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 | 811-04367 |
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Columbia Funds Series Trust I |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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One Financial Center, Boston, Massachusetts | | 02111 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip code) |
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Scott R. Plummer 5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 1-612-671-1947 | |
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Date of fiscal year end: | October 31 | |
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Date of reporting period: | October 31, 2010 | |
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund
Annual Report for the Period Ended October 31, 2010
Not FDIC insured • No bank guarantee • May lose value
Table of Contents
Fund Profile | | | 1 | | |
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Economic Update | | | 2 | | |
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Performance Information | | | 4 | | |
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Understanding Your Expenses | | | 5 | | |
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Portfolio Manager's Report | | | 6 | | |
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Investment Portfolio | | | 8 | | |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | 16 | | |
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Statement of Operations | | | 18 | | |
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | | 19 | | |
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Financial Highlights | | | 21 | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements | | | 25 | | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | | 33 | | |
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Federal Income Tax Information | | | 34 | | |
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Fund Governance | | | 35 | | |
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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreements | | | 40 | | |
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant | | | 44 | | |
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Important Information About This Report | | | 49 | | |
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The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.
President's Message

Dear Shareholder:
The Columbia Management story began over 100 years ago, and today, we are one of the nation's largest dedicated asset managers. The recent acquisition by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. brings together the talents, resources and capabilities of Columbia Management with those of RiverSource Investments, Threadneedle (acquired by Ameriprise in 2003) and Seligman Investments (acquired by Ameriprise in 2008) to build a best-in-class asset management business that we believe is truly greater than its parts.
RiverSource Investments traces its roots to 1894 when its then newly-founded predecessor, Investors Syndicate, offered a face-amount savings certificate that gave small investors the opportunity to build a safe and secure fund for retirement, education or other special needs. A mutual fund pioneer, Investors Syndicate launched Investors Mutual Fund in 1940. In the decades that followed, its mutual fund products and services lineup grew to include a full spectrum of styles and specialties. More than 110 years later, RiverSource continues to be a trusted financial products leader.
Threadneedle, a leader in global asset management and one of Europe's largest asset managers, offers sophisticated international experience from a dedicated U.K. management team. Headquartered in London, it is named for Threadneedle Street in the heart of the city's financial district, where British investors pioneered international and global investing. Threadneedle was acquired in 2003 and today operates as an affiliate of Columbia Management.
Seligman Investments' beginnings date back to the establishment of the investment firm J. & W. Seligman & Co. in 1864. In the years that followed, Seligman played a major role in the geographical expansion and industrial development of the United States. In 1874, President Ulysses S. Grant named Seligman as fiscal agent for the U.S. Navy—an appointment that would last through World War I. Seligman helped finance the westward path of the railroads and the building of the Panama Canal. The firm organized its first investment company in 1929 and began managing its first mutual fund in 1930. In 2008, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated was acquired and Seligman Investments became an offering brand of RiverSource Investments, LLC.
We are proud of the rich and distinctive history of these firms, the strength and breadth of products and services they offer, and the combined cultures of pioneering spirit and forward thinking. Together we are committed to providing more for our shareholders than ever before.
> A singular focus on our shareholders
Our business is asset management, so investors are our first priority. We dedicate our resources to identifying timely investment opportunities and provide a comprehensive choice of equity, fixed-income and alternative investments to help meet your individual needs.
> First-class research and thought leadership
We are dedicated to helping you take advantage of today's opportunities and anticipate tomorrow's. We stay abreast of the latest investment trends and ideas, using our collective insight to evaluate events and transform them into solutions you can use.
> A disciplined investment approach
We aren't distracted by passing fads. Our teams adhere to a rigorous investment process that helps ensure the integrity of our products and enables you and your financial advisor to match our solutions to your objectives with confidence.
When you choose Columbia Management, you can be confident that we will take the time to understand your needs and help you and your financial advisor identify the solutions that are right for you. Because at Columbia Management, we don't consider ourselves successful unless you are.
Sincerely,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the funds, visit www.columbiamanagement.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.
Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
© 2010 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.
Fund Profile – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund
Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 9.52% without sales charge.
g The fund outperformed its benchmarks, the Barclays Capital California Municipal Bond Index1 and the broader Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index,2 as well as the average return of the funds in its peer group, the Lipper California Municipal Debt Funds Classification.3
g Allocations to lower quality and longer-maturity bonds helped the fund outperform its benchmarks and peer group.
Portfolio Management
Catherine Stienstra has managed the fund since October 2010 and has been associated with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC or its predecessors since 2007.
1The Barclays Capital California Municipal Bond Index is a subset of the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index consisting solely of bonds issued by obligors located in the state of California.
2The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is considered representative of the broad market for investment-grade, tax-exempt bonds with a maturity of at least one year.
3Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.
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.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 10/31/10
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Economic Update – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund
Summary
For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2010
g Modest economic growth and relatively low interest rates boosted bond market returns. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index delivered solid results. High-yield bonds kept pace with stocks, as measured by the JPMorgan Developed BB High Yield Index.
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g The U.S. stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, delivered solid returns, despite a summer correction. Emerging market stocks, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net), outperformed U.S stocks as well as stock markets in developed foreign markets, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index (Net).
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Although economic growth, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), advanced a solid 5.0% in the last quarter of 2009, it remained sluggish into 2010. GDP expanded by 3.7% in the first quarter, 1.7% in the second quarter and 2.0% in the third quarter of 2010. Yet, fears that the economy could sink back into recession have diminished and most key indicators remain positive.
Consumer spending on cars, clothing and other goods generally trended higher throughout the year, with a solid pickup in September 2010. Personal income also moved higher. Consumer confidence, as measured by the Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, gained ground in the first half of 2010. However, the index fell sharply during the summer before edging higher again in October 2010. The widely-followed measure of consumer attitudes toward the economy continues to hover near its historical low. Consumers continue to indicate they are concerned about business conditions and job prospects.
The housing market—another bellwether for the consumer sector—showed a glimmer of improvement in the final months of the 12-month period. Although both new and existing home sales fell during the summer after a federal tax credit for new and repeat homebuyers expired, both picked up in September 2010. Distressed properties continued to pressure prices. The national median price of existing homes fell slightly over the one-year period, while the median price of new homes rose slightly. The inventory of unsold new homes rose over the one-year period, though it stabilized somewhat in September and October.
News on the job front was mostly positive in 2010, but the number of new jobs added to the economy fell short of expectations. A good portion of the jobs added in March, April and May were temporary, government-sponsored census positions, which began to unwind in June, July and August. However, private sector payroll employment trended modestly higher, massive layoffs declined and in October, labor market growth turned positive with the addition of 151,000 new jobs.
Reports from the business side of the economy were generally positive. A key measure of the nation's manufacturing situation—the Institute for Supply Management's Index—trended generally higher. Industrial production declined slightly in August and September, while the amount of manufacturing capacity utilized—a key measure of the health of the manufacturing sector—inched higher.
Bonds delivered solid returns
As the economy strengthened, bonds delivered solid returns. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index1 returned 8.01%. The high-yield bond market kept pace with the stock market during the period. For the 12 months covered by this report, the JPMorgan Developed BB High Yield Index2 returned 16.85%. The Treasury market was
1The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price, coupon, pay-downs and total return performance of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated and non-convertible investment grade debt issues with at least $250 million par amount outstanding and with at least one year to final maturity.
2The JPMorgan Developed BB High Yield Index is an unmanaged index designed to mirror the investable universe of the U.S. dollar developed, BB-rated, high yield corporate debt market.
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Economic Update (continued) – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund
also positive. As the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury, a common bellwether for the bond market, fell over the 12-month period (bond prices and yields move in opposite directions), the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index3 returned 7.20%. Municipal bonds performed in line with taxable bonds, as investors sought to shelter income ahead of expected tax increases. The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index4 gained 7.78% for the period. Despite positive economic activity, the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) kept a key short-term interest rate—the federal funds rate—close to zero.
Stock rally regains its footing
Against a strengthening economic backdrop, a stock market rally that began early in 2009 continued into the spring of 2010. But during the early summer months, a debt crisis brewing in Europe raised concerns among U.S. investors, as did mixed signals on the economy, and some of the stock market's earlier gains vanished. Then, in September and October, investors reversed course and bid stocks sharply higher. The S&P 500 Index5 returned 16.52% for the 12-month period.
Outside the United States, stock market returns were mixed. The MSCI EAFE Index (Net),6 a broad gauge of stock market performance in foreign developed markets, returned 8.36% (in U.S. dollars) for the period, as concerns about the impact of a bailout for weak eurozone economies weighed on the markets. Emerging stock markets were more resilient. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net)7 returned 23.56% (in U.S. dollars) for the 12-month period.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
3The Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index includes public obligations of the U.S. Treasury. Treasury bills are excluded by the maturity constraint. In addition, certain special issues, such as state and local government series bonds (SLGs), as well as U.S. Treasury TIPS, are excluded. STRIPS are excluded from the index because their inclusion would result in double-counting.
4The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is considered representative of the broad market for investment-grade, tax-exempt bonds with a maturity of at least one year.
5The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks.
6The Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East (MSCI EAFE) Index (Net) is a free float- adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada. As of May 27, 2010, the MSCI EAFE Index (Net) consisted of the following 22 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
7The Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets (MSCI EM) Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. As of May 27, 2010, the MSCI EM Index (Net) consisted of the following 21 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey.
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.
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Performance Information – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 11/01/00 – 10/31/10
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 11/01/00 – 10/31/10 ($)
Sales charge | | without | | with | |
Class A | | | 16,506 | | | | 15,722 | | |
Class B | | | 15,324 | | | | 15,324 | | |
Class C | | | 15,782 | | | | 15,782 | | |
Class Z | | | 16,707 | | | | n/a | | |
Average annual total return as of 10/31/10 (%)
Share class | | A | | B | | C | | Z | |
Inception | | 06/16/86 | | 08/04/92 | | 08/01/97 | | 09/19/05 | |
Sales charge | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | |
1-year | | | 9.52 | | | | 4.32 | | | | 8.71 | | | | 3.71 | | | | 9.03 | | | | 8.03 | | | | 9.78 | | |
5-year | | | 4.75 | | | | 3.73 | | | | 3.97 | | | | 3.62 | | | | 4.27 | | | | 4.27 | | | | 4.99 | | |
10-year | | | 5.14 | | | | 4.63 | | | | 4.36 | | | | 4.36 | | | | 4.67 | | | | 4.67 | | | | 5.27 | | |
The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 4.75% for Class A shares and the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year, and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.
Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class. Please see the Fund's prospectus for details.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
The returns shown for the fund's Class Z shares include the returns of the fund's Class A shares for periods prior to September 19, 2005, the date on which the fund's Class Z shares were first offered. The returns shown have been adjusted to reflect the fact that Class Z shares are sold without sales charges. The returns shown have not been adjusted to reflect any differences in expenses such as distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees between Class Z and Class A shares of the fund.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund
As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.
Estimating your actual expenses
To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., your account balance is available online at www.columbiamanagement.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from their financial intermediary, contact your financial intermediary to obtain your account balance.
1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.
2. In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "Actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account may be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
05/01/10 – 10/31/10
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Fund's annualized expense ratio (%) | |
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Class A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,049.90 | | | | 1,020.97 | | | | 4.34 | | | | 4.28 | | | | 0.84 | | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,046.00 | | | | 1,017.19 | | | | 8.20 | | | | 8.08 | | | | 1.59 | | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,047.50 | | | | 1,018.70 | | | | 6.66 | | | | 6.56 | | | | 1.29 | | |
Class Z | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,051.10 | | | | 1,022.18 | | | | 3.10 | | | | 3.06 | | | | 0.60 | | |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Portfolio Manager's Report – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
as of 10/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 7.64 | | |
Class B | | | 7.64 | | |
Class C | | | 7.64 | | |
Class Z | | | 7.64 | | |
Distributions declared per share
11/01/09 – 10/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 0.34 | | |
Class B | | | 0.28 | | |
Class C | | | 0.31 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.36 | | |
A portion of the fund's income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. The fund may at times purchase tax-exempt securities at a discount. Some, or all, of this discount may be included in the fund's ordinary income, and is taxable when distributed. Distributions include $0.02 per share of taxable realized gains.
Top 5 sectors
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Local General Obligations | | | 10.9 | | |
Special Property Tax | | | 10.7 | | |
State General Obligations | | | 10.6 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed | | | 10.5 | | |
Hospitals | | | 7.9 | | |
Quality breakdown
as of 10/31/10 (%)
AAA | | | 11.2 | | |
AA | | | 34.4 | | |
A | | | 36.7 | | |
BBB | | | 8.8 | | |
BB | | | 0.4 | | |
Non-Rated | | | 8.5 | | |
For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 9.52% without sales charge. That was higher than the 8.98% gain of the Barclays Capital California Municipal Bond Index as well as the 7.78% advance of the broader Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index. The fund also gained more than the 8.57% average return of the funds in its peer group, the Lipper California Municipal Debt Funds Classification. The fund benefited from an emphasis on lower quality and longer-maturity bonds, which outperformed higher quality and shorter-maturity issues.
Strong gains for municipal bonds
The past year was a good one for municipal bonds nationwide, thanks to a decline in interest rates and a favorable supply/demand situation. Demand for municipal issuance was particularly strong, as investors began to anticipate higher tax rates and the expiration of certain tax credits. Many municipal issuers also benefited from credit upgrades as Moody's Investor Services, a well-known credit rating agency, applied its global ratings scale to the municipal market. Meanwhile, tax-exempt supply—especially for bonds with maturities of 20 years or more—tightened, as more issuers turned to the popular Build America Bonds (BABs) Program, which gives municipalities a federal subsidy for issuing taxable debt.
Bias toward longer-maturity, lower quality issues
While we managed the fund for total return, we also sought to add yield. An overweight and strong issue selection in bonds with 20-30 year maturities as well as 10-15 year maturities especially helped performance. Over the year, we added to the fund's stake in bonds with 20-year and longer maturities. Having more sensitivity to interest rate changes than either of the Barclays indices also meant bonds in the fund experienced more price appreciation as interest rates declined. Exposure to lower quality bonds, especially BBB rated1 bonds and below investment-grade quality bonds, further aided performance. We believed lower quality issues would benefit as credit spreads—the yield difference between low and high quality bonds—narrowed in a slow and prolonged economic recovery. An underweight in A rated issues, compared with the benchmark, hampered relative results.
Gains from certain sector allocations
Overweights as well as strong issue selection in several sectors that performed well also boosted performance. For example, special tax bonds—which are bonds backed by revenues from sales or fuel taxes—did well for the fund, as did hospital, education and pre-refunded securities. Pre-refunding occurs when an issuer sells new bonds and invests the proceeds in U.S. Treasury securities that are pledged to pay off older, usually higher-rate, debt. By contrast, an underweight in California state general obligation (GO) bonds detracted from results, as the sector rebounded from the depressed levels it had reached in 2009. Having less exposure than the index to the transportation sector, which includes bonds issued for toll roads, turnpikes and bridge authorities, further hindered relative performance.
1The credit quality ratings represent those of one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard & Poor's or Moody's Investor Services. If a security is rated by only one of the two agencies, that rating is used. If a security is not rated by either of the two agencies, it is designated as Non-Rated. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The credit quality of the fund's investment does not remove market risk.
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Portfolio Manager's Report (continued) – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund
Challenging outlook for California
California was hit hard by the recent recession, and recovery has been slow, as evidenced by a 12.4% unemployment rate in September 2010—well above the 9.6% national average. Going forward, a contraction in personal income growth and a weak housing market are likely to increase the state's budgetary problems. In addition, the recent passage of Proposition 26 is expected to make it more difficult for state and local governments to raise revenue. On the positive side, California remains a leader in international trade, technology and manufacturing. Future budgets should be easier to pass, as voters recently passed Proposition 25, which allows the legislature to approve the state budget with a simple majority vote. A weak U.S. dollar also could boost international demand, in turn benefiting the state's technology and manufacturing sectors. Going forward, we plan to maintain an underweight relative to the index in state GOs due to our concerns about the state's fiscal health, but may look for opportunities to add to investments in the hospital and education sectors.
Portfolio characteristics and holdings are subject to change and may not be representative of current characteristics and holdings. The outlook for the fund may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.
Tax-exempt investing offers current tax-exempt income, but it also involves certain risks. The value of the fund will be affected by interest rate changes and the creditworthiness of issues held in the fund. When interest rates go up, bond prices generally drop and vice versa. Interest income from certain tax-exempt bonds may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, if applicable, the alternative minimum tax. Any capital gains distributed are taxable to the investor.
Single-state municipal bond funds pose additional risks due to limited geographical diversification.
Maturity breakdown
as of 10/31/10 (%)
1-3 years | | | 0.3 | | |
3-5 years | | | 3.9 | | |
5-7 years | | | 2.9 | | |
7-10 years | | | 16.9 | | |
10-15 years | | | 17.9 | | |
15-20 years | | | 12.0 | | |
20-25 years | | | 21.0 | | |
25 years and over | | | 22.1 | | |
Cash & Equivalents | | | 3.0 | | |
The fund is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time. Maturity breakdown, top sectors and quality breakdown are calculated as a percentage of net assets. Ratings shown in the quality breakdown are assigned to individual bonds by taking the lower of the ratings available from one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard & Poor's or Moody's Investor Services. If a security is rated by only one of the two agencies, that rating is used. If a security is not rated by either of the two agencies, it is designated as Non-Rated. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The fund's credit quality does not remove market risk.
30-day SEC yields
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 3.37 | | |
Class B | | | 2.79 | | |
Class C | | | 3.09 | | |
Class Z | | | 3.79 | | |
The 30-day SEC yields reflect the fund's earning power, net of expenses, expressed as an annualized percentage of the public offering price per share at the end of the period. Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, the 30-day SEC yields would have been reduced.
Taxable equivalent SEC yields
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 5.80 | | |
Class B | | | 4.80 | | |
Class C | | | 5.31 | | |
Class Z | | | 6.51 | | |
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields are calculated assuming a federal tax rate of 35.0% and a California state income tax rate of 10.55%. These tax rates do not reflect the phase out of exemptions or the reduction of the otherwise allowable deductions that occur when adjusted gross income exceeds certain levels. Your taxable-equivalent yield may be different depending on your tax bracket.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund
October 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds – 95.8% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Education – 8.2% | |
Education – 7.3% | |
CA Educational Facilities Authority | |
California College of Arts, | |
Series 2005: 5.000% 06/01/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 951,070 | | |
5.000% 06/01/35 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,341,945 | | |
California Lutheran University, | |
Series 2008, 5.750% 10/01/38 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,121,680 | | |
University of Southern California: | |
Series 2007 A, 4.500% 10/01/33 | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 4,505,175 | | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 10/01/39 | | | 1,425,000 | | | | 1,511,953 | | |
Woodbury University, | |
Series 2006, 5.000% 01/01/25 | | | 1,830,000 | | | | 1,779,181 | | |
CA Statewide Communities Development Authority | |
San Francisco Art Institute, | |
Series 2002, 7.375% 04/01/32 | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 1,483,248 | | |
CA University of California | |
Series 2007, | |
Insured: AGMC 4.500% 05/15/35 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,906,920 | | |
Series 2009 A, | |
6.000% 11/01/40 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,246,120 | | |
Series 2009 O, | |
5.250% 05/15/39 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,352,760 | | |
Series 2010 A, | |
5.000% 11/01/30 | | | 2,995,000 | | | | 3,157,179 | | |
Education Total | | | 28,357,231 | | |
Prep School – 0.9% | |
CA Statewide Communities Development Authority | |
College for Certain LLC, | |
Series 2010, GTY AGMT: PCSD Guaranty Pool LLC 6.000% 07/01/30 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,059,620 | | |
Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, | |
Series 1998, 6.000% 08/01/28 (a) | | | 1,595,000 | | | | 1,595,016 | | |
Prep School Total | | | 3,654,636 | | |
Education Total | | | 32,011,867 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Health Care – 8.8% | |
Continuing Care Retirement – 0.9% | |
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority | |
Episcopal Senior Communities, | |
Series 2010 B, 6.000% 02/01/32 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,065,720 | | |
CA Statewide Communities Development Authority | |
American Baptist Homes West, | |
Series 2010, GTY AGMT: American Baptist Homes Foundation 6.250% 10/01/39 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,522,425 | | |
Continuing Care Retirement Total | | | 3,588,145 | | |
Hospitals – 7.9% | |
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority | |
Catholic Healthcare West: | |
Series 2009 A, 6.000% 07/01/39 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,088,670 | | |
Series 2009 E, 5.625% 07/01/25 | | | 1,125,000 | | | | 1,221,705 | | |
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, | |
Series 2005: 5.000% 11/15/27 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,533,480 | | |
5.000% 11/15/34 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,516,550 | | |
Kaiser Hospitals Foundation, | |
Series 2006, 5.250% 04/01/39 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,014,920 | | |
Sutter Health, | |
Series 2007 A, 5.000% 11/15/42 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,938,890 | | |
CA Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank | |
Kaiser Assistance Corp., | |
Series 2001 A, 5.550% 08/01/31 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,561,925 | | |
CA Kaweah Delta Health Care District | |
Series 2006, | |
4.500% 06/01/34 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 2,995,090 | | |
CA Municipal Finance Authority | |
Series 2007, | |
5.250% 02/01/37 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,373,600 | | |
CA Rancho Mirage Joint Powers Financing Authority | |
Eisenhower Medical Center, | |
Series 2007 A, 5.000% 07/01/47 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,223,500 | | |
CA Sierra View Local Health Care District | |
Series 2007, | |
5.250% 07/01/37 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,455,900 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CA Statewide Communities Development Authority | |
Cottage Health Obligator Group, | |
Series 2010, 5.250% 11/01/30 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,045,940 | | |
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Inc., | |
Series 2007 A, 4.750% 04/01/33 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,932,960 | | |
CA Torrance | |
Torrance Memorial Medical Center, | |
Series 2010 A, 5.000% 09/01/40 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 989,220 | | |
CA Turlock Health Facility | |
Emanuel Medical Center, Inc.: | |
Series 2004, 5.000% 10/15/13 | | | 940,000 | | | | 993,147 | | |
Series 2007 A, 5.000% 10/15/22 | | | 2,780,000 | | | | 2,762,653 | | |
Hospitals Total | | | 30,648,150 | | |
Health Care Total | | | 34,236,295 | | |
Housing – 1.0% | |
Multi-Family – 0.4% | |
CA Statewide Communities Development Authority | |
Oracle Communities Rialto 360 Corp., | |
Series 2002 E-1, 5.375% 07/01/32 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,659,460 | | |
Multi-Family Total | | | 1,659,460 | | |
Single-Family – 0.6% | |
CA Housing Finance Agency | |
Series 2006 K, AMT, | |
4.625% 08/01/26 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,274,700 | | |
CA Rural Home Mortgage Finance Authority | |
Series 1997 A-2, AMT, | |
Guarantor: GNMA 7.000% 09/01/29 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,072 | | |
Series 1998 B-5, AMT, | |
Guarantor: FNMA 6.350% 12/01/29 | | | 40,000 | | | | 41,889 | | |
Series 2000 B, AMT, | |
Guarantor: FNMA 7.300% 06/01/31 | | | 30,000 | | | | 30,835 | | |
Series 2000 D, AMT, | |
Guarantor: GNMA 7.100% 06/01/31 | | | 30,000 | | | | 31,082 | | |
Single-Family Total | | | 2,383,578 | | |
Housing Total | | | 4,043,038 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Industrials – 1.2% | |
Oil & Gas – 1.2% | |
CA M-S-R Energy Authority | |
Series 2009 B, | |
7.000% 11/01/34 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,226,250 | | |
CA Southern California Public Power Authority | |
Series 2007 A, | |
5.000% 11/01/33 | | | 3,385,000 | | | | 3,255,253 | | |
Oil & Gas Total | | | 4,481,503 | | |
Industrials Total | | | 4,481,503 | | |
Other – 12.9% | |
Other – 0.8% | |
CA Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank | |
Walt Disney Family Museum, | |
Series 2008, GTY AGMT: Walt & Lilly Disney Foundation 5.250% 02/01/38 | | | 3,050,000 | | | | 3,125,518 | | |
Other Total | | | 3,125,518 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed (b) – 10.5% | |
CA Central Unified School District | |
Series 1993, | |
Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: AMBAC (c) 03/01/18 | | | 20,065,000 | | | | 16,966,161 | | |
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority | |
Series 1998 A, | |
Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 06/01/24 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,009,570 | | |
CA Metropolitan Water District of Southern California | |
Series 1993 A, | |
Escrowed to Maturity, 5.750% 07/01/21 | | | 2,865,000 | | | | 3,446,452 | | |
CA Pomona | |
Single Family Mortgage Revenue, | |
Series 1990 B, Escrowed to Maturity, Guarantor: GNMA 7.500% 08/01/23 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,324,720 | | |
CA Redding | |
Series 1992 A, IFRN, | |
Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: NPFGC 10.003% 07/01/22 (11/02/10) (d)(e) | | | 480,000 | | | | 673,603 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CA Riverside County | |
Series 1989 A, AMT, | |
Escrowed to Maturity, Guarantor: GNMA 7.800% 05/01/21 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 3,533,450 | | |
CA San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency | |
Series 1993, | |
Escrowed to Maturity, (c) 01/01/20 | | | 15,400,000 | | | | 11,987,360 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed Total | | | 40,941,316 | | |
Tobacco – 1.6% | |
CA Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. | |
Series 2007 A-1, | |
5.000% 06/01/33 | | | 7,500,000 | | | | 6,176,850 | | |
Tobacco Total | | | 6,176,850 | | |
Other Total | | | 50,243,684 | | |
Resource Recovery – 0.5% | |
Disposal – 0.5% | |
CA Pollution Control Financing Authority | |
Series 2002 A, AMT, | |
GTY AGMT: Waste Management, Inc. 5.000% 01/01/22 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,045,820 | | |
Disposal Total | | | 2,045,820 | | |
Resource Recovery Total | | | 2,045,820 | | |
Tax-Backed – 43.4% | |
Local Appropriated – 6.4% | |
CA Anaheim Public Financing Authority | |
Series 1997 C, | |
Insured: AGMC 6.000% 09/01/14 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,316,060 | | |
CA Los Angeles County Schools | |
Regionalized Business Services Corp., | |
Series 1999 A, Insured: AMBAC: (c) 08/01/16 | | | 1,945,000 | | | | 1,518,714 | | |
(c) 08/01/17 | | | 1,980,000 | | | | 1,452,785 | | |
CA Modesto | |
Certificates of Participation, | |
Series 1993 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 11/01/23 | | | 2,235,000 | | | | 2,259,943 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CA Oakland Joint Powers Financing Authority | |
Series 2008 B, | |
Insured: AGC 5.000% 08/01/22 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,232,380 | | |
CA Pico Rivera Public Financing Authority | |
Series 2009, | |
5.500% 09/01/31 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,571,505 | | |
CA San Joaquin County | |
Certificates of Participation, | |
Series 1993, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 11/15/13 | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 1,818,705 | | |
CA Santa Ana Financing Authority | |
Series 1994 A, | |
Insured: NPFGC 6.250% 07/01/18 | | | 6,035,000 | | | | 7,041,216 | | |
CA Victor Elementary School District | |
Series 1996, | |
Insured: NPFGC 6.450% 05/01/18 | | | 3,345,000 | | | | 3,624,475 | | |
Local Appropriated Total | | | 24,835,783 | | |
Local General Obligations – 10.9% | |
CA Cabrillo Unified School District | |
Series 1996 A, | |
Insured: AMBAC (c) 08/01/15 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,532,060 | | |
CA Central Valley Schools Financing Authority | |
Series 1998 A, | |
Insured: NPFGC 6.450% 02/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,150,110 | | |
CA Coast Community College District | |
Series 2005, | |
Insured: NPFGC (c) 08/01/22 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 2,317,040 | | |
CA Culver City School Facilities Financing Authority | |
Series 2005, | |
Insured: AGMC: 5.500% 08/01/25 | | | 655,000 | | | | 798,989 | | |
5.500% 08/01/26 | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 2,142,315 | | |
CA East Side Union High School District Santa Clara County | |
Series 2003 B, | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 08/01/26 | | | 2,010,000 | | | | 2,086,460 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CA Golden West Schools Financing Authority | |
Series 2006, | |
Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 08/01/24 | | | 1,825,000 | | | | 2,119,500 | | |
CA Grossmont Union High School District | |
Series 2006, | |
Insured: NPFGC (c) 08/01/28 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 1,833,700 | | |
CA Jefferson Union High School District | |
Series 2000 A, | |
Insured: NPFGC 6.450% 08/01/25 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,212,160 | | |
CA Lafayette | |
Series 2002, | |
5.125% 07/15/25 | | | 1,995,000 | | | | 2,085,194 | | |
CA Manteca Unified School District | |
Series 2006, | |
Insured: NPFGC (c) 08/01/32 | | | 5,440,000 | | | | 1,315,120 | | |
CA New Haven Unified School District | |
Series 2002, | |
Insured: AGMC 12.000% 08/01/17 | | | 1,565,000 | | | | 2,530,417 | | |
CA Poway Unified School District | |
Series 2009 A, | |
(c) 08/01/24 | | | 6,770,000 | | | | 3,301,187 | | |
CA Rocklin Unified School District | |
Series 1995 C, | |
Insured: NPFGC (c) 07/01/20 | | | 6,920,000 | | | | 4,686,501 | | |
CA San Marino Unified School District | |
Series 1998 B, | |
5.000% 06/01/23 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,175,970 | | |
CA San Mateo Union High School District | |
Series 2002 B, | |
Insured: NPFGC (c) 09/01/26 | | | 4,005,000 | | | | 1,860,403 | | |
CA Saratoga | |
Series 2001, | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 08/01/31 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,026,540 | | |
CA Simi Valley Unified School District | |
Series 1998, | |
Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 08/01/22 | | | 925,000 | | | | 982,082 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CA South San Francisco Unified School District | |
Series 2006, | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 09/15/22 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,825,860 | | |
CA Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District | |
Series 1999 1-A, | |
Insured: FGIC (c) 08/01/23 | | | 3,780,000 | | | | 1,874,011 | | |
Series 1999 2-A, | |
Insured: FGIC (c) 08/01/24 | | | 2,965,000 | | | | 1,379,614 | | |
CA Union Elementary School District | |
Series 1999 A, | |
Insured: NPFGC (c) 09/01/19 | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 1,220,048 | | |
Local General Obligations Total | | | 42,455,281 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax – 1.4% | |
CA Carson Redevelopment Agency | |
Tax Allocation Housing, | |
Series 2010 A, 5.000% 10/01/30 | | | 3,200,000 | | | | 3,097,920 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority | |
Series 1998 A, | |
Insured: NPFGC 4.750% 07/01/38 | | | 2,250,000 | | | | 2,153,047 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax Total | | | 5,250,967 | | |
Special Property Tax – 10.7% | |
CA Carson | |
Series 1992, | |
7.375% 09/02/22 | | | 115,000 | | | | 115,163 | | |
CA Cerritos Public Financing Authority | |
Series 1993 A, | |
Insured: AMBAC 6.500% 11/01/23 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,343,500 | | |
CA Elk Grove Unified School District | |
Series 1995 A, | |
Insured: AMBAC: (c) 12/01/18 | | | 2,720,000 | | | | 1,790,032 | | |
6.500% 12/01/24 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,339,750 | | |
CA Inglewood Redevelopment Agency | |
Series 1998 A, | |
Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 05/01/23 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,002,560 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CA Lancaster Financing Authority | |
Series 2003, | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.125% 02/01/17 | | | 1,270,000 | | | | 1,369,797 | | |
CA Long Beach Bond Finance Authority | |
Series 2006 C, | |
Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 08/01/31 | | | 3,250,000 | | | | 3,151,947 | | |
CA Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency | |
Series 1998 C, | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.375% 07/01/18 | | | 1,665,000 | | | | 1,786,445 | | |
CA Los Angeles County Public Works Financing Authority | |
Series 1996 A, | |
Insured: AGMC 5.500% 10/01/18 | | | 2,265,000 | | | | 2,618,612 | | |
CA Oakdale Public Financing Authority | |
Series 2004, | |
5.375% 06/01/33 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,400,565 | | |
CA Oakland Redevelopment Agency | |
Series 1992, | |
Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 02/01/14 | | | 5,725,000 | | | | 5,825,932 | | |
CA Oceanside Community Facilities District | |
Series 2004, | |
5.875% 09/01/34 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 910,090 | | |
CA Orange County Community Facilities District | |
Series 2004 A, | |
5.625% 08/15/34 | | | 850,000 | | | | 826,582 | | |
CA Rancho Cucamonga Redevelopment Agency | |
Series 2007 A, | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 09/01/34 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 936,480 | | |
CA Redwood City Community Facilities District No. 1 | |
Series 2003 B, | |
5.950% 09/01/28 | | | 750,000 | | | | 755,543 | | |
CA Riverside County Public Financing Authority | |
Series 1991 A, | |
8.000% 02/01/18 | | | 20,000 | | | | 20,039 | | |
CA San Bernardino Joint Powers Financing Authority | |
Series 1998 A, | |
Insured: AMBAC 5.750% 07/01/14 | | | 985,000 | | | | 1,084,061 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2005 A, | |
Insured: AGMC 5.750% 10/01/24 | | | 2,420,000 | | | | 2,749,193 | | |
CA San Diego Redevelopment Agency | |
Series 2001, | |
Insured: AGMC (c) 09/01/20 | | | 3,630,000 | | | | 2,269,077 | | |
CA San Francisco City & County Redevelopment Agency | |
Series 2009 C, | |
6.500% 08/01/39 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,088,940 | | |
Series 2009, | |
6.500% 08/01/32 | | | 500,000 | | | | 550,375 | | |
CA Sulphur Springs Union School District | |
Series 2002-1-A, | |
6.000% 09/01/33 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,364,535 | | |
CA West Covina Redevelopment Agency | |
Series 1996, | |
6.000% 09/01/17 | | | 3,665,000 | | | | 4,164,979 | | |
Special Property Tax Total | | | 41,464,197 | | |
State Appropriated – 3.4% | |
CA Public Works Board | |
Series 1993 A, | |
Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 12/01/19 | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,245,160 | | |
Series 2004 A, | |
5.500% 06/01/19 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,573,185 | | |
Series 2009, | |
6.125% 11/01/29 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,439,750 | | |
State Appropriated Total | | | 13,258,095 | | |
State General Obligations – 10.6% | |
CA State | |
Series 2000, | |
5.625% 05/01/26 | | | 160,000 | | | | 162,074 | | |
Series 2003, | |
5.250% 02/01/20 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,430,325 | | |
Series 2005, | |
4.625% 05/01/29 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,971,860 | | |
Series 2006, | |
4.500% 10/01/36 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,382,225 | | |
Series 2007, | |
4.500% 08/01/26 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,444,625 | | |
5.000% 12/01/31 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,558,310 | | |
Series 2008, | |
5.000% 08/01/34 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,517,375 | | |
5.125% 04/01/33 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,557,085 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2009: | |
5.000% 10/01/29 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,118,800 | | |
5.500% 11/01/39 | | | 4,965,000 | | | | 5,265,134 | | |
6.000% 04/01/35 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,473,080 | | |
Series 2010, | |
5.500% 03/01/40 | | | 4,800,000 | | | | 5,098,416 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | |
Series 2004 A: | |
5.250% 07/01/21 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,073,060 | | |
5.250% 07/01/22 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,065,840 | | |
State General Obligations Total | | | 41,118,209 | | |
Tax-Backed Total | | | 168,382,532 | | |
Transportation – 7.1% | |
Air Transportation – 0.0% | |
CA Statewide Communities Development Authority | |
United Airlines, Inc., | |
Series 2001, 07/01/39 (f) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 75,000 | | |
Air Transportation Total | | | 75,000 | | |
Airports – 2.9% | |
CA County of Orange | |
Series 2009 A, | |
5.250% 07/01/39 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,643,350 | | |
CA County of Sacramento | |
Series 2008 B, AMT, | |
Insured: AGMC 5.250% 07/01/39 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,013,150 | | |
CA Los Angeles Department of Airports | |
Series 2009 A, | |
5.000% 05/15/34 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,036,560 | | |
Series 2010 B, | |
5.000% 05/15/35 | | | 2,215,000 | | | | 2,236,707 | | |
CA San Diego County Regional Airport Authority | |
Series 2005, AMT, | |
Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 07/01/20 | | | 750,000 | | | | 823,598 | | |
Series 2010 A, | |
5.000% 07/01/34 | | | 1,650,000 | | | | 1,712,716 | | |
CA San Francisco City & County Airports Commission | |
Series 2008 34E, AMT, | |
Insured: AGMC 5.750% 05/01/25 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,685,280 | | |
Airports Total | | | 11,151,361 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Ports – 1.3% | |
CA San Francisco Port Commission | |
Series 2010 A, | |
5.125% 03/01/40 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,105,700 | | |
Ports Total | | | 5,105,700 | | |
Toll Facilities – 2.2% | |
CA Bay Area Toll Authority | |
Series 2008 F-1, | |
5.125% 04/01/47 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,617,975 | | |
CA Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency | |
Series 1995 A, | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 01/01/35 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,807,660 | | |
Series 1999, | |
5.750% 01/15/40 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,946,120 | | |
Toll Facilities Total | | | 8,371,755 | | |
Transportation – 0.7% | |
CA Los Angeles Harbor Department | |
Series 2009 B, | |
5.250% 08/01/39 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,658,450 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 2,658,450 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 27,362,266 | | |
Utilities – 12.7% | |
Investor Owned – 1.8% | |
CA Chula Vista Industrial Development Authority | |
San Diego Gas & Electric Co.: | |
Series 1996 B, AMT, 5.500% 12/01/21 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,121,180 | | |
Series 2004 D, | |
5.875% 01/01/34 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,128,140 | | |
Series 2005 D, AMT, | |
5.000% 12/01/27 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,617,950 | | |
Investor Owned Total | | | 6,867,270 | | |
Joint Power Authority – 0.5% | |
CA Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank | |
California Independent System Operator Corp., | |
Series 2009 A, 6.250% 02/01/39 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,142,720 | | |
Joint Power Authority Total | | | 2,142,720 | | |
Municipal Electric – 2.6% | |
CA Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | |
Series 2008, | |
5.250% 07/01/38 | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 1,882,423 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund
October 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CA Modesto Irrigation District | |
Certificates of Participation, | |
Series 2004 B, 5.500% 07/01/35 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,141,800 | | |
CA Sacramento Municipal Utility District | |
Series 1997 K, | |
Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 07/01/24 | | | 2,220,000 | | | | 2,524,828 | | |
Series 2001 N, | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 08/15/28 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,016,620 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | |
Series 2008 WW, | |
5.000% 07/01/28 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,554,015 | | |
Municipal Electric Total | | | 10,119,686 | | |
Water & Sewer – 7.8% | |
CA Big Bear Lake | |
Series 1996, | |
Insured: NPFGC 6.000% 04/01/15 | | | 1,350,000 | | | | 1,483,947 | | |
CA Chino Basin Regional Financing Authority | |
Inland Empire Utilities Agency, | |
Series 2008 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 11/01/38 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,048,640 | | |
CA Lodi | |
Series 2007 A, | |
Insured: AGMC 5.000% 10/01/37 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,273,375 | | |
CA Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | |
Series 2001 A: | |
5.125% 07/01/41 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,025,320 | | |
Insured: FGIC | |
5.125% 07/01/41 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,025,320 | | |
CA Los Angeles | |
Series 2009 A, | |
5.000% 06/01/39 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,213,840 | | |
CA Manteca Financing Authority | |
Series 2003 B, | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 12/01/33 | | | 575,000 | | | | 575,765 | | |
CA Metropolitan Water District of Southern California | |
Series 1993 A, | |
5.750% 07/01/21 | | | 3,635,000 | | | | 4,428,775 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CA Pico Rivera Water Authority | |
Series 1999 A, | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 05/01/29 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,208,440 | | |
CA San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority | |
Series 2009 B, | |
5.375% 08/01/34 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,173,600 | | |
Series 2009, | |
5.250% 05/15/39 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,218,790 | | |
CA Santa Clara Valley Water District | |
Series 2006, | |
Insured: AGMC 4.250% 06/01/30 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,514,750 | | |
Water & Sewer Total | | | 30,190,562 | | |
Utilities Total | | | 49,320,238 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $348,327,218) | | | 372,127,243 | | |
Municipal Preferred Stock – 0.4% | |
| | Shares | | | |
Housing – 0.4% | |
Multi-Family – 0.4% | |
Munimae Tax-Exempt Bond Subsidiary LLC | |
Series 2004 A-2, | |
4.900% 06/30/49 (g) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,639,940 | | |
Multi-Family Total | | | 1,639,940 | | |
Housing Total | | | 1,639,940 | | |
Total Municipal Preferred Stock (cost of $2,000,000) | | | 1,639,940 | | |
Common Stock – 0.0% | |
Industrials – 0.0% | |
Airlines – 0.0% | |
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (h) | | | 374 | | | | 10,861 | | |
Airlines Total | | | 10,861 | | |
Industrials Total | | | 10,861 | | |
Total Common Stock (cost of $7,783) | | | 10,861 | | |
Investment Companies – 3.3% | |
BofA California Tax-Exempt | |
Reserves, Capital Class (7 day yield of 0.1520%) (i) | | | 6,038,323 | | | | 6,038,323 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund
October 31, 2010
Investment Companies (continued) | |
| | Shares | | Value ($) | |
Dreyfus General California | |
Municipal Money Market Fund (7 day yield of 0.000%) | | | 6,561,898 | | | | 6,561,898 | | |
Total Investment Companies (cost of $12,600,221) | | | 12,600,221 | | |
Total Investments – 99.5% (cost of $362,935,222) (j) | | | 386,378,265 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 0.5% | | | 1,890,522 | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 388,268,787 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws or in transactions exempt from registration. At October 31, 2010, the value of this security amounted to $1,595,016 which represents 0.4% of net assets. Additional information on this restricted security is as follows
Security | | Acquisition Date | | Acquisition Cost | |
CA Statewide Communities Development Authority; Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, Series 1998, 6.000% 08/01/28 | | | 08/21/98 | | | $ | 1,595,000 | | |
(b) The Fund has been informed that each issuer has placed direct obligations of the U.S. Government in an irrevocable trust, solely for the payment of principal and interest.
(c) Zero coupon bond.
(d) Parenthetical date represents the next interest rate reset date for the security.
(e) The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at October 31, 2010.
(f) Position reflects anticipated residual bankruptcy claims. Income is not being accrued.
(g) Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 2010, the value of this security, which is illiquid, represents 0.4% of net assets.
Security | | Acquisition Date | | Par | | Cost | | Value | |
Munimae Tax-Exempt Bond Subsidiary LLC; Series 2004 A-2, 4.900% 06/30/49 | | | 10/15/04 | | | $ | 2,000,000 | | | $ | 2,000,000 | | | $ | 1,639,940 | | |
(h) Non-income producing.
(i) Investments in affiliates during the year ended October 31, 2010:
Affiliate | | Value, beginning of period | | Purchases | | Sales Proceeds | | Dividend Income | | Value, end of period | |
BofA California Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class* (7 day yield of 0.1520%) | | $ | 3,256,484 | | | $ | 32,919,931 | | | $ | (35,680,415 | ) | | $ | 1,322 | | | $ | – | | |
* As of May 1, 2010, this company was no longer an affiliate of the Fund. The above table reflects activity for the period from November 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010.
(j) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $362,810,264.
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of October 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Total Municipal Bonds | | $ | – | | | $ | 372,127,243 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 372,127,243 | | |
Total Municipal Preferred Stock | | | – | | | | 1,639,940 | | | | – | | | | 1,639,940 | | |
Total Common Stock | | | 10,861 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 10,861 | | |
Total Investment Companies | | | 12,600,221 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 12,600,221 | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 12,611,082 | | | $ | 373,767,183 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 386,378,265 | | |
For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
At October 31, 2010, the composition of the Fund by revenue source is as follows:
Holdings by Revenue Source (unaudited) | | % of Net Assets | |
Tax-Backed | | | 43.4 | | |
Utilities | | | 12.7 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed | | | 10.5 | | |
Health Care | | | 8.8 | | |
Education | | | 8.2 | | |
Transportation | | | 7.1 | | |
Tobacco | | | 1.6 | | |
Housing | | | 1.4 | | |
Industrials | | | 1.2 | | |
Other | | | 0.8 | | |
Resource Recovery | | | 0.5 | | |
| | | 96.2 | | |
Investment Companies | | | 3.3 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | 0.5 | | |
| | | 100.0 | | |
Acronym | | Name | |
AGC | | Assured Guaranty Corp. | |
|
AGMC | | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | |
|
AMBAC | | Ambac Assurance Corp. | |
|
AMT | | Alternative Minimum Tax | |
|
FGIC | | Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. | |
|
FNMA | | Federal National Mortgage Association | |
|
GNMA | | Government National Mortgage Association | |
|
GTY AGMT | | Guaranty Agreement | |
|
IFRN | | Inverse Floating Rate Note | |
|
NPFGC | | National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund
October 31, 2010
| | | | ($) | |
Assets | | Investments, at identified cost | | | 362,935,222 | | |
| | Investments, at value | | | 386,378,265 | | |
| | Cash | | | 784 | | |
| | Receivable for: | | | | | |
| | Fund shares sold | | | 953,260 | | |
| | Interest | | | 4,925,078 | | |
| | Expense reimbursement due from investment advisor | | | 3,045 | | |
| | Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 45,380 | | |
| | Prepaid expenses | | | 4,511 | | |
| | Total Assets | | | 392,310,323 | | |
Liabilities | | Payable for: | | | | | |
| | Investments purchased | | | 2,228,312 | | |
| | Fund shares repurchased | | | 603,708 | | |
| | Distributions | | | 808,130 | | |
| | Investment advisory fee | | | 166,169 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 11,578 | | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | | 17,666 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 18,018 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 2,800 | | |
| | Distribution and service fees | | | 74,583 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 97 | | |
| | Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 45,380 | | |
| | Other liabilities | | | 65,095 | | |
| | Total Liabilities | | | 4,041,536 | | |
| | Net Assets | | | 388,268,787 | | |
Net Assets Consist of | | Paid-in capital | | | 358,069,486 | | |
| | Undistributed net investment income | | | 248,466 | | |
| | Accumulated net realized gain | | | 6,507,792 | | |
| | Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | 23,443,043 | | |
| | Net Assets | | | 388,268,787 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued) – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund
October 31, 2010
Class A | | Net assets | | $ | 259,552,086 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 33,957,833 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 7.64 | (a) | |
| | Maximum sales charge | | | 4.75 | % | |
| | Maximum offering price per share ($7.64/0.9525) | | $ | 8.02 | (b) | |
Class B | | Net assets | | $ | 2,095,073 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 274,098 | | |
| | Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 7.64 | (a) | |
Class C | | Net assets | | $ | 32,080,328 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 4,197,124 | | |
| | Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 7.64 | (a) | |
Class Z | | Net assets | | $ | 94,541,300 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 12,369,050 | | |
| | Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 7.64 | | |
(a) Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
(b) On sales of $50,000 or more the offering price is reduced.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund
For the Year Ended October 31, 2010
| | | | ($) | |
Investment Income | | Interest | | | 20,008,766 | | |
| | Dividends | | | 1,633 | | |
| | Dividends from affiliates | | | 1,322 | | |
| | Total Investment Income | | | 20,011,721 | | |
Expenses | | Investment advisory fee | | | 1,967,168 | | |
| | Distribution fee: | | | | | |
| | Class B | | | 27,125 | | |
| | Class C | | | 226,264 | | |
| | Service fee: | | | | | |
| | Class A | | | 633,303 | | |
| | Class B | | | 8,666 | | |
| | Class C | | | 72,626 | | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | | 135,144 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 119,982 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 31,729 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 16,673 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 1,184 | | |
| | Other expenses | | | 190,786 | | |
| | Total Expenses | | | 3,430,650 | | |
| | Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by investment advisor | | | (101,265 | ) | |
| | Fees waived by distributor—Class C | | | (90,562 | ) | |
| | Expense reductions | | | (18 | ) | |
| | Net Expenses | | | 3,238,805 | | |
| | Net Investment Income | | | 16,772,916 | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | Net realized gain on investments | | | 6,876,102 | | |
| | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | 12,436,214 | | |
| | Net Gain | | | 19,312,316 | | |
| | Net Increase Resulting from Operations | | | 36,085,232 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund
| | | | Year Ended October 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | 2010 ($) | | 2009 ($) | |
Operations | | Net investment income | | | 16,772,916 | | | | 17,753,420 | | |
| | Net realized gain on investments and futures contracts | | | 6,876,102 | | | | 1,409,988 | | |
| | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | 12,436,214 | | | | 32,648,383 | | |
| | Net increase resulting from operations | | | 36,085,232 | | | | 51,811,791 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders | | From net investment income: | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | | | (11,166,443 | ) | | | (11,572,607 | ) | |
| | Class B | | | (126,799 | ) | | | (293,974 | ) | |
| | Class C | | | (1,142,842 | ) | | | (989,586 | ) | |
| | Class Z | | | (4,333,792 | ) | | | (4,892,289 | ) | |
| | From net realized gains: | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | | | (826,388 | ) | | | (266,708 | ) | |
| | Class B | | | (15,401 | ) | | | (9,730 | ) | |
| | Class C | | | (91,505 | ) | | | (22,700 | ) | |
| | Class Z | | | (316,727 | ) | | | (111,582 | ) | |
| | Total distributions to shareholders | | | (18,019,897 | ) | | | (18,159,176 | ) | |
| | Net Capital Stock Transactions | | | (36,941,425 | ) | | | (28,962,294 | ) | |
| | Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | | | | 5,166 | | |
| | Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (18,876,090 | ) | | | 4,695,487 | | |
Net Assets | | Beginning of period | | | 407,144,877 | | | | 402,449,390 | | |
| | End of period | | | 388,268,787 | | | | 407,144,877 | | |
| | Undistributed net investment income at end of period | | | 248,466 | | | | 291,317 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund
| | Capital Stock Activity | |
| | Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Class A | |
Subscriptions | | | 1,392,238 | | | | 10,378,058 | | | | 3,895,993 | | | | 27,313,561 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 1,040,628 | | | | 7,728,471 | | | | 1,117,396 | | | | 7,849,044 | | |
Redemptions | | | (4,865,004 | ) | | | (36,310,861 | ) | | | (7,870,780 | ) | | | (54,925,863 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (2,432,138 | ) | | | (18,204,332 | ) | | | (2,857,391 | ) | | | (19,763,258 | ) | |
Class B | |
Subscriptions | | | 22,274 | | | | 163,983 | | | | 61,966 | | | | 433,630 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 11,349 | | | | 84,002 | | | | 26,255 | | | | 183,234 | | |
Redemptions | | | (496,255 | ) | | | (3,678,684 | ) | | | (803,739 | ) | | | (5,672,592 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (462,632 | ) | | | (3,430,699 | ) | | | (715,518 | ) | | | (5,055,728 | ) | |
Class C | |
Subscriptions | | | 920,606 | | | | 6,878,960 | | | | 1,423,590 | | | | 9,936,545 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 67,717 | | | | 501,874 | | | | 71,416 | | | | 501,907 | | |
Redemptions | | | (754,660 | ) | | | (5,611,874 | ) | | | (796,791 | ) | | | (5,531,093 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 233,663 | | | | 1,768,960 | | | | 698,215 | | | | 4,907,359 | | |
Class Z | |
Subscriptions | | | 1,776,504 | | | | 13,286,453 | | | | 2,684,063 | | | | 18,895,881 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 43,356 | | | | 320,208 | | | | 50,465 | | | | 351,519 | | |
Redemptions | | | (4,144,983 | ) | | | (30,682,015 | ) | | | (4,082,983 | ) | | | (28,298,067 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (2,325,123 | ) | | | (17,075,354 | ) | | | (1,348,455 | ) | | | (9,050,667 | ) | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 7.30 | | | $ | 6.71 | | | $ | 7.55 | | | $ | 7.74 | | | $ | 7.59 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.31 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.59 | | | | (0.79 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 0.18 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.68 | | | | 0.90 | | | | (0.49 | ) | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.49 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | | | | — | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 7.64 | | | $ | 7.30 | | | $ | 6.71 | | | $ | 7.55 | | | $ | 7.74 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 9.52 | % | | | 13.76 | % | | | (6.80 | )% | | | 1.86 | % | | | 6.61 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.84 | % | | | 0.84 | % | | | 0.84 | % | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.83 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.03 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.01 | % | | | 0.03 | % | | | 0.02 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 4.25 | % | | | 4.38 | % | | | 4.14 | % | | | 3.99 | % | | | 4.04 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 12 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 10 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 259,552 | | | $ | 265,594 | | | $ | 263,220 | | | $ | 281,254 | | | $ | 292,740 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class B Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 7.30 | | | $ | 6.71 | | | $ | 7.55 | | | $ | 7.74 | | | $ | 7.59 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.25 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.59 | | | | (0.80 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | 0.18 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.62 | | | | 0.85 | | | | (0.55 | ) | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.43 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | | | | — | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 7.64 | | | $ | 7.30 | | | $ | 6.71 | | | $ | 7.55 | | | $ | 7.74 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 8.71 | % | | | 12.92 | % | | | (7.49 | )% | | | 1.10 | % | | | 5.82 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 1.59 | % | | | 1.59 | % | | | 1.59 | % | | | 1.58 | % | | | 1.58 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.03 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.01 | % | | | 0.03 | % | | | 0.02 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 3.52 | % | | | 3.65 | % | | | 3.38 | % | | | 3.25 | % | | | 3.29 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 12 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 10 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 2,095 | | | $ | 5,377 | | | $ | 9,740 | | | $ | 16,123 | | | $ | 24,004 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class C Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 7.30 | | | $ | 6.71 | | | $ | 7.55 | | | $ | 7.74 | | | $ | 7.59 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.27 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.59 | | | | (0.80 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 0.18 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.65 | | | | 0.87 | | | | (0.53 | ) | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.45 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | | | | — | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 7.64 | | | $ | 7.30 | | | $ | 6.71 | | | $ | 7.55 | | | $ | 7.74 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 9.03 | % | | | 13.25 | % | | | (7.22 | )% | | | 1.40 | % | | | 6.13 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.28 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.33 | % | | | 0.32 | % | | | 0.31 | % | | | 0.33 | % | | | 0.32 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 3.79 | % | | | 3.91 | % | | | 3.69 | % | | | 3.54 | % | | | 3.59 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 12 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 10 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 32,080 | | | $ | 28,928 | | | $ | 21,899 | | | $ | 16,765 | | | $ | 16,224 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class Z Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 7.30 | | | $ | 6.71 | | | $ | 7.55 | | | $ | 7.74 | | | $ | 7.59 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.32 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.60 | | | | (0.80 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 0.19 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.70 | | | | 0.92 | | | | (0.48 | ) | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.51 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | | | | — | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 7.64 | | | $ | 7.30 | | | $ | 6.71 | | | $ | 7.55 | | | $ | 7.74 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 9.78 | % | | | 14.03 | % | | | (6.57 | )% | | | 2.09 | % | | | 6.85 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.60 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.03 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.01 | % | | | 0.03 | % | | | 0.02 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 4.49 | % | | | 4.61 | % | | | 4.38 | % | | | 4.23 | % | | | 4.26 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 12 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 10 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 94,541 | | | $ | 107,246 | | | $ | 107,591 | | | $ | 122,941 | | | $ | 123,803 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund
October 31, 2010
Note 1. Organization
Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund (the "Fund"), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I (the "Trust"), is a diversified portfolio. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks total return, consisting of current income exempt from federal income tax and California individual income tax and of capital appreciation, consistent with moderate fluctuation of principal.
Fund Shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares, and the Fund offers four classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Z. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable.
The Fund no longer accepts investments by new or existing investors in the Fund's Class B shares, except in connection with the reinvestment of any dividend and/or capital gain distributions in Class B shares of the Fund and exchanges by existing Class B shareholders of other Columbia Funds.
Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75% based on the amount of initial investment. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a maximum contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") of 1.00% based on the holding period after purchase.
Class B shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 5.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase.
Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares sold within one year after purchase.
Class Z shares are offered continuously at net asset value. There are certain restrictions on the purchase of Class Z shares, as described in the Fund's prospectus.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security Valuation
Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees, based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available may also be valued based upon an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotation.
Certain debt securities, which tend to be more thinly traded and of lesser quality, are priced based on fundamental analysis of the financial condition of the issuer and the estimated value of any collateral. Valuations developed through pricing techniques may vary from the actual amounts realized upon sale of the securities, and the potential variation may be greater for those securities valued using fundamental analysis.
Short-term investments maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good
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faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security. The determination of fair value often requires significant judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine value.
GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value giving the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
• Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)
• Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable, unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs may include management's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment.
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
On January 21, 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update (the "amendment"), Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements, which provides guidance on how investment assets and liabilities are to be valued and disclosed. Specifically, the amendment requires reporting entities to disclose the input and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements for Level 2 and Level 3 positions. The amendment also requires that transfers between all levels (including Level 1 and Level 2) be disclosed on a gross basis (i.e., transfers out must be disclosed separately from transfers in), and requires disclosure of the reason(s) for signi ficant transfers. Additionally purchases, sales, issuances and settlements must be disclosed on a gross basis in the Level 3 roll forward. The effective date of the amendment is for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2009; except for the requirement to provide the Level 3 activity for purchases, sales, issuances and settlements on a gross basis, which will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2010. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of the amendment and the impact to the financial statements.
Security Transactions
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.
Restricted Securities
Restricted securities are securities that may only be resold upon registration under federal securities laws or in transactions exempt from registration. In some cases, the issuer of restricted securities has agreed to register such securities for resale at the issuer's expense either upon demand by the Fund or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Such restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Board of Trustees. The Fund will not incur any registration costs upon such resale.
Income Recognition
Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Market premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted. Original issue discount is accreted to interest income over the life of the security with a corresponding increase in the cost basis, if any.
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date.
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Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other series of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. 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, as shown on the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class. Income and expenses are allocated to each class based on the settled shares method, while realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated based on the relative net assets of each class.
Federal Income Tax Status
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its tax exempt or taxable income, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP.
Indemnification
In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Fund. Also, under the Trust's organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Trust. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.
Note 3. Federal Tax Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund's capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, permanent book and tax basis differences resulting primarily from differing treatments for market discount reclassifications and discount accretion/premium amortization on debt securities were identified and reclassified among the components of the Fund's net assets as follows:
Undistributed Net Investment Income | | Accumulated Net Realized Gain | | Paid-In Capital | |
$ | (45,891 | ) | | $ | 45,890 | | | $ | 1 | | |
Net investment income and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed on the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2009 was as follows:
| | October 31, | |
| | 2010 | | 2009 | |
Tax-Exempt Income | | $ | 16,683,892 | | | $ | 17,678,108 | | |
Ordinary Income* | | | 85,984 | | | | 70,348 | | |
Long-Term Capital Gains | | | 1,250,021 | | | | 410,720 | | |
* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.
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As of October 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Tax-Exempt Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Net Unrealized Appreciation* | |
$ | 980,982 | | | $ | 6,582,927 | | | $ | 23,568,001 | | |
* The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation is primarily due to discount accretion/premium amortization on debt securities.
Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at October 31, 2010, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes were:
Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 28,633,738 | | |
Unrealized depreciation | | | (5,065,737 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 23,568,001 | | |
Management is required to determine whether a tax position of the Fund is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized by the Fund is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. However, management's conclusions may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). The Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal year s remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates
Investment Advisory Fee
After the close of business on April 30, 2010, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise Financial") acquired a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC (the "Transaction"), including the business of managing the Fund. In connection with the closing of the Transaction (the "Closing"), RiverSource Investments, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, became the investment advisor of the Fund and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the "New Advisor"). The New Advisor receives a monthly investment advisory fee based on the Fund's pro-rata portion of the combined average daily net assets of the Fund, Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund, Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund and Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund as follows:
Combined Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rate | |
First $1 billion | | | 0.50 | % | |
$1 billion to $3 billion | | | 0.45 | % | |
Over $3 billion | | | 0.40 | % | |
Prior to the Closing, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation ("BOA"), provided investment advisory, administrative and other services to the Fund under the same fee structure.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund's effective investment advisory fee rate was 0.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
Administration Fee
Effective upon the Closing, the New Advisor became the administrator of the Fund under a new Administrative Services Agreement (the "Administrative Agreement"). Under the Administrative Agreement, the New Advisor provides administrative and other services to the Fund, including services previously performed under the Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement discussed below. The New Advisor does not receive a fee for its services under the Administrative Agreement. Prior to the Closing, Columbia provided administrative services to the Fund as discussed in the Investment Advisory Fee note above.
Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees
Prior to the Closing, the Fund entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the "Financial Reporting Services Agreement") with State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") and Columbia pursuant to which
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State Street provides financial reporting services to the Fund. The Fund also entered into an Accounting Services Agreement (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the "State Street Agreements") with State Street and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Fund. Upon the Closing, Columbia assigned and delegated its rights and obligations under the State Street Agreements to the New Advisor. Under the State Street Agreements, the Fund pays State Street an annual fee of $38,000 paid monthly plus an additional monthly fee based on an annualized percentage rate of average daily net assets of the Fund for the month. The aggregate fee will not exceed $140,000 per year (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and charges). The Fund also reimburses State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charges.
Also prior to the Closing, the Fund entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the "Services Agreement") with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provided services related to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provided oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. Under the Services Agreement, the Fund reimbursed Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses and charges, including fees payable to third parties, such as for pricing the Fund's portfolio securities, incurred by Columbia in the performance of services under the Services Agreement. The Services Agreement was terminated upon the Closing. These services are now provided under the Administrative Agreement discussed above.
Transfer Agent Fee
In connection with the Closing, RiverSource Service Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, became the transfer agent of the Fund and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the "New Transfer Agent"). The New Transfer Agent has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services ("BFDS") to serve as sub-transfer agent. The New Transfer Agent receives monthly account-based service fees based on the number of open accounts and asset-based fees, calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts, which are intended to reimburse the New Transfer Agent for certain sub-transfer agent fees (exclusive of BFDS fees). The New Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund.
The New Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, Individual Retirement Account ("IRA") trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due to the New Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Fund and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the New Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Fund. The New Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.
Prior to the Closing, Columbia Management Services, Inc., an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, provided shareholder services to the Fund and contracted with BFDS to serve as sub-transfer agent, under the same fee structure.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund's effective transfer agent fee rate for each class was 0.03% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the Fund's initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2010, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Fund.
Underwriting Discounts, Service and Distribution Fees
In connection with the Closing, RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, became the distributor of the Fund's shares and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the "New Distributor").
For the year ended October 31, 2010, initial sales charges paid by shareholders on the purchase of Class A shares amounted to $10,590. For the same time period, net CDSC fees paid by shareholders on certain redemptions of Class A, Class B and Class C shares amounted to $6,954, $1,225 and $2,890, respectively.
The Fund has adopted distribution and shareholder servicing plans (the "Plans") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, which require the payment of distribution and service fees. The fees are intended to compensate the New Distributor
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and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors. The service fee is equal to 0.10% annually of the net assets attributable to shares of the Fund issued prior to December 1, 1994 and 0.25% annually of the net assets attributable to shares issued thereafter. This arrangement results in an annual rate of service fee for all shares that is a blend between the 0.10% and 0.25% rates. For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund's effective service fee rate was 0.24% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C shares.
The Plans also require the payment of a monthly distribution fee to the New Distributor equal to 0.75% annually of the average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares only. The New Distributor has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the distribution fee for Class C shares so that it does not exceed 0.45% annually of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares. This arrangement may be modified or terminated by the New Distributor at any time.
Prior to the Closing, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, was the principal underwriter of the Fund's shares. There were no changes to the underwriting discount structure of the Fund or the service or distribution fee rates paid by the Fund as a result of the Transaction.
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements
Effective May 1, 2010, the New Advisor has voluntarily agreed to reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses so that the Fund's ordinary operating expenses (excluding any distribution and service fees, brokerage commissions, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, but including custodian charges relating to overdrafts, if any), after giving effect to any balance credits from the Fund's custodian, did not exceed 0.60% of the Fund's average daily net assets on an annualized basis. This arrangement may be modified or terminated by the New Advisor at any time. Prior to May 1, 2010, Columbia voluntarily reimbursed a portion of the Fund's expenses in the same manner.
Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees
All officers of the Fund are employees of the New Advisor or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Fund. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Fund, along with other affiliated funds, pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year. Prior to the Closing, the Fund paid its pro-rata share of the expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer under the same fee structure.
Trustees are compensated for their services to the Fund, as set forth on the Statement of Operations. The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Obligations of the plan will be paid solely out of the Fund's assets.
As a result of a fund merger, the Fund assumed the liabilities of the deferred compensation plan of the acquired fund, which are included in "Trustees' fee" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The deferred compensation plan may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Fund's assets.
Other
Prior to the Closing, the Fund made daily investments of cash balances in BofA (formerly Columbia) California Tax-Exempt Reserves, formerly an affiliated open-ended investment company managed by Columbia. The income earned prior to the Closing by the Fund from such investments is included as "Dividends from affiliates" on the Statement of Operations. As an investing Fund, the Fund was indirectly allocated its proportionate share of the expenses of BofA California Tax-Exempt Reserves.
Note 5. Custody Credits
The Fund has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. The Fund could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if it had not entered into such an agreement. For the year ended October 31, 2010, these custody credits reduced total expenses by $18 for the Fund.
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Note 6. Portfolio Information
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, for the Fund were $45,196,155 and $88,166,844, respectively.
Note 7. Regulatory Settlements
During the year ended October 31, 2009, the Fund received payments totaling $5,166 relating to certain regulatory settlements with third parties that the Fund had participated in during the year. The payments have been included in "Increase from regulatory settlements" on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.
Note 8. Line of Credit
The Fund and other affiliated funds participate in a $280,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit provided by State Street. The maximum amount that may be borrowed by any fund is limited to the lesser of $200,000,000 and the Fund's borrowing limit set forth in the Fund's registration statement. Borrowings are available for short-term liquidity or temporary or emergency purposes.
Effective October 14, 2010, interest is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.125% per annum is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds pro rata based on their relative net assets.
Prior to October 14, 2010, interest was charged to each participating fund at the same rates. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum was accrued and apportioned among the participating funds pro rata based on their relative net assets.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund did not borrow under these arrangements.
Note 9. Shareholder Concentration
As of October 31, 2010, two shareholder accounts owned 44.3% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Purchase and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.
Note 10. Significant Risks and Contingencies
Sector Focus Risk
The Fund may focus its investments in certain sectors, subjecting it to greater risk than a fund that is less focused.
Geographic Concentration of Risk
The Fund had greater than 5% of its total net assets at October 31, 2010, invested in debt obligations issued by each of California and Puerto Rico and their political subdivisions, agencies and public authorities. The Fund is more susceptible to economic and political factors adversely affecting issuers of this state's and territory's municipal securities than are municipal bond funds that are not concentrated to the same extent in these issuers.
Tax Development Risk
The Fund purchases municipal securities whose interest, in the opinion of bond counsel, is free from federal income tax. There is no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will agree with this opinion. In the event the IRS determines that an issuer does not comply with relevant tax requirements, interest payments from a security could become federally taxable, possibly retroactively to the date the security was issued. As a shareholder of the Fund, you may be required to file an amended tax return as a result.
Information Regarding Pending and Settled Legal Proceedings
In June 2004, an action captioned John E. Gallus et al. v. American Express Financial Corp. and American Express Financial Advisors Inc. was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. The plaintiffs allege that they are investors in several American Express Company (now known as legacy RiverSource) mutual funds and they purport to bring the action derivatively on behalf of those funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The plaintiffs allege that fees allegedly paid to the defendants by the funds for investment advisory and administrative services are excessive. The plaintiffs seek remedies including restitution and rescission of investment advisory and distribution agreements. The plaintiffs voluntarily agreed to transfer this case to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (the District Court). In response to defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint, the District Court dismissed
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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund, October 31, 2010
one of plaintiffs' four claims and granted plaintiffs limited discovery. Defendants moved for summary judgment in April 2007. Summary judgment was granted in the defendants' favor on July 9, 2007. The plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (the Eighth Circuit) on August 8, 2007. On April 8, 2009, the Eighth Circuit reversed summary judgment and remanded to the District Court for further proceedings. On August 6, 2009, defendants filed a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court (the Supreme Court), asking the Supreme Court to stay the District Court proceedings while the Supreme Court considers and rules in a case captioned Jones v. Harris Associates, which involves issues of law similar to those presented in the Gallus case. On March 30, 2010, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Jones v. Harris Associates, and on April 5, 2010, the Supreme Court vacated the Eighth Circuit's decision in the Gallus case and remanded the case to the Eighth Circuit for further consideration in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Jones v. Harris Associates. On June 4, 2010, the Eighth Circuit remanded the Gallus case to the District Court for further consideration in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Jones v. Harris Associates. On December 9, 2010, the District Court reinstated its July 9, 2007 summary judgment order in favor of the defendants.
In December 2005, without admitting or denying the allegations, American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC, which is now known as Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial)), entered into settlement agreements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Minnesota Department of Commerce (MDOC) related to market timing activities. As a result, AEFC was censured and ordered to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations of certain provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and various Minnesota laws. AEFC agreed to pay disgorgement of $10 million and civil money penalties of $7 million. AEFC also agreed to retain an independent distribution consultant to assist in developing a plan for distribution of all disgorgement and civil penalties ordered by the SEC in accordance with various undertakings detailed at http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/ia-2451.pdf. Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates have cooperated with the SEC and the MDOC in these legal proceedings, and have made regular reports to the funds' Boards of Directors/Trustees.
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Funds are not currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds. Ameriprise Financial is required to make 10-Q, 10-K and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obt ained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse publicity associated with them, will not result in increased fund redemptions, reduced sale of fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Funds. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result. An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Ameriprise Financial.
Note 11. Subsequent Event
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 disclosures.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust I and the Shareholders of Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolio, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund (the "Fund") (a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I) at October 31, 2010, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit s. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 20, 2010
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Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited) – Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund
The Fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, $7,013,709, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, 99.49% of the distributions from net investment income of the Fund qualifies as exempt interest dividends for federal income tax purposes. A portion of the income may be subject to federal alternative minimum tax.
The Fund will notify shareholders in January 2011 of amounts for use in preparing 2010 income tax returns.
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Fund Governance
The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and birth years of the Trustees and Officers of the Funds in the Columbia Funds Series Trust I, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, the number of Funds overseen by each Trustee and other directorships they hold are shown below. Each officer listed below serves as an officer of each Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex.
Independent Trustees
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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John D. Collins (Born 1938) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Retired. Consultant, KPMG, LLP (accounting and tax firm) from July 1999 to June 2000; Partner, KPMG, LLP from March 1962 to June 1999. Oversees 64; Mrs. Fields Original Cookies, Inc. (consumer products); Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.; and Montpelier Re (insurance underwriting firm) | |
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Rodman L. Drake (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1994) and Chairman of the Board (since 2009) | | Co-Founder of Baringo Capital LLC (private equity) since 2002; CEO of Crystal River Capital, Inc. (real estate investment trust) since 2003; President, Continuation Investments Group, Inc. from 1997 to 2001. Oversees 64; Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. (tax preparation services); Crystal Capital River, Inc. (real estate investment trust); Student Loan Corporation (student loan provider); Celgene Corporation (global biotechnology company); The Helios Funds (exchange-traded funds); and Apex Silver Mines Ltd. from 2007 to 2009 | |
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Douglas A. Hacker (Born 1955) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1996) | | Independent business executive since May 2006; Executive Vice President—Strategy of United Airlines (airline) from December 2002 to May 2006; President of UAL Loyalty Services (airline marketing company) from September 2001 to December 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines from July 1999 to September 2001. Oversees 64; Nash Finch Company (food distributor); Aircastle Limited (aircraft leasing) | |
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Janet Langford Kelly (Born 1957) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1996) | | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ConocoPhillips (integrated energy company) since September 2007; Deputy General Counsel—Corporate Legal Services, ConocoPhillips from August 2006 to August 2007; Partner, Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette LLP (law firm) from March 2005 to July 2006; Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern University, from September 2004 to June 2006; Director, UAL Corporation (airline) from February 2006 to July 2006; Oversees 64; None | |
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William E. Mayer (Born 1940) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1994) | | Partner, Park Avenue Equity Partners (private equity) since February 1999; Dean and Professor, College of Business and Management, University of Maryland from 1992 to 1996. Oversees 64; DynaVox Inc. (software developer); Lee Enterprises (print media); WR Hambrecht + Co. (financial service provider); BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation (investment company) | |
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Independent Trustees (continued)
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Charles R. Nelson (Born 1942) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1981) | | Professor of Economics, University of Washington, since January 1976; Ford and Louisa Van Voorhis Professor of Political Economy, University of Washington, since September 1993; Adjunct Professor of Statistics, University of Washington, since September 1980; Associate Editor, Journal of Money Credit and Banking, 1993-2008; Consultant on econometric and statistical matters. Oversees 64; None | |
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John J. Neuhauser (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1984) | | President, Saint Michael's College, since August 2007; Director or Trustee of several non-profit organizations, including Fletcher Allen Health Care, Inc.; University Professor, Boston College from November 2005 to August 2007; Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculties, Boston College from August 1999 to October 2005. Oversees 64; Liberty All-Star Equity Fund and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (closed-end funds) | |
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Jonathan Piel (Born 1938) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1994) | | Cable television producer and website designer; The Editor, Scientific American from 1984 to 1994; Vice President, Scientific American, Inc., from 1984 to 1994; Member, Advisory Board, Stone Age Institute, Bloomington, Indiana (research institute that explores the effect of technology on human evolution); Member, Board of Directors of the National Institute of Social Sciences, New York City; Member, Board of Trustees of the William Alanson White Institute, New York City (institution for training psychoanalysts); and Member, Advisory Board, Mount Sinai Children's Environmental Health Center, New York. Oversees 64; None | |
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Patrick J. Simpson (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2000) | | Partner, Perkins Coie LLP (law firm). Oversees 64; None | |
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Anne-Lee Verville (Born 1945) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1998) | | Retired since 1997 (formerly General Manager–Global Education Industry from 1994 to 1997, President–Application Systems Division from 1991 to 1994, Chief Financial Officer–US Marketing & Services from 1988 to 1991, and Chief Information Officer from 1987 to 1988, IBM Corporation (computer and technology)). Oversees 64; Enesco Group, Inc. (producer of giftware and home and garden decor products) from 2001 to 2006 | |
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The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Funds and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-345-6611.
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Officers
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years | |
J. Kevin Connaughton (Born 1964) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 President (since 2009) | | Senior Vice President and General Manager–Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; President, Columbia Funds, since 2009, and RiverSource Funds, since May 2010 (previously Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009, Treasurer, Columbia Funds, from October 2003 to May 2008, and senior officer of various other affiliated funds since 2000); Managing Director, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from December 2004 to April 2010. | |
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Michael G. Clarke (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (since 2009) | | Vice President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Managing Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from September 2004 to April 2010; senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2002. | |
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Scott R. Plummer (Born 1959) | |
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5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2010) | | Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since June 2005; Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel–Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since May 2010 (previously Vice President and Chief Counsel–Asset Management, from 2005 to April 2010, and Vice President–Asset Management Compliance from 2004 to 2005); Vice President, Chief Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since 2008; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Ameriprise Certificate Company since 2005; Chief Counsel, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, RiverSource Funds, since December 2006; Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Columbia Funds, since May 2010. | |
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Linda J. Wondrack (Born 1964) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2007) | | Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Funds, since 2007, and RiverSource Funds, since May 2010; Director (Columbia Management Group, LLC and Investment Product Group Compliance), Bank of America, from June 2005 to April 2010; Director of Corporate Compliance and Conflicts Officer of MFS Investment Management (investment management) from August 2004 to May 2005. | |
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Officers (continued)
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years | |
William F. Truscott (Born 1960) | |
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53600 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Chairman of the Board, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 (previously President, Chairman of the Board and Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to April 2010); Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Asset Management & President, Annuities, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since May 2010 (previously President–U.S. Asset Management and Chief Investment Officer from 2005 to April 2010, and Senior Vice President—Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to 2005); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company since 2006; Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010 (previously Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 2008 to April 2010); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006. | |
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Colin Moore (Born 1958) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Director and Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Manager, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2007 to April 2010; Head of Equities, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2002 to 2007. | |
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Michael A. Jones (Born 1959) | |
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100 Federal Street Boston, MA 02110 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Director and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010; Manager, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2007 to April 2010; Chief Executive Officer, President and Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. from November 2006 to April 2010; previously, co-president and senior managing director at Robeco Investment Management. | |
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Amy Johnson (Born 1965) | |
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5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 (previously Chief Administrative Officer, from 2009 until April 2010, Vice President—Asset Management and Trust Company Services, from 2006 to 2009, and Vice President—Operations and Compliance from 2004 to 2006). | |
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Joseph F. DiMaria (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Treasurer (since 2009) and Chief Accounting Officer (since 2008) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from January 2006 to April 2010; Head of Tax/Compliance and Assistant Treasurer, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from November 2004 to December 2005. | |
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Officers (continued)
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years | |
Marybeth Pilat (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2010) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; Vice President, Investment Operations, Bank of America, from October 2008 to April 2010; Finance Manager, Boston Children's Hospital from August 2008 to October 2008; Director, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from May 2007 to July 2008; Vice President, Mutual Fund Valuation, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from January 2006 to May 2007; Vice President, Mutual Fund Accounting Oversight, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from January 2005 to January 2006. | |
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Julian Quero (Born 1967) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2008) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from August 2008 to April 2010; Senior Tax Manager, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from August 2006 to July 2008; Senior Compliance Manager, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from April 2002 to August 2006. | |
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Stephen T. Welsh (Born 1957) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Vice President (since 2006) | | President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. since May 2010; President and Director, Columbia Management Services, Inc. from July 2004 to April 2010; Managing Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. from August 2007 to April 2010. | |
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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreements
In September 2010, the Board of Trustees (the "Board") unanimously approved new Investment Management Services Agreements (the "Advisory Agreements") on behalf of various Columbia funds that would increase or decrease the contractual investment advisory fee rates payable by each affected Columbia fund (each, an "Affected Fund") to Columbia Management for investment advisory services. For Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund, the Advisory Agreement will decrease contractual investment advisory fee rates. As detailed below, the Board held numerous meetings and discussions with the management team of Columbia Management and reviewed and considered materials in connection with the approval of the investment advisory fee before determining to approve the Advisory Agreements.
On April 30, 2010, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. acquired the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Bank of America and the parent of the Affected Funds' former investment adviser. In connection with that acquisition, the Affected Funds entered into investment management services agreements with Columbia Management, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Beginning in April 2010, Columbia Management presented to the Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee (the "Committee") of the Board a proposal to rationalize the fees and expenses, including the advisory fees, of the various registered investment companies in the combined complex of Columbia-, RiverSource-, Seligman- and Threadneedle-branded funds (the "Columbia Funds Complex"). Because these funds were organized at different times by many different sponsors, their fees and expenses did not reflect a common overall design, and Columbia Management proposed to implement a more consistent schedule of fees for similar funds based on a uniform pricing model across all of the funds. In this regard, Columbia Management presented the Committee with various data comparing current and proposed fee schedules to the fee schedules of peer funds, as selected by an independent third-party data provider. While Columbia Management projected that t he proposed rationalization would reduce the overall fees and expenses of all of the funds in the aggregate, it was expected that certain fees and expenses, including advisory fees, would increase for certain funds. At the same time, Columbia Management presented the Committee with proposals to provide for consistent administrative services fee schedules across funds in the same asset class, reduced custody fee rates and a consistent transfer agency fee schedule across the funds, as well as initial proposals to merge various funds. In connection with these proposals, the Committee and the trustees considered a proposal by Columbia Management to contractually limit the total operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage commissions, interest (but including custodial charges relating to overdrafts), taxes and extraordinary expenses, after giving effect to any balance credits from each fund's custodian) of class A shares of funds, the expenses of which exceed the median expenses of such fund's class A shares peer group (as determined from time to time, generally annually, by an independent third-party data provider), to such median expenses (or a lower, agreed-upon rate), and to limit the total expenses of such funds' other classes to a corresponding amount, adjusted to reflect any class-specific expenses (including transfer agency fees and payments under any distribution plan, shareholder servicing plan, and/or plan administration agreement).
The Committee and the trustees who are not "interested persons" (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act")) of the Trust (the "Independent Trustees") requested and evaluated materials from, and were provided materials and information regarding the Advisory Agreements by, Columbia Management. The Committee, at meetings held on April 20, 2010, May 3, 2010, June 7, 2010, July 27, 2010 and August 10, 2010, and the Independent Trustees, at meetings held on April 20, 2010, May 4, 2010, June 7, 2010 and August 11, 2010, reviewed the materials provided in connection with their consideration of the Advisory Agreements and other matters relating to the proposals and discussed them with representatives of Columbia Management. The Committee and the Independent Trustees also reviewed and considered information that they had previously received in connection with their most recent consideration and approval of the curr ent investment management services agreements with Columbia Management. They also consulted with Fund counsel and with the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel, who advised on the legal standards for consideration by the trustees and otherwise assisted the trustees in their deliberations. The trustees also met with, and reviewed and considered a report prepared and provided by, the independent fee consultant (the "Fee Consultant") appointed by the Independent Trustees pursuant to an assurance of discontinuance entered into by Columbia Management
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Advisors, LLC, the Affected Funds' previous adviser, with the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") to settle a civil complaint filed by the NYAG relating to trading in mutual fund shares (the "NYAG Settlement"). Under the NYAG Settlement, the Fee Consultant's role is to manage the process by which management fees are negotiated so that they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms' length and reasonable. On August 10, 2010, the Committee recommended that the trustees approve the Advisory Agreements. On September 14, 2010, the trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, approved the Advisory Agreement for each Affected Fund, subject to shareholder approval.
The trustees considered all materials that they, their legal counsel or Columbia Management believed reasonably necessary to evaluate and to determine whether to approve the Advisory Agreements. The factors considered by the Committee and the trustees in recommending approval and approving the Advisory Agreement for each Affected Fund included the following:
• The expected benefits of continuing to retain Columbia Management as the Affected Funds' investment manager;
• The terms and conditions of the Advisory Agreements, including the increase or decrease, as applicable, in the advisory fee schedule for each Affected Fund;
• The impact of the proposed changes in investment advisory fee rates, as well as proposed changes in administrative services, transfer agency and custody fee rates, on each Affected Fund's total expense ratio;
• The willingness of Columbia Management to agree to contractually limit or cap total operating expenses for Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund so that total operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage commissions, interest (but including custodial charges relating to overdrafts), taxes and extraordinary expenses, after giving effect to any balance credits from each fund's custodian) of class A shares would not exceed the median expenses of such fund's class A shares peer group (as determined from time to time, generally annually, by an independent third-party data provider);
• That Columbia Management, and not any Affected Fund, would bear the costs of obtaining any necessary shareholder approvals of the Advisory Agreements;
• The expected impact on expenses for certain Affected Funds of proposed mergers; and
• The expected benefits of further integrating the Combined Fund Complex by:
o Standardizing total management fees across similar funds in the Combined Fund Complex to promote comparability of pricing among a menu of funds available to investors, including through exchange privileges; and
o Aligning investment advisory fee rates across funds in the Combined Fund Complex that are in the same investment category (e.g., the amendment would align the investment advisory fee rates of Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund with those of all other actively managed large-cap funds in the Combined Fund Complex).
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided under the Advisory Agreements
The trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Affected Funds by Columbia Management and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreements and under separate agreements for the provision of transfer agency and administrative services, and the resources dedicated to the Affected Funds by Columbia Management and its affiliates. The trustees considered, among other things, the ability of Columbia Management to attract, motivate and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals (including Columbia Management's personnel and other resources, compensation programs for personnel involved in fund management, reputation and other attributes), the portfolio management services provided by those investment professionals, the trade execution services provided on behalf of the Affected Funds and the quality of Columbia Management's investment research capabilities and the o ther resources that it devotes to each Affected Fund. For each Affected Fund, the trustees also considered the potential benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is part of a fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines and providing a variety of fund and shareholder services. After reviewing these and related factors, the trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to each Affected Fund under the
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Advisory Agreements supported the approval of the Advisory Agreements.
Investment Performance
The trustees reviewed information about the performance of each Affected Fund over various time periods, including information prepared by an independent third-party data provider that compared the performance of each Affected Fund to the performance of peer groups of mutual funds and performance benchmarks. The trustees also reviewed a description of the third party's methodology for identifying each Fund's peer group for purposes of performance and expense comparisons. In the case of each Affected Fund whose performance lagged that of a relevant peer group for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the trustees concluded that other factors relevant to performance were sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant approval of the Affected Fund's Advisory Agreement. Those factors varied from fund to fund, but included one or more of the following: (i) that the Affected Fund's performance, although lagging in certain recent periods, was stronger over the longer term; (ii) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions that were reasonable and consistent with the Affected Fund's investment strategy and policies and that the Affected Fund was performing within a reasonable range of expectations, given those investment decisions, market conditions and the Affected Fund's investment strategy; (iii) that the Affected Fund's performance was competitive when compared to other relevant performance benchmarks or peer groups; and (iv) that Columbia Management had taken or was taking steps designed to help improve the Affected Fund's investment performance, including, but not limited to, replacing portfolio managers, enhancing the resources supporting the portfolio managers, or modifying investment strategies.
The trustees noted that, through February 28, 2010, Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund's performance was in the fourth quintile (where the best performance would be in the first quintile) for the one-year period and in the first quintile for the three-, five- and ten-year periods of the peer group selected by an independent third-party data provider for the purposes of performance comparisons.
After reviewing those and related factors, the trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Advisory Agreements, that the performance of each Affected Fund and Columbia Management was sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant the approval of the Advisory Agreement pertaining to that Affected Fund.
Investment Advisory Fee Rates and Other Expenses
The trustees considered that the Advisory Agreement for Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund would decrease the contractual investment advisory fee rates payable by that Fund and would be otherwise identical to that Fund's current investment management services agreement. The trustees reviewed and considered information that they had previously received in connection with the most recent approval of Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund's current investment management services agreement with Columbia Management.
After reviewing these and related factors, the trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the advisory fee rates under the Advisory Agreements and anticipated total expenses of each Affected Fund supported the approval of the Advisory Agreements.
