THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 | ☒ |
Pre-Effective Amendment No. | ☐ |
Post-Effective Amendment No. 378 | ☒ |
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 | ☒ |
Amendment No. 382 | ☒ |
Christopher
O. Petersen, Esq.
c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 225 Franklin Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 |
Ryan
C. Larrenaga, Esq.
c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 225 Franklin Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 |
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Advisor (Class Adv) | CNDRX | |
C | CNDCX | |
Institutional (Class Inst) | UMMGX | |
Institutional 2 (Class Inst2) | CNFRX | |
Institutional 3 (Class Inst3) | CBFYX | |
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(a) | This charge is imposed on certain investments of between $1 million and $50 million redeemed within 18 months after purchase, as follows: 1.00% if redeemed within 12 months after purchase, and 0.50% if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase, with certain limited exceptions. |
(b) | This charge applies to redemptions within 12 months after purchase, with certain limited exceptions. |
(c) | Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or to reimburse expenses (excluding transaction costs and certain other investment related expenses, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and infrequent and/or unusual expenses) through August 31, 2021, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board). Under this agreement, the Fund’s net operating expenses, subject to applicable exclusions, will not exceed the annual rates of 0.78% for Class A, 0.53% for Class Adv, 1.53% for Class C, 0.53% for Class Inst, 0.45% for Class Inst2, 0.40% for Class Inst3, 1.03% for Class R and 0.68% for Class V. |
■ | you invest $10,000 in the applicable class of Fund shares for the periods indicated, |
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■ | your investment has a 5% return each year, and |
■ | the Fund’s total annual operating expenses remain the same as shown in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table above. |
1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |
Class A (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $551 | $749 | $964 | $1,581 |
Class Adv (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $ 54 | $209 | $377 | $ 866 |
Class C (assuming redemption of all shares at the end of the period) | $256 | $521 | $911 | $2,004 |
Class C (assuming no redemption of shares) | $156 | $521 | $911 | $2,004 |
Class Inst (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $ 54 | $209 | $377 | $ 866 |
Class Inst2 (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $ 46 | $181 | $329 | $ 758 |
Class Inst3 (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $ 41 | $166 | $301 | $ 697 |
Class R (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $105 | $366 | $648 | $1,450 |
Class V (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $541 | $719 | $912 | $1,470 |
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Year
by Year Total Return (%)
as of December 31 Each Year* |
Best
and Worst Quarterly Returns
During the Period Shown in the Bar Chart |
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Best | 2nd Quarter 2019 | 3.33% |
Worst
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4th Quarter 2016 | -2.85% |
* | Year to Date return as of June 30, 2020: 5.26% |
Share
Class
Inception Date |
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | 03/31/2008 | |||
returns before taxes | 3.80% | 2.03% | 3.06% | |
returns after taxes on distributions | 2.23% | 0.65% | 1.60% | |
returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares | 2.32% | 0.97% | 1.83% | |
Class Adv returns before taxes | 11/08/2012 | 9.23% | 3.26% | 3.81% |
Class C returns before taxes | 03/31/2008 | 7.15% | 2.26% | 2.83% |
Class Inst returns before taxes | 01/09/1986 | 9.23% | 3.28% | 3.81% |
Class Inst2 returns before taxes | 11/08/2012 | 9.36% | 3.37% | 3.88% |
Class Inst3 returns before taxes | 07/15/2009 | 9.52% | 3.47% | 3.95% |
Class R returns before taxes | 11/16/2011 | 8.69% | 2.77% | 3.26% |
Class V returns before taxes | 03/07/2011 | 4.03% | 2.13% | 3.15% |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) | 8.72% | 3.05% | 3.75% |
Portfolio Manager | Title | Role with Fund | Managed Fund Since | |||
Jason Callan | Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of Structured Assets | Lead Portfolio Manager | 2016 | |||
Gene Tannuzzo, CFA | Deputy Global Head of Fixed Income and Senior Portfolio Manager | Portfolio Manager | 2017 |
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Online | Regular Mail | Express Mail | By Telephone | |||
columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ |
Columbia
Management
Investment Services Corp. P.O. Box 219104 Kansas City, MO 64121-9104 |
Columbia
Management
Investment Services Corp. c/o DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. 430 W 7th Street, Suite 219104 Kansas City, MO 64105-1407 |
800.422.3737 |
Class | Category of eligible account |
For
accounts other than
systematic investment plan accounts |
For
systematic investment
plan accounts |
Classes A, C & V(a) | All accounts other than IRAs | $2,000 | $100 |
IRAs | $1,000 | $100 | |
Classes
Adv
& Inst |
All eligible accounts |
$0,
$1,000 or $2,000
depending upon the category of eligible investor |
$100 |
Classes
Inst2
& R |
All eligible accounts | None | N/A |
Class Inst3 | All eligible accounts |
$0,
$1,000, $2,000
or $1 million depending upon the category of eligible investor |
$100
(for certain
eligible investors) |
(a) | Class V shares are generally closed to new investors. |
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■ | An interest rate future is a derivative that is an agreement whereby the buyer and seller agree to the future delivery of an interest-bearing instrument on a specific date at a pre-determined price. Examples include Treasury-bill futures, Treasury-bond futures and Eurodollar futures. |
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■ | A credit default swap (including a swap on a credit default index, sometimes referred to as a credit default swap index) is a derivative and special type of swap where one party pays, in effect, an insurance premium through a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return upon the occurrence of a particular credit event by one or more third parties, such as bankruptcy, default or a similar event. A credit default swap may be embedded within a structured note or other derivative instrument. Credit default swaps enable an investor to buy or sell protection against such a credit event (such as an issuer’s bankruptcy, restructuring or failure to make timely payments of interest or principal). Credit default swap indices are indices that reflect the performance of a basket of credit default swaps and are subject to the same risks as credit default swaps. If such a default were to occur, any contractual remedies that the Fund may have may be subject to bankruptcy and insolvency laws, which could delay or limit the Fund's recovery. Thus, if the counterparty under a credit default swap defaults on its obligation to make payments thereunder, as a result of its bankruptcy or otherwise, the Fund may lose such payments altogether, or collect only a portion thereof, which collection could involve costs or delays. The Fund’s return from investment in a credit default swap index may not match the return of the referenced index. Further, investment in a credit default swap index could result in losses if the referenced index does not perform as expected. Unexpected changes in the composition of the index may also affect performance of the credit default swap index. If a referenced index has a dramatic intraday move that causes a material decline in the Fund’s net assets, the terms of the Fund’s credit default swap index may permit the counterparty to immediately close out the transaction. In that event, the Fund may be unable to enter into another credit default swap index or otherwise achieve desired exposure, even if the referenced index reverses all or a portion of its intraday move. |
■ | An interest rate swap is a derivative in which two parties agree to exchange interest rate cash flows, based on a specified notional amount from a fixed rate to a floating rate (or vice versa) or from one floating rate to another. Interest rate swaps can be based on various measures of interest rates, including swap rates, treasury rates, foreign interest rates and other reference rates. |
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Columbia Bond Fund | |
Class A | 0.78% |
Class Adv | 0.53% |
Class C | 1.53% |
Class Inst | 0.53% |
Class Inst2 | 0.45% |
Class Inst3 | 0.40% |
Class R | 1.03% |
Class V | 0.68% |
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Portfolio Manager | Title | Role with Fund | Managed Fund Since | |||
Jason Callan | Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of Structured Assets | Lead Portfolio Manager | 2016 | |||
Gene Tannuzzo, CFA | Deputy Global Head of Fixed Income and Senior Portfolio Manager | Portfolio Manager | 2017 |
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■ | compensation and other benefits received by the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates related to the management/administration of a Columbia Fund and the sale of its shares; |
■ | the allocation of, and competition for, investment opportunities among the Fund, other funds and accounts advised/managed by the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates, or Ameriprise Financial itself and its affiliates; |
■ | separate and potentially divergent management of a Columbia Fund and other funds and accounts advised/managed by the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates; |
■ | regulatory and other investment restrictions on investment activities of the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates and accounts advised/managed by them; |
■ | insurance and other relationships of Ameriprise Financial affiliates with companies and other entities in which a Columbia Fund invests; and |
■ | regulatory and other restrictions relating to the sharing of information between Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates, including the Investment Manager, and a Columbia Fund. |
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* | The website references in this prospectus are inactive links and information contained in or otherwise accessible through the referenced websites does not form a part of this prospectus. |
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■ | The amount you plan to invest. |
■ | How long you intend to remain invested in the Fund. |
■ | The fees (e.g., sales charge or “load”) and expenses for each share class. |
■ | Whether you may be eligible for a reduction or waiver of sales charges when you buy or sell shares. |
■ | The net asset value (NAV) per share is the price of a share calculated by the Fund every business day. |
■ | The offering price per share is the NAV per share plus any front-end sales charge (or load) that applies. |
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Share Class |
Eligible
Investors(a);
Minimum Initial Investments(b); Conversion Features(c) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(d) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs)(d) |
Sales
Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service Fees(e) |
similar
institutions; (iii) broker-dealers, banks, trust companies and similar institutions that clear Fund share transactions for their client or customer investment advisory or similar accounts through designated financial intermediaries and their mutual
fund trading platforms that have been granted specific written authorization from the Transfer Agent with respect to Class Adv eligibility apart from selling, servicing or similar agreements; (iv) 501(c)(3) charitable organizations; (v) 529 plans;
(vi) health savings accounts; (vii) investors participating in a fee-based advisory program sponsored by a financial intermediary or other entity that is not compensated by the Fund for those services, other than payments for shareholder servicing
or sub-accounting performed in place of the Transfer Agent; and (viii) commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in
Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Adv shares within such platform.(f)
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Class C |
Eligibility:
Available to the general public for investment
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None | 1.00% on certain investments redeemed within one year of purchase(i) |
Waivers
: Yes, on Fund distribution reinvestments. For additional waivers, see Choosing a Share Class – CDSC Waivers – Class A, Class C and Class V
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Distribution
Fee: 0.75%
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Share Class |
Eligible
Investors(a);
Minimum Initial Investments(b); Conversion Features(c) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(d) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs)(d) |
Sales
Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service Fees(e) |
anniversary of the Class C shares purchase date.(c) | |||||
Class
Inst |
Eligibility:
Available only to certain eligible investors, which are subject to different minimum investment requirements, ranging from $0 to $2,000, including investors who purchase Fund shares through commissionable brokerage
platforms where the financial intermediary holds the shares in an omnibus account and, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary
has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst shares within such platform; closed to (i) accounts of financial intermediaries that clear Fund share transactions for their client or customer accounts through
designated financial intermediaries and their mutual fund trading platforms that have been given specific written notice from the Transfer Agent of the termination of their eligibility for new purchases of Class Inst shares and (ii) omnibus group
retirement plans, subject to certain exceptions(f)(j)
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None | None | N/A | None |
Class
Inst2 |
Eligibility:
Available only to (i) certain registered investment advisers and family offices that clear Fund share transactions for their client or customer accounts through designated financial intermediaries and their mutual
fund trading platforms that have been granted specific written authorization from the Transfer Agent with respect to Class Inst2 eligibility apart from selling, servicing or similar agreements; (ii) omnibus retirement plans(j); and (iii) institutional investors that are clients of the Columbia Threadneedle Global Institutional Distribution Team that invest in Class Inst2 shares
for their own account through platforms approved by the Distributor or an affiliate thereof to offer and/or service Class Inst2 shares within such platform.
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None | None | N/A | None |
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Share Class |
Eligible
Investors(a);
Minimum Initial Investments(b); Conversion Features(c) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(d) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs)(d) |
Sales
Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service Fees(e) |
Class
Inst3 |
Eligibility:
Available to (i) group retirement plans that maintain plan-level or omnibus accounts with the Fund(j); (ii)
institutional investors that are clients of the Columbia Threadneedle Global Institutional Distribution Team that invest in Class Inst3 shares for their own account through platforms approved by the Distributor or an affiliate thereof to offer
and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform; (iii) collective trust funds; (iv) affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds (e.g., funds operating as funds-of-funds); (v) fee-based platforms of financial intermediaries (or the clearing
intermediary they trade through) that have an agreement with the Distributor or an affiliate thereof that specifically authorizes the financial intermediary to offer and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform, provided also that Fund
shares are held in an omnibus account; (vi) commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that
the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst3 shares within such platform and that Fund shares are held in an omnibus account; and (vii) bank trust departments, subject to an
agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst3 shares and provided that Fund shares are held in an omnibus account. In each case above where noted that Fund shares are required to be held in an omnibus account, the
Distributor may, in its discretion, determine to waive this requirement.(f)
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None | None | N/A | None |
Class R | Eligibility: Available only to eligible retirement plans, health savings | None | None | N/A | Series of CFST & CFST I: |
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Share Class |
Eligible
Investors(a);
Minimum Initial Investments(b); Conversion Features(c) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(d) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs)(d) |
Sales
Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service Fees(e) |
accounts
and, in the sole discretion of the Distributor, other types of retirement accounts held through platforms maintained by financial intermediaries approved by the Distributor
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distribution
fee of 0.50%
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Class V |
Eligibility:
Generally closed to new investors(j)
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5.75% maximum, declining to 0.00% on investments of $1 million or more |
CDSC
on certain investments of between $1 million and $50 million redeemed within 18 months after purchase, charged as follows:
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Reductions
: Yes, see Choosing a Share Class — Reductions/Waivers of Sales Charges – Class A and Class V Shares Front-End Sales Charge Reductions
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Service Fee: up to 0.50% |
(a) | For Columbia Government Money Market Fund, new investments must be made in Class A, Class Inst, Class Inst3, or Class R shares, subject to eligibility. Class C shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund are available as a new investment only to investors in the Distributor's proprietary 401(k) products, provided that such investor is eligible to invest in the class and transact directly with the Fund or the Transfer Agent through a third party administrator or third party recordkeeper. Columbia Government Money Market Fund offers Class Inst2 shares only to facilitate exchanges with other Funds offering such share class. |
(b) | Certain share classes are subject to minimum account balance requirements, as described in Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Transaction Rules and Policies. |
(c) | For more information on the conversion of Class C shares to Class A shares, see Choosing a Share Class - Sales Charges and Commissions - Class C Shares - Conversion to Class A Shares. |
(d) | Actual front-end sales charges and CDSCs vary among the Funds. For more information on applicable sales charges, see Choosing a Share Class — Sales Charges and Commissions, and for information about certain exceptions to these sales charges, see Choosing a Share Class — Reductions/Waivers of Sales Charges. |
(e) | These are the maximum applicable distribution and/or service fees. Except for Class V shares, these fees are paid under the Fund’s Rule 12b-1 plan. Fee rates and fee components (i.e., the portion of a combined fee that is a distribution or service fee) may vary among Funds. Because these fees are paid out of Fund assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of distribution and/or service fees. Although Class A shares of certain series of CFST I are subject to a combined distribution and service fee of up to 0.35%, these Funds currently limit the combined fee to 0.25%. Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund pays a distribution and service fee of up to 0.15% on Class A shares. Columbia Government Money Market Fund pays a distribution and service fee of up to 0.10% on Class A shares and up to 0.75% distribution fee on Class C shares. Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund each pay a service fee of up to 0.20% on Class A and Class C shares. Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund pays a distribution fee of up to 0.65% on Class C shares. For more information on distribution and service fees, see Choosing a Share Class — Distribution and Service Fees. |
(f) | Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund must be purchased through financial intermediaries that, by written agreement with the Distributor, are specifically authorized to sell the Fund’s shares. Class Adv shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are also available to certain registered investment advisers that clear Fund share transactions for their client accounts through designated financial intermediaries with mutual fund trading platforms that have been granted specific written authorization from the Transfer Agent (apart from selling, servicing or similar agreements) to sell Class Inst2 shares, which are not offered by the Fund. Class Inst3 shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund that were open and funded accounts prior to November 30, 2018 (the conversion date from the former unnamed share class to Class Inst3 shares) are eligible for additional investment; however, any account established after that date must meet the current Class Inst3 eligibility requirements. |
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(g) | For Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund, a CDSC of 0.50% is charged on certain investments of $500,000 or more redeemed within 12 months after purchase. The following Funds are not subject to a front-end sales charge or a CDSC on Class A shares: Columbia Government Money Market Fund, Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Columbia Large Cap Index Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund, Columbia Small Cap Index Fund, Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund and Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund. |
(h) | If you are eligible to invest in Class A shares without a front-end sales charge, you should discuss your options with your financial intermediary. For more information, see Choosing a Share Class – Reductions/Waivers of Sales Charges. |
(i) | There is no CDSC on redemptions from Class C shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund. |
(j) | These share classes are closed to new accounts, or closed to previously eligible investors, subject to certain conditions, as summarized below and described in more detail under Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Buying Shares — Eligible Investors: |
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■ | depends on the amount you are investing (generally, the larger the investment, the smaller the percentage sales charge), and |
■ | is based on the total amount of your purchase and the value of your account (and any other accounts eligible for aggregation of which you or your financial intermediary notifies the Fund). |
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Class A Shares — Front-End Sales Charge — Breakpoint Schedule* | ||||
Breakpoint Schedule For: |
Dollar
amount of
shares bought(a) |
Sales
charge as a % of the offering price(b) |
Sales
charge as a % of the net amount invested(b) |
Amount
retained by or paid to financial intermediaries as a % of the offering price |
Fixed
Income Funds (except those listed below),
Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund and Funds-of-Funds (fixed income)* |
$ 0-$49,999 | 4.75% | 4.99% | 4.00% |
$ 50,000–$99,999 | 4.25% | 4.44% | 3.50% | |
$100,000–$249,999 | 3.50% | 3.63% | 3.00% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.15% | |
$500,000–$999,999 | 2.00% | 2.04% | 1.75% | |
$ 1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
Tax-Exempt Funds (other than Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund) | $ 0-$99,999 | 3.00% | 3.09% | 2.50% |
$100,000–$249,999 | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.15% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 1.50 % | 1.53% | 1.25% | |
$ 500,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
Columbia
Floating Rate Fund,
Columbia Limited Duration Credit Fund, Columbia Mortgage Opportunities Fund, Columbia Quality Income Fund, and Columbia Total Return Bond Fund |
$ 0-$99,999 | 3.00% | 3.09% | 2.50% |
$100,000–$249,999 | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.15% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 2.00% | 2.04% | 1.75% | |
$500,000–$999,999 | 1.50% | 1.52% | 1.25% | |
$ 1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | $ 0-$99,999 | 1.00% | 1.01% | 0.75% |
$100,000–$249,999 | 0.75% | 0.76% | 0.50% | |
$250,000–$999,999 | 0.50% | 0.50% | 0.40% | |
$ 1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | $ 0-$99,999 | 1.00% | 1.01% | 0.75% |
$100,000–$249,999 | 0.75% | 0.76% | 0.50% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 0.50% | 0.50% | 0.40% | |
$ 500,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
* | The following Funds are not subject to a front-end sales charge or CDSC on Class A shares: Columbia Government Money Market Fund, Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Columbia Large Cap Index Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund, Columbia Small Cap Index Fund, Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund and Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund. "Funds-of-Funds (equity)" includes Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio, Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio, Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio and Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio. "Funds-of-Funds (fixed income)" includes Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio and Columbia Income Builder Fund. Columbia Balanced Fund, Columbia Flexible Capital Income Fund and Columbia Global Opportunities Fund are treated as equity Funds for purposes of the table. |
(a) | Purchase amounts and account values may be aggregated among all eligible Fund accounts for the purposes of this table. See Choosing a Share Class — Reductions/Waivers of Sales Charges for a discussion of account value aggregation. |
(b) | Because the offering price is calculated to two decimal places, the dollar amount of the sales charge as a percentage of the offering price and your net amount invested for any particular purchase of Fund shares may be higher or lower depending on whether downward or upward rounding was required during the calculation process. Purchase price includes the sales charge. |
(c) | For information regarding cumulative commissions paid to your financial intermediary when you buy $1 million or more of Class A shares of a Taxable Fund or $500,000 or more of Class A shares of a Tax-Exempt Fund, see Class A Shares — Commissions below. |
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■ | If you purchased Class A shares of any Tax-Exempt Fund (other than Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund) without paying a front-end sales charge because your eligible accounts aggregated $500,000 or more at the time of purchase, you will incur a CDSC of 0.75% if you redeem those shares within 12 months after purchase. Subsequent Class A share purchases that bring your aggregate account value to $500,000 or more will also be subject to a CDSC of 0.75% if you redeem those shares within 12 months after purchase. |
■ | If you purchased Class A shares of Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund without paying a front-end sales charge because your eligible accounts aggregated $500,000 or more at the time of purchase, you will incur a CDSC of 0.50% if you redeem those shares within 12 months after purchase. Subsequent Class A share purchases that bring your aggregate account value to $500,000 or more will also be subject to a CDSC of 0.50% if you redeem those shares within 12 months after purchase. |
■ | If you purchased Class A shares of any Taxable Fund without paying a front-end sales charge because your eligible accounts aggregated between $1 million and $50 million at the time of purchase, you will incur a CDSC if you redeem those shares within 18 months after purchase, which is charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if shares are redeemed within 12 months after purchase; and 0.50% CDSC if shares are redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase. Subsequent Class A share purchases that bring your aggregate account value to $1 million or more (but less than $50 million) will also be subject to a CDSC if you redeem them within 18 months after purchase as described in the previous sentence. |
* | The commission level applies to the applicable asset level; therefore, for example, for a purchase of $5 million, the Distributor would pay a commission of 0.75% on the first $3,999,999 and 0.50% on the balance. |
** | The commission level on purchases of Class A shares of Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund is: 0.50% on purchases of $500,000 to $19,999,999 and 0.25% on purchases of $20 million or more. |
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Class A Shares of Taxable Funds — Commission Schedule (Paid by the Distributor to Financial Intermediaries)* | |
Purchase Amount |
Commission
Level**
(as a % of net asset value per share) |
$1 million – $2,999,999 | 1.00% |
$3 million – $49,999,999 | 0.50% |
$50 million or more | 0.25% |
* | Not applicable to Funds that do not assess a front-end sales charge. |
** | The commission level applies to the applicable asset level; therefore, for example, for a purchase of $5 million, the Distributor would pay a commission of 1.00% on the first $2,999,999 and 0.50% on the balance. |
■ | Class C share accounts that are Direct-at-Fund Accounts and Networked Accounts for which the Transfer Agent (and not your financial intermediary) sends you Fund account transaction confirmations and statements, convert on or about the 15th day of the month (if the 15th is not a business day, then the next business day thereafter) that they become eligible for automatic conversion provided that the Fund has records that Class C shares have been held for the requisite time period. |
■ | For purposes of determining the month when your Class C shares are eligible for conversion, the start of the holding period is the first day of the month in which your purchase was made. Your financial intermediary may choose a different day of the month to convert Class C shares. Please contact your financial intermediary for more information on calculating the holding period. |
■ | Any shares you received from reinvested distributions on these shares generally will convert to Class A shares at the same time. |
■ | You’ll receive the same dollar value of Class A shares as the Class C shares that were automatically converted. Class C shares that you received from an exchange of Class C shares of another Fund will convert based on the day you bought the original shares. |
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■ | No sales charge or other charges apply in connection with this automatic conversion, and conversions are free from U.S. federal income tax. |
■ | depends on the amount you are investing (generally, the larger the investment, the smaller the percentage sales charge), and |
■ | is based on the total amount of your purchase and the value of your account (and any other accounts eligible for aggregation of which you notify your financial intermediary or, in the case of Direct-at-Fund Accounts (as defined below), you notify the Fund). |
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Class V Shares — Front-End Sales Charge — Breakpoint Schedule | ||||
Breakpoint Schedule For: |
Dollar
amount of
shares bought(a) |
Sales
charge as a % of the offering price(b) |
Sales
charge as a % of the net amount invested(b) |
Amount
retained by or paid to Financial Intermediaries as a % of the offering price |
Fixed Income Funds | $ 0–$49,999 | 4.75% | 4.99% | 4.25% |
$ 50,000–$99,999 | 4.50% | 4.71% | 3.75% | |
$100,000–$249,999 | 3.50% | 3.63% | 2.75% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.00% | |
$500,000–$999,999 | 2.00% | 2.04% | 1.75% | |
$ 1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
(a) | Purchase amounts and account values are aggregated among all eligible Fund accounts for the purposes of this table. |
(b) | Because the offering price is calculated to two decimal places, the dollar amount of the sales charge as a percentage of the offering price and your net amount invested for any particular purchase of Fund shares may be higher or lower depending on whether downward or upward rounding was required during the calculation process. |
(c) | For more information regarding cumulative commissions paid to your financial intermediary when you buy $1 million or more of Class V shares, see Class V Shares — Commissions below. |
■ | If you purchased Class V shares without a front-end sales charge because your eligible accounts aggregated between $1 million and $50 million at the time of purchase, you will incur a CDSC if you redeem those shares within 18 months after purchase, which is charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if shares are redeemed within 12 months after purchase, and 0.50% CDSC if shares are redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase. |
■ | Subsequent Class V share purchases that bring your aggregate account value to $1 million or more (but less than $50 million) will also be subject to a CDSC if you redeem them within the time periods noted above. |
Class V Shares — Commission Schedule (Paid by the Distributor to Financial Intermediaries) | |
Purchase
Amount |
Commission
Level*
(as a % of net asset value per share) |
$1 million – $2,999,999 | 1.00% |
$3 million – $49,999,999 | 0.50% |
$50 million or more | 0.25% |
* | The commission level applies to the applicable asset level; therefore, for example, for a purchase of $5 million, the Distributor would pay a commission of 1.00% on the first $2,999,999 and 0.50% on the balance. |
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Repurchases (Reinstatements) | |
Redeemed Share Class | Corresponding Repurchase Class |
Class A | Class A |
Class C | Class C |
Class V | Class V |
(a) | The service fees for Class A and Class C shares of certain Funds vary. The annual service fee for Class A and Class C shares of Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund may equal up to 0.20% of the average daily NAV of all shares of such Fund class. The annual distribution fee for Class C shares for Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund shall be 0.65% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class C shares. The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the service fee for Class A and Class C shares of Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund so that the service fee does not exceed 0.15% annually through |
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August 31, 2021 unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Fund’s Board. The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the service fee for Class A shares of Columbia Strategic California Municipal Income Fund so that the service fee does not exceed 0.20% annually through February 28, 2022 unless modified or sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Fund’s Board. |
(b) | The maximum distribution and service fees of Class A shares varies among the Funds, as shown in the table below: |
Funds |
Maximum
Class A Distribution Fee |
Maximum
Class A Service Fee |
Maximum
Class A Combined Total |
Series
of CFST and CFST II (other than Columbia
Government Money Market Fund) |
— | — |
0.25%;
these Funds pay a
combined distribution and service fee |
Columbia Government Money Market Fund | — | — | 0.10% |
Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund | up to 0.15% | up to 0.15% | 0.15% |
Columbia Balanced Fund, Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Columbia Dividend Income Fund, Columbia Global Technology Growth Fund, Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund, Columbia Oregon Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Real Estate Equity Fund, Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I, Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | up to 0.10% | up to 0.25% |
up
to 0.35%; these Funds may
pay distribution and service fees up to a maximum of 0.35% of their average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares (comprised of up to 0.10% for distribution services and up to 0.25% for shareholder liaison services) but currently limit such fees to an aggregate fee of not more than 0.25% for Class A shares |
Columbia Adaptive Risk Allocation Fund, Columbia Bond Fund, Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Corporate Income Fund, Columbia Emerging Markets Fund, Columbia Greater China Fund, Columbia International Dividend Income Fund (known as Columbia Global Dividend Opportunity Fund prior to 9/2/2020), Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund, Columbia Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund, Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund, Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund, Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I, Columbia Strategic California Municipal Income Fund, Columbia Strategic Income Fund, Columbia Strategic New York Municipal Income Fund, Columbia U.S. Social Bond Fund, Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund | — | 0.25% | 0.25% |
Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund | — | 0.20% | 0.20% |
(c) | Fee amounts noted apply to all Funds other than Columbia Government Money Market Fund, which, for Class A shares, pays distribution and service fees of 0.10%, and for Class C shares pays distribution fees of 0.75%. The payment of the distribution and/or service fees payable by Columbia Government Money Market Fund under its Plan of Distribution has been suspended through November 30, 2020. This arrangement may be modified or terminated at the sole discretion of Columbia Government Money Market Fund’s Board at any time. Compensation paid to financial intermediaries is suspended for the duration of the suspension of payments under Columbia Government Money Market Fund’s Plan of Distribution. |
(d) | The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the distribution fee for Class C shares of the following Funds so that the distribution fee does not exceed the specified percentage annually through the specified date for each Fund: 0.45% for Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through February 28, 2022, Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through February 28, 2022, Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through February 28, 2022, Columbia Oregon Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through November 30, 2021, Columbia Strategic California Municipal Income Fund through February 28, 2022, and Columbia Strategic New York Municipal Income Fund through August 31, 2021; 0.55% for Columbia Corporate Income Fund through August 31, 2021, and Columbia Short Term Bond Fund through August 31, 2021; 0.60% for Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund through August 31, 2021, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through August 31, 2021, and Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund through November 30, 2021; and 0.65% for Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund through August 31, 2021. These arrangements may be sooner terminated at the sole discretion of each Fund’s Board. |
(e) | Class R shares of series of CFST and CFST I pay a distribution fee pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan. The Funds do not have a shareholder service plan for Class R shares. Series of CFST II have a distribution and shareholder service plan for Class R shares. For Class R shares of series of CFST II, the maximum fee under the plan reimbursed for distribution expenses is equal on an annual basis to 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to Class R shares. Of that amount, up to 0.25% may be reimbursed for shareholder service expenses. |
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(f) | The shareholder servicing fees for Class V shares are up to 0.50% of average daily net assets attributable to Class V shares for equity Funds and 0.40% for fixed income Funds. In general, the Funds currently limit such fees to a maximum of 0.25% for equity Funds and 0.15% for fixed-income Funds. These fees for Class V shares are not paid pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan. See Class V Shareholder Service Fees below for more information. |
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Minimum Account Balance | |
Minimum
Account Balance |
|
For all classes and account types except those listed below |
$250
(None for accounts with
Systematic Investment Plans) |
Individual Retirement Accounts for all classes except those listed below | None |
Class Adv, Class Inst2, Class Inst3 and Class R | None |
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■ | negative impact on the Fund's performance; |
■ | potential dilution of the value of the Fund's shares; |
■ | interference with the efficient management of the Fund's portfolio, such as the need to maintain undesirably large cash positions, the need to use its line of credit or the need to buy or sell securities it otherwise would not have bought or sold; |
■ | losses on the sale of investments resulting from the need to sell securities at less favorable prices; |
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■ | increased taxable gains to the Fund's remaining shareholders resulting from the need to sell securities to meet sell orders; and |
■ | increased brokerage and administrative costs. |
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Minimum Initial Investments | ||
Minimum
Initial Investment(a) |
Minimum
Initial Investment for Accounts with Systematic Investment Plans |
|
For all classes and account types except those listed below | $2,000 | $100 (b) |
Individual Retirement Accounts for all classes except those listed below | $1,000 | $100 (c) |
Group retirement plans | None | N/A |
Class Adv and Class Inst | $0, $1,000 or $2,000(d) | $100 (d) |
Class Inst2 and Class R | None | N/A |
Class Inst3 | $0, $1,000, $2,000 or $1 million(e) | $100 (e) |
(a) | If your Class A, Class Adv, Class C, Class Inst, Class Inst3 or Class V shares account balance falls below the minimum initial investment amount for any reason, including a market decline, you may be asked to increase it to the minimum initial investment amount or establish a monthly Systematic Investment Plan. If you do not do so, your account will be subject to a $20 annual low balance fee and/or shares may be automatically redeemed and the proceeds mailed to you if the account falls below the minimum account balance. See Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Transaction Rules and Policies above. There is no minimum initial investment in Class A shares for accounts held in an omnibus account on a mutual fund only platform offered through your financial intermediary. |
(b) | Columbia Government Money Market Fund — $2,000 |
(c) | Columbia Government Money Market Fund — $1,000 |
(d) | The minimum initial investment in Class Adv shares is $2,000 ($1,000 for IRAs; $100 for systematic investment plan accounts) for commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customers, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Adv shares within such platform; for all other eligible Class Adv share investors (see Buying Shares – Eligible Investors – Class Adv Shares above), there is no minimum initial investment. The minimum initial investment amount for Class Inst shares is $0, $1,000 or $2,000 depending upon the category of eligible investor. See — Class Inst Shares Minimum Initial Investments below. The minimum initial investment amount for systematic investment plan accounts is the same as the amount set forth in the first two rows of the table, as applicable. |
(e) | There is no minimum initial investment in Class Inst3 shares for: group retirement plans that maintain plan-level or omnibus accounts with the Fund; collective trust funds; affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds (e.g., funds operating as funds-of-funds); fee-based platforms of financial intermediaries (or the clearing intermediary that they trade through) that have an agreement with the Distributor or an affiliate thereof that specifically authorizes the financial intermediary to offer and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform and Fund shares are held in an omnibus account; and bank trust departments, subject to an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst3 shares and provided that Fund shares are held in an omnibus account. The minimum initial investment in Class Inst3 shares is $2,000 ($1,000 for IRAs; $100 for systematic investment plan accounts) for commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst3 shares within such platform and Fund shares are held in an omnibus account. The minimum initial investment in Class Inst3 shares is $1 million, unless waived in the discretion of the Distributor, for the following investors: institutional investors that are clients of the Columbia Threadneedle Global Institutional Distribution Team that invest in Class Inst3 shares for their own account through platforms approved by the Distributor or an affiliate thereof to offer and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform. The Distributor may, in its discretion, waive the $1 million minimum initial investment required for these Class Inst3 investors. In each case above where noted that Fund shares are required to be held in an omnibus account, the Distributor may, in its discretion, determine to waive this requirement. |
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■ | Any health savings account sponsored by a third party platform. |
■ | Any investor participating in an account sponsored by a financial intermediary or other entity (that provides services to the account) that is paid a fee-based advisory fee by the investor and that is not compensated by the Fund for those services, other than payments for shareholder servicing or sub-accounting performed in place of the Transfer Agent. |
■ | Any commissionable brokerage account, if a financial intermediary has received a written approval from the Distributor to waive the minimum initial investment in Class Inst shares. |
■ | Individual retirement accounts (IRAs) on commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst shares within such platform. |
■ | Any current employee of Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC, the Distributor or the Transfer Agent and immediate family members of any of the foregoing who share the same address are eligible to invest in Class Inst shares through an individual retirement account (IRA). If you maintain your account with a financial intermediary, you must contact that financial intermediary each time you seek to purchase shares to notify them that you qualify for Class Inst shares. If Class Inst shares are not available at your financial intermediary, you may consider opening a Direct-at-Fund Account. It is your obligation to advise your financial intermediary or (in the case of Direct-at-Fund Accounts) the Transfer Agent that you qualify for Class Inst shares; be prepared to provide proof thereof. |
■ | Investors (except investors in individual retirement accounts (IRAs)) who purchase Fund shares through commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary holds the shares in an omnibus account and, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst shares within such platform. |
■ | Any current employee of Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC, the Distributor or the Transfer Agent and immediate family members of any of the foregoing who share the same address are eligible to invest in Class Inst shares (other than individual retirement accounts (IRAs), for which the minimum initial investment is $1,000). If you maintain your account with a financial intermediary, you must contact that financial intermediary each time you seek to purchase shares to notify them that you qualify for Class Inst shares. If Class Inst shares are not available at your financial intermediary, you may consider opening a Direct-at-Fund Account. It is your obligation to advise your financial intermediary or (in the case of Direct-at-Fund Accounts) the Transfer Agent that you qualify for Class Inst shares; be prepared to provide proof thereof. |
■ | Certain financial institutions and intermediaries, such as insurance companies, trust companies, banks, endowments, investment companies or foundations, buying shares for their own account, including Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates and/or subsidiaries. |
■ | Bank trust departments that assess their clients an asset-based fee. |
■ | Certain other investors as set forth in more detail in the SAI. |
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■ | Once the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary receives your purchase order in “good form,” your purchase will be made at the Fund’s next calculated public offering price per share, which is the NAV per share plus any sales charge that applies (i.e., the trade date). |
■ | Once the Fund receives your purchase request in “good form,” you cannot cancel it after the market closes. |
■ | You generally buy Class A and Class V shares at the public offering price per share because purchases of these share classes are generally subject to a front-end sales charge. |
■ | You buy Class Adv, Class C, Class Inst, Class Inst2, Class Inst3 and Class R shares at NAV per share because no front-end sales charge applies to purchases of these share classes. |
■ | Class A shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are not eligible for purchase by a Direct-at-Fund Account. |
■ | Class Inst shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are not eligible for purchase by a Direct-at-Fund Account except for any current employee of Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC, the Distributor or Transfer Agent and immediate family members of the foregoing who share the same address. |
■ | The Distributor and the Transfer Agent reserve the right to cancel your order request if the Fund does not receive payment within two business days of receiving your purchase order request. The Fund will return any payment received for orders that have been cancelled, but no interest will be paid on that money. |
■ | Financial intermediaries are responsible for sending your purchase orders to the Transfer Agent and ensuring that the Fund receives your money on time. |
■ | Shares purchased are recorded on the books of the Fund. The Fund does not issue certificates. |
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■ | Once the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary receives your redemption order in “good form,” your shares will be sold at the Fund’s next calculated NAV per share (i.e., the trade date). Any applicable CDSC will be deducted from the amount you're selling and the balance will be remitted to you. |
■ | Once the Fund receives your redemption request in “good form,” you cannot cancel it after the market closes. |
■ | If you sell your shares that are held in a Direct-at-Fund Account, we will normally send the redemption proceeds by mail or electronically transfer them to your bank account the next business day after the trade date. Note that your bank may take up to three business days to post an electronic funds transfer from your account. |
■ | If you sell your shares through a financial intermediary, the Funds will normally send the redemption proceeds to your financial intermediary within two business days after the trade date. |
■ | No interest will be paid on uncashed redemption checks. |
■ | Other restrictions may apply to retirement accounts. For information about these restrictions, contact your retirement plan administrator. |
■ | For broker-dealer and wrap fee accounts: The Fund reserves the right to redeem your shares if your account falls below the Fund's minimum initial investment requirement. The Fund will notify your broker-dealer prior to redeeming shares, and will provide details on how to avoid such redemption. |
■ | Also keep in mind the Funds' Small Account Policy, which is described above in Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Transaction Rules and Policies. |
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■ | Exchanges are made at the NAV next calculated (plus any applicable sales charge) after your exchange order is received in “good form” (i.e., the trade date). |
■ | Once the Fund receives your exchange request in “good form,” you cannot cancel it after the market closes. |
■ | The rules for buying shares of a Fund generally apply to exchanges into that Fund, including, if your exchange creates a new Fund account, it must satisfy the minimum investment amount, unless a waiver applies. |
■ | Shares of the purchased Fund may not be used on the same day for another exchange or sale. |
■ | If you exchange shares from Class A shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund to a non-money market Fund, any further exchanges must be between shares of the same class. For example, if you exchange from Class A shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund into Class C shares of a non-money market Fund, you may not exchange from Class C shares of that non-money market Fund back to Class A shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund or Class A shares of any other Fund. |
■ | A sales charge may apply when you exchange shares of a Fund that were not assessed a sales charge at the time you purchased such shares. If you invest through a Direct-at-Fund Account in Columbia Government Money Market Fund, Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Columbia Large Cap Index Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund, Columbia Small Cap Index Fund, Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund, Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund or any other Columbia Fund that does not impose a front-end sales charge and then you exchange into a Fund that does assess a sales charge, your transaction is subject to a front-end sales charge if you exchange into Class A shares and to a CDSC if you exchange into Class C shares of the Columbia Funds. |
■ | If you purchased Class A shares of a Columbia Fund that imposes a front-end sales charge (and you paid any applicable sales charge) and you then exchange those shares into Columbia Government Money Market Fund, Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Columbia Large Cap Index Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund, Columbia Small Cap Index Fund, Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund, Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund or any other Columbia Fund that does not impose a front-end sales charge, you may exchange that amount to Class A of another Fund in the future, including dividends earned on that amount, without paying a sales charge. |
■ | If your shares are subject to a CDSC, you will not be charged a CDSC upon the exchange of those shares. Any CDSC will be deducted when you sell the shares you received from the exchange. The CDSC imposed at that time will be based on the period that begins when you bought shares of the original Fund and ends when you sell the shares of the Fund you received from the exchange. Any applicable CDSC charged will be the CDSC of the original Fund. |
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■ | You may make exchanges only into a Fund that is legally offered and sold in your state of residence. Contact the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary for more information. |
■ | You generally may make an exchange only into a Fund that is accepting investments. |
■ | The Fund may change or cancel your right to make an exchange by giving the amount of notice required by regulatory authorities (generally 60 days for a material change or cancellation). |
■ | Unless your account is part of a tax-advantaged arrangement, an exchange for shares of another Fund is a taxable event, and you may recognize a gain or loss for tax purposes. |
■ | Changing your investment to a different Fund will be treated as a sale and purchase, and you will be subject to applicable taxes on the sale and sales charges on the purchase of the new Fund. |
■ | Class Inst shares of a Fund may be exchanged for Class A or Class Inst shares of another Fund. In certain circumstances, the front-end sales charge applicable to Class A shares may be waived on exchanges of Class Inst shares for Class A shares. See Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Buying Shares — Eligible Investors — Class Inst Shares for details. |
■ | Class A shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are not eligible for exchange by a Direct-at-Fund Account. |
■ | Class Inst shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are not eligible for exchange by a Direct-at-Fund Account except for any current employee of the Investment Manager, the Distributor or the Transfer Agent and immediate family members of any of the foregoing who share the same address. |
■ | You may generally exchange Class V shares of a Fund for Class A shares of another Fund if the other Fund does not offer Class V shares. Class V shares exchanged into Class A shares cannot be exchanged back into Class V shares. |
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■ | It can earn income on its investments. Examples of fund income are interest paid on money market instruments and bonds, and dividends paid on common stocks. |
■ | A mutual fund can also have capital gains if the value of its investments increases. While a fund continues to hold an investment, any gain is generally unrealized. If the fund sells an investment, it generally will realize a capital gain if it sells that investment for a higher price than its adjusted cost basis, and will generally realize a capital loss if it sells that investment for a lower price than its adjusted cost basis. Capital gains and losses are either short-term or long-term, depending on whether the fund holds the securities for one year or less (short-term) or more than one year (long-term). |
Declaration and Distribution Schedule | |
Declarations | Daily |
Distributions | Monthly |
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■ | The Fund intends to qualify and to be eligible for treatment each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company generally is not subject to tax at the fund level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. However, the Fund's failure to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company would result in Fund-level taxation, and consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to you and in the NAV of your shares. Even if the Fund qualifies for treatment as a regulated investment company, the Fund may be subject to federal excise tax on certain undistributed income or gains. |
■ | Otherwise taxable distributions generally are taxable to you when paid, whether they are paid in cash or automatically reinvested in additional Fund shares. Dividends paid in January are deemed paid on December 31 of the prior year if the dividend was declared and payable to shareholders of record in October, November, or December of such prior year. |
■ | Distributions of the Fund's ordinary income and net short-term capital gain, if any, generally are taxable to you as ordinary income. Distributions of the Fund's net long-term capital gain, if any, generally are taxable to you as long-term capital gain. Whether capital gains are long-term or short-term is determined by how long the Fund has owned the investments that generated them, rather than how long you have owned your shares. The Fund expects that distributions will consist primarily of ordinary income. |
■ | From time to time, a distribution from the Fund could constitute a return of capital. A return of capital is a return of an amount of your original investment and is not a distribution of income or capital gain from the Fund. Therefore, a return of capital is not taxable to you so long as the amount of the distribution does not exceed your tax basis in your Fund shares. A return of capital reduces your tax basis in your Fund shares, with any amounts exceeding such basis generally taxable as capital gain. |
■ | If you are an individual and you meet certain holding period and other requirements for your Fund shares, a portion of your distributions may be treated as “qualified dividend income” taxable at the lower net long-term capital gain rates instead of the higher ordinary income rates. Qualified dividend income is income attributable to the Fund's dividends received from certain U.S. and foreign corporations, as long as the Fund meets certain holding period and other requirements for the stock producing such dividends. The Fund does not expect a significant portion of Fund distributions to be eligible for treatment as qualified dividend income. |
■ | Certain high-income individuals (as well as estates and trusts) are subject to a 3.8% tax on net investment income. For individuals, the 3.8% tax applies to the lesser of (1) the amount (if any) by which the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income exceeds certain threshold amounts or (2) the taxpayer's “net investment income.” |
Net investment income generally includes for this purpose dividends, including any capital gain dividends, paid by the Fund, and net gains recognized on the sale, redemption or exchange of shares of the Fund. |
■ | Certain derivative instruments when held in the Fund's portfolio subject the Fund to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to, among other things, accelerate income to the Fund, defer Fund losses, cause adjustments in the holding periods of Fund portfolio securities, or convert capital gains into ordinary income, short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses or long-term capital gains into short-term capital gains. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and/or character of distributions to shareholders. |
■ | Generally, a Fund realizes a capital gain or loss on an option when the option expires, or when it is exercised, sold or otherwise terminated. However, if an option is a “section 1256 contract,” which includes most traded options on a broad-based index, and the Fund holds such option at the end of its taxable year, the Fund is deemed to sell such option at fair market value at such time and recognize any gain or loss thereon, which is generally deemed to be 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gain or loss, as described further in the SAI. |
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■ | Income and proceeds received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to foreign taxes. If at the end of the taxable year more than 50% of the value of the Fund's assets consists of securities of foreign corporations, and the Fund makes a special election, you will generally be required to include in your income for U.S. federal income tax purposes your share of the qualifying foreign income taxes paid by the Fund in respect of its foreign portfolio securities. You may be able to claim a foreign tax credit or deduction in respect of this amount, subject to certain limitations. There is no assurance that the Fund will make this election for a taxable year, even if it is eligible to do so. |
■ | A sale, redemption or exchange of Fund shares is a taxable event. This includes redemptions where you are paid in securities. Your sales, redemptions and exchanges of Fund shares (including those paid in securities) usually will result in a taxable capital gain or loss to you, equal to the difference between the amount you receive for your shares (or are deemed to have received in the case of exchanges) and your adjusted tax basis in the shares, which is generally the amount you paid (or are deemed to have paid in the case of exchanges) for them. Any such capital gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if you have held your Fund shares for more than one year at the time of sale or exchange. In certain circumstances, capital losses may be converted from short-term to long-term; in other circumstances, capital losses may be disallowed under the “wash sale” rules. |
■ | For sales, redemptions and exchanges of shares that were acquired in a non-qualified account after 2011, the Fund generally is required to report to shareholders and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) cost basis information with respect to those shares. The Fund uses average cost basis as its default method of calculating cost basis. For more information regarding average cost basis reporting, other available cost basis methods, and selecting or changing to a different cost basis method, please see the SAI, columbiathreadneedleus.com, or contact the Fund at 800.345.6611. If you hold Fund shares through a financial intermediary (e.g., a brokerage firm), you should contact your financial intermediary to learn about its cost basis reporting default method and the reporting elections available to your account. |
■ | The Fund is required by federal law to withhold tax on any taxable or tax-exempt distributions and redemption proceeds paid to you (including amounts paid to you in securities and amounts deemed to be paid to you upon an exchange of shares) if: you have not provided a correct TIN or have not certified to the Fund that withholding does not apply, the IRS has notified us that the TIN listed on your account is incorrect according to its records, or the IRS informs the Fund that you are otherwise subject to backup withholding. |
Prospectus 2020 | 71 |
Prospectus 2020 | 73 |
Net
asset value,
beginning of period |
Net
investment income |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Distributions
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions to shareholders |
|
Class A | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $8.46 | 0.22 | 0.37 | 0.59 | (0.22) | (0.11) | (0.33) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $8.28 | 0.23 | 0.17 | 0.40 | (0.22) | — | (0.22) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $8.47 | 0.16 | (0.19) | (0.03) | (0.15) | (0.01) | (0.16) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $8.72 | 0.16 | (0.05) | 0.11 | (0.15) | (0.21) | (0.36) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $8.91 | 0.16 | 0.07 | 0.23 | (0.21) | (0.21) | (0.42) |
Advisor Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $8.45 | 0.24 | 0.37 | 0.61 | (0.24) | (0.11) | (0.35) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $8.27 | 0.25 | 0.18 | 0.43 | (0.25) | — | (0.25) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $8.46 | 0.18 | (0.18) | 0.00 (e) | (0.18) | (0.01) | (0.19) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $8.72 | 0.18 | (0.06) | 0.12 | (0.17) | (0.21) | (0.38) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $8.91 | 0.18 | 0.07 | 0.25 | (0.23) | (0.21) | (0.44) |
Class C | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $8.45 | 0.15 | 0.38 | 0.53 | (0.16) | (0.11) | (0.27) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $8.27 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.34 | (0.16) | — | (0.16) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $8.46 | 0.09 | (0.18) | (0.09) | (0.09) | (0.01) | (0.10) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $8.71 | 0.10 | (0.05) | 0.05 | (0.09) | (0.21) | (0.30) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $8.90 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.16 | (0.14) | (0.21) | (0.35) |
Institutional Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $8.46 | 0.24 | 0.37 | 0.61 | (0.24) | (0.11) | (0.35) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $8.28 | 0.25 | 0.18 | 0.43 | (0.25) | — | (0.25) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $8.47 | 0.15 | (0.15) | 0.00 (e) | (0.18) | (0.01) | (0.19) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $8.72 | 0.18 | (0.05) | 0.13 | (0.17) | (0.21) | (0.38) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $8.91 | 0.18 | 0.07 | 0.25 | (0.23) | (0.21) | (0.44) |
Institutional 2 Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $8.43 | 0.25 | 0.38 | 0.63 | (0.25) | (0.11) | (0.36) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $8.26 | 0.26 | 0.16 | 0.42 | (0.25) | — | (0.25) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $8.44 | 0.19 | (0.18) | 0.01 | (0.18) | (0.01) | (0.19) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $8.70 | 0.17 | (0.04) | 0.13 | (0.18) | (0.21) | (0.39) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $8.89 | 0.19 | 0.07 | 0.26 | (0.24) | (0.21) | (0.45) |
Institutional 3 Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $8.48 | 0.25 | 0.38 | 0.63 | (0.26) | (0.11) | (0.37) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $8.30 | 0.26 | 0.18 | 0.44 | (0.26) | — | (0.26) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $8.48 | 0.21 | (0.19) | 0.02 | (0.19) | (0.01) | (0.20) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $8.74 | 0.19 | (0.05) | 0.14 | (0.19) | (0.21) | (0.40) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $8.92 | 0.19 | 0.09 | 0.28 | (0.25) | (0.21) | (0.46) |
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Net
asset value, end of period |
Total
return |
Total
gross
expense ratio to average net assets(a) |
Total
net
expense ratio to average net assets(a), (b) |
Net
investment
income ratio to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover |
Net
assets, end of period (000's) |
|
Class A | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $8.72 | 7.05% | 0.97% | 0.80% (c) | 2.50% | 229% | $75,375 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $8.46 | 4.98% | 1.01% | 0.83% (c) | 2.73% | 236% | $49,696 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $8.28 | (0.33%) | 1.00% | 0.86% (c) | 1.84% | 257% | $50,845 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $8.47 | 1.34% | 0.98% (d) | 0.82% (c), (d) | 1.86% | 375% | $52,029 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $8.72 | 2.74% | 1.02% | 0.86% (c) | 1.83% | 428% | $55,058 |
Advisor Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $8.71 | 7.32% | 0.71% | 0.55% (c) | 2.74% | 229% | $1,676 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $8.45 | 5.24% | 0.76% | 0.58% (c) | 3.03% | 236% | $738 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $8.27 | (0.08%) | 0.75% | 0.61% (c) | 2.09% | 257% | $497 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $8.46 | 1.48% | 0.73% (d) | 0.57% (c), (d) | 2.10% | 375% | $516 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $8.72 | 3.01% | 0.77% | 0.61% (c) | 2.07% | 428% | $390 |
Class C | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $8.71 | 6.26% | 1.72% | 1.55% (c) | 1.74% | 229% | $8,519 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $8.45 | 4.20% | 1.76% | 1.59% (c) | 1.96% | 236% | $4,058 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $8.27 | (1.08%) | 1.75% | 1.61% (c) | 1.04% | 257% | $6,001 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $8.46 | 0.59% | 1.73% (d) | 1.57% (c), (d) | 1.11% | 375% | $9,461 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $8.71 | 1.98% | 1.77% | 1.61% (c) | 1.08% | 428% | $10,870 |
Institutional Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $8.72 | 7.32% | 0.72% | 0.55% (c) | 2.76% | 229% | $68,640 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $8.46 | 5.24% | 0.76% | 0.58% (c) | 2.97% | 236% | $51,185 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $8.28 | (0.08%) | 0.74% | 0.61% (c) | 1.74% | 257% | $56,556 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $8.47 | 1.60% | 0.73% (d) | 0.58% (c), (d) | 2.11% | 375% | $369,017 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $8.72 | 3.00% | 0.77% | 0.61% (c) | 2.08% | 428% | $440,059 |
Institutional 2 Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $8.70 | 7.55% | 0.62% | 0.46% | 2.83% | 229% | $6,038 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $8.43 | 5.24% | 0.64% | 0.47% | 3.20% | 236% | $3,687 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $8.26 | 0.13% | 0.64% | 0.51% | 2.20% | 257% | $864 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $8.44 | 1.58% | 0.63% (d) | 0.49% (d) | 1.99% | 375% | $735 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $8.70 | 3.11% | 0.60% | 0.50% | 2.14% | 428% | $52 |
Institutional 3 Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $8.74 | 7.47% | 0.57% | 0.40% | 2.91% | 229% | $265,665 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $8.48 | 5.41% | 0.58% | 0.42% | 3.14% | 236% | $257,417 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $8.30 | 0.19% | 0.59% | 0.46% | 2.46% | 257% | $284,876 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $8.48 | 1.63% | 0.54% (d) | 0.42% (d) | 2.26% | 375% | $29,756 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $8.74 | 3.28% | 0.56% | 0.45% | 2.24% | 428% | $31,981 |
Prospectus 2020 | 75 |
Net
asset value,
beginning of period |
Net
investment income |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Distributions
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions to shareholders |
|
Class R | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $8.46 | 0.20 | 0.37 | 0.57 | (0.20) | (0.11) | (0.31) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $8.28 | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.38 | (0.20) | — | (0.20) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $8.47 | 0.13 | (0.18) | (0.05) | (0.13) | (0.01) | (0.14) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $8.72 | 0.14 | (0.05) | 0.09 | (0.13) | (0.21) | (0.34) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $8.91 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.21 | (0.19) | (0.21) | (0.40) |
Class V | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $8.44 | 0.23 | 0.37 | 0.60 | (0.23) | (0.11) | (0.34) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $8.27 | 0.23 | 0.17 | 0.40 | (0.23) | — | (0.23) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $8.46 | 0.16 | (0.18) | (0.02) | (0.16) | (0.01) | (0.17) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $8.71 | 0.17 | (0.05) | 0.12 | (0.16) | (0.21) | (0.37) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $8.90 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.24 | (0.22) | (0.21) | (0.43) |
Notes to Financial Highlights | |
(a) | In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios. |
(b) | Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. |
(c) | The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
(d) | Expenses have been reduced due to a reimbursement of expenses overbilled by a third party. If the reimbursement had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been higher by the percentages shown for each class in the table below. All fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Investment Manager and its affiliates were applied before giving effect to this third party reimbursement. |
Year Ended | Class A |
Advisor
Class |
Class C |
Institutional
Class |
Institutional
2
Class |
Institutional
3
Class |
Class R | Class V |
04/30/2017 | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
(e) | Rounds to zero. |
76 | Prospectus 2020 |
Net
asset value, end of period |
Total
return |
Total
gross
expense ratio to average net assets(a) |
Total
net
expense ratio to average net assets(a), (b) |
Net
investment
income ratio to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover |
Net
assets, end of period (000's) |
|
Class R | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $8.72 | 6.79% | 1.22% | 1.05% (c) | 2.26% | 229% | $1,225 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $8.46 | 4.71% | 1.26% | 1.08% (c) | 2.51% | 236% | $680 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $8.28 | (0.58%) | 1.25% | 1.11% (c) | 1.54% | 257% | $550 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $8.47 | 1.09% | 1.23% (d) | 1.08% (c), (d) | 1.62% | 375% | $922 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $8.72 | 2.49% | 1.27% | 1.11% (c) | 1.57% | 428% | $1,750 |
Class V | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $8.70 | 7.17% | 0.87% | 0.70% (c) | 2.62% | 229% | $8,145 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $8.44 | 4.96% | 0.91% | 0.73% (c) | 2.83% | 236% | $8,242 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $8.27 | (0.23%) | 0.90% | 0.76% (c) | 1.92% | 257% | $8,934 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $8.46 | 1.44% | 0.88% (d) | 0.73% (c), (d) | 1.95% | 375% | $10,139 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $8.71 | 2.85% | 0.92% | 0.76% (c) | 1.93% | 428% | $10,887 |
Prospectus 2020 | 77 |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs. |
■ | Shares purchased through an Ameriprise Financial Services investment advisory program (if an Advisory or similar share class for such investment advisory program is not available). |
■ | Shares purchased by third party investment advisors on behalf of their advisory clients through Ameriprise Financial Services’ platform (if an Advisory or similar share class for such investment advisory program is not available). |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other fund within the Columbia Funds). |
