Option contracts written by the Fund do not typically give rise to significant counterparty credit risk, as options written generally obligate the Fund and not the counterparty to perform. The risk in writing a call option contract is that the Fund gives up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases above the strike price and the option contract is exercised. The risk in writing a put option contract is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases below the strike price and the option contract is exercised. Exercise of a written option could result in the Fund purchasing or selling a security or foreign currency when it otherwise would not, or at a price different from the current market value. In purchasing and writing options, the Fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the value of the underlying instrument or the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market.
Effects of derivative transactions in the financial statements
The following tables are intended to provide additional information about the effect of derivatives on the financial statements of the Fund, including: the fair value of derivatives by risk category and the location of those fair values in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities; and the impact of derivative transactions over the period in the Statement of Operations, including realized and unrealized gains (losses). The derivative instrument schedules following the Portfolio of Investments present additional information regarding derivative instruments outstanding at the end of the period, if any.
The following table is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) at February 28, 2023:
| Asset derivatives | |
Risk exposure category | Statement of assets and liabilities location | Fair value ($) |
Foreign exchange risk | Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 6,835,263 |
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| Liability derivatives | |
Risk exposure category | Statement of assets and liabilities location | Fair value ($) |
Equity risk | Options contracts written, at value | 1,536,610 |
Foreign exchange risk | Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 8,630,214 |
Total | | 10,166,824 |
The following table indicates the effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) in the Statement of Operations for the year ended February 28, 2023:
Amount of realized gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income |
Risk exposure category | Forward foreign currency exchange contracts ($) | Options contracts written ($) | Options contracts purchased ($) | Total ($) |
Equity risk | — | 3,698,527 | (1,197,553) | 2,500,974 |
Foreign exchange risk | 1,513,786 | — | — | 1,513,786 |
Total | 1,513,786 | 3,698,527 | (1,197,553) | 4,014,760 |
|
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in income |
Risk exposure category | Forward foreign currency exchange contracts ($) | Options contracts written ($) | Options contracts purchased ($) | Total ($) |
Equity risk | — | (704,051) | — | (704,051) |
Foreign exchange risk | (3,871,978) | — | — | (3,871,978) |
Total | (3,871,978) | (704,051) | — | (4,576,029) |
The following table is a summary of the average outstanding volume by derivative instrument for the year ended February 28, 2023:
Derivative instrument | Average value ($)* |
Options contracts — purchased | 304,426 |
Options contracts — written | (791,216) |
Derivative instrument | Average unrealized appreciation ($)* | Average unrealized depreciation ($)* |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 10,399,324 | (8,643,355) |
* | Based on the ending quarterly outstanding amounts for the year ended February 28, 2023. |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
Offsetting of assets and liabilities
The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net amount of assets and liabilities available for offset under netting arrangements as well as any related collateral received or pledged by the Fund as of February 28, 2023:
| Goldman Sachs International ($) | Morgan Stanley ($) | Total ($) |
Assets | | | |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 6,835,263 | - | 6,835,263 |
Liabilities | | | |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 8,630,214 | - | 8,630,214 |
Options contracts written | - | 1,536,610 | 1,536,610 |
Total liabilities | 8,630,214 | 1,536,610 | 10,166,824 |
Total financial and derivative net assets | (1,794,951) | (1,536,610) | (3,331,561) |
Total collateral received (pledged) (a) | - | (1,536,610) | (1,536,610) |
Net amount (b) | (1,794,951) | - | (1,794,951) |
(a) | In some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown due to overcollateralization. |
(b) | Represents the net amount due from/(to) counterparties in the event of default. |
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
Corporate actions and dividend income are generally recorded net of any non-reclaimable tax withholdings, on the ex-dividend date or upon receipt of an ex-dividend notification in the case of certain foreign securities.
The Fund may receive distributions from holdings in equity securities, business development companies (BDCs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs), limited partnerships (LPs), other regulated investment companies (RICs), and real estate investment trusts (REITs), which report information as to the tax character of their distributions annually. These distributions are allocated to dividend income, capital gain and return of capital based on actual information reported. Return of capital is recorded as a reduction of the cost basis of securities held. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, return of capital is recorded as a realized gain. With respect to REITs, to the extent actual information has not yet been reported, estimates for return of capital are made by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). The Investment Manager’s estimates are subsequently adjusted when the actual character of the distributions is disclosed by the REITs, which could result in a proportionate change in return of capital to shareholders.
Awards from class action litigation are recorded as a reduction of cost basis if the Fund still owns the applicable securities on the payment date. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities on the payment date, the proceeds are recorded as realized gains.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds 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. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.
Determination of class net asset value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, which are charged to that share class, as shown in 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.
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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 investment company taxable income and net capital gain, 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 ordinary income, capital gain net income and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
Foreign taxes
The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries, as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.
Realized gains in certain countries may be subject to foreign taxes at the Fund level, based on statutory rates. The Fund accrues for such foreign taxes on realized and unrealized gains at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction, as applicable. The amount, if any, is disclosed as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The Fund may file withholding tax reclaims in certain European Union countries to recover a portion of foreign taxes previously withheld on dividends earned, which may be reclaimable based upon certain provisions in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (EU) and subsequent rulings by the European Court of Justice. The Fund may record a reclaim receivable when the amount is known, the Fund has received notice of a pending refund, and there are no significant uncertainties on collectability. Income received from EU reclaims is included in the Statement of Operations.
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 may differ from GAAP.
Guarantees and indemnifications
Under the Trust’s organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund’s contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.
Recent accounting pronouncement
Tailored Shareholder Reports
In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule relating to Tailored Shareholder Reports for Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds; Fee Information in Investment Company Advertisements. The rule and form amendments will, among other things, require the Fund to transmit concise and visually engaging shareholder reports that highlight key information. The amendments will require that funds tag information in a structured data format and that certain more in-depth information be made available online and available for delivery free of charge to investors on request. The amendments became effective January 24, 2023. There is an 18-month transition period after the effective date of the amendment.
Note 3. Fees and other transactions with affiliates
Management services fees
The Fund has entered into a Management Agreement with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). Under the Management Agreement, the Investment Manager provides the Fund with investment research and advice, as well as administrative and accounting
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
services. The management services fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of the Fund’s daily net assets that declines from 0.87% to 0.67% as the Fund’s net assets increase. The effective management services fee rate for the year ended February 28, 2023 was 0.78% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Compensation of board members
Members of the Board of Trustees who are not officers or employees of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Deferred Plan), these members of the Board of Trustees may elect to defer payment of up to 100% of their compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of certain funds managed by the Investment Manager. The Fund’s liability for these amounts is adjusted for market value changes and remains in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Deferred Plan. All amounts payable under the Deferred Plan constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Fund. The expense for the Deferred 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 "Compensation of board members" in the Statement of Operations.
Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer
The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer for the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. As disclosed in the Statement of Operations, a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s total compensation is allocated to the Fund, along with other allocations to affiliated registered investment companies managed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates, based on relative net assets.
Transfer agency fees
Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with SS&C GIDS, Inc. (SS&C GIDS) to serve as sub-transfer agent. Prior to January 1, 2023, SS&C GIDS was known as DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of SS&C GIDS for services as sub-transfer agent and SS&C GIDS is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the exception of out-of-pocket fees).
The Fund pays the Transfer Agent a monthly transfer agency fee based on the number or the average value of accounts, depending on the type of account. In addition, the Fund pays the Transfer Agent a fee for shareholder services based on the number of accounts or on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund’s shares maintained in omnibus accounts up to the lesser of the amount charged by the financial intermediary or a cap established by the Board of Trustees from time to time.
The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from the Fund for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees. Total transfer agency fees for Institutional 2 Class and Institutional 3 Class shares are subject to an annual limitation of not more than 0.07% and 0.02%, respectively, of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class.
For the year ended February 28, 2023, the Fund’s effective transfer agency fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:
| Effective rate (%) |
Class A | 0.15 |
Advisor Class | 0.15 |
Class C | 0.15 |
Institutional Class | 0.15 |
Institutional 2 Class | 0.06 |
Institutional 3 Class | 0.01 |
Class R | 0.15 |
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An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class’s initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agency fees. These minimum account balance fees are remitted to the Fund and recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended February 28, 2023, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses of the Fund by $280.
Distribution and service fees
The Fund has entered into an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. The Board of Trustees has approved, and the Fund has adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) applicable to certain share classes, which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and are intended to compensate the Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors.
Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly combined distribution and service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares of the Fund. Also under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares of the Fund and a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rates of 0.75% and 0.50% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C and Class R shares of the Fund, respectively.
Sales charges (unaudited)
Sales charges, including front-end charges and contingent deferred sales charges (CDSCs), received by the Distributor for distributing Fund shares for the year ended February 28, 2023, if any, are listed below:
| Front End (%) | CDSC (%) | Amount ($) |
Class A | 5.75 | 0.50 - 1.00(a) | 87,094 |
Class C | — | 1.00(b) | 271 |
(a) | This charge is imposed on certain investments of between $1 million and $50 million redeemed within 18 months after purchase, as follows: 1.00% if redeemed within 12 months after purchase, and 0.50% if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase, with certain limited exceptions. |
(b) | This charge applies to redemptions within 12 months after purchase, with certain limited exceptions. |
The Fund’s other share classes are not subject to sales charges.
Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates
The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below) for the period(s) disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees, so that the Fund’s net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund’s custodian, do not exceed the following annual rate(s) as a percentage of the classes’ average daily net assets:
| Fee rate(s) contractual through June 30, 2024 |
Class A | 1.16% |
Advisor Class | 0.91 |
Class C | 1.91 |
Institutional Class | 0.91 |
Institutional 2 Class | 0.82 |
Institutional 3 Class | 0.77 |
Class R | 1.41 |
Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated
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February 28, 2023
pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, costs associated with shareholder meetings, infrequent and/or unusual expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board of Trustees. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from the Investment Manager, certain of its affiliates and the Fund. Any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed under the expense reimbursement arrangements described above are not recoverable by the Investment Manager or its affiliates in future periods.
Note 4. Federal tax information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.
At February 28, 2023, these differences were primarily due to differing treatment for deferral/reversal of wash sale losses, foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment company (pfic) holdings, tax straddles, capital loss carryforwards, trustees’ deferred compensation, distribution reclassifications and foreign capital gains tax. To the extent these differences were permanent, reclassifications were made among the components of the Fund’s net assets. Temporary differences do not require reclassifications.
The following reclassifications were made:
Undistributed net investment income ($) | Accumulated net realized (loss) ($) | Paid in capital ($) |
91,743 | (91,743) | — |
Net investment income (loss) and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years indicated was as follows:
Year Ended February 28, 2023 | Year Ended February 28, 2022 |
Ordinary income ($) | Long-term capital gains ($) | Total ($) | Ordinary income ($) | Long-term capital gains ($) | Total ($) |
22,047,113 | 26,079,312 | 48,126,425 | 77,253,206 | 18,046,140 | 95,299,346 |
Short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions for tax purposes.
At February 28, 2023, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income ($) | Undistributed long-term capital gains ($) | Capital loss carryforwards ($) | Net unrealized appreciation ($) |
33,057,196 | — | (328,827,828) | 14,242,021 |
At February 28, 2023, the cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes along with the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
Federal tax cost ($) | Gross unrealized appreciation ($) | Gross unrealized (depreciation) ($) | Net unrealized appreciation ($) |
2,678,217,441 | 293,899,861 | (279,657,840) | 14,242,021 |
Tax cost of investments and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) may also include timing differences that do not constitute adjustments to tax basis.
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February 28, 2023
The following capital loss carryforwards, determined at February 28, 2023, may be available to reduce future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, for the year ended February 28, 2023, capital loss carryforwards utilized, if any, were as follows:
No expiration short-term ($) | No expiration long-term ($) | Total ($) | Utilized ($) |
— | (328,827,828) | (328,827,828) | — |
Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions in the Fund that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management’s conclusion 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). Generally, the Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 5. Portfolio information
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and derivatives, if any, aggregated to $929,234,762 and $902,827,507, respectively, for the year ended February 28, 2023. The amount of purchase and sale activity impacts the portfolio turnover rate reported in the Financial Highlights.
Note 6. Affiliated money market fund
The Fund invests in Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, an affiliated money market fund established for the exclusive use by the Fund and other affiliated funds (the Affiliated MMF). The income earned by the Fund from such investments is included as Dividends - affiliated issuers in the Statement of Operations. As an investing fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the Affiliated MMF. The Affiliated MMF prices its shares with a floating net asset value. In addition, the Board of Trustees of the Affiliated MMF may impose a fee on redemptions (sometimes referred to as a liquidity fee) or temporarily suspend redemptions (sometimes referred to as imposing a redemption gate) in the event its liquidity falls below regulatory limits.
Note 7. Interfund lending
Pursuant to an exemptive order granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund participates in a program (the Interfund Program) allowing each participating Columbia Fund (each, a Participating Fund) to lend money directly to and, except for closed-end funds and money market funds, borrow money directly from other Participating Funds for temporary purposes. The amounts eligible for borrowing and lending under the Interfund Program are subject to certain restrictions.
Interfund loans are subject to the risk that the borrowing fund could be unable to repay the loan when due, and a delay in repayment to the lending fund could result in lost opportunities and/or additional lending costs. The exemptive order is subject to conditions intended to mitigate conflicts of interest arising from the Investment Manager’s relationship with each Participating Fund.
The Fund’s activity in the Interfund Program during the year ended February 28, 2023 was as follows:
Borrower or lender | Average loan balance ($) | Weighted average interest rate (%) | Number of days with outstanding loans |
Borrower | 1,300,000 | 1.32 | 1 |
Interest expense incurred by the Fund is recorded as Interfund lending in the Statement of Operations. The Fund had no outstanding interfund loans at February 28, 2023.