Costs of Services Provided and Profitability
The trustees considered information about the advisory fees charged by Columbia Management to comparable institutional accounts. In considering the fees charged to those accounts, the trustees took into account, among other things, Columbia Management's representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including differences in the services provided, differences in the risk profile of such business for Columbia Management, and the additional resources required to manage mutual funds effectively. In evaluating each Affected Fund's proposed advisory fees, the trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Affected Fund.
The trustees also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by Columbia Management and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Affected Funds. The trustees reviewed information provided by management as to the projected profitability to Columbia Management and its affiliates of their relationships with each Affected Fund, and information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability. When reviewing profitability, the
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trustees also considered court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue in whole or in part, the performance of the relevant Affected Funds, the current and anticipated expense levels of each Affected Fund, and the implementation of breakpoints and/or expense limitations with respect to each Affected Fund.
After reviewing those and related factors, the trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the proposed changes to the advisory fees, and the related profitability to Columbia Management and its affiliates of their relationships with the Affected Fund, supported the approval of the Advisory Agreement pertaining to that Affected Fund.
Economies of Scale
The trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale in the provision by Columbia Management of services to each Affected Fund, to groups of related funds and to Columbia Management's investment advisory clients as a whole, and whether those economies of scale were shared with the Affected Funds through breakpoints in the proposed investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense limitation arrangements and additional investments by Columbia Management in investment, trading and compliance resources. The trustees noted that all of the Affected Funds were expected to benefit from breakpoints and/or expense limitation arrangements. In considering those issues, the trustees also took note of the costs of the services to be provided (both on an absolute and relative basis) and the projected profitability to Columbia Management and its affiliates of their relationships with the Affected Funds, as discussed above. Th e trustees also noted the expected expense synergies and other anticipated benefits to Columbia Management and fund shareholders of both the rationalization of fees and expenses and the proposed mergers of certain Affected Funds. After reviewing these and related factors, the trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the extent to which economies of scale were expected to be shared with the Affected Funds supported the approval of the Advisory Agreements.
Other Benefits to Columbia Management
The trustees received and considered information regarding any expected "fall-out" or ancillary benefits to be received by Columbia Management and its affiliates as a result of their relationships with the Affected Funds, such as the provision by Columbia Management of administrative services to the Affected Funds and the provision by Columbia Management's affiliates of distribution and transfer agency services to the Affected Funds, and how the proposed rationalization of fees and expenses might affect such benefits, including the fact that to the extent fees payable by the Affected Funds decrease, and the fees for such Funds were subject to a contractual limit or cap on expenses, Columbia Management may pay less in expense reimbursements. The trustees considered that the Affected Funds' distributor, an affiliate of Columbia Management, retains a portion of the distribution fees from the Affected Funds and receives a portion of the sales charges on sales or redemptions of certain classes of shares of the Affected Funds, and that other affiliates of Columbia Management receive various forms of compensation in connection with their sale of shares of the Affected Funds. The trustees also considered the benefits of research made available to Columbia Management by reason of brokerage commissions generated by the Affected Funds' securities transactions, and reviewed information about Columbia Management's practices with respect to allocating portfolio brokerage and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research. The trustees considered the possible conflicts of interest associated with certain fall-out or other ancillary benefits and the reporting, disclosure and other processes that would be in place to disclose and to monitor such possible conflicts of interest. The trustees recognized that Columbia Management's profitability would be somewhat lower wit hout these benefits.
In their deliberations, the trustees did not identify any single item that was paramount or controlling and individual trustees may have attributed different weights to various factors. The trustees also evaluated all information available to them on a fund-by-fund basis, and their determinations were made separately in respect of each Affected Fund.
Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel and the Fee Consultant, the trustees, including the Independent Trustees, approved each Advisory Agreement.
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT FEE CONSULTANT TO THE FUNDS SUPERVISED BY THE COLUMBIA ATLANTIC BOARD
Prepared Pursuant to the February 9, 2005
Assurance of Discontinuance among the
Office of Attorney General of New York State,
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, and
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.
September 21, 2010
I. Overview
On February 9, 2005, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("CMA") and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.1 ("CMD") agreed to the New York Attorney General's Assurance of Discontinuance ("AOD"). Among other things, the AOD stipulates that CMA may manage or advise a Columbia Fund ("Columbia Fund" and, together with some or all of such funds, the "Columbia Funds") only if the Independent Members of the Columbia Fund's Board of Trustees appoint a Senior Officer or retain an Independent Fee Consultant ("IFC") who is to manage the process by which proposed management fees are negotiated. The AOD further stipulates that the Senior Officer or IFC is to prepare a written annual evaluation of the fee negotiation process.
With effect from January 1, 2007, the Independent Members of the Board of Trustees for certain Columbia Funds known collectively as the "Atlantic Funds" (together with the other members of that Board, the "Trustees") retained me as IFC for the Atlantic Funds.2 In this capacity, I have prepared this written evaluation of the fee negotiation process. As has been the case with my previous reports, my immediate predecessor as IFC, John Rea, provided invaluable assistance in the preparation of this report.
On September 29, 2009, Ameriprise entered into an asset purchase agreement with Bank of America, N.A. and its parent, Bank of America Corporation (together, the "Bank") pursuant to which the Bank agreed to sell certain CMG assets relating to Columbia's long-term asset management business, including management of the Atlantic Funds (the "Transaction"). The Transaction, which closed on April 30, 2010,3 resulted in the termination of the existing Investment Management Agreements with CMA. Prior to the closing of the Transaction, the Trustees and the shareholders of the Funds approved new Advisory and Administrative Agreements with an Ameriprise subsidiary now called Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC ("CMIA"). Those Agreements did not change the rates paid by the Funds from the levels specified in the former agreements with CMA.
CMIA serves as the adviser of funds supervised by three different Boards of Trustees: the Atlantic, Nations, and RiverSource Boards, and a subsidiary of CMIA serves as adviser to funds overseen by a fourth Board, Columbia/Wanger. After reviewing the range of funds overseen by all four Boards, CMIA proposed a series of changes intended, among other things, to rationalize its mutual fund product offerings (by, for example, proposing to merge funds with similar investment strategies) and the fees charged to the funds by CMIA and its affiliates. These proposals included (1) changes to the advisory fees paid by certain funds, (2) changes to administrative and similar fees paid by certain funds, (3) changes to the transfer agency, sub-transfer agency, custody, and pricing/bookkeeping fees paid by the Funds, and (4) mergers involving more than 60 funds. CMIA asked the Trustees to consider these proposals together. This report, consiste nt with and (to the extent applicable) in fulfillment of the terms of the AOD, will focus on changes to advisory and aggregate management fees and discuss other proposals insofar as they affect total fund expenses, which may be a relevant factor in considering the appropriate level of advisory and management fees (defined for purposes of this report as advisory plus administrative fees).
A. Role of the Independent Fee Consultant
The AOD charges the IFC with "managing the process by which proposed management fees ... to be charged the Columbia Fund are negotiated so that they are negotiated in a manner which is at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with this Assurance of Discontinuance." The AOD also provides that CMA "may manage or advise a Columbia Fund only if the reasonableness of the proposed management fees is determined by the Board of Trustees ... using ... an
1 CMA and CMD are subsidiaries of Columbia Management Group, LLC ("CMG"), and are the successors to the entities named in the AOD.
2 I have no material relationship with Bank of America, CMG or Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise"), aside from serving as IFC, and I am aware of no material relationship with any of their affiliates. I retained John Rea, an independent economic consultant, to assist me with this report.
3 CMIA, Materials Prepared for the Atlantic Fees and Expense Committee, June 7, 2010 ("June 7 Materials"), Tab 1 at p. 1.
Unless otherwise stated or required by the context, this report covers only the Atlantic Funds.
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annual independent written evaluation prepared by or under the direction of ... the Independent Fee Consultant." Therefore, the AOD makes clear that the IFC does not supplant the Trustees in negotiating management fees, nor does the IFC substitute his or her judgment for that of the Trustees with respect to the reasonableness of proposed fees or any other matter that is committed to the business judgment of the Trustees.
B. Elements Involved in Managing the Fee Negotiation Process
In preparing the report required by the AOD, the IFC must consider at least the following six factors set forth in the AOD:
1. The nature and quality of the adviser's services, including the Fund's performance;
2. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged by other mutual fund companies for like services;
3. Possible economies of scale as the Fund grows larger;
4. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of the adviser for like services;
5. Costs to the adviser and its affiliates of supplying services pursuant to the management fee agreements, excluding any intra-corporate profit; and
6. Profit margins of the adviser and its affiliates from supplying such services.
II. Findings
1. Based upon my examination of the information supplied by CMIA and Ameriprise in the light of the six factors set forth in the AOD, I conclude that the Trustees have the relevant information necessary to evaluate the reasonableness of the proposed contractual advisory and/or administrative fee changes at any asset level for each affected Atlantic Fund (each a "Fee Change Fund").
2. In my view, the process by which the proposed management fees of each Fee Change Fund have been negotiated with CMIA thus far has been, to the extent practicable, at arm's length and reasonable and consistent with the AOD.
3. There are 25 Funds for which CMIA has proposed an increase either in the contractual advisory or management fee (each a "Fee Increase Fund"). Seven of these Funds have a combination of higher contractual advisory fees and either lower or unchanged contractual management fees. The remaining 18 Funds have higher contractual management fees with the majority resulting from higher contractual advisory fees. For five Funds, however, the higher management fees result from a combination of lower advisory fees and higher administrative fees.
4. The actual management fee, computed on the basis of assets as of October 31, 2009, would increase for 16 of the Fee Increase Funds after accounting for CMIA's proposed expense limitation program, non-management fee changes, and proposed mergers. Seven Funds would have lower actual management fees, and two would experience no change in actual management fees.
5. Sixteen of the 25 Fee Increase Funds have generally median or better-than-median performance. Only one Fee Increase Fund – High Yield Opportunity Fund – would be identified for further review based on performance criteria used by the Trustees in past contract review processes.
6. CMIA proposed that the Funds and most other mutual funds it or its affiliates advise or sponsor (together, the "CMIA Funds") be subject to a contractual expense limitation calculated as the median of the relevant fund's Lipper expense group. As a result, all Fee Increase Funds are projected to have total expenses in the first, second, or third quintiles after full implementation of the proposed fee changes, expense limitations, and mergers. The expense limitation would be recalculated every year based on updated Lipper data. An analysis of the changes in median expenses for 2009 and 2010 indicates that some Funds are likely to experience sizable changes in their expense limits. Some Funds would have higher-than-median actual management fees notwithstanding the newly-established expense limitations.
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7. CMIA reviewed differences between management of retail mutual funds and advising institutional accounts and supplied charts plotting contractual and actual institutional and fund fees against assets in various investment categories. The data showed that mutual fund fees are often lower at small asset levels reflecting CMIA's reimbursement of fund expenses. At higher asset levels, mutual fund fees typically exceed institutional fees.
8. CMIA provided fund-by-fund projected profitability data. Due to the significant changes in the operations of the Funds (including the change of the Funds' investment adviser), historical profitability data was judged to have little relevance.
9. CMIA provided projections of both the cumulative benefit to CMIA Fund shareholders of all aspects of its proposals (including proposed mergers) and the synergies in the form of decreased expenses that would benefit CMIA and its parent, Ameriprise.
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Important Information About This Report
The fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 1-800-345-6611 and additional reports will be sent to you. This report has been prepared for shareholders of Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund.
A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of the fund's voting records are available (i) at www.columbiamanagement.com, (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov, and (iii) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-368-0346. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC's website. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the fund's website, www.columbiamanagement.com.
The fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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This information is for use with concurrent or prior delivery of a fund prospectus. Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the funds, visit columbiamanagement.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing. The Fund is distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
© 2010 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.
C-1006 A (12/10)

Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund
Annual Report for the Period Ended October 31, 2010
Not FDIC insured • No bank guarantee • May lose value
Table of Contents
Fund Profile | | | 1 | | |
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Economic Update | | | 2 | | |
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Performance Information | | | 4 | | |
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Understanding Your Expenses | | | 5 | | |
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Portfolio Manager's Report | | | 6 | | |
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Investment Portfolio | | | 8 | | |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | 13 | | |
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Statement of Operations | | | 15 | | |
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | | 16 | | |
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Financial Highlights | | | 18 | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements | | | 22 | | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | | 30 | | |
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Federal Income Tax Information | | | 31 | | |
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Fund Governance | | | 32 | | |
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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreements | | | 37 | | |
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant | | | 41 | | |
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Important Information About This Report | | | 45 | | |
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The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.
President's Message

Dear Shareholder:
The Columbia Management story began over 100 years ago, and today, we are one of the nation's largest dedicated asset managers. The recent acquisition by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. brings together the talents, resources and capabilities of Columbia Management with those of RiverSource Investments, Threadneedle (acquired by Ameriprise in 2003) and Seligman Investments (acquired by Ameriprise in 2008) to build a best-in-class asset management business that we believe is truly greater than its parts.
RiverSource Investments traces its roots to 1894 when its then newly-founded predecessor, Investors Syndicate, offered a face-amount savings certificate that gave small investors the opportunity to build a safe and secure fund for retirement, education or other special needs. A mutual fund pioneer, Investors Syndicate launched Investors Mutual Fund in 1940. In the decades that followed, its mutual fund products and services lineup grew to include a full spectrum of styles and specialties. More than 110 years later, RiverSource continues to be a trusted financial products leader.
Threadneedle, a leader in global asset management and one of Europe's largest asset managers, offers sophisticated international experience from a dedicated U.K. management team. Headquartered in London, it is named for Threadneedle Street in the heart of the city's financial district, where British investors pioneered international and global investing. Threadneedle was acquired in 2003 and today operates as an affiliate of Columbia Management.
Seligman Investments' beginnings date back to the establishment of the investment firm J. & W. Seligman & Co. in 1864. In the years that followed, Seligman played a major role in the geographical expansion and industrial development of the United States. In 1874, President Ulysses S. Grant named Seligman as fiscal agent for the U.S. Navy—an appointment that would last through World War I. Seligman helped finance the westward path of the railroads and the building of the Panama Canal. The firm organized its first investment company in 1929 and began managing its first mutual fund in 1930. In 2008, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated was acquired and Seligman Investments became an offering brand of RiverSource Investments, LLC.
We are proud of the rich and distinctive history of these firms, the strength and breadth of products and services they offer, and the combined cultures of pioneering spirit and forward thinking. Together we are committed to providing more for our shareholders than ever before.
> A singular focus on our shareholders
Our business is asset management, so investors are our first priority. We dedicate our resources to identifying timely investment opportunities and provide a comprehensive choice of equity, fixed-income and alternative investments to help meet your individual needs.
> First-class research and thought leadership
We are dedicated to helping you take advantage of today's opportunities and anticipate tomorrow's. We stay abreast of the latest investment trends and ideas, using our collective insight to evaluate events and transform them into solutions you can use.
> A disciplined investment approach
We aren't distracted by passing fads. Our teams adhere to a rigorous investment process that helps ensure the integrity of our products and enables you and your financial advisor to match our solutions to your objectives with confidence.
When you choose Columbia Management, you can be confident that we will take the time to understand your needs and help you and your financial advisor identify the solutions that are right for you. Because at Columbia Management, we don't consider ourselves successful unless you are.
Sincerely,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the funds, visit www.columbiamanagement.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.
Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
© 2010 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.
Fund Profile – Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund
Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 8.14% without sales charge.
g The fund outperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index1, and the average return of the funds in its peer group, the Lipper Connecticut Municipal Debt Funds Classification.2
g The fund's exposure to longer-maturity and lower quality bonds aided relative performance, as both sectors were strong performers.
Portfolio Management
Catherine Stienstra has managed the fund since October 2010 and has been associated with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC or its predecessors since 2007.
1The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is considered representative of the broad market for investment-grade, tax-exempt bonds with a maturity of at least one year.
2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.
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.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 10/31/10
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Economic Update – Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund
Summary
For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2010
g Modest economic growth and relatively low interest rates boosted bond market returns. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index delivered solid results. High-yield bonds kept pace with stocks, as measured by the JPMorgan Developed BB High Yield Index.
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g The U.S. stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, delivered solid returns, despite a summer correction. Emerging market stocks, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net), outperformed U.S. stocks as well as stock markets in developed foreign markets, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index (Net).
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Although economic growth, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), advanced a solid 5.0% in the last quarter of 2009, it remained sluggish into 2010. GDP expanded by 3.7% in the first quarter, 1.7% in the second quarter and 2.0% in the third quarter of 2010. Yet, fears that the economy could sink back into recession have diminished and most key indicators remain positive.
Consumer spending on cars, clothing and other goods generally trended higher throughout the year, with a solid pickup in September 2010. Personal income also moved higher. Consumer confidence, as measured by the Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, gained ground in the first half of 2010. However, the index fell sharply during the summer before edging higher again in October 2010. The widely-followed measure of consumer attitudes toward the economy continues to hover near its historical low. Consumers continue to indicate they are concerned about business conditions and job prospects.
The housing market—another bellwether for the consumer sector—showed a glimmer of improvement in the final months of the 12-month period. Although both new and existing home sales fell during the summer after a federal tax credit for new and repeat homebuyers expired, both picked up in September 2010. Distressed properties continued to pressure prices. The national median price of existing homes fell slightly over the one-year period, while the median price of new homes rose slightly. The inventory of unsold new homes rose over the one-year period, though it stabilized somewhat in September and October.
News on the job front was mostly positive in 2010, but the number of new jobs added to the economy fell short of expectations. A good portion of the jobs added in March, April and May were temporary, government-sponsored census positions, which began to unwind in June, July and August. However, private sector payroll employment trended modestly higher, massive layoffs declined and in October, labor market growth turned positive with the addition of 151,000 new jobs.
Reports from the business side of the economy were generally positive. A key measure of the nation's manufacturing situation—the Institute for Supply Management's Index—trended generally higher. Industrial production declined slightly in August and September, while the amount of manufacturing capacity utilized—a key measure of the health of the manufacturing sector—inched higher.
Bonds delivered solid returns
As the economy strengthened, bonds delivered solid returns. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index1 returned 8.01%. The high-yield bond market kept pace with the stock market during the period. For the 12 months covered by this report, the JPMorgan Developed BB High Yield Index2 returned 16.85%. The Treasury market was
1The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price, coupon, pay-downs and total return performance of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated and non-convertible investment grade debt issues with at least $250 million par amount outstanding and with at least one year to final maturity.
2The JPMorgan Developed BB High Yield Index is an unmanaged index designed to mirror the investable universe of the U.S. dollar developed, BB-rated, high yield corporate debt market.
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Economic Update (continued) – Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund
also positive. As the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury, a common bellwether for the bond market, fell over the 12-month period (bond prices and yields move in opposite directions), the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index3 returned 7.20%. Municipal bonds performed in line with taxable bonds, as investors sought to shelter income ahead of expected tax increases. The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index4 gained 7.78% for the period. Despite positive economic activity, the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) kept a key short-term interest rate—the federal funds rate—close to zero.
Stock rally regains its footing
Against a strengthening economic backdrop, a stock market rally that began early in 2009 continued into the spring of 2010. But during the early summer months, a debt crisis brewing in Europe raised concerns among U.S. investors, as did mixed signals on the economy, and some of the stock market's earlier gains vanished. Then, in September and October, investors reversed course and bid stocks sharply higher. The S&P 500 Index5 returned 16.52% for the 12-month period.
Outside the United States, stock market returns were mixed. The MSCI EAFE Index (Net),6 a broad gauge of stock market performance in foreign developed markets, returned 8.36% (in U.S. dollars) for the period, as concerns about the impact of a bailout for weak eurozone economies weighed on the markets. Emerging stock markets were more resilient. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net)7 returned 23.56% (in U.S. dollars) for the 12-month period.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
3The Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index includes public obligations of the U.S. Treasury. Treasury bills are excluded by the maturity constraint. In addition, certain special issues, such as state and local government series bonds (SLGs), as well as U.S. Treasury TIPS, are excluded. STRIPS are excluded from the index because their inclusion would result in double-counting.
4The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is considered representative of the broad market for investment-grade, tax-exempt bonds with a maturity of at least one year.
5The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks.
6The Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East (MSCI EAFE) Index (Net) is a free float- adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada. As of May 27, 2010, the MSCI EAFE Index (Net) consisted of the following 22 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
7The Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets (MSCI EM) Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. As of May 27, 2010, the MSCI EM Index (Net) consisted of the following 21 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey.
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.
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Performance Information – Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 11/01/00 – 10/31/10
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 11/01/00 – 10/31/10 ($)
Sales charge | | without | | with | |
Class A | | | 16,160 | | | | 15,393 | | |
Class B | | | 15,003 | | | | 15,003 | | |
Class C | | | 15,454 | | | | 15,454 | | |
Class Z | | | n/a | | | | n/a | | |
Average annual total return as of 10/31/10 (%)
Share class | | A | | B | | C | | Z | |
Inception | | 11/01/91 | | 06/08/92 | | 08/01/97 | | 09/27/10 | |
Sales charge | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | |
1-year | | | 8.14 | | | | 3.00 | | | | 7.34 | | | | 2.34 | | | | 7.66 | | | | 6.66 | | | n/a | |
5-year | | | 4.46 | | | | 3.45 | | | | 3.68 | | | | 3.34 | | | | 3.99 | | | | 3.99 | | | n/a | |
10-year/Life | | | 4.92 | | | | 4.41 | | | | 4.14 | | | | 4.14 | | | | 4.45 | | | | 4.45 | | | | –0.79 | | |
The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 4.75% for Class A shares, and the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.
Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class. Please see the fund's prospectus for details.
Class Z shares were initially offered by the fund on September 27, 2010.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund
As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.
Estimating your actual expenses
To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., your account balance is available online at www.columbiamanagement.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from their financial intermediary, contact your financial intermediary to obtain your account balance.
1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.
2. In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "Actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account may be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
05/01/10 – 10/31/10
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Fund's annualized expense ratio (%) | |
| | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | |
Class A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,042.70 | | | | 1,020.97 | | | | 4.32 | | | | 4.28 | | | | 0.84 | | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,038.80 | | | | 1,017.19 | | | | 8.17 | | | | 8.08 | | | | 1.59 | | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,040.40 | | | | 1,018.70 | | | | 6.63 | | | | 6.56 | | | | 1.29 | | |
Class Z* | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 992.10 | * | | | 1,022.18 | | | | 0.56 | * | | | 3.06 | | | | 0.60 | | |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
*For the period September 27, 2010 through October 31, 2010. Class Z commenced operations on September 27, 2010.
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Portfolio Manager's Report – Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
as of 10/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 7.89 | | |
Class B | | | 7.89 | | |
Class C | | | 7.89 | | |
Class Z | | | 7.89 | | |
Distributions declared per share
11/01/09 – 10/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 0.28 | | |
Class B | | | 0.22 | | |
Class C | | | 0.24 | | |
Class Z* | | | 0.03 | * | |
A portion of the fund's income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. The fund may at times purchase tax-exempt securities at a discount. Some, or all, of this discount may be included in the fund's ordinary income, and is taxable when distributed.
*For the period September 27, 2010 through October 31, 2010. Class Z commenced operations on September 27, 2010.
30-day SEC yields
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 2.49 | | |
Class B | | | 1.85 | | |
Class C | | | 2.18 | | |
Class Z | | | 2.79 | | |
The 30-day SEC yields reflect the fund's earning power, net of expenses, expressed as an annualized percentage of the public offering price at the end of the period. Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, the 30-day SEC yields would have been reduced.
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 4.09 | | |
Class B | | | 3.04 | | |
Class C | | | 3.59 | | |
Class Z | | | 4.59 | | |
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields are calculated assuming a federal income tax rate of 35.0% and a Connecticut state income tax rate of 6.50%. These tax rates do not reflect the phase out of exemptions or the reduction of the otherwise allowable deductions that occur when adjusted gross income exceeds certain levels. Your taxable-equivalent yield may be different depending on your tax bracket.
For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 8.14% without sales charge. Over this same period, the fund's benchmark, the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index, returned 7.78%, while the average return of the funds in its peer group, the Lipper Connecticut Municipal Debt Funds Classification, was 6.72%. The fund benefited from its exposure to lower quality and longer-maturity bonds, which outpaced higher quality and shorter-maturity issues.
Strong gains for municipal bonds
Municipal bonds had a great year, thanks to declining interest rates and a favorable supply/demand situation. Demand for municipal paper remained strong as investors searched for added yield and tax relief. Yields on municipal bonds looked particularly attractive relative to money market funds, which earned almost nothing this past year. At the same time, investors anticipating higher tax rates and the expiration of certain tax credits turned to tax-exempt bonds to protect their income. Many municipal issuers also benefited from credit upgrades, as Moody's Investor Services, a well-known credit rating agency, applied its global ratings scale to the municipal market. Meanwhile, tax-exempt supply—especially for bonds with maturities of 20 years or more—tightened, as more municipal issuers turned to the popular Build America Bonds (BABs) Program for their borrowing needs. The BABs Program gives municipalities a federal su bsidy for issuing taxable debt. Despite favorable market conditions, municipal bond yields fell less than those on comparable maturity U.S. Treasuries, which gained the most from an investor flight to safety.
Lower quality, longer-maturity issues boosted fund's yield
We continued to manage the fund for total return, but tried to add yield where possible. We expected lower quality bonds to benefit as credit spreads—the difference between the yields on high and low quality bonds—narrowed in a slow and prolonged economic recovery. Over the year, we took advantage of opportunities to build the fund's stake in lower quality issues and below investment-grade quality bonds, which are not included in the Barclays index. Allocations to A and BBB rated1 bonds and below investment-grade quality bonds all contributed positively to performance. Maturity allocation and interest-rate sensitivity further aided results. An overweight and good issue selection in the 15- to 20-year maturity range, exposure to bonds with 30- to 35-year maturities and an underweight in weaker performing one- to five-year bonds were particularly helpful. The fund's longer-maturity exposure made it more sensit ive to interest rate changes than the index, which further boosted returns as interest rates fell. Finally, overweights and good issue selection in the hospital and education sectors also helped results.
1The credit quality ratings represent those of one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard & Poor's or Moody's Investor Services. If a security is rated by only one of the two agencies, that rating is used. If a security is not rated by either of the two agencies, it is designated as Non-Rated. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The credit quality of the fund's investment does not remove market risk.
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Portfolio Manager's Report (continued) – Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund
Modest disappointments from transportation and local GOs
Having less exposure than the benchmark to the transportation sector, which includes bonds issued for toll roads, turnpikes and bridge authorities, detracted from relative performance. An underweight in local general obligation (GO) bonds, which did well, also hampered results, as did having less exposure than the benchmark to bonds with maturities of 35 years and more.
Challenging near-term outlook
We believe Connecticut will continue to face budgetary struggles, despite being the wealthiest state in the nation. A lot of the state's wealth comes from jobs on Wall Street, many of which were lost in the recession. As a result, Connecticut's unemployment rate remains high—9.1% in September 2010. This, in turn, hurts the state's fiscal outlook, as personal income taxes account for approximately 40% of general fund revenues. In addition, a weak housing market continues to take its toll. With debt ratios that are among the highest in the nation, Connecticut has had to resort to one-time resources to balance its budget. Going forward, we expect 2011 to be another difficult year. In response, we expect to limit the fund's exposure to state and local GOs, while relying heavily on credit analysis to drive good issue selection. At period end, Connecticut had an AA2 rating from Moody's and an AA rating from Standard & Poor's.
Portfolio characteristics and holdings are subject to change and may not be representative of current characteristics and holdings. The outlook for the fund may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.
Tax-exempt investing offers current tax-exempt income, but it also involves certain risks. The value of the fund will be affected by interest rate changes and the creditworthiness of issues held in the fund. When interest rates go up, bond prices generally drop and vice versa. Interest income from certain tax-exempt bonds may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, if applicable, the alternative minimum tax. Any capital gains distributed are taxable to the investor.
Single-state municipal bond funds pose additional risks due to limited geographical diversification.
Top 5 sectors
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Local General Obligations | | | 19.8 | | |
Education | | | 15.4 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax | | | 12.4 | | |
Hospitals | | | 8.1 | | |
State Appropriated | | | 6.2 | | |
Quality breakdown
as of 10/31/10 (%)
AAA | | | 19.9 | | |
AA | | | 33.5 | | |
A | | | 33.6 | | |
BBB | | | 4.1 | | |
BB | | | 1.6 | | |
Non-Rated | | | 7.3 | | |
Maturity breakdown
as of 10/31/10 (%)
1-3 years | | | 1.1 | | |
3-5 years | | | 9.9 | | |
5-7 years | | | 7.2 | | |
7-10 years | | | 8.0 | | |
10-15 years | | | 17.2 | | |
15-20 years | | | 25.3 | | |
20-25 years | | | 11.8 | | |
25 years and over | | | 17.5 | | |
Net Cash & Equivalents | | | 2.0 | | |
The fund is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time. Maturity breakdown, top sectors and quality breakdown are calculated as a percentage of net assets. Ratings shown in the quality breakdown are assigned to individual bonds by taking the lower of the ratings available from one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard & Poor's or Moody's Investor Services. If a security is rated by only one of the two agencies, that rating is used. If a security is not rated by either of the two agencies, it is designated as Non-Rated. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The fund's credit quality does not remove market risk.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund
October 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds – 98.0% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Education – 21.1% | |
Education – 15.4% | |
CT Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
Connecticut College, | |
Series 2002 E, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 07/01/22 | | | 400,000 | | | | 422,144 | | |
Fairfield University: | |
Series 2008 N, 4.750% 07/01/27 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,047,730 | | |
Series 2010 O, 5.000% 07/01/40 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,037,210 | | |
Quinnipiac University, | |
Series 2007 I, Insured: NPFGC 4.375% 07/01/28 | | | 1,015,000 | | | | 1,018,441 | | |
Trinity College: | |
Series 1998 F, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 07/01/21 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,376,320 | | |
Series 2007 J, Insured: NPFGC: 4.250% 07/01/31 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,002,260 | | |
4.500% 07/01/37 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,502,490 | | |
University of Hartford, | |
Series 2002 E, Insured: RAD 5.375% 07/01/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,046,420 | | |
Yale University: | |
Series 2001 V-1, 0.200% 07/01/36 (11/01/10) (a)(b) | | | 500,000 | | | | 500,000 | | |
Series 2003 X-1, 5.000% 07/01/42 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,044,880 | | |
Series 2007 Z-1, 5.000% 07/01/42 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,590,210 | | |
CT University of Connecticut | |
Series 2002 A, | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 11/15/14 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,099,050 | | |
Education Total | | | 14,687,155 | | |
Prep School – 5.7% | |
CT Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
Brunswick School, | |
Series 2003 B, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 07/01/33 | | | 670,000 | | | | 677,966 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Loomis Chaffee School, | |
Series 2005 F, Insured: AMBAC: 5.250% 07/01/25 | | | 2,035,000 | | | | 2,430,461 | | |
5.250% 07/01/26 | | | 1,045,000 | | | | 1,251,482 | | |
Miss Porter's School, | |
Series 2006 B, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 07/01/36 | | | 1,075,000 | | | | 1,114,646 | | |
Prep School Total | | | 5,474,555 | | |
Education Total | | | 20,161,710 | | |
Health Care – 11.9% | |
Continuing Care Retirement – 0.3% | |
CT Hamden | |
Whitney Center Inc., | |
Series 2009 A, 7.625% 01/01/30 | | | 225,000 | | | | 243,025 | | |
Continuing Care Retirement Total | | | 243,025 | | |
Hospitals – 8.1% | |
CT Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
Danbury Hospital, | |
Series 2006 H, Insured: AMBAC 4.500% 07/01/33 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,618,000 | | |
Middlesex Hospital, | |
Series 2006 L, Insured: AGMC 4.250% 07/01/36 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 912,660 | | |
Series 2010, | |
5.000% 11/15/40 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,142,170 | | |
William W. Backus Hospital, | |
Series 2005 F, Insured: AGMC 5.125% 07/01/35 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,088,140 | | |
Hospitals Total | | | 7,760,970 | | |
Intermediate Care Facilities – 0.8% | |
CT Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
Village for Families & Children, Inc., | |
Series 2002 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 07/01/23 | | | 255,000 | | | | 253,916 | | |
CT Housing Finance Authority | |
Series 2000, | |
Insured: AMBAC 5.850% 06/15/30 | | | 500,000 | | | | 511,370 | | |
Intermediate Care Facilities Total | | | 765,286 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund
October 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Nursing Homes – 2.7% | |
CT Development Authority Health Facility | |
Alzheimer's Resources Center, Inc., | |
Series 2007: 5.400% 08/15/21 | | | 500,000 | | | | 473,345 | | |
5.500% 08/15/27 | | | 2,375,000 | | | | 2,112,016 | | |
Nursing Homes Total | | | 2,585,361 | | |
Health Care Total | | | 11,354,642 | | |
Housing – 3.0% | |
Multi-Family – 1.9% | |
CT Bridgeport Housing Authority | |
Series 2009, | |
5.600% 06/01/30 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,038,960 | | |
CT Greenwich Housing Authority | |
Greenwich Close Apartments, | |
Series 1997 A, 6.350% 09/01/27 | | | 750,000 | | | | 763,583 | | |
Multi-Family Total | | | 1,802,543 | | |
Single-Family – 1.1% | |
CT Housing Finance Authority | |
Series 2003 C-1, | |
4.850% 11/15/23 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,045,210 | | |
Single-Family Total | | | 1,045,210 | | |
Housing Total | | | 2,847,753 | | |
Other – 5.0% | |
Pool/Bond Bank – 1.2% | |
CT State | |
Series 2009 A, | |
5.000% 06/01/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,133,410 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank Total | | | 1,133,410 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed (c) – 3.8% | |
CT New Haven | |
Series 2002 B, | |
Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: FGIC 5.000% 11/01/16 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,938 | | |
Series 2002 C, | |
Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 11/01/20 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,938 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CT West Hartford | |
Series 2005 B, | |
Pre-refunded 10/01/15, 5.000% 10/01/24 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,750,140 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Public Finance Corp. | |
Series 2002 E, | |
Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: AMBAC: 5.500% 08/01/27 | | | 450,000 | | | | 573,930 | | |
5.500% 08/01/27 | | | 1,050,000 | | | | 1,318,915 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed Total | | | 3,664,861 | | |
Other Total | | | 4,798,271 | | |
Resource Recovery – 3.6% | |
Disposal – 2.0% | |
CT New Haven Solid Waste Authority | |
Series 2008, | |
5.375% 06/01/28 | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 1,900,132 | | |
Disposal Total | | | 1,900,132 | | |
Resource Recovery – 1.6% | |
CT Resource Recovery Authority | |
American Re-Fuel Co., | |
Series 2001 AII, AMT, GTY AGMT: Covanta Arc LLC 5.500% 11/15/15 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,540,875 | | |
Resource Recovery Total | | | 1,540,875 | | |
Resource Recovery Total | | | 3,441,007 | | |
Tax-Backed – 43.5% | |
Local General Obligations – 19.8% | |
CT Bloomfield | |
Series 2010 A, | |
5.000% 10/15/24 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,437,850 | | |
CT Bridgeport | |
Series 2004 C, | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 08/15/19 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,765,455 | | |
CT Cheshire | |
Series 2001 B, | |
5.000% 08/01/14 | | | 1,720,000 | | | | 1,978,103 | | |
CT East Hartford | |
Series 2003, | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 05/01/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,161,080 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund
October 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CT Granby | |
Series 2006, | |
5.000% 02/15/26 | | | 540,000 | | | | 668,293 | | |
CT New Britain | |
Series 1993 A, | |
Insured: NPFGC 6.000% 10/01/12 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,070,800 | | |
Series 2006, | |
Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 04/15/21 | | | 1,160,000 | | | | 1,389,216 | | |
CT New Haven | |
Series 2002 B, | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 11/01/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,087,670 | | |
CT North Haven | |
Series 2007, | |
4.750% 07/15/26 | | | 1,150,000 | | | | 1,360,876 | | |
CT Plainville | |
Series 2002, | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 12/01/16 | | | 500,000 | | | | 546,870 | | |
CT Ridgefield | |
Series 2009, | |
5.000% 09/15/21 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,224,610 | | |
CT Stamford | |
Series 2003 B, | |
5.250% 08/15/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,212,610 | | |
Series 2010 B, | |
5.000% 07/01/22 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,218,280 | | |
CT Suffield | |
Series 2005, | |
5.000% 06/15/20 | | | 1,400,000 | | | | 1,689,688 | | |
CT Westport | |
Series 2003, | |
5.000% 08/15/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,124,870 | | |
Local General Obligations Total | | | 18,936,271 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax – 12.4% | |
CT Special Tax Obligation | |
Transportation Infrastructure: | |
Series 2002 B, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 12/01/21 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,599,675 | | |
Series 2004 B, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 07/01/18 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,392,540 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
GU Territory of Guam | |
Series 2009 A, | |
5.750% 12/01/34 | | | 2,150,000 | | | | 2,236,258 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority | |
Series 2003, | |
5.300% 07/01/35 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,068,130 | | |
Series 2005 L, | |
Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 07/01/38 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,031,080 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority | |
Series 2005 A, | |
Insured: AMBAC (d) 07/01/35 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 414,780 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. | |
Series 2010 C, | |
5.250% 08/01/41 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,043,360 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax Total | | | 11,785,823 | | |
Special Property Tax – 0.8% | |
CT Harbor Point Infrastructure Improvement District | |
Series 2010 A, | |
7.875% 04/01/39 | | | 750,000 | | | | 799,403 | | |
Special Property Tax Total | | | 799,403 | | |
State Appropriated – 6.2% | |
CT State | |
Certificates of Participation, | |
Juvenile Training School, Series 2001, 4.750% 12/15/25 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,555,700 | | |
CT University of Connecticut | |
Series 2009 A, | |
5.000% 02/15/28 | | | 500,000 | | | | 554,325 | | |
Series 2010 A: | |
5.000% 02/15/27 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,689,810 | | |
5.000% 02/15/29 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,114,730 | | |
State Appropriated Total | | | 5,914,565 | | |
State General Obligations – 4.3% | |
CT Housing Finance Authority | |
Series 2006, AMT, | |
4.875% 11/15/36 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,503,420 | | |
Series 2009, | |
5.000% 06/15/28 | | | 750,000 | | | | 817,372 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund
October 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CT State | |
Series 2001 C, | |
Insured: AGMC 5.500% 12/15/15 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,807,455 | | |
State General Obligations Total | | | 4,128,247 | | |
Tax-Backed Total | | | 41,564,309 | | |
Transportation – 0.6% | |
Transportation – 0.6% | |
CT New Haven Air Rights Parking Facility | |
Series 2002, | |
Insured: AMBAC 5.375% 12/01/15 | | | 500,000 | | | | 581,255 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 581,255 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 581,255 | | |
Utilities – 9.3% | |
Municipal Electric – 4.1% | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | |
Series 2002 KK, | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 07/01/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,140,720 | | |
Series 2003 NN, | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 07/01/19 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,711,185 | | |
Series 2010 XX, | |
5.250% 07/01/40 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,041,500 | | |
Municipal Electric Total | | | 3,893,405 | | |
Water & Sewer – 5.2% | |
CT Greater New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority | |
Series 2008, | |
Insured: AGMC 4.750% 11/15/28 | | | 600,000 | | | | 630,264 | | |
CT South Central Regional Water Authority | |
Series 2005, | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 08/01/30 | | | 1,870,000 | | | | 1,952,617 | | |
Series 2007 A, | |
Insured: NPFGC: 5.250% 08/01/23 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,180,680 | | |
5.250% 08/01/24 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,170,580 | | |
Water & Sewer Total | | | 4,934,141 | | |
Utilities Total | | | 8,827,546 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $88,922,412) | | | 93,576,493 | | |
Investment Companies – 0.6% | |
| | Shares | | Value ($) | |
BofA Connecticut Municipal Reserves, | |
G-Trust Shares (7 day yield of 0.120%) (e) | | | 182,748 | | | | 182,748 | | |
Dreyfus Connecticut Municipal | |
Money Market Fund (7 day yield of 0.000%) | | | 388,157 | | | | 388,157 | | |
Total Investment Companies (cost of $570,905) | | | 570,905 | | |
Total Investments – 98.6% (cost of $89,493,317) (f) | | | 94,147,398 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 1.4% | | | 1,297,337 | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 95,444,735 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at October 31, 2010.
(b) Parenthetical date represents the next interest rate reset date for the security.
(c) The Fund has been informed that each issuer has placed direct obligations of the U.S. Government in an irrevocable trust, solely for the payment of principal and interest.
(d) Zero coupon bond.
(e) Investments in affiliates during the year ended October 31, 2010:
Affiliate | | Value, beginning of period | | Purchases | | Sales Proceeds | | Dividend Income | | Value, end of period | |
BofA Connecticut Municipal Reserves, G-Trust Shares (7 day yield of 0.120%) * | | $ | 747,272 | | | $ | 8,879,965 | | | $ | (8,877,089 | ) | | $ | 329 | | | $ | — | | |
* As of May 1, 2010, this company was no longer an affiliate of the fund. The above table reflects activity for the period from November 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010.
(f) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $89,460,394.
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of October 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Total Municipal Bonds | | $ | — | | | $ | 93,576,493 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 93,576,493 | | |
Total Investment Companies | | | 570,905 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 570,905 | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 570,905 | | | $ | 93,576,493 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 94,147,398 | | |
For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund
October 31, 2010
At October 31, 2010, the composition of the Fund by revenue source is as follows:
Holding By Revenue Source (Unaudited) | | % of Net Assets | |
Tax-Backed | | | 43.5 | | |
Education | | | 21.1 | | |
Health Care | | | 11.9 | | |
Utilities | | | 9.3 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed | | | 3.8 | | |
Resource Recovery | | | 3.6 | | |
Housing | | | 3.0 | | |
Pooled/Bond Bank | | | 1.2 | | |
Transportation | | | 0.6 | | |
| | | 98.0 | | |
Investment Companies | | | 0.6 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | 1.4 | | |
| | | 100.0 | | |
Acronym | | Name | |
AGMC | | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | |
|
AMBAC | | Ambac Assurance Corp. | |
|
AMT | | Alternative Minimum Tax | |
|
FGIC | | Financial Guaranty Insurance Company | |
|
GTY AGMT | | Guaranty Agreement | |
|
NPFGC | | National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. | |
|
RAD | | Radian Asset Assurance, Inc. | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund
October 31, 2010
| | | | ($) | |
Assets | | Investments, at identified cost | | | 89,493,317 | | |
| | Investments, at value | | | 94,147,398 | | |
| | Cash | | | 351 | | |
| | Receivable for: | | | | | |
| | Fund shares sold | | | 185,645 | | |
| | Interest | | | 1,397,547 | | |
| | Expense reimbursement due from investment advisor | | | 38,839 | | |
| | Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 28,468 | | |
| | Prepaid expenses | | | 1,062 | | |
| | Total Assets | | | 95,799,310 | | |
Liabilities | | Payable for: | | | | | |
| | Fund shares repurchased | | | 79,336 | | |
| | Distributions | | | 115,073 | | |
| | Investment advisory fee | | | 40,865 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 5,978 | | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | | 7,079 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 149 | | |
| | Audit fee | | | 33,800 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 1,400 | | |
| | Distribution and service fees | | | 26,724 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 78 | | |
| | Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 28,468 | | |
| | Other liabilities | | | 15,625 | | |
| | Total Liabilities | | | 354,575 | | |
| | Net Assets | | | 95,444,735 | | |
Net Assets Consist of | | Paid-in capital | | | 89,878,372 | | |
| | Undistributed net investment income | | | 264,184 | | |
| | Accumulated net realized gain | | | 648,098 | | |
| | Net unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 4,654,081 | | |
| | Net Assets | | | 95,444,735 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued) – Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund
October 31, 2010
Class A | | Net assets | | $ | 79,874,907 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 10,119,690 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 7.89 | (a) | |
| | Maximum sales charge | | | 4.75 | % | |
| | Maximum offering price per share ($7.89/0.9525) | | $ | 8.28 | (b) | |
Class B | | Net assets | | $ | 2,835,339 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 359,207 | | |
| | Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 7.89 | (a) | |
Class C | | Net assets | | $ | 12,732,008 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 1,613,070 | | |
| | Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 7.89 | (a) | |
Class Z (c) | | Net assets | | $ | 2,481 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 314 | | |
| | Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 7.89 | (d) | |
(a) Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
(b) On sales of $50,000 or more the offering price is reduced.
(c) Class Z shares commenced operations on September 27, 2010.
(d) Net asset value per share rounds to this amount due to fractional shares outstanding.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations – Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund
For the Year Ended October 31, 2010
| | | | ($) | |
Investment Income | | Interest | | | 4,200,117 | | |
| | Dividends | | | 644 | | |
| | Dividends from affiliates | | | 329 | | |
| | Total Investment Income | | | 4,201,090 | | |
Expenses | | Investment advisory fee | | | 475,750 | | |
| | Distribution fee: | | | | | |
| | Class B | | | 35,173 | | |
| | Class C | | | 93,988 | | |
| | Service fee: | | | | | |
| | Class A | | | 188,629 | | |
| | Class B | | | 11,315 | | |
| | Class C | | | 30,325 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 62,330 | | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | | 57,319 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 19,331 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 8,078 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 960 | | |
| | Other expenses | | | 148,284 | | |
| | Total Expenses | | | 1,131,482 | | |
| | Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by investment advisor | | | (201,149 | ) | |
| | Fees waived by distributor—Class C | | | (37,604 | ) | |
| | Expense reductions | | | (1 | ) | |
| | Net Expenses | | | 892,728 | | |
| | Net Investment Income | | | 3,308,362 | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | Net realized gain on investments | | | 1,036,161 | | |
| | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | 3,026,239 | | |
| | Net Gain | | | 4,062,400 | | |
| | Net Increase Resulting from Operations | | | 7,370,762 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund
| | | | Year Ended October 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | 2010 ($) (a)(b) | | 2009 ($) | |
Operations | | Net investment income | | | 3,308,362 | | | | 3,277,103 | | |
| | Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 1,036,161 | | | | (341,616 | ) | |
| | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures contracts | | | 3,026,239 | | | | 8,246,992 | | |
| | Net Increase Resulting from Operations | | | 7,370,762 | | | | 11,182,479 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders | | From net investment income: | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | | | (2,776,559 | ) | | | (2,617,543 | ) | |
| | Class B | | | (132,812 | ) | | | (265,641 | ) | |
| | Class C | | | (390,366 | ) | | | (385,206 | ) | |
| | Class Z | | | (8 | ) | | | — | | |
| | From net realized gains: | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | | | — | | | | (200,742 | ) | |
| | Class B | | | — | | | | (30,739 | ) | |
| | Class C | | | — | | | | (35,192 | ) | |
| | Total Distributions to Shareholders | | | (3,299,745 | ) | | | (3,535,063 | ) | |
| | Net Capital Stock Transactions | | | (3,272,801 | ) | | | (2,691,586 | ) | |
| | Total Increase in Net Assets | | | 798,216 | | | | 4,955,830 | | |
Net Assets | | Beginning of period | | | 94,646,519 | | | | 89,690,689 | | |
| | End of period | | | 95,444,735 | | | | 94,646,519 | | |
| | Undistributed net investment income at end of period | | | 264,184 | | | | 260,400 | | |
(a) Class Z shares commenced operations on September 27, 2010.
(b) Class Z shares reflect activity for the period September 27, 2010 through October 31, 2010.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund
| | Capital Stock Activity | |
| | Year Ended October 31, 2010 (a)(b) | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Class A | |
Subscriptions | | | 928,429 | | | | 7,200,812 | | | | 1,278,275 | | | | 9,380,485 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 217,692 | | | | 1,688,970 | | | | 250,169 | | | | 1,818,274 | | |
Redemptions | | | (1,005,564 | ) | | | (7,813,492 | ) | | | (1,221,471 | ) | | | (8,879,826 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 140,557 | | | | 1,076,290 | | | | 306,973 | | | | 2,318,933 | | |
Class B | |
Subscriptions | | | 1,185 | | | | 9,158 | | | | 44,742 | | | | 320,746 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 9,815 | | | | 75,849 | | | | 22,597 | | | | 162,937 | | |
Redemptions | | | (560,373 | ) | | | (4,330,376 | ) | | | (720,383 | ) | | | (5,251,093 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (549,373 | ) | | | (4,245,369 | ) | | | (653,044 | ) | | | (4,767,410 | ) | |
Class C | |
Subscriptions | | | 195,027 | | | | 1,521,650 | | | | 234,406 | | | | 1,722,201 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 25,057 | | | | 194,364 | | | | 28,038 | | | | 203,431 | | |
Redemptions | | | (234,963 | ) | | | (1,822,244 | ) | | | (297,464 | ) | | | (2,168,741 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (14,879 | ) | | | (106,230 | ) | | | (35,020 | ) | | | (243,109 | ) | |
Class Z | |
Subscriptions | | | 313 | | | | 2,500 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 1 | | | | 8 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net increase | | | 314 | | | | 2,508 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
(a) Class Z shares commenced operations on September 27, 2010.
(b) Class Z shares reflect activity for the period September 27, 2010 through October 31, 2010.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 7.56 | | | $ | 6.95 | | | $ | 7.71 | | | $ | 7.92 | | | $ | 7.91 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.29 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.63 | | | | (0.68 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 0.11 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.61 | | | | 0.90 | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.40 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 7.89 | | | $ | 7.56 | | | $ | 6.95 | | | $ | 7.71 | | | $ | 7.92 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 8.14 | % | | | 13.18 | % | | | (5.36 | )% | | | 2.03 | % | | | 5.25 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 0.84 | % | | | 0.84 | % | | | 0.84 | % | | | 0.84 | % | | | 0.84 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.21 | % | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.16 | % | |
Net investment income (d) | | | 3.57 | % | | | 3.67 | % | | | 3.73 | % | | | 3.61 | % | | | 3.67 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 17 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 13 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 79,875 | | | $ | 75,465 | | | $ | 67,265 | | | $ | 84,351 | | | $ | 87,906 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class B Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 7.56 | | | $ | 6.95 | | | $ | 7.71 | | | $ | 7.92 | | | $ | 7.91 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.23 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.63 | | | | (0.67 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 0.11 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.55 | | | | 0.84 | | | | (0.45 | ) | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.34 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 7.89 | | | $ | 7.56 | | | $ | 6.95 | | | $ | 7.71 | | | $ | 7.92 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 7.34 | % | | | 12.34 | % | | | (6.07 | )% | | | 1.27 | % | | | 4.47 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 1.59 | % | | | 1.59 | % | | | 1.59 | % | | | 1.59 | % | | | 1.59 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.21 | % | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.16 | % | |
Net investment income (d) | | | 2.85 | % | | | 2.94 | % | | | 2.98 | % | | | 2.86 | % | | | 2.93 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 17 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 13 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 2,835 | | | $ | 6,871 | | | $ | 10,860 | | | $ | 17,026 | | | $ | 25,085 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class C Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 7.56 | | | $ | 6.95 | | | $ | 7.71 | | | $ | 7.92 | | | $ | 7.91 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.25 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.63 | | | | (0.68 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 0.12 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.57 | | | | 0.87 | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.37 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 7.89 | | | $ | 7.56 | | | $ | 6.95 | | | $ | 7.71 | | | $ | 7.92 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 7.66 | % | | | 12.67 | % | | | (5.79 | )% | | | 1.57 | % | | | 4.78 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.29 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.51 | % | | | 0.47 | % | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.43 | % | | | 0.46 | % | |
Net investment income (d) | | | 3.12 | % | | | 3.22 | % | | | 3.28 | % | | | 3.16 | % | | | 3.23 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 17 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 13 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 12,732 | | | $ | 12,311 | | | $ | 11,565 | | | $ | 12,890 | | | $ | 13,792 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the period is as follows:
Class Z Shares | | Period Ended October 31, 2010 (a) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 7.98 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.03 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | (0.09 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.06 | ) | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.03 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 7.89 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | (0.79 | )% | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e)(f) | | | 0.60 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement (f) | | | 0.21 | % | |
Net investment income (e)(f) | | | 3.70 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate (d) | | | 17 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 2 | | |
(a) Class Z shares commenced operations on September 27, 2010. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions has an impact of less than 0.01%
(f) Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund
October 31, 2010
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund (the "Fund"), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I (the "Trust"), is a diversified portfolio. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks total return, consisting of current income exempt from federal income tax and Connecticut individual income tax and of capital appreciation, consistent with moderate fluctuation of principal.
Fund Shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares, and the Fund offers four classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Z. Effective September 27, 2010, Class Z shares of the Fund commenced operations. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable.
The Fund no longer accepts investments by new or existing investors in the Fund's Class B shares, except in connection with the reinvestment of any dividend and/or capital gain distributions in Class B shares of the Fund and exchanges by existing Class B shareholders of other Columbia Funds.
Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75% based on the amount of initial investment. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a maximum contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") of 1.00% based of the holding period after purchase.
Class B shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 5.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase.
Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares sold within one year after purchase.
Class Z shares are offered continuously at net asset value. There are certain restrictions on the purchase of Class Z shares, as described in the Fund's prospectus.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security Valuation
Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees, based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available may also be valued based upon an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotation.
Certain debt securities, which tend to be more thinly traded and of lesser quality, are priced based on fundamental analysis of the financial condition of the issuer and the estimated value of any collateral. Valuations developed through pricing techniques may vary from the actual amounts realized upon sale of the securities, and the potential variation may be greater for those securities valued using fundamental analysis.
Short-term investments maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good
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faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security. The determination of fair value often requires significant judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine value.
GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value giving the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
• Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)
• Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable, unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs may include management's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment.
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
On January 21, 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update (the "amendment"), Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements, which provides guidance on how investment assets and liabilities are to be valued and disclosed. Specifically, the amendment requires reporting entities to disclose the input and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements for Level 2 and Level 3 positions. The amendment also requires that transfers between all levels (including Level 1 and Level 2) be disclosed on a gross basis (i.e., transfers out must be disclosed separately from transfers in), and requires disclosure of the reason(s) for signi ficant transfers. Additionally purchases, sales, issuances and settlements must be disclosed on a gross basis in the Level 3 roll forward. The effective date of the amendment is for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2009; except for the requirement to provide the Level 3 activity for purchases, sales, issuances and settlements on a gross basis, which will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2010. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of the amendment and the impact to the financial statements.
Security Transactions
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.
Income Recognition
Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Market premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted. Original issue discount is accreted to interest income over the life of the security with a corresponding increase in the cost basis, if any.
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other series of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. 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, as shown on the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class. Income and expenses are allocated to each class based on the settled shares method, while realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated based on the relative net assets of each class.
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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 tax exempt or taxable income, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP.
Indemnification
In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Fund. Also, under the Trust's organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Trust. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.
Note 3. Federal Tax Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund's capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, permanent book and tax basis differences resulting primarily from differing treatments for discount accretion/premium amortization on debt securities were identified and reclassified among the components of the Fund's net assets as follows:
Undistributed Net Investment Income | | Accumulated Net Realized Gain | | Paid-In Capital | |
$ | (4,833 | ) | | $ | 4,833 | | | $ | — | | |
Net investment income and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed on the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2009 was as follows:
| | October 31, | |
Distributions paid from | | 2010 | | 2009 | |
Tax-Exempt Income | | $ | 3,299,745 | | | $ | 3,280,569 | | |
Ordinary Income* | | | — | | | | 2,367 | | |
Long-Term Capital Gains | | | — | | | | 252,127 | | |
* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.
As of October 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Tax-Exempt Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Net Unrealized Appreciation* | |
$ | 378,720 | | | $ | 687,248 | | | $ | 4,687,004 | | |
* The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation is primarily due to discount accretion/premium amortization on debt securities.
Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at October 31, 2010, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes were:
Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 5,686,288 | | |
Unrealized depreciation | | | (999,284 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 4,687,004 | | |
Capital loss carryforwards of $335,581 were utilized during the year ended October 31, 2010.
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Management is required to determine whether a tax position of the Fund is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized by the Fund is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. However, management's conclusions may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). The Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal year s remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates
Investment Advisory Fee
After the close of business on April 30, 2010, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise Financial") acquired a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC (the "Transaction"), including the business of managing the Fund. In connection with the closing of the Transaction (the "Closing"), RiverSource Investments, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, became the investment advisor of the Fund and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the "New Advisor"). The New Advisor receives a monthly investment advisory fee based on the Fund's pro-rata portion of the combined average daily net assets of the Fund, Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund, Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund and Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund as follows:
Combined Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rate | |
First $1 billion | | | 0.50 | % | |
$1 billion to $3 billion | | | 0.45 | % | |
Over $3 billion | | | 0.40 | % | |
Prior to the Closing, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation ("BOA"), provided investment advisory, administrative and other services to the Fund under the same fee structure.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund's effective investment advisory fee rate was 0.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
Administration Fee
Effective upon the Closing, the New Advisor became the administrator of the Fund under a new Administrative Services Agreement (the "Administrative Agreement"). Under the Administrative Agreement, the New Advisor provides administrative and other services to the Fund, including services previously performed under the Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement discussed below. The New Advisor does not receive a fee for its services under the Administrative Agreement. Prior to the Closing, Columbia provided administrative services to the Fund as discussed in the Investment Advisory Fee note above.
Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees
Prior to the Closing, the Fund entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the "Financial Reporting Services Agreement") with State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Fund. The Fund also entered into an Accounting Services Agreement (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the "State Street Agreements") with State Street and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Fund. Upon the Closing, Columbia assigned and delegated its rights and obligations under the State Street Agreements to the New Advisor. Under the State Street Agreements, the Fund pays State Street an annual fee of $38,000 paid monthly plus an additional monthly fee based on an annualized percentage rate of average daily net assets of the Fund for the month. The aggregate fee will not exceed $140,000 per year (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and charges). The Fund also reimburses State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charges.
Also prior to the Closing, the Fund entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the
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"Services Agreement") with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provided services related to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provided oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. Under the Services Agreement, the Fund reimbursed Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses and charges, including fees payable to third parties, such as for pricing the Fund's portfolio securities, incurred by Columbia in the performance of services under the Services Agreement. The Services Agreement was terminated upon the Closing. These services are now provided under the Administrative Agreement discussed above.
Transfer Agent Fee
In connection with the Closing, RiverSource Service Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, became the transfer agent of the Fund and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the "New Transfer Agent"). The New Transfer Agent has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services ("BFDS") to serve as sub-transfer agent. The New Transfer Agent receives monthly account-based service fees based on the number of open accounts and asset-based fees, calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts, which are intended to reimburse the New Transfer Agent for certain sub-transfer agent fees (exclusive of BFDS fees). The New Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund.
The New Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, Individual Retirement Account ("IRA") trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due to the New Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Fund and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the New Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Fund. The New Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.
Prior to the Closing, Columbia Management Services, Inc., an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, provided shareholder services to the Fund and contracted with BFDS to serve as sub-transfer agent, under the same fee structure.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund's effective transfer agent fee rate for each class was 0.06% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the Fund's initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2010, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Fund.
Underwriting Discounts, Service and Distribution Fees
In connection with the Closing, RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, became the distributor of the Fund's shares and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the "New Distributor").
For the year ended October 31, 2010, initial sales charges paid by shareholders on the purchase of Class A shares amounted to $7,682. For the same time period, net CDSC fees paid by shareholders on certain redemptions of Class B and Class C shares amounted to $893 and $212, respectively.
The Fund has adopted distribution and shareholder servicing plans (the "Plans") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, which require the payment of distribution and service fees. The fees are intended to compensate the New Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors. The service fee is equal to 0.10% annually of the net assets attributable to shares of the Fund issued prior to December 1, 1994 and 0.25% annually of the net assets attributable to shares issued thereafter. This arrangement results in an annual rate of service fee for all shares that is a blend between the 0.10% and 0.25% rates. For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund's effective service fee rate was 0.24% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C shares.
The Plans also require the payment of a monthly distribution fee to the New Distributor equal to 0.75% annually of the average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C
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shares only. The New Distributor has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the distribution fee for Class C shares so that it does not exceed 0.45% annually of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares. This arrangement may be modified or terminated by the New Distributor at any time.
Prior to the Closing, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, was the principal underwriter of the Fund's shares. There were no changes to the underwriting discount structure of the Fund or the service or distribution fee rates paid by the Fund as a result of the Transaction.
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements
Effective May 1, 2010, the New Advisor has voluntarily agreed to reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses so that the Fund's ordinary operating expenses (excluding any distribution and service fees, brokerage commissions, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, but including custodian charges relating to overdrafts, if any), after giving effect to any balance credits from the Fund's custodian, did not exceed 0.60% of the Fund's average daily net assets on an annualized basis. This arrangement may be modified or terminated by the New Advisor at any time. Prior to May 1, 2010, Columbia voluntarily reimbursed a portion of the Fund's expenses in the same manner.
Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees
All officers of the Fund are employees of the New Advisor or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Fund. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Fund, along with other affiliated funds, pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year. Prior to the Closing, the Fund paid its pro-rata share of the expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer under the same fee structure.
Trustees are compensated for their services to the Fund, as set forth on the Statement of Operations. The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Obligations of the plan will be paid solely out of the Fund's assets.
Other
Prior to the Closing, the Fund made daily investments of cash balances in BofA (formerly Columbia) Connecticut Municipal Reserves, formerly an affiliated open-ended investment company managed by Columbia. The income earned prior to the Closing by the Fund from such investments is included as "Dividends from affiliates" on the Statement of Operations. As an investing Fund, the Fund indirectly was allocated its proportionate share of the expenses of BofA Connecticut Municipal Reserves.
Note 5. Custody Credits
The Fund has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. The Fund could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if it had not entered into such an agreement. For the year ended October 31, 2010, these custody credits reduced total expenses by $1 for the Fund.
Note 6. Portfolio Information
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, for the Fund were $15,346,664 and $17,802,681, respectively.
Note 7. Line of Credit
The Fund and other affiliated funds participate in a $280,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit provided by State Street. The maximum amount that may be borrowed by any fund is limited to the lesser of $200,000,000 and the Fund's borrowing limit set forth in the Fund's registration statement. Borrowings are available for short-term liquidity or temporary or emergency purposes.
Effective October 14, 2010, interest is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.125% per annum is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds pro rata based on their relative net assets.
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Prior to October 14, 2010, interest was charged to each participating fund at the same rates. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum was accrued and apportioned among the participating funds pro rata based on their relative net assets.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund did not borrow under these arrangements.
Note 8. Shareholder Concentration
As of October 31, 2010, one shareholder account owned 16.0% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Purchase and redemption activity of this account may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.
Note 9. Significant Risks and Contingencies
Sector Focus Risk
The Fund may focus its investments in certain sectors, subjecting it to greater risk than a fund that is less focused.
Geographic Concentration of Risk
The Fund had greater than 5% of its total net assets at October 31, 2010, invested in debt obligations issued by each of Connecticut and Puerto Rico and their political subdivisions, agencies and public authorities. The Fund is more susceptible to economic and political factors adversely affecting issuers of this state's and territory's municipal securities than are municipal bond funds that are not concentrated to the same extent in these issuers.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Fund holds investments that are insured by private insurers who guarantee the payment of principal and interest in the event of default or that are supported by a letter of credit. At October 31, 2010, National Public Finance Guarantee Corp., which is rated A by Standard and Poor's, insured 21.9% of the Fund's total net assets.
Tax Development Risk
The Fund purchases municipal securities whose interest, in the opinion of bond counsel, is free from federal income tax. There is no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will agree with this opinion. In the event the IRS determines that an issuer does not comply with relevant tax requirements, interest payments from a security could become federally taxable, possibly retroactively to the date the security was issued. As a shareholder of the Fund, you may be required to file an amended tax return as a result.
Information Regarding Pending and Settled Legal Proceedings
In June 2004, an action captioned John E. Gallus et al. v. American Express Financial Corp. and American Express Financial Advisors Inc. was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. The plaintiffs allege that they are investors in several American Express Company (now known as legacy RiverSource) mutual funds and they purport to bring the action derivatively on behalf of those funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The plaintiffs allege that fees allegedly paid to the defendants by the funds for investment advisory and administrative services are excessive. The plaintiffs seek remedies including restitution and rescission of investment advisory and distribution agreements. The plaintiffs voluntarily agreed to transfer this case to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (the District Court). In response to defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint, the District Court dismissed one of plaintiffs' four claims and granted plaintiffs limited discovery. Defendants moved for summary judgment in April 2007. Summary judgment was granted in the defendants' favor on July 9, 2007. The plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (the Eighth Circuit) on August 8, 2007. On April 8, 2009, the Eighth Circuit reversed summary judgment and remanded to the District Court for further proceedings. On August 6, 2009, defendants filed a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court (the Supreme Court), asking the Supreme Court to stay the District Court proceedings while the Supreme Court considers and rules in a case captioned Jones v. Harris Associates, which involves issues of law similar to those presented in the Gallus case. On March 30, 2010, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Jones v. Harris Associates, and on April 5, 2010, the Supreme Court vacated the Eighth Circuit's decision in the Gallus case and remanded the case to the Eighth Circuit for further consideration in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Jones v. Harris Associates. On June 4, 2010, the Eighth Circuit remanded the Gallus case to the District Court for further consideration in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Jones v. Harris Associates. On December 9, 2010, the District
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Court reinstated its July 9, 2007 summary judgment order in favor of the defendants.
In December 2005, without admitting or denying the allegations, American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC, which is now known as Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial)), entered into settlement agreements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Minnesota Department of Commerce (MDOC) related to market timing activities. As a result, AEFC was censured and ordered to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations of certain provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and various Minnesota laws. AEFC agreed to pay disgorgement of $10 million and civil money penalties of $7 million. AEFC also agreed to retain an independent distribution consultant to assist in developing a plan for distribution of all disgorgement and civil penalties ordered by the SEC in accordance with various undertakings detailed at http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/ia-2451.pdf. Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates have cooperated with the SEC and the MDOC in these legal proceedings, and have made regular reports to the funds' Boards of Directors/Trustees.
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Funds are not currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds. Ameriprise Financial is required to make 10-Q, 10-K and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obt ained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse publicity associated with them, will not result in increased fund redemptions, reduced sale of fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Funds. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result. An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Ameriprise Financial.
Note 10. Subsequent Event
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 disclosures.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust I and the Shareholders of Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolio, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund (the "Fund") (a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I) at October 31, 2010, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audit s of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 20, 2010
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Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited) – Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund
The Fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, $721,610, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, 100.0% of the distributions from net investment income of the Fund qualifies as exempt interest dividends for federal income tax purposes. A portion of the income may be subject to federal alternative minimum tax.
The Fund will notify shareholders in January 2011 of amounts for use in preparing 2010 income tax returns.
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Fund Governance
The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and birth years of the Trustees and Officers of the Funds in the Columbia Funds Series Trust I, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, the number of Funds overseen by each Trustee and other directorships they hold are shown below. Each officer listed below serves as an officer of each Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex.
Independent Trustees
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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John D. Collins (Born 1938) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Retired. Consultant, KPMG, LLP (accounting and tax firm) from July 1999 to June 2000; Partner, KPMG, LLP from March 1962 to June 1999. Oversees 64; Mrs. Fields Original Cookies, Inc. (consumer products); Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.; and Montpelier Re (insurance underwriting firm) | |
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Rodman L. Drake (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1994) and Chairman of the Board (since 2009) | | Co-Founder of Baringo Capital LLC (private equity) since 2002; CEO of Crystal River Capital, Inc. (real estate investment trust) since 2003; President, Continuation Investments Group, Inc. from 1997 to 2001. Oversees 64; Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. (tax preparation services); Crystal Capital River, Inc. (real estate investment trust); Student Loan Corporation (student loan provider); Celgene Corporation (global biotechnology company); The Helios Funds (exchange-traded funds); and Apex Silver Mines Ltd. from 2007 to 2009 | |
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Douglas A. Hacker (Born 1955) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1996) | | Independent business executive since May 2006; Executive Vice President—Strategy of United Airlines (airline) from December 2002 to May 2006; President of UAL Loyalty Services (airline marketing company) from September 2001 to December 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines from July 1999 to September 2001. Oversees 64; Nash Finch Company (food distributor); Aircastle Limited (aircraft leasing) | |
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Janet Langford Kelly (Born 1957) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1996) | | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ConocoPhillips (integrated energy company) since September 2007; Deputy General Counsel—Corporate Legal Services, ConocoPhillips from August 2006 to August 2007; Partner, Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette LLP (law firm) from March 2005 to July 2006; Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern University, from September 2004 to June 2006; Director, UAL Corporation (airline) from February 2006 to July 2006; Oversees 64; None | |
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William E. Mayer (Born 1940) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1994) | | Partner, Park Avenue Equity Partners (private equity) since February 1999; Dean and Professor, College of Business and Management, University of Maryland from 1992 to 1996. Oversees 64; DynaVox Inc. (software developer); Lee Enterprises (print media); WR Hambrecht + Co. (financial service provider); BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation (investment company) | |
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Independent Trustees (continued)
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Charles R. Nelson (Born 1942) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1981) | | Professor of Economics, University of Washington, since January 1976; Ford and Louisa Van Voorhis Professor of Political Economy, University of Washington, since September 1993; Adjunct Professor of Statistics, University of Washington, since September 1980; Associate Editor, Journal of Money Credit and Banking, 1993-2008; Consultant on econometric and statistical matters. Oversees 64; None | |
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John J. Neuhauser (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1984) | | President, Saint Michael's College, since August 2007; Director or Trustee of several non-profit organizations, including Fletcher Allen Health Care, Inc.; University Professor, Boston College from November 2005 to August 2007; Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculties, Boston College from August 1999 to October 2005. Oversees 64; Liberty All-Star Equity Fund and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (closed-end funds) | |
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Jonathan Piel (Born 1938) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1994) | | Cable television producer and website designer; The Editor, Scientific American from 1984 to 1994; Vice President, Scientific American, Inc., from 1984 to 1994; Member, Advisory Board, Stone Age Institute, Bloomington, Indiana (research institute that explores the effect of technology on human evolution); Member, Board of Directors of the National Institute of Social Sciences, New York City; Member, Board of Trustees of the William Alanson White Institute, New York City (institution for training psychoanalysts); and Member, Advisory Board, Mount Sinai Children's Environmental Health Center, New York. Oversees 64; None | |
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Patrick J. Simpson (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2000) | | Partner, Perkins Coie LLP (law firm). Oversees 64; None | |
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Anne-Lee Verville (Born 1945) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1998) | | Retired since 1997 (formerly General Manager–Global Education Industry from 1994 to 1997, President–Application Systems Division from 1991 to 1994, Chief Financial Officer–US Marketing & Services from 1988 to 1991, and Chief Information Officer from 1987 to 1988, IBM Corporation (computer and technology)). Oversees 64; Enesco Group, Inc. (producer of giftware and home and garden decor products) from 2001 to 2006 | |
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The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Funds and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-345-6611.
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Officers
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years | |
J. Kevin Connaughton (Born 1964) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 President (since 2009) | | Senior Vice President and General Manager–Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; President, Columbia Funds, since 2009, and RiverSource Funds, since May 2010 (previously Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009, Treasurer, Columbia Funds, from October 2003 to May 2008, and senior officer of various other affiliated funds since 2000); Managing Director, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from December 2004 to April 2010. | |
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Michael G. Clarke (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (since 2009) | | Vice President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Managing Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from September 2004 to April 2010; senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2002. | |
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Scott R. Plummer (Born 1959) | |
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5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2010) | | Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since June 2005; Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel–Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since May 2010 (previously Vice President and Chief Counsel–Asset Management, from 2005 to April 2010, and Vice President–Asset Management Compliance from 2004 to 2005); Vice President, Chief Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since 2008; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Ameriprise Certificate Company since 2005; Chief Counsel, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, RiverSource Funds, since December 2006; Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Columbia Funds, since May 2010. | |
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Linda J. Wondrack (Born 1964) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2007) | | Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Funds, since 2007, and RiverSource Funds, since May 2010; Director (Columbia Management Group, LLC and Investment Product Group Compliance), Bank of America, from June 2005 to April 2010; Director of Corporate Compliance and Conflicts Officer of MFS Investment Management (investment management) from August 2004 to May 2005. | |
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Fund Governance (continued)
Officers (continued)
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years | |
William F. Truscott (Born 1960) | |
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53600 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Chairman of the Board, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 (previously President, Chairman of the Board and Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to April 2010); Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Asset Management & President, Annuities, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since May 2010 (previously President–U.S. Asset Management and Chief Investment Officer from 2005 to April 2010, and Senior Vice President—Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to 2005); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company since 2006; Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010 (previously Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 2008 to April 2010); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006. | |
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Colin Moore (Born 1958) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Director and Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Manager, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2007 to April 2010; Head of Equities, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2002 to 2007. | |
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Michael A. Jones (Born 1959) | |
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100 Federal Street Boston, MA 02110 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Director and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010; Manager, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2007 to April 2010; Chief Executive Officer, President and Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. from November 2006 to April 2010; previously, co-president and senior managing director at Robeco Investment Management. | |
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Amy Johnson (Born 1965) | |
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5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 (previously Chief Administrative Officer, from 2009 until April 2010, Vice President—Asset Management and Trust Company Services, from 2006 to 2009, and Vice President—Operations and Compliance from 2004 to 2006). | |
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Joseph F. DiMaria (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Treasurer (since 2009) and Chief Accounting Officer (since 2008) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from January 2006 to April 2010; Head of Tax/Compliance and Assistant Treasurer, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from November 2004 to December 2005. | |
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Fund Governance (continued)
Officers (continued)
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years | |
Marybeth Pilat (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2010) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; Vice President, Investment Operations, Bank of America, from October 2008 to April 2010; Finance Manager, Boston Children's Hospital from August 2008 to October 2008; Director, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from May 2007 to July 2008; Vice President, Mutual Fund Valuation, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from January 2006 to May 2007; Vice President, Mutual Fund Accounting Oversight, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from January 2005 to January 2006. | |
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Julian Quero (Born 1967) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2008) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from August 2008 to April 2010; Senior Tax Manager, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from August 2006 to July 2008; Senior Compliance Manager, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from April 2002 to August 2006. | |
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Stephen T. Welsh (Born 1957) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Vice President (since 2006) | | President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. since May 2010; President and Director, Columbia Management Services, Inc. from July 2004 to April 2010; Managing Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. from August 2007 to April 2010. | |
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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreements
In September 2010, the Board of Trustees (the "Board") unanimously approved new Investment Management Services Agreements (the "Advisory Agreements") on behalf of various Columbia funds that would increase or decrease the contractual investment advisory fee rates payable by each affected Columbia fund (each, an "Affected Fund") to Columbia Management for investment advisory services. For Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund, the Advisory Agreement will decrease contractual investment advisory fee rates. As detailed below, the Board held numerous meetings and discussions with the management team of Columbia Management and reviewed and considered materials in connection with the approval of the investment advisory fee before determining to approve the Advisory Agreements.
On April 30, 2010, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. acquired the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Bank of America and the parent of the Affected Funds' former investment adviser. In connection with that acquisition, the Affected Funds entered into investment management services agreements with Columbia Management, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Beginning in April 2010, Columbia Management presented to the Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee (the "Committee") of the Board a proposal to rationalize the fees and expenses, including the advisory fees, of the various registered investment companies in the combined complex of Columbia-, RiverSource-, Seligman- and Threadneedle-branded funds (the "Columbia Funds Complex"). Because these funds were organized at different times by many different sponsors, their fees and expenses did not reflect a common overall design, and Columbia Management proposed to implement a more consistent schedule of fees for similar funds based on a uniform pricing model across all of the funds. In this regard, Columbia Management presented the Committee with various data comparing current and proposed fee schedules to the fee schedules of peer funds, as selected by an independent third-party data provider. While Columbia Management projected that t he proposed rationalization would reduce the overall fees and expenses of all of the funds in the aggregate, it was expected that certain fees and expenses, including advisory fees, would increase for certain funds. At the same time, Columbia Management presented the Committee with proposals to provide for consistent administrative services fee schedules across funds in the same asset class, reduced custody fee rates and a consistent transfer agency fee schedule across the funds, as well as initial proposals to merge various funds. In connection with these proposals, the Committee and the trustees considered a proposal by Columbia Management to contractually limit the total operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage commissions, interest (but including custodial charges relating to overdrafts), taxes and extraordinary expenses, after giving effect to any balance credits from each fund's custodian) of class A shares of funds, the expenses of which exceed the median expenses of such fund's class A shares peer group (as determined from time to time, generally annually, by an independent third-party data provider), to such median expenses (or a lower, agreed-upon rate), and to limit the total expenses of such funds' other classes to a corresponding amount, adjusted to reflect any class-specific expenses (including transfer agency fees and payments under any distribution plan, shareholder servicing plan, and/or plan administration agreement).
The Committee and the trustees who are not "interested persons" (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act")) of the Trust (the "Independent Trustees") requested and evaluated materials from, and were provided materials and information regarding the Advisory Agreements by, Columbia Management. The Committee, at meetings held on April 20, 2010, May 3, 2010, June 7, 2010, July 27, 2010 and August 10, 2010, and the Independent Trustees, at meetings held on April 20, 2010, May 4, 2010, June 7, 2010 and August 11, 2010, reviewed the materials provided in connection with their consideration of the Advisory Agreements and other matters relating to the proposals and discussed them with representatives of Columbia Management. The Committee and the Independent Trustees also reviewed and considered information that they had previously received in connection with their most recent consideration and approval of the curr ent investment management services agreements with Columbia Management. They also consulted with Fund counsel and with the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel, who advised on the legal standards for consideration by the trustees and otherwise assisted the trustees in their deliberations. The trustees also met with, and reviewed and considered a report prepared and provided by, the independent fee consultant (the "Fee Consultant") appointed by the Independent Trustees pursuant to an assurance of
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discontinuance entered into by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, the Affected Funds' previous adviser, with the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") to settle a civil complaint filed by the NYAG relating to trading in mutual fund shares (the "NYAG Settlement"). Under the NYAG Settlement, the Fee Consultant's role is to manage the process by which management fees are negotiated so that they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms' length and reasonable. On August 10, 2010, the Committee recommended that the trustees approve the Advisory Agreements. On September 14, 2010, the trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, approved the Advisory Agreement for each Affected Fund, subject to shareholder approval.
The trustees considered all materials that they, their legal counsel or Columbia Management believed reasonably necessary to evaluate and to determine whether to approve the Advisory Agreements. The factors considered by the Committee and the trustees in recommending approval and approving the Advisory Agreement for each Affected Fund included the following:
• The expected benefits of continuing to retain Columbia Management as the Affected Funds' investment manager;
• The terms and conditions of the Advisory Agreements, including the increase or decrease, as applicable, in the advisory fee schedule for each Affected Fund;
• The impact of the proposed changes in investment advisory fee rates, as well as proposed changes in administrative services, transfer agency and custody fee rates, on each Affected Fund's total expense ratio;
• The willingness of Columbia Management to agree to contractually limit or cap total operating expenses for Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund so that total operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage commissions, interest (but including custodial charges relating to overdrafts), taxes and extraordinary expenses, after giving effect to any balance credits from each fund's custodian) of class A shares would not exceed the median expenses of such fund's class A shares peer group (as determined from time to time, generally annually, by an independent third-party data provider);
• That Columbia Management, and not any Affected Fund, would bear the costs of obtaining any necessary
shareholder approvals of the Advisory Agreements;
• The expected impact on expenses for certain Affected Funds of proposed mergers; and
• The expected benefits of further integrating the Combined Fund Complex by:
o Standardizing total management fees across similar funds in the Combined Fund Complex to promote comparability of pricing among a menu of funds available to investors, including through exchange privileges; and
o Aligning investment advisory fee rates across funds in the Combined Fund Complex that are in the same investment category (e.g., the amendment would align the investment advisory fee rates of Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund with those of all other actively managed large-cap funds in the Combined Fund Complex).
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided under the Advisory Agreements
The trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Affected Funds by Columbia Management and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreements and under separate agreements for the provision of transfer agency and administrative services, and the resources dedicated to the Affected Funds by Columbia Management and its affiliates. The trustees considered, among other things, the ability of Columbia Management to attract, motivate and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals (including Columbia Management's personnel and other resources, compensation programs for personnel involved in fund management, reputation and other attributes), the portfolio management services provided by those investment professionals, the trade execution services provided on behalf of the Affected Funds and the quality of Columbia Management's investment research capabilities and the o ther resources that it devotes to each Affected Fund. For each Affected Fund, the trustees also considered the potential benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is part of a fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines and providing a variety of fund and shareholder services. After reviewing these and related factors, the trustees concluded, within the context of
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their overall conclusions, that the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to each Affected Fund under the Advisory Agreements supported the approval of the Advisory Agreements.
Investment Performance
The trustees reviewed information about the performance of each Affected Fund over various time periods, including information prepared by an independent third-party data provider that compared the performance of each Affected Fund to the performance of peer groups of mutual funds and performance benchmarks. The trustees also reviewed a description of the third party's methodology for identifying each Fund's peer group for purposes of performance and expense comparisons. In the case of each Affected Fund whose performance lagged that of a relevant peer group for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the trustees concluded that other factors relevant to performance were sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant approval of the Affected Fund's Advisory Agreement. Those factors varied from fund to fund, but included one or more of the following: (i) that the Affected Fund's performance, although lagging in certain recent periods, was stronger over the longer term; (ii) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions that were reasonable and consistent with the Affected Fund's investment strategy and policies and that the Affected Fund was performing within a reasonable range of expectations, given those investment decisions, market conditions and the Affected Fund's investment strategy; (iii) that the Affected Fund's performance was competitive when compared to other relevant performance benchmarks or peer groups; and (iv) that Columbia Management had taken or was taking steps designed to help improve the Affected Fund's investment performance, including, but not limited to, replacing portfolio managers, enhancing the resources supporting the portfolio managers, or modifying investment strategies.
The trustees noted that, through February 28, 2010, Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund's performance was in the fourth quintile (where the best performance would be in the first quintile) for the one-year period and in the second quintile for the three-, five- and ten-year periods of the peer group selected by an independent third-party data provider for the purposes of performance comparisons.
After reviewing those and related factors, the trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Advisory Agreements, that the performance of each Affected Fund and Columbia Management was sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant the approval of the Advisory Agreement pertaining to that Affected Fund.
Investment Advisory Fee Rates and Other Expenses
The trustees considered that the Advisory Agreement for Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund would decrease the contractual investment advisory fee rates payable by that Fund and would be otherwise identical to that Fund's current investment management services agreement. The trustees reviewed and considered information that they had previously received in connection with the most recent approval of Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund's current investment management services agreement with Columbia Management.
After reviewing these and related factors, the trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the advisory fee rates under the Advisory Agreements and anticipated total expenses of each Affected Fund supported the approval of the Advisory Agreements.
Costs of Services Provided and Profitability
The trustees considered information about the advisory fees charged by Columbia Management to comparable institutional accounts. In considering the fees charged to those accounts, the trustees took into account, among other things, Columbia Management's representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including differences in the services provided, differences in the risk profile of such business for Columbia Management, and the additional resources required to manage mutual funds effectively. In evaluating each Affected Fund's proposed advisory fees, the trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Affected Fund.
The trustees also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by Columbia Management and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Affected Funds. The trustees reviewed information provided by management as to the projected profitability to Columbia Management and its affiliates of their relationships with each Affected Fund,
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and information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability. When reviewing profitability, the trustees also considered court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue in whole or in part, the performance of the relevant Affected Funds, the current and anticipated expense levels of each Affected Fund, and the implementation of breakpoints and/or expense limitations with respect to each Affected Fund.
After reviewing those and related factors, the trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the proposed changes to the advisory fees, and the related profitability to Columbia Management and its affiliates of their relationships with the Affected Fund, supported the approval of the Advisory Agreement pertaining to that Affected Fund.
Economies of Scale
The trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale in the provision by Columbia Management of services to each Affected Fund, to groups of related funds and to Columbia Management's investment advisory clients as a whole, and whether those economies of scale were shared with the Affected Funds through breakpoints in the proposed investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense limitation arrangements and additional investments by Columbia Management in investment, trading and compliance resources. The trustees noted that all of the Affected Funds were expected to benefit from breakpoints and/or expense limitation arrangements. In considering those issues, the trustees also took note of the costs of the services to be provided (both on an absolute and relative basis) and the projected profitability to Columbia Management and its affiliates of their relationships with the Affected Funds, as discussed above. Th e trustees also noted the expected expense synergies and other anticipated benefits to Columbia Management and fund shareholders of both the rationalization of fees and expenses and the proposed mergers of certain Affected Funds. After reviewing these and related factors, the trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the extent to which economies of scale were expected to be shared with the Affected Funds supported the approval of the Advisory Agreements.
Other Benefits to Columbia Management
The trustees received and considered information regarding any expected "fall-out" or ancillary benefits to be received by
Columbia Management and its affiliates as a result of their relationships with the Affected Funds, such as the provision by Columbia Management of administrative services to the Affected Funds and the provision by Columbia Management's affiliates of distribution and transfer agency services to the Affected Funds, and how the proposed rationalization of fees and expenses might affect such benefits, including the fact that to the extent fees payable by the Affected Funds decrease, and the fees for such Funds were subject to a contractual limit or cap on expenses, Columbia Management may pay less in expense reimbursements. The trustees considered that the Affected Funds' distributor, an affiliate of Columbia Management, retains a portion of the distribution fees from the Affected Funds and receives a portion of the sales charges on sales or redemptions of certain classes of shares of the Affected Funds, and that other affiliates of Columbia Management receive various forms of compensation in connection with their sale of shares of the Affected Funds. The trustees also considered the benefits of research made available to Columbia Management by reason of brokerage commissions generated by the Affected Funds' securities transactions, and reviewed information about Columbia Management's practices with respect to allocating portfolio brokerage and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research. The trustees considered the possible conflicts of interest associated with certain fall-out or other ancillary benefits and the reporting, disclosure and other processes that would be in place to disclose and to monitor such possible conflicts of interest. The trustees recognized that Columbia Management's profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits.
In their deliberations, the trustees did not identify any single item that was paramount or controlling and individual trustees may have attributed different weights to various factors. The trustees also evaluated all information available to them on a fund-by-fund basis, and their determinations were made separately in respect of each Affected Fund.
Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel and the Fee Consultant, the trustees, including the Independent Trustees, approved each Advisory Agreement.
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT FEE CONSULTANT TO THE FUNDS SUPERVISED BY THE COLUMBIA ATLANTIC BOARD
Prepared Pursuant to the February 9, 2005
Assurance of Discontinuance among the
Office of Attorney General of New York State,
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, and
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.