■ | Shares exchanged from Class C shares of the same fund in the month of or following the 10-year anniversary of the purchase date. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to such shares following a shorter holding period, that waiver will apply to exchanges following such shorter period. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to exchanges of Class C shares for load waived shares, that waiver will also apply to such exchanges. |
■ | Employees and registered representatives of Ameriprise Financial Services or its affiliates and their immediate family members. |
■ | Shares purchased by or through qualified accounts (including IRAs, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, 401(k)s, 403(b) TSCAs subject to ERISA and defined benefit plans) that are held by a covered family member, defined as an Ameriprise financial advisor and/or the advisor’s spouse, advisor’s lineal ascendant (mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, great grandmother, great grandfather), advisor’s lineal descendant (son, step-son, daughter, step-daughter, grandson, granddaughter, great grandson, great granddaughter) or any spouse of a covered family member who is a lineal descendant. |
A-1 | Prospectus 2020 |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the Columbia Funds, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e., rights of reinstatement). |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Columbia Fund |
■ | Share purchases by employees and registered representatives of Baird or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Baird |
■ | Shares purchased with the proceeds of redemptions from another Columbia Fund, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same accounts, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge (known as rights of reinstatement) |
■ | A shareholder in the Fund’s Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares of the same Columbia Fund if the shares are no longer subject to CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Baird |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement plans or charitable accounts in a transactional brokerage account at Baird, including 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs |
■ | Shares sold due to death or disability of the shareholder |
■ | Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus |
■ | Shares purchased due to returns of excess contributions from an IRA account |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations |
■ | Shares sold to pay Baird fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Baird |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement |
■ | Breakpoints as described in this prospectus |
■ | Rights of accumulations which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Columbia Fund assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Baird. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Baird may be included in the rights of accumulations calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets |
■ | Letters of Intent (LOI) allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases of Columbia Funds through Baird, over a 13-month period of time |
Prospectus 2020 | A-2 |
■ | The applicable sales charge on a purchase of Class A shares is determined by taking into account all share classes (except any money market funds and retirement plan share classes) of Columbia Funds held by the shareholder or in an account grouped by Edward Jones with other accounts for the purpose of providing certain pricing considerations ("pricing groups"). This includes all share classes held on the Edward Jones platform and/or held on another platform. The inclusion of eligible Columbia Fund assets in the rights of accumulation calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying his or her financial advisor of such assets at the time of calculation. |
■ | ROA is determined by calculating the higher of cost or market value (current shares x NAV). |
■ | Through a LOI, shareholders can receive the sales charge and breakpoint discounts for purchases shareholders intend to make over a 13-month period from the date Edward Jones receives the LOI. The LOI is determined by calculating the higher of cost or market value of qualifying holdings at LOI initiation in combination with the value that the shareholder intends to buy over a 13-month period to calculate the front-end sales charge and any breakpoint discounts. Each purchase the shareholder makes during that 13-month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount. The inclusion of eligible Columbia Fund assets in the LOI calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying his or her financial advisor of such assets at the time of calculation. Purchases made before the LOI is received by Edward Jones are not covered under the LOI and will not reduce the sales charge previously paid. Sales charges will be adjusted if LOI is not met. |
■ | Associates of Edward Jones and its affiliates and their family members who are in the same pricing group (as determined by Edward Jones under its policies and procedures) as the associate. This waiver will continue for the remainder of the associate's life if the associate retires from Edward Jones in good-standing. |
■ | Shares purchased in an Edward Jones fee-based program. |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment. |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redeemed shares of Columbia Funds so long as the following conditions are met: 1) the proceeds are from the sale of shares within 60 days of the purchase, and 2) the sale and purchase are made in the same share class and the same account or the purchase is made in an individual retirement account with proceeds from liquidations in a non-retirement account. |
■ | Shares exchanged into Class A shares from another share class so long as the exchange is into the same fund and was initiated at the discretion of Edward Jones. Edward Jones is responsible for any remaining CDSC due to the fund company, if applicable. Any future purchases are subject to the applicable sales charge as disclosed in the prospectus. |
A-3 | Prospectus 2020 |
■ | Exchanges from Class C shares to Class A shares of the same fund, generally, in the 84th month following the anniversary of the purchase date or earlier at the discretion of Edward Jones. |
■ | The death or disability of the shareholder |
■ | Systematic withdrawals with up to 10% per year of the account value |
■ | Return of excess contributions from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts if the redemption is taken in or after the year the shareholder reaches qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations |
■ | Shares sold to pay Edward Jones fees or costs in such cases where the transaction is initiated by Edward Jones |
■ | Shares exchanged in an Edward Jones fee-based program |
■ | Shares acquired through NAV reinstatement |
■ | $250 initial purchase minimum |
■ | $50 subsequent purchase minimum |
■ | Edward Jones has the right to redeem at its discretion fund holdings with a balance of $250 or less. The following are examples of accounts that are not included in this policy: |
■ | A fee-based account held on an Edward Jones platform |
■ | A 529 account held on an Edward Jones platform |
■ | An account with an active systematic investment plan or letter of intent (LOI) |
■ | At any time it deems necessary, Edward Jones has the authority to exchange at NAV a shareholder's holdings in a fund to Class A shares. |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other Columbia Fund). |
■ | Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of Janney or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Janney. |
Prospectus 2020 | A-4 |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions from another Columbia Fund, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within ninety (90) days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e., right of reinstatement). |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans. |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement. |
■ | Class C shares that are no longer subject to a CDSC and are converted to Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Janney’s policies and procedures. |
■ | Shares sold upon the death or disability of the shareholder. |
■ | Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus. |
■ | Shares purchased in connection with a return of excess contributions from an IRA account. |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts if the redemption is taken in or after the year the shareholder reaches qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations. |
■ | Shares sold to pay Janney fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Janney. |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement. |
■ | Shares exchanged into the same share class of a different fund. |
■ | Breakpoints as described in the Fund’s prospectus. |
■ | Rights of accumulation (“ROA”), which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts, will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Columbia Fund assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Janney. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Janney may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
■ | Letters of intent which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within the Columbia Funds, over a 13-month time period. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Janney may be included in the calculation of letters of intent only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
■ | Breakpoints as described in this prospectus. |
■ | Rights of Accumulation (ROA) which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts as described in the Fund’s prospectus will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Columbia Fund assets held by accounts (including 529 program holdings, where applicable) within the purchaser’s household at Merrill Lynch. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Merrill Lynch may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
A-5 | Prospectus 2020 |
■ | Letters of Intent (LOI) which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases of Columbia Funds, through Merrill Lynch, over a 13-month period of time (if applicable). |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans, provided that the shares are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and shares are held for the benefit of the plan |
■ | Shares purchased by a 529 Plan (does not include 529 Plan units or 529-specific share classes or equivalents) |
■ | Shares purchased through a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program |
■ | Shares exchanged due to the holdings moving from a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program to a Merrill Lynch brokerage (non-advisory) account pursuant to Merrill Lynch’s policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers |
■ | Shares purchased by third party investment advisors on behalf of their advisory clients through Merrill Lynch’s platform |
■ | Shares of funds purchased through the Merrill Edge Self-Directed platform (if applicable) |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other Columbia Fund) |
■ | Shares exchanged from Class C (i.e., level-load) shares of the same fund pursuant to Merrill Lynch’s policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers |
■ | Employees and registered representatives of Merrill Lynch or its affiliates and their family members |
■ | Directors or Trustees of the Fund, and employees of the Fund’s investment adviser or any of its affiliates, as described in this prospectus |
■ | Eligible shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions from another Columbia Fund, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement). Automated transactions (i.e. systematic purchases and withdrawals) and purchases made after shares are automatically sold to pay Merrill Lynch’s account maintenance fees are not eligible for reinstatement |
■ | Death or disability of the shareholder |
■ | Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus |
■ | Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code |
■ | Shares sold to pay Merrill Lynch fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Merrill Lynch |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement |
■ | Shares held in retirement brokerage accounts, that are exchanged for a lower cost share class due to transfer to certain fee based accounts or platforms (applicable to Class A and Class C shares only) |
■ | Shares received through an exchange due to the holdings moving from a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program to a Merrill Lynch brokerage (non-advisory) account pursuant to Merrill Lynch’s policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers |
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■ | Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans |
■ | Morgan Stanley employee and employee-related accounts according to Morgan Stanley’s account linking rules |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions when purchasing shares of the same fund |
■ | Shares purchased through a Morgan Stanley self-directed brokerage account |
■ | Class C (i.e., level-load) shares that are no longer subject to a CDSC and are exchanged for Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s share class exchange program |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions from another Columbia Fund, provided (i) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (ii) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (iii) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge. |
■ | Shares purchased in an investment advisory program. |
■ | Shares purchased within the Columbia Funds through a systematic reinvestment of capital gains and dividend distributions. |
■ | Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James. |
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■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the Columbia Funds, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement). |
■ | A shareholder in the Fund’s Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James. |
■ | Death or disability of the shareholder. |
■ | Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus. |
■ | Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account. |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. |
■ | Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James. |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement. |
■ | Breakpoints as described in this prospectus. |
■ | Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Columbia Fund assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the calculation of rights of accumulation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
■ | Letters of intent which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within the Columbia Funds, over a 13-month time period. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the calculation of letters of intent only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
■ | For employer-sponsored retirement plans held through a commissionable brokerage account, Class A shares are available at NAV (i.e., without a sales charge). For this purpose, employer-sponsored retirement plans include, but are not limited to, 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans. |
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Class | Ticker Symbol | |
A | LIIAX | |
Advisor (Class Adv) | CIFRX | |
C | CIOCX | |
Institutional (Class Inst) | SRINX | |
Institutional 2 (Class Inst2) | CPIRX | |
Institutional 3 (Class Inst3) | CRIYX |
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(a) | This charge is imposed on certain investments of between $1 million and $50 million redeemed within 18 months after purchase, as follows: 1.00% if redeemed within 12 months after purchase, and 0.50% if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase, with certain limited exceptions. |
(b) | This charge applies to redemptions within 12 months after purchase, with certain limited exceptions. |
(c) | Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or to reimburse expenses (excluding transaction costs and certain other investment related expenses, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and infrequent and/or unusual expenses) through August 31, 2021, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Under this agreement, the Fund’s net operating expenses, subject to applicable exclusions, will not exceed the annual rates of 0.90% for Class A, 0.65% for Class Adv, 1.65% for Class C, 0.65% for Class Inst, 0.52% for Class Inst2 and 0.47% for Class Inst3. The fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements shown in the table for Class C also reflect the contractual waiver of distribution and/or service fees payable under the Fund’s Plan of Distribution through August 31, 2021 or such earlier date as may be determined at the sole discretion of the Fund’s Board, so that the fees do not exceed the annual rate of 0.80% for Class C. |
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■ | you invest $10,000 in the applicable class of Fund shares for the periods indicated, |
■ | your investment has a 5% return each year, and |
■ | the Fund’s total annual operating expenses remain the same as shown in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table above. |
1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |
Class A (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $562 | $757 | $967 | $1,571 |
Class Adv (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $ 66 | $217 | $380 | $ 855 |
Class C (assuming redemption of all shares at the end of the period) | $248 | $509 | $895 | $1,978 |
Class C (assuming no redemption of shares) | $148 | $509 | $895 | $1,978 |
Class Inst (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $ 66 | $217 | $380 | $ 855 |
Class Inst2 (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $ 53 | $180 | $318 | $ 720 |
Class Inst3 (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $ 48 | $164 | $290 | $ 659 |
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Year
by Year Total Return (%)
as of December 31 Each Year* |
Best
and Worst Quarterly Returns
During the Period Shown in the Bar Chart |
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Best | 1st Quarter 2019 | 5.50% |
Worst
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2nd Quarter 2015 | -2.87% |
* | Year to Date return as of June 30, 2020: 5.29% |
Share
Class
Inception Date |
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | 07/31/2000 | |||
returns before taxes | 9.62% | 3.07% | 4.74% | |
returns after taxes on distributions | 8.31% | 1.85% | 3.25% | |
returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares | 5.66% | 1.78% | 3.05% | |
Class Adv returns before taxes | 11/08/2012 | 15.40% | 4.35% | 5.52% |
Class C returns before taxes | 07/15/2002 | 13.42% | 3.47% | 4.62% |
Class Inst returns before taxes | 03/05/1986 | 15.26% | 4.35% | 5.51% |
Class Inst2 returns before taxes | 11/08/2012 | 15.50% | 4.46% | 5.60% |
Class Inst3 returns before taxes | 11/08/2012 | 15.55% | 4.49% | 5.64% |
Blended Benchmark (consisting of 85% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Bond Index and 15% ICE BofA U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index) (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | 14.54% | 4.85% | 5.85% | |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Bond Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) | 14.54% | 4.60% | 5.54% |
Portfolio Manager | Title | Role with Fund | Managed Fund Since | |||
Tom Murphy, CFA | Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of Investment Grade Credit | Lead Portfolio Manager | 2011 | |||
Royce D. Wilson, CFA | Senior Portfolio Manager | Portfolio Manager | February 2020 | |||
John Dawson, CFA | Portfolio Manager | Portfolio Manager | February 2020 |
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Online | Regular Mail | Express Mail | By Telephone | |||
columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ |
Columbia
Management
Investment Services Corp. P.O. Box 219104 Kansas City, MO 64121-9104 |
Columbia
Management
Investment Services Corp. c/o DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. 430 W 7th Street, Suite 219104 Kansas City, MO 64105-1407 |
800.422.3737 |
Class | Category of eligible account |
For
accounts other than
systematic investment plan accounts |
For
systematic investment
plan accounts |
Classes A & C | All accounts other than IRAs | $2,000 | $100 |
IRAs | $1,000 | $100 | |
Classes Adv & Inst | All eligible accounts |
$0,
$1,000 or $2,000
depending upon the category of eligible investor |
$100 |
Class Inst2 | All eligible accounts | None | N/A |
Class Inst3 | All eligible accounts |
$0,
$1,000, $2,000
or $1 million depending upon the category of eligible investor |
$100
(for certain
eligible investors) |
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■ | An interest rate future is a derivative that is an agreement whereby the buyer and seller agree to the future delivery of an interest-bearing instrument on a specific date at a pre-determined price. Examples include Treasury-bill futures, Treasury-bond futures and Eurodollar futures. |
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Columbia Corporate Income Fund | |
Class A | 0.90% |
Class Adv | 0.65% |
Class C | 1.65% |
Class Inst | 0.65% |
Class Inst2 | 0.52% |
Class Inst3 | 0.47% |
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Portfolio Manager | Title | Role with Fund | Managed Fund Since | |||
Tom Murphy, CFA | Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of Investment Grade Credit | Lead Portfolio Manager | 2011 | |||
Royce D. Wilson, CFA | Senior Portfolio Manager | Portfolio Manager | February 2020 | |||
John Dawson, CFA | Portfolio Manager | Portfolio Manager | February 2020 |
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■ | compensation and other benefits received by the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates related to the management/administration of a Columbia Fund and the sale of its shares; |
■ | the allocation of, and competition for, investment opportunities among the Fund, other funds and accounts advised/managed by the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates, or Ameriprise Financial itself and its affiliates; |
■ | separate and potentially divergent management of a Columbia Fund and other funds and accounts advised/managed by the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates; |
■ | regulatory and other investment restrictions on investment activities of the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates and accounts advised/managed by them; |
■ | insurance and other relationships of Ameriprise Financial affiliates with companies and other entities in which a Columbia Fund invests; and |
■ | regulatory and other restrictions relating to the sharing of information between Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates, including the Investment Manager, and a Columbia Fund. |
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* | The website references in this prospectus are inactive links and information contained in or otherwise accessible through the referenced websites does not form a part of this prospectus. |
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■ | The amount you plan to invest. |
■ | How long you intend to remain invested in the Fund. |
■ | The fees (e.g., sales charge or “load”) and expenses for each share class. |
■ | Whether you may be eligible for a reduction or waiver of sales charges when you buy or sell shares. |
■ | The net asset value (NAV) per share is the price of a share calculated by the Fund every business day. |
■ | The offering price per share is the NAV per share plus any front-end sales charge (or load) that applies. |
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Share Class |
Eligible
Investors(a);
Minimum Initial Investments(b); Conversion Features(c) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(d) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs)(d) |
Sales
Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service Fees(e) |
similar
institutions; (iii) broker-dealers, banks, trust companies and similar institutions that clear Fund share transactions for their client or customer investment advisory or similar accounts through designated financial intermediaries and their mutual
fund trading platforms that have been granted specific written authorization from the Transfer Agent with respect to Class Adv eligibility apart from selling, servicing or similar agreements; (iv) 501(c)(3) charitable organizations; (v) 529 plans;
(vi) health savings accounts; (vii) investors participating in a fee-based advisory program sponsored by a financial intermediary or other entity that is not compensated by the Fund for those services, other than payments for shareholder servicing
or sub-accounting performed in place of the Transfer Agent; and (viii) commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in
Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Adv shares within such platform.(f)
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Class C |
Eligibility:
Available to the general public for investment
|
None | 1.00% on certain investments redeemed within one year of purchase(i) |
Waivers
: Yes, on Fund distribution reinvestments. For additional waivers, see Choosing a Share Class – CDSC Waivers – Class A, Class C and Class V
|
Distribution
Fee: 0.75%
|
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Share Class |
Eligible
Investors(a);
Minimum Initial Investments(b); Conversion Features(c) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(d) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs)(d) |
Sales
Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service Fees(e) |
anniversary of the Class C shares purchase date.(c) | |||||
Class
Inst |
Eligibility:
Available only to certain eligible investors, which are subject to different minimum investment requirements, ranging from $0 to $2,000, including investors who purchase Fund shares through commissionable brokerage
platforms where the financial intermediary holds the shares in an omnibus account and, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary
has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst shares within such platform; closed to (i) accounts of financial intermediaries that clear Fund share transactions for their client or customer accounts through
designated financial intermediaries and their mutual fund trading platforms that have been given specific written notice from the Transfer Agent of the termination of their eligibility for new purchases of Class Inst shares and (ii) omnibus group
retirement plans, subject to certain exceptions(f)(j)
|
None | None | N/A | None |
Class
Inst2 |
Eligibility:
Available only to (i) certain registered investment advisers and family offices that clear Fund share transactions for their client or customer accounts through designated financial intermediaries and their mutual
fund trading platforms that have been granted specific written authorization from the Transfer Agent with respect to Class Inst2 eligibility apart from selling, servicing or similar agreements; (ii) omnibus retirement plans(j); and (iii) institutional investors that are clients of the Columbia Threadneedle Global Institutional Distribution Team that invest in Class Inst2 shares
for their own account through platforms approved by the Distributor or an affiliate thereof to offer and/or service Class Inst2 shares within such platform.
|
None | None | N/A | None |
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Share Class |
Eligible
Investors(a);
Minimum Initial Investments(b); Conversion Features(c) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(d) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs)(d) |
Sales
Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service Fees(e) |
Class
Inst3 |
Eligibility:
Available to (i) group retirement plans that maintain plan-level or omnibus accounts with the Fund(j); (ii)
institutional investors that are clients of the Columbia Threadneedle Global Institutional Distribution Team that invest in Class Inst3 shares for their own account through platforms approved by the Distributor or an affiliate thereof to offer
and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform; (iii) collective trust funds; (iv) affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds (e.g., funds operating as funds-of-funds); (v) fee-based platforms of financial intermediaries (or the clearing
intermediary they trade through) that have an agreement with the Distributor or an affiliate thereof that specifically authorizes the financial intermediary to offer and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform, provided also that Fund
shares are held in an omnibus account; (vi) commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that
the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst3 shares within such platform and that Fund shares are held in an omnibus account; and (vii) bank trust departments, subject to an
agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst3 shares and provided that Fund shares are held in an omnibus account. In each case above where noted that Fund shares are required to be held in an omnibus account, the
Distributor may, in its discretion, determine to waive this requirement.(f)
|
None | None | N/A | None |
Class R | Eligibility: Available only to eligible retirement plans, health savings | None | None | N/A | Series of CFST & CFST I: |
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Share Class |
Eligible
Investors(a);
Minimum Initial Investments(b); Conversion Features(c) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(d) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs)(d) |
Sales
Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service Fees(e) |
accounts
and, in the sole discretion of the Distributor, other types of retirement accounts held through platforms maintained by financial intermediaries approved by the Distributor
|
distribution
fee of 0.50%
|
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Class V |
Eligibility:
Generally closed to new investors(j)
|
5.75% maximum, declining to 0.00% on investments of $1 million or more |
CDSC
on certain investments of between $1 million and $50 million redeemed within 18 months after purchase, charged as follows:
|
Reductions
: Yes, see Choosing a Share Class — Reductions/Waivers of Sales Charges – Class A and Class V Shares Front-End Sales Charge Reductions
|
Service Fee: up to 0.50% |
(a) | For Columbia Government Money Market Fund, new investments must be made in Class A, Class Inst, Class Inst3, or Class R shares, subject to eligibility. Class C shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund are available as a new investment only to investors in the Distributor's proprietary 401(k) products, provided that such investor is eligible to invest in the class and transact directly with the Fund or the Transfer Agent through a third party administrator or third party recordkeeper. Columbia Government Money Market Fund offers Class Inst2 shares only to facilitate exchanges with other Funds offering such share class. |
(b) | Certain share classes are subject to minimum account balance requirements, as described in Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Transaction Rules and Policies. |
(c) | For more information on the conversion of Class C shares to Class A shares, see Choosing a Share Class - Sales Charges and Commissions - Class C Shares - Conversion to Class A Shares. |
(d) | Actual front-end sales charges and CDSCs vary among the Funds. For more information on applicable sales charges, see Choosing a Share Class — Sales Charges and Commissions, and for information about certain exceptions to these sales charges, see Choosing a Share Class — Reductions/Waivers of Sales Charges. |
(e) | These are the maximum applicable distribution and/or service fees. Except for Class V shares, these fees are paid under the Fund’s Rule 12b-1 plan. Fee rates and fee components (i.e., the portion of a combined fee that is a distribution or service fee) may vary among Funds. Because these fees are paid out of Fund assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of distribution and/or service fees. Although Class A shares of certain series of CFST I are subject to a combined distribution and service fee of up to 0.35%, these Funds currently limit the combined fee to 0.25%. Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund pays a distribution and service fee of up to 0.15% on Class A shares. Columbia Government Money Market Fund pays a distribution and service fee of up to 0.10% on Class A shares and up to 0.75% distribution fee on Class C shares. Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund each pay a service fee of up to 0.20% on Class A and Class C shares. Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund pays a distribution fee of up to 0.65% on Class C shares. For more information on distribution and service fees, see Choosing a Share Class — Distribution and Service Fees. |
(f) | Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund must be purchased through financial intermediaries that, by written agreement with the Distributor, are specifically authorized to sell the Fund’s shares. Class Adv shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are also available to certain registered investment advisers that clear Fund share transactions for their client accounts through designated financial intermediaries with mutual fund trading platforms that have been granted specific written authorization from the Transfer Agent (apart from selling, servicing or similar agreements) to sell Class Inst2 shares, which are not offered by the Fund. Class Inst3 shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund that were open and funded accounts prior to November 30, 2018 (the conversion date from the former unnamed share class to Class Inst3 shares) are eligible for additional investment; however, any account established after that date must meet the current Class Inst3 eligibility requirements. |
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(g) | For Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund, a CDSC of 0.50% is charged on certain investments of $500,000 or more redeemed within 12 months after purchase. The following Funds are not subject to a front-end sales charge or a CDSC on Class A shares: Columbia Government Money Market Fund, Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Columbia Large Cap Index Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund, Columbia Small Cap Index Fund, Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund and Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund. |
(h) | If you are eligible to invest in Class A shares without a front-end sales charge, you should discuss your options with your financial intermediary. For more information, see Choosing a Share Class – Reductions/Waivers of Sales Charges. |
(i) | There is no CDSC on redemptions from Class C shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund. |
(j) | These share classes are closed to new accounts, or closed to previously eligible investors, subject to certain conditions, as summarized below and described in more detail under Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Buying Shares — Eligible Investors: |
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■ | depends on the amount you are investing (generally, the larger the investment, the smaller the percentage sales charge), and |
■ | is based on the total amount of your purchase and the value of your account (and any other accounts eligible for aggregation of which you or your financial intermediary notifies the Fund). |
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Class A Shares — Front-End Sales Charge — Breakpoint Schedule* | ||||
Breakpoint Schedule For: |
Dollar
amount of
shares bought(a) |
Sales
charge as a % of the offering price(b) |
Sales
charge as a % of the net amount invested(b) |
Amount
retained by or paid to financial intermediaries as a % of the offering price |
Fixed
Income Funds (except those listed below),
Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund and Funds-of-Funds (fixed income)* |
$ 0-$49,999 | 4.75% | 4.99% | 4.00% |
$ 50,000–$99,999 | 4.25% | 4.44% | 3.50% | |
$100,000–$249,999 | 3.50% | 3.63% | 3.00% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.15% | |
$500,000–$999,999 | 2.00% | 2.04% | 1.75% | |
$ 1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
Tax-Exempt Funds (other than Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund) | $ 0-$99,999 | 3.00% | 3.09% | 2.50% |
$100,000–$249,999 | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.15% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 1.50 % | 1.53% | 1.25% | |
$ 500,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
Columbia
Floating Rate Fund,
Columbia Limited Duration Credit Fund, Columbia Mortgage Opportunities Fund, Columbia Quality Income Fund, and Columbia Total Return Bond Fund |
$ 0-$99,999 | 3.00% | 3.09% | 2.50% |
$100,000–$249,999 | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.15% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 2.00% | 2.04% | 1.75% | |
$500,000–$999,999 | 1.50% | 1.52% | 1.25% | |
$ 1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | $ 0-$99,999 | 1.00% | 1.01% | 0.75% |
$100,000–$249,999 | 0.75% | 0.76% | 0.50% | |
$250,000–$999,999 | 0.50% | 0.50% | 0.40% | |
$ 1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | $ 0-$99,999 | 1.00% | 1.01% | 0.75% |
$100,000–$249,999 | 0.75% | 0.76% | 0.50% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 0.50% | 0.50% | 0.40% | |
$ 500,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
* | The following Funds are not subject to a front-end sales charge or CDSC on Class A shares: Columbia Government Money Market Fund, Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Columbia Large Cap Index Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund, Columbia Small Cap Index Fund, Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund and Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund. "Funds-of-Funds (equity)" includes Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio, Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio, Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio and Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio. "Funds-of-Funds (fixed income)" includes Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio and Columbia Income Builder Fund. Columbia Balanced Fund, Columbia Flexible Capital Income Fund and Columbia Global Opportunities Fund are treated as equity Funds for purposes of the table. |
(a) | Purchase amounts and account values may be aggregated among all eligible Fund accounts for the purposes of this table. See Choosing a Share Class — Reductions/Waivers of Sales Charges for a discussion of account value aggregation. |
(b) | Because the offering price is calculated to two decimal places, the dollar amount of the sales charge as a percentage of the offering price and your net amount invested for any particular purchase of Fund shares may be higher or lower depending on whether downward or upward rounding was required during the calculation process. Purchase price includes the sales charge. |
(c) | For information regarding cumulative commissions paid to your financial intermediary when you buy $1 million or more of Class A shares of a Taxable Fund or $500,000 or more of Class A shares of a Tax-Exempt Fund, see Class A Shares — Commissions below. |
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■ | If you purchased Class A shares of any Tax-Exempt Fund (other than Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund) without paying a front-end sales charge because your eligible accounts aggregated $500,000 or more at the time of purchase, you will incur a CDSC of 0.75% if you redeem those shares within 12 months after purchase. Subsequent Class A share purchases that bring your aggregate account value to $500,000 or more will also be subject to a CDSC of 0.75% if you redeem those shares within 12 months after purchase. |
■ | If you purchased Class A shares of Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund without paying a front-end sales charge because your eligible accounts aggregated $500,000 or more at the time of purchase, you will incur a CDSC of 0.50% if you redeem those shares within 12 months after purchase. Subsequent Class A share purchases that bring your aggregate account value to $500,000 or more will also be subject to a CDSC of 0.50% if you redeem those shares within 12 months after purchase. |
■ | If you purchased Class A shares of any Taxable Fund without paying a front-end sales charge because your eligible accounts aggregated between $1 million and $50 million at the time of purchase, you will incur a CDSC if you redeem those shares within 18 months after purchase, which is charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if shares are redeemed within 12 months after purchase; and 0.50% CDSC if shares are redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase. Subsequent Class A share purchases that bring your aggregate account value to $1 million or more (but less than $50 million) will also be subject to a CDSC if you redeem them within 18 months after purchase as described in the previous sentence. |
* | The commission level applies to the applicable asset level; therefore, for example, for a purchase of $5 million, the Distributor would pay a commission of 0.75% on the first $3,999,999 and 0.50% on the balance. |
** | The commission level on purchases of Class A shares of Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund is: 0.50% on purchases of $500,000 to $19,999,999 and 0.25% on purchases of $20 million or more. |
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Class A Shares of Taxable Funds — Commission Schedule (Paid by the Distributor to Financial Intermediaries)* | |
Purchase Amount |
Commission
Level**
(as a % of net asset value per share) |
$1 million – $2,999,999 | 1.00% |
$3 million – $49,999,999 | 0.50% |
$50 million or more | 0.25% |
* | Not applicable to Funds that do not assess a front-end sales charge. |
** | The commission level applies to the applicable asset level; therefore, for example, for a purchase of $5 million, the Distributor would pay a commission of 1.00% on the first $2,999,999 and 0.50% on the balance. |
■ | Class C share accounts that are Direct-at-Fund Accounts and Networked Accounts for which the Transfer Agent (and not your financial intermediary) sends you Fund account transaction confirmations and statements, convert on or about the 15th day of the month (if the 15th is not a business day, then the next business day thereafter) that they become eligible for automatic conversion provided that the Fund has records that Class C shares have been held for the requisite time period. |
■ | For purposes of determining the month when your Class C shares are eligible for conversion, the start of the holding period is the first day of the month in which your purchase was made. Your financial intermediary may choose a different day of the month to convert Class C shares. Please contact your financial intermediary for more information on calculating the holding period. |
■ | Any shares you received from reinvested distributions on these shares generally will convert to Class A shares at the same time. |
■ | You’ll receive the same dollar value of Class A shares as the Class C shares that were automatically converted. Class C shares that you received from an exchange of Class C shares of another Fund will convert based on the day you bought the original shares. |
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■ | No sales charge or other charges apply in connection with this automatic conversion, and conversions are free from U.S. federal income tax. |
■ | depends on the amount you are investing (generally, the larger the investment, the smaller the percentage sales charge), and |
■ | is based on the total amount of your purchase and the value of your account (and any other accounts eligible for aggregation of which you notify your financial intermediary or, in the case of Direct-at-Fund Accounts (as defined below), you notify the Fund). |
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Class V Shares — Front-End Sales Charge — Breakpoint Schedule | ||||
Breakpoint Schedule For: |
Dollar
amount of
shares bought(a) |
Sales
charge as a % of the offering price(b) |
Sales
charge as a % of the net amount invested(b) |
Amount
retained by or paid to Financial Intermediaries as a % of the offering price |
Fixed Income Funds | $ 0–$49,999 | 4.75% | 4.99% | 4.25% |
$ 50,000–$99,999 | 4.50% | 4.71% | 3.75% | |
$100,000–$249,999 | 3.50% | 3.63% | 2.75% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.00% | |
$500,000–$999,999 | 2.00% | 2.04% | 1.75% | |
$ 1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
(a) | Purchase amounts and account values are aggregated among all eligible Fund accounts for the purposes of this table. |
(b) | Because the offering price is calculated to two decimal places, the dollar amount of the sales charge as a percentage of the offering price and your net amount invested for any particular purchase of Fund shares may be higher or lower depending on whether downward or upward rounding was required during the calculation process. |
(c) | For more information regarding cumulative commissions paid to your financial intermediary when you buy $1 million or more of Class V shares, see Class V Shares — Commissions below. |
■ | If you purchased Class V shares without a front-end sales charge because your eligible accounts aggregated between $1 million and $50 million at the time of purchase, you will incur a CDSC if you redeem those shares within 18 months after purchase, which is charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if shares are redeemed within 12 months after purchase, and 0.50% CDSC if shares are redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase. |
■ | Subsequent Class V share purchases that bring your aggregate account value to $1 million or more (but less than $50 million) will also be subject to a CDSC if you redeem them within the time periods noted above. |
Class V Shares — Commission Schedule (Paid by the Distributor to Financial Intermediaries) | |
Purchase
Amount |
Commission
Level*
(as a % of net asset value per share) |
$1 million – $2,999,999 | 1.00% |
$3 million – $49,999,999 | 0.50% |
$50 million or more | 0.25% |
* | The commission level applies to the applicable asset level; therefore, for example, for a purchase of $5 million, the Distributor would pay a commission of 1.00% on the first $2,999,999 and 0.50% on the balance. |
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Repurchases (Reinstatements) | |
Redeemed Share Class | Corresponding Repurchase Class |
Class A | Class A |
Class C | Class C |
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Repurchases (Reinstatements) | |
Redeemed Share Class | Corresponding Repurchase Class |
Class V | Class V |
(a) | The service fees for Class A and Class C shares of certain Funds vary. The annual service fee for Class A and Class C shares of Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund may equal up to 0.20% of the average daily NAV of all shares of such Fund class. The annual distribution fee for Class C shares for Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund shall be 0.65% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class C shares. The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the service fee for Class A and Class C shares of Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund so that the service fee does not exceed 0.15% annually through August 31, 2021 unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Fund’s Board. The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the service fee for Class A shares of Columbia Strategic California Municipal Income Fund so that the service fee does not exceed 0.20% annually through February 28, 2022 unless modified or sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Fund’s Board. |
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(b) | The maximum distribution and service fees of Class A shares varies among the Funds, as shown in the table below: |
Funds |
Maximum
Class A Distribution Fee |
Maximum
Class A Service Fee |
Maximum
Class A Combined Total |
Series
of CFST and CFST II (other than Columbia
Government Money Market Fund) |
— | — |
0.25%;
these Funds pay a
combined distribution and service fee |
Columbia Government Money Market Fund | — | — | 0.10% |
Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund | up to 0.15% | up to 0.15% | 0.15% |
Columbia Balanced Fund, Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Columbia Dividend Income Fund, Columbia Global Technology Growth Fund, Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund, Columbia Oregon Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Real Estate Equity Fund, Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I, Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | up to 0.10% | up to 0.25% |
up
to 0.35%; these Funds may
pay distribution and service fees up to a maximum of 0.35% of their average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares (comprised of up to 0.10% for distribution services and up to 0.25% for shareholder liaison services) but currently limit such fees to an aggregate fee of not more than 0.25% for Class A shares |
Columbia Adaptive Risk Allocation Fund, Columbia Bond Fund, Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Corporate Income Fund, Columbia Emerging Markets Fund, Columbia Greater China Fund, Columbia International Dividend Income Fund (known as Columbia Global Dividend Opportunity Fund prior to 9/2/2020), Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund, Columbia Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund, Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund, Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund, Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I, Columbia Strategic California Municipal Income Fund, Columbia Strategic Income Fund, Columbia Strategic New York Municipal Income Fund, Columbia U.S. Social Bond Fund, Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund | — | 0.25% | 0.25% |
Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund | — | 0.20% | 0.20% |
(c) | Fee amounts noted apply to all Funds other than Columbia Government Money Market Fund, which, for Class A shares, pays distribution and service fees of 0.10%, and for Class C shares pays distribution fees of 0.75%. The payment of the distribution and/or service fees payable by Columbia Government Money Market Fund under its Plan of Distribution has been suspended through November 30, 2020. This arrangement may be modified or terminated at the sole discretion of Columbia Government Money Market Fund’s Board at any time. Compensation paid to financial intermediaries is suspended for the duration of the suspension of payments under Columbia Government Money Market Fund’s Plan of Distribution. |
(d) | The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the distribution fee for Class C shares of the following Funds so that the distribution fee does not exceed the specified percentage annually through the specified date for each Fund: 0.45% for Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through February 28, 2022, Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through February 28, 2022, Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through February 28, 2022, Columbia Oregon Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through November 30, 2021, Columbia Strategic California Municipal Income Fund through February 28, 2022, and Columbia Strategic New York Municipal Income Fund through August 31, 2021; 0.55% for Columbia Corporate Income Fund through August 31, 2021, and Columbia Short Term Bond Fund through August 31, 2021; 0.60% for Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund through August 31, 2021, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through August 31, 2021, and Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund through November 30, 2021; and 0.65% for Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund through August 31, 2021. These arrangements may be sooner terminated at the sole discretion of each Fund’s Board. |
(e) | Class R shares of series of CFST and CFST I pay a distribution fee pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan. The Funds do not have a shareholder service plan for Class R shares. Series of CFST II have a distribution and shareholder service plan for Class R shares. For Class R shares of series of CFST II, the maximum fee under the plan reimbursed for distribution expenses is equal on an annual basis to 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to Class R shares. Of that amount, up to 0.25% may be reimbursed for shareholder service expenses. |
(f) | The shareholder servicing fees for Class V shares are up to 0.50% of average daily net assets attributable to Class V shares for equity Funds and 0.40% for fixed income Funds. In general, the Funds currently limit such fees to a maximum of 0.25% for equity Funds and 0.15% for fixed-income Funds. These fees for Class V shares are not paid pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan. See Class V Shareholder Service Fees below for more information. |
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Minimum Account Balance | |
Minimum
Account Balance |
|
For all classes and account types except those listed below |
$250
(None for accounts with
Systematic Investment Plans) |
Individual Retirement Accounts for all classes except those listed below | None |
Class Adv, Class Inst2, Class Inst3 and Class R | None |
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■ | negative impact on the Fund's performance; |
■ | potential dilution of the value of the Fund's shares; |
■ | interference with the efficient management of the Fund's portfolio, such as the need to maintain undesirably large cash positions, the need to use its line of credit or the need to buy or sell securities it otherwise would not have bought or sold; |
■ | losses on the sale of investments resulting from the need to sell securities at less favorable prices; |
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■ | increased taxable gains to the Fund's remaining shareholders resulting from the need to sell securities to meet sell orders; and |
■ | increased brokerage and administrative costs. |
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Minimum Initial Investments | ||
Minimum
Initial Investment(a) |
Minimum
Initial Investment for Accounts with Systematic Investment Plans |
|
For all classes and account types except those listed below | $2,000 | $100 (b) |
Individual Retirement Accounts for all classes except those listed below | $1,000 | $100 (c) |
Group retirement plans | None | N/A |
Class Adv and Class Inst | $0, $1,000 or $2,000(d) | $100 (d) |
Class Inst2 and Class R | None | N/A |
Class Inst3 | $0, $1,000, $2,000 or $1 million(e) | $100 (e) |
(a) | If your Class A, Class Adv, Class C, Class Inst, Class Inst3 or Class V shares account balance falls below the minimum initial investment amount for any reason, including a market decline, you may be asked to increase it to the minimum initial investment amount or establish a monthly Systematic Investment Plan. If you do not do so, your account will be subject to a $20 annual low balance fee and/or shares may be |
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automatically redeemed and the proceeds mailed to you if the account falls below the minimum account balance. See Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Transaction Rules and Policies above. There is no minimum initial investment in Class A shares for accounts held in an omnibus account on a mutual fund only platform offered through your financial intermediary. |
(b) | Columbia Government Money Market Fund — $2,000 |
(c) | Columbia Government Money Market Fund — $1,000 |
(d) | The minimum initial investment in Class Adv shares is $2,000 ($1,000 for IRAs; $100 for systematic investment plan accounts) for commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customers, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Adv shares within such platform; for all other eligible Class Adv share investors (see Buying Shares – Eligible Investors – Class Adv Shares above), there is no minimum initial investment. The minimum initial investment amount for Class Inst shares is $0, $1,000 or $2,000 depending upon the category of eligible investor. See — Class Inst Shares Minimum Initial Investments below. The minimum initial investment amount for systematic investment plan accounts is the same as the amount set forth in the first two rows of the table, as applicable. |
(e) | There is no minimum initial investment in Class Inst3 shares for: group retirement plans that maintain plan-level or omnibus accounts with the Fund; collective trust funds; affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds (e.g., funds operating as funds-of-funds); fee-based platforms of financial intermediaries (or the clearing intermediary that they trade through) that have an agreement with the Distributor or an affiliate thereof that specifically authorizes the financial intermediary to offer and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform and Fund shares are held in an omnibus account; and bank trust departments, subject to an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst3 shares and provided that Fund shares are held in an omnibus account. The minimum initial investment in Class Inst3 shares is $2,000 ($1,000 for IRAs; $100 for systematic investment plan accounts) for commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst3 shares within such platform and Fund shares are held in an omnibus account. The minimum initial investment in Class Inst3 shares is $1 million, unless waived in the discretion of the Distributor, for the following investors: institutional investors that are clients of the Columbia Threadneedle Global Institutional Distribution Team that invest in Class Inst3 shares for their own account through platforms approved by the Distributor or an affiliate thereof to offer and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform. The Distributor may, in its discretion, waive the $1 million minimum initial investment required for these Class Inst3 investors. In each case above where noted that Fund shares are required to be held in an omnibus account, the Distributor may, in its discretion, determine to waive this requirement. |
■ | Any health savings account sponsored by a third party platform. |
■ | Any investor participating in an account sponsored by a financial intermediary or other entity (that provides services to the account) that is paid a fee-based advisory fee by the investor and that is not compensated by the Fund for those services, other than payments for shareholder servicing or sub-accounting performed in place of the Transfer Agent. |
■ | Any commissionable brokerage account, if a financial intermediary has received a written approval from the Distributor to waive the minimum initial investment in Class Inst shares. |
■ | Individual retirement accounts (IRAs) on commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst shares within such platform. |
■ | Any current employee of Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC, the Distributor or the Transfer Agent and immediate family members of any of the foregoing who share the same address are eligible to invest in Class Inst shares through an individual retirement account (IRA). If you maintain your account with a financial intermediary, you must contact that financial intermediary each time you seek to purchase shares to notify them that you qualify |
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for Class Inst shares. If Class Inst shares are not available at your financial intermediary, you may consider opening a Direct-at-Fund Account. It is your obligation to advise your financial intermediary or (in the case of Direct-at-Fund Accounts) the Transfer Agent that you qualify for Class Inst shares; be prepared to provide proof thereof. |
■ | Investors (except investors in individual retirement accounts (IRAs)) who purchase Fund shares through commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary holds the shares in an omnibus account and, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst shares within such platform. |
■ | Any current employee of Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC, the Distributor or the Transfer Agent and immediate family members of any of the foregoing who share the same address are eligible to invest in Class Inst shares (other than individual retirement accounts (IRAs), for which the minimum initial investment is $1,000). If you maintain your account with a financial intermediary, you must contact that financial intermediary each time you seek to purchase shares to notify them that you qualify for Class Inst shares. If Class Inst shares are not available at your financial intermediary, you may consider opening a Direct-at-Fund Account. It is your obligation to advise your financial intermediary or (in the case of Direct-at-Fund Accounts) the Transfer Agent that you qualify for Class Inst shares; be prepared to provide proof thereof. |
■ | Certain financial institutions and intermediaries, such as insurance companies, trust companies, banks, endowments, investment companies or foundations, buying shares for their own account, including Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates and/or subsidiaries. |
■ | Bank trust departments that assess their clients an asset-based fee. |
■ | Certain other investors as set forth in more detail in the SAI. |
■ | Once the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary receives your purchase order in “good form,” your purchase will be made at the Fund’s next calculated public offering price per share, which is the NAV per share plus any sales charge that applies (i.e., the trade date). |
■ | Once the Fund receives your purchase request in “good form,” you cannot cancel it after the market closes. |
■ | You generally buy Class A and Class V shares at the public offering price per share because purchases of these share classes are generally subject to a front-end sales charge. |
■ | You buy Class Adv, Class C, Class Inst, Class Inst2, Class Inst3 and Class R shares at NAV per share because no front-end sales charge applies to purchases of these share classes. |
■ | Class A shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are not eligible for purchase by a Direct-at-Fund Account. |
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■ | Class Inst shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are not eligible for purchase by a Direct-at-Fund Account except for any current employee of Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC, the Distributor or Transfer Agent and immediate family members of the foregoing who share the same address. |
■ | The Distributor and the Transfer Agent reserve the right to cancel your order request if the Fund does not receive payment within two business days of receiving your purchase order request. The Fund will return any payment received for orders that have been cancelled, but no interest will be paid on that money. |
■ | Financial intermediaries are responsible for sending your purchase orders to the Transfer Agent and ensuring that the Fund receives your money on time. |
■ | Shares purchased are recorded on the books of the Fund. The Fund does not issue certificates. |
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■ | Once the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary receives your redemption order in “good form,” your shares will be sold at the Fund’s next calculated NAV per share (i.e., the trade date). Any applicable CDSC will be deducted from the amount you're selling and the balance will be remitted to you. |
■ | Once the Fund receives your redemption request in “good form,” you cannot cancel it after the market closes. |
■ | If you sell your shares that are held in a Direct-at-Fund Account, we will normally send the redemption proceeds by mail or electronically transfer them to your bank account the next business day after the trade date. Note that your bank may take up to three business days to post an electronic funds transfer from your account. |
■ | If you sell your shares through a financial intermediary, the Funds will normally send the redemption proceeds to your financial intermediary within two business days after the trade date. |
■ | No interest will be paid on uncashed redemption checks. |
■ | Other restrictions may apply to retirement accounts. For information about these restrictions, contact your retirement plan administrator. |
■ | For broker-dealer and wrap fee accounts: The Fund reserves the right to redeem your shares if your account falls below the Fund's minimum initial investment requirement. The Fund will notify your broker-dealer prior to redeeming shares, and will provide details on how to avoid such redemption. |
■ | Also keep in mind the Funds' Small Account Policy, which is described above in Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Transaction Rules and Policies. |
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■ | Exchanges are made at the NAV next calculated (plus any applicable sales charge) after your exchange order is received in “good form” (i.e., the trade date). |
■ | Once the Fund receives your exchange request in “good form,” you cannot cancel it after the market closes. |
■ | The rules for buying shares of a Fund generally apply to exchanges into that Fund, including, if your exchange creates a new Fund account, it must satisfy the minimum investment amount, unless a waiver applies. |
■ | Shares of the purchased Fund may not be used on the same day for another exchange or sale. |
■ | If you exchange shares from Class A shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund to a non-money market Fund, any further exchanges must be between shares of the same class. For example, if you exchange from Class A shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund into Class C shares of a non-money market Fund, you may not exchange from Class C shares of that non-money market Fund back to Class A shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund or Class A shares of any other Fund. |
■ | A sales charge may apply when you exchange shares of a Fund that were not assessed a sales charge at the time you purchased such shares. If you invest through a Direct-at-Fund Account in Columbia Government Money Market Fund, Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Columbia Large Cap Index Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund, Columbia Small Cap Index Fund, Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund, Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund or any other Columbia Fund that does not impose a front-end sales charge and then you exchange into a Fund that does assess a sales charge, your transaction is subject to a front-end sales charge if you exchange into Class A shares and to a CDSC if you exchange into Class C shares of the Columbia Funds. |
■ | If you purchased Class A shares of a Columbia Fund that imposes a front-end sales charge (and you paid any applicable sales charge) and you then exchange those shares into Columbia Government Money Market Fund, Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Columbia Large Cap Index Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund, Columbia Small Cap Index Fund, Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund, Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund or any other Columbia Fund that does not impose a front-end sales charge, you may exchange that amount to Class A of another Fund in the future, including dividends earned on that amount, without paying a sales charge. |
■ | If your shares are subject to a CDSC, you will not be charged a CDSC upon the exchange of those shares. Any CDSC will be deducted when you sell the shares you received from the exchange. The CDSC imposed at that time will be based on the period that begins when you bought shares of the original Fund and ends when you sell the shares of the Fund you received from the exchange. Any applicable CDSC charged will be the CDSC of the original Fund. |
■ | You may make exchanges only into a Fund that is legally offered and sold in your state of residence. Contact the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary for more information. |
■ | You generally may make an exchange only into a Fund that is accepting investments. |
■ | The Fund may change or cancel your right to make an exchange by giving the amount of notice required by regulatory authorities (generally 60 days for a material change or cancellation). |
■ | Unless your account is part of a tax-advantaged arrangement, an exchange for shares of another Fund is a taxable event, and you may recognize a gain or loss for tax purposes. |
■ | Changing your investment to a different Fund will be treated as a sale and purchase, and you will be subject to applicable taxes on the sale and sales charges on the purchase of the new Fund. |
■ | Class Inst shares of a Fund may be exchanged for Class A or Class Inst shares of another Fund. In certain circumstances, the front-end sales charge applicable to Class A shares may be waived on exchanges of Class Inst shares for Class A shares. See Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Buying Shares — Eligible Investors — Class Inst Shares for details. |
■ | Class A shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are not eligible for exchange by a Direct-at-Fund Account. |
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■ | Class Inst shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are not eligible for exchange by a Direct-at-Fund Account except for any current employee of the Investment Manager, the Distributor or the Transfer Agent and immediate family members of any of the foregoing who share the same address. |
■ | You may generally exchange Class V shares of a Fund for Class A shares of another Fund if the other Fund does not offer Class V shares. Class V shares exchanged into Class A shares cannot be exchanged back into Class V shares. |
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■ | It can earn income on its investments. Examples of fund income are interest paid on money market instruments and bonds, and dividends paid on common stocks. |
■ | A mutual fund can also have capital gains if the value of its investments increases. While a fund continues to hold an investment, any gain is generally unrealized. If the fund sells an investment, it generally will realize a capital gain if it sells that investment for a higher price than its adjusted cost basis, and will generally realize a capital loss if it sells that investment for a lower price than its adjusted cost basis. Capital gains and losses are either short-term or long-term, depending on whether the fund holds the securities for one year or less (short-term) or more than one year (long-term). |
Declaration and Distribution Schedule | |
Declarations | Daily |
Distributions | Monthly |
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■ | The Fund intends to qualify and to be eligible for treatment each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company generally is not subject to tax at the fund level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. However, the Fund's failure to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company would result in Fund-level taxation, and consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to you and in the NAV of your shares. Even if the Fund qualifies for treatment as a regulated investment company, the Fund may be subject to federal excise tax on certain undistributed income or gains. |
■ | Otherwise taxable distributions generally are taxable to you when paid, whether they are paid in cash or automatically reinvested in additional Fund shares. Dividends paid in January are deemed paid on December 31 of the prior year if the dividend was declared and payable to shareholders of record in October, November, or December of such prior year. |
■ | Distributions of the Fund's ordinary income and net short-term capital gain, if any, generally are taxable to you as ordinary income. Distributions of the Fund's net long-term capital gain, if any, generally are taxable to you as long-term capital gain. Whether capital gains are long-term or short-term is determined by how long the Fund has owned the investments that generated them, rather than how long you have owned your shares. The Fund expects that distributions will consist primarily of ordinary income. |
■ | From time to time, a distribution from the Fund could constitute a return of capital. A return of capital is a return of an amount of your original investment and is not a distribution of income or capital gain from the Fund. Therefore, a return of capital is not taxable to you so long as the amount of the distribution does not exceed your tax basis in your Fund shares. A return of capital reduces your tax basis in your Fund shares, with any amounts exceeding such basis generally taxable as capital gain. |
■ | If you are an individual and you meet certain holding period and other requirements for your Fund shares, a portion of your distributions may be treated as “qualified dividend income” taxable at the lower net long-term capital gain rates instead of the higher ordinary income rates. Qualified dividend income is income attributable to the Fund's dividends received from certain U.S. and foreign corporations, as long as the Fund meets certain holding period and other requirements for the stock producing such dividends. The Fund does not expect a significant portion of Fund distributions to be eligible for treatment as qualified dividend income. |
■ | Certain high-income individuals (as well as estates and trusts) are subject to a 3.8% tax on net investment income. For individuals, the 3.8% tax applies to the lesser of (1) the amount (if any) by which the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income exceeds certain threshold amounts or (2) the taxpayer's “net investment income.” |
Net investment income generally includes for this purpose dividends, including any capital gain dividends, paid by the Fund, and net gains recognized on the sale, redemption or exchange of shares of the Fund. |
■ | Certain derivative instruments when held in the Fund's portfolio subject the Fund to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to, among other things, accelerate income to the Fund, defer Fund losses, cause adjustments in the holding periods of Fund portfolio securities, or convert capital gains into ordinary income, short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses or long-term capital gains into short-term capital gains. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and/or character of distributions to shareholders. |
■ | Generally, a Fund realizes a capital gain or loss on an option when the option expires, or when it is exercised, sold or otherwise terminated. However, if an option is a “section 1256 contract,” which includes most traded options on a broad-based index, and the Fund holds such option at the end of its taxable year, the Fund is deemed to sell such option at fair market value at such time and recognize any gain or loss thereon, which is generally deemed to be 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gain or loss, as described further in the SAI. |
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■ | Income and proceeds received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to foreign taxes. If at the end of the taxable year more than 50% of the value of the Fund's assets consists of securities of foreign corporations, and the Fund makes a special election, you will generally be required to include in your income for U.S. federal income tax purposes your share of the qualifying foreign income taxes paid by the Fund in respect of its foreign portfolio securities. You may be able to claim a foreign tax credit or deduction in respect of this amount, subject to certain limitations. There is no assurance that the Fund will make this election for a taxable year, even if it is eligible to do so. |
■ | A sale, redemption or exchange of Fund shares is a taxable event. This includes redemptions where you are paid in securities. Your sales, redemptions and exchanges of Fund shares (including those paid in securities) usually will result in a taxable capital gain or loss to you, equal to the difference between the amount you receive for your shares (or are deemed to have received in the case of exchanges) and your adjusted tax basis in the shares, which is generally the amount you paid (or are deemed to have paid in the case of exchanges) for them. Any such capital gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if you have held your Fund shares for more than one year at the time of sale or exchange. In certain circumstances, capital losses may be converted from short-term to long-term; in other circumstances, capital losses may be disallowed under the “wash sale” rules. |