Note 8. Line of credit
The Fund has access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citibank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. Pursuant to an October 27, 2022 amendment and restatement, the credit facility, which is an agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager or an affiliated investment
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February 28, 2023
manager, severally and not jointly, permits aggregate borrowings up to $950 million. Interest is currently charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the secured overnight financing rate plus 0.10% and (iii) the overnight bank funding rate, plus in each case, 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the unused amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.15% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations. This agreement expires annually in October unless extended or renewed. Prior to the October 27, 2022 amendment and restatement, the Fund had access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citibank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. which permitted collective borrowings up to $950 million. Interest was charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the secured overnight financing rate plus 0.11448% and (iii) the overnight bank funding rate, plus in each case, 1.00%.
The Fund had no borrowings during the year ended February 28, 2023.
Note 9. Fund reorganization
At the close of business on January 21, 2022, the Fund acquired the assets and assumed the identified liabilities of BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund (the Acquired Fund), a series of BMO Funds, Inc. The reorganization was completed after shareholders of the Acquired Fund approved a plan of reorganization at a shareholder meeting held on January 7, 2022. The purpose of the reorganization was to combine two funds with comparable investment objectives and strategies.
The aggregate net assets of the Fund immediately before the reorganization were $2,750,846,061 and the combined net assets immediately after the reorganization were $2,792,940,373.
The reorganization was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 3,972,476 shares of the Acquired Fund valued at $42,094,312 (including $1,363,189 of unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)).
In exchange for the Acquired Fund’s shares, the Fund issued the following number of shares:
| Shares |
Class A | 4,285 |
Advisor Class | 4,039,099 |
For financial reporting purposes, net assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the Acquired Fund’s cost of investments was carried forward.
The Fund’s financial statements reflect both the operations of the Fund for the period prior to the reorganization and the combined Fund for the period subsequent to the reorganization. Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the reorganization was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Acquired Fund that have been included in the combined Fund’s Statement of Operations since the reorganization was completed.
Assuming the reorganization had been completed on March 1, 2021, the Fund’s pro-forma results of operations for the year ended February 28, 2022 would have been approximately:
| ($) |
Net investment income | 64,507,000 |
Net realized gain | 81,877,000 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | (52,161,000) |
Net increase in net assets from operations | 94,223,000 |
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Note 10. Significant risks
Derivatives risk
Losses involving derivative instruments may be substantial, because a relatively small movement in the underlying reference (which is generally the price, rate or other economic indicator associated with a security(ies), commodity, currency, index or other instrument or asset) may result in a substantial loss for the Fund. In addition to the potential for increased losses, the use of derivative instruments may lead to increased volatility within the Fund. Derivatives will typically increase the Fund’s exposure to principal risks to which it is otherwise exposed, and may expose the Fund to additional risks, including correlation risk, counterparty risk, hedging risk, leverage risk, liquidity risk and pricing risk.
Financial sector risk
The Fund is more susceptible to the particular risks that may affect companies in the financial services sector than if it were invested in a wider variety of companies in unrelated sectors. Companies in the financial services sector are subject to certain risks, including the risk of regulatory change, decreased liquidity in credit markets and unstable interest rates. Such companies may have concentrated portfolios, such as a high level of loans to one or more industries or sectors, which makes them vulnerable to economic conditions that affect such industries or sectors. Performance of such companies may be affected by competitive pressures and exposure to investments, agreements and counterparties, including credit products that, under certain circumstances, may lead to losses (e.g., subprime loans). Companies in the financial services sector are subject to extensive governmental regulation that may limit the amount and types of loans and other financial commitments they can make, and interest rates and fees that they may charge. In addition, profitability of such companies is largely dependent upon the availability and the cost of capital.
Foreign currency risk
The performance of the Fund may be materially affected positively or negatively by foreign currency strength or weakness relative to the U.S. dollar, particularly if the Fund invests a significant percentage of its assets in foreign securities or other assets denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short or long periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, imposition of currency controls and economic or political developments in the U.S. or abroad. The Fund may also incur currency conversion costs when converting foreign currencies into U.S. dollars and vice versa.
Foreign securities and emerging market countries risk
Investing in foreign securities may involve heightened risks relative to investments in U.S. securities. Investing in foreign securities subjects the Fund to the risks associated with the issuer’s country of organization and places of business operations, including risks associated with political, regulatory, economic, social, diplomatic and other conditions or events occurring in the country or region, which may result in significant market volatility. In addition, certain foreign securities may be more volatile and less liquid than U.S. securities. Investing in emerging markets may increase these risks and expose the Fund to elevated risks associated with increased inflation, deflation or currency devaluation. To the extent that the Fund concentrates its investment exposure to any one or a few specific countries, the Fund will be particularly susceptible to the risks associated with the conditions, events or other factors impacting those countries or regions and may, therefore, have a greater risk than that of a fund that is more geographically diversified. The financial information and disclosure made available by issuers of emerging market securities may be considerably less reliable than publicly available information about other foreign securities. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which regulates auditors of U.S. public companies, is unable to inspect audit work papers in certain foreign countries. Investors in foreign countries often have limited rights and few practical remedies to pursue shareholder claims, including class actions or fraud claims, and the ability of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice and other authorities to bring and enforce actions against foreign issuers or foreign persons is limited.
Geographic focus risk
The Fund may be particularly susceptible to risks related to economic, political, regulatory or other events or conditions affecting issuers and countries within the specific geographic regions in which the Fund invests. The Fund’s net asset value may be more volatile than the net asset value of a more geographically diversified fund.
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February 28, 2023
Asia Pacific Region. The Fund is particularly susceptible to economic, political, regulatory or other events or conditions affecting issuers and countries in the Asia Pacific region. Many of the countries in the region are considered underdeveloped or developing, including from a political, economic and/or social perspective, and may have relatively unstable governments and economies based on limited business, industries and/or natural resources or commodities. Events in any one country within the region may impact other countries in the region or the region as a whole. As a result, events in the region will generally have a greater effect on the Fund than if the Fund were more geographically diversified. This could result in increased volatility in the value of the Fund’s investments and losses for the Fund. Also, securities of some companies in the region can be less liquid than U.S. or other foreign securities, potentially making it difficult for the Fund to sell such securities at a desirable time and price.
Europe. The Fund is particularly susceptible to risks related to economic, political, regulatory or other events or conditions, including acts of war or other conflicts in the region, affecting issuers and countries in Europe. Countries in Europe are often closely connected and interdependent, and events in one European country can have an adverse impact on, and potentially spread to, other European countries. In addition, significant private or public debt problems in a single European Union (EU) country can pose economic risks to the EU as a whole. As a result, the Fund’s net asset value may be more volatile than the net asset value of a more geographically diversified fund. If securities of issuers in Europe fall out of favor, it may cause the Fund to underperform other funds that do not focus their investments in this region of the world. The departure of the United Kingdom (UK) from the EU single market became effective January 1, 2021 with the end of the Brexit transition period and the post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and EU taking effect on December 31, 2020. The impact of Brexit on the UK and European economies and the broader global economy could be significant, resulting in negative impacts on currency and financial markets generally, such as increased volatility and illiquidity, and potentially lower economic growth in markets in Europe, which may adversely affect the value of your investment in the Fund.
Market risk
The Fund may incur losses due to declines in the value of one or more securities in which it invests. These declines may be due to factors affecting a particular issuer, or the result of, among other things, political, regulatory, market, economic or social developments affecting the relevant market(s) more generally. In addition, turbulence in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or fixed income markets may negatively affect many issuers, which could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to price or value hard-to-value assets in thinly traded and closed markets and could cause significant redemptions and operational challenges. Global economies and financial markets are increasingly interconnected, and conditions and events in one country, region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies worldwide. As a result, local, regional or global events such as terrorism, war, natural disasters, disease/virus outbreaks and epidemics or other public health issues, recessions, depressions or other events – or the potential for such events – could have a significant negative impact on global economic and market conditions.
The large-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022 has resulted in sanctions and market disruptions, including declines in regional and global stock markets, unusual volatility in global commodity markets and significant devaluations of Russian currency. The extent and duration of the military action are impossible to predict but could be significant. Market disruption caused by the Russian military action, and any counter-measures or responses thereto (including international sanctions, a downgrade in the country’s credit rating, purchasing and financing restrictions, boycotts, tariffs, changes in consumer or purchaser preferences, cyberattacks and espionage) could have severe adverse impacts on regional and/or global securities and commodities markets, including markets for oil and natural gas. These impacts may include reduced market liquidity, distress in credit markets, further disruption of global supply chains, increased risk of inflation, and limited access to investments in certain international markets and/or issuers. These developments and other related events could negatively impact Fund performance.
Shareholder concentration risk
At February 28, 2023, three unaffiliated shareholders of record owned 44.4% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. The Fund has no knowledge about whether any portion of those shares was owned beneficially. Affiliated shareholders of record owned 10.3% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund. In the case of a
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February 28, 2023
large redemption, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at inopportune times, including its liquid positions, which may result in Fund losses and the Fund holding a higher percentage of less liquid positions. Large redemptions could result in decreased economies of scale and increased operating expenses for non-redeeming Fund shareholders.
Note 11. Subsequent events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued and noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
Note 12. Information regarding pending and settled legal proceedings
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates are involved in the normal course of business in legal proceedings which include regulatory inquiries, arbitration and litigation, including class actions concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their activities as part of a diversified financial services firm. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Fund is 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 Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund. Ameriprise Financial is required to make quarterly (10-Q), annual (10-K) and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 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 Fund. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund, 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 or one or more of its affiliates that provides services to the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust and Shareholders of Columbia Overseas Value Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Columbia Overseas Value Fund (one of the funds constituting Columbia Funds Series Trust, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of February 28, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended February 28, 2023, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended February 28, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended February 28, 2023 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of February 28, 2023, 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 ended February 28, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended February 28, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of February 28, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 21, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies within the Columbia Funds Complex since 1977.
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Federal Income Tax Information
(Unaudited)
The Fund hereby designates the following tax attributes for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023. Shareholders will be notified in early 2024 of the amounts for use in preparing 2023 income tax returns.
Qualified dividend income | Foreign taxes paid to foreign countries | Foreign taxes paid per share to foreign countries | Foreign source income | Foreign source income per share |
100.00% | $11,892,773 | $0.04 | $100,846,113 | $0.37 |
Qualified dividend income. For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, the percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that represents qualified dividend income subject to reduced tax rates.
Foreign taxes. The Fund makes the election to pass through to shareholders the foreign taxes paid. Eligible shareholders may claim a foreign tax credit. These taxes, and the corresponding foreign source income, are provided in the table above.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
(Unaudited)
The Board oversees the Fund’s operations and appoints officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies set by the Board. The following table provides basic biographical information about the Fund’s Trustees as of the printing of this report, including their principal occupations during the past five years, although specific titles for individuals may have varied over the period. The year set forth beneath Length of Service in the table below is the year in which the Trustee was first appointed or elected as Trustee to any Fund currently in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof. Under current Board policy, each Trustee generally serves until December 31 of the year such Trustee turns seventy-five (75).