September 21, 2010
I. Overview
On February 9, 2005, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("CMA") and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.1 ("CMD") agreed to the New York Attorney General's Assurance of Discontinuance ("AOD"). Among other things, the AOD stipulates that CMA may manage or advise a Columbia Fund ("Columbia Fund" and, together with some or all of such funds, the "Columbia Funds") only if the Independent Members of the Columbia Fund's Board of Trustees appoint a Senior Officer or retain an Independent Fee Consultant ("IFC") who is to manage the process by which proposed management fees are negotiated. The AOD further stipulates that the Senior Officer or IFC is to prepare a written annual evaluation of the fee negotiation process.
With effect from January 1, 2007, the Independent Members of the Board of Trustees for certain Columbia Funds known collectively as the "Atlantic Funds" (together with the other members of that Board, the "Trustees") retained me as IFC for the Atlantic Funds.2 In this capacity, I have prepared this written evaluation of the fee negotiation process. As has been the case with my previous reports, my immediate predecessor as IFC, John Rea, provided invaluable assistance in the preparation of this report.
On September 29, 2009, Ameriprise entered into an asset purchase agreement with Bank of America, N.A. and its parent, Bank of America Corporation (together, the "Bank") pursuant to which the Bank agreed to sell certain CMG assets relating to Columbia's long-term asset management business, including management of the Atlantic Funds (the "Transaction"). The Transaction, which closed on April 30, 2010,3 resulted in the termination of the existing Investment Management Agreements with CMA. Prior to the closing of the Transaction, the Trustees and the shareholders of the Funds approved new Advisory and Administrative Agreements with an Ameriprise subsidiary now called Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC ("CMIA"). Those Agreements did not change the rates paid by the Funds from the levels specified in the former agreements with CMA.
CMIA serves as the adviser of funds supervised by three different Boards of Trustees: the Atlantic, Nations, and RiverSource Boards, and a subsidiary of CMIA serves as adviser to funds overseen by a fourth Board, Columbia/Wanger. After reviewing the range of funds overseen by all four Boards, CMIA proposed a series of changes intended, among other things, to rationalize its mutual fund product offerings (by, for example, proposing to merge funds with similar investment strategies) and the fees charged to the funds by CMIA and its affiliates. These proposals included (1) changes to the advisory fees paid by certain funds, (2) changes to administrative and similar fees paid by certain funds, (3) changes to the transfer agency, sub-transfer agency, custody, and pricing/bookkeeping fees paid by the Funds, and (4) mergers involving more than 60 funds. CMIA asked the Trustees to consider these proposals together. This report, consiste nt with and (to the extent applicable) in fulfillment of the terms of the AOD, will focus on changes to advisory and aggregate management fees and discuss other proposals insofar as they affect total fund expenses, which may be a relevant factor in considering the appropriate level of advisory and management fees (defined for purposes of this report as advisory plus administrative fees).
A. Role of the Independent Fee Consultant
The AOD charges the IFC with "managing the process by which proposed management fees ... to be charged the Columbia Fund are negotiated so that they are negotiated in a manner which is at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with this Assurance of Discontinuance." The AOD also provides that CMA "may manage or advise a Columbia Fund only if the reasonableness of the proposed management fees is determined by the Board of Trustees ... using ... an
1 CMA and CMD are subsidiaries of Columbia Management Group, LLC ("CMG"), and are the successors to the entities named in the AOD.
2 I have no material relationship with Bank of America, CMG or Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise"), aside from serving as IFC, and I am aware of no material relationship with any of their affiliates. I retained John Rea, an independent economic consultant, to assist me with this report.
3 CMIA, Materials Prepared for the Atlantic Fees and Expense Committee, June 7, 2010 ("June 7 Materials"), Tab 1 at p. 1.
Unless otherwise stated or required by the context, this report covers only the Atlantic Funds.
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annual independent written evaluation prepared by or under the direction of ... the Independent Fee Consultant." Therefore, the AOD makes clear that the IFC does not supplant the Trustees in negotiating management fees, nor does the IFC substitute his or her judgment for that of the Trustees with respect to the reasonableness of proposed fees or any other matter that is committed to the business judgment of the Trustees.
B. Elements Involved in Managing the Fee Negotiation Process
In preparing the report required by the AOD, the IFC must consider at least the following six factors set forth in the AOD:
1. The nature and quality of the adviser's services, including the Fund's performance;
2. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged by other mutual fund companies for like services;
3. Possible economies of scale as the Fund grows larger;
4. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of the adviser for like services;
5. Costs to the adviser and its affiliates of supplying services pursuant to the management fee agreements, excluding any intra-corporate profit; and
6. Profit margins of the adviser and its affiliates from supplying such services.
II. Findings
1. Based upon my examination of the information supplied by CMIA and Ameriprise in the light of the six factors set forth in the AOD, I conclude that the Trustees have the relevant information necessary to evaluate the reasonableness of the proposed contractual advisory and/or administrative fee changes at any asset level for each affected Atlantic Fund (each a "Fee Change Fund").
2. In my view, the process by which the proposed management fees of each Fee Change Fund have been negotiated with CMIA thus far has been, to the extent practicable, at arm's length and reasonable and consistent with the AOD.
3. There are 25 Funds for which CMIA has proposed an increase either in the contractual advisory or management fee (each a "Fee Increase Fund"). Seven of these Funds have a combination of higher contractual advisory fees and either lower or unchanged contractual management fees. The remaining 18 Funds have higher contractual management fees with the majority resulting from higher contractual advisory fees. For five Funds, however, the higher management fees result from a combination of lower advisory fees and higher administrative fees.
4. The actual management fee, computed on the basis of assets as of October 31, 2009, would increase for 16 of the Fee Increase Funds after accounting for CMIA's proposed expense limitation program, non-management fee changes, and proposed mergers. Seven Funds would have lower actual management fees, and two would experience no change in actual management fees.
5. Sixteen of the 25 Fee Increase Funds have generally median or better-than-median performance. Only one Fee Increase Fund – High Yield Opportunity Fund – would be identified for further review based on performance criteria used by the Trustees in past contract review processes.
6. CMIA proposed that the Funds and most other mutual funds it or its affiliates advise or sponsor (together, the "CMIA Funds") be subject to a contractual expense limitation calculated as the median of the relevant fund's Lipper expense group. As a result, all Fee Increase Funds are projected to have total expenses in the first, second, or third quintiles after full implementation of the proposed fee changes, expense limitations, and mergers. The expense limitation would be recalculated every year based on updated Lipper data. An analysis of the changes in median expenses for 2009 and 2010 indicates that some Funds are likely to experience sizable changes in their expense limits. Some Funds would have higher-than-median actual management fees notwithstanding the newly-established expense limitations.
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7. CMIA reviewed differences between management of retail mutual funds and advising institutional accounts and supplied charts plotting contractual and actual institutional and fund fees against assets in various investment categories. The data showed that mutual fund fees are often lower at small asset levels reflecting CMIA's reimbursement of fund expenses. At higher asset levels, mutual fund fees typically exceed institutional fees.
8. CMIA provided fund-by-fund projected profitability data. Due to the significant changes in the operations of the Funds (including the change of the Funds' investment adviser), historical profitability data was judged to have little relevance.
9. CMIA provided projections of both the cumulative benefit to CMIA Fund shareholders of all aspects of its proposals (including proposed mergers) and the synergies in the form of decreased expenses that would benefit CMIA and its parent, Ameriprise.
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Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund
Annual Report for the Period Ended October 31, 2010
Not FDIC insured • No bank guarantee • May lose value
Table of Contents
Fund Profile | | | 1 | | |
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Economic Update | | | 2 | | |
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Performance Information | | | 4 | | |
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Understanding Your Expenses | | | 5 | | |
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Portfolio Manager's Report | | | 6 | | |
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Investment Portfolio | | | 8 | | |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | 13 | | |
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Statement of Operations | | | 15 | | |
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | | 16 | | |
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Financial Highlights | | | 18 | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements | | | 21 | | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | | 29 | | |
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Federal Income Tax Information | | | 30 | | |
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Fund Governance | | | 31 | | |
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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreements | | | 36 | | |
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant | | | 40 | | |
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The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.
President's Message

Dear Shareholder:
The Columbia Management story began over 100 years ago, and today, we are one of the nation's largest dedicated asset managers. The recent acquisition by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. brings together the talents, resources and capabilities of Columbia Management with those of RiverSource Investments, Threadneedle (acquired by Ameriprise in 2003) and Seligman Investments (acquired by Ameriprise in 2008) to build a best-in-class asset management business that we believe is truly greater than its parts.
RiverSource Investments traces its roots to 1894 when its then newly-founded predecessor, Investors Syndicate, offered a face-amount savings certificate that gave small investors the opportunity to build a safe and secure fund for retirement, education or other special needs. A mutual fund pioneer, Investors Syndicate launched Investors Mutual Fund in 1940. In the decades that followed, its mutual fund products and services lineup grew to include a full spectrum of styles and specialties. More than 110 years later, RiverSource continues to be a trusted financial products leader.
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Sincerely,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds
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Fund Profile – Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund
Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 8.30% without sales charge.
g The fund came out ahead of its benchmark, the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index1, and the average return of the funds in its peer group, the Lipper Massachusetts Municipal Debt Funds Classification.2
g The fund's exposure to longer-maturity and lower quality bonds aided relative performance, as both sectors were strong performers.
Portfolio Management
Catherine Stienstra has managed the fund since October 2010 and has been associated with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC or its predecessors since 2007.
1The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is considered representative of the broad market for investment-grade, tax-exempt bonds with a maturity of at least one year.
2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.
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.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 10/31/10
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Economic Update – Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund
Summary
For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2010
g Modest economic growth and relatively low interest rates boosted bond market returns. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index delivered solid results. High-yield bonds kept pace with stocks, as measured by the JPMorgan Developed BB High Yield Index.
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g The U.S. stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, delivered solid returns, despite a summer correction. Emerging market stocks, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net), outperformed U.S. stocks as well as stock markets in developed foreign markets, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index (Net).
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Although economic growth, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), advanced a solid 5.0% in the last quarter of 2009, it remained sluggish into 2010. GDP expanded by 3.7% in the first quarter, 1.7% in the second quarter and 2.0% in the third quarter of 2010. Yet, fears that the economy could sink back into recession have diminished and most key indicators remain positive.
Consumer spending on cars, clothing and other goods generally trended higher throughout the year, with a solid pickup in September 2010. Personal income also moved higher. Consumer confidence, as measured by the Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, gained ground in the first half of 2010. However, the index fell sharply during the summer before edging higher again in October 2010. The widely-followed measure of consumer attitudes toward the economy continues to hover near its historical low. Consumers continue to indicate they are concerned about business conditions and job prospects.
The housing market—another bellwether for the consumer sector—showed a glimmer of improvement in the final months of the 12-month period. Although both new and existing home sales fell during the summer after a federal tax credit for new and repeat homebuyers expired, both picked up in September 2010. Distressed properties continued to pressure prices. The national median price of existing homes fell slightly over the one-year period, while the median price of new homes rose slightly. The inventory of unsold new homes rose over the one-year period, though it stabilized somewhat in September and October.
News on the job front was mostly positive in 2010, but the number of new jobs added to the economy fell short of expectations. A good portion of the jobs added in March, April and May were temporary, government-sponsored census positions, which began to unwind in June, July and August. However, private sector payroll employment trended modestly higher, massive layoffs declined and in October, labor market growth turned positive with the addition of 151,000 new jobs.
Reports from the business side of the economy were generally positive. A key measure of the nation's manufacturing situation—the Institute for Supply Management's Index—trended generally higher. Industrial production declined slightly in August and September, while the amount of manufacturing capacity utilized—a key measure of the health of the manufacturing sector—inched higher.
Bonds delivered solid returns
As the economy strengthened, bonds delivered solid returns. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index1 returned 8.01%. The high-yield bond market kept pace with the stock market during the period. For the 12 months covered by this report, the JPMorgan Developed BB High Yield Index2 returned 16.85%. The Treasury market was
1The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price, coupon, pay-downs and total return performance of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated and non-convertible investment grade debt issues with at least $250 million par amount outstanding and with at least one year to final maturity.
2The JPMorgan Developed BB High Yield Index is an unmanaged index designed to mirror the investable universe of the U.S. dollar developed, BB-rated, high yield corporate debt market.
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Economic Update (continued) – Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund
also positive. As the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury, a common bellwether for the bond market, fell over the 12-month period (bond prices and yields move in opposite directions), the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index3 returned 7.20%. Municipal bonds performed in line with taxable bonds, as investors sought to shelter income ahead of expected tax increases. The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index4 gained 7.78% for the period. Despite positive economic activity, the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) kept a key short-term interest rate—the federal funds rate—close to zero.
Stock rally regains its footing
Against a strengthening economic backdrop, a stock market rally that began early in 2009 continued into the spring of 2010. But during the early summer months, a debt crisis brewing in Europe raised concerns among U.S. investors, as did mixed signals on the economy, and some of the stock market's earlier gains vanished. Then, in September and October, investors reversed course and bid stocks sharply higher. The S&P 500 Index5 returned 16.52% for the 12-month period.
Outside the United States, stock market returns were mixed. The MSCI EAFE Index (Net),6 a broad gauge of stock market performance in foreign developed markets, returned 8.36% (in U.S. dollars) for the period, as concerns about the impact of a bailout for weak eurozone economies weighed on the markets. Emerging stock markets were more resilient. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net)7 returned 23.56% (in U.S. dollars) for the 12-month period.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
3The Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index includes public obligations of the U.S. Treasury. Treasury bills are excluded by the maturity constraint. In addition, certain special issues, such as state and local government series bonds (SLGs), as well as U.S. Treasury TIPS, are excluded. STRIPS are excluded from the index because their inclusion would result in double-counting.
4The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is considered representative of the broad market for investment-grade, tax-exempt bonds with a maturity of at least one year.
5The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks.
6The Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East (MSCI EAFE) Index (Net) is a free float- adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada. As of May 27, 2010, the MSCI EAFE Index (Net) consisted of the following 22 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
7The Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets (MSCI EM) Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. As of May 27, 2010, the MSCI EM Index (Net) consisted of the following 21 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey.
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.
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Performance Information – Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 11/01/00 – 10/31/10
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 11/01/00 – 10/31/10 ($)
Sales charge | | without | | with | |
Class A | | | 16,919 | | | | 16,115 | | |
Class B | | | 15,707 | | | | 15,707 | | |
Class C | | | 16,179 | | | | 16,179 | | |
Average annual total return as of 10/31/10 (%)
Share class | | A | | B | | C | |
Inception | | 04/10/87 | | 06/08/92 | | 08/01/97 | |
Sales charge | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | |
1-year | | | 8.30 | | | | 3.15 | | | | 7.50 | | | | 2.50 | | | | 7.81 | | | | 6.81 | | |
5-year | | | 4.72 | | | | 3.70 | | | | 3.94 | | | | 3.60 | | | | 4.25 | | | | 4.25 | | |
10-year | | | 5.40 | | | | 4.89 | | | | 4.62 | | | | 4.62 | | | | 4.93 | | | | 4.93 | | |
The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 4.75% for Class A shares and the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.
Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and the fees associated with each class. Please see the funds prospectus for details.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund
As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.
Estimating your actual expenses
To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., your account balance is available online at www.columbiamanagement.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from their financial intermediary, contact your financial intermediary to obtain your account balance.
1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.
2. In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "Actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account may be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
05/01/10 – 10/31/10
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Fund's annualized expense ratio (%) | |
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Class A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,042.40 | | | | 1,021.02 | | | | 4.27 | | | | 4.23 | | | | 0.83 | | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,038.50 | | | | 1,017.24 | | | | 8.12 | | | | 8.03 | | | | 1.58 | | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,040.00 | | | | 1,018.75 | | | | 6.58 | | | | 6.51 | | | | 1.28 | | |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Portfolio Manager's Report – Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
as of 10/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 7.84 | | |
Class B | | | 7.84 | | |
Class C | | | 7.84 | | |
Distributions declared per share
11/01/09 – 10/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 0.34 | | |
Class B | | | 0.29 | | |
Class C | | | 0.31 | | |
A portion of the fund's income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. The fund may at times purchase tax-exempt securities at a discount. Some, or all, of this discount may be included in the fund's ordinary income, and is taxable when distributed. Distributions include $0.04 per share of taxable realized gains.
30-day SEC yields
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 2.96 | | |
Class B | | | 2.35 | | |
Class C | | | 2.65 | | |
The 30-day SEC yields reflect the fund's earning power, net of expenses, expressed as an annualized percentage of the public offering price per share at the end of the period. Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, the 30-day SEC yields would have been reduced.
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 4.81 | | |
Class B | | | 3.82 | | |
Class C | | | 4.31 | | |
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields are calculated assuming a federal tax rate of 35.0% and a Massachusetts state income tax rate of 5.3%. These tax rates do not reflect the phase out of exemptions or the reduction of the otherwise allowable deductions that occur when adjusted gross income exceeds certain levels. Your taxable-equivalent yield may be different depending on your tax bracket.
For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 8.30% without sales charge. The fund's benchmark, the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index returned 7.78%. The average return of the funds in its peer group, the Lipper Massachusetts Municipal Debt Funds Classification, was 7.51%. The fund benefited from its allocations to lower quality and longer-maturity bonds, which outperformed higher quality and shorter-maturity issues.
Strong gains for municipal bonds
Municipal bonds gained nicely during the period, fueled by declining interest rates and a favorable supply/demand situation. Demand for municipal paper remained strong as investors searched for added yield and tax relief. Yields on municipal bonds looked particularly attractive relative to money market funds, which earned almost nothing this past year. At the same time, investors anticipating higher tax rates and the expiration of certain tax credits turned to tax-exempt bonds to protect their income. Many municipal issuers also benefited from credit upgrades, as Moody's Investor Services, a well-known credit rating agency, applied its global ratings scale to the municipal market. Meanwhile, tax-exempt supply—especially for bonds with maturities of 20 years or more—tightened, as more municipal issuers turned to the popular Build America Bonds (BABs) Program for their borrowing needs. The BABs Program gives municipaliti es a federal subsidy for issuing taxable debt.
Lower quality, longer maturity issues boosted fund's yield
We continued to manage the fund for total return, but also tried to take advantage of opportunities to add yield. We expected higher-yielding, lower quality bonds to benefit as credit spreads—the yield difference between high and low quality bonds—narrowed in a slow and prolonged economic recovery. Overweights versus the benchmark in A and BBB rated1 bonds and below-investment-grade-quality bonds were especially helpful. Maturity allocation and interest-rate sensitivity further aided results. In particular, the fund benefited from its exposure to bonds with maturities of 20 years and longer, as well as an underweight in one- to five-year issues. Investments in high quality, non-callable bonds and pre-refunded bonds also helped performance, as many had longer durations (duration is a measure of interest rate sensitivity). As interest rates declined, the prices of longer duration bonds rose more than those of shorter duration issues. Pre-refunded bonds are typically higher-yielding bonds that are backed by U.S. Treasuries purchased with the proceeds from issuing new lower-rate debt.
Mixed results from sector weights
Having less exposure than the benchmark to the transportation sector, which includes bonds issued for toll roads, turnpikes and bridge authorities, detracted from relative performance. Transportation bonds did well because many of them were lower quality and longer-maturity issues. Underweights in local general obligation and A rated bonds, both of which did well, also hampered results. By contrast, the fund was
1 The credit quality ratings represent those of one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard & Poor's or Moody's Investor Services. If a security is rated by only one of the two agencies, that rating is used. If a security is not rated by either of the two agencies, it is designated as Non-Rated. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The credit quality of the fund's investment does not remove market risk.
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Portfolio Manager's Report (continued) – Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund
overweight in the education and hospital sectors and issue selection was good, which helped performance.
Encouraging signs for Massachusetts economy
The Commonwealth has begun to show signs of recovery. The economy is benefiting from growing demand in technology, steady hiring in education and health services, a modest turnaround in financial services and strong defense spending. The labor market has shown signs of strengthening with seven straight months of payroll growth and an 8.4% unemployment rate in September, which is was well below the 9.6% national average. In addition, housing starts, while still far short of their peak, have increased since early 2009. However, there are still challenges ahead. We expect state and local budget cuts to lead to more layoffs in the work force, as well as reductions in local aid and education spending. Housing affordability and the Commonwealth's high cost of doing business remain deterrents to population growth. Plus, the expiration of the Federal home buyers' tax credit program has hurt home purchases. In a period of slow economic g rowth, we think strong issue selection will be critical to positive performance.
Portfolio characteristics and holdings are subject to change and may not be representative of current characteristics and holdings. The outlook for the fund may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.
Tax-exempt investing offers current tax-exempt income, but it also involves certain risks. The value of the fund will be affected by interest rate changes and the creditworthiness of issues held in the fund. When interest rates go up, bond prices generally drop and vice versa. Interest income from certain tax-exempt bonds may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, if applicable, the alternative minimum tax. Any capital gains distributed are taxable to the investor.
The fund is non-diversified, which generally means that it may invest a greater percentage of its total assets in the securities of fewer issuers than a "diversified" fund. This increases the risk that a change in the value of any one investment held by the fund could affect the overall value of the fund more than it would affect that of a diversified fund holding a greater number of investments. Accordingly, the fund's value will likely be more volatile than the value of more diversified funds.
Single-state municipal bond funds pose additional risks due to limited geographical diversification.
Top 5 sectors
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Education | | | 21.8 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed | | | 12.1 | | |
Water & Sewer | | | 10.2 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax | | | 9.5 | | |
State General Obligations | | | 8.1 | | |
Quality breakdown
as of 10/31/10 (%)
AAA | | | 27.5 | | |
AA | | | 40.0 | | |
A | | | 16.5 | | |
BBB | | | 4.6 | | |
BB | | | 1.3 | | |
CCC | | | 1.0 | | |
Non-Rated | | | 9.1 | | |
Maturity breakdown
as of 10/31/10 (%)
1-3 years | | | 1.0 | | |
3-5 years | | | 3.1 | | |
5-7 years | | | 9.0 | | |
7-10 years | | | 18.0 | | |
10-15 years | | | 16.9 | | |
15-20 years | | | 18.3 | | |
20-25 years | | | 19.5 | | |
25 years and over | | | 12.9 | | |
Net Cash & Equivalents | | | 1.3 | | |
Ratings shown in the quality breakdown are assigned to individual bonds by taking the lower of the ratings available from one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard & Poor's or Moody's Investor Services. If a security is rated by only one of the two agencies, that rating is used. If a security is not rated by either of the two agencies, it is designated as Non-Rated. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The fund's credit quality does not remove market risk.
Your fund is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time. Information provided is calculated as a percentage of net assets.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund
October 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds – 98.0% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Education – 26.9% | |
Education – 21.8% | |
MA College Building Authority | |
Series 1994 A, | |
7.500% 05/01/14 | | | 1,825,000 | | | | 2,074,058 | | |
MA Development Finance Agency | |
Boston College, | |
Series 2009 Q1, 5.000% 07/01/29 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,081,760 | | |
Boston University: | |
Series 1999 P, 6.000% 05/15/59 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,166,710 | | |
Series 2005 T-1, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 10/01/39 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,040,360 | | |
Series 2009 V-1, 5.000% 10/01/29 | | | 665,000 | | | | 702,705 | | |
College of the Holy Cross, | |
Series 2002, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 09/01/32 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 4,071,340 | | |
Emerson College, | |
Series 2006, 5.000% 01/01/23 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,635,400 | | |
MA Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
Boston College, | |
Series 2008, 5.500% 06/01/35 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 3,012,600 | | |
Harvard University, | |
Series 1991 N, 6.250% 04/01/20 | | | 2,675,000 | | | | 3,522,413 | | |
Series 2009, 5.500% 11/15/36 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,139,090 | | |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, | |
Series 2002 K: 5.375% 07/01/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,453,940 | | |
5.500% 07/01/32 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,894,770 | | |
Suffolk University, | |
Series 2009 A, 6.250% 07/01/30 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,104,030 | | |
Tufts University: | |
Series 2008, 5.375% 08/15/38 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,098,260 | | |
Series 2009 M, 5.250% 02/15/26 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,504,000 | | |
Education Total | | | 29,501,436 | | |
Prep School – 1.9% | |
MA Development Finance Agency | |
Dexter School, | |
Series 2007, 4.500% 05/01/26 | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 1,638,048 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
MA Industrial Finance Agency | |
Cambridge Friends School, | |
Series 1998, 5.750% 09/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,440 | | |
Prep School Total | | | 2,638,488 | | |
Student Loan – 3.2% | |
MA Educational Financing Authority | |
Series 2002 E, AMT, | |
Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 01/01/13 | | | 1,340,000 | | | | 1,379,838 | | |
Series 2008 H, AMT, | |
Insured: AGC 6.350% 01/01/30 | | | 805,000 | | | | 861,254 | | |
Series 2009 I, | |
6.000% 01/01/28 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,071,250 | | |
Series 2010 B, AMT, | |
5.700% 01/01/31 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,024,300 | | |
Student Loan Total | | | 4,336,642 | | |
Education Total | | | 36,476,566 | | |
Health Care – 9.6% | |
Continuing Care Retirement – 3.1% | |
MA Development Finance Agency | |
Groves in Lincoln-Deaconess, | |
Series 2009 A, 7.500% 06/01/29 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,064,890 | | |
Linden Ponds, Inc., | |
Series 2007 A, 5.750% 11/15/42 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,113,860 | | |
Loomis Communities, Inc., | |
Series 2002 A, 6.900% 03/01/32 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,033,440 | | |
Continuing Care Retirement Total | | | 4,212,190 | | |
Health Services – 0.6% | |
MA Development Finance Agency | |
Boston Biomedical Research Institute, | |
Series 1999, 5.750% 02/01/29 | | | 825,000 | | | | 806,693 | | |
Health Services Total | | | 806,693 | | |
Hospitals – 3.6% | |
MA Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
Covenant Health System, | |
Series 2002, 6.000% 07/01/31 | | | 790,000 | | | | 805,910 | | |
Milford Regional Medical Center, Inc., | |
Series 2007, 5.000% 07/15/27 | | | 1,695,000 | | | | 1,542,535 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Partners Healthcare System, | |
Series 2010, 5.000% 07/01/34 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,552,185 | | |
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, | |
Series 2010 C, 5.375% 07/01/35 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 985,810 | | |
Hospitals Total | | | 4,886,440 | | |
Intermediate Care Facilities – 1.1% | |
MA Development Finance Agency | |
Evergreen Center, Inc., | |
Series 2005, 5.500% 01/01/35 | | | 750,000 | | | | 714,330 | | |
New England Center for Children, | |
Series 1998, 5.875% 11/01/18 | | | 765,000 | | | | 739,702 | | |
Intermediate Care Facilities Total | | | 1,454,032 | | |
Nursing Homes – 1.2% | |
MA Industrial Finance Agency | |
Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home, | |
Series 1997 A, Guarantor: FHA 6.500% 08/01/37 | | | 745,000 | | | | 760,943 | | |
Quaside, Inc., | |
Series 1994, 8.300% 07/01/23 (a) | | | 1,810,000 | | | | 928,476 | | |
Nursing Homes Total | | | 1,689,419 | | |
Health Care Total | | | 13,048,774 | | |
Housing – 4.9% | |
Assisted Living/Senior – 0.7% | |
MA Development Finance Agency | |
VOA Concord Assisted Living, Inc., | |
Series 2007, 5.200% 11/01/41 | | | 1,145,000 | | | | 855,739 | | |
Assisted Living/Senior Total | | | 855,739 | | |
Multi-Family – 1.1% | |
MA Housing Finance Agency | |
Series 2004 A, AMT, | |
Insured: AGMC 5.250% 07/01/25 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,524,150 | | |
Multi-Family Total | | | 1,524,150 | | |
Single-Family – 3.1% | |
MA Housing Finance Agency | |
Series 2009-143, | |
5.600% 12/01/34 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,134,640 | | |
Series 2009-147, | |
4.800% 06/01/28 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,031,350 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2010, AMT, | |
4.750% 12/01/27 | | | 1,035,000 | | | | 1,032,557 | | |
Single-Family Total | | | 4,198,547 | | |
Housing Total | | | 6,578,436 | | |
Other – 21.2% | |
Other – 3.2% | |
MA Development Finance Agency | |
WGBH Educational Foundation: | |
Series 2002 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.750% 01/01/42 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,277,080 | | |
Series 2008 A, Insured: AGC 4.500% 01/01/39 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,002,320 | | |
Other Total | | | 4,279,400 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank – 5.9% | |
MA Water Pollution Abatement Trust | |
Series 1999 A, | |
6.000% 08/01/17 | | | 2,445,000 | | | | 3,064,783 | | |
Series 2002-8, | |
5.000% 08/01/17 | | | 20,000 | | | | 21,365 | | |
Series 2005-11, | |
4.750% 08/01/23 | | | 25,000 | | | | 26,818 | | |
Series 2006: | |
5.250% 08/01/24 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,220,870 | | |
5.250% 08/01/27 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,210,430 | | |
5.250% 08/01/30 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,200,130 | | |
Series 2009, | |
5.000% 08/01/38 | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,292,424 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank Total | | | 8,036,820 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed (b) – 12.1% | |
MA College Building Authority | |
Series 1999 A, | |
Insured: NPFGC, Escrowed to Maturity: (c) 05/01/18 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,334,320 | | |
(c) 05/01/23 | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 3,931,080 | | |
MA Turnpike Authority | |
Series 1993 A, | |
Escrowed to Maturity, 5.000% 01/01/20 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,411,140 | | |
MA Water Resources Authority | |
Series 1992 A, | |
Escrowed to Maturity, 6.500% 07/15/19 | | | 2,100,000 | | | | 2,580,312 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 1993 C, | |
Insured: AMBAC, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.250% 12/01/15 | | | 610,000 | | | | 679,827 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority | |
Series 2002 C, | |
Escrowed to Maturity, 5.500% 07/01/14 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,813 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Public Finance Corp. | |
Series 1998 A, | |
Insured: AMBAC, Economically Defeased to Maturity, 5.375% 06/01/19 | | | 2,190,000 | | | | 2,693,678 | | |
Series 2002 E, | |
Escrowed to Maturity, 6.000% 08/01/26 | | | 550,000 | | | | 736,126 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed Total | | | 16,372,296 | | |
Other Total | | | 28,688,516 | | |
Other Revenue – 1.0% | |
Hotels – 1.0% | |
MA Boston Industrial Development Financing Authority | |
Crosstown Center Hotel LLC, | |
Series 2002, AMT, 6.500% 09/01/35 | | | 2,185,000 | | | | 1,280,082 | | |
Hotels Total | | | 1,280,082 | | |
Other Revenue Total | | | 1,280,082 | | |
Tax-Backed – 18.8% | |
Local General Obligations – 1.2% | |
MA Norwell | |
Series 2003, | |
Insured: FGIC 5.000% 11/15/22 | | | 1,410,000 | | | | 1,683,187 | | |
Local General Obligations Total | | | 1,683,187 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax – 9.5% | |
MA Bay Transportation Authority | |
Series 2004 C, | |
5.250% 07/01/21 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,826,895 | | |
Series 2005 B, | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 07/01/27 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,226,650 | | |
Series 2006 A, | |
5.250% 07/01/31 | | | 2,880,000 | | | | 3,391,920 | | |
Series 2008 B, | |
5.250% 07/01/27 | | | 710,000 | | | | 850,907 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
MA Special Obligation Dedicated Tax Revenue | |
Series 2005, | |
Insured: FGIC 5.500% 01/01/30 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,829,075 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority | |
Series 2005 BB, | |
Insured: AGMC 5.250% 07/01/22 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,623,870 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. | |
Series 2007, | |
5.250% 08/01/57 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,042,550 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax Total | | | 12,791,867 | | |
State General Obligations – 8.1% | |
MA Bay Transportation Authority | |
Series 1991 A, | |
Insured: NPFGC 7.000% 03/01/21 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,859,565 | | |
Series 1992 B, | |
Insured: NPFGC 6.200% 03/01/16 | | | 3,725,000 | | | | 4,282,744 | | |
Series 1994, | |
Insured: FGIC 7.000% 03/01/14 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,446,475 | | |
MA State | |
Series 2004 B, | |
5.250% 08/01/22 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,211,620 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | |
Series 1998, | |
5.250% 07/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,090,450 | | |
Series 2007 A, | |
Insured: FGIC 5.500% 07/01/21 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,084,830 | | |
State General Obligations Total | | | 10,975,684 | | |
Tax-Backed Total | | | 25,450,738 | | |
Transportation – 3.5% | |
Air Transportation – 1.4% | |
MA Port Authority | |
Bosfuel Corp., | |
Series 2007, AMT, Insured: FGIC 5.000% 07/01/32 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,958,400 | | |
Air Transportation Total | | | 1,958,400 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Airports – 1.1% | |
MA Port Authority | |
Series 2007 A, | |
Insured: AGMC 4.500% 07/01/37 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,504,200 | | |
Airports Total | | | 1,504,200 | | |
Toll Facilities – 1.0% | |
MA Turnpike Authority | |
Series 1997 C, | |
Insured: NPFGC (c) 01/01/20 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,317,860 | | |
Toll Facilities Total | | | 1,317,860 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 4,780,460 | | |
Utilities – 12.1% | |
Municipal Electric – 1.9% | |
MA Development Finance Agency | |
Devens Electric System, | |
Series 2001, 6.000% 12/01/30 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,022,330 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | |
Series 2007 VV, | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 07/01/29 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,092,660 | | |
Series 2008 WW, | |
5.000% 07/01/28 | | | 500,000 | | | | 518,005 | | |
Municipal Electric Total | | | 2,632,995 | | |
Water & Sewer – 10.2% | |
MA Boston Water & Sewer Commission | |
Series 1992 A, | |
5.750% 11/01/13 | | | 700,000 | | | | 748,356 | | |
Series 1993 A, | |
5.250% 11/01/19 | | | 4,750,000 | | | | 5,535,792 | | |
Series 2009 A, | |
5.000% 11/01/28 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,398,612 | | |
MA Water Resources Authority | |
Series 1993 C: | |
Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 12/01/15 | | | 390,000 | | | | 441,418 | | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 12/01/15 | | | 1,070,000 | | | | 1,200,925 | | |
Series 2002 J, | |
Insured: AGMC 5.500% 08/01/21 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 3,137,575 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2007 B, | |
Insured: AGMC 5.250% 08/01/32 | | | 1,150,000 | | | | 1,340,912 | | |
Water & Sewer Total | | | 13,803,590 | | |
Utilities Total | | | 16,436,585 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $123,167,586) | | | 132,740,157 | | |
Investment Companies – 0.8% | |
| | Shares | | | |
BofA Massachusetts Municipal | |
Reserves, G-Trust Shares (7 day yield of 0.100%) (d) | | | 489,132 | | | | 489,132 | | |
Dreyfus Massachusetts | |
Municipal Money Market Fund (7 day yield of 0.000%) | | | 501,727 | | | | 501,727 | | |
Total Investment Companies (cost of $990,859) | | | 990,859 | | |
Total Investments – 98.8% (cost of $124,158,445) (e) | | | 133,731,016 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 1.2% | | | 1,687,550 | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 135,418,566 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) Represents fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At October 31, 2010, the value of these securities amounted to $928,476, which represents 0.7% of net assets.
(b) The Fund has been informed that each issuer has placed direct obligations of the U.S. Government in an irrevocable trust, solely for the payment of principal and interest.
(c) Zero coupon bond.
(d) Investments in affiliates during the year ended October 31, 2010:
Affiliate | | Value, beginning of period | | Purchases | | Sales Proceeds | | Dividend Income | | Value, end of period | |
BofA Massachusetts Municipal Reserves, G-Trust Shares (7 day yield of 0.100%)* | | $ | 817,498 | | | $ | 13,884,686 | | | $ | (13,933,818 | ) | | $ | 535 | | | $ | — | | |
* As of May 1, 2010, this company was no longer an affiliate of the Fund. The above table reflects activity for the period from November 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010.
(e) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $123,821,573.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of October 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Municipal Bonds | |
Education | | $ | — | | | $ | 36,476,566 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 36,476,566 | | |
Health Care | | | — | | | | 12,120,298 | | | | 928,476 | | | | 13,048,774 | | |
Housing | | | — | | | | 6,578,436 | | | | — | | | | 6,578,436 | | |
Other | | | — | | | | 28,688,516 | | | | — | | | | 28,688,516 | | |
Other Revenue | | | — | | | | 1,280,082 | | | | — | | | | 1,280,082 | | |
Tax-Backed | | | — | | | | 25,450,738 | | | | — | | | | 25,450,738 | | |
Transportation | | | — | | | | 4,780,460 | | | | — | | | | 4,780,460 | | |
Utilities | | | — | | | | 16,436,585 | | | | — | | | | 16,436,585 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds | | | — | | | | 131,811,681 | | | | 928,476 | | | | 132,740,157 | | |
Total Investment Companies | | | 990,859 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 990,859 | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 990,859 | | | $ | 131,811,681 | | | $ | 928,476 | | | $ | 133,731,016 | | |
The following table reconciles asset balances for the year ending October 31, 2010, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:
Investments in Securities | | Balance as of October 31, 2009 | | Accrued Discounts/ Premiums | | Realized Gain/ (Loss) | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Purchases | | Sales | | Transfers into Level 3 | | Transfers out of Level 3 | | Balance as of October 31, 2010 | |
Municipal Bonds Health Care | | $ | 1,319,500 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (316,024 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (75,000 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 928,476 | | |
The information in the above reconciliation represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.
The change in unrealized depreciation attributed to securities owned at October 31, 2010, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $316,024.
For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the tables above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
At October 31, 2010, the composition of the Fund by revenue source is as follows:
Holdings By Revenue Source (Unaudited) | | % of Net Assets | |
Education | | | 26.9 | | |
Tax-Backed | | | 18.8 | | |
Utilities | | | 12.1 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed | | | 12.1 | | |
Health Care | | | 9.6 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank | | | 5.9 | | |
Housing | | | 4.9 | | |
Transportation | | | 3.5 | | |
Other | | | 3.2 | | |
Other Revenue | | | 1.0 | | |
| | | 98.0 | | |
Investment Companies | | | 0.8 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | 1.2 | | |
| | | 100.0 | | |
Acronym | | Name | |
AGC | | Assured Guaranty Corp. | |
|
AGMC | | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | |
|
AMBAC | | Ambac Assurance Corp. | |
|
AMT | | Alternative Minimum Tax | |
|
FGIC | | Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. | |
|
FHA | | Federal Housing Administration | |
|
NPFGC | | National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund
October 31, 2010
| | | | ($) | |
Assets | | Investments, at identified cost | | | 124,158,445 | | |
| | Investments, at value | | | 133,731,016 | | |
| | Cash | | | 867 | | |
| | Receivable for: | | | | | |
| | Investments sold | | | 228,941 | | |
| | Fund shares sold | | | 32,024 | | |
| | Interest | | | 1,988,953 | | |
| | Expense reimbursement due from investment advisor | | | 18,572 | | |
| | Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 30,683 | | |
| | Prepaid expenses | | | 1,502 | | |
| | Total Assets | | | 136,032,558 | | |
Liabilities | | Payable for: | | | | | |
| | Fund shares repurchased | | | 238,544 | | |
| | Distributions | | | 185,457 | | |
| | Investment advisory fee | | | 58,033 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 5,778 | | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | | 8,204 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 18 | | |
| | Audit fee | | | 33,800 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 1,902 | | |
| | Distribution and service fees | | | 33,623 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 71 | | |
| | Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 30,683 | | |
| | Other liabilities | | | 17,879 | | |
| | Total Liabilities | | | 613,992 | | �� |
| | Net Assets | | | 135,418,566 | | |
Net Assets Consist of | | Paid-in capital | | | 124,718,560 | | |
| | Undistributed net investment income | | | 440,428 | | |
| | Accumulated net realized gain | | | 687,007 | | |
| | Net unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 9,572,571 | | |
| | Net Assets | | | 135,418,566 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued) – Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund
October 31, 2010
Class A | | Net assets | | $ | 120,909,780 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 15,431,962 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 7.84 | (a) | |
| | Maximum sales charge | | | 4.75 | % | |
| | Maximum offering price per share ($7.84/0.9525) | | $ | 8.23 | (b) | |
Class B | | Net assets | | $ | 3,587,191 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 457,833 | | |
| | Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 7.84 | (a) | |
Class C | | Net assets | | $ | 10,921,595 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 1,393,936 | | |
| | Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 7.84 | (a) | |
(a) Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
(b) On sales of $50,000 or more the offering price is reduced.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations – Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund
For the Year Ended October 31, 2010
| | | | ($) | |
Investment Income | | Interest | | | 6,544,631 | | |
| | Dividends | | | 789 | | |
| | Dividends from affiliates | | | 535 | | |
| | Total Investment Income | | | 6,545,955 | | |
Expenses | | Investment advisory fee | | | 674,072 | | |
| | Distribution fee: | | | | | |
| | Class B | | | 36,802 | | |
| | Class C | | | 78,114 | | |
| | Service fee: | | | | | |
| | Class A | | | 276,971 | | |
| | Class B | | | 11,332 | | |
| | Class C | | | 24,137 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 68,201 | | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | | 72,317 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 20,913 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 9,825 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 981 | | |
| | Other expenses | | | 140,773 | | |
| | Total Expenses | | | 1,414,438 | | |
| | Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by investment advisor | | | (178,136 | ) | |
| | Fees waived by distributor—Class C | | | (31,258 | ) | |
| | Expense reductions | | | (3 | ) | |
| | Net Expenses | | | 1,205,041 | | |
| | Net Investment Income | | | 5,340,914 | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | Net realized gain on investments | | | 1,028,757 | | |
| | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | 4,154,883 | | |
| | Net Gain | | | 5,183,640 | | |
| | Net Increase Resulting from Operations | | | 10,524,554 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund
| | | | Year Ended October 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | 2010 ($) | | 2009 ($) | |
Operations | | Net investment income | | | 5,340,914 | | | | 5,401,349 | | |
| | Net realized gain on investments | | | 1,028,757 | | | | 673,441 | | |
| | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | 4,154,883 | | | | 10,838,357 | | |
| | Net increase resulting from operations | | | 10,524,554 | | | | 16,913,147 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders | | From net investment income: | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | | | (4,766,590 | ) | | | (4,698,922 | ) | |
| | Class B | | | (159,350 | ) | | | (305,940 | ) | |
| | Class C | | | (368,067 | ) | | | (351,954 | ) | |
| | From net realized gains: | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | | | (582,482 | ) | | | (719,761 | ) | |
| | Class B | | | (29,937 | ) | | | (65,907 | ) | |
| | Class C | | | (50,822 | ) | | | (57,814 | ) | |
| | Total distributions to shareholders | | | (5,957,248 | ) | | | (6,200,298 | ) | |
| | Net Capital Stock Transactions | | | (3,333,181 | ) | | | (3,877,292 | ) | |
| | Increase from regulatory settlements | | | 11,587 | | | | — | | |
| | Total increase in net assets | | | 1,245,712 | | | | 6,835,557 | | |
Net Assets | | Beginning of period | | | 134,172,854 | | | | 127,337,297 | | |
| | End of period | | | 135,418,566 | | | | 134,172,854 | | |
| | Undistributed net investment income at end of period | | | 440,428 | | | | 381,938 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund
| | Capital Stock Activity | |
| | Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Class A | |
Subscriptions | | | 1,435,298 | | | | 11,037,009 | | | | 1,204,135 | | | | 8,855,388 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 428,888 | | | | 3,303,824 | | | | 464,950 | | | | 3,371,949 | | |
Redemptions | | | (1,907,213 | ) | | | (14,672,411 | ) | | | (1,697,784 | ) | | | (12,387,265 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (43,027 | ) | | | (331,578 | ) | | | (28,699 | ) | | | (159,928 | ) | |
Class B | |
Subscriptions | | | 2,859 | | | | 22,083 | | | | 61,110 | | | | 448,629 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 16,127 | | | | 123,900 | | | | 34,983 | | | | 251,713 | | |
Redemptions | | | (438,033 | ) | | | (3,372,247 | ) | | | (726,975 | ) | | | (5,336,288 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (419,047 | ) | | | (3,226,264 | ) | | | (630,882 | ) | | | (4,635,946 | ) | |
Class C | |
Subscriptions | | | 201,910 | | | | 1,552,755 | | | | 289,237 | | | | 2,138,951 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 32,227 | | | | 248,214 | | | | 33,263 | | | | 241,612 | | |
Redemptions | | | (205,447 | ) | | | (1,576,308 | ) | | | (200,181 | ) | | | (1,461,981 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 28,690 | | | | 224,661 | | | | 122,319 | | | | 918,582 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 7.57 | | | $ | 6.98 | | | $ | 7.69 | | | $ | 7.94 | | | $ | 7.83 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.31 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.63 | | | | (0.71 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 0.17 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.61 | | | | 0.94 | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.48 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 7.84 | | | $ | 7.57 | | | $ | 6.98 | | | $ | 7.69 | | | $ | 7.94 | | |
Total return (c) | | | 8.30 | %(d) | | | 13.82 | %(d) | | | (5.46 | )% | | | 1.65 | % | | | 6.30 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense and fees (e) | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.93 | % | | | 0.94 | % | | | 0.93 | % | |
Interest expense and fees | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.03 | %(f) | | | 0.07 | %(f) | | | 0.06 | %(f) | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.96 | % | | | 1.01 | % | | | 0.99 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.09 | % | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 4.02 | % | | | 4.18 | % | | | 4.08 | % | | | 3.96 | % | | | 3.99 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 8 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 16 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 6 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 120,910 | | | $ | 117,193 | | | $ | 108,149 | | | $ | 128,833 | | | $ | 137,232 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Interest expense and fees relate to the liability for floating-rate notes issued in conjunction with inverse floater securities transactions.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class B Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 7.57 | | | $ | 6.98 | | | $ | 7.69 | | | $ | 7.94 | | | $ | 7.83 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.25 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.64 | | | | (0.71 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 0.17 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.56 | | | | 0.89 | | | | (0.46 | ) | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.42 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 7.84 | | | $ | 7.57 | | | $ | 6.98 | | | $ | 7.69 | | | $ | 7.94 | | |
Total return (c) | | | 7.50 | %(d) | | | 12.98 | %(d) | | | (6.16 | )% | | | 0.90 | % | | | 5.50 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense and fees (e) | | | 1.58 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.68 | % | | | 1.69 | % | | | 1.68 | % | |
Interest expense and fees | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.03 | %(f) | | | 0.07 | %(f) | | | 0.06 | %(f) | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 1.58 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.76 | % | | | 1.74 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.09 | % | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 3.29 | % | | | 3.46 | % | | | 3.32 | % | | | 3.21 | % | | | 3.25 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 8 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 16 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 6 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 3,587 | | | $ | 6,641 | | | $ | 10,518 | | | $ | 14,941 | | | $ | 21,192 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Interest expense and fees relate to the liability for floating-rate notes issued in conjunction with inverse floater securities transactions.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class C Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 7.57 | | | $ | 6.98 | | | $ | 7.69 | | | $ | 7.94 | | | $ | 7.83 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.28 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.64 | | | | (0.71 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 0.16 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.58 | | | | 0.91 | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.44 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 7.84 | | | $ | 7.57 | | | $ | 6.98 | | | $ | 7.69 | | | $ | 7.94 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 7.81 | % | | | 13.31 | % | | | (5.88 | )% | | | 1.20 | % | | | 5.82 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses before interest expense and fees (e) | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.38 | % | | | 1.39 | % | | | 1.38 | % | |
Interest expense and fees | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.03 | %(f) | | | 0.07 | %(f) | | | 0.06 | %(f) | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.46 | % | | | 1.44 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.43 | % | | | 0.39 | % | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.30 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 3.57 | % | | | 3.73 | % | | | 3.63 | % | | | 3.51 | % | | | 3.54 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 8 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 16 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 6 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 10,922 | | | $ | 10,339 | | | $ | 8,670 | | | $ | 10,683 | | | $ | 13,982 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(f) Interest expense and fees relate to the liability for floating-rate notes issued in conjunction with inverse floater securities transactions.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund
October 31, 2010
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund (the "Fund"), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I (the "Trust"), is a non-diversified portfolio. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks total return, consisting of current income exempt from federal income tax and Massachusetts individual income tax and of capital appreciation, consistent with moderate fluctuation of principal.
Fund Shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares, and the Fund offers three classes of shares: Class A, Class B and Class C. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable.
The Fund no longer accepts investments by new or existing investors in the Fund's Class B shares, except in connection with the reinvestment of any dividend and/or capital gain distributions in Class B shares of the Fund and exchanges by existing Class B shareholders of other Columbia Funds.
Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75% based on the amount of initial investment. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a maximum contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") of 1.00% based on the holding period after purchase.
Class B shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 5.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase.
Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares sold within one year after purchase.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security Valuation
Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees, based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available may also be valued based upon an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotation.
Certain debt securities, which tend to be more thinly traded and of lesser quality, are priced based on fundamental analysis of the financial condition of the issuer and the estimated value of any collateral. Valuations developed through pricing techniques may vary from the actual amounts realized upon sale of the securities, and the potential variation may be greater for those securities valued using fundamental analysis.
Short-term investments maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security. The determination of fair value often requires significant
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judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine value.
GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value giving the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
• Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)
• Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable, unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs may include management's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment.
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
On January 21, 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update (the "amendment"), Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements, which provides guidance on how investment assets and liabilities are to be valued and disclosed. Specifically, the amendment requires reporting entities to disclose the input and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements for Level 2 and Level 3 positions. The amendment also requires that transfers between all levels (including Level 1 and Level 2) be disclosed on a gross basis (i.e., transfers out must be disclosed separately from transfers in), and requires disclosure of the reason(s) for signi ficant transfers. Additionally purchases, sales, issuances and settlements must be disclosed on a gross basis in the Level 3 roll forward. The effective date of the amendment is for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2009; except for the requirement to provide the Level 3 activity for purchases, sales, issuances and settlements on a gross basis, which will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2010. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of the amendment and the impact to the financial statements.
Security Transactions
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.
Income Recognition
Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Market premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted. Original issue discount is accreted to interest income over the life of the security with a corresponding increase in the cost basis, if any.
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other series of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. 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, as shown on the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class. Income and expenses are allocated to each class based on the settled shares method, while realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated based on the relative net assets of each class.
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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 tax exempt or taxable income, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP.
Indemnification
In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Fund. Also, under the Trust's organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Trust. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.
Note 3. Federal Tax Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund's capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, permanent book and tax basis differences resulting primarily from differing treatments for discount accretion/premium amortization on debt securities were identified and reclassified among the components of the Fund's net assets as follows:
Undistributed Net Investment Income | | Accumulated Net Realized Gain | | Paid-In Capital | |
$ | 11,583 | | | $ | 4 | | | $ | (11,587 | ) | |
Net investment income and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed on the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2009 was as follows:
| | October 31, | |
| | 2010 | | 2009 | |
Tax-Exempt Income | | $ | 5,284,471 | | | $ | 5,356,816 | | |
Ordinary Income* | | | 9,536 | | | | — | | |
Long-Term Capital Gains | | | 663,241 | | | | 843,482 | | |
* For tax purposes short-term capital gains distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.
As of October 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Tax-Exempt Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Net Unrealized Appreciation* | |
$ | 323,959 | | | $ | 980,145 | | | $ | 9,909,443 | | |
* The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation is primarily due to discount accretion/premium amortization on debt securities.
Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at October 31, 2010, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes were:
Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 12,507,036 | | |
Unrealized depreciation | | | (2,597,593 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 9,909,443 | | |
Management is required to determine whether a tax position of the Fund is more likely than not to be sustained upon
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examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized by the Fund is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. However, management's conclusions may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). The Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates
Investment Advisory Fee
After the close of business on April 30, 2010, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise Financial") acquired a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC (the "Transaction"), including the business of managing the Fund. In connection with the closing of the Transaction (the "Closing"), RiverSource Investments, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, became the investment advisor of the Fund and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the "New Advisor"). The New Advisor receives a monthly investment advisory fee based on the Fund's pro-rata portion of the combined average daily net assets of the Fund, Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund, Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund, and Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund as follows:
Combined Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rate | |
First $1 billion | | | 0.50 | % | |
$1 billion to $3 billion | | | 0.45 | % | |
Over $3 billion | | | 0.40 | % | |
Prior to the Closing, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation ("BOA"), provided investment advisory, administrative and other services to the Fund under the same fee structure.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund's effective investment advisory fee rate was 0.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
Administration Fee
Effective upon the Closing, the New Advisor became the administrator of the Fund under a new Administrative Services Agreement (the "Administrative Agreement"). Under the Administrative Agreement, the New Advisor provides administrative and other services to the Fund, including services previously performed under the Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement discussed below. The New Advisor does not receive a fee for its services under the Administrative Agreement. Prior to the Closing, Columbia provided administrative services to the Fund as discussed in the Investment Advisory Fee note above.
Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees
Prior to the Closing, the Fund entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the "Financial Reporting Services Agreement") with State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Fund. The Fund also entered into an Accounting Services Agreement (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the "State Street Agreements") with State Street and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Fund. Upon the Closing, Columbia assigned and delegated its rights and obligations under the State Street Agreements to the New Advisor. Under the State Street Agreements, the Fund pays State Street an annual fee of $38,000 paid monthly plus an additional monthly fee based on an annualized percentage rate of average daily net assets of the Fund for the month. The aggregate fee will not exceed $140,000 per year (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and charges). The Fund also reimburses State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charges.
Also prior to the Closing, the Fund entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the "Services Agreement") with Columbia. Under the Services
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Agreement, Columbia provided services related to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provided oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. Under the Services Agreement, the Fund reimbursed Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses and charges, including fees payable to third parties, such as for pricing the Fund's portfolio securities, incurred by Columbia in the performance of services under the Services Agreement. The Services Agreement was terminated upon the Closing. These services are now provided under the Administrative Agreement discussed above.
Transfer Agent Fee
In connection with the Closing, RiverSource Service Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, became the transfer agent of the Fund and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the "New Transfer Agent"). The New Transfer Agent has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services ("BFDS") to serve as sub-transfer agent. The New Transfer Agent receives monthly account-based service fees based on the number of open accounts and asset-based fees, calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts, which are intended to reimburse the New Transfer Agent for certain sub-transfer agent fees (exclusive of BFDS fees). The New Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund.
The New Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, Individual Retirement Account ("IRA") trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due to the New Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Fund and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the New Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Fund. The New Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.
Prior to the Closing, Columbia Management Services, Inc., an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, provided shareholder services to the Fund and contracted with BFDS to serve as sub-transfer agent, under the same fee structure.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund's effective transfer agent fee rate for each class was 0.05% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the Fund's initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2010, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Fund.
Underwriting Discounts, Service and Distribution Fees
In connection with the Closing, RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, became the distributor of the Fund's shares and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the "New Distributor").
For the year ended October 31, 2010, initial sales charges paid by shareholders on the purchase of Class A shares amounted to $13,345. For the same time period, net CDSC fees paid by shareholders on certain redemptions of Class A, Class B and Class C shares amounted to $9,911, $3,668 and $4,220, respectively.
The Fund has adopted distribution and shareholder servicing plans (the "Plans") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, which require the payment of distribution and service fees. The fees are intended to compensate the New Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors. The service fee is equal to 0.10% annually of the net assets attributable to shares of the Fund issued prior to December 1, 1994 and 0.25% annually of the net assets attributable to shares issued thereafter. This arrangement results in an annual rate of service fee for all shares that is a blend between the 0.10% and 0.25% rates. For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund's effective service fee rate was 0.23% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C shares.
The Plans also require the payment of a monthly distribution fee to the New Distributor equal to 0.75% annually of the average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C
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shares only. The New Distributor has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the distribution fee for Class C shares so that it does not exceed 0.45% annually of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares. This arrangement may be modified or terminated by the New Distributor at any time.
Prior to the Closing, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, was the principal underwriter of the Fund's shares. There were no changes to the underwriting discount structure of the Fund or the service or distribution fee rates paid by the Fund as a result of the Transaction.
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements
Effective May 1, 2010, the New Advisor has voluntarily agreed to reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses so that the Fund's ordinary operating expenses (excluding any distribution and service fees, brokerage commissions, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, but including custodian charges relating to overdrafts, if any), after giving effect to any balance credits from the Fund's custodian, did not exceed 0.60% of the Fund's average daily net assets on an annualized basis. This arrangement may be modified or terminated by the New Advisor at any time. Prior to May 1, 2010, Columbia voluntarily reimbursed a portion of the Fund's expenses in the same manner.
Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees
All officers of the Fund are employees of the New Advisor or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Fund. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Fund, along with other affiliated funds, pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year. Prior to the Closing, the Fund paid its pro-rata share of the expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer under the same fee structure.
Trustees are compensated for their services to the Fund, as set forth on the Statement of Operations. The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Obligations of the plan will be paid solely out of the Fund's assets.
Other
Prior to the Closing, the Fund made daily investments of cash balances in BofA (formerly Columbia) Massachusetts Municipal Reserves, formerly an affiliated open-ended investment company managed by Columbia. The income earned prior to the Closing by the Fund from such investments is included as "Dividends from affiliates" on the Statement of Operations. As an investing Fund, the Fund indirectly was allocated its proportionate share of the expenses of BofA Massachusetts Municipal Reserves.
Note 5. Custody Credits
The Fund has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. The Fund could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if it had not entered into such an agreement. For the year ended October 31, 2010, these custody credits reduced total expenses by $3 for the Fund.
Note 6. Portfolio Information
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, for the Fund were $9,870,395 and $13,092,717, respectively.
Note 7. Regulatory Settlements
During the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund received payments totaling $11,587 relating to certain regulatory settlements with third parties that the Fund had participated in during the year. The payments have been included in "Increase from regulatory settlements" on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.
Note 8. Line of Credit
The Fund and other affiliated funds participate in a $280,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit provided by State Street. The maximum amount that may be borrowed by any fund is limited to the lesser of $200,000,000 and the Fund's borrowing limit set forth in the Fund's registration statement. Borrowings are available for short-term liquidity or temporary or emergency purposes.
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Effective October 14, 2010, interest is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.125% per annum is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds pro rata based on their relative net assets.
Prior to October 14, 2010, interest was charged to each participating fund at the same rates. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum was accrued and apportioned among the participating funds pro rata based on their relative net assets.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund did not borrow under these arrangements.
Note 9. Shareholder Concentration
As of October 31, 2010, one shareholder account owned 12.0% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Purchase and redemption activity of this account may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.
Note 10. Significant Risks and Contingencies
Sector Focus Risk
The Fund may focus its investments in certain sectors, subjecting it to greater risk than a fund that is less focused.
Non-Diversified Risk
The Fund is a non-diversified fund, which generally means that it may invest a greater percentage of its total assets in the securities of fewer issuers than a "diversified" fund. This increases the risk that a change in the value of any one investment held by the Fund could affect the overall value of the Fund more than it would affect that of a diversified fund holding a greater number of investments. Accordingly, the Fund's value will likely be more volatile than the value of more diversified funds. The Fund may not operate as a non-diversified fund at all times.
Geographic Concentration of Risk
The Fund had greater than 5% of its total net assets at October 31, 2010, invested in debt obligations issued by each of Massachusetts and Puerto Rico and their political subdivisions, agencies and public authorities. The Fund is more susceptible to economic and political factors adversely affecting issuers of this state's and territory's municipal securities than are municipal bond funds that are not concentrated to the same extent in these issuers.
Tax Development Risk
The Fund purchases municipal securities whose interest, in the opinion of bond counsel, is free from federal income tax. There is no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will agree with this opinion. In the event the IRS determines that an issuer does not comply with relevant tax requirements, interest payments from a security could become federally taxable, possibly retroactively to the date the security was issued. As a shareholder of the Fund, you may be required to file an amended tax return as a result.
Information Regarding Pending and Settled Legal Proceedings
In June 2004, an action captioned John E. Gallus et al. v. American Express Financial Corp. and American Express Financial Advisors Inc. was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. The plaintiffs allege that they are investors in several American Express Company (now known as legacy RiverSource) mutual funds and they purport to bring the action derivatively on behalf of those funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The plaintiffs allege that fees allegedly paid to the defendants by the funds for investment advisory and administrative services are excessive. The plaintiffs seek remedies including restitution and rescission of investment advisory and distribution agreements. The plaintiffs voluntarily agreed to transfer this case to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (the District Court). In response to defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint, the District Court dismissed one of plaintiffs' four claims and granted plaintiffs limited discovery. Defendants moved for summary judgment in April 2007. Summary judgment was granted in the defendants' favor on July 9, 2007. The plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (the Eighth Circuit) on August 8, 2007. On April 8, 2009, the Eighth Circuit reversed summary judgment and remanded to the District Court for further proceedings. On August 6, 2009, defendants filed a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court (the Supreme Court), asking the Supreme Court to stay the District Court proceedings while the Supreme Court considers and rules in a
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case captioned Jones v. Harris Associates, which involves issues of law similar to those presented in the Gallus case. On March 30, 2010, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Jones v. Harris Associates, and on April 5, 2010, the Supreme Court vacated the Eighth Circuit's decision in the Gallus case and remanded the case to the Eighth Circuit for further consideration in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Jones v. Harris Associates. On June 4, 2010, the Eighth Circuit remanded the Gallus case to the District Court for further consideration in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Jones v. Harris Associates. On December 9, 2010, the District Court reinstated its July 9, 2007 summary judgment order in favor of the defendants.
In December 2005, without admitting or denying the allegations, American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC, which is now known as Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial)), entered into settlement agreements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Minnesota Department of Commerce (MDOC) related to market timing activities. As a result, AEFC was censured and ordered to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations of certain provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and various Minnesota laws. AEFC agreed to pay disgorgement of $10 million and civil money penalties of $7 million. AEFC also agreed to retain an independent distribution consultant to assist in developing a plan for distribution of all disgorgement and civil penalties ordered by the SEC in accordance with various undertakings detailed at http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/ia-2451.pdf. Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates have cooperated with the SEC and the MDOC in these legal proceedings, and have made regular reports to the funds' Boards of Directors/Trustees.
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Funds are not currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds. Ameriprise Financial is required to make 10-Q, 10-K and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obt ained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse publicity associated with them, will not result in increased fund redemptions, reduced sale of fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Funds. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result. An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Ameriprise Financial.
Note 11. Subsequent Event
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 disclosures.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust I and the Shareholders of Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolio, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund (the "Fund") (a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I) at October 31, 2010, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our au dits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 20, 2010
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Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited) – Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund
The Fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, $1,071,760, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, 99.82% of the distributions from net investment income of the Fund qualifies as exempt interest dividends for federal income tax purposes. A portion of the income may be subject to federal alternative minimum tax.
The Fund will notify shareholders in January 2011 of amounts for use in preparing 2010 income tax returns.
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Fund Governance
The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and birth years of the Trustees and Officers of the Funds in the Columbia Funds Series Trust I, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, the number of Funds overseen by each Trustee and other directorships they hold are shown below. Each officer listed below serves as an officer of each Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex.
Independent Trustees
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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John D. Collins (Born 1938) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Retired. Consultant, KPMG, LLP (accounting and tax firm) from July 1999 to June 2000; Partner, KPMG, LLP from March 1962 to June 1999. Oversees 64; Mrs. Fields Original Cookies, Inc. (consumer products); Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.; and Montpelier Re (insurance underwriting firm) | |
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Rodman L. Drake (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1994) and Chairman of the Board (since 2009) | | Co-Founder of Baringo Capital LLC (private equity) since 2002; CEO of Crystal River Capital, Inc. (real estate investment trust) since 2003; President, Continuation Investments Group, Inc. from 1997 to 2001. Oversees 64; Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. (tax preparation services); Crystal Capital River, Inc. (real estate investment trust); Student Loan Corporation (student loan provider); Celgene Corporation (global biotechnology company); The Helios Funds (exchange-traded funds); and Apex Silver Mines Ltd. from 2007 to 2009 | |
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Douglas A. Hacker (Born 1955) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1996) | | Independent business executive since May 2006; Executive Vice President—Strategy of United Airlines (airline) from December 2002 to May 2006; President of UAL Loyalty Services (airline marketing company) from September 2001 to December 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines from July 1999 to September 2001. Oversees 64; Nash Finch Company (food distributor); Aircastle Limited (aircraft leasing) | |
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Janet Langford Kelly (Born 1957) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1996) | | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ConocoPhillips (integrated energy company) since September 2007; Deputy General Counsel—Corporate Legal Services, ConocoPhillips from August 2006 to August 2007; Partner, Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette LLP (law firm) from March 2005 to July 2006; Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern University, from September 2004 to June 2006; Director, UAL Corporation (airline) from February 2006 to July 2006; Oversees 64; None | |
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William E. Mayer (Born 1940) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1994) | | Partner, Park Avenue Equity Partners (private equity) since February 1999; Dean and Professor, College of Business and Management, University of Maryland from 1992 to 1996. Oversees 64; DynaVox Inc. (software developer); Lee Enterprises (print media); WR Hambrecht + Co. (financial service provider); BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation (investment company) | |
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Independent Trustees (continued)
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Charles R. Nelson (Born 1942) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1981) | | Professor of Economics, University of Washington, since January 1976; Ford and Louisa Van Voorhis Professor of Political Economy, University of Washington, since September 1993; Adjunct Professor of Statistics, University of Washington, since September 1980; Associate Editor, Journal of Money Credit and Banking, 1993-2008; Consultant on econometric and statistical matters. Oversees 64; None | |
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John J. Neuhauser (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1984) | | President, Saint Michael's College, since August 2007; Director or Trustee of several non-profit organizations, including Fletcher Allen Health Care, Inc.; University Professor, Boston College from November 2005 to August 2007; Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculties, Boston College from August 1999 to October 2005. Oversees 64; Liberty All-Star Equity Fund and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (closed-end funds) | |
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Jonathan Piel (Born 1938) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1994) | | Cable television producer and website designer; The Editor, Scientific American from 1984 to 1994; Vice President, Scientific American, Inc., from 1984 to 1994; Member, Advisory Board, Stone Age Institute, Bloomington, Indiana (research institute that explores the effect of technology on human evolution); Member, Board of Directors of the National Institute of Social Sciences, New York City; Member, Board of Trustees of the William Alanson White Institute, New York City (institution for training psychoanalysts); and Member, Advisory Board, Mount Sinai Children's Environmental Health Center, New York. Oversees 64; None | |
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Patrick J. Simpson (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2000) | | Partner, Perkins Coie LLP (law firm). Oversees 64; None | |
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Anne-Lee Verville (Born 1945) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1998) | | Retired since 1997 (formerly General Manager–Global Education Industry from 1994 to 1997, President–Application Systems Division from 1991 to 1994, Chief Financial Officer–US Marketing & Services from 1988 to 1991, and Chief Information Officer from 1987 to 1988, IBM Corporation (computer and technology)). Oversees 64; Enesco Group, Inc. (producer of giftware and home and garden decor products) from 2001 to 2006 | |
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The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Funds and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-345-6611.
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Fund Governance (continued)
Officers
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years | |
J. Kevin Connaughton (Born 1964) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 President (since 2009) | | Senior Vice President and General Manager–Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; President, Columbia Funds, since 2009, and RiverSource Funds, since May 2010 (previously Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009, Treasurer, Columbia Funds, from October 2003 to May 2008, and senior officer of various other affiliated funds since 2000); Managing Director, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from December 2004 to April 2010. | |
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Michael G. Clarke (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (since 2009) | | Vice President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Managing Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from September 2004 to April 2010; senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2002. | |
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Scott R. Plummer (Born 1959) | |
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5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2010) | | Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since June 2005; Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel–Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since May 2010 (previously Vice President and Chief Counsel–Asset Management, from 2005 to April 2010, and Vice President–Asset Management Compliance from 2004 to 2005); Vice President, Chief Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since 2008; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Ameriprise Certificate Company since 2005; Chief Counsel, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, RiverSource Funds, since December 2006; Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Columbia Funds, since May 2010. | |
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Linda J. Wondrack (Born 1964) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2007) | | Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Funds, since 2007, and RiverSource Funds, since May 2010; Director (Columbia Management Group, LLC and Investment Product Group Compliance), Bank of America, from June 2005 to April 2010; Director of Corporate Compliance and Conflicts Officer of MFS Investment Management (investment management) from August 2004 to May 2005. | |
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Officers (continued)
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years | |
William F. Truscott (Born 1960) | |
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53600 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Chairman of the Board, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 (previously President, Chairman of the Board and Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to April 2010); Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Asset Management & President, Annuities, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since May 2010 (previously President–U.S. Asset Management and Chief Investment Officer from 2005 to April 2010, and Senior Vice President—Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to 2005); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company since 2006; Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010 (previously Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 2008 to April 2010); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006. | |
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Colin Moore (Born 1958) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Director and Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Manager, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2007 to April 2010; Head of Equities, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2002 to 2007. | |
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Michael A. Jones (Born 1959) | |
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100 Federal Street Boston, MA 02110 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Director and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010; Manager, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2007 to April 2010; Chief Executive Officer, President and Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. from November 2006 to April 2010; previously, co-president and senior managing director at Robeco Investment Management. | |
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Amy Johnson (Born 1965) | |
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5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 (previously Chief Administrative Officer, from 2009 until April 2010, Vice President—Asset Management and Trust Company Services, from 2006 to 2009, and Vice President—Operations and Compliance from 2004 to 2006). | |
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Joseph F. DiMaria (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Treasurer (since 2009) and Chief Accounting Officer (since 2008) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from January 2006 to April 2010; Head of Tax/Compliance and Assistant Treasurer, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from November 2004 to December 2005. | |
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Officers (continued)
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years | |
Marybeth Pilat (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2010) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; Vice President, Investment Operations, Bank of America, from October 2008 to April 2010; Finance Manager, Boston Children's Hospital from August 2008 to October 2008; Director, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from May 2007 to July 2008; Vice President, Mutual Fund Valuation, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from January 2006 to May 2007; Vice President, Mutual Fund Accounting Oversight, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from January 2005 to January 2006. | |
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Julian Quero (Born 1967) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2008) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from August 2008 to April 2010; Senior Tax Manager, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from August 2006 to July 2008; Senior Compliance Manager, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from April 2002 to August 2006. | |
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Stephen T. Welsh (Born 1957) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Vice President (since 2006) | | President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. since May 2010; President and Director, Columbia Management Services, Inc. from July 2004 to April 2010; Managing Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. from August 2007 to April 2010. | |
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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreements
In September 2010, the Board of Trustees (the "Board") unanimously approved new Investment Management Services Agreements (the "Advisory Agreements") on behalf of various Columbia funds that would increase or decrease the contractual investment advisory fee rates payable by each affected Columbia fund (each, an "Affected Fund") to Columbia Management for investment advisory services. For Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund, the Advisory Agreement will decrease contractual investment advisory fee rates. As detailed below, the Board held numerous meetings and discussions with the management team of Columbia Management and reviewed and considered materials in connection with the approval of the investment advisory fee before determining to approve the Advisory Agreements.
On April 30, 2010, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. acquired the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Bank of America and the parent of the Affected Funds' former investment adviser. In connection with that acquisition, the Affected Funds entered into investment management services agreements with Columbia Management, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Beginning in April 2010, Columbia Management presented to the Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee (the "Committee") of the Board a proposal to rationalize the fees and expenses, including the advisory fees, of the various registered investment companies in the combined complex of Columbia-, RiverSource-, Seligman- and Threadneedle-branded funds (the "Columbia Funds Complex"). Because these funds were organized at different times by many different sponsors, their fees and expenses did not reflect a common overall design, and Columbia Management proposed to implement a more consistent schedule of fees for similar funds based on a uniform pricing model across all of the funds. In this regard, Columbia Management presented the Committee with various data comparing current and proposed fee schedules to the fee schedules of peer funds, as selected by an independent third-party data provider. While Columbia Management projected that t he proposed rationalization would reduce the overall fees and expenses of all of the funds in the aggregate, it was expected that certain fees and expenses, including advisory fees, would increase for certain funds. At the same time, Columbia Management presented the Committee with proposals to provide for consistent administrative services fee schedules across funds in the same asset class, reduced custody fee rates and a consistent transfer agency fee schedule across the funds, as well as initial proposals to merge various funds. In connection with these proposals, the Committee and the trustees considered a proposal by Columbia Management to contractually limit the total operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage commissions, interest (but including custodial charges relating to overdrafts), taxes and extraordinary expenses, after giving effect to any balance credits from each fund's custodian) of class A shares of funds, the expenses of which exceed the median expenses of such fund's class A shares peer group (as determined from time to time, generally annually, by an independent third-party data provider), to such median expenses (or a lower, agreed-upon rate), and to limit the total expenses of such funds' other classes to a corresponding amount, adjusted to reflect any class-specific expenses (including transfer agency fees and payments under any distribution plan, shareholder servicing plan, and/or plan administration agreement).
The Committee and the trustees who are not "interested persons" (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act")) of the Trust (the "Independent Trustees") requested and evaluated materials from, and were provided materials and information regarding the Advisory Agreements by, Columbia Management. The Committee, at meetings held on April 20, 2010, May 3, 2010, June 7, 2010, July 27, 2010 and August 10, 2010, and the Independent Trustees, at meetings held on April 20, 2010, May 4, 2010, June 7, 2010 and August 11, 2010, reviewed the materials provided in connection with their consideration of the Advisory Agreements and other matters relating to the proposals and discussed them with representatives of Columbia Management. The Committee and the Independent Trustees also reviewed and considered information that they had previously received in connection with their most recent consideration and approval of the curr ent investment management services agreements with Columbia Management. They also consulted with Fund counsel and with the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel, who advised on the legal standards for consideration by the trustees and otherwise assisted the trustees in their deliberations. The trustees also met with, and reviewed and considered a report prepared and provided by, the independent fee consultant (the "Fee Consultant") appointed by the Independent Trustees pursuant to an assurance of
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discontinuance entered into by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, the Affected Funds' previous adviser, with the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") to settle a civil complaint filed by the NYAG relating to trading in mutual fund shares (the "NYAG Settlement"). Under the NYAG Settlement, the Fee Consultant's role is to manage the process by which management fees are negotiated so that they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms' length and reasonable. On August 10, 2010, the Committee recommended that the trustees approve the Advisory Agreements. On September 14, 2010, the trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, approved the Advisory Agreement for each Affected Fund, subject to shareholder approval.
The trustees considered all materials that they, their legal counsel or Columbia Management believed reasonably necessary to evaluate and to determine whether to approve the Advisory Agreements. The factors considered by the Committee and the trustees in recommending approval and approving the Advisory Agreement for each Affected Fund included the following:
• The expected benefits of continuing to retain Columbia Management as the Affected Funds' investment manager;
• The terms and conditions of the Advisory Agreements, including the increase or decrease, as applicable, in the advisory fee schedule for each Affected Fund;
• The impact of the proposed changes in investment advisory fee rates, as well as proposed changes in administrative services, transfer agency and custody fee rates, on each Affected Fund's total expense ratio;
• The willingness of Columbia Management to agree to contractually limit or cap total operating expenses for Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund so that total operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage commissions, interest (but including custodial charges relating to overdrafts), taxes and extraordinary expenses, after giving effect to any balance credits from each fund's custodian) of class A shares would not exceed the median expenses of such fund's class A shares peer group (as determined from time to time, generally annually, by an independent third-party data provider);
• That Columbia Management, and not any Affected Fund, would bear the costs of obtaining any necessary shareholder approvals of the Advisory Agreements;
• The expected impact on expenses for certain Affected Funds of proposed mergers; and
• The expected benefits of further integrating the Combined Fund Complex by:
o Standardizing total management fees across similar funds in the Combined Fund Complex to promote comparability of pricing among a menu of funds available to investors, including through exchange privileges; and
o Aligning investment advisory fee rates across funds in the Combined Fund Complex that are in the same investment category (e.g., the amendment would align the investment advisory fee rates of Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund with those of all other actively managed large-cap funds in the Combined Fund Complex).
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided under the Advisory Agreements
The trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Affected Funds by Columbia Management and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreements and under separate agreements for the provision of transfer agency and administrative services, and the resources dedicated to the Affected Funds by Columbia Management and its affiliates. The trustees considered, among other things, the ability of Columbia Management to attract, motivate and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals (including Columbia Management's personnel and other resources, compensation programs for personnel involved in fund management, reputation and other attributes), the portfolio management services provided by those investment professionals, the trade execution services provided on behalf of the Affected Funds and the quality of Columbia Management's investment research capabilities and the o ther resources that it devotes to each Affected Fund. For each Affected Fund, the trustees also considered the potential benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is part of a fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines and providing a variety of
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fund and shareholder services. After reviewing these and related factors, the trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to each Affected Fund under the Advisory Agreements supported the approval of the Advisory Agreements.
Investment Performance
The trustees reviewed information about the performance of each Affected Fund over various time periods, including information prepared by an independent third-party data provider that compared the performance of each Affected Fund to the performance of peer groups of mutual funds and performance benchmarks. The trustees also reviewed a description of the third party's methodology for identifying each Fund's peer group for purposes of performance and expense comparisons. In the case of each Affected Fund whose performance lagged that of a relevant peer group for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the trustees concluded that other factors relevant to performance were sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant approval of the Affected Fund's Advisory Agreement. Those factors varied from fund to fund, but included one or more of the following: (i) that the Affected Fund's performance, although lagging in certain recent periods, was stronger over the longer term; (ii) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions that were reasonable and consistent with the Affected Fund's investment strategy and policies and that the Affected Fund was performing within a reasonable range of expectations, given those investment decisions, market conditions and the Affected Fund's investment strategy; (iii) that the Affected Fund's performance was competitive when compared to other relevant performance benchmarks or peer groups; and (iv) that Columbia Management had taken or was taking steps designed to help improve the Affected Fund's investment performance, including, but not limited to, replacing portfolio managers, enhancing the resources supporting the portfolio managers, or modifying investment strategies.
The trustees noted that, through February 28, 2010, Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund's performance was in the fifth quintile (where the best performance would be in the first quintile) for the one-year period, in the second quintile for the three- and five-year periods and in the first quintile for the ten-year period of the peer group selected by an independent third-party data provider for the purposes of performance comparisons.
After reviewing those and related factors, the trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Advisory Agreements, that the performance of each Affected Fund and Columbia Management was sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant the approval of the Advisory Agreement pertaining to that Affected Fund.
Investment Advisory Fee Rates and Other Expenses
The trustees considered that the Advisory Agreement for Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund would decrease the contractual investment advisory fee rates payable by that Fund and would be otherwise identical to that Fund's current investment management services agreement. The trustees reviewed and considered information that they had previously received in connection with the most recent approval of Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund's current investment management services agreement with Columbia Management.
After reviewing these and related factors, the trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the advisory fee rates under the Advisory Agreements and anticipated total expenses of each Affected Fund supported the approval of the Advisory Agreements.
Costs of Services Provided and Profitability
The trustees considered information about the advisory fees charged by Columbia Management to comparable institutional accounts. In considering the fees charged to those accounts, the trustees took into account, among other things, Columbia Management's representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including differences in the services provided, differences in the risk profile of such business for Columbia Management, and the additional resources required to manage mutual funds effectively. In evaluating each Affected Fund's proposed advisory fees, the trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Affected Fund.
The trustees also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by Columbia Management and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Affected Funds.
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The trustees reviewed information provided by management as to the projected profitability to Columbia Management and its affiliates of their relationships with each Affected Fund, and information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability. When reviewing profitability, the trustees also considered court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue in whole or in part, the performance of the relevant Affected Funds, the current and anticipated expense levels of each Affected Fund, and the implementation of breakpoints and/or expense limitations with respect to each Affected Fund.
After reviewing those and related factors, the trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the proposed changes to the advisory fees, and the related profitability to Columbia Management and its affiliates of their relationships with the Affected Fund, supported the approval of the Advisory Agreement pertaining to that Affected Fund.
Economies of Scale
The trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale in the provision by Columbia Management of services to each Affected Fund, to groups of related funds and to Columbia Management's investment advisory clients as a whole, and whether those economies of scale were shared with the Affected Funds through breakpoints in the proposed investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense limitation arrangements and additional investments by Columbia Management in investment, trading and compliance resources. The trustees noted that all of the Affected Funds were expected to benefit from breakpoints and/or expense limitation arrangements. In considering those issues, the trustees also took note of the costs of the services to be provided (both on an absolute and relative basis) and the projected profitability to Columbia Management and its affiliates of their relationships with the Affected Funds, as discussed above. Th e trustees also noted the expected expense synergies and other anticipated benefits to Columbia Management and fund shareholders of both the rationalization of fees and expenses and the proposed mergers of certain Affected Funds. After reviewing these and related factors, the trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the extent to which economies of scale were expected to be shared with the Affected Funds supported the approval of the Advisory Agreements.
Other Benefits to Columbia Management
The trustees received and considered information regarding any expected "fall-out" or ancillary benefits to be received by Columbia Management and its affiliates as a result of their relationships with the Affected Funds, such as the provision by Columbia Management of administrative services to the Affected Funds and the provision by Columbia Management's affiliates of distribution and transfer agency services to the Affected Funds, and how the proposed rationalization of fees and expenses might affect such benefits, including the fact that to the extent fees payable by the Affected Funds decrease, and the fees for such Funds were subject to a contractual limit or cap on expenses, Columbia Management may pay less in expense reimbursements. The trustees considered that the Affected Funds' distributor, an affiliate of Columbia Management, retains a portion of the distribution fees from the Affected Funds and receives a portion of the sales charges on sales or redemptions of certain classes of shares of the Affected Funds, and that other affiliates of Columbia Management receive various forms of compensation in connection with their sale of shares of the Affected Funds. The trustees also considered the benefits of research made available to Columbia Management by reason of brokerage commissions generated by the Affected Funds' securities transactions, and reviewed information about Columbia Management's practices with respect to allocating portfolio brokerage and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research. The trustees considered the possible conflicts of interest associated with certain fall-out or other ancillary benefits and the reporting, disclosure and other processes that would be in place to disclose and to monitor such possible conflicts of interest. The trustees recognized that Columbia Management's profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits.
In their deliberations, the trustees did not identify any single item that was paramount or controlling and individual trustees may have attributed different weights to various factors. The trustees also evaluated all information available to them on a fund-by-fund basis, and their determinations were made separately in respect of each Affected Fund.
Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel and the Fee Consultant, the trustees, including the Independent Trustees, approved each Advisory Agreement.
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT FEE CONSULTANT TO THE FUNDS SUPERVISED BY THE COLUMBIA ATLANTIC BOARD
Prepared Pursuant to the February 9, 2005
Assurance of Discontinuance among the
Office of Attorney General of New York State,
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, and
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.
September 21, 2010
I. Overview
On February 9, 2005, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("CMA") and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.1 ("CMD") agreed to the New York Attorney General's Assurance of Discontinuance ("AOD"). Among other things, the AOD stipulates that CMA may manage or advise a Columbia Fund ("Columbia Fund" and, together with some or all of such funds, the "Columbia Funds") only if the Independent Members of the Columbia Fund's Board of Trustees appoint a Senior Officer or retain an Independent Fee Consultant ("IFC") who is to manage the process by which proposed management fees are negotiated. The AOD further stipulates that the Senior Officer or IFC is to prepare a written annual evaluation of the fee negotiation process.
With effect from January 1, 2007, the Independent Members of the Board of Trustees for certain Columbia Funds known collectively as the "Atlantic Funds" (together with the other members of that Board, the "Trustees") retained me as IFC for the Atlantic Funds.2 In this capacity, I have prepared this written evaluation of the fee negotiation process. As has been the case with my previous reports, my immediate predecessor as IFC, John Rea, provided invaluable assistance in the preparation of this report.
On September 29, 2009, Ameriprise entered into an asset purchase agreement with Bank of America, N.A. and its parent, Bank of America Corporation (together, the "Bank") pursuant to which the Bank agreed to sell certain CMG assets relating to Columbia's long-term asset management business, including management of the Atlantic Funds (the "Transaction"). The Transaction, which closed on April 30, 2010,3 resulted in the termination of the existing Investment Management Agreements with CMA. Prior to the closing of the Transaction, the Trustees and the shareholders of the Funds approved new Advisory and Administrative Agreements with an Ameriprise subsidiary now called Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC ("CMIA"). Those Agreements did not change the rates paid by the Funds from the levels specified in the former agreements with CMA.
CMIA serves as the adviser of funds supervised by three different Boards of Trustees: the Atlantic, Nations, and RiverSource Boards, and a subsidiary of CMIA serves as adviser to funds overseen by a fourth Board, Columbia/Wanger. After reviewing the range of funds overseen by all four Boards, CMIA proposed a series of changes intended, among other things, to rationalize its mutual fund product offerings (by, for example, proposing to merge funds with similar investment strategies) and the fees charged to the funds by CMIA and its affiliates. These proposals included (1) changes to the advisory fees paid by certain funds, (2) changes to administrative and similar fees paid by certain funds, (3) changes to the transfer agency, sub-transfer agency, custody, and pricing/bookkeeping fees paid by the Funds, and (4) mergers involving more than 60 funds. CMIA asked the Trustees to consider these proposals together. This report, consiste nt with and (to the extent applicable) in fulfillment of the terms of the AOD, will focus on changes to advisory and aggregate management fees and discuss other proposals insofar as they affect total fund expenses, which may be a relevant factor in considering the appropriate level of advisory and management fees (defined for purposes of this report as advisory plus administrative fees).
A. Role of the Independent Fee Consultant
The AOD charges the IFC with "managing the process by which proposed management fees ... to be charged the Columbia Fund are negotiated so that they are negotiated in a manner which is at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with this Assurance of Discontinuance." The AOD also provides that CMA "may manage or advise a Columbia Fund only if the reasonableness of the proposed management fees is determined by the Board of Trustees ... using ... an
1 CMA and CMD are subsidiaries of Columbia Management Group, LLC ("CMG"), and are the successors to the entities named in the AOD.
2 I have no material relationship with Bank of America, CMG or Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise"), aside from serving as IFC, and I am aware of no material relationship with any of their affiliates. I retained John Rea, an independent economic consultant, to assist me with this report.
3 CMIA, Materials Prepared for the Atlantic Fees and Expense Committee, June 7, 2010 ("June 7 Materials"), Tab 1 at p. 1.
Unless otherwise stated or required by the context, this report covers only the Atlantic Funds.