■ | For sales, redemptions and exchanges of shares that were acquired in a non-qualified account after 2011, the Fund generally is required to report to shareholders and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) cost basis information with respect to those shares. The Fund uses average cost basis as its default method of calculating cost basis. For more information regarding average cost basis reporting, other available cost basis methods, and selecting or changing to a different cost basis method, please see the SAI, columbiathreadneedleus.com, or contact the Fund at 800.345.6611. If you hold Fund shares through a financial intermediary (e.g., a brokerage firm), you should contact your financial intermediary to learn about its cost basis reporting default method and the reporting elections available to your account. |
■ | The Fund is required by federal law to withhold tax on any taxable or tax-exempt distributions and redemption proceeds paid to you (including amounts paid to you in securities and amounts deemed to be paid to you upon an exchange of shares) if: you have not provided a correct TIN or have not certified to the Fund that withholding does not apply, the IRS has notified us that the TIN listed on your account is incorrect according to its records, or the IRS informs the Fund that you are otherwise subject to backup withholding. |
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Net
asset value,
beginning of period |
Net
investment income |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Distributions
from net investment income |
Total
distributions to shareholders |
|
Class A | ||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $10.15 | 0.29 | 0.72 | 1.01 | (0.29) | (0.29) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $9.88 | 0.30 | 0.27 | 0.57 | (0.30) | (0.30) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $10.11 | 0.26 | (0.23) | 0.03 | (0.26) | (0.26) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $10.00 | 0.26 | 0.11 | 0.37 | (0.26) | (0.26) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $10.18 | 0.31 | (0.18) | 0.13 | (0.31) | (0.31) |
Advisor Class | ||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $10.14 | 0.32 | 0.71 | 1.03 | (0.32) | (0.32) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $9.87 | 0.33 | 0.27 | 0.60 | (0.33) | (0.33) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $10.10 | 0.28 | (0.23) | 0.05 | (0.28) | (0.28) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $9.99 | 0.28 | 0.11 | 0.39 | (0.28) | (0.28) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $10.16 | 0.33 | (0.17) | 0.16 | (0.33) | (0.33) |
Class C | ||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $10.15 | 0.23 | 0.71 | 0.94 | (0.23) | (0.23) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $9.88 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.51 | (0.24) | (0.24) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $10.11 | 0.20 | (0.23) | (0.03) | (0.20) | (0.20) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $10.00 | 0.20 | 0.11 | 0.31 | (0.20) | (0.20) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $10.18 | 0.25 | (0.18) | 0.07 | (0.25) | (0.25) |
Institutional Class | ||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $10.15 | 0.32 | 0.72 | 1.04 | (0.32) | (0.32) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $9.88 | 0.33 | 0.27 | 0.60 | (0.33) | (0.33) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $10.11 | 0.28 | (0.23) | 0.05 | (0.28) | (0.28) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $10.00 | 0.28 | 0.11 | 0.39 | (0.28) | (0.28) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $10.18 | 0.33 | (0.18) | 0.15 | (0.33) | (0.33) |
Institutional 2 Class | ||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $10.14 | 0.33 | 0.71 | 1.04 | (0.33) | (0.33) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $9.87 | 0.35 | 0.26 | 0.61 | (0.34) | (0.34) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $10.09 | 0.29 | (0.22) | 0.07 | (0.29) | (0.29) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $9.98 | 0.29 | 0.11 | 0.40 | (0.29) | (0.29) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $10.16 | 0.34 | (0.18) | 0.16 | (0.34) | (0.34) |
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Net
asset value, end of period |
Total
return |
Total
gross
expense ratio to average net assets(a) |
Total
net
expense ratio to average net assets(a), (b) |
Net
investment
income ratio to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover |
Net
assets, end of period (000's) |
|
Class A | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $10.87 | 10.10% | 0.95% | 0.91% (c) | 2.77% | 91% | $68,880 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $10.15 | 5.93% | 0.93% | 0.91% (c) | 3.07% | 65% | $60,085 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $9.88 | 0.22% | 0.95% | 0.92% (c) | 2.52% | 78% | $63,283 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $10.11 | 3.72% | 0.98% (d) | 0.91% (c), (d) | 2.56% | 76% | $81,802 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $10.00 | 1.38% | 1.00% | 0.93% (c) | 3.15% | 50% | $98,149 |
Advisor Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $10.85 | 10.28% | 0.70% | 0.66% (c) | 3.02% | 91% | $18,086 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $10.14 | 6.20% | 0.68% | 0.66% (c) | 3.32% | 65% | $8,289 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $9.87 | 0.46% | 0.70% | 0.67% (c) | 2.75% | 78% | $9,009 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $10.10 | 3.98% | 0.73% (d) | 0.66% (c), (d) | 2.81% | 76% | $12,534 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $9.99 | 1.73% | 0.75% | 0.68% (c) | 3.42% | 50% | $15,459 |
Class C | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $10.86 | 9.35% | 1.70% | 1.51% (c) | 2.17% | 91% | $5,646 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $10.15 | 5.29% | 1.68% | 1.51% (c) | 2.45% | 65% | $5,045 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $9.88 | (0.38%) | 1.70% | 1.52% (c) | 1.92% | 78% | $7,856 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $10.11 | 3.10% | 1.73% (d) | 1.51% (c), (d) | 1.96% | 76% | $10,543 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $10.00 | 0.78% | 1.75% | 1.53% (c) | 2.55% | 50% | $11,740 |
Institutional Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $10.87 | 10.37% | 0.70% | 0.66% (c) | 3.02% | 91% | $364,875 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $10.15 | 6.19% | 0.68% | 0.66% (c) | 3.31% | 65% | $579,312 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $9.88 | 0.47% | 0.69% | 0.66% (c) | 2.78% | 78% | $760,048 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $10.11 | 3.98% | 0.73% (d) | 0.66% (c), (d) | 2.81% | 76% | $586,861 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $10.00 | 1.64% | 0.75% | 0.68% (c) | 3.40% | 50% | $481,013 |
Institutional 2 Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $10.85 | 10.39% | 0.58% | 0.56% | 3.13% | 91% | $6,267 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $10.14 | 6.29% | 0.59% | 0.58% | 3.52% | 65% | $8,052 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $9.87 | 0.67% | 0.59% | 0.57% | 2.86% | 78% | $1,782 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $10.09 | 4.09% | 0.57% (d) | 0.55% (d) | 2.92% | 76% | $2,076 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $9.98 | 1.76% | 0.57% | 0.56% | 3.53% | 50% | $1,459 |
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Net
asset value,
beginning of period |
Net
investment income |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Distributions
from net investment income |
Total
distributions to shareholders |
|
Institutional 3 Class | ||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $10.15 | 0.33 | 0.72 | 1.05 | (0.34) | (0.34) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $9.88 | 0.34 | 0.27 | 0.61 | (0.34) | (0.34) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $10.11 | 0.30 | (0.23) | 0.07 | (0.30) | (0.30) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $10.00 | 0.29 | 0.12 | 0.41 | (0.30) | (0.30) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $10.18 | 0.35 | (0.18) | 0.17 | (0.35) | (0.35) |
Notes to Financial Highlights | |
(a) | In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios. |
(b) | Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. |
(c) | The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
(d) | Expenses have been reduced due to a reimbursement of expenses overbilled by a third party. If the reimbursement had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been higher by the percentages shown for each class in the table below. All fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Investment Manager and its affiliates were applied before giving effect to this third party reimbursement. |
Year Ended | Class A |
Advisor
Class |
Class C |
Institutional
Class |
Institutional
2
Class |
Institutional
3
Class |
04/30/2017 | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
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Net
asset value, end of period |
Total
return |
Total
gross
expense ratio to average net assets(a) |
Total
net
expense ratio to average net assets(a), (b) |
Net
investment
income ratio to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover |
Net
assets, end of period (000's) |
|
Institutional 3 Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $10.86 | 10.44% | 0.53% | 0.50% | 3.17% | 91% | $556,117 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $10.15 | 6.34% | 0.53% | 0.52% | 3.44% | 65% | $442,521 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $9.88 | 0.62% | 0.53% | 0.51% | 2.93% | 78% | $622,383 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $10.11 | 4.14% | 0.54% (d) | 0.51% (d) | 2.91% | 76% | $542,814 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $10.00 | 1.81% | 0.52% | 0.51% | 3.60% | 50% | $18,312 |
Prospectus 2020 | 73 |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs. |
■ | Shares purchased through an Ameriprise Financial Services investment advisory program (if an Advisory or similar share class for such investment advisory program is not available). |
■ | Shares purchased by third party investment advisors on behalf of their advisory clients through Ameriprise Financial Services’ platform (if an Advisory or similar share class for such investment advisory program is not available). |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other fund within the Columbia Funds). |
■ | Shares exchanged from Class C shares of the same fund in the month of or following the 10-year anniversary of the purchase date. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to such shares following a shorter holding period, that waiver will apply to exchanges following such shorter period. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to exchanges of Class C shares for load waived shares, that waiver will also apply to such exchanges. |
■ | Employees and registered representatives of Ameriprise Financial Services or its affiliates and their immediate family members. |
■ | Shares purchased by or through qualified accounts (including IRAs, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, 401(k)s, 403(b) TSCAs subject to ERISA and defined benefit plans) that are held by a covered family member, defined as an Ameriprise financial advisor and/or the advisor’s spouse, advisor’s lineal ascendant (mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, great grandmother, great grandfather), advisor’s lineal descendant (son, step-son, daughter, step-daughter, grandson, granddaughter, great grandson, great granddaughter) or any spouse of a covered family member who is a lineal descendant. |
A-1 | Prospectus 2020 |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the Columbia Funds, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e., rights of reinstatement). |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Columbia Fund |
■ | Share purchases by employees and registered representatives of Baird or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Baird |
■ | Shares purchased with the proceeds of redemptions from another Columbia Fund, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same accounts, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge (known as rights of reinstatement) |
■ | A shareholder in the Fund’s Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares of the same Columbia Fund if the shares are no longer subject to CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Baird |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement plans or charitable accounts in a transactional brokerage account at Baird, including 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs |
■ | Shares sold due to death or disability of the shareholder |
■ | Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus |
■ | Shares purchased due to returns of excess contributions from an IRA account |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations |
■ | Shares sold to pay Baird fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Baird |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement |
■ | Breakpoints as described in this prospectus |
■ | Rights of accumulations which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Columbia Fund assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Baird. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Baird may be included in the rights of accumulations calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets |
■ | Letters of Intent (LOI) allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases of Columbia Funds through Baird, over a 13-month period of time |
Prospectus 2020 | A-2 |
■ | The applicable sales charge on a purchase of Class A shares is determined by taking into account all share classes (except any money market funds and retirement plan share classes) of Columbia Funds held by the shareholder or in an account grouped by Edward Jones with other accounts for the purpose of providing certain pricing considerations ("pricing groups"). This includes all share classes held on the Edward Jones platform and/or held on another platform. The inclusion of eligible Columbia Fund assets in the rights of accumulation calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying his or her financial advisor of such assets at the time of calculation. |
■ | ROA is determined by calculating the higher of cost or market value (current shares x NAV). |
■ | Through a LOI, shareholders can receive the sales charge and breakpoint discounts for purchases shareholders intend to make over a 13-month period from the date Edward Jones receives the LOI. The LOI is determined by calculating the higher of cost or market value of qualifying holdings at LOI initiation in combination with the value that the shareholder intends to buy over a 13-month period to calculate the front-end sales charge and any breakpoint discounts. Each purchase the shareholder makes during that 13-month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount. The inclusion of eligible Columbia Fund assets in the LOI calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying his or her financial advisor of such assets at the time of calculation. Purchases made before the LOI is received by Edward Jones are not covered under the LOI and will not reduce the sales charge previously paid. Sales charges will be adjusted if LOI is not met. |
■ | Associates of Edward Jones and its affiliates and their family members who are in the same pricing group (as determined by Edward Jones under its policies and procedures) as the associate. This waiver will continue for the remainder of the associate's life if the associate retires from Edward Jones in good-standing. |
■ | Shares purchased in an Edward Jones fee-based program. |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment. |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redeemed shares of Columbia Funds so long as the following conditions are met: 1) the proceeds are from the sale of shares within 60 days of the purchase, and 2) the sale and purchase are made in the same share class and the same account or the purchase is made in an individual retirement account with proceeds from liquidations in a non-retirement account. |
■ | Shares exchanged into Class A shares from another share class so long as the exchange is into the same fund and was initiated at the discretion of Edward Jones. Edward Jones is responsible for any remaining CDSC due to the fund company, if applicable. Any future purchases are subject to the applicable sales charge as disclosed in the prospectus. |
A-3 | Prospectus 2020 |
■ | Exchanges from Class C shares to Class A shares of the same fund, generally, in the 84th month following the anniversary of the purchase date or earlier at the discretion of Edward Jones. |
■ | The death or disability of the shareholder |
■ | Systematic withdrawals with up to 10% per year of the account value |
■ | Return of excess contributions from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts if the redemption is taken in or after the year the shareholder reaches qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations |
■ | Shares sold to pay Edward Jones fees or costs in such cases where the transaction is initiated by Edward Jones |
■ | Shares exchanged in an Edward Jones fee-based program |
■ | Shares acquired through NAV reinstatement |
■ | $250 initial purchase minimum |
■ | $50 subsequent purchase minimum |
■ | Edward Jones has the right to redeem at its discretion fund holdings with a balance of $250 or less. The following are examples of accounts that are not included in this policy: |
■ | A fee-based account held on an Edward Jones platform |
■ | A 529 account held on an Edward Jones platform |
■ | An account with an active systematic investment plan or letter of intent (LOI) |
■ | At any time it deems necessary, Edward Jones has the authority to exchange at NAV a shareholder's holdings in a fund to Class A shares. |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other Columbia Fund). |
■ | Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of Janney or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Janney. |
Prospectus 2020 | A-4 |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions from another Columbia Fund, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within ninety (90) days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e., right of reinstatement). |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans. |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement. |
■ | Class C shares that are no longer subject to a CDSC and are converted to Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Janney’s policies and procedures. |
■ | Shares sold upon the death or disability of the shareholder. |
■ | Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus. |
■ | Shares purchased in connection with a return of excess contributions from an IRA account. |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts if the redemption is taken in or after the year the shareholder reaches qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations. |
■ | Shares sold to pay Janney fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Janney. |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement. |
■ | Shares exchanged into the same share class of a different fund. |
■ | Breakpoints as described in the Fund’s prospectus. |
■ | Rights of accumulation (“ROA”), which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts, will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Columbia Fund assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Janney. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Janney may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
■ | Letters of intent which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within the Columbia Funds, over a 13-month time period. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Janney may be included in the calculation of letters of intent only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
■ | Breakpoints as described in this prospectus. |
■ | Rights of Accumulation (ROA) which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts as described in the Fund’s prospectus will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Columbia Fund assets held by accounts (including 529 program holdings, where applicable) within the purchaser’s household at Merrill Lynch. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Merrill Lynch may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
A-5 | Prospectus 2020 |
■ | Letters of Intent (LOI) which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases of Columbia Funds, through Merrill Lynch, over a 13-month period of time (if applicable). |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans, provided that the shares are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and shares are held for the benefit of the plan |
■ | Shares purchased by a 529 Plan (does not include 529 Plan units or 529-specific share classes or equivalents) |
■ | Shares purchased through a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program |
■ | Shares exchanged due to the holdings moving from a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program to a Merrill Lynch brokerage (non-advisory) account pursuant to Merrill Lynch’s policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers |
■ | Shares purchased by third party investment advisors on behalf of their advisory clients through Merrill Lynch’s platform |
■ | Shares of funds purchased through the Merrill Edge Self-Directed platform (if applicable) |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other Columbia Fund) |
■ | Shares exchanged from Class C (i.e., level-load) shares of the same fund pursuant to Merrill Lynch’s policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers |
■ | Employees and registered representatives of Merrill Lynch or its affiliates and their family members |
■ | Directors or Trustees of the Fund, and employees of the Fund’s investment adviser or any of its affiliates, as described in this prospectus |
■ | Eligible shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions from another Columbia Fund, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement). Automated transactions (i.e. systematic purchases and withdrawals) and purchases made after shares are automatically sold to pay Merrill Lynch’s account maintenance fees are not eligible for reinstatement |
■ | Death or disability of the shareholder |
■ | Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus |
■ | Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code |
■ | Shares sold to pay Merrill Lynch fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Merrill Lynch |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement |
■ | Shares held in retirement brokerage accounts, that are exchanged for a lower cost share class due to transfer to certain fee based accounts or platforms (applicable to Class A and Class C shares only) |
■ | Shares received through an exchange due to the holdings moving from a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program to a Merrill Lynch brokerage (non-advisory) account pursuant to Merrill Lynch’s policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers |
Prospectus 2020 | A-6 |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans |
■ | Morgan Stanley employee and employee-related accounts according to Morgan Stanley’s account linking rules |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions when purchasing shares of the same fund |
■ | Shares purchased through a Morgan Stanley self-directed brokerage account |
■ | Class C (i.e., level-load) shares that are no longer subject to a CDSC and are exchanged for Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s share class exchange program |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions from another Columbia Fund, provided (i) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (ii) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (iii) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge. |
■ | Shares purchased in an investment advisory program. |
■ | Shares purchased within the Columbia Funds through a systematic reinvestment of capital gains and dividend distributions. |
■ | Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James. |
A-7 | Prospectus 2020 |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the Columbia Funds, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement). |
■ | A shareholder in the Fund’s Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James. |
■ | Death or disability of the shareholder. |
■ | Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus. |
■ | Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account. |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. |
■ | Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James. |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement. |
■ | Breakpoints as described in this prospectus. |
■ | Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Columbia Fund assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the calculation of rights of accumulation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
■ | Letters of intent which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within the Columbia Funds, over a 13-month time period. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the calculation of letters of intent only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
■ | For employer-sponsored retirement plans held through a commissionable brokerage account, Class A shares are available at NAV (i.e., without a sales charge). For this purpose, employer-sponsored retirement plans include, but are not limited to, 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans. |
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A | CLNAX | |
Advisor (Class Adv) | CLNFX | |
C | CLCNX | |
Institutional (Class Inst) | CLNZX | |
Institutional 2 (Class Inst2) | CLNVX | |
Institutional 3 (Class Inst3) | CMUYX |
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(a) | This charge is imposed on certain investments of between $1 million and $50 million redeemed within 18 months after purchase, as follows: 1.00% if redeemed within 12 months after purchase, and 0.50% if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase, with certain limited exceptions. |
(b) | This charge applies to redemptions within 12 months after purchase, with certain limited exceptions. |
(c) | Other expenses have been restated to reflect current fees paid by the Fund. |
(d) | “Total annual Fund operating expenses” include acquired fund fees and expenses (expenses the Fund incurs indirectly through its investments in other investment companies) and may be higher than the ratio of expenses to average net assets shown in the Financial Highlights section of this prospectus because the ratio of expenses to average net assets does not include acquired fund fees and expenses. |
(e) | Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or to reimburse expenses (excluding transaction costs and certain other investment related expenses, interest, taxes and infrequent and/or unusual expenses) through August 31, 2021, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Under this agreement, the Fund’s net operating expenses, subject to applicable exclusions, will not exceed the annual rates of 0.99% for Class A, 0.74% for Class Adv, 1.74% for Class C, 0.74% for Class Inst, 0.71% for Class Inst2 and 0.65% for Class Inst3. |
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■ | you invest $10,000 in the applicable class of Fund shares for the periods indicated, |
■ | your investment has a 5% return each year, and |
■ | the Fund’s total annual operating expenses remain the same as shown in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table above. |
1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |
Class A (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $571 | $824 | $1,097 | $1,873 |
Class Adv (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $ 76 | $288 | $ 518 | $1,180 |
Class C (assuming redemption of all shares at the end of the period) | $277 | $598 | $1,045 | $2,287 |
Class C (assuming no redemption of shares) | $177 | $598 | $1,045 | $2,287 |
Class Inst (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $ 76 | $288 | $ 518 | $1,180 |
Class Inst2 (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $ 73 | $279 | $ 502 | $1,144 |
Class Inst3 (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $ 66 | $260 | $ 470 | $1,074 |
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Year
by Year Total Return (%)
as of December 31 Each Year* |
Best
and Worst Quarterly Returns
During the Period Shown in the Bar Chart |
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Best | 1st Quarter 2019 | 8.59% |
Worst
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4th Quarter 2018 | -7.76% |
* | Year to Date return as of June 30, 2020: -4.66% |
Share
Class
Inception Date |
1 Year | Life of Fund | |
Class A | 03/27/2015 | ||
returns before taxes | 12.06% | 3.74% | |
returns after taxes on distributions | 9.51% | 1.43% | |
returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares | 7.10% | 1.80% | |
Class Adv returns before taxes | 03/27/2015 | 17.90% | 5.08% |
Class C returns before taxes | 03/27/2015 | 15.73% | 4.03% |
Class Inst returns before taxes | 03/27/2015 | 17.76% | 5.07% |
Class Inst2 returns before taxes | 03/27/2015 | 17.81% | 5.12% |
Class Inst3 returns before taxes | 03/01/2017 | 17.92% | 5.01% |
Blended Benchmark (consisting of 60% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and 40% S&P 500 Index) (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) | 17.62% | 6.71% | |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) | 8.72% | 2.88% |
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Portfolio Manager | Title | Role with Fund | Managed Fund Since | |||
Anwiti Bahuguna, Ph.D. | Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of Multi Asset Strategy | Lead Portfolio Manager | 2015 | |||
Dan Boncarosky, CFA | Senior Portfolio Manager | Portfolio Manager | 2015 |
Online | Regular Mail | Express Mail | By Telephone | |||
columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ |
Columbia
Management
Investment Services Corp. P.O. Box 219104 Kansas City, MO 64121-9104 |
Columbia
Management
Investment Services Corp. c/o DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. 430 W 7th Street, Suite 219104 Kansas City, MO 64105-1407 |
800.422.3737 |
Class | Category of eligible account |
For
accounts other than
systematic investment plan accounts |
For
systematic investment
plan accounts |
Classes A & C | All accounts other than IRAs | $2,000 | $100 |
IRAs | $1,000 | $100 | |
Classes Adv & Inst | All eligible accounts |
$0,
$1,000 or $2,000
depending upon the category of eligible investor |
$100 |
Class Inst2 | All eligible accounts | None | N/A |
Class Inst3 | All eligible accounts |
$0,
$1,000, $2,000
or $1 million depending upon the category of eligible investor |
$100
(for certain
eligible investors) |
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■ | An equity future is a derivative that is an agreement for the contract holder to buy or sell a specified amount of an individual equity, a basket of equities or the securities in an equity index on a specified date at a predetermined price. |
■ | An interest rate future is a derivative that is an agreement whereby the buyer and seller agree to the future delivery of an interest-bearing instrument on a specific date at a pre-determined price. Examples include Treasury-bill futures, Treasury-bond futures and Eurodollar futures. |
■ | An equity-linked note (ELN) is a derivative (structured investment) that has principal and/or interest payments based on the value of a single equity security, a basket of equity securities or an index of equity securities, and generally has risks similar to these underlying equity securities. ELNs may be leveraged or unleveraged. An ELN typically provides interest income, thereby offering a yield advantage over investing directly in an underlying equity. The Fund may purchase ELNs that trade on a securities exchange or those that trade on the over-the-counter markets, as well as in privately negotiated transactions with the issuer of the ELN. Investments in ELNs are also subject to liquidity risk, which may make ELNs difficult to sell and value. The liquidity of unlisted ELNs is normally determined by the willingness of the issuer to make a market in the ELN. While the Fund will seek to purchase ELNs only from issuers that it believes to be willing and able to repurchase the ELN at a reasonable price, there can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to sell at such a price. Furthermore, such inability to sell may impair the Fund’s ability to enter into other transactions at a time when doing so might be advantageous. The Fund’s investments in ELNs have the potential to lead to significant losses, including the amount the Fund |
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invested in the ELN, because ELNs are subject to the market and volatility risks associated with their underlying equity. In addition, because ELNs often take the form of unsecured notes of the issuer, the Fund would be subject to the risk that the issuer may default on its obligations under the ELN, thereby subjecting the Fund to the further risk of being too concentrated in the securities (including ELNs) of that issuer. However, the Fund typically considers ELNs alongside other securities of the issuer in its assessment of issuer concentration risk. In addition, ELNs may exhibit price behavior that does not correlate with the underlying securities. ELNs may also be subject to leverage risk. The Fund may or may not hold an ELN until its maturity. |
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Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund | |
Class A | 0.99% |
Class Adv | 0.74% |
Class C | 1.74% |
Class Inst | 0.74% |
Class Inst2 | 0.71% |
Class Inst3 | 0.65% |
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Portfolio Manager | Title | Role with Fund | Managed Fund Since | |||
Anwiti Bahuguna, Ph.D. | Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of Multi Asset Strategy | Lead Portfolio Manager | 2015 | |||
Dan Boncarosky, CFA | Senior Portfolio Manager | Portfolio Manager | 2015 |
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■ | compensation and other benefits received by the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates related to the management/administration of a Columbia Fund and the sale of its shares; |
■ | the allocation of, and competition for, investment opportunities among the Fund, other funds and accounts advised/managed by the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates, or Ameriprise Financial itself and its affiliates; |
■ | separate and potentially divergent management of a Columbia Fund and other funds and accounts advised/managed by the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates; |
■ | regulatory and other investment restrictions on investment activities of the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates and accounts advised/managed by them; |
■ | insurance and other relationships of Ameriprise Financial affiliates with companies and other entities in which a Columbia Fund invests; and |
■ | regulatory and other restrictions relating to the sharing of information between Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates, including the Investment Manager, and a Columbia Fund. |
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* | The website references in this prospectus are inactive links and information contained in or otherwise accessible through the referenced websites does not form a part of this prospectus. |
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■ | The amount you plan to invest. |
■ | How long you intend to remain invested in the Fund. |
■ | The fees (e.g., sales charge or “load”) and expenses for each share class. |
■ | Whether you may be eligible for a reduction or waiver of sales charges when you buy or sell shares. |
■ | The net asset value (NAV) per share is the price of a share calculated by the Fund every business day. |
■ | The offering price per share is the NAV per share plus any front-end sales charge (or load) that applies. |
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Share Class |
Eligible
Investors(a);
Minimum Initial Investments(b); Conversion Features(c) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(d) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs)(d) |
Sales
Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service Fees(e) |
similar
institutions; (iii) broker-dealers, banks, trust companies and similar institutions that clear Fund share transactions for their client or customer investment advisory or similar accounts through designated financial intermediaries and their mutual
fund trading platforms that have been granted specific written authorization from the Transfer Agent with respect to Class Adv eligibility apart from selling, servicing or similar agreements; (iv) 501(c)(3) charitable organizations; (v) 529 plans;
(vi) health savings accounts; (vii) investors participating in a fee-based advisory program sponsored by a financial intermediary or other entity that is not compensated by the Fund for those services, other than payments for shareholder servicing
or sub-accounting performed in place of the Transfer Agent; and (viii) commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in
Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Adv shares within such platform.(f)
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Class C |
Eligibility:
Available to the general public for investment
|
None | 1.00% on certain investments redeemed within one year of purchase(i) |
Waivers
: Yes, on Fund distribution reinvestments. For additional waivers, see Choosing a Share Class – CDSC Waivers – Class A, Class C and Class V
|
Distribution
Fee: 0.75%
|
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Share Class |
Eligible
Investors(a);
Minimum Initial Investments(b); Conversion Features(c) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(d) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs)(d) |
Sales
Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service Fees(e) |
anniversary of the Class C shares purchase date.(c) | |||||
Class
Inst |
Eligibility:
Available only to certain eligible investors, which are subject to different minimum investment requirements, ranging from $0 to $2,000, including investors who purchase Fund shares through commissionable brokerage
platforms where the financial intermediary holds the shares in an omnibus account and, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary
has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst shares within such platform; closed to (i) accounts of financial intermediaries that clear Fund share transactions for their client or customer accounts through
designated financial intermediaries and their mutual fund trading platforms that have been given specific written notice from the Transfer Agent of the termination of their eligibility for new purchases of Class Inst shares and (ii) omnibus group
retirement plans, subject to certain exceptions(f)(j)
|
None | None | N/A | None |
Class
Inst2 |
Eligibility:
Available only to (i) certain registered investment advisers and family offices that clear Fund share transactions for their client or customer accounts through designated financial intermediaries and their mutual
fund trading platforms that have been granted specific written authorization from the Transfer Agent with respect to Class Inst2 eligibility apart from selling, servicing or similar agreements; (ii) omnibus retirement plans(j); and (iii) institutional investors that are clients of the Columbia Threadneedle Global Institutional Distribution Team that invest in Class Inst2 shares
for their own account through platforms approved by the Distributor or an affiliate thereof to offer and/or service Class Inst2 shares within such platform.
|
None | None | N/A | None |
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Share Class |
Eligible
Investors(a);
Minimum Initial Investments(b); Conversion Features(c) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(d) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs)(d) |
Sales
Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service Fees(e) |
Class
Inst3 |
Eligibility:
Available to (i) group retirement plans that maintain plan-level or omnibus accounts with the Fund(j); (ii)
institutional investors that are clients of the Columbia Threadneedle Global Institutional Distribution Team that invest in Class Inst3 shares for their own account through platforms approved by the Distributor or an affiliate thereof to offer
and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform; (iii) collective trust funds; (iv) affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds (e.g., funds operating as funds-of-funds); (v) fee-based platforms of financial intermediaries (or the clearing
intermediary they trade through) that have an agreement with the Distributor or an affiliate thereof that specifically authorizes the financial intermediary to offer and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform, provided also that Fund
shares are held in an omnibus account; (vi) commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that
the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst3 shares within such platform and that Fund shares are held in an omnibus account; and (vii) bank trust departments, subject to an
agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst3 shares and provided that Fund shares are held in an omnibus account. In each case above where noted that Fund shares are required to be held in an omnibus account, the
Distributor may, in its discretion, determine to waive this requirement.(f)
|
None | None | N/A | None |
Class R | Eligibility: Available only to eligible retirement plans, health savings | None | None | N/A | Series of CFST & CFST I: |
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Share Class |
Eligible
Investors(a);
Minimum Initial Investments(b); Conversion Features(c) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(d) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs)(d) |
Sales
Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service Fees(e) |
accounts
and, in the sole discretion of the Distributor, other types of retirement accounts held through platforms maintained by financial intermediaries approved by the Distributor
|
distribution
fee of 0.50%
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Class V |
Eligibility:
Generally closed to new investors(j)
|
5.75% maximum, declining to 0.00% on investments of $1 million or more |
CDSC
on certain investments of between $1 million and $50 million redeemed within 18 months after purchase, charged as follows:
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Reductions
: Yes, see Choosing a Share Class — Reductions/Waivers of Sales Charges – Class A and Class V Shares Front-End Sales Charge Reductions
|
Service Fee: up to 0.50% |
(a) | For Columbia Government Money Market Fund, new investments must be made in Class A, Class Inst, Class Inst3, or Class R shares, subject to eligibility. Class C shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund are available as a new investment only to investors in the Distributor's proprietary 401(k) products, provided that such investor is eligible to invest in the class and transact directly with the Fund or the Transfer Agent through a third party administrator or third party recordkeeper. Columbia Government Money Market Fund offers Class Inst2 shares only to facilitate exchanges with other Funds offering such share class. |
(b) | Certain share classes are subject to minimum account balance requirements, as described in Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Transaction Rules and Policies. |
(c) | For more information on the conversion of Class C shares to Class A shares, see Choosing a Share Class - Sales Charges and Commissions - Class C Shares - Conversion to Class A Shares. |
(d) | Actual front-end sales charges and CDSCs vary among the Funds. For more information on applicable sales charges, see Choosing a Share Class — Sales Charges and Commissions, and for information about certain exceptions to these sales charges, see Choosing a Share Class — Reductions/Waivers of Sales Charges. |
(e) | These are the maximum applicable distribution and/or service fees. Except for Class V shares, these fees are paid under the Fund’s Rule 12b-1 plan. Fee rates and fee components (i.e., the portion of a combined fee that is a distribution or service fee) may vary among Funds. Because these fees are paid out of Fund assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of distribution and/or service fees. Although Class A shares of certain series of CFST I are subject to a combined distribution and service fee of up to 0.35%, these Funds currently limit the combined fee to 0.25%. Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund pays a distribution and service fee of up to 0.15% on Class A shares. Columbia Government Money Market Fund pays a distribution and service fee of up to 0.10% on Class A shares and up to 0.75% distribution fee on Class C shares. Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund each pay a service fee of up to 0.20% on Class A and Class C shares. Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund pays a distribution fee of up to 0.65% on Class C shares. For more information on distribution and service fees, see Choosing a Share Class — Distribution and Service Fees. |
(f) | Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund must be purchased through financial intermediaries that, by written agreement with the Distributor, are specifically authorized to sell the Fund’s shares. Class Adv shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are also available to certain registered investment advisers that clear Fund share transactions for their client accounts through designated financial intermediaries with mutual fund trading platforms that have been granted specific written authorization from the Transfer Agent (apart from selling, servicing or similar agreements) to sell Class Inst2 shares, which are not offered by the Fund. Class Inst3 shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund that were open and funded accounts prior to November 30, 2018 (the conversion date from the former unnamed share class to Class Inst3 shares) are eligible for additional investment; however, any account established after that date must meet the current Class Inst3 eligibility requirements. |
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(g) | For Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund, a CDSC of 0.50% is charged on certain investments of $500,000 or more redeemed within 12 months after purchase. The following Funds are not subject to a front-end sales charge or a CDSC on Class A shares: Columbia Government Money Market Fund, Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Columbia Large Cap Index Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund, Columbia Small Cap Index Fund, Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund and Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund. |
(h) | If you are eligible to invest in Class A shares without a front-end sales charge, you should discuss your options with your financial intermediary. For more information, see Choosing a Share Class – Reductions/Waivers of Sales Charges. |
(i) | There is no CDSC on redemptions from Class C shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund. |
(j) | These share classes are closed to new accounts, or closed to previously eligible investors, subject to certain conditions, as summarized below and described in more detail under Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Buying Shares — Eligible Investors: |
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■ | depends on the amount you are investing (generally, the larger the investment, the smaller the percentage sales charge), and |
■ | is based on the total amount of your purchase and the value of your account (and any other accounts eligible for aggregation of which you or your financial intermediary notifies the Fund). |
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Class A Shares — Front-End Sales Charge — Breakpoint Schedule* | ||||
Breakpoint Schedule For: |
Dollar
amount of
shares bought(a) |
Sales
charge as a % of the offering price(b) |
Sales
charge as a % of the net amount invested(b) |
Amount
retained by or paid to financial intermediaries as a % of the offering price |
Fixed
Income Funds (except those listed below),
Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund and Funds-of-Funds (fixed income)* |
$ 0-$49,999 | 4.75% | 4.99% | 4.00% |
$ 50,000–$99,999 | 4.25% | 4.44% | 3.50% | |
$100,000–$249,999 | 3.50% | 3.63% | 3.00% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.15% | |
$500,000–$999,999 | 2.00% | 2.04% | 1.75% | |
$ 1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
Tax-Exempt Funds (other than Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund) | $ 0-$99,999 | 3.00% | 3.09% | 2.50% |
$100,000–$249,999 | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.15% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 1.50 % | 1.53% | 1.25% | |
$ 500,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
Columbia
Floating Rate Fund,
Columbia Limited Duration Credit Fund, Columbia Mortgage Opportunities Fund, Columbia Quality Income Fund, and Columbia Total Return Bond Fund |
$ 0-$99,999 | 3.00% | 3.09% | 2.50% |
$100,000–$249,999 | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.15% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 2.00% | 2.04% | 1.75% | |
$500,000–$999,999 | 1.50% | 1.52% | 1.25% | |
$ 1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | $ 0-$99,999 | 1.00% | 1.01% | 0.75% |
$100,000–$249,999 | 0.75% | 0.76% | 0.50% | |
$250,000–$999,999 | 0.50% | 0.50% | 0.40% | |
$ 1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | $ 0-$99,999 | 1.00% | 1.01% | 0.75% |
$100,000–$249,999 | 0.75% | 0.76% | 0.50% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 0.50% | 0.50% | 0.40% | |
$ 500,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
* | The following Funds are not subject to a front-end sales charge or CDSC on Class A shares: Columbia Government Money Market Fund, Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Columbia Large Cap Index Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund, Columbia Small Cap Index Fund, Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund and Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund. "Funds-of-Funds (equity)" includes Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio, Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio, Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio and Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio. "Funds-of-Funds (fixed income)" includes Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio and Columbia Income Builder Fund. Columbia Balanced Fund, Columbia Flexible Capital Income Fund and Columbia Global Opportunities Fund are treated as equity Funds for purposes of the table. |
(a) | Purchase amounts and account values may be aggregated among all eligible Fund accounts for the purposes of this table. See Choosing a Share Class — Reductions/Waivers of Sales Charges for a discussion of account value aggregation. |
(b) | Because the offering price is calculated to two decimal places, the dollar amount of the sales charge as a percentage of the offering price and your net amount invested for any particular purchase of Fund shares may be higher or lower depending on whether downward or upward rounding was required during the calculation process. Purchase price includes the sales charge. |
(c) | For information regarding cumulative commissions paid to your financial intermediary when you buy $1 million or more of Class A shares of a Taxable Fund or $500,000 or more of Class A shares of a Tax-Exempt Fund, see Class A Shares — Commissions below. |
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■ | If you purchased Class A shares of any Tax-Exempt Fund (other than Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund) without paying a front-end sales charge because your eligible accounts aggregated $500,000 or more at the time of purchase, you will incur a CDSC of 0.75% if you redeem those shares within 12 months after purchase. Subsequent Class A share purchases that bring your aggregate account value to $500,000 or more will also be subject to a CDSC of 0.75% if you redeem those shares within 12 months after purchase. |
■ | If you purchased Class A shares of Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund without paying a front-end sales charge because your eligible accounts aggregated $500,000 or more at the time of purchase, you will incur a CDSC of 0.50% if you redeem those shares within 12 months after purchase. Subsequent Class A share purchases that bring your aggregate account value to $500,000 or more will also be subject to a CDSC of 0.50% if you redeem those shares within 12 months after purchase. |
■ | If you purchased Class A shares of any Taxable Fund without paying a front-end sales charge because your eligible accounts aggregated between $1 million and $50 million at the time of purchase, you will incur a CDSC if you redeem those shares within 18 months after purchase, which is charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if shares are redeemed within 12 months after purchase; and 0.50% CDSC if shares are redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase. Subsequent Class A share purchases that bring your aggregate account value to $1 million or more (but less than $50 million) will also be subject to a CDSC if you redeem them within 18 months after purchase as described in the previous sentence. |
* | The commission level applies to the applicable asset level; therefore, for example, for a purchase of $5 million, the Distributor would pay a commission of 0.75% on the first $3,999,999 and 0.50% on the balance. |
** | The commission level on purchases of Class A shares of Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund is: 0.50% on purchases of $500,000 to $19,999,999 and 0.25% on purchases of $20 million or more. |
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Class A Shares of Taxable Funds — Commission Schedule (Paid by the Distributor to Financial Intermediaries)* | |
Purchase Amount |
Commission
Level**
(as a % of net asset value per share) |
$1 million – $2,999,999 | 1.00% |
$3 million – $49,999,999 | 0.50% |
$50 million or more | 0.25% |
* | Not applicable to Funds that do not assess a front-end sales charge. |
** | The commission level applies to the applicable asset level; therefore, for example, for a purchase of $5 million, the Distributor would pay a commission of 1.00% on the first $2,999,999 and 0.50% on the balance. |
■ | Class C share accounts that are Direct-at-Fund Accounts and Networked Accounts for which the Transfer Agent (and not your financial intermediary) sends you Fund account transaction confirmations and statements, convert on or about the 15th day of the month (if the 15th is not a business day, then the next business day thereafter) that they become eligible for automatic conversion provided that the Fund has records that Class C shares have been held for the requisite time period. |
■ | For purposes of determining the month when your Class C shares are eligible for conversion, the start of the holding period is the first day of the month in which your purchase was made. Your financial intermediary may choose a different day of the month to convert Class C shares. Please contact your financial intermediary for more information on calculating the holding period. |
■ | Any shares you received from reinvested distributions on these shares generally will convert to Class A shares at the same time. |
■ | You’ll receive the same dollar value of Class A shares as the Class C shares that were automatically converted. Class C shares that you received from an exchange of Class C shares of another Fund will convert based on the day you bought the original shares. |
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■ | No sales charge or other charges apply in connection with this automatic conversion, and conversions are free from U.S. federal income tax. |
■ | depends on the amount you are investing (generally, the larger the investment, the smaller the percentage sales charge), and |
■ | is based on the total amount of your purchase and the value of your account (and any other accounts eligible for aggregation of which you notify your financial intermediary or, in the case of Direct-at-Fund Accounts (as defined below), you notify the Fund). |
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Class V Shares — Front-End Sales Charge — Breakpoint Schedule | ||||
Breakpoint Schedule For: |
Dollar
amount of
shares bought(a) |
Sales
charge as a % of the offering price(b) |
Sales
charge as a % of the net amount invested(b) |
Amount
retained by or paid to Financial Intermediaries as a % of the offering price |
Fixed Income Funds | $ 0–$49,999 | 4.75% | 4.99% | 4.25% |
$ 50,000–$99,999 | 4.50% | 4.71% | 3.75% | |
$100,000–$249,999 | 3.50% | 3.63% | 2.75% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.00% | |
$500,000–$999,999 | 2.00% | 2.04% | 1.75% | |
$ 1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
(a) | Purchase amounts and account values are aggregated among all eligible Fund accounts for the purposes of this table. |
(b) | Because the offering price is calculated to two decimal places, the dollar amount of the sales charge as a percentage of the offering price and your net amount invested for any particular purchase of Fund shares may be higher or lower depending on whether downward or upward rounding was required during the calculation process. |
(c) | For more information regarding cumulative commissions paid to your financial intermediary when you buy $1 million or more of Class V shares, see Class V Shares — Commissions below. |
■ | If you purchased Class V shares without a front-end sales charge because your eligible accounts aggregated between $1 million and $50 million at the time of purchase, you will incur a CDSC if you redeem those shares within 18 months after purchase, which is charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if shares are redeemed within 12 months after purchase, and 0.50% CDSC if shares are redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase. |
■ | Subsequent Class V share purchases that bring your aggregate account value to $1 million or more (but less than $50 million) will also be subject to a CDSC if you redeem them within the time periods noted above. |
Class V Shares — Commission Schedule (Paid by the Distributor to Financial Intermediaries) | |
Purchase
Amount |
Commission
Level*
(as a % of net asset value per share) |
$1 million – $2,999,999 | 1.00% |
$3 million – $49,999,999 | 0.50% |
$50 million or more | 0.25% |
* | The commission level applies to the applicable asset level; therefore, for example, for a purchase of $5 million, the Distributor would pay a commission of 1.00% on the first $2,999,999 and 0.50% on the balance. |
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Repurchases (Reinstatements) | |
Redeemed Share Class | Corresponding Repurchase Class |
Class A | Class A |
Class C | Class C |
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Repurchases (Reinstatements) | |
Redeemed Share Class | Corresponding Repurchase Class |
Class V | Class V |
(a) | The service fees for Class A and Class C shares of certain Funds vary. The annual service fee for Class A and Class C shares of Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund may equal up to 0.20% of the average daily NAV of all shares of such Fund class. The annual distribution fee for Class C shares for Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund shall be 0.65% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class C shares. The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the service fee for Class A and Class C shares of Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund so that the service fee does not exceed 0.15% annually through August 31, 2021 unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Fund’s Board. The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the service fee for Class A shares of Columbia Strategic California Municipal Income Fund so that the service fee does not exceed 0.20% annually through February 28, 2022 unless modified or sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Fund’s Board. |
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(b) | The maximum distribution and service fees of Class A shares varies among the Funds, as shown in the table below: |
Funds |
Maximum
Class A Distribution Fee |
Maximum
Class A Service Fee |
Maximum
Class A Combined Total |
Series
of CFST and CFST II (other than Columbia
Government Money Market Fund) |
— | — |
0.25%;
these Funds pay a
combined distribution and service fee |
Columbia Government Money Market Fund | — | — | 0.10% |
Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund | up to 0.15% | up to 0.15% | 0.15% |
Columbia Balanced Fund, Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Columbia Dividend Income Fund, Columbia Global Technology Growth Fund, Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund, Columbia Oregon Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Real Estate Equity Fund, Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I, Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | up to 0.10% | up to 0.25% |
up
to 0.35%; these Funds may
pay distribution and service fees up to a maximum of 0.35% of their average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares (comprised of up to 0.10% for distribution services and up to 0.25% for shareholder liaison services) but currently limit such fees to an aggregate fee of not more than 0.25% for Class A shares |
Columbia Adaptive Risk Allocation Fund, Columbia Bond Fund, Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Corporate Income Fund, Columbia Emerging Markets Fund, Columbia Greater China Fund, Columbia International Dividend Income Fund (known as Columbia Global Dividend Opportunity Fund prior to 9/2/2020), Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund, Columbia Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund, Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund, Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund, Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I, Columbia Strategic California Municipal Income Fund, Columbia Strategic Income Fund, Columbia Strategic New York Municipal Income Fund, Columbia U.S. Social Bond Fund, Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund | — | 0.25% | 0.25% |
Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund | — | 0.20% | 0.20% |
(c) | Fee amounts noted apply to all Funds other than Columbia Government Money Market Fund, which, for Class A shares, pays distribution and service fees of 0.10%, and for Class C shares pays distribution fees of 0.75%. The payment of the distribution and/or service fees payable by Columbia Government Money Market Fund under its Plan of Distribution has been suspended through November 30, 2020. This arrangement may be modified or terminated at the sole discretion of Columbia Government Money Market Fund’s Board at any time. Compensation paid to financial intermediaries is suspended for the duration of the suspension of payments under Columbia Government Money Market Fund’s Plan of Distribution. |
(d) | The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the distribution fee for Class C shares of the following Funds so that the distribution fee does not exceed the specified percentage annually through the specified date for each Fund: 0.45% for Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through February 28, 2022, Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through February 28, 2022, Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through February 28, 2022, Columbia Oregon Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through November 30, 2021, Columbia Strategic California Municipal Income Fund through February 28, 2022, and Columbia Strategic New York Municipal Income Fund through August 31, 2021; 0.55% for Columbia Corporate Income Fund through August 31, 2021, and Columbia Short Term Bond Fund through August 31, 2021; 0.60% for Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund through August 31, 2021, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through August 31, 2021, and Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund through November 30, 2021; and 0.65% for Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund through August 31, 2021. These arrangements may be sooner terminated at the sole discretion of each Fund’s Board. |
(e) | Class R shares of series of CFST and CFST I pay a distribution fee pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan. The Funds do not have a shareholder service plan for Class R shares. Series of CFST II have a distribution and shareholder service plan for Class R shares. For Class R shares of series of CFST II, the maximum fee under the plan reimbursed for distribution expenses is equal on an annual basis to 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to Class R shares. Of that amount, up to 0.25% may be reimbursed for shareholder service expenses. |
(f) | The shareholder servicing fees for Class V shares are up to 0.50% of average daily net assets attributable to Class V shares for equity Funds and 0.40% for fixed income Funds. In general, the Funds currently limit such fees to a maximum of 0.25% for equity Funds and 0.15% for fixed-income Funds. These fees for Class V shares are not paid pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan. See Class V Shareholder Service Fees below for more information. |
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Minimum Account Balance | |
Minimum
Account Balance |
|
For all classes and account types except those listed below |
$250
(None for accounts with
Systematic Investment Plans) |
Individual Retirement Accounts for all classes except those listed below | None |
Class Adv, Class Inst2, Class Inst3 and Class R | None |
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■ | negative impact on the Fund's performance; |
■ | potential dilution of the value of the Fund's shares; |
■ | interference with the efficient management of the Fund's portfolio, such as the need to maintain undesirably large cash positions, the need to use its line of credit or the need to buy or sell securities it otherwise would not have bought or sold; |
■ | losses on the sale of investments resulting from the need to sell securities at less favorable prices; |
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■ | increased taxable gains to the Fund's remaining shareholders resulting from the need to sell securities to meet sell orders; and |
■ | increased brokerage and administrative costs. |
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Minimum Initial Investments | ||
Minimum
Initial Investment(a) |
Minimum
Initial Investment for Accounts with Systematic Investment Plans |
|
For all classes and account types except those listed below | $2,000 | $100 (b) |
Individual Retirement Accounts for all classes except those listed below | $1,000 | $100 (c) |
Group retirement plans | None | N/A |
Class Adv and Class Inst | $0, $1,000 or $2,000(d) | $100 (d) |
Class Inst2 and Class R | None | N/A |
Class Inst3 | $0, $1,000, $2,000 or $1 million(e) | $100 (e) |
(a) | If your Class A, Class Adv, Class C, Class Inst, Class Inst3 or Class V shares account balance falls below the minimum initial investment amount for any reason, including a market decline, you may be asked to increase it to the minimum initial investment amount or establish a monthly Systematic Investment Plan. If you do not do so, your account will be subject to a $20 annual low balance fee and/or shares may be |
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automatically redeemed and the proceeds mailed to you if the account falls below the minimum account balance. See Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Transaction Rules and Policies above. There is no minimum initial investment in Class A shares for accounts held in an omnibus account on a mutual fund only platform offered through your financial intermediary. |
(b) | Columbia Government Money Market Fund — $2,000 |
(c) | Columbia Government Money Market Fund — $1,000 |
(d) | The minimum initial investment in Class Adv shares is $2,000 ($1,000 for IRAs; $100 for systematic investment plan accounts) for commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customers, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Adv shares within such platform; for all other eligible Class Adv share investors (see Buying Shares – Eligible Investors – Class Adv Shares above), there is no minimum initial investment. The minimum initial investment amount for Class Inst shares is $0, $1,000 or $2,000 depending upon the category of eligible investor. See — Class Inst Shares Minimum Initial Investments below. The minimum initial investment amount for systematic investment plan accounts is the same as the amount set forth in the first two rows of the table, as applicable. |
(e) | There is no minimum initial investment in Class Inst3 shares for: group retirement plans that maintain plan-level or omnibus accounts with the Fund; collective trust funds; affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds (e.g., funds operating as funds-of-funds); fee-based platforms of financial intermediaries (or the clearing intermediary that they trade through) that have an agreement with the Distributor or an affiliate thereof that specifically authorizes the financial intermediary to offer and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform and Fund shares are held in an omnibus account; and bank trust departments, subject to an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst3 shares and provided that Fund shares are held in an omnibus account. The minimum initial investment in Class Inst3 shares is $2,000 ($1,000 for IRAs; $100 for systematic investment plan accounts) for commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst3 shares within such platform and Fund shares are held in an omnibus account. The minimum initial investment in Class Inst3 shares is $1 million, unless waived in the discretion of the Distributor, for the following investors: institutional investors that are clients of the Columbia Threadneedle Global Institutional Distribution Team that invest in Class Inst3 shares for their own account through platforms approved by the Distributor or an affiliate thereof to offer and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform. The Distributor may, in its discretion, waive the $1 million minimum initial investment required for these Class Inst3 investors. In each case above where noted that Fund shares are required to be held in an omnibus account, the Distributor may, in its discretion, determine to waive this requirement. |
■ | Any health savings account sponsored by a third party platform. |
■ | Any investor participating in an account sponsored by a financial intermediary or other entity (that provides services to the account) that is paid a fee-based advisory fee by the investor and that is not compensated by the Fund for those services, other than payments for shareholder servicing or sub-accounting performed in place of the Transfer Agent. |
■ | Any commissionable brokerage account, if a financial intermediary has received a written approval from the Distributor to waive the minimum initial investment in Class Inst shares. |
■ | Individual retirement accounts (IRAs) on commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst shares within such platform. |
■ | Any current employee of Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC, the Distributor or the Transfer Agent and immediate family members of any of the foregoing who share the same address are eligible to invest in Class Inst shares through an individual retirement account (IRA). If you maintain your account with a financial intermediary, you must contact that financial intermediary each time you seek to purchase shares to notify them that you qualify |
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for Class Inst shares. If Class Inst shares are not available at your financial intermediary, you may consider opening a Direct-at-Fund Account. It is your obligation to advise your financial intermediary or (in the case of Direct-at-Fund Accounts) the Transfer Agent that you qualify for Class Inst shares; be prepared to provide proof thereof. |
■ | Investors (except investors in individual retirement accounts (IRAs)) who purchase Fund shares through commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary holds the shares in an omnibus account and, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst shares within such platform. |
■ | Any current employee of Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC, the Distributor or the Transfer Agent and immediate family members of any of the foregoing who share the same address are eligible to invest in Class Inst shares (other than individual retirement accounts (IRAs), for which the minimum initial investment is $1,000). If you maintain your account with a financial intermediary, you must contact that financial intermediary each time you seek to purchase shares to notify them that you qualify for Class Inst shares. If Class Inst shares are not available at your financial intermediary, you may consider opening a Direct-at-Fund Account. It is your obligation to advise your financial intermediary or (in the case of Direct-at-Fund Accounts) the Transfer Agent that you qualify for Class Inst shares; be prepared to provide proof thereof. |
■ | Certain financial institutions and intermediaries, such as insurance companies, trust companies, banks, endowments, investment companies or foundations, buying shares for their own account, including Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates and/or subsidiaries. |
■ | Bank trust departments that assess their clients an asset-based fee. |
■ | Certain other investors as set forth in more detail in the SAI. |
■ | Once the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary receives your purchase order in “good form,” your purchase will be made at the Fund’s next calculated public offering price per share, which is the NAV per share plus any sales charge that applies (i.e., the trade date). |
■ | Once the Fund receives your purchase request in “good form,” you cannot cancel it after the market closes. |
■ | You generally buy Class A and Class V shares at the public offering price per share because purchases of these share classes are generally subject to a front-end sales charge. |
■ | You buy Class Adv, Class C, Class Inst, Class Inst2, Class Inst3 and Class R shares at NAV per share because no front-end sales charge applies to purchases of these share classes. |
■ | Class A shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are not eligible for purchase by a Direct-at-Fund Account. |
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■ | Class Inst shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are not eligible for purchase by a Direct-at-Fund Account except for any current employee of Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC, the Distributor or Transfer Agent and immediate family members of the foregoing who share the same address. |
■ | The Distributor and the Transfer Agent reserve the right to cancel your order request if the Fund does not receive payment within two business days of receiving your purchase order request. The Fund will return any payment received for orders that have been cancelled, but no interest will be paid on that money. |
■ | Financial intermediaries are responsible for sending your purchase orders to the Transfer Agent and ensuring that the Fund receives your money on time. |
■ | Shares purchased are recorded on the books of the Fund. The Fund does not issue certificates. |
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■ | Once the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary receives your redemption order in “good form,” your shares will be sold at the Fund’s next calculated NAV per share (i.e., the trade date). Any applicable CDSC will be deducted from the amount you're selling and the balance will be remitted to you. |
■ | Once the Fund receives your redemption request in “good form,” you cannot cancel it after the market closes. |
■ | If you sell your shares that are held in a Direct-at-Fund Account, we will normally send the redemption proceeds by mail or electronically transfer them to your bank account the next business day after the trade date. Note that your bank may take up to three business days to post an electronic funds transfer from your account. |
■ | If you sell your shares through a financial intermediary, the Funds will normally send the redemption proceeds to your financial intermediary within two business days after the trade date. |
■ | No interest will be paid on uncashed redemption checks. |
■ | Other restrictions may apply to retirement accounts. For information about these restrictions, contact your retirement plan administrator. |
■ | For broker-dealer and wrap fee accounts: The Fund reserves the right to redeem your shares if your account falls below the Fund's minimum initial investment requirement. The Fund will notify your broker-dealer prior to redeeming shares, and will provide details on how to avoid such redemption. |
■ | Also keep in mind the Funds' Small Account Policy, which is described above in Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Transaction Rules and Policies. |