Independent trustees
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
George S. Batejan c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2017 | Executive Vice President, Global Head of Technology and Operations, Janus Capital Group, Inc., 2010-2016 | 176 | Former Chairman of the Board, NICSA (National Investment Company Services Association) (Executive Committee, Nominating Committee and Governance Committee), 2014-2016; former Director, Intech Investment Management, 2011-2016; former Board Member, Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, 2015-2016; former Advisory Board Member, University of Colorado Business School, 2015-2018; former Board Member, Chase Bank International, 1993-1994 |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Kathleen Blatz c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2006 | Attorney, specializing in arbitration and mediation; Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1998-2006; Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1996-1998; Fourth Judicial District Court Judge, Hennepin County, 1994-1996; Attorney in private practice and public service, 1984-1993; State Representative, Minnesota House of Representatives, 1979-1993, which included service on the Tax and Financial Institutions and Insurance Committees; Member and Interim Chair, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, January-July 2017; Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (health care insurance), February-July 2018, April-October 2021 | 176 | Former Trustee, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, 2009-2021 (Chair of the Business Development Committee, 2014-2017; Chair of the Governance Committee, 2017-2019); former Member and Chair of the Board, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, January 2017-July 2017; former Director, Robina Foundation, 2009-2020 (Chair, 2014-2020); Director, Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, since 2021 |
Pamela G. Carlton c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Chair since 2023; Trustee since 2007 | President, Springboard — Partners in Cross Cultural Leadership (consulting company), since 2003; Managing Director of US Equity Research, JP Morgan Chase, 1999-2003; Director of US Equity Research, Chase Asset Management, 1996-1999; Co-Director Latin America Research, 1993-1996, COO Global Research, 1992-1996, Co-Director of US Research, 1991-1992, Investment Banker, 1982-1991, Morgan Stanley; Attorney, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, 1980-1982 | 176 | Trustee, New York Presbyterian Hospital Board, since 1996; Director, DR Bank (Audit Committee) since 2017; Director, Evercore Inc. (Audit Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee), since 2019; Director, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee), since 2021; the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (IDC), since 2021 |
Janet Langford Carrig c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1957 | Trustee since 1996 | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ConocoPhillips (independent energy company), September 2007-October 2018 | 174 | Director, EQT Corporation (natural gas producer), since 2019; former Director, Whiting Petroleum Corporation (independent oil and gas company), 2020-2022 |
J. Kevin Connaughton c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1964 | Trustee since 2020 | CEO and President, RhodeWay Financial (non-profit financial planning firm), since December 2022; Member, FINRA National Adjudicatory Council, since January 2020; Adjunct Professor of Finance, Bentley University since January 2018; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from March 2016 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Managing Director and General Manager of Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, May 2010-February 2015; President, Columbia Funds, 2008-2015; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, 2003-2015 | 174 | Former Director, The Autism Project, March 2015-December 2021; former Member of the Investment Committee, St. Michael’s College, November 2015-February 2020; former Trustee, St. Michael’s College, June 2017-September 2019; former Trustee, New Century Portfolios, January 2015-December 2017 |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Olive M. Darragh c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1962 | Trustee since 2020 | Managing Director of Darragh Inc. (strategy and talent management consulting firm), since 2010; Founder and CEO, Zolio, Inc. (investment management talent identification platform), since 2004; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from June 2019 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Partner, Tudor Investments, 2004-2010; Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company (consulting), 1990-2004; Touche Ross CPA, 1985-1988 | 174 | Treasurer, Edinburgh University US Trust Board; Member, HBS Community Action Partners Board; Former Director, University of Edinburgh Business School (Member of US Board); former Director, Boston Public Library Foundation |
Patricia M. Flynn c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1950 | Trustee since 2004 | Professor of Economics and Management, Bentley University, since 2002; Dean, McCallum Graduate School of Business, Bentley University, 1992-2002 | 176 | Former Trustee, MA Taxpayers Foundation,1997-2022; former Governing Board Member (Chairperson of Innovation Index Advisory Committee), MA Technology Collaborative, 1997-2020; former Director, The MA Business Roundtable, 2003-2019 |
Brian J. Gallagher c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2017 | Retired; Partner with Deloitte & Touche LLP and its predecessors, 1977-2016 | 176 | Trustee, Catholic Schools Foundation, since 2004 |
Douglas A. Hacker c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1955 | Trustee since 1996 | Independent business executive, since May 2006; Executive Vice President – Strategy of United Airlines, December 2002 - May 2006; President of UAL Loyalty Services (airline marketing company), September 2001-December 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines, July 1999-September 2001 | 176 | Director, Spartan Nash Company (Chair of the Board) (food distributor); Director, Aircastle Limited (Chair of Audit Committee) (aircraft leasing); former Director, Nash Finch Company (food distributor), 2005-2013; former Director, SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. (container leasing), 2010-2013; and former Director, Travelport Worldwide Limited (travel information technology), 2014-2019 |
Nancy T. Lukitsh c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1956 | Trustee since 2011 | Senior Vice President, Partner and Director of Marketing, Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment adviser), 1997-2010; Chair, Wellington Management Portfolios (commingled non-U.S. investment pools), 2007-2010; Director, Wellington Trust Company, NA and other Wellington affiliates, 1997-2010 | 174 | None |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
David M. Moffett c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1952 | Trustee since 2011 | Retired; former Chief Executive Officer of Freddie Mac and Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Bank | 174 | Director, CSX Corporation (transportation suppliers); Director, PayPal Holdings Inc. (payment and data processing services); Trustee, University of Oklahoma Foundation; former Director, eBay Inc. (online trading community), 2007-2015; and former Director, CIT Bank, CIT Group Inc. (commercial and consumer finance), 2010-2016; former Advisor to Bridgewater Associates and The Carlyle Group |
Catherine James Paglia c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1952 | Trustee since 2004 | Director, Enterprise Asset Management, Inc. (private real estate and asset management company), since September 1998; Managing Director and Partner, Interlaken Capital, Inc., 1989-1997; Vice President, 1982-1985, Principal, 1985-1987, Managing Director, 1987-1989, Morgan Stanley; Vice President, Investment Banking, 1980-1982, Associate, Investment Banking, 1976-1980, Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. | 176 | Director, Valmont Industries, Inc. (irrigation systems manufacturer), since 2012; Trustee, Carleton College (on the Investment Committee); Trustee, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (on the Investment Committee) |
Natalie A. Trunow c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1967 | Trustee since 2020 | Chief Executive Officer, Millennial Portfolio Solutions LLC (asset management and consulting services), January 2016-January 2021; Non-executive Member of the Investment Committee and Valuation Committee, Sarona Asset Management Inc. (private equity firm) since September 2019; Advisor, Horizon Investments (asset management and consulting services), August 2018-January 2022; Advisor, Paradigm Asset Management, November 2016-January 2022; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from September 2016 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Director of Investments/Consultant, Casey Family Programs, April 2016-November 2016; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Calvert Investments, August 2008-January 2016; Section Head and Portfolio Manager, General Motors Asset Management, June 1997-August 2008 | 174 | Independent Director, Investment Committee, Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc., 2010-2021; Independent Director, (Executive Committee and Chair, Audit Committee), Consumer Credit Counseling Services (formerly Guidewell Financial Solutions), since 2016; Independent Director, (Investment Committee), Sarona Asset Management, since 2019 |
Sandra L. Yeager c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1964 | Trustee since 2017 | Retired; President and founder, Hanoverian Capital, LLC (SEC registered investment advisor firm), 2008-2016; Managing Director, DuPont Capital, 2006-2008; Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, 2004-2006; Senior Vice President, Alliance Bernstein, 1990-2004 | 176 | Former Director, NAPE Education Foundation, October 2016-October 2020; Advisory Board, Jennersville YMCA, since 2022 |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
* | The term “Columbia Funds Complex” as used herein includes Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund, Tri-Continental Corporation and each series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (CFST), Columbia Funds Series Trust I (CFST I), Columbia Funds Series Trust II (CFST II), Columbia ETF Trust I (CET I), Columbia ETF Trust II (CET II), Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust (CFVIT) and Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust II (CFVST II). Messrs. Batejan, Beckman, Gallagher and Hacker and Mses. Blatz, Carlton, Carrig, Flynn, Paglia and Yeager serve as Directors of Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund and Tri-Continental Corporation. |
Interested trustee affiliated with Investment Manager*
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Daniel J. Beckman c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1962 | Trustee since November 2021 and President since June 2021 | Vice President – Head of North America Product, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since April 2015; President and Principal Executive Officer of the Columbia Funds, since June 2021; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, 2020-2021 | 176 | Director, Ameriprise Trust Company, since October 2016; Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since November 2018; Board of Governors, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC since, January 2022; Director, Columbia Threadneedle Canada, Inc., since December 2022 |
* | Interested person (as defined under the 1940 Act) by reason of being an officer, director, security holder and/or employee of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial. |
The Statement of Additional Information has additional information about the Fund’s Board members and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800.345.6611, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or contacting your financial intermediary.
The Board has appointed officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies it has established. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board. The following table provides basic information about the Officers of the Fund as of the printing of this report, including principal occupations during the past five years, although their specific titles may have varied over the period. In addition to Mr. Beckman, who is President and Principal Executive Officer, the Fund’s other officers are:
Fund officers
Name, address and year of birth | Position and year first appointed to position for any Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof | Principal occupation(s) during past five years |
Michael G. Clarke 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1969 | Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer (2009) and Senior Vice President (2019) | Senior Vice President and Head of Global Operations & Investor Services, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since March 2022 (previously Vice President, Head of North American Operations, and Co-Head of Global Operations, June 2019 to February 2022 and Vice President – Accounting and Tax, May 2010 - May 2019); senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2002. |
Joseph Beranek 5890 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1965 | Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) (2019) and Principal Financial Officer (2020), CFST, CFST I, CFST II, CFVIT and CFVST II; Assistant Treasurer, CET I and CET II | Vice President – Mutual Fund Accounting and Financial Reporting, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since December 2018 and March 2017, respectively. |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
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Fund officers (continued)
Name, address and year of birth | Position and year first appointed to position for any Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof | Principal occupation(s) during past five years |
Marybeth Pilat 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1968 | Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) and Principal Financial Officer (2020) for CET I and CET II; Assistant Treasurer, CFST, CFST I, CFST II, CFVIT and CFVST II | Vice President – Product Pricing and Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2017. |
William F. Truscott 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1960 | Senior Vice President (2001) | Formerly, Trustee/Director of Columbia Funds Complex or legacy funds, November 2001-January 1, 2021; Chief Executive Officer, Global Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since September 2012; Chairman of the Board and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since July 2004 and February 2012, respectively; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., since November 2008 and February 2012, respectively; Chairman of the Board and Director, Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings, Sàrl, since March 2013 and December 2008, respectively; senior executive of various entities affiliated with Columbia Threadneedle. |
Christopher O. Petersen 5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1970 | Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary (2021) | Formerly, Trustee/Director of funds within the Columbia Funds Complex, July 1, 2020 - November 22, 2021; Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since September 2021 (previously Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel, January 2015 - September 2021); formerly, President and Principal Executive Officer of the Columbia Funds, 2015 - 2021; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2007. |
Thomas P. McGuire 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1972 | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (2012) | Vice President – Asset Management Compliance, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Acorn/Wanger Funds, since December 2015; formerly, Chief Compliance Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, September 2010 – September 2020. |
Ryan C. Larrenaga 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1970 | Senior Vice President (2017), Chief Legal Officer (2017), and Secretary (2015) | Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since August 2018 (previously Vice President and Group Counsel, August 2011 - August 2018); Chief Legal Officer, Columbia Acorn/Wanger Funds, since September 2020; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2005. |
Michael E. DeFao 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1968 | Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2010) | Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since October 2021 (previously Vice President and Assistant Secretary, May 2010 – September 2021). |
Lyn Kephart-Strong 5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1960 | Vice President (2015) | Vice President, Global Investment Operations Services, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since 2010; President, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., since October 2014; President, Ameriprise Trust Company, since January 2017. |
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Annual Report
February 28, 2023
Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund
Not FDIC or NCUA Insured • No Financial Institution Guarantee • May Lose Value
If you elect to receive the shareholder report for Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund (the Fund) in paper, mailed to you, the Fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address, unless such shareholder elects to receive shareholder reports from the Fund electronically via e-mail or by having a paper notice mailed to you (Postcard Notice) that your Fund’s shareholder report is available at the Columbia funds’ website (columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/). If you would like more than one report in paper to be mailed to you, or would like to elect to receive reports via e-mail or access them through Postcard Notice, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.
Proxy voting policies and procedures
The policy of the Board of Trustees is to vote the proxies of the companies in which the Fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31st for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30th of that year, and is available without charge by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/, or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.
Quarterly schedule of investments
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-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-PORT, is available on columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.
Additional Fund information
For more information about the Fund, please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time.
Fund investment manager
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager)
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Fund distributor
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Fund transfer agent
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 219104
Kansas City, MO 64121-9104
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Fund at a Glance
(Unaudited)
Investment objective
The Fund seeks total return before fees and expenses that exceeds the total return of the Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index.
Portfolio management
Raghavendran Sivaraman, Ph.D., CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2019
Oleg Nusinzon, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2021
Morningstar style boxTM
The Morningstar Style Box is based on a fund’s portfolio holdings. 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.
© 2023 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.
Average annual total returns (%) (for the period ended February 28, 2023) |
| | Inception | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years |
Class A | 07/31/96 | -7.84 | 8.85 | 11.87 |
Advisor Class* | 07/01/15 | -7.65 | 9.12 | 12.08 |
Institutional Class | 07/31/96 | -7.66 | 9.12 | 12.16 |
Institutional 2 Class* | 06/25/14 | -7.49 | 9.25 | 12.22 |
Institutional 3 Class | 07/15/09 | -7.47 | 9.31 | 12.32 |
Class R | 01/23/06 | -8.08 | 8.58 | 11.59 |
S&P 500 Index | | -7.69 | 9.82 | 12.25 |
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or calling 800.345.6611.
* | The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund’s oldest share class. Since the Fund launched more than one share class at its inception, Class A shares were used. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information. |
The S&P 500 Index, an unmanaged index, measures the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks and is frequently used as a general measure of market performance.
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 at a Glance (continued)
(Unaudited)
Performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment (February 28, 2013 — February 28, 2023)
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core 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.
Portfolio breakdown (%) (at February 28, 2023) |
Common Stocks | 98.5 |
Money Market Funds | 1.5 |
Total | 100.0 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total investments excluding investments in derivatives, if any. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
Equity sector breakdown (%) (at February 28, 2023) |
Communication Services | 7.4 |
Consumer Discretionary | 10.8 |
Consumer Staples | 6.4 |
Energy | 5.0 |
Financials | 11.4 |
Health Care | 14.6 |
Industrials | 8.8 |
Information Technology | 27.6 |
Materials | 2.6 |
Real Estate | 2.9 |
Utilities | 2.5 |
Total | 100.0 |
Percentages indicated are based upon total equity investments. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance
(Unaudited)
For the 12-month period that ended February 28, 2023, Class A shares of Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund returned -7.84%. The Fund slightly underperformed its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, which returned -7.69% for the same time period.
Market overview
U.S. equities delivered mixed results during the 12-month period ending February 28, 2023, with most major benchmarks posting negative returns despite strong results in certain industry groups. For example, the broad-market S&P 500 Index finished down 7.69%. In contrast, the energy sector within the S&P 500 Index was up more than 24%, and biotechnology stocks within the S&P 500 Index were up nearly 14%.
A key factor influencing sentiment was Russia’s invasion of Ukraine immediately before the start of the period. Although initial risk-off sentiment briefly reversed, equity markets began a choppy but steady downward trajectory that would last throughout the period. Along the way, drawdowns rivaled those last seen in the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and the dot-com meltdown in 2002.
These results were driven largely by investor sentiment that wavered between worry and hope around the course of inflation and corresponding action by the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed), which ended up hiking interest rates eight times by a combined 4.50 percentage points over the course of the period. Some upside was sparked by investors’ interpretation of Fed Chair Powell’s remarks after the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, when he announced an anticipated 75-basis point rate hike at the end of July. (A basis point is 1/100 of a percent.) What many seemingly heard were hints that interest rate hikes would slow in concert with softening economic growth. That takeaway evaporated a month later when Powell spoke at a symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and prioritized fighting inflation no matter how much pain the economy might suffer. His inflation-fighting resolve was confirmed by an additional 75-basis point hike in September, along with a forecast showing no expectations for rate cuts until 2024.