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annual independent written evaluation prepared by or under the direction of ... the Independent Fee Consultant." Therefore, the AOD makes clear that the IFC does not supplant the Trustees in negotiating management fees, nor does the IFC substitute his or her judgment for that of the Trustees with respect to the reasonableness of proposed fees or any other matter that is committed to the business judgment of the Trustees.
B. Elements Involved in Managing the Fee Negotiation Process
In preparing the report required by the AOD, the IFC must consider at least the following six factors set forth in the AOD:
1. The nature and quality of the adviser's services, including the Fund's performance;
2. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged by other mutual fund companies for like services;
3. Possible economies of scale as the Fund grows larger;
4. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of the adviser for like services;
5. Costs to the adviser and its affiliates of supplying services pursuant to the management fee agreements, excluding any intra-corporate profit; and
6. Profit margins of the adviser and its affiliates from supplying such services.
II. Findings
1. Based upon my examination of the information supplied by CMIA and Ameriprise in the light of the six factors set forth in the AOD, I conclude that the Trustees have the relevant information necessary to evaluate the reasonableness of the proposed contractual advisory and/or administrative fee changes at any asset level for each affected Atlantic Fund (each a "Fee Change Fund").
2. In my view, the process by which the proposed management fees of each Fee Change Fund have been negotiated with CMIA thus far has been, to the extent practicable, at arm's length and reasonable and consistent with the AOD.
3. There are 25 Funds for which CMIA has proposed an increase either in the contractual advisory or management fee (each a "Fee Increase Fund"). Seven of these Funds have a combination of higher contractual advisory fees and either lower or unchanged contractual management fees. The remaining 18 Funds have higher contractual management fees with the majority resulting from higher contractual advisory fees. For five Funds, however, the higher management fees result from a combination of lower advisory fees and higher administrative fees.
4. The actual management fee, computed on the basis of assets as of October 31, 2009, would increase for 16 of the Fee Increase Funds after accounting for CMIA's proposed expense limitation program, non-management fee changes, and proposed mergers. Seven Funds would have lower actual management fees, and two would experience no change in actual management fees.
5. Sixteen of the 25 Fee Increase Funds have generally median or better-than-median performance. Only one Fee Increase Fund – High Yield Opportunity Fund – would be identified for further review based on performance criteria used by the Trustees in past contract review processes.
6. CMIA proposed that the Funds and most other mutual funds it or its affiliates advise or sponsor (together, the "CMIA Funds") be subject to a contractual expense limitation calculated as the median of the relevant fund's Lipper expense group. As a result, all Fee Increase Funds are projected to have total expenses in the first, second, or third quintiles after full implementation of the proposed fee changes, expense limitations, and mergers. The expense limitation would be recalculated every year based on updated Lipper data. An analysis of the changes in median expenses for 2009 and 2010 indicates that some Funds are likely to experience sizable changes in their expense limits. Some Funds would have higher-than-median actual management fees notwithstanding the newly-established expense limitations.
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7. CMIA reviewed differences between management of retail mutual funds and advising institutional accounts and supplied charts plotting contractual and actual institutional and fund fees against assets in various investment categories. The data showed that mutual fund fees are often lower at small asset levels reflecting CMIA's reimbursement of fund expenses. At higher asset levels, mutual fund fees typically exceed institutional fees.
8. CMIA provided fund-by-fund projected profitability data. Due to the significant changes in the operations of the Funds (including the change of the Funds' investment adviser), historical profitability data was judged to have little relevance.
9. CMIA provided projections of both the cumulative benefit to CMIA Fund shareholders of all aspects of its proposals (including proposed mergers) and the synergies in the form of decreased expenses that would benefit CMIA and its parent, Ameriprise.
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Important Information About This Report
The fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 1-800-345-6611 and additional reports will be sent to you. This report has been prepared for shareholders of Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund.
A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of the fund's voting records are available (i) at www.columbiamanagement.com, (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov, and (iii) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-368-0346. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC's website. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the fund's website, www.columbiamanagement.com.
The fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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C-1016 A (12/10)

Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund
Annual Report for the Period Ended October 31, 2010
Not FDIC insured • No bank guarantee • May lose value
Table of Contents
Fund Profile | | | 1 | | |
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Economic Update | | | 2 | | |
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Performance Information | | | 4 | | |
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Understanding Your Expenses | | | 5 | | |
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Portfolio Manager's Report | | | 6 | | |
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Investment Portfolio | | | 8 | | |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | 13 | | |
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Statement of Operations | | | 14 | | |
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | | 15 | | |
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Financial Highlights | | | 17 | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements | | | 20 | | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | | 28 | | |
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Federal Income Tax Information | | | 29 | | |
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Fund Governance | | | 30 | | |
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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreements | | | 35 | | |
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant | | | 39 | | |
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Important Information About This Report | | | 45 | | |
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The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.
President's Message

Dear Shareholder:
The Columbia Management story began over 100 years ago, and today, we are one of the nation's largest dedicated asset managers. The recent acquisition by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. brings together the talents, resources and capabilities of Columbia Management with those of RiverSource Investments, Threadneedle (acquired by Ameriprise in 2003) and Seligman Investments (acquired by Ameriprise in 2008) to build a best-in-class asset management business that we believe is truly greater than its parts.
RiverSource Investments traces its roots to 1894 when its then newly-founded predecessor, Investors Syndicate, offered a face-amount savings certificate that gave small investors the opportunity to build a safe and secure fund for retirement, education or other special needs. A mutual fund pioneer, Investors Syndicate launched Investors Mutual Fund in 1940. In the decades that followed, its mutual fund products and services lineup grew to include a full spectrum of styles and specialties. More than 110 years later, RiverSource continues to be a trusted financial products leader.
Threadneedle, a leader in global asset management and one of Europe's largest asset managers, offers sophisticated international experience from a dedicated U.K. management team. Headquartered in London, it is named for Threadneedle Street in the heart of the city's financial district, where British investors pioneered international and global investing. Threadneedle was acquired in 2003 and today operates as an affiliate of Columbia Management.
Seligman Investments' beginnings date back to the establishment of the investment firm J. & W. Seligman & Co. in 1864. In the years that followed, Seligman played a major role in the geographical expansion and industrial development of the United States. In 1874, President Ulysses S. Grant named Seligman as fiscal agent for the U.S. Navy—an appointment that would last through World War I. Seligman helped finance the westward path of the railroads and the building of the Panama Canal. The firm organized its first investment company in 1929 and began managing its first mutual fund in 1930. In 2008, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated was acquired and Seligman Investments became an offering brand of RiverSource Investments, LLC.
We are proud of the rich and distinctive history of these firms, the strength and breadth of products and services they offer, and the combined cultures of pioneering spirit and forward thinking. Together we are committed to providing more for our shareholders than ever before.
> A singular focus on our shareholders
Our business is asset management, so investors are our first priority. We dedicate our resources to identifying timely investment opportunities and provide a comprehensive choice of equity, fixed-income and alternative investments to help meet your individual needs.
> First-class research and thought leadership
We are dedicated to helping you take advantage of today's opportunities and anticipate tomorrow's. We stay abreast of the latest investment trends and ideas, using our collective insight to evaluate events and transform them into solutions you can use.
> A disciplined investment approach
We aren't distracted by passing fads. Our teams adhere to a rigorous investment process that helps ensure the integrity of our products and enables you and your financial advisor to match our solutions to your objectives with confidence.
When you choose Columbia Management, you can be confident that we will take the time to understand your needs and help you and your financial advisor identify the solutions that are right for you. Because at Columbia Management, we don't consider ourselves successful unless you are.
Sincerely,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the funds, visit www.columbiamanagement.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.
Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
© 2010 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.
Fund Profile – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund
Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 8.86% without sales charge.
g The fund beat its benchmarks, the Barclays Capital New York Municipal Bond Index1 and the broader Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index2, as well as the average return of the funds in its peer group, the Lipper New York Municipal Debt Funds Classification.3
g The fund's exposure to longer-maturity and lower quality bonds aided relative performance, as both sectors were strong performers.
Portfolio Management
Catherine Stienstra has managed the fund since October 2010 and has been associated with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC or its predecessors since 2007.
1The Barclays Capital New York Municipal Bond Index is a subset of the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index consisting solely of bonds issued by obligors located in the state of New York.
2The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is considered representative of the broad market for investment-grade, tax-exempt bonds with a maturity of at least one year.
3Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.
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.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 10/31/10
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Economic Update – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund
Summary
For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2010
g Modest economic growth and relatively low interest rates boosted bond market returns. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index delivered solid results. High-yield bonds kept pace with stocks, as measured by the JPMorgan Developed BB High Yield Index.
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g The U.S. stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, delivered solid returns, despite a summer correction. Emerging market stocks, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net), outperformed U.S. stocks as well as stock markets in developed foreign markets, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index (Net).
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Although economic growth, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), advanced a solid 5.0% in the last quarter of 2009, it remained sluggish into 2010. GDP expanded by 3.7% in the first quarter, 1.7% in the second quarter and 2.0% in the third quarter of 2010. Yet, fears that the economy could sink back into recession have diminished and most key indicators remain positive.
Consumer spending on cars, clothing and other goods generally trended higher throughout the year, with a solid pickup in September 2010. Personal income also moved higher. Consumer confidence, as measured by the Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, gained ground in the first half of 2010. However, the index fell sharply during the summer before edging higher again in October 2010. The widely-followed measure of consumer attitudes toward the economy continues to hover near its historical low. Consumers continue to indicate they are concerned about business conditions and job prospects.
The housing market—another bellwether for the consumer sector—showed a glimmer of improvement in the final months of the 12-month period. Although both new and existing home sales fell during the summer after a federal tax credit for new and repeat homebuyers expired, both picked up in September 2010. Distressed properties continued to pressure prices. The national median price of existing homes fell slightly over the one-year period, while the median price of new homes rose slightly. The inventory of unsold new homes rose over the one-year period, though it stabilized somewhat in September and October.
News on the job front was mostly positive in 2010, but the number of new jobs added to the economy fell short of expectations. A good portion of the jobs added in March, April and May were temporary, government-sponsored census positions, which began to unwind in June, July and August. However, private sector payroll employment trended modestly higher, massive layoffs declined and in October, labor market growth turned positive with the addition of 151,000 new jobs.
Reports from the business side of the economy were generally positive. A key measure of the nation's manufacturing situation—the Institute for Supply Management's Index—trended generally higher. Industrial production declined slightly in August and September, while the amount of manufacturing capacity utilized—a key measure of the health of the manufacturing sector—inched higher.
Bonds delivered solid returns
As the economy strengthened, bonds delivered solid returns. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index1 returned 8.01%. The high-yield bond market kept pace with the stock market during the period. For the 12 months covered by this report, the JPMorgan Developed BB High Yield Index2 returned 16.85%. The Treasury market was also
1 The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price, coupon, pay-downs, and total return performance of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated, and non-convertible investment grade debt issues with at least $250 million par amount outstanding and with at least one year to final maturity.
2 The JPMorgan Developed BB High Yield Index is an unmanaged index designed to mirror the investable universe of the U.S. dollar developed, BB-rated, high yield corporate debt market.
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Economic Update (continued) – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund
positive. As the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury, a common bellwether for the bond market, fell over the 12-month period (bond prices and yields move in opposite directions), the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index3 returned 7.20%. Municipal bonds performed in line with taxable bonds, as investors sought to shelter income ahead of expected tax increases. The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index4 gained 7.78% for the period. Despite positive economic activity, the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) kept a key short-term interest rate—the federal funds rate—close to zero.
Stock rally regains its footing
Against a strengthening economic backdrop, a stock market rally that began early in 2009 continued into the spring of 2010. But during the early summer months, a debt crisis brewing in Europe raised concerns among U.S. investors, as did mixed signals on the economy, and some of the stock market's earlier gains vanished. Then, in September and October, investors reversed course and bid stocks sharply higher. The S&P 500 Index5 returned 16.52% for the 12-month period.
Outside the United States, stock market returns were mixed. The MSCI EAFE Index (Net),6 a broad gauge of stock market performance in foreign developed markets, returned 8.36% (in U.S. dollars) for the period, as concerns about the impact of a bailout for weak eurozone economies weighed on the markets. Emerging stock markets were more resilient. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net)7 returned 23.56% (in U.S. dollars) for the 12-month period.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
3The Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index includes public obligations of the U.S. Treasury. Treasury bills are excluded by the maturity constraint. In addition, certain special issues, such as state and local government series bonds (SLGs), as well as U.S. Treasury TIPS, are excluded. STRIPS are excluded from the index because their inclusion would result in double-counting.
4The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is considered representative of the broad market for investment-grade, tax-exempt bonds with a maturity of at least one year.
5The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks.
6The Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East (MSCI EAFE) Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada. As of May 27, 2010, the MSCI EAFE Index (Net) consisted of the following 22 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
7The Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets (MSCI EM) Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. As of May 27, 2010, the MSCI EM Index (Net) consisted of the following 21 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey.
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.
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Performance Information – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 11/01/00 – 10/31/10
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 11/01/00 – 10/31/10 ($)
Sales charge | | without | | with | |
Class A | | | 16,943 | | | | 16,138 | | |
Class B | | | 15,730 | | | | 15,730 | | |
Class C | | | 16,205 | | | | 16,205 | | |
Average annual total return as of 10/31/10 (%)
Share class | | A | | B | | C | |
Inception | | 09/26/86 | | 08/04/92 | | 08/01/97 | |
Sales charge | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | |
1-year | | | 8.86 | | | | 3.69 | | | | 8.05 | | | | 3.05 | | | | 8.37 | | | | 7.37 | | |
5-year | | | 4.90 | | | | 3.88 | | | | 4.12 | | | | 3.79 | | | | 4.43 | | | | 4.43 | | |
10-year | | | 5.41 | | | | 4.90 | | | | 4.63 | | | | 4.63 | | | | 4.95 | | | | 4.95 | | |
The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 4.75% for Class A shares and the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year, and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.
Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class. Please see the fund's prospectus for details.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund
As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.
Estimating your actual expenses
To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., your account balance is available online at www.columbiamanagement.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from their financial intermediary, contact your financial intermediary to obtain your account balance.
1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.
2. In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "Actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account may be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
05/01/10 – 10/31/10
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Fund's annualized expense ratio (%) | |
| | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | |
Class A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,047.10 | | | | 1,020.97 | | | | 4.33 | | | | 4.28 | | | | 0.84 | | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,043.10 | | | | 1,017.19 | | | | 8.19 | | | | 8.08 | | | | 1.59 | | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,044.70 | | | | 1,018.70 | | | | 6.65 | | | | 6.56 | | | | 1.29 | | |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Portfolio Manager's Report – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
as of 10/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 7.34 | | |
Class B | | | 7.34 | | |
Class C | | | 7.34 | | |
Distributions declared per share
11/01/09 – 10/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 0.52 | | |
Class B | | | 0.47 | | |
Class C | | | 0.49 | | |
A portion of the fund's income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. The fund may at times purchase tax-exempt securities at a discount. Some, or all of this discount may be included in the fund's ordinary income, and is taxable when distributed. Distributions include $0.18 per share of taxable realized gains.
30-day SEC yields
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 3.01 | | |
Class B | | | 2.41 | | |
Class C | | | 2.71 | | |
The 30-day SEC yields reflect the fund's earning power, net of expenses, expressed as an annualized percentage of the public offering price per share at the end of the period. Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, the 30-day SEC yields would have been reduced.
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 5.09 | | |
Class B | | | 4.08 | | |
Class C | | | 4.59 | | |
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields are calculated assuming a federal tax rate of 35.0% and a New York state income tax rate of 8.97%. These tax rates do not reflect the phase out of exemptions or the reduction of the otherwise allowable deductions that occur when adjusted gross income exceeds certain levels. Your taxable-equivalent yield may be different depending on your tax bracket.
For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 8.86% without sales charge. The fund outperformed its benchmarks, the Barclays Capital New York Municipal Bond Index, which returned 7.75%, and the broader Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index, which returned 7.78%. The fund also outpaced the average fund in its peer group, the Lipper New York Municipal Debt Funds Classification, which returned 8.12%. Exposure to lower quality and longer-maturity bonds, which outperformed higher quality and shorter-maturity issues, aided results.
Strong gains for municipal bonds
Municipal bonds had a good year as interest rates declined and the supply/demand situation remained favorable. Demand for municipal paper was strong as investors searched for added yield and tax relief. Yields on municipal bonds looked particularly attractive relative to money market funds, which earned almost nothing this past year. At the same time, investors anticipating higher tax rates and the expiration of certain tax credits turned to tax-exempt bonds to protect their income. Many municipal issuers also benefited from credit upgrades, as Moody's Investor Services, a well-known credit rating agency, applied its global ratings scale to the municipal market. Meanwhile, tax-exempt supply—especially for bonds with maturities of 20 years or more—tightened, as more municipal issuers turned to the popular Build America Bonds (BABs) Program, which gives municipalities a federal subsidy for issuing taxable debt.
Lower quality, longer-maturity issues boosted fund's yield
We continued to manage the fund for total return but added yield by increasing the fund's stake in lower quality and longer-maturity issues. We expected lower quality bonds to benefit as credit spreads—the yield difference between high and low quality bonds—narrowed in a slow and prolonged economic recovery. Over the year, allocations and additions to A and BBB rated1 bonds, as well as exposure to below investment-grade quality bonds, boosted performance. In terms of maturity, an overweight and good issue selection in the 15- to 30-year range was particularly helpful, as was an underweight in weaker performing one- to five-year bonds. The fund's exposure to longer-maturity bonds made it more sensitive to interest rate changes than the index, which aided relative performance as interest rates fell. Finally, overweights and good issue selection in the hospital and education sectors contributed positively to pe rformance.
Disappointments from transportation and local GOs allocations
Having less exposure than the index to the transportation sector, which includes bonds issued for toll roads, turnpikes and bridge authorities, detracted from relative performance. An underweight in local general obligation (GO) bonds, which also did well, further hampered results. However, strong issue selection offset a portion of the performance that we gave up with the fund's underweight in both sectors.
1 The credit quality ratings represent those of one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard & Poor's or Moody's Investor Services. If a security is rated by only one of the two agencies, that rating is used. If a security is not rated by either of the two agencies, it is designated as Non-Rated. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The credit quality of the fund's investment does not remove market risk.
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Portfolio Manager's Report (continued) – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund
Mixed outlook for New York
Although New York still has budgetary issues to resolve, we believe its strengths will keep the state from sinking into a double-dip recession. New York remains the financial capital of the United States, with high per capita income and a highly skilled labor force. Expectations are that Wall Street bonuses will be better this year than they have been the previous two years, which could boost revenues from personal income taxes. Housing has started to show signs of stabilizing, and hiring in manufacturing continues. As of September, the unemployment rate in New York was 8.3%, well below the national average of 9.6%. Nevertheless, the state has its share of challenges, including a large debt burden, a high cost of doing business and the potential for higher unemployment. Many of the rules around financial regulatory reform are not yet written and could affect revenues and jobs in the banking industry. In addition, private sector employment has not moved up since April, and state and local governments continue to cut positions. Going forward, however, we expect the state's GO bonds to maintain their Aa2/AA credit ratings.
Portfolio characteristics and holdings are subject to change and may not be representative of current characteristics and holdings. The outlook for the fund may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.
Tax-exempt investing offers current tax-exempt income, but it also involves certain risks. The value of the fund will be affected by interest rate changes and the creditworthiness of issues held in the fund. When interest rates go up, bond prices generally drop and vice versa.
Interest income from certain tax-exempt bonds may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, if applicable, the alternative minimum tax. Any capital gains distributed are taxable to the investor.
The fund is non-diversified, which generally means that it may invest a greater percentage of its total assets in the securities of fewer issuers than a "diversified" fund. This increases the risk that a change in the value of any one investment held by the fund could affect the overall value of the fund more than it would affect that of a diversified fund holding a greater number of investments. Accordingly, the fund's value will likely be more volatile than the value of more diversified funds.
Single-state municipal bond funds pose additional risks, due to limited geographical diversification.
Top 5 sectors
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Health Care | | | 18.6 | | |
Tax-Backed | | | 17.8 | | |
Education | | | 15.2 | | |
Utilities | | | 13.9 | | |
Transportation | | | 10.9 | | |
Quality breakdown
as of 10/31/10 (%)
AAA | | | 10.7 | | |
AA | | | 43.6 | | |
A | | | 21.7 | | |
BBB | | | 8.5 | | |
BB | | | 2.5 | | |
B | | | 1.6 | | |
Non-Rated | | | 11.4 | | |
Maturity breakdown
as of 10/31/10 (%)
0-1 year | | | 0.2 | | |
1-3 years | | | 0.7 | | |
3-5 years | | | 7.6 | | |
5-7 years | | | 2.7 | | |
7-10 years | | | 13.6 | | |
10-15 years | | | 10.5 | | |
15-20 years | | | 22.9 | | |
20-25 years | | | 25.8 | | |
25 years and over | | | 16.0 | | |
Ratings shown in the quality breakdown are assigned to individual bonds by taking the lower of the ratings available from one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard & Poor's or Moody's Investor Services. If a security is rated by only one of the two agencies, that rating is used. If a security is not rated by either of the two agencies, it is designated as Non-Rated. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The credit quality of the fund's investments does not remove market risk.
The fund is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time. Information provided is calculated as a percentage of net assets.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund
October 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds – 99.1% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Education – 15.2% | |
Education – 13.6% | |
NY City of Troy | |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), | |
Series 2010 A, 5.125% 09/01/40 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,034,700 | | |
NY Dormitory Authority | |
Columbia University, | |
Series 2008, 5.000% 07/01/38 | | | 500,000 | | | | 539,235 | | |
Cornell University, | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 07/01/39 | | | 500,000 | | | | 536,310 | | |
New York University: | |
Series 1998 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.750% 07/01/27 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,466,320 | | |
Series 2001 1, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 07/01/40 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,224,550 | | |
St. John's University, | |
Series 2007 C, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 07/01/30 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,108,260 | | |
NY Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency | |
Bard College, | |
Series 2007, 4.500% 08/01/36 | | | 500,000 | | | | 455,885 | | |
NY New York City Trust for Cultural Resources | |
The Juilliard School, | |
Series 2009 A: 5.000% 01/01/34 | | | 375,000 | | | | 405,517 | | |
5.000% 01/01/39 | | | 500,000 | | | | 538,510 | | |
NY St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency | |
Clarkson University, | |
Series 2007, 5.000% 07/01/31 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,020,390 | | |
Education Total | | | 9,329,677 | | |
Prep School – 0.9% | |
NY New York City Industrial Development Agency | |
Marymount School, | |
Series 2001, Insured: ACA 5.125% 09/01/21 | | | 625,000 | | | | 643,013 | | |
Prep School Total | | | 643,013 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Student Loan – 0.7% | |
NY Mortgage Agency | |
Series 2009, | |
4.750% 11/01/26 | | | 500,000 | | | | 515,145 | | |
Student Loan Total | | | 515,145 | | |
Education Total | | | 10,487,835 | | |
Health Care – 18.6% | |
Continuing Care Retirement – 3.0% | |
NY Broome County Industrial Development Agency | |
Good Shepherd Village Endwell, | |
Series 2008 A: 6.750% 07/01/28 | | | 500,000 | | | | 501,490 | | |
6.875% 07/01/40 | | | 250,000 | | | | 244,860 | | |
NY Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency | |
Active Retirement Community, | |
Series 2006, 5.000% 11/01/28 | | | 1,335,000 | | | | 1,305,550 | | |
Continuing Care Retirement Total | | | 2,051,900 | | |
Hospitals – 12.8% | |
NY Albany Industrial Development Agency | |
St. Peter's Hospital, | |
Series 2008 A, 5.250% 11/15/27 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,003,480 | | |
NY Dormitory Authority | |
Kaleida Health, | |
Series 2006, Guarantor: FHA | |
4.700% 02/15/35 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 958,290 | | |
Mount Sinai Hospital, | |
Series 2010 A, 5.000% 07/01/26 | | | 550,000 | | | | 578,171 | | |
New York Hospital Medical Center, | |
Series 2007, Guarantor: FHA 4.750% 02/15/37 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 975,010 | | |
North Shore University Hospital, | |
Series 2007 A, 5.000% 05/01/32 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,014,410 | | |
NYU Hospital Center, | |
Series 2007 B, 5.625% 07/01/37 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,036,730 | | |
Orange Regional Medical Center, | |
Series 2008, 6.125% 12/01/29 | | | 650,000 | | | | 674,459 | | |
University of Rochester, | |
Series 2007, 5.000% 07/01/27 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,056,400 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund
October 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NY Monroe County Industrial Development Corp. | |
Unity Hospital of Rochester, | |
Series 2010, Guarantor: FHA 5.750% 08/15/35 (a) | | | 700,000 | | | | 769,594 | | |
NY Saratoga County Industrial Development Agency | |
Saratoga Hospital: | |
Series 2004 A, 5.000% 12/01/13 | | | 250,000 | | | | 267,048 | | |
Series 2007 B, 5.250% 12/01/32 | | | 500,000 | | | | 500,855 | | |
Hospitals Total | | | 8,834,447 | | |
Intermediate Care Facilities – 0.8% | |
NY Dutchess County Local Development Corp. | |
Anderson Center Services, Inc., | |
Series 2010, 6.000% 10/01/30 (a) | | | 550,000 | | | | 543,669 | | |
Intermediate Care Facilities Total | | | 543,669 | | |
Nursing Homes – 2.0% | |
NY Amherst Industrial Development Agency | |
Beechwood Health Care Center, | |
Series 2007, 5.200% 01/01/40 | | | 750,000 | | | | 522,900 | | |
NY Essex County Industrial Development Agency | |
Moses Ludington Nursing Home, | |
Series 2000 A, Guarantor: FHA 6.200% 02/01/30 | | | 825,000 | | | | 834,471 | | |
Nursing Homes Total | | | 1,357,371 | | |
Health Care Total | | | 12,787,387 | | |
Housing – 6.7% | |
Assisted Living/Senior – 4.2% | |
NY Huntington Housing Authority | |
Gurwin Jewish Senior Center, | |
Series 1999 A, 5.875% 05/01/19 | | | 1,385,000 | | | | 1,387,424 | | |
NY Mount Vernon Industrial Development Agency | |
Wartburg Senior Housing, Inc., | |
Series 1999: 6.150% 06/01/19 | | | 875,000 | | | | 876,864 | | |
6.200% 06/01/29 | | | 615,000 | | | | 597,804 | | |
Assisted Living/Senior Total | | | 2,862,092 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Multi-Family – 1.0% | |
NY New York City Housing Development Corp. | |
Greenport Preservation LP, | |
Series 2009, Guarantor: FNMA 4.500% 09/15/25 | | | 165,000 | | | | 172,867 | | |
Series 2009 C1, | |
5.500% 11/01/34 | | | 500,000 | | | | 526,525 | | |
Multi-Family Total | | | 699,392 | | |
Single-Family – 1.5% | |
NY Mortgage Agency | |
Series 2007 148, AMT, | |
5.200% 10/01/32 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,027,430 | | |
Single-Family Total | | | 1,027,430 | | |
Housing Total | | | 4,588,914 | | |
Other – 14.1% | |
Other – 0.8% | |
NY Westchester County Industrial Development Agency | |
Guiding Eyes for the Blind, | |
Series 2004, 5.375% 08/01/24 | | | 550,000 | | | | 568,491 | | |
Other Total | | | 568,491 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank – 9.6% | |
NY Environmental Facilities Corp. | |
Series 2005 B, | |
5.500% 04/15/35 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,218,430 | | |
Series 2006 A, | |
4.750% 06/15/31 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,044,080 | | |
Series 2009 A, | |
5.000% 06/15/34 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,313,480 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank Total | | | 6,575,990 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed (b) – 3.7% | |
NY Dormitory Authority | |
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, | |
Series 2003, Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: NPFGC (c) 07/01/25 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 1,834,620 | | |
NY Greece Central School District | |
Series 1992, | |
Economically Defeased to Maturity, Insured: FGIC 6.000% 06/15/16 | | | 500,000 | | | | 624,535 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund
October 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NY Urban Development Corp. | |
Series 2002 A, | |
Pre-refunded 01/01/11, 5.500% 01/01/17 | | | 105,000 | | | | 105,952 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed Total | | | 2,565,107 | | |
Other Total | | | 9,709,588 | | |
Other Revenue – 1.2% | |
Recreation – 1.2% | |
NY New York City Trust for Cultural Resources | |
Museum of Modern Art, | |
Series 2008 1A, 5.000% 04/01/31 | | | 750,000 | | | | 813,720 | | |
Recreation Total | | | 813,720 | | |
Other Revenue Total | | | 813,720 | | |
Resource Recovery – 0.7% | |
Disposal – 0.7% | |
NY Seneca County Industrial Development Agency | |
IESI Corp., | |
Series 2005, AMT, GTY AGMT: IESI Corp. 6.625% 10/01/35 (10/01/13) (d)(e)(f) | | | 500,000 | | | | 506,685 | | |
Disposal Total | | | 506,685 | | |
Resource Recovery Total | | | 506,685 | | |
Tax-Backed – 17.8% | |
Local Appropriated – 2.9% | |
NY Dormitory Authority | |
Series 1998, | |
(c) 08/01/19 | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 946,896 | | |
Series 2001 2-4, | |
4.750% 01/15/30 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,019,510 | | |
Local Appropriated Total | | | 1,966,406 | | |
Local General Obligations – 1.8% | |
NY Mount Sinai Union Free School District | |
Series 1992, | |
Insured: AMBAC 6.200% 02/15/19 | | | 1,005,000 | | | | 1,277,888 | | |
Local General Obligations Total | | | 1,277,888 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax – 7.9% | |
NY Dormitory Authority | |
Series 2008 B: | |
5.250% 03/15/38 | | | 500,000 | | | | 548,425 | | |
5.750% 03/15/36 | | | 500,000 | | | | 577,130 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NY Local Government Assistance Corp. | |
Series 1993 E, | |
6.000% 04/01/14 | | | 2,890,000 | | | | 3,223,824 | | |
NY Metropolitan Transportation Authority | |
Series 2009 B, | |
5.000% 11/15/34 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,064,310 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax Total | | | 5,413,689 | | |
State Appropriated – 5.2% | |
NY Dormitory Authority | |
Series 1993, | |
6.000% 07/01/20 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,389,600 | | |
Series 2000 C, | |
Insured: AGMC 5.750% 05/15/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,213,090 | | |
State Appropriated Total | | | 3,602,690 | | |
Tax-Backed Total | | | 12,260,673 | | |
Transportation – 10.9% | |
Air Transportation – 3.8% | |
NY New York City Industrial Development Agency | |
American Airlines, Inc., | |
Series 2005, AMT, GTY AGMT: AMR Corp. 7.750% 08/01/31 (d) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,062,950 | | |
Terminal One Group Association LP, | |
Series 2005, AMT, 5.500% 01/01/24 (d) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,558,605 | | |
Air Transportation Total | | | 2,621,555 | | |
Ports – 3.4% | |
NY Port Authority of New York & New Jersey | |
Series 1993, | |
5.375% 03/01/28 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,338,620 | | |
Ports Total | | | 2,338,620 | | |
Toll Facilities – 1.6% | |
NY Thruway Authority | |
Series 2007 H, | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 01/01/27 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,067,550 | | |
Toll Facilities Total | | | 1,067,550 | | |
Transportation – 2.1% | |
NY Metropolitan Transportation Authority | |
Series 2005 B, | |
Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 11/15/23 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,445,513 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 1,445,513 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 7,473,238 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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October 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Utilities – 13.9% | |
Independent Power Producers – 1.3% | |
NY Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency | |
Nissequogue Cogeneration Partners Facilities, | |
Series 1998, AMT, 5.500% 01/01/23 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 910,460 | | |
Independent Power Producers Total | | | 910,460 | | |
Investor Owned – 2.3% | |
NY Energy & Research Development Authority | |
Brooklyn Union Gas Co., IFRN, | |
Series 1993, 10.003% 04/01/20 (11/10/10) (d)(e) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,556,970 | | |
Investor Owned Total | | | 1,556,970 | | |
Municipal Electric – 5.3% | |
NY Long Island Power Authority | |
Series 2000, | |
Insured: AGMC (c) 06/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 813,410 | | |
Series 2008 A, | |
6.000% 05/01/33 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,143,770 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | |
Series 2002 KK, | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 07/01/15 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,711,080 | | |
Municipal Electric Total | | | 3,668,260 | | |
Water & Sewer – 5.0% | |
NY Great Neck North Water Authority | |
Series 2008, | |
5.000% 01/01/33 | | | 690,000 | | | | 736,610 | | |
NY New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority | |
Series 2009 EE, | |
5.250% 06/15/40 | | | 500,000 | | | | 544,820 | | |
Series 2009 FF-2, | |
5.500% 06/15/40 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,128,720 | | |
NY Rensselaer County Water Service & Sewer Authority | |
Series 2008, | |
5.250% 09/01/38 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,034,330 | | |
Water & Sewer Total | | | 3,444,480 | | |
Utilities Total | | | 9,580,170 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $63,305,795) | | | 68,208,210 | | |
Investment Companies – 1.6% | |
| | Shares | | Value ($) | |
BofA New York Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day yield of 0.149%) (g) | | | 346,492 | | | | 346,492 | | |
Dreyfus New York AMT-Free Municipal Money Market Fund (7 day yield of 0.000%) | | | 754,748 | | | | 754,748 | | |
Total Investment Companies (cost of $1,101,240) | | | 1,101,240 | | |
Total Investments – 100.7% (cost of $64,407,035) (h) | | | 69,309,450 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (0.7)% | | | (481,442 | ) | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 68,828,008 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) Security purchased on a delayed delivery basis.
(b) The Fund has been informed that each issuer has placed direct obligations of the U.S. Government in an irrevocable trust, solely for the payment of principal and interest.
(c) Zero coupon bond.
(d) The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at October 31, 2010.
(e) Parenthetical date represents the next interest rate reset date for the security.
(f) Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 2010, this security, which is not illiquid, amounted to $506,685, which represents 0.7% of net assets.
(g) Investments in affiliates during the year ended October 31, 2010:
Affiliate | | Value, beginning of period | | Purchases | | Sales Proceeds | | Dividend Income | | Value, end of period | |
BofA New York Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day yield of 0.149%)* | | $ | 514,090 | | | $ | 7,240,880 | | | $ | (7,112,144 | ) | | $ | 611 | | | $ | — | | |
* As of May 1, 2010, this company was no longer an affiliate of the Fund. The above table reflects activity for the period from November 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010.
(h) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $64,185,623.
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of October 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Total Municipal Bonds | | $ | — | | | $ | 68,208,210 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 68,208,210 | | |
Total Investment Companies | | | 1,101,240 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,101,240 | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 1,101,240 | | | $ | 68,208,210 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 69,309,450 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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October 31, 2010
For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
At October 31, 2010, the composition of the Fund by revenue source is as follows:
Holdings by Revenue Source (Unaudited) | | % of Net Assets | |
Health Care | | | 18.6 | | |
Tax-Backed | | | 17.8 | | |
Education | | | 15.2 | | |
Utilities | | | 13.9 | | |
Transportation | | | 10.9 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank | | | 9.6 | | |
Housing | | | 6.7 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed | | | 3.7 | | |
Other Revenue | | | 1.2 | | |
Other | | | 0.8 | | |
Resource Recovery | | | 0.7 | | |
| | | 99.1 | | |
Investment Companies | | | 1.6 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | (0.7 | ) | |
| | | 100.0 | | |
Acronym | | Name | |
ACA | | ACA Financial Guaranty Corp. | |
|
AGMC | | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | |
|
AMBAC | | Ambac Assurance Corp. | |
|
AMT | | Alternative Minimum Tax | |
|
FGIC | | Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. | |
|
FHA | | Federal Housing Administration | |
|
FNMA | | Federal National Mortgage Association | |
|
GTY AGMT | | Guaranty Agreement | |
|
IFRN | | Inverse Floating Rate Note | |
|
NPFGC | | National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund
October 31, 2010
| | | | ($) | |
Assets | | Investments, at identified cost | | | 64,407,035 | | |
| | Investments, at value | | | 69,309,450 | | |
| | Cash | | | 440 | | |
| | Receivable for: | | | | | |
| | Fund shares sold | | | 69,742 | | |
| | Interest | | | 991,177 | | |
| | Expense reimbursement due from investment advisor | | | 19,612 | | |
| | Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 23,620 | | |
| | Prepaid expenses | | | 760 | | |
| | Total Assets | | | 70,414,801 | | |
Liabilities | | Payable for: | | | | | |
| | Investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis | | | 1,311,962 | | |
| | Fund shares repurchased | | | 41,379 | | |
| | Distributions | | | 95,308 | | |
| | Investment advisory fee | | | 29,443 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 5,378 | | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | | 6,480 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 99 | | |
| | Audit fee | | | 34,300 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 954 | | |
| | Distribution and service fees | | | 21,044 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 66 | | |
| | Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 23,620 | | |
| | Other liabilities | | | 16,760 | | |
| | Total Liabilities | | | 1,586,793 | | |
| | Net Assets | | | 68,828,008 | | |
Net Assets Consist of | | Paid-in capital | | | 63,613,606 | | |
| | Undistributed net investment income | | | 328,866 | | |
| | Accumulated net realized loss | | | (16,879 | ) | |
| | Net unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 4,902,415 | | |
| | Net Assets | | | 68,828,008 | | |
Class A | | Net assets | | $ | 54,887,744 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 7,475,613 | | |
| | Net asset value per share | | $ | 7.34 | (a) | |
| | Maximum sales charge | | | 4.75 | % | |
| | Maximum offering price per share ($7.34/0.9525) | | $ | 7.71 | (b) | |
Class B | | Net assets | | $ | 4,539,549 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 618,289 | | |
| | Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 7.34 | (a) | |
Class C | | Net assets | | $ | 9,400,715 | | |
| | Shares outstanding | | | 1,280,355 | | |
| | Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 7.34 | (a) | |
(a) Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
(b) On sales of $50,000 or more the offering price is reduced.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund
For the Year Ended October 31, 2010
| | | | ($) | |
Investment Income | | Interest | | | 3,346,023 | | |
| | Dividends | | | 941 | | |
| | Dividends from affiliates | | | 611 | | |
| | Total Investment Income | | | 3,347,575 | | |
Expenses | | Investment advisory fee | | | 337,879 | | |
| | Distribution fee: | | | | | |
| | Class B | | | 47,545 | | |
| | Class C | | | 68,724 | | |
| | Service fee: | | | | | |
| | Class A | | | 126,132 | | |
| | Class B | | | 15,314 | | |
| | Class C | | | 22,183 | | |
| | Transfer agent fee | | | 45,836 | | |
| | Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 56,621 | | |
| | Trustees' fees | | | 18,271 | | |
| | Custody fee | | | 6,652 | | |
| | Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 930 | | |
| | Other expenses | | | 127,395 | | |
| | Total Expenses | | | 873,482 | | |
| | Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by investment advisor | | | (188,138 | ) | |
| | Fees waived by distributor—Class C | | | (27,500 | ) | |
| | Expense reductions | | | (4 | ) | |
| | Net Expenses | | | 657,840 | | |
| | Net Investment Income | | | 2,689,735 | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | Net realized gain on investments | | | 61,008 | | |
| | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | 2,911,595 | | |
| | Net Gain | | | 2,972,603 | | |
| | Net Increase Resulting from Operations | | | 5,662,338 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund
| | | | Year Ended October 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | 2010 ($) | | 2009 ($) | |
Operations | | Net investment income | | | 2,689,735 | | | | 2,887,720 | | |
| | Net realized gain on investments and futures contracts | | | 61,008 | | | | 2,003,677 | | |
| | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures contracts | | | 2,911,595 | | | | 5,941,093 | | |
| | Net increase resulting from operations | | | 5,662,338 | | | | 10,832,490 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders | | From net investment income: | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | | | (2,451,881 | ) | | | (2,152,096 | ) | |
| | Class B | | | (262,303 | ) | | | (332,189 | ) | |
| | Class C | | | (392,165 | ) | | | (329,331 | ) | |
| | From net realized gains: | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | | | (1,269,783 | ) | | | (562,331 | ) | |
| | Class B | | | (192,557 | ) | | | (128,562 | ) | |
| | Class C | | | (229,910 | ) | | | (108,984 | ) | |
| | Total distributions to shareholders | | | (4,798,599 | ) | | | (3,613,493 | ) | |
| | Net Capital Stock Transactions | | | 247,149 | | | | (724,723 | ) | |
| | Total increase in net assets | | | 1,110,888 | | | | 6,494,274 | | |
Net Assets | | Beginning of period | | | 67,717,120 | | | | 61,222,846 | | |
| | End of period | | | 68,828,008 | | | | 67,717,120 | | |
| | Undistributed net investment income at end of period | | | 328,866 | | | | 823,004 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund
| | Capital Stock Activity | |
| | Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Class A | |
Subscriptions | | | 1,266,935 | | | | 9,122,725 | | | | 2,440,985 | | | | 16,023,912 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 329,961 | | | | 2,360,076 | | | | 245,488 | | | | 1,637,886 | | |
Redemptions | | | (1,080,401 | ) | | | (7,777,154 | ) | | | (2,267,037 | ) | | | (15,442,027 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 516,495 | | | | 3,705,647 | | | | 419,436 | | | | 2,219,771 | | |
Class B | |
Subscriptions | | | 17,767 | | | | 127,384 | | | | 33,577 | | | | 225,308 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 43,301 | | | | 308,913 | | | | 47,405 | | | | 313,894 | | |
Redemptions | | | (575,800 | ) | | | (4,152,575 | ) | | | (488,031 | ) | | | (3,335,694 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (514,732 | ) | | | (3,716,278 | ) | | | (407,049 | ) | | | (2,796,492 | ) | |
Class C | |
Subscriptions | | | 211,427 | | | | 1,527,981 | | | | 205,131 | | | | 1,417,020 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 47,535 | | | | 339,652 | | | | 36,280 | | | | 241,625 | | |
Redemptions | | | (223,871 | ) | | | (1,609,853 | ) | | | (266,738 | ) | | | (1,806,647 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 35,091 | | | | 257,780 | | | | (25,327 | ) | | | (148,002 | ) | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 7.25 | | | $ | 6.55 | | | $ | 7.49 | | | $ | 7.70 | | | $ | 7.61 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.32 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.78 | | | | (0.87 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 0.15 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.61 | | | | 1.09 | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.47 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.52 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 7.34 | | | $ | 7.25 | | | $ | 6.55 | | | $ | 7.49 | | | $ | 7.70 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 8.86 | % | | | 17.24 | % | | | (7.86 | )% | | | 1.59 | % | | | 6.31 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 0.84 | % | | | 0.84 | % | | | 0.84 | % | | | 0.84 | % | | | 0.84 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.28 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.21 | % | | | 0.21 | % | |
Net investment income (d) | | | 4.11 | % | | | 4.47 | % | | | 4.29 | % | | | 4.15 | % | | | 4.16 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 9 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 17 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 9 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 54,888 | | | $ | 50,469 | | | $ | 42,819 | | | $ | 49,751 | | | $ | 56,050 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class B Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 7.25 | | | $ | 6.55 | | | $ | 7.49 | | | $ | 7.70 | | | $ | 7.61 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.26 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.78 | | | | (0.88 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 0.15 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.56 | | | | 1.03 | | | | (0.62 | ) | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.41 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 7.34 | | | $ | 7.25 | | | $ | 6.55 | | | $ | 7.49 | | | $ | 7.70 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 8.05 | % | | | 16.38 | % | | | (8.54 | )% | | | 0.83 | % | | | 5.52 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 1.59 | % | | | 1.59 | % | | | 1.59 | % | | | 1.59 | % | | | 1.59 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.28 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.21 | % | | | 0.21 | % | |
Net investment income (d) | | | 3.38 | % | | | 3.73 | % | | | 3.54 | % | | | 3.40 | % | | | 3.41 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 9 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 17 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 9 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 4,540 | | | $ | 8,217 | | | $ | 10,084 | | | $ | 16,192 | | | $ | 22,782 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class C Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 7.25 | | | $ | 6.55 | | | $ | 7.49 | | | $ | 7.70 | | | $ | 7.61 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.28 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.78 | | | | (0.87 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 0.15 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.58 | | | | 1.06 | | | | (0.59 | ) | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.43 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 7.34 | | | $ | 7.25 | | | $ | 6.55 | | | $ | 7.49 | | | $ | 7.70 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 8.37 | % | | | 16.72 | % | | | (8.27 | )% | | | 1.14 | % | | | 5.84 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.29 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.51 | % | | | 0.51 | % | |
Net investment income (d) | | | 3.66 | % | | | 4.02 | % | | | 3.84 | % | | | 3.69 | % | | | 3.71 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 9 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 17 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 9 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 9,401 | | | $ | 9,031 | | | $ | 8,319 | | | $ | 9,729 | | | $ | 9,461 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund
October 31, 2010
Note 1. Organization
Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund (the "Fund"), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I (the "Trust"), is a non-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 Massachusetts business trust.
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks total return, consisting of current income exempt from federal income tax and New York individual income tax and of capital appreciation, consistent with moderate fluctuation of principal.
Fund Shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares, and the Fund offers three classes of shares: Class A, Class B and Class C. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable.
The Fund no longer accepts investments by new or existing investors in the Fund's Class B shares, except in connection with the reinvestment of any dividend and/or capital gain distributions in Class B shares of the Fund and exchanges by existing Class B shareholders of other Columbia Funds.
Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75% based on the amount of initial investment. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a maximum contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") of 1.00% based upon the holding period after purchase.
Class B shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 5.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase.
Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares sold within one year after purchase.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security Valuation
Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees, based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available may also be valued based upon an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotation.
Certain debt securities, which tend to be more thinly traded and of lesser quality, are priced based on fundamental analysis of the financial condition of the issuer and the estimated value of any collateral. Valuations developed through pricing techniques may vary from the actual amounts realized upon sale of the securities, and the potential variation may be greater for those securities valued using fundamental analysis.
Short-term investments maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security. The determination of fair value often requires significant judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine value.
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GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value giving the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
• Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)
• Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable, unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs may include management's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment.
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
On January 21, 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update (the "amendment"), Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements, which provides guidance on how investment assets and liabilities are to be valued and disclosed. Specifically, the amendment requires reporting entities to disclose the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements for Level 2 and Level 3 positions. The amendment also requires that transfers between all levels (including Level 1 and Level 2) be disclosed on a gross basis (i.e., transfers out must be disclosed separately from transfers in), and requires disclosure of the reason(s) for sign ificant transfers. Additionally, purchases, sales, issuances and settlements must be disclosed on a gross basis in the Level 3 roll forward. The effective date of the amendment is for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2009; except for the requirement to provide the Level 3 activity for purchases, sales, issuances and settlements on a gross basis, which will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2010. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of the amendment and the impact to the financial statements.
Security Transactions
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.
Delayed Delivery Securities
The Fund may trade securities on other than normal settlement terms, including securities purchased or sold on a "when-issued" basis. This may increase the risk if the other party to the transaction fails to deliver and causes the Fund to subsequently invest at less advantageous prices. The Fund identifies within its portfolio of investments cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the delayed delivery commitment.
Income Recognition
Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Market premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted. Original issue discount is accreted to interest income over the life of the security with a corresponding increase in the cost basis, if any. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other series of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. 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, as shown on the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class. Income and expenses are allocated to each class based on the settled shares method, while realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated based on the relative net assets of each class.
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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 tax exempt or taxable income, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP.
Indemnification
In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Fund. Also, under the Trust's organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Trust. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.
Note 3. Federal Tax Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund's capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, permanent book and tax basis differences resulting primarily from differing treatments for discount accretion/premium amortization on debt securities were identified and reclassified among the components of the Fund's net assets as follows:
Undistributed Net Investment Income | | Accumulated Net Realized Loss | | Paid-In Capital | |
$ | (77,524 | ) | | $ | 77,524 | | | $ | — | | |
Net investment income and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed on the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2009 was as follows:
| | October 31, | |
| | 2010 | | 2009 | |
Distributions paid from: | |
Tax-Exempt Income | | $ | 2,650,565 | | | $ | 2,813,616 | | |
Ordinary Income* | | | 455,784 | | | | — | | |
Long-Term Capital Gains | | | 1,692,250 | | | | 799,877 | | |
* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.
As of October 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Tax-Exempt Income | | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Net Unrealized Appreciation* | |
$ | 228,364 | | | $ | 53,528 | | | $ | 37,447 | | | $ | 5,123,827 | | |
* The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation is primarily due to discount accretion/premium amortization on debt securities.
Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at October 31, 2010, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes were:
Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 5,568,008 | | |
Unrealized depreciation | | | (444,181 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 5,123,827 | | |
Management is required to determine whether a tax position of the Fund is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including
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resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized by the Fund is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. However, management's conclusions may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). The Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates
Investment Advisory Fee
After the close of business on April 30, 2010, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise Financial") acquired a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC (the "Transaction"), including the business of managing the Fund. In connection with the closing of the Transaction (the "Closing"), RiverSource Investments, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, became the investment advisor of the Fund and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the "New Advisor"). The New Advisor receives a monthly investment advisory fee based on the Fund's pro-rata portion of the combined average daily net assets of the Fund, Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund, Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund and Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund as follows:
Combined Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rate | |
First $1 billion | | | 0.50 | % | |
$1 billion to $3 billion | | | 0.45 | % | |
Over $3 billion | | | 0.40 | % | |
Prior to the Closing, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation ("BOA"), provided investment advisory, administrative and other services to the Fund under the same fee structure.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund's effective investment advisory fee rate was 0.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
Administration Fee
Effective upon the Closing, the New Advisor became the administrator of the Fund under a new Administrative Services Agreement (the "Administrative Agreement"). Under the Administrative Agreement, the New Advisor provides administrative and other services to the Fund, including services previously performed under the Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement discussed below. The New Advisor does not receive a fee for its services under the Administrative Agreement. Prior to the Closing, Columbia provided administrative services to the Fund as discussed in the Investment Advisory Fee note above.
Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees
Prior to the Closing, the Fund entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the "Financial Reporting Services Agreement") with State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Fund. The Fund also entered into an Accounting Services Agreement (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the "State Street Agreements") with State Street and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Fund. Upon the Closing, Columbia assigned and delegated its rights and obligations under the State Street Agreements to the New Advisor. Under the State Street Agreements, the Fund pays State Street an annual fee of $38,000 paid monthly plus an additional monthly fee based on an annualized percentage rate of average daily net assets of the Fund for the month. The aggregate fee will not exceed $140,000 per year (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and charges). The Fund also reimburses State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charges.
Also prior to the Closing, the Fund entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the "Services Agreement") with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provided services related to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provided oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. Under the Services Agreement, the Fund reimbursed Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses and
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charges, including fees payable to third parties, such as for pricing the Fund's portfolio securities, incurred by Columbia in the performance of services under the Services Agreement. The Services Agreement was terminated upon the Closing. These services are now provided under the Administrative Agreement discussed above.
Transfer Agent Fee
In connection with the Closing, RiverSource Service Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, became the transfer agent of the Fund and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the "New Transfer Agent"). The New Transfer Agent has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services ("BFDS") to serve as sub-transfer agent. The New Transfer Agent receives monthly account-based service fees based on the number of open accounts and asset-based fees, calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts, which are intended to reimburse the New Transfer Agent for certain sub-transfer agent fees (exclusive of BFDS fees). The New Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund.
The New Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, Individual Retirement Account ("IRA") trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due to the New Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Fund and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the New Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Fund. The New Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.
Prior to the Closing, Columbia Management Services, Inc., an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, provided shareholder services to the Fund and contracted with BFDS to serve as sub-transfer agent, under the same fee structure.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund's effective transfer agent fee rate for each class was 0.07% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the Fund's initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2010, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Fund.
Underwriting Discounts, Service and Distribution Fees
In connection with the Closing, RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, became the distributor of the Fund's shares and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the "New Distributor").
For the year ended October 31, 2010, initial sales charges paid by shareholders on the purchase of Class A shares amounted to $24,257. For the same time period, net CDSC fees paid by shareholders on certain redemptions of Class A, Class B and Class C shares amounted to $5,093, $3,080 and $100, respectively.
The Fund has adopted distribution and shareholder servicing plans (the "Plans") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, which require the payment of distribution and service fees. The fees are intended to compensate the New Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors. The service fee is equal to 0.10% annually of the net assets attributable to shares of the Fund issued prior to December 1, 1994 and 0.25% annually of the net assets attributable to shares issued thereafter. This arrangement results in an annual rate of service fee for all shares that is a blend between the 0.10% and 0.25% rates. For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund's effective service fee rate was 0.24% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C shares.
The Plans also require the payment of a monthly distribution fee to the New Distributor equal to 0.75% annually of the average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares only. The New Distributor has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the distribution fee for Class C shares so that it does not exceed 0.45% annually of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares. This arrangement may be modified or terminated by the New Distributor at any time.
Prior to the Closing, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, was the principal underwriter of the Fund's
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shares. There were no changes to the underwriting discount structure of the Fund or the service or distribution fee rates paid by the Fund as a result of the Transaction.
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements
Effective May 1, 2010, the New Advisor has voluntarily agreed to reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses so that the Fund's ordinary operating expenses (excluding any distribution and service fees, brokerage commissions, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, but including custodian charges relating to overdrafts, if any), after giving effect to any balance credits from the Fund's custodian, did not exceed 0.60% of the Fund's average daily net assets on an annualized basis. This arrangement may be modified or terminated by the New Advisor at any time. Prior to May 1, 2010, Columbia voluntarily reimbursed a portion of the Fund's expenses in the same manner.
Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees
All officers of the Fund are employees of the New Advisor or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Fund. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Fund, along with other affiliated funds, pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year. Prior to the Closing, the Fund paid its pro-rata share of the expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer under the same fee structure.
Trustees are compensated for their services to the Fund, as set forth on the Statement of Operations. The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Obligations of the plan will be paid solely out of the Fund's assets.
Other
Prior to the Closing, the Fund made daily investments of cash balances in BofA (formerly Columbia) New York Tax-Exempt Reserves, formerly an affiliated open-ended investment company managed by Columbia. The income earned prior to the Closing by the Fund from such investments is included as "Dividends from affiliates" on the Statement of Operations. As an investing Fund, the Fund indirectly was allocated its proportionate share of the expenses of BofA New York Tax-Exempt Reserves.
Note 5. Custody Credits
The Fund has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. The Fund could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if it had not entered into such an agreement. For the year ended October 31, 2010, these custody credits reduced total expenses by $4 for the Fund.
Note 6. Portfolio Information
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, for the Fund were $5,908,361 and $6,839,785, respectively.
Note 7. Line of Credit
The Fund and other affiliated funds participate in a $280,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit provided by State Street. The maximum amount that may be borrowed by any fund is limited to the lesser of $200,000,000 and the Fund's borrowing limit set forth in the Fund's registration statement. Borrowings are available for short-term liquidity or temporary or emergency purposes.
Effective October 14, 2010, interest is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.125% per annum is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds pro rata based on their relative net assets.
Prior to October 14, 2010, interest was charged to each participating fund at the same rates. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum was accrued and apportioned among the participating funds pro rata based on their relative net assets.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund did not borrow under these arrangements.
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Note 8. Shareholder Concentration
As of October 31, 2010, two shareholder accounts owned 30.6% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Purchase and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.
Note 9. Significant Risks and Contingencies
Sector Focus Risk
The Fund may focus its investments in certain sectors, subjecting it to greater risk than a fund that is less focused.
Non-Diversified Risk
The Fund is a non-diversified fund, which generally means that it may invest a greater percentage of its total assets in the securities of fewer issuers than a "diversified" fund. This increases the risk that a change in the value of any one investment held by the Fund could affect the overall value of the Fund more than it would affect that of a diversified fund holding a greater number of investments. Accordingly, the Fund's value will likely be more volatile than the value of more diversified funds. The Fund may not operate as a non-diversified fund at all times.
Geographic Concentration Risk
The Fund had greater than 5% of its total net assets at October 31, 2010, invested in debt obligations issued by New York and its political subdivisions, agencies and public authorities. The Fund is more susceptible to economic and political factors adversely affecting issuers of this state's municipal securities than are municipal bond funds that are not concentrated to the same extent in these issuers.
Tax Development Risk
The Fund purchases municipal securities whose interest, in the opinion of bond counsel, is free from federal income tax. There is no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will agree with this opinion. In the event the IRS determines that an issuer does not comply with relevant tax requirements, interest payments from a security could become federally taxable, possibly retroactively to the date the security was issued. As a shareholder of the Fund, you may be required to file an amended tax return as a result.
Information Regarding Pending and Settled Legal Proceedings
In June 2004, an action captioned John E. Gallus et al. v. American Express Financial Corp. and American Express Financial Advisors Inc. was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. The plaintiffs allege that they are investors in several American Express Company (now known as legacy RiverSource) mutual funds and they purport to bring the action derivatively on behalf of those funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The plaintiffs allege that fees allegedly paid to the defendants by the funds for investment advisory and administrative services are excessive. The plaintiffs seek remedies including restitution and rescission of investment advisory and distribution agreements. The plaintiffs voluntarily agreed to transfer this case to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (the District Court). In response to defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint, the District Court dismissed one of plaintiffs' four claims and granted plaintiffs limited discovery. Defendants moved for summary judgment in April 2007. Summary judgment was granted in the defendants' favor on July 9, 2007. The plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (the Eighth Circuit) on August 8, 2007. On April 8, 2009, the Eighth Circuit reversed summary judgment and remanded to the District Court for further proceedings. On August 6, 2009, defendants filed a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court (the Supreme Court), asking the Supreme Court to stay the District Court proceedings while the Supreme Court considered and ruled in a case captioned Jones v. Harris Associates, which involves issues of law similar to those presented in the Gallus case. On March 30, 2010, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Jones v. Harris Associates, and on April 5, 2010, the Supreme Court vacated the Eighth Circuit's decision in the Gallus case and remanded the case to the Eighth Circuit for further consideration in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Jones v. Harris Associates. On June 4, 2010, the Eighth Circuit remanded the Gallus case to the District Court for further consideration in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Jones v. Harris Associates. On December 9, 2010, the District Court reinstated its July 9, 2007 summary judgment order in favor of the defendants.
In December 2005, without admitting or denying the allegations, American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC,
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which is now known as Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial)), entered into settlement agreements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Minnesota Department of Commerce (MDOC) related to market timing activities. As a result, AEFC was censured and ordered to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations of certain provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and various Minnesota laws. AEFC agreed to pay disgorgement of $10 million and civil money penalties of $7 million. AEFC also agreed to retain an independent distribution consultant to assist in developing a plan for distribution of all disgorgement and civil penalties ordered by the SEC in accordance with various undertakings detailed at http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/ia-2451.pdf. Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates have cooperated with the SEC and the MDOC in these legal proceedings, and have made regular reports to the funds' Boards of Directors/Trustees.
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Funds are not currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds. Ameriprise Financial is required to make 10-Q, 10-K and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obt ained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse publicity associated with them, will not result in increased fund redemptions, reduced sale of fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Funds. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result. An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Ameriprise Financial.
Note 10. Subsequent Event
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 disclosures.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust I and the Shareholders of Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolio, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund (the "Fund") (a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I) at October 31, 2010, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 20, 2010
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Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited) – Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund
The Fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, $70,671, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, 85.3% of the distributions from net investment income of the Fund qualifies as exempt interest dividends for federal income tax purposes. A portion of the income may be subject to federal alternative minimum tax.
The Fund will notify shareholders in January 2011 of amounts for use in preparing 2010 income tax returns.
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Fund Governance
The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and birth years of the Trustees and Officers of the Funds in the Columbia Funds Series Trust I, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, the number of Funds overseen by each Trustee and other directorships they hold are shown below. Each officer listed below serves as an officer of each Fund in Columbia Funds Series Trust I.
Independent Trustees
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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John D. Collins (Born 1938) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Retired. Consultant, KPMG, LLP (accounting and tax firm) from July 1999 to June 2000; Partner, KPMG, LLP from March 1962 to June 1999. Oversees 64; Mrs. Fields Original Cookies, Inc. (consumer products); Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.; and Montpelier Re (insurance underwriting firm) | |
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Rodman L. Drake (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1994) and Chairman of the Board (since 2009) | | Co-Founder of Baringo Capital LLC (private equity) since 2002; CEO of Crystal River Capital, Inc. (real estate investment trust) since 2003; President, Continuation Investments Group, Inc. from 1997 to 2001. Oversees 64; Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. (tax preparation services); Crystal Capital River, Inc. (real estate investment trust); Student Loan Corporation (student loan provider); Celgene Corporation (global biotechnology company); The Helios Funds (exchange-traded funds); and Apex Silver Mines Ltd. from 2007 to 2009 | |
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Douglas A. Hacker (Born 1955) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1996) | | Independent business executive since May 2006; Executive Vice President—Strategy of United Airlines (airline) from December 2002 to May 2006; President of UAL Loyalty Services (airline marketing company) from September 2001 to December 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines from July 1999 to September 2001. Oversees 64; Nash Finch Company (food distributor); Aircastle Limited (aircraft leasing) | |
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Janet Langford Kelly (Born 1957) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1996) | | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ConocoPhillips (integrated energy company) since September 2007; Deputy General Counsel—Corporate Legal Services, ConocoPhillips from August 2006 to August 2007; Partner, Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette LLP (law firm) from March 2005 to July 2006; Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern University, from September 2004 to June 2006; Director, UAL Corporation (airline) from February 2006 to July 2006; Oversees 64; None | |
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William E. Mayer (Born 1940) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1994) | | Partner, Park Avenue Equity Partners (private equity) since February 1999; Dean and Professor, College of Business and Management, University of Maryland from 1992 to 1996. Oversees 64; DynaVox Inc. (software developer); Lee Enterprises (print media); WR Hambrecht + Co. (financial service provider); BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation (investment company) | |
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Fund Governance (continued)
Independent Trustees (continued)
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Charles R. Nelson (Born 1942) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1981) | | Professor of Economics, University of Washington, since January 1976; Ford and Louisa Van Voorhis Professor of Political Economy, University of Washington, since September 1993; Adjunct Professor of Statistics, University of Washington, since September 1980; Associate Editor, Journal of Money Credit and Banking, 1993-2008; Consultant on econometric and statistical matters. Oversees 64; None | |
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John J. Neuhauser (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1984) | | President, Saint Michael's College, since August 2007; Director or Trustee of several non-profit organizations, including Fletcher Allen Health Care, Inc.; University Professor, Boston College from November 2005 to August 2007; Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculties, Boston College from August 1999 to October 2005. Oversees 64; Liberty All-Star Equity Fund and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (closed-end funds) | |
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Jonathan Piel (Born 1938) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1994) | | Cable television producer and website designer; The Editor, Scientific American from 1984 to 1994; Vice President, Scientific American, Inc., from 1984 to 1994; Member, Advisory Board, Stone Age Institute, Bloomington, Indiana (research institute that explores the effect of technology on human evolution); Member, Board of Directors of the National Institute of Social Sciences, New York City; Member, Board of Trustees of the William Alanson White Institute, New York City (institution for training psychoanalysts); and Member, Advisory Board, Mount Sinai Children's Environmental Health Center, New York. Oversees 64; None | |
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Patrick J. Simpson (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2000) | | Partner, Perkins Coie LLP (law firm). Oversees 64; None | |
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Anne-Lee Verville (Born 1945) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1998) | | Retired since 1997 (formerly General Manager–Global Education Industry from 1994 to 1997, President–Application Systems Division from 1991 to 1994, Chief Financial Officer–US Marketing & Services from 1988 to 1991, and Chief Information Officer from 1987 to 1988, IBM Corporation (computer and technology)). Oversees 64; Enesco Group, Inc. (producer of giftware and home and garden decor products) from 2001 to 2006 | |
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The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Funds and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-345-6611.
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Fund Governance (continued)
Officers
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years | |
J. Kevin Connaughton (Born 1964) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 President (since 2009) | | Senior Vice President and General Manager–Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; President, Columbia Funds, since 2009, and RiverSource Funds, since May 2010 (previously Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009, Treasurer, Columbia Funds, from October 2003 to May 2008, and senior officer of various other affiliated funds since 2000); Managing Director, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from December 2004 to April 2010. | |
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Michael G. Clarke (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (since 2009) | | Vice President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Managing Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from September 2004 to April 2010; senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2002. | |
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Scott R. Plummer (Born 1959) | |
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5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2010) | | Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since June 2005; Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel–Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since May 2010 (previously Vice President and Chief Counsel–Asset Management, from 2005 to April 2010, and Vice President–Asset Management Compliance from 2004 to 2005); Vice President, Chief Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since 2008; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Ameriprise Certificate Company since 2005; Chief Counsel, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, RiverSource Funds, since December 2006; Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Columbia Funds, since May 2010. | |
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Linda J. Wondrack (Born 1964) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2007) | | Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Funds, since 2007, and RiverSource Funds, since May 2010; Director (Columbia Management Group, LLC and Investment Product Group Compliance), Bank of America, from June 2005 to April 2010; Director of Corporate Compliance and Conflicts Officer of MFS Investment Management (investment management) from August 2004 to May 2005. | |
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William F. Truscott (Born 1960) | |
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53600 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Chairman of the Board, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 (previously President, Chairman of the Board and Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to April 2010); Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Asset Management & President, Annuities, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since May 2010 (previously President–U.S. Asset Management and Chief Investment Officer from 2005 to April 2010, and Senior Vice President—Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to 2005); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company since 2006; Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010 (previously Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 2008 to April 2010); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006. | |
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Officers (continued)
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years | |
Colin Moore (Born 1958) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Director and Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Manager, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2007 to April 2010; Head of Equities, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2002 to 2007. | |
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Michael A. Jones (Born 1959) | |
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100 Federal Street Boston, MA 02110 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Director and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010; Manager, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2007 to April 2010; Chief Executive Officer, President and Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. from November 2006 to April 2010; previously, co-president and senior managing director at Robeco Investment Management. | |
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Amy Johnson (Born 1965) | |
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5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 (previously Chief Administrative Officer, from 2009 until April 2010, Vice President—Asset Management and Trust Company Services, from 2006 to 2009, and Vice President—Operations and Compliance from 2004 to 2006). | |
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Joseph F. DiMaria (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Treasurer (since 2009) and Chief Accounting Officer (since 2008) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from January 2006 to April 2010; Head of Tax/Compliance and Assistant Treasurer, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from November 2004 to December 2005. | |
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Marybeth Pilat (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2010) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; Vice President, Investment Operations, Bank of America, from October 2008 to April 2010; Finance Manager, Boston Children's Hospital from August 2008 to October 2008; Director, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from May 2007 to July 2008; Vice President, Mutual Fund Valuation, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from January 2006 to May 2007; Vice President, Mutual Fund Accounting Oversight, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from January 2005 to January 2006. | |
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Julian Quero (Born 1967) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2008) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from August 2008 to April 2010; Senior Tax Manager, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from August 2006 to July 2008; Senior Compliance Manager, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from April 2002 to August 2006. | |
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Officers (continued)
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years | |
Stephen T. Welsh (Born 1957) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Vice President (since 2006) | | President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. since May 2010; President and Director, Columbia Management Services, Inc. from July 2004 to April 2010; Managing Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. from August 2007 to April 2010. | |
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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreements
In September 2010, the Board of Trustees (the "Board") unanimously approved new Investment Management Services Agreements (the "Advisory Agreements") on behalf of various Columbia funds that would increase or decrease the contractual investment advisory fee rates payable by each affected Columbia fund (each, an "Affected Fund") to Columbia Management for investment advisory services. For Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund, the Advisory Agreement will decrease contractual investment advisory fee rates. As detailed below, the Board held numerous meetings and discussions with the management team of Columbia Management and reviewed and considered materials in connection with the approval of the investment advisory fee before determining to approve the Advisory Agreements.
On April 30, 2010, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. acquired the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Bank of America and the parent of the Affected Funds' former investment adviser. In connection with that acquisition, the Affected Funds entered into investment management services agreements with Columbia Management, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Beginning in April 2010, Columbia Management presented to the Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee (the "Committee") of the Board a proposal to rationalize the fees and expenses, including the advisory fees, of the various registered investment companies in the combined complex of Columbia-, RiverSource-, Seligman- and Threadneedle-branded funds (the "Columbia Funds Complex"). Because these funds were organized at different times by many different sponsors, their fees and expenses did not reflect a common overall design, and Columbia Management proposed to implement a more consistent schedule of fees for similar funds based on a uniform pricing model across all of the funds. In this regard, Columbia Management presented the Committee with various data comparing current and proposed fee schedules to the fee schedules of peer funds, as selected by an independent third-party data provider. While Columbia Management projected that t he proposed rationalization would reduce the overall fees and expenses of all of the funds in the aggregate, it was expected that certain fees and expenses, including advisory fees, would increase for certain funds. At the same time, Columbia Management presented the Committee with proposals to provide for consistent administrative services fee schedules across funds in the same asset class, reduced custody fee rates and a consistent transfer agency fee schedule across the funds, as well as initial proposals to merge various funds. In connection with these proposals, the Committee and the trustees considered a proposal by Columbia Management to contractually limit the total operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage commissions, interest (but including custodial charges relating to overdrafts), taxes and extraordinary expenses, after giving effect to any balance credits from each fund's custodian) of class A shares of funds, the expenses of which exceed the median expenses of such fund's class A shares peer group (as determined from time to time, generally annually, by an independent third-party data provider), to such median expenses (or a lower, agreed-upon rate), and to limit the total expenses of such funds' other classes to a corresponding amount, adjusted to reflect any class-specific expenses (including transfer agency fees and payments under any distribution plan, shareholder servicing plan, and/or plan administration agreement).
The Committee and the trustees who are not "interested persons" (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act")) of the Trust (the "Independent Trustees") requested and evaluated materials from, and were provided materials and information regarding the Advisory Agreements by, Columbia Management. The Committee, at meetings held on April 20, 2010, May 3, 2010, June 7, 2010, July 27, 2010 and August 10, 2010, and the Independent Trustees, at meetings held on April 20, 2010, May 4, 2010, June 7, 2010 and August 11, 2010, reviewed the materials provided in connection with their consideration of the Advisory Agreements and other matters relating to the proposals and discussed them with representatives of Columbia Management. The Committee and the Independent Trustees also reviewed and considered information that they had previously received in connection with their most recent consideration and approval of the curr ent investment management services agreements with Columbia Management. They also consulted with Fund counsel and with the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel, who advised on the legal standards for consideration by the trustees and otherwise assisted the trustees in their deliberations. The trustees also met with, and reviewed and considered a report prepared and provided by, the independent fee consultant (the "Fee Consultant") appointed by the Independent Trustees pursuant to an assurance of
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discontinuance entered into by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, the Affected Funds' previous adviser, with the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") to settle a civil complaint filed by the NYAG relating to trading in mutual fund shares (the "NYAG Settlement"). Under the NYAG Settlement, the Fee Consultant's role is to manage the process by which management fees are negotiated so that they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms' length and reasonable. On August 10, 2010, the Committee recommended that the trustees approve the Advisory Agreements. On September 14, 2010, the trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, approved the Advisory Agreement for each Affected Fund, subject to shareholder approval.
The trustees considered all materials that they, their legal counsel or Columbia Management believed reasonably necessary to evaluate and to determine whether to approve the Advisory Agreements. The factors considered by the Committee and the trustees in recommending approval and approving the Advisory Agreement for each Affected Fund included the following:
• The expected benefits of continuing to retain Columbia Management as the Affected Funds' investment manager;
• The terms and conditions of the Advisory Agreements, including the increase or decrease, as applicable, in the advisory fee schedule for each Affected Fund;
• The impact of the proposed changes in investment advisory fee rates, as well as proposed changes in administrative services, transfer agency and custody fee rates, on each Affected Fund's total expense ratio;
• The willingness of Columbia Management to agree to contractually limit or cap total operating expenses for Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund so that total operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage commissions, interest (but including custodial charges relating to overdrafts), taxes and extraordinary expenses, after giving effect to any balance credits from each fund's custodian) of class A shares would not exceed the median expenses of such fund's class A shares peer group (as determined from time to time, generally annually, by an independent third-party data provider);
• That Columbia Management, and not any Affected Fund, would bear the costs of obtaining any necessary shareholder approvals of the Advisory Agreements;
• The expected impact on expenses for certain Affected Funds of proposed mergers; and
• The expected benefits of further integrating the Combined Fund Complex by:
o Standardizing total management fees across similar funds in the Combined Fund Complex to promote comparability of pricing among a menu of funds available to investors, including through exchange privileges; and
o Aligning investment advisory fee rates across funds in the Combined Fund Complex that are in the same investment category (e.g., the amendment would align the investment advisory fee rates of Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund with those of all other actively managed large-cap funds in the Combined Fund Complex).
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided under the Advisory Agreements
The trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Affected Funds by Columbia Management and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreements and under separate agreements for the provision of transfer agency and administrative services, and the resources dedicated to the Affected Funds by Columbia Management and its affiliates. The trustees considered, among other things, the ability of Columbia Management to attract, motivate and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals (including Columbia Management's personnel and other resources, compensation programs for personnel involved in fund management, reputation and other attributes), the portfolio management services provided by those investment professionals, the trade execution services provided on behalf of the Affected Funds and the quality of Columbia Management's investment research capabilities and the o ther resources that it devotes to each Affected Fund. For each Affected Fund, the trustees also considered the potential benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is part of a fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines and providing a variety of
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fund and shareholder services. After reviewing these and related factors, the trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to each Affected Fund under the Advisory Agreements supported the approval of the Advisory Agreements.
Investment Performance
The trustees reviewed information about the performance of each Affected Fund over various time periods, including information prepared by an independent third-party data provider that compared the performance of each Affected Fund to the performance of peer groups of mutual funds and performance benchmarks. The trustees also reviewed a description of the third party's methodology for identifying each Fund's peer group for purposes of performance and expense comparisons. In the case of each Affected Fund whose performance lagged that of a relevant peer group for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the trustees concluded that other factors relevant to performance were sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant approval of the Affected Fund's Advisory Agreement. Those factors varied from fund to fund, but included one or more of the following: (i) that the Affected Fund's performance, although lagging in certain recent periods, was stronger over the longer term; (ii) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions that were reasonable and consistent with the Affected Fund's investment strategy and policies and that the Affected Fund was performing within a reasonable range of expectations, given those investment decisions, market conditions and the Affected Fund's investment strategy; (iii) that the Affected Fund's performance was competitive when compared to other relevant performance benchmarks or peer groups; and (iv) that Columbia Management had taken or was taking steps designed to help improve the Affected Fund's investment performance, including, but not limited to, replacing portfolio managers, enhancing the resources supporting the portfolio managers, or modifying investment strategies.
The trustees noted that, through February 28, 2010, Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund's performance was in the second quintile (where the best performance would be in the first quintile) for the one-, three- and five-year periods and in the first quintile for the ten-year period of the peer group selected by an independent third-party data provider for the purposes of performance comparisons.
After reviewing those and related factors, the trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Advisory Agreements, that the performance of each Affected Fund and Columbia Management was sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant the approval of the Advisory Agreement pertaining to that Affected Fund.
Investment Advisory Fee Rates and Other Expenses
The trustees considered that the Advisory Agreement for Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund would decrease the contractual investment advisory fee rates payable by that Fund and would be otherwise identical to that Fund's current investment management services agreement. The trustees reviewed and considered information that they had previously received in connection with the most recent approval of Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund's current investment management services agreement with Columbia Management.
After reviewing these and related factors, the trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the advisory fee rates under the Advisory Agreements and anticipated total expenses of each Affected Fund supported the approval of the Advisory Agreements.
Costs of Services Provided and Profitability
The trustees considered information about the advisory fees charged by Columbia Management to comparable institutional accounts. In considering the fees charged to those accounts, the trustees took into account, among other things, Columbia Management's representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including differences in the services provided, differences in the risk profile of such business for Columbia Management, and the additional resources required to manage mutual funds effectively. In evaluating each Affected Fund's proposed advisory fees, the trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Affected Fund.
The trustees also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by Columbia Management and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Affected Funds. The trustees reviewed information provided by management
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as to the projected profitability to Columbia Management and its affiliates of their relationships with each Affected Fund, and information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability. When reviewing profitability, the trustees also considered court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue in whole or in part, the performance of the relevant Affected Funds, the current and anticipated expense levels of each Affected Fund, and the implementation of breakpoints and/or expense limitations with respect to each Affected Fund.
After reviewing those and related factors, the trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the proposed changes to the advisory fees, and the related profitability to Columbia Management and its affiliates of their relationships with the Affected Fund, supported the approval of the Advisory Agreement pertaining to that Affected Fund.
Economies of Scale
The trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale in the provision by Columbia Management of services to each Affected Fund, to groups of related funds and to Columbia Management's investment advisory clients as a whole, and whether those economies of scale were shared with the Affected Funds through breakpoints in the proposed investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense limitation arrangements and additional investments by Columbia Management in investment, trading and compliance resources. The trustees noted that all of the Affected Funds were expected to benefit from breakpoints and/or expense limitation arrangements. In considering those issues, the trustees also took note of the costs of the services to be provided (both on an absolute and relative basis) and the projected profitability to Columbia Management and its affiliates of their relationships with the Affected Funds, as discussed above. Th e trustees also noted the expected expense synergies and other anticipated benefits to Columbia Management and fund shareholders of both the rationalization of fees and expenses and the proposed mergers of certain Affected Funds. After reviewing these and related factors, the trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the extent to which economies of scale were expected to be shared with the Affected Funds supported the approval of the Advisory Agreements.
Other Benefits to Columbia Management
The trustees received and considered information regarding any expected "fall-out" or ancillary benefits to be received by Columbia Management and its affiliates as a result of their relationships with the Affected Funds, such as the provision by Columbia Management of administrative services to the Affected Funds and the provision by Columbia Management's affiliates of distribution and transfer agency services to the Affected Funds, and how the proposed rationalization of fees and expenses might affect such benefits, including the fact that to the extent fees payable by the Affected Funds decrease, and the fees for such Funds were subject to a contractual limit or cap on expenses, Columbia Management may pay less in expense reimbursements. The trustees considered that the Affected Funds' distributor, an affiliate of Columbia Management, retains a portion of the distribution fees from the Affected Funds and receives a portion of the sales charges on sales or redemptions of certain classes of shares of the Affected Funds, and that other affiliates of Columbia Management receive various forms of compensation in connection with their sale of shares of the Affected Funds. The trustees also considered the benefits of research made available to Columbia Management by reason of brokerage commissions generated by the Affected Funds' securities transactions, and reviewed information about Columbia Management's practices with respect to allocating portfolio brokerage and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research. The trustees considered the possible conflicts of interest associated with certain fall-out or other ancillary benefits and the reporting, disclosure and other processes that would be in place to disclose and to monitor such possible conflicts of interest. The trustees recognized that Columbia Management's profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits.
In their deliberations, the trustees did not identify any single item that was paramount or controlling and individual trustees may have attributed different weights to various factors. The trustees also evaluated all information available to them on a fund-by-fund basis, and their determinations were made separately in respect of each Affected Fund.
Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel and the Fee Consultant, the trustees, including the Independent Trustees, approved each Advisory Agreement.
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT FEE CONSULTANT TO THE FUNDS SUPERVISED BY THE COLUMBIA ATLANTIC BOARD
Prepared Pursuant to the February 9, 2005
Assurance of Discontinuance among the
Office of Attorney General of New York State,
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, and
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.
September 21, 2010
I. Overview
On February 9, 2005, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("CMA") and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.1 ("CMD") agreed to the New York Attorney General's Assurance of Discontinuance ("AOD"). Among other things, the AOD stipulates that CMA may manage or advise a Columbia Fund ("Columbia Fund" and, together with some or all of such funds, the "Columbia Funds") only if the Independent Members of the Columbia Fund's Board of Trustees appoint a Senior Officer or retain an Independent Fee Consultant ("IFC") who is to manage the process by which proposed management fees are negotiated. The AOD further stipulates that the Senior Officer or IFC is to prepare a written annual evaluation of the fee negotiation process.
With effect from January 1, 2007, the Independent Members of the Board of Trustees for certain Columbia Funds known collectively as the "Atlantic Funds" (together with the other members of that Board, the "Trustees") retained me as IFC for the Atlantic Funds.2 In this capacity, I have prepared this written evaluation of the fee negotiation process. As has been the case with my previous reports, my immediate predecessor as IFC, John Rea, provided invaluable assistance in the preparation of this report.
On September 29, 2009, Ameriprise entered into an asset purchase agreement with Bank of America, N.A. and its parent, Bank of America Corporation (together, the "Bank") pursuant to which the Bank agreed to sell certain CMG assets relating to Columbia's long-term asset management business, including management of the Atlantic Funds (the "Transaction"). The Transaction, which closed on April 30, 2010,3 resulted in the termination of the existing Investment Management Agreements with CMA. Prior to the closing of the Transaction, the Trustees and the shareholders of the Funds approved new Advisory and Administrative Agreements with an Ameriprise subsidiary now called Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC ("CMIA"). Those Agreements did not change the rates paid by the Funds from the levels specified in the former agreements with CMA.
CMIA serves as the adviser of funds supervised by three different Boards of Trustees: the Atlantic, Nations, and RiverSource Boards, and a subsidiary of CMIA serves as adviser to funds overseen by a fourth Board, Columbia/Wanger. After reviewing the range of funds overseen by all four Boards, CMIA proposed a series of changes intended, among other things, to rationalize its mutual fund product offerings (by, for example, proposing to merge funds with similar investment strategies) and the fees charged to the funds by CMIA and its affiliates. These proposals included (1) changes to the advisory fees paid by certain funds, (2) changes to administrative and similar fees paid by certain funds, (3) changes to the transfer agency, sub-transfer agency, custody, and pricing/bookkeeping fees paid by the Funds, and (4) mergers involving more than 60 funds. CMIA asked the Trustees to consider these proposals together. This report, consiste nt with and (to the extent applicable) in fulfillment of the terms of the AOD, will focus on changes to advisory and aggregate management fees and discuss other proposals insofar as they affect total fund expenses, which may be a relevant factor in considering the appropriate level of advisory and management fees (defined for purposes of this report as advisory plus administrative fees).
A. Role of the Independent Fee Consultant
The AOD charges the IFC with "managing the process by which proposed management fees ... to be charged the Columbia Fund are negotiated so that they are negotiated in a manner which is at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with this Assurance of Discontinuance." The AOD also provides that CMA "may manage or advise a Columbia Fund only if the reasonableness of the proposed management fees is determined by the Board of Trustees ... using ... an
1 CMA and CMD are subsidiaries of Columbia Management Group, LLC ("CMG"), and are the successors to the entities named in the AOD.
2 I have no material relationship with Bank of America, CMG or Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise"), aside from serving as IFC, and I am aware of no material relationship with any of their affiliates. I retained John Rea, an independent economic consultant, to assist me with this report.
3 CMIA, Materials Prepared for the Atlantic Fees and Expense Committee, June 7, 2010 ("June 7 Materials"), Tab 1 at p. 1.
Unless otherwise stated or required by the context, this report covers only the Atlantic Funds.
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annual independent written evaluation prepared by or under the direction of ... the Independent Fee Consultant." Therefore, the AOD makes clear that the IFC does not supplant the Trustees in negotiating management fees, nor does the IFC substitute his or her judgment for that of the Trustees with respect to the reasonableness of proposed fees or any other matter that is committed to the business judgment of the Trustees.
B. Elements Involved in Managing the Fee Negotiation Process
In preparing the report required by the AOD, the IFC must consider at least the following six factors set forth in the AOD:
1. The nature and quality of the adviser's services, including the Fund's performance;
2. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged by other mutual fund companies for like services;
3. Possible economies of scale as the Fund grows larger;
4. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of the adviser for like services;
5. Costs to the adviser and its affiliates of supplying services pursuant to the management fee agreements, excluding any intra-corporate profit; and
6. Profit margins of the adviser and its affiliates from supplying such services.
II. Findings
1. Based upon my examination of the information supplied by CMIA and Ameriprise in the light of the six factors set forth in the AOD, I conclude that the Trustees have the relevant information necessary to evaluate the reasonableness of the proposed contractual advisory and/or administrative fee changes at any asset level for each affected Atlantic Fund (each a "Fee Change Fund").
2. In my view, the process by which the proposed management fees of each Fee Change Fund have been negotiated with CMIA thus far has been, to the extent practicable, at arm's length and reasonable and consistent with the AOD.
3. There are 25 Funds for which CMIA has proposed an increase either in the contractual advisory or management fee (each a "Fee Increase Fund"). Seven of these Funds have a combination of higher contractual advisory fees and either lower or unchanged contractual management fees. The remaining 18 Funds have higher contractual management fees with the majority resulting from higher contractual advisory fees. For five Funds, however, the higher management fees result from a combination of lower advisory fees and higher administrative fees.
4. The actual management fee, computed on the basis of assets as of October 31, 2009, would increase for 16 of the Fee Increase Funds after accounting for CMIA's proposed expense limitation program, non-management fee changes, and proposed mergers. Seven Funds would have lower actual management fees, and two would experience no change in actual management fees.
5. Sixteen of the 25 Fee Increase Funds have generally median or better-than-median performance. Only one Fee Increase Fund – High Yield Opportunity Fund – would be identified for further review based on performance criteria used by the Trustees in past contract review processes.
6. CMIA proposed that the Funds and most other mutual funds it or its affiliates advise or sponsor (together, the "CMIA Funds") be subject to a contractual expense limitation calculated as the median of the relevant fund's Lipper expense group. As a result, all Fee Increase Funds are projected to have total expenses in the first, second, or third quintiles after full implementation of the proposed fee changes, expense limitations, and mergers. The expense limitation would be recalculated every year based on updated Lipper data. An analysis of the changes in median expenses for 2009 and 2010 indicates that some Funds are likely to experience sizable changes in their expense limits. Some Funds would have higher-than-median actual management fees notwithstanding the newly-established expense limitations.
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7. CMIA reviewed differences between management of retail mutual funds and advising institutional accounts and supplied charts plotting contractual and actual institutional and fund fees against assets in various investment categories. The data showed that mutual fund fees are often lower at small asset levels reflecting CMIA's reimbursement of fund expenses. At higher asset levels, mutual fund fees typically exceed institutional fees.
8. CMIA provided fund-by-fund projected profitability data. Due to the significant changes in the operations of the Funds (including the change of the Funds' investment adviser), historical profitability data was judged to have little relevance.