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■ | Exchanges are made at the NAV next calculated (plus any applicable sales charge) after your exchange order is received in “good form” (i.e., the trade date). |
■ | Once the Fund receives your exchange request in “good form,” you cannot cancel it after the market closes. |
■ | The rules for buying shares of a Fund generally apply to exchanges into that Fund, including, if your exchange creates a new Fund account, it must satisfy the minimum investment amount, unless a waiver applies. |
■ | Shares of the purchased Fund may not be used on the same day for another exchange or sale. |
■ | If you exchange shares from Class A shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund to a non-money market Fund, any further exchanges must be between shares of the same class. For example, if you exchange from Class A shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund into Class C shares of a non-money market Fund, you may not exchange from Class C shares of that non-money market Fund back to Class A shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund or Class A shares of any other Fund. |
■ | A sales charge may apply when you exchange shares of a Fund that were not assessed a sales charge at the time you purchased such shares. If you invest through a Direct-at-Fund Account in Columbia Government Money Market Fund, Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Columbia Large Cap Index Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund, Columbia Small Cap Index Fund, Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund, Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund or any other Columbia Fund that does not impose a front-end sales charge and then you exchange into a Fund that does assess a sales charge, your transaction is subject to a front-end sales charge if you exchange into Class A shares and to a CDSC if you exchange into Class C shares of the Columbia Funds. |
■ | If you purchased Class A shares of a Columbia Fund that imposes a front-end sales charge (and you paid any applicable sales charge) and you then exchange those shares into Columbia Government Money Market Fund, Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Columbia Large Cap Index Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund, Columbia Small Cap Index Fund, Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund, Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund or any other Columbia Fund that does not impose a front-end sales charge, you may exchange that amount to Class A of another Fund in the future, including dividends earned on that amount, without paying a sales charge. |
■ | If your shares are subject to a CDSC, you will not be charged a CDSC upon the exchange of those shares. Any CDSC will be deducted when you sell the shares you received from the exchange. The CDSC imposed at that time will be based on the period that begins when you bought shares of the original Fund and ends when you sell the shares of the Fund you received from the exchange. Any applicable CDSC charged will be the CDSC of the original Fund. |
■ | You may make exchanges only into a Fund that is legally offered and sold in your state of residence. Contact the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary for more information. |
■ | You generally may make an exchange only into a Fund that is accepting investments. |
■ | The Fund may change or cancel your right to make an exchange by giving the amount of notice required by regulatory authorities (generally 60 days for a material change or cancellation). |
■ | Unless your account is part of a tax-advantaged arrangement, an exchange for shares of another Fund is a taxable event, and you may recognize a gain or loss for tax purposes. |
■ | Changing your investment to a different Fund will be treated as a sale and purchase, and you will be subject to applicable taxes on the sale and sales charges on the purchase of the new Fund. |
■ | Class Inst shares of a Fund may be exchanged for Class A or Class Inst shares of another Fund. In certain circumstances, the front-end sales charge applicable to Class A shares may be waived on exchanges of Class Inst shares for Class A shares. See Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Buying Shares — Eligible Investors — Class Inst Shares for details. |
■ | Class A shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are not eligible for exchange by a Direct-at-Fund Account. |
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■ | Class Inst shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are not eligible for exchange by a Direct-at-Fund Account except for any current employee of the Investment Manager, the Distributor or the Transfer Agent and immediate family members of any of the foregoing who share the same address. |
■ | You may generally exchange Class V shares of a Fund for Class A shares of another Fund if the other Fund does not offer Class V shares. Class V shares exchanged into Class A shares cannot be exchanged back into Class V shares. |
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■ | It can earn income on its investments. Examples of fund income are interest paid on money market instruments and bonds, and dividends paid on common stocks. |
■ | A mutual fund can also have capital gains if the value of its investments increases. While a fund continues to hold an investment, any gain is generally unrealized. If the fund sells an investment, it generally will realize a capital gain if it sells that investment for a higher price than its adjusted cost basis, and will generally realize a capital loss if it sells that investment for a lower price than its adjusted cost basis. Capital gains and losses are either short-term or long-term, depending on whether the fund holds the securities for one year or less (short-term) or more than one year (long-term). |
Declaration and Distribution Schedule | |
Declarations | Monthly |
Distributions | Monthly |
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■ | The Fund intends to qualify and to be eligible for treatment each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company generally is not subject to tax at the fund level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. However, the Fund's failure to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company would result in Fund-level taxation, and consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to you and in the NAV of your shares. Even if the Fund qualifies for treatment as a regulated investment company, the Fund may be subject to federal excise tax on certain undistributed income or gains. |
■ | Otherwise taxable distributions generally are taxable to you when paid, whether they are paid in cash or automatically reinvested in additional Fund shares. Dividends paid in January are deemed paid on December 31 of the prior year if the dividend was declared and payable to shareholders of record in October, November, or December of such prior year. |
■ | Distributions of the Fund's ordinary income and net short-term capital gain, if any, generally are taxable to you as ordinary income. Distributions of the Fund's net long-term capital gain, if any, generally are taxable to you as long-term capital gain. Whether capital gains are long-term or short-term is determined by how long the Fund has owned the investments that generated them, rather than how long you have owned your shares. |
■ | From time to time, a distribution from the Fund could constitute a return of capital. A return of capital is a return of an amount of your original investment and is not a distribution of income or capital gain from the Fund. Therefore, a return of capital is not taxable to you so long as the amount of the distribution does not exceed your tax basis in your Fund shares. A return of capital reduces your tax basis in your Fund shares, with any amounts exceeding such basis generally taxable as capital gain. |
■ | If you are an individual and you meet certain holding period and other requirements for your Fund shares, a portion of your distributions may be treated as “qualified dividend income” taxable at the lower net long-term capital gain rates instead of the higher ordinary income rates. Qualified dividend income is income attributable to the Fund's dividends received from certain U.S. and foreign corporations, as long as the Fund meets certain holding period and other requirements for the stock producing such dividends. |
■ | Certain high-income individuals (as well as estates and trusts) are subject to a 3.8% tax on net investment income. For individuals, the 3.8% tax applies to the lesser of (1) the amount (if any) by which the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income exceeds certain threshold amounts or (2) the taxpayer's “net investment income.” |
Net investment income generally includes for this purpose dividends, including any capital gain dividends, paid by the Fund, and net gains recognized on the sale, redemption or exchange of shares of the Fund. |
■ | Certain derivative instruments when held in the Fund's portfolio subject the Fund to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to, among other things, accelerate income to the Fund, defer Fund losses, cause adjustments in the holding periods of Fund portfolio securities, or convert capital gains into ordinary income, short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses or long-term capital gains into short-term capital gains. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and/or character of distributions to shareholders. |
■ | Generally, a Fund realizes a capital gain or loss on an option when the option expires, or when it is exercised, sold or otherwise terminated. However, if an option is a “section 1256 contract,” which includes most traded options on a broad-based index, and the Fund holds such option at the end of its taxable year, the Fund is deemed to sell such option at fair market value at such time and recognize any gain or loss thereon, which is generally deemed to be 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gain or loss, as described further in the SAI. |
■ | Income and proceeds received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to foreign taxes. If at the end of the taxable year more than 50% of the value of the Fund's assets consists of securities of foreign |
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corporations, and the Fund makes a special election, you will generally be required to include in your income for U.S. federal income tax purposes your share of the qualifying foreign income taxes paid by the Fund in respect of its foreign portfolio securities. You may be able to claim a foreign tax credit or deduction in respect of this amount, subject to certain limitations. There is no assurance that the Fund will make this election for a taxable year, even if it is eligible to do so. |
■ | A sale, redemption or exchange of Fund shares is a taxable event. This includes redemptions where you are paid in securities. Your sales, redemptions and exchanges of Fund shares (including those paid in securities) usually will result in a taxable capital gain or loss to you, equal to the difference between the amount you receive for your shares (or are deemed to have received in the case of exchanges) and your adjusted tax basis in the shares, which is generally the amount you paid (or are deemed to have paid in the case of exchanges) for them. Any such capital gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if you have held your Fund shares for more than one year at the time of sale or exchange. In certain circumstances, capital losses may be converted from short-term to long-term; in other circumstances, capital losses may be disallowed under the “wash sale” rules. |
■ | For sales, redemptions and exchanges of shares that were acquired in a non-qualified account after 2011, the Fund generally is required to report to shareholders and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) cost basis information with respect to those shares. The Fund uses average cost basis as its default method of calculating cost basis. For more information regarding average cost basis reporting, other available cost basis methods, and selecting or changing to a different cost basis method, please see the SAI, columbiathreadneedleus.com, or contact the Fund at 800.345.6611. If you hold Fund shares through a financial intermediary (e.g., a brokerage firm), you should contact your financial intermediary to learn about its cost basis reporting default method and the reporting elections available to your account. |
■ | The Fund is required by federal law to withhold tax on any taxable or tax-exempt distributions and redemption proceeds paid to you (including amounts paid to you in securities and amounts deemed to be paid to you upon an exchange of shares) if: you have not provided a correct TIN or have not certified to the Fund that withholding does not apply, the IRS has notified us that the TIN listed on your account is incorrect according to its records, or the IRS informs the Fund that you are otherwise subject to backup withholding. |
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Net
asset value,
beginning of period |
Net
investment income |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Distributions
from net investment income |
Total
distributions to shareholders |
|
Class A | ||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $9.38 | 0.50 | (0.75) | (0.25) | (0.51) | (0.51) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $9.54 | 0.57 | (0.11) | 0.46 | (0.62) | (0.62) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $9.78 | 0.53 | (0.31) | 0.22 | (0.46) | (0.46) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $9.43 | 0.56 | 0.26 | 0.82 | (0.47) | (0.47) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $10.05 | 0.57 | (0.65) | (0.08) | (0.54) | (0.54) |
Advisor Class | ||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $9.38 | 0.53 | (0.76) | (0.23) | (0.53) | (0.53) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $9.54 | 0.59 | (0.10) | 0.49 | (0.65) | (0.65) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $9.78 | 0.56 | (0.31) | 0.25 | (0.49) | (0.49) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $9.43 | 0.61 | 0.23 | 0.84 | (0.49) | (0.49) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $10.05 | 0.56 | (0.62) | (0.06) | (0.56) | (0.56) |
Class C | ||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $9.38 | 0.44 | (0.76) | (0.32) | (0.44) | (0.44) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $9.54 | 0.49 | (0.10) | 0.39 | (0.55) | (0.55) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $9.78 | 0.46 | (0.31) | 0.15 | (0.39) | (0.39) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $9.43 | 0.49 | 0.26 | 0.75 | (0.40) | (0.40) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $10.05 | 0.48 | (0.63) | (0.15) | (0.47) | (0.47) |
Institutional Class | ||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $9.38 | 0.52 | (0.74) | (0.22) | (0.53) | (0.53) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $9.55 | 0.60 | (0.12) | 0.48 | (0.65) | (0.65) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $9.79 | 0.55 | (0.30) | 0.25 | (0.49) | (0.49) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $9.43 | 0.59 | 0.26 | 0.85 | (0.49) | (0.49) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $10.06 | 0.56 | (0.63) | (0.07) | (0.56) | (0.56) |
Institutional 2 Class | ||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $9.38 | 0.53 | (0.75) | (0.22) | (0.53) | (0.53) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $9.55 | 0.61 | (0.13) | 0.48 | (0.65) | (0.65) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $9.78 | 0.55 | (0.29) | 0.26 | (0.49) | (0.49) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $9.43 | 0.57 | 0.28 | 0.85 | (0.50) | (0.50) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $10.05 | 0.57 | (0.63) | (0.06) | (0.56) | (0.56) |
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Net
asset value, end of period |
Total
return |
Total
gross
expense ratio to average net assets(a) |
Total
net
expense ratio to average net assets(a), (b) |
Net
investment
income ratio to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover |
Net
assets, end of period (000's) |
|
Class A | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $8.62 | (2.97%) | 1.16% | 0.90% (c) | 5.39% | 82% | $3,837 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $9.38 | 5.06% | 1.23% | 0.91% | 6.17% | 60% | $3,111 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $9.54 | 2.27% | 1.24% | 0.93% | 5.41% | 76% | $1,395 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $9.78 | 8.88% | 1.27% | 0.94% | 5.83% | 69% | $800 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $9.43 | (0.62%) | 1.34% | 0.91% | 6.15% | 70% | $138 |
Advisor Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $8.62 | (2.72%) | 0.91% | 0.65% (c) | 5.71% | 82% | $1,165 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $9.38 | 5.33% | 0.98% | 0.66% | 6.37% | 60% | $733 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $9.54 | 2.53% | 0.99% | 0.68% | 5.74% | 76% | $362 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $9.78 | 9.17% | 1.05% | 0.69% | 6.57% | 69% | $160 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $9.43 | (0.36%) | 1.10% | 0.64% | 5.99% | 70% | $9 |
Class C | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $8.62 | (3.70%) | 1.91% | 1.65% (c) | 4.75% | 82% | $2,270 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $9.38 | 4.28% | 1.98% | 1.66% | 5.29% | 60% | $1,053 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $9.54 | 1.51% | 1.99% | 1.68% | 4.63% | 76% | $1,019 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $9.78 | 8.07% | 2.02% | 1.69% | 5.10% | 69% | $668 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $9.43 | (1.37%) | 2.12% | 1.65% | 5.24% | 70% | $101 |
Institutional Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $8.63 | (2.61%) | 0.90% | 0.64% (c) | 5.54% | 82% | $2,337 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $9.38 | 5.21% | 0.98% | 0.66% | 6.43% | 60% | $3,834 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $9.55 | 2.53% | 0.99% | 0.68% | 5.63% | 76% | $1,571 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $9.79 | 9.27% | 1.03% | 0.69% | 6.24% | 69% | $1,383 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $9.43 | (0.47%) | 1.11% | 0.65% | 5.99% | 70% | $313 |
Institutional 2 Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $8.63 | (2.58%) | 0.88% | 0.62% | 5.70% | 82% | $32 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $9.38 | 5.26% | 0.91% | 0.60% | 6.59% | 60% | $60 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $9.55 | 2.68% | 0.93% | 0.64% | 5.60% | 76% | $10 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $9.78 | 9.22% | 0.93% | 0.64% | 5.99% | 69% | $13 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $9.43 | (0.34%) | 1.06% | 0.60% | 6.03% | 70% | $9 |
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Net
asset value,
beginning of period |
Net
investment income |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Distributions
from net investment income |
Total
distributions to shareholders |
|
Institutional 3 Class | ||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $9.36 | 0.53 | (0.74) | (0.21) | (0.54) | (0.54) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $9.53 | 0.59 | (0.10) | 0.49 | (0.66) | (0.66) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $9.76 | 0.56 | (0.29) | 0.27 | (0.50) | (0.50) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017(d) | $9.78 | 0.11 | (0.05) (e) | 0.06 | (0.08) | (0.08) |
Notes to Financial Highlights | |
(a) | In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios. |
(b) | Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. |
(c) | The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
(d) | Institutional 3 Class shares commenced operations on March 1, 2017. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date. |
(e) | Calculation of the net gain (loss) per share (both realized and unrealized) does not correlate to the aggregate realized and unrealized gain (loss) presented in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of subscriptions and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to fluctuations in the market value of the portfolio. |
(f) | Annualized. |
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Net
asset value, end of period |
Total
return |
Total
gross
expense ratio to average net assets(a) |
Total
net
expense ratio to average net assets(a), (b) |
Net
investment
income ratio to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover |
Net
assets, end of period (000's) |
|
Institutional 3 Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $8.61 | (2.52%) | 0.82% | 0.56% | 5.72% | 82% | $132,688 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $9.36 | 5.33% | 0.85% | 0.55% | 6.35% | 60% | $137,933 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $9.53 | 2.73% | 0.87% | 0.58% | 5.70% | 76% | $130,926 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017(d) | $9.76 | 0.66% | 0.93% (f) | 0.60% (f) | 7.22% (f) | 69% | $127,555 |
Prospectus 2020 | 81 |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs. |
■ | Shares purchased through an Ameriprise Financial Services investment advisory program (if an Advisory or similar share class for such investment advisory program is not available). |
■ | Shares purchased by third party investment advisors on behalf of their advisory clients through Ameriprise Financial Services’ platform (if an Advisory or similar share class for such investment advisory program is not available). |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other fund within the Columbia Funds). |
■ | Shares exchanged from Class C shares of the same fund in the month of or following the 10-year anniversary of the purchase date. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to such shares following a shorter holding period, that waiver will apply to exchanges following such shorter period. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to exchanges of Class C shares for load waived shares, that waiver will also apply to such exchanges. |
■ | Employees and registered representatives of Ameriprise Financial Services or its affiliates and their immediate family members. |
■ | Shares purchased by or through qualified accounts (including IRAs, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, 401(k)s, 403(b) TSCAs subject to ERISA and defined benefit plans) that are held by a covered family member, defined as an Ameriprise financial advisor and/or the advisor’s spouse, advisor’s lineal ascendant (mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, great grandmother, great grandfather), advisor’s lineal descendant (son, step-son, daughter, step-daughter, grandson, granddaughter, great grandson, great granddaughter) or any spouse of a covered family member who is a lineal descendant. |
A-1 | Prospectus 2020 |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the Columbia Funds, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e., rights of reinstatement). |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Columbia Fund |
■ | Share purchases by employees and registered representatives of Baird or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Baird |
■ | Shares purchased with the proceeds of redemptions from another Columbia Fund, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same accounts, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge (known as rights of reinstatement) |
■ | A shareholder in the Fund’s Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares of the same Columbia Fund if the shares are no longer subject to CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Baird |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement plans or charitable accounts in a transactional brokerage account at Baird, including 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs |
■ | Shares sold due to death or disability of the shareholder |
■ | Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus |
■ | Shares purchased due to returns of excess contributions from an IRA account |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations |
■ | Shares sold to pay Baird fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Baird |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement |
■ | Breakpoints as described in this prospectus |
■ | Rights of accumulations which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Columbia Fund assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Baird. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Baird may be included in the rights of accumulations calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets |
■ | Letters of Intent (LOI) allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases of Columbia Funds through Baird, over a 13-month period of time |
Prospectus 2020 | A-2 |
■ | The applicable sales charge on a purchase of Class A shares is determined by taking into account all share classes (except any money market funds and retirement plan share classes) of Columbia Funds held by the shareholder or in an account grouped by Edward Jones with other accounts for the purpose of providing certain pricing considerations ("pricing groups"). This includes all share classes held on the Edward Jones platform and/or held on another platform. The inclusion of eligible Columbia Fund assets in the rights of accumulation calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying his or her financial advisor of such assets at the time of calculation. |
■ | ROA is determined by calculating the higher of cost or market value (current shares x NAV). |
■ | Through a LOI, shareholders can receive the sales charge and breakpoint discounts for purchases shareholders intend to make over a 13-month period from the date Edward Jones receives the LOI. The LOI is determined by calculating the higher of cost or market value of qualifying holdings at LOI initiation in combination with the value that the shareholder intends to buy over a 13-month period to calculate the front-end sales charge and any breakpoint discounts. Each purchase the shareholder makes during that 13-month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount. The inclusion of eligible Columbia Fund assets in the LOI calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying his or her financial advisor of such assets at the time of calculation. Purchases made before the LOI is received by Edward Jones are not covered under the LOI and will not reduce the sales charge previously paid. Sales charges will be adjusted if LOI is not met. |
■ | Associates of Edward Jones and its affiliates and their family members who are in the same pricing group (as determined by Edward Jones under its policies and procedures) as the associate. This waiver will continue for the remainder of the associate's life if the associate retires from Edward Jones in good-standing. |
■ | Shares purchased in an Edward Jones fee-based program. |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment. |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redeemed shares of Columbia Funds so long as the following conditions are met: 1) the proceeds are from the sale of shares within 60 days of the purchase, and 2) the sale and purchase are made in the same share class and the same account or the purchase is made in an individual retirement account with proceeds from liquidations in a non-retirement account. |
■ | Shares exchanged into Class A shares from another share class so long as the exchange is into the same fund and was initiated at the discretion of Edward Jones. Edward Jones is responsible for any remaining CDSC due to the fund company, if applicable. Any future purchases are subject to the applicable sales charge as disclosed in the prospectus. |
A-3 | Prospectus 2020 |
■ | Exchanges from Class C shares to Class A shares of the same fund, generally, in the 84th month following the anniversary of the purchase date or earlier at the discretion of Edward Jones. |
■ | The death or disability of the shareholder |
■ | Systematic withdrawals with up to 10% per year of the account value |
■ | Return of excess contributions from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts if the redemption is taken in or after the year the shareholder reaches qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations |
■ | Shares sold to pay Edward Jones fees or costs in such cases where the transaction is initiated by Edward Jones |
■ | Shares exchanged in an Edward Jones fee-based program |
■ | Shares acquired through NAV reinstatement |
■ | $250 initial purchase minimum |
■ | $50 subsequent purchase minimum |
■ | Edward Jones has the right to redeem at its discretion fund holdings with a balance of $250 or less. The following are examples of accounts that are not included in this policy: |
■ | A fee-based account held on an Edward Jones platform |
■ | A 529 account held on an Edward Jones platform |
■ | An account with an active systematic investment plan or letter of intent (LOI) |
■ | At any time it deems necessary, Edward Jones has the authority to exchange at NAV a shareholder's holdings in a fund to Class A shares. |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other Columbia Fund). |
■ | Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of Janney or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Janney. |
Prospectus 2020 | A-4 |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions from another Columbia Fund, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within ninety (90) days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e., right of reinstatement). |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans. |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement. |
■ | Class C shares that are no longer subject to a CDSC and are converted to Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Janney’s policies and procedures. |
■ | Shares sold upon the death or disability of the shareholder. |
■ | Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus. |
■ | Shares purchased in connection with a return of excess contributions from an IRA account. |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts if the redemption is taken in or after the year the shareholder reaches qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations. |
■ | Shares sold to pay Janney fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Janney. |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement. |
■ | Shares exchanged into the same share class of a different fund. |
■ | Breakpoints as described in the Fund’s prospectus. |
■ | Rights of accumulation (“ROA”), which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts, will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Columbia Fund assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Janney. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Janney may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
■ | Letters of intent which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within the Columbia Funds, over a 13-month time period. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Janney may be included in the calculation of letters of intent only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
■ | Breakpoints as described in this prospectus. |
■ | Rights of Accumulation (ROA) which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts as described in the Fund’s prospectus will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Columbia Fund assets held by accounts (including 529 program holdings, where applicable) within the purchaser’s household at Merrill Lynch. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Merrill Lynch may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
A-5 | Prospectus 2020 |
■ | Letters of Intent (LOI) which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases of Columbia Funds, through Merrill Lynch, over a 13-month period of time (if applicable). |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans, provided that the shares are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and shares are held for the benefit of the plan |
■ | Shares purchased by a 529 Plan (does not include 529 Plan units or 529-specific share classes or equivalents) |
■ | Shares purchased through a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program |
■ | Shares exchanged due to the holdings moving from a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program to a Merrill Lynch brokerage (non-advisory) account pursuant to Merrill Lynch’s policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers |
■ | Shares purchased by third party investment advisors on behalf of their advisory clients through Merrill Lynch’s platform |
■ | Shares of funds purchased through the Merrill Edge Self-Directed platform (if applicable) |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other Columbia Fund) |
■ | Shares exchanged from Class C (i.e., level-load) shares of the same fund pursuant to Merrill Lynch’s policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers |
■ | Employees and registered representatives of Merrill Lynch or its affiliates and their family members |
■ | Directors or Trustees of the Fund, and employees of the Fund’s investment adviser or any of its affiliates, as described in this prospectus |
■ | Eligible shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions from another Columbia Fund, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement). Automated transactions (i.e. systematic purchases and withdrawals) and purchases made after shares are automatically sold to pay Merrill Lynch’s account maintenance fees are not eligible for reinstatement |
■ | Death or disability of the shareholder |
■ | Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus |
■ | Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code |
■ | Shares sold to pay Merrill Lynch fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Merrill Lynch |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement |
■ | Shares held in retirement brokerage accounts, that are exchanged for a lower cost share class due to transfer to certain fee based accounts or platforms (applicable to Class A and Class C shares only) |
■ | Shares received through an exchange due to the holdings moving from a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program to a Merrill Lynch brokerage (non-advisory) account pursuant to Merrill Lynch’s policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers |
Prospectus 2020 | A-6 |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans |
■ | Morgan Stanley employee and employee-related accounts according to Morgan Stanley’s account linking rules |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions when purchasing shares of the same fund |
■ | Shares purchased through a Morgan Stanley self-directed brokerage account |
■ | Class C (i.e., level-load) shares that are no longer subject to a CDSC and are exchanged for Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s share class exchange program |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions from another Columbia Fund, provided (i) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (ii) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (iii) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge. |
■ | Shares purchased in an investment advisory program. |
■ | Shares purchased within the Columbia Funds through a systematic reinvestment of capital gains and dividend distributions. |
■ | Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James. |
A-7 | Prospectus 2020 |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the Columbia Funds, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement). |
■ | A shareholder in the Fund’s Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James. |
■ | Death or disability of the shareholder. |
■ | Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus. |
■ | Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account. |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. |
■ | Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James. |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement. |
■ | Breakpoints as described in this prospectus. |
■ | Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Columbia Fund assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the calculation of rights of accumulation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
■ | Letters of intent which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within the Columbia Funds, over a 13-month time period. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the calculation of letters of intent only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
■ | For employer-sponsored retirement plans held through a commissionable brokerage account, Class A shares are available at NAV (i.e., without a sales charge). For this purpose, employer-sponsored retirement plans include, but are not limited to, 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans. |
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A | CSMIX | |
Advisor (Class Adv) | CVVRX | |
C | CSSCX | |
Institutional (Class Inst) | CSCZX | |
Institutional 2 (Class Inst2) | CUURX | |
Institutional 3 (Class Inst3) | CSVYX | |
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses(c) (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | |||||||
Class A | Class Adv | Class C | Class Inst | Class Inst2 | Class Inst3 | Class R | |
Management fees | 0.84% | 0.84% | 0.84% | 0.84% | 0.84% | 0.84% | 0.84% |
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees | 0.25% | 0.00% | 1.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.50% |
Other expenses | 0.24% | 0.24% | 0.24% | 0.24% | 0.11% | 0.06% | 0.24% |
Total annual Fund operating expenses(d) | 1.33% | 1.08% | 2.08% | 1.08% | 0.95% | 0.90% | 1.58% |
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements(e) | (0.02%) | (0.02%) | (0.02%) | (0.02%) | (0.02%) | (0.02%) | (0.02%) |
Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | 1.31% | 1.06% | 2.06% | 1.06% | 0.93% | 0.88% | 1.56% |
(a) | This charge is imposed on certain investments of between $1 million and $50 million redeemed within 18 months after purchase, as follows: 1.00% if redeemed within 12 months after purchase, and 0.50% if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase, with certain limited exceptions. |
(b) | This charge applies to redemptions within 12 months after purchase, with certain limited exceptions. |
(c) | Expenses have been restated based on estimated amounts for the Fund’s current fiscal year. |
(d) | “Total annual Fund operating expenses” include acquired fund fees and expenses (expenses the Fund incurs indirectly through its investments in other investment companies) and may be higher than the ratio of expenses to average net assets shown in the Financial Highlights section of this prospectus because the ratio of expenses to average net assets does not include acquired fund fees and expenses. |
(e) | Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or to reimburse expenses (excluding any reorganization costs, transaction costs and certain other investment related expenses, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and infrequent and/or unusual expenses) through August 31, 2021, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Under this agreement, the Fund’s net operating expenses, subject to applicable exclusions, will not exceed the annual rates of 1.31% for Class A, 1.06% for Class Adv, 2.06% for Class C, 1.06% for Class Inst, 0.93% for Class Inst2, 0.88% for Class Inst3 and 1.56% for Class R. |
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■ | you invest $10,000 in the applicable class of Fund shares for the periods indicated, |
■ | your investment has a 5% return each year, and |
■ | the Fund’s total annual operating expenses remain the same as shown in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table above. |
1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |
Class A (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $701 | $970 | $1,260 | $2,083 |
Class Adv (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $108 | $341 | $ 594 | $1,315 |
Class C (assuming redemption of all shares at the end of the period) | $309 | $650 | $1,117 | $2,409 |
Class C (assuming no redemption of shares) | $209 | $650 | $1,117 | $2,409 |
Class Inst (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $108 | $341 | $ 594 | $1,315 |
Class Inst2 (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $ 95 | $301 | $ 524 | $1,165 |
Class Inst3 (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $ 90 | $285 | $ 497 | $1,106 |
Class R (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $159 | $497 | $ 859 | $1,877 |
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Year
by Year Total Return (%)
as of December 31 Each Year* |
Best
and Worst Quarterly Returns
During the Period Shown in the Bar Chart |
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Best | 4th Quarter 2010 | 16.61% |
Worst
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3rd Quarter 2011 | -21.53% |
* | Year to Date return as of June 30, 2020: -21.13% |
Share
Class
Inception Date |
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | 07/25/1986 | |||
returns before taxes | 14.00% | 5.59% | 9.00% | |
returns after taxes on distributions | 12.98% | 3.28% | 6.79% | |
returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares | 8.91% | 4.07% | 6.95% | |
Class Adv returns before taxes | 11/08/2012 | 21.28% | 7.12% | 9.85% |
Class C returns before taxes | 01/15/1996 | 19.02% | 6.04% | 8.82% |
Class Inst returns before taxes | 07/31/1995 | 21.27% | 7.12% | 9.92% |
Class Inst2 returns before taxes | 11/08/2012 | 21.42% | 7.27% | 9.96% |
Class Inst3 returns before taxes | 07/15/2009 | 21.46% | 7.32% | 10.13% |
Class R returns before taxes | 09/27/2010 | 20.67% | 6.58% | 9.38% |
Russell 2000 Value Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) | 22.39% | 6.99% | 10.56% |
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Portfolio Manager | Title | Role with Fund | Managed Fund Since | |||
Jeremy Javidi, CFA | Senior Portfolio Manager | Portfolio Manager | 2005 |
Online | Regular Mail | Express Mail | By Telephone | |||
columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ |
Columbia
Management
Investment Services Corp. P.O. Box 219104 Kansas City, MO 64121-9104 |
Columbia
Management
Investment Services Corp. c/o DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. 430 W 7th Street, Suite 219104 Kansas City, MO 64105-1407 |
800.422.3737 |
Class | Category of eligible account |
For
accounts other than
systematic investment plan accounts |
For
systematic investment
plan accounts |
Classes A & C | All accounts other than IRAs | $2,000 | $100 |
IRAs | $1,000 | $100 | |
Classes Adv & Inst | All eligible accounts |
$0,
$1,000 or $2,000
depending upon the category of eligible investor |
$100 |
Classes Inst2 & R | All eligible accounts | None | N/A |
Class Inst3 | All eligible accounts |
$0,
$1,000, $2,000
or $1 million depending upon the category of eligible investor |
$100
(for certain
eligible investors) |
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■ | businesses that are believed to be fundamentally sound and undervalued due to investor indifference, investor misperception of company prospects, or other factors; |
■ | various measures of valuation, including price-to-cash flow, price-to-earnings, price-to-sales, and price-to-book value. The Investment Manager believes that companies with lower valuations are generally more likely to provide opportunities for capital appreciation; |
■ | a company’s current operating margins relative to its historic range and future potential; and/or |
■ | potential indicators of stock price appreciation, such as anticipated earnings growth, company restructuring, changes in management, business model changes, new product opportunities or anticipated improvements in macroeconomic factors. |
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Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I | |
Class A | 1.31% |
Class Adv | 1.06% |
Class C | 2.06% |
Class Inst | 1.06% |
Class Inst2 | 0.93% |
Class Inst3 | 0.88% |
Class R | 1.56% |
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Portfolio Manager | Title | Role with Fund | Managed Fund Since | |||
Jeremy Javidi, CFA | Senior Portfolio Manager | Portfolio Manager | 2005 |
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■ | compensation and other benefits received by the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates related to the management/administration of a Columbia Fund and the sale of its shares; |
■ | the allocation of, and competition for, investment opportunities among the Fund, other funds and accounts advised/managed by the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates, or Ameriprise Financial itself and its affiliates; |
■ | separate and potentially divergent management of a Columbia Fund and other funds and accounts advised/managed by the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates; |
■ | regulatory and other investment restrictions on investment activities of the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates and accounts advised/managed by them; |
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■ | insurance and other relationships of Ameriprise Financial affiliates with companies and other entities in which a Columbia Fund invests; and |
■ | regulatory and other restrictions relating to the sharing of information between Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates, including the Investment Manager, and a Columbia Fund. |
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* | The website references in this prospectus are inactive links and information contained in or otherwise accessible through the referenced websites does not form a part of this prospectus. |
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■ | The amount you plan to invest. |
■ | How long you intend to remain invested in the Fund. |
■ | The fees (e.g., sales charge or “load”) and expenses for each share class. |
■ | Whether you may be eligible for a reduction or waiver of sales charges when you buy or sell shares. |
■ | The net asset value (NAV) per share is the price of a share calculated by the Fund every business day. |
■ | The offering price per share is the NAV per share plus any front-end sales charge (or load) that applies. |
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Share Class |
Eligible
Investors(a);
Minimum Initial Investments(b); Conversion Features(c) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(d) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs)(d) |
Sales
Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service Fees(e) |
similar
institutions; (iii) broker-dealers, banks, trust companies and similar institutions that clear Fund share transactions for their client or customer investment advisory or similar accounts through designated financial intermediaries and their mutual
fund trading platforms that have been granted specific written authorization from the Transfer Agent with respect to Class Adv eligibility apart from selling, servicing or similar agreements; (iv) 501(c)(3) charitable organizations; (v) 529 plans;
(vi) health savings accounts; (vii) investors participating in a fee-based advisory program sponsored by a financial intermediary or other entity that is not compensated by the Fund for those services, other than payments for shareholder servicing
or sub-accounting performed in place of the Transfer Agent; and (viii) commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in
Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Adv shares within such platform.(f)
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Class C |
Eligibility:
Available to the general public for investment
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None | 1.00% on certain investments redeemed within one year of purchase(i) |
Waivers
: Yes, on Fund distribution reinvestments. For additional waivers, see Choosing a Share Class – CDSC Waivers – Class A, Class C and Class V
|
Distribution
Fee: 0.75%
|
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Share Class |
Eligible
Investors(a);
Minimum Initial Investments(b); Conversion Features(c) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(d) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs)(d) |
Sales
Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service Fees(e) |
anniversary of the Class C shares purchase date.(c) | |||||
Class
Inst |
Eligibility:
Available only to certain eligible investors, which are subject to different minimum investment requirements, ranging from $0 to $2,000, including investors who purchase Fund shares through commissionable brokerage
platforms where the financial intermediary holds the shares in an omnibus account and, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary
has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst shares within such platform; closed to (i) accounts of financial intermediaries that clear Fund share transactions for their client or customer accounts through
designated financial intermediaries and their mutual fund trading platforms that have been given specific written notice from the Transfer Agent of the termination of their eligibility for new purchases of Class Inst shares and (ii) omnibus group
retirement plans, subject to certain exceptions(f)(j)
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None | None | N/A | None |
Class
Inst2 |
Eligibility:
Available only to (i) certain registered investment advisers and family offices that clear Fund share transactions for their client or customer accounts through designated financial intermediaries and their mutual
fund trading platforms that have been granted specific written authorization from the Transfer Agent with respect to Class Inst2 eligibility apart from selling, servicing or similar agreements; (ii) omnibus retirement plans(j); and (iii) institutional investors that are clients of the Columbia Threadneedle Global Institutional Distribution Team that invest in Class Inst2 shares
for their own account through platforms approved by the Distributor or an affiliate thereof to offer and/or service Class Inst2 shares within such platform.
|
None | None | N/A | None |
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Share Class |
Eligible
Investors(a);
Minimum Initial Investments(b); Conversion Features(c) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(d) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs)(d) |
Sales
Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service Fees(e) |
Class
Inst3 |
Eligibility:
Available to (i) group retirement plans that maintain plan-level or omnibus accounts with the Fund(j); (ii)
institutional investors that are clients of the Columbia Threadneedle Global Institutional Distribution Team that invest in Class Inst3 shares for their own account through platforms approved by the Distributor or an affiliate thereof to offer
and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform; (iii) collective trust funds; (iv) affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds (e.g., funds operating as funds-of-funds); (v) fee-based platforms of financial intermediaries (or the clearing
intermediary they trade through) that have an agreement with the Distributor or an affiliate thereof that specifically authorizes the financial intermediary to offer and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform, provided also that Fund
shares are held in an omnibus account; (vi) commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that
the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst3 shares within such platform and that Fund shares are held in an omnibus account; and (vii) bank trust departments, subject to an
agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst3 shares and provided that Fund shares are held in an omnibus account. In each case above where noted that Fund shares are required to be held in an omnibus account, the
Distributor may, in its discretion, determine to waive this requirement.(f)
|
None | None | N/A | None |
Class R | Eligibility: Available only to eligible retirement plans, health savings | None | None | N/A | Series of CFST & CFST I: |
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Share Class |
Eligible
Investors(a);
Minimum Initial Investments(b); Conversion Features(c) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(d) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs)(d) |
Sales
Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service Fees(e) |
accounts
and, in the sole discretion of the Distributor, other types of retirement accounts held through platforms maintained by financial intermediaries approved by the Distributor
|
distribution
fee of 0.50%
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Class V |
Eligibility:
Generally closed to new investors(j)
|
5.75% maximum, declining to 0.00% on investments of $1 million or more |
CDSC
on certain investments of between $1 million and $50 million redeemed within 18 months after purchase, charged as follows:
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Reductions
: Yes, see Choosing a Share Class — Reductions/Waivers of Sales Charges – Class A and Class V Shares Front-End Sales Charge Reductions
|
Service Fee: up to 0.50% |
(a) | For Columbia Government Money Market Fund, new investments must be made in Class A, Class Inst, Class Inst3, or Class R shares, subject to eligibility. Class C shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund are available as a new investment only to investors in the Distributor's proprietary 401(k) products, provided that such investor is eligible to invest in the class and transact directly with the Fund or the Transfer Agent through a third party administrator or third party recordkeeper. Columbia Government Money Market Fund offers Class Inst2 shares only to facilitate exchanges with other Funds offering such share class. |
(b) | Certain share classes are subject to minimum account balance requirements, as described in Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Transaction Rules and Policies. |
(c) | For more information on the conversion of Class C shares to Class A shares, see Choosing a Share Class - Sales Charges and Commissions - Class C Shares - Conversion to Class A Shares. |
(d) | Actual front-end sales charges and CDSCs vary among the Funds. For more information on applicable sales charges, see Choosing a Share Class — Sales Charges and Commissions, and for information about certain exceptions to these sales charges, see Choosing a Share Class — Reductions/Waivers of Sales Charges. |
(e) | These are the maximum applicable distribution and/or service fees. Except for Class V shares, these fees are paid under the Fund’s Rule 12b-1 plan. Fee rates and fee components (i.e., the portion of a combined fee that is a distribution or service fee) may vary among Funds. Because these fees are paid out of Fund assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of distribution and/or service fees. Although Class A shares of certain series of CFST I are subject to a combined distribution and service fee of up to 0.35%, these Funds currently limit the combined fee to 0.25%. Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund pays a distribution and service fee of up to 0.15% on Class A shares. Columbia Government Money Market Fund pays a distribution and service fee of up to 0.10% on Class A shares and up to 0.75% distribution fee on Class C shares. Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund each pay a service fee of up to 0.20% on Class A and Class C shares. Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund pays a distribution fee of up to 0.65% on Class C shares. For more information on distribution and service fees, see Choosing a Share Class — Distribution and Service Fees. |
(f) | Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund must be purchased through financial intermediaries that, by written agreement with the Distributor, are specifically authorized to sell the Fund’s shares. Class Adv shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are also available to certain registered investment advisers that clear Fund share transactions for their client accounts through designated financial intermediaries with mutual fund trading platforms that have been granted specific written authorization from the Transfer Agent (apart from selling, servicing or similar agreements) to sell Class Inst2 shares, which are not offered by the Fund. Class Inst3 shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund that were open and funded accounts prior to November 30, 2018 (the conversion date from the former unnamed share class to Class Inst3 shares) are eligible for additional investment; however, any account established after that date must meet the current Class Inst3 eligibility requirements. |
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(g) | For Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund, a CDSC of 0.50% is charged on certain investments of $500,000 or more redeemed within 12 months after purchase. The following Funds are not subject to a front-end sales charge or a CDSC on Class A shares: Columbia Government Money Market Fund, Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Columbia Large Cap Index Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund, Columbia Small Cap Index Fund, Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund and Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund. |
(h) | If you are eligible to invest in Class A shares without a front-end sales charge, you should discuss your options with your financial intermediary. For more information, see Choosing a Share Class – Reductions/Waivers of Sales Charges. |
(i) | There is no CDSC on redemptions from Class C shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund. |
(j) | These share classes are closed to new accounts, or closed to previously eligible investors, subject to certain conditions, as summarized below and described in more detail under Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Buying Shares — Eligible Investors: |
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■ | depends on the amount you are investing (generally, the larger the investment, the smaller the percentage sales charge), and |
■ | is based on the total amount of your purchase and the value of your account (and any other accounts eligible for aggregation of which you or your financial intermediary notifies the Fund). |
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Class A Shares — Front-End Sales Charge — Breakpoint Schedule* | ||||
Breakpoint Schedule For: |
Dollar
amount of
shares bought(a) |
Sales
charge as a % of the offering price(b) |
Sales
charge as a % of the net amount invested(b) |
Amount
retained by or paid to financial intermediaries as a % of the offering price |
Fixed
Income Funds (except those listed below),
Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund and Funds-of-Funds (fixed income)* |
$ 0-$49,999 | 4.75% | 4.99% | 4.00% |
$ 50,000–$99,999 | 4.25% | 4.44% | 3.50% | |
$100,000–$249,999 | 3.50% | 3.63% | 3.00% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.15% | |
$500,000–$999,999 | 2.00% | 2.04% | 1.75% | |
$ 1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
Tax-Exempt Funds (other than Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund) | $ 0-$99,999 | 3.00% | 3.09% | 2.50% |
$100,000–$249,999 | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.15% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 1.50 % | 1.53% | 1.25% | |
$ 500,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
Columbia
Floating Rate Fund,
Columbia Limited Duration Credit Fund, Columbia Mortgage Opportunities Fund, Columbia Quality Income Fund, and Columbia Total Return Bond Fund |
$ 0-$99,999 | 3.00% | 3.09% | 2.50% |
$100,000–$249,999 | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.15% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 2.00% | 2.04% | 1.75% | |
$500,000–$999,999 | 1.50% | 1.52% | 1.25% | |
$ 1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | $ 0-$99,999 | 1.00% | 1.01% | 0.75% |
$100,000–$249,999 | 0.75% | 0.76% | 0.50% | |
$250,000–$999,999 | 0.50% | 0.50% | 0.40% | |
$ 1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | $ 0-$99,999 | 1.00% | 1.01% | 0.75% |
$100,000–$249,999 | 0.75% | 0.76% | 0.50% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 0.50% | 0.50% | 0.40% | |
$ 500,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
* | The following Funds are not subject to a front-end sales charge or CDSC on Class A shares: Columbia Government Money Market Fund, Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Columbia Large Cap Index Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund, Columbia Small Cap Index Fund, Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund and Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund. "Funds-of-Funds (equity)" includes Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio, Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio, Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio and Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio. "Funds-of-Funds (fixed income)" includes Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio and Columbia Income Builder Fund. Columbia Balanced Fund, Columbia Flexible Capital Income Fund and Columbia Global Opportunities Fund are treated as equity Funds for purposes of the table. |
(a) | Purchase amounts and account values may be aggregated among all eligible Fund accounts for the purposes of this table. See Choosing a Share Class — Reductions/Waivers of Sales Charges for a discussion of account value aggregation. |
(b) | Because the offering price is calculated to two decimal places, the dollar amount of the sales charge as a percentage of the offering price and your net amount invested for any particular purchase of Fund shares may be higher or lower depending on whether downward or upward rounding was required during the calculation process. Purchase price includes the sales charge. |
(c) | For information regarding cumulative commissions paid to your financial intermediary when you buy $1 million or more of Class A shares of a Taxable Fund or $500,000 or more of Class A shares of a Tax-Exempt Fund, see Class A Shares — Commissions below. |
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■ | If you purchased Class A shares of any Tax-Exempt Fund (other than Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund) without paying a front-end sales charge because your eligible accounts aggregated $500,000 or more at the time of purchase, you will incur a CDSC of 0.75% if you redeem those shares within 12 months after purchase. Subsequent Class A share purchases that bring your aggregate account value to $500,000 or more will also be subject to a CDSC of 0.75% if you redeem those shares within 12 months after purchase. |
■ | If you purchased Class A shares of Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund without paying a front-end sales charge because your eligible accounts aggregated $500,000 or more at the time of purchase, you will incur a CDSC of 0.50% if you redeem those shares within 12 months after purchase. Subsequent Class A share purchases that bring your aggregate account value to $500,000 or more will also be subject to a CDSC of 0.50% if you redeem those shares within 12 months after purchase. |
■ | If you purchased Class A shares of any Taxable Fund without paying a front-end sales charge because your eligible accounts aggregated between $1 million and $50 million at the time of purchase, you will incur a CDSC if you redeem those shares within 18 months after purchase, which is charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if shares are redeemed within 12 months after purchase; and 0.50% CDSC if shares are redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase. Subsequent Class A share purchases that bring your aggregate account value to $1 million or more (but less than $50 million) will also be subject to a CDSC if you redeem them within 18 months after purchase as described in the previous sentence. |
* | The commission level applies to the applicable asset level; therefore, for example, for a purchase of $5 million, the Distributor would pay a commission of 0.75% on the first $3,999,999 and 0.50% on the balance. |
** | The commission level on purchases of Class A shares of Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund is: 0.50% on purchases of $500,000 to $19,999,999 and 0.25% on purchases of $20 million or more. |
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Class A Shares of Taxable Funds — Commission Schedule (Paid by the Distributor to Financial Intermediaries)* | |
Purchase Amount |
Commission
Level**
(as a % of net asset value per share) |
$1 million – $2,999,999 | 1.00% |
$3 million – $49,999,999 | 0.50% |
$50 million or more | 0.25% |
* | Not applicable to Funds that do not assess a front-end sales charge. |
** | The commission level applies to the applicable asset level; therefore, for example, for a purchase of $5 million, the Distributor would pay a commission of 1.00% on the first $2,999,999 and 0.50% on the balance. |
■ | Class C share accounts that are Direct-at-Fund Accounts and Networked Accounts for which the Transfer Agent (and not your financial intermediary) sends you Fund account transaction confirmations and statements, convert on or about the 15th day of the month (if the 15th is not a business day, then the next business day thereafter) that they become eligible for automatic conversion provided that the Fund has records that Class C shares have been held for the requisite time period. |
■ | For purposes of determining the month when your Class C shares are eligible for conversion, the start of the holding period is the first day of the month in which your purchase was made. Your financial intermediary may choose a different day of the month to convert Class C shares. Please contact your financial intermediary for more information on calculating the holding period. |
■ | Any shares you received from reinvested distributions on these shares generally will convert to Class A shares at the same time. |
■ | You’ll receive the same dollar value of Class A shares as the Class C shares that were automatically converted. Class C shares that you received from an exchange of Class C shares of another Fund will convert based on the day you bought the original shares. |
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■ | No sales charge or other charges apply in connection with this automatic conversion, and conversions are free from U.S. federal income tax. |
■ | depends on the amount you are investing (generally, the larger the investment, the smaller the percentage sales charge), and |
■ | is based on the total amount of your purchase and the value of your account (and any other accounts eligible for aggregation of which you notify your financial intermediary or, in the case of Direct-at-Fund Accounts (as defined below), you notify the Fund). |
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Class V Shares — Front-End Sales Charge — Breakpoint Schedule | ||||
Breakpoint Schedule For: |
Dollar
amount of
shares bought(a) |
Sales
charge as a % of the offering price(b) |
Sales
charge as a % of the net amount invested(b) |
Amount
retained by or paid to Financial Intermediaries as a % of the offering price |
Fixed Income Funds | $ 0–$49,999 | 4.75% | 4.99% | 4.25% |
$ 50,000–$99,999 | 4.50% | 4.71% | 3.75% | |
$100,000–$249,999 | 3.50% | 3.63% | 2.75% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.00% | |
$500,000–$999,999 | 2.00% | 2.04% | 1.75% | |
$ 1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
(a) | Purchase amounts and account values are aggregated among all eligible Fund accounts for the purposes of this table. |
(b) | Because the offering price is calculated to two decimal places, the dollar amount of the sales charge as a percentage of the offering price and your net amount invested for any particular purchase of Fund shares may be higher or lower depending on whether downward or upward rounding was required during the calculation process. |
(c) | For more information regarding cumulative commissions paid to your financial intermediary when you buy $1 million or more of Class V shares, see Class V Shares — Commissions below. |
■ | If you purchased Class V shares without a front-end sales charge because your eligible accounts aggregated between $1 million and $50 million at the time of purchase, you will incur a CDSC if you redeem those shares within 18 months after purchase, which is charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if shares are redeemed within 12 months after purchase, and 0.50% CDSC if shares are redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase. |
■ | Subsequent Class V share purchases that bring your aggregate account value to $1 million or more (but less than $50 million) will also be subject to a CDSC if you redeem them within the time periods noted above. |
Class V Shares — Commission Schedule (Paid by the Distributor to Financial Intermediaries) | |
Purchase
Amount |
Commission
Level*
(as a % of net asset value per share) |
$1 million – $2,999,999 | 1.00% |
$3 million – $49,999,999 | 0.50% |
$50 million or more | 0.25% |
* | The commission level applies to the applicable asset level; therefore, for example, for a purchase of $5 million, the Distributor would pay a commission of 1.00% on the first $2,999,999 and 0.50% on the balance. |
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Repurchases (Reinstatements) | |
Redeemed Share Class | Corresponding Repurchase Class |
Class A | Class A |
Class C | Class C |
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Repurchases (Reinstatements) | |
Redeemed Share Class | Corresponding Repurchase Class |
Class V | Class V |
(a) | The service fees for Class A and Class C shares of certain Funds vary. The annual service fee for Class A and Class C shares of Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund may equal up to 0.20% of the average daily NAV of all shares of such Fund class. The annual distribution fee for Class C shares for Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund shall be 0.65% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class C shares. The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the service fee for Class A and Class C shares of Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund so that the service fee does not exceed 0.15% annually through August 31, 2021 unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Fund’s Board. The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the service fee for Class A shares of Columbia Strategic California Municipal Income Fund so that the service fee does not exceed 0.20% annually through February 28, 2022 unless modified or sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Fund’s Board. |
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(b) | The maximum distribution and service fees of Class A shares varies among the Funds, as shown in the table below: |
Funds |
Maximum
Class A Distribution Fee |
Maximum
Class A Service Fee |
Maximum
Class A Combined Total |
Series
of CFST and CFST II (other than Columbia
Government Money Market Fund) |
— | — |
0.25%;
these Funds pay a
combined distribution and service fee |
Columbia Government Money Market Fund | — | — | 0.10% |
Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund | up to 0.15% | up to 0.15% | 0.15% |
Columbia Balanced Fund, Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Columbia Dividend Income Fund, Columbia Global Technology Growth Fund, Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund, Columbia Oregon Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Real Estate Equity Fund, Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I, Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | up to 0.10% | up to 0.25% |
up
to 0.35%; these Funds may
pay distribution and service fees up to a maximum of 0.35% of their average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares (comprised of up to 0.10% for distribution services and up to 0.25% for shareholder liaison services) but currently limit such fees to an aggregate fee of not more than 0.25% for Class A shares |
Columbia Adaptive Risk Allocation Fund, Columbia Bond Fund, Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Corporate Income Fund, Columbia Emerging Markets Fund, Columbia Greater China Fund, Columbia International Dividend Income Fund (known as Columbia Global Dividend Opportunity Fund prior to 9/2/2020), Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund, Columbia Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund, Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund, Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund, Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I, Columbia Strategic California Municipal Income Fund, Columbia Strategic Income Fund, Columbia Strategic New York Municipal Income Fund, Columbia U.S. Social Bond Fund, Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund | — | 0.25% | 0.25% |
Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund | — | 0.20% | 0.20% |
(c) | Fee amounts noted apply to all Funds other than Columbia Government Money Market Fund, which, for Class A shares, pays distribution and service fees of 0.10%, and for Class C shares pays distribution fees of 0.75%. The payment of the distribution and/or service fees payable by Columbia Government Money Market Fund under its Plan of Distribution has been suspended through November 30, 2020. This arrangement may be modified or terminated at the sole discretion of Columbia Government Money Market Fund’s Board at any time. Compensation paid to financial intermediaries is suspended for the duration of the suspension of payments under Columbia Government Money Market Fund’s Plan of Distribution. |
(d) | The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the distribution fee for Class C shares of the following Funds so that the distribution fee does not exceed the specified percentage annually through the specified date for each Fund: 0.45% for Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through February 28, 2022, Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through February 28, 2022, Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through February 28, 2022, Columbia Oregon Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through November 30, 2021, Columbia Strategic California Municipal Income Fund through February 28, 2022, and Columbia Strategic New York Municipal Income Fund through August 31, 2021; 0.55% for Columbia Corporate Income Fund through August 31, 2021, and Columbia Short Term Bond Fund through August 31, 2021; 0.60% for Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund through August 31, 2021, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through August 31, 2021, and Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund through November 30, 2021; and 0.65% for Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund through August 31, 2021. These arrangements may be sooner terminated at the sole discretion of each Fund’s Board. |
(e) | Class R shares of series of CFST and CFST I pay a distribution fee pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan. The Funds do not have a shareholder service plan for Class R shares. Series of CFST II have a distribution and shareholder service plan for Class R shares. For Class R shares of series of CFST II, the maximum fee under the plan reimbursed for distribution expenses is equal on an annual basis to 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to Class R shares. Of that amount, up to 0.25% may be reimbursed for shareholder service expenses. |
(f) | The shareholder servicing fees for Class V shares are up to 0.50% of average daily net assets attributable to Class V shares for equity Funds and 0.40% for fixed income Funds. In general, the Funds currently limit such fees to a maximum of 0.25% for equity Funds and 0.15% for fixed-income Funds. These fees for Class V shares are not paid pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan. See Class V Shareholder Service Fees below for more information. |
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Minimum Account Balance | |
Minimum
Account Balance |
|
For all classes and account types except those listed below |
$250
(None for accounts with
Systematic Investment Plans) |
Individual Retirement Accounts for all classes except those listed below | None |
Class Adv, Class Inst2, Class Inst3 and Class R | None |
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■ | negative impact on the Fund's performance; |
■ | potential dilution of the value of the Fund's shares; |
■ | interference with the efficient management of the Fund's portfolio, such as the need to maintain undesirably large cash positions, the need to use its line of credit or the need to buy or sell securities it otherwise would not have bought or sold; |
■ | losses on the sale of investments resulting from the need to sell securities at less favorable prices; |
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■ | increased taxable gains to the Fund's remaining shareholders resulting from the need to sell securities to meet sell orders; and |
■ | increased brokerage and administrative costs. |
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Minimum Initial Investments | ||
Minimum
Initial Investment(a) |
Minimum
Initial Investment for Accounts with Systematic Investment Plans |
|
For all classes and account types except those listed below | $2,000 | $100 (b) |
Individual Retirement Accounts for all classes except those listed below | $1,000 | $100 (c) |
Group retirement plans | None | N/A |