A similar about-face was repeated near year-end as sentiment abruptly turned positive to start the fourth quarter but stalled in mid-December when the Fed raised rates by 50 basis points. Slowing global growth and China’s zero-COVID lockdown policy compounded rate worries. Sentiment continued to see-saw though period-end. U.S. equities finished January 2023 on a decidedly positive note but gave back some of those gains in February, as worries over the so-called “higher-for-longer” rate regime overwhelmed any expectations of a slowdown in Fed rate hikes.
We divide the metrics for our stock selection model into three broad categories: value (fundamental measures, such as earnings and cash flow, relative to market values), catalyst (price momentum and business momentum) and quality (quality of earnings and financial strength). We then rank the securities within a sector/industry from 1 (most attractive) to 5 (least attractive) based upon the metrics within these categories. For the period, the Fund’s value factor was moderately up, whereas quality and catalyst factors were out of favor.
The Fund’s notable detractors during the period
• | Selections within the consumer staples, industrials, financials and information technology sectors detracted most from the Fund’s performance relative to the benchmark during the period. |
• | Individual holdings that detracted most from the Fund’s performance relative to its benchmark included semiconductor company NVIDIA Corp., multinational oil and gas company Chevron Corp., online travel company Expedia Group, Inc., financial services company Lincoln National Corp. and consumer finance company Capital One Financial Corp. |
○ | Chevron delivered positive results, but the Fund’s underweight is what led to the detraction versus the benchmark. |
The Fund’s notable contributors during the period
• | The Fund’s selections within the health care, consumer discretionary and energy sectors contributed most to Fund performance versus the benchmark during the period. |
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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance (continued)
(Unaudited)
• | Individual holdings that contributed most to the Fund’s performance relative to its benchmark included healthcare services company McKesson Corp., oil and gas giant Exxon Mobil Corp, semiconductor company Applied Materials, Inc. and steel manufacturer Nucor Corp. The Fund sold its position in McKesson. Not owning Intel also benefited relative results as both companies weighed heavily on the benchmark during the period. |
Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. Investing in derivatives is a specialized activity that involves special risks, which may result in significant losses. The Fund’s net value will generally decline when the performance of its targeted index declines. See the Fund’s prospectus for more information on these and other risks.
The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties who have contributed to this report. 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.
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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses
(Unaudited)
As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are shareholder transaction costs, which may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing fund costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. The following information is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your Fund’s expenses
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided examples and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated 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. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the “Actual” column. The amount listed in the “Hypothetical” column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund’s actual return) and then applies the Fund’s actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See “Compare with other funds” below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.
September 1, 2022 — February 28, 2023 |
| Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | 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 | 1,016.50 | 1,020.68 | 4.15 | 4.16 | 0.83 |
Advisor Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,017.60 | 1,021.92 | 2.90 | 2.91 | 0.58 |
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,017.80 | 1,021.92 | 2.90 | 2.91 | 0.58 |
Institutional 2 Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,018.60 | 1,022.56 | 2.25 | 2.26 | 0.45 |
Institutional 3 Class | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,018.50 | 1,022.81 | 2.00 | 2.01 | 0.40 |
Class R | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,015.30 | 1,019.44 | 5.40 | 5.41 | 1.08 |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class as indicated above, multiplied by the average account value over the period and then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund’s most recent fiscal half year and divided by 365.
Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from its investment in underlying funds, including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
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Portfolio of Investments
February 28, 2023
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Investments in securities
Common Stocks 98.4% |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Communication Services 7.3% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.2% |
AT&T, Inc. | 44,613 | 843,632 |
Entertainment 0.8% |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | 7,854 | 598,867 |
Electronic Arts, Inc. | 19,854 | 2,202,603 |
Total | | 2,801,470 |
Interactive Media & Services 5.5% |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a) | 139,410 | 12,555,264 |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(a) | 36,206 | 6,333,878 |
Total | | 18,889,142 |
Media 0.8% |
Fox Corp., Class A | 54,285 | 1,901,061 |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | 7,467 | 676,286 |
Total | | 2,577,347 |
Total Communication Services | 25,111,591 |
Consumer Discretionary 10.6% |
Automobiles 1.1% |
Tesla, Inc.(a) | 18,482 | 3,801,932 |
Distributors 0.3% |
Genuine Parts Co. | 6,751 | 1,193,982 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 1.6% |
Booking Holdings, Inc.(a) | 1,359 | 3,430,116 |
Expedia Group, Inc.(a) | 20,263 | 2,208,059 |
Total | | 5,638,175 |
Household Durables 1.8% |
Lennar Corp., Class A | 11,145 | 1,078,167 |
NVR, Inc.(a) | 497 | 2,571,289 |
PulteGroup, Inc. | 44,720 | 2,444,843 |
Total | | 6,094,299 |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 2.0% |
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | 71,255 | 6,714,359 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Specialty Retail 3.8% |
AutoZone, Inc.(a) | 949 | 2,359,727 |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 21,795 | 1,811,382 |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 5,247 | 1,555,945 |
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | 14,747 | 3,034,195 |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a) | 2,752 | 2,284,435 |
Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a) | 3,547 | 1,840,184 |
Total | | 12,885,868 |
Total Consumer Discretionary | 36,328,615 |
Consumer Staples 6.2% |
Beverages 0.4% |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 10,672 | 635,091 |
PepsiCo, Inc. | 4,716 | 818,367 |
Total | | 1,453,458 |
Food & Staples Retailing 0.7% |
Kroger Co. (The) | 55,374 | 2,388,834 |
Food Products 1.8% |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 32,350 | 2,575,060 |
Campbell Soup Co. | 18,900 | 992,628 |
General Mills, Inc. | 33,203 | 2,639,971 |
Total | | 6,207,659 |
Household Products 1.4% |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 6,547 | 818,702 |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 28,374 | 3,903,128 |
Total | | 4,721,830 |
Tobacco 1.9% |
Altria Group, Inc. | 63,864 | 2,965,206 |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 38,687 | 3,764,245 |
Total | | 6,729,451 |
Total Consumer Staples | 21,501,232 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Energy 5.0% |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 5.0% |
Chevron Corp. | 30,008 | 4,824,386 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 59,649 | 6,556,021 |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 23,091 | 2,854,048 |
Valero Energy Corp. | 21,275 | 2,802,556 |
Total | | 17,037,011 |
Total Energy | 17,037,011 |
Financials 11.2% |
Banks 2.9% |
Bank of America Corp. | 30,019 | 1,029,652 |
Citigroup, Inc. | 66,959 | 3,394,152 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 13,252 | 1,899,674 |
Regions Financial Corp. | 73,140 | 1,705,625 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 45,502 | 2,128,128 |
Total | | 10,157,231 |
Capital Markets 3.0% |
CME Group, Inc. | 10,190 | 1,888,818 |
Invesco Ltd. | 129,381 | 2,284,868 |
Morgan Stanley | 38,332 | 3,699,038 |
State Street Corp. | 26,686 | 2,366,515 |
Total | | 10,239,239 |
Consumer Finance 1.0% |
Capital One Financial Corp. | 7,592 | 828,135 |
Synchrony Financial | 72,669 | 2,595,010 |
Total | | 3,423,145 |
Diversified Financial Services 0.9% |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a) | 10,582 | 3,229,415 |
Insurance 3.4% |
American International Group, Inc. | 42,156 | 2,576,153 |
Aon PLC, Class A | 6,491 | 1,973,588 |
Lincoln National Corp. | 39,273 | 1,245,740 |
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | 18,826 | 3,052,448 |
MetLife, Inc. | 38,367 | 2,752,065 |
Total | | 11,599,994 |
Total Financials | 38,649,024 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Health Care 14.3% |
Biotechnology 2.7% |
AbbVie, Inc. | 27,270 | 4,196,853 |
Amgen, Inc. | 3,306 | 765,868 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 9,573 | 770,914 |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 1,919 | 1,459,246 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 7,202 | 2,090,668 |
Total | | 9,283,549 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 2.4% |
Abbott Laboratories | 38,176 | 3,883,263 |
Hologic, Inc.(a) | 28,265 | 2,251,024 |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | 16,740 | 2,073,584 |
Total | | 8,207,871 |
Health Care Providers & Services 3.6% |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | 28,248 | 2,138,656 |
Centene Corp.(a) | 33,455 | 2,288,322 |
Humana, Inc. | 5,670 | 2,806,764 |
McKesson Corp. | 7,700 | 2,693,537 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 5,396 | 2,568,172 |
Total | | 12,495,451 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.5% |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 13,300 | 1,888,201 |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a) | 12,179 | 2,538,956 |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a) | 561 | 804,312 |
Total | | 5,231,469 |
Pharmaceuticals 4.1% |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 50,440 | 3,478,342 |
Eli Lilly & Co. | 4,703 | 1,463,668 |
Johnson & Johnson | 13,832 | 2,119,892 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 6,304 | 669,737 |
Pfizer, Inc. | 101,263 | 4,108,240 |
Viatris, Inc. | 190,382 | 2,170,355 |
Total | | 14,010,234 |
Total Health Care | 49,228,574 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Industrials 8.6% |
Aerospace & Defense 2.9% |
General Dynamics Corp. | 11,709 | 2,668,598 |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | 6,921 | 1,461,646 |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 6,759 | 3,205,523 |
Textron, Inc. | 36,613 | 2,655,541 |
Total | | 9,991,308 |
Air Freight & Logistics 0.9% |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 14,710 | 1,538,078 |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | 8,847 | 1,614,489 |
Total | | 3,152,567 |
Airlines 0.1% |
Southwest Airlines Co. | 13,389 | 449,603 |
Building Products 0.7% |
Masco Corp. | 48,054 | 2,519,471 |
Commercial Services & Supplies 1.3% |
Cintas Corp. | 6,084 | 2,667,652 |
Republic Services, Inc. | 14,908 | 1,922,088 |
Total | | 4,589,740 |
Electrical Equipment 0.7% |
Emerson Electric Co. | 28,300 | 2,340,693 |
Industrial Conglomerates 0.3% |
3M Co. | 7,647 | 823,888 |
Machinery 1.4% |
Fortive Corp. | 28,262 | 1,883,945 |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | 8,226 | 2,894,318 |
Total | | 4,778,263 |
Road & Rail 0.3% |
CSX Corp. | 32,141 | 979,979 |
Total Industrials | 29,625,512 |
Information Technology 27.2% |
Communications Equipment 1.2% |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 87,676 | 4,245,272 |
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
IT Services 3.1% |
MasterCard, Inc., Class A | 13,884 | 4,932,846 |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a) | 10,662 | 784,723 |
Visa, Inc., Class A | 21,935 | 4,824,384 |
Total | | 10,541,953 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 5.3% |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a) | 48,300 | 3,795,414 |
Applied Materials, Inc. | 27,618 | 3,207,831 |
Enphase Energy, Inc.(a) | 4,331 | 911,805 |
Lam Research Corp. | 6,358 | 3,090,052 |
NVIDIA Corp. | 14,732 | 3,420,181 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 30,595 | 3,779,400 |
Total | | 18,204,683 |
Software 10.2% |
Adobe, Inc.(a) | 10,670 | 3,456,547 |
Autodesk, Inc.(a) | 13,293 | 2,641,186 |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a) | 13,814 | 2,665,273 |
Fortinet, Inc.(a) | 38,792 | 2,305,796 |
Microsoft Corp.(b) | 84,031 | 20,959,012 |
Synopsys, Inc.(a) | 7,814 | 2,842,421 |
Total | | 34,870,235 |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 7.4% |
Apple, Inc. | 167,939 | 24,755,888 |
HP, Inc. | 23,555 | 695,344 |
Total | | 25,451,232 |
Total Information Technology | 93,313,375 |
Materials 2.6% |
Chemicals 1.8% |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 26,818 | 2,303,398 |
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | 13,649 | 1,310,167 |
Mosaic Co. (The) | 44,041 | 2,342,541 |
Total | | 5,956,106 |
Metals & Mining 0.8% |
Nucor Corp. | 17,048 | 2,854,517 |
Total Materials | 8,810,623 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Common Stocks (continued) |
Issuer | Shares | Value ($) |
Real Estate 2.9% |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) 2.9% |
American Tower Corp. | 5,000 | 990,050 |
Equinix, Inc. | 1,169 | 804,588 |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 130,393 | 2,190,602 |
SBA Communications Corp. | 8,080 | 2,095,548 |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | 21,210 | 2,589,529 |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 40,124 | 1,253,875 |
Total | | 9,924,192 |
Total Real Estate | 9,924,192 |
Utilities 2.5% |
Electric Utilities 2.5% |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 29,024 | 2,553,241 |
Entergy Corp. | 18,922 | 1,946,506 |
Evergy, Inc. | 27,923 | 1,642,152 |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | 31,401 | 2,313,626 |
Total | | 8,455,525 |
Total Utilities | 8,455,525 |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $228,349,706) | 337,985,274 |
|
Money Market Funds 1.5% |
| Shares | Value ($) |
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 4.748%(c),(d) | 5,141,842 | 5,139,785 |
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $5,139,735) | 5,139,785 |
Total Investments in Securities (Cost: $233,489,441) | 343,125,059 |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | 384,232 |
Net Assets | 343,509,291 |
At February 28, 2023, securities and/or cash totaling $673,434 were pledged as collateral.