9. CMIA provided projections of both the cumulative benefit to CMIA Fund shareholders of all aspects of its proposals (including proposed mergers) and the synergies in the form of decreased expenses that would benefit CMIA and its parent, Ameriprise.
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Important Information About This Report
The fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 1-800-345-6611 and additional reports will be sent to you. This report has been prepared for shareholders of Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund.
A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of the fund's voting records are available (i) at www.columbiamanagement.com, (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov, and (iii) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-368-0346. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC's website. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the fund's website, www.columbiamanagement.com.
The fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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This information is for use with concurrent or prior delivery of a fund prospectus. Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the funds, visit columbiamanagement.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing. The Fund is distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
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C-1021 A (12/10)

Columbia Tax-Exempt Bond Funds
Annual Report for the Period Ended October 31, 2010
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Not FDIC insured • No bank guarantee • May lose value
Table of Contents
Economic Update | | | 1 | | |
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Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 3 | | |
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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 8 | | |
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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 13 | | |
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Columbia New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 18 | | |
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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 23 | | |
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Columbia Rhode Island Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | | 28 | | |
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Investment Portfolios | | | 33 | | |
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Financial Statements | | | 80 | | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | | 134 | | |
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Federal Income Tax Information | | | 135 | | |
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Fund Governance | | | 136 | | |
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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreements | | | 141 | | |
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant | | | 146 | | |
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Important Information About This Report | | | 149 | | |
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The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.
President's Message

Dear Shareholder:
The Columbia Management story began over 100 years ago, and today, we are one of the nation's largest dedicated asset managers. The recent acquisition by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. brings together the talents, resources and capabilities of Columbia Management with those of RiverSource Investments, Threadneedle (acquired by Ameriprise in 2003) and Seligman Investments (acquired by Ameriprise in 2008) to build a best-in-class asset management business that we believe is truly greater than its parts.
RiverSource Investments traces its roots to 1894 when its then newly-founded predecessor, Investors Syndicate, offered a face-amount savings certificate that gave small investors the opportunity to build a safe and secure fund for retirement, education or other special needs. A mutual fund pioneer, Investors Syndicate launched Investors Mutual Fund in 1940. In the decades that followed, its mutual fund products and services lineup grew to include a full spectrum of styles and specialties. More than 110 years later, RiverSource continues to be a trusted financial products leader.
Threadneedle, a leader in global asset management and one of Europe's largest asset managers, offers sophisticated international experience from a dedicated U.K. management team. Headquartered in London, it is named for Threadneedle Street in the heart of the city's financial district, where British investors pioneered international and global investing. Threadneedle was acquired in 2003 and today operates as an affiliate of Columbia Management.
Seligman Investments' beginnings date back to the establishment of the investment firm J. & W. Seligman & Co. in 1864. In the years that followed, Seligman played a major role in the geographical expansion and industrial development of the United States. In 1874, President Ulysses S. Grant named Seligman as fiscal agent for the U.S. Navy—an appointment that would last through World War I. Seligman helped finance the westward path of the railroads and the building of the Panama Canal. The firm organized its first investment company in 1929 and began managing its first mutual fund in 1930. In 2008, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated was acquired and Seligman Investments became an offering brand of RiverSource Investments, LLC.
We are proud of the rich and distinctive history of these firms, the strength and breadth of products and services they offer, and the combined cultures of pioneering spirit and forward thinking. Together we are committed to providing more for our shareholders than ever before.
> A singular focus on our shareholders
Our business is asset management, so investors are our first priority. We dedicate our resources to identifying timely investment opportunities and provide a comprehensive choice of equity, fixed-income and alternative investments to help meet your individual needs.
> First-class research and thought leadership
We are dedicated to helping you take advantage of today's opportunities and anticipate tomorrow's. We stay abreast of the latest investment trends and ideas, using our collective insight to evaluate events and transform them into solutions you can use.
> A disciplined investment approach
We aren't distracted by passing fads. Our teams adhere to a rigorous investment process that helps ensure the integrity of our products and enables you and your financial advisor to match our solutions to your objectives with confidence.
When you choose Columbia Management, you can be confident that we will take the time to understand your needs and help you and your financial advisor identify the solutions that are right for you. Because at Columbia Management, we don't consider ourselves successful unless you are.
Sincerely,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the funds, visit www.columbiamanagement.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.
Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
© 2010 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.
Economic Update – Columbia Tax-Exempt Bond Funds
Although economic growth, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), advanced a solid 5.0% in the last quarter of 2009, it remained sluggish into 2010. GDP expanded by 3.7% in the first quarter, 1.7% in the second quarter and 2.0% in the third quarter of 2010. Yet, fears that the economy could sink back into recession have diminished and most key indicators remain positive.
Consumer spending on cars, clothing and other goods generally trended higher throughout the year, with a solid pickup in September 2010. Personal income also moved higher. Consumer confidence, as measured by the Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, gained ground in the first half of 2010. However, the index fell sharply during the summer before edging higher again in October 2010. The widely-followed measure of consumer attitudes toward the economy continues to hover near its historical low. Consumers continue to indicate they are concerned about business conditions and job prospects.
The housing market—another bellwether for the consumer sector—showed a glimmer of improvement in the final months of the 12-month period. Although both new and existing home sales fell during the summer after a federal tax credit for new and repeat homebuyers expired, both picked up in September 2010. Distressed properties continued to pressure prices. The national median price of existing homes fell slightly over the one-year period, while the median price of new homes rose slightly. The inventory of unsold new homes rose over the one-year period, though it stabilized somewhat in September and October.
News on the job front was mostly positive in 2010, but the number of new jobs added to the economy fell short of expectations. A good portion of the jobs added in March, April and May were temporary, government-sponsored census positions, which began to unwind in June, July and August. However, private sector payroll employment trended modestly higher, massive layoffs declined and in October, labor market growth turned positive with the addition of 151,000 new jobs.
Reports from the business side of the economy were generally positive. A key measure of the nation's manufacturing situation—the Institute for Supply Management's Index—trended generally higher. Industrial production declined slightly in August and September, while the amount of manufacturing capacity utilized—a key measure of the health of the manufacturing sector—inched higher.
Bonds delivered solid returns
As the economy strengthened, bonds delivered solid returns. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index1 returned 8.01%. The high-yield bond market kept pace with the stock market during the period. For the 12 months covered by this report, the JPMorgan Developed BB High Yield Index2 returned 16.85%. The Treasury market was
1 The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price, coupon, pay-downs, and total return performance of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated, and non-convertible investment grade debt issues with at least $250 million par amount outstanding and with at least one year to final maturity.
2 The JPMorgan Developed BB High Yield Index is an unmanaged index designed to mirror the investable universe of the U.S. dollar developed, BB-rated, high yield corporate debt market.
Summary
For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2010
g Modest economic growth and relatively low interest rates boosted bond market returns. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index delivered solid results. High-yield bonds kept pace with stocks, as measured by the JPMorgan Developed BB High Yield Index.
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g The U.S. stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, delivered solid returns, despite a summer correction. Emerging market stocks, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net), outperformed U.S. stocks as well as stock markets in developed foreign markets, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index (Net).
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Economic Update (continued) – Columbia Tax-Exempt Bond Funds
also positive. As the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury, a common bellwether for the bond market, fell over the 12-month period (bond prices and yields move in opposite directions), the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index3 returned 7.20%. Municipal bonds performed in line with taxable bonds, as investors sought to shelter income ahead of expected tax increases. The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index4 gained 7.78% for the period. Despite positive economic activity, the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) kept a key short-term interest rate—the federal funds rate—close to zero.
Stock rally regains its footing
Against a strengthening economic backdrop, a stock market rally that began early in 2009 continued into the spring of 2010. But during the early summer months, a debt crisis brewing in Europe raised concerns among U.S. investors, as did mixed signals on the economy, and some of the stock market's earlier gains vanished. Then, in September and October, investors reversed course and bid stocks sharply higher. The S&P 500 Index5 returned 16.52% for the 12-month period.
Outside the United States, stock market returns were mixed. The MSCI EAFE Index (Net),6 a broad gauge of stock market performance in foreign developed markets, returned 8.36% (in U.S. dollars) for the period, as concerns about the impact of a bailout for weak eurozone economies weighed on the markets. Emerging stock markets were more resilient. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net)7 returned 23.56% (in U.S. dollars) for the 12-month period.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
3 The Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index includes public obligations of the U.S. Treasury. Treasury bills are excluded by the maturity constraint. In addition, certain special issues, such as state and local government series bonds (SLGs), as well as U.S. Treasury TIPS, are excluded. STRIPS are excluded from the index because their inclusion would result in double-counting.
4 The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is considered representative of the broad market for investment-grade, tax-exempt bonds with a maturity of at least one year.
5 The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks.
6 The Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East (MSCI EAFE) Index (Net) is a free float- adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada. As of May 27, 2010, the MSCI EAFE Index (Net) consisted of the following 22 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
7 The Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets (MSCI EM) Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. As of May 27, 2010, the MSCI EM Index (Net) consisted of the following 21 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey.
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.
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Fund Profile – Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 6.10% without sales charge. Class Z shares returned 6.37%.
g The fund trailed its benchmark, the Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index.1 Its return was slightly higher than the average return of its peer group, the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification.2
g The fund had more exposure than its benchmark to higher quality municipal holdings, which hampered results because lower rated3, investment-grade securities outperformed. By contrast, an emphasis on longer-maturity securities supported results as interest rates declined and bond prices rose.
Portfolio Management
Brian M. McGreevy has managed the fund since 2002 and has been associated with the advisor since May 2010. Prior to joining the advisor, Mr. McGreevy was associated with the fund's previous advisor or its predecessors since 1994.
1The Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index tracks the performance of municipal bonds issued after December 31, 1990 with remaining maturities between 2 and 17 years and at least $7 million in principal amount outstanding.
2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.
3The credit quality ratings represent those of one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard & Poor's or Moody's Investor Services. If a security is rated by only one of the two agencies, that rating is used. If a security is not rated by either of the two agencies, it is designated as Non-Rated. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The credit quality of the fund's investment does not remove market risk.
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.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 10/31/10
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Performance Information – Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 11/01/00 – 10/31/10
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares. The performance of a $10,000 investment with sales charge for Class A shares is calculated with an initial sales charge of 4.75%, which was the effective sales charge prior to August 22, 2005.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 11/01/00 – 10/31/10 ($)
Sales charge | | without | | with | |
Class A | | | 14,917 | | | | 14,208 | | |
Class B | | | 13,888 | | | | 13,888 | | |
Class C | | | 14,280 | | | | 14,280 | | |
Class T | | | 15,045 | | | | 14,330 | | |
Class Z | | | 15,283 | | | | n/a | | |
Average annual total return as of 10/31/10 (%)
Share class | | A | | B | | C | | T | | Z | |
Inception | | 11/18/02 | | 11/18/02 | | 11/18/02 | | 06/26/00 | | 08/01/94 | |
Sales charge | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | |
1-year | | | 6.10 | | | | 2.65 | | | | 5.31 | | | | 2.31 | | | | 5.68 | | | | 4.68 | | | | 6.21 | | | | 1.19 | | | | 6.37 | | |
5-year | | | 3.99 | | | | 3.31 | | | | 3.22 | | | | 3.22 | | | | 3.58 | | | | 3.58 | | | | 4.10 | | | | 3.10 | | | | 4.26 | | |
10-year | | | 4.08 | | | | 3.57 | | | | 3.34 | | | | 3.34 | | | | 3.63 | | | | 3.63 | | | | 4.17 | | | | 3.66 | | | | 4.33 | | |
The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% for Class A shares (for the 1-year and 5-year periods), 4.75% for Class A shares (for the 10-year period) and 4.75% for Class T shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year, and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.
Prior to August 22, 2005, new purchases of Class A shares had a maximum initial sales charge of 4.75%.
Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectuses for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
Class A, Class B, Class C, Class T and Class Z share performance information includes returns of Retail A shares (for Class A and Class T shares), Retail B shares (for Class B and Class C shares) and Trust shares (for Class Z shares) of Galaxy Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, the predecessor to the fund and a series of The Galaxy Fund (the "Galaxy Connecticut Fund"), for periods prior to November 18, 2002, the date on which Class A, Class B, Class C, Class T and Class Z shares were initially offered by the fund. The returns shown for Class B and Class C shares also include the returns of Retail A shares for periods prior to March 1, 2001, the date on which Retail B shares were initially offered by the Galaxy Connecticut Fund. Retail A share returns include returns of the BKB shares of the Galaxy Connecticut Fund for periods prior to June 26, 2001, the date on which BKB shares were converted to Retail A shares. The r eturns shown for all share classes reflect any differences in sales charges, but no returns have been restated to reflect any differences in expenses such as distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees between any predecessor share class and the corresponding newer share class. If differences in expenses had been reflected, the returns shown for periods prior to November 18, 2002 would be lower for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class T shares.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.
Estimating your actual expenses
To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., your account balance is available online at www.columbiamanagement.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from their financial intermediary, contact your financial intermediary to obtain your account balance.
1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.
2. In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "Actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account may be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
05/01/10 – 10/31/10
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Fund's annualized expense ratio (%) | |
| | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | |
Class A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,035.90 | | | | 1,021.17 | | | | 4.11 | | | | 4.08 | | | | 0.80 | | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,032.00 | | | | 1,017.39 | | | | 7.94 | | | | 7.88 | | | | 1.55 | | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,033.80 | | | | 1,019.16 | | | | 6.15 | | | | 6.11 | | | | 1.20 | | |
Class T | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,036.40 | | | | 1,021.68 | | | | 3.59 | | | | 3.57 | | | | 0.70 | | |
Class Z | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,037.20 | | | | 1,022.43 | | | | 2.82 | | | | 2.80 | | | | 0.55 | | |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Portfolio Manager's Report – Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
as of 10/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 11.00 | | |
Class B | | | 11.00 | | |
Class C | | | 11.00 | | |
Class T | | | 11.00 | | |
Class Z | | | 11.00 | | |
Distributions declared per share
11/01/09 – 10/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 0.33 | | |
Class B | | | 0.25 | | |
Class C | | | 0.29 | | |
Class T | | | 0.34 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.36 | | |
A portion of the fund's income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. The fund may at times purchase tax-exempt securities at a discount. Some, or all, of this discount may be included in the fund's ordinary income, and is taxable when distributed.
30-day SEC yields
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 1.62 | | |
Class B | | | 0.95 | | |
Class C | | | 1.30 | | |
Class T | | | 1.71 | | |
Class Z | | | 1.95 | | |
The 30-day SEC yields reflect the fund's earning power, net of expenses, expressed as an annualized percentage of the public offering price per share at the end of the period. Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, the 30-day SEC yields would have been lower.
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 2.66 | | |
Class B | | | 1.57 | | |
Class C | | | 2.14 | | |
Class T | | | 2.82 | | |
Class Z | | | 3.20 | | |
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields are calculated assuming a federal income tax rate of 35.0% and a Connecticut state income tax rate of 6.5%. These tax rates do not reflect the phase out of exemptions or the reduction of the otherwise allowable deductions that occur when adjusted gross income exceeds certain levels. Your taxable-equivalent yield may be different depending on your tax bracket.
For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 6.10% without sales charge. Class Z shares returned 6.37%. By comparison, the fund's benchmark, the Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index, which is national in scope, returned 7.35%. The average return of funds in the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification was 5.98%. During a period in which lower rated, investment-grade debt generally outperformed high-grade securities, the fund's greater concentration on AAA rated securities and an underweight in BBB rated debt detracted from relative results. In general, Connecticut municipal securities, both in the state and in the fund's portfolio, were higher quality than municipals nationally. On the positive side, the fund's longer duration—a measure of sensitivity to changes in interest rates—and longer call structure helped support performance during a time of declining interest rates and rising bond prices.
Education, local bonds helped returns
The fund's overweight relative to the benchmark in education-related bonds and in local community, general obligation securities aided returns. Many of the school bonds in which we invested were A rated and outpaced the returns of AA rated and AAA rated municipal securities. Over the period, local general obligation debt also performed somewhat better than state general obligations. The fund also had more exposure than the benchmark to longer-maturity securities, with superior call protection, which outperformed bonds with shorter maturities as interest rates declined in the face of strong investor demand. Call protection helps protect against the risk that higher-yielding securities may be called back by their issuers before their maturity dates. An overweight in AAA rated securities with shorter maturities, which underperformed their longer-maturity counterparts, partially offset the beneficial effects of the longer-maturity p ositioning in the fund.
Increased exposure to longer maturities
As the period progressed, we increased the fund's sensitivity to changes in interest rates by increasing exposure to longer-maturity investments. In addition, we added exposure to BBB rated holdings by investing in issues from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. We also invested in a non-rated issue from Stamford, CT, which we believed added to yield without changing the overall quality focus of the portfolio.
Weak recovery may continue
We believe that the national economy has the potential to maintain its slow expansion and that inflationary pressures are likely to remain restrained. The Connecticut economy continues to grow slowly, with only minimal job creation during the last two calendar quarters. The state is disadvantaged by high business costs and high state taxes. Unemployment remains at about 9%, with the Norwich area particularly affected because of declining business at nearby casinos. Weak growth has placed pressure on the state budget, forcing spending cuts and encouraging state leaders to find one-time financing options to balance the budget. Meanwhile, demand for municipal bonds
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Portfolio Manager's Report (continued) – Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
continues to be brisk. The potential that certain tax cuts may expire by the end of 2010 has driven demand for municipal bonds and municipal bond funds to take advantage of their tax benefits. We see value in bonds rated A and BBB, as we believe their yields compensate for the additional credit risks over AAA rated and AA rated securities. We prefer bonds with longer call structures that are less likely to be called away by their issuers in the near term. Looking ahead, we expect rating changes from the major credit rating services to experience increased volatility, which may create investment opportunities. We plan to try to take advantage of any weakness in the market if our credit analysis finds attractive values in securities whose ratings have been downgraded.
Portfolio characteristics and holdings are subject to change and may not be representative of current characteristics and holdings. The outlook for the fund may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.
Tax-exempt investing offers current tax-exempt income, but it also involves certain risks. The value of the fund will be affected by interest rate changes and the creditworthiness of issues held in the fund. When interest rates go up, bond prices generally drop and vice versa. Interest income from certain tax-exempt bonds may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, if applicable, the alternative minimum tax. Any capital gains distributed are taxable to the investor.
The fund is non-diversified, which generally means that it may invest a greater percentage of its total assets in the securities of fewer issuers than a "diversified" fund. This increases the risk that a change in the value of any one investment held by the fund could affect the overall value of the fund more than it would affect that of a diversified fund holding a greater number of investments. Accordingly, the fund's value will likely be more volatile than the value of more diversified funds.
Single-state municipal bond funds pose additional risks due to limited geographical diversification.
Top 5 sectors
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Tax-Backed | | | 53.7 | | |
Education | | | 10.1 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed | | | 8.8 | | |
Housing | | | 7.9 | | |
Utilities | | | 7.5 | | |
Maturity breakdown
as of 10/31/10 (%)
0-1 year | | | 2.4 | | |
1-3 years | | | 11.9 | | |
3-5 years | | | 5.1 | | |
5-7 years | | | 19.7 | | |
7-10 years | | | 18.4 | | |
10-15 years | | | 30.0 | | |
15-20 years | | | 10.0 | | |
20-25 years | | | 1.1 | | |
25 years and over | | | 0.8 | | |
Net Cash & Equivalents | | | 0.6 | | |
Quality breakdown
as of 10/31/10 (%)
AAA | | | 25.8 | | |
AA | | | 46.4 | | |
A | | | 19.1 | | |
BBB | | | 5.0 | | |
BB | | | 0.4 | | |
Non-Rated | | | 3.3 | | |
Ratings shown in the quality breakdown are assigned to individual bonds by taking the lower of the ratings available from one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard & Poor's or Moody's Investor Services. If a security is rated by only one of the two agencies, that rating is used. If a security is not rated by either of the two agencies, it is designated as Non-Rated. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The credit quality of the fund's investments does not remove market risk.
The fund is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time. Information provided is calculated as a percentage of net assets.
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Fund Profile – Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 10/31/10
| | +7.13% | |
|
 | | Class A shares (without sales charge) | |
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| | +7.35% | |
|
 | | Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index | |
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Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 7.13% without sales charge. Class Z shares returned 7.35%.
g The fund's return was generally in line with the return of its benchmark, the Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index.1 The fund beat the average return of its peer group, the Lipper Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification.2
g The fund benefited by maintaining a longer average maturity than its benchmark and peer group and from its bias toward bonds in the A and BBB3 categories.
Portfolio Management
Brian M. McGreevy has managed the fund since 2009 and has been associated with the advisor since May 2010. Prior to joining the advisor, Mr. McGreevy was associated with the fund's previous advisor or its predecessors since 1994.
1The Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index tracks the performance of municipal bonds issued after December 31, 1990 with remaining maturities between 2 and 17 years and at least $7 million in principal amount outstanding.
2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.
3The credit quality ratings represent those of one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard & Poor's or Moody's Investor Services. If a security is rated by only one of the two agencies, that rating is used. If a security is not rated by either of the two agencies, it is designated as Non-Rated. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The credit quality of the fund's investment does not remove market risk.
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.
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Performance Information – Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 11/01/00 – 10/31/10
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares. The performance of a $10,000 investment with sales charge for Class A shares is calculated with an initial sales charge of 4.75%, which was the effective sales charge prior to August 22, 2005.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 11/01/00 – 10/31/10 ($)
Sales charge | | without | | with | |
Class A | | | 15,355 | | | | 14,624 | | |
Class B | | | 14,398 | | | | 14,398 | | |
Class C | | | 14,916 | | | | 14,916 | | |
Class T | | | 15,417 | | | | 14,683 | | |
Class Z | | | 15,653 | | | | n/a | | |
Average annual total return as of 10/31/10 (%)
Share class | | A | | B | | C | | T | | Z | |
Inception | | 11/25/02 | | 11/25/02 | | 11/25/02 | | 06/26/00 | | 06/14/93 | |
Sales charge | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | |
1-year | | | 7.13 | | | | 3.68 | | | | 6.44 | | | | 3.44 | | | | 6.92 | | | | 5.92 | | | | 7.19 | | | | 2.09 | | | | 7.35 | | |
5-year | | | 4.30 | | | | 3.60 | | | | 3.62 | | | | 3.62 | | | | 4.09 | | | | 4.09 | | | | 4.35 | | | | 3.35 | | | | 4.50 | | |
10-year | | | 4.38 | | | | 3.87 | | | | 3.71 | | | | 3.71 | | | | 4.08 | | | | 4.08 | | | | 4.42 | | | | 3.92 | | | | 4.58 | | |
The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% for Class A shares (for the 1-year and 5-year periods), 4.75% for Class A shares (for the 10-year period) and 4.75% for Class T shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.
Prior to August 22, 2005, new purchases of Class A shares had a maximum initial sales charge of 4.75%.
Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectuses for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
Class A, Class B, Class C, Class T and Class Z share performance information includes returns of Retail A shares (for Class A and Class T shares), Retail B shares (for Class B and Class C shares) and Trust shares (for Class Z shares) of Galaxy Intermediate Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, the predecessor to the fund and a series of The Galaxy Fund (the "Galaxy Intermediate Fund"), for periods prior to November 25, 2002, the date on which Class A, Class B, Class C, Class T and Class Z shares were initially offered by the fund. The returns shown for Class B and Class C shares also include the returns of Retail A shares for periods prior to March 1, 2001, the date on which Retail B shares were initially offered by the Galaxy Intermediate Fund. Retail A share returns include returns of the BKB shares of the Galaxy Intermediate Fund for periods prior to June 26, 2001, the date on which BKB shares were converted to Retail A shares. The returns s hown for all share classes reflect any differences in sales charges, but no returns have been restated to reflect any differences in expenses such as distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees between any predecessor share class and the corresponding newer share class. If differences in expenses had been reflected, the returns shown for periods prior to November 25, 2002 would be lower for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class T shares.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Estimating your actual expenses
To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., your account balance is available online at www.columbiamanagement.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from their financial intermediary, contact your financial intermediary to obtain your account balance.
1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.
2. In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "Actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account may be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.
05/01/10 – 10/31/10
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Fund's annualized expense ratio (%) | |
| | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | |
Class A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,036.70 | | | | 1,021.42 | | | | 3.85 | | | | 3.82 | | | | 0.75 | | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,033.40 | | | | 1,018.15 | | | | 7.18 | | | | 7.12 | | | | 1.40 | | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,035.70 | | | | 1,020.42 | | | | 4.87 | | | | 4.84 | | | | 0.95 | | |
Class T | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,037.00 | | | | 1,021.68 | | | | 3.59 | | | | 3.57 | | | | 0.70 | | |
Class Z | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,037.80 | | | | 1,022.43 | | | | 2.83 | | | | 2.80 | | | | 0.55 | | |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of Class C shares' expenses, the Class C shares' account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Portfolio Manager's Report – Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 7.13% without sales charge. Class Z shares returned 7.35%. The fund's benchmark, the Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index also returned 7.35%. The average return of funds in its peer group, the Lipper Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification, was 6.69%. During the period, investors favored yield over quality, rewarding the fund's strategy of emphasizing longer-term bonds and underweighting AAA and AA rated issues in favor of those rated A and BAA.
Supply, demand factors fueled rally in municipals
Strong demand, a constrained supply of new, tax-exempt issues and funds available from the maturing and calls of older municipal bonds combined to generate strong returns for municipal bonds over the past 12 months. A rally began in April and continued throughout the summer. Investors poured money into municipal bond funds and individual issues, seeking tax-exempt yields as well as a defense against possible tax hikes as certain tax rates are set to expire at the end of 2010. As a result, yields fell and prices rose across maturities, with the biggest boost occurring in the 7- to 15-year range. Returns were also largely inverse to credit quality, with A and Baa rated obligations outdistancing bonds in higher rating tiers. Although new issuance has been vigorous, taxable Build America Bonds, which give municipalities a federal subsidy for issuing taxable debt, represented about 25% of new issues, reducing the supply of tax-exempt bonds and exerting further upward pressure on prices.
Longer maturities, lower ratings drove returns
Greater acceptance of risk on the part of municipal bond investors over the past 12 months favored bonds of longer maturity and lower ratings. The fund's longer average maturity than the index aided comparative returns. The fund was also underweight compared to the benchmark in AAA and AA rated obligations and overweight in A and BBB issues, where performance was better thanks to investor pursuit of higher yields. An underweight in California, whose bonds were strong performers, was offset by favorable positioning: results benefited because the fund's holdings were of lower quality and longer maturity than those in the index. The fund's non-rated positions held back returns; the housing market collapse hurt several smaller issues, weakening them financially and driving their prices down.
Across the portfolio, our decision to underweight pre-refunded issues, as well as state and local general obligations, paid off as these sectors delivered mixed results. At the same time, performance got a boost from the fund's above-benchmark commitment to electric utility and hospital bonds, where returns were very strong. The portfolio also held bonds with longer call dates than those in the index; falling rates enhanced performance as these bonds have a greater sensitivity to yield changes than bonds with near-term calls.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
as of 10/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 10.58 | | |
Class B | | | 10.58 | | |
Class C | | | 10.58 | | |
Class T | | | 10.58 | | |
Class Z | | | 10.58 | | |
Distributions declared per share
11/01/09 – 10/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 0.36 | | |
Class B | | | 0.29 | | |
Class C | | | 0.34 | | |
Class T | | | 0.36 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.38 | | |
A portion of the fund's income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. The fund may at times purchase tax-exempt securities at a discount. Some, or all, of this discount may be included in the fund's ordinary income, and is taxable when distributed.
30-day SEC yields
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 1.99 | | |
Class B | | | 1.44 | | |
Class C | | | 1.89 | | |
Class T | | | 2.03 | | |
Class Z | | | 2.29 | | |
The 30-day SEC yields reflect the fund's earning power, net of expenses, expressed as an annualized percentage of the public offering price per share at the end of the period. Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of Class C shares' expenses, the Class C shares' 30-day SEC yields would have been lower.
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 3.06 | | |
Class B | | | 2.21 | | |
Class C | | | 2.90 | | |
Class T | | | 3.13 | | |
Class Z | | | 3.52 | | |
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields are calculated assuming a 35.0% federal income tax rate. This tax rate does not reflect the phase out of exemptions or the reduction of the otherwise allowable deductions that occur when adjusted gross income exceeds certain levels. Your taxable-equivalent yield may be different depending on your tax bracket.
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Portfolio Manager's Report (continued) – Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Top 5 sectors
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Tax-Backed | | | 45.8 | | |
Utilities | | | 16.5 | | |
Transportation | | | 9.9 | | |
Health Care | | | 8.9 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed | | | 6.6 | | |
Maturity breakdown
as of 10/31/10 (%)
0-1 year | | | 0.5 | | |
1-3 years | | | 10.6 | | |
3-5 years | | | 13.3 | | |
5-7 years | | | 17.8 | | |
7-10 years | | | 21.4 | | |
10-15 years | | | 25.7 | | |
15-20 years | | | 9.4 | | |
20-25 years | | | 0.1 | | |
Net Cash & Equivalents | | | 1.2 | | |
Quality breakdown
as of 10/31/10 (%)
AAA | | | 17.6 | | |
AA | | | 49.2 | | |
A | | | 22.9 | | |
BBB | | | 5.4 | | |
BB | | | 0.7 | | |
CCC | | | 0.4 | | |
Non-Rated | | | 3.8 | | |
Ratings shown in the quality breakdown are assigned to individual bonds by taking the lower of the ratings available from one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard & Poor's or Moody's Investor Services. If a security is rated by only one of the two agencies, that rating is used. If a security is not rated by either of the two agencies, it is designated as Non-Rated. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The credit quality of the fund's investments does not remove market risk.
The fund is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time. Information provided is calculated as a percentage of net assets.
Positioned for slow recovery
Over the period we have been adding to the hospital and electric sectors and to bonds rated single A. We believe the higher yields available in those segments are sufficient to offset the added risk. With the economy moving ahead sluggishly, we expect rates to remain low and inflation fears muted. That potential scenario led us to remain underweight in shorter-term bonds and bonds approaching their call dates while favoring bonds with later call dates and non-callable issues.
Looking ahead, we are committed to our current strategies, including a bias to the A/BBB rating tiers. We believe that economic recovery will continue to be slow, limiting fears of renewed inflation. In this environment, we favor bonds with longer call dates, as they are much less likely to be called away. Volatility appears poised to increase following ratings recalibrations by some rating agencies earlier this year. We are alert to opportunities that these changes might provide. We will try to take advantage of price declines if our credit analysis determines that these credits offer more attractive long-term value than lowered ratings might suggest.
Portfolio characteristics and holdings are subject to change and may not be representative of current characteristics and holdings. The outlook for the fund may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.
Tax-exempt investing offers current tax-exempt income, but it also involves certain risks. The value of the fund will be affected by interest rate changes and the creditworthiness of issues held in the fund. When interest rates go up, bond prices generally drop and vice versa. Interest income from certain tax-exempt bonds may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, if applicable, the alternative minimum tax. Any capital gains distributed are taxable to the investor.
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Fund Profile – Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 6.51% without sales charge. Class Z shares returned 6.77%.
g The fund trailed its benchmark, the Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index1, while outperforming the average return of its peer group, the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification.2
g The fund had more exposure than the index to AA rated3 securities, which underperformed lower rated investment-grade debt.
Portfolio Management
Brian M. McGreevy has managed the fund since 2009 and has been associated with the advisor since May 2010. Prior to joining the advisor, Mr. McGreevy was associated with the fund's previous advisor or its predecessors since 1994.
1The Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index tracks the performance of municipal bonds issued after December 31, 1990 with remaining maturities between 2 and 17 years and at least $7 million in principal amount outstanding.
2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.
3The credit quality ratings represent those of one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard & Poor's or Moody's Investor Services. If a security is rated by only one of the two agencies, that rating is used. If a security is not rated by either of the two agencies, it is designated as Non-Rated. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The credit quality of the fund's investment does not remove market risk.
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.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 10/31/10
| | +6.51% | |
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 | | Class A shares (without sales charge) | |
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| | +7.35% | |
|
 | | Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index | |
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Performance Information – Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 11/01/00 – 10/31/10
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares. The performance of a $10,000 investment with sales charge for Class A shares is calculated with an initial sales charge of 4.75%, which was the effective sales charge prior to August 22, 2005.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 11/01/00 – 10/31/10 ($)
Sales charge | | without | | with | |
Class A | | | 15,378 | | | | 14,645 | | |
Class B | | | 14,319 | | | | 14,319 | | |
Class C | | | 14,720 | | | | 14,720 | | |
Class T | | | 15,508 | | | | 14,768 | | |
Class Z | | | 15,751 | | | | n/a | | |
Average annual total return as of 10/31/10 (%)
Share class | | A | | B | | C | | T | | Z | |
Inception | | 12/09/02 | | 12/09/02 | | 12/09/02 | | 06/26/00 | | 06/14/93 | |
Sales charge | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | |
1-year | | | 6.51 | | | | 3.01 | | | | 5.72 | | | | 2.72 | | | | 6.09 | | | | 5.09 | | | | 6.62 | | | | 1.54 | | | | 6.77 | | |
5-year | | | 4.47 | | | | 3.79 | | | | 3.70 | | | | 3.70 | | | | 4.06 | | | �� | 4.06 | | | | 4.58 | | | | 3.57 | | | | 4.74 | | |
10-year | | | 4.40 | | | | 3.89 | | | | 3.66 | | | | 3.66 | | | | 3.94 | | | | 3.94 | | | | 4.49 | | | | 3.98 | | | | 4.65 | | |
The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% for Class A shares (for the 1-year and 5-year periods), 4.75% for Class A shares (for the 10-year period) and 4.75% for Class T shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.
Prior to August 22, 2005, new purchases of Class A shares had a maximum initial sales charge of 4.75%.
Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectuses for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
Class A, Class B, Class C, Class T and Class Z share performance information includes returns of Retail A shares (for Class A and Class T shares), Retail B shares (for Class B and Class C shares) and Trust shares (for Class Z shares) of Galaxy Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, the predecessor to the fund and a series of The Galaxy Fund (the "Galaxy Massachusetts Fund"), for periods prior to December 9, 2002, the date on which Class A, Class B, Class C, Class T and Class Z shares were initially offered by the fund. The returns shown for Class B and Class C shares also include the returns of Retail A shares for periods prior to March 1, 2001, the date on which Retail B shares were initially offered by the Galaxy Massachusetts Fund. Retail A share returns include returns of the BKB shares of the Galaxy Massachusetts Fund for periods prior to June 26, 2001, the date on which BKB shares were converted to Retail A shares . The returns shown for all share classes reflect any differences in sales charges, but no returns have been restated to reflect any differences in expenses such as distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees between any predecessor share class and the corresponding newer share class. If differences in expenses had been reflected, the returns shown for periods prior to December 9, 2002 would be lower for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class T shares.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.
Estimating your actual expenses
To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., your account balance is available online at www.columbiamanagement.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from their financial intermediary, contact your financial intermediary to obtain your account balance.
1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.
2. In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "Actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account may be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
05/01/10 – 10/31/10
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Fund's annualized expense ratio (%) | |
| | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | |
Class A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,036.30 | | | | 1,021.17 | | | | 4.11 | | | | 4.08 | | | | 0.80 | | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,032.40 | | | | 1,017.39 | | | | 7.94 | | | | 7.88 | | | | 1.55 | | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,034.20 | | | | 1,019.16 | | | | 6.15 | | | | 6.11 | | | | 1.20 | | |
Class T | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,036.80 | | | | 1,021.68 | | | | 3.59 | | | | 3.57 | | | | 0.70 | | |
Class Z | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,037.60 | | | | 1,022.43 | | | | 2.82 | | | | 2.80 | | | | 0.55 | | |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Portfolio Manager's Report – Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
as of 10/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 10.95 | | |
Class B | | | 10.95 | | |
Class C | | | 10.95 | | |
Class T | | | 10.95 | | |
Class Z | | | 10.95 | | |
Distributions declared per share
11/01/09 – 10/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 0.34 | | |
Class B | | | 0.26 | | |
Class C | | | 0.30 | | |
Class T | | | 0.35 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.37 | | |
A portion of the fund's income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. The fund may at times purchase tax-exempt securities at a discount. Some, or all, of this discount may be included in the fund's ordinary income, and is taxable when distributed.
30-day SEC yields
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 1.50 | | |
Class B | | | 0.82 | | |
Class C | | | 1.17 | | |
Class T | | | 1.59 | | |
Class Z | | | 1.82 | | |
The 30-day SEC yields reflect the fund's earning power, net of expenses, expressed as an annualized percentage of the public offering price per share at the end of the period. Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, the 30-day SEC yields would have been lower.
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 2.43 | | |
Class B | | | 1.34 | | |
Class C | | | 1.90 | | |
Class T | | | 2.58 | | |
Class Z | | | 2.96 | | |
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields are calculated assuming a federal income tax rate of 35.0% and a Massachusetts state income tax rate of 5.3%. These tax rates do not reflect the phase out of exemptions of the reduction of otherwise allowable deductions that occur when adjusted gross income exceeds certain levels. Your taxable-equivalent yield may be different depending on your tax bracket.
For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 6.51% without sales charge. Class Z shares returned 6.77%. By comparison, the fund's benchmark, the Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index, which is national in scope, returned 7.35%. The fund's return surpassed the 5.98% average return of funds in its peer group, the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification. The fund's higher quality profile hampered performance as lower rated investment-grade securities outperformed. By contrast, the fund's duration, a measure of interest rate sensitivity, was longer than the index. This positioning aided performance when interest rates declined over the period.
Quality emphasis unrewarded
The fund had slightly more exposure than the benchmark to AA rated bonds, which hampered returns as lower rated tiers of the investment-grade universe—specifically A and BBB rated securities—outperformed during a period of strong demand for higher yields in the tax-exempt universe. Similarly, the fund had no investments in tobacco bonds, most of which carried lower BBB ratings, and this lack of exposure hurt results when the sector outperformed. In addition, the portfolio's shorter duration positioning in pre-refunded securities also caused some underperformance as longer maturities produced superior returns. Pre-refunding shortens maturities while raising credit quality. The fund's exposure to shorter-maturity, general obligation bonds of local communities also held back results.
Longer duration supported results
During a time when interest rates fell across the yield curve, longer-maturity securities delivered superior results. Against that backdrop, the fund's longer-duration positioning, compared to the Barclays index, proved advantageous, as did an emphasis on securities with superior call protection, which reduces the risk that higher-yielding bonds will be called back by issuers before their maturity dates. An overweight in bonds from the hospital and education sectors, two groups that outperformed, also aided the fund's results.
Portfolio activity
During the course of the year, we increased investments in education bonds with A and BBB ratings, purchasing securities of private universities, including Boston, Suffolk and Brandeis. To guard against the potential that high tuition costs and heavy debt loads could pressure the education sector, we emphasized higher rated securities of institutions with strong market reputations. We also added a Virgin Island issue, which carried a BBB rating. The fund's overall duration positioning did not change materially, as new investments in longer-maturity bonds offset the natural shortening of portfolio duration that occurs over time.
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Portfolio Manager's Report (continued) – Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Slow growth outlook
The Massachusetts economy has been expanding faster than the overall national economy. However, the pace of the expansion has been slow and we expect continued weak growth, with low inflation, in the months ahead. Technology, education and health services institutions are leading the Commonwealth's job growth, which faces challenges because of weakness in the housing sector, cutbacks by financial services employers and reduced spending by the Commonwealth and local governments due to budget constraints. We plan to decrease exposure to very short duration investments and lengthen the portfolio's duration to take advantage of opportunities, particularly in A rated securities, as the yield difference between higher and lower rated securities narrows.
Portfolio characteristics and holdings are subject to change and may not be representative of current characteristics and holdings. The outlook for the fund may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.
Tax-exempt investing offers current tax-exempt income, but it also involves certain risks. The value of the fund will be affected by interest rate changes and the creditworthiness of issues held in the fund. When interest rates go up, bond prices generally drop and vice versa. Interest income from certain tax-exempt bonds may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, if applicable, the alternative minimum tax. Any capital gains distributed are taxable to the investor.
The fund is non-diversified, which generally means that it may invest a greater percentage of its total assets in the securities of fewer issuers than a "diversified" fund. This increases the risk that a change in the value of any one investment held by the fund could affect the overall value of the fund more than it would affect that of a diversified fund holding a greater number of investments. Accordingly, the fund's value will likely be more volatile than the value of more diversified funds.
Single-state municipal bond funds pose additional risks due to limited geographical diversification.
Top 5 sectors
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Tax-Backed | | | 37.4 | | |
Education | | | 19.6 | | |
Utilities | | | 10.5 | | |
Health Care | | | 8.9 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed | | | 7.8 | | |
Maturity breakdown
as of 10/31/10 (%)
0-1 year | | | 4.5 | | |
1-3 years | | | 12.1 | | |
3-5 years | | | 14.2 | | |
5-7 years | | | 12.6 | | |
7-10 years | | | 24.5 | | |
10-15 years | | | 26.1 | | |
15-20 years | | | 1.6 | | |
20-25 years | | | 0.7 | | |
25+ years | | | 0.6 | | |
Net Cash & Equivalents | | | 3.1 | | |
Quality breakdown
as of 10/31/10 (%)
AAA | | | 19.8 | | |
AA | | | 57.7 | | |
A | | | 16.5 | | |
BBB | | | 4.2 | | |
Non-Rated | | | 1.8 | | |
Ratings shown in the quality breakdown are assigned to individual bonds by taking the lower of the ratings available from one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard & Poor's or Moody's Investor Services. If a security is rated by only one of the two agencies, that rating is used. If a security is not rated by either of the two agencies, it is designated as Non-Rated. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The credit quality of the fund's investments does not remove market risk.
The fund is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time. Information provided is calculated as a percentage of net assets.
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Fund Profile – Columbia New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 10/31/10
| | +6.29% | |
|
 | | Class A shares (without sales charge) | |
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| | +7.35% | |
|
 | | Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index | |
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Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 6.29% without sales charge. Class Z shares returned 6.55%.
g The fund trailed its benchmark, the Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index1 but outdistanced the average return of funds in its peer group, the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification.2
g Longer duration relative to the benchmark and solid call protection were sources of positive performance, while holdings of state-backed debt lagged.
Portfolio Management
Brian M. McGreevy has managed the fund since 1998 and has been associated with the advisor since May 2010. Prior to joining the advisor, Mr. McGreevy was associated with the fund's previous advisor or its predecessors since 1994.
1 The Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index tracks the performance of municipal bonds issued after December 31, 1990 with remaining maturities between 2 and 17 years and at least $7 million in principal amount outstanding.
2 Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.
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Performance Information – Columbia New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 11/01/00 – 10/31/10
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares. The performance of a $10,000 investment with sales charge for Class A shares is calculated with an initial sales charge of 4.75%, which was the effective sales charge prior to August 22, 2005.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 11/01/00 – 10/31/10 ($)
Sales charge | | without | | with | |
Class A | | | 15,287 | | | | 14,565 | | |
Class B | | | 14,212 | | | | 14,212 | | |
Class C | | | 14,613 | | | | 14,613 | | |
Class T | | | 15,408 | | | | 14,680 | | |
Class Z | | | 15,650 | | | | n/a | | |
Average annual total return as of 10/31/10 (%)
Share class | | A | | B | | C | | T | | Z | |
Inception | | 11/18/02 | | 11/18/02 | | 11/18/02 | | 04/03/98 | | 04/03/98 | |
Sales charge | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | |
1-year | | | 6.29 | | | | 2.83 | | | | 5.50 | | | | 2.50 | | | | 5.87 | | | | 4.87 | | | | 6.40 | | | | 1.38 | | | | 6.55 | | |
5-year | | | 4.03 | | | | 3.36 | | | | 3.26 | | | | 3.26 | | | | 3.62 | | | | 3.62 | | | | 4.14 | | | | 3.13 | | | | 4.30 | | |
10-year | | | 4.34 | | | | 3.83 | | | | 3.58 | | | | 3.58 | | | | 3.87 | | | | 3.87 | | | | 4.42 | | | | 3.91 | | | | 4.58 | | |
The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% for Class A shares (for the 1-year and 5-year periods), 4.75% for Class A shares (for the 10-year period) and 4.75% for Class T shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year, and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.
Prior to August 22, 2005, new purchases of Class A shares had a maximum initial sales charge of 4.75%.
Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectuses for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
Class A, Class B, Class C, Class T and Class Z share performance information includes returns of Retail A shares (for Class A and Class T shares), Retail B shares (for Class B and Class C shares) and Trust shares (for Class Z shares) of Galaxy New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund, the predecessor to the Fund and a series of The Galaxy Fund (the "Galaxy New Jersey Fund"), for periods prior to November 18, 2002, the date on which Class A, Class B, Class C, Class T and Class Z shares were initially offered by the Fund. The returns shown for Class B and Class C shares also include the returns of Retail A shares for periods prior to March 1, 2001, the date on which Retail B shares were initially offered by the Galaxy New Jersey Fund. The returns shown for all share classes reflect any differences in sales charges, but no returns have been restated to reflect any differences in expenses such as distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees bet ween any predecessor share class and the corresponding newer share class. If differences in expenses had been reflected, the returns shown for periods prior to November 18, 2002 would be lower for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class T shares.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Estimating your actual expenses
To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., your account balance is available online at www.columbiamanagement.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from their financial intermediary, contact your financial intermediary to obtain your account balance.
1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.
2. In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "Actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account may be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.
05/01/10 – 10/31/10
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Fund's annualized expense ratio (%) | |
| | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | |
Class A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,036.30 | | | | 1,021.17 | | | | 4.11 | | | | 4.08 | | | | 0.80 | | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,032.40 | | | | 1,017.39 | | | | 7.94 | | | | 7.88 | | | | 1.55 | | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,034.20 | | | | 1,019.16 | | | | 6.15 | | | | 6.11 | | | | 1.20 | | |
Class T | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,036.80 | | | | 1,021.68 | | | | 3.59 | | | | 3.57 | | | | 0.70 | | |
Class Z | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,037.60 | | | | 1,022.43 | | | | 2.82 | | | | 2.80 | | | | 0.55 | | |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Portfolio Manager's Report – Columbia New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 6.29% without sales charge. Class Z shares returned 6.55%. By comparison, the fund's benchmark, the Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index returned 7.35%. The average return of funds in its peer group, the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification was 5.98%. Longer duration relative to the benchmark and solid call protection were sources of positive performance, while holdings of state-backed debt lagged.
Supply, demand factors fueled rally in municipals
Strong demand, a constrained supply of new, tax-exempt issues and funds available from the maturing and calls of older municipal bonds combined to generate strong returns over the past 12 months. During the rally, which began in April and continued throughout the summer, investors poured money into municipal bond funds and individual issues, seeking attractive tax-exempt yields as well as a defense against possible tax hikes in 2011, when certain tax cuts are scheduled to expire. As a result, yields fell and prices rose across maturities, with the biggest boost occurring in the 7- to 15-year range. Returns were also largely inverse to credit quality, as A and Baa rated1 obligations outdistanced bonds in higher rating tiers.
However, returns in New Jersey were not as strong as in other states because of heightened credit concerns, large budget imbalances and under-funded pension issues. While credit spreads for lower-rated issues tightened in most markets, quality spreads in New Jersey did not change much, which led to weaker results versus the national market. The state was placed on negative outlook by Moody's in September. Atlantic City and Trenton were both downgraded over the period.
Although new municipal issuance has been vigorous, taxable Build America Bonds (BAB) absorbed about 25% of new issues, reducing the supply of new tax-exempt bonds and exerting further upward pressure on prices. The BABs Program gives municipalities a federal subsidy for issuing taxable debt.
Fund positioning aided performance
By positioning the fund with a longer duration, or sensitivity to interest rate changes, relative to the index, we enhanced performance because falling rates had a more positive price impact on longer-term issues than on short-term bonds. In addition, the fund held more bonds with call dates well into the future, reducing the risk of near-term calls and maintaining the potential for higher tax-exempt yields. We cut back on tobacco-related bonds after enjoying solid returns during the time the fund held them. Local general obligation issues did well, thanks to their longer maturities and call dates, but general obligations and credits tied to state appropriations sagged under the weight of persistent credit concerns. Results also benefited from the fund's above-index exposure to bonds rated single A, which generated stronger returns than those in the AA and AAA categories. New Jersey's A rated holdings fell behind similar issues
1 The credit quality ratings represent those of one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard & Poor's or Moody's Investor Services. If a security is rated by only one of the two agencies, that rating is used. If a security is not rated by either of the two agencies, it is designated as Non-Rated. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The credit quality of the fund's investment does not remove market risk.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
as of 10/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 10.41 | | |
Class B | | | 10.41 | | |
Class C | | | 10.41 | | |
Class T | | | 10.41 | | |
Class Z | | | 10.41 | | |
Distributions declared per share
11/01/09 – 10/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 0.33 | | |
Class B | | | 0.25 | | |
Class C | | | 0.29 | | |
Class T | | | 0.34 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.35 | | |
A portion of the fund's income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. The fund may at times purchase tax-exempt securities at a discount. Some, or all of this discount may be included in the fund's ordinary income, and is taxable when distributed.
30-day SEC yields
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 1.68 | | |
Class B | | | 1.02 | | |
Class C | | | 1.36 | | |
Class T | | | 1.77 | | |
Class Z | | | 2.01 | | |
The 30-day SEC yields reflect the fund's earning power, net of expenses, expressed as an annualized percentage of the public offering price per share at the end of the period. Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, the 30-day SEC yields would have been lower.
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 2.83 | | |
Class B | | | 1.72 | | |
Class C | | | 2.31 | | |
Class T | | | 3.00 | | |
Class Z | | | 3.40 | | |
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields are calculated assuming a federal income tax rate of 35.0% and a New Jersey state income tax rate of 8.97%. These tax rates do not reflect the phase out of exemptions of the reduction of the otherwise allowable deductions that occur when adjusted gross income exceeds certain levels. Your taxable-equivalent yield may be different depending on your tax bracket.
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Portfolio Manager's Report (continued) – Columbia New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Top 5 sectors
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Tax-Backed | | | 55.9 | | |
Utilities | | | 9.4 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed | | | 7.4 | | |
Transportation | | | 6.4 | | |
Education | | | 6.0 | | |
Maturity breakdown
as of 10/31/10 (%)
0-1 year | | | 2.5 | | |
1-3 years | | | 8.6 | | |
3-5 years | | | 12.5 | | |
5-7 years | | | 13.3 | | |
7-10 years | | | 33.1 | | |
10-15 years | | | 15.0 | | |
15-20 years | | | 8.7 | | |
20-25 years | | | 1.0 | | |
Net Cash & Equivalents | | | 5.3 | | |
Quality breakdown
as of 10/31/10 (%)
AAA | | | 18.6 | | |
AA | | | 55.5 | | |
A | | | 18.0 | | |
BBB | | | 5.8 | | |
B | | | 0.5 | | |
Non-Rated | | | 1.6 | | |
Ratings shown in the quality breakdown are assigned to individual bonds by taking the lower of the ratings available from one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard & Poor's or Moody's Investor Services. If a security is rated by only one of the two agencies, that rating is used. If a security is not rated by either of the two agencies, it is designated as Non-Rated. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The credit quality of the fund's investments does not remove market risk.
The fund is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time. Information provided is calculated as a percentage of net assets.
nationwide. We maintained a neutral stance in the laggard hospital sector, and despite low valuations, we have not found suitable opportunities for further investment due to the state's fiscal woes. The market penalized two formerly insured bonds that have no underlying ratings. However, based on our analysis, we believe these credits are on par with investment-grade issues.
Over the period, we cut back on bonds with very short maturities or nearby call dates and increased exposure within the four- to 10-year maturity range. Additions included local general obligations and school bonds, as well as water bonds and student loan-backed issues.
New Jersey faces long-term challenges
New Jersey's bonds did not participate fully in the municipal market rally, as budget challenges continued to pressure issues at the state and local levels. The new governor has cut billions from spending plans, and tax revenues now align better with expected outlays. Nevertheless, ratings companies have downgraded the state's debt along with issues of some of its major cities. There are modest signs of growth among private employers but unemployment, at more than 9%, still tracks the national experience. Population growth is below the national average, and retirees continue to move out. Given New Jersey's fiscal and demographic challenges, we expect its economy to lag the nation's in the years ahead.
Portfolio characteristics and holdings are subject to change and may not be representative of current characteristics and holdings. The outlook for the fund may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.
Tax-exempt investing offers current tax-exempt income, but it also involves certain risks. The value of the fund will be affected by interest rate changes and the creditworthiness of issues held in the fund. When interest rates go up, bond prices generally drop and vice versa. Interest income from certain tax-exempt bonds may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, if applicable, the alternative minimum tax. Any capital gains distributed are taxable to the investor.
Single-state municipal bond funds pose additional risks due to limited geographical diversification.
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Fund Profile – Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 6.59% without sales charge. Class Z shares returned 6.85%.
g The fund trailed its benchmarks, the Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index1 and the Barclays Capital New York 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index2, and outperformed the average return of funds in its peer group, the Lipper New York Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification.3
g The fund benefited from an overweight in bonds in the six- to eight-year maturity range and from its bias toward bonds rated single A.4 Holdings in the AAA sector hurt comparative performance.
Portfolio Management
Brian M. McGreevy has managed the fund since 1998 and has been associated with the advisor since May 2010. Prior to joining the advisor, Mr. McGreevy was associated with the fund's previous advisor or its predecessors since 1994.
1 The Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index tracks the performance of municipal bonds issued after December 31, 1990 with remaining maturities between 2 and 17 years and at least $7 million in principal amount outstanding.
2 The Barclays Capital New York 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index tracks the investment grade bonds issues from the state of New York and its municipalities.
3 Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.
4 The credit quality ratings represent those of one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard & Poor's or Moody's Investor Services. If a security is rated by only one of the two agencies, that rating is used. If a security is not rated by either of the two agencies, it is designated as Non-Rated. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The credit quality of the fund's investment does not remove market risk.
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.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 10/31/10
| | +6.59% | |
|
 | | Class A shares (without sales charge) | |
|
| | +7.35% | |
|
 | | Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index | |
|
| | +7.46% | |
|
 | | Barclays Capital New York 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index | |
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Performance Information – Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 11/01/00 – 10/31/10
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares. The performance of a $10,000 investment with sales charge for Class A shares is calculated with an initial sales charge of 4.75%, which was the effective sales charge prior to August 22, 2005.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 11/01/00 – 10/31/10 ($)
Sales charge | | without | | with | |
Class A | | | 15,612 | | | | 14,868 | | |
Class B | | | 14,537 | | | | 14,537 | | |
Class C | | | 14,949 | | | | 14,949 | | |
Class T | | | 15,736 | | | | 14,986 | | |
Class Z | | | 15,993 | | | | n/a | | |
Average annual total return as of 10/31/10 (%)
Share class | | A | | B | | C | | T | | Z | |
Inception | | 11/25/02 | | 11/25/02 | | 11/25/02 | | 12/31/91 | | 12/31/91 | |
Sales charge | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | |
1-year | | | 6.59 | | | | 3.08 | | | | 5.80 | | | | 2.80 | | | | 6.16 | | | | 5.16 | | | | 6.69 | | | | 1.60 | | | | 6.85 | | |
5-year | | | 4.34 | | | | 3.65 | | | | 3.56 | | | | 3.56 | | | | 3.92 | | | | 3.92 | | | | 4.45 | | | | 3.43 | | | | 4.60 | | |
10-year | | | 4.56 | | | | 4.05 | | | | 3.81 | | | | 3.81 | | | | 4.10 | | | | 4.10 | | | | 4.64 | | | | 4.13 | | | | 4.81 | | |
The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% for Class A shares (for the 1-year and 5-year periods), 4.75% for Class A shares (for the 10-year period) and 4.75% for Class T shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year, and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.
Prior to August 22, 2005, new purchases of Class A shares had a maximum initial sales charge of 4.75%.
Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectuses for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
Class A, Class B, Class C, Class T and Class Z share performance information includes returns of Retail A shares (for Class A and Class T shares), Retail B shares (for Class B and Class C shares) and Trust shares (for Class Z shares) of Galaxy New York Municipal Bond Fund, the predecessor to the Fund and a series of The Galaxy Fund (the "Galaxy New York Fund"), for periods prior to November 25, 2002, the date on which Class A, Class B, Class C, Class T and Class Z shares were initially offered by the Fund. The returns shown for Class B and Class C shares also include the returns for Retail A shares for periods prior to March 1, 2001, the date on which Retail B shares were initially offered by the Galaxy New York Fund. The returns shown for all share classes reflect any differences in sales charges, but no returns have been restated to reflect any differences in expenses such as distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees between any predecessor share class and the corresponding newer share class. If differences in expenses had been reflected, the returns shown for periods prior to November 25, 2002 would be lower for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class T shares.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.
Estimating your actual expenses
To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., your account balance is available online at www.columbiamanagement.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from their financial intermediary, contact your financial intermediary to obtain your account balance.
1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.
2. In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "Actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account may be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
05/01/10 – 10/31/10
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Fund's annualized expense ratio (%) | |
| | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | |
Class A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,034.60 | | | | 1,021.17 | | | | 4.10 | | | | 4.08 | | | | 0.80 | | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,030.70 | | | | 1,017.39 | | | | 7.93 | | | | 7.88 | | | | 1.55 | | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,032.50 | | | | 1,019.16 | | | | 6.15 | | | | 6.11 | | | | 1.20 | | |
Class T | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,035.10 | | | | 1,021.68 | | | | 3.59 | | | | 3.57 | | | | 0.70 | | |
Class Z | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,035.90 | | | | 1,022.43 | | | | 2.82 | | | | 2.80 | | | | 0.55 | | |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Portfolio Manager's Report – Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
as of 10/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 12.14 | | |
Class B | | | 12.14 | | |
Class C | | | 12.14 | | |
Class T | | | 12.14 | | |
Class Z | | | 12.14 | | |
Distributions declared per share
11/01/09 – 10/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 0.38 | | |
Class B | | | 0.29 | | |
Class C | | | 0.34 | | |
Class T | | | 0.40 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.41 | | |
A portion of the fund's income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. The fund may at times purchase tax-exempt securities at a discount. Some, or all of this discount may be included in the fund's ordinary income, and is taxable when distributed.
30-day SEC yields
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 1.72 | | |
Class B | | | 1.06 | | |
Class C | | | 1.40 | | |
Class T | | | 1.81 | | |
Class Z | | | 2.05 | | |
The 30-day SEC yields reflect the fund's earning power, net of expenses, expressed as an annualized percentage of the public offering price per share at the end of the period. Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, the 30-day SEC yields would have been lower.
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 2.90 | | |
Class B | | | 1.79 | | |
Class C | | | 2.37 | | |
Class T | | | 3.06 | | |
Class Z | | | 3.47 | | |
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields are calculated assuming a federal income tax rate of 35.0% and a New York state income tax rate of 8.97%. These tax rates do not reflect the phase out of exemptions or the reduction of the otherwise allowable deductions that occur when adjusted gross income exceeds certain levels. Your taxable-equivalent yield may be different depending on your tax bracket.
For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 6.59% without sales charge. Class Z shares returned 6.85%. The fund's benchmarks, the Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index and the Barclays Capital New York 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index, returned 7.35% and 7.46% respectively. The average return of competing funds in the Lipper New York Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification was 5.99%.
Supply, demand factors fueled rally in municipals
Strong demand, a constrained supply of new, tax-exempt issues and funds available from the maturing and calls of older municipal bonds combined to generate strong returns over the past 12 months. During the rally, which began in April and continued throughout the summer, investors poured money into municipal bond funds and individual issues, seeking attractive tax-exempt yields as well as a defense against possible tax hikes in 2011, when certain tax cuts are scheduled to expire. As a result, yields fell and prices rose across maturities, with the biggest boost occurring in the 7- to 15-year range. Returns were also largely inverse to credit quality, as A and Baa rated obligations outdistanced bonds in higher rating tiers. Although new issuance has been vigorous, taxable Build America Bonds (BABs) absorbed about 25% of new issues, reducing the supply of new tax-exempt bonds and exerting further upward pressure on prices. The BAB s Program gives municipalities a federal subsidy for issuing taxable debt.
Hospital bonds led, education lagged
The fund's best results came from the strong-performing hospital sector, where it had more exposure than its benchmarks. Results lagged in the education sector, however, because the fund's holdings had shorter maturities than benchmark holdings. Returns for the local general obligation bonds sector were a positive contributor to performance, while water and sewer bonds lagged due to their shorter maturities versus the indices.
Expanding exposure to longer-term and A rated issues
We have been adding bonds maturing in 8 to 15 years in the hospital and transportation areas as well as among local general obligations. Our focus has also been on single A issues because of their yield advantage over higher-rated bonds; we believe the added yield adequately compensates the fund for their higher risk. The majority of these bonds also offer eight to ten years of call protection.
Looking ahead
We anticipate that interest rates will remain low and inflation subdued. Against that background, we plan to continue our current approach of keeping portfolio maturities slightly longer than those in the index and the peer group. We will also maintain our strategy of keeping call risk low. By emphasizing issues with longer call dates, we hope to maintain the current level of tax-exempt interest without losing attractive bonds because
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Portfolio Manager's Report (continued) – Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
they have been called. When bonds are called in a low-interest rate environment, the fund may have to invest call proceeds at reduced yields.
Budget gap overhangs New York's economy
Strong stock markets early in 2010 boosted New York's economy by increasing income tax and other revenue streams. State unemployment is also below the national level. But chronic deficits made grim headlines beginning in April, when the budget was delayed. New York now faces a shortfall of around $8 billion in the upcoming fiscal year. Changing federal regulations of the financial industry, one of the state's largest employers, will remain a concern to investors and could dampen hiring and growth prospects on Wall Street.
Portfolio characteristics and holdings are subject to change and may not be representative of current characteristics and holdings. The outlook for the fund may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.
Tax-exempt investing offers current tax-exempt income, but it also involves certain risks. The value of the fund will be affected by interest rate changes and the creditworthiness of issues held in the fund. When interest rates go up, bond prices generally drop and vice versa. Interest income from certain tax-exempt bonds may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, if applicable, the alternative minimum tax. Any capital gains distributed are taxable to the investor.
The fund is non-diversified, which generally means that it may invest a greater percentage of its total assets in the securities of fewer issuers than a "diversified" fund. This increases the risk that a change in the value of any one investment held by the fund could affect the overall value of the fund more than it would affect that of a diversified fund holding a greater number of investments. Accordingly, the fund's value will likely be more volatile than the value of more diversified funds.
Single-state municipal bond funds pose additional risks due to limited geographical diversification.
Top 5 sectors
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Tax-Backed | | | 40.7 | | |
Transportation | | | 9.8 | | |
Education | | | 9.6 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed | | | 9.2 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank | | | 7.9 | | |
Maturity breakdown
as of 10/31/10 (%)
0-1 year | | | 1.3 | | |
1-3 years | | | 11.2 | | |
3-5 years | | | 12.6 | | |
5-7 years | | | 11.4 | | |
7-10 years | | | 16.3 | | |
10-15 years | | | 34.3 | | |
15-20 years | | | 10.9 | | |
20-25 years | | | 0.6 | | |
Net Cash & Equivalents | | | 1.4 | | |
Quality breakdown
as of 10/31/10 (%)
AAA | | | 21.1 | | |
AA | | | 51.3 | | |
A | | | 21.7 | | |
BBB | | | 4.4 | | |
BB | | | 0.7 | | |
Non-Rated | | | 0.8 | | |
Ratings shown in the quality breakdown are assigned to individual bonds by taking the lower of the ratings available from one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard & Poor's or Moody's Investor Services. If a security is rated by only one of the two agencies, that rating is used. If a security is not rated by either of the two agencies, it is designated as Non-Rated. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The credit quality of the fund's investments does not remove market risk.
The fund is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time. Information provided is calculated as a percentage of net assets.
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Fund Profile – Columbia Rhode Island Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Summary
1-year return as of 10/31/10
| | +5.76% | |
|
 | | Class A shares (without sales charge) | |
|
| | +7.35% | |
|
 | | Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index | |
|
Summary
g For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 5.76% without sales charge. Class Z shares returned 6.02%.
g The fund lagged its benchmark, the Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index1, but performed generally in line with the average return of its peer group, the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification.2
g Local government, general obligation securities in Rhode Island underperformed their counterparts throughout the nation and the fund's exposure to this group tended to hold back results relative to the benchmark, which is national in scope. The fund's large allocation to education bonds aided performance.
Portfolio Management
Brian M. McGreevy has managed the fund since 1998 and has been associated with the advisor since May 2010. Prior to joining the advisor, Mr. McGreevy was associated with the fund's previous advisor or its predecessors since 1994.
1 The Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index tracks the performance of municipal bonds issued after December 31, 1990 with remaining maturities between 2 and 17 years and at least $7 million in principal amount outstanding.
2 Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.
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Performance Information – Columbia Rhode Island Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 11/01/00 – 10/31/10
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Rhode Island Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares. The performance of a $10,000 investment with sales charge for Class A shares is calculated with an initial sales charged of 4.75%, which was the effective sales charge prior to August 22, 2005.
Performance of a $10,000 investment 11/01/00 – 10/31/10 ($)
Sales charge | | without | | with | |
Class A | | | 15,297 | | | | 14,566 | | |
Class B | | | 14,203 | | | | 14,203 | | |
Class C | | | 14,603 | | | | 14,603 | | |
Class T | | | 15,602 | | | | 14,856 | | |
Class Z | | | 15,608 | | | | n/a | | |
Average annual total return as of 10/31/10 (%)
Share class | | A | | B | | C | | T | | Z | |
Inception | | 11/18/02 | | 11/18/02 | | 11/18/02 | | 12/20/94 | | 06/19/00 | |
Sales charge | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | | with | | without | |
1-year | | | 5.76 | | | | 2.35 | | | | 4.97 | | | | 1.97 | | | | 5.33 | | | | 4.33 | | | | 6.02 | | | | 0.94 | | | | 6.02 | | |
5-year | | | 4.03 | | | | 3.33 | | | | 3.26 | | | | 3.26 | | | | 3.61 | | | | 3.61 | | | | 4.29 | | | | 3.28 | | | | 4.29 | | |
10-year | | | 4.34 | | | | 3.83 | | | | 3.57 | | | | 3.57 | | | | 3.86 | | | | 3.86 | | | | 4.55 | | | | 4.04 | | | | 4.55 | | |
The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% for Class A shares (for the 1-year and 5-year periods), 4.75% for Class A shares (for the 10-year period) and 4.75% for Class T shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.
Prior to August 22, 2005, new purchases of Class A shares had a maximum initial sales charge of 4.75%.
Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectuses for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.
The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.
Class A, Class B, Class C, Class T and Class Z share performance information includes returns of Retail A shares (for Class A and Class T shares), Retail B shares (for Class B and Class C shares) and Trust shares (for Class Z shares) of Galaxy Rhode Island Municipal Bond Fund, the predecessor to the Fund and a series of The Galaxy Fund (the "Galaxy Rhode Island Fund"), for periods prior to November 18, 2002, the date on which Class A, Class B, Class C, Class T and Class Z shares were initially offered by the Fund. The returns shown for Class B and Class C shares also include the returns for Retail A shares for periods prior to March 1, 2001, the date on which Retail B shares were initially offered by the Galaxy Rhode Island Fund. The returns for Class Z shares include the returns of Retail A shares of the Galaxy Rhode Island Fund for periods prior to June 19, 2000, the date on which Trust shares were initially offered by the Gal axy Rhode Island Fund. The returns shown for all share classes reflect any differences in sales charges, but no returns have been restated to reflect any differences in expenses such as distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees between any predecessor share class and the corresponding newer share class. If differences in expenses had been reflected, the returns shown for periods prior to November 18, 2002 would be lower for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class T shares.
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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Rhode Island Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Estimating your actual expenses
To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., your account balance is available online at www.columbiamanagement.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.
g For shareholders who receive their account statements from their financial intermediary, contact your financial intermediary to obtain your account balance.
1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.
2. In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "Actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account may be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.
As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.
05/01/10 – 10/31/10
| | Account value at the beginning of the period ($) | | Account value at the end of the period ($) | | Expenses paid during the period ($) | | Fund's annualized expense ratio (%) | |
| | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | | Hypothetical | | Actual | |
Class A | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,034.40 | | | | 1,021.17 | | | | 4.10 | | | | 4.08 | | | | 0.80 | | |
Class B | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,030.50 | | | | 1,017.39 | | | | 7.93 | | | | 7.88 | | | | 1.55 | | |
Class C | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,032.30 | | | | 1,019.16 | | | | 6.15 | | | | 6.11 | | | | 1.20 | | |
Class T | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,035.70 | | | | 1,022.43 | | | | 2.82 | | | | 2.80 | | | | 0.55 | | |
Class Z | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,035.70 | | | | 1,022.43 | | | | 2.82 | | | | 2.80 | | | | 0.55 | | |
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 365.
Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Portfolio Manager's Report – Columbia Rhode Island Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2010, the fund's Class A shares returned 5.76% without sales charge. Class Z shares returned 6.02%. By comparison, the fund's benchmark, the Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index, which is national in scope, returned 7.35%. The fund performed generally in line with the 5.98% average return of the funds in its peer group, the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification. The fund's exposure to local government, general obligation securities held back performance relative to the Barclays benchmark, as local-government obligations of Rhode Island communities tended to underperform their peers in other states. A heavy weight in education bonds helped the fund's relative performance.
Sluggish economy affected Rhode Island municipals
A weak state economy with high unemployment and concerns over credit quality kept municipal spreads—the yield difference between lower-rated and higher-rated securities—wider in Rhode Island than on the national scene. One Rhode Island community was taken over by a state financial control board and the financial conditions of several other communities remained under stress. These financial problems raised the possibility that credit ratings issued by Rhode Island communities could be downgraded. Given this backdrop, local general obligation securities performed relatively poorly and the fund's exposure to the group held back results relative to the national benchmark. The fund's exposure to municipals rated between AA3 and BBB11, which generated relatively weak returns for the fund versus the index, was also greater than the national index and detracted from returns. The fund's slightly greater exposure to p re-refunded securities held back performance when longer maturities outperformed. Pre-refunding shortens maturities while raising credit quality.
Education exposure helped
The fund's heavy emphasis on education bonds—more than 20% of net assets—provided a boost to results. Exposure to school bonds allowed the fund to diversify away from the issues and credit risks surrounding local cities and towns in Rhode Island.
Increased focus on longer call protection
The fund increased its investments in bonds with 8- to 12-year maturities and with greater call protection during the period, while decreasing exposure to very short callable bonds. Bonds with longer call protection help protect against the risk that higher-yielding securities will be called back by their issuers before their maturity dates. The fund added to its relatively small weight in hospital bonds and also to education holdings while investing in one additional general obligation issue that we believed represented a solid credit. The fund has maintained an overweight in pre-refunded bonds, which we believe provides added liquidity to help offset some of the bonds in the state that trade poorly. While pre-refunded securities offer lower yields, they provide higher quality and shorter maturities.
1 The credit quality ratings represent those of one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard & Poor's or Moody's Investor Services. If a security is rated by only one of the two agencies, that rating is used. If a security is not rated by either of the two agencies, it is designated as Non-Rated. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The credit quality of the fund's investment does not remove market risk.
Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.
Net asset value per share
as of 10/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 11.37 | | |
Class B | | | 11.37 | | |
Class C | | | 11.37 | | |
Class T | | | 11.37 | | |
Class Z | | | 11.37 | | |
Distributions declared per share
11/01/09 – 10/31/10 ($)
Class A | | | 0.39 | | |
Class B | | | 0.31 | | |
Class C | | | 0.35 | | |
Class T | | | 0.42 | | |
Class Z | | | 0.42 | | |
A portion of the fund's income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. The fund may at times purchase tax-exempt securities at a discount. Some, or all of this discount may be included in the fund's ordinary income, and is taxable when distributed.
30-day SEC yields
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 2.03 | | |
Class B | | | 1.38 | | |
Class C | | | 1.73 | | |
Class T | | | 2.27 | | |
Class Z | | | 2.38 | | |
The 30-day SEC yields reflect the fund's earning power, net of expenses, expressed as an annualized percentage of the public offering price per share at the end of the period. Had the investment advisor not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, the 30-day SEC yields would have been lower.
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Class A | | | 3.46 | | |
Class B | | | 2.36 | | |
Class C | | | 2.95 | | |
Class T | | | 3.87 | | |
Class Z | | | 4.06 | | |
Taxable-equivalent SEC yields are calculated assuming a federal income tax rate of 35.0% and a Rhode Island state income tax rate of 9.9%. These tax rates do not reflect the phase out of exemptions or the reduction of the otherwise allowable deductions that occur when adjusted gross income exceeds certain levels. Your taxable-equivalent yield may be different depending on your tax bracket.
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Portfolio Manager's Report (continued) – Columbia Rhode Island Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Top 5 sectors
as of 10/31/10 (%)
Tax-Backed | | | 37.0 | | |
Education | | | 24.8 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed | | | 8.6 | | |
Transportation | | | 7.6 | | |
Utilities | | | 5.3 | | |
Maturity breakdown
as of 10/31/10 (%)
1-3 years | | | 9.4 | | |
3-5 years | | | 10.7 | | |
5-7 years | | | 15.3 | | |
7-10 years | | | 17.5 | | |
10-15 years | | | 32.5 | | |
15-20 years | | | 12.8 | | |
Net Cash & Equivalents | | | 1.8 | | |
Quality breakdown
as of 10/31/10 (%)
AAA | | | 6.2 | | |
AA | | | 56.6 | | |
A | | | 28.2 | | |
BB | | | 0.3 | | |
Non-Rated | | | 8.7 | | |
Ratings shown in the quality breakdown are assigned to individual bonds by taking the lower of the ratings available from one of the following nationally recognized rating agencies: Standard & Poor's or Moody's Investor Services. If a security is rated by only one of the two agencies, that rating is used. If a security is not rated by either of the two agencies, it is designated as Non-Rated. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The credit quality of the fund's investments does not remove market risk.
The fund is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time. Information provided is calculated as a percentage of net assets.
Looking ahead
Going forward, we plan to continue to monitor the overall credit conditions in Rhode Island carefully. We expect economic stresses to continue, given the state's high unemployment rate and weak housing market. Moreover, commercial building remains weak and vacancy rates continue to be high. However, we also think the Rhode Island economy has started to improve, with gains in the construction and hospitality industries offsetting some of the effects of budget cutbacks by state and local governments. Rhode Island continues to evolve slowly from a reliance on textile and jewelry manufacturing jobs to new opportunities in pharmaceuticals and medical equipment. However, the transition requires a change in the skill sets of employees, which presents a challenge to the state.
Portfolio characteristics and holdings are subject to change and may not be representative of current characteristics and holdings. The outlook for the fund may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.
Tax-exempt investing offers current tax-exempt income, but it also involves certain risks. The value of the fund will be affected by interest rate changes and the creditworthiness of issues held in the fund. When interest rates go up, bond prices generally drop and vice versa. Interest income from certain tax-exempt bonds may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, if applicable, the alternative minimum tax. Any capital gains distributed are taxable to the investor.
The fund is non-diversified, which generally means that it may invest a greater percentage of its total assets in the securities of fewer issuers than a "diversified" fund. This increases the risk that a change in the value of any one investment held by the fund could affect the overall value of the fund more than it would affect that of a diversified fund holding a greater number of investments. Accordingly, the fund's value will likely be more volatile than the value of more diversified funds.
Single-state municipal bond funds pose additional risks due to limited geographical diversification.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
October 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds – 98.6% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Education – 10.1% | |
Education – 8.1% | |
CT Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
Connecticut College: Series 2002 E, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 07/01/22 | | | 400,000 | | | | 422,144 | | |
Series 2007 F, Insured: NPFGC 4.125% 07/01/24 | | | 1,505,000 | | | | 1,529,968 | | |
Series 2008 N: 5.000% 07/01/18 | | | 2,120,000 | | | | 2,444,657 | | |
5.000% 07/01/22 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,736,200 | | |
Quinnipiac University: Series 2007 I, Insured: NPFGC: 5.000% 07/01/19 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,227,380 | | |
5.000% 07/01/22 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,149,940 | | |
Series 2007 K2, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 07/01/28 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,109,260 | | |
Trinity College: Series 1998 F, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 07/01/21 | | | 500,000 | | | | 594,080 | | |
Series 2004 H, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 07/01/25 | | | 540,000 | | | | 563,414 | | |
Yale University, Series 1997 T-1, 4.700% 07/01/29 | | | 4,800,000 | | | | 5,153,472 | | |
Education Total | | | 19,930,515 | | |
Prep School – 2.0% | |
CT Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
Greenwich Academy, Inc., Series 2007 E, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 03/01/26 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,341,160 | | |
Loomis Chaffee School, Series 2005 F, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 07/01/27 | | | 1,670,000 | | | | 1,994,464 | | |
Miss Porter's School, Series 2006 B, Insured: AMBAC 4.500% 07/01/29 | | | 600,000 | | | | 615,366 | | |
Prep School Total | | | 4,950,990 | | |
Education Total | | | 24,881,505 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Health Care – 5.4% | |
Continuing Care Retirement – 0.6% | |
CT Development Authority | |
Elim Park Baptist, Inc., Series 2003, 5.750% 12/01/23 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,510,815 | | |
Continuing Care Retirement Total | | | 1,510,815 | | |
Hospitals – 4.1% | |
CT Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
Ascension Health Credit Group, Series 1999 B, 3.500% 11/15/29 (02/01/12) (a)(b) | | | 820,000 | | | | 845,486 | | |
Catholic Health East, Series 2010, 4.750% 11/15/29 | | | 3,420,000 | | | | 3,488,400 | | |
Hospital for Special Care, Series 2007 C, Insured: RAD: 5.250% 07/01/20 | | | 1,235,000 | | | | 1,270,580 | | |
5.250% 07/01/27 | | | 750,000 | | | | 734,453 | | |
Middlesex Hospital: Series 1997 H, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 07/01/12 | | | 1,060,000 | | | | 1,062,406 | | |
Series 2006 M, Insured: AGMC 4.875% 07/01/27 | | | 500,000 | | | | 521,580 | | |
William W. Backus Hospital, Series 2005 G, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 07/01/24 | | | 2,060,000 | | | | 2,184,733 | | |
Hospitals Total | | | 10,107,638 | | |
Intermediate Care Facilities – 0.1% | |
CT Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
Village for Families & Children, Inc., Series 2002 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 07/01/23 | | | 260,000 | | | | 258,895 | | |
Intermediate Care Facilities Total | | | 258,895 | | |
Nursing Homes – 0.6% | |
CT Development Authority | |
Alzheimer's Resources Center, Inc., Series 2007: 5.200% 08/15/17 | | | 1,080,000 | | | | 1,068,984 | | |
5.400% 08/15/21 | | | 500,000 | | | | 473,345 | | |
Nursing Homes Total | | | 1,542,329 | | |
Health Care Total | | | 13,419,677 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
October 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Housing – 7.9% | |
Multi-Family – 1.4% | |
CT Bridgeport Housing Authority | |
Series 2009: 5.000% 06/01/22 | | | 1,035,000 | | | | 1,075,065 | | |
5.000% 06/01/23 | | | 1,085,000 | | | | 1,121,716 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority | |
Series 2008, 5.000% 12/01/13 | | | 1,300,000 | | | | 1,413,789 | | |
Multi-Family Total | | | 3,610,570 | | |
Single-Family – 6.5% | |
CT Housing Finance Authority | |
Housing Mortgage Finance Program, Series 2003 D, 4.400% 11/15/15 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,064,120 | | |
Mortgage Finance Program, Series 2008 B-1, 4.750% 11/15/23 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,219,420 | | |
Series 2003 C-1, 4.850% 11/15/23 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,180,840 | | |
Series 2005 D-1, 4.100% 05/15/17 | | | 2,200,000 | | | | 2,307,932 | | |
Series 2009, 4.550% 11/15/24 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,232,040 | | |
Single-Family Total | | | 16,004,352 | | |
Housing Total | | | 19,614,922 | | |
Industrials – 0.4% | |
Manufacturing – 0.4% | |
CT Development Authority | |
Series 1993, GTY AGMT: Ethan Allen, Inc. 7.500% 06/01/11 | | | 905,000 | | | | 914,168 | | |
Manufacturing Total | | | 914,168 | | |
Industrials Total | | | 914,168 | | |
Other – 12.1% | |
Pool/Bond Bank – 3.3% | |
CT State | |
Series 2003: 5.000% 10/01/12 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,086,980 | | |
5.000% 10/01/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,180,830 | | |
5.000% 10/01/19 | | | 4,290,000 | | | | 4,752,805 | | |
Series 2009 C, 5.000% 10/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,205,350 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank Total | | | 8,225,965 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Refunded/Escrowed (c) – 8.8% | |
CT Clean Water Fund | |
Series 1993, Escrowed to Maturity, 6.000% 10/01/12 | | | 810,000 | | | | 856,097 | | |
CT Easton | |
Series 2001, Pre-refunded 10/15/11, 4.750% 10/15/21 | | | 855,000 | | | | 891,714 | | |
CT Fairfield | |
Series 2002 A, Pre-refunded 04/01/12, 5.000% 04/01/22 | | | 2,200,000 | | | | 2,343,374 | | |
CT Farmington | |
Series 2002, Pre-refunded 09/15/12, 5.000% 09/15/19 | | | 820,000 | | | | 897,310 | | |
CT Hartford County Metropolitan District | |
Series 2002, Pre-refunded 05/15/12, 5.000% 04/01/19 | | | 1,205,000 | | | | 1,296,773 | | |
CT Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
Trinity College, Series 2001 G, Pre-refunded 07/01/11, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 07/01/15 | | | 2,825,000 | | | | 2,951,362 | | |
CT New Haven | |
Series 2002 B, Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: FGIC 5.375% 11/01/12 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,492 | | |
Series 2002 C: Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 11/01/18 | | | 15,000 | | | | 16,406 | | |
Pre-refunded 11/01/12, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 11/01/18 | | | 1,985,000 | | | | 2,178,180 | | |
Series 2003 A, Pre-refunded 11/01/13, Insured: FGIC 5.250% 11/01/16 | | | 170,000 | | | | 194,686 | | |
CT Seymour | |
Series 2001 B, Pre-refunded 08/01/11, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 08/01/15 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,141,635 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
October 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CT Stamford | |
Series 2002, Pre-refunded 08/15/12, 5.000% 08/15/19 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,082,270 | | |
CT State | |
Series 1993 E, Escrowed to Maturity, 6.000% 03/15/12 | | | 25,000 | | | | 26,947 | | |
Series 2003 F, Pre-refunded 10/15/13, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 10/15/20 | | | 3,670,000 | | | | 4,160,936 | | |
CT University of Connecticut | |
Series 2002 A, Pre-refunded 04/01/12, 5.375% 04/01/13 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,071,520 | | |
Student Fee, Series 2002 A, Pre-refunded 04/01/12, 5.250% 05/15/14 | | | 1,185,000 | | | | 1,274,373 | | |
CT Westport | |
Series 2001, Pre-refunded 12/01/11, 5.000% 12/01/16 | | | 1,155,000 | | | | 1,214,575 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed Total | | | 21,603,650 | | |
Other Total | | | 29,829,615 | | |
Other Revenue – 0.8% | |
Recreation – 0.8% | |
CT Development Authority | |
Mystic Marinelife Aquarium, Series 2007 A, LOC: Citibank N.A. 4.625% 05/01/37 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,877,940 | | |
Recreation Total | | | 1,877,940 | | |
Other Revenue Total | | | 1,877,940 | | |
Resource Recovery – 0.7% | |
Disposal – 0.7% | |
CT New Haven Solid Waste & Recycling Authority | |
Series 2008, 5.125% 06/01/23 | | | 1,520,000 | | | | 1,667,714 | | |
Disposal Total | | | 1,667,714 | | |
Resource Recovery Total | | | 1,667,714 | | |
Tax-Backed – 53.7% | |
Local General Obligations – 25.0% | |
CT Bridgeport | |
Series 2002 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.375% 08/15/14 | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 1,711,104 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2004 C, Insured: NPFGC: 5.250% 08/15/17 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,743,810 | | |
5.500% 08/15/21 | | | 1,125,000 | | | | 1,316,149 | | |
CT Danbury | |
Series 1995, 5.625% 02/01/13 | | | 200,000 | | | | 223,262 | | |
Series 2004, Insured: NPFGC 4.750% 08/01/16 | | | 1,270,000 | | | | 1,430,312 | | |
CT Darien | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 08/01/16 | | | 500,000 | | | | 598,980 | | |
CT East Haven | |
Series 2003, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 09/01/15 | | | 640,000 | | | | 722,438 | | |
CT Fairfield | |
Series 2004, 4.500% 01/01/16 | | | 1,690,000 | | | | 1,854,741 | | |
Series 2008: 5.000% 01/01/20 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,209,220 | | |
5.000% 01/01/22 | | | 500,000 | | | | 606,490 | | |
CT Hartford | |
Series 2003, Insured: AGMC 4.750% 12/01/15 | | | 2,065,000 | | | | 2,309,000 | | |
Series 2005 C, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 09/01/19 | | | 2,085,000 | | | | 2,448,478 | | |
Series 2006, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 07/15/22 | | | 600,000 | | | | 653,256 | | |
Series 2009 A, Insured: AGC 5.000% 08/15/17 | | | 695,000 | | | | 824,930 | | |
CT New Britain | |
Series 2006, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 04/15/17 | | | 1,165,000 | | | | 1,359,240 | | |
CT New Haven | |
Series 2002 B, Insured: NPFGC 5.375% 11/01/12 | | | 995,000 | | | | 1,081,446 | | |
Series 2003 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 11/01/16 | | | 1,830,000 | | | | 2,062,886 | | |
Series 2008, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 11/01/18 | | | 4,260,000 | | | | 5,149,573 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
October 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CT New London | |
Series 2003 C, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 02/01/17 | | | 1,290,000 | | | | 1,396,631 | | |
CT New Milford | |
Series 2004, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 01/15/16 | | | 1,025,000 | | | | 1,206,579 | | |
CT Newtown | |
Series 2009, 4.000% 07/01/16 | | | 750,000 | | | | 853,328 | | |
Series 2010, 4.500% 07/01/20 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,740,210 | | |
CT North Haven | |
Series 2007: 4.750% 07/15/24 | | | 1,150,000 | | | | 1,362,704 | | |
4.750% 07/15/25 | | | 1,150,000 | | | | 1,362,256 | | |
CT Regional School District No. 15 | |
Series 2003, Insured: NPFGC: 5.000% 02/01/15 | | | 1,105,000 | | | | 1,264,474 | | |
5.000% 02/01/16 | | | 1,025,000 | | | | 1,186,243 | | |
CT Ridgefield | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 09/15/20 | | | 2,130,000 | | | | 2,597,854 | | |
Series 2010 B, 4.500% 07/15/19 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,174,030 | | |
CT Seymour | |
Series 2010 B: 4.000% 08/01/18 | | | 815,000 | | | | 917,690 | | |
4.000% 08/01/20 | | | 895,000 | | | | 998,158 | | |
CT Stamford | |
Series 2003 B: 5.250% 08/15/16 | | | 1,650,000 | | | | 2,000,806 | | |
5.250% 08/15/17 | | | 1,125,000 | | | | 1,378,350 | | |
Series 2009 B, 4.000% 07/01/16 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,854,675 | | |
CT Trumbull | |
Series 2009: 4.000% 09/15/20 | | | 575,000 | | | | 629,648 | | |
4.000% 09/15/21 | | | 600,000 | | | | 647,802 | | |
CT Watertown | |
Series 2005, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 08/01/17 | | | 1,060,000 | | | | 1,264,930 | | |
Series 2009 B, 5.000% 07/01/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,386,760 | | |
CT West Hartford | |
Series 2009, 4.000% 10/01/23 | | | 3,275,000 | | | | 3,534,969 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CT Weston | |
Series 2004, 5.250% 07/15/15 | | | 1,300,000 | | | | 1,543,711 | | |
CT Westport | |
Series 2003, 5.000% 08/15/18 | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,319,448 | | |
CT Windham | |
Series 2004, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 06/15/15 | | | 785,000 | | | | 918,725 | | |
Local General Obligations Total | | | 61,845,296 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax – 10.0% | |
CT Special Tax Obligation | |
Transportation Infrastructure: Series 1992 B, 6.125% 09/01/12 | | | 275,000 | | | | 291,649 | | |
Series 1998 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 10/01/12 | | | 3,250,000 | | | | 3,552,250 | | |
Series 2003 B, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 01/01/23 | | | 800,000 | | | | 872,104 | | |
Series 2009 A, 4.500% 12/01/19 | | | 3,765,000 | | | | 4,289,013 | | |
Series 2009: 4.250% 02/01/17 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,382,920 | | |
5.000% 02/01/19 | | | 3,450,000 | | | | 4,049,713 | | |
OH Hamilton County Sales Tax | |
Series 2000 B, Insured: AMBAC (d) 12/01/28 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 1,219,230 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority | |
Series 2002 E, Insured: AGMC 5.500% 07/01/17 | | | 1,870,000 | | | | 2,136,138 | | |
Series 2005 BB, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 07/01/22 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,706,450 | | |
VI Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority | |
Series 2010 A, 5.000% 10/01/25 | | | 2,020,000 | | | | 2,082,095 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax Total | | | 24,581,562 | | |
Special Property Tax – 1.3% | |
CT Harbor Point Infrastructure Improvement District | |
Series 2010 A, 7.000% 04/01/22 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,222,060 | | |
Special Property Tax Total | | | 3,222,060 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
October 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
State Appropriated – 4.8% | |
CT Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
State University System, Series 2007 I, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 11/01/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,217,740 | | |
CT State | |
Certificates of Participation, Juvenile Training School, Series 2001, 5.250% 12/15/14 | | | 1,565,000 | | | | 1,660,199 | | |
CT University of Connecticut | |
Series 2004 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 01/15/13 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,194,100 | | |
Series 2006 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 02/15/16 | | | 1,400,000 | | | | 1,648,318 | | |
Series 2007 A, 4.000% 04/01/24 | | | 2,100,000 | | | | 2,181,081 | | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 02/15/23 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,281,460 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Public Finance Corp. | |
Series 2004 A, LOC: Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico 5.750% 08/01/27 (02/01/12) (a)(b) | | | 700,000 | | | | 728,602 | | |
State Appropriated Total | | | 11,911,500 | | |
State General Obligations – 12.6% | |
CT Housing Finance Authority | |
Series 2009: 5.000% 06/15/18 | | | 1,755,000 | | | | 2,081,623 | | |
5.000% 06/15/19 | | | 1,840,000 | | | | 2,178,799 | | |
CT State | |
Series 1993 E, 6.000% 03/15/12 | | | 975,000 | | | | 1,048,193 | | |
Series 2001, Insured: AGMC 5.500% 12/15/14 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,768,800 | | |
Series 2003 C, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 05/01/22 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,079,920 | | |
Series 2003 E, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 08/15/21 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,092,530 | | |
Series 2005 B, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 06/01/20 | | | 600,000 | | | | 732,054 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2005 D, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 11/15/23 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,455,120 | | |
Series 2006 E, 5.000% 12/15/20 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,433,980 | | |
Series 2008 B, 5.000% 04/15/22 | | | 5,415,000 | | | | 6,218,370 | | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 01/01/16 | | | 5,960,000 | | | | 7,013,788 | | |
State General Obligations Total | | | 31,103,177 | | |
Tax-Backed Total | | | 132,663,595 | | |
Utilities – 7.5% | |
Investor Owned – 2.4% | |
CT Development Authority | |
Pollution Control Revenue: Connecticut Light & Power Co., Series 1993 A, 5.850% 09/01/28 | | | 5,285,000 | | | | 5,417,125 | | |
United Illuminating Co., Series 2009, 5.750% 06/01/26 (02/01/12) (a)(b) | | | 500,000 | | | | 519,990 | | |
Investor Owned Total | | | 5,937,115 | | |
Joint Power Authority – 1.6% | |
CT Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative Power Supply Systems | |
Series 2006, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 01/01/22 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,201,280 | | |
Series 2009 A, Insured: AGC 5.000% 01/01/17 | | | 1,525,000 | | | | 1,783,564 | | |
Joint Power Authority Total | | | 3,984,844 | | |
Municipal Electric – 1.2% | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | |
Series 2003 NN, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 07/01/19 | | | 285,000 | | | | 325,125 | | |
Series 2010, 5.250% 07/01/24 | | | 2,400,000 | | | | 2,580,696 | | |
Municipal Electric Total | | | 2,905,821 | | |
Water & Sewer – 2.3% | |
CT Greater New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 11/15/30 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,593,475 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
October 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
CT South Central Regional Water Authority | |
Series 2003 B, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 08/01/29 (a) | | | 750,000 | | | | 814,178 | | |
Series 2007 A, Insured: NPFGC: 5.250% 08/01/22 | | | 1,370,000 | | | | 1,613,983 | | |
5.250% 08/01/23 | | | 500,000 | | | | 590,340 | | |
Water & Sewer Total | | | 5,611,976 | | |
Utilities Total | | | 18,439,756 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $229,931,914) | | | 243,308,892 | | |
Investment Companies – 0.4% | |
| | Shares | | | |
BofA Connecticut Municipal Reserves, G-Trust Shares (7 day yield of 0.130%) (e) | | | 398,000 | | | | 398,000 | | |
Dreyfus Municipal Cash Management Plus (7 day yield of 0.120%) | | | 692,022 | | | | 692,022 | | |
Total Investment Companies (cost of $1,090,022) | | | 1,090,022 | | |
Total Investments – 99.0% (cost of $231,021,936) (f) | | | 244,398,914 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 1.0% | | | 2,410,345 | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 246,809,259 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at October 31, 2010.