Class Adv and Class Inst | $0, $1,000 or $2,000(d) | $100 (d) |
Class Inst2 and Class R | None | N/A |
Class Inst3 | $0, $1,000, $2,000 or $1 million(e) | $100 (e) |
(a) | If your Class A, Class Adv, Class C, Class Inst, Class Inst3 or Class V shares account balance falls below the minimum initial investment amount for any reason, including a market decline, you may be asked to increase it to the minimum initial investment amount or establish a monthly Systematic Investment Plan. If you do not do so, your account will be subject to a $20 annual low balance fee and/or shares may be |
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automatically redeemed and the proceeds mailed to you if the account falls below the minimum account balance. See Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Transaction Rules and Policies above. There is no minimum initial investment in Class A shares for accounts held in an omnibus account on a mutual fund only platform offered through your financial intermediary. |
(b) | Columbia Government Money Market Fund — $2,000 |
(c) | Columbia Government Money Market Fund — $1,000 |
(d) | The minimum initial investment in Class Adv shares is $2,000 ($1,000 for IRAs; $100 for systematic investment plan accounts) for commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customers, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Adv shares within such platform; for all other eligible Class Adv share investors (see Buying Shares – Eligible Investors – Class Adv Shares above), there is no minimum initial investment. The minimum initial investment amount for Class Inst shares is $0, $1,000 or $2,000 depending upon the category of eligible investor. See — Class Inst Shares Minimum Initial Investments below. The minimum initial investment amount for systematic investment plan accounts is the same as the amount set forth in the first two rows of the table, as applicable. |
(e) | There is no minimum initial investment in Class Inst3 shares for: group retirement plans that maintain plan-level or omnibus accounts with the Fund; collective trust funds; affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds (e.g., funds operating as funds-of-funds); fee-based platforms of financial intermediaries (or the clearing intermediary that they trade through) that have an agreement with the Distributor or an affiliate thereof that specifically authorizes the financial intermediary to offer and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform and Fund shares are held in an omnibus account; and bank trust departments, subject to an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst3 shares and provided that Fund shares are held in an omnibus account. The minimum initial investment in Class Inst3 shares is $2,000 ($1,000 for IRAs; $100 for systematic investment plan accounts) for commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst3 shares within such platform and Fund shares are held in an omnibus account. The minimum initial investment in Class Inst3 shares is $1 million, unless waived in the discretion of the Distributor, for the following investors: institutional investors that are clients of the Columbia Threadneedle Global Institutional Distribution Team that invest in Class Inst3 shares for their own account through platforms approved by the Distributor or an affiliate thereof to offer and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform. The Distributor may, in its discretion, waive the $1 million minimum initial investment required for these Class Inst3 investors. In each case above where noted that Fund shares are required to be held in an omnibus account, the Distributor may, in its discretion, determine to waive this requirement. |
■ | Any health savings account sponsored by a third party platform. |
■ | Any investor participating in an account sponsored by a financial intermediary or other entity (that provides services to the account) that is paid a fee-based advisory fee by the investor and that is not compensated by the Fund for those services, other than payments for shareholder servicing or sub-accounting performed in place of the Transfer Agent. |
■ | Any commissionable brokerage account, if a financial intermediary has received a written approval from the Distributor to waive the minimum initial investment in Class Inst shares. |
■ | Individual retirement accounts (IRAs) on commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst shares within such platform. |
■ | Any current employee of Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC, the Distributor or the Transfer Agent and immediate family members of any of the foregoing who share the same address are eligible to invest in Class Inst shares through an individual retirement account (IRA). If you maintain your account with a financial intermediary, you must contact that financial intermediary each time you seek to purchase shares to notify them that you qualify |
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for Class Inst shares. If Class Inst shares are not available at your financial intermediary, you may consider opening a Direct-at-Fund Account. It is your obligation to advise your financial intermediary or (in the case of Direct-at-Fund Accounts) the Transfer Agent that you qualify for Class Inst shares; be prepared to provide proof thereof. |
■ | Investors (except investors in individual retirement accounts (IRAs)) who purchase Fund shares through commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary holds the shares in an omnibus account and, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst shares within such platform. |
■ | Any current employee of Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC, the Distributor or the Transfer Agent and immediate family members of any of the foregoing who share the same address are eligible to invest in Class Inst shares (other than individual retirement accounts (IRAs), for which the minimum initial investment is $1,000). If you maintain your account with a financial intermediary, you must contact that financial intermediary each time you seek to purchase shares to notify them that you qualify for Class Inst shares. If Class Inst shares are not available at your financial intermediary, you may consider opening a Direct-at-Fund Account. It is your obligation to advise your financial intermediary or (in the case of Direct-at-Fund Accounts) the Transfer Agent that you qualify for Class Inst shares; be prepared to provide proof thereof. |
■ | Certain financial institutions and intermediaries, such as insurance companies, trust companies, banks, endowments, investment companies or foundations, buying shares for their own account, including Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates and/or subsidiaries. |
■ | Bank trust departments that assess their clients an asset-based fee. |
■ | Certain other investors as set forth in more detail in the SAI. |
■ | Once the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary receives your purchase order in “good form,” your purchase will be made at the Fund’s next calculated public offering price per share, which is the NAV per share plus any sales charge that applies (i.e., the trade date). |
■ | Once the Fund receives your purchase request in “good form,” you cannot cancel it after the market closes. |
■ | You generally buy Class A and Class V shares at the public offering price per share because purchases of these share classes are generally subject to a front-end sales charge. |
■ | You buy Class Adv, Class C, Class Inst, Class Inst2, Class Inst3 and Class R shares at NAV per share because no front-end sales charge applies to purchases of these share classes. |
■ | Class A shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are not eligible for purchase by a Direct-at-Fund Account. |
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■ | Class Inst shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are not eligible for purchase by a Direct-at-Fund Account except for any current employee of Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC, the Distributor or Transfer Agent and immediate family members of the foregoing who share the same address. |
■ | The Distributor and the Transfer Agent reserve the right to cancel your order request if the Fund does not receive payment within two business days of receiving your purchase order request. The Fund will return any payment received for orders that have been cancelled, but no interest will be paid on that money. |
■ | Financial intermediaries are responsible for sending your purchase orders to the Transfer Agent and ensuring that the Fund receives your money on time. |
■ | Shares purchased are recorded on the books of the Fund. The Fund does not issue certificates. |
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■ | Once the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary receives your redemption order in “good form,” your shares will be sold at the Fund’s next calculated NAV per share (i.e., the trade date). Any applicable CDSC will be deducted from the amount you're selling and the balance will be remitted to you. |
■ | Once the Fund receives your redemption request in “good form,” you cannot cancel it after the market closes. |
■ | If you sell your shares that are held in a Direct-at-Fund Account, we will normally send the redemption proceeds by mail or electronically transfer them to your bank account the next business day after the trade date. Note that your bank may take up to three business days to post an electronic funds transfer from your account. |
■ | If you sell your shares through a financial intermediary, the Funds will normally send the redemption proceeds to your financial intermediary within two business days after the trade date. |
■ | No interest will be paid on uncashed redemption checks. |
■ | Other restrictions may apply to retirement accounts. For information about these restrictions, contact your retirement plan administrator. |
■ | For broker-dealer and wrap fee accounts: The Fund reserves the right to redeem your shares if your account falls below the Fund's minimum initial investment requirement. The Fund will notify your broker-dealer prior to redeeming shares, and will provide details on how to avoid such redemption. |
■ | Also keep in mind the Funds' Small Account Policy, which is described above in Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Transaction Rules and Policies. |
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■ | Exchanges are made at the NAV next calculated (plus any applicable sales charge) after your exchange order is received in “good form” (i.e., the trade date). |
■ | Once the Fund receives your exchange request in “good form,” you cannot cancel it after the market closes. |
■ | The rules for buying shares of a Fund generally apply to exchanges into that Fund, including, if your exchange creates a new Fund account, it must satisfy the minimum investment amount, unless a waiver applies. |
■ | Shares of the purchased Fund may not be used on the same day for another exchange or sale. |
■ | If you exchange shares from Class A shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund to a non-money market Fund, any further exchanges must be between shares of the same class. For example, if you exchange from Class A shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund into Class C shares of a non-money market Fund, you may not exchange from Class C shares of that non-money market Fund back to Class A shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund or Class A shares of any other Fund. |
■ | A sales charge may apply when you exchange shares of a Fund that were not assessed a sales charge at the time you purchased such shares. If you invest through a Direct-at-Fund Account in Columbia Government Money Market Fund, Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Columbia Large Cap Index Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund, Columbia Small Cap Index Fund, Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund, Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund or any other Columbia Fund that does not impose a front-end sales charge and then you exchange into a Fund that does assess a sales charge, your transaction is subject to a front-end sales charge if you exchange into Class A shares and to a CDSC if you exchange into Class C shares of the Columbia Funds. |
■ | If you purchased Class A shares of a Columbia Fund that imposes a front-end sales charge (and you paid any applicable sales charge) and you then exchange those shares into Columbia Government Money Market Fund, Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Columbia Large Cap Index Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund, Columbia Small Cap Index Fund, Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund, Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund or any other Columbia Fund that does not impose a front-end sales charge, you may exchange that amount to Class A of another Fund in the future, including dividends earned on that amount, without paying a sales charge. |
■ | If your shares are subject to a CDSC, you will not be charged a CDSC upon the exchange of those shares. Any CDSC will be deducted when you sell the shares you received from the exchange. The CDSC imposed at that time will be based on the period that begins when you bought shares of the original Fund and ends when you sell the shares of the Fund you received from the exchange. Any applicable CDSC charged will be the CDSC of the original Fund. |
■ | You may make exchanges only into a Fund that is legally offered and sold in your state of residence. Contact the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary for more information. |
■ | You generally may make an exchange only into a Fund that is accepting investments. |
■ | The Fund may change or cancel your right to make an exchange by giving the amount of notice required by regulatory authorities (generally 60 days for a material change or cancellation). |
■ | Unless your account is part of a tax-advantaged arrangement, an exchange for shares of another Fund is a taxable event, and you may recognize a gain or loss for tax purposes. |
■ | Changing your investment to a different Fund will be treated as a sale and purchase, and you will be subject to applicable taxes on the sale and sales charges on the purchase of the new Fund. |
■ | Class Inst shares of a Fund may be exchanged for Class A or Class Inst shares of another Fund. In certain circumstances, the front-end sales charge applicable to Class A shares may be waived on exchanges of Class Inst shares for Class A shares. See Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Buying Shares — Eligible Investors — Class Inst Shares for details. |
■ | Class A shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are not eligible for exchange by a Direct-at-Fund Account. |
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■ | Class Inst shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are not eligible for exchange by a Direct-at-Fund Account except for any current employee of the Investment Manager, the Distributor or the Transfer Agent and immediate family members of any of the foregoing who share the same address. |
■ | You may generally exchange Class V shares of a Fund for Class A shares of another Fund if the other Fund does not offer Class V shares. Class V shares exchanged into Class A shares cannot be exchanged back into Class V shares. |
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■ | It can earn income on its investments. Examples of fund income are interest paid on money market instruments and bonds, and dividends paid on common stocks. |
■ | A mutual fund can also have capital gains if the value of its investments increases. While a fund continues to hold an investment, any gain is generally unrealized. If the fund sells an investment, it generally will realize a capital gain if it sells that investment for a higher price than its adjusted cost basis, and will generally realize a capital loss if it sells that investment for a lower price than its adjusted cost basis. Capital gains and losses are either short-term or long-term, depending on whether the fund holds the securities for one year or less (short-term) or more than one year (long-term). |
Declaration and Distribution Schedule | |
Declarations | Semiannually |
Distributions | Semiannually |
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■ | The Fund intends to qualify and to be eligible for treatment each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company generally is not subject to tax at the fund level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. However, the Fund's failure to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company would result in Fund-level taxation, and consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to you and in the NAV of your shares. Even if the Fund qualifies for treatment as a regulated investment company, the Fund may be subject to federal excise tax on certain undistributed income or gains. |
■ | Otherwise taxable distributions generally are taxable to you when paid, whether they are paid in cash or automatically reinvested in additional Fund shares. Dividends paid in January are deemed paid on December 31 of the prior year if the dividend was declared and payable to shareholders of record in October, November, or December of such prior year. |
■ | Distributions of the Fund's ordinary income and net short-term capital gain, if any, generally are taxable to you as ordinary income. Distributions of the Fund's net long-term capital gain, if any, generally are taxable to you as long-term capital gain. Whether capital gains are long-term or short-term is determined by how long the Fund has owned the investments that generated them, rather than how long you have owned your shares. |
■ | From time to time, a distribution from the Fund could constitute a return of capital. A return of capital is a return of an amount of your original investment and is not a distribution of income or capital gain from the Fund. Therefore, a return of capital is not taxable to you so long as the amount of the distribution does not exceed your tax basis in your Fund shares. A return of capital reduces your tax basis in your Fund shares, with any amounts exceeding such basis generally taxable as capital gain. |
■ | If you are an individual and you meet certain holding period and other requirements for your Fund shares, a portion of your distributions may be treated as “qualified dividend income” taxable at the lower net long-term capital gain rates instead of the higher ordinary income rates. Qualified dividend income is income attributable to the Fund's dividends received from certain U.S. and foreign corporations, as long as the Fund meets certain holding period and other requirements for the stock producing such dividends. |
■ | Certain high-income individuals (as well as estates and trusts) are subject to a 3.8% tax on net investment income. For individuals, the 3.8% tax applies to the lesser of (1) the amount (if any) by which the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income exceeds certain threshold amounts or (2) the taxpayer's “net investment income.” |
Net investment income generally includes for this purpose dividends, including any capital gain dividends, paid by the Fund, and net gains recognized on the sale, redemption or exchange of shares of the Fund. |
■ | Certain derivative instruments when held in the Fund's portfolio subject the Fund to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to, among other things, accelerate income to the Fund, defer Fund losses, cause adjustments in the holding periods of Fund portfolio securities, or convert capital gains into ordinary income, short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses or long-term capital gains into short-term capital gains. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and/or character of distributions to shareholders. |
■ | Generally, a Fund realizes a capital gain or loss on an option when the option expires, or when it is exercised, sold or otherwise terminated. However, if an option is a “section 1256 contract,” which includes most traded options on a broad-based index, and the Fund holds such option at the end of its taxable year, the Fund is deemed to sell such option at fair market value at such time and recognize any gain or loss thereon, which is generally deemed to be 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gain or loss, as described further in the SAI. |
■ | Income and proceeds received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to foreign taxes. If at the end of the taxable year more than 50% of the value of the Fund's assets consists of securities of foreign |
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corporations, and the Fund makes a special election, you will generally be required to include in your income for U.S. federal income tax purposes your share of the qualifying foreign income taxes paid by the Fund in respect of its foreign portfolio securities. You may be able to claim a foreign tax credit or deduction in respect of this amount, subject to certain limitations. There is no assurance that the Fund will make this election for a taxable year, even if it is eligible to do so. |
■ | A sale, redemption or exchange of Fund shares is a taxable event. This includes redemptions where you are paid in securities. Your sales, redemptions and exchanges of Fund shares (including those paid in securities) usually will result in a taxable capital gain or loss to you, equal to the difference between the amount you receive for your shares (or are deemed to have received in the case of exchanges) and your adjusted tax basis in the shares, which is generally the amount you paid (or are deemed to have paid in the case of exchanges) for them. Any such capital gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if you have held your Fund shares for more than one year at the time of sale or exchange. In certain circumstances, capital losses may be converted from short-term to long-term; in other circumstances, capital losses may be disallowed under the “wash sale” rules. |
■ | For sales, redemptions and exchanges of shares that were acquired in a non-qualified account after 2011, the Fund generally is required to report to shareholders and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) cost basis information with respect to those shares. The Fund uses average cost basis as its default method of calculating cost basis. For more information regarding average cost basis reporting, other available cost basis methods, and selecting or changing to a different cost basis method, please see the SAI, columbiathreadneedleus.com, or contact the Fund at 800.345.6611. If you hold Fund shares through a financial intermediary (e.g., a brokerage firm), you should contact your financial intermediary to learn about its cost basis reporting default method and the reporting elections available to your account. |
■ | The Fund is required by federal law to withhold tax on any taxable or tax-exempt distributions and redemption proceeds paid to you (including amounts paid to you in securities and amounts deemed to be paid to you upon an exchange of shares) if: you have not provided a correct TIN or have not certified to the Fund that withholding does not apply, the IRS has notified us that the TIN listed on your account is incorrect according to its records, or the IRS informs the Fund that you are otherwise subject to backup withholding. |
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Net
asset value,
beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Distributions
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions to shareholders |
|
Class A | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $36.62 | 0.18 | (8.59) | (8.41) | (0.17) | (1.14) | (1.31) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $40.70 | 0.08 | (1.08) | (1.00) | (0.13) | (2.95) | (3.08) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $41.62 | (0.03) | 3.95 | 3.92 | (0.01) | (4.83) | (4.84) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $37.50 | 0.05 | 8.85 | 8.90 | (0.06) | (4.72) | (4.78) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $43.03 | 0.11 | (1.13) | (1.02) | (0.12) | (4.39) | (4.51) |
Advisor Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $42.37 | 0.30 | (9.98) | (9.68) | (0.23) | (1.14) | (1.37) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $46.56 | 0.21 | (1.25) | (1.04) | (0.20) | (2.95) | (3.15) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $46.89 | 0.10 | 4.48 | 4.58 | (0.08) | (4.83) | (4.91) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $41.66 | 0.15 | 9.94 | 10.09 | (0.14) | (4.72) | (4.86) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $47.24 | 0.24 | (1.24) | (1.00) | (0.19) | (4.39) | (4.58) |
Class C | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $23.72 | (0.04) | (5.48) | (5.52) | — | (1.14) | (1.14) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $27.55 | (0.16) | (0.72) | (0.88) | — | (2.95) | (2.95) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $29.86 | (0.24) | 2.76 | 2.52 | — | (4.83) | (4.83) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $28.24 | (0.19) | 6.44 | 6.25 | — | (4.63) | (4.63) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $33.63 | (0.13) | (0.87) | (1.00) | — | (4.39) | (4.39) |
Institutional Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $41.07 | 0.30 | (9.67) | (9.37) | (0.23) | (1.14) | (1.37) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $45.24 | 0.20 | (1.22) | (1.02) | (0.20) | (2.95) | (3.15) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $45.70 | 0.08 | 4.37 | 4.45 | (0.08) | (4.83) | (4.91) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $40.71 | 0.14 | 9.71 | 9.85 | (0.14) | (4.72) | (4.86) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $46.28 | 0.23 | (1.22) | (0.99) | (0.19) | (4.39) | (4.58) |
Institutional 2 Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $42.40 | 0.36 | (10.00) | (9.64) | (0.26) | (1.14) | (1.40) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $46.57 | 0.27 | (1.25) | (0.98) | (0.24) | (2.95) | (3.19) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $46.88 | 0.17 | 4.46 | 4.63 | (0.11) | (4.83) | (4.94) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $41.64 | 0.23 | 9.92 | 10.15 | (0.19) | (4.72) | (4.91) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $47.21 | 0.31 | (1.25) | (0.94) | (0.24) | (4.39) | (4.63) |
Institutional 3 Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $41.30 | 0.37 | (9.72) | (9.35) | (0.28) | (1.14) | (1.42) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $45.45 | 0.28 | (1.22) | (0.94) | (0.26) | (2.95) | (3.21) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $45.86 | 0.17 | 4.37 | 4.54 | (0.12) | (4.83) | (4.95) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $40.83 | 0.09 | 9.87 | 9.96 | (0.21) | (4.72) | (4.93) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $46.37 | 0.29 | (1.18) | (0.89) | (0.26) | (4.39) | (4.65) |
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Net
asset value, end of period |
Total
return |
Total
gross
expense ratio to average net assets(a) |
Total
net
expense ratio to average net assets(a), (b) |
Net
investment
income (loss) ratio to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover |
Net
assets, end of period (000's) |
|
Class A | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $26.90 | (23.69%) | 1.37% (c), (d) | 1.32% (c), (d), (e) | 0.55% | 60% | $152,006 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $36.62 | (2.38%) | 1.36% (c), (d) | 1.32% (c), (d), (e) | 0.21% | 62% | $234,765 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $40.70 | 10.03% | 1.35% (d) | 1.33% (d), (e) | (0.07%) | 51% | $248,266 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $41.62 | 26.02% | 1.38% (d) | 1.37% (d), (e) | 0.12% | 50% | $245,315 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $37.50 | (2.60%) | 1.36% | 1.36% (e) | 0.29% | 65% | $239,419 |
Advisor Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $31.32 | (23.49%) | 1.12% (c), (d) | 1.07% (c), (d), (e) | 0.79% | 60% | $19,077 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $42.37 | (2.14%) | 1.12% (c), (d) | 1.07% (c), (d), (e) | 0.48% | 62% | $29,064 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $46.56 | 10.34% | 1.10% (d) | 1.08% (d), (e) | 0.20% | 51% | $11,734 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $46.89 | 26.30% | 1.13% (d) | 1.12% (d), (e) | 0.34% | 50% | $4,729 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $41.66 | (2.31%) | 1.11% | 1.11% (e) | 0.56% | 65% | $4,007 |
Class C | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $17.06 | (24.24%) | 2.12% (c), (d) | 2.07% (c), (d), (e) | (0.20%) | 60% | $3,178 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $23.72 | (3.15%) | 2.10% (c), (d) | 2.07% (c), (d), (e) | (0.59%) | 62% | $7,969 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $27.55 | 9.24% | 2.10% (d) | 2.08% (d), (e) | (0.83%) | 51% | $22,792 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $29.86 | 25.05% | 2.12% (d) | 2.12% (d), (e) | (0.65%) | 50% | $26,703 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $28.24 | (3.32%) | 2.12% | 2.11% (e) | (0.45%) | 65% | $26,846 |
Institutional Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $30.33 | (23.48%) | 1.12% (c), (d) | 1.07% (c), (d), (e) | 0.79% | 60% | $106,186 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $41.07 | (2.16%) | 1.11% (c), (d) | 1.07% (c), (d), (e) | 0.47% | 62% | $192,878 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $45.24 | 10.32% | 1.10% (d) | 1.08% (d), (e) | 0.17% | 51% | $209,822 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $45.70 | 26.33% | 1.13% (d) | 1.12% (d), (e) | 0.34% | 50% | $239,246 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $40.71 | (2.34%) | 1.11% | 1.11% (e) | 0.54% | 65% | $237,720 |
Institutional 2 Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $31.36 | (23.39%) | 0.98% (c), (d) | 0.94% (c), (d) | 0.96% | 60% | $52,825 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $42.40 | (2.01%) | 0.97% (c), (d) | 0.94% (c), (d) | 0.61% | 62% | $39,831 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $46.57 | 10.45% | 0.97% (d) | 0.96% (d) | 0.35% | 51% | $15,739 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $46.88 | 26.50% | 0.97% (d) | 0.97% (d) | 0.52% | 50% | $9,135 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $41.64 | (2.19%) | 0.96% | 0.96% | 0.74% | 65% | $7,115 |
Institutional 3 Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $30.53 | (23.34%) | 0.93% (c), (d) | 0.89% (c), (d) | 1.01% | 60% | $96,875 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $41.30 | (1.97%) | 0.92% (c), (d) | 0.89% (c), (d) | 0.64% | 62% | $108,132 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $45.45 | 10.50% | 0.93% (d) | 0.91% (d) | 0.37% | 51% | $115,296 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $45.86 | 26.57% | 0.92% (d) | 0.92% (d) | 0.22% | 50% | $64,230 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $40.83 | (2.13%) | 0.91% | 0.91% | 0.70% | 65% | $10,022 |
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Net
asset value,
beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Distributions
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions to shareholders |
|
Class R | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $36.50 | 0.10 | (8.56) | (8.46) | (0.11) | (1.14) | (1.25) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $40.61 | (0.01) | (1.09) | (1.10) | (0.06) | (2.95) | (3.01) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $41.63 | (0.13) | 3.94 | 3.81 | — | (4.83) | (4.83) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $37.54 | (0.06) | 8.87 | 8.81 | — | (4.72) | (4.72) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $43.09 | 0.02 | (1.13) | (1.11) | (0.05) | (4.39) | (4.44) |
Notes to Financial Highlights | |
(a) | In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios. |
(b) | Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. |
(c) | Ratios include interfund lending expense which is less than 0.01%. |
(d) | Ratios include line of credit interest expense which is less than 0.01%. |
(e) | The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
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Net
asset value, end of period |
Total
return |
Total
gross
expense ratio to average net assets(a) |
Total
net
expense ratio to average net assets(a), (b) |
Net
investment
income (loss) ratio to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover |
Net
assets, end of period (000's) |
|
Class R | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $26.79 | (23.87%) | 1.62% (c), (d) | 1.57% (c), (d), (e) | 0.31% | 60% | $1,487 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $36.50 | (2.67%) | 1.60% (c), (d) | 1.57% (c), (d), (e) | (0.03%) | 62% | $2,048 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $40.61 | 9.77% | 1.60% (d) | 1.58% (d), (e) | (0.31%) | 51% | $3,790 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $41.63 | 25.71% | 1.63% (d) | 1.62% (d), (e) | (0.15%) | 50% | $3,032 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $37.54 | (2.83%) | 1.61% | 1.61% (e) | 0.06% | 65% | $2,760 |
Prospectus 2020 | 67 |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs. |
■ | Shares purchased through an Ameriprise Financial Services investment advisory program (if an Advisory or similar share class for such investment advisory program is not available). |
■ | Shares purchased by third party investment advisors on behalf of their advisory clients through Ameriprise Financial Services’ platform (if an Advisory or similar share class for such investment advisory program is not available). |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other fund within the Columbia Funds). |
■ | Shares exchanged from Class C shares of the same fund in the month of or following the 10-year anniversary of the purchase date. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to such shares following a shorter holding period, that waiver will apply to exchanges following such shorter period. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to exchanges of Class C shares for load waived shares, that waiver will also apply to such exchanges. |
■ | Employees and registered representatives of Ameriprise Financial Services or its affiliates and their immediate family members. |
■ | Shares purchased by or through qualified accounts (including IRAs, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, 401(k)s, 403(b) TSCAs subject to ERISA and defined benefit plans) that are held by a covered family member, defined as an Ameriprise financial advisor and/or the advisor’s spouse, advisor’s lineal ascendant (mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, great grandmother, great grandfather), advisor’s lineal descendant (son, step-son, daughter, step-daughter, grandson, granddaughter, great grandson, great granddaughter) or any spouse of a covered family member who is a lineal descendant. |
A-1 | Prospectus 2020 |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the Columbia Funds, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e., rights of reinstatement). |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Columbia Fund |
■ | Share purchases by employees and registered representatives of Baird or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Baird |
■ | Shares purchased with the proceeds of redemptions from another Columbia Fund, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same accounts, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge (known as rights of reinstatement) |
■ | A shareholder in the Fund’s Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares of the same Columbia Fund if the shares are no longer subject to CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Baird |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement plans or charitable accounts in a transactional brokerage account at Baird, including 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs |
■ | Shares sold due to death or disability of the shareholder |
■ | Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus |
■ | Shares purchased due to returns of excess contributions from an IRA account |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations |
■ | Shares sold to pay Baird fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Baird |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement |
■ | Breakpoints as described in this prospectus |
■ | Rights of accumulations which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Columbia Fund assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Baird. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Baird may be included in the rights of accumulations calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets |
■ | Letters of Intent (LOI) allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases of Columbia Funds through Baird, over a 13-month period of time |
Prospectus 2020 | A-2 |
■ | The applicable sales charge on a purchase of Class A shares is determined by taking into account all share classes (except any money market funds and retirement plan share classes) of Columbia Funds held by the shareholder or in an account grouped by Edward Jones with other accounts for the purpose of providing certain pricing considerations ("pricing groups"). This includes all share classes held on the Edward Jones platform and/or held on another platform. The inclusion of eligible Columbia Fund assets in the rights of accumulation calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying his or her financial advisor of such assets at the time of calculation. |
■ | ROA is determined by calculating the higher of cost or market value (current shares x NAV). |
■ | Through a LOI, shareholders can receive the sales charge and breakpoint discounts for purchases shareholders intend to make over a 13-month period from the date Edward Jones receives the LOI. The LOI is determined by calculating the higher of cost or market value of qualifying holdings at LOI initiation in combination with the value that the shareholder intends to buy over a 13-month period to calculate the front-end sales charge and any breakpoint discounts. Each purchase the shareholder makes during that 13-month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount. The inclusion of eligible Columbia Fund assets in the LOI calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying his or her financial advisor of such assets at the time of calculation. Purchases made before the LOI is received by Edward Jones are not covered under the LOI and will not reduce the sales charge previously paid. Sales charges will be adjusted if LOI is not met. |
■ | Associates of Edward Jones and its affiliates and their family members who are in the same pricing group (as determined by Edward Jones under its policies and procedures) as the associate. This waiver will continue for the remainder of the associate's life if the associate retires from Edward Jones in good-standing. |
■ | Shares purchased in an Edward Jones fee-based program. |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment. |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redeemed shares of Columbia Funds so long as the following conditions are met: 1) the proceeds are from the sale of shares within 60 days of the purchase, and 2) the sale and purchase are made in the same share class and the same account or the purchase is made in an individual retirement account with proceeds from liquidations in a non-retirement account. |
■ | Shares exchanged into Class A shares from another share class so long as the exchange is into the same fund and was initiated at the discretion of Edward Jones. Edward Jones is responsible for any remaining CDSC due to the fund company, if applicable. Any future purchases are subject to the applicable sales charge as disclosed in the prospectus. |
A-3 | Prospectus 2020 |
■ | Exchanges from Class C shares to Class A shares of the same fund, generally, in the 84th month following the anniversary of the purchase date or earlier at the discretion of Edward Jones. |
■ | The death or disability of the shareholder |
■ | Systematic withdrawals with up to 10% per year of the account value |
■ | Return of excess contributions from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts if the redemption is taken in or after the year the shareholder reaches qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations |
■ | Shares sold to pay Edward Jones fees or costs in such cases where the transaction is initiated by Edward Jones |
■ | Shares exchanged in an Edward Jones fee-based program |
■ | Shares acquired through NAV reinstatement |
■ | $250 initial purchase minimum |
■ | $50 subsequent purchase minimum |
■ | Edward Jones has the right to redeem at its discretion fund holdings with a balance of $250 or less. The following are examples of accounts that are not included in this policy: |
■ | A fee-based account held on an Edward Jones platform |
■ | A 529 account held on an Edward Jones platform |
■ | An account with an active systematic investment plan or letter of intent (LOI) |
■ | At any time it deems necessary, Edward Jones has the authority to exchange at NAV a shareholder's holdings in a fund to Class A shares. |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other Columbia Fund). |
■ | Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of Janney or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Janney. |
Prospectus 2020 | A-4 |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions from another Columbia Fund, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within ninety (90) days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e., right of reinstatement). |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans. |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement. |
■ | Class C shares that are no longer subject to a CDSC and are converted to Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Janney’s policies and procedures. |
■ | Shares sold upon the death or disability of the shareholder. |
■ | Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus. |
■ | Shares purchased in connection with a return of excess contributions from an IRA account. |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts if the redemption is taken in or after the year the shareholder reaches qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations. |
■ | Shares sold to pay Janney fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Janney. |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement. |
■ | Shares exchanged into the same share class of a different fund. |
■ | Breakpoints as described in the Fund’s prospectus. |
■ | Rights of accumulation (“ROA”), which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts, will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Columbia Fund assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Janney. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Janney may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
■ | Letters of intent which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within the Columbia Funds, over a 13-month time period. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Janney may be included in the calculation of letters of intent only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
■ | Breakpoints as described in this prospectus. |
■ | Rights of Accumulation (ROA) which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts as described in the Fund’s prospectus will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Columbia Fund assets held by accounts (including 529 program holdings, where applicable) within the purchaser’s household at Merrill Lynch. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Merrill Lynch may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
A-5 | Prospectus 2020 |
■ | Letters of Intent (LOI) which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases of Columbia Funds, through Merrill Lynch, over a 13-month period of time (if applicable). |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans, provided that the shares are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and shares are held for the benefit of the plan |
■ | Shares purchased by a 529 Plan (does not include 529 Plan units or 529-specific share classes or equivalents) |
■ | Shares purchased through a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program |
■ | Shares exchanged due to the holdings moving from a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program to a Merrill Lynch brokerage (non-advisory) account pursuant to Merrill Lynch’s policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers |
■ | Shares purchased by third party investment advisors on behalf of their advisory clients through Merrill Lynch’s platform |
■ | Shares of funds purchased through the Merrill Edge Self-Directed platform (if applicable) |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other Columbia Fund) |
■ | Shares exchanged from Class C (i.e., level-load) shares of the same fund pursuant to Merrill Lynch’s policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers |
■ | Employees and registered representatives of Merrill Lynch or its affiliates and their family members |
■ | Directors or Trustees of the Fund, and employees of the Fund’s investment adviser or any of its affiliates, as described in this prospectus |
■ | Eligible shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions from another Columbia Fund, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement). Automated transactions (i.e. systematic purchases and withdrawals) and purchases made after shares are automatically sold to pay Merrill Lynch’s account maintenance fees are not eligible for reinstatement |
■ | Death or disability of the shareholder |
■ | Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus |
■ | Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code |
■ | Shares sold to pay Merrill Lynch fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Merrill Lynch |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement |
■ | Shares held in retirement brokerage accounts, that are exchanged for a lower cost share class due to transfer to certain fee based accounts or platforms (applicable to Class A and Class C shares only) |
■ | Shares received through an exchange due to the holdings moving from a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program to a Merrill Lynch brokerage (non-advisory) account pursuant to Merrill Lynch’s policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers |
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■ | Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans |
■ | Morgan Stanley employee and employee-related accounts according to Morgan Stanley’s account linking rules |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions when purchasing shares of the same fund |
■ | Shares purchased through a Morgan Stanley self-directed brokerage account |
■ | Class C (i.e., level-load) shares that are no longer subject to a CDSC and are exchanged for Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s share class exchange program |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions from another Columbia Fund, provided (i) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (ii) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (iii) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge. |
■ | Shares purchased in an investment advisory program. |
■ | Shares purchased within the Columbia Funds through a systematic reinvestment of capital gains and dividend distributions. |
■ | Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James. |
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■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the Columbia Funds, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement). |
■ | A shareholder in the Fund’s Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James. |
■ | Death or disability of the shareholder. |
■ | Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus. |
■ | Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account. |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. |
■ | Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James. |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement. |
■ | Breakpoints as described in this prospectus. |
■ | Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Columbia Fund assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the calculation of rights of accumulation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
■ | Letters of intent which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within the Columbia Funds, over a 13-month time period. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the calculation of letters of intent only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
■ | For employer-sponsored retirement plans held through a commissionable brokerage account, Class A shares are available at NAV (i.e., without a sales charge). For this purpose, employer-sponsored retirement plans include, but are not limited to, 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans. |
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Class | Ticker Symbol | |
A | LIBAX | |
Advisor (Class Adv) | CBNRX | |
C | LIBCX | |
Institutional (Class Inst) | SRBFX | |
Institutional 2 (Class Inst2) | CTBRX | |
Institutional 3 (Class Inst3) | CTBYX | |
R | CIBRX |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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4 |
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5 |
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11 |
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12 |
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12 |
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13 |
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13 |
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14 |
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14 |
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14 |
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15 |
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23 |
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28 |
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29 |
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30 |
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31 |
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31 |
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31 |
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38 |
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45 |
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48 |
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51 |
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53 |
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53 |
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54 |
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58 |
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61 |
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66 |
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68 |
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71 |
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71 |
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72 |
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75 |
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(a) | This charge is imposed on certain investments of between $1 million and $50 million redeemed within 18 months after purchase, as follows: 1.00% if redeemed within 12 months after purchase, and 0.50% if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase, with certain limited exceptions. |
(b) | This charge applies to redemptions within 12 months after purchase, with certain limited exceptions. |
(c) | Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or to reimburse expenses (excluding transaction costs and certain other investment related expenses, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and infrequent and/or unusual expenses) through August 31, 2021, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Under this agreement, the Fund’s net operating expenses, subject to applicable exclusions, will not exceed the annual rates of 0.75% for Class A, 0.50% for Class Adv, 1.50% for Class C, 0.50% for Class Inst, 0.43% for Class Inst2, 0.38% for Class Inst3 and 1.00% for Class R. The fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements shown in the table for Class Inst2 and Class Inst3 also reflect the contractual agreement of the Fund’s transfer agent to waive fees and/or to reimburse expenses through August 31, 2021, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Fund’s Board, so that the Fund’s transfer agency fees do not exceed the annual rates of 0.05% for Class Inst2 and 0.00% for Class Inst3. |
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■ | you invest $10,000 in the applicable class of Fund shares for the periods indicated, |
■ | your investment has a 5% return each year, and |
■ | the Fund’s total annual operating expenses remain the same as shown in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table above. |
1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |
Class A (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $374 | $564 | $769 | $1,361 |
Class Adv (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $ 51 | $193 | $347 | $ 796 |
Class C (assuming redemption of all shares at the end of the period) | $253 | $506 | $883 | $1,942 |
Class C (assuming no redemption of shares) | $153 | $506 | $883 | $1,942 |
Class Inst (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $ 51 | $193 | $347 | $ 796 |
Class Inst2 (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $ 44 | $171 | $309 | $ 711 |
Class Inst3 (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $ 39 | $155 | $281 | $ 650 |
Class R (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $102 | $351 | $619 | $1,384 |
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Year
by Year Total Return (%)
as of December 31 Each Year* |
Best
and Worst Quarterly Returns
During the Period Shown in the Bar Chart |
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Best | 1st Quarter 2019 | 3.59% |
Worst
|
2nd Quarter 2013 | -2.72% |
* | Year to Date return as of June 30, 2020: 6.31% |
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Share
Class
Inception Date |
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | 07/31/2000 | |||
returns before taxes | 5.80% | 2.80% | 3.74% | |
returns after taxes on distributions | 4.03% | 1.44% | 2.37% | |
returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares | 3.49% | 1.56% | 2.33% | |
Class Adv returns before taxes | 11/08/2012 | 9.44% | 3.70% | 4.32% |
Class C returns before taxes | 02/01/2002 | 7.35% | 2.67% | 3.37% |
Class Inst returns before taxes | 12/05/1978 | 9.43% | 3.68% | 4.32% |
Class Inst2 returns before taxes | 11/08/2012 | 9.53% | 3.75% | 4.37% |
Class Inst3 returns before taxes | 11/08/2012 | 9.57% | 3.80% | 4.41% |
Class R returns before taxes | 01/23/2006 | 8.89% | 3.16% | 3.81% |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) | 8.72% | 3.05% | 3.75% |
Portfolio Manager | Title | Role with Fund | Managed Fund Since | |||
Jason Callan | Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of Structured Assets | Lead Portfolio Manager | 2016 | |||
Gene Tannuzzo, CFA | Deputy Global Head of Fixed Income and Senior Portfolio Manager | Portfolio Manager | 2017 |
Online | Regular Mail | Express Mail | By Telephone | |||
columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ |
Columbia
Management
Investment Services Corp. P.O. Box 219104 Kansas City, MO 64121-9104 |
Columbia
Management
Investment Services Corp. c/o DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. 430 W 7th Street, Suite 219104 Kansas City, MO 64105-1407 |
800.422.3737 |
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Class | Category of eligible account |
For
accounts other than
systematic investment plan accounts |
For
systematic investment
plan accounts |
Classes A & C | All accounts other than IRAs | $2,000 | $100 |
IRAs | $1,000 | $100 | |
Classes Adv & Inst | All eligible accounts |
$0,
$1,000 or $2,000
depending upon the category of eligible investor |
$100 |
Classes Inst2 & R | All eligible accounts | None | N/A |
Class Inst3 | All eligible accounts |
$0,
$1,000, $2,000
or $1 million depending upon the category of eligible investor |
$100
(for certain
eligible investors) |
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■ | An interest rate future is a derivative that is an agreement whereby the buyer and seller agree to the future delivery of an interest-bearing instrument on a specific date at a pre-determined price. Examples include Treasury-bill futures, Treasury-bond futures and Eurodollar futures. |
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■ | A credit default swap (including a swap on a credit default index, sometimes referred to as a credit default swap index) is a derivative and special type of swap where one party pays, in effect, an insurance premium through a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return upon the occurrence of a particular credit event by one or more third parties, such as bankruptcy, default or a similar event. A credit default swap may be embedded within a structured note or other derivative instrument. Credit default swaps enable an investor to buy or sell protection against such a credit event (such as an issuer’s bankruptcy, restructuring or failure to make timely payments of interest or principal). Credit default swap indices are indices that reflect the performance of a basket of credit default swaps and are subject to the same risks as credit default swaps. If such a default were to occur, any contractual remedies that the Fund may have may be subject to bankruptcy and insolvency laws, which could delay or limit the Fund's recovery. Thus, if the counterparty under a credit default swap defaults on its obligation to make payments thereunder, as a result of its bankruptcy or otherwise, the Fund may lose such payments altogether, or collect only a portion thereof, which collection could involve costs or delays. The Fund’s return from investment in a credit default swap index may not match the return of the referenced index. Further, investment in a credit default swap index could result in losses if the referenced index does not perform as expected. Unexpected changes in the composition of the index may also affect performance of the credit default swap index. If a referenced index has a dramatic intraday move that causes a material decline in the Fund’s net assets, the terms of the Fund’s credit default swap index may permit the counterparty to immediately close out the transaction. In that event, the Fund may be unable to enter into another credit default swap index or otherwise achieve desired exposure, even if the referenced index reverses all or a portion of its intraday move. |
■ | An interest rate swap is a derivative in which two parties agree to exchange interest rate cash flows, based on a specified notional amount from a fixed rate to a floating rate (or vice versa) or from one floating rate to another. Interest rate swaps can be based on various measures of interest rates, including swap rates, treasury rates, foreign interest rates and other reference rates. |
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Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | |
Class A | 0.75% |
Class Adv | 0.50% |
Class C | 1.50% |
Class Inst | 0.50% |
Class Inst2 | 0.43% |
Class Inst3 | 0.38% |
Class R | 1.00% |
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Portfolio Manager | Title | Role with Fund | Managed Fund Since | |||
Jason Callan | Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of Structured Assets | Lead Portfolio Manager | 2016 | |||
Gene Tannuzzo, CFA | Deputy Global Head of Fixed Income and Senior Portfolio Manager | Portfolio Manager | 2017 |
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■ | compensation and other benefits received by the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates related to the management/administration of a Columbia Fund and the sale of its shares; |
■ | the allocation of, and competition for, investment opportunities among the Fund, other funds and accounts advised/managed by the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates, or Ameriprise Financial itself and its affiliates; |
■ | separate and potentially divergent management of a Columbia Fund and other funds and accounts advised/managed by the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates; |
■ | regulatory and other investment restrictions on investment activities of the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates and accounts advised/managed by them; |
■ | insurance and other relationships of Ameriprise Financial affiliates with companies and other entities in which a Columbia Fund invests; and |
■ | regulatory and other restrictions relating to the sharing of information between Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates, including the Investment Manager, and a Columbia Fund. |
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* | The website references in this prospectus are inactive links and information contained in or otherwise accessible through the referenced websites does not form a part of this prospectus. |
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■ | The amount you plan to invest. |
■ | How long you intend to remain invested in the Fund. |
■ | The fees (e.g., sales charge or “load”) and expenses for each share class. |
■ | Whether you may be eligible for a reduction or waiver of sales charges when you buy or sell shares. |
■ | The net asset value (NAV) per share is the price of a share calculated by the Fund every business day. |
■ | The offering price per share is the NAV per share plus any front-end sales charge (or load) that applies. |
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Share Class |
Eligible
Investors(a);
Minimum Initial Investments(b); Conversion Features(c) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(d) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs)(d) |
Sales
Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service Fees(e) |
similar
institutions; (iii) broker-dealers, banks, trust companies and similar institutions that clear Fund share transactions for their client or customer investment advisory or similar accounts through designated financial intermediaries and their mutual
fund trading platforms that have been granted specific written authorization from the Transfer Agent with respect to Class Adv eligibility apart from selling, servicing or similar agreements; (iv) 501(c)(3) charitable organizations; (v) 529 plans;
(vi) health savings accounts; (vii) investors participating in a fee-based advisory program sponsored by a financial intermediary or other entity that is not compensated by the Fund for those services, other than payments for shareholder servicing
or sub-accounting performed in place of the Transfer Agent; and (viii) commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in
Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Adv shares within such platform.(f)
|
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Class C |
Eligibility:
Available to the general public for investment
|
None | 1.00% on certain investments redeemed within one year of purchase(i) |
Waivers
: Yes, on Fund distribution reinvestments. For additional waivers, see Choosing a Share Class – CDSC Waivers – Class A, Class C and Class V
|
Distribution
Fee: 0.75%
|
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Share Class |
Eligible
Investors(a);
Minimum Initial Investments(b); Conversion Features(c) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(d) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs)(d) |
Sales
Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service Fees(e) |
anniversary of the Class C shares purchase date.(c) | |||||
Class
Inst |
Eligibility:
Available only to certain eligible investors, which are subject to different minimum investment requirements, ranging from $0 to $2,000, including investors who purchase Fund shares through commissionable brokerage
platforms where the financial intermediary holds the shares in an omnibus account and, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary
has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst shares within such platform; closed to (i) accounts of financial intermediaries that clear Fund share transactions for their client or customer accounts through
designated financial intermediaries and their mutual fund trading platforms that have been given specific written notice from the Transfer Agent of the termination of their eligibility for new purchases of Class Inst shares and (ii) omnibus group
retirement plans, subject to certain exceptions(f)(j)
|
None | None | N/A | None |
Class
Inst2 |
Eligibility:
Available only to (i) certain registered investment advisers and family offices that clear Fund share transactions for their client or customer accounts through designated financial intermediaries and their mutual
fund trading platforms that have been granted specific written authorization from the Transfer Agent with respect to Class Inst2 eligibility apart from selling, servicing or similar agreements; (ii) omnibus retirement plans(j); and (iii) institutional investors that are clients of the Columbia Threadneedle Global Institutional Distribution Team that invest in Class Inst2 shares
for their own account through platforms approved by the Distributor or an affiliate thereof to offer and/or service Class Inst2 shares within such platform.
|
None | None | N/A | None |
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Share Class |
Eligible
Investors(a);
Minimum Initial Investments(b); Conversion Features(c) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(d) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs)(d) |
Sales
Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service Fees(e) |
Class
Inst3 |
Eligibility:
Available to (i) group retirement plans that maintain plan-level or omnibus accounts with the Fund(j); (ii)
institutional investors that are clients of the Columbia Threadneedle Global Institutional Distribution Team that invest in Class Inst3 shares for their own account through platforms approved by the Distributor or an affiliate thereof to offer
and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform; (iii) collective trust funds; (iv) affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds (e.g., funds operating as funds-of-funds); (v) fee-based platforms of financial intermediaries (or the clearing
intermediary they trade through) that have an agreement with the Distributor or an affiliate thereof that specifically authorizes the financial intermediary to offer and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform, provided also that Fund
shares are held in an omnibus account; (vi) commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that
the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst3 shares within such platform and that Fund shares are held in an omnibus account; and (vii) bank trust departments, subject to an
agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst3 shares and provided that Fund shares are held in an omnibus account. In each case above where noted that Fund shares are required to be held in an omnibus account, the
Distributor may, in its discretion, determine to waive this requirement.(f)
|
None | None | N/A | None |
Class R | Eligibility: Available only to eligible retirement plans, health savings | None | None | N/A | Series of CFST & CFST I: |
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Share Class |
Eligible
Investors(a);
Minimum Initial Investments(b); Conversion Features(c) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(d) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs)(d) |
Sales
Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service Fees(e) |
accounts
and, in the sole discretion of the Distributor, other types of retirement accounts held through platforms maintained by financial intermediaries approved by the Distributor
|
distribution
fee of 0.50%
|
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Class V |
Eligibility:
Generally closed to new investors(j)
|
5.75% maximum, declining to 0.00% on investments of $1 million or more |
CDSC
on certain investments of between $1 million and $50 million redeemed within 18 months after purchase, charged as follows:
|
Reductions
: Yes, see Choosing a Share Class — Reductions/Waivers of Sales Charges – Class A and Class V Shares Front-End Sales Charge Reductions
|
Service Fee: up to 0.50% |
(a) | For Columbia Government Money Market Fund, new investments must be made in Class A, Class Inst, Class Inst3, or Class R shares, subject to eligibility. Class C shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund are available as a new investment only to investors in the Distributor's proprietary 401(k) products, provided that such investor is eligible to invest in the class and transact directly with the Fund or the Transfer Agent through a third party administrator or third party recordkeeper. Columbia Government Money Market Fund offers Class Inst2 shares only to facilitate exchanges with other Funds offering such share class. |
(b) | Certain share classes are subject to minimum account balance requirements, as described in Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Transaction Rules and Policies. |
(c) | For more information on the conversion of Class C shares to Class A shares, see Choosing a Share Class - Sales Charges and Commissions - Class C Shares - Conversion to Class A Shares. |
(d) | Actual front-end sales charges and CDSCs vary among the Funds. For more information on applicable sales charges, see Choosing a Share Class — Sales Charges and Commissions, and for information about certain exceptions to these sales charges, see Choosing a Share Class — Reductions/Waivers of Sales Charges. |
(e) | These are the maximum applicable distribution and/or service fees. Except for Class V shares, these fees are paid under the Fund’s Rule 12b-1 plan. Fee rates and fee components (i.e., the portion of a combined fee that is a distribution or service fee) may vary among Funds. Because these fees are paid out of Fund assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of distribution and/or service fees. Although Class A shares of certain series of CFST I are subject to a combined distribution and service fee of up to 0.35%, these Funds currently limit the combined fee to 0.25%. Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund pays a distribution and service fee of up to 0.15% on Class A shares. Columbia Government Money Market Fund pays a distribution and service fee of up to 0.10% on Class A shares and up to 0.75% distribution fee on Class C shares. Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund each pay a service fee of up to 0.20% on Class A and Class C shares. Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund pays a distribution fee of up to 0.65% on Class C shares. For more information on distribution and service fees, see Choosing a Share Class — Distribution and Service Fees. |
(f) | Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund must be purchased through financial intermediaries that, by written agreement with the Distributor, are specifically authorized to sell the Fund’s shares. Class Adv shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are also available to certain registered investment advisers that clear Fund share transactions for their client accounts through designated financial intermediaries with mutual fund trading platforms that have been granted specific written authorization from the Transfer Agent (apart from selling, servicing or similar agreements) to sell Class Inst2 shares, which are not offered by the Fund. Class Inst3 shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund that were open and funded accounts prior to November 30, 2018 (the conversion date from the former unnamed share class to Class Inst3 shares) are eligible for additional investment; however, any account established after that date must meet the current Class Inst3 eligibility requirements. |
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(g) | For Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund, a CDSC of 0.50% is charged on certain investments of $500,000 or more redeemed within 12 months after purchase. The following Funds are not subject to a front-end sales charge or a CDSC on Class A shares: Columbia Government Money Market Fund, Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Columbia Large Cap Index Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund, Columbia Small Cap Index Fund, Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund and Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund. |
(h) | If you are eligible to invest in Class A shares without a front-end sales charge, you should discuss your options with your financial intermediary. For more information, see Choosing a Share Class – Reductions/Waivers of Sales Charges. |
(i) | There is no CDSC on redemptions from Class C shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund. |
(j) | These share classes are closed to new accounts, or closed to previously eligible investors, subject to certain conditions, as summarized below and described in more detail under Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Buying Shares — Eligible Investors: |
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■ | depends on the amount you are investing (generally, the larger the investment, the smaller the percentage sales charge), and |
■ | is based on the total amount of your purchase and the value of your account (and any other accounts eligible for aggregation of which you or your financial intermediary notifies the Fund). |
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Class A Shares — Front-End Sales Charge — Breakpoint Schedule* | ||||
Breakpoint Schedule For: |
Dollar
amount of
shares bought(a) |
Sales
charge as a % of the offering price(b) |
Sales
charge as a % of the net amount invested(b) |
Amount
retained by or paid to financial intermediaries as a % of the offering price |
Fixed
Income Funds (except those listed below),
Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund and Funds-of-Funds (fixed income)* |
$ 0-$49,999 | 4.75% | 4.99% | 4.00% |
$ 50,000–$99,999 | 4.25% | 4.44% | 3.50% | |
$100,000–$249,999 | 3.50% | 3.63% | 3.00% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.15% | |
$500,000–$999,999 | 2.00% | 2.04% | 1.75% | |
$ 1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
Tax-Exempt Funds (other than Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund) | $ 0-$99,999 | 3.00% | 3.09% | 2.50% |
$100,000–$249,999 | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.15% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 1.50 % | 1.53% | 1.25% | |
$ 500,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
Columbia
Floating Rate Fund,
Columbia Limited Duration Credit Fund, Columbia Mortgage Opportunities Fund, Columbia Quality Income Fund, and Columbia Total Return Bond Fund |
$ 0-$99,999 | 3.00% | 3.09% | 2.50% |
$100,000–$249,999 | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.15% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 2.00% | 2.04% | 1.75% | |
$500,000–$999,999 | 1.50% | 1.52% | 1.25% | |
$ 1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | $ 0-$99,999 | 1.00% | 1.01% | 0.75% |
$100,000–$249,999 | 0.75% | 0.76% | 0.50% | |
$250,000–$999,999 | 0.50% | 0.50% | 0.40% | |
$ 1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | $ 0-$99,999 | 1.00% | 1.01% | 0.75% |
$100,000–$249,999 | 0.75% | 0.76% | 0.50% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 0.50% | 0.50% | 0.40% | |
$ 500,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
* | The following Funds are not subject to a front-end sales charge or CDSC on Class A shares: Columbia Government Money Market Fund, Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Columbia Large Cap Index Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund, Columbia Small Cap Index Fund, Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund and Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund. "Funds-of-Funds (equity)" includes Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio, Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio, Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio and Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio. "Funds-of-Funds (fixed income)" includes Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio and Columbia Income Builder Fund. Columbia Balanced Fund, Columbia Flexible Capital Income Fund and Columbia Global Opportunities Fund are treated as equity Funds for purposes of the table. |
(a) | Purchase amounts and account values may be aggregated among all eligible Fund accounts for the purposes of this table. See Choosing a Share Class — Reductions/Waivers of Sales Charges for a discussion of account value aggregation. |
(b) | Because the offering price is calculated to two decimal places, the dollar amount of the sales charge as a percentage of the offering price and your net amount invested for any particular purchase of Fund shares may be higher or lower depending on whether downward or upward rounding was required during the calculation process. Purchase price includes the sales charge. |
(c) | For information regarding cumulative commissions paid to your financial intermediary when you buy $1 million or more of Class A shares of a Taxable Fund or $500,000 or more of Class A shares of a Tax-Exempt Fund, see Class A Shares — Commissions below. |