Investments in derivatives
Long futures contracts |
Description | Number of contracts | Expiration date | Trading currency | Notional amount | Value/Unrealized appreciation ($) | Value/Unrealized depreciation ($) |
S&P 500 Index E-mini | 31 | 03/2023 | USD | 6,162,025 | 176,737 | — |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) | Non-income producing investment. |
(b) | This security or a portion of this security has been pledged as collateral in connection with derivative contracts. |
(c) | The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at February 28, 2023. |
(d) | As defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the company’s outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. The value of the holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the year ended February 28, 2023 are as follows: |
Affiliated issuers | Beginning of period($) | Purchases($) | Sales($) | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)($) | End of period($) | Realized gain (loss)($) | Dividends($) | End of period shares |
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 4.748% |
| 10,064,564 | 110,169,981 | (115,095,287) | 527 | 5,139,785 | (1,855) | 141,865 | 5,141,842 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Currency Legend
Fair value measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
■ | Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments. |
■ | Level 2 — Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.). |
■ | Level 3 — Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments). |
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
The Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Investment Manager, through its Valuation Committee (the Committee), as valuation designee, responsible for determining the fair value of the assets of the Fund for which market quotations are not readily available using valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. Representatives of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC report to the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at February 28, 2023:
| Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) | Total ($) |
Investments in Securities | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | |
Communication Services | 25,111,591 | — | — | 25,111,591 |
Consumer Discretionary | 36,328,615 | — | — | 36,328,615 |
Consumer Staples | 21,501,232 | — | — | 21,501,232 |
Energy | 17,037,011 | — | — | 17,037,011 |
Financials | 38,649,024 | — | — | 38,649,024 |
Health Care | 49,228,574 | — | — | 49,228,574 |
Industrials | 29,625,512 | — | — | 29,625,512 |
Information Technology | 93,313,375 | — | — | 93,313,375 |
Materials | 8,810,623 | — | — | 8,810,623 |
Real Estate | 9,924,192 | — | — | 9,924,192 |
Utilities | 8,455,525 | — | — | 8,455,525 |
Total Common Stocks | 337,985,274 | — | — | 337,985,274 |
Money Market Funds | 5,139,785 | — | — | 5,139,785 |
Total Investments in Securities | 343,125,059 | — | — | 343,125,059 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2023
Fair value measurements (continued)
| Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) | Total ($) |
Investments in Derivatives | | | | |
Asset | | | | |
Futures Contracts | 176,737 | — | — | 176,737 |
Total | 343,301,796 | — | — | 343,301,796 |
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
Derivative instruments are valued at unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
February 28, 2023
Assets | |
Investments in securities, at value | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $228,349,706) | $337,985,274 |
Affiliated issuers (cost $5,139,735) | 5,139,785 |
Cash | 4,467 |
Receivable for: | |
Investments sold | 10,177,034 |
Capital shares sold | 364,286 |
Dividends | 578,203 |
Expense reimbursement due from Investment Manager | 4,015 |
Prepaid expenses | 7,385 |
Total assets | 354,260,449 |
Liabilities | |
Payable for: | |
Investments purchased | 10,180,751 |
Capital shares purchased | 355,777 |
Variation margin for futures contracts | 19,375 |
Management services fees | 7,080 |
Distribution and/or service fees | 932 |
Transfer agent fees | 40,471 |
Compensation of board members | 120,551 |
Compensation of chief compliance officer | 67 |
Other expenses | 26,154 |
Total liabilities | 10,751,158 |
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $343,509,291 |
Represented by | |
Paid in capital | 232,270,397 |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | 111,238,894 |
Total - representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $343,509,291 |
Class A | |
Net assets | $50,648,185 |
Shares outstanding | 2,324,481 |
Net asset value per share | $21.79 |
Advisor Class | |
Net assets | $7,676,776 |
Shares outstanding | 358,989 |
Net asset value per share | $21.38 |
Institutional Class | |
Net assets | $66,112,398 |
Shares outstanding | 3,041,773 |
Net asset value per share | $21.73 |
Institutional 2 Class | |
Net assets | $4,174,680 |
Shares outstanding | 193,309 |
Net asset value per share | $21.60 |
Institutional 3 Class | |
Net assets | $172,477,570 |
Shares outstanding | 7,928,944 |
Net asset value per share | $21.75 |
Class R | |
Net assets | $42,419,682 |
Shares outstanding | 1,954,736 |
Net asset value per share | $21.70 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended February 28, 2023
Net investment income | |
Income: | |
Dividends — unaffiliated issuers | $6,351,763 |
Dividends — affiliated issuers | 141,865 |
Interfund lending | 277 |
Total income | 6,493,905 |
Expenses: | |
Management services fees | 2,836,832 |
Distribution and/or service fees | |
Class A | 134,794 |
Class R | 226,486 |
Transfer agent fees | |
Class A | 97,277 |
Advisor Class | 14,035 |
Institutional Class | 132,403 |
Institutional 2 Class | 3,033 |
Institutional 3 Class | 13,104 |
Class R | 81,724 |
Compensation of board members | 14,139 |
Custodian fees | 13,912 |
Printing and postage fees | 20,740 |
Registration fees | 95,448 |
Audit fees | 32,840 |
Legal fees | 18,160 |
Interest on collateral | 167 |
Compensation of chief compliance officer | 66 |
Other | 16,067 |
Total expenses | 3,751,227 |
Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Investment Manager and its affiliates | (1,536,891) |
Fees waived by transfer agent | |
Institutional 2 Class | (485) |
Institutional 3 Class | (13,104) |
Expense reduction | (39) |
Total net expenses | 2,200,708 |
Net investment income | 4,293,197 |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers | 9,277,262 |
Investments — affiliated issuers | (1,855) |
Foreign currency translations | (40) |
Futures contracts | (573,794) |
Net realized gain | 8,701,573 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments — unaffiliated issuers | (39,884,059) |
Investments — affiliated issuers | 527 |
Futures contracts | 398,261 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (39,485,271) |
Net realized and unrealized loss | (30,783,698) |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | $(26,490,501) |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year Ended February 28, 2023 | Year Ended February 28, 2022 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income | $4,293,197 | $4,906,725 |
Net realized gain | 8,701,573 | 116,268,095 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (39,485,271) | (29,223,494) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (26,490,501) | 91,951,326 |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Net investment income and net realized gains | | |
Class A | (4,229,487) | (15,720,116) |
Advisor Class | (647,075) | (2,090,505) |
Institutional Class | (5,964,414) | (22,298,922) |
Institutional 2 Class | (416,835) | (1,892,219) |
Institutional 3 Class | (17,296,813) | (53,752,772) |
Class R | (3,420,756) | (13,055,006) |
Total distributions to shareholders | (31,975,380) | (108,809,540) |
Decrease in net assets from capital stock activity | (7,041,437) | (61,711,493) |
Total decrease in net assets | (65,507,318) | (78,569,707) |
Net assets at beginning of year | 409,016,609 | 487,586,316 |
Net assets at end of year | $343,509,291 | $409,016,609 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
| Year Ended | Year Ended |
| February 28, 2023 | February 28, 2022 |
| Shares | Dollars ($) | Shares | Dollars ($) |
Capital stock activity |
Class A | | | | |
Subscriptions | 300,972 | 6,767,130 | 324,168 | 9,387,862 |
Distributions reinvested | 155,941 | 3,295,005 | 454,796 | 12,508,794 |
Redemptions | (505,548) | (11,325,632) | (545,889) | (15,786,572) |
Net increase (decrease) | (48,635) | (1,263,497) | 233,075 | 6,110,084 |
Advisor Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 60,011 | 1,330,184 | 47,974 | 1,440,214 |
Distributions reinvested | 31,155 | 647,075 | 77,442 | 2,090,505 |
Redemptions | (66,806) | (1,432,980) | (86,688) | (2,528,250) |
Net increase | 24,360 | 544,279 | 38,728 | 1,002,469 |
Institutional Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 365,919 | 8,158,042 | 477,447 | 13,232,520 |
Distributions reinvested | 241,927 | 5,102,985 | 697,927 | 19,154,056 |
Redemptions | (996,820) | (22,525,800) | (876,756) | (25,332,187) |
Net increase (decrease) | (388,974) | (9,264,773) | 298,618 | 7,054,389 |
Institutional 2 Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 42,108 | 973,584 | 67,414 | 1,975,397 |
Distributions reinvested | 19,359 | 405,686 | 67,519 | 1,846,529 |
Redemptions | (127,983) | (2,881,060) | (197,380) | (5,849,287) |
Net decrease | (66,516) | (1,501,790) | (62,447) | (2,027,361) |
Institutional 3 Class | | | | |
Subscriptions | 7,101,537 | 156,190,261 | 700,226 | 20,034,893 |
Distributions reinvested | 507,875 | 10,705,331 | 951,957 | 26,126,306 |
Redemptions | (7,208,789) | (160,941,922) | (3,806,575) | (114,838,980) |
Net increase (decrease) | 400,623 | 5,953,670 | (2,154,392) | (68,677,781) |
Class R | | | | |
Subscriptions | 423,831 | 9,636,288 | 473,731 | 13,757,874 |
Distributions reinvested | 158,700 | 3,338,055 | 461,727 | 12,684,637 |
Redemptions | (640,258) | (14,483,669) | (1,060,505) | (31,615,804) |
Net decrease | (57,727) | (1,509,326) | (125,047) | (5,173,293) |
Total net decrease | (136,869) | (7,041,437) | (1,771,465) | (61,711,493) |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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The following table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a class held for the periods shown. Per share net investment income (loss) amounts are calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Total return does not reflect payment of sales charges, if any. Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods of less than one year. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to purchase and sales transactions of short-term instruments and certain derivatives, if any. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
| Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | Total from investment operations | Distributions from net investment income | Distributions from net realized gains | Total distributions to shareholders |
Class A |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $25.71 | 0.20 | (2.31) | (2.11) | (0.18) | (1.63) | (1.81) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $27.58 | 0.25 | 5.49 | 5.74 | (0.26) | (7.35) | (7.61) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $23.11 | 0.25 | 6.18 | 6.43 | (0.26) | (1.70) | (1.96) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $23.52 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 0.59 | (0.24) | (0.76) | (1.00) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $25.12 | 0.28 | 0.69 | 0.97 | (0.24) | (2.33) | (2.57) |
Advisor Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $25.28 | 0.25 | (2.28) | (2.03) | (0.24) | (1.63) | (1.87) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $27.21 | 0.31 | 5.44 | 5.75 | (0.33) | (7.35) | (7.68) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $22.83 | 0.31 | 6.09 | 6.40 | (0.32) | (1.70) | (2.02) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $23.23 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.65 | (0.29) | (0.76) | (1.05) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $24.85 | 0.36 | 0.65 | 1.01 | (0.30) | (2.33) | (2.63) |
Institutional Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $25.66 | 0.26 | (2.32) | (2.06) | (0.24) | (1.63) | (1.87) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $27.53 | 0.32 | 5.49 | 5.81 | (0.33) | (7.35) | (7.68) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $23.07 | 0.31 | 6.17 | 6.48 | (0.32) | (1.70) | (2.02) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $23.47 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.65 | (0.29) | (0.76) | (1.05) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $25.07 | 0.34 | 0.69 | 1.03 | (0.30) | (2.33) | (2.63) |
Institutional 2 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $25.51 | 0.29 | (2.30) | (2.01) | (0.27) | (1.63) | (1.90) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $27.40 | 0.36 | 5.48 | 5.84 | (0.38) | (7.35) | (7.73) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $22.97 | 0.34 | 6.14 | 6.48 | (0.35) | (1.70) | (2.05) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $23.37 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.67 | (0.31) | (0.76) | (1.07) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $24.98 | 0.37 | 0.68 | 1.05 | (0.33) | (2.33) | (2.66) |
Institutional 3 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $25.68 | 0.30 | (2.31) | (2.01) | (0.29) | (1.63) | (1.92) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $27.54 | 0.37 | 5.51 | 5.88 | (0.39) | (7.35) | (7.74) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $23.08 | 0.35 | 6.17 | 6.52 | (0.36) | (1.70) | (2.06) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $23.47 | 0.38 | 0.31 | 0.69 | (0.32) | (0.76) | (1.08) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $25.07 | 0.38 | 0.69 | 1.07 | (0.34) | (2.33) | (2.67) |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| Net asset value, end of period | Total return | Total gross expense ratio to average net assets(a) | Total net expense ratio to average net assets(a),(b) | Net investment income ratio to average net assets | Portfolio turnover | Net assets, end of period (000’s) |
Class A |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $21.79 | (7.84%) | 1.24%(c) | 0.83%(c),(d) | 0.89% | 92% | $50,648 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $25.71 | 20.15% | 1.23%(c) | 0.84%(c),(d) | 0.83% | 67% | $61,024 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $27.58 | 29.53% | 1.25%(c) | 0.85%(c),(d) | 1.02% | 81% | $59,015 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $23.11 | 2.33% | 1.20% | 0.88%(d) | 1.11% | 77% | $56,439 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $23.52 | 4.14% | 1.21% | 0.89% | 1.17% | 99% | $75,497 |
Advisor Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $21.38 | (7.65%) | 0.99%(c) | 0.58%(c),(d) | 1.14% | 92% | $7,677 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $25.28 | 20.50% | 0.98%(c) | 0.58%(c),(d) | 1.08% | 67% | $8,459 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $27.21 | 29.79% | 1.00%(c) | 0.61%(c),(d) | 1.29% | 81% | $8,052 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $22.83 | 2.60% | 0.95% | 0.63%(d) | 1.38% | 77% | $12,021 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $23.23 | 4.38% | 0.96% | 0.64% | 1.53% | 99% | $5,222 |
Institutional Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $21.73 | (7.66%) | 0.99%(c) | 0.58%(c),(d) | 1.14% | 92% | $66,112 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $25.66 | 20.49% | 0.98%(c) | 0.59%(c),(d) | 1.08% | 67% | $88,028 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $27.53 | 29.83% | 1.00%(c) | 0.60%(c),(d) | 1.27% | 81% | $86,219 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $23.07 | 2.58% | 0.94% | 0.63%(d) | 1.34% | 77% | $97,348 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $23.47 | 4.42% | 0.96% | 0.64% | 1.41% | 99% | $329,587 |
Institutional 2 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $21.60 | (7.49%) | 0.86%(c) | 0.45%(c) | 1.26% | 92% | $4,175 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $25.51 | 20.67% | 0.85%(c) | 0.45%(c) | 1.21% | 67% | $6,628 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $27.40 | 29.96% | 0.86%(c) | 0.48%(c) | 1.40% | 81% | $8,831 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $22.97 | 2.66% | 0.85% | 0.54% | 1.46% | 77% | $11,538 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $23.37 | 4.50% | 0.87% | 0.54% | 1.56% | 99% | $26,349 |
Institutional 3 Class |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $21.75 | (7.47%) | 0.81%(c) | 0.40%(c) | 1.32% | 92% | $172,478 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $25.68 | 20.73% | 0.80%(c) | 0.40%(c) | 1.25% | 67% | $193,329 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $27.54 | 30.01% | 0.81%(c) | 0.43%(c) | 1.44% | 81% | $266,693 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $23.08 | 2.73% | 0.81% | 0.49% | 1.59% | 77% | $173,757 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $23.47 | 4.58% | 0.81% | 0.49% | 1.61% | 99% | $55,689 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| Net asset value, beginning of period | Net investment income | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | Total from investment operations | Distributions from net investment income | Distributions from net realized gains | Total distributions to shareholders |
Class R |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $25.61 | 0.14 | (2.29) | (2.15) | (0.13) | (1.63) | (1.76) |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $27.50 | 0.17 | 5.47 | 5.64 | (0.18) | (7.35) | (7.53) |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $23.05 | 0.19 | 6.16 | 6.35 | (0.20) | (1.70) | (1.90) |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $23.48 | 0.21 | 0.31 | 0.52 | (0.19) | (0.76) | (0.95) |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $25.08 | 0.22 | 0.69 | 0.91 | (0.18) | (2.33) | (2.51) |
Notes to Financial Highlights |
(a) | In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund’s reported expense ratios. |
(b) | Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. |
(c) | Ratios include interest on collateral expense which is less than 0.01%. |
(d) | The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
| Net asset value, end of period | Total return | Total gross expense ratio to average net assets(a) | Total net expense ratio to average net assets(a),(b) | Net investment income ratio to average net assets | Portfolio turnover | Net assets, end of period (000’s) |
Class R |
Year Ended 2/28/2023 | $21.70 | (8.08%) | 1.49%(c) | 1.08%(c),(d) | 0.64% | 92% | $42,420 |
Year Ended 2/28/2022 | $25.61 | 19.85% | 1.48%(c) | 1.09%(c),(d) | 0.57% | 67% | $51,549 |
Year Ended 2/28/2021 | $27.50 | 29.22% | 1.50%(c) | 1.10%(c),(d) | 0.77% | 81% | $58,775 |
Year Ended 2/29/2020 | $23.05 | 2.04% | 1.45% | 1.13%(d) | 0.86% | 77% | $51,362 |
Year Ended 2/28/2019 | $23.48 | 3.88% | 1.46% | 1.14% | 0.93% | 99% | $53,131 |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2023
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund (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.