(b) Parenthetical date represents the next interest rate reset date for the security.
(c) The Fund has been informed that each issuer has placed direct obligations of the U.S. Government in an irrevocable trust, solely for the payment of principal and interest.
(d) Zero coupon bond.
(e) Investments in affiliates during the year ended October 31, 2010:
Affiliate | | Value, beginning of period | | Purchases | | Sales Proceeds | | Dividend Income | | Value, end of period | |
BofA Connecticut Municipal Reserves, G-Trust Shares (7 day yield of 0.130%)* | | $ | 2,339,181 | | | $ | 27,475,961 | | | $ | (25,536,142 | ) | | $ | 1,656 | | | $ | – | | |
* As of May 1, 2010, this company was no longer an affiliate of the Fund. The above table reflects activity for the period from November 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010.
(f) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $230,992,503.
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of October 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Total Municipal Bonds | | $ | – | | | $ | 243,308,892 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 243,308,892 | | |
Investment Companies | | | 1,090,022 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 1,090,022 | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 1,090,022 | | | $ | 243,308,892 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 244,398,914 | | |
For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
At October 31, 2010, the composition of the Fund by revenue source is as follows:
Holdings by Revenue Source (Unaudited) | | % of Net Assets | |
Tax-Backed | | | 53.7 | | |
Education | | | 10.1 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed | | | 8.8 | | |
Housing | | | 7.9 | | |
Utilities | | | 7.5 | | |
Health Care | | | 5.4 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank | | | 3.3 | | |
Other Revenue | | | 0.8 | | |
Resource Recovery | | | 0.7 | | |
Industrials | | | 0.4 | | |
| | | 98.6 | | |
Investment Companies | | | 0.4 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | 1.0 | | |
| | | 100.0 | | |
Acronym | | Name | |
AGC | | Assured Guaranty Corp. | |
|
AGMC | | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | |
|
AMBAC | | Ambac Assurance Corp. | |
|
FGIC | | Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. | |
|
GTY AGMT | | Guaranty Agreement | |
|
LOC | | Letter of Credit | |
|
NPFGC | | National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. | |
|
RAD | | Radian Asset Assurance, Inc. | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
October 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds – 98.0% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Education – 3.2% | |
Education – 3.2% | |
CA Municipal Finance Authority | |
Biola University, Series 2008 A, 5.625% 10/01/23 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,208,890 | | |
CA University | |
Series 2008 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 11/01/22 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,525,350 | | |
CT Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
Trinity College, Series 1998 F, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 07/01/21 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,188,160 | | |
KS Development Finance Authority | |
Board of Regents Scientific Research, Series 2003, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 10/01/19 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,192,320 | | |
KS Washburn University | |
Topeka Living Learning Center, Series 2004, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 07/01/18 | | | 900,000 | | | | 925,758 | | |
MA College Building Authority | |
Series 1994 A, 7.500% 05/01/14 | | | 500,000 | | | | 568,235 | | |
MA Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
Boston College, Series 2008, 5.500% 06/01/24 | | | 2,670,000 | | | | 3,229,285 | | |
MO Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
St. Louis University, Series 1998, 5.500% 10/01/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,207,890 | | |
Washington University, Series 2001 A, 5.500% 06/15/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,206,560 | | |
NH Health & Education Facilities Authority | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 07/01/23 | | | 8,370,000 | | | | 9,235,793 | | |
NY Dormitory Authority | |
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Series 2009: 5.500% 07/01/26 | | | 14,635,000 | | | | 15,545,736 | | |
5.500% 07/01/27 | | | 10,675,000 | | | | 11,268,957 | | |
Series 2005 B, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 07/01/21 | | | 6,345,000 | | | | 7,525,804 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
St. John's University, Series 2007 C, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 07/01/23 | | | 3,245,000 | | | | 3,785,812 | | |
OH University | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 12/01/16 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,746,680 | | |
PA Higher Educational Facilities Authority | |
University of Sciences, Series 2005 A, Insured: SYNC 5.000% 11/01/16 | | | 360,000 | | | | 397,638 | | |
RI Health & Educational Building Corp. | |
Series 2003, Insured: SYNC 5.250% 04/01/15 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,561,200 | | |
TX Public Finance Authority | |
Stephen F. Austin University, Series 2005, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 10/15/19 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,189,840 | | |
TX University of Texas | |
Series 2004 A, 5.250% 08/15/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,419,020 | | |
Series 2006 D, 5.000% 08/15/18 | | | 1,545,000 | | | | 1,803,185 | | |
Education Total | | | 79,732,113 | | |
Education Total | | | 79,732,113 | | |
Health Care – 8.9% | |
Continuing Care Retirement – 2.0% | |
CO Health Facilities Authority | |
Covenant Retirement Communities, Inc., Series 2005, 5.000% 12/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,013,850 | | |
FL Lakeland | |
Carpenters Retirement Community, Series 2008, 5.875% 01/01/19 | | | 1,875,000 | | | | 1,945,594 | | |
FL Lee County Industrial Development Authority | |
Shell Point, Series 2007, 5.000% 11/15/22 | | | 7,650,000 | | | | 7,245,468 | | |
FL Orange County Health Facilities Authority | |
Orlando Lutheran Towers, Series 2005, 5.000% 07/01/13 | | | 3,125,000 | | | | 3,174,063 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
October 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
FL Sarasota County Health Facilities Authority | |
Village on the Isle, Series 2007, 5.500% 01/01/27 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,830,320 | | |
IL Finance Authority | |
Monarch Landing, Inc., Series 2007 A: 5.500% 12/01/13 (a) | | | 2,015,366 | | | | 170,298 | | |
6.000% 12/01/17 (a) | | | 3,288,710 | | | | 277,896 | | |
Sedgebrook, Inc., Series 2007 A: 5.400% 11/15/16 (a) | | | 2,165,000 | | | | 604,035 | | |
5.875% 11/15/22 (a) | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 2,232,000 | | |
IN Health & Educational Facility Financing Authority | |
Baptist Homes of Indiana, Series 2005, 5.250% 11/15/25 | | | 10,640,000 | | | | 10,706,606 | | |
KS Lenexa | |
Lakeview Village, Inc., Series 2007, 5.250% 05/15/22 | | | 2,650,000 | | | | 2,492,511 | | |
KS Manhattan | |
Manhattan Retirement Foundation, Series 2007 A, 5.000% 05/15/24 | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,433,660 | | |
MA Development Finance Agency | |
Orchard Cove, Inc., Series 2007, 5.000% 10/01/17 | | | 930,000 | | | | 923,527 | | |
MO St. Louis Industrial Development Authority | |
St. Andrew's Resources for Seniors, Series 2007 A, 6.250% 12/01/26 | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 6,812,960 | | |
TX Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. | |
Air Force Village, Series 2007, 5.125% 05/15/27 | | | 3,750,000 | | | | 3,486,712 | | |
Continuing Care Retirement Total | | | 50,349,500 | | |
Hospitals – 6.7% | |
AZ Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority | |
Catholic Healthcare West, Series 2007 A, 5.000% 07/01/18 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,803,310 | | |
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority | |
Catholic Healthcare West, Series 2009 F, 5.000% 07/01/27 (07/01/14) (b)(c) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,281,370 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
St. Joseph Health System, Series 2009 B, 5.000% 07/01/18 | | | 10,445,000 | | | | 11,564,808 | | |
CO Health Facilities Authority | |
Catholic Health Initiatives, Series 2008 D, 5.500% 10/01/38 (11/12/15) (b)(c) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,835,450 | | |
FL Highlands County Health Facilities Authority | |
Adventist Health/Sunbelt GP, Series 2005 A, 5.000% 11/15/20 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,059,310 | | |
Series 2005 A, 5.000% 11/15/22 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,042,470 | | |
FL Hillsborough County Industrial Development Authority | |
Tampa General Hospital, Series 2003 A, 5.000% 10/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,030,630 | | |
FL Orange County Health Facilities Authority | |
Series 1996 A, Insured: NPFGC 6.250% 10/01/16 | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 1,930,282 | | |
FL South Broward Hospital District | |
Series 2003 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 05/01/12 | | | 3,955,000 | | | | 4,178,260 | | |
FL St. Petersburg Health Facilities Authority | |
All Children's Hospital, Series 2002, Insured: AMBAC: 5.500% 11/15/14 | | | 1,720,000 | | | | 1,828,498 | | |
5.500% 11/15/15 | | | 1,995,000 | | | | 2,108,136 | | |
5.500% 11/15/16 | | | 1,980,000 | | | | 2,077,218 | | |
FL Tampa Health Systems | |
Catholic Health East, Series 1998 A-1, Insured: NPFGC: 5.500% 11/15/13 | | | 6,080,000 | | | | 6,691,222 | | |
5.500% 11/15/14 | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,707,340 | | |
GA DeKalb County Hospital Authority | |
Dekalb Medical Center, Inc., Series 2010, 6.000% 09/01/30 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,226,250 | | |
KS Wichita Hospital | |
Series 2001 III, 6.250% 11/15/18 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,189,500 | | |
MA Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
CareGroup, Inc., Series 2008 E-2: 5.375% 07/01/20 | | | 9,720,000 | | | | 10,475,147 | | |
5.375% 07/01/22 | | | 13,345,000 | | | | 14,174,659 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
October 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
MI Saginaw Hospital Finance Authority | |
Covenant Medical Center, Series 2004 G, 5.125% 07/01/22 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,158,000 | | |
NC Albemarle Hospital Authority | |
Series 2007: 5.250% 10/01/21 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,877,150 | | |
5.250% 10/01/27 | | | 3,700,000 | | | | 3,281,530 | | |
NH Health & Education Facilities Authority | |
Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, Series 2007, 5.250% 10/01/23 | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,295,540 | | |
NY Albany Industrial Development Agency | |
St. Peter's Hospital, Series 2008 A: 5.250% 11/15/16 | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 1,879,308 | | |
5.250% 11/15/17 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,338,738 | | |
NY Dormitory Authority | |
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Series 2009, 5.250% 05/01/30 | | | 4,750,000 | | | | 4,941,568 | | |
NY Monroe County Industrial Development Agency | |
Highland Hospital of Rochester, Series 2005: 5.000% 08/01/14 | | | 730,000 | | | | 786,517 | | |
5.000% 08/01/15 | | | 545,000 | | | | 590,382 | | |
OH Lorain County Hospital | |
Catholic Healthcare Partnerships, Series 2001 A: 5.625% 10/01/15 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,148,590 | | |
5.625% 10/01/16 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,146,610 | | |
OH Montgomery County | |
Catholic Health Initiatives, Series 2008 D, 5.250% 10/01/38 (11/12/13) (b)(c) | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 8,902,000 | | |
PA Northampton County General Purpose Authority | |
St. Luke's Hospital Bethlehem, Series 2008 A: 5.000% 08/15/20 | | | 3,480,000 | | | | 3,653,756 | | |
5.125% 08/15/21 | | | 3,715,000 | | | | 3,898,335 | | |
5.250% 08/15/22 | | | 1,965,000 | | | | 2,064,547 | | |
TX Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp. | |
Memorial Hermann Hospital Systems, Series 1997 A, Insured: NPFGC GTY AGMT: MHS Physicians of Texas 6.000% 06/01/13 | | | 2,170,000 | | | | 2,378,363 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
TX Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. | |
Texas Health Resources, Series 2007 A, 5.000% 02/15/21 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,255,600 | | |
VA Augusta County Industrial Development Authority | |
Augusta Health Care, Inc., Series 2003, 5.250% 09/01/18 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,666,575 | | |
WI Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, Series 2006, 5.125% 08/15/23 | | | 13,065,000 | | | | 13,162,334 | | |
Hospitals Total | | | 168,629,303 | | |
Nursing Homes – 0.2% | |
IA Finance Authority Health Facilities | |
Development Care Initiatives, Series 2006 A: 5.250% 07/01/18 | | | 2,695,000 | | | | 2,553,054 | | |
5.500% 07/01/21 | | | 1,530,000 | | | | 1,422,380 | | |
MN Eveleth Health Care | |
Series 2007, 5.000% 10/01/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 924,150 | | |
Nursing Homes Total | | | 4,899,584 | | |
Health Care Total | | | 223,878,387 | | |
Housing – 0.5% | |
Multi-Family – 0.3% | |
FL Capital Trust Agency | |
Atlantic Housing Foundation, Series 2008 B, 4.989% 07/15/32 (01/15/11) (b)(c)(d) | | | 1,910,000 | | | | 954,465 | | |
IL Finance Authority | |
DePaul University, Series 2004 A: 5.375% 10/01/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,133,400 | | |
5.375% 10/01/18 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,260,400 | | |
LA Housing Finance Agency | |
Series 2006 A, Insured: FHA 4.750% 12/01/31 | | | 1,405,000 | | | | 1,408,667 | | |
NC Medical Care Commission | |
ARC/HDS Alamance Housing Corp., Series 2004 A, 5.500% 10/01/24 | | | 1,575,000 | | | | 1,615,131 | | |
Multi-Family Total | | | 7,372,063 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Single-Family – 0.2% | |
CA Department of Veteran Affairs | |
Series 2006, 4.500% 12/01/23 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,956,850 | | |
Single-Family Total | | | 4,956,850 | | |
Housing Total | | | 12,328,913 | | |
Industrials – 2.4% | |
Forest Products & Paper – 0.7% | |
FL Bay County Pollution Control | |
International Paper Co., Series 1998 A, 5.100% 09/01/12 | | | 2,375,000 | | | | 2,514,745 | | |
FL Escambia County Pollution Control | |
International Paper Co., Series 2003 A, 4.700% 04/01/15 | | | 500,000 | | | | 534,305 | | |
LA Morehouse Parish Pollution Control | |
International Paper Co., Series 2001 A, 5.250% 11/15/13 | | | 8,525,000 | | | | 9,040,677 | | |
TX Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority | |
International Paper Co., Series 2002 A, AMT, 6.100% 08/01/24 | | | 5,750,000 | | | | 5,827,510 | | |
Forest Products & Paper Total | | | 17,917,237 | | |
Oil & Gas – 1.7% | |
CA Southern California Public Power Authority | |
Series 2007, 5.250% 11/01/22 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,646,250 | | |
TX Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority | |
BP Products North America, Series 2007, GTY AGMT: BP PLC 2.300% 01/01/42 (09/03/13) (b)(c) | | | 11,415,000 | | | | 11,543,533 | | |
TX Harris County Industrial Development Corp. | |
Deer Park Refining LP, Series 2008, 4.700% 05/01/18 | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 12,791,520 | | |
TX Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. | |
Series 2006 A, 5.000% 12/15/12 | | | 5,500,000 | | | | 5,803,545 | | |
TX SA Energy Acquisition Public Facility Corp. | |
Series 2007, 5.250% 08/01/16 | | | 4,450,000 | | | | 4,824,023 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
TX Texas City Industrial Development Corp. | |
BP Pipelines N.A., Inc., Series 1990, GTY AGMT: Atlantic Richfield Co. 7.375% 10/01/20 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,617,160 | | |
Oil & Gas Total | | | 41,226,031 | | |
Industrials Total | | | 59,143,268 | | |
Other – 10.1% | |
Other – 0.2% | |
LA New Orleans Aviation Board | |
Series 2009 A, 6.000% 01/01/25 | | | 4,250,000 | | | | 4,552,515 | | |
Other Total | | | 4,552,515 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank – 3.0% | |
FL Gulf Breeze | |
Series 1985 C, Insured: FGIC 5.000% 12/01/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,640 | | |
FL Municipal Loan Council | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 02/01/19 | | | 1,015,000 | | | | 1,085,471 | | |
MA Water Pollution Abatement Trust | |
Series 1999 A, 6.000% 08/01/19 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 3,194,975 | | |
Series 2004 A, 5.250% 08/01/17 | | | 2,920,000 | | | | 3,548,296 | | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 08/01/24 | | | 11,530,000 | | | | 13,199,890 | | |
MO Environmental Improvement & Energy Resources Authority | |
Series 2004 B, 5.250% 01/01/18 | | | 7,470,000 | | | | 9,089,944 | | |
NY Dormitory Authority | |
Series 2002 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 10/01/12 | | | 2,420,000 | | | | 2,627,176 | | |
PA Delaware Valley Regional Financing Authority | |
Local Government: Series 1997 B, Insured: AMBAC 5.600% 07/01/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,279,920 | | |
Series 2002: 5.500% 07/01/12 | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 8,455,920 | | |
5.750% 07/01/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,254,320 | | |
VA Public School Authority | |
Series 2005 B, 5.250% 08/01/16 | | | 13,995,000 | | | | 16,812,334 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2005, 5.000% 08/01/16 | | | 6,285,000 | | | | 7,287,772 | | |
VA Resources Authority | |
Series 2007, 5.000% 10/01/17 | | | 3,760,000 | | | | 4,519,934 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank Total | | | 75,356,592 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed (e) – 6.6% | |
AL Birmingham Waterworks & Sewer Board | |
Series 2002 B, Pre-refunded 01/01/13, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 01/01/37 | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 16,418,700 | | |
AZ School Facilities Board | |
Certificates of Participation, Series 2003 A, Pre-refunded 03/01/13, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 09/01/14 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 11,070,900 | | |
CA San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency | |
Series 1993, Escrowed to maturity, (f) 01/01/25 | | | 22,405,000 | | | | 13,759,358 | | |
CO Northwest Parkway Public Highway Authority | |
Series 2001 C, Pre-refunded 06/15/16, Insured: AMBAC 06/15/21 (06/15/11) (b)(c)(g) (5.700% 06/15/11) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,617,840 | | |
FL Orange County Health Facilities Authority | |
Orlando Regional Health Care System, Series 1996 A, Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: NPFGC 6.250% 10/01/16 | | | 4,705,000 | | | | 5,677,288 | | |
FL Orlando Utilities Commission Water & Electric | |
Series 1989 D, Escrowed to Maturity, 6.750% 10/01/17 | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 2,129,328 | | |
FL South Broward Hospital District | |
Series 2002, Pre-refunded 05/01/12, 5.600% 05/01/27 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,341,280 | | |
IL Chicago Housing Authority | |
Capital Program, Series 2001: Escrowed to Maturity, 5.250% 07/01/12 | | | 5,975,000 | | | | 6,455,390 | | |
Pre-refunded 07/01/12, 5.375% 07/01/13 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,412,400 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
IL Kendall & Kane Counties Community Unit School District No. 115 | |
Series 2002, Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: FGIC (f) 01/01/17 | | | 600,000 | | | | 525,810 | | |
IL State | |
Series 2002, Pre-refunded 12/01/12, Insured: AGMC 5.375% 12/01/13 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 11,004,200 | | |
IN Toll Road Commission | |
Series 1980, Escrowed to Maturity, 9.000% 01/01/15 | | | 2,240,000 | | | | 2,621,987 | | |
KS Labette County Single Family Mortgage | |
Capital Accumulator Bonds, Series 1998 A, Escrowed to Maturity, (f) 12/01/14 | | | 2,175,000 | | | | 2,048,654 | | |
MI Detroit Sewage Disposal Revenue | |
Series 2003 A, Pre-refunded 07/01/13, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 07/01/14 | | | 7,180,000 | | | | 8,003,977 | | |
NJ Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. | |
Series 2003, Pre-refunded 06/01/13, 6.750% 06/01/39 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,621,680 | | |
NV Clark County School District | |
Series 2003 D, Pre-refunded 12/15/13, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 06/15/16 | | | 10,760,000 | | | | 12,177,092 | | |
NY Metropolitan Transportation Authority | |
Series 1993 O, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.500% 07/01/17 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,696,960 | | |
OH Water Development Authority | |
Water Pollution Control, Series 2002, Pre-refunded 06/01/12, 5.250% 06/01/18 | | | 5,535,000 | | | | 5,959,092 | | |
PA Elizabeth Forward School District | |
Series 1994 B, Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: NPFGC (f) 09/01/21 | | | 2,210,000 | | | | 1,563,730 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
TX Houston Area Water Corp. | |
Series 2002, Pre-refunded 03/01/12, Insured: FGIC 5.500% 03/01/18 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,200,730 | | |
TX Lower Colorado River Authority | |
Junior Lien, Series 1993 5th, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.375% 01/01/16 | | | 2,100,000 | | | | 2,509,248 | | |
TX North Central Health Facilities Development Corp. | |
Presbyterian Healthcare Residential, Series 1996 B, Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 06/01/16 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 11,398,600 | | |
TX University of Texas | |
Series 2006 D, Pre-refunded 02/15/17, 5.000% 08/15/18 | | | 8,455,000 | | | | 10,093,072 | | |
TX West University Place, | |
Series 2002, Pre-refunded 02/01/12, 5.500% 02/01/15 | | | 795,000 | | | | 845,689 | | |
WA State | |
Series 2002 R, Pre-refunded 01/01/12, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 01/01/18 | | | 3,515,000 | | | | 3,703,896 | | |
WI Badger Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp. | |
Series 2002, Pre-refunded 06/01/12, 6.000% 06/01/17 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,432,400 | | |
WV Hospital Finance Authority | |
Charleston Area Medical Center, Series 1993 A, Escrowed to Maturity, 6.500% 09/01/23 | | | 3,980,000 | | | | 5,158,836 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed Total | | | 164,448,137 | | |
Tobacco – 0.3% | |
NJ Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. | |
Series 2007 1-A, 4.500% 06/01/23 | | | 2,430,000 | | | | 2,274,188 | | |
OH Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority | |
Series 2007 A-2, 5.125% 06/01/24 | | | 6,665,000 | | | | 5,802,283 | | |
Tobacco Total | | | 8,076,471 | | |
Other Total | | | 252,433,715 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Other Revenue – 0.4% | |
Recreation – 0.4% | |
FL Board of Education | |
Series 2002 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 07/01/18 | | | 2,675,000 | | | | 2,876,508 | | |
FL Seminole Indian Tribe | |
Series 2007 A, 5.750% 10/01/22 (h) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,039,820 | | |
OK Chickasawa Nation | |
Series 2007, 5.375% 12/01/17 (h) | | | 3,750,000 | | | | 4,044,750 | | |
Recreation Total | | | 8,961,078 | | |
Other Revenue Total | | | 8,961,078 | | |
Resource Recovery – 0.3% | |
Resource Recovery – 0.3% | |
NY Niagara County Industrial Development Agency | |
Series 2001 B, AMT, 5.550% 11/15/24 (11/15/13) (b)(c) | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 8,217,360 | | |
Resource Recovery Total | | | 8,217,360 | | |
Resource Recovery Total | | | 8,217,360 | | |
Tax-Backed – 45.8% | |
Local Appropriated – 2.8% | |
CA Orange County Public Financing Authority | |
Series 2005, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 07/01/16 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 11,583,400 | | |
CA San Bernardino County | |
Certificates of Participation, Series 2002 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 07/01/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,096,370 | | |
FL Flagler County School Board | |
Certificates of Participation, Series 2005 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 08/01/18 | | | 2,320,000 | | | | 2,524,531 | | |
FL Hillsborough County School Board | |
Certificates of Participation, Series 1998 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 07/01/14 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,266,340 | | |
FL Lake County School Board | |
Certificates of Participation, Series 2006 C, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 06/01/18 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,666,185 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
FL Miami-Dade County Public Facilities | |
Series 2005 B, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 06/01/19 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,077,240 | | |
FL Orange County School Board | |
Certificates of Participation, Series 2005 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 08/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,092,520 | | |
NC Charlotte | |
Certificates of Participation, Series 2003 A, 5.000% 06/01/28 | | | 11,890,000 | | | | 12,315,424 | | |
NC Iredell County | |
Certificates of Participation, Series 2008, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 06/01/17 | | | 1,710,000 | | | | 2,034,473 | | |
SC Berkeley County School District | |
Series 2003: 5.000% 12/01/28 | | | 7,205,000 | | | | 7,372,156 | | |
5.250% 12/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,070,820 | | |
SC Charleston Educational Excellence Financing Corp. | |
Charleston County School District, Series 2005, 5.250% 12/01/24 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,929,200 | | |
SC Dorchester County School District No. 2 | |
Series 2004, 5.250% 12/01/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,227,700 | | |
SC Greenville County School District | |
Series 2005, 5.500% 12/01/18 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,979,800 | | |
SC Newberry Investing in Children's Education | |
Series 2005, 5.250% 12/01/19 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,602,585 | | |
TN Metropolitan Government, Nashville & Davidson County, Health & Educational Facilities Board | |
Meharry Medical College, Series 1996, Insured: AMBAC 6.000% 12/01/16 | | | 3,800,000 | | | | 4,323,602 | | |
Local Appropriated Total | | | 70,162,346 | | |
Local General Obligations – 10.1% | |
AK Anchorage | |
Series 2004 B, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 12/01/15 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,939,850 | | |
AZ Maricopa County Unified High School District No. 210 | |
Series 2003, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 07/01/15 | | | 6,300,000 | | | | 7,322,175 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
AZ Tucson | |
Series 1998, 5.500% 07/01/18 | | | 4,760,000 | | | | 5,818,053 | | |
CA Los Angeles Unified School District | |
Series 2007 A-1, Insured: AGMC 4.500% 07/01/24 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,138,400 | | |
Series 2007, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 07/01/20 | | | 6,230,000 | | | | 7,010,183 | | |
CA Manteca Unified School District | |
Series 2006, Insured: NPFGC (f) 08/01/24 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 2,235,050 | | |
CA Monrovia Unified School District | |
Series 2005, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 08/01/21 | | | 5,600,000 | | | | 6,382,824 | | |
CA Oakland Unified School District | |
Series 2009, 6.125% 08/01/29 | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 8,601,760 | | |
CA San Mateo County Community College | |
Series 2006 A, Insured: NPFGC (f) 09/01/20 | | | 9,310,000 | | | | 6,171,320 | | |
CA West Contra Costa Unified School District | |
Series 2005, Insured: NPFGC (f) 08/01/20 | | | 7,285,000 | | | | 4,458,493 | | |
FL Reedy Creek Improvement District | |
Series 2004 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 06/01/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,079,270 | | |
IL Chicago Board of Education | |
Series 1996, Insured: NPFGC 6.250% 12/01/12 | | | 2,100,000 | | | | 2,325,162 | | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 12/01/22 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,862,150 | | |
IL Chicago | |
Series 1999, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 01/01/18 | | | 7,540,000 | | | | 8,780,481 | | |
IL Cook County | |
Series 2010 A, 5.250% 11/15/22 | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 13,643,280 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
IL Kendall & Kane Counties Community Unit School District No. 115 | |
Series 2002, Insured: NPFGC (f) 01/01/17 | | | 3,050,000 | | | | 2,483,035 | | |
KS Leavenworth County Unified School District No. 464 | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 09/01/19 | | | 1,030,000 | | | | 1,121,474 | | |
MI Detroit City School District | |
Series 2002 A, Insured: FGIC 6.000% 05/01/19 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,369,440 | | |
Series 2003 B, Insured: FGIC 5.250% 05/01/14 | | | 6,335,000 | | | | 6,875,756 | | |
NH Manchester | |
Series 2004, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 06/01/19 | | | 4,450,000 | | | | 5,535,177 | | |
NV Clark County | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 12/01/28 | | | 10,740,000 | | | | 11,670,728 | | |
NY New York City | |
Series 2002 D, 5.625% 06/01/14 | | | 1,705,000 | | | | 1,827,948 | | |
Series 2005 D, 5.000% 08/01/13 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,434,680 | | |
Series 2005, 5.000% 08/01/20 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 11,060,200 | | |
Series 2007 D-1, 5.000% 12/01/21 | | | 5,900,000 | | | | 6,566,641 | | |
Series 2008 B-1, 5.250% 09/01/22 | | | 7,200,000 | | | | 8,151,840 | | |
OH Cleveland | |
Series 2005, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 10/01/16 | | | 7,710,000 | | | | 9,127,098 | | |
OH Marion City School District | |
Series 2000, Insured: AGMC 6.500% 12/01/14 | | | 500,000 | | | | 600,215 | | |
OH Mason City School District | |
Series 2005, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 12/01/19 | | | 2,250,000 | | | | 2,730,240 | | |
OR Yamhill County School District No. 29J Newberg | |
Series 2005, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 06/15/17 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 3,017,625 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
PA Westmoreland County | |
Series 1997, Insured: NPFGC (f) 12/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 733,990 | | |
TN Blount County Public Building Authority | |
Local Government Public Improvement, Series 2004 B-5-A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 06/01/16 | | | 1,075,000 | | | | 1,148,530 | | |
TN Chattanooga | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 09/01/14 | | | 4,150,000 | | | | 4,780,385 | | |
TN Lawrenceburg Public Building Authority | |
Series 2001 B, Insured: AGMC 5.500% 07/01/16 | | | 1,330,000 | | | | 1,370,898 | | |
TN Overton County | |
Series 2004, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 04/01/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,113,710 | | |
TX Aldine Independent School District | |
Series 2005, Guarantor: PSFG 5.250% 02/15/15 | | | 1,655,000 | | | | 1,870,564 | | |
TX Barbers Hill Independent School District | |
Series 2003, Guarantor: PSFG 5.000% 02/15/22 | | | 1,030,000 | | | | 1,106,581 | | |
TX Brownsville Independent School District | |
Series 2005, Guarantor: PSFG 5.000% 08/15/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,170,560 | | |
TX Brownwood Independent School District | |
Series 2005, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 02/15/17 | | | 1,310,000 | | | | 1,461,894 | | |
TX Conroe Independent School District | |
Series 2005 C, Guarantor: PSFG 5.000% 02/15/19 | | | 1,650,000 | | | | 1,858,840 | | |
TX Corpus Christi | |
Series 2002, Insured: AGMC 5.500% 09/01/15 | | | 1,655,000 | | | | 1,784,967 | | |
TX Dickinson Independent School District | |
Series 2006, Guarantor: PSFG 5.000% 02/15/20 | | | 2,405,000 | | | | 2,701,224 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
TX Duncanville Independent School District | |
Series 2005, Guarantor: PSFG (f) 02/15/22 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,352,160 | | |
TX El Paso | |
Series 2005, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 08/15/14 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,305,820 | | |
TX Harris County Flood Control District | |
Series 2006, 4.750% 10/01/29 | | | 12,700,000 | | | | 13,327,253 | | |
TX Harris County | |
Series 1997, 5.125% 08/15/24 | | | 13,500,000 | | | | 16,086,060 | | |
TX Houston Independent School District | |
Series 2007, Guarantor: PSFG 4.500% 02/15/25 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,265,600 | | |
TX Houston | |
Series 2005 D, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 03/01/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,132,560 | | |
Series 2005 E, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 03/01/20 | | | 2,525,000 | | | | 2,837,241 | | |
TX Irving | |
Series 2005 A, 5.000% 11/15/18 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,270,880 | | |
TX La Joya Independent School District | |
Series 2005, Guarantor: PSFG 5.000% 02/15/20 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,123,400 | | |
TX La Marque Independent School District | |
Series 2003, Guarantor: PSFG 5.000% 02/15/21 | | | 1,740,000 | | | | 1,876,607 | | |
TX Laredo | |
Series 2005, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 08/15/20 | | | 1,065,000 | | | | 1,158,912 | | |
TX San Antonio Independent School District | |
Series 2001 B, Guarantor: PSFG (f) 08/15/11 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,487,120 | | |
TX San Benito Consolidated Independent School District | |
Series 2005, Guarantor: PSFG 5.000% 02/15/16 | | | 2,260,000 | | | | 2,589,259 | | |
TX Sherman Independent School District | |
Series 2005 A, Guarantor: PSFG 5.000% 02/15/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,145,690 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
TX Webb County | |
Series 2005, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 02/01/17 | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 1,778,592 | | |
TX West University Place, | |
Series 2002, 5.500% 02/01/15 | | | 645,000 | | | | 680,714 | | |
TX White Settlement Independent School District | |
Series 2003, Guarantor: PSFG 5.375% 08/15/19 | | | 1,910,000 | | | | 2,112,976 | | |
TX Williamson County | |
Series 2005, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 02/15/16 | | | 1,985,000 | | | | 2,260,260 | | |
WA Clark County School District No. 37 | |
Series 2001 C, Insured: NPFGC (f) 12/01/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 875,010 | | |
Local General Obligations Total | | | 252,108,805 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax – 11.0% | |
CA Economic Recovery | |
Series 2004 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 07/01/15 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,656,400 | | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 07/01/20 | | | 12,500,000 | | | | 14,401,125 | | |
CA Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | |
Series 2003 A, Insured: AGMC: 5.000% 07/01/17 | | | 6,280,000 | | | | 6,961,757 | | |
5.000% 07/01/18 | | | 7,700,000 | | | | 8,471,386 | | |
CO Department of Transportation | |
Series 2002 B, Insured: NPFGC: 5.500% 06/15/14 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,479,640 | | |
5.500% 06/15/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,188,970 | | |
FL Broward County Professional Sports Facilities | |
Series 2006 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 09/01/18 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,685,450 | | |
FL Division Bond Finance Department | |
Series 1998, Insured: AGMC 6.000% 07/01/13 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 11,300,800 | | |
FL Hillsborough County Industrial Development Authority | |
Series 2002 B, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 09/01/15 | | | 2,335,000 | | | | 2,450,139 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
FL Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Finance Corp. | |
Series 2008 A, 5.000% 07/01/14 | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 16,263,450 | | |
FL Jacksonville Guaranteed Entitlement Improvement | |
Series 2002, Insured: NPFGC: 5.375% 10/01/18 | | | 3,450,000 | | | | 3,677,010 | | |
5.375% 10/01/19 | | | 3,720,000 | | | | 3,966,599 | | |
FL Jacksonville Sales Tax | |
Series 2002, Insured: NPFGC 5.375% 10/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,068,020 | | |
Series 2003, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 10/01/19 | | | 1,080,000 | | | | 1,152,565 | | |
FL Miami-Dade County Transit Sales Tax | |
Series 2006, Insured: SYNC 5.000% 07/01/19 | | | 5,040,000 | | | | 5,556,449 | | |
FL Osceola County Tourist Development Tax | |
Series 2002 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 10/01/14 | | | 1,555,000 | | | | 1,668,095 | | |
FL Palm Beach County Public Improvement | |
Series 2004, 5.000% 08/01/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,123,660 | | |
FL Tampa Sports Authority | |
Series 1995, Insured: NPFGC: 5.750% 10/01/15 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,628,300 | | |
5.750% 10/01/20 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,073,610 | | |
IL Dedicated Tax Capital Appreciation | |
Series 1990, Insured: AMBAC (f) 12/15/17 | | | 2,540,000 | | | | 1,985,696 | | |
IL State | |
Series 2002, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 06/15/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,160,570 | | |
KS Wyandotte County Unified Government | |
Series 2005 B: 4.750% 12/01/16 | | | 640,000 | | | | 682,202 | | |
5.000% 12/01/20 | | | 7,500,000 | | | | 7,817,400 | | |
Series 2010, (f) 06/01/21 | | | 6,200,000 | | | | 3,476,402 | | |
MA State | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: AGMC 5.500% 06/01/16 | | | 13,615,000 | | | | 16,398,314 | | |
MD Department of Transportation | |
Series 2002, 5.500% 02/01/15 | | | 3,750,000 | | | | 4,429,462 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
MI Trunk Line | |
Series 1998 A, 5.500% 11/01/16 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,379,300 | | |
Series 2005, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 11/01/17 | | | 5,050,000 | | | | 5,982,280 | | |
NJ Economic Development Authority | |
Series 2004: 5.375% 06/15/15 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,275,360 | | |
5.500% 06/15/16 | | | 5,500,000 | | | | 5,900,345 | | |
NM Bernalillo County | |
Series 1998, 5.250% 04/01/27 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,577,620 | | |
NM Dona Ana County | |
Series 1998, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 06/01/16 | | | 750,000 | | | | 812,175 | | |
NV Sparks Tourism Improvement District No. 1 | |
Series 2008 A, 6.500% 06/15/20 (h) | | | 4,900,000 | | | | 4,934,594 | | |
NY Metropolitan Transportation Authority | |
Series 2004 A, Insured: NPFGC: 5.250% 11/15/16 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,551,160 | | |
5.250% 11/15/17 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,758,440 | | |
NY Nassau County Interim Finance Authority | |
Series 2003 B, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 11/15/14 | | | 5,720,000 | | | | 6,409,832 | | |
NY New York City Transitional Finance Authority | |
Series 1998 A, 5.500% 11/15/16 | | | 1,330,000 | | | | 1,453,397 | | |
Series 2004 C, 5.250% 02/01/18 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,911,985 | | |
Series 2007 C-1, 5.000% 11/01/20 | | | 10,300,000 | | | | 11,764,042 | | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 05/01/27 | | | 10,430,000 | | | | 11,572,294 | | |
NY Thruway Authority | |
Series 2005 B, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 04/01/20 | | | 10,840,000 | | | | 13,087,240 | | |
NY Urban Development Corp. | |
Series 2004 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 03/15/20 | | | 29,450,000 | | | | 35,755,834 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority | |
Series 2005 L, Insured: CIFG 5.250% 07/01/18 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,246,500 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
RI Convention Center Authority | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: AGMC: 5.000% 05/15/21 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,290,720 | | |
5.000% 05/15/22 | | | 3,525,000 | | | | 3,760,858 | | |
5.000% 05/15/23 | | | 4,900,000 | | | | 5,210,219 | | |
TX Corpus Christi Business & Job Development Corp. | |
Series 2002, Insured: AMBAC: 5.500% 09/01/14 | | | 2,065,000 | | | | 2,256,673 | | |
5.500% 09/01/18 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,361,325 | | |
TX Houston Hotel Occupancy | |
Series 2001 B, Insured: AMBAC: (f) 09/01/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,461,780 | | |
5.250% 09/01/19 | | | 1,195,000 | | | | 1,201,310 | | |
5.250% 09/01/20 | | | 1,265,000 | | | | 1,270,022 | | |
VA Peninsula Town Center Community Development Authority | |
Series 2007, 6.250% 09/01/24 | | | 2,375,000 | | | | 2,403,643 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax Total | | | 276,312,419 | | |
Special Property Tax – 1.3% | |
CT Harbor Point Infrastructure Improvement District | |
Series 2010 A, 7.000% 04/01/22 | | | 7,430,000 | | | | 7,979,968 | | |
FL Oakmont Grove Community Development District | |
Series 2007 B, 5.250% 05/01/12 (a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 740,000 | | |
FL Parker Road Community Development District | |
Series 2007 B, 5.350% 05/01/15 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,100,000 | | |
FL Six Mile Creek Community Development District | |
Series 2007: 5.500% 05/01/17 (b) | | | 1,685,000 | | | | 547,625 | | |
5.650% 05/01/22 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 975,000 | | |
FL Sweetwater Creek Community Development District | |
Series 2007 B-1, 5.300% 05/01/17 | | | 4,445,000 | | | | 2,000,250 | | |
Series 2007 B-2, 5.125% 05/01/13 | | | 2,625,000 | | | | 1,181,250 | | |
FL Tolomato Community Development District | |
Series 2007, 6.450% 05/01/23 | | | 7,500,000 | | | | 5,624,550 | | |
FL Viera East Community Development District | |
Series 2006, Insured: NPFGC 5.750% 05/01/19 | | | 1,910,000 | | | | 2,025,498 | | |
FL Waterset North Community Development District | |
Series 2007 B, 6.550% 11/01/15 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 6,111,600 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
MO Fenton | |
Tax Increment Revenue, Series 2006, 4.500% 04/01/21 | | | 895,000 | | | | 889,818 | | |
NV Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency | |
Sub-Lien Fremont Street, Series 2003 A, 5.000% 06/15/13 | | | 3,685,000 | | | | 3,880,268 | | |
Special Property Tax Total | | | 33,055,827 | | |
State Appropriated – 9.2% | |
AL Public School & College Authority | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 05/01/19 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 11,807,400 | | |
AZ School Facilities Board | |
Series 2008, 5.500% 09/01/15 | | | 7,500,000 | | | | 8,622,525 | | |
AZ State | |
Series 2010 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 10/01/18 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,759,350 | | |
CA Public Works Board | |
Series 2003 C, 5.500% 06/01/18 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,608,420 | | |
Series 2004 A, 5.500% 06/01/19 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,097,580 | | |
Series 2006 F, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 11/01/18 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,424,160 | | |
CA Statewide Communities Development Authority | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 06/15/13 | | | 12,500,000 | | | | 13,627,625 | | |
FL Department Management Services Division | |
Series 2003 A, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 09/01/15 | | | 1,515,000 | | | | 1,747,022 | | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 09/01/21 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,342,660 | | |
MI Building Authority | |
Series 2003, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 10/15/14 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 11,113,800 | | |
NJ Economic Development Authority | |
Series 2005 K, Insured: AMBAC: 5.250% 12/15/20 | | | 16,810,000 | | | | 19,430,175 | | |
5.500% 12/15/19 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,935,925 | | |
NJ Transit Corp. | |
Certificates of Participation, Series 2002 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 09/15/15 | | | 6,725,000 | | | | 7,613,776 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NJ Transportation Trust Fund Authority | |
Series 2001 C, Insured: AGMC 5.500% 12/15/18 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,389,400 | | |
Series 2003 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 12/15/15 | | | 3,260,000 | | | | 3,802,627 | | |
Series 2006 A, Insured: AGMC: 5.250% 12/15/22 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,602,560 | | |
5.500% 12/15/21 | | | 4,700,000 | | | | 5,528,234 | | |
Series 2010 D, 5.250% 12/15/23 | | | 24,000,000 | | | | 27,018,720 | | |
NY Dormitory Authority | |
Series 1993 A: 5.250% 05/15/15 | | | 5,850,000 | | | | 6,663,442 | | |
Insured: AGMC 5.250% 05/15/15 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,556,200 | | |
Series 1995 A: Insured: AGMC 5.625% 07/01/16 | | | 500,000 | | | | 560,475 | | |
Insured: AMBAC 5.625% 07/01/16 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,391,775 | | |
Insured: FGIC 5.625% 07/01/16 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,604,750 | | |
Series 2005 A: Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 05/15/18 | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,983,640 | | |
Insured: NPFGC: 5.500% 05/15/17 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 11,856,400 | | |
5.500% 05/15/22 | | | 6,730,000 | | | | 7,867,976 | | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 07/01/24 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,834,740 | | |
NY Tollway Authority | |
Series 2002, 5.500% 04/01/13 | | | 4,510,000 | | | | 4,814,335 | | |
NY Urban Development Corp. | |
Series 2008 B: 5.000% 01/01/19 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,633,560 | | |
5.000% 01/01/20 | | | 10,460,000 | | | | 11,860,803 | | |
UT Building Ownership Authority | |
Series 1998, Insured: AGMC 5.500% 05/15/14 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,734,650 | | |
WI State | |
Series 2009 A, 5.125% 05/01/23 | | | 14,000,000 | | | | 15,725,640 | | |
State Appropriated Total | | | 229,560,345 | | |
State General Obligations – 11.4% | |
CA State | |
Series 2002, Insured: AMBAC 6.000% 02/01/18 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 6,035,350 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2003, 5.250% 11/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,094,410 | | |
Series 2004, 5.000% 02/01/20 | | | 750,000 | | | | 804,195 | | |
Series 2007, 4.500% 08/01/26 | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 7,822,800 | | |
Series 2009, 5.250% 10/01/22 | | | 25,000,000 | | | | 27,119,750 | | |
FL Board of Education | |
Series 2005 B, 5.000% 01/01/14 | | | 17,395,000 | | | | 19,515,624 | | |
Series 2005 C, 5.000% 06/01/13 | | | 11,830,000 | | | | 13,078,893 | | |
FL Department of Transportation | |
Series 2002, 5.250% 07/01/13 | | | 7,290,000 | | | | 7,897,111 | | |
HI State | |
Series 2008 DK, 5.000% 05/01/22 | | | 10,750,000 | | | | 12,172,977 | | |
IL State | |
Series 2004, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 11/01/18 | | | 10,650,000 | | | | 11,140,006 | | |
MA Bay Transportation Authority | |
Series 1991 A, Insured: NPFGC 7.000% 03/01/21 | | | 5,750,000 | | | | 7,128,333 | | |
MA State | |
Series 1998 C, 5.250% 08/01/17 | | | 1,775,000 | | | | 2,139,905 | | |
Series 2002 D, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 08/01/18 | | | 6,500,000 | | | | 7,984,015 | | |
Series 2003 D, 5.500% 10/01/17 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 6,122,300 | | |
Series 2004 C, Insured: AGMC 5.500% 12/01/16 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 12,180,000 | | |
Series 2006, 5.000% 11/01/25 | | | 18,000,000 | | | | 21,433,320 | | |
Series 2007 A, 0.862% 11/01/25 (11/01/10) (b)(c) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 8,448,700 | | |
Series 2010 A, 0.810% 02/01/14 (11/04/10) (b)(c) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,002,660 | | |
MI State | |
Series 2001, 5.500% 12/01/15 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,462,313 | | |
MS State | |
Series 2002 A, 5.500% 12/01/14 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,526,980 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
OH State | |
Series 2009 C, 5.000% 09/15/17 | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 23,776,200 | | |
PA State | |
Series 2002, 5.500% 02/01/15 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,536,700 | | |
Series 2004: Insured: AGMC 5.375% 07/01/18 | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 14,685,360 | | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.375% 07/01/16 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 12,038,900 | | |
Series 2005, 5.000% 01/01/15 | | | 5,500,000 | | | | 6,357,670 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | |
Series 1997, Insured: NPFGC 6.500% 07/01/15 | | | 4,190,000 | | | | 4,820,721 | | |
Series 2001 A, 5.500% 07/01/13 | | | 6,395,000 | | | | 6,938,831 | | |
Series 2006 B, 5.250% 07/01/16 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,507,150 | | |
WA State | |
Series 2002 R, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 01/01/18 | | | 6,485,000 | | | | 6,780,197 | | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 08/01/26 | | | 18,270,000 | | | | 20,422,571 | | |
State General Obligations Total | | | 283,973,942 | | |
Tax-Backed Total | | | 1,145,173,684 | | |
Transportation – 9.9% | |
Air Transportation – 0.1% | |
TN Memphis Shelby County Airport Authority | |
FedEx Corp., Series 1997, 5.350% 09/01/12 | | | 3,530,000 | | | | 3,742,753 | | |
Air Transportation Total | | | 3,742,753 | | |
Airports – 2.4% | |
CA San Francisco City & County Airports Commission | |
Series 2010 A, 4.900% 05/01/29 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,165,450 | | |
DC District of Columbia Metropolitan WA Airports Authority | |
Series 2009 C, 5.250% 10/01/25 | | | 8,920,000 | | | | 9,881,041 | | |
FL Miami-Dade County | |
Series 2010 A1, 5.500% 10/01/25 | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,591,600 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
IL Chicago O'Hare International Airport | |
Series 2005, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 01/01/17 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 11,343,100 | | |
MA Port Authority | |
Series 2007 D, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 07/01/17 | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 9,221,840 | | |
MO St. Louis Airport Revenue | |
Series 2007, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 07/01/21 | | | 12,150,000 | | | | 13,320,166 | | |
TX Houston Airport Systems | |
Sub-Lien, Series 2002, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 07/01/27 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,074,950 | | |
Airports Total | | | 60,598,147 | | |
Toll Facilities – 6.3% | |
CA San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency | |
Series 1997 A, Insured: NPFGC (f) 01/15/12 | | | 7,600,000 | | | | 7,174,476 | | |
CO E-470 Public Highway Authority | |
Series 1997 B, Insured: NPFGC (f) 09/01/12 | | | 5,525,000 | | | | 5,173,831 | | |
Series 2000, Insured: NPFGC (f) 09/01/18 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,009,200 | | |
DC District of Columbia Metropolitan WA Airports Authority | |
Series 2009, Insured: AGC: (f) 10/01/24 | | | 20,980,000 | | | | 10,280,200 | | |
(f) 10/01/25 | | | 7,500,000 | | | | 3,446,025 | | |
(f) 10/01/26 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 2,127,250 | | |
GA Road & Tollway Authority | |
Series 2009 A: 5.000% 06/01/16 | | | 13,855,000 | | | | 16,270,481 | | |
5.000% 06/01/19 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 11,787,600 | | |
IL Toll Highway Authority | |
Series 2006 A-1, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 01/01/18 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,269,620 | | |
KS Turnpike Authority | |
Series 2002, Insured: AGMC: 5.250% 09/01/15 | | | 1,855,000 | | | | 2,200,308 | | |
5.250% 09/01/16 | | | 1,230,000 | | | | 1,480,502 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NY Thruway Authority | |
Series 2007 B, 5.000% 04/01/19 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,736,850 | | |
Series 2005 F, Insured: AMBAC, 5.000% 01/01/17 | | | 6,500,000 | | | | 7,240,805 | | |
NY Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority | |
Series 2008 B-1, 5.000% 11/15/25 (11/15/13) (b)(c) | | | 21,500,000 | | | | 23,811,035 | | |
Series 2008 D, 5.000% 11/15/22 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 11,256,300 | | |
OH Turnpike Commission | |
Series 1998 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 02/15/21 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,403,180 | | |
PA Turnpike Commission | |
Series 2010 B2, 12/01/24 (5.350% 12/01/15) (g) | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 16,158,800 | | |
TX North Tollway Authority | |
Series 2008 A, 6.000% 01/01/22 | | | 14,000,000 | | | | 15,841,840 | | |
Series 2008 E3, 5.750% 01/01/38 | | | 9,350,000 | | | | 10,781,017 | | |
Toll Facilities Total | | | 156,449,320 | | |
Transportation – 1.1% | |
FL Osceola County Transportation | |
Series 2004, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 04/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,065,340 | | |
IL Chicago Transit Authority | |
Series 2008 A, 5.000% 06/01/16 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,849,950 | | |
KS Department of Transportation | |
Series 2004 A, 5.500% 03/01/18 | | | 11,775,000 | | | | 14,526,818 | | |
NY Metropolitan Transportation Authority | |
Series 2007 A, Insured: AGMC: 5.000% 11/15/20 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,577,900 | | |
5.000% 11/15/21 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,307,890 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 27,327,898 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 248,118,118 | | |
Utilities – 16.5% | |
Independent Power Producers – 0.3% | |
CA Sacramento Power Authority | |
Series 2005, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 07/01/14 | | | 6,680,000 | | | | 7,236,177 | | |
Independent Power Producers Total | | | 7,236,177 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Investor Owned – 3.2% | |
AR Independence County | |
Entergy Mississippi, Inc., Series 1999, Insured: AMBAC 4.900% 07/01/22 | | | 4,600,000 | | | | 4,762,150 | | |
AZ Maricopa County Pollution Control Corp. | |
Arizona Public Service Co., Series 2009 D, 6.000% 05/01/29 (05/01/14) (b)(c) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,788,600 | | |
CO Adams County Pollution Control | |
Public Service Co., Series 2005 A, Insured: NPFGC 4.375% 09/01/17 | | | 11,550,000 | | | | 11,814,841 | | |
FL Hillsborough County Industrial Development Authority | |
Tampa Electric Co., Series 2007 B, 5.150% 09/01/25 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,168,520 | | |
IN Finance Authority | |
Indianapolis Power & Light Co., Series 2009 B, 4.900% 01/01/16 | | | 11,000,000 | | | | 12,065,790 | | |
MN Becker | |
Northern States Power Co., Series 1993 A, 8.500% 09/01/19 | | | 11,085,000 | | | | 12,542,899 | | |
NH Business Finance Authority | |
Series 2001 C, Insured: NPFGC 5.450% 05/01/21 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,577,175 | | |
TX Brazos River Authority | |
Texas Competitive Electric, Series 2003 D, 5.400% 10/01/29 | | | 6,100,000 | | | | 4,040,701 | | |
TX Sabine River Authority | |
Texas Competitive Electric, Series 2001 A, 5.500% 05/01/22 (11/01/11) (b)(c) | | | 6,775,000 | | | | 6,510,640 | | |
WI Sheboygan Pollution Control | |
Wisconsin Power, Series 2008, Insured: FGIC 5.000% 09/01/15 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,651,400 | | |
WV Economic Development Authority | |
Pollution Control Revenue, Appalachian Power, Series 2008 C, 4.850% 05/01/19 (09/04/13) (b)(c) | | | 6,500,000 | | | | 6,937,580 | | |
Investor Owned Total | | | 78,860,296 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Joint Power Authority – 3.4% | |
FL Municipal Power Agency | |
Series 2002, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 10/01/21 | | | 1,850,000 | | | | 1,974,450 | | |
GA Municipal Electric Authority | |
Series 1998 Y, Insured: AMBAC 6.400% 01/01/13 | | | 4,205,000 | | | | 4,442,877 | | |
Series 2010 B, 5.000% 01/01/20 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 11,472,000 | | |
MI Public Power Agency | |
Series 2002 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 01/01/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,155,720 | | |
NC Eastern Municipal Power Agency | |
Series 2008 A, Insured: AGC 5.250% 01/01/19 | | | 5,415,000 | | | | 6,180,735 | | |
Series 2009 B, 5.000% 01/01/26 | | | 23,000,000 | | | | 24,572,050 | | |
TX Sam Rayburn Municipal Power Agency | |
Series 2002: 5.500% 10/01/11 | | | 8,355,000 | | | | 8,606,736 | | |
6.000% 10/01/16 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,154,170 | | |
UT Intermountain Power Agency | |
Series 2007, 5.000% 07/01/17 | | | 15,000,000 | | | | 17,430,900 | | |
WA Energy Northwest Electric | |
Series 2002 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 07/01/16 | | | 4,675,000 | | | | 5,016,041 | | |
Joint Power Authority Total | | | 84,005,679 | | |
Municipal Electric – 3.3% | |
CA Department of Water Resources | |
Series 2002 A: 6.000% 05/01/13 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,189,020 | | |
Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 05/01/14 | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,515,340 | | |
Series 2008 H, 5.000% 05/01/21 | | | 12,500,000 | | | | 14,050,125 | | |
FL JEA St. John's River Power Park Systems | |
Series 1997, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 10/01/19 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,125,450 | | |
FL Kissimmee Utilities Authority Electrical System | |
Series 2003, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 10/01/15 | | | 2,235,000 | | | | 2,457,874 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
FL Orlando Utilities Commission Utility Systems | |
Series 2005 B, 5.000% 10/01/24 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,311,040 | | |
OH American Municipal Power, Inc. | |
Series 2008: 5.250% 02/15/20 | | | 4,060,000 | | | | 4,568,759 | | |
5.250% 02/15/22 | | | 9,810,000 | | | | 10,788,940 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | |
Series 1997 BB, Insured: NPFGC 6.000% 07/01/12 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,231,660 | | |
Series 2002 KK, Insured: AGMC 5.500% 07/01/15 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 11,525,000 | | |
TN Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County | |
Series 1998 B, 5.500% 05/15/13 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,360,000 | | |
TX Austin | |
Series 2002 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 11/15/13 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,261,140 | | |
Series 2002, Insured: AGMC 5.500% 11/15/12 | | | 2,410,000 | | | | 2,641,697 | | |
Subordinated Lien, Series 1998, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 05/15/18 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,285,218 | | |
TX San Antonio Electric & Gas | |
Series 2002, 5.375% 02/01/14 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,854,900 | | |
Series 2005, 5.000% 02/01/18 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 11,235,100 | | |
Municipal Electric Total | | | 83,401,263 | | |
Water & Sewer – 6.3% | |
CA Fresno Sewer Revenue | |
Series 1993 A-1, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 09/01/19 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,686,750 | | |
CA Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | |
Series 2006 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 07/01/13 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 11,077,200 | | |
CA Pico Rivera Water Authority | |
Series 1999 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 05/01/29 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,312,660 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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October 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
FL Brevard County Utilities | |
Series 2002, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 03/01/14 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,109,840 | | |
FL Cocoa Water & Sewer | |
Series 2003, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 10/01/19 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,198,300 | | |
FL Governmental Utility Authority | |
Series 2003, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 10/01/17 | | | 1,180,000 | | | | 1,254,895 | | |
FL Hollywood Water & Sewer | |
Series 2003, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 10/01/17 | | | 1,070,000 | | | | 1,147,885 | | |
FL Miami-Dade County Water & Sewer | |
Series 2008 B, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 10/01/21 | | | 20,000,000 | | | | 23,561,800 | | |
FL Miami-Dade County Stormwater | |
Series 2004, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 04/01/24 | | | 2,445,000 | | | | 2,544,120 | | |
FL Tallahassee Consolidated Utility System | |
Series 2001, Insured: NPFGC: 5.500% 10/01/14 | | | 1,330,000 | | | | 1,537,666 | | |
5.500% 10/01/17 | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 2,284,294 | | |
5.500% 10/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,205,210 | | |
FL Tampa Bay Water Utility Systems | |
Series 2005, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 10/01/19 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,815,780 | | |
GA Atlanta Water & Wastewater | |
Series 1999 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 11/01/18 | | | 15,305,000 | | | | 17,844,253 | | |
KY Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District | |
Series 2009: 5.000% 05/15/21 | | | 7,445,000 | | | | 8,456,478 | | |
5.000% 05/15/22 | | | 7,825,000 | | | | 8,819,479 | | |
MA Water Resource Authority | |
Series 1998 B, Insured: AGMC 5.500% 08/01/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,197,400 | | |
MI Sewage Disposal Revenue | |
Series 2003 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 07/01/14 | | | 2,820,000 | | | | 3,022,222 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NY Municipal Water Finance Authority | |
Series 2002, Insured: AGMC 5.375% 06/15/16 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,765,300 | | |
Series 2009 EE, 5.000% 06/15/17 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,901,800 | | |
OH Hamilton County Sewer System | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 12/01/15 | | | 5,535,000 | | | | 6,417,556 | | |
TX Corpus Christi | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 07/15/19 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,190,540 | | |
TX Dallas Waterworks & Sewer Systems | |
Series 2003, Insured: AGMC 5.375% 10/01/12 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,932,400 | | |
TX Houston Utility System | |
Series 2004 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 05/15/24 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,398,250 | | |
TX Houston Water & Sewer System | |
Junior Lien, Series 2001 A, Insured: AGMC 5.500% 12/01/17 | | | 4,720,000 | | | | 4,946,890 | | |
Series 1991 C, Insured: AMBAC (f) 12/01/11 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,963,640 | | |
TX McKinney | |
Series 2005, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 08/15/17 | | | 1,125,000 | | | | 1,283,636 | | |
TX North Harris County Regional Water Authority | |
Series 2008, 5.250% 12/15/20 | | | 4,415,000 | | | | 5,103,873 | | |
TX Nueces River Authority | |
Series 2005, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 07/15/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,126,050 | | |
TX Trinity River Authority | |
Series 2005, Insured: NPFGC: 5.000% 02/01/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,117,910 | | |
5.000% 02/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,113,620 | | |
Water & Sewer Total | | | 158,337,697 | | |
Utilities Total | | | 411,841,112 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $2,323,227,784) | | | 2,449,827,748 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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October 31, 2010
Investment Companies – 1.2% | |
| | Shares | | Value ($) | |
BofA Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day yield of 0.130%) (i) | | | 14,554,602 | | | | 14,554,602 | | |
Dreyfus Tax-Exempt Cash Management Fund (7 day yield of 0.110%) | | | 14,301,822 | | | | 14,301,822 | | |
Total Investment Companies (cost of $28,856,424) | | | 28,856,424 | | |
Total Investments – 99.2% (cost of $2,352,084,208) (j) | | | 2,478,684,172 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 0.8% | | | 20,672,502 | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 2,499,356,674 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) The issuer is in default of certain debt covenants. Income is not being accrued. At October 31, 2010, the value of these securities amounted to $4,024,229, which represents 0.2% of net assets.
(b) The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at October 31, 2010.
(c) Parenthetical date represents the next interest rate reset date for the security.
(d) The issuer is in default of certain debt covenants. Income is being partially accrued. At October 31, 2010, the value of this security amounted to $954,465, which represents less than 0.1% of net assets.
(e) The Fund has been informed that each issuer has placed direct obligations of the U.S. Government in an irrevocable trust, solely for the payment of principal and interest.
(f) Zero coupon bond.
(g) Step bond. Shown parenthetically is the next coupon rate to be paid and the date the security will begin accruing at this rate.
(h) Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 2010, these securities, which are not illiquid except for the following, amounted to $11,019,164, which represents 0.4% of net assets.
Security | | Acquisition Date | | Par | | Cost | | Market Value | |
FL Seminole Indian Tribe, Series 2007 A, 5.750% 10/01/22 | | | 09/27/07 | | | | $2,000,000 | | | | $2,057,334 | | | | $2,039,820 | | |
(i) Investments in affiliates during the year ended October 31, 2010:
Affiliate | | Value, beginning of period | | Purchases | | Sales Proceeds | | Dividend Income | | Value, end of period | |
BofA Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day yield of 0.130%)* | | $ | 15,716,386 | | | $ | 155,779,317 | | | $ | (149,673,663 | ) | | $ | 9,027 | | | $ | – | | |
* As of May 1, 2010, this company was no longer an affiliate of the Fund. The above table reflects activity for the period from November 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010.
(j) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $2,352,084,208.
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of October 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Total Municipal Bonds | | $ | – | | | $ | 2,449,827,748 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 2,449,827,748 | | |
Total Investment Companies | | | 28,856,424 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 28,856,424 | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 28,856,424 | | | $ | 2,449,827,748 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 2,478,684,172 | | |
For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
At October 31, 2010, the composition of the Fund by revenue source is as follows:
Holdings by Revenue Source (Unaudited) | | % of Net Assets | |
Tax-Backed | | | 45.8 | | |
Utilities | | | 16.5 | | |
Transportation | | | 9.9 | | |
Health Care | | | 8.9 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed | | | 6.6 | | |
Education | | | 3.2 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank | | | 3.0 | | |
Industrials | | | 2.4 | | |
Housing | | | 0.5 | | |
Other Revenue | | | 0.4 | | |
Resource Recovery | | | 0.3 | | |
Tobacco | | | 0.3 | | |
Other | | | 0.2 | | |
| | | 98.0 | | |
Investment Companies | | | 1.2 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | 0.8 | | |
| | | 100.0 | | |
Acronym | | Name | |
AGC | | Assured Guaranty Corp. | |
|
AGMC | | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | |
|
AMBAC | | Ambac Assurance Corp. | |
|
AMT | | Alternative Minimum Tax | |
|
CIFG | | CIFG Assurance North America, Inc. | |
|
FGIC | | Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. | |
|
FHA | | Federal Housing Administration | |
|
GTY AGMT | | Guaranty Agreement | |
|
NPFGC | | National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. | |
|
PSFG | | Permanent School Fund Guarantee | |
|
SYNC | | Syncora Guarantee, Inc. | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
October 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds – 96.2% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Education – 19.6% | |
Education – 17.4% | |
MA College Building Authority | |
Series 2004 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 05/01/16 | | | 530,000 | | | | 586,037 | | |
MA Development Finance Agency | |
Boston College, Series 2007 P, 5.000% 07/01/20 | | | 3,260,000 | | | | 3,680,898 | | |
Boston University, Series 2009 V-2, 2.875% 10/01/14 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,156,540 | | |
Brandeis University, Series 2010 O-2, 5.000% 10/01/24 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,462,150 | | |
Clark University, Series 1998, 5.250% 07/01/16 | | | 1,445,000 | | | | 1,447,890 | | |
Emerson College, Series 2006: 5.000% 01/01/21 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,669,225 | | |
5.000% 01/01/23 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,054,160 | | |
Hampshire College, Series 2004, 5.150% 10/01/14 | | | 170,000 | | | | 174,916 | | |
Mount Holyoke College: Series 2001, 5.500% 07/01/13 | | | 1,355,000 | | | | 1,400,121 | | |
Series 2008, 5.000% 07/01/23 | | | 1,285,000 | | | | 1,435,640 | | |
Wheelock College, Series 2007, 5.000% 10/01/17 | | | 1,190,000 | | | | 1,253,939 | | |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Series 2007, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 09/01/22 | | | 1,710,000 | | | | 1,859,300 | | |
MA Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
Boston College: Series 2003, 5.250% 06/01/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,102,650 | | |
Series 2008, 5.500% 06/01/24 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,628,410 | | |
Harvard University: Series 2000 Z, 5.500% 01/15/11 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,011,070 | | |
Series 2001 DD, 5.000% 07/15/35 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,528,225 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Series 2002 K: 5.250% 07/01/12 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,080,220 | | |
5.375% 07/01/17 | | | 2,275,000 | | | | 2,791,357 | | |
5.500% 07/01/22 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,272,360 | | |
Series 2004 M, 5.250% 07/01/19 | | | 610,000 | | | | 751,807 | | |
Northeastern University: Series 1998 G, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 10/01/12 | | | 1,110,000 | | | | 1,198,867 | | |
Series 2010 A, 5.000% 10/01/13 | | | 1,040,000 | | | | 1,147,765 | | |
Simmons College, Series 2009 I, 6.750% 10/01/18 | | | 1,365,000 | | | | 1,683,400 | | |
Suffolk University, Series 2009 A, 6.000% 07/01/24 | | | 2,100,000 | | | | 2,330,328 | | |
Tufts University: Series 2001 I, 5.500% 02/15/36 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,007,640 | | |
Series 2002 J, 5.500% 08/15/16 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,813,965 | | |
Series 2008: 5.000% 08/15/14 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,433,575 | | |
5.000% 08/15/17 | | | 1,145,000 | | | | 1,364,668 | | |
Wellesley College, Series 2003, 5.000% 07/01/15 | | | 610,000 | | | | 674,855 | | |
Williams College, Series 2003 H, 5.000% 07/01/16 | | | 1,740,000 | | | | 1,920,125 | | |
MA Industrial Finance Agency | |
Tufts University, Series 1998 H, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 02/15/13 | | | 1,830,000 | | | | 2,027,933 | | |
MA University of Massachusetts Building Authority | |
Series 2004 1, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 11/01/12 | | | 650,000 | | | | 706,290 | | |
Series 2008, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 05/01/21 | | | 1,510,000 | | | | 1,714,877 | | |
Series 2009 1, 5.000% 05/01/23 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,652,400 | | |
Education Total | | | 64,023,603 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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October 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Student Loan – 2.2% | |
MA Educational Financing Authority | |
Series 2009 I, 5.125% 01/01/18 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,403,600 | | |
Series 2010 A, 5.500% 01/01/22 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,815,350 | | |
Student Loan Total | | | 8,218,950 | | |
Education Total | | | 72,242,553 | | |
Health Care – 8.9% | |
Continuing Care Retirement – 0.5% | |
MA Development Finance Agency | |
Orchard Cove, Inc., Series 2007: 5.000% 10/01/17 | | | 1,380,000 | | | | 1,370,395 | | |
5.000% 10/01/18 | | | 515,000 | | | | 488,189 | | |
Continuing Care Retirement Total | | | 1,858,584 | | |
Hospitals – 8.0% | |
MA Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
Baystate Medical Center, Inc., Series 2002 F, 5.750% 07/01/13 | | | 890,000 | | | | 941,869 | | |
Boston Medical Center, Series 1998 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 07/01/15 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,503,050 | | |
Caregroup, Inc.: Series 1998 B-2, Insured: NPFGC 5.375% 02/01/27 | | | 1,585,000 | | | | 1,642,282 | | |
Series 2004 D, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 07/01/22 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,038,280 | | |
Series 2008 E-2, 5.375% 07/01/19 | | | 4,675,000 | | | | 5,082,940 | | |
Milford Regional Medical Center, Inc., Series 2007: 5.000% 07/15/17 | | | 1,050,000 | | | | 1,067,273 | | |
5.000% 07/15/22 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,430,525 | | |
Partners Healthcare Systems, Inc.: Series 2001 C, 5.750% 07/01/21 | | | 750,000 | | | | 776,168 | | |
Series 2003 E, 5.000% 07/01/15 | | | 1,140,000 | | | | 1,232,249 | | |
Series 2005 F, 5.000% 07/01/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,220,060 | | |
Series 2007, 5.000% 07/01/18 | | | 2,575,000 | | | | 2,905,784 | | |
Series 2010, 5.000% 07/01/22 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,474,300 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc., Series 1998 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 07/01/14 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,007,960 | | |
Hospitals Total | | | 29,322,740 | | |
Intermediate Care Facilities – 0.4% | |
MA Development Finance Agency | |
Evergreen Center, Inc., Series 2005, 5.500% 01/01/20 | | | 1,355,000 | | | | 1,368,957 | | |
Intermediate Care Facilities Total | | | 1,368,957 | | |
Health Care Total | | | 32,550,281 | | |
Housing – 1.1% | |
Assisted Living/Senior – 0.5% | |
MA Development Finance Agency | |
Voa Concord Assisted Living, Inc., Series 2007: 5.000% 11/01/17 | | | 810,000 | | | | 752,895 | | |
5.125% 11/01/27 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,219,155 | | |
Assisted Living/Senior Total | | | 1,972,050 | | |
Single-Family – 0.6% | |
MA Housing Finance Agency | |
Series 2009 143, 5.000% 12/01/24 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,138,100 | | |
Single-Family Total | | | 2,138,100 | | |
Housing Total | | | 4,110,150 | | |
Other – 14.0% | |
Other – 1.5% | |
MA Boston Housing Authority Capital Program | |
Series 2008, Insured: AGMC: 5.000% 04/01/20 | | | 2,135,000 | | | | 2,312,931 | | |
5.000% 04/01/23 | | | 1,865,000 | | | | 1,961,663 | | |
MA Development Finance Agency | |
Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Series 2002 A, 5.250% 02/01/22 | | | 985,000 | | | | 1,042,071 | | |
Other Total | | | 5,316,665 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank – 4.7% | |
MA Water Pollution Abatement | |
Series 1999 5, 5.750% 08/01/16 | | | 95,000 | | | | 95,391 | | |
Series 2002, 5.000% 08/01/11 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,035,520 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
October 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2004 A, 5.250% 08/01/15 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,555,060 | | |
Series 2005 11, 5.250% 08/01/19 | | | 4,465,000 | | | | 5,475,430 | | |
Series 2006, 5.250% 08/01/20 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,691,770 | | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 08/01/24 | | | 3,100,000 | | | | 3,548,973 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank Total | | | 17,402,144 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed (a) – 7.8% | |
MA Bellingham | |
Series 2001, Pre-refunded 03/01/11, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 03/01/13 | | | 1,605,000 | | | | 1,648,191 | | |
MA College Building Authority | |
Series 1999 A, Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: NPFGC (b) 05/01/28 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 2,041,280 | | |
MA Development Finance Agency | |
Belmont Hill School, Inc., Series 2001, Pre-refunded 09/01/11, 5.000% 09/01/31 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,049,080 | | |
MA College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Sciences, Series 2003 C, Pre-refunded 07/01/13, 6.375% 07/01/23 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,162,400 | | |
Milton Academy, Series 2003 A, Pre-refunded 09/01/13, 5.000% 09/01/19 | | | 500,000 | | | | 558,960 | | |
Western New England College, Series 2002, Pre-refunded 12/01/12, 5.875% 12/01/22 | | | 570,000 | | | | 615,788 | | |
MA Health & Educational Facilities Authority | |
Simmons College, Series 2003 F, Pre-refunded 10/01/13, Insured: FGIC: 5.000% 10/01/15 | | | 1,015,000 | | | | 1,141,022 | | |
5.000% 10/01/17 | | | 510,000 | | | | 573,322 | | |
University of Massachusetts, Series 2002 C, Pre-refunded 10/01/12, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 10/01/13 | | | 1,475,000 | | | | 1,608,856 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
MA Lowell | |
Series 2002, Pre-refunded 02/01/12, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 02/01/13 | | | 1,215,000 | | | | 1,296,964 | | |
MA Port Authority | |
Series 1973, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.625% 07/01/12 | | | 230,000 | | | | 243,043 | | |
MA Springfield | |
Series 2003, Pre-refunded 01/15/13, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 01/15/15 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,652,895 | | |
MA State | |
Series 2001 C, Pre-refunded 12/01/11, 5.375% 12/01/18 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,159,480 | | |
Series 2002 A, Pre-refunded 06/01/12, Insured: FGIC 5.375% 06/01/19 | | | 1,125,000 | | | | 1,210,241 | | |
Series 2002 E, Pre-refunded 01/01/13, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 01/01/18 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,398,040 | | |
Series 2004 B, Pre-refunded 08/01/14, 5.000% 08/01/22 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,294,920 | | |
MA Turnpike Authority | |
Series 1993 A, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.000% 01/01/13 | | | 160,000 | | | | 167,690 | | |
MA University of Massachusetts Building Authority | |
Series 2003 1, Pre-refunded 11/01/13, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 11/01/15 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,269,280 | | |
MA Water Pollution Abatement | |
Series 1993 A, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.450% 02/01/13 | | | 495,000 | | | | 519,631 | | |
Series 2001 7, Pre-refunded 08/01/11, 5.250% 02/01/13 | | | 250,000 | | | | 259,345 | | |
MA Water Resources Authority | |
Series 1993 C, Escrowed to Maturity, 6.000% 12/01/11 | | | 835,000 | | | | 859,557 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed Total | | | 28,729,985 | | |
Other Total | | | 51,448,794 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Tax-Backed – 37.4% | |
Local Appropriated – 1.4% | |
MA Boston | |
Series 2002, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 08/01/14 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,304,950 | | |
Local Appropriated Total | | | 5,304,950 | | |
Local General Obligations – 8.1% | |
MA Boston Metropolitan District | |
Series 2002 A, 5.250% 12/01/14 | | | 2,010,000 | | | | 2,192,146 | | |
MA Boston | |
Series 2002 B, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 02/01/12 | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,344,520 | | |
Series 2004 A, 5.000% 01/01/14 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,129,270 | | |
MA Dudley-Charlton Regional School District | |
Series 1999 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.125% 06/15/14 | | | 2,305,000 | | | | 2,602,045 | | |
MA Everett | |
Series 2000, Insured: NPFGC 6.000% 12/15/11 | | | 2,015,000 | | | | 2,136,988 | | |
MA Falmouth | |
Series 2002, 5.000% 02/01/11 | | | 1,450,000 | | | | 1,467,502 | | |
MA Hopedale | |
Series 2004, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 11/15/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,125,380 | | |
MA Lawrence | |
Series 2006, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 02/01/18 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,750,650 | | |
MA Pioneer Valley Regional School District | |
Series 2002, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 06/15/12 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,065,670 | | |
MA Pittsfield | |
Series 2002, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 04/15/11 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,021,340 | | |
MA Sandwich | |
Series 2005, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 07/15/18 | | | 1,575,000 | | | | 1,811,943 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
MA Springfield | |
Series 2007, Insured: AGMC 4.500% 08/01/21 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,152,720 | | |
MA Westborough | |
Series 2003, 5.000% 11/15/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,097,970 | | |
MA Westfield | |
Series 2003, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 09/01/18 | | | 500,000 | | | | 534,460 | | |
MA Worcester | |
Series 2004 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 08/15/13 | | | 2,810,000 | | | | 3,133,712 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Municipal Finance Agency | |
Series 1997 A, Insured: AGMC 5.500% 07/01/17 | | | 245,000 | | | | 245,471 | | |
Local General Obligations Total | | | 29,811,787 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax – 10.6% | |
MA Bay Transportation Authority | |
Series 2002 A, 5.000% 07/01/11 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,031,670 | | |
Series 2003 A: 5.250% 07/01/11 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,166,750 | | |
5.250% 07/01/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,205,500 | | |
5.250% 07/01/19 | | | 625,000 | | | | 758,237 | | |
Series 2004 C, 5.250% 07/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,211,070 | | |
Series 2005 B, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 07/01/23 | | | 2,890,000 | | | | 3,515,483 | | |
Series 2005, 5.000% 07/01/20 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,982,975 | | |
Series 2006 A, 5.250% 07/01/22 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 4,180,925 | | |
Series 2008 B, 5.000% 07/01/23 | | | 910,000 | | | | 1,062,425 | | |
MA Boston | |
Convention Center, Series 2002 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 05/01/19 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,572,195 | | |
MA School Building Authority | |
Series 2007 A, Insured: AMBAC: 5.000% 08/15/18 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,876,500 | | |
5.000% 08/15/19 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,313,700 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
MA State | |
Series 1997 A, 5.500% 06/01/13 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,122,460 | | |
Series 2004, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 01/01/19 | | | 750,000 | | | | 882,765 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority | |
Series 2005 BB, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 07/01/22 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,247,740 | | |
VI Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority | |
Series 2010 A, 5.000% 10/01/25 | | | 2,755,000 | | | | 2,839,689 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax Total | | | 38,970,084 | | |
State Appropriated – 1.1% | |
MA Development Finance Agency | |
Visual & Performing Arts, Series 2000: 5.750% 08/01/13 | | | 1,030,000 | | | | 1,152,755 | | |
6.000% 08/01/17 | | | 540,000 | | | | 651,008 | | |
6.000% 08/01/21 | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 2,113,878 | | |
State Appropriated Total | | | 3,917,641 | | |
State General Obligations – 16.2% | |
MA State | |
Series 2002 C: 5.500% 11/01/15 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,597,270 | | |
5.500% 11/01/17 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,838,955 | | |
Series 2002 D, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 08/01/18 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 4,299,085 | | |
Series 2003 D: 5.500% 10/01/17 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 6,122,300 | | |
Insured: AGMC 5.500% 10/01/19 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 4,311,370 | | |
Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 10/01/19 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 6,159,100 | | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 10/01/20 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 3,091,450 | | |
Series 2004 B, 5.250% 08/01/20 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,644,370 | | |
Series 2004 C: Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 12/01/24 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 6,225,500 | | |
Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 12/01/19 | | | 3,795,000 | | | | 4,681,360 | | |
Series 2006 B, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 09/01/22 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,814,440 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2008 A: 5.000% 09/01/15 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,515,670 | | |
5.000% 08/01/16 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,366,740 | | |
Series 2010 A, 0.810% 02/01/14 (11/04/10) (c)(d) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,003,990 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | |
Series 2007 A, 5.500% 07/01/18 | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 1,937,075 | | |
State General Obligations Total | | | 59,608,675 | | |
Tax-Backed Total | | | 137,613,137 | | |
Transportation – 4.7% | |
Airports – 2.8% | |
MA Port Authority | |
Series 2005 C, Insured: AMBAC: 5.000% 07/01/15 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,743,375 | | |
5.000% 07/01/22 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,875,375 | | |
Series 2007 D, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 07/01/17 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,458,190 | | |
Series 2010 B, 5.000% 07/01/27 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,103,130 | | |
Airports Total | | | 10,180,070 | | |
Toll Facilities – 0.6% | |
MA Department of Transportation | |
Series 2010 B, 5.000% 01/01/22 | | | 2,180,000 | | | | 2,445,458 | | |
Toll Facilities Total | | | 2,445,458 | | |
Transportation – 1.3% | |
MA Federal Highway Capital Appreciation | |
Series 1998 A, (b) 06/15/15 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,678,960 | | |
MA Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket Steamship Authority | |
Series 2004 B, 5.000% 03/01/18 | | | 975,000 | | | | 1,102,072 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 4,781,032 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 17,406,560 | | |
Utilities – 10.5% | |
Investor Owned – 1.1% | |
MA Development Finance Agency | |
Dominion Energy Brayton, Series 2009, 5.750% 12/01/42 (05/01/19) (c)(d) | | | 3,460,000 | | | | 3,824,615 | | |
Investor Owned Total | | | 3,824,615 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Joint Power Authority – 0.7% | |
MA Municipal Wholesale Electric Co. | |
Series 2001 3-A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 07/01/11 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,561,250 | | |
Joint Power Authority Total | | | 2,561,250 | | |
Municipal Electric – 1.9% | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | |
Series 1997 BB, Insured: NPFGC 6.000% 07/01/12 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,077,220 | | |
Series 2002 LL, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 07/01/17 | | | 2,400,000 | | | | 2,765,904 | | |
Series 2010, 5.250% 07/01/24 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,225,870 | | |
Municipal Electric Total | | | 7,068,994 | | |
Water & Sewer – 6.8% | |
MA Water Resource Authority | |
Series 1993 C, 6.000% 12/01/11 | | | 535,000 | | | | 551,542 | | |
Series 1998 B, Insured: AGMC 5.500% 08/01/15 | | | 1,165,000 | | | | 1,394,971 | | |
Series 2002 J, Insured: AGMC: 5.250% 08/01/14 | | | 2,870,000 | | | | 3,325,928 | | |
5.250% 08/01/15 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,557,640 | | |
5.250% 08/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,220,170 | | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 08/01/17 | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 7,250,340 | | |
Series 2007 B, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 08/01/23 | | | 5,500,000 | | | | 6,591,805 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority | |
Series 2008 A, Insured: AGC 5.000% 07/01/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,143,070 | | |
Water & Sewer Total | | | 25,035,466 | | |
Utilities Total | | | 38,490,325 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $329,423,585) | | | 353,861,800 | | |
Investment Companies – 2.9% | |
| | Shares | | Value ($) | |
BofA Massachusetts Municipal Reserves, G-Trust Shares (7 day yield of 0.140%) (e) | | | 5,897,569 | | | | 5,897,569 | | |
Dreyfus Massachusetts Municipal Money Market Fund (7 day yield of 0.000%) | | | 4,777,223 | | | | 4,777,223 | | |
Total Investment Companies (cost of $10,674,792) | | | 10,674,792 | | |
Total Investments – 99.1% (cost of $340,098,377) (f) | | | 364,536,592 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 0.9% | | | 3,417,302 | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 367,953,894 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) The Fund has been informed that each issuer has placed direct obligations of the U.S. Government in an irrevocable trust, solely for the payment of principal and interest.