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■ | If you purchased Class A shares of any Tax-Exempt Fund (other than Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund) without paying a front-end sales charge because your eligible accounts aggregated $500,000 or more at the time of purchase, you will incur a CDSC of 0.75% if you redeem those shares within 12 months after purchase. Subsequent Class A share purchases that bring your aggregate account value to $500,000 or more will also be subject to a CDSC of 0.75% if you redeem those shares within 12 months after purchase. |
■ | If you purchased Class A shares of Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund without paying a front-end sales charge because your eligible accounts aggregated $500,000 or more at the time of purchase, you will incur a CDSC of 0.50% if you redeem those shares within 12 months after purchase. Subsequent Class A share purchases that bring your aggregate account value to $500,000 or more will also be subject to a CDSC of 0.50% if you redeem those shares within 12 months after purchase. |
■ | If you purchased Class A shares of any Taxable Fund without paying a front-end sales charge because your eligible accounts aggregated between $1 million and $50 million at the time of purchase, you will incur a CDSC if you redeem those shares within 18 months after purchase, which is charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if shares are redeemed within 12 months after purchase; and 0.50% CDSC if shares are redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase. Subsequent Class A share purchases that bring your aggregate account value to $1 million or more (but less than $50 million) will also be subject to a CDSC if you redeem them within 18 months after purchase as described in the previous sentence. |
* | The commission level applies to the applicable asset level; therefore, for example, for a purchase of $5 million, the Distributor would pay a commission of 0.75% on the first $3,999,999 and 0.50% on the balance. |
** | The commission level on purchases of Class A shares of Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund is: 0.50% on purchases of $500,000 to $19,999,999 and 0.25% on purchases of $20 million or more. |
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Class A Shares of Taxable Funds — Commission Schedule (Paid by the Distributor to Financial Intermediaries)* | |
Purchase Amount |
Commission
Level**
(as a % of net asset value per share) |
$1 million – $2,999,999 | 1.00% |
$3 million – $49,999,999 | 0.50% |
$50 million or more | 0.25% |
* | Not applicable to Funds that do not assess a front-end sales charge. |
** | The commission level applies to the applicable asset level; therefore, for example, for a purchase of $5 million, the Distributor would pay a commission of 1.00% on the first $2,999,999 and 0.50% on the balance. |
■ | Class C share accounts that are Direct-at-Fund Accounts and Networked Accounts for which the Transfer Agent (and not your financial intermediary) sends you Fund account transaction confirmations and statements, convert on or about the 15th day of the month (if the 15th is not a business day, then the next business day thereafter) that they become eligible for automatic conversion provided that the Fund has records that Class C shares have been held for the requisite time period. |
■ | For purposes of determining the month when your Class C shares are eligible for conversion, the start of the holding period is the first day of the month in which your purchase was made. Your financial intermediary may choose a different day of the month to convert Class C shares. Please contact your financial intermediary for more information on calculating the holding period. |
■ | Any shares you received from reinvested distributions on these shares generally will convert to Class A shares at the same time. |
■ | You’ll receive the same dollar value of Class A shares as the Class C shares that were automatically converted. Class C shares that you received from an exchange of Class C shares of another Fund will convert based on the day you bought the original shares. |
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■ | No sales charge or other charges apply in connection with this automatic conversion, and conversions are free from U.S. federal income tax. |
■ | depends on the amount you are investing (generally, the larger the investment, the smaller the percentage sales charge), and |
■ | is based on the total amount of your purchase and the value of your account (and any other accounts eligible for aggregation of which you notify your financial intermediary or, in the case of Direct-at-Fund Accounts (as defined below), you notify the Fund). |
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Class V Shares — Front-End Sales Charge — Breakpoint Schedule | ||||
Breakpoint Schedule For: |
Dollar
amount of
shares bought(a) |
Sales
charge as a % of the offering price(b) |
Sales
charge as a % of the net amount invested(b) |
Amount
retained by or paid to Financial Intermediaries as a % of the offering price |
Fixed Income Funds | $ 0–$49,999 | 4.75% | 4.99% | 4.25% |
$ 50,000–$99,999 | 4.50% | 4.71% | 3.75% | |
$100,000–$249,999 | 3.50% | 3.63% | 2.75% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.00% | |
$500,000–$999,999 | 2.00% | 2.04% | 1.75% | |
$ 1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
(a) | Purchase amounts and account values are aggregated among all eligible Fund accounts for the purposes of this table. |
(b) | Because the offering price is calculated to two decimal places, the dollar amount of the sales charge as a percentage of the offering price and your net amount invested for any particular purchase of Fund shares may be higher or lower depending on whether downward or upward rounding was required during the calculation process. |
(c) | For more information regarding cumulative commissions paid to your financial intermediary when you buy $1 million or more of Class V shares, see Class V Shares — Commissions below. |
■ | If you purchased Class V shares without a front-end sales charge because your eligible accounts aggregated between $1 million and $50 million at the time of purchase, you will incur a CDSC if you redeem those shares within 18 months after purchase, which is charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if shares are redeemed within 12 months after purchase, and 0.50% CDSC if shares are redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase. |
■ | Subsequent Class V share purchases that bring your aggregate account value to $1 million or more (but less than $50 million) will also be subject to a CDSC if you redeem them within the time periods noted above. |
Class V Shares — Commission Schedule (Paid by the Distributor to Financial Intermediaries) | |
Purchase
Amount |
Commission
Level*
(as a % of net asset value per share) |
$1 million – $2,999,999 | 1.00% |
$3 million – $49,999,999 | 0.50% |
$50 million or more | 0.25% |
* | The commission level applies to the applicable asset level; therefore, for example, for a purchase of $5 million, the Distributor would pay a commission of 1.00% on the first $2,999,999 and 0.50% on the balance. |
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Repurchases (Reinstatements) | |
Redeemed Share Class | Corresponding Repurchase Class |
Class A | Class A |
Class C | Class C |
Class V | Class V |
(a) | The service fees for Class A and Class C shares of certain Funds vary. The annual service fee for Class A and Class C shares of Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund may equal up to 0.20% of the average daily NAV of all shares of such Fund class. The annual distribution fee for Class C shares for Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund shall be 0.65% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class C shares. The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the service fee for Class A and Class C shares of Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund so that the service fee does not exceed 0.15% annually through |
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August 31, 2021 unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Fund’s Board. The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the service fee for Class A shares of Columbia Strategic California Municipal Income Fund so that the service fee does not exceed 0.20% annually through February 28, 2022 unless modified or sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Fund’s Board. |
(b) | The maximum distribution and service fees of Class A shares varies among the Funds, as shown in the table below: |
Funds |
Maximum
Class A Distribution Fee |
Maximum
Class A Service Fee |
Maximum
Class A Combined Total |
Series
of CFST and CFST II (other than Columbia
Government Money Market Fund) |
— | — |
0.25%;
these Funds pay a
combined distribution and service fee |
Columbia Government Money Market Fund | — | — | 0.10% |
Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund | up to 0.15% | up to 0.15% | 0.15% |
Columbia Balanced Fund, Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Columbia Dividend Income Fund, Columbia Global Technology Growth Fund, Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund, Columbia Oregon Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Real Estate Equity Fund, Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I, Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | up to 0.10% | up to 0.25% |
up
to 0.35%; these Funds may
pay distribution and service fees up to a maximum of 0.35% of their average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares (comprised of up to 0.10% for distribution services and up to 0.25% for shareholder liaison services) but currently limit such fees to an aggregate fee of not more than 0.25% for Class A shares |
Columbia Adaptive Risk Allocation Fund, Columbia Bond Fund, Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Corporate Income Fund, Columbia Emerging Markets Fund, Columbia Greater China Fund, Columbia International Dividend Income Fund (known as Columbia Global Dividend Opportunity Fund prior to 9/2/2020), Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund, Columbia Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund, Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund, Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund, Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I, Columbia Strategic California Municipal Income Fund, Columbia Strategic Income Fund, Columbia Strategic New York Municipal Income Fund, Columbia U.S. Social Bond Fund, Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund | — | 0.25% | 0.25% |
Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund | — | 0.20% | 0.20% |
(c) | Fee amounts noted apply to all Funds other than Columbia Government Money Market Fund, which, for Class A shares, pays distribution and service fees of 0.10%, and for Class C shares pays distribution fees of 0.75%. The payment of the distribution and/or service fees payable by Columbia Government Money Market Fund under its Plan of Distribution has been suspended through November 30, 2020. This arrangement may be modified or terminated at the sole discretion of Columbia Government Money Market Fund’s Board at any time. Compensation paid to financial intermediaries is suspended for the duration of the suspension of payments under Columbia Government Money Market Fund’s Plan of Distribution. |
(d) | The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the distribution fee for Class C shares of the following Funds so that the distribution fee does not exceed the specified percentage annually through the specified date for each Fund: 0.45% for Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through February 28, 2022, Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through February 28, 2022, Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through February 28, 2022, Columbia Oregon Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through November 30, 2021, Columbia Strategic California Municipal Income Fund through February 28, 2022, and Columbia Strategic New York Municipal Income Fund through August 31, 2021; 0.55% for Columbia Corporate Income Fund through August 31, 2021, and Columbia Short Term Bond Fund through August 31, 2021; 0.60% for Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund through August 31, 2021, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through August 31, 2021, and Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund through November 30, 2021; and 0.65% for Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund through August 31, 2021. These arrangements may be sooner terminated at the sole discretion of each Fund’s Board. |
(e) | Class R shares of series of CFST and CFST I pay a distribution fee pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan. The Funds do not have a shareholder service plan for Class R shares. Series of CFST II have a distribution and shareholder service plan for Class R shares. For Class R shares of series of CFST II, the maximum fee under the plan reimbursed for distribution expenses is equal on an annual basis to 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to Class R shares. Of that amount, up to 0.25% may be reimbursed for shareholder service expenses. |
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(f) | The shareholder servicing fees for Class V shares are up to 0.50% of average daily net assets attributable to Class V shares for equity Funds and 0.40% for fixed income Funds. In general, the Funds currently limit such fees to a maximum of 0.25% for equity Funds and 0.15% for fixed-income Funds. These fees for Class V shares are not paid pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan. See Class V Shareholder Service Fees below for more information. |
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Minimum Account Balance | |
Minimum
Account Balance |
|
For all classes and account types except those listed below |
$250
(None for accounts with
Systematic Investment Plans) |
Individual Retirement Accounts for all classes except those listed below | None |
Class Adv, Class Inst2, Class Inst3 and Class R | None |
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■ | negative impact on the Fund's performance; |
■ | potential dilution of the value of the Fund's shares; |
■ | interference with the efficient management of the Fund's portfolio, such as the need to maintain undesirably large cash positions, the need to use its line of credit or the need to buy or sell securities it otherwise would not have bought or sold; |
■ | losses on the sale of investments resulting from the need to sell securities at less favorable prices; |
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■ | increased taxable gains to the Fund's remaining shareholders resulting from the need to sell securities to meet sell orders; and |
■ | increased brokerage and administrative costs. |
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Minimum Initial Investments | ||
Minimum
Initial Investment(a) |
Minimum
Initial Investment for Accounts with Systematic Investment Plans |
|
For all classes and account types except those listed below | $2,000 | $100 (b) |
Individual Retirement Accounts for all classes except those listed below | $1,000 | $100 (c) |
Group retirement plans | None | N/A |
Class Adv and Class Inst | $0, $1,000 or $2,000(d) | $100 (d) |
Class Inst2 and Class R | None | N/A |
Class Inst3 | $0, $1,000, $2,000 or $1 million(e) | $100 (e) |
(a) | If your Class A, Class Adv, Class C, Class Inst, Class Inst3 or Class V shares account balance falls below the minimum initial investment amount for any reason, including a market decline, you may be asked to increase it to the minimum initial investment amount or establish a monthly Systematic Investment Plan. If you do not do so, your account will be subject to a $20 annual low balance fee and/or shares may be automatically redeemed and the proceeds mailed to you if the account falls below the minimum account balance. See Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Transaction Rules and Policies above. There is no minimum initial investment in Class A shares for accounts held in an omnibus account on a mutual fund only platform offered through your financial intermediary. |
(b) | Columbia Government Money Market Fund — $2,000 |
(c) | Columbia Government Money Market Fund — $1,000 |
(d) | The minimum initial investment in Class Adv shares is $2,000 ($1,000 for IRAs; $100 for systematic investment plan accounts) for commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customers, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Adv shares within such platform; for all other eligible Class Adv share investors (see Buying Shares – Eligible Investors – Class Adv Shares above), there is no minimum initial investment. The minimum initial investment amount for Class Inst shares is $0, $1,000 or $2,000 depending upon the category of eligible investor. See — Class Inst Shares Minimum Initial Investments below. The minimum initial investment amount for systematic investment plan accounts is the same as the amount set forth in the first two rows of the table, as applicable. |
(e) | There is no minimum initial investment in Class Inst3 shares for: group retirement plans that maintain plan-level or omnibus accounts with the Fund; collective trust funds; affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds (e.g., funds operating as funds-of-funds); fee-based platforms of financial intermediaries (or the clearing intermediary that they trade through) that have an agreement with the Distributor or an affiliate thereof that specifically authorizes the financial intermediary to offer and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform and Fund shares are held in an omnibus account; and bank trust departments, subject to an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst3 shares and provided that Fund shares are held in an omnibus account. The minimum initial investment in Class Inst3 shares is $2,000 ($1,000 for IRAs; $100 for systematic investment plan accounts) for commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst3 shares within such platform and Fund shares are held in an omnibus account. The minimum initial investment in Class Inst3 shares is $1 million, unless waived in the discretion of the Distributor, for the following investors: institutional investors that are clients of the Columbia Threadneedle Global Institutional Distribution Team that invest in Class Inst3 shares for their own account through platforms approved by the Distributor or an affiliate thereof to offer and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform. The Distributor may, in its discretion, waive the $1 million minimum initial investment required for these Class Inst3 investors. In each case above where noted that Fund shares are required to be held in an omnibus account, the Distributor may, in its discretion, determine to waive this requirement. |
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■ | Any health savings account sponsored by a third party platform. |
■ | Any investor participating in an account sponsored by a financial intermediary or other entity (that provides services to the account) that is paid a fee-based advisory fee by the investor and that is not compensated by the Fund for those services, other than payments for shareholder servicing or sub-accounting performed in place of the Transfer Agent. |
■ | Any commissionable brokerage account, if a financial intermediary has received a written approval from the Distributor to waive the minimum initial investment in Class Inst shares. |
■ | Individual retirement accounts (IRAs) on commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst shares within such platform. |
■ | Any current employee of Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC, the Distributor or the Transfer Agent and immediate family members of any of the foregoing who share the same address are eligible to invest in Class Inst shares through an individual retirement account (IRA). If you maintain your account with a financial intermediary, you must contact that financial intermediary each time you seek to purchase shares to notify them that you qualify for Class Inst shares. If Class Inst shares are not available at your financial intermediary, you may consider opening a Direct-at-Fund Account. It is your obligation to advise your financial intermediary or (in the case of Direct-at-Fund Accounts) the Transfer Agent that you qualify for Class Inst shares; be prepared to provide proof thereof. |
■ | Investors (except investors in individual retirement accounts (IRAs)) who purchase Fund shares through commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary holds the shares in an omnibus account and, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst shares within such platform. |
■ | Any current employee of Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC, the Distributor or the Transfer Agent and immediate family members of any of the foregoing who share the same address are eligible to invest in Class Inst shares (other than individual retirement accounts (IRAs), for which the minimum initial investment is $1,000). If you maintain your account with a financial intermediary, you must contact that financial intermediary each time you seek to purchase shares to notify them that you qualify for Class Inst shares. If Class Inst shares are not available at your financial intermediary, you may consider opening a Direct-at-Fund Account. It is your obligation to advise your financial intermediary or (in the case of Direct-at-Fund Accounts) the Transfer Agent that you qualify for Class Inst shares; be prepared to provide proof thereof. |
■ | Certain financial institutions and intermediaries, such as insurance companies, trust companies, banks, endowments, investment companies or foundations, buying shares for their own account, including Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates and/or subsidiaries. |
■ | Bank trust departments that assess their clients an asset-based fee. |
■ | Certain other investors as set forth in more detail in the SAI. |
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■ | Once the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary receives your purchase order in “good form,” your purchase will be made at the Fund’s next calculated public offering price per share, which is the NAV per share plus any sales charge that applies (i.e., the trade date). |
■ | Once the Fund receives your purchase request in “good form,” you cannot cancel it after the market closes. |
■ | You generally buy Class A and Class V shares at the public offering price per share because purchases of these share classes are generally subject to a front-end sales charge. |
■ | You buy Class Adv, Class C, Class Inst, Class Inst2, Class Inst3 and Class R shares at NAV per share because no front-end sales charge applies to purchases of these share classes. |
■ | Class A shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are not eligible for purchase by a Direct-at-Fund Account. |
■ | Class Inst shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are not eligible for purchase by a Direct-at-Fund Account except for any current employee of Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC, the Distributor or Transfer Agent and immediate family members of the foregoing who share the same address. |
■ | The Distributor and the Transfer Agent reserve the right to cancel your order request if the Fund does not receive payment within two business days of receiving your purchase order request. The Fund will return any payment received for orders that have been cancelled, but no interest will be paid on that money. |
■ | Financial intermediaries are responsible for sending your purchase orders to the Transfer Agent and ensuring that the Fund receives your money on time. |
■ | Shares purchased are recorded on the books of the Fund. The Fund does not issue certificates. |
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■ | Once the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary receives your redemption order in “good form,” your shares will be sold at the Fund’s next calculated NAV per share (i.e., the trade date). Any applicable CDSC will be deducted from the amount you're selling and the balance will be remitted to you. |
■ | Once the Fund receives your redemption request in “good form,” you cannot cancel it after the market closes. |
■ | If you sell your shares that are held in a Direct-at-Fund Account, we will normally send the redemption proceeds by mail or electronically transfer them to your bank account the next business day after the trade date. Note that your bank may take up to three business days to post an electronic funds transfer from your account. |
■ | If you sell your shares through a financial intermediary, the Funds will normally send the redemption proceeds to your financial intermediary within two business days after the trade date. |
■ | No interest will be paid on uncashed redemption checks. |
■ | Other restrictions may apply to retirement accounts. For information about these restrictions, contact your retirement plan administrator. |
■ | For broker-dealer and wrap fee accounts: The Fund reserves the right to redeem your shares if your account falls below the Fund's minimum initial investment requirement. The Fund will notify your broker-dealer prior to redeeming shares, and will provide details on how to avoid such redemption. |
■ | Also keep in mind the Funds' Small Account Policy, which is described above in Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Transaction Rules and Policies. |
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■ | Exchanges are made at the NAV next calculated (plus any applicable sales charge) after your exchange order is received in “good form” (i.e., the trade date). |
■ | Once the Fund receives your exchange request in “good form,” you cannot cancel it after the market closes. |
■ | The rules for buying shares of a Fund generally apply to exchanges into that Fund, including, if your exchange creates a new Fund account, it must satisfy the minimum investment amount, unless a waiver applies. |
■ | Shares of the purchased Fund may not be used on the same day for another exchange or sale. |
■ | If you exchange shares from Class A shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund to a non-money market Fund, any further exchanges must be between shares of the same class. For example, if you exchange from Class A shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund into Class C shares of a non-money market Fund, you may not exchange from Class C shares of that non-money market Fund back to Class A shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund or Class A shares of any other Fund. |
■ | A sales charge may apply when you exchange shares of a Fund that were not assessed a sales charge at the time you purchased such shares. If you invest through a Direct-at-Fund Account in Columbia Government Money Market Fund, Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Columbia Large Cap Index Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund, Columbia Small Cap Index Fund, Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund, Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund or any other Columbia Fund that does not impose a front-end sales charge and then you exchange into a Fund that does assess a sales charge, your transaction is subject to a front-end sales charge if you exchange into Class A shares and to a CDSC if you exchange into Class C shares of the Columbia Funds. |
■ | If you purchased Class A shares of a Columbia Fund that imposes a front-end sales charge (and you paid any applicable sales charge) and you then exchange those shares into Columbia Government Money Market Fund, Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Columbia Large Cap Index Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund, Columbia Small Cap Index Fund, Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund, Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund or any other Columbia Fund that does not impose a front-end sales charge, you may exchange that amount to Class A of another Fund in the future, including dividends earned on that amount, without paying a sales charge. |
■ | If your shares are subject to a CDSC, you will not be charged a CDSC upon the exchange of those shares. Any CDSC will be deducted when you sell the shares you received from the exchange. The CDSC imposed at that time will be based on the period that begins when you bought shares of the original Fund and ends when you sell the shares of the Fund you received from the exchange. Any applicable CDSC charged will be the CDSC of the original Fund. |
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■ | You may make exchanges only into a Fund that is legally offered and sold in your state of residence. Contact the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary for more information. |
■ | You generally may make an exchange only into a Fund that is accepting investments. |
■ | The Fund may change or cancel your right to make an exchange by giving the amount of notice required by regulatory authorities (generally 60 days for a material change or cancellation). |
■ | Unless your account is part of a tax-advantaged arrangement, an exchange for shares of another Fund is a taxable event, and you may recognize a gain or loss for tax purposes. |
■ | Changing your investment to a different Fund will be treated as a sale and purchase, and you will be subject to applicable taxes on the sale and sales charges on the purchase of the new Fund. |
■ | Class Inst shares of a Fund may be exchanged for Class A or Class Inst shares of another Fund. In certain circumstances, the front-end sales charge applicable to Class A shares may be waived on exchanges of Class Inst shares for Class A shares. See Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Buying Shares — Eligible Investors — Class Inst Shares for details. |
■ | Class A shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are not eligible for exchange by a Direct-at-Fund Account. |
■ | Class Inst shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are not eligible for exchange by a Direct-at-Fund Account except for any current employee of the Investment Manager, the Distributor or the Transfer Agent and immediate family members of any of the foregoing who share the same address. |
■ | You may generally exchange Class V shares of a Fund for Class A shares of another Fund if the other Fund does not offer Class V shares. Class V shares exchanged into Class A shares cannot be exchanged back into Class V shares. |
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■ | It can earn income on its investments. Examples of fund income are interest paid on money market instruments and bonds, and dividends paid on common stocks. |
■ | A mutual fund can also have capital gains if the value of its investments increases. While a fund continues to hold an investment, any gain is generally unrealized. If the fund sells an investment, it generally will realize a capital gain if it sells that investment for a higher price than its adjusted cost basis, and will generally realize a capital loss if it sells that investment for a lower price than its adjusted cost basis. Capital gains and losses are either short-term or long-term, depending on whether the fund holds the securities for one year or less (short-term) or more than one year (long-term). |
Declaration and Distribution Schedule | |
Declarations | Daily |
Distributions | Monthly |
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■ | The Fund intends to qualify and to be eligible for treatment each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company generally is not subject to tax at the fund level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. However, the Fund's failure to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company would result in Fund-level taxation, and consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to you and in the NAV of your shares. Even if the Fund qualifies for treatment as a regulated investment company, the Fund may be subject to federal excise tax on certain undistributed income or gains. |
■ | Otherwise taxable distributions generally are taxable to you when paid, whether they are paid in cash or automatically reinvested in additional Fund shares. Dividends paid in January are deemed paid on December 31 of the prior year if the dividend was declared and payable to shareholders of record in October, November, or December of such prior year. |
■ | Distributions of the Fund's ordinary income and net short-term capital gain, if any, generally are taxable to you as ordinary income. Distributions of the Fund's net long-term capital gain, if any, generally are taxable to you as long-term capital gain. Whether capital gains are long-term or short-term is determined by how long the Fund has owned the investments that generated them, rather than how long you have owned your shares. The Fund expects that distributions will consist primarily of ordinary income. |
■ | From time to time, a distribution from the Fund could constitute a return of capital. A return of capital is a return of an amount of your original investment and is not a distribution of income or capital gain from the Fund. Therefore, a return of capital is not taxable to you so long as the amount of the distribution does not exceed your tax basis in your Fund shares. A return of capital reduces your tax basis in your Fund shares, with any amounts exceeding such basis generally taxable as capital gain. |
■ | If you are an individual and you meet certain holding period and other requirements for your Fund shares, a portion of your distributions may be treated as “qualified dividend income” taxable at the lower net long-term capital gain rates instead of the higher ordinary income rates. Qualified dividend income is income attributable to the Fund's dividends received from certain U.S. and foreign corporations, as long as the Fund meets certain holding period and other requirements for the stock producing such dividends. The Fund does not expect a significant portion of Fund distributions to be eligible for treatment as qualified dividend income. |
■ | Certain high-income individuals (as well as estates and trusts) are subject to a 3.8% tax on net investment income. For individuals, the 3.8% tax applies to the lesser of (1) the amount (if any) by which the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income exceeds certain threshold amounts or (2) the taxpayer's “net investment income.” |
Net investment income generally includes for this purpose dividends, including any capital gain dividends, paid by the Fund, and net gains recognized on the sale, redemption or exchange of shares of the Fund. |
■ | Certain derivative instruments when held in the Fund's portfolio subject the Fund to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to, among other things, accelerate income to the Fund, defer Fund losses, cause adjustments in the holding periods of Fund portfolio securities, or convert capital gains into ordinary income, short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses or long-term capital gains into short-term capital gains. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and/or character of distributions to shareholders. |
■ | Generally, a Fund realizes a capital gain or loss on an option when the option expires, or when it is exercised, sold or otherwise terminated. However, if an option is a “section 1256 contract,” which includes most traded options on a broad-based index, and the Fund holds such option at the end of its taxable year, the Fund is deemed to sell such option at fair market value at such time and recognize any gain or loss thereon, which is generally deemed to be 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gain or loss, as described further in the SAI. |
72 | Prospectus 2020 |
■ | Income and proceeds received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to foreign taxes. If at the end of the taxable year more than 50% of the value of the Fund's assets consists of securities of foreign corporations, and the Fund makes a special election, you will generally be required to include in your income for U.S. federal income tax purposes your share of the qualifying foreign income taxes paid by the Fund in respect of its foreign portfolio securities. You may be able to claim a foreign tax credit or deduction in respect of this amount, subject to certain limitations. There is no assurance that the Fund will make this election for a taxable year, even if it is eligible to do so. |
■ | A sale, redemption or exchange of Fund shares is a taxable event. This includes redemptions where you are paid in securities. Your sales, redemptions and exchanges of Fund shares (including those paid in securities) usually will result in a taxable capital gain or loss to you, equal to the difference between the amount you receive for your shares (or are deemed to have received in the case of exchanges) and your adjusted tax basis in the shares, which is generally the amount you paid (or are deemed to have paid in the case of exchanges) for them. Any such capital gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if you have held your Fund shares for more than one year at the time of sale or exchange. In certain circumstances, capital losses may be converted from short-term to long-term; in other circumstances, capital losses may be disallowed under the “wash sale” rules. |
■ | For sales, redemptions and exchanges of shares that were acquired in a non-qualified account after 2011, the Fund generally is required to report to shareholders and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) cost basis information with respect to those shares. The Fund uses average cost basis as its default method of calculating cost basis. For more information regarding average cost basis reporting, other available cost basis methods, and selecting or changing to a different cost basis method, please see the SAI, columbiathreadneedleus.com, or contact the Fund at 800.345.6611. If you hold Fund shares through a financial intermediary (e.g., a brokerage firm), you should contact your financial intermediary to learn about its cost basis reporting default method and the reporting elections available to your account. |
■ | The Fund is required by federal law to withhold tax on any taxable or tax-exempt distributions and redemption proceeds paid to you (including amounts paid to you in securities and amounts deemed to be paid to you upon an exchange of shares) if: you have not provided a correct TIN or have not certified to the Fund that withholding does not apply, the IRS has notified us that the TIN listed on your account is incorrect according to its records, or the IRS informs the Fund that you are otherwise subject to backup withholding. |
Prospectus 2020 | 73 |
Prospectus 2020 | 75 |
Net
asset value,
beginning of period |
Net
investment income |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Distributions
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Tax
return of capital |
Total
distributions to shareholders |
|
Class A | ||||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $9.05 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.57 | (0.26) | (0.12) | — | (0.38) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $8.83 | 0.28 | 0.19 | 0.47 | (0.25) | — | — | (0.25) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $9.04 | 0.23 | (0.22) | 0.01 | (0.21) | — | (0.01) | (0.22) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $9.20 | 0.25 | (0.04) | 0.21 | (0.23) | (0.14) | — | (0.37) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $9.25 | 0.22 | 0.01 (f) | 0.23 | (0.17) | (0.11) | — | (0.28) |
Advisor Class | ||||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $9.04 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.59 | (0.28) | (0.12) | — | (0.40) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $8.82 | 0.31 | 0.19 | 0.50 | (0.28) | — | — | (0.28) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $9.02 | 0.25 | (0.21) | 0.04 | (0.23) | — | (0.01) | (0.24) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $9.18 | 0.26 | (0.02) | 0.24 | (0.26) | (0.14) | — | (0.40) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $9.24 | 0.24 | 0.00 (f), (g) | 0.24 | (0.19) | (0.11) | — | (0.30) |
Class C | ||||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $9.05 | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0.50 | (0.19) | (0.12) | — | (0.31) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $8.83 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.41 | (0.19) | — | — | (0.19) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $9.04 | 0.16 | (0.22) | (0.06) | (0.14) | — | (0.01) | (0.15) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $9.20 | 0.18 | (0.04) | 0.14 | (0.16) | (0.14) | — | (0.30) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $9.25 | 0.15 | 0.01 (f) | 0.16 | (0.10) | (0.11) | — | (0.21) |
Institutional Class | ||||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $9.05 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.59 | (0.28) | (0.12) | — | (0.40) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $8.84 | 0.30 | 0.19 | 0.49 | (0.28) | — | — | (0.28) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $9.04 | 0.25 | (0.21) | 0.04 | (0.23) | — | (0.01) | (0.24) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $9.20 | 0.27 | (0.03) | 0.24 | (0.26) | (0.14) | — | (0.40) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $9.26 | 0.24 | 0.00 (f), (g) | 0.24 | (0.19) | (0.11) | — | (0.30) |
Institutional 2 Class | ||||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $9.04 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.60 | (0.29) | (0.12) | — | (0.41) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $8.82 | 0.32 | 0.18 | 0.50 | (0.28) | — | — | (0.28) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $9.03 | 0.26 | (0.22) | 0.04 | (0.24) | — | (0.01) | (0.25) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $9.18 | 0.27 | (0.02) | 0.25 | (0.26) | (0.14) | — | (0.40) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $9.24 | 0.25 | 0.00 (f), (g) | 0.25 | (0.20) | (0.11) | — | (0.31) |
76 | Prospectus 2020 |
Net
asset value, end of period |
Total
return |
Total
gross
expense ratio to average net assets(a) |
Total
net
expense ratio to average net assets(a), (b) |
Net
investment
income ratio to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover |
Net
assets, end of period (000's) |
|
Class A | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $9.24 | 6.34% | 0.90% (c) | 0.74% (c), (d) | 3.05% | 272% | $694,852 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $9.05 | 5.45% | 0.91% (c) | 0.86% (c), (d) | 3.19% | 262% | $681,416 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $8.83 | 0.08% | 0.91% | 0.86% (d) | 2.51% | 300% | $711,850 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $9.04 | 2.37% | 0.89% (e) | 0.84% (d), (e) | 2.70% | 379% | $820,441 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $9.20 | 2.58% | 0.91% | 0.86% (d) | 2.39% | 458% | $978,460 |
Advisor Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $9.23 | 6.61% | 0.65% (c) | 0.49% (c), (d) | 3.32% | 272% | $93,369 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $9.04 | 5.72% | 0.66% (c) | 0.61% (c), (d) | 3.53% | 262% | $15,272 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $8.82 | 0.44% | 0.66% | 0.61% (d) | 2.72% | 300% | $6,726 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $9.02 | 2.63% | 0.63% (e) | 0.59% (d), (e) | 2.87% | 379% | $18,057 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $9.18 | 2.72% | 0.66% | 0.61% (d) | 2.65% | 458% | $8,265 |
Class C | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $9.24 | 5.55% | 1.65% (c) | 1.50% (c), (d) | 2.30% | 272% | $20,696 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $9.05 | 4.66% | 1.66% (c) | 1.61% (c), (d) | 2.37% | 262% | $18,905 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $8.83 | (0.67%) | 1.66% | 1.61% (d) | 1.75% | 300% | $38,975 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $9.04 | 1.61% | 1.64% (e) | 1.59% (d), (e) | 1.95% | 379% | $49,380 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $9.20 | 1.81% | 1.66% | 1.61% (d) | 1.65% | 458% | $55,975 |
Institutional Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $9.24 | 6.61% | 0.65% (c) | 0.49% (c), (d) | 3.30% | 272% | $710,558 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $9.05 | 5.60% | 0.66% (c) | 0.61% (c), (d) | 3.42% | 262% | $949,377 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $8.84 | 0.44% | 0.66% | 0.61% (d) | 2.76% | 300% | $1,037,101 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $9.04 | 2.63% | 0.64% (e) | 0.59% (d), (e) | 2.94% | 379% | $1,083,917 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $9.20 | 2.72% | 0.66% | 0.61% (d) | 2.64% | 458% | $1,078,815 |
Institutional 2 Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $9.23 | 6.69% | 0.57% (c) | 0.42% (c) | 3.38% | 272% | $84,295 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $9.04 | 5.81% | 0.58% (c) | 0.53% (c) | 3.64% | 262% | $80,083 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $8.82 | 0.38% | 0.58% | 0.55% | 2.82% | 300% | $31,099 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $9.03 | 2.79% | 0.54% (e) | 0.54% (e) | 2.99% | 379% | $27,782 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $9.18 | 2.80% | 0.55% | 0.54% | 2.73% | 458% | $22,621 |
Prospectus 2020 | 77 |
Net
asset value,
beginning of period |
Net
investment income |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Distributions
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Tax
return of capital |
Total
distributions to shareholders |
|
Institutional 3 Class | ||||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $9.05 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.61 | (0.29) | (0.12) | — | (0.41) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $8.84 | 0.32 | 0.18 | 0.50 | (0.29) | — | — | (0.29) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $9.04 | 0.26 | (0.21) | 0.05 | (0.24) | — | (0.01) | (0.25) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $9.20 | 0.24 | 0.01 (f) | 0.25 | (0.27) | (0.14) | — | (0.41) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $9.26 | 0.25 | 0.00 (f), (g) | 0.25 | (0.20) | (0.11) | — | (0.31) |
Class R | ||||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $9.05 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.55 | (0.24) | (0.12) | — | (0.36) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $8.83 | 0.26 | 0.19 | 0.45 | (0.23) | — | — | (0.23) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $9.04 | 0.20 | (0.21) | (0.01) | (0.19) | — | (0.01) | (0.20) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $9.20 | 0.22 | (0.03) | 0.19 | (0.21) | (0.14) | — | (0.35) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $9.26 | 0.19 | 0.01 (f) | 0.20 | (0.15) | (0.11) | — | (0.26) |
Notes to Financial Highlights | |
(a) | In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios. |
(b) | Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. |
(c) | Ratios include interest on collateral expense which is less than 0.01%. |
(d) | The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
(e) | Expenses have been reduced due to a reimbursement of expenses overbilled by a third party. If the reimbursement had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been higher by the percentages shown for each class in the table below. All fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Investment Manager and its affiliates were applied before giving effect to this third party reimbursement. |
Year Ended | Class A |
Advisor
Class |
Class C |
Institutional
Class |
Institutional
2
Class |
Institutional
3
Class |
Class R |
04/30/2017 | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.02% |
(f) | Calculation of the net gain (loss) per share (both realized and unrealized) does not correlate to the aggregate realized and unrealized gain (loss) presented in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of subscriptions and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to fluctuations in the market value of the portfolio. |
(g) | Rounds to zero. |
78 | Prospectus 2020 |
Net
asset value, end of period |
Total
return |
Total
gross
expense ratio to average net assets(a) |
Total
net
expense ratio to average net assets(a), (b) |
Net
investment
income ratio to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover |
Net
assets, end of period (000's) |
|
Institutional 3 Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $9.25 | 6.86% | 0.53% (c) | 0.37% (c) | 3.42% | 272% | $525,287 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $9.05 | 5.73% | 0.53% (c) | 0.49% (c) | 3.56% | 262% | $258,172 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $8.84 | 0.55% | 0.52% | 0.50% | 2.85% | 300% | $272,332 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $9.04 | 2.74% | 0.50% (e) | 0.50% (e) | 2.70% | 379% | $445,184 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $9.20 | 2.85% | 0.50% | 0.49% | 2.77% | 458% | $18,086 |
Class R | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $9.24 | 6.08% | 1.15% (c) | 1.00% (c), (d) | 2.79% | 272% | $2,501 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $9.05 | 5.19% | 1.16% (c) | 1.11% (c), (d) | 2.97% | 262% | $2,380 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $8.83 | (0.17%) | 1.16% | 1.11% (d) | 2.24% | 300% | $1,637 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $9.04 | 2.12% | 1.14% (e) | 1.09% (d), (e) | 2.43% | 379% | $2,284 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $9.20 | 2.21% | 1.16% | 1.11% (d) | 2.13% | 458% | $2,407 |
Prospectus 2020 | 79 |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs. |
■ | Shares purchased through an Ameriprise Financial Services investment advisory program (if an Advisory or similar share class for such investment advisory program is not available). |
■ | Shares purchased by third party investment advisors on behalf of their advisory clients through Ameriprise Financial Services’ platform (if an Advisory or similar share class for such investment advisory program is not available). |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other fund within the Columbia Funds). |
■ | Shares exchanged from Class C shares of the same fund in the month of or following the 10-year anniversary of the purchase date. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to such shares following a shorter holding period, that waiver will apply to exchanges following such shorter period. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to exchanges of Class C shares for load waived shares, that waiver will also apply to such exchanges. |
■ | Employees and registered representatives of Ameriprise Financial Services or its affiliates and their immediate family members. |
■ | Shares purchased by or through qualified accounts (including IRAs, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, 401(k)s, 403(b) TSCAs subject to ERISA and defined benefit plans) that are held by a covered family member, defined as an Ameriprise financial advisor and/or the advisor’s spouse, advisor’s lineal ascendant (mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, great grandmother, great grandfather), advisor’s lineal descendant (son, step-son, daughter, step-daughter, grandson, granddaughter, great grandson, great granddaughter) or any spouse of a covered family member who is a lineal descendant. |
A-1 | Prospectus 2020 |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the Columbia Funds, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e., rights of reinstatement). |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Columbia Fund |
■ | Share purchases by employees and registered representatives of Baird or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Baird |
■ | Shares purchased with the proceeds of redemptions from another Columbia Fund, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same accounts, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge (known as rights of reinstatement) |
■ | A shareholder in the Fund’s Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares of the same Columbia Fund if the shares are no longer subject to CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Baird |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement plans or charitable accounts in a transactional brokerage account at Baird, including 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs |
■ | Shares sold due to death or disability of the shareholder |
■ | Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus |
■ | Shares purchased due to returns of excess contributions from an IRA account |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations |
■ | Shares sold to pay Baird fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Baird |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement |
■ | Breakpoints as described in this prospectus |
■ | Rights of accumulations which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Columbia Fund assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Baird. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Baird may be included in the rights of accumulations calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets |
■ | Letters of Intent (LOI) allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases of Columbia Funds through Baird, over a 13-month period of time |
Prospectus 2020 | A-2 |
■ | The applicable sales charge on a purchase of Class A shares is determined by taking into account all share classes (except any money market funds and retirement plan share classes) of Columbia Funds held by the shareholder or in an account grouped by Edward Jones with other accounts for the purpose of providing certain pricing considerations ("pricing groups"). This includes all share classes held on the Edward Jones platform and/or held on another platform. The inclusion of eligible Columbia Fund assets in the rights of accumulation calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying his or her financial advisor of such assets at the time of calculation. |
■ | ROA is determined by calculating the higher of cost or market value (current shares x NAV). |
■ | Through a LOI, shareholders can receive the sales charge and breakpoint discounts for purchases shareholders intend to make over a 13-month period from the date Edward Jones receives the LOI. The LOI is determined by calculating the higher of cost or market value of qualifying holdings at LOI initiation in combination with the value that the shareholder intends to buy over a 13-month period to calculate the front-end sales charge and any breakpoint discounts. Each purchase the shareholder makes during that 13-month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount. The inclusion of eligible Columbia Fund assets in the LOI calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying his or her financial advisor of such assets at the time of calculation. Purchases made before the LOI is received by Edward Jones are not covered under the LOI and will not reduce the sales charge previously paid. Sales charges will be adjusted if LOI is not met. |
■ | Associates of Edward Jones and its affiliates and their family members who are in the same pricing group (as determined by Edward Jones under its policies and procedures) as the associate. This waiver will continue for the remainder of the associate's life if the associate retires from Edward Jones in good-standing. |
■ | Shares purchased in an Edward Jones fee-based program. |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment. |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redeemed shares of Columbia Funds so long as the following conditions are met: 1) the proceeds are from the sale of shares within 60 days of the purchase, and 2) the sale and purchase are made in the same share class and the same account or the purchase is made in an individual retirement account with proceeds from liquidations in a non-retirement account. |
■ | Shares exchanged into Class A shares from another share class so long as the exchange is into the same fund and was initiated at the discretion of Edward Jones. Edward Jones is responsible for any remaining CDSC due to the fund company, if applicable. Any future purchases are subject to the applicable sales charge as disclosed in the prospectus. |
A-3 | Prospectus 2020 |
■ | Exchanges from Class C shares to Class A shares of the same fund, generally, in the 84th month following the anniversary of the purchase date or earlier at the discretion of Edward Jones. |
■ | The death or disability of the shareholder |
■ | Systematic withdrawals with up to 10% per year of the account value |
■ | Return of excess contributions from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts if the redemption is taken in or after the year the shareholder reaches qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations |
■ | Shares sold to pay Edward Jones fees or costs in such cases where the transaction is initiated by Edward Jones |
■ | Shares exchanged in an Edward Jones fee-based program |
■ | Shares acquired through NAV reinstatement |
■ | $250 initial purchase minimum |
■ | $50 subsequent purchase minimum |
■ | Edward Jones has the right to redeem at its discretion fund holdings with a balance of $250 or less. The following are examples of accounts that are not included in this policy: |
■ | A fee-based account held on an Edward Jones platform |
■ | A 529 account held on an Edward Jones platform |
■ | An account with an active systematic investment plan or letter of intent (LOI) |
■ | At any time it deems necessary, Edward Jones has the authority to exchange at NAV a shareholder's holdings in a fund to Class A shares. |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other Columbia Fund). |
■ | Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of Janney or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Janney. |
Prospectus 2020 | A-4 |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions from another Columbia Fund, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within ninety (90) days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e., right of reinstatement). |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans. |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement. |
■ | Class C shares that are no longer subject to a CDSC and are converted to Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Janney’s policies and procedures. |
■ | Shares sold upon the death or disability of the shareholder. |
■ | Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus. |
■ | Shares purchased in connection with a return of excess contributions from an IRA account. |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts if the redemption is taken in or after the year the shareholder reaches qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations. |
■ | Shares sold to pay Janney fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Janney. |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement. |
■ | Shares exchanged into the same share class of a different fund. |
■ | Breakpoints as described in the Fund’s prospectus. |
■ | Rights of accumulation (“ROA”), which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts, will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Columbia Fund assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Janney. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Janney may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
■ | Letters of intent which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within the Columbia Funds, over a 13-month time period. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Janney may be included in the calculation of letters of intent only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
■ | Breakpoints as described in this prospectus. |
■ | Rights of Accumulation (ROA) which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts as described in the Fund’s prospectus will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Columbia Fund assets held by accounts (including 529 program holdings, where applicable) within the purchaser’s household at Merrill Lynch. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Merrill Lynch may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
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■ | Letters of Intent (LOI) which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases of Columbia Funds, through Merrill Lynch, over a 13-month period of time (if applicable). |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans, provided that the shares are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and shares are held for the benefit of the plan |
■ | Shares purchased by a 529 Plan (does not include 529 Plan units or 529-specific share classes or equivalents) |
■ | Shares purchased through a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program |
■ | Shares exchanged due to the holdings moving from a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program to a Merrill Lynch brokerage (non-advisory) account pursuant to Merrill Lynch’s policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers |
■ | Shares purchased by third party investment advisors on behalf of their advisory clients through Merrill Lynch’s platform |
■ | Shares of funds purchased through the Merrill Edge Self-Directed platform (if applicable) |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other Columbia Fund) |
■ | Shares exchanged from Class C (i.e., level-load) shares of the same fund pursuant to Merrill Lynch’s policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers |
■ | Employees and registered representatives of Merrill Lynch or its affiliates and their family members |
■ | Directors or Trustees of the Fund, and employees of the Fund’s investment adviser or any of its affiliates, as described in this prospectus |
■ | Eligible shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions from another Columbia Fund, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement). Automated transactions (i.e. systematic purchases and withdrawals) and purchases made after shares are automatically sold to pay Merrill Lynch’s account maintenance fees are not eligible for reinstatement |
■ | Death or disability of the shareholder |
■ | Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus |
■ | Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code |
■ | Shares sold to pay Merrill Lynch fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Merrill Lynch |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement |
■ | Shares held in retirement brokerage accounts, that are exchanged for a lower cost share class due to transfer to certain fee based accounts or platforms (applicable to Class A and Class C shares only) |
■ | Shares received through an exchange due to the holdings moving from a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program to a Merrill Lynch brokerage (non-advisory) account pursuant to Merrill Lynch’s policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers |
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■ | Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans |
■ | Morgan Stanley employee and employee-related accounts according to Morgan Stanley’s account linking rules |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions when purchasing shares of the same fund |
■ | Shares purchased through a Morgan Stanley self-directed brokerage account |
■ | Class C (i.e., level-load) shares that are no longer subject to a CDSC and are exchanged for Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s share class exchange program |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions from another Columbia Fund, provided (i) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (ii) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (iii) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge. |
■ | Shares purchased in an investment advisory program. |
■ | Shares purchased within the Columbia Funds through a systematic reinvestment of capital gains and dividend distributions. |
■ | Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James. |
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■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the Columbia Funds, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement). |
■ | A shareholder in the Fund’s Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James. |
■ | Death or disability of the shareholder. |
■ | Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus. |
■ | Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account. |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. |
■ | Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James. |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement. |
■ | Breakpoints as described in this prospectus. |
■ | Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Columbia Fund assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the calculation of rights of accumulation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
■ | Letters of intent which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within the Columbia Funds, over a 13-month time period. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the calculation of letters of intent only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
■ | For employer-sponsored retirement plans held through a commissionable brokerage account, Class A shares are available at NAV (i.e., without a sales charge). For this purpose, employer-sponsored retirement plans include, but are not limited to, 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans. |
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Class | Ticker Symbol | |
A | LUTAX | |
C | LUTCX | |
Institutional (Class Inst) | IUTIX | |
Institutional 2 (Class Inst2) | CUTRX | |
Institutional 3 (Class Inst3) | CUTYX |
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7 |
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8 |
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12 |
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17 |
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19 |
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20 |
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21 |
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21 |
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21 |
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28 |
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35 |
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38 |
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41 |
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42 |
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42 |
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47 |
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55 |
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57 |
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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||
Classes
A, Inst,
Inst2 and Inst3 |
Class C | |
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a % of offering price) | None | None |
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) imposed on redemptions (as a % of the lower of the original purchase price or current net asset value) | None | 1.00% (a) |
(a) | This charge applies to redemptions within 12 months after purchase, with certain limited exceptions. |
(b) | Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or to reimburse expenses (excluding transaction costs and certain other investment related expenses, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and infrequent and/or unusual expenses) through August 31, 2021, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Under this agreement, the Fund’s net operating expenses, subject to applicable exclusions, will not exceed the annual rates of 0.42% for Class A, 1.17% for Class C, 0.17% for Class Inst, 0.17% for Class Inst2 and 0.17% for Class Inst3. The fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements shown in the table for Class A and Class C also reflect the contractual waiver of distribution and/or service fees payable under the Fund’s Plan of Distribution through August 31, 2021 or such earlier date as may be determined at the sole discretion of the Fund’s Board, so that the fees do not exceed the annual rates of 0.15% for Class A and 0.80% for Class C. |
■ | you invest $10,000 in the applicable class of Fund shares for the periods indicated, |
■ | your investment has a 5% return each year, and |
■ | the Fund’s total annual operating expenses remain the same as shown in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table above. |
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1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |
Class A (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $ 33 | $175 | $330 | $ 779 |
Class C (assuming redemption of all shares at the end of the period) | $199 | $401 | $725 | $1,643 |
Class C (assuming no redemption of shares) | $ 99 | $401 | $725 | $1,643 |
Class Inst (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $ 17 | $105 | $201 | $ 483 |
Class Inst2 (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $ 17 | $105 | $201 | $ 483 |
Class Inst3 (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $ 17 | $105 | $201 | $ 483 |
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Year
by Year Total Return (%)
as of December 31 Each Year* |
Best
and Worst Quarterly Returns
During the Period Shown in the Bar Chart |
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Best | 3rd Quarter 2011 | 6.33% |
Worst
|
4th Quarter 2016 | -3.86% |
* | Year to Date return as of June 30, 2020: 8.51% |
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Share
Class
Inception Date |
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | 11/25/2002 | |||
returns before taxes | 6.44% | 1.98% | 2.70% | |
returns after taxes on distributions | 5.61% | 1.28% | 1.85% | |
returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares | 3.80% | 1.21% | 1.80% | |
Class C returns before taxes | 11/25/2002 | 4.71% | 1.27% | 2.03% |
Class Inst returns before taxes | 06/04/1991 | 6.69% | 2.15% | 2.91% |
Class Inst2 returns before taxes | 11/08/2012 | 6.61% | 2.14% | 2.90% |
Class Inst3 returns before taxes | 03/01/2017 | 6.57% | 2.13% | 2.90% |
FTSE USBIG Treasury Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) | 6.82% | 2.33% | 3.09% |
Portfolio Manager | Title | Role with Fund | Managed Fund Since | |||
Alan Erickson, CFA | Portfolio Manager | Portfolio Manager | 2017 |
Online | Regular Mail | Express Mail | By Telephone | |||
columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ |
Columbia
Management
Investment Services Corp. P.O. Box 219104 Kansas City, MO 64121-9104 |
Columbia
Management
Investment Services Corp. c/o DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. 430 W 7th Street, Suite 219104 Kansas City, MO 64105-1407 |
800.422.3737 |
Class | Category of eligible account |
For
accounts other than
systematic investment plan accounts |
For
systematic investment
plan accounts |
Classes A & C | All accounts other than IRAs | $2,000 | $100 |
IRAs | $1,000 | $100 | |
Class Inst | All eligible accounts |
$0,
$1,000 or $2,000
depending upon the category of eligible investor |
$100 |
Class Inst2 | All eligible accounts | None | N/A |
Class Inst3 | All eligible accounts |
$0,
$1,000, $2,000
or $1 million depending upon the category of eligible investor |
$100
(for certain
eligible investors) |
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Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund | |
Class A | 0.42% |
Class C | 1.17% |
Class Inst | 0.17% |
Class Inst2 | 0.17% |
Class Inst3 | 0.17% |
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Portfolio Manager | Title | Role with Fund | Managed Fund Since | |||
Alan Erickson, CFA | Portfolio Manager | Portfolio Manager | 2017 |
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■ | compensation and other benefits received by the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates related to the management/administration of a Columbia Fund and the sale of its shares; |
■ | the allocation of, and competition for, investment opportunities among the Fund, other funds and accounts advised/managed by the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates, or Ameriprise Financial itself and its affiliates; |
■ | separate and potentially divergent management of a Columbia Fund and other funds and accounts advised/managed by the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates; |
■ | regulatory and other investment restrictions on investment activities of the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates and accounts advised/managed by them; |
■ | insurance and other relationships of Ameriprise Financial affiliates with companies and other entities in which a Columbia Fund invests; and |
■ | regulatory and other restrictions relating to the sharing of information between Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates, including the Investment Manager, and a Columbia Fund. |
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* | The website references in this prospectus are inactive links and information contained in or otherwise accessible through the referenced websites does not form a part of this prospectus. |
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■ | The amount you plan to invest. |
■ | How long you intend to remain invested in the Fund. |
■ | The fees (e.g., sales charge or “load”) and expenses for each share class. |
■ | Whether you may be eligible for a reduction or waiver of sales charges when you buy or sell shares. |
■ | The net asset value (NAV) per share is the price of a share calculated by the Fund every business day. |
■ | The offering price per share is the NAV per share plus any front-end sales charge (or load) that applies. |
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Share Class |
Eligible
Investors(a);
Minimum Initial Investments(b); Conversion Features(c) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(d) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs)(d) |
Sales
Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service Fees(e) |
similar
institutions; (iii) broker-dealers, banks, trust companies and similar institutions that clear Fund share transactions for their client or customer investment advisory or similar accounts through designated financial intermediaries and their mutual
fund trading platforms that have been granted specific written authorization from the Transfer Agent with respect to Class Adv eligibility apart from selling, servicing or similar agreements; (iv) 501(c)(3) charitable organizations; (v) 529 plans;
(vi) health savings accounts; (vii) investors participating in a fee-based advisory program sponsored by a financial intermediary or other entity that is not compensated by the Fund for those services, other than payments for shareholder servicing
or sub-accounting performed in place of the Transfer Agent; and (viii) commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in
Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Adv shares within such platform.(f)
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Class C |
Eligibility:
Available to the general public for investment
|
None | 1.00% on certain investments redeemed within one year of purchase(i) |
Waivers
: Yes, on Fund distribution reinvestments. For additional waivers, see Choosing a Share Class – CDSC Waivers – Class A, Class C and Class V
|
Distribution
Fee: 0.75%
|
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Share Class |
Eligible
Investors(a);
Minimum Initial Investments(b); Conversion Features(c) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(d) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs)(d) |
Sales
Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service Fees(e) |
anniversary of the Class C shares purchase date.(c) | |||||
Class
Inst |
Eligibility:
Available only to certain eligible investors, which are subject to different minimum investment requirements, ranging from $0 to $2,000, including investors who purchase Fund shares through commissionable brokerage
platforms where the financial intermediary holds the shares in an omnibus account and, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary
has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst shares within such platform; closed to (i) accounts of financial intermediaries that clear Fund share transactions for their client or customer accounts through
designated financial intermediaries and their mutual fund trading platforms that have been given specific written notice from the Transfer Agent of the termination of their eligibility for new purchases of Class Inst shares and (ii) omnibus group
retirement plans, subject to certain exceptions(f)(j)
|
None | None | N/A | None |
Class
Inst2 |
Eligibility:
Available only to (i) certain registered investment advisers and family offices that clear Fund share transactions for their client or customer accounts through designated financial intermediaries and their mutual
fund trading platforms that have been granted specific written authorization from the Transfer Agent with respect to Class Inst2 eligibility apart from selling, servicing or similar agreements; (ii) omnibus retirement plans(j); and (iii) institutional investors that are clients of the Columbia Threadneedle Global Institutional Distribution Team that invest in Class Inst2 shares
for their own account through platforms approved by the Distributor or an affiliate thereof to offer and/or service Class Inst2 shares within such platform.