Fund shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value). The Fund offers each of the share classes listed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by the Trust’s organizational documents or by law. Each share class has its own expense and sales charge structure. Different share classes may have different minimum initial investment amounts and pay different net investment income distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of distributing such share classes vary. Distributions to shareholders in a liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class.
As described in the Fund’s prospectus, Class A shares are offered to the general public for investment. Advisor Class, Institutional Class, Institutional 2 Class, Institutional 3 Class and Class R shares are available for purchase through authorized investment professionals to omnibus retirement plans or to institutional investors and to certain other investors as also described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which 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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security valuation
Equity securities listed on an exchange are valued at the closing price or last trade price on their primary exchange at the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange. Securities with a closing price not readily available or not listed on any exchange are valued at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices. Listed preferred stocks convertible into common stocks are valued using an evaluated price from a pricing service.
Foreign equity securities are valued based on the closing price or last trade price on their primary exchange at the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange. If any foreign equity security closing prices are not readily available, the securities are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices on such exchanges or markets. Foreign currency exchange rates are determined at the scheduled closing time of the New York Stock Exchange. Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange; therefore, the closing prices for securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. In those situations, foreign securities will be fair valued pursuant to a policy approved by the Board of Trustees. Under the policy, the Fund may utilize a third-party pricing service to determine these fair values. The third-party pricing service takes into account multiple factors, including, but not limited to, movements in the U.S. securities markets, certain depositary receipts, futures contracts and foreign exchange rates that have occurred subsequent to the close of the foreign exchange or market, to determine a good faith estimate that reasonably reflects the current market conditions as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange. The fair value of a security is likely to be different from the quoted or published price, if available.
Investments in open-end investment companies (other than exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), are valued at the latest net asset value reported by those companies as of the valuation time.
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Futures and options on futures contracts are valued based upon the settlement price at the close of regular trading on their principal exchanges or, in the absence of a settlement price, at the mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reflective of market value or reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the quoted or published price for the security, if available.
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 fair value.
GAAP requires disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category. This information is disclosed following the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
Foreign currency transactions and translations
The values of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are generally translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates determined at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. 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 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 Fund does 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 in the Statement of Operations.
Derivative instruments
The Fund invests in certain derivative instruments, as detailed below, in seeking to meet its investment objectives. Derivatives are instruments whose values depend on, or are derived from, in whole or in part, the value of one or more securities, currencies, commodities, indices, or other assets or instruments. Derivatives may be used to increase investment flexibility (including to maintain cash reserves while maintaining desired exposure to certain assets), for risk management (hedging) purposes, to facilitate trading, to reduce transaction costs and to pursue higher investment returns. The Fund may also use derivative instruments to mitigate certain investment risks, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Derivatives may involve various risks, including the potential inability of the counterparty to fulfill its obligations under the terms of the contract, the potential for an illiquid secondary market (making it difficult for the Fund to sell or terminate, including at favorable prices) and the potential for market movements which may expose the Fund to gains or losses in excess of the amount shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The notional amounts of derivative instruments, if applicable, are not recorded in the financial statements.
A derivative instrument may suffer a marked-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform its obligations under the contract. The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on over-the-counter derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Fund and the amount of any variation margin held by the counterparty, plus any replacement costs or related amounts. With exchange-traded or centrally cleared derivatives, there is reduced counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the clearinghouse or central counterparty (CCP) provides some protection in the case of clearing member default. The clearinghouse or CCP stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, failure of the clearinghouse or CCP may pose additional counterparty credit risk. However, credit risk still exists in exchange-traded or centrally cleared derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer account. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in
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February 28, 2023
the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients and such shortfall is remedied by the CCP or otherwise, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro-rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers (including the Fund), potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.
In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, the Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (ISDA Master Agreement) or similar agreement with its derivatives counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is an agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs over-the-counter derivatives and foreign exchange forward contracts and contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default (close-out netting), including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Note, however, that bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset or netting in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.
Collateral (margin) requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are established by the clearinghouse or CCP for exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives. Brokers can ask for margin in excess of the minimum in certain circumstances. Collateral terms for most over-the-counter derivatives are subject to regulatory requirements to exchange variation margin with trading counterparties and may have contract specific margin terms as well. For over-the-counter derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the marked-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any variation margin currently pledged by the Fund and/or the counterparty. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party has to exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g., $250,000) before a transfer has to be made. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. The Fund may also pay interest expense on cash collateral received from the broker or receive interest income on cash collateral pledged to the broker. The Fund attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.
Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties of over-the-counter derivatives transactions to terminate derivatives contracts prior to maturity in the event the Fund’s net asset value declines by a stated percentage over a specified time period or if the Fund fails to meet certain terms of the ISDA Master Agreement, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty. The Fund also has termination rights if the counterparty fails to meet certain terms of the ISDA Master Agreement. In determining whether to exercise such termination rights, the Fund would consider, in addition to counterparty credit risk, whether termination would result in a net liability owed from the counterparty.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Futures contracts
Futures contracts are exchange-traded and represent commitments for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date. The Fund bought and sold futures contracts to maintain appropriate equity market exposure while keeping sufficient cash to accommodate daily redemptions. These instruments may be used for other purposes in future periods. Upon entering into futures contracts, the Fund bears risks that it may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. Additional risks include counterparty credit risk, the possibility of an illiquid market, and that a change in the value of the contract or option may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying asset.
Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund deposits cash or securities with the broker, known as a futures commission merchant (FCM), in an amount sufficient to meet the initial margin requirement. The initial margin deposit must be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Cash deposited as initial margin is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as margin deposits. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Portfolio of Investments. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the Fund each day. The variation margin payments are equal to the daily change in the contract value and are recorded as variation margin receivable or payable and are offset in
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unrealized gains or losses. The Fund generally expects to earn interest income on its margin deposits. 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 in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Effects of derivative transactions in the financial statements
The following tables are intended to provide additional information about the effect of derivatives on the financial statements of the Fund, including: the fair value of derivatives by risk category and the location of those fair values in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities; and the impact of derivative transactions over the period in the Statement of Operations, including realized and unrealized gains (losses). The derivative instrument schedules following the Portfolio of Investments present additional information regarding derivative instruments outstanding at the end of the period, if any.
The following table is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) at February 28, 2023:
| Asset derivatives | |
Risk exposure category | Statement of assets and liabilities location | Fair value ($) |
Equity risk | Component of total distributable earnings (loss) — unrealized appreciation on futures contracts | 176,737* |
* | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the tables following the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
The following table indicates the effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) in the Statement of Operations for the year ended February 28, 2023:
Amount of realized gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income |
Risk exposure category | | | | | | Futures contracts ($) |
Equity risk | | | | | | (573,794) |
|
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in income |
Risk exposure category | | | | | | Futures contracts ($) |
Equity risk | | | | | | 398,261 |
The following table is a summary of the average outstanding volume by derivative instrument for the year ended February 28, 2023:
Derivative instrument | Average notional amounts ($)* |
Futures contracts — long | 6,460,688 |
* | Based on the ending quarterly outstanding amounts for the year ended February 28, 2023. |
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
Corporate actions and dividend income are generally recorded net of any non-reclaimable tax withholdings, on the ex-dividend date or upon receipt of an ex-dividend notification in the case of certain foreign securities.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
The Fund may receive distributions from holdings in equity securities, business development companies (BDCs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs), limited partnerships (LPs), other regulated investment companies (RICs), and real estate investment trusts (REITs), which report information as to the tax character of their distributions annually. These distributions are allocated to dividend income, capital gain and return of capital based on actual information reported. Return of capital is recorded as a reduction of the cost basis of securities held. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, return of capital is recorded as a realized gain. With respect to REITs, to the extent actual information has not yet been reported, estimates for return of capital are made by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). The Investment Manager’s estimates are subsequently adjusted when the actual character of the distributions is disclosed by the REITs, which could result in a proportionate change in return of capital to shareholders.
Awards from class action litigation are recorded as a reduction of cost basis if the Fund still owns the applicable securities on the payment date. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities on the payment date, the proceeds are recorded as realized gains.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds 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. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.
Determination of class net asset value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, which are charged to that share class, as shown in 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 investment company taxable income and net capital gain, 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 ordinary income, capital gain net income and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions from net investment income, 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 may differ from GAAP.
Guarantees and indemnifications
Under the Trust’s organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund’s contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.
Recent accounting pronouncement
Tailored Shareholder Reports
In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule relating to Tailored Shareholder Reports for Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds; Fee Information in Investment Company Advertisements. The rule and form amendments will, among other things, require the Fund to transmit concise and visually engaging shareholder reports that highlight key information. The amendments will require that funds tag information in a structured data format and that
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February 28, 2023
certain more in-depth information be made available online and available for delivery free of charge to investors on request. The amendments became effective January 24, 2023. There is an 18-month transition period after the effective date of the amendment.
Note 3. Fees and other transactions with affiliates
Management services fees
The Fund has entered into a Management Agreement with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). Under the Management Agreement, the Investment Manager provides the Fund with investment research and advice, as well as administrative and accounting services. The management services fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of the Fund’s daily net assets that declines from 0.75% to 0.55% as the Fund’s net assets increase. The effective management services fee rate for the year ended February 28, 2023 was 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Compensation of board members
Members of the Board of Trustees who are not officers or employees of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Deferred Plan), these members of the Board of Trustees may elect to defer payment of up to 100% of their compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of certain funds managed by the Investment Manager. The Fund’s liability for these amounts is adjusted for market value changes and remains in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Deferred Plan. All amounts payable under the Deferred Plan constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Fund. The expense for the Deferred 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 "Compensation of board members" in the Statement of Operations.
Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer
The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer for the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. As disclosed in the Statement of Operations, a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s total compensation is allocated to the Fund, along with other allocations to affiliated registered investment companies managed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates, based on relative net assets.
Transfer agency fees
Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with SS&C GIDS, Inc. (SS&C GIDS) to serve as sub-transfer agent. Prior to January 1, 2023, SS&C GIDS was known as DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of SS&C GIDS for services as sub-transfer agent and SS&C GIDS is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the exception of out-of-pocket fees).
The Fund pays the Transfer Agent a monthly transfer agency fee based on the number or the average value of accounts, depending on the type of account. In addition, the Fund pays the Transfer Agent a fee for shareholder services based on the number of accounts or on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund’s shares maintained in omnibus accounts up to the lesser of the amount charged by the financial intermediary or a cap established by the Board of Trustees from time to time.
The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from the Fund for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees. Total transfer agency fees for Institutional 2 Class and Institutional 3 Class shares are subject to an annual limitation of not more than 0.07% and 0.02%, respectively, of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class. In addition, effective through June 30, 2023, Institutional 2 Class shares are subject to a contractual transfer agency fee annual limitation of not more than 0.05% and Institutional 3 Class shares are subject to a contractual transfer agency fee annual limitation of not more than 0.00% of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2023
For the year ended February 28, 2023, the Fund’s effective transfer agency fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:
| Effective rate (%) |
Class A | 0.18 |
Advisor Class | 0.18 |
Institutional Class | 0.18 |
Institutional 2 Class | 0.05 |
Institutional 3 Class | 0.00 |
Class R | 0.18 |
An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class’s initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agency fees. These minimum account balance fees are remitted to the Fund and recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended February 28, 2023, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses of the Fund by $39.