(b) Zero coupon bond.
(c) The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at October 31, 2010.
(d) Parenthetical date represents the next interest rate reset date for the security.
(e) Investments in affiliates during the year ended October 31, 2010:
Affiliate | | Value, beginning of period | | Purchases | | Sales Proceeds | | Dividend Income | | Value, end of period | |
BofA Massachusetts Municipal Reserves, G-Trust Shares (7 day yield of 0.140%)* | | $ | 2,917,706 | | | $ | 24,781,209 | | | $ | (25,491,915 | ) | | $ | 899 | | | $ | – | | |
* As of May 1, 2010, this company was no longer an affiliate of the Fund. The above table reflects activity for the period from November 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010.
(f) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $340,065,904.
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of October 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Total Municipal Bonds | | $ | – | | | $ | 353,861,800 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 353,861,800 | | |
Investment Companies | | | 10,674,792 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 10,674,792 | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 10,674,792 | | | $ | 353,861,800 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 364,536,592 | | |
For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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At October 31, 2010, the composition of the Fund by revenue source is as follows:
Holdings by Revenue Source (Unaudited) | | % of Net Assets | |
Tax-Backed | | | 37.4 | | |
Education | | | 19.6 | | |
Utilities | | | 10.5 | | |
Health Care | | | 8.9 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed | | | 7.8 | | |
Transportation | | | 4.7 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank | | | 4.7 | | |
Other | | | 1.5 | | |
Housing | | | 1.1 | | |
| | | 96.2 | | |
Investment Companies | | | 2.9 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | 0.9 | | |
| | | 100.0 | | |
Acronym | | Name | |
AGC | | Assured Guaranty Corp. | |
|
AGMC | | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | |
|
AMBAC | | Ambac Assurance Corp. | |
|
FGIC | | Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. | |
|
NPFGC | | National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds – 94.0% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Education – 6.0% | |
Education – 4.1% | |
NJ Educational Facilities Authority | |
Drew University, Series 2003 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 07/01/20 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,164,810 | | |
Georgian Court University, Series 2007 D, 5.250% 07/01/27 | | | 500,000 | | | | 515,270 | | |
Kean University, Series 2009 A, 4.000% 09/01/15 | | | 500,000 | | | | 548,315 | | |
Montclair State University, Series 2009, 5.000% 07/01/19 | | | 455,000 | | | | 516,935 | | |
Rowan University, Series 2008 B, Insured: AGC 5.000% 07/01/23 | | | 750,000 | | | | 828,540 | | |
Seton Hall University, Series 2001 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 07/01/16 | | | 200,000 | | | | 205,170 | | |
Education Total | | | 3,779,040 | | |
Student Loan – 1.9% | |
NJ Higher Education Assistance Authority | |
Series 2010 1-A, 4.300% 12/01/18 | | | 680,000 | | | | 720,922 | | |
Series 2010, 3.750% 12/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,021,630 | | |
Student Loan Total | | | 1,742,552 | | |
Education Total | | | 5,521,592 | | |
Health Care – 3.4% | |
Continuing Care Retirement – 1.1% | |
NJ Economic Development Authority | |
Lutheran Social Ministries, Series 2005, 5.100% 06/01/27 | | | 675,000 | | | | 607,095 | | |
Marcus L. Ward Home, Series 2004, 5.750% 11/01/24 | | | 400,000 | | | | 405,124 | | |
Continuing Care Retirement Total | | | 1,012,219 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Hospitals – 2.3% | |
NJ Health Care Facilities Financing Authority | |
Children's Specialized Hospital, Series 2005 A, 5.000% 07/01/18 | | | 575,000 | | | | 588,662 | | |
Robert Wood Johnson University, Series 2010, 5.000% 07/01/31 | | | 500,000 | | | | 510,665 | | |
South Jersey Hospital, Series 2006, 5.000% 07/01/20 | | | 500,000 | | | | 529,810 | | |
St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center, Series 2008, 6.000% 07/01/18 | | | 500,000 | | | | 535,400 | | |
Hospitals Total | | | 2,164,537 | | |
Health Care Total | | | 3,176,756 | | |
Housing – 4.1% | |
Multi-Family – 3.6% | |
NJ Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency | |
Multi-Family Housing: Series 2000 B, Insured: AGMC 6.050% 11/01/17 | | | 165,000 | | | | 165,365 | | |
Series 2000 E-2, Insured: AGMC 5.750% 11/01/25 | | | 135,000 | | | | 135,163 | | |
Series 2009 B, 4.700% 11/01/29 | | | 990,000 | | | | 1,008,929 | | |
Series 2009 C, 2.550% 11/01/12 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,680 | | |
NJ Middlesex County Improvement Authority | |
Student Housing Urban Renewal, Series 2004 A, 5.000% 08/15/18 | | | 500,000 | | | | 524,050 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority | |
Series 2008, 5.000% 12/01/13 | | | 400,000 | | | | 435,012 | | |
Multi-Family Total | | | 3,269,199 | | |
Single-Family – 0.5% | |
NJ Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency | |
Series 2008, 6.375% 10/01/28 | | | 470,000 | | | | 508,272 | | |
Single-Family Total | | | 508,272 | | |
Housing Total | | | 3,777,471 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Other – 8.3% | |
Pool/Bond Bank – 0.5% | |
NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust | |
Series 1998, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 04/01/12 | | | 500,000 | | | | 501,835 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank Total | | | 501,835 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed (a) – 7.4% | |
NJ Bayonne Municipal Utilities Authority | |
Series 1997, Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 01/01/12 | | | 260,000 | | | | 266,768 | | |
NJ Burlington County Bridge Commissioner | |
Series 2002, Pre-refunded 08/15/12, 5.250% 08/15/18 | | | 1,130,000 | | | | 1,226,954 | | |
NJ Economic Development Authority | |
School Facilities Construction, Series 2001 A: Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 06/15/12 | | | 500,000 | | | | 540,960 | | |
Pre-refunded 06/15/11, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 06/15/18 | | | 200,000 | | | | 206,258 | | |
NJ Highway Authority | |
Garden State Parkway, Series 1989, Escrowed to Maturity, 6.000% 01/01/19 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,232,550 | | |
NJ Sports & Exposition Authority | |
Series 2000 C, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.000% 03/01/11 | | | 305,000 | | | | 309,871 | | |
NJ State | |
Certificates of Participation, Series 1998 A, Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 06/15/14 | | | 500,000 | | | | 573,310 | | |
NJ Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. | |
Series 2002, Pre-refunded 06/01/12, 5.375% 06/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,078,100 | | |
NJ Transportation Trust Fund Authority | |
Transportation Systems, Series 1999 A, Escrowed to Maturity: 5.625% 06/15/12 | | | 105,000 | | | | 113,814 | | |
5.750% 06/15/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,212,910 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed Total | | | 6,761,495 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Tobacco – 0.4% | |
NJ Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. | |
Series 2007 1-A, 4.500% 06/01/23 | | | 370,000 | | | | 346,276 | | |
Tobacco Total | | | 346,276 | | |
Other Total | | | 7,609,606 | | |
Other Revenue – 0.5% | |
Hotels – 0.5% | |
NJ Middlesex County Improvement Authority | |
Heldrich Associates, Series 2005 A, 5.000% 01/01/20 | | | 815,000 | | | | 459,636 | | |
Hotels Total | | | 459,636 | | |
Other Revenue Total | | | 459,636 | | |
Tax-Backed – 55.9% | |
Local Appropriated – 7.2% | |
NJ Bergen County Improvement Authority | |
Series 2005, 5.000% 11/15/23 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,212,640 | | |
Series 2008, 5.000% 12/15/26 | | | 500,000 | | | | 560,830 | | |
Series 2009 A, 4.000% 08/15/13 | | | 750,000 | | | | 819,593 | | |
NJ Camden County Improvement Authority | |
Series 2006, Insured: AMBAC 4.000% 09/01/21 | | | 1,140,000 | | | | 1,185,714 | | |
NJ East Orange Board of Education | |
Certificates of Participation, Series 1998, Insured: AGMC (b) 02/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 731,810 | | |
NJ Middlesex County Improvement Authority | |
Series 2009 A, 4.000% 12/15/18 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,411,237 | | |
NJ Middlesex County | |
Certificates of Participation, Series 2001, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 08/01/17 | | | 250,000 | | | | 258,730 | | |
NJ Monmouth County Improvement Authority | |
Series 1995, Insured: AGMC 5.450% 07/15/13 | | | 305,000 | | | | 306,098 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2000, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 12/01/12 | | | 110,000 | | | | 110,340 | | |
Local Appropriated Total | | | 6,596,992 | | |
Local General Obligations – 23.0% | |
NJ Atlantic City | |
Series 2008, 5.500% 02/15/18 | | | 500,000 | | | | 592,220 | | |
NJ Atlantic County | |
Series 2009, 5.000% 02/01/18 | | | 500,000 | | | | 589,650 | | |
NJ Board of Education | |
Tom Rivers School District, Series 2007, Insured: NPFGC 4.500% 01/15/20 | | | 500,000 | | | | 552,245 | | |
NJ Cherry Hill Township | |
Series 1999 B, 5.250% 07/15/11 | | | 500,000 | | | | 517,520 | | |
NJ Cumberland County Improvement Authority | |
Series 2009 A, 4.000% 04/15/19 | | | 750,000 | | | | 823,665 | | |
NJ Essex County Improvement Authority | |
Series 2004, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 10/01/26 | | | 750,000 | | | | 885,420 | | |
NJ Flemington Raritan Regional School District | |
Series 2000, Insured: NPFGC 5.700% 02/01/15 | | | 400,000 | | | | 472,624 | | |
NJ Freehold Regional High School District | |
Series 2001, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 03/01/20 | | | 1,205,000 | | | | 1,425,503 | | |
NJ Manalapan Englishtown Regional Board of Education | |
Series 2004, Insured: NPFGC 5.750% 12/01/20 | | | 1,325,000 | | | | 1,674,031 | | |
NJ Mercer County Improvement Authority | |
Series 1998 B, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 02/15/14 | | | 250,000 | | | | 250,873 | | |
NJ Middlesex County | |
Certificates of Participation, Series 2001, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 08/01/12 | | | 500,000 | | | | 515,905 | | |
NJ Morris County | |
Series 2010, 5.000% 02/15/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,196,870 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NJ Newark City | |
Series 2010 A, 4.000% 10/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,068,720 | | |
NJ Newark Housing Authority | |
Series 2009, Insured: AGC 4.500% 12/01/18 | | | 600,000 | | | | 663,294 | | |
NJ North Brunswick Township Board of Education | |
Series 2010, 4.000% 07/15/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,130,410 | | |
NJ Ocean City | |
Series 2010, 4.000% 09/01/16 (c) | | | 695,000 | | | | 769,851 | | |
NJ Passaic County | |
Series 2003, Insured: AGMC 5.200% 09/01/16 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,736,010 | | |
NJ Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District | |
Series 2010: 4.000% 07/15/18 | | | 250,000 | | | | 281,655 | | |
4.000% 07/15/19 | | | 845,000 | | | | 942,657 | | |
NJ Summit | |
Series 2001, 5.250% 06/01/16 | | | 605,000 | | | | 725,359 | | |
NJ Trenton City | |
Series 2010, Insured: AGMC | |
5.000% 07/15/14 | | | 1,885,000 | | | | 2,113,971 | | |
NJ Washington Township Board of Education Mercer County | |
Series 2005, Insured: AGMC: 5.250% 01/01/26 | | | 1,330,000 | | | | 1,603,860 | | |
5.250% 01/01/28 | | | 500,000 | | | | 600,665 | | |
Local General Obligations Total | | | 21,132,978 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax – 5.4% | |
IL Dedicated Tax Capital Appreciation | |
Series 1990, Insured: AMBAC (b) 12/15/17 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,345,310 | | |
NJ Economic Development Authority | |
Series 2004 A, 5.500% 06/15/24 | | | 750,000 | | | | 750,757 | | |
Series 2004, Insured: NPFGC: (b) 07/01/21 | | | 1,255,000 | | | | 756,878 | | |
5.250% 07/01/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,096,070 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax Total | | | 4,949,015 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Special Property Tax – 0.4% | |
NJ Economic Development Authority | |
Series 2007, 5.125% 06/15/27 | | | 400,000 | | | | 399,752 | | |
Special Property Tax Total | | | 399,752 | | |
State Appropriated – 19.9% | |
NJ Economic Development Authority | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 03/01/19 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,250,860 | | |
Series 2008 J3, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 09/01/20 (09/01/14) (d) | | | 550,000 | | | | 614,031 | | |
Series 2009, 5.250% 12/15/20 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,143,240 | | |
NJ Educational Facilities Authority | |
Series 2001 A, 5.000% 03/01/15 | | | 1,855,000 | | | | 1,882,176 | | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 09/01/14 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,692,720 | | |
NJ Health Care Facilities Financing Authority | |
Series 2005, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 09/15/13 | | | 970,000 | | | | 1,055,457 | | |
NJ Sports & Exposition Authority | |
Series 2000 C, 5.000% 03/01/11 | | | 195,000 | | | | 197,771 | | |
NJ State | |
Certificates of Participation: Series 2008 A: 5.000% 06/15/17 | | | 715,000 | | | | 807,128 | | |
5.000% 06/15/21 | | | 250,000 | | | | 271,815 | | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 06/15/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,128,850 | | |
NJ Transit Corp. | |
Certificates of Participation: Series 2002 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 09/15/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,132,160 | | |
Series 2005, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 09/15/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,107,890 | | |
NJ Transportation Trust Fund Authority | |
Series 1999, 5.625% 06/15/12 | | | 295,000 | | | | 317,594 | | |
Series 2003 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 12/15/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,166,450 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2005 B, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 12/15/23 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,125,780 | | |
Series 2006 A: 5.250% 12/15/20 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,151,240 | | |
Insured: AGMC 5.500% 12/15/21 | | | 680,000 | | | | 786,284 | | |
Series 2006 C, Insured: AMBAC (b) 12/15/24 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 499,790 | | |
State Appropriated Total | | | 18,331,236 | | |
Tax-Backed Total | | | 51,409,973 | | |
Transportation – 6.4% | |
Ports – 2.6% | |
NJ South Jersey Port Corp. | |
Series 2009, 4.000% 01/01/16 | | | 1,150,000 | | | | 1,257,720 | | |
NY Port Authority of New York & New Jersey | |
Series 2009, 4.750% 09/01/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,088,170 | | |
Ports Total | | | 2,345,890 | | |
Toll Facilities – 3.8% | |
NJ Turnpike Authority | |
Series 2004 B, Insured: AMBAC (e) 01/01/35 (5.150% 01/01/15) | | | 500,000 | | | | 415,895 | | |
Series 2009 G, 5.000% 01/01/18 | | | 800,000 | | | | 925,432 | | |
Series 2009 H, 5.000% 01/01/20 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,140,070 | | |
PA Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission | |
Series 2003, 5.250% 07/01/11 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,030,660 | | |
Toll Facilities Total | | | 3,512,057 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 5,857,947 | | |
Utilities – 9.4% | |
Investor Owned – 1.2% | |
NJ Economic Development Authority | |
American Water Co., Series 2010 A, 4.450% 06/01/23 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,049,340 | | |
Investor Owned Total | | | 1,049,340 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Municipal Electric – 0.9% | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | |
Series 2003 NN, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 07/01/19 | | | 750,000 | | | | 855,592 | | |
Municipal Electric Total | | | 855,592 | | |
Water & Sewer – 7.3% | |
NJ Cape May County Municipal Utilities Sewer Authority | |
Series 2002 A, Insured: AGMC 5.750% 01/01/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,201,340 | | |
NJ Essex County Utilities Authority | |
Series 2009, Insured: AGC 5.000% 04/01/20 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,145,050 | | |
NJ Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority | |
Series 2007, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 01/01/19 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,071,140 | | |
NJ North Hudson Sewerage Authority | |
Sewer Revenue, Series 2006 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.125% 08/01/17 | | | 600,000 | | | | 660,600 | | |
NJ Ocean County Utilities Authority | |
Wastewater Revenue: Series 2001, 5.250% 01/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,046,260 | | |
Series 2006, Insured: NPFGC 4.000% 01/01/15 | | | 990,000 | | | | 1,101,187 | | |
NJ Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: NPFGC (b) 09/01/25 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 490,390 | | |
Water & Sewer Total | | | 6,715,967 | | |
Utilities Total | | | 8,620,899 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $81,987,499) | | | 86,433,880 | | |
Investment Companies – 6.0% | |
| | Shares | | | |
BofA Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day yield of 0.130%) (f) | | | 3,093,347 | | | | 3,093,347 | | |
| | Shares | | Value ($) | |
Dreyfus Tax Exempt Cash Management Fund (7 day yield of 0.110%) | | | 2,455,418 | | | | 2,455,418 | | |
Total Investment Companies (cost of $5,548,765) | | | 5,548,765 | | |
Total Investments – 100.0% (cost of $87,536,264) (g) | | | 91,982,645 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (0.0)% | | | (27,165 | ) | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 91,955,480 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) The Fund has been informed that each issuer has placed direct obligations of the U.S. Government in an irrevocable trust, solely for the payment of principal and interest.
(b) Zero coupon bond.
(c) Security purchased on a delayed delivery basis.
(d) The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at October 31, 2010.
(e) Step bond. This security is currently not paying coupon. Shown parenthetically is the next coupon rate to be paid and the date the Fund will begin accruing at this rate.
(f) Investments in affiliates during the year ended October 31, 2010:
Affiliate | | Value, beginning of period | | Purchases | | Sales Proceeds | | Dividend Income | | Value, end of period | |
BofA Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day yield of 0.130%)* | | $ | 2,087,016 | | | $ | 9,915,793 | | | $ | (11,843,124 | ) | | $ | 739 | | | $ | – | | |
* As of May 1, 2010, this company was no longer an affiliate of the Fund. The above table reflects activity for the period from November 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010.
(g) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $87,527,703.
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of October 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Total Municipal Bonds | | $ | – | | | $ | 86,433,880 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 86,433,880 | | |
Total Investment Companies | | | 5,548,765 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 5,548,765 | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 5,548,765 | | | $ | 86,433,880 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 91,982,645 | | |
For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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At October 31, 2010, the composition of the Fund by revenue source is as follows:
Holdings by Revenue Source (Unaudited) | | % of Net Assets | |
Tax-Backed | | | 55.9 | | |
Utilities | | | 9.4 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed | | | 7.4 | | |
Transportation | | | 6.4 | | |
Education | | | 6.0 | | |
Housing | | | 4.1 | | |
Health Care | | | 3.4 | | |
Other | | | 0.9 | | |
Other Revenue | | | 0.5 | | |
| | | 94.0 | | |
Investment Companies | | | 6.0 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | 0.0 | * | |
| | | 100.0 | | |
* Represents less than 0.1%.
Acronym | | Name | |
AGC | | Assured Guaranty Corp. | |
|
AGMC | | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | |
|
AMBAC | | Ambac Assurance Corp. | |
|
NPFGC | | National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds – 98.1% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Education – 9.6% | |
Education – 9.6% | |
NY Dormitory Authority | |
Barnard College, Series 2007 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 07/01/18 | | | 1,745,000 | | | | 1,995,355 | | |
Cornell University: Series 2006 A, 5.000% 07/01/21 | | | 2,350,000 | | | | 2,630,449 | | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 07/01/25 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,133,710 | | |
Mount Sinai School of Medicine: Series 1995 B, Insured: NPFGC 5.700% 07/01/11 | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,588 | | |
Series 2009, 5.500% 07/01/27 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,222,560 | | |
New York University: Series 1998 A, Insured: NPFGC: 5.750% 07/01/20 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,448,340 | | |
6.000% 07/01/17 | | | 2,475,000 | | | | 3,012,694 | | |
Series 2001 1, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 07/01/15 | | | 1,205,000 | | | | 1,414,537 | | |
Series 2001 2, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 07/01/21 | | | 900,000 | | | | 925,326 | | |
Rochester Institution of Technology, Series 2010, 5.000% 07/01/21 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,123,880 | | |
Series 2001 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.750% 07/01/12 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,423,350 | | |
Teachers College, Series 2009, 5.000% 03/01/24 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,092,500 | | |
NY Oneida County Industrial Development Agency | |
Hamilton College, Series 2007 A, Insured: NPFGC: (a) 07/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 809,100 | | |
(a) 07/01/20 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 721,950 | | |
NY St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 10/01/16 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,449,610 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NY Troy Industrial Development Authority | |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Series 2002 E, 4.050% 04/01/37 (09/01/11) (b)(c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,024,240 | | |
Education Total | | | 31,453,189 | | |
Education Total | | | 31,453,189 | | |
Health Care – 7.7% | |
Continuing Care Retirement – 0.1% | |
NY Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency | |
Active Retirement Community, Series 2006, 5.000% 11/01/28 | | | 335,000 | | | | 327,610 | | |
Continuing Care Retirement Total | | | 327,610 | | |
Hospitals – 6.0% | |
NY Albany Industrial Development Agency | |
St. Peter's Hospital: Series 2008 A: 5.250% 11/15/27 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,003,480 | | |
5.750% 11/15/22 | | | 500,000 | | | | 527,575 | | |
Series 2008 E, 5.250% 11/15/22 | | | 500,000 | | | | 512,790 | | |
NY Dormitory Authority | |
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Series 2009, 5.250% 05/01/30 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,161,320 | | |
Mount Sinai Hospital, Series 2010 A, 5.000% 07/01/26 | | | 1,725,000 | | | | 1,813,354 | | |
New York Methodist Hospital, Series 2004, 5.250% 07/01/24 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,018,620 | | |
New York University Hospital Center: Series 2006, 5.000% 07/01/20 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,129,060 | | |
Series 2007 A, 5.000% 07/01/12 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,051,780 | | |
North Shore Long Island Jewish Health, Series 2006 A, 5.000% 11/01/19 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,067,380 | | |
Orange Regional Medical Center, Series 2008, 6.125% 12/01/29 | | | 1,350,000 | | | | 1,400,801 | | |
Presbyterian Hospital, Series 2007, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 08/15/23 | | | 250,000 | | | | 268,265 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
United Health Services Hospitals, Series 2009, Insured: FHA 4.500% 08/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,077,640 | | |
White Plains Hospital, Series 2004, Insured: FHA 4.625% 02/15/18 | | | 505,000 | | | | 536,729 | | |
NY Monroe County Industrial Development Agency | |
Series 2005, 5.000% 08/01/22 | | | 700,000 | | | | 714,126 | | |
NY Saratoga County Industrial Development Agency | |
Saratoga Hospital: Series 2004 A, 5.000% 12/01/13 | | | 485,000 | | | | 518,072 | | |
Series 2007 B: 5.000% 12/01/22 | | | 500,000 | | | | 513,240 | | |
5.125% 12/01/27 | | | 500,000 | | | | 501,595 | | |
Hospitals Total | | | 19,815,827 | | |
Nursing Homes – 1.6% | |
NY Amherst Industrial Development Agency | |
Beechwood Health Care Center, Inc., Series 2007, 4.875% 01/01/13 | | | 345,000 | | | | 331,024 | | |
NY Dormitory Authority | |
Gurwin Nursing Home, Series 2005 A, Insured: FHA 4.400% 02/15/20 | | | 705,000 | | | | 720,983 | | |
NY Rensselaer Municipal Leasing Corp. | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 06/01/19 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,141,840 | | |
Nursing Homes Total | | | 5,193,847 | | |
Health Care Total | | | 25,337,284 | | |
Housing – 1.6% | |
Multi-Family – 1.2% | |
NY Dormitory Authority | |
Gateway-Longview, Inc., Series 2008 A-1, Insured: SONYMA 5.000% 06/01/33 | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 1,798,855 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority | |
Series 2008, 5.000% 12/01/13 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,175,060 | | |
Multi-Family Total | | | 3,973,915 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Single-Family – 0.4% | |
NY Mortgage Agency | |
Series 2000 96, 5.200% 10/01/14 | | | 345,000 | | | | 348,067 | | |
Series 2005 128, 4.350% 10/01/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,064,240 | | |
Single-Family Total | | | 1,412,307 | | |
Housing Total | | | 5,386,222 | | |
Other – 17.4% | |
Other – 0.3% | |
NY New York City Industrial Development Agency | |
United Jewish Appeal, Series 2004 A, 5.000% 07/01/27 | | | 625,000 | | | | 670,469 | | |
NY Westchester County Industrial Development Agency | |
Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Series 2004, 5.375% 08/01/24 | | | 500,000 | | | | 516,810 | | |
Other Total | | | 1,187,279 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank – 7.9% | |
NY Dormitory Authority | |
Series 2008 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 10/01/23 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,295,200 | | |
Series 2009 C, Insured: AGC 5.000% 10/01/22 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,380,190 | | |
NY Environmental Facilities Corp. | |
Series 2002 K, 5.000% 06/15/12 | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 6,445,680 | | |
Series 2008 B, 5.000% 06/15/21 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,432,420 | | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 06/15/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,363,440 | | |
NY Municipal Bond Bank Agency | |
Series 2003 C, 5.250% 12/01/21 | | | 3,330,000 | | | | 3,584,945 | | |
Series 2009 C-1, 5.000% 02/15/18 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,473,970 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank Total | | | 25,975,845 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed (d) – 9.2% | |
NY Dormitory Authority | |
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Series 2003, Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: NPFGC (a) 07/01/25 | | | 3,750,000 | | | | 2,293,275 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NY Long Island Power Authority | |
Electric Systems, Series 1998 A, Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: AGMC 5.500% 12/01/13 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,280,480 | | |
Series 1998 A, Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 12/01/14 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,858,000 | | |
Series 2003 C, Pre-refunded 09/01/13, 5.500% 09/01/21 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,134,770 | | |
NY Metropolitan Transportation Authority | |
Series 1997, Pre-refunded 07/01/13, Insured: AGMC 5.375% 07/01/21 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,631,900 | | |
Series 1998 A, Pre-refunded 10/01/15, Insured: FGIC 5.000% 04/01/23 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,366,920 | | |
NY New York City | |
Series 2003 J, Pre-refunded 06/01/13, 5.500% 06/01/16 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,407,000 | | |
NY Thruway Authority | |
Second General Highway & Bridge, Series 2003 A, Pre-refunded 04/01/13, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 04/01/17 | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 1,946,280 | | |
NY Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority | |
Series 1991 X, Escrowed to Maturity, 6.625% 01/01/12 | | | 300,000 | | | | 311,886 | | |
Series 1992 Y, Escrowed to Maturity: 5.500% 01/01/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,325,900 | | |
6.000% 01/01/12 | | | 410,000 | | | | 425,227 | | |
Series 1999 B, Pre-refunded 01/01/22, 5.500% 01/01/30 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,565,880 | | |
PA Elizabeth Forward School District | |
Series 1994 B, Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: NPFGC (a) 09/01/20 | | | 2,210,000 | | | | 1,648,262 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed Total | | | 30,195,780 | | |
Other Total | | | 57,358,904 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Other Revenue – 2.3% | |
Recreation – 2.3% | |
NY Cultural Resources | |
Museum of Modern Art, Series 2008-1A, 5.000% 04/01/26 | | | 4,850,000 | | | | 5,391,939 | | |
NY Industrial Development Agency | |
Series 2006, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 03/01/15 | | | 1,150,000 | | | | 1,274,522 | | |
YMCA of Greater New York, Series 2006, 5.000% 08/01/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,026,570 | | |
Recreation Total | | | 7,693,031 | | |
Other Revenue Total | | | 7,693,031 | | |
Resource Recovery – 1.2% | |
Disposal – 1.2% | |
NY Babylon Industrial Development Agency | |
Covanta Babylon, Inc., Series 2009 A, 5.000% 01/01/18 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,934,140 | | |
Disposal Total | | | 3,934,140 | | |
Resource Recovery Total | | | 3,934,140 | | |
Tax-Backed – 40.7% | |
Local Appropriated – 1.8% | |
NY City Health & Hospital Corp. | |
Series 2010 A, 5.000% 02/15/24 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,245,310 | | |
NY Dormitory Authority | |
Court Facilities, Series 2001 2-2, 5.000% 01/15/21 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,741,725 | | |
Local Appropriated Total | | | 5,987,035 | | |
Local General Obligations – 12.7% | |
NY Albany County | |
Series 2006, Insured: SYNC 4.125% 09/15/20 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,067,910 | | |
NY Babylon | |
Series 2004, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 01/01/13 | | | 2,565,000 | | | | 2,791,259 | | |
NY Monroe County | |
Series 1996, Insured: NPFGC 6.000% 03/01/16 | | | 1,210,000 | | | | 1,433,814 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2009 A, Insured: AGC 5.000% 06/01/14 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,382,320 | | |
NY Nassau County | |
Series 2010 A, 4.000% 04/01/18 | | | 1,340,000 | | | | 1,488,807 | | |
Series 2010 C, 4.000% 10/01/23 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,131,670 | | |
NY New York City | |
Series 2004 B, 5.250% 08/01/15 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,270,960 | | |
Series 2004 G, 5.000% 12/01/19 | | | 2,430,000 | | | | 2,715,622 | | |
Series 2005 G, 5.250% 08/01/16 | | | 500,000 | | | | 588,870 | | |
Series 2007 C: 4.250% 01/01/27 | | | 800,000 | | | | 818,720 | | |
5.000% 01/01/15 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,572,800 | | |
Series 2007 D, 5.000% 02/01/24 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,162,340 | | |
Series 2007 D-1, 5.000% 12/01/21 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,225,980 | | |
Series 2008 I-1, 5.000% 02/01/23 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,199,660 | | |
NY Oyster Bay | |
Series 2009 A: 5.000% 02/15/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,155,530 | | |
5.000% 02/15/16 | | | 500,000 | | | | 584,490 | | |
NY Red Hook Central School District | |
Series 2002, Insured: AGMC 5.125% 06/15/17 | | | 890,000 | | | | 947,903 | | |
NY Sachem Central School District of Holbrook | |
Series 2006, Insured: NPFGC 4.250% 10/15/24 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,047,480 | | |
NY Somers Central School District | |
Series 2006, Insured: NPFGC: 4.000% 12/01/21 | | | 500,000 | | | | 519,755 | | |
4.000% 12/01/22 | | | 500,000 | | | | 517,755 | | |
NY Three Village Central School District | |
Series 2005, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 06/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,198,100 | | |
NY Yonkers | |
Series 2005 B, Insured: NPFGC: 5.000% 08/01/21 | | | 2,425,000 | | | | 2,533,301 | | |
5.000% 08/01/22 | | | 2,545,000 | | | | 2,637,892 | | |
Local General Obligations Total | | | 41,992,938 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Special Non-Property Tax – 16.6% | |
NY Dormitory Authority | |
Series 2005 B, Insured: AMBAC 5.500% 03/15/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,240,300 | | |
NY Environmental Facilities Corp. | |
Series 2004 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 12/15/21 | | | 2,685,000 | | | | 2,983,545 | | |
NY Erie County Fiscal Stability Authority | |
Series 2010 A, 4.750% 05/15/16 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,157,850 | | |
NY Housing Finance Agency | |
Series 2008 A, 5.000% 09/15/19 | | | 1,400,000 | | | | 1,607,564 | | |
NY Local Government Assistance Corp. | |
Series 1993 E, 6.000% 04/01/14 | | | 3,475,000 | | | | 3,876,397 | | |
Series 2003 A-1, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 04/01/12 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,318,800 | | |
NY Metropolitan Transportation Authority | |
Series 2004 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 11/15/18 | | | 800,000 | | | | 954,776 | | |
NY Nassau County Interim Finance Authority | |
Series 2004 I-1H, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 11/15/15 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,797,950 | | |
NY New York City Transitional Finance Authority | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 05/01/27 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,547,600 | | |
NY Sales Tax Asset Receivables Corp. | |
Series 2004 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 10/15/22 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,365,320 | | |
NY Thruway Authority | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 04/01/22 | | | 500,000 | | | | 552,720 | | |
Series 2005 B, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 04/01/19 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,834,600 | | |
Series 2007, 5.000% 03/15/22 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,118,940 | | |
NY Transitional Finance Authority | |
Series 2003 B, 5.250% 08/01/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,225,220 | | |
Series 2005 A-1, 5.000% 11/01/19 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,403,920 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2006, 5.000% 07/15/11 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,090,750 | | |
Series 2007, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 01/15/21 | | | 4,300,000 | | | | 4,686,355 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority | |
Series 2005 BB, Insured: AGMC 5.250% 07/01/22 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,082,580 | | |
VI Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority | |
Series 2010 A, 5.000% 10/01/25 | | | 2,755,000 | | | | 2,839,689 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax Total | | | 54,684,876 | | |
Special Property Tax – 0.3% | |
NY Industrial Development Agency | |
Series 2006, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 01/01/19 | | | 850,000 | | | | 878,135 | | |
Special Property Tax Total | | | 878,135 | | |
State Appropriated – 8.5% | |
NY Dormitory Authority | |
4201 Schools Program, Series 2000, 6.250% 07/01/20 | | | 1,685,000 | | | | 1,709,466 | | |
City University: Series 2002 B, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 11/15/26 (05/15/12) (b)(c) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,597,170 | | |
Series 2010 A, 5.000% 07/01/25 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,790,100 | | |
Consolidated 2nd Generation, Series 2000 A, Insured: AMBAC 6.125% 07/01/13 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,010,330 | | |
Series 1993 A: 5.250% 05/15/15 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,278,100 | | |
5.500% 05/15/19 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,937,575 | | |
Series 2000 C, Insured: AGMC 5.750% 05/15/17 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,516,363 | | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.500% 05/15/21 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,185,550 | | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 07/01/24 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,286,920 | | |
Series 2009, 5.500% 02/15/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,190,270 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
NY Erie County Industrial Development Agency | |
City School District of Buffalo, Series 2008 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 05/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,172,660 | | |
NY Urban Development Corp. | |
Series 2008 B, 5.000% 01/01/26 | | | 3,125,000 | | | | 3,357,312 | | |
Series 2008, 5.000% 01/01/22 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,211,560 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Public Finance Corp. | |
Series 2004 A, LOC: Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico 5.750% 08/01/27 (02/01/12) (b)(c) | | | 1,675,000 | | | | 1,743,441 | | |
State Appropriated Total | | | 27,986,817 | | |
State General Obligations – 0.8% | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority | |
Series 2007, 6.250% 07/01/23 | | | 2,250,000 | | | | 2,573,032 | | |
State General Obligations Total | | | 2,573,032 | | |
Tax-Backed Total | | | 134,102,833 | | |
Transportation – 9.8% | |
Ports – 0.5% | |
NY Port Authority of New York & New Jersey | |
Series 2004, Insured: SYNC 5.000% 09/15/28 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,595,235 | | |
Ports Total | | | 1,595,235 | | |
Toll Facilities – 5.4% | |
NY Buffalo & Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority | |
Series 2005, LOC: U.S. Bank N.A. 2.625% 01/01/25 (07/01/14) (b)(c) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,053,920 | | |
NY Niagara Falls Bridge Commission | |
Series 1993 A, Insured: AGC 4.000% 10/01/19 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,192,420 | | |
NY Thruway Authority | |
Series 2008 A, 5.000% 04/01/21 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,124,240 | | |
Series 2010 A, 5.000% 04/01/23 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,429,120 | | |
NY Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority | |
Series 2002, 5.250% 11/15/13 | | | 2,015,000 | | | | 2,290,028 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Series 2006 A, 5.000% 11/15/19 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,271,420 | | |
Series 2008 A, 5.000% 11/15/21 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,264,060 | | |
Toll Facilities Total | | | 17,625,208 | | |
Transportation – 3.9% | |
NY Metropolitan Transportation Authority | |
Series 2005 B, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 11/15/24 | | | 750,000 | | | | 866,610 | | |
Series 2005 C, 5.000% 11/15/16 | | | 750,000 | | | | 866,542 | | |
Series 2006 A, Insured: CIFG 5.000% 11/15/22 | | | 2,280,000 | | | | 2,464,566 | | |
Series 2006 B, 5.000% 11/15/16 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,733,085 | | |
Series 2007 B, 5.000% 11/15/22 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,628,445 | | |
Series 2008 C, 6.250% 11/15/23 | | | 3,570,000 | | | | 4,253,084 | | |
Series 2008, 5.000% 11/15/30 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,121,990 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 12,934,322 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 32,154,765 | | |
Utilities – 7.8% | |
Investor Owned – 0.9% | |
NY Energy Research & Development Authority | |
Rochester Gas & Electric, Series 2004 A, Insured: NPFGC 4.750% 05/15/32 (07/01/16) (b)(c) | | | 2,650,000 | | | | 2,825,271 | | |
Investor Owned Total | | | 2,825,271 | | |
Municipal Electric – 3.4% | |
NY Long Island Power Authority | |
Series 2009 A: 5.250% 04/01/21 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,130,950 | | |
5.500% 04/01/22 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,733,650 | | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | |
Series 1997 BB, Insured: NPFGC 6.000% 07/01/12 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,077,220 | | |
Series 2010, 5.250% 07/01/24 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,225,870 | | |
Municipal Electric Total | | | 11,167,690 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Water & Sewer – 3.5% | |
NY Municipal Water Finance Authority | |
Series 2002, Insured: AGMC 5.375% 06/15/16 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,382,650 | | |
NY Onondaga County Water Authority | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: AMBAC: 5.000% 09/15/22 | | | 895,000 | | | | 980,696 | | |
5.000% 09/15/23 | | | 940,000 | | | | 1,022,965 | | |
NY Rensselaer County Water Service & Sewer Authority | |
Series 2008: 5.100% 09/01/28 | | | 1,155,000 | | | | 1,234,891 | | |
5.100% 09/01/28 | | | 1,060,000 | | | | 1,118,025 | | |
NY Western Nassau County Water Authority | |
Series 2005, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 05/01/22 | | | 1,765,000 | | | | 1,906,182 | | |
Water & Sewer Total | | | 11,645,409 | | |
Utilities Total | | | 25,638,370 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $302,564,915) | | | 323,058,738 | | |
Investment Companies – 0.9% | |
| | Shares | | | |
BofA New York Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day yield of 0.000%) (e) | | | 1,520,131 | | | | 1,520,131 | | |
Dreyfus Cash Management Plus, Inc. (7 day yield of 0.240%) | | | 1,488,393 | | | | 1,488,393 | | |
Total Investment Companies (cost of $3,008,524) | | | 3,008,524 | | |
Total Investments – 99.0% (cost of $305,573,439) (f) | | | 326,067,262 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 1.0% | | | 3,192,531 | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 329,259,793 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) Zero coupon bond.
(b) Parenthetical date represents the next interest rate reset date for the security.
(c) The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at October 31, 2010.
(d) The Fund has been informed that each issuer has placed direct obligations of the U.S. Government in an irrevocable trust, solely for the payment of principal and interest.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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(e) Investments in affiliates during the year ended October 31, 2010:
Affiliate | | Value, beginning of period | | Purchases | | Sales Proceeds | | Dividend Income | | Value, end of period | |
BofA New York Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day yield of 0.000%)* | | $ | 2,168,911 | | | $ | 26,362,371 | | | $ | (27,111,317 | ) | | $ | 963 | | | $ | – | | |
* As of May 1, 2010, this company was no longer an affiliate of the Fund. The above table reflects activity for the period from November 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010.
(f) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $305,498,486.
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of October 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Total Municipal Bonds | | $ | – | | | $ | 323,058,738 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 323,058,738 | | |
Total Investment Companies | | | 3,008,524 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 3,008,524 | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 3,008,524 | | | $ | 323,058,738 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 326,067,262 | | |
For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
At October 31, 2010, the composition of the Fund by revenue source is as follows:
Holdings by Revenue Source (Unaudited) | | % of Net Assets | |
Tax-Backed | | | 40.7 | | |
Transportation | | | 9.8 | | |
Education | | | 9.6 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed | | | 9.2 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank | | | 7.9 | | |
Utilities | | | 7.8 | | |
Health Care | | | 7.7 | | |
Other Revenue | | | 2.3 | | |
Housing | | | 1.6 | | |
Resource Recovery | | | 1.2 | | |
Other | | | 0.3 | | |
| | | 98.1 | | |
Investment Companies | | | 0.9 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | 1.0 | | |
| | | 100.0 | | |
Acronym | | Name | |
AGC | | Assured Guaranty Corp. | |
|
AGMC | | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | |
|
AMBAC | | Ambac Assurance Corp. | |
|
CIFG | | CIFG Assurance North America, Inc. | |
|
FGIC | | Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. | |
|
FHA | | Federal Housing Administration | |
|
LOC | | Letter of Credit | |
|
NPFGC | | National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. | |
|
SONYMA | | State of New York Mortgage Agency | |
|
SYNC | | Syncora Guarantee, Inc. | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds – 97.2% | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Education – 24.8% | |
Education – 22.2% | |
RI Economic Development Corp. | |
Higher Education Facility, University of Rhode Island, Series 1999, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 11/01/19 | | | 750,000 | | | | 751,268 | | |
RI Health & Educational Building Corp. | |
Higher Education Facility: Brown University, Series 2007, 5.000% 09/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,178,730 | | |
Johnson & Wales University: Series 1999, Insured: NPFGC: 5.500% 04/01/15 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,113,220 | | |
5.500% 04/01/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,124,200 | | |
5.500% 04/01/18 | | | 1,420,000 | | | | 1,592,842 | | |
Series 2003, Insured: SYNC 5.250% 04/01/16 | | | 1,485,000 | | | | 1,570,996 | | |
Providence College, Series 2003 A, Insured: SYNC 5.000% 11/01/24 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,061,240 | | |
Rhode Island School of Design: Series 2003 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 09/15/13 | | | 1,040,000 | | | | 1,155,045 | | |
Series 2004 A, Insured: AMBAC 5.250% 09/15/20 | | | 1,020,000 | | | | 1,119,654 | | |
Series 2004 D, Insured: SYNC: 5.500% 08/15/16 | | | 1,340,000 | | | | 1,495,842 | | |
5.500% 08/15/17 | | | 1,345,000 | | | | 1,484,907 | | |
Series 2008 A, 6.500% 09/15/28 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,402,600 | | |
Roger Williams University, Series 1998, Insured: AMBAC 5.125% 11/15/14 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,002,080 | | |
New England Institute, Series 2010, 5.000% 03/01/24 | | | 1,145,000 | | | | 1,231,585 | | |
Series 2009 A, Insured: AGC 4.750% 09/15/24 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,073,320 | | |
Education Total | | | 21,357,529 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Prep School – 1.6% | |
RI Health & Educational Building Corp. | |
Educational Institution Revenue, Times2 Academy, Series 2004, LOC: Citizens Bank 5.000% 12/15/24 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,536,975 | | |
Prep School Total | | | 1,536,975 | | |
Student Loan – 1.0% | |
RI Student Loan Authority | |
Series 2010 A, 4.600% 12/01/20 | | | 885,000 | | | | 914,426 | | |
Student Loan Total | | | 914,426 | | |
Education Total | | | 23,808,930 | | |
Health Care – 4.2% | |
Hospitals – 4.2% | |
RI Health & Educational Building Corp. | |
Rhode Island Hospital: Series 2006, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 05/15/26 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,100,560 | | |
Series 2006, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 05/15/13 | | | 900,000 | | | | 972,900 | | |
Series 2009, Insured: AGC: 6.125% 05/15/27 | | | 400,000 | | | | 452,648 | | |
6.250% 05/15/30 | | | 500,000 | | | | 563,000 | | |
Hospitals Total | | | 4,089,108 | | |
Health Care Total | | | 4,089,108 | | |
Housing – 3.7% | |
Multi-Family – 1.0% | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority | |
Series 2008, 5.000% 12/01/13 | | | 800,000 | | | | 870,024 | | |
RI Housing & Mortgage Finance Corp. | |
Multi-Family Housing, Series 1995 A, Insured: AMBAC 6.150% 07/01/17 | | | 60,000 | | | | 60,138 | | |
Multi-Family Total | | | 930,162 | | |
Single-Family – 2.7% | |
RI Housing & Mortgage Finance Corp. | |
Series 2003, 4.450% 04/01/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,033,780 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
RI Providence Housing Authority | |
Series 2008, 5.000% 09/01/24 | | | 565,000 | | | | 598,945 | | |
Single-Family Total | | | 2,632,725 | | |
Housing Total | | | 3,562,887 | | |
Other – 14.6% | |
Other – 1.7% | |
RI Providence Housing Authority | |
Series 2008: 5.000% 09/01/25 | | | 590,000 | | | | 621,264 | | |
5.000% 09/01/26 | | | 310,000 | | | | 323,975 | | |
5.000% 09/01/27 | | | 690,000 | | | | 715,696 | | |
Other Total | | | 1,660,935 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank – 4.3% | |
RI Clean Water Finance Agency | |
Water Pollution Control Revenue: Revolving Fund, Pooled Loan Association: Series 2004 A, 4.750% 10/01/23 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,064,280 | | |
Series 2007 A, 4.750% 10/01/21 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,122,920 | | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 10/01/25 | | | 720,000 | | | | 825,300 | | |
Safe Drinking Water Revolving, Series 2004 A, 5.000% 10/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,130,700 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank Total | | | 4,143,200 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed (a) – 8.6% | |
RI Depositors Economic Protection Corp. | |
Special Obligation, Series 1993 A: Escrowed to Maturity, Insured: AGMC: 5.750% 08/01/14 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,142,400 | | |
5.750% 08/01/21 | | | 2,165,000 | | | | 2,733,291 | | |
Pre-refunded 08/01/13, Insured: AGMC 5.750% 08/01/14 | | | 2,105,000 | | | | 2,385,112 | | |
RI Health & Educational Building Corp. | |
Higher Education Facility, New England Institute, Series 2007, Pre-refunded 03/01/17, Insured: AMBAC 4.500% 03/01/26 | | | 500,000 | | | | 562,860 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
Hospital Financing Lifespan, Series 2002, Pre-refunded 08/15/12, 6.375% 08/15/21 | | | 1,295,000 | | | | 1,414,593 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed Total | | | 8,238,256 | | |
Other Total | | | 14,042,391 | | |
Tax-Backed – 37.0% | |
Local Appropriated – 9.5% | |
RI Health & Educational Building Corp. | |
Series 2006 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 05/15/23 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,133,860 | | |
Series 2007 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 05/15/22 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,158,060 | | |
Series 2007 B, Insured: AMBAC 4.250% 05/15/19 | | | 250,000 | | | | 264,155 | | |
Series 2007 C, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 05/15/21 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,646,940 | | |
Series 2008 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 05/15/19 | | | 1,765,000 | | | | 1,993,850 | | |
RI Smithfield | |
Lease Participation Certificates, Wastewater Treatment Facility Loan, Series 2003 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 11/15/12 | | | 855,000 | | | | 924,999 | | |
Local Appropriated Total | | | 9,121,864 | | |
Local General Obligations – 14.1% | |
RI Coventry | |
Series 2002, Insured: AMBAC: 5.000% 06/15/21 | | | 750,000 | | | | 782,032 | | |
5.000% 06/15/22 | | | 750,000 | | | | 780,615 | | |
RI Cranston | |
Series 2005, Insured: AMBAC 5.000% 07/15/15 | | | 2,280,000 | | | | 2,621,430 | | |
Series 2008, Insured: AGMC: 4.750% 07/01/26 | | | 900,000 | | | | 955,161 | | |
4.750% 07/01/27 | | | 945,000 | | | | 996,493 | | |
RI Health & Educational Building Corp. | |
Series 2009 A, 5.000% 05/15/25 | | | 1,515,000 | | | | 1,641,502 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
RI Johnston | |
Series 2004, Insured: SYNC 5.250% 06/01/19 | | | 525,000 | | | | 549,759 | | |
Series 2005, Insured: AGMC: 4.750% 06/01/22 | | | 405,000 | | | | 430,215 | | |
4.750% 06/01/23 | | | 425,000 | | | | 449,416 | | |
4.750% 06/01/24 | | | 445,000 | | | | 468,941 | | |
4.750% 06/01/25 | | | 460,000 | | | | 483,230 | | |
Various Purpose, Series 2004, Insured: SYNC 5.250% 06/01/20 | | | 555,000 | | | | 577,489 | | |
RI Newport | |
Series 2010, 5.000% 11/01/19 | | | 650,000 | | | | 774,131 | | |
RI Providence | |
Series 2001 C, Insured: FGIC 5.500% 01/15/13 | | | 1,890,000 | | | | 2,075,277 | | |
Local General Obligations Total | | | 13,585,691 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax – 5.6% | |
RI Economic Development Corp. | |
Series 2000, Insured: RAD 6.125% 07/01/20 | | | 1,850,000 | | | | 1,850,647 | | |
Series 2006 A, Insured AMBAC 5.000% 06/15/22 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,337,625 | | |
RI Convention Center Authority Revenue | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: AGMC: 5.000% 05/15/21 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,072,680 | | |
5.000% 05/15/23 | | | 1,005,000 | | | | 1,068,627 | | |
Special Non-Property Tax Total | | | 5,329,579 | | |
State Appropriated – 2.0% | |
RI & Providence Plantations | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 10/01/19 | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,307,028 | | |
RI Economic Development Corp. | |
Economic Development Revenue, East Greenwich Free Library Association, Series 2004: 4.500% 06/15/14 | | | 205,000 | | | | 203,774 | | |
5.750% 06/15/24 | | | 415,000 | | | | 402,036 | | |
State Appropriated Total | | | 1,912,838 | | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
State General Obligations – 5.8% | |
RI & Providence Plantations | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 08/01/17 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,284,500 | | |
Series 2006 A, Insured: AGMC 4.500% 08/01/20 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,164,340 | | |
Series 2006 C, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 11/15/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,139,910 | | |
State General Obligations Total | | | 5,588,750 | | |
Tax-Backed Total | | | 35,538,722 | | |
Transportation – 7.6% | |
Airports – 2.7% | |
RI Economic Development Corp. | |
Rhode Island Airport Corp., Series 2008 C, Insured: AGC 5.000% 07/01/17 | | | 2,245,000 | | | | 2,593,828 | | |
Airports Total | | | 2,593,828 | | |
Transportation – 4.9% | |
RI Economic Development Corp. | |
Grant Anticipation Note, Rhode Island Department Transportation, Series 2003 C, Insured: AGMC 5.000% 06/15/14 | | | 2,225,000 | | | | 2,458,046 | | |
Series 2009, Insured: AGC 5.250% 06/15/21 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,302,500 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 4,760,546 | | |
Transportation Total | | | 7,354,374 | | |
Utilities – 5.3% | |
Municipal Electric – 0.3% | |
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | |
Series 2003 NN, Insured: NPFGC 5.250% 07/01/19 | | | 215,000 | | | | 245,270 | | |
Municipal Electric Total | | | 245,270 | | |
Water & Sewer – 5.0% | |
RI Kent County Water Authority | |
Series 2002 A, Insured: NPFGC: 5.000% 07/15/15 | | | 750,000 | | | | 799,065 | | |
5.000% 07/15/16 | | | 1,265,000 | | | | 1,344,632 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Rhode Island Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
October 31, 2010
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |
| | Par ($) | | Value ($) | |
RI Narragansett Bay Commission Wastewater System Revenue | |
Series 2005 A, Insured: NPFGC 5.000% 08/01/26 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,669,025 | | |
Water & Sewer Total | | | 4,812,722 | | |
Utilities Total | | | 5,057,992 | | |
Total Municipal Bonds (cost of $88,057,436) | | | 93,454,404 | | |
Investment Companies – 1.8% | |
| | Shares | | | |
BofA Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day yield of 0.130%) (b) | | | 788,000 | | | | 788,000 | | |
Dreyfus Tax Exempt Cash Management Fund (7 day yield of 0.110%) | | | 902,050 | | | | 902,050 | | |
Total Investment Companies (cost of $1,690,050) | | | 1,690,050 | | |
Total Investments – 99.0% (cost of $89,747,486) (c) | | | 95,144,454 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 1.0% | | | 965,366 | | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | | | 96,109,820 | | |
Notes to Investment Portfolio:
(a) The Fund has been informed that each issuer has placed direct obligations of the U.S. Government in an irrevocable trust, solely for the payment of principal and interest.
(b) Investments in affiliates during the year ended October 31, 2010:
Affiliate | | Value, beginning of period | | Purchases | | Sales Proceeds | | Dividend Income | | Value, end of period | |
BofA Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day yield of 0.130%)* | | $ | 948,880 | | | $ | 6,292,705 | | | $ | (7,020,585 | ) | | $ | 374 | | | $ | – | | |
* As of May 1, 2010, this company was no longer an affiliate of the Fund. The above table reflects activity for the period from November 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010.
(c) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $89,703,509.
The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of October 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:
Description | | Quoted Prices (Level 1) | | Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Total Municipal Bonds | | $ | – | | | $ | 93,454,404 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 93,454,404 | | |
Total Investment Companies | | | 1,690,050 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 1,690,050 | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 1,690,050 | | | $ | 93,454,404 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 95,144,454 | | |
For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
At October 31, 2010, the composition of the Fund by revenue source is as follows:
Holdings by Revenue Source (Unaudited) | | % of Net Assets | |
Tax-Backed | | | 37.0 | | |
Education | | | 24.8 | | |
Refunded/Escrowed | | | 8.6 | | |
Transportation | | | 7.6 | | |
Utilities | | | 5.3 | | |
Pool/Bond Bank | | | 4.3 | | |
Health Care | | | 4.2 | | |
Housing | | | 3.7 | | |
Other | | | 1.7 | | |
| | | 97.2 | | |
Investment Companies | | | 1.8 | | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net | | | 1.0 | | |
| | | 100.0 | | |
Acronym | | Name | |
AGC | | Assured Guaranty Corp. | |
|
AGMC | | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | |
|
AMBAC | | Ambac Assurance Corp. | |
|
FGIC | | Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. | |
|
LOC | | Letter of Credit | |
|
NPFGC | | National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. | |
|
RAD | | Radian Asset Assurance, Inc. | |
|
SYNC | | Syncora Guarantee, Inc. | |
|
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia Tax-Exempt Bond Funds
October 31, 2010
| | ($) | | ($) | | ($) | | ($) | | ($) | | ($) | |
| | Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia Rhode Island Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
Assets | |
Investments, at identified cost | | | 231,021,936 | | | | 2,352,084,208 | | | | 340,098,377 | | | | 87,536,264 | | | | 305,573,439 | | | | 89,747,486 | | |
Investments, at value | | | 244,398,914 | | | | 2,478,684,172 | | | | 364,536,592 | | | | 91,982,645 | | | | 326,067,262 | | | | 95,144,454 | | |
Cash | | | 619 | | | | 986 | | | | 359 | | | | 44 | | | | 524 | | | | 733 | | |
Receivable for: | |
Fund shares sold | | | 224,076 | | | | 686,558 | | | | 218,848 | | | | 7,568 | | | | 280,060 | | | | 9,409 | | |
Interest | | | 3,162,607 | | | | 34,872,025 | | | | 4,587,921 | | | | 1,065,167 | | | | 4,426,828 | | | | 1,313,336 | | |
Expense reimbursement due from investment advisor | | | 14,825 | | | | — | | | | 31,000 | | | | 29,254 | | | | 26,785 | | | | 1,396 | | |
Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 27,526 | | | | 141,058 | | | | 36,931 | | | | 19,029 | | | | 26,526 | | | | 23,637 | | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 1,597 | | | | 27,725 | | | | 2,282 | | | | 513 | | | | 6,513 | | | | 606 | | |
Total Assets | | | 247,830,164 | | | | 2,514,412,524 | | | | 369,413,933 | | | | 93,104,220 | | | | 330,834,498 | | | | 96,493,571 | | |
Liabilities | |
Payable for: | |
Investments purchased | | | — | | | | 5,589,140 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 773,709 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Fund shares repurchased | | | 203,535 | | | | 1,011,045 | | | | 278,418 | | | | 52,556 | | | | 523,525 | | | | 1,450 | | |
Distributions | | | 601,091 | | | | 6,844,202 | | | | 886,347 | | | | 206,296 | | | | 783,203 | | | | 266,185 | | |
Investment advisory fee | | | 101,332 | | | | 874,796 | | | | 150,416 | | | | 37,553 | | | | 139,764 | | | | 39,823 | | |
Administration fee | | | 14,442 | | | | 143,030 | | | | 21,062 | | | | 5,277 | | | | 13,774 | | | | 5,536 | | |
Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 9,511 | | | | 22,385 | | | | 11,514 | | | | 6,597 | | | | 10,600 | | | | 6,488 | | |
Transfer agent fee | | | 8,208 | | | | 76,377 | | | | 7,688 | | | | 3,502 | | | | 17,927 | | | | 1,695 | | |
Trustees' fees | | | — | | | | 193,757 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Audit fee | | | 35,771 | | | | 40,571 | | | | 35,771 | | | | 31,071 | | | | 33,071 | | | | 31,071 | | |
Custody fee | | | 1,614 | | | | 9,970 | | | | 2,313 | | | | 1,214 | | | | 2,281 | | | | 864 | | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 10,233 | | | | 27,610 | | | | 18,067 | | | | 5,402 | | | | 11,285 | | | | 1,535 | | |
Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 47 | | | | 72 | | | | 47 | | | | 44 | | | | 47 | | | | 45 | | |
Trustees' deferred compensation plan | | | 27,526 | | | | 141,058 | | | | 36,931 | | | | 19,029 | | | | 26,526 | | | | 23,637 | | |
Other liabilities | | | 7,595 | | | | 81,837 | | | | 11,465 | | | | 6,490 | | | | 12,702 | | | | 5,422 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | 1,020,905 | | | | 15,055,850 | | | | 1,460,039 | | | | 1,148,740 | | | | 1,574,705 | | | | 383,751 | | |
Net Assets | | | 246,809,259 | | | | 2,499,356,674 | | | | 367,953,894 | | | | 91,955,480 | | | | 329,259,793 | | | | 96,109,820 | | |
Net Assets Consist of | |
Paid-in capital | | | 234,009,945 | | | | 2,373,305,665 | | | | 343,390,519 | | | | 87,571,776 | | | | 309,999,358 | | | | 90,247,912 | | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 120,404 | | | | 1,642,987 | | | | 40,058 | | | | 2,521 | | | | 121,912 | | | | 33,531 | | |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | | | (698,068 | ) | | | (2,191,942 | ) | | | 85,102 | | | | (65,198 | ) | | | (1,355,300 | ) | | | 431,409 | | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | 13,376,978 | | | | 126,599,964 | | | | 24,438,215 | | | | 4,446,381 | | | | 20,493,823 | | | | 5,396,968 | | |
Net Assets | | | 246,809,259 | | | | 2,499,356,674 | | | | 367,953,894 | | | | 91,955,480 | | | | 329,259,793 | | | | 96,109,820 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued) – Columbia Tax-Exempt Bond Funds
October 31, 2010
| | Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia Rhode Island Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
Class A | |
Net assets | | $ | 11,458,454 | | | $ | 98,207,920 | | | $ | 30,998,000 | | | $ | 6,100,921 | | | $ | 12,109,653 | | | $ | 1,821,905 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 1,041,418 | | | | 9,286,426 | | | | 2,831,346 | | | | 586,313 | | | | 997,338 | | | | 160,260 | | |
Net asset value per share (a) | | $ | 11.00 | | | $ | 10.58 | | | $ | 10.95 | | | $ | 10.41 | | | $ | 12.14 | | | $ | 11.37 | | |
Maximum sales charge | | | 3.25 | % | | | 3.25 | % | | | 3.25 | % | | | 3.25 | % | | | 3.25 | % | | | 3.25 | % | |
Maximum offering price per share (b) | | $ | 11.37 | | | $ | 10.94 | | | $ | 11.32 | | | $ | 10.76 | | | $ | 12.55 | | | $ | 11.75 | | |
Class B | |
Net assets | | $ | 1,466,788 | | | $ | 3,285,158 | | | $ | 1,008,388 | | | $ | 848,618 | | | $ | 1,015,854 | | | $ | 282,393 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 133,310 | | | | 310,639 | | | | 92,105 | | | | 81,556 | | | | 83,664 | | | | 24,840 | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share (a) | | $ | 11.00 | | | $ | 10.58 | | | $ | 10.95 | | | $ | 10.41 | | | $ | 12.14 | | | $ | 11.37 | | |
Class C | |
Net assets | | $ | 7,896,535 | | | $ | 21,902,842 | | | $ | 10,451,527 | | | $ | 5,291,772 | | | $ | 12,224,324 | | | $ | 1,639,442 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 717,682 | | | | 2,071,133 | | | | 954,638 | | | | 508,550 | | | | 1,006,783 | | | | 144,210 | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share (a) | | $ | 11.00 | | | $ | 10.58 | | | $ | 10.95 | | | $ | 10.41 | | | $ | 12.14 | | | $ | 11.37 | | |
Class T | |
Net assets | | $ | 16,602,983 | | | $ | 10,243,170 | | | $ | 39,299,916 | | | $ | 3,611,065 | | | $ | 10,969,331 | | | $ | 8,643,296 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 1,508,981 | | | | 968,585 | | | | 3,589,616 | | | | 347,031 | | | | 903,418 | | | | 760,290 | | |
Net asset value per share (a) | | $ | 11.00 | | | $ | 10.58 | | | $ | 10.95 | | | $ | 10.41 | | | $ | 12.14 | | | $ | 11.37 | | |
Maximum sales charge | | | 4.75 | % | | | 4.75 | % | | | 4.75 | % | | | 4.75 | % | | | 4.75 | % | | | 4.75 | % | |
Maximum offering price per share (b) | | $ | 11.55 | | | $ | 11.11 | | | $ | 11.50 | | | $ | 10.93 | | | $ | 12.75 | | | $ | 11.94 | | |
Class Z | |
Net assets | | $ | 209,384,499 | | | $ | 2,365,717,584 | | | $ | 286,196,063 | | | $ | 76,103,104 | | | $ | 292,940,631 | | | $ | 83,722,784 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 19,030,109 | | | | 223,700,665 | | | | 26,141,058 | | | | 7,313,712 | | | | 24,126,216 | | | | 7,364,535 | | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 11.00 | | | $ | 10.58 | | | $ | 10.95 | | | $ | 10.41 | | | $ | 12.14 | | | $ | 11.37 | | |
(a) Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
(b) On sales of $50,000 or more the offering price is reduced.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Operations – Columbia Tax-Exempt Bond Funds
For the Year Ended October 31, 2010
| | ($) | | ($) | | ($) | | ($) | | ($) | | ($) | |
| | Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia Rhode Island Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
Investment Income | |
Interest | | | 9,554,932 | | | | 104,721,020 | | | | 14,271,584 | | | | 3,341,977 | | | | 12,897,669 | | | | 4,365,016 | | |
Dividends | | | 942 | | | | 23,662 | | | | 1,739 | | | | 942 | | | | 1,416 | | | | 387 | | |
Dividends from affiliates | | | 1,656 | | | | 9,027 | | | | 899 | | | | 739 | | | | 963 | | | | 374 | | |
Total Investment Income | | | 9,557,530 | | | | 104,753,709 | | | | 14,274,222 | | | | 3,343,658 | | | | 12,900,048 | | | | 4,365,777 | | |
Expenses | |
Investment advisory fee | | | 1,183,608 | | | | 10,257,413 | | | | 1,730,545 | | | | 403,528 | | | | 1,544,707 | | | | 489,130 | | |
Administration fee | | | 165,183 | | | | 1,676,342 | | | | 241,511 | | | | 56,302 | | | | 215,576 | | | | 68,287 | | |
Distribution fee: | |
Class B | | | 12,517 | | | | 28,342 | | | | 8,220 | | | | 7,572 | | | | 8,643 | | | | 2,157 | | |
Class C | | | 60,248 | | | | 124,277 | | | | 72,097 | | | | 38,733 | | | | 66,189 | | | | 11,691 | | |
Service fee: | |
Class A | | | 28,798 | | | | 180,568 | | | | 59,099 | | | | 13,620 | | | | 26,064 | | | | 4,873 | | |
Class B | | | 4,172 | | | | 8,720 | | | | 2,740 | | | | 2,524 | | | | 2,881 | | | | 719 | | |
Class C | | | 20,083 | | | | 38,240 | | | | 24,033 | | | | 12,911 | | | | 22,063 | | | | 3,897 | | |
Shareholder service fee—Class T | | | 25,386 | | | | 15,662 | | | | 59,611 | | | | 5,523 | | | | 16,933 | | | | — | | |
Transfer agent fee | | | 37,026 | | | | 905,649 | | | | 51,126 | | | | 20,057 | | | | 65,347 | | | | 10,292 | | |
Pricing and bookkeeping fees | | | 94,726 | | | | 202,351 | | | | 114,829 | | | | 63,258 | | | | 107,342 | | | | 65,539 | | |
Trustees' fees | | | 21,740 | | | | 120,543 | | | | 25,193 | | | | 15,760 | | | | 24,577 | | | | 16,778 | | |
Custody fee | | | 12,379 | | | | 64,434 | | | | 15,511 | | | | 8,082 | | | | 14,557 | | | | 9,632 | | |
Registration fees | | | 73,213 | | | | 74,189 | | | | 53,397 | | | | 78,015 | | | | 78,949 | | | | 77,696 | | |
Chief compliance officer expenses | | | 1,049 | | | | 2,647 | | | | 1,129 | | | | 929 | | | | 1,091 | | | | 945 | | |
Other expenses | | | 117,433 | | | | 457,510 | | | | 135,641 | | | | 85,311 | | | | 129,473 | | | | 90,681 | | |
Total Expenses | | | 1,857,561 | | | | 14,156,887 | | | | 2,594,682 | | | | 812,125 | | | | 2,324,392 | | | | 852,317 | | |
Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by investment advisor | | | (350,377 | ) | | | — | | | | (386,319 | ) | | | (269,057 | ) | | | (411,967 | ) | | | (268,410 | ) | |
Fees waived by distributor—Class C | | | (28,116 | ) | | | (86,038 | ) | | | (33,645 | ) | | | (18,076 | ) | | | (30,888 | ) | | | (5,456 | ) | |
Expense reductions | | | (1 | ) | | | (33 | ) | | | (7 | ) | | | (8 | ) | | | (1 | ) | | | (2 | ) | |
Net Expenses | | | 1,479,067 | | | | 14,070,816 | | | | 2,174,711 | | | | 524,984 | | | | 1,881,536 | | | | 578,449 | | |
Net Investment Income | | | 8,078,463 | | | | 90,682,893 | | | | 12,099,511 | | | | 2,818,674 | | | | 11,018,512 | | | | 3,787,328 | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | 291,778 | | | | 7,892,345 | | | | 674,382 | | | | 96,926 | | | | 832,245 | | | | 605,728 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | 6,931,679 | | | | 78,080,777 | | | | 10,658,291 | | | | 2,307,602 | | | | 9,266,759 | | | | 1,532,979 | | |
Net Gain | | | 7,223,457 | | | | 85,973,122 | | | | 11,332,673 | | | | 2,404,528 | | | | 10,099,004 | | | | 2,138,707 | | |
Net Increase Resulting from Operations | | | 15,301,920 | | | | 176,656,015 | | | | 23,432,184 | | | | 5,223,202 | | | | 21,117,516 | | | | 5,926,035 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia Tax-Exempt Bond Funds
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
| | Year Ended October 31, | | Year Ended October 31, | | Year Ended October 31, | |
| | 2010 ($) | | 2009 ($) | | 2010 ($) | | 2009 ($) | | 2010 ($) | | 2009 ($) | |
Operations | |
Net investment income | | | 8,078,463 | | | | 8,055,023 | | | | 90,682,893 | | | | 94,255,634 | | | | 12,099,511 | | | | 11,845,167 | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 291,778 | | | | (492,173 | ) | | | 7,892,345 | | | | (3,339,214 | ) | | | 674,382 | | | | (297,655 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | 6,931,679 | | | | 13,832,643 | | | | 78,080,777 | | | | 148,190,263 | | | | 10,658,291 | | | | 22,331,983 | | |
Net increase resulting from operations | | | 15,301,920 | | | | 21,395,493 | | | | 176,656,015 | | | | 239,106,683 | | | | 23,432,184 | | | | 33,879,495 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders | |
From net investment income: | |
Class A | | | (353,945 | ) | | | (450,639 | ) | | | (3,101,683 | ) | | | (2,933,217 | ) | | | (738,782 | ) | | | (519,720 | ) | |
Class B | | | (38,882 | ) | | | (63,278 | ) | | | (121,831 | ) | | | (175,510 | ) | | | (26,514 | ) | | | (35,883 | ) | |
Class C | | | (214,718 | ) | | | (204,367 | ) | | | (617,797 | ) | | | (530,626 | ) | | | (264,676 | ) | | | (182,209 | ) | |
Class T | | | (536,836 | ) | | | (607,460 | ) | | | (364,131 | ) | | | (395,429 | ) | | | (1,295,640 | ) | | | (1,342,105 | ) | |
Class Z | | | (6,921,044 | ) | | | (6,716,949 | ) | | | (86,466,275 | ) | | | (90,216,298 | ) | | | (9,763,840 | ) | | | (9,752,336 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (8,065,425 | ) | | | (8,042,693 | ) | | | (90,671,717 | ) | | | (94,251,080 | ) | | | (12,089,452 | ) | | | (11,832,253 | ) | |
Net Capital Stock Transactions | | | 948,570 | | | | 17,891,268 | | | | (90,152,111 | ) | | | (59,743,337 | ) | | | 8,790,813 | | | | 10,919,161 | | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,268 | | | | 15,125 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 8,185,065 | | | | 31,244,068 | | | | (4,160,545 | ) | | | 85,127,391 | | | | 20,133,545 | | | | 32,966,403 | | |
Net Assets | |
Beginning of period | | | 238,624,194 | | | | 207,380,126 | | | | 2,503,517,219 | | | | 2,418,389,828 | | | | 347,820,349 | | | | 314,853,946 | | |
End of period | | | 246,809,259 | | | | 238,624,194 | | | | 2,499,356,674 | | | | 2,503,517,219 | | | | 367,953,894 | | | | 347,820,349 | | |
Undistributed net investment income at end of period | | | 120,404 | | | | 110,411 | | | | 1,642,987 | | | | 1,640,134 | | | | 40,058 | | | | 53,828 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Columbia New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia Rhode Island Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
| | Year Ended October 31, | | Year Ended October 31, | | Year Ended October 31, | |
| | 2010 ($) | | 2009 ($) | | 2010 ($) | | 2009 ($) | | 2010 ($) | | 2009 ($) | |
Operations | |
Net investment income | | | 2,818,674 | | | | 2,691,786 | | | | 11,018,512 | | | | 10,972,162 | | | | 3,787,328 | | | | 4,312,340 | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 96,926 | | | | (73,736 | ) | | | 832,245 | | | | (1,264,724 | ) | | | 605,728 | | | | (35,554 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | 2,307,602 | | | | 4,073,699 | | | | 9,266,759 | | | | 20,051,345 | | | | 1,532,979 | | | | 6,301,420 | | |
Net increase resulting from operations | | | 5,223,202 | | | | 6,691,749 | | | | 21,117,516 | | | | 29,758,783 | | | | 5,926,035 | | | | 10,578,206 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders | |
From net investment income: | |
Class A | | | (172,823 | ) | | | (146,448 | ) | | | (333,813 | ) | | | (193,342 | ) | | | (67,846 | ) | | | (110,020 | ) | |
Class B | | | (24,763 | ) | | | (35,839 | ) | | | (28,401 | ) | | | (41,787 | ) | | | (7,818 | ) | | | (9,340 | ) | |
Class C | | | (143,615 | ) | | | (109,078 | ) | | | (245,099 | ) | | | (110,077 | ) | | | (47,835 | ) | | | (39,745 | ) | |
Class T | | | (120,962 | ) | | | (134,487 | ) | | | (373,466 | ) | | | (411,917 | ) | | | (323,864 | ) | | | (361,856 | ) | |
Class Z | | | (2,352,659 | ) | | | (2,261,741 | ) | | | (10,027,620 | ) | | | (10,203,987 | ) | | | (3,327,511 | ) | | | (3,778,397 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (2,814,822 | ) | | | (2,687,593 | ) | | | (11,008,399 | ) | | | (10,961,110 | ) | | | (3,774,874 | ) | | | (4,299,358 | ) | |
Net Capital Stock Transactions | | | 11,261,840 | | | | 8,081,346 | | | | (1,442,194 | ) | | | 9,784,444 | | | | (12,541,894 | ) | | | (12,753,431 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 13,670,220 | | | | 12,085,502 | | | | 8,666,923 | | | | 28,582,117 | | | | (10,390,733 | ) | | | (6,474,583 | ) | |
Net Assets | |
Beginning of period | | | 78,285,260 | | | | 66,199,758 | | | | 320,592,870 | | | | 292,010,753 | | | | 106,500,553 | | | | 112,975,136 | | |
End of period | | | 91,955,480 | | | | 78,285,260 | | | | 329,259,793 | | | | 320,592,870 | | | | 96,109,820 | | | | 106,500,553 | | |
Undistributed net investment income at end of period | | | 2,521 | | | | 8,750 | | | | 121,912 | | | | 112,524 | | | | 33,531 | | | | 27,117 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Capital Stock Activity
| | Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
| | Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | | Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Class A | |
Subscriptions | | | 303,308 | | | | 3,283,354 | | | | 405,219 | | | | 4,244,909 | | | | 1,748,658 | | | | 18,289,596 | | | | 2,387,216 | | | | 24,001,620 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 18,009 | | | | 195,913 | | | | 12,785 | | | | 135,265 | | | | 160,991 | | | | 1,677,504 | | | | 170,633 | | | | 1,709,779 | | |
Redemptions | | | (296,407 | ) | | | (3,239,906 | ) | | | (606,123 | ) | | | (6,438,933 | ) | | | (1,005,078 | ) | | | (10,457,752 | ) | | | (2,300,100 | ) | | | (22,642,655 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 24,910 | | | | 239,361 | | | | (188,119 | ) | | | (2,058,759 | ) | | | 904,571 | | | | 9,509,348 | | | | 257,749 | | | | 3,068,744 | | |
Class B | |
Subscriptions | | | 515 | | | | 5,604 | | | | 15,429 | | | | 160,451 | | | | 19,947 | | | | 206,587 | | | | 118,032 | | | | 1,165,454 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 1,871 | | | | 20,309 | | | | 3,235 | | | | 34,050 | | | | 5,054 | | | | 52,594 | | | | 9,143 | | | | 91,486 | | |
Redemptions | | | (55,775 | ) | | | (602,226 | ) | | | (83,321 | ) | | | (883,798 | ) | | | (232,484 | ) | | | (2,423,174 | ) | | | (219,857 | ) | | | (2,187,645 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (53,389 | ) | | | (576,313 | ) | | | (64,657 | ) | | | (689,297 | ) | | | (207,483 | ) | | | (2,163,993 | ) | | | (92,682 | ) | | | (930,705 | ) | |
Class C | |
Subscriptions | | | 111,049 | | | | 1,208,515 | | | | 205,202 | | | | 2,176,753 | | | | 716,989 | | | | 7,479,848 | | | | 691,693 | | | | 6,924,435 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 10,357 | | | | 112,549 | | | | 9,422 | | | | 99,381 | | | | 31,273 | | | | 326,545 | | | | 25,982 | | | | 260,876 | | |
Redemptions | | | (156,669 | ) | | | (1,707,837 | ) | | | (78,486 | ) | | | (829,845 | ) | | | (370,715 | ) | | | (3,863,631 | ) | | | (336,932 | ) | | | (3,375,628 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (35,263 | ) | | | (386,773 | ) | | | 136,138 | | | | 1,446,289 | | | | 377,547 | | | | 3,942,762 | | | | 380,743 | | | | 3,809,683 | | |
Class T | |
Subscriptions | | | 1,816 | | | | 19,819 | | | | 9,086 | | | | 94,195 | | | | 6,897 | | | | 71,604 | | | | 10,647 | | | | 106,415 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 31,495 | | | | 342,198 | | | | 36,984 | | | | 389,682 | | | | 27,048 | | | | 282,170 | | | | 31,960 | | | | 319,889 | | |
Redemptions | | | (104,602 | ) | | | (1,146,463 | ) | | | (202,016 | ) | | | (2,122,037 | ) | | | (89,317 | ) | | | (933,970 | ) | | | (140,315 | ) | | | (1,398,136 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (71,291 | ) | | | (784,446 | ) | | | (155,946 | ) | | | (1,638,160 | ) | | | (55,372 | ) | | | (580,196 | ) | | | (97,708 | ) | | | (971,832 | ) | |
Class Z | |
Subscriptions | | | 2,775,544 | | | | 30,001,521 | | | | 5,818,292 | | | | 61,114,833 | | | | 32,595,193 | | | | 339,577,862 | | | | 50,746,846 | | | | 505,763,698 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 20,374 | | | | 221,500 | | | | 19,180 | | | | 201,904 | | | | 481,137 | | | | 5,023,176 | | | | 470,049 | | | | 4,704,407 | | |
Redemptions | | | (2,557,640 | ) | | | (27,766,280 | ) | | | (3,856,922 | ) | | | (40,485,542 | ) | | | (42,784,437 | ) | | | (445,461,070 | ) | | | (58,121,757 | ) | | | (575,187,332 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 238,278 | | | | 2,456,741 | | | | 1,980,550 | | | | 20,831,195 | | | | (9,708,107 | ) | | | (100,860,032 | ) | | | (6,904,862 | ) | | | (64,719,227 | ) | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
| | Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Class A | |
Subscriptions | | | 1,488,866 | | | | 16,105,857 | | | | 1,282,523 | | | | 13,459,991 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 47,803 | | | | 517,301 | | | | 40,530 | | | | 424,695 | | |
Redemptions | | | (218,566 | ) | | | (2,353,796 | ) | | | (1,015,055 | ) | | | (10,675,957 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 1,318,103 | | | | 14,269,362 | | | | 307,998 | | | | 3,208,729 | | |
Class B | |
Subscriptions | | | 3,269 | | | | 34,954 | | | | 11,902 | | | | 126,007 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 1,672 | | | | 18,074 | | | | 2,437 | | | | 25,464 | | |
Redemptions | | | (28,067 | ) | | | (302,382 | ) | | | (44,490 | ) | | | (464,998 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (23,126 | ) | | | (249,354 | ) | | | (30,151 | ) | | | (313,527 | ) | |
Class C | |
Subscriptions | | | 196,020 | | | | 2,113,354 | | | | 474,966 | | | | 5,005,078 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 14,860 | | | | 160,835 | | | | 10,473 | | | | 110,155 | | |
Redemptions | | | (91,547 | ) | | | (985,273 | ) | | | (57,720 | ) | | | (603,162 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 119,333 | | | | 1,288,916 | | | | 427,719 | | | | 4,512,071 | | |
Class T | |
Subscriptions | | | 76,782 | | | | 829,441 | | | | 43,452 | | | | 458,691 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 82,678 | | | | 893,570 | | | | 100,026 | | | | 1,046,355 | | |
Redemptions | | | (267,991 | ) | | | (2,905,398 | ) | | | (251,063 | ) | | | (2,617,394 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (108,531 | ) | | | (1,182,387 | ) | | | (107,585 | ) | | | (1,112,348 | ) | |
Class Z | |
Subscriptions | | | 3,255,986 | | | | 35,121,921 | | | | 4,735,509 | | | | 49,585,669 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 36,763 | | | | 397,351 | | | | 35,326 | | | | 368,506 | | |
Redemptions | | | (3,785,462 | ) | | | (40,854,996 | ) | | | (4,365,772 | ) | | | (45,329,939 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (492,713 | ) | | | (5,335,724 | ) | | | 405,063 | | | | 4,624,236 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Capital Stock Activity
| | Columbia New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | | Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
| | Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | | Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Class A | |
Subscriptions | | | 277,971 | | | | 2,863,532 | | | | 243,991 | | | | 2,429,810 | | | | 478,825 | | | | 5,730,066 | | | | 505,381 | | | | 5,839,572 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 10,701 | | | | 109,859 | | | | 11,084 | | | | 110,606 | | | | 18,379 | | | | 220,696 | | | | 10,827 | | | | 125,608 | | |
Redemptions | | | (194,272 | ) | | | (1,998,095 | ) | | | (130,819 | ) | | | (1,295,924 | ) | | | (218,401 | ) | | | (2,615,167 | ) | | | (178,567 | ) | | | (2,036,606 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 94,400 | | | | 975,296 | | | | 124,256 | | | | 1,244,492 | | | | 278,803 | | | | 3,335,595 | | | | 337,641 | | | | 3,928,574 | | |
Class B | |
Subscriptions | | | 1,043 | | | | 10,900 | | | | 26,683 | | | | 263,413 | | | | 2,035 | | | | 24,239 | | | | 20,131 | | | | 229,804 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 1,606 | | | | 16,479 | | | | 2,627 | | | | 26,188 | | | | 1,544 | | | | 18,501 | | | | 2,177 | | | | 25,103 | | |
Redemptions | | | (40,272 | ) | | | (412,062 | ) | | | (30,538 | ) | | | (305,025 | ) | | | (43,448 | ) | | | (517,698 | ) | | | (35,083 | ) | | | (406,546 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (37,623 | ) | | | (384,683 | ) | | | (1,228 | ) | | | (15,424 | ) | | | (39,869 | ) | | | (474,958 | ) | | | (12,775 | ) | | | (151,639 | ) | |
Class C | |
Subscriptions | | | 129,639 | | | | 1,329,439 | | | | 198,665 | | | | 1,986,065 | | | | 623,030 | | | | 7,468,377 | | | | 310,595 | | | | 3,624,543 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 7,823 | | | | 80,446 | | | | 5,310 | | | | 53,060 | | | | 12,866 | | | | 154,565 | | | | 6,228 | | | | 72,131 | | |
Redemptions | | | (86,099 | ) | | | (882,145 | ) | | | (17,129 | ) | | | (172,998 | ) | | | (127,407 | ) | | | (1,529,777 | ) | | | (58,753 | ) | | | (687,170 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 51,363 | | | | 527,740 | | | | 186,846 | | | | 1,866,127 | | | | 508,489 | | | | 6,093,165 | | | | 258,070 | | | | 3,009,504 | | |
Class T | |
Subscriptions | | | 1,283 | | | | 13,214 | | | | 1,072 | | | | 10,700 | | | | 1,076 | | | | 13,005 | | | | 6,973 | | | | 80,110 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 9,529 | | | | 97,964 | | | | 11,742 | | | | 116,938 | | | | 22,853 | | | | 274,010 | | | | 27,508 | | | | 317,260 | | |
Redemptions | | | (32,258 | ) | | | (329,735 | ) | | | (47,174 | ) | | | (462,865 | ) | | | (112,392 | ) | | | (1,345,005 | ) | | | (87,403 | ) | | | (1,005,333 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (21,446 | ) | | | (218,557 | ) | | | (34,360 | ) | | | (335,227 | ) | | | (88,463 | ) | | | (1,057,990 | ) | | | (52,922 | ) | | | (607,963 | ) | |
Class Z | |
Subscriptions | | | 2,313,613 | | | | 23,802,968 | | | | 2,037,952 | | | | 20,181,627 | | | | 4,518,249 | | | | 54,195,494 | | | | 7,038,673 | | | | 80,899,423 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 12,611 | | | | 129,671 | | | | 9,035 | | | | 90,223 | | | | 99,006 | | | | 1,186,737 | | | | 98,497 | | | | 1,133,982 | | |
Redemptions | | | (1,317,897 | ) | | | (13,570,595 | ) | | | (1,511,173 | ) | | | (14,950,472 | ) | | | (5,414,439 | ) | | | (64,720,237 | ) | | | (6,895,445 | ) | | | (78,427,437 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 1,008,327 | | | | 10,362,044 | | | | 535,814 | | | | 5,321,378 | | | | (797,184 | ) | | | (9,338,006 | ) | | | 241,725 | | | | 3,605,968 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Columbia Rhode Island Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
| | Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
| | Shares | | Dollars ($) | | Shares | | Dollars ($) | |
Class A | |
Subscriptions | | | 44,492 | | | | 501,029 | | | | 38,275 | | | | 412,636 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 4,637 | | | | 52,146 | | | | 8,994 | | | | 98,384 | | |
Redemptions | | | (107,316 | ) | | | (1,204,193 | ) | | | (137,327 | ) | | | (1,500,072 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (58,187 | ) | | | (651,018 | ) | | | (90,058 | ) | | | (989,052 | ) | |
Class B | |
Subscriptions | | | 197 | | | | 2,220 | | | | 231 | | | | 2,527 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 325 | | | | 3,660 | | | | 403 | | | | 4,423 | | |
Redemptions | | | (1,020 | ) | | | (11,656 | ) | | | (4,445 | ) | | | (50,156 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (498 | ) | | | (5,776 | ) | | | (3,811 | ) | | | (43,206 | ) | |
Class C | |
Subscriptions | | | 11,314 | | | | 127,769 | | | | 62,236 | | | | 681,349 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 2,688 | | | | 30,283 | | | | 1,782 | | | | 19,616 | | |
Redemptions | | | (13,942 | ) | | | (155,845 | ) | | | (7,056 | ) | | | (75,624 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 60 | | | | 2,207 | | | | 56,962 | | | | 625,341 | | |
Class T | |
Subscriptions | | | 8,947 | | | | 101,836 | | | | 7,072 | | | | 75,796 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 19,490 | | | | 219,455 | | | | 23,056 | | | | 252,812 | | |
Redemptions | | | (54,927 | ) | | | (615,683 | ) | | | (99,563 | ) | | | (1,102,004 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (26,490 | ) | | | (294,392 | ) | | | (69,435 | ) | | | (773,396 | ) | |
Class Z | |
Subscriptions | | | 396,428 | | | | 4,461,109 | | | | 440,871 | | | | 4,877,187 | | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 8,532 | | | | 95,812 | | | | 11,608 | | | | 127,128 | | |
Redemptions | | | (1,431,317 | ) | | | (16,149,836 | ) | | | (1,515,384 | ) | | | (16,577,433 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (1,026,357 | ) | | | (11,592,915 | ) | | | (1,062,905 | ) | | | (11,573,118 | ) | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.69 | | | $ | 10.06 | | | $ | 10.62 | | | $ | 10.76 | | | $ | 10.69 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.36 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.63 | | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.07 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.64 | | | | 0.98 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.43 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 11.00 | | | $ | 10.69 | | | $ | 10.06 | | | $ | 10.62 | | | $ | 10.76 | | |
Total return (b) | | | 6.10 | %(c) | | | 9.87 | %(c) | | | (1.80 | )%(c) | | | 2.03 | % | | | 4.13 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 1.06 | % | | | 1.00 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.14 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.21 | % | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (d) | | | 3.08 | % | | | 3.35 | % | | | 3.55 | % | | | 3.35 | % | | | 3.41 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 10 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 4 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 10 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 11,458 | | | $ | 10,863 | | | $ | 12,115 | | | $ | 2,566 | | | $ | 7,586 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class B Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.69 | | | $ | 10.06 | | | $ | 10.62 | | | $ | 10.76 | | | $ | 10.69 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.28 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.62 | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.07 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.56 | | | | 0.90 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.35 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 11.00 | | | $ | 10.69 | | | $ | 10.06 | | | $ | 10.62 | | | $ | 10.76 | | |
Total return (b) | | | 5.31 | %(c) | | | 9.05 | %(c) | | | (2.52 | )%(c) | | | 1.27 | % | | | 3.35 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.81 | % | | | 1.75 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.14 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.21 | % | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (d) | | | 2.34 | % | | | 2.62 | % | | | 2.86 | % | | | 2.58 | % | | | 2.66 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 10 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 4 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 10 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,467 | | | $ | 1,995 | | | $ | 2,528 | | | $ | 2,767 | | | $ | 3,941 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class C Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.69 | | | $ | 10.06 | | | $ | 10.62 | | | $ | 10.76 | | | $ | 10.69 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.32 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.63 | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 0.07 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.60 | | | | 0.94 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.39 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 11.00 | | | $ | 10.69 | | | $ | 10.06 | | | $ | 10.62 | | | $ | 10.76 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 5.68 | % | | | 9.43 | % | | | (2.18 | )% | | | 1.63 | % | | | 3.72 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.46 | % | | | 1.40 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.49 | % | | | 0.51 | % | | | 0.56 | % | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | % | |
Net investment income (d) | | | 2.68 | % | | | 2.94 | % | | | 3.20 | % | | | 2.93 | % | | | 3.01 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 10 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 4 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 10 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 7,897 | | | $ | 8,047 | | | $ | 6,203 | | | $ | 4,993 | | | $ | 6,436 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class T Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.69 | | | $ | 10.06 | | | $ | 10.62 | | | $ | 10.76 | | | $ | 10.69 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.37 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.63 | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.07 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.65 | | | | 0.99 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.44 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 11.00 | | | $ | 10.69 | | | $ | 10.06 | | | $ | 10.62 | | | $ | 10.76 | | |
Total return (b) | | | 6.21 | %(c) | | | 9.98 | %(c) | | | (1.68 | )%(c) | | | 2.14 | % | | | 4.23 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.96 | % | | | 0.90 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.14 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.21 | % | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (d) | | | 3.18 | % | | | 3.46 | % | | | 3.71 | % | | | 3.43 | % | | | 3.51 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 10 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 4 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 10 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 16,603 | | | $ | 16,889 | | | $ | 17,461 | | | $ | 19,753 | | | $ | 22,676 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class Z Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.69 | | | $ | 10.06 | | | $ | 10.62 | | | $ | 10.76 | | | $ | 10.69 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.39 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.63 | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 0.07 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.67 | | | | 1.01 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.46 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 11.00 | | | $ | 10.69 | | | $ | 10.06 | | | $ | 10.62 | | | $ | 10.76 | | |
Total return (b) | | | 6.37 | %(c) | | | 10.14 | %(c) | | | (1.53 | )%(c) | | | 2.29 | % | | | 4.39 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.81 | % | | | 0.75 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.14 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.21 | % | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (d) | | | 3.33 | % | | | 3.60 | % | | | 3.86 | % | | | 3.58 | % | | | 3.65 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 10 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 4 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 10 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 209,384 | | | $ | 200,830 | | | $ | 169,072 | | | $ | 138,817 | | | $ | 138,865 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 9.62 | | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 10.39 | | | $ | 10.31 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.38 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.60 | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | 0.10 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.72 | | | | 0.97 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.48 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.02 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (b) | | | — | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.58 | | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 9.62 | | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 10.39 | | |
Total return (c) | | | 7.13 | % | | | 10.19 | %(d) | | | (2.25 | )%(d) | | | 2.08 | %(d) | | | 4.76 | %(d) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.73 | % | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.70 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | — | | | | 0.01 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.05 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 3.43 | % | | | 3.66 | % | | | 3.76 | % | | | 3.72 | % | | | 3.74 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 13 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 25 | % | | | 18 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 98,208 | | | $ | 85,642 | | | $ | 78,126 | | | $ | 89,905 | | | $ | 102,899 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class B Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 9.62 | | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 10.39 | | | $ | 10.31 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.32 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.60 | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 0.09 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.65 | | | | 0.90 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.41 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.02 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (b) | | | — | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.58 | | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 9.62 | | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 10.39 | | |
Total return (c) | | | 6.44 | % | | | 9.48 | %(d) | | | (2.88 | )%(d) | | | 1.42 | %(d) | | | 4.09 | %(d) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.38 | % | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.35 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | — | | | | 0.01 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.05 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 2.80 | % | | | 3.03 | % | | | 3.11 | % | | | 3.07 | % | | | 3.10 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 13 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 25 | % | | | 18 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 3,285 | | | $ | 5,294 | | | $ | 5,874 | | | $ | 8,133 | | | $ | 12,203 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class C Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 9.62 | | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 10.39 | | | $ | 10.31 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.36 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.60 | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | 0.10 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.70 | | | | 0.95 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.46 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.02 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (b) | | | — | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.58 | | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 9.62 | | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 10.39 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 6.92 | % | | | 9.97 | % | | | (2.45 | )% | | | 1.88 | % | | | 4.55 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.93 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.46 | % | | | 0.47 | % | | | 0.47 | % | | | 0.50 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 3.23 | % | | | 3.45 | % | | | 3.56 | % | | | 3.52 | % | | | 3.55 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 13 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 25 | % | | | 18 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 21,903 | | | $ | 17,304 | | | $ | 12,625 | | | $ | 10,506 | | | $ | 11,796 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class T Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 (a) | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 9.62 | | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 10.39 | | | $ | 10.31 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.39 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.60 | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | 0.10 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.72 | | | | 0.97 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.49 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.02 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (c) | | | — | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.58 | | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 9.62 | | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 10.39 | | |
Total return (d) | | | 7.19 | % | | | 10.25 | %(e) | | | (2.20 | )%(e) | | | 2.14 | %(e) | | | 4.81 | %(e) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.65 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | — | | | | 0.01 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.05 | % | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 3.49 | % | | | 3.72 | % | | | 3.81 | % | | | 3.77 | % | | | 3.80 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 13 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 25 | % | | | 18 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 10,243 | | | $ | 10,462 | | | $ | 10,786 | | | $ | 13,170 | | | $ | 14,998 | | |
(a) On August 8, 2007, Class G shares were exchanged for Class T shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(e) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class Z Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 9.62 | | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 10.39 | | | $ | 10.31 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 0.40 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.60 | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | 0.10 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.74 | | | | 0.99 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.50 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.02 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | |
Increase from regulatory settlements | | | — | (b) | | | — | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.58 | | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 9.62 | | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 10.39 | | |
Total return (c) | | | 7.35 | % | | | 10.41 | %(d) | | | (2.05 | )%(d) | | | 2.29 | %(d) | | | 4.97 | %(d) | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | — | | | | 0.01 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.02 | % | | | 0.05 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 3.64 | % | | | 3.87 | % | | | 3.96 | % | | | 3.92 | % | | | 3.94 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 13 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 25 | % | | | 18 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 2,365,718 | | | $ | 2,384,815 | | | $ | 2,310,978 | | | $ | 2,207,710 | | | $ | 2,331,279 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.61 | | | $ | 9.90 | | | $ | 10.35 | | | $ | 10.50 | | | $ | 10.49 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.35 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.71 | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 0.09 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.68 | | | | 1.06 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.44 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | (b) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.95 | | | $ | 10.61 | | | $ | 9.90 | | | $ | 10.35 | | | $ | 10.50 | | |
Total return (c) | | | 6.51 | %(d) | | | 10.78 | %(d) | | | (0.88 | )%(d) | | | 2.00 | % | | | 4.33 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.99 | % | | | 0.95 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.12 | % | | | 0.17 | % | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 3.12 | % | | | 3.30 | % | | | 3.51 | % | | | 3.29 | % | | | 3.39 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 9 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 18 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 30,998 | | | $ | 16,049 | | | $ | 11,936 | | | $ | 6,914 | | | $ | 7,603 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class B Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.61 | | | $ | 9.90 | | | $ | 10.35 | | | $ | 10.50 | | | $ | 10.49 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.27 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.71 | | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 0.09 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.60 | | | | 0.98 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.36 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | (b) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.95 | | | $ | 10.61 | | | $ | 9.90 | | | $ | 10.35 | | | $ | 10.50 | | |
Total return (c) | | | 5.72 | %(d) | | | 9.96 | %(d) | | | (1.61 | )%(d) | | | 1.24 | % | | | 3.55 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.74 | % | | | 1.70 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.12 | % | | | 0.17 | % | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 2.42 | % | | | 2.59 | % | | | 2.78 | % | | | 2.55 | % | | | 2.64 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 9 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 18 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,008 | | | $ | 1,222 | | | $ | 1,440 | | | $ | 1,650 | | | $ | 2,496 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class C Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.61 | | | $ | 9.90 | | | $ | 10.35 | | | $ | 10.50 | | | $ | 10.49 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.31 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.72 | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 0.09 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.64 | | | | 1.02 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.40 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | (b) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.95 | | | $ | 10.61 | | | $ | 9.90 | | | $ | 10.35 | | | $ | 10.50 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 6.09 | % | | | 10.34 | % | | | (1.27 | )% | | | 1.59 | % | | | 3.91 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.39 | % | | | 1.35 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.46 | % | | | 0.47 | % | | | 0.52 | % | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 2.75 | % | | | 2.88 | % | | | 3.13 | % | | | 2.89 | % | | | 2.99 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 9 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 18 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 10,452 | | | $ | 8,859 | | | $ | 4,036 | | | $ | 3,792 | | | $ | 4,974 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class T Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 (a) | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.61 | | | $ | 9.90 | | | $ | 10.35 | | | $ | 10.50 | | | $ | 10.49 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.36 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.71 | | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 0.09 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.69 | | | | 1.07 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.45 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | (c) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.95 | | | $ | 10.61 | | | $ | 9.90 | | | $ | 10.35 | | | $ | 10.50 | | |
Total return (d) | | | 6.62 | %(e) | | | 10.89 | %(e) | | | (0.77 | )%(e) | | | 2.10 | % | | | 4.43 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.85 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.12 | % | | | 0.17 | % | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 3.26 | % | | | 3.43 | % | | | 3.63 | % | | | 3.40 | % | | | 3.49 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 9 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 18 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 39,300 | | | $ | 39,221 | | | $ | 37,689 | | | $ | 42,468 | | | $ | 46,787 | | |
(a) On August 8, 2007, Class G shares were exchanged for Class T shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(e) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class Z Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.61 | | | $ | 9.90 | | | $ | 10.35 | | | $ | 10.50 | | | $ | 10.49 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.38 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.71 | | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 0.09 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.71 | | | | 1.08 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.47 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | (b) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.46 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.95 | | | $ | 10.61 | | | $ | 9.90 | | | $ | 10.35 | | | $ | 10.50 | | |
Total return (c) | | | 6.77 | %(d) | | | 11.06 | %(d) | | | (0.62 | )%(d) | | | 2.25 | % | | | 4.59 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.74 | % | | | 0.70 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.12 | % | | | 0.17 | % | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 3.41 | % | | | 3.58 | % | | | 3.78 | % | | | 3.55 | % | | | 3.64 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 9 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 18 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 286,196 | | | $ | 282,469 | | | $ | 259,753 | | | $ | 254,639 | | | $ | 250,224 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.11 | | | $ | 9.55 | | | $ | 10.08 | | | $ | 10.26 | | | $ | 10.23 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.34 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.56 | | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.10 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.63 | | | | 0.91 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.44 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.41 | | | $ | 10.11 | | | $ | 9.55 | | | $ | 10.08 | | | $ | 10.26 | | |
Total return (b) | | | 6.29 | %(c) | | | 9.63 | %(c) | | | (1.64 | )%(c) | | | 1.84 | % | | | 4.41 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.18 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.32 | % | | | 0.33 | % | | | 0.43 | % | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (d) | | | 3.17 | % | | | 3.49 | % | | | 3.75 | % | | | 3.28 | % | | | 3.36 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 12 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 6 | % | | | 6 | % | | | 3 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 6,101 | | | $ | 4,974 | | | $ | 3,512 | | | $ | 3,007 | | | $ | 2,472 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class B Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.11 | | | $ | 9.55 | | | $ | 10.08 | | | $ | 10.26 | | | $ | 10.23 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.27 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.55 | | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.09 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.55 | | | | 0.83 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.36 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.41 | | | $ | 10.11 | | | $ | 9.55 | | | $ | 10.08 | | | $ | 10.26 | | |