|
None | None | N/A | None |
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Share Class |
Eligible
Investors(a);
Minimum Initial Investments(b); Conversion Features(c) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(d) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs)(d) |
Sales
Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service Fees(e) |
Class
Inst3 |
Eligibility:
Available to (i) group retirement plans that maintain plan-level or omnibus accounts with the Fund(j); (ii)
institutional investors that are clients of the Columbia Threadneedle Global Institutional Distribution Team that invest in Class Inst3 shares for their own account through platforms approved by the Distributor or an affiliate thereof to offer
and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform; (iii) collective trust funds; (iv) affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds (e.g., funds operating as funds-of-funds); (v) fee-based platforms of financial intermediaries (or the clearing
intermediary they trade through) that have an agreement with the Distributor or an affiliate thereof that specifically authorizes the financial intermediary to offer and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform, provided also that Fund
shares are held in an omnibus account; (vi) commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that
the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst3 shares within such platform and that Fund shares are held in an omnibus account; and (vii) bank trust departments, subject to an
agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst3 shares and provided that Fund shares are held in an omnibus account. In each case above where noted that Fund shares are required to be held in an omnibus account, the
Distributor may, in its discretion, determine to waive this requirement.(f)
|
None | None | N/A | None |
Class R | Eligibility: Available only to eligible retirement plans, health savings | None | None | N/A | Series of CFST & CFST I: |
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Share Class |
Eligible
Investors(a);
Minimum Initial Investments(b); Conversion Features(c) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(d) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges (CDSCs)(d) |
Sales
Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service Fees(e) |
accounts
and, in the sole discretion of the Distributor, other types of retirement accounts held through platforms maintained by financial intermediaries approved by the Distributor
|
distribution
fee of 0.50%
|
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Class V |
Eligibility:
Generally closed to new investors(j)
|
5.75% maximum, declining to 0.00% on investments of $1 million or more |
CDSC
on certain investments of between $1 million and $50 million redeemed within 18 months after purchase, charged as follows:
|
Reductions
: Yes, see Choosing a Share Class — Reductions/Waivers of Sales Charges – Class A and Class V Shares Front-End Sales Charge Reductions
|
Service Fee: up to 0.50% |
(a) | For Columbia Government Money Market Fund, new investments must be made in Class A, Class Inst, Class Inst3, or Class R shares, subject to eligibility. Class C shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund are available as a new investment only to investors in the Distributor's proprietary 401(k) products, provided that such investor is eligible to invest in the class and transact directly with the Fund or the Transfer Agent through a third party administrator or third party recordkeeper. Columbia Government Money Market Fund offers Class Inst2 shares only to facilitate exchanges with other Funds offering such share class. |
(b) | Certain share classes are subject to minimum account balance requirements, as described in Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Transaction Rules and Policies. |
(c) | For more information on the conversion of Class C shares to Class A shares, see Choosing a Share Class - Sales Charges and Commissions - Class C Shares - Conversion to Class A Shares. |
(d) | Actual front-end sales charges and CDSCs vary among the Funds. For more information on applicable sales charges, see Choosing a Share Class — Sales Charges and Commissions, and for information about certain exceptions to these sales charges, see Choosing a Share Class — Reductions/Waivers of Sales Charges. |
(e) | These are the maximum applicable distribution and/or service fees. Except for Class V shares, these fees are paid under the Fund’s Rule 12b-1 plan. Fee rates and fee components (i.e., the portion of a combined fee that is a distribution or service fee) may vary among Funds. Because these fees are paid out of Fund assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of distribution and/or service fees. Although Class A shares of certain series of CFST I are subject to a combined distribution and service fee of up to 0.35%, these Funds currently limit the combined fee to 0.25%. Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund pays a distribution and service fee of up to 0.15% on Class A shares. Columbia Government Money Market Fund pays a distribution and service fee of up to 0.10% on Class A shares and up to 0.75% distribution fee on Class C shares. Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund each pay a service fee of up to 0.20% on Class A and Class C shares. Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund pays a distribution fee of up to 0.65% on Class C shares. For more information on distribution and service fees, see Choosing a Share Class — Distribution and Service Fees. |
(f) | Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund must be purchased through financial intermediaries that, by written agreement with the Distributor, are specifically authorized to sell the Fund’s shares. Class Adv shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are also available to certain registered investment advisers that clear Fund share transactions for their client accounts through designated financial intermediaries with mutual fund trading platforms that have been granted specific written authorization from the Transfer Agent (apart from selling, servicing or similar agreements) to sell Class Inst2 shares, which are not offered by the Fund. Class Inst3 shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund that were open and funded accounts prior to November 30, 2018 (the conversion date from the former unnamed share class to Class Inst3 shares) are eligible for additional investment; however, any account established after that date must meet the current Class Inst3 eligibility requirements. |
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(g) | For Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund, a CDSC of 0.50% is charged on certain investments of $500,000 or more redeemed within 12 months after purchase. The following Funds are not subject to a front-end sales charge or a CDSC on Class A shares: Columbia Government Money Market Fund, Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Columbia Large Cap Index Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund, Columbia Small Cap Index Fund, Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund and Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund. |
(h) | If you are eligible to invest in Class A shares without a front-end sales charge, you should discuss your options with your financial intermediary. For more information, see Choosing a Share Class – Reductions/Waivers of Sales Charges. |
(i) | There is no CDSC on redemptions from Class C shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund. |
(j) | These share classes are closed to new accounts, or closed to previously eligible investors, subject to certain conditions, as summarized below and described in more detail under Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Buying Shares — Eligible Investors: |
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■ | depends on the amount you are investing (generally, the larger the investment, the smaller the percentage sales charge), and |
■ | is based on the total amount of your purchase and the value of your account (and any other accounts eligible for aggregation of which you or your financial intermediary notifies the Fund). |
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Class A Shares — Front-End Sales Charge — Breakpoint Schedule* | ||||
Breakpoint Schedule For: |
Dollar
amount of
shares bought(a) |
Sales
charge as a % of the offering price(b) |
Sales
charge as a % of the net amount invested(b) |
Amount
retained by or paid to financial intermediaries as a % of the offering price |
Fixed
Income Funds (except those listed below),
Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund and Funds-of-Funds (fixed income)* |
$ 0-$49,999 | 4.75% | 4.99% | 4.00% |
$ 50,000–$99,999 | 4.25% | 4.44% | 3.50% | |
$100,000–$249,999 | 3.50% | 3.63% | 3.00% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.15% | |
$500,000–$999,999 | 2.00% | 2.04% | 1.75% | |
$ 1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
Tax-Exempt Funds (other than Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund) | $ 0-$99,999 | 3.00% | 3.09% | 2.50% |
$100,000–$249,999 | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.15% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 1.50 % | 1.53% | 1.25% | |
$ 500,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
Columbia
Floating Rate Fund,
Columbia Limited Duration Credit Fund, Columbia Mortgage Opportunities Fund, Columbia Quality Income Fund, and Columbia Total Return Bond Fund |
$ 0-$99,999 | 3.00% | 3.09% | 2.50% |
$100,000–$249,999 | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.15% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 2.00% | 2.04% | 1.75% | |
$500,000–$999,999 | 1.50% | 1.52% | 1.25% | |
$ 1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | $ 0-$99,999 | 1.00% | 1.01% | 0.75% |
$100,000–$249,999 | 0.75% | 0.76% | 0.50% | |
$250,000–$999,999 | 0.50% | 0.50% | 0.40% | |
$ 1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund | $ 0-$99,999 | 1.00% | 1.01% | 0.75% |
$100,000–$249,999 | 0.75% | 0.76% | 0.50% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 0.50% | 0.50% | 0.40% | |
$ 500,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
* | The following Funds are not subject to a front-end sales charge or CDSC on Class A shares: Columbia Government Money Market Fund, Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Columbia Large Cap Index Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund, Columbia Small Cap Index Fund, Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund and Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund. "Funds-of-Funds (equity)" includes Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio, Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio, Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio and Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio. "Funds-of-Funds (fixed income)" includes Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio and Columbia Income Builder Fund. Columbia Balanced Fund, Columbia Flexible Capital Income Fund and Columbia Global Opportunities Fund are treated as equity Funds for purposes of the table. |
(a) | Purchase amounts and account values may be aggregated among all eligible Fund accounts for the purposes of this table. See Choosing a Share Class — Reductions/Waivers of Sales Charges for a discussion of account value aggregation. |
(b) | Because the offering price is calculated to two decimal places, the dollar amount of the sales charge as a percentage of the offering price and your net amount invested for any particular purchase of Fund shares may be higher or lower depending on whether downward or upward rounding was required during the calculation process. Purchase price includes the sales charge. |
(c) | For information regarding cumulative commissions paid to your financial intermediary when you buy $1 million or more of Class A shares of a Taxable Fund or $500,000 or more of Class A shares of a Tax-Exempt Fund, see Class A Shares — Commissions below. |
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■ | If you purchased Class A shares of any Tax-Exempt Fund (other than Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund) without paying a front-end sales charge because your eligible accounts aggregated $500,000 or more at the time of purchase, you will incur a CDSC of 0.75% if you redeem those shares within 12 months after purchase. Subsequent Class A share purchases that bring your aggregate account value to $500,000 or more will also be subject to a CDSC of 0.75% if you redeem those shares within 12 months after purchase. |
■ | If you purchased Class A shares of Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund without paying a front-end sales charge because your eligible accounts aggregated $500,000 or more at the time of purchase, you will incur a CDSC of 0.50% if you redeem those shares within 12 months after purchase. Subsequent Class A share purchases that bring your aggregate account value to $500,000 or more will also be subject to a CDSC of 0.50% if you redeem those shares within 12 months after purchase. |
■ | If you purchased Class A shares of any Taxable Fund without paying a front-end sales charge because your eligible accounts aggregated between $1 million and $50 million at the time of purchase, you will incur a CDSC if you redeem those shares within 18 months after purchase, which is charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if shares are redeemed within 12 months after purchase; and 0.50% CDSC if shares are redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase. Subsequent Class A share purchases that bring your aggregate account value to $1 million or more (but less than $50 million) will also be subject to a CDSC if you redeem them within 18 months after purchase as described in the previous sentence. |
* | The commission level applies to the applicable asset level; therefore, for example, for a purchase of $5 million, the Distributor would pay a commission of 0.75% on the first $3,999,999 and 0.50% on the balance. |
** | The commission level on purchases of Class A shares of Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund is: 0.50% on purchases of $500,000 to $19,999,999 and 0.25% on purchases of $20 million or more. |
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Class A Shares of Taxable Funds — Commission Schedule (Paid by the Distributor to Financial Intermediaries)* | |
Purchase Amount |
Commission
Level**
(as a % of net asset value per share) |
$1 million – $2,999,999 | 1.00% |
$3 million – $49,999,999 | 0.50% |
$50 million or more | 0.25% |
* | Not applicable to Funds that do not assess a front-end sales charge. |
** | The commission level applies to the applicable asset level; therefore, for example, for a purchase of $5 million, the Distributor would pay a commission of 1.00% on the first $2,999,999 and 0.50% on the balance. |
■ | Class C share accounts that are Direct-at-Fund Accounts and Networked Accounts for which the Transfer Agent (and not your financial intermediary) sends you Fund account transaction confirmations and statements, convert on or about the 15th day of the month (if the 15th is not a business day, then the next business day thereafter) that they become eligible for automatic conversion provided that the Fund has records that Class C shares have been held for the requisite time period. |
■ | For purposes of determining the month when your Class C shares are eligible for conversion, the start of the holding period is the first day of the month in which your purchase was made. Your financial intermediary may choose a different day of the month to convert Class C shares. Please contact your financial intermediary for more information on calculating the holding period. |
■ | Any shares you received from reinvested distributions on these shares generally will convert to Class A shares at the same time. |
■ | You’ll receive the same dollar value of Class A shares as the Class C shares that were automatically converted. Class C shares that you received from an exchange of Class C shares of another Fund will convert based on the day you bought the original shares. |
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■ | No sales charge or other charges apply in connection with this automatic conversion, and conversions are free from U.S. federal income tax. |
■ | depends on the amount you are investing (generally, the larger the investment, the smaller the percentage sales charge), and |
■ | is based on the total amount of your purchase and the value of your account (and any other accounts eligible for aggregation of which you notify your financial intermediary or, in the case of Direct-at-Fund Accounts (as defined below), you notify the Fund). |
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Class V Shares — Front-End Sales Charge — Breakpoint Schedule | ||||
Breakpoint Schedule For: |
Dollar
amount of
shares bought(a) |
Sales
charge as a % of the offering price(b) |
Sales
charge as a % of the net amount invested(b) |
Amount
retained by or paid to Financial Intermediaries as a % of the offering price |
Fixed Income Funds | $ 0–$49,999 | 4.75% | 4.99% | 4.25% |
$ 50,000–$99,999 | 4.50% | 4.71% | 3.75% | |
$100,000–$249,999 | 3.50% | 3.63% | 2.75% | |
$250,000–$499,999 | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.00% | |
$500,000–$999,999 | 2.00% | 2.04% | 1.75% | |
$ 1,000,000 or more | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% (c) | |
(a) | Purchase amounts and account values are aggregated among all eligible Fund accounts for the purposes of this table. |
(b) | Because the offering price is calculated to two decimal places, the dollar amount of the sales charge as a percentage of the offering price and your net amount invested for any particular purchase of Fund shares may be higher or lower depending on whether downward or upward rounding was required during the calculation process. |
(c) | For more information regarding cumulative commissions paid to your financial intermediary when you buy $1 million or more of Class V shares, see Class V Shares — Commissions below. |
■ | If you purchased Class V shares without a front-end sales charge because your eligible accounts aggregated between $1 million and $50 million at the time of purchase, you will incur a CDSC if you redeem those shares within 18 months after purchase, which is charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if shares are redeemed within 12 months after purchase, and 0.50% CDSC if shares are redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase. |
■ | Subsequent Class V share purchases that bring your aggregate account value to $1 million or more (but less than $50 million) will also be subject to a CDSC if you redeem them within the time periods noted above. |
Class V Shares — Commission Schedule (Paid by the Distributor to Financial Intermediaries) | |
Purchase
Amount |
Commission
Level*
(as a % of net asset value per share) |
$1 million – $2,999,999 | 1.00% |
$3 million – $49,999,999 | 0.50% |
$50 million or more | 0.25% |
* | The commission level applies to the applicable asset level; therefore, for example, for a purchase of $5 million, the Distributor would pay a commission of 1.00% on the first $2,999,999 and 0.50% on the balance. |
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Repurchases (Reinstatements) | |
Redeemed Share Class | Corresponding Repurchase Class |
Class A | Class A |
Class C | Class C |
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Repurchases (Reinstatements) | |
Redeemed Share Class | Corresponding Repurchase Class |
Class V | Class V |
(a) | The service fees for Class A and Class C shares of certain Funds vary. The annual service fee for Class A and Class C shares of Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund may equal up to 0.20% of the average daily NAV of all shares of such Fund class. The annual distribution fee for Class C shares for Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund shall be 0.65% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class C shares. The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the service fee for Class A and Class C shares of Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund so that the service fee does not exceed 0.15% annually through August 31, 2021 unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Fund’s Board. The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the service fee for Class A shares of Columbia Strategic California Municipal Income Fund so that the service fee does not exceed 0.20% annually through February 28, 2022 unless modified or sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Fund’s Board. |
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(b) | The maximum distribution and service fees of Class A shares varies among the Funds, as shown in the table below: |
Funds |
Maximum
Class A Distribution Fee |
Maximum
Class A Service Fee |
Maximum
Class A Combined Total |
Series
of CFST and CFST II (other than Columbia
Government Money Market Fund) |
— | — |
0.25%;
these Funds pay a
combined distribution and service fee |
Columbia Government Money Market Fund | — | — | 0.10% |
Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund | up to 0.15% | up to 0.15% | 0.15% |
Columbia Balanced Fund, Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Columbia Dividend Income Fund, Columbia Global Technology Growth Fund, Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund, Columbia Oregon Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Real Estate Equity Fund, Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I, Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | up to 0.10% | up to 0.25% |
up
to 0.35%; these Funds may
pay distribution and service fees up to a maximum of 0.35% of their average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares (comprised of up to 0.10% for distribution services and up to 0.25% for shareholder liaison services) but currently limit such fees to an aggregate fee of not more than 0.25% for Class A shares |
Columbia Adaptive Risk Allocation Fund, Columbia Bond Fund, Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Corporate Income Fund, Columbia Emerging Markets Fund, Columbia Greater China Fund, Columbia International Dividend Income Fund (known as Columbia Global Dividend Opportunity Fund prior to 9/2/2020), Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund, Columbia Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund, Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund, Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund, Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I, Columbia Strategic California Municipal Income Fund, Columbia Strategic Income Fund, Columbia Strategic New York Municipal Income Fund, Columbia U.S. Social Bond Fund, Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund | — | 0.25% | 0.25% |
Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund | — | 0.20% | 0.20% |
(c) | Fee amounts noted apply to all Funds other than Columbia Government Money Market Fund, which, for Class A shares, pays distribution and service fees of 0.10%, and for Class C shares pays distribution fees of 0.75%. The payment of the distribution and/or service fees payable by Columbia Government Money Market Fund under its Plan of Distribution has been suspended through November 30, 2020. This arrangement may be modified or terminated at the sole discretion of Columbia Government Money Market Fund’s Board at any time. Compensation paid to financial intermediaries is suspended for the duration of the suspension of payments under Columbia Government Money Market Fund’s Plan of Distribution. |
(d) | The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the distribution fee for Class C shares of the following Funds so that the distribution fee does not exceed the specified percentage annually through the specified date for each Fund: 0.45% for Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through February 28, 2022, Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through February 28, 2022, Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through February 28, 2022, Columbia Oregon Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through November 30, 2021, Columbia Strategic California Municipal Income Fund through February 28, 2022, and Columbia Strategic New York Municipal Income Fund through August 31, 2021; 0.55% for Columbia Corporate Income Fund through August 31, 2021, and Columbia Short Term Bond Fund through August 31, 2021; 0.60% for Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund through August 31, 2021, Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through August 31, 2021, and Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund through November 30, 2021; and 0.65% for Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund through August 31, 2021. These arrangements may be sooner terminated at the sole discretion of each Fund’s Board. |
(e) | Class R shares of series of CFST and CFST I pay a distribution fee pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan. The Funds do not have a shareholder service plan for Class R shares. Series of CFST II have a distribution and shareholder service plan for Class R shares. For Class R shares of series of CFST II, the maximum fee under the plan reimbursed for distribution expenses is equal on an annual basis to 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to Class R shares. Of that amount, up to 0.25% may be reimbursed for shareholder service expenses. |
(f) | The shareholder servicing fees for Class V shares are up to 0.50% of average daily net assets attributable to Class V shares for equity Funds and 0.40% for fixed income Funds. In general, the Funds currently limit such fees to a maximum of 0.25% for equity Funds and 0.15% for fixed-income Funds. These fees for Class V shares are not paid pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan. See Class V Shareholder Service Fees below for more information. |
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Minimum Account Balance | |
Minimum
Account Balance |
|
For all classes and account types except those listed below |
$250
(None for accounts with
Systematic Investment Plans) |
Individual Retirement Accounts for all classes except those listed below | None |
Class Adv, Class Inst2, Class Inst3 and Class R | None |
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■ | negative impact on the Fund's performance; |
■ | potential dilution of the value of the Fund's shares; |
■ | interference with the efficient management of the Fund's portfolio, such as the need to maintain undesirably large cash positions, the need to use its line of credit or the need to buy or sell securities it otherwise would not have bought or sold; |
■ | losses on the sale of investments resulting from the need to sell securities at less favorable prices; |
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■ | increased taxable gains to the Fund's remaining shareholders resulting from the need to sell securities to meet sell orders; and |
■ | increased brokerage and administrative costs. |
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Minimum Initial Investments | ||
Minimum
Initial Investment(a) |
Minimum
Initial Investment for Accounts with Systematic Investment Plans |
|
For all classes and account types except those listed below | $2,000 | $100 (b) |
Individual Retirement Accounts for all classes except those listed below | $1,000 | $100 (c) |
Group retirement plans | None | N/A |
Class Adv and Class Inst | $0, $1,000 or $2,000(d) | $100 (d) |
Class Inst2 and Class R | None | N/A |
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Minimum Initial Investments | ||
Minimum
Initial Investment(a) |
Minimum
Initial Investment for Accounts with Systematic Investment Plans |
|
Class Inst3 | $0, $1,000, $2,000 or $1 million(e) | $100 (e) |
(a) | If your Class A, Class Adv, Class C, Class Inst, Class Inst3 or Class V shares account balance falls below the minimum initial investment amount for any reason, including a market decline, you may be asked to increase it to the minimum initial investment amount or establish a monthly Systematic Investment Plan. If you do not do so, your account will be subject to a $20 annual low balance fee and/or shares may be automatically redeemed and the proceeds mailed to you if the account falls below the minimum account balance. See Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Transaction Rules and Policies above. There is no minimum initial investment in Class A shares for accounts held in an omnibus account on a mutual fund only platform offered through your financial intermediary. |
(b) | Columbia Government Money Market Fund — $2,000 |
(c) | Columbia Government Money Market Fund — $1,000 |
(d) | The minimum initial investment in Class Adv shares is $2,000 ($1,000 for IRAs; $100 for systematic investment plan accounts) for commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customers, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Adv shares within such platform; for all other eligible Class Adv share investors (see Buying Shares – Eligible Investors – Class Adv Shares above), there is no minimum initial investment. The minimum initial investment amount for Class Inst shares is $0, $1,000 or $2,000 depending upon the category of eligible investor. See — Class Inst Shares Minimum Initial Investments below. The minimum initial investment amount for systematic investment plan accounts is the same as the amount set forth in the first two rows of the table, as applicable. |
(e) | There is no minimum initial investment in Class Inst3 shares for: group retirement plans that maintain plan-level or omnibus accounts with the Fund; collective trust funds; affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds (e.g., funds operating as funds-of-funds); fee-based platforms of financial intermediaries (or the clearing intermediary that they trade through) that have an agreement with the Distributor or an affiliate thereof that specifically authorizes the financial intermediary to offer and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform and Fund shares are held in an omnibus account; and bank trust departments, subject to an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst3 shares and provided that Fund shares are held in an omnibus account. The minimum initial investment in Class Inst3 shares is $2,000 ($1,000 for IRAs; $100 for systematic investment plan accounts) for commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst3 shares within such platform and Fund shares are held in an omnibus account. The minimum initial investment in Class Inst3 shares is $1 million, unless waived in the discretion of the Distributor, for the following investors: institutional investors that are clients of the Columbia Threadneedle Global Institutional Distribution Team that invest in Class Inst3 shares for their own account through platforms approved by the Distributor or an affiliate thereof to offer and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform. The Distributor may, in its discretion, waive the $1 million minimum initial investment required for these Class Inst3 investors. In each case above where noted that Fund shares are required to be held in an omnibus account, the Distributor may, in its discretion, determine to waive this requirement. |
■ | Any health savings account sponsored by a third party platform. |
■ | Any investor participating in an account sponsored by a financial intermediary or other entity (that provides services to the account) that is paid a fee-based advisory fee by the investor and that is not compensated by the Fund for those services, other than payments for shareholder servicing or sub-accounting performed in place of the Transfer Agent. |
■ | Any commissionable brokerage account, if a financial intermediary has received a written approval from the Distributor to waive the minimum initial investment in Class Inst shares. |
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■ | Individual retirement accounts (IRAs) on commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst shares within such platform. |
■ | Any current employee of Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC, the Distributor or the Transfer Agent and immediate family members of any of the foregoing who share the same address are eligible to invest in Class Inst shares through an individual retirement account (IRA). If you maintain your account with a financial intermediary, you must contact that financial intermediary each time you seek to purchase shares to notify them that you qualify for Class Inst shares. If Class Inst shares are not available at your financial intermediary, you may consider opening a Direct-at-Fund Account. It is your obligation to advise your financial intermediary or (in the case of Direct-at-Fund Accounts) the Transfer Agent that you qualify for Class Inst shares; be prepared to provide proof thereof. |
■ | Investors (except investors in individual retirement accounts (IRAs)) who purchase Fund shares through commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary holds the shares in an omnibus account and, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst shares within such platform. |
■ | Any current employee of Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC, the Distributor or the Transfer Agent and immediate family members of any of the foregoing who share the same address are eligible to invest in Class Inst shares (other than individual retirement accounts (IRAs), for which the minimum initial investment is $1,000). If you maintain your account with a financial intermediary, you must contact that financial intermediary each time you seek to purchase shares to notify them that you qualify for Class Inst shares. If Class Inst shares are not available at your financial intermediary, you may consider opening a Direct-at-Fund Account. It is your obligation to advise your financial intermediary or (in the case of Direct-at-Fund Accounts) the Transfer Agent that you qualify for Class Inst shares; be prepared to provide proof thereof. |
■ | Certain financial institutions and intermediaries, such as insurance companies, trust companies, banks, endowments, investment companies or foundations, buying shares for their own account, including Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates and/or subsidiaries. |
■ | Bank trust departments that assess their clients an asset-based fee. |
■ | Certain other investors as set forth in more detail in the SAI. |
■ | Once the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary receives your purchase order in “good form,” your purchase will be made at the Fund’s next calculated public offering price per share, which is the NAV per share plus any sales charge that applies (i.e., the trade date). |
■ | Once the Fund receives your purchase request in “good form,” you cannot cancel it after the market closes. |
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■ | You generally buy Class A and Class V shares at the public offering price per share because purchases of these share classes are generally subject to a front-end sales charge. |
■ | You buy Class Adv, Class C, Class Inst, Class Inst2, Class Inst3 and Class R shares at NAV per share because no front-end sales charge applies to purchases of these share classes. |
■ | Class A shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are not eligible for purchase by a Direct-at-Fund Account. |
■ | Class Inst shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are not eligible for purchase by a Direct-at-Fund Account except for any current employee of Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC, the Distributor or Transfer Agent and immediate family members of the foregoing who share the same address. |
■ | The Distributor and the Transfer Agent reserve the right to cancel your order request if the Fund does not receive payment within two business days of receiving your purchase order request. The Fund will return any payment received for orders that have been cancelled, but no interest will be paid on that money. |
■ | Financial intermediaries are responsible for sending your purchase orders to the Transfer Agent and ensuring that the Fund receives your money on time. |
■ | Shares purchased are recorded on the books of the Fund. The Fund does not issue certificates. |
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■ | Once the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary receives your redemption order in “good form,” your shares will be sold at the Fund’s next calculated NAV per share (i.e., the trade date). Any applicable CDSC will be deducted from the amount you're selling and the balance will be remitted to you. |
■ | Once the Fund receives your redemption request in “good form,” you cannot cancel it after the market closes. |
■ | If you sell your shares that are held in a Direct-at-Fund Account, we will normally send the redemption proceeds by mail or electronically transfer them to your bank account the next business day after the trade date. Note that your bank may take up to three business days to post an electronic funds transfer from your account. |
■ | If you sell your shares through a financial intermediary, the Funds will normally send the redemption proceeds to your financial intermediary within two business days after the trade date. |
■ | No interest will be paid on uncashed redemption checks. |
■ | Other restrictions may apply to retirement accounts. For information about these restrictions, contact your retirement plan administrator. |
■ | For broker-dealer and wrap fee accounts: The Fund reserves the right to redeem your shares if your account falls below the Fund's minimum initial investment requirement. The Fund will notify your broker-dealer prior to redeeming shares, and will provide details on how to avoid such redemption. |
■ | Also keep in mind the Funds' Small Account Policy, which is described above in Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Transaction Rules and Policies. |
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■ | Exchanges are made at the NAV next calculated (plus any applicable sales charge) after your exchange order is received in “good form” (i.e., the trade date). |
■ | Once the Fund receives your exchange request in “good form,” you cannot cancel it after the market closes. |
■ | The rules for buying shares of a Fund generally apply to exchanges into that Fund, including, if your exchange creates a new Fund account, it must satisfy the minimum investment amount, unless a waiver applies. |
■ | Shares of the purchased Fund may not be used on the same day for another exchange or sale. |
■ | If you exchange shares from Class A shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund to a non-money market Fund, any further exchanges must be between shares of the same class. For example, if you exchange from Class A shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund into Class C shares of a non-money market Fund, you may not exchange from Class C shares of that non-money market Fund back to Class A shares of Columbia Government Money Market Fund or Class A shares of any other Fund. |
■ | A sales charge may apply when you exchange shares of a Fund that were not assessed a sales charge at the time you purchased such shares. If you invest through a Direct-at-Fund Account in Columbia Government Money Market Fund, Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Columbia Large Cap Index Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund, Columbia Small Cap Index Fund, Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund, Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund or any other Columbia Fund that does not impose a front-end sales charge and then you exchange into a Fund that does assess a sales charge, your transaction is subject to a front-end sales charge if you exchange into Class A shares and to a CDSC if you exchange into Class C shares of the Columbia Funds. |
■ | If you purchased Class A shares of a Columbia Fund that imposes a front-end sales charge (and you paid any applicable sales charge) and you then exchange those shares into Columbia Government Money Market Fund, Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Columbia Large Cap Index Fund, Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund, Columbia Small Cap Index Fund, Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund, Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund or any other Columbia Fund that does not impose a front-end sales charge, you may exchange that amount to Class A of another Fund in the future, including dividends earned on that amount, without paying a sales charge. |
■ | If your shares are subject to a CDSC, you will not be charged a CDSC upon the exchange of those shares. Any CDSC will be deducted when you sell the shares you received from the exchange. The CDSC imposed at that time will be based on the period that begins when you bought shares of the original Fund and ends when you sell the shares of the Fund you received from the exchange. Any applicable CDSC charged will be the CDSC of the original Fund. |
■ | You may make exchanges only into a Fund that is legally offered and sold in your state of residence. Contact the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary for more information. |
■ | You generally may make an exchange only into a Fund that is accepting investments. |
■ | The Fund may change or cancel your right to make an exchange by giving the amount of notice required by regulatory authorities (generally 60 days for a material change or cancellation). |
■ | Unless your account is part of a tax-advantaged arrangement, an exchange for shares of another Fund is a taxable event, and you may recognize a gain or loss for tax purposes. |
■ | Changing your investment to a different Fund will be treated as a sale and purchase, and you will be subject to applicable taxes on the sale and sales charges on the purchase of the new Fund. |
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■ | Class Inst shares of a Fund may be exchanged for Class A or Class Inst shares of another Fund. In certain circumstances, the front-end sales charge applicable to Class A shares may be waived on exchanges of Class Inst shares for Class A shares. See Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Buying Shares — Eligible Investors — Class Inst Shares for details. |
■ | Class A shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are not eligible for exchange by a Direct-at-Fund Account. |
■ | Class Inst shares of Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund are not eligible for exchange by a Direct-at-Fund Account except for any current employee of the Investment Manager, the Distributor or the Transfer Agent and immediate family members of any of the foregoing who share the same address. |
■ | You may generally exchange Class V shares of a Fund for Class A shares of another Fund if the other Fund does not offer Class V shares. Class V shares exchanged into Class A shares cannot be exchanged back into Class V shares. |
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■ | It can earn income on its investments. Examples of fund income are interest paid on money market instruments and bonds, and dividends paid on common stocks. |
■ | A mutual fund can also have capital gains if the value of its investments increases. While a fund continues to hold an investment, any gain is generally unrealized. If the fund sells an investment, it generally will realize a capital gain if it sells that investment for a higher price than its adjusted cost basis, and will generally realize a capital loss if it sells that investment for a lower price than its adjusted cost basis. Capital gains and losses are either short-term or long-term, depending on whether the fund holds the securities for one year or less (short-term) or more than one year (long-term). |
Declaration and Distribution Schedule | |
Declarations | Daily |
Distributions | Monthly |
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■ | The Fund intends to qualify and to be eligible for treatment each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company generally is not subject to tax at the fund level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. However, the Fund's failure to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company would result in Fund-level taxation, and consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to you and in the NAV of your shares. Even if the Fund qualifies for treatment as a regulated investment company, the Fund may be subject to federal excise tax on certain undistributed income or gains. |
■ | Otherwise taxable distributions generally are taxable to you when paid, whether they are paid in cash or automatically reinvested in additional Fund shares. Dividends paid in January are deemed paid on December 31 of the prior year if the dividend was declared and payable to shareholders of record in October, November, or December of such prior year. |
■ | Distributions of the Fund's ordinary income and net short-term capital gain, if any, generally are taxable to you as ordinary income. Distributions of the Fund's net long-term capital gain, if any, generally are taxable to you as long-term capital gain. Whether capital gains are long-term or short-term is determined by how long the Fund has owned the investments that generated them, rather than how long you have owned your shares. The Fund expects that distributions will consist primarily of ordinary income. |
■ | From time to time, a distribution from the Fund could constitute a return of capital. A return of capital is a return of an amount of your original investment and is not a distribution of income or capital gain from the Fund. Therefore, a return of capital is not taxable to you so long as the amount of the distribution does not exceed your tax basis in your Fund shares. A return of capital reduces your tax basis in your Fund shares, with any amounts exceeding such basis generally taxable as capital gain. |
■ | If you are an individual and you meet certain holding period and other requirements for your Fund shares, a portion of your distributions may be treated as “qualified dividend income” taxable at the lower net long-term capital gain rates instead of the higher ordinary income rates. Qualified dividend income is income attributable to the Fund's dividends received from certain U.S. and foreign corporations, as long as the Fund meets certain holding period and other requirements for the stock producing such dividends. The Fund does not expect a significant portion of Fund distributions to be eligible for treatment as qualified dividend income. |
■ | Certain high-income individuals (as well as estates and trusts) are subject to a 3.8% tax on net investment income. For individuals, the 3.8% tax applies to the lesser of (1) the amount (if any) by which the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income exceeds certain threshold amounts or (2) the taxpayer's “net investment income.” |
Net investment income generally includes for this purpose dividends, including any capital gain dividends, paid by the Fund, and net gains recognized on the sale, redemption or exchange of shares of the Fund. |
■ | Certain derivative instruments when held in the Fund's portfolio subject the Fund to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to, among other things, accelerate income to the Fund, defer Fund losses, cause adjustments in the holding periods of Fund portfolio securities, or convert capital gains into ordinary income, short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses or long-term capital gains into short-term capital gains. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and/or character of distributions to shareholders. |
■ | Generally, a Fund realizes a capital gain or loss on an option when the option expires, or when it is exercised, sold or otherwise terminated. However, if an option is a “section 1256 contract,” which includes most traded options on a broad-based index, and the Fund holds such option at the end of its taxable year, the Fund is deemed to sell such option at fair market value at such time and recognize any gain or loss thereon, which is generally deemed to be 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gain or loss, as described further in the SAI. |
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■ | Income and proceeds received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to foreign taxes. If at the end of the taxable year more than 50% of the value of the Fund's assets consists of securities of foreign corporations, and the Fund makes a special election, you will generally be required to include in your income for U.S. federal income tax purposes your share of the qualifying foreign income taxes paid by the Fund in respect of its foreign portfolio securities. You may be able to claim a foreign tax credit or deduction in respect of this amount, subject to certain limitations. There is no assurance that the Fund will make this election for a taxable year, even if it is eligible to do so. |
■ | A sale, redemption or exchange of Fund shares is a taxable event. This includes redemptions where you are paid in securities. Your sales, redemptions and exchanges of Fund shares (including those paid in securities) usually will result in a taxable capital gain or loss to you, equal to the difference between the amount you receive for your shares (or are deemed to have received in the case of exchanges) and your adjusted tax basis in the shares, which is generally the amount you paid (or are deemed to have paid in the case of exchanges) for them. Any such capital gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if you have held your Fund shares for more than one year at the time of sale or exchange. In certain circumstances, capital losses may be converted from short-term to long-term; in other circumstances, capital losses may be disallowed under the “wash sale” rules. |
■ | For sales, redemptions and exchanges of shares that were acquired in a non-qualified account after 2011, the Fund generally is required to report to shareholders and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) cost basis information with respect to those shares. The Fund uses average cost basis as its default method of calculating cost basis. For more information regarding average cost basis reporting, other available cost basis methods, and selecting or changing to a different cost basis method, please see the SAI, columbiathreadneedleus.com, or contact the Fund at 800.345.6611. If you hold Fund shares through a financial intermediary (e.g., a brokerage firm), you should contact your financial intermediary to learn about its cost basis reporting default method and the reporting elections available to your account. |
■ | The Fund is required by federal law to withhold tax on any taxable or tax-exempt distributions and redemption proceeds paid to you (including amounts paid to you in securities and amounts deemed to be paid to you upon an exchange of shares) if: you have not provided a correct TIN or have not certified to the Fund that withholding does not apply, the IRS has notified us that the TIN listed on your account is incorrect according to its records, or the IRS informs the Fund that you are otherwise subject to backup withholding. |
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Net
asset value,
beginning of period |
Net
investment income |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Distributions
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions to shareholders |
|
Class A | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $11.00 | 0.21 | 1.30 | 1.51 | (0.21) | — | (0.21) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $10.75 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.46 | (0.21) | — | (0.21) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $11.06 | 0.16 | (0.31) | (0.15) | (0.16) | — | (0.16) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $11.34 | 0.14 | (0.25) | (0.11) | (0.14) | (0.03) | (0.17) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $11.28 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.26 | (0.14) | (0.06) | (0.20) |
Class C | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $11.00 | 0.13 | 1.29 | 1.42 | (0.13) | — | (0.13) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $10.75 | 0.13 | 0.25 | 0.38 | (0.13) | — | (0.13) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $11.06 | 0.09 | (0.31) | (0.22) | (0.09) | — | (0.09) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $11.34 | 0.06 | (0.24) | (0.18) | (0.07) | (0.03) | (0.10) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $11.28 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.19 | (0.07) | (0.06) | (0.13) |
Institutional Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $11.01 | 0.23 | 1.29 | 1.52 | (0.23) | — | (0.23) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $10.75 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.49 | (0.23) | — | (0.23) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $11.06 | 0.18 | (0.31) | (0.13) | (0.18) | — | (0.18) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $11.34 | 0.16 | (0.25) | (0.09) | (0.16) | (0.03) | (0.19) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $11.28 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.28 | (0.16) | (0.06) | (0.22) |
Institutional 2 Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $10.98 | 0.23 | 1.29 | 1.52 | (0.23) | — | (0.23) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $10.73 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.48 | (0.23) | — | (0.23) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $11.04 | 0.18 | (0.31) | (0.13) | (0.18) | — | (0.18) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $11.32 | 0.16 | (0.25) | (0.09) | (0.16) | (0.03) | (0.19) |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $11.26 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.28 | (0.16) | (0.06) | (0.22) |
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Net
asset value, end of period |
Total
return |
Total
gross
expense ratio to average net assets(a) |
Total
net
expense ratio to average net assets(a), (b) |
Net
investment
income ratio to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover |
Net
assets, end of period (000's) |
|
Class A | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $12.30 | 13.88% | 0.65% | 0.33% (c) | 1.83% | 54% | $51,890 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $11.00 | 4.32% | 0.65% | 0.35% (c) | 1.93% | 50% | $35,707 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $10.75 | (1.35%) | 0.65% | 0.35% (c) | 1.49% | 27% | $45,074 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $11.06 | (0.94%) | 0.65% | 0.35% (c) | 1.27% | 50% | $48,312 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $11.34 | 2.38% | 0.66% | 0.35% (c) | 1.30% | 91% | $41,893 |
Class C | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $12.29 | 13.00% | 1.41% | 1.03% (c) | 1.12% | 54% | $6,910 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $11.00 | 3.59% | 1.40% | 1.05% (c) | 1.23% | 50% | $2,801 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $10.75 | (2.03%) | 1.41% | 1.05% (c) | 0.78% | 27% | $4,143 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $11.06 | (1.63%) | 1.40% | 1.05% (c) | 0.56% | 50% | $6,938 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $11.34 | 1.67% | 1.41% | 1.05% (c) | 0.59% | 91% | $9,892 |
Institutional Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $12.30 | 13.95% | 0.40% | 0.18% (c) | 1.98% | 54% | $581,931 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $11.01 | 4.57% | 0.40% | 0.20% (c) | 2.08% | 50% | $323,226 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $10.75 | (1.20%) | 0.40% | 0.20% (c) | 1.64% | 27% | $392,889 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $11.06 | (0.79%) | 0.40% | 0.20% (c) | 1.42% | 50% | $380,519 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $11.34 | 2.54% | 0.41% | 0.20% (c) | 1.44% | 91% | $274,641 |
Institutional 2 Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $12.27 | 13.98% | 0.40% | 0.18% | 1.98% | 54% | $51,284 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $10.98 | 4.48% | 0.40% | 0.20% | 2.10% | 50% | $35,855 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $10.73 | (1.20%) | 0.40% | 0.20% | 1.65% | 27% | $30,710 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017 | $11.04 | (0.80%) | 0.41% | 0.20% | 1.45% | 50% | $24,839 |
Year Ended 4/30/2016 | $11.32 | 2.54% | 0.41% | 0.20% | 1.45% | 91% | $3,906 |
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Net
asset value,
beginning of period |
Net
investment income |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total
from
investment operations |
Distributions
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Total
distributions to shareholders |
|
Institutional 3 Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $11.07 | 0.23 | 1.30 | 1.53 | (0.23) | — | (0.23) |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $10.81 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.49 | (0.23) | — | (0.23) |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $11.13 | 0.18 | (0.32) | (0.14) | (0.18) | — | (0.18) |
Year Ended 4/30/2017(d) | $11.02 | 0.03 | 0.11 (e) | 0.14 | (0.03) | — | (0.03) |
Notes to Financial Highlights | |
(a) | In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios. |
(b) | Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. |
(c) | The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
(d) | Institutional 3 Class shares commenced operations on March 1, 2017. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date. |
(e) | Calculation of the net gain (loss) per share (both realized and unrealized) does not correlate to the aggregate realized and unrealized gain (loss) presented in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of subscriptions and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to fluctuations in the market value of the portfolio. |
(f) | Annualized. |
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Net
asset value, end of period |
Total
return |
Total
gross
expense ratio to average net assets(a) |
Total
net
expense ratio to average net assets(a), (b) |
Net
investment
income ratio to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover |
Net
assets, end of period (000's) |
|
Institutional 3 Class | |||||||
Year Ended 4/30/2020 | $12.37 | 13.97% | 0.40% | 0.18% | 2.00% | 54% | $415,616 |
Year Ended 4/30/2019 | $11.07 | 4.56% | 0.40% | 0.20% | 2.10% | 50% | $445,200 |
Year Ended 4/30/2018 | $10.81 | (1.27%) | 0.40% | 0.20% | 1.66% | 27% | $401,768 |
Year Ended 4/30/2017(d) | $11.13 | 1.24% | 0.40% (f) | 0.20% (f) | 1.52% (f) | 50% | $252,341 |
Prospectus 2020 | 67 |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs. |
■ | Shares purchased through an Ameriprise Financial Services investment advisory program (if an Advisory or similar share class for such investment advisory program is not available). |
■ | Shares purchased by third party investment advisors on behalf of their advisory clients through Ameriprise Financial Services’ platform (if an Advisory or similar share class for such investment advisory program is not available). |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other fund within the Columbia Funds). |
■ | Shares exchanged from Class C shares of the same fund in the month of or following the 10-year anniversary of the purchase date. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to such shares following a shorter holding period, that waiver will apply to exchanges following such shorter period. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to exchanges of Class C shares for load waived shares, that waiver will also apply to such exchanges. |
■ | Employees and registered representatives of Ameriprise Financial Services or its affiliates and their immediate family members. |
■ | Shares purchased by or through qualified accounts (including IRAs, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, 401(k)s, 403(b) TSCAs subject to ERISA and defined benefit plans) that are held by a covered family member, defined as an Ameriprise financial advisor and/or the advisor’s spouse, advisor’s lineal ascendant (mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, great grandmother, great grandfather), advisor’s lineal descendant (son, step-son, daughter, step-daughter, grandson, granddaughter, great grandson, great granddaughter) or any spouse of a covered family member who is a lineal descendant. |
A-1 | Prospectus 2020 |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the Columbia Funds, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e., rights of reinstatement). |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Columbia Fund |
■ | Share purchases by employees and registered representatives of Baird or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Baird |
■ | Shares purchased with the proceeds of redemptions from another Columbia Fund, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same accounts, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge (known as rights of reinstatement) |
■ | A shareholder in the Fund’s Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares of the same Columbia Fund if the shares are no longer subject to CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Baird |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement plans or charitable accounts in a transactional brokerage account at Baird, including 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs |
■ | Shares sold due to death or disability of the shareholder |
■ | Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus |
■ | Shares purchased due to returns of excess contributions from an IRA account |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations |
■ | Shares sold to pay Baird fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Baird |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement |
■ | Breakpoints as described in this prospectus |
■ | Rights of accumulations which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Columbia Fund assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Baird. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Baird may be included in the rights of accumulations calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets |
■ | Letters of Intent (LOI) allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases of Columbia Funds through Baird, over a 13-month period of time |
Prospectus 2020 | A-2 |
■ | The applicable sales charge on a purchase of Class A shares is determined by taking into account all share classes (except any money market funds and retirement plan share classes) of Columbia Funds held by the shareholder or in an account grouped by Edward Jones with other accounts for the purpose of providing certain pricing considerations ("pricing groups"). This includes all share classes held on the Edward Jones platform and/or held on another platform. The inclusion of eligible Columbia Fund assets in the rights of accumulation calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying his or her financial advisor of such assets at the time of calculation. |
■ | ROA is determined by calculating the higher of cost or market value (current shares x NAV). |
■ | Through a LOI, shareholders can receive the sales charge and breakpoint discounts for purchases shareholders intend to make over a 13-month period from the date Edward Jones receives the LOI. The LOI is determined by calculating the higher of cost or market value of qualifying holdings at LOI initiation in combination with the value that the shareholder intends to buy over a 13-month period to calculate the front-end sales charge and any breakpoint discounts. Each purchase the shareholder makes during that 13-month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount. The inclusion of eligible Columbia Fund assets in the LOI calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying his or her financial advisor of such assets at the time of calculation. Purchases made before the LOI is received by Edward Jones are not covered under the LOI and will not reduce the sales charge previously paid. Sales charges will be adjusted if LOI is not met. |
■ | Associates of Edward Jones and its affiliates and their family members who are in the same pricing group (as determined by Edward Jones under its policies and procedures) as the associate. This waiver will continue for the remainder of the associate's life if the associate retires from Edward Jones in good-standing. |
■ | Shares purchased in an Edward Jones fee-based program. |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment. |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redeemed shares of Columbia Funds so long as the following conditions are met: 1) the proceeds are from the sale of shares within 60 days of the purchase, and 2) the sale and purchase are made in the same share class and the same account or the purchase is made in an individual retirement account with proceeds from liquidations in a non-retirement account. |
■ | Shares exchanged into Class A shares from another share class so long as the exchange is into the same fund and was initiated at the discretion of Edward Jones. Edward Jones is responsible for any remaining CDSC due to the fund company, if applicable. Any future purchases are subject to the applicable sales charge as disclosed in the prospectus. |
A-3 | Prospectus 2020 |
■ | Exchanges from Class C shares to Class A shares of the same fund, generally, in the 84th month following the anniversary of the purchase date or earlier at the discretion of Edward Jones. |
■ | The death or disability of the shareholder |
■ | Systematic withdrawals with up to 10% per year of the account value |
■ | Return of excess contributions from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts if the redemption is taken in or after the year the shareholder reaches qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations |
■ | Shares sold to pay Edward Jones fees or costs in such cases where the transaction is initiated by Edward Jones |
■ | Shares exchanged in an Edward Jones fee-based program |
■ | Shares acquired through NAV reinstatement |
■ | $250 initial purchase minimum |
■ | $50 subsequent purchase minimum |
■ | Edward Jones has the right to redeem at its discretion fund holdings with a balance of $250 or less. The following are examples of accounts that are not included in this policy: |
■ | A fee-based account held on an Edward Jones platform |
■ | A 529 account held on an Edward Jones platform |
■ | An account with an active systematic investment plan or letter of intent (LOI) |
■ | At any time it deems necessary, Edward Jones has the authority to exchange at NAV a shareholder's holdings in a fund to Class A shares. |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other Columbia Fund). |
■ | Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of Janney or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Janney. |
Prospectus 2020 | A-4 |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions from another Columbia Fund, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within ninety (90) days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e., right of reinstatement). |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans. |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement. |
■ | Class C shares that are no longer subject to a CDSC and are converted to Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Janney’s policies and procedures. |
■ | Shares sold upon the death or disability of the shareholder. |
■ | Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus. |
■ | Shares purchased in connection with a return of excess contributions from an IRA account. |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts if the redemption is taken in or after the year the shareholder reaches qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations. |
■ | Shares sold to pay Janney fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Janney. |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement. |
■ | Shares exchanged into the same share class of a different fund. |
■ | Breakpoints as described in the Fund’s prospectus. |
■ | Rights of accumulation (“ROA”), which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts, will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Columbia Fund assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Janney. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Janney may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
■ | Letters of intent which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within the Columbia Funds, over a 13-month time period. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Janney may be included in the calculation of letters of intent only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
■ | Breakpoints as described in this prospectus. |
■ | Rights of Accumulation (ROA) which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts as described in the Fund’s prospectus will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Columbia Fund assets held by accounts (including 529 program holdings, where applicable) within the purchaser’s household at Merrill Lynch. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Merrill Lynch may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
A-5 | Prospectus 2020 |
■ | Letters of Intent (LOI) which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases of Columbia Funds, through Merrill Lynch, over a 13-month period of time (if applicable). |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans, provided that the shares are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and shares are held for the benefit of the plan |
■ | Shares purchased by a 529 Plan (does not include 529 Plan units or 529-specific share classes or equivalents) |
■ | Shares purchased through a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program |
■ | Shares exchanged due to the holdings moving from a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program to a Merrill Lynch brokerage (non-advisory) account pursuant to Merrill Lynch’s policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers |
■ | Shares purchased by third party investment advisors on behalf of their advisory clients through Merrill Lynch’s platform |
■ | Shares of funds purchased through the Merrill Edge Self-Directed platform (if applicable) |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other Columbia Fund) |
■ | Shares exchanged from Class C (i.e., level-load) shares of the same fund pursuant to Merrill Lynch’s policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers |
■ | Employees and registered representatives of Merrill Lynch or its affiliates and their family members |
■ | Directors or Trustees of the Fund, and employees of the Fund’s investment adviser or any of its affiliates, as described in this prospectus |
■ | Eligible shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions from another Columbia Fund, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement). Automated transactions (i.e. systematic purchases and withdrawals) and purchases made after shares are automatically sold to pay Merrill Lynch’s account maintenance fees are not eligible for reinstatement |
■ | Death or disability of the shareholder |
■ | Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus |
■ | Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code |
■ | Shares sold to pay Merrill Lynch fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Merrill Lynch |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement |
■ | Shares held in retirement brokerage accounts, that are exchanged for a lower cost share class due to transfer to certain fee based accounts or platforms (applicable to Class A and Class C shares only) |
■ | Shares received through an exchange due to the holdings moving from a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program to a Merrill Lynch brokerage (non-advisory) account pursuant to Merrill Lynch’s policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers |
Prospectus 2020 | A-6 |
■ | Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans |
■ | Morgan Stanley employee and employee-related accounts according to Morgan Stanley’s account linking rules |
■ | Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions when purchasing shares of the same fund |
■ | Shares purchased through a Morgan Stanley self-directed brokerage account |
■ | Class C (i.e., level-load) shares that are no longer subject to a CDSC and are exchanged for Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s share class exchange program |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions from another Columbia Fund, provided (i) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (ii) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (iii) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge. |
■ | Shares purchased in an investment advisory program. |
■ | Shares purchased within the Columbia Funds through a systematic reinvestment of capital gains and dividend distributions. |
■ | Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James. |
A-7 | Prospectus 2020 |
■ | Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the Columbia Funds, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement). |
■ | A shareholder in the Fund’s Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James. |
■ | Death or disability of the shareholder. |
■ | Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s prospectus. |
■ | Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account. |
■ | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. |
■ | Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James. |
■ | Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement. |
■ | Breakpoints as described in this prospectus. |
■ | Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Columbia Fund assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the calculation of rights of accumulation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
■ | Letters of intent which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within the Columbia Funds, over a 13-month time period. Eligible Columbia Fund assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the calculation of letters of intent only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. |
■ | For employer-sponsored retirement plans held through a commissionable brokerage account, Class A shares are available at NAV (i.e., without a sales charge). For this purpose, employer-sponsored retirement plans include, but are not limited to, 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans. |
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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a % of offering price) | None |
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) imposed on redemptions (as a % of the lower of the original purchase price or current net asset value) | None |
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | |
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Inst
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Management fees | 1.60% |
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees | 0.00% |
Other expenses(a) | |
Dividend expenses and borrowing costs on securities sold short | 0.32% |
Remainder of other expenses | 0.40% |
Total annual Fund operating expenses | 2.32% |
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements(b) | (0.16%) |
Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements | 2.16% |
(a) | Other expenses have been restated to reflect current fees paid by the Fund. |
(b) | Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or to reimburse expenses (excluding transaction costs and certain other investment related expenses, dividend expenses and borrowing costs on securities sold short, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and infrequent and/or unusual expenses) through August 31, 2021, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Under this agreement, the Fund’s net operating expenses, subject to applicable exclusions, will not exceed the annual rate of 1.84% for Class Inst. |
■ | you invest $10,000 in the applicable class of Fund shares for the periods indicated, |
■ | your investment has a 5% return each year, and |
■ | the Fund’s total annual operating expenses remain the same as shown in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table above. |
1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |
Class Inst (whether or not shares are redeemed) | $219 | $709 | $1,226 | $2,644 |
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Year
by Year Total Return (%)
as of December 31 Each Year* |
Best
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Best | 1st Quarter 2019 | 5.14% |
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4th Quarter 2018 | -9.49% |
* | Year to Date return as of June 30, 2020: -12.48% |
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Class
Inception Date |
1 Year | Life of Fund* | |
Class Inst | 01/03/2017 | ||
returns before taxes | 8.17% | 3.22% | |
returns after taxes on distributions | 7.97% | -0.07% | |
returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares | 4.98% | 2.13% | |
HFRX Equity Hedge Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) | 10.71% | 3.54% | |
Wilshire Liquid Alternative Equity Hedge Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) | 9.19% | 3.34% | |
MSCI World Index (Net) (reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes but reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or other taxes) | 27.67% | 13.13% |
* | Returns shown for periods prior to the inception date of the Fund's Class Inst shares include the returns of the Fund's Class A shares for the period from October 17, 2016 (the Fund's inception date) through January 2, 2017, as applicable. Class A shares were offered prior to the inception date of the Fund's Class Inst shares but have since been merged into the Fund's Class Inst shares. |
Portfolio Manager | Title | Role with Fund | Managed Fund Since | |||
Joseph Feeney, Jr., CFA | Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Boston Partners | Co-Portfolio Manager | 2016 | |||
Eric Connerly, CFA | Director of Quantitative Research of Boston Partners | Co-Portfolio Manager | 2016 |
Portfolio Manager | Title | Role with Fund | Managed Fund Since | |||
Michele Aghassi, Ph.D. | Portfolio Manager and Principal of AQR | Co-Portfolio Manager | 2016 | |||
Andrea Frazzini, Ph.D. | Portfolio Manager and Principal of AQR | Co-Portfolio Manager | 2016 | |||
Ronen Israel | Portfolio Manager and Principal of AQR | Co-Portfolio Manager | January 2020 | |||
Lars Nielsen | Portfolio Manager and Principal of AQR | Co-Portfolio Manager | January 2020 |
Portfolio Manager | Title | Role with Fund | Managed Fund Since | |||
Harindra de Silva, CFA | President/Portfolio Manager of WellsCap | Co-Portfolio Manager | 2016 | |||
Dennis Bein, CFA | Chief Investment Officer/Portfolio Manager of WellsCap | Co-Portfolio Manager | 2016 | |||
David Krider, CFA | Portfolio Manager of WellsCap | Co-Portfolio Manager | 2016 |
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■ | Value indicators identify investments that appear cheap based on fundamental measures. Examples of value indicators include using price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios for choosing individual equities. |
■ | Momentum indicators identify investments showing signs of improvement, whether based on prices or fundamentals. Examples of momentum indicators include simple price momentum for choosing individual equities based on strong recent performance. |
■ | Quality indicators identify stable companies in good business health, including those with strong profitability and stable earnings. |
■ | Sentiment indicators identify companies favored by high-conviction investors or companies whose management is acting in shareholder-friendly ways. |
■ | In addition to these indicators, AQR may use a number of additional indicators based on the Adviser’s proprietary research. AQR may add or modify the economic indicators employed in selecting portfolio holdings from time to time. |
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■ | A forward foreign currency contract is a derivative (forward contract) in which the underlying reference is a country's or region’s currency. The Fund may agree to buy or sell a country's or region’s currency at a specific price on a specific date in the future. These instruments may fall in value (sometimes dramatically) due to foreign market downswings or foreign currency value fluctuations, subjecting the Fund to foreign currency risk (the risk that Fund performance may be negatively impacted by foreign currency strength or weakness relative to the U.S. dollar, particularly if the Fund exposes a significant percentage of its assets to currencies other than the U.S. dollar). Unanticipated changes in the currency markets could result in reduced performance for the Fund. When the Fund converts its foreign currencies into U.S. dollars, it may incur currency conversion costs due to the spread between the prices at which it may buy and sell various currencies in the market. |
■ | A forward interest rate agreement is a derivative whereby the buyer locks in an interest rate at a future settlement date. If the interest rate on the settlement date exceeds the lock rate, the buyer pays the seller the difference between the two rates (based on the notional value of the agreement). If the lock rate exceeds the interest rate on the settlement date, the seller pays the buyer the difference between the two rates (based on the notional value of the agreement). The Fund may act as a buyer or a seller. |
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■ | A bond (or debt instrument) future is a derivative that is an agreement for the contract holder to buy or sell a bond or other debt instrument, a basket of bonds or other debt instrument, or the bonds or other debt instruments in an index on a specified date at a predetermined price. The buyer (long position) of a bond future is obliged to buy the underlying reference at the agreed price on expiry of the future. |
■ | A currency future, also an FX future or foreign exchange future, is a derivative that is an agreement to exchange one currency for another at a specified date in the future at a price (exchange rate) that is fixed on the purchase date. |
■ | An equity future is a derivative that is an agreement for the contract holder to buy or sell a specified amount of an individual equity, a basket of equities or the securities in an equity index on a specified date at a predetermined price. |
■ | An interest rate future is a derivative that is an agreement whereby the buyer and seller agree to the future delivery of an interest-bearing instrument on a specific date at a pre-determined price. Examples include Treasury-bill futures, Treasury-bond futures and Eurodollar futures. |
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■ | Contracts for differences are swap arrangements in which the parties agree that their return (or loss) will be based on the relative performance of two different groups or baskets of securities or other instruments. Often, one or both baskets will be an established securities index. The Fund’s return will be based on changes in value of theoretical long futures positions in the securities comprising one basket (with an aggregate face value equal to the notional amount of the contract for differences) and theoretical short futures positions in the securities comprising the other basket. The Fund also may use actual long and short futures positions and achieve similar market exposure by netting the payment obligations of the two contracts. If the short basket outperforms the long basket, the Fund will realize a loss – even in circumstances when the securities in both the long and short baskets appreciate in value. |
■ | A credit default swap (including a swap on a credit default index, sometimes referred to as a credit default swap index) is a derivative and special type of swap where one party pays, in effect, an insurance premium through a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return upon the occurrence of a particular credit event by one or more third parties, such as bankruptcy, default or a similar event. A credit default swap may be embedded within a structured note or other derivative instrument. Credit default swaps enable an investor to buy or sell protection against such a credit event (such as an issuer’s bankruptcy, restructuring or failure to make timely payments of interest or principal). Credit default swap indices are indices that reflect the performance of a basket of credit default swaps and are subject to the same risks as credit default swaps. If such a default were to occur, any contractual remedies that the Fund may have may be subject to bankruptcy and insolvency laws, which could delay or limit the Fund's recovery. Thus, if the counterparty under a credit default swap defaults on its obligation to make payments thereunder, as a result of its bankruptcy or otherwise, the Fund may lose such payments altogether, or collect only a portion thereof, which collection could involve costs or delays. The Fund’s return from investment in a credit default swap index may not match the return of the referenced index. Further, investment in a credit default swap index could result in losses if the referenced index does not perform as expected. Unexpected changes in the composition of the index may also affect performance of the credit default swap index. If a referenced index has a dramatic intraday move that causes a material decline in the Fund’s net assets, the terms of the Fund’s credit default swap index may permit the counterparty to immediately close out the transaction. In that event, the Fund may be unable to enter into another credit default swap index or otherwise achieve desired exposure, even if the referenced index reverses all or a portion of its intraday move. |
■ | An interest rate swap is a derivative in which two parties agree to exchange interest rate cash flows, based on a specified notional amount from a fixed rate to a floating rate (or vice versa) or from one floating rate to another. Interest rate swaps can be based on various measures of interest rates, including swap rates, treasury rates, foreign interest rates and other reference rates. |
■ | Total return swaps are derivative swap transactions in which one party agrees to pay the other party an amount equal to the total return of a defined underlying reference during a specified period of time. In return, the other party would make periodic payments based on a fixed or variable interest rate or on the total return of a different underlying reference. |
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Multi-Manager Directional Alternative Strategies Fund | |
Class Inst | 1.84% |
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Portfolio Manager | Title | Role with Fund | Managed Fund Since | |||
Joseph Feeney, Jr., CFA | Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Boston Partners | Co-Portfolio Manager | 2016 | |||
Eric Connerly, CFA | Director of Quantitative Research of Boston Partners | Co-Portfolio Manager | 2016 |
Portfolio Manager | Title | Role with Fund | Managed Fund Since | |||
Michele Aghassi, Ph.D. | Portfolio Manager and Principal of AQR | Co-Portfolio Manager | 2016 | |||
Andrea Frazzini, Ph.D. | Portfolio Manager and Principal of AQR | Co-Portfolio Manager | 2016 | |||
Ronen Israel | Portfolio Manager and Principal of AQR | Co-Portfolio Manager | January 2020 | |||
Lars Nielsen | Portfolio Manager and Principal of AQR | Co-Portfolio Manager | January 2020 |
Portfolio Manager | Title | Role with Fund | Managed Fund Since | |||
Harindra de Silva, CFA | President/Portfolio Manager of WellsCap | Co-Portfolio Manager | 2016 | |||
Dennis Bein, CFA | Chief Investment Officer/Portfolio Manager of WellsCap | Co-Portfolio Manager | 2016 | |||
David Krider, CFA | Portfolio Manager of WellsCap | Co-Portfolio Manager | 2016 |
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■ | compensation and other benefits received by the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates related to the management/administration of a Columbia Fund and the sale of its shares; |
■ | the allocation of, and competition for, investment opportunities among the Fund, other funds and accounts advised/managed by the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates, or Ameriprise Financial itself and its affiliates; |
■ | separate and potentially divergent management of a Columbia Fund and other funds and accounts advised/managed by the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates; |
■ | regulatory and other investment restrictions on investment activities of the Investment Manager and other Ameriprise Financial affiliates and accounts advised/managed by them; |
■ | insurance and other relationships of Ameriprise Financial affiliates with companies and other entities in which a Columbia Fund invests; and |
■ | regulatory and other restrictions relating to the sharing of information between Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates, including the Investment Manager, and a Columbia Fund. |
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* | The website references in this prospectus are inactive links and information contained in or otherwise accessible through the referenced websites does not form a part of this prospectus. |
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Share Class | Eligible Investors & Minimum Initial Investments(a) | Front-End Sales Charges | Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs) | Conversion Features & Investment Limits | Maximum Distribution and/or Service Fees |
Class
Inst |
Eligibility:
Available only through certain wrap fee programs sponsored and/or managed by Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates.