Distribution and service fees
The Fund has entered into an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. The Board of Trustees has approved, and the Fund has adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) applicable to certain share classes, which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and 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.
Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly combined distribution and service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares of the Fund. Also under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.50% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class R shares of the Fund.
Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates
The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below) for the period(s) disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees, so that the Fund’s net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund’s custodian, do not exceed the following annual rate(s) as a percentage of the classes’ average daily net assets:
| July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 | Prior to July 1, 2022 |
Class A | 0.83% | 0.84% |
Advisor Class | 0.58 | 0.59 |
Institutional Class | 0.58 | 0.59 |
Institutional 2 Class | 0.45 | 0.45 |
Institutional 3 Class | 0.40 | 0.40 |
Class R | 1.08 | 1.09 |
Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, costs associated with shareholder meetings, infrequent and/or unusual expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is
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February 28, 2023
specifically approved by the Board of Trustees. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from the Investment Manager, certain of its affiliates and the Fund. Reflected in the contractual cap commitment, effective through June 30, 2023, is the Transfer Agent’s contractual agreement to limit total transfer agency fees to an annual rate of not more than 0.05% for Institutional 2 Class and 0.00% for Institutional 3 Class of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees. Any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed under the expense reimbursement arrangements described above are not recoverable by the Investment Manager or its affiliates in future periods.
Note 4. Federal tax information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.
At February 28, 2023, these differences were primarily due to differing treatment for deferral/reversal of wash sale losses, derivative investments, tax straddles, trustees’ deferred compensation, foreign currency transactions, distribution reclassifications and earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on the redemption of shares. To the extent these differences were permanent, reclassifications were made among the components of the Fund’s net assets. Temporary differences do not require reclassifications.
The following reclassifications were made:
Undistributed net investment income ($) | Accumulated net realized gain ($) | Paid in capital ($) |
(95,218) | (516,782) | 612,000 |
Net investment income (loss) and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years indicated was as follows:
Year Ended February 28, 2023 | Year Ended February 28, 2022 |
Ordinary income ($) | Long-term capital gains ($) | Total ($) | Ordinary income ($) | Long-term capital gains ($) | Total ($) |
8,122,502 | 23,852,878 | 31,975,380 | 39,316,763 | 69,492,777 | 108,809,540 |
Short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions for tax purposes.
At February 28, 2023, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income ($) | Undistributed long-term capital gains ($) | Capital loss carryforwards ($) | Net unrealized appreciation ($) |
803,061 | 5,320,316 | — | 105,234,562 |
At February 28, 2023, the cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes along with the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
Federal tax cost ($) | Gross unrealized appreciation ($) | Gross unrealized (depreciation) ($) | Net unrealized appreciation ($) |
238,067,234 | 110,601,310 | (5,366,748) | 105,234,562 |
Tax cost of investments and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) may also include timing differences that do not constitute adjustments to tax basis.
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February 28, 2023
Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions in the Fund that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management’s conclusion 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). Generally, the Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 5. Portfolio information
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and derivatives, if any, aggregated to $343,276,868 and $373,141,476, respectively, for the year ended February 28, 2023. The amount of purchase and sale activity impacts the portfolio turnover rate reported in the Financial Highlights.
Note 6. Affiliated money market fund
The Fund invests in Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, an affiliated money market fund established for the exclusive use by the Fund and other affiliated funds (the Affiliated MMF). The income earned by the Fund from such investments is included as Dividends - affiliated issuers in the Statement of Operations. As an investing fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the Affiliated MMF. The Affiliated MMF prices its shares with a floating net asset value. In addition, the Board of Trustees of the Affiliated MMF may impose a fee on redemptions (sometimes referred to as a liquidity fee) or temporarily suspend redemptions (sometimes referred to as imposing a redemption gate) in the event its liquidity falls below regulatory limits.
Note 7. Interfund lending
Pursuant to an exemptive order granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund participates in a program (the Interfund Program) allowing each participating Columbia Fund (each, a Participating Fund) to lend money directly to and, except for closed-end funds and money market funds, borrow money directly from other Participating Funds for temporary purposes. The amounts eligible for borrowing and lending under the Interfund Program are subject to certain restrictions.
Interfund loans are subject to the risk that the borrowing fund could be unable to repay the loan when due, and a delay in repayment to the lending fund could result in lost opportunities and/or additional lending costs. The exemptive order is subject to conditions intended to mitigate conflicts of interest arising from the Investment Manager’s relationship with each Participating Fund.
The Fund’s activity in the Interfund Program during the year ended February 28, 2023 was as follows:
Borrower or lender | Average loan balance ($) | Weighted average interest rate (%) | Number of days with outstanding loans |
Lender | 7,400,000 | 1.35 | 1 |
Interest income earned by the Fund is recorded as Interfund lending in the Statement of Operations. The Fund had no outstanding interfund loans at February 28, 2023.
Note 8. Line of credit
The Fund has access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citibank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. Pursuant to an October 27, 2022 amendment and restatement, the credit facility, which is an agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager or an affiliated investment manager, severally and not jointly, permits aggregate borrowings up to $950 million. Interest is currently charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the secured overnight financing rate plus 0.10% and (iii) the overnight bank funding rate, plus in each case, 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the unused amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.15% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations. This agreement expires annually in October unless extended or renewed. Prior to the October 27, 2022 amendment and restatement, the Fund had access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate
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February 28, 2023
of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citibank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. which permitted collective borrowings up to $950 million. Interest was charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the federal funds effective rate, (ii) the secured overnight financing rate plus 0.11448% and (iii) the overnight bank funding rate, plus in each case, 1.00%.
The Fund had no borrowings during the year ended February 28, 2023.
Note 9. Significant risks
Information technology sector risk
The Fund is more susceptible to the particular risks that may affect companies in the information technology sector than if it were invested in a wider variety of companies in unrelated sectors. Companies in the information technology sector are subject to certain risks, including the risk that new services, equipment or technologies will not be accepted by consumers and businesses or will become rapidly obsolete. Performance of such companies may be affected by factors including obtaining and protecting patents (or the failure to do so) and significant competitive pressures, including aggressive pricing of their products or services, new market entrants, competition for market share and short product cycles due to an accelerated rate of technological developments. Such competitive pressures may lead to limited earnings and/or falling profit margins. As a result, the value of their securities may fall or fail to rise. In addition, many information technology sector companies have limited operating histories and prices of these companies’ securities historically have been more volatile than other securities, especially over the short term. Some companies in the information technology sector are facing increased government and regulatory scrutiny and may be subject to adverse government or regulatory action, which could negatively impact the value of their securities.
Market risk
The Fund may incur losses due to declines in the value of one or more securities in which it invests. These declines may be due to factors affecting a particular issuer, or the result of, among other things, political, regulatory, market, economic or social developments affecting the relevant market(s) more generally. In addition, turbulence in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or fixed income markets may negatively affect many issuers, which could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to price or value hard-to-value assets in thinly traded and closed markets and could cause significant redemptions and operational challenges. Global economies and financial markets are increasingly interconnected, and conditions and events in one country, region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies worldwide. As a result, local, regional or global events such as terrorism, war, natural disasters, disease/virus outbreaks and epidemics or other public health issues, recessions, depressions or other events – or the potential for such events – could have a significant negative impact on global economic and market conditions.
The large-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022 has resulted in sanctions and market disruptions, including declines in regional and global stock markets, unusual volatility in global commodity markets and significant devaluations of Russian currency. The extent and duration of the military action are impossible to predict but could be significant. Market disruption caused by the Russian military action, and any counter-measures or responses thereto (including international sanctions, a downgrade in the country’s credit rating, purchasing and financing restrictions, boycotts, tariffs, changes in consumer or purchaser preferences, cyberattacks and espionage) could have severe adverse impacts on regional and/or global securities and commodities markets, including markets for oil and natural gas. These impacts may include reduced market liquidity, distress in credit markets, further disruption of global supply chains, increased risk of inflation, and limited access to investments in certain international markets and/or issuers. These developments and other related events could negatively impact Fund performance.
Shareholder concentration risk
At February 28, 2023, two unaffiliated shareholders of record owned 38.6% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. The Fund has no knowledge about whether any portion of those shares was owned beneficially. Affiliated shareholders of record owned 16.4% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund. In the case of a
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February 28, 2023
large redemption, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at inopportune times, including its liquid positions, which may result in Fund losses and the Fund holding a higher percentage of less liquid positions. Large redemptions could result in decreased economies of scale and increased operating expenses for non-redeeming Fund shareholders.
Note 10. Subsequent events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued and noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
Note 11. Information regarding pending and settled legal proceedings
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates are involved in the normal course of business in legal proceedings which include regulatory inquiries, arbitration and litigation, including class actions concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their activities as part of a diversified financial services firm. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Fund is 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 Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund. Ameriprise Financial is required to make quarterly (10-Q), annual (10-K) and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 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 Fund. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund, 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 or one or more of its affiliates that provides services to the Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust and Shareholders of Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund (one of the funds constituting Columbia Funds Series Trust, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of February 28, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended February 28, 2023, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended February 28, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended February 28, 2023 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of February 28, 2023, 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 ended February 28, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended February 28, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of February 28, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 21, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies within the Columbia Funds Complex since 1977.
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Federal Income Tax Information
(Unaudited)
The Fund hereby designates the following tax attributes for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023. Shareholders will be notified in early 2024 of the amounts for use in preparing 2023 income tax returns.
Qualified dividend income | Dividends received deduction | Section 199A dividends | Capital gain dividend |
51.68% | 51.40% | 1.27% | $12,483,135 |
Qualified dividend income. For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, the percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that represents qualified dividend income subject to reduced tax rates.
Dividends received deduction. The percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.
Section 199A dividends. For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, the percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that represents Section 199A dividends potentially eligible for a 20% deduction.
Capital gain dividend. The Fund designates as a capital gain dividend the amount reflected above, or if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such fiscal period.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
(Unaudited)
The Board oversees the Fund’s operations and appoints officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies set by the Board. The following table provides basic biographical information about the Fund’s Trustees as of the printing of this report, including their principal occupations during the past five years, although specific titles for individuals may have varied over the period. The year set forth beneath Length of Service in the table below is the year in which the Trustee was first appointed or elected as Trustee to any Fund currently in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof. Under current Board policy, each Trustee generally serves until December 31 of the year such Trustee turns seventy-five (75).