Total return (b) | | | 5.50 | %(c) | | | 8.82 | %(c) | | | (2.36 | )%(c) | | | 1.08 | % | | | 3.63 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 2.00 | % | | | 1.93 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.32 | % | | | 0.33 | % | | | 0.43 | % | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (d) | | | 2.46 | % | | | 2.77 | % | | | 3.01 | % | | | 2.53 | % | | | 2.62 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 12 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 6 | % | | | 6 | % | | | 3 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 849 | | | $ | 1,205 | | | $ | 1,150 | | | $ | 1,254 | | | $ | 1,518 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class C Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.11 | | | $ | 9.55 | | | $ | 10.08 | | | $ | 10.26 | | | $ | 10.23 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.30 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.56 | | | | (0.54 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.10 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.59 | | | | 0.87 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.40 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.41 | | | $ | 10.11 | | | $ | 9.55 | | | $ | 10.08 | | | $ | 10.26 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 5.87 | % | | | 9.20 | % | | | (2.02 | )% | | | 1.44 | % | | | 3.99 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.58 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.67 | % | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | % | |
Net investment income (d) | | | 2.78 | % | | | 3.07 | % | | | 3.36 | % | | | 2.88 | % | | | 2.96 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 12 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 6 | % | | | 6 | % | | | 3 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 5,292 | | | $ | 4,623 | | | $ | 2,582 | | | $ | 3,108 | | | $ | 4,192 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class T Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 (a) | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.11 | | | $ | 9.55 | | | $ | 10.08 | | | $ | 10.26 | | | $ | 10.23 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.35 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.56 | | | | (0.54 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 0.10 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.64 | | | | 0.92 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.45 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.41 | | | $ | 10.11 | | | $ | 9.55 | | | $ | 10.08 | | | $ | 10.26 | | |
Total return (c) | | | 6.40 | %(d) | | | 9.75 | %(d) | | | (1.53 | )%(d) | | | 1.94 | % | | | 4.51 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.08 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.32 | % | | | 0.33 | % | | | 0.43 | % | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 3.29 | % | | | 3.62 | % | | | 3.85 | % | | | 3.38 | % | | | 3.46 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 12 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 6 | % | | | 6 | % | | | 3 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 3,611 | | | $ | 3,726 | | | $ | 3,848 | | | $ | 5,037 | | | $ | 5,489 | | |
(a) On August 8, 2007, Class G shares were exchanged for Class T shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class Z Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.11 | | | $ | 9.55 | | | $ | 10.08 | | | $ | 10.26 | | | $ | 10.23 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.37 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.56 | | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.09 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.65 | | | | 0.93 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.46 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.41 | | | $ | 10.11 | | | $ | 9.55 | | | $ | 10.08 | | | $ | 10.26 | | |
Total return (b) | | | 6.55 | %(c) | | | 9.91 | %(c) | | | (1.38 | )%(c) | | | 2.10 | % | | | 4.67 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 0.93 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.32 | % | | | 0.33 | % | | | 0.43 | % | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (d) | | | 3.43 | % | | | 3.76 | % | | | 4.00 | % | | | 3.52 | % | | | 3.61 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 12 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 6 | % | | | 6 | % | | | 3 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 76,103 | | | $ | 63,757 | | | $ | 55,108 | | | $ | 53,075 | | | $ | 50,453 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 11.76 | | | $ | 11.03 | | | $ | 11.54 | | | $ | 11.68 | | | $ | 11.61 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.38 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.73 | | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 0.08 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.76 | | | | 1.12 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.46 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | (b) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 12.14 | | | $ | 11.76 | | | $ | 11.03 | | | $ | 11.54 | | | $ | 11.68 | | |
Total return (c) | | | 6.59 | %(d) | | | 10.30 | %(d) | | | (1.02 | )%(d) | | | 2.12 | % | | | 4.04 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.06 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.18 | % | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 3.20 | % | | | 3.39 | % | | | 3.44 | % | | | 3.30 | % | | | 3.30 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 10 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 4 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 12,110 | | | $ | 8,452 | | | $ | 4,200 | | | $ | 1,874 | | | $ | 2,529 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class B Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 11.76 | | | $ | 11.03 | | | $ | 11.54 | | | $ | 11.68 | | | $ | 11.61 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.30 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.73 | | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 0.07 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.67 | | | | 1.04 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.37 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | (b) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 12.14 | | | $ | 11.76 | | | $ | 11.03 | | | $ | 11.54 | | | $ | 11.68 | | |
Total return (c) | | | 5.80 | %(d) | | | 9.49 | %(d) | | | (1.74 | )%(d) | | | 1.36 | % | | | 3.27 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.82 | % | | | 1.81 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.18 | % | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 2.47 | % | | | 2.67 | % | | | 2.77 | % | | | 2.55 | % | | | 2.55 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 10 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 4 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,016 | | | $ | 1,453 | | | $ | 1,503 | | | $ | 1,804 | | | $ | 2,965 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class C Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 11.76 | | | $ | 11.03 | | | $ | 11.54 | | | $ | 11.68 | | | $ | 11.61 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.34 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.74 | | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 0.07 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.72 | | | | 1.08 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.41 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | (b) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 12.14 | | | $ | 11.76 | | | $ | 11.03 | | | $ | 11.54 | | | $ | 11.68 | | |
Total return (c)(d) | | | 6.16 | % | | | 9.87 | % | | | (1.40 | )% | | | 1.71 | % | | | 3.63 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.47 | % | | | 1.46 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.47 | % | | | 0.48 | % | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | % | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 2.77 | % | | | 2.96 | % | | | 3.09 | % | | | 2.89 | % | | | 2.91 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 10 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 4 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 12,224 | | | $ | 5,861 | | | $ | 2,649 | | | $ | 2,019 | | | $ | 2,544 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class T Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 (a) | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 11.76 | | | $ | 11.03 | | | $ | 11.54 | | | $ | 11.68 | | | $ | 11.61 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.40 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.39 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.72 | | | | (0.52 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 0.08 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.78 | | | | 1.13 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.47 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | (c) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 12.14 | | | $ | 11.76 | | | $ | 11.03 | | | $ | 11.54 | | | $ | 11.68 | | |
Total return (d) | | | 6.69 | %(e) | | | 10.42 | %(e) | | | (0.90 | )%(e) | | | 2.22 | % | | | 4.15 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (f) | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.97 | % | | | 0.96 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.18 | % | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (f) | | | 3.31 | % | | | 3.52 | % | | | 3.62 | % | | | 3.40 | % | | | 3.41 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 10 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 4 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 10,969 | | | $ | 11,667 | | | $ | 11,520 | | | $ | 13,575 | | | $ | 14,634 | | |
(a) On August 8, 2007, Class G shares were exchanged for Class T shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(e) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class Z Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 11.76 | | | $ | 11.03 | | | $ | 11.54 | | | $ | 11.68 | | | $ | 11.61 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.41 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.73 | | | | (0.50 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 0.08 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.79 | | | | 1.15 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.49 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | (b) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 12.14 | | | $ | 11.76 | | | $ | 11.03 | | | $ | 11.54 | | | $ | 11.68 | | |
Total return (c) | | | 6.85 | %(d) | | | 10.58 | %(d) | | | (0.75 | )%(d) | | | 2.37 | % | | | 4.30 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.81 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.18 | % | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 3.46 | % | | | 3.66 | % | | | 3.73 | % | | | 3.55 | % | | | 3.55 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 10 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 4 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 292,941 | | | $ | 293,160 | | | $ | 272,139 | | | $ | 130,411 | | | $ | 119,457 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Rhode Island Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class A Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 11.13 | | | $ | 10.52 | | | $ | 11.05 | | | $ | 11.21 | | | $ | 11.20 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.40 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.60 | | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.04 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.63 | | | | 1.01 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.44 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 11.37 | | | $ | 11.13 | | | $ | 10.52 | | | $ | 11.05 | | | $ | 11.21 | | |
Total return (b) | | | 5.76 | %(c) | | | 9.76 | %(c) | | | (1.16 | )%(c) | | | 2.11 | % | | | 3.98 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 1.11 | % | | | 1.02 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.26 | % | | | 0.23 | % | | | 0.27 | % | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (d) | | | 3.50 | % | | | 3.74 | % | | | 3.71 | % | | | 3.44 | % | | | 3.57 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 8 | % | | | 13 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 11 | % | | | 10 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,822 | | | $ | 2,432 | | | $ | 3,247 | | | $ | 1,130 | | | $ | 979 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Rhode Island Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class B Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 11.13 | | | $ | 10.52 | | | $ | 11.05 | | | $ | 11.21 | | | $ | 11.20 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.31 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.61 | | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.04 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.55 | | | | 0.93 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.35 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 11.37 | | | $ | 11.13 | | | $ | 10.52 | | | $ | 11.05 | | | $ | 11.21 | | |
Total return (b) | | | 4.97 | %(c) | | | 8.94 | %(c) | | | (1.88 | )%(c) | | | 1.35 | % | | | 3.21 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.54 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.86 | % | | | 1.77 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.26 | % | | | 0.23 | % | | | 0.27 | % | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (d) | | | 2.73 | % | | | 2.95 | % | | | 3.00 | % | | | 2.73 | % | | | 2.82 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 8 | % | | | 13 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 11 | % | | | 10 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 282 | | | $ | 282 | | | $ | 307 | | | $ | 303 | | | $ | 638 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Rhode Island Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class C Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 11.13 | | | $ | 10.52 | | | $ | 11.05 | | | $ | 11.21 | | | $ | 11.20 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.35 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.61 | | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.04 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.59 | | | | 0.97 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.39 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 11.37 | | | $ | 11.13 | | | $ | 10.52 | | | $ | 11.05 | | | $ | 11.21 | | |
Total return (b)(c) | | | 5.33 | % | | | 9.32 | % | | | (1.54 | )% | | | 1.70 | % | | | 3.57 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.51 | % | | | 1.42 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.61 | % | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.62 | % | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.35 | % | |
Net investment income (d) | | | 3.08 | % | | | 3.26 | % | | | 3.35 | % | | | 3.06 | % | | | 3.17 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 8 | % | | | 13 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 11 | % | | | 10 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,639 | | | $ | 1,605 | | | $ | 918 | | | $ | 825 | | | $ | 1,365 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Rhode Island Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class T Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 (a) | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 11.13 | | | $ | 10.52 | | | $ | 11.05 | | | $ | 11.21 | | | $ | 11.20 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (b) | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 0.44 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.42 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.61 | | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.04 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.66 | | | | 1.04 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.46 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 11.37 | | | $ | 11.13 | | | $ | 10.52 | | | $ | 11.05 | | | $ | 11.21 | | |
Total return (c) | | | 6.02 | %(d) | | | 10.03 | %(d) | | | (0.89 | )%(d) | | | 2.36 | % | | | 4.25 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (e) | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.86 | % | | | 0.77 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.26 | % | | | 0.23 | % | | | 0.27 | % | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (e) | | | 3.73 | % | | | 3.95 | % | | | 4.00 | % | | | 3.69 | % | | | 3.81 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 8 | % | | | 13 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 11 | % | | | 10 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 8,643 | | | $ | 8,760 | | | $ | 9,011 | | | $ | 10,852 | | | $ | 11,879 | | |
(a) On August 8, 2007, Class G shares were exchanged for Class T shares.
(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights – Columbia Rhode Island Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Class Z Shares | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 11.13 | | | $ | 10.52 | | | $ | 11.05 | | | $ | 11.21 | | | $ | 11.20 | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | |
Net investment income (a) | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 0.44 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.42 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.61 | | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.04 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.66 | | | | 1.04 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.46 | | |
Less Distributions to Shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | |
From net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 11.37 | | | $ | 11.13 | | | $ | 10.52 | | | $ | 11.05 | | | $ | 11.21 | | |
Total return (b) | | | 6.02 | %(c) | | | 10.03 | %(c) | | | (0.89 | )%(c) | | | 2.36 | % | | | 4.25 | % | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data: | |
Net expenses (d) | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.86 | % | | | 0.77 | % | |
Waiver/Reimbursement | | | 0.26 | % | | | 0.23 | % | | | 0.27 | % | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (d) | | | 3.73 | % | | | 3.95 | % | | | 4.01 | % | | | 3.69 | % | | | 3.81 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 8 | % | | | 13 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 11 | % | | | 10 | % | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 83,723 | | | $ | 93,422 | | | $ | 99,493 | | | $ | 103,512 | | | $ | 103,708 | | |
(a) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.
(c) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia Tax-Exempt Bond Funds
October 31, 2010
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Funds Series Trust I (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 Massachusetts business trust. Information presented in these financial statements pertains to the following series of the Trust (each, a "Fund", and collectively, the "Funds"):
Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund ("Connecticut")
Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund ("Intermediate Municipal")
Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund ("Massachusetts")
Columbia New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund ("New Jersey")
Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund ("New York")
Columbia Rhode Island Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund ("Rhode Island")
Investment Objectives
Each Fund, with the exception of Intermediate Municipal, seeks as high a level of current interest income exempt from federal income tax and, to the extent possible, from the individual income tax of its state, as is consistent with relative stability of principal. Intermediate Municipal seeks current income exempt from federal income tax, consistent with preservation of principal. All Funds are non-diversified investment companies, except for Intermediate Municipal and New Jersey which are diversified investment companies.
Fund Shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares, and each Fund offers five classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class T and Class Z. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable.
The Funds no longer accept investments by new or existing investors in each Fund's Class B shares, except in connection with the reinvestment of any dividend and/or capital gain distributions in Class B shares of the Funds and exchanges by existing Class B shareholders of other Columbia Funds.
Class A and Class T shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.25% and 4.75%, respectively, based on the amount of initial investment. Class A and Class T shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a maximum contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") of 1.00% based upon the holding period after purchase.
Class B shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 3.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase.
Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares sold within one year after purchase.
Class Z shares are offered continuously at net asset value. There are certain restrictions on the purchase of Class T and Class Z shares, as described in each Fund's prospectus.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements.
Security Valuation
Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees, based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available may also be valued based upon an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotation.
Certain debt securities, which tend to be more thinly traded and of lesser quality, are priced based on fundamental analysis of the financial condition of the issuer and the estimated value
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of any collateral. Valuations developed through pricing techniques may vary from the actual amounts realized upon sale of the securities, and the potential variation may be greater for those securities valued using fundamental analysis.
Short-term investments maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security. The determination of fair value often requires significant judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine value.
GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value giving the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
• Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)
• Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable, unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs may include management's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment.
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
On January 21, 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update (the "amendment"), Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements, which provides guidance on how investment assets and liabilities are to be valued and disclosed. Specifically, the amendment requires reporting entities to disclose the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements for Level 2 and Level 3 positions. The amendment also requires that transfers between all levels (including Level 1 and Level 2) be disclosed on a gross basis (i.e., transfers out must be disclosed separately from transfers in), and requires disclosure of the reason(s) for sign ificant transfers. Additionally, purchases, sales, issuances and settlements must be disclosed on a gross basis in the Level 3 roll forward. The effective date of the amendment is for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2009; except for the requirement to provide the Level 3 activity for purchases, sales, issuances and settlements on a gross basis, which will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2010. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of the amendment and the impact to the financial statements.
Security Transactions
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.
Delayed Delivery Securities
Each Fund may trade securities on other than normal settlement terms, including securities purchased or sold on a "when-issued" basis. This may increase the risk if the other party to the transaction fails to deliver and causes the Funds to subsequently invest at less advantageous prices. Each Fund identifies within its portfolio of investments cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the delayed delivery commitment.
Income Recognition
Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Market premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted. Original issue discount is accreted to interest income over the
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life of the security with a corresponding increase in the cost basis, if any.
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Funds and other series of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged to such Fund. 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, as shown on the Statements of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of a Fund on a daily basis for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class. Income and expenses are allocated to each class based on the settled shares method, while realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated based on the relative net assets of each class.
Federal Income Tax Status
Each Fund intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its tax-exempt or taxable income, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, each Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that each Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP.
Indemnification
In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. A Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against a Fund. Also, under the Trust's organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Trust. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.
Note 3. Federal Tax Information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to each Fund's capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, permanent book and tax basis differences resulting primarily from differing treatments for distributions, amortization/accretion adjustments and market discount reclassifications on debt securities were identified and reclassified among the components of the Funds' net assets as follows:
| | Undistributed Net Investment Income | | Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | Paid-In Capital | |
Connecticut | | $ | (3,045 | ) | | $ | 3,045 | | | $ | — | | |
Intermediate Municipal | | | (8,323 | ) | | | 15,591 | | | | (7,268 | ) | |
Massachusetts | | | (23,829 | ) | | | 23,829 | | | | — | | |
New Jersey | | | (10,081 | ) | | | 10,084 | | | | (3 | ) | |
New York | | | (725 | ) | | | 727 | | | | (2 | ) | |
Rhode Island | | | (6,040 | ) | | | 6,040 | | | | — | | |
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Net investment income and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed on the Statements of Operations, and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2009 was as follows:
| | October 31, 2010 | |
| | Tax-Exempt Income | | Ordinary Income* | | Long-Term Capital Gains | |
Connecticut | | $ | 8,065,425 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
Intermediate Municipal | | | 90,257,672 | | | | 414,045 | | | | — | | |
Massachusetts | | | 12,089,452 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
New Jersey | | | 2,814,822 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
New York | | | 11,008,399 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Rhode Island | | | 3,765,466 | | | | 9,408 | | | | — | | |
| | October 31, 2009 | |
| | Tax-Exempt Income | | Ordinary Income* | | Long-Term Capital Gains | |
Connecticut | | $ | 8,042,693 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
Intermediate Municipal | | | 94,030,243 | | | | 220,837 | | | | — | | |
Massachusetts | | | 11,832,253 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
New Jersey | | | 2,687,593 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
New York | | | 10,961,110 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Rhode Island | | | 4,299,358 | | | | — | | | | — | | |
* For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.
As of October 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | Undistributed Tax-Exempt Income | | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | | Net Unrealized Appreciation* | |
Connecticut | | $ | 719,024 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 13,406,411 | | |
Intermediate Municipal | | | 9,229,080 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 126,599,964 | | |
Massachusetts | | | 929,476 | | | | — | | | | 85,103 | | | | 24,470,688 | | |
New Jersey | | | 219,517 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,454,942 | | |
New York | | | 854,443 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 20,568,776 | | |
Rhode Island | | | 278,648 | | | | — | | | | 466,287 | | | | 5,440,945 | | |
* The differences between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation are primarily due to discount accretion/premium amortization on debt securities.
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Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at October 31, 2010, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, were:
| | Unrealized Appreciation | | Unrealized Depreciation | | Net Unrealized Appreciation | |
Connecticut | | $ | 13,572,247 | | | $ | (165,836 | ) | | $ | 13,406,411 | | |
Intermediate Municipal | | | 162,164,135 | | | | (35,564,171 | ) | | | 126,599,964 | | |
Massachusetts | | | 25,038,004 | | | | (567,316 | ) | | | 24,470,688 | | |
New Jersey | | | 4,903,664 | | | | (448,722 | ) | | | 4,454,942 | | |
New York | | | 20,678,734 | | | | (109,958 | ) | | | 20,568,776 | | |
Rhode Island | | | 5,473,219 | | | | (32,274 | ) | | | 5,440,945 | | |
The following capital loss carryforwards, determined as of October 31, 2010, may be available to reduce taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code:
| | Year of Expiration | |
| | 2015 | | 2016 | | 2017 | | Total | |
Connecticut | | $ | — | | | $ | 120,603 | | | $ | 550,750 | | | $ | 671,353 | | |
Intermediate Municipal | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,944,846 | | | | 1,944,846 | | |
New Jersey | | | — | | | | — | | | | 33,651 | | | | 33,651 | | |
New York | | | 74,187 | | | | — | | | | 1,269,982 | | | | 1,344,169 | | |
Capital loss carryforwards utilized during the year ended October 31, 2010 were as follows:
| | Capital Losses Utilized | |
Connecticut | | $ | 294,823 | | |
Intermediate Municipal | | | 7,864,202 | | |
Massachusetts | | | 613,109 | | |
New Jersey | | | 106,668 | | |
New York | | | 819,361 | | |
Rhode Island | | | 145,481 | | |
Management is required to determine whether a tax position of the Funds is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized by each Fund is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. However, management's conclusions may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). The Funds' federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal ye ars remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS").
Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates
Investment Advisory Fee
After the close of business on April 30, 2010, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise Financial") acquired a portion of the asset
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management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC (the "Transaction"), including the business of managing the Funds. In connection with the closing of the Transaction (the "Closing"), RiverSource Investments, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, became the investment advisor of the Funds and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the "New Advisor"). The New Advisor receives a monthly investment advisory fee based on each Fund's average daily net assets as follows:
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rate | |
First $500 million | | | 0.48 | % | |
$500 million to $1 billion | | | 0.43 | % | |
$1 billion to $1.5 billion | | | 0.40 | % | |
$1.5 billion to $3 billion | | | 0.37 | % | |
$3 billion to $6 billion | | | 0.36 | % | |
Over $6 billion | | | 0.35 | % | |
Prior to the Closing, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation ("BOA"), provided investment advisory services to the Funds under the same fee structure.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the effective investment advisory fee rates for each Fund, as a percentage of each Fund's average daily net assets, were as follows:
| | Effective Fee Rate | |
Connecticut | | | 0.48 | % | |
Intermediate Municipal | | | 0.41 | % | |
Massachusetts | | | 0.48 | % | |
New Jersey | | | 0.48 | % | |
New York | | | 0.48 | % | |
Rhode Island | | | 0.48 | % | |
Administration Fee
Effective upon the Closing, the New Advisor became the administrator of the Funds under a new Administrative Services Agreement (the "Administrative Agreement"). Under the Administrative Agreement, the New Advisor provides administrative and other services to the Funds, including services previously performed under the Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement discussed below. The New Advisor receives a monthly administration fee at the annual rate of 0.067% of each Fund's average daily net assets. Prior to the Closing, Columbia provided administrative services to the Funds at the same fee rates.
Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees
Prior to the Closing, the Funds entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the "Financial Reporting Services Agreement") with State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Funds. The Funds also entered into an Accounting Services Agreement (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the "State Street Agreements") with State Street and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Funds. Upon the Closing, Columbia assigned and delegated its rights and obligations under the State Street Agreements to the New Advisor. Under the State Street Agreements, the Funds pay State Street an annual fee of $38,000 paid monthly plus an additional monthly fee based on an annualized percentage rate of average daily net assets of the Funds for the month. The aggregate fee will not exceed $140 ,000 per year (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and charges). The Funds also reimburse State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charges.
Also prior to the Closing, the Funds entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the "Services Agreement") with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provided services related to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provided oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. Under the Services Agreement, the Funds reimbursed Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses and charges, including fees payable to third parties, such as for pricing the Funds' portfolio securities, incurred by Columbia in the performance of services under the Services Agreement. The Services Agreement was terminated upon the Closing. These services are now provided under the Administrative Agreement discussed above.
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Transfer Agent Fee
In connection with the Closing, RiverSource Service Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, became the transfer agent of the Funds and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the "New Transfer Agent"). The New Transfer Agent has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services ("BFDS") to serve as sub-transfer agent. The New Transfer Agent receives monthly account-based service fees based on the number of open accounts and asset-based fees, calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts, which are intended to reimburse the New Transfer Agent for certain sub-transfer agent fees (exclusive of BFDS fees). The New Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Funds.
The New Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, Individual Retirement Account ("IRA") trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due to the New Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Funds and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the New Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Funds. The New Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.
Prior to the Closing, Columbia Management Services, Inc., an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, provided shareholder services to the Funds and contracted with BFDS to serve as sub-transfer agent, under the same fee structure.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, each Fund's effective transfer agent fee rate for each class of the Funds, as a percentage of each Fund's average daily net assets, was as follows:
| | Effective Fee Rate | |
Connecticut | | | 0.02 | % | |
Intermediate Municipal | | | 0.04 | % | |
Massachusetts | | | 0.01 | % | |
New Jersey | | | 0.02 | % | |
New York | | | 0.02 | % | |
Rhode Island | | | 0.01 | % | |
An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below each Fund's initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statements of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2010, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Funds.
Underwriting Discounts, Service and Distribution Fees
In connection with the Closing, RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, became the distributor of the Funds' shares and changed its name to Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the "New Distributor").
For the year ended October 31, 2010, initial sales charges paid by shareholders on the purchase of Class A and Class T shares and net CDSC fees paid by shareholders on certain redemptions of Class A, Class B and Class C shares were as follows:
| | Front-End Sales Charge | | CDSC | |
| | Class A | | Class T | | Class A | | Class B | | Class C | |
Connecticut | | $ | 756 | | | $ | 16 | | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 219 | | | $ | 370 | | |
Intermediate Municipal | | | 8,566 | | | | 13 | | | | 137 | | | | 1,024 | | | | 2,987 | | |
Massachusetts | | | 2,638 | | | | 656 | | | | 2,244 | | | | 18 | | | | 1,972 | | |
New Jersey | | | 2,228 | | | | 61 | | | | — | | | | 1,225 | | | | 1,230 | | |
New York | | | 2,284 | | | | 7 | | | | 11 | | | | 150 | | | | 5,130 | | |
Rhode Island | | | 116 | | | | 77 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 150 | | |
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The Funds have adopted distribution and shareholder servicing plans (the "Plans") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, which require the payment of distribution and service fees. The fees are intended to compensate the New Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Funds and providing services to investors. Payments under the Plans, which are calculated daily and paid monthly, are based on the average daily net assets of each Fund at the following annual rates:
| | Distribution Fee | | Service Fee | |
| | Class B | | Class C | | Class A | | Class B | | Class C | |
Connecticut1 | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Intermediate Municipal2 | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | |
Massachusetts1 | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
New Jersey1 | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
New York1 | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
Rhode Island1 | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | |
1 The New Distributor has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the distribution fee for Class C shares so that the combined distribution and service fees do not exceed 0.65% annually of average net assets. This arrangement may be modified or terminated by the New Distributor at any time.
2 The New Distributor has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of Intermediate Municipal's Class C share distribution fees so that the combined distribution and service fees do not exceed 0.40% annually of average net assets. This arrangement may be modified or terminated by the New Distributor at any time.
Shareholder Service Fee
Each Fund has adopted shareholder service plans that permit them to pay for certain services provided to Class T shareholders by their financial advisors. The Funds may pay shareholder service fees up to a maximum of 0.40% of each Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class T shares (comprised of up to 0.20% for shareholder liaison services and up to 0.20% for administrative support services). Connecticut, Intermediate Municipal, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York will limit such fees to an aggregate annual rate of not more than 0.15% of each Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class T shares. No fees were charged during the year ended October 31, 2010, under the Class T service plan with respect to Rhode Island. In addition, effective November 8, 2010, the servicing fee for Class T shares will be waived by selling and/or servicing agents to the extent necessary to prevent the net investment income for the Class T shares from falling below 0.00% on a daily basis.
Prior to the Closing, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, was the principal underwriter of the Funds' shares. There were no changes to the underwriting discount structure of the Funds or the service, distribution or shareholder services fee rates paid by the Funds as a result of the Transaction.
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements
Effective May 1, 2010, the New Advisor has voluntarily agreed to reimburse a portion of each Fund's expenses so that ordinary operating expenses (excluding any distribution and service fees, brokerage commissions, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, but including custodian charges relating to overdrafts, if any), after giving effect to any balance credits from the Funds' custodian, do not exceed 0.55% of each Fund's average daily net assets on an annualized basis. Prior to May 1, 2010, Columbia voluntarily reimbursed a portion of each Fund's expenses in the same manner. These arrangements may be modified or terminated by the New Advisor at any time.
Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees
All officers of the Funds are employees of the New Advisor or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Funds. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Funds in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Funds, along with other affiliated funds, pay their pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. Each Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year. Prior to the Closing, each Fund paid its pro-rata share of the expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer under the same fee structure.
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Trustees are compensated for their services to the Funds, as set forth on the Statements of Operations. The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Obligations of the plan will be paid solely out of the Funds' assets.
As a result of fund mergers, certain Funds assumed the liabilities of the deferred compensation plan of the acquired fund, which are included in "Trustees' fees" on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The deferred compensation plan may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Funds' assets.
Other
Prior to the Closing, certain Funds made daily investments of cash balances in certain formerly affiliated open-ended investment companies managed by Columbia. The income earned prior to the Closing by each Fund from such investments is included as "Dividends from affiliates" on the Statements of Operations. As an investing fund, each Fund was indirectly allocated its proportionate share of the expenses of the fund in which it invested.
Note 5. Custody Credits
Each Fund has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as part of expense reductions on the Statements of Operations. The Funds could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if they had not entered into such an agreement. For the year ended October 31, 2010, these custody credits reduced total expenses for the Funds as follows:
| | Custody Credits | |
Connecticut | | $ | 1 | | |
Intermediate Municipal | | | 33 | | |
Massachusetts | | | 7 | | |
New Jersey | | | 8 | | |
New York | | | 1 | | |
Rhode Island | | | 2 | | |
Note 6. Portfolio Information
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, for the Funds were as follows:
| | Purchases | | Sales | |
Connecticut | | $ | 26,225,525 | | | $ | 24,718,034 | | |
Intermediate Municipal | | | 325,797,928 | | | | 423,186,535 | | |
Massachusetts | | | 36,444,078 | | | | 30,268,579 | | |
New Jersey | | | 19,574,263 | | | | 9,594,193 | | |
New York | | | 33,937,042 | | | | 32,193,243 | | |
Rhode Island | | | 8,216,306 | | | | 19,932,167 | | |
Note 7. Regulatory Settlements
During the years ended October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2009, Intermediate Municipal received payments totaling $7,268 and $15,125, respectively, relating to certain regulatory settlements with third parties that the Fund had participated in during the respective periods. The payments have been included in "Increase from regulatory settlements" on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
Note 8. Line of Credit
The Funds and other affiliated funds participate in a $280,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit provided by State Street. The maximum amount that may be borrowed by any fund is limited to the lesser of $200,000,000 and the Fund's borrowing limit set forth in the Fund's registration statement. Borrowings are available for short-term liquidity or temporary or emergency purposes.
Effective October 14, 2010, interest is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR Rate plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.125% per annum is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds pro rata based on their relative net assets.
Prior to October 14, 2010, interest was charged to each participating fund at the same rates. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum were accrued and apportioned among the participating funds pro rata based on their relative net assets.
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For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Funds did not borrow under these arrangements.
Note 9. Shareholder Concentration
As of October 31, 2010, certain shareholder accounts owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of one or more of the Funds. Purchase and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Funds. The number of accounts and aggregate percentages of shares outstanding held therein are as follows:
| | Number of Accounts | | % of Shares Outstanding Held | |
Connecticut | | | 1 | | | | 79.3 | | |
Intermediate Municipal | | | 1 | | | | 86.4 | | |
Massachusetts | | | 2 | | | | 84.1 | | |
New Jersey | | | 1 | | | | 76.1 | | |
New York | | | 1 | | | | 76.9 | | |
Rhode Island | | | 1 | | | | 81.6 | | |
Note 10. Significant Risks and Contingencies
Non-Diversification Risk
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island are non-diversified funds, which generally means that they may invest a greater percentage of their total assets in the securities of fewer issuers than a "diversified" fund. This increases the risk that a change in the value of any one investment held by a Fund could affect the overall value of the Fund more than it would affect that of a diversified fund holding a greater number of investments. Accordingly, the Funds' value will likely be more volatile than the value of more diversified funds. The Funds may not operate as non-diversified funds at all times.
Geographic Concentration Risk
Each of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island had greater than 5% of its total net assets on October 31, 2010, invested in debt obligations issued by its respective state and political subdivisions, agencies and public authorities, as well as in such obligations of Puerto Rico. The Funds are more susceptible to economic and political factors adversely affecting issuers of their respective state's and Puerto Rico's municipal securities than are municipal bond funds that are not concentrated to the same extent in these issuers.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Each Fund holds investments that are insured by private insurers who guarantee the payment of principal and interest in the event of default or that are supported by a letter of credit. At October 31, 2010, private insurers who insured greater than 20% of the total net assets of the Funds were as follows:
Connecticut
Insurer | | % of Total Net Assets | |
National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. | | | 22.8 | | |
Rhode Island
Insurer | | % of Total Net Assets | |
Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | | | 32.1 | | |
At October 31, 2010, Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. and National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. were rated at AA+ and A, respectively by Standard & Poor's.
Tax Development Risk
Each Fund purchases municipal securities whose interest, in the opinion of bond counsel, is free from federal income tax. There is no assurance that the IRS will agree with this opinion. In the event the IRS determines that an issuer does not comply with relevant tax requirements, interest payments from a security could become federally taxable, possibly retroactively to the date the security was issued. As a shareholder of the Fund, you may be required to file an amended tax return as a result.
Information Regarding Pending and Settled Legal Proceedings
In June 2004, an action captioned John E. Gallus et al. v. American Express Financial Corp. and American Express Financial Advisors Inc. was filed in the United States District Court for the District
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of Arizona. The plaintiffs allege that they are investors in several American Express Company (now known as legacy RiverSource) mutual funds and they purport to bring the action derivatively on behalf of those funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The plaintiffs allege that fees allegedly paid to the defendants by the funds for investment advisory and administrative services are excessive. The plaintiffs seek remedies including restitution and rescission of investment advisory and distribution agreements. The plaintiffs voluntarily agreed to transfer this case to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (the District Court). In response to defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint, the District Court dismissed one of plaintiffs' four claims and granted plaintiffs limited discovery. Defendants moved for summary judgment in April 2007. Summary judgment was granted in the defendants' favor on July 9, 2007. The plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (the Eighth Circuit) on August 8, 2007. On April 8, 2009, the Eighth Circuit reversed summary judgment and remanded to the District Court for further proceedings. On August 6, 2009, defendants filed a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court (the Supreme Court), asking the Supreme Court to stay the District Court proceedings while the Supreme Court considers and rules in a case captioned Jones v. Harris Associates, which involves issues of law similar to those presented in the Gallus case. On March 30, 2010, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Jones v. Harris Associates, and on April 5, 2010, the Supreme Court vaca ted the Eighth Circuit's decision in the Gallus case and remanded the case to the Eighth Circuit for further consideration in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Jones v. Harris Associates. On June 4, 2010, the Eighth Circuit remanded the Gallus case to the District Court for further consideration in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Jones v. Harris Associates. On December 9, 2010, the District Court reinstated its July 9, 2007 summary judgment order in favor of the defendants.
In December 2005, without admitting or denying the allegations, American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC, which is now known as Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial)), entered into settlement agreements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Minnesota Department of Commerce (MDOC) related to market timing activities. As a result, AEFC was censured and ordered to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations of certain provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and various Minnesota laws. AEFC agreed to pay disgorgement of $10 million and civil money penalties of $7 million. AEFC also agreed to retain an independent distribution consultant to assist in developing a plan for distribution of all disgorgement and civil penalties ordered by the SEC in accordance with various undertakings detailed at http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/ia-2451.pdf. Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates have cooperated with the SEC and the MDOC in these legal proceedings, and have made regular reports to the funds' Boards of Directors/Trustees.
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Funds are not currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds. Ameriprise Financial is required to make 10-Q, 10-K and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obt ained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse publicity associated with them, will not result in increased fund redemptions, reduced sale of fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Funds. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result. An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Ameriprise Financial.
Note 11. Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were
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issued, and except as disclosed below, noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosures.
The Board of Trustees has approved a proposal to merge New Jersey and Rhode Island into Intermediate Municipal.
Shareholders of New Jersey and Rhode Island will vote on each respective proposed merger at a Special Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held during the first half of 2011.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees and the Shareholders of Columbia Funds Series Trust I
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolios, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Columbia Rhode Island Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund (the "Funds") (constituting part of Columbia Funds Series Trust I), at October 31, 2010, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with a ccounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Funds' management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 20, 2010
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Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited) – Columbia Tax-Exempt Bond Funds
Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, 100.0% of the distributions from net investment income of the Fund qualifies as exempt interest dividends for federal income tax purposes. A portion of the income may be subject to federal alternative minimum tax.
The Fund will notify shareholders in January 2011 of amounts for use in preparing 2010 income tax returns.
Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, 99.5% of the distributions from net investment income of the Fund qualifies as exempt interest dividends for federal income tax purposes. A portion of the income may be subject to federal alternative minimum tax.
The Fund will notify shareholders in January 2011 of amounts for use in preparing 2010 income tax returns.
Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
The Fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, $89,358, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, 100.0% of the distributions from net investment income of the Fund qualifies as exempt interest dividends for federal income tax purposes. A portion of the income may be subject to federal alternative minimum tax.
The Fund will notify shareholders in January 2011 of amounts for use in preparing 2010 income tax returns.
Columbia New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, 100.0% of the distributions from net investment income of the Fund qualifies as exempt interest dividends for federal income tax purposes. A portion of the income may be subject to federal alternative minimum tax.
The Fund will notify shareholders in January 2011 of amounts for use in preparing 2010 income tax returns.
Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, 100.0% of the distributions from net investment income of the Fund qualifies as exempt interest dividends for federal income tax purposes. A portion of the income may be subject to federal alternative minimum tax.
The Fund will notify shareholders in January 2011 of amounts for use in preparing 2010 income tax returns.
Columbia Rhode Island Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
The Fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, $489,601, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, 99.8% of the distributions from net investment income of the Fund qualifies as exempt interest dividends for federal income tax purposes. A portion of the income may be subject to federal alternative minimum tax.
The Fund will notify shareholders in January 2011 of amounts for use in preparing 2010 income tax returns.
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Fund Governance
The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and birth years of the Trustees and Officers of the Funds in Columbia Funds Series Trust I, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, the number of Funds overseen by each Trustee and other directorships they hold are shown below. Each officer listed below serves as an officer of each Fund in Columbia Funds Series Trust I.
Independent Trustees
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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John D. Collins (Born 1938) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2005) | | Retired. Consultant, KPMG, LLP (accounting and tax firm) from July 1999 to June 2000; Partner, KPMG, LLP from March 1962 to June 1999. Oversees 64; Mrs. Fields Original Cookies, Inc. (consumer products); Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.; and Montpelier Re (insurance underwriting firm) | |
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Rodman L. Drake (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1994) and Chairman of the Board (since 2009) | | Co-Founder of Baringo Capital LLC (private equity) since 2002; CEO of Crystal River Capital, Inc. (real estate investment trust) since 2003; President, Continuation Investments Group, Inc. from 1997 to 2001. Oversees 64; Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. (tax preparation services); Crystal Capital River, Inc. (real estate investment trust); Student Loan Corporation (student loan provider); Celgene Corporation (global biotechnology company); The Helios Funds (exchange-traded funds); Apex Silver Mines Ltd. from 2007 to 2009 | |
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Douglas A. Hacker (Born 1955) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1996) | | Independent business executive since May 2006; Executive Vice President—Strategy of United Airlines (airline) from December 2002 to May 2006; President of UAL Loyalty Services (airline marketing company) from September 2001 to December 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines from July 1999 to September 2001. Oversees 64; Nash Finch Company (food distributor); Aircastle Limited (aircraft leasing) | |
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Janet Langford Kelly (Born 1957) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1996) | | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ConocoPhillips (integrated energy company) since September 2007; Deputy General Counsel—Corporate Legal Services, ConocoPhillips from August 2006 to August 2007; Partner, Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette LLP (law firm) from March 2005 to July 2006; Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern University, from September 2004 to June 2006; Director, UAL Corporation (airline) from February 2006 to July 2006; Oversees 64; None | |
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William E. Mayer (Born 1940) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1994) | | Partner, Park Avenue Equity Partners (private equity) since February 1999; Dean and Professor, College of Business and Management, University of Maryland from 1992 to 1996. Oversees 64; DynaVox Inc. (software developer); Lee Enterprises (print media); WR Hambrecht + Co. (financial service provider); BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation (investment company) | |
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Independent Trustees (continued)
Name, Address and Year of Birth, Position with Funds, Year First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
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Charles R. Nelson (Born 1942) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1981) | | Professor of Economics, University of Washington, since January 1976; Ford and Louisa Van Voorhis Professor of Political Economy, University of Washington, since September 1993; Adjunct Professor of Statistics, University of Washington, since September 1980; Associate Editor, Journal of Money Credit and Banking, 1993-2008; Consultant on econometric and statistical matters. Oversees 64; None | |
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John J. Neuhauser (Born 1943) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1984) | | President, Saint Michael's College, since August 2007; Director or Trustee of several non-profit organizations, including Fletcher Allen Health Care, Inc.; University Professor, Boston College from November 2005 to August 2007; Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculties, Boston College from August 1999 to October 2005. Oversees 64; Liberty All-Star Equity Fund and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (closed-end funds) | |
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Jonathan Piel (Born 1938) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1994) | | Cable television producer and website designer; The Editor, Scientific American from 1984 to 1994; Vice President, Scientific American, Inc., from 1984 to 1994; Member, Advisory Board, Stone Age Institute, Bloomington, Indiana (research institute that explores the effect of technology on human evolution); Member, Board of Directors of the National Institute of Social Sciences, New York City; Member, Board of Trustees of the William Alanson White Institute, New York City (institution for training psychoanalysts); and Member, Advisory Board, Mount Sinai Children's Environmental Health Center, New York. Oversees 64; None | |
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Patrick J. Simpson (Born 1944) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 2000) | | Partner, Perkins Coie LLP (law firm). Oversees 64; None | |
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Anne-Lee Verville (Born 1945) | |
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c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Trustee (since 1998) | | Retired since 1997 (formerly General Manager–Global Education Industry from 1994 to 1997, President–Application Systems Division from 1991 to 1994, Chief Financial Officer–US Marketing & Services from 1988 to 1991, and Chief Information Officer from 1987 to 1988, IBM Corporation (computer and technology)). Oversees 64; Enesco Group, Inc. (producer of giftware and home and garden decor products) from 2001 to 2006 | |
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The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Funds and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-345-6611.
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Officers
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years | |
J. Kevin Connaughton (Born 1964) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 President (since 2009) | | Senior Vice President and General Manager–Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; President, Columbia Funds, since 2009, and RiverSource Funds, since May 2010 (previously Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009, Treasurer, Columbia Funds, from October 2003 to May 2008, and senior officer of various other affiliated funds since 2000); Managing Director, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from December 2004 to April 2010. | |
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Michael G. Clarke (Born 1969) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (since 2009) | | Vice President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Managing Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from September 2004 to April 2010; senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2002. | |
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Scott R. Plummer (Born 1959) | |
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5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2010) | | Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since June 2005; Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel–Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since May 2010 (previously Vice President and Chief Counsel–Asset Management, from 2005 to April 2010, and Vice President–Asset Management Compliance from 2004 to 2005); Vice President, Chief Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since 2008; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Ameriprise Certificate Company since 2005; Chief Counsel, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, RiverSource Funds, since December 2006; Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Columbia Funds, since May 2010. | |
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Linda J. Wondrack (Born 1964) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2007) | | Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Funds, since 2007, and RiverSource Funds, since May 2010; Director (Columbia Management Group, LLC and Investment Product Group Compliance), Bank of America, from June 2005 to April 2010; Director of Corporate Compliance and Conflicts Officer of MFS Investment Management (investment management) from August 2004 to May 2005. | |
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William F. Truscott (Born 1960) | |
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53600 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Chairman of the Board, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 (previously President, Chairman of the Board and Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to April 2010); Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Asset Management & President, Annuities, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since May 2010 (previously President–U.S. Asset Management and Chief Investment Officer from 2005 to April 2010, and Senior Vice President—Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to 2005); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company since 2006; Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010 (previously Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 2008 to April 2010); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006. | |
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Officers (continued)
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years | |
Colin Moore (Born 1958) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Director and Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Manager, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2007 to April 2010; Head of Equities, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2002 to 2007. | |
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Michael A. Jones (Born 1959) | |
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100 Federal Street Boston, MA 02110 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Director and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010; Manager, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from 2007 to April 2010; Chief Executive Officer, President and Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. from November 2006 to April 2010; previously, co-president and senior managing director at Robeco Investment Management. | |
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Amy Johnson (Born 1965) | |
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5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Senior Vice President (since 2010) | | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 (previously Chief Administrative Officer, from 2009 until April 2010, Vice President—Asset Management and Trust Company Services, from 2006 to 2009, and Vice President—Operations and Compliance from 2004 to 2006). | |
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Joseph F. DiMaria (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Treasurer (since 2009) and Chief Accounting Officer (since 2008) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from January 2006 to April 2010; Head of Tax/Compliance and Assistant Treasurer, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from November 2004 to December 2005. | |
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Marybeth Pilat (Born 1968) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2010) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; Vice President, Investment Operations, Bank of America, from October 2008 to April 2010; Finance Manager, Boston Children's Hospital from August 2008 to October 2008; Director, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from May 2007 to July 2008; Vice President, Mutual Fund Valuation, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from January 2006 to May 2007; Vice President, Mutual Fund Accounting Oversight, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from January 2005 to January 2006. | |
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Officers (continued)
Name, Year of Birth and Address | | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years | |
Julian Quero (Born 1967) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Deputy Treasurer (since 2008) | | Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from August 2008 to April 2010; Senior Tax Manager, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from August 2006 to July 2008; Senior Compliance Manager, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from April 2002 to August 2006. | |
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Stephen T. Welsh (Born 1957) | |
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One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Vice President (since 2006) | | President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. since May 2010; President and Director, Columbia Management Services, Inc. from July 2004 to April 2010; Managing Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. from August 2007 to April 2010. | |
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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreements
Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
In September 2010, the Board of Trustees (the "Board") unanimously approved new Investment Management Services Agreements (the "Advisory Agreements") on behalf of various Columbia funds that would increase or decrease the contractual investment advisory fee rates payable by each affected Columbia fund (each, an "Affected Fund") to Columbia Management for investment advisory services. For each of Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, the Advisory Agreement will decrease contractual investment advisory fee rates. For Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, the Advisory Agreement would, subject to shareholder approval, increase contractual investment advisory fee rates. As detailed below, the Board held numerous meetings and discussions with the management team of Columbia Management and reviewed and c onsidered materials in connection with the approval of the investment advisory fee before determining to approve the Advisory Agreements.
On April 30, 2010, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. acquired the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Bank of America and the parent of the Affected Funds' former investment adviser. In connection with that acquisition, the Affected Funds entered into investment management services agreements with Columbia Management, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Beginning in April 2010, Columbia Management presented to the Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee (the "Committee") of the Board a proposal to rationalize the fees and expenses, including the advisory fees, of the various registered investment companies in the combined complex of Columbia-, RiverSource-, Seligman- and Threadneedle-branded funds (the "Columbia Funds Complex"). Because these funds were organized at different times by many different sponsors, their fees and expenses did not reflect a common overall design, and Columbia Management proposed to implement a more consistent schedule of fees for similar funds based on a uniform pricing model across all of the funds. In this regard, Columbia Management presented the Committee with various data comparing current and proposed fee schedules to the fee schedules of peer funds, as selected by an independent third-party data provider. While Columbia Management projected that t he proposed rationalization would reduce the overall fees and expenses of all of the funds in the aggregate, it was expected that certain fees and expenses, including advisory fees, would increase for certain funds. At the same time, Columbia Management presented the Committee with proposals to provide for consistent administrative services fee schedules across funds in the same asset class, reduced custody fee rates and a consistent transfer agency fee schedule across the funds, as well as initial proposals to merge various funds. In connection with these proposals, the Committee and the trustees considered a proposal by Columbia Management to contractually limit the total operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage commissions, interest (but including custodial charges relating to overdrafts), taxes and extraordinary expenses, after giving effect to any balance credits from each fund's custodian) of class A shares of funds, the expenses of which exceed the median expenses of such fund's class A shares peer group (as determined from time to time, generally annually, by an independent third-party data provider), to such median expenses (or a lower, agreed-upon rate), and to limit the total expenses of such funds' other classes to a corresponding amount, adjusted to reflect any class-specific expenses (including transfer agency fees and payments under any distribution plan, shareholder servicing plan, and/or plan administration agreement).
The Committee and the trustees who are not "interested persons" (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act")) of the Trust (the "Independent Trustees") requested and evaluated materials from, and were provided materials and information regarding the Advisory Agreements by, Columbia Management. The Committee, at meetings held on April 20, 2010, May 3, 2010, June 7, 2010, July 27, 2010 and August 10, 2010, and the Independent Trustees, at meetings held on April 20, 2010, May 4, 2010, June 7, 2010 and August 11, 2010, reviewed the materials provided in connection with their consideration of the Advisory Agreements and other matters relating to the proposals and discussed them with representatives of Columbia Management. The Committee and the Independent Trustees also reviewed and considered information that they had previously received in connection with their most recent consideration and approval of the curr ent investment management services agreements with
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Columbia Management. They also consulted with Fund counsel and with the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel, who advised on the legal standards for consideration by the trustees and otherwise assisted the trustees in their deliberations. The trustees also met with, and reviewed and considered a report prepared and provided by, the independent fee consultant (the "Fee Consultant") appointed by the Independent Trustees pursuant to an assurance of discontinuance entered into by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, the Affected Funds' previous adviser, with the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") to settle a civil complaint filed by the NYAG relating to trading in mutual fund shares (the "NYAG Settlement"). Under the NYAG Settlement, the Fee Consultant's role is to manage the process by which management fees are negotiated so that they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms' length and reasonable. On August 10, 2010, th e Committee recommended that the trustees approve the Advisory Agreements. On September 14, 2010, the trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, approved the Advisory Agreement for each Affected Fund, subject to shareholder approval.
The trustees considered all materials that they, their legal counsel or Columbia Management believed reasonably necessary to evaluate and to determine whether to approve the Advisory Agreements. The factors considered by the Committee and the trustees in recommending approval and approving the Advisory Agreement for each Affected Fund included the following:
• The expected benefits of continuing to retain Columbia Management as the Affected Funds' investment manager;
• The terms and conditions of the Advisory Agreements, including the increase or decrease, as applicable, in the advisory fee schedule for each Affected Fund;
• The impact of the proposed changes in investment advisory fee rates, as well as proposed changes in administrative services, transfer agency and custody fee rates, on each Affected Fund's total expense ratio;
• For each of Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, the reduction in the rates payable under each Fund's administrative services agreement at certain asset levels;
• The willingness of Columbia Management to agree to contractually limit or cap total operating expenses for each of Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund so that total operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage commissions, interest (but including custodial charges relating to overdrafts), taxes and extraordinary expenses, after giving effect to any balance credits from each fund's custodian) of class A shares would not exceed the median expenses of such fund's class A shares peer group (as determined from time to time, generally annually, by an independent third-party data provider);
• That Columbia Management, and not any Affected Fund, would bear the costs of obtaining any necessary shareholder approvals of the Advisory Agreements;
• The expected impact on expenses for certain Affected Funds of proposed mergers; and
• The expected benefits of further integrating the Combined Fund Complex by:
o Standardizing total management fees across similar funds in the Combined Fund Complex to promote comparability of pricing among a menu of funds available to investors, including through exchange privileges; and
o Aligning investment advisory fee rates across funds in the Combined Fund Complex that are in the same investment category (e.g., the amendment would align the investment advisory fee rates of Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund with those of all other actively managed large-cap funds in the Combined Fund Complex).
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided under the Advisory Agreements
The trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Affected Funds by Columbia Management and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreements and under separate agreements for the provision of transfer agency and administrative services, and the resources dedicated to the Affected Funds by Columbia Management and its affiliates. The trustees considered, among other things, the ability of Columbia Management to attract, motivate and
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retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals (including Columbia Management's personnel and other resources, compensation programs for personnel involved in fund management, reputation and other attributes), the portfolio management services provided by those investment professionals, the trade execution services provided on behalf of the Affected Funds and the quality of Columbia Management's investment research capabilities and the other resources that it devotes to each Affected Fund. For each Affected Fund, the trustees also considered the potential benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is part of a fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines and providing a variety of fund and shareholder services. After reviewing these and related factors, the trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to each Affected Fund under the Advisory Agreements supported the approval of the Advisory Agreements.
Investment Performance
The trustees reviewed information about the performance of each Affected Fund over various time periods, including information prepared by an independent third-party data provider that compared the performance of each Affected Fund to the performance of peer groups of mutual funds and performance benchmarks. The trustees also reviewed a description of the third party's methodology for identifying each Fund's peer group for purposes of performance and expense comparisons. In the case of each Affected Fund whose performance lagged that of a relevant peer group for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the trustees concluded that other factors relevant to performance were sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant approval of the Affected Fund's Advisory Agreement. Those factors varied from fund to fund, but included one or more of the following: (i) that the Affected Fund's performance, although lagging in certain recent periods, was stronger over the longer term; (ii) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions that were reasonable and consistent with the Affected Fund's investment strategy and policies and that the Affected Fund was performing within a reasonable range of expectations, given those investment decisions, market conditions and the Affected Fund's investment strategy; (iii) that the Affected Fund's performance was competitive when compared to other relevant performance benchmarks or peer groups; and (iv) that Columbia Management had taken or was taking steps designed to help improve the Affected Fund's investment performance, including, but not limited to, replacing portfolio managers, enhancing the resources supporting the portfolio managers, or modifying investment strategies.
The trustees noted the performance of each Affected Fund through February 28, 2010 relative to that of a peer group selected by an independent third-party data provider for purposes of performance comparisons. Specifically, Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund's performance was in the third quintile (where the best performance would be in the first quintile) for the one-year period and in the fourth quintile for the three- and five-year periods; Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund's performance was in the third quintile for the one-year period and in the fourth quintile for the three- and five-year periods; Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund's performance was in the fifth quintile for the one-year period and in the third quintile for the three- and five-year periods; and Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund's performance was in the second quintile for the one- and three-y ear periods, and in the third quintile for the five-year period.
After reviewing those and related factors, the trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Advisory Agreements, that the performance of each Affected Fund and Columbia Management was sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant the approval of the Advisory Agreement pertaining to that Affected Fund.
Investment Advisory Fee Rates and Other Expenses
The trustees considered that the Advisory Agreement for each of Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund would decrease the contractual investment advisory fee rates payable by that Fund and would be otherwise identical to that Fund's current investment management services agreement. The trustees considered that the Advisory Agreement for Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund would increase the contractual investment advisory fee rates payable by that Fund at certain asset levels and would be otherwise identical to that Fund's current investment management services agreement. In addition, the trustees also considered that, for
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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, with the proposed fee reductions under its administrative services agreement, the contractual fee rate under both the Advisory Agreement and the proposed administrative services agreement would be lower than the current combined contractual fee rate under those agreements at most asset levels. The trustees also considered that based on its expenses for its most recent fiscal year. Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund's total net expenses were in the third quintile (where the lowest fees and expenses would be in the first quintile) of the peer group selected by an independent third-party data provider for purposes of expense comparisons. The trustees reviewed and considered information that they had previously received in connection with the most recent approval of each of Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund's, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund's, Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund's and Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund's current investment management services agreement with Columbia Management.
After reviewing these and related factors, the trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the advisory fee rates under the Advisory Agreements and anticipated total expenses of each Affected Fund supported the approval of the Advisory Agreements.
Costs of Services Provided and Profitability
The trustees considered information about the advisory fees charged by Columbia Management to comparable institutional accounts. In considering the fees charged to those accounts, the trustees took into account, among other things, Columbia Management's representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including differences in the services provided, differences in the risk profile of such business for Columbia Management, and the additional resources required to manage mutual funds effectively. In evaluating each Affected Fund's proposed advisory fees, the trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Affected Fund.
The trustees also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by Columbia Management and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Affected Funds. The trustees reviewed information provided by management as to the projected profitability to Columbia Management and its affiliates of their relationships with each Affected Fund, and information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability. When reviewing profitability, the trustees also considered court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue in whole or in part, the performance of the relevant Affected Funds, the current and anticipated expense levels of each Affected Fund, and the implementation of breakpoints and/or expense limitations with respect to each Affected Fund.
After reviewing those and related factors, the trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the proposed changes to the advisory fees, and the related profitability to Columbia Management and its affiliates of their relationships with the Affected Fund, supported the approval of the Advisory Agreement pertaining to that Affected Fund.
Economies of Scale
The trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale in the provision by Columbia Management of services to each Affected Fund, to groups of related funds and to Columbia Management's investment advisory clients as a whole, and whether those economies of scale were shared with the Affected Funds through breakpoints in the proposed investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense limitation arrangements and additional investments by Columbia Management in investment, trading and compliance resources. The trustees noted that all of the Affected Funds were expected to benefit from breakpoints and/or expense limitation arrangements. In considering those issues, the trustees also took note of the costs of the services to be provided (both on an absolute and relative basis) and the projected profitability to Columbia Management and its affiliates of their relationships with the Affected Funds, as discussed above. Th e trustees also noted the expected expense synergies and other anticipated benefits to Columbia Management and fund shareholders of both the rationalization of fees and expenses and the proposed mergers of certain Affected Funds. After reviewing these and related factors, the trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the extent to which economies of scale were expected to be shared with the Affected Funds supported the approval of the Advisory Agreements.
Other Benefits to Columbia Management
The trustees received and considered information regarding any expected "fall-out" or ancillary benefits to be received by
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Columbia Management and its affiliates as a result of their relationships with the Affected Funds, such as the provision by Columbia Management of administrative services to the Affected Funds and the provision by Columbia Management's affiliates of distribution and transfer agency services to the Affected Funds, and how the proposed rationalization of fees and expenses might affect such benefits, including the fact that to the extent fees payable by the Affected Funds decrease, and the fees for such Funds were subject to a contractual limit or cap on expenses, Columbia Management may pay less in expense reimbursements. The trustees considered that the Affected Funds' distributor, an affiliate of Columbia Management, retains a portion of the distribution fees from the Affected Funds and receives a portion of the sales charges on sales or redemptions of certain classes of shares of the Affected Funds, and that other affiliates of Columbia Management receive various forms of compensation in connection with their sale of shares of the Affected Funds. The trustees also considered the benefits of research made available to Columbia Management by reason of brokerage commissions generated by the Affected Funds' securities transactions, and reviewed information about Columbia Management's practices with respect to allocating portfolio brokerage and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research. The trustees considered the possible conflicts of interest associated with certain fall-out or other ancillary benefits and the reporting, disclosure and other processes that would be in place to disclose and to monitor such possible conflicts of interest. The trustees recognized that Columbia Management's profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits.
In their deliberations, the trustees did not identify any single item that was paramount or controlling and individual trustees may have attributed different weights to various factors. The trustees also evaluated all information available to them on a fund-by-fund basis, and their determinations were made separately in respect of each Affected Fund.
Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel and the Fee Consultant, the trustees, including the Independent Trustees, approved each Advisory Agreement.
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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT FEE CONSULTANT TO THE FUNDS SUPERVISED BY THE COLUMBIA ATLANTIC BOARD
Prepared Pursuant to the February 9, 2005
Assurance of Discontinuance among the
Office of Attorney General of New York State,
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, and
Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.
September 21, 2010
I. Overview
On February 9, 2005, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("CMA") and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.1 ("CMD") agreed to the New York Attorney General's Assurance of Discontinuance ("AOD"). Among other things, the AOD stipulates that CMA may manage or advise a Columbia Fund ("Columbia Fund" and, together with some or all of such funds, the "Columbia Funds") only if the Independent Members of the Columbia Fund's Board of Trustees appoint a Senior Officer or retain an Independent Fee Consultant ("IFC") who is to manage the process by which proposed management fees are negotiated. The AOD further stipulates that the Senior Officer or IFC is to prepare a written annual evaluation of the fee negotiation process.
With effect from January 1, 2007, the Independent Members of the Board of Trustees for certain Columbia Funds known collectively as the "Atlantic Funds" (together with the other members of that Board, the "Trustees") retained me as IFC for the Atlantic Funds.2 In this capacity, I have prepared this written evaluation of the fee negotiation process. As has been the case with my previous reports, my immediate predecessor as IFC, John Rea, provided invaluable assistance in the preparation of this report.
On September 29, 2009, Ameriprise entered into an asset purchase agreement with Bank of America, N.A. and its parent, Bank of America Corporation (together, the "Bank") pursuant to which the Bank agreed to sell certain CMG assets relating to Columbia's long-term asset management business, including management of the Atlantic Funds (the "Transaction"). The Transaction, which closed on April 30, 2010,3 resulted in the termination of the existing Investment Management Agreements with CMA. Prior to the closing of the Transaction, the Trustees and the shareholders of the Funds approved new Advisory and Administrative Agreements with an Ameriprise subsidiary now called Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC ("CMIA"). Those Agreements did not change the rates paid by the Funds from the levels specified in the former agreements with CMA.
CMIA serves as the adviser of funds supervised by three different Boards of Trustees: the Atlantic, Nations, and RiverSource Boards, and a subsidiary of CMIA serves as adviser to funds overseen by a fourth Board, Columbia/Wanger. After reviewing the range of funds overseen by all four Boards, CMIA proposed a series of changes intended, among other things, to rationalize its mutual fund product offerings (by, for example, proposing to merge funds with similar investment strategies) and the fees charged to the funds by CMIA and its affiliates. These proposals included (1) changes to the advisory fees paid by certain funds, (2) changes to administrative and similar fees paid by certain funds, (3) changes to the transfer agency, sub-transfer agency, custody, and pricing/bookkeeping fees paid by the Funds, and (4) mergers involving more than 60 funds. CMIA asked the Trustees to consider these proposals together. This report, consiste nt with and (to the extent applicable) in fulfillment of the terms of the AOD, will focus on changes to advisory and aggregate management fees and discuss other proposals insofar as they affect total fund expenses, which may be a relevant factor in considering the appropriate level of advisory and management fees (defined for purposes of this report as advisory plus administrative fees).
A. Role of the Independent Fee Consultant
The AOD charges the IFC with "managing the process by which proposed management fees ... to be charged the Columbia Fund are negotiated so that they are negotiated in a manner which is at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with this Assurance of Discontinuance." The AOD also provides that CMA "may manage or advise a Columbia Fund only if the reasonableness of the proposed management fees is determined by the Board of Trustees ... using ... an
1 CMA and CMD are subsidiaries of Columbia Management Group, LLC ("CMG"), and are the successors to the entities named in the AOD.
2 I have no material relationship with Bank of America, CMG or Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise"), aside from serving as IFC, and I am aware of no material relationship with any of their affiliates. I retained John Rea, an independent economic consultant, to assist me with this report.
3 CMIA, Materials Prepared for the Atlantic Fees and Expense Committee, June 7, 2010 ("June 7 Materials"), Tab 1 at p. 1.
Unless otherwise stated or required by the context, this report covers only the Atlantic Funds.
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annual independent written evaluation prepared by or under the direction of ... the Independent Fee Consultant." Therefore, the AOD makes clear that the IFC does not supplant the Trustees in negotiating management fees, nor does the IFC substitute his or her judgment for that of the Trustees with respect to the reasonableness of proposed fees or any other matter that is committed to the business judgment of the Trustees.
B. Elements Involved in Managing the Fee Negotiation Process
In preparing the report required by the AOD, the IFC must consider at least the following six factors set forth in the AOD:
1. The nature and quality of the adviser's services, including the Fund's performance;
2. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged by other mutual fund companies for like services;
3. Possible economies of scale as the Fund grows larger;
4. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of the adviser for like services;
5. Costs to the adviser and its affiliates of supplying services pursuant to the management fee agreements, excluding any intra-corporate profit; and
6. Profit margins of the adviser and its affiliates from supplying such services.
II. Findings
1. Based upon my examination of the information supplied by CMIA and Ameriprise in the light of the six factors set forth in the AOD, I conclude that the Trustees have the relevant information necessary to evaluate the reasonableness of the proposed contractual advisory and/or administrative fee changes at any asset level for each affected Atlantic Fund (each a "Fee Change Fund").
2. In my view, the process by which the proposed management fees of each Fee Change Fund have been negotiated with CMIA thus far has been, to the extent practicable, at arm's length and reasonable and consistent with the AOD.
3. There are 25 Funds for which CMIA has proposed an increase either in the contractual advisory or management fee (each a "Fee Increase Fund"). Seven of these Funds have a combination of higher contractual advisory fees and either lower or unchanged contractual management fees. The remaining 18 Funds have higher contractual management fees with the majority resulting from higher contractual advisory fees. For five Funds, however, the higher management fees result from a combination of lower advisory fees and higher administrative fees.
4. The actual management fee, computed on the basis of assets as of October 31, 2009, would increase for 16 of the Fee Increase Funds after accounting for CMIA's proposed expense limitation program, non-management fee changes, and proposed mergers. Seven Funds would have lower actual management fees, and two would experience no change in actual management fees.
5. Sixteen of the 25 Fee Increase Funds have generally median or better-than-median performance. Only one Fee Increase Fund – High Yield Opportunity Fund – would be identified for further review based on performance criteria used by the Trustees in past contract review processes.
6. CMIA proposed that the Funds and most other mutual funds it or its affiliates advise or sponsor (together, the "CMIA Funds") be subject to a contractual expense limitation calculated as the median of the relevant fund's Lipper expense group. As a result, all Fee Increase Funds are projected to have total expenses in the first, second, or third quintiles after full implementation of the proposed fee changes, expense limitations, and mergers. The expense limitation would be recalculated every year based on updated Lipper data. An analysis of the changes in median expenses for 2009 and 2010 indicates that some Funds are likely to experience sizable changes in their expense limits. Some Funds would have higher-than-median actual management fees notwithstanding the newly-established expense limitations.
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7. CMIA reviewed differences between management of retail mutual funds and advising institutional accounts and supplied charts plotting contractual and actual institutional and fund fees against assets in various investment categories. The data showed that mutual fund fees are often lower at small asset levels reflecting CMIA's reimbursement of fund expenses. At higher asset levels, mutual fund fees typically exceed institutional fees.
8. CMIA provided fund-by-fund projected profitability data. Due to the significant changes in the operations of the Funds (including the change of the Funds' investment adviser), historical profitability data was judged to have little relevance.
9. CMIA provided projections of both the cumulative benefit to CMIA Fund shareholders of all aspects of its proposals (including proposed mergers) and the synergies in the form of decreased expenses that would benefit CMIA and its parent, Ameriprise.
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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 adopted in 2(a) above.
(c) �� During the period covered by this report, there were no waivers, including any implicit waivers, from a provision of the code of ethics described in 2(a) above that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this item’s instructions.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that John D. Collins, Douglas A. Hacker, Charles R. Nelson and Anne-Lee Verville, each of whom are members of the registrant’s Board of Trustees and Audit Committee, each qualify as an audit committee financial expert. Mr. Collins, Mr. Hacker, Mr. Nelson and Ms. Verville 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 is 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 October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2009 are approximately as follows:
2010 | | 2009 | |
$ | 304,200 | | $ | 308,200 | |
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Audit Fees include amounts related to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years.
(b) Audit-Related Fees. Aggregate Audit-Related Fees billed to the registrant by the principal accountant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2009 are approximately as follows:
2010 | | 2009 | |
$ | 46,000 | | $ | 46,000 | |
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Audit-Related Fees include amounts for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported in Audit Fees above. In both fiscal years 2010 and 2009, Audit-Related Fees consist of agreed-upon procedures performed for semi-annual shareholder reports.
During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2009, there were no Audit-Related Fees billed by the registrant’s principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for an engagement that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.
(c) Tax Fees. Aggregate Tax Fees billed by the principal accountant to the registrant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2009 are approximately as follows:
2010 | | 2009 | |
$ | 45,300 | | $ | 46,900 | |
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Tax Fees include amounts for the review of annual tax returns, the review of required shareholder distribution calculations and typically include amounts for professional services by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2009, there were no Tax Fees billed by the registrant’s principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for an engagement that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.
(d) All Other Fees. Aggregate All Other Fees billed by the principal accountant to the registrant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2009 are approximately as follows:
All Other Fees include amounts for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) above.
Aggregate All Other Fees billed by the registrant’s principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for an engagement that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2009 are approximately as follows:
2010 | | 2009 | |
$ | 743,800 | | $ | 1,147,400 | |
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In both fiscal years 2010 and 2009, All Other Fees consist of fees billed for internal control examinations of the registrant’s transfer agent and investment advisor. Fiscal year 2010 also includes fees for agreed upon procedures related to the sale of the long-term asset management business and fees related to the review of revenue modeling schedules.
(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The registrant’s Audit Committee is required to pre-approve the engagement of the registrant’s independent accountants to provide audit and non-audit services to the registrant and non-audit services to its investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with such investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant (“Adviser Affiliates”), if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.
The Audit Committee has adopted a Policy for Engagement of Independent Accountants for Audit and Non-Audit Services (“Policy”). The Policy sets forth the understanding of the Audit Committee regarding the engagement of the registrant’s independent accountants to provide (i) audit and permissible audit-related, tax and other services to the registrant (collectively “Fund Services”); (ii) non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and Adviser Affiliates, if the engagement relates directly to the operations or financial reporting of a Fund (collectively “Fund-related Adviser Services”); and (iii) certain other audit and non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser (n ot including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and Adviser Affiliates. Unless a type of service receives general pre-approval under the Policy, it requires specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee if it is to be provided by the independent
accountants. Pre-approval of non-audit services to the registrant, the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and Adviser Affiliates may be waived provided that the “de minimis” requirements set forth under paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X are met.
Under the Policy, the Audit Committee may delegate pre-approval authority to any pre-designated member or members who are Independent Trustees/Directors. The member(s) to whom such authority is delegated must report, for informational purposes only, any pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next regular meeting. The Audit Committee’s responsibilities with respect to the pre-approval of services performed by the independent accountants may not be delegated to management.
The Policy requires the Fund Treasurer and/or Director of Board Administration to submit to the Audit Committee, on an annual basis, a schedule of the types of services that are subject to general pre-approval. The schedule(s) provide a description of each type of service that is subject to general pre-approval and, where possible, will provide estimated fee caps for each instance of providing each service. The Audit Committees will review and approve the types of services and review the projected fees for the next fiscal year and may add to, or subtract from, the list of general pre-approved services from time to time based on subsequent determinations. That approval acknowledges that the Audit Committee is in agreement with the specific types of services that the independent accountants will be permitted to perform.
The Fund Treasurer and/or Director of Board Administration shall report to the Audit Committee at each of its regular meetings regarding all Fund Services or Fund-related Adviser Services initiated since the last such report was rendered, including a general description of the services, actual billed and projected fees, and the means by which such Fund Services or Fund-related Adviser Services were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
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(e)(2) The percentage of services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item approved pursuant to the “de minimis” exception under paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X during both fiscal years ended October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2009 was zero.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides
ongoing services to the registrant for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2009 are approximately as follows:
2010 | | 2009 | |
$ | 835,100 | | $ | 1,240,300 | |
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(h) The registrant’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments
(a) The registrant’s “Schedule I — Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers” (as set forth in 17 CFR 210.12-12) is included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There 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 officers, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, have concluded that such controls and procedures are adequately designed to ensure that material information required to be disclosed by the registrant in Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Code of ethics required to be disclosed under Item 2 of Form N-CSR attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CODE ETH.
(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.
(a)(3) Not applicable.
(b) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(registrant) | | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | |
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By (Signature and Title) | | /s/J. Kevin Connaughton | |
| | J. Kevin Connaughton, President | |
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Date | | December 20, 2010 | |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title) | | /s/J. Kevin Connaughton | |
| | J. Kevin Connaughton, President | |
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Date | | December 20, 2010 | |
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By (Signature and Title) | | /s/Michael G. Clarke | |
| | Michael G. Clarke, Chief Financial Officer | |
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Date | | December 20, 2010 | |
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