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Independent trustees
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
George S. Batejan c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2017 | Executive Vice President, Global Head of Technology and Operations, Janus Capital Group, Inc., 2010-2016 | 176 | Former Chairman of the Board, NICSA (National Investment Company Services Association) (Executive Committee, Nominating Committee and Governance Committee), 2014-2016; former Director, Intech Investment Management, 2011-2016; former Board Member, Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, 2015-2016; former Advisory Board Member, University of Colorado Business School, 2015-2018; former Board Member, Chase Bank International, 1993-1994 |
Kathleen Blatz c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2006 | Attorney, specializing in arbitration and mediation; Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1998-2006; Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1996-1998; Fourth Judicial District Court Judge, Hennepin County, 1994-1996; Attorney in private practice and public service, 1984-1993; State Representative, Minnesota House of Representatives, 1979-1993, which included service on the Tax and Financial Institutions and Insurance Committees; Member and Interim Chair, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, January-July 2017; Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (health care insurance), February-July 2018, April-October 2021 | 176 | Former Trustee, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, 2009-2021 (Chair of the Business Development Committee, 2014-2017; Chair of the Governance Committee, 2017-2019); former Member and Chair of the Board, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, January 2017-July 2017; former Director, Robina Foundation, 2009-2020 (Chair, 2014-2020); Director, Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, since 2021 |
Pamela G. Carlton c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Chair since 2023; Trustee since 2007 | President, Springboard — Partners in Cross Cultural Leadership (consulting company), since 2003; Managing Director of US Equity Research, JP Morgan Chase, 1999-2003; Director of US Equity Research, Chase Asset Management, 1996-1999; Co-Director Latin America Research, 1993-1996, COO Global Research, 1992-1996, Co-Director of US Research, 1991-1992, Investment Banker, 1982-1991, Morgan Stanley; Attorney, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, 1980-1982 | 176 | Trustee, New York Presbyterian Hospital Board, since 1996; Director, DR Bank (Audit Committee) since 2017; Director, Evercore Inc. (Audit Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee), since 2019; Director, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee), since 2021; the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (IDC), since 2021 |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Janet Langford Carrig c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1957 | Trustee since 1996 | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ConocoPhillips (independent energy company), September 2007-October 2018 | 174 | Director, EQT Corporation (natural gas producer), since 2019; former Director, Whiting Petroleum Corporation (independent oil and gas company), 2020-2022 |
J. Kevin Connaughton c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1964 | Trustee since 2020 | CEO and President, RhodeWay Financial (non-profit financial planning firm), since December 2022; Member, FINRA National Adjudicatory Council, since January 2020; Adjunct Professor of Finance, Bentley University since January 2018; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from March 2016 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Managing Director and General Manager of Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, May 2010-February 2015; President, Columbia Funds, 2008-2015; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, 2003-2015 | 174 | Former Director, The Autism Project, March 2015-December 2021; former Member of the Investment Committee, St. Michael’s College, November 2015-February 2020; former Trustee, St. Michael’s College, June 2017-September 2019; former Trustee, New Century Portfolios, January 2015-December 2017 |
Olive M. Darragh c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1962 | Trustee since 2020 | Managing Director of Darragh Inc. (strategy and talent management consulting firm), since 2010; Founder and CEO, Zolio, Inc. (investment management talent identification platform), since 2004; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from June 2019 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Partner, Tudor Investments, 2004-2010; Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company (consulting), 1990-2004; Touche Ross CPA, 1985-1988 | 174 | Treasurer, Edinburgh University US Trust Board; Member, HBS Community Action Partners Board; Former Director, University of Edinburgh Business School (Member of US Board); former Director, Boston Public Library Foundation |
Patricia M. Flynn c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1950 | Trustee since 2004 | Professor of Economics and Management, Bentley University, since 2002; Dean, McCallum Graduate School of Business, Bentley University, 1992-2002 | 176 | Former Trustee, MA Taxpayers Foundation,1997-2022; former Governing Board Member (Chairperson of Innovation Index Advisory Committee), MA Technology Collaborative, 1997-2020; former Director, The MA Business Roundtable, 2003-2019 |
Brian J. Gallagher c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1954 | Trustee since 2017 | Retired; Partner with Deloitte & Touche LLP and its predecessors, 1977-2016 | 176 | Trustee, Catholic Schools Foundation, since 2004 |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Douglas A. Hacker c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1955 | Trustee since 1996 | Independent business executive, since May 2006; Executive Vice President – Strategy of United Airlines, December 2002 - May 2006; President of UAL Loyalty Services (airline marketing company), September 2001-December 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines, July 1999-September 2001 | 176 | Director, Spartan Nash Company (Chair of the Board) (food distributor); Director, Aircastle Limited (Chair of Audit Committee) (aircraft leasing); former Director, Nash Finch Company (food distributor), 2005-2013; former Director, SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. (container leasing), 2010-2013; and former Director, Travelport Worldwide Limited (travel information technology), 2014-2019 |
Nancy T. Lukitsh c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1956 | Trustee since 2011 | Senior Vice President, Partner and Director of Marketing, Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment adviser), 1997-2010; Chair, Wellington Management Portfolios (commingled non-U.S. investment pools), 2007-2010; Director, Wellington Trust Company, NA and other Wellington affiliates, 1997-2010 | 174 | None |
David M. Moffett c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1952 | Trustee since 2011 | Retired; former Chief Executive Officer of Freddie Mac and Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Bank | 174 | Director, CSX Corporation (transportation suppliers); Director, PayPal Holdings Inc. (payment and data processing services); Trustee, University of Oklahoma Foundation; former Director, eBay Inc. (online trading community), 2007-2015; and former Director, CIT Bank, CIT Group Inc. (commercial and consumer finance), 2010-2016; former Advisor to Bridgewater Associates and The Carlyle Group |
Catherine James Paglia c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1952 | Trustee since 2004 | Director, Enterprise Asset Management, Inc. (private real estate and asset management company), since September 1998; Managing Director and Partner, Interlaken Capital, Inc., 1989-1997; Vice President, 1982-1985, Principal, 1985-1987, Managing Director, 1987-1989, Morgan Stanley; Vice President, Investment Banking, 1980-1982, Associate, Investment Banking, 1976-1980, Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. | 176 | Director, Valmont Industries, Inc. (irrigation systems manufacturer), since 2012; Trustee, Carleton College (on the Investment Committee); Trustee, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (on the Investment Committee) |
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(Unaudited)
Independent trustees (continued)
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex* overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Natalie A. Trunow c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1967 | Trustee since 2020 | Chief Executive Officer, Millennial Portfolio Solutions LLC (asset management and consulting services), January 2016-January 2021; Non-executive Member of the Investment Committee and Valuation Committee, Sarona Asset Management Inc. (private equity firm) since September 2019; Advisor, Horizon Investments (asset management and consulting services), August 2018-January 2022; Advisor, Paradigm Asset Management, November 2016-January 2022; Consultant to Independent Trustees of CFVIT and CFST I from September 2016 to June 2020 with respect to CFVIT and to December 2020 with respect to CFST I; Director of Investments/Consultant, Casey Family Programs, April 2016-November 2016; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Calvert Investments, August 2008-January 2016; Section Head and Portfolio Manager, General Motors Asset Management, June 1997-August 2008 | 174 | Independent Director, Investment Committee, Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc., 2010-2021; Independent Director, (Executive Committee and Chair, Audit Committee), Consumer Credit Counseling Services (formerly Guidewell Financial Solutions), since 2016; Independent Director, (Investment Committee), Sarona Asset Management, since 2019 |
Sandra L. Yeager c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1964 | Trustee since 2017 | Retired; President and founder, Hanoverian Capital, LLC (SEC registered investment advisor firm), 2008-2016; Managing Director, DuPont Capital, 2006-2008; Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, 2004-2006; Senior Vice President, Alliance Bernstein, 1990-2004 | 176 | Former Director, NAPE Education Foundation, October 2016-October 2020; Advisory Board, Jennersville YMCA, since 2022 |
* | The term “Columbia Funds Complex” as used herein includes Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund, Tri-Continental Corporation and each series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (CFST), Columbia Funds Series Trust I (CFST I), Columbia Funds Series Trust II (CFST II), Columbia ETF Trust I (CET I), Columbia ETF Trust II (CET II), Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust (CFVIT) and Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust II (CFVST II). Messrs. Batejan, Beckman, Gallagher and Hacker and Mses. Blatz, Carlton, Carrig, Flynn, Paglia and Yeager serve as Directors of Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund and Tri-Continental Corporation. |
Interested trustee affiliated with Investment Manager*
Name, address, year of birth | Position held with the Columbia Funds and length of service | Principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other relevant professional experience | Number of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex overseen | Other directorships held by Trustee during the past five years |
Daniel J. Beckman c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1962 | Trustee since November 2021 and President since June 2021 | Vice President – Head of North America Product, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since April 2015; President and Principal Executive Officer of the Columbia Funds, since June 2021; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, 2020-2021 | 176 | Director, Ameriprise Trust Company, since October 2016; Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since November 2018; Board of Governors, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC since, January 2022; Director, Columbia Threadneedle Canada, Inc., since December 2022 |
* | Interested person (as defined under the 1940 Act) by reason of being an officer, director, security holder and/or employee of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial. |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
(Unaudited)
The Statement of Additional Information has additional information about the Fund’s Board members and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800.345.6611, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or contacting your financial intermediary.
The Board has appointed officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies it has established. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board. The following table provides basic information about the Officers of the Fund as of the printing of this report, including principal occupations during the past five years, although their specific titles may have varied over the period. In addition to Mr. Beckman, who is President and Principal Executive Officer, the Fund’s other officers are:
Fund officers
Name, address and year of birth | Position and year first appointed to position for any Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof | Principal occupation(s) during past five years |
Michael G. Clarke 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1969 | Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer (2009) and Senior Vice President (2019) | Senior Vice President and Head of Global Operations & Investor Services, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since March 2022 (previously Vice President, Head of North American Operations, and Co-Head of Global Operations, June 2019 to February 2022 and Vice President – Accounting and Tax, May 2010 - May 2019); senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2002. |
Joseph Beranek 5890 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1965 | Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) (2019) and Principal Financial Officer (2020), CFST, CFST I, CFST II, CFVIT and CFVST II; Assistant Treasurer, CET I and CET II | Vice President – Mutual Fund Accounting and Financial Reporting, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since December 2018 and March 2017, respectively. |
Marybeth Pilat 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1968 | Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) and Principal Financial Officer (2020) for CET I and CET II; Assistant Treasurer, CFST, CFST I, CFST II, CFVIT and CFVST II | Vice President – Product Pricing and Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2017. |
William F. Truscott 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1960 | Senior Vice President (2001) | Formerly, Trustee/Director of Columbia Funds Complex or legacy funds, November 2001-January 1, 2021; Chief Executive Officer, Global Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since September 2012; Chairman of the Board and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since July 2004 and February 2012, respectively; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., since November 2008 and February 2012, respectively; Chairman of the Board and Director, Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings, Sàrl, since March 2013 and December 2008, respectively; senior executive of various entities affiliated with Columbia Threadneedle. |
Christopher O. Petersen 5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1970 | Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary (2021) | Formerly, Trustee/Director of funds within the Columbia Funds Complex, July 1, 2020 - November 22, 2021; Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since September 2021 (previously Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel, January 2015 - September 2021); formerly, President and Principal Executive Officer of the Columbia Funds, 2015 - 2021; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2007. |
Thomas P. McGuire 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1972 | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (2012) | Vice President – Asset Management Compliance, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Acorn/Wanger Funds, since December 2015; formerly, Chief Compliance Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, September 2010 – September 2020. |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (continued)
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Fund officers (continued)
Name, address and year of birth | Position and year first appointed to position for any Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex or a predecessor thereof | Principal occupation(s) during past five years |
Ryan C. Larrenaga 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1970 | Senior Vice President (2017), Chief Legal Officer (2017), and Secretary (2015) | Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since August 2018 (previously Vice President and Group Counsel, August 2011 - August 2018); Chief Legal Officer, Columbia Acorn/Wanger Funds, since September 2020; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, since 2005. |
Michael E. DeFao 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 1968 | Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2010) | Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since October 2021 (previously Vice President and Assistant Secretary, May 2010 – September 2021). |
Lyn Kephart-Strong 5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 1960 | Vice President (2015) | Vice President, Global Investment Operations Services, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since 2010; President, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., since October 2014; President, Ameriprise Trust Company, since January 2017. |
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Columbia Threadneedle Investments (Columbia Threadneedle) is the global brand name of the Columbia and Threadneedle group of companies. All rights reserved.
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
(a) | The registrant has 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 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, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics definition enumerated in paragraph (b) of this Item. |
(c) | During the period covered by this report, there were no waivers, including any implicit waivers, from a provision of the code of ethics 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 that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this Item. |
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that David M. Moffett, Brian J. Gallagher, J. Kevin Connaughton, Sandra L. Yeager, and Douglas A. Hacker, each of whom are members of the registrant’s Board of Trustees and Audit Committee, each qualify as an audit committee financial expert. Mr. Moffett, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Connaughton, Ms. Yeager, and Mr. Hacker are each independent trustees, as defined in paragraph (a)(2) of this item’s instructions.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Fee information below is disclosed for the ten series of the registrant whose reports to stockholders are included in this annual filing.
(a) Audit Fees. Aggregate Audit Fees billed by the principal accountant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended February 28, 2023 and February 28, 2022 are approximately as follows:
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2023 | 2022 |
$300,900 | $295,000 |
Audit Fees include amounts related to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years.
(b) Audit-Related Fees. Aggregate Audit-Related Fees billed to the registrant by the principal accountant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended February 28, 2023 and February 28, 2022 are approximately as follows:
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.
During the fiscal years ended February 28, 2023 and February 28, 2022, 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 February 28, 2023 and February 28, 2022 are approximately as follows:
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2023 | 2022 |
$125,000 | $48,500 |
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.
During the fiscal years ended February 28, 2023 and February 28, 2022, 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 February 28, 2023 and February 28, 2022 are approximately as follows:
All Other Fees, if any, 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 February 28, 2023 and February 28, 2022 are approximately as follows:
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2023 | 2022 |
$541,000 | $535,000 |
In fiscal years 2023 and 2022, All Other Fees primarily consists of fees billed for internal control examinations of the registrant’s transfer agent and investment adviser.
(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 auditors to provide audit and non-audit services to the registrant and non-audit services to its investment adviser (excluding any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is sub-contracted or overseen by another investment adviser (the “Adviser”) or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund (a “Control Affiliate”) if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.
The Audit Committee has adopted a Policy for Engagement of Independent Auditors for Audit and Non-Audit Services (the “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 (“Fund Services”); (ii) non-audit services to the registrant’s Adviser and any Control Affiliates, that relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fund (“Fund-related Adviser Services”); and (iii) certain other audit and non-audit services to the registrant’s Adviser and its Control Affiliates. A service will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee if it is to be provided by the Fund’s independent auditor; provided, however, that pre-approval of non-audit services to the Fund, the Adviser or Control Affiliates may be waived if certain de minimis requirements set forth in the SEC’s rules are met.
Under the Policy, the Audit Committee may delegate pre-approval authority to any pre-designated member or members who are independent board members. 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 auditor may not be delegated to management.
On an annual basis, at a regularly scheduled Audit Committee meeting, the Fund’s Treasurer or other Fund officer shall submit to the Audit Committee a schedule of the types of Fund Services and Fund-related Adviser Services that are subject to specific pre-approval. This schedule will provide a description of each type of service that is subject to specific pre-approval, along with total projected fees for each service. The pre-approval will generally cover a one-year period. The Audit Committee will review and approve the types of services and the projected fees for the next one-year period and may add to, or subtract from, the list of pre-approved services from time to time, based on subsequent determinations. This specific approval acknowledges that the Audit Committee is in agreement with the specific types of services that the independent auditor will be permitted to perform and the projected fees for each service.
The Fund’s Treasurer or other Fund officer shall report to the Audit Committee at each of its regular meetings regarding all Fund Services or Fund-related Adviser Services provided since the last such report was rendered, including a description of the services, by category, with forecasted fees for the annual reporting period, proposed changes requiring specific pre-approval and a description of services provided by the independent auditor, by category, with actual fees during the current reporting period.
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(e)(2) None, or 0%, of the Audit-Related Fees, Tax Fees and All Other Fees paid by the Fund or affiliated entities relating directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant disclosed above were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraphs (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X (which permits audit committee approval after the start of the engagement with respect to services other than audit, review or attest services, if certain conditions are satisfied).
(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 February 28, 2023 and February 28, 2022 are approximately as follows:
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2023 | 2022 |
$666,000 | $620,000 |
(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. |
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 were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant's board of directors.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) | The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, 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 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. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 13. 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.
(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/ Daniel J. Beckman |
| Daniel J. Beckman, President and Principal Executive Officer |
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Date | April 21, 2023 |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Daniel J. Beckman |
| Daniel J. Beckman, President and Principal Executive Officer |
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Date | April 21, 2023 |
By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Michael G. Clarke |
| Michael G. Clarke, Chief Financial Officer, |
| Principal Financial Officer and Senior Vice President |
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Date | April 21, 2023 |
By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Joseph Beranek |
| Joseph Beranek, Treasurer, Chief Accounting |
| Officer and Principal Financial Officer |
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Date | April 21, 2023 |