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None | None | None | None |
Class
Inst3 |
Eligibility (b): Available to (i) group retirement plans that maintain plan-level or omnibus accounts with the Fund; (ii) institutional investors that are clients of the Columbia Threadneedle Global Institutional Distribution Team that invest in Class Inst3 shares for their own account through platforms approved by the Distributor or an affiliate thereof to offer and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform; (iii) collective trust funds; (iv) affiliated or unaffiliated mutual funds (e.g., funds operating as funds-of-funds); (v) fee-based platforms of financial intermediaries (or the clearing intermediary they trade through) that have an agreement with the Distributor or an affiliate thereof that specifically authorizes the financial intermediary to offer and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform, provided also that Fund shares are held in an omnibus account; (vi) commissionable brokerage platforms where the financial intermediary, acting as broker on behalf of its customer, charges the customer a commission for effecting transactions in Fund shares, provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst3 shares within such platform and that Fund shares are held in an omnibus account; and (vii) bank trust departments, subject to an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst3 shares and provided that Fund shares are held in an omnibus account. In each case above where noted that Fund shares are required to be held in an omnibus account, the Distributor may, in its discretion, determine to waive this requirement. | None | None | None | None |
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Share Class | Eligible Investors & Minimum Initial Investments(a) | Front-End Sales Charges | Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (CDSCs) | Conversion Features & Investment Limits | Maximum Distribution and/or Service Fees |
Minimum Initial Investment: No minimum for the eligible investors described in (i), (iii), (iv), (v), and (vii) above; $2,000 ($1,000 for IRAs; $100 for systematic investment plan accounts) for the eligible investors described in (vi) above; and $1 million for all other eligible investors, unless waived in the discretion of the Distributor |
(a) | See Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Buying Shares for more details on the eligible investors, minimum initial and subsequent investments, and account balance requirements. |
(b) | Currently, Class Inst3 shares of the Multi-Manager Strategies Funds are offered only to group retirement plan recordkeeping platforms that have an agreement with (i) the Distributor or an affiliate thereof that specifically authorizes the group retirement plan recordkeeper to offer and/or service Class Inst3 shares within such platform, provided also that Fund shares are held in an omnibus account and (ii) Wilshire Associates, appointed or serving as investment manager or consultant to the recordkeeper’s group retirement plan platform. There is no minimum initial investment for such accounts. |
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■ | negative impact on the Fund's performance; |
■ | potential dilution of the value of the Fund's shares; |
■ | interference with the efficient management of the Fund's portfolio, such as the need to maintain undesirably large cash positions, the need to use its line of credit or the need to buy or sell securities it otherwise would not have bought or sold; |
■ | losses on the sale of investments resulting from the need to sell securities at less favorable prices; |
■ | increased taxable gains to the Fund's remaining shareholders resulting from the need to sell securities to meet sell orders; and |
■ | increased brokerage and administrative costs. |
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■ | Once the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary receives your buy order in “good form,” your purchase will be made at the next calculated public offering price per share, which is the net asset value per share plus any sales charge that applies (i.e., the trade date). |
■ | Once the Fund receives your purchase request in “good form,” you cannot cancel it after the market closes. |
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■ | You generally buy shares of Multi-Manager Strategies Funds at NAV per share because no front-end sales charge applies to purchases of shares of Multi-Manager Strategies Funds. |
■ | The Distributor and the Transfer Agent reserve the right to cancel your order request if the Fund does not receive payment within two business days of receiving your purchase order request. The Fund will return any payment received for orders that have been cancelled, but no interest will be paid on that money. |
■ | Financial intermediaries are responsible for sending your purchase orders to the Transfer Agent and ensuring that the Fund receives your money on time. |
■ | Shares purchased are recorded on the books of the Fund. The Fund does not issue certificates. |
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■ | Once the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary receives your redemption order in “good form,” your shares will be sold at the next calculated NAV per share (i.e., the trade date). |
■ | Once the Fund receives your redemption request in “good form,” you cannot cancel it after the market closes. |
■ | If you sell your shares that are held in a Direct-at-Fund Account, we will normally send the redemption proceeds by mail or electronically transfer them to your bank account the next business day after the trade date. Note that your bank may take up to three business days to post an electronic funds transfer from your account. |
■ | If you sell your shares through a financial intermediary, the Funds will normally send the redemption proceeds to your financial intermediary within two business days after the trade date. |
■ | No interest will be paid on uncashed redemption checks. |
■ | Other restrictions may apply to retirement accounts. For information about these restrictions, contact your retirement plan administrator. |
■ | For broker-dealer and wrap fee accounts: The Fund reserves the right to redeem your shares if your account falls below the Fund's minimum initial investment requirement. The Fund will notify your broker-dealer prior to redeeming shares, and will provide details on how to avoid such redemption. |
■ | Also keep in mind the Funds' Small Account Policy, which is described above in Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares — Transaction Rules and Policies. |
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■ | Exchanges are made at the NAV next calculated after your exchange order is received in “good form” (i.e., the trade date). |
■ | Once the Fund receives your exchange request in “good form,” you cannot cancel it after the market closes. |
■ | The rules for buying shares of a Fund generally apply to exchanges into that Fund, including, if your exchange creates a new Fund account, it must satisfy the minimum investment amount, unless a waiver applies. |
■ | Shares of the purchased Fund may not be used on the same day for another exchange or sale. |
■ | You may make exchanges only into a Fund that is legally offered and sold in your state of residence. Contact the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary for more information. |
■ | You generally may make an exchange only into a Fund that is accepting investments. |
■ | The Fund may change or cancel your right to make an exchange by giving the amount of notice required by regulatory authorities (generally 60 days for a material change or cancellation). |
■ | Unless your account is part of a tax-advantaged arrangement, an exchange for shares of another Fund is a taxable event, and you may recognize a gain or loss for tax purposes. |
■ | You may only exchange Class Inst shares and Class Inst3 shares of a Multi-Manager Strategies Fund for the same class of shares of another Multi-Manager Strategies Fund. |
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■ | It can earn income on its investments. Examples of fund income are interest paid on money market instruments and bonds, and dividends paid on common stocks. |
■ | A mutual fund can also have capital gains if the value of its investments increases. While a fund continues to hold an investment, any gain is generally unrealized. If the fund sells an investment, it generally will realize a capital gain if it sells that investment for a higher price than its adjusted cost basis, and will generally realize a capital loss if it sells that investment for a lower price than its adjusted cost basis. Capital gains and losses are either short-term or long-term, depending on whether the fund holds the securities for one year or less (short-term) or more than one year (long-term). |
Declaration and Distribution Schedule | |
Declarations | Annually |
Distributions | Annually |
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■ | The Fund intends to qualify and to be eligible for treatment each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company generally is not subject to tax at the fund level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. However, the Fund's failure to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company would result in Fund-level taxation, and consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to you and in the NAV of your shares. Even if the Fund qualifies for treatment as a regulated investment company, the Fund may be subject to federal excise tax on certain undistributed income or gains. |
■ | Otherwise taxable distributions generally are taxable to you when paid, whether they are paid in cash or automatically reinvested in additional Fund shares. Dividends paid in January are deemed paid on December 31 of the prior year if the dividend was declared and payable to shareholders of record in October, November, or December of such prior year. |
■ | Distributions of the Fund's ordinary income and net short-term capital gain, if any, generally are taxable to you as ordinary income. Distributions of the Fund's net long-term capital gain, if any, generally are taxable to you as long-term capital gain. Whether capital gains are long-term or short-term is determined by how long the Fund has owned the investments that generated them, rather than how long you have owned your shares. |
■ | From time to time, a distribution from the Fund could constitute a return of capital. A return of capital is a return of an amount of your original investment and is not a distribution of income or capital gain from the Fund. Therefore, a return of capital is not taxable to you so long as the amount of the distribution does not exceed your tax basis in your Fund shares. A return of capital reduces your tax basis in your Fund shares, with any amounts exceeding such basis generally taxable as capital gain. |
■ | If you are an individual and you meet certain holding period and other requirements for your Fund shares, a portion of your distributions may be treated as “qualified dividend income” taxable at the lower net long-term capital gain rates instead of the higher ordinary income rates. Qualified dividend income is income attributable to the Fund's dividends received from certain U.S. and foreign corporations, as long as the Fund meets certain holding period and other requirements for the stock producing such dividends. |
■ | Certain high-income individuals (as well as estates and trusts) are subject to a 3.8% tax on net investment income. For individuals, the 3.8% tax applies to the lesser of (1) the amount (if any) by which the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income exceeds certain threshold amounts or (2) the taxpayer's “net investment income.” |
Net investment income generally includes for this purpose dividends, including any capital gain dividends, paid by the Fund, and net gains recognized on the sale, redemption or exchange of shares of the Fund. |
■ | Certain derivative instruments when held in the Fund's portfolio subject the Fund to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to, among other things, accelerate income to the Fund, defer Fund losses, cause adjustments in the holding periods of Fund portfolio securities, or convert capital gains into ordinary income, short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses or long-term capital gains into short-term capital gains. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and/or character of distributions to shareholders. |
■ | Generally, a Fund realizes a capital gain or loss on an option when the option expires, or when it is exercised, sold or otherwise terminated. However, if an option is a “section 1256 contract,” which includes most traded options on a broad-based index, and the Fund holds such option at the end of its taxable year, the Fund is deemed to sell such option at fair market value at such time and recognize any gain or loss thereon, which is generally deemed to be 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gain or loss, as described further in the SAI. |
■ | Income and proceeds received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to foreign taxes. If at the end of the taxable year more than 50% of the value of the Fund's assets consists of securities of foreign |
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corporations, and the Fund makes a special election, you will generally be required to include in your income for U.S. federal income tax purposes your share of the qualifying foreign income taxes paid by the Fund in respect of its foreign portfolio securities. You may be able to claim a foreign tax credit or deduction in respect of this amount, subject to certain limitations. There is no assurance that the Fund will make this election for a taxable year, even if it is eligible to do so. |
■ | A sale, redemption or exchange of Fund shares is a taxable event. This includes redemptions where you are paid in securities. Your sales, redemptions and exchanges of Fund shares (including those paid in securities) usually will result in a taxable capital gain or loss to you, equal to the difference between the amount you receive for your shares (or are deemed to have received in the case of exchanges) and your adjusted tax basis in the shares, which is generally the amount you paid (or are deemed to have paid in the case of exchanges) for them. Any such capital gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if you have held your Fund shares for more than one year at the time of sale or exchange. In certain circumstances, capital losses may be converted from short-term to long-term; in other circumstances, capital losses may be disallowed under the “wash sale” rules. |
■ | For sales, redemptions and exchanges of shares that were acquired in a non-qualified account after 2011, the Fund generally is required to report to shareholders and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) cost basis information with respect to those shares. The Fund uses average cost basis as its default method of calculating cost basis. For more information regarding average cost basis reporting, other available cost basis methods, and selecting or changing to a different cost basis method, please see the SAI, columbiathreadneedleus.com, or contact the Fund at 800.345.6611. If you hold Fund shares through a financial intermediary (e.g., a brokerage firm), you should contact your financial intermediary to learn about its cost basis reporting default method and the reporting elections available to your account. |
■ | The Fund is required by federal law to withhold tax on any taxable or tax-exempt distributions and redemption proceeds paid to you (including amounts paid to you in securities and amounts deemed to be paid to you upon an exchange of shares) if: you have not provided a correct TIN or have not certified to the Fund that withholding does not apply, the IRS has notified us that the TIN listed on your account is incorrect according to its records, or the IRS informs the Fund that you are otherwise subject to backup withholding. |
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2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 (a) | |
Per share data | ||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $6.78 | $10.82 | $10.60 | $10.25 |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||
Net investment loss | (0.01) | (0.01) | (0.09) | (0.01) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.72) | (0.80) | 0.92 | 0.36 |
Total from investment operations | (0.73) | (0.81) | 0.83 | 0.35 |
Distributions to shareholders | ||||
Distributions from net investment income | — | (0.06) | (0.18) | — |
Distributions from net realized gains | (0.05) | (3.17) | (0.43) | — |
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.05) | (3.23) | (0.61) | — |
Net asset value, end of period | $6.00 | $6.78 | $10.82 | $10.60 |
Total return | (10.81%) | (5.65%) | 7.67% | 3.41% |
Ratios to average net assets | ||||
Total gross expenses(b) | 2.31% (c),(d) | 2.16% (c),(d),(e) | 2.36% (c) | 2.49% (c),(f) |
Total net expenses(b),(g) | 2.19% (c),(d) | 2.12% (c),(d),(e) | 2.36% (c) | 2.29% (c),(f) |
Net investment loss | (0.14%) | (0.11%) | (0.83%) | (0.05%) (f) |
Supplemental data | ||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $221,159 | $251,976 | $290,666 | $1,049,952 |
Portfolio turnover | 197% | 146% (h) | 158% | 100% |
Notes to Financial Highlights | |
(a) | Institutional Class shares commenced operations on January 3, 2017. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date. |
(b) | In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios. |
(c) | Ratios include dividends and interest on securities sold short. If dividends and interest on securities sold short had been excluded, expenses would have been lower by: |
Class | 4/30/2020 | 4/30/2019 | 4/30/2018 | 4/30/2017 |
Institutional Class | 0.32% | 0.19% | 0.40% | 0.46% |
(d) | Ratios include interest on collateral expense which is less than 0.01%. |
(e) | Ratios include interfund lending expense which is less than 0.01%. |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. |
(h) | The rate for the year ended April 30, 2019, as disclosed in the April 30, 2020 and 2019 financial statements was calculated and presented incorrectly and has been corrected. |
Prospectus 2020 | 63 |
Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2020 Fund | ||
Class Adv: CARGX | Class Inst3: CARHX | |
Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2025 Fund | ||
Class Adv: CAAHX | Class Inst3: CAIDX | |
Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2030 Fund | ||
Class Adv: CARLX | Class Inst3: CARMX | |
Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2035 Fund | ||
Class Adv: CARJX | Class Inst3: CAIEX | |
Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2040 Fund | ||
Class Adv: CAROX | Class Inst3: CARQX | |
Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2045 Fund | ||
Class Adv: CARPX | Class Inst3: CAIHX | |
Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2050 Fund | ||
Class Adv: CARSX | Class Inst3: CARUX | |
Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2055 Fund | ||
Class Adv: CARFX | Class Inst3: CAIJX | |
Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2060 Fund | ||
Class Adv: CARKX | Class Inst3: CARVX | |
Columbia Adaptive Risk Allocation Fund | ||
Class A: CRAAX | Class Adv: CARRX | Class C: CRACX |
Class Inst: CRAZX | Class Inst2: CRDRX | Class Inst3: CARYX |
Class R: CRKRX | ||
Columbia Balanced Fund | ||
Class A: CBLAX | Class Adv: CBDRX | Class C: CBLCX |
Class Inst: CBALX | Class Inst2: CLREX | Class Inst3: CBDYX |
Class R: CBLRX | ||
Columbia Bond Fund | ||
Class A: CNDAX | Class Adv: CNDRX | Class C: CNDCX |
Class Inst: UMMGX | Class Inst2: CNFRX | Class Inst3: CBFYX |
Class R: CBFRX | Class V: CNDTX | |
Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | ||
Class A: LCTAX | Class Adv: CCTMX | Class C: LCTCX |
Class Inst: SCTEX | Class Inst3: CCTYX | Class V: GCBAX |
Columbia Contrarian Core Fund | ||
Class A: LCCAX | Class Adv: CORRX | Class C: LCCCX |
Class Inst: SMGIX | Class Inst2: COFRX | Class Inst3: COFYX |
Class R: CCCRX | Class V: SGIEX | |
Columbia Corporate Income Fund | ||
Class A: LIIAX | Class Adv: CIFRX | Class C: CIOCX |
Class Inst: SRINX | Class Inst2: CPIRX | Class Inst3: CRIYX |
Columbia Dividend Income Fund | ||
Class A: LBSAX | Class Adv: CVIRX | Class C: LBSCX |
Class Inst: GSFTX | Class Inst2: CDDRX | Class Inst3: CDDYX |
Class R: CDIRX | Class V: GEQAX | |
Columbia Emerging Markets Fund | ||
Class A: EEMAX | Class Adv: CEMHX | Class C: EEMCX |
Class Inst: UMEMX | Class Inst2: CEKRX | Class Inst3: CEKYX |
Class R: CEMRX | ||
Columbia Global Technology Growth Fund | ||
Class A: CTCAX | Class Adv: CTYRX | Class C: CTHCX |
Class Inst: CMTFX | Class Inst2: CTHRX | Class Inst3: CGTUX |
Columbia Greater China Fund | ||
Class A: NGCAX | Class Adv: CGCHX | Class C: NGCCX |
Class Inst: LNGZX | Class Inst2: CGCRX | Class Inst3: CGCYX |
Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund | ||
Class A: LHIAX | Class Adv: CHIYX | Class C: CHMCX |
Class Inst: SRHMX | Class Inst2: CHMYX | Class Inst3: CHHYX |
Columbia Strategic Income Fund | ||
Class A: COSIX | Class Adv: CMNRX | Class C: CLSCX |
Class Inst: LSIZX | Class Inst2: CTIVX | Class Inst3: CPHUX |
Class R: CSNRX | ||
Columbia Strategic New York Municipal Income Fund | ||
Class A: COLNX | Class Adv: CNYEX | Class C: CNYCX |
Class Inst: CNYZX | Class Inst2: CNYRX | Class Inst3: CNTYX |
Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund | ||
Class A: COLTX | Class Adv: CTERX | Class C: COLCX |
Class Inst: CTEZX | Class Inst2: CADMX | Class Inst3: CTEYX |
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | ||
Class A: LIBAX | Class Adv: CBNRX | Class C: LIBCX |
Class Inst: SRBFX | Class Inst2: CTBRX | Class Inst3: CTBYX |
Class R: CIBRX | ||
Columbia U.S. Social Bond Fund | ||
Class A: CONAX | Class Adv: CONFX | Class C: CONCX |
Class Inst: CONZX | Class Inst2: COVNX | Class Inst3: CONYX |
Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund | ||
Class A: LUTAX | Class C: LUTCX | Class Inst: IUTIX |
Class Inst2: CUTRX | Class Inst3: CUTYX |
Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund | ||
Class A: CUSOX | Class Adv: CUSHX | Class Inst: CUSBX |
Class Inst3: CMGUX | ||
Multi-Manager Alternative Strategies Fund | ||
Class Inst: CZAMX | ||
Multi-Manager Directional Alternative Strategies Fund | ||
Class Inst: CDAZX | ||
Multi-Manager Growth Strategies Fund | ||
Class Inst: CZMGX | Class Inst3: CABGX | |
Multi-Manager International Equity Strategies Fund | ||
Class Inst: CMIEX | Class Inst3: CIEEX | |
Multi-Manager Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund | ||
Class Inst: CZMSX | Class Inst3: CSCLX | |
Multi-Manager Total Return Bond Strategies Fund | ||
Class Inst: CTRZX | Class Inst3: CTREX | |
Multisector Bond SMA Completion Portfolio | ||
MBSAX | ||
Overseas SMA Completion Portfolio | ||
OSCBX |
Fund Name and Fiscal Year End: | Shareholder Report: |
March 31 | Annual Report |
Columbia
Adaptive Retirement 2020 Fund
Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2025 Fund Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2030 Fund Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2035 Fund Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2040 Fund Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2045 Fund Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2050 Fund Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2055 Fund Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2060 Fund Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund Columbia Solutions Aggressive Portfolio Columbia Solutions Conservative Portfolio Multi-Manager Growth Strategies Fund |
Fund Name and Fiscal Year End: | Shareholder Report: |
April
30
Columbia Bond Fund Columbia Corporate Income Fund Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I Columbia Total Return Bond Fund Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund Multi-Manager Directional Alternative Strategies Fund |
Annual Report |
May 31 | Annual Report |
Columbia
Adaptive Risk Allocation Fund
Columbia Dividend Income Fund Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund Columbia Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund |
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July 31 | Annual Report |
Columbia
Large Cap Growth Fund
Columbia Oregon Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund Columbia U.S. Social Bond Fund |
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August 31 | Annual Report |
Columbia
Balanced Fund
Columbia Contrarian Core Fund Columbia Emerging Markets Fund Columbia Global Technology Growth Fund Columbia Greater China Fund Columbia International Dividend Income Fund Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I Columbia Strategic Income Fund Multi-Manager Alternative Strategies Fund Multi-Manager International Equity Strategies Fund Multi-Manager Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund Multi-Manager Total Return Bond Fund Multisector Bond SMA Completion Portfolio Overseas SMA Completion Portfolio |
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October 31 | Annual Report |
Columbia
Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund Columbia Strategic California Municipal Income Fund Columbia Strategic New York Municipal Income Fund |
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December 31 | Annual Report |
Columbia Real Estate Equity Fund |
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S-1 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 1 |
■ | the organization of the Trust; |
■ | the Funds' investments; |
■ | the Funds' investment adviser, investment subadviser(s) (if any) and other service providers, including roles and relationships of Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates, and conflicts of interest; |
■ | the governance of the Funds; |
■ | the Funds' brokerage practices; |
■ | the share classes offered by the Funds; |
■ | the purchase, redemption and pricing of Fund shares; and |
■ | the application of U.S. federal income tax laws. |
1933 Act | Securities Act of 1933, as amended |
1934 Act | Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended |
1940 Act | Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended |
Adaptive Retirement Funds | The Funds within the Columbia Funds Complex that include “Adaptive Retirement” within the fund name. |
AlphaSimplex | AlphaSimplex Group, LLC |
Administrative Services Agreement | The Administrative Services Agreement, as amended, if applicable, between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the Investment Manager |
Ameriprise Financial | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. |
AQR | AQR Capital Management, LLC |
Arrowstreet | Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 2 |
Baillie Gifford | Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited |
Bank of America | Bank of America Corporation |
BMO | BMO Asset Management Corp. |
Board | The Trust’s Board of Trustees |
Boston Partners | Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. |
Business Day | Any day on which the NYSE is open for business. A business day typically ends at the close of regular trading on the NYSE, usually at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. If the NYSE is scheduled to close early, the business day will be considered to end as of the time of the NYSE’s scheduled close. The Fund will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption in NYSE trading or an intraday unscheduled closing as a close of regular trading on the NYSE for these purposes and will price its shares as of the regularly scheduled closing time for that day (typically, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the NAV of Fund shares may be determined at such other time or times (in addition to or in lieu of the time set forth above) as the Fund’s Board may approve or ratify. On holidays and other days when the NYSE is closed, the Fund's NAV is not calculated and the Fund does not accept buy or sell orders. However, the value of the Fund's assets may still be affected on such days to the extent that the Fund holds foreign securities that trade on days that foreign securities markets are open. |
Causeway | Causeway Capital Management LLC |
CEA | Commodity Exchange Act |
CFST | Columbia Funds Series Trust |
CFST I | Columbia Funds Series Trust I |
CFST II | Columbia Funds Series Trust II |
CFTC | The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission |
Code | Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended |
Codes of Ethics | The codes of ethics adopted by the Funds, the Investment Manager, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. and/or any sub-adviser, as applicable, pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act |
Columbia Funds or Columbia Funds Complex | The fund complex, including the Funds, that is comprised of the registered investment companies, including traditional mutual funds, closed-end funds, and ETFs, advised by the Investment Manager or its affiliates |
Columbia Management | Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC |
Columbia WAM | Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC |
Conestoga | Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC |
Custodian | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. |
DBRS | DBRS Morningstar |
Distribution Agreement | The Distribution Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of its Funds, and the Distributor |
Distribution Plan(s) | One or more of the plans adopted by the Board pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for the distribution of the Funds’ shares |
Distributor | Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. |
DST | DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. |
FDIC | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
FHLMC | The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
Fitch | Fitch Ratings, Inc. |
FNMA | Federal National Mortgage Association |
The Fund(s) or a Fund | One or more of the open-end management investment companies listed on the front cover of this SAI |
GNMA | Government National Mortgage Association |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 3 |
Hotchkis & Wiley | Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, LLC |
Independent Trustees | The Trustees of the Board who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Funds |
Interested Trustee | A Trustee of the Board who is currently deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Funds |
Investment Management Services Agreement | The Investment Management Services Agreement, as amended, if applicable, between the Trust, on behalf of its Funds, and the Investment Manager |
Investment Manager | Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC |
IRS | United States Internal Revenue Service |
Manulife | Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC |
Management Agreement | The Management Agreements, as amended, if applicable, between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the Investment Manager |
Moody’s | Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. |
Multi-Manager Strategies Funds | Multi-Manager Alternative Strategies Fund, Multi-Manager Directional Alternative Strategies Fund, Multi-Manager Growth Strategies Fund, Multi-Manager International Equity Strategies Fund, Multi-Manager Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund, Multi-Manager Total Return Bond Strategies Fund and Multi-Manager Value Strategies Fund. Shares of the Multi-Manager Strategies Funds are offered only through certain wrap fee programs sponsored and/or managed by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. or its affiliates. |
NASDAQ | National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations system |
NAV | Net asset value per share of a Fund |
NRSRO | Nationally recognized statistical ratings organization (such as, for example, Moody’s, Fitch or S&P) |
NSCC | National Securities Clearing Corporation |
NYSE | New York Stock Exchange |
PGIM | PGIM, Inc., the asset management arm of Prudential Financial, Inc. |
PwC | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
QMA | QMA LLC |
REIT | Real estate investment trust |
REMIC | Real estate mortgage investment conduit |
RIC | A “regulated investment company,” as such term is used in the Code |
S&P | Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“Standard & Poor’s” and “S&P” are trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by the Investment Manager. The Columbia Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor’s and Standard & Poor’s makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Columbia Funds) |
SAI | This Statement of Additional Information, as amended and supplemented from time-to-time |
SEC | United States Securities and Exchange Commission |
Shares | Shares of a Fund |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 4 |
Solution Series Funds | Columbia Solutions Aggressive Portfolio, Columbia Solutions Conservative Portfolio, Multisector Bond SMA Completion Portfolio and Overseas SMA Completion Portfolio |
Subadvisory Agreement | The Subadvisory Agreement among the Trust on behalf of the Fund(s), the Investment Manager and a Fund’s investment subadviser(s), as the context may require |
Subsidiary | One or more wholly-owned subsidiaries of a Fund |
TCW | TCW Investment Management Company LLC |
Threadneedle | Threadneedle International Limited |
Transfer Agency Agreement | The Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of its Funds, and the Transfer Agent |
Transfer Agent | Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. |
Trustee(s) | One or more members of the Board |
Trust | Columbia Funds Series Trust I, the registered investment company in the Columbia Funds Complex to which this SAI relates |
Voya | Voya Investment Management Co. LLC |
VP – Managed Volatility Funds | Any variable portfolio fund that includes the words “Managed Risk,” “Managed Volatility,” or “U.S. Flexible” as part of the Fund’s name |
Water Island | Water Island Capital, LLC |
WellsCap | Wells Capital Management Incorporated |
* | On July 27, 2017, the head of the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a desire to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. There remains uncertainty regarding the future utilization of LIBOR and the nature of any replacement rate. |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 5 |
Fund Name: | Referred to as: | |
Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2020 Fund | Adaptive Retirement 2020 Fund | |
Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2025 Fund | Adaptive Retirement 2025 Fund | |
Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2030 Fund | Adaptive Retirement 2030 Fund | |
Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2035 Fund | Adaptive Retirement 2035 Fund | |
Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2040 Fund | Adaptive Retirement 2040 Fund | |
Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2045 Fund | Adaptive Retirement 2045 Fund | |
Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2050 Fund | Adaptive Retirement 2050 Fund | |
Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2055 Fund | Adaptive Retirement 2055 Fund | |
Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2060 Fund | Adaptive Retirement 2060 Fund | |
Columbia Adaptive Risk Allocation Fund | Adaptive Risk Allocation Fund | |
Columbia Balanced Fund | Balanced Fund | |
Columbia Bond Fund | Bond Fund | |
Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | CT Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
Columbia Contrarian Core Fund | Contrarian Core Fund | |
Columbia Corporate Income Fund | Corporate Income Fund | |
Columbia Dividend Income Fund | Dividend Income Fund | |
Columbia Emerging Markets Fund | Emerging Markets Fund | |
Columbia Global Technology Growth Fund | Global Technology Growth Fund | |
Columbia Greater China Fund | Greater China Fund | |
Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund | HY Municipal Fund | |
Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
Columbia International Dividend Income Fund* | International Dividend Income Fund | |
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund | Large Cap Growth Fund | |
Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | MA Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund | Mid Cap Growth Fund | |
Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund | Multi-Asset Income Fund | |
Columbia Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund | Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund | |
Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | NY Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
Columbia Oregon Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | OR Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund | Pacific/Asia Fund | |
Columbia Real Estate Equity Fund | Real Estate Equity Fund | |
Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund | Select Large Cap Growth Fund | |
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I | Small Cap Growth Fund I | |
Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I | Small Cap Value Fund I | |
Columbia Solutions Aggressive Portfolio | Solutions Aggressive Portfolio | |
Columbia Solutions Conservative Portfolio | Solutions Conservative Portfolio | |
Columbia Strategic California Municipal Income Fund | Strategic CA Municipal Income Fund | |
Columbia Strategic Income Fund | Strategic Income Fund | |
Columbia Strategic New York Municipal Income Fund | Strategic NY Municipal Income Fund | |
Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund | Tax-Exempt Fund | |
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | Total Return Bond Fund | |
Columbia U.S. Social Bond Fund | U.S. Social Bond Fund | |
Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund | U.S. Treasury Index Fund |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 6 |
Fund Name: | Referred to as: | |
Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund | Ultra Short Term Bond Fund | |
Multi-Manager Alternative Strategies Fund | MM Alternative Strategies Fund | |
Multi-Manager Directional Alternative Strategies Fund | MM Directional Alternative Strategies Fund | |
Multi-Manager Growth Strategies Fund | MM Growth Strategies Fund | |
Multi-Manager International Equity Strategies Fund | MM International Equity Strategies Fund | |
Multi-Manager Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund | MM Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund | |
Multi-Manager Total Return Bond Fund | MM Total Return Bond Strategies Fund | |
Multisector Bond SMA Completion Portfolio | Multisector Bond SMA Completion Portfolio | |
Overseas SMA Completion Portfolio | Overseas SMA Completion Portfolio |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 7 |
Fund | Fiscal Year End | Prospectus Date |
Date
Began
Operations* |
Diversified** | Fund Investment Category*** |
Adaptive Retirement 2020 Fund | March 31 | 8/1/2020 | 10/24/2017 | No | Fund-of-funds – alternative |
Adaptive Retirement 2025 Fund | March 31 | 8/1/2020 | 4/4/2018 | No | Fund-of-funds – alternative |
Adaptive Retirement 2030 Fund | March 31 | 8/1/2020 | 10/24/2017 | No | Fund-of-funds – alternative |
Adaptive Retirement 2035 Fund | March 31 | 8/1/2020 | 4/4/2018 | No | Fund-of-funds – alternative |
Adaptive Retirement 2040 Fund | March 31 | 8/1/2020 | 10/24/2017 | No | Fund-of-funds – alternative |
Adaptive Retirement 2045 Fund | March 31 | 8/1/2020 | 4/4/2018 | No | Fund-of-funds – alternative |
Adaptive Retirement 2050 Fund | March 31 | 8/1/2020 | 10/24/2017 | No | Fund-of-funds – alternative |
Adaptive Retirement 2055 Fund | March 31 | 8/1/2020 | 4/4/2018 | No | Fund-of-funds – alternative |
Adaptive Retirement 2060 Fund | March 31 | 8/1/2020 | 10/24/2017 | No | Fund-of-funds – alternative |
Adaptive Risk Allocation Fund | May 31 | 10/1/2019 | 6/19/2012 | No | Alternative |
Balanced Fund | August 31 | 1/1/2020 | 10/1/1991 | Yes | Equity/Taxable fixed-income |
Bond Fund | April 30 | 9/1/2020 | 1/9/1986 | Yes | Taxable fixed-income |
Contrarian Core Fund | August 31 | 1/1/2020 | 12/14/1992 | Yes | Equity |
Corporate Income Fund | April 30 | 9/1/2020 | 3/5/1986 | Yes | Taxable fixed-income |
CT
Intermediate Municipal
Bond Fund |
October 31 | 3/1/2020 | 8/1/1994 | No | Tax-exempt fixed-income |
Dividend Income Fund | May 31 | 10/1/2019 | 3/4/1998 | Yes | Equity |
Emerging Markets Fund | August 31 | 1/1/2020 | 1/2/1998 | Yes | Equity |
Global Technology Growth Fund | August 31 | 1/1/2020 | 11/9/2000 | Yes | Equity |
Greater China Fund | August 31 | 1/1/2020 | 5/16/1997 | No | Equity |
HY Municipal Fund | May 31 | 10/1/2019 | 3/5/1984 | Yes | Tax-exempt fixed-income |
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | October 31 | 3/1/2020 | 6/14/1993 | Yes | Tax-exempt fixed-income |
International Dividend Income Fund | August 31 | 1/1/2020 | 11/9/2000 | Yes | Equity |
Large Cap Growth Fund | July 31 | 12/1/2019 | 12/14/1990 | Yes | Equity |
MA
Intermediate Municipal
Bond Fund |
October 31 | 3/1/2020 | 6/14/1993 | No | Tax-exempt fixed-income |
Mid Cap Growth Fund | August 31 | 1/1/2020 | 11/20/1985 | Yes | Equity |
MM Alternative Strategies Fund | August 31 | 1/1/2020 | 4/23/2012 | No | Alternative |
MM Directional Alternative Strategies Fund | April 30 | 9/1/2020 | 10/17/2016 | No | Alternative |
MM Growth Strategies Fund | March 31 | 8/1/2020 | 4/20/2012 | Yes | Equity |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 8 |
Fund | Fiscal Year End | Prospectus Date |
Date
Began
Operations* |
Diversified** | Fund Investment Category*** |
MM
International Equity
Strategies Fund |
August 31 |
12/18/2019
&
1/1/2020 |
5/17/2018 | Yes | Equity |
MM
Small Cap Equity
Strategies Fund |
August 31 |
12/18/2019
&
1/1/2020 |
4/20/2012 | Yes | Equity |
MM
Total Return Bond
Strategies Fund |
August 31 |
12/18/2019
&
1/1/2020 |
4/20/2012 | Yes | Taxable fixed-income |
Multi-Asset Income Fund | April 30 | 9/1/2020 | 3/27/2015 | Yes | Flexible |
Multisector
Bond SMA
Completion Portfolio |
August 31 | 10/28/2019 | 10/29/2019 | No | Taxable fixed-income |
Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund | May 31 | 10/1/2019 | 1/28/2015 | No | Alternative |
NY
Intermediate Municipal
Bond Fund |
October 31 | 3/1/2020 | 12/31/1991 | No | Tax-exempt fixed-income |
OR
Intermediate Municipal
Bond Fund |
July 31 | 12/1/2019 | 7/2/1984 | Yes | Tax-exempt fixed-income |
Overseas
SMA
Completion Portfolio |
August 31 | 9/12/2019 | 9/12/2019 | No | Equity |
Pacific/Asia Fund | March 31 | 8/1/2020 | 12/31/1992 | Yes | Equity |
Real Estate Equity Fund | December 31 | 5/1/2020 | 4/1/1994 | No | Equity |
Select Large Cap Growth Fund | March 31 | 8/1/2020 | 10/1/1997 | Yes | Equity |
Small Cap Growth Fund I | August 31 | 1/1/2020 | 10/1/1996 | Yes | Equity |
Small Cap Value Fund I | April 30 | 9/1/2020 | 7/25/1986 | Yes | Equity |
Solutions Aggressive Portfolio | March 31 | 8/1/2020 | 10/24/2017 | No | Alternative |
Solutions Conservative Portfolio | March 31 | 8/1/2020 | 10/24/2017 | No | Alternative |
Strategic
CA Municipal
Income Fund |
October 31 | 3/1/2020 | 6/16/1986 | Yes | Tax-exempt fixed-income |
Strategic Income Fund | August 31 | 1/1/2020 | 4/21/1977 | Yes | Taxable fixed-income |
Strategic
NY Municipal
Income Fund |
October 31 | 3/1/2020 | 9/26/1986 | No | Tax-exempt fixed-income |
Tax-Exempt Fund | July 31 | 12/1/2019 | 11/21/1978 | Yes | Tax-exempt fixed-income |
Total Return Bond Fund | April 30 | 9/1/2020 | 12/5/1978 | Yes | Taxable fixed-income |
U.S. Social Bond Fund | July 31 | 12/1/2019 | 3/26/2015 | Yes | Tax-exempt fixed-income |
U.S. Treasury Index Fund | April 30 | 9/1/2020 | 6/4/1991 | Yes | Taxable fixed-income |
Ultra Short Term Bond Fund | July 31 | 12/1/2019 | 3/8/2004 | Yes | Taxable fixed-income |
* | Certain Funds reorganized into series of the Trust. The date of operations for these Funds represents the date on which the predecessor funds began operation. |
** | A “diversified” Fund may not, with respect to 75% of its total assets, invest more than 5% of its total assets in securities of any one issuer or purchase more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer, except obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities and except securities of other investment companies. A “non-diversified” Fund may invest a greater percentage of its total assets in the securities of fewer issuers than a “diversified” fund, which 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, a “non-diversified” Fund’s value will likely be more volatile than the value of a more diversified fund. |
*** | The Fund Investment Category is used as a convenient way to describe Funds in this SAI and should not be deemed a description of the Fund’s principal investment strategies, which are described in the Fund’s prospectus. |
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Fund | Effective Date of Name Change | Previous Fund Name |
CT Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund |
May
14, 2019
|
Columbia AMT-Free Connecticut Intermediate Muni Bond Fund |
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund |
May
14, 2019
|
Columbia AMT-Free Intermediate Muni Bond Fund |
International Dividend Income Fund* | September 2, 2020 | Columbia Global Dividend Opportunity Fund |
MA Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund |
May
14, 2019
|
Columbia AMT-Free Massachusetts Intermediate Muni Bond Fund |
MM Alternative Strategies Fund |
February
28, 2017
October 12, 2016 |
Active
Portfolios® Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund
Active Portfolios® Multi-Manager Alternative Strategies Fund |
MM Directional Alternative Strategies Fund | February 28, 2017 | Active Portfolios® Multi-Manager Directional Alternatives Fund |
MM Growth Strategies Fund |
February
28, 2017
|
Active Portfolios® Multi-Manager Growth Fund |
MM Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund | February 28, 2017 | Active Portfolios® Multi-Manager Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund |
MM Total Return Bond Strategies Fund |
February
28, 2017
April 11, 2016 |
Active
Portfolios® Multi-Manager Total Return Bond Fund
Active Portfolios® Multi-Manager Core Plus Bond Fund |
Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund |
August
1, 2019
October 1, 2016 |
Columbia
Alternative Beta Fund
Columbia Adaptive Alternatives Fund |
NY Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund |
May
14, 2019
|
Columbia AMT-Free New York Intermediate Muni Bond Fund |
OR Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund |
May
14, 2019
|
Columbia AMT-Free Oregon Intermediate Muni Bond Fund |
Strategic CA Municipal Income Fund | January 22, 2018 | Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund |
Strategic NY Municipal Income Fund | January 22, 2018 | Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund |
Total Return Bond Fund | February 19, 2016 | Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund |
Ultra Short Term Bond Fund | December 1, 2018 | CMG Ultra Short Term Bond Fund |
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A. | Buy or sell real estate |
A1 – | The Fund may not purchase or sell real estate, except each Fund may: (i) purchase securities of issuers which deal or invest in real estate, (ii) purchase securities which are secured by real estate or interests in real estate and (iii) hold and dispose of real estate or interests in real estate acquired through the exercise of its rights as a holder of securities which are secured by real estate or interests therein. |
A2 – | The Fund will not buy or sell real estate, unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments, except this shall not prevent the Fund from investing in: (i) securities or other instruments backed by real estate or interests in real estate, (ii) securities or other instruments of issuers or entities that deal in real estate or are engaged in the real estate business, (iii) real estate investment trusts (REITs) or entities similar to REITs formed under the laws of non-U.S. countries or (iv) real estate or interests in real estate acquired through the exercise of its rights as a holder of securities secured by real estate or interests therein. |
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B. | Buy or sell physical commodities |
B1 – | The Fund may not purchase or sell commodities, except that each Fund may to the extent consistent with its investment objective: (i) invest in securities of companies that purchase or sell commodities or which invest in such programs, (ii) purchase and sell options, forward contracts, futures contracts, and options on futures contracts and (iii) enter into swap contracts and other financial transactions relating to commodities.(a) This limitation does not apply to foreign currency transactions including without limitation forward currency contracts. |
B2 – | The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in one or more wholly-owned subsidiaries that may invest in commodities, thereby indirectly gaining exposure to commodities, and may, to the extent consistent with its investment objective, (i) invest in securities of companies that purchase or sell commodities or which invest in such programs, (ii) purchase and sell options, forward contracts, futures contracts, and options on futures contracts and (iii) enter into swap contracts and other financial transactions relating to commodities. This policy does not limit foreign currency transactions including without limitation forward currency contracts. |
B3 – | The Fund will not purchase or sell commodities, except to the extent permitted by applicable law from time to time. |
B4 – | The Fund will not purchase or sell commodities, except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable exemptive relief, as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time. |
B5 – | The Fund will not purchase or sell commodities, except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable exemptive relief. |
(a) | For purposes of the fundamental investment policy on buying and selling physical commodities above, at the time of the establishment of the restriction for certain Funds, swap contracts on financial instruments or rates were not within the understanding of the term “commodities.” Notwithstanding any federal legislation or regulatory action by the CFTC that subjects such swaps to regulation by the CFTC, these Funds will not consider such instruments to be commodities for purposes of this restriction. |
C. | Issuer Diversification*† |
C1 – | The Fund may not purchase securities (except securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities) of any one issuer if, as a result, more than 5% of its total assets will be invested in the securities of such issuer or it would own more than 10% of the voting securities of such issuer, except that: (i) up to 25% of its total assets may be invested without regard to these limitations and (ii) a Fund’s assets may be invested in the securities of one or more management investment companies to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder, or any applicable exemptive relief. |
C2 – | The Fund may not, as a matter of fundamental policy, purchase securities (except securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities) of any one issuer if, as a result, more than 5% of its total assets will be invested in the securities of such issuer or it would own more than 10% of the voting securities of such issuer, except that: (i) up to 50% of its total assets may be invested without regard to these limitations and (ii) the Fund’s assets may be invested in the securities of one or more management investment companies to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder, or any applicable exemptive relief. |
C3 – | The Fund will not make any investment inconsistent with its classification as a diversified company under the 1940 Act. |
C4 – | The Fund will not purchase securities (except securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities) of any one issuer if, as a result, more than 5% of its total assets will be invested in the securities of such issuer or it would own more than 10% of the voting securities of such issuer, except that: (a) up to 25% of its total assets may be invested without regard to these limitations; and (b) a Fund’s assets may be invested in the securities of one or more management investment companies to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder, or any applicable exemptive relief, as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time. |
C5 – | The Fund will not purchase securities (except securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities) of any one issuer if, as a result, more than 5% of its total assets will be invested in the securities of such issuer or it would own more than 10% of the voting securities of such issuer, except that: (a) up to 25% of its total assets may be invested without regard to these limitations; and (b) a Fund’s assets may be invested in the securities of one or more management investment companies to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder, or any applicable exemptive relief. |
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C6 – | The Fund operates as a diversified company under the 1940 Act. |
* | For purposes of applying the limitation set forth in its issuer diversification policy above, a Fund does not consider futures or swaps central counterparties, where the Fund has exposure to such central counterparties in the course of making investments in futures and securities, to be issuers. |
† | For purposes of applying the limitation set forth in its issuer diversification policy, under certain circumstances, a Fund may treat an investment, if any, in a municipal bond refunded with escrowed U.S. Government securities as an investment in U.S. Government securities. |
D. | Concentration* |
D1 – | The Fund may not purchase any securities which would cause 25% or more of the value of its total assets at the time of purchase to be invested in the securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, provided that: (i) there is no limitation with respect to obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, any state or territory of the United States or any of their agencies, instrumentalities or political subdivisions; and (ii) notwithstanding this limitation or any other fundamental investment limitation, assets may be invested in the securities of one or more management investment companies or subsidiaries to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable exemptive relief. |
D2 – | The Fund will invest at least 65% of the value of its total assets in securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry. |
D3 – | The Fund will, under normal market conditions, invest at least 25% of the value of its total assets at the time of purchase in the securities of issuers conducting their principal business activities in the technology and related group of industries, provided that: (i) there is no limitation with respect to obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, any state or territory of the United States or any of their agencies, instrumentalities or political subdivisions; and (ii) notwithstanding this limitation or any other fundamental investment limitation, assets may be invested in the securities of one or more management investment companies or subsidiaries to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable exemptive relief. |
D4 – | The Fund will not purchase any securities which would cause 25% or more of the value of its total assets at the time of purchase to be invested in the securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, provided that: (i) there is no limitation with respect to obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, any state, municipality or territory of the United States or any of their agencies, instrumentalities or political subdivisions; and (ii) notwithstanding this limitation or any other fundamental investment limitation, assets may be invested in the securities of one or more investment companies or subsidiaries to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable exemptive relief, as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time. The Fund will consider the concentration policies of any underlying funds in which it invests when evaluating compliance with its concentration policy. |
D5 – | The Fund will not purchase any securities which would cause 25% or more of the value of its total assets at the time of purchase to be invested in the securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, provided that: (i) there is no limitation with respect to obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, any state or territory of the United States or any of their agencies, instrumentalities or political subdivisions; and (ii) notwithstanding this limitation or any other fundamental investment limitation, assets may be invested in the securities of one or more investment companies or subsidiaries to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable exemptive relief. |
* | For purposes of applying the limitation set forth in its concentration policy, above, a Fund will generally use the industry classifications provided by the Global Industry Classification System (GICS) for classification of issuers of equity securities and the classifications provided by the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index for classification of issues of fixed-income securities. To the extent that a Fund’s concentration policy requires the Fund to consider the concentration policies of any underlying funds in which it invests, the Fund will consider the portfolio positions at the time of purchase, which in the case of unaffiliated underlying funds is based on portfolio information made publicly available by them. A Fund does not consider futures or swaps clearinghouses or securities clearinghouses, where the Fund has exposure to such clearinghouses in the course of making investments in futures and securities, to be part of any industry. |
E. | Invest 80% |
E1 – | The Fund will, under normal circumstances, invest at least 80% of its total assets in state bonds, subject to applicable state requirements. |
E2 – | Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of net assets in municipal securities that pay interest exempt from federal income tax (including the federal alternative minimum tax) and Connecticut individual income tax. These securities are issued by the State of Connecticut and its political subdivisions, agencies, authorities and instrumentalities, by other qualified issuers (such as Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) and by mutual funds that invest in such securities. Dividends derived from interest on municipal securities other than such securities will generally be exempt from regular federal income tax (including the federal alternative minimum tax) but subject |
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to Connecticut personal income tax. The Fund may comply with this 80% policy by investing in a partnership, trust or regulated investment company which invests in such securities, in which case the Fund’s investment in such entity shall be deemed to be an investment in the underlying securities in the same proportion as such entity’s investment in such securities bears to its net assets. | |
E3 – | As a matter of fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of net assets in municipal securities that pay interest exempt from federal income tax (including the federal alternative minimum tax). These securities are issued by states and their political subdivisions, agencies, authorities and instrumentalities, by other qualified issuers (such as Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) and by mutual funds that invest in such securities. The Fund may comply with this 80% policy by investing in a partnership, trust, or regulated investment company which invests in such securities, in which case the Fund’s investment in such entity shall be deemed to be an investment in the underlying securities in the same proportion as such entity’s investment in such securities bears to its net assets. |
E4 – | Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of net assets in municipal securities that pay interest exempt from federal income tax (including the federal alternative minimum tax) and Massachusetts individual income tax. These securities are issued by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its political subdivisions, agencies, authorities and instrumentalities, by other qualified issuers (such as Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) and by mutual funds that invest in such securities. Dividends derived from interest on municipal securities other than such securities will generally be exempt from regular federal income tax (including the federal alternative minimum tax) but may be subject to Massachusetts personal income tax. The Fund may comply with this 80% policy by investing in a partnership, trust, or regulated investment company which invests in such securities, in which case the Fund’s investment in such entity shall be deemed to be an investment in the underlying securities in the same proportion as such entity’s investment in such securities bears to its net assets. |
E5 – | As a matter of fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of net assets in municipal securities that pay interest exempt from federal income tax (including the federal alternative minimum tax) and New York State individual income tax. These securities are issued by the State of New York and its political subdivisions, agencies, authorities and instrumentalities and by other qualified issuers (such as Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands). Dividends derived from interest on municipal securities other than such securities will generally be exempt from regular federal income tax (including the federal alternative minimum tax) but may be subject to New York State and New York City personal income tax. The Fund may comply with this 80% policy by investing in a partnership, trust or regulated investment company which invests in such securities, in which case the Fund’s investment in such entity shall be deemed to be an investment in the underlying securities in the same proportion as such entity’s investment in such securities bears to its net assets. |
E6 – | Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in municipal securities issued by the State of Oregon and its political subdivisions, agencies, authorities and instrumentalities. |
E7 – | Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry, including REITs. |
E8 – | Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in tax-exempt bonds. |
E9 – | Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of net assets in equity securities (including, but not limited to, common stocks, preferred stocks and securities convertible into common or preferred stocks) of technology companies that may benefit from technological improvements, advancements or developments. |
F. | Act as an underwriter |
F1 – | The Fund may not underwrite any issue of securities issued by other persons within the meaning of the 1933 Act except when it might be deemed to be an underwriter either: (i) in connection with the disposition of a portfolio security; or (ii) in connection with the purchase of securities directly from the issuer thereof in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective. This restriction shall not limit the Fund’s ability to invest in securities issued by other registered investment companies. |
F2 – | The Fund will not underwrite any issue of securities issued by other persons within the meaning of the 1933 Act except when it might be deemed to be an underwriter either: (i) in connection with the disposition of a portfolio security; or (ii) in connection with the purchase of securities directly from the issuer where the Fund later resells such securities. This restriction shall not limit the Fund’s ability to invest in securities issued by other registered investment companies. |
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G. | Lending |
G1 – | The Fund may not make loans, except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable exemptive relief. |
G2 – | The Fund will not make loans, except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable exemptive relief, as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time. |
G3 – | The Fund will not make loans, except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable exemptive relief. |
H. | Borrowing |
H1 – | The Fund may not borrow money except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable exemptive relief. |
H2 – | The Fund will not borrow money except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable exemptive relief, as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time. |
H3 – | The Fund will not borrow money except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable exemptive relief. |
I. | Issue senior securities |
I1 – | The Fund may not issue senior securities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable exemptive relief. |
I2 – | The Fund will not issue senior securities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable exemptive relief, as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time. |
I3 – | The Fund will not issue senior securities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable exemptive relief. |
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■ | Bond Fund may invest up to 25% of its assets in dollar-denominated debt securities issued by foreign governments, companies or other entities. |
■ | Balanced Fund, Contrarian Core Fund and Dividend Income Fund each may invest up to 20% of its net assets in foreign securities. |
■ | Large Cap Growth Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund I and Small Cap Value Fund I each may invest up to 20% of its total assets in foreign securities. |
■ | Up to 25% of the net assets of MM Total Return Bond Strategies Fund may be invested in foreign investments, which may include investments in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities, as well as investments in emerging markets securities. |
■ | MM Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign investments. |
■ | Ultra Short Term Bond Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in dollar-denominated foreign debt securities. |
■ | Each Fund (other than those Funds listed below) may not sell securities short, except as permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable exemptive relief. |
■ | The following Funds may not sell securities short: Balanced Fund, Bond Fund, Emerging Markets Fund, Global Technology Growth Fund, International Dividend Income Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, MM Growth Strategies Fund, MM Total Return Bond Strategies Fund, OR Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Pacific/Asia Fund, Real Estate Equity Fund, Select Large Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Growth Fund I. |
■ | Tax-Exempt Fund may not have a short position, unless the Fund owns, or owns rights (exercisable without payment) to acquire, an equal amount of such securities. |
■ | Tax-Exempt Fund may not purchase securities on margin, but may receive short-term credit to clear securities transactions and may make initial or maintenance margin deposits in connection with futures transactions. |
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Type of Investment | Alternative and Fund-of-Funds – Alternative |
Equity
and Flexible |
Funds-of-Funds
– Equity and Fixed Income |
Taxable
Fixed Income(a) |
Tax-Exempt
Fixed Income |
Asset-Backed Securities | • | • | • | • | • |
Bank Obligations (Domestic and Foreign) | • | • | • | • | • |
Collateralized Bond Obligations | • | • | • | • | • |
Commercial Paper | • | • | • | • | • |
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Type of Investment | Alternative and Fund-of-Funds – Alternative |
Equity
and Flexible |
Funds-of-Funds
– Equity and Fixed Income |
Taxable
Fixed Income(a) |
Tax-Exempt
Fixed Income |
Common Stock | • | • | • | • | — |
Convertible Securities | • | • | • | • | • |
Corporate Debt Securities | • | • | • | • | • |
Custody Receipts and Trust Certificates | • | • | • | • | • |
Debt Obligations | • | • | • | • | • |
Depositary Receipts | • | • | • | • | — |
Derivatives | • | • | • | • | • |
Dollar Rolls | • | • | • | • | • |
Exchange-Traded Notes | • | • | • | • | • |
Foreign Currency Transactions | • | • | • | • | • |
Foreign Securities | • | • | • | • | • |
Guaranteed Investment Contracts (Funding Agreements) | • | • | • | • | • |
High-Yield Securities | • | • | • | • | • |
Illiquid Investments | • | • | • | • | • |
Inflation Protected Securities | • | • | • | • | • |
Initial Public Offerings | • | • | • | • | • |
Inverse Floaters | • | • | • | • | • |
Investments in Other Investment Companies (Including ETFs) | • | • | • | • | • |
Listed Private Equity Funds | • | • | • | • | • |
Money Market Instruments | • | • | • | • | • |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | • | • | • | • | • |
Municipal Securities | • | • | • | • | • |
Participation Interests | • | • | • | • | • |
Partnership Securities | • | • | • | • | • |
Preferred Stock | • | • | • | • | • |
Private Placement and Other Restricted Securities | • | • | • | • | • |
Real Estate Investment Trusts | • | • | • | • | • |
Repurchase Agreements | • | • | • | • | • |
Reverse Repurchase Agreements | • | • | • | • | • |
Short Sales(b) | • | • | • | • | • |
Sovereign Debt | • | • | • | • | • |
Standby Commitments | • | • | • | • | • |
U.S. Government and Related Obligations | • | • | • | • | • |
Variable and Floating Rate Obligations | • | • | • | • | • |
Warrants and Rights | • | • | • | • | • |
(a) | Total Return Bond Fund is not authorized to purchase common stock or bank obligations. U.S. Treasury Index Fund is not authorized to purchase asset-backed securities, bank obligations, convertible securities, corporate debt obligations (other than money market instruments), depositary receipts, dollar rolls, foreign currency transactions, foreign securities, guaranteed investment contracts, inverse floaters, high-yield securities, mortgage-backed securities, municipal securities, participation interests, partnership securities, REITs, reverse repurchase agreements, short sales, sovereign debt and standby commitments. Ultra Short Term Bond is not authorized to purchase common stock, foreign currency transactions and short sales. |
(b) | See Fundamental and Non-Fundamental Investment Policies for Funds that are not permitted to sell securities short. |
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■ | A forward foreign currency contract is a derivative (forward contract) in which the underlying reference is a country's or region’s currency. The Fund may agree to buy or sell a country's or region’s currency at a specific price on a specific date in the future. These instruments may fall in value (sometimes dramatically) due to foreign market downswings or foreign currency value fluctuations, subjecting the Fund to foreign currency risk (the risk that Fund performance may be negatively impacted by foreign currency strength or weakness relative to the U.S. dollar, particularly if the Fund exposes a significant percentage of its assets to currencies other than the U.S. dollar). The effectiveness of any currency hedging strategy by a Fund may be reduced by the Fund’s inability to precisely match forward contract amounts and the value of securities involved. Forward foreign currency contracts used for hedging may also limit any potential gain that might result from an increase or decrease in the value of the currency. The Fund may use these instruments to gain leveraged exposure to currencies, which is |
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a speculative investment practice that increases the Fund's risk exposure and the possibility of losses. Unanticipated changes in the currency markets could result in reduced performance for the Fund. When the Fund converts its foreign currencies into U.S. dollars, it may incur currency conversion costs due to the spread between the prices at which it may buy and sell various currencies in the market. |
■ | A forward interest rate agreement is a derivative whereby the buyer locks in an interest rate at a future settlement date. If the interest rate on the settlement date exceeds the lock rate, the buyer pays the seller the difference between the two rates (based on the notional value of the agreement). If the lock rate exceeds the interest rate on the settlement date, the seller pays the buyer the difference between the two rates (based on the notional value of the agreement). The Fund may act as a buyer or a seller. |
■ | A bond (or debt instrument) future is a derivative that is an agreement for the contract holder to buy or sell a bond or other debt instrument, a basket of bonds or other debt instrument, or the bonds or other debt instruments in an index on a specified date at a predetermined price. The buyer (long position) of a bond future is obliged to buy the underlying reference at the agreed price on expiry of the future. |
■ | A commodity-linked future is a derivative that is an agreement to buy or sell one or more commodities (such as crude oil, gasoline and natural gas), basket of commodities or indices of commodity futures at a specific date in the future at a specific price. |
■ | A currency future, also an FX future or foreign exchange future, is a derivative that is an agreement to exchange one currency for another at a specified date in the future at a price (exchange rate) that is fixed on the purchase date. |
■ | An equity future is a derivative that is an agreement for the contract holder to buy or sell a specified amount of an individual equity, a basket of equities or the securities in an equity index on a specified date at a predetermined price. |
■ | An interest rate future is a derivative that is an agreement whereby the buyer and seller agree to the future delivery of an interest-bearing instrument on a specific date at a pre-determined price. Examples include Treasury-bill futures, Treasury-bond futures and Eurodollar futures. |
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■ | A commodity-linked structured note is a derivative (structured investment) that has principal and/or interest payments based on the market price of one or more particular commodities (such as crude oil, gasoline and natural gas), a basket of commodities, indices of commodity futures or other economic variable. If payment of interest on a commodity-linked structured note is linked to the value of a particular commodity, basket of commodities, commodity index or other economic variable, the Fund might receive lower interest payments (or not receive any of the interest due) on its investments if there is a loss of value in the underlying reference. Further, to the extent that the amount of principal to be repaid upon maturity is linked to the value of a particular commodity, basket of commodities, commodity index or other economic variable, the Fund might not receive a portion (or any) of the principal at maturity of the investment or upon earlier exchange. At any time, the risk of loss associated with a particular structured note in the Fund’s portfolio may be significantly higher than the value of the note. A liquid secondary market may not exist for the commodity-linked structured notes held in the Fund’s portfolio, which may make it difficult for the notes to be sold at a price acceptable to the portfolio manager(s) or for the Fund to accurately value them. |
■ | An equity-linked note (ELN) is a derivative (structured investment) that has principal and/or interest payments based on the value of a single equity security, a basket of equity securities or an index of equity securities, and generally has risks similar to these underlying equity securities. ELNs may be leveraged or unleveraged. An ELN typically provides interest income, thereby offering a yield advantage over investing directly in an underlying equity. The Fund may purchase ELNs that trade on a securities exchange or those that trade on the over-the-counter markets, as well as in privately negotiated transactions with the issuer of the ELN. Investments in ELNs are also subject to liquidity risk, which may make ELNs difficult to sell and value. The liquidity of unlisted ELNs is normally determined by the willingness of the issuer to make a market in the ELN. While the Fund will seek to purchase ELNs only from issuers that it believes to be willing and able to repurchase the ELN at a reasonable price, there can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to sell at such a price. Furthermore, such inability to sell may impair the Fund’s ability to enter into other transactions at a time when doing so might be advantageous. The Fund’s investments in ELNs have the potential to lead to significant losses, including the amount the Fund invested in the ELN, |
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because ELNs are subject to the market and volatility risks associated with their underlying equity. In addition, because ELNs often take the form of unsecured notes of the issuer, the Fund would be subject to the risk that the issuer may default on its obligations under the ELN, thereby subjecting the Fund to the further risk of being too concentrated in the securities (including ELNs) of that issuer. However, the Fund typically considers ELNs alongside other securities of the issuer in its assessment of issuer concentration risk. In addition, ELNs may exhibit price behavior that does not correlate with the underlying securities. ELNs may also be subject to leverage risk. The Fund may or may not hold an ELN until its maturity. ELNs also include participation notes. |
■ | A commodity-linked swap is a derivative (swap) that is an agreement where the underlying reference is the market price of one or more particular commodities (such as crude oil, gasoline and natural gas), basket of commodities or indices of commodity futures. |
■ | Contracts for differences are swap arrangements in which the parties agree that their return (or loss) will be based on the relative performance of two different groups or baskets of securities or other instruments. Often, one or both baskets will be an established securities index. The Fund’s return will be based on changes in value of theoretical long futures positions in the securities comprising one basket (with an aggregate face value equal to the notional amount of the contract for differences) and theoretical short futures positions in the securities comprising the other basket. The Fund also may use actual long and short futures positions and achieve similar market exposure by netting the payment obligations of the two contracts. If the short basket outperforms the long basket, the Fund will realize a loss – even in circumstances when the securities in both the long and short baskets appreciate in value. |
■ | A credit default swap (including a swap on a credit default index, sometimes referred to as a credit default swap index) is a derivative and special type of swap where one party pays, in effect, an insurance premium through a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return upon the occurrence of a particular credit event by one or more third parties, such as bankruptcy, default or a similar event. A credit default swap may be embedded within a structured note or other derivative instrument. Credit default swaps enable an investor to buy or sell protection against such a credit event (such as an issuer’s bankruptcy, restructuring or failure to make timely payments of interest or principal). Credit default swap indices are indices that reflect the performance of a basket of credit default swaps and are subject to the same risks as credit default swaps. If such a default were to occur, any contractual remedies that the Fund may have may be subject to bankruptcy and insolvency laws, which could delay or limit the Fund's recovery. Thus, if the counterparty under a credit default swap defaults on its obligation to make payments thereunder, as a result of its bankruptcy or otherwise, the Fund may lose such payments altogether, or collect only a portion thereof, which collection could involve costs or delays. The Fund’s return from investment in a credit default swap index may not match the return of the referenced index. Further, investment in a credit default swap index could result in losses if the referenced index does not perform as expected. Unexpected changes in the composition of the index may also affect performance of the credit default swap index. If a referenced index has a dramatic intraday move that causes a material decline in the Fund’s net assets, the terms of the Fund’s credit default swap index may permit the counterparty to immediately close out the transaction. In that event, the Fund may be unable to enter into another credit default swap index or otherwise achieve desired exposure, even if the referenced index reverses all or a portion of its intraday move. |
■ | An inflation rate swap is a derivative typically used to transfer inflation risk from one party to another through an exchange of cash flows. In an inflation rate swap, one party pays a fixed rate on a notional principal amount, while the other party pays a floating rate linked to an inflation index, such as the Consumer Price Index (CPI). |
■ | An interest rate swap is a derivative in which two parties agree to exchange interest rate cash flows, based on a specified notional amount from a fixed rate to a floating rate (or vice versa) or from one floating rate to another. Interest rate swaps can be based on various measures of interest rates, including swap rates, treasury rates, foreign interest rates and other reference rates. |
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■ | Total return swaps are derivative swap transactions in which one party agrees to pay the other party an amount equal to the total return of a defined underlying reference during a specified period of time. In return, the other party would make periodic payments based on a fixed or variable interest rate or on the total return of a different underlying reference. |
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Fund |
Assets
(millions) |
Annual
rate at
each asset level |
Management
Agreement
Effective Date |
Balanced Fund | $0 - $500 | 0.720% | 1/1/2016 |
Dividend Income Fund | >$500 - $1,000 | 0.670% | 10/1/2015 |
>$1,000 - $1,500 | 0.620% | ||
>$1,500 - $3,000 | 0.570% | ||
>$3,000 - $6,000 | 0.550% | ||
>$6,000 - $12,000 | 0.530% | ||
>$12,000 | 0.520% | ||
Bond Fund | $0 - $500 | 0.500% | 9/1/2015 |
Corporate Income Fund | >$500 - $1,000 | 0.495% | 9/1/2015 |
MM Total Return Bond Strategies Fund | >$1,000 - $2,000 | 0.480% | 1/1/2016 |
Total Return Bond Fund | >$2,000 - $3,000 | 0.460% | 9/1/2015 |
>$3,000 - $6,000 | 0.450% | ||
>$6,000 - $7,500 | 0.430% | ||
>$7,500 - $9,000 | 0.415% | ||
>$9,000 - $12,000 | 0.410% | ||
>$12,000 - $20,000 | 0.390% | ||
>$20,000 - $24,000 | 0.380% | ||
>$24,000 - $50,000 | 0.360% | ||
>$50,000 | 0.340% | ||
CT Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | $0 - $250 | 0.470% | 12/1/2015 |
MA Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | >$250 - $500 | 0.465% | 3/1/2016 |
NY Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | >$500 - $1,000 | 0.415% | 3/1/2016 |
OR Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | >$1,000 - $3,000 | 0.380% | 3/1/2016 |
Strategic CA Municipal Income Fund | >$3,000 - $6,000 | 0.340% | 3/1/2016 |
Strategic NY Municipal Income Fund | >$6,000 - $7,500 | 0.330% | 3/1/2016 |
>$7,500 - $12,000 | 0.320% | ||
>$12,000 | 0.310% | ||
Contrarian Core Fund | $0 - $500 | 0.770% | 1/1/2016 |
International Dividend Income Fund | >$500 - $1,000 | 0.720% | 1/1/2016 |
Large Cap Growth Fund | >$1,000 - $1,500 | 0.670% | 12/1/2015 |
MM Growth Strategies Fund | >$1,500 - $3,000 | 0.620% | 8/1/2015 |
Select Large Cap Growth Fund | >$3,000 - $6,000 | 0.600% | 8/1/2015 |
>$6,000 - $12,000 | 0.580% | ||
>$12,000 | 0.570% | ||
Emerging Markets Fund(c) | $0 - $500 | 1.100% | 7/1/2017 |
>$500 - $1,000 | 1.060% | ||
>$1,000 - $1,500 | 0.870% | ||
>$1,500 - $3,000 | 0.820% | ||
>$3,000 - $6,000 | 0.770% | ||
>$6,000 - $12,000 | 0.720% | ||
>$12,000 | 0.700% | ||
Global Technology Growth Fund | $0 - $500 | 0.870% | 1/1/2016 |
>$500 - $1,000 | 0.820% | ||
>$1,000 | 0.770% | ||
Greater China Fund | $0 - $1,000 | 0.950% | 1/1/2016 |
Pacific/Asia Fund | >$1,000 - $1,500 | 0.870% | 8/1/2015 |
>$1,500 - $3,000 | 0.820% | ||
>$3,000 - $6,000 | 0.770% | ||
>$6,000 | 0.720% |
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Fund |
Assets
(millions) |
Annual
rate at
each asset level |
Management
Agreement
Effective Date |
HY Municipal Fund | $0 - $500 | 0.540% | 10/1/2015 |
>$500 - $1,000 | 0.535% | ||
>$1,000 - $2,000 | 0.505% | ||
>$2,000 - $3,000 | 0.480% | ||
>$3,000 - $6,000 | 0.445% | ||
>$6,000 - $7,500 | 0.420% | ||
>$7,500 - $10,000 | 0.410% | ||
>$10,000 - $12,000 | 0.400% | ||
>$12,000 - $15,000 | 0.390% | ||
>$15,000 - $24,000 | 0.380% | ||
>$24,000 - $50,000 | 0.360% | ||
>$50,000 | 0.340% | ||
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | $0 - $500 | 0.480% | 3/1/2016 |
Tax-Exempt Fund | >$500 - $1,000 | 0.475% | 12/1/2015 |
U.S. Social Bond Fund(b) | >$1,000 - $2,000 | 0.445% | 12/1/2015 |
>$2,000 - $3,000 | 0.420% | ||
>$3,000 - $6,000 | 0.385% | ||
>$6,000 - $9,000 | 0.360% | ||
>$9,000 - $10,000 | 0.350% | ||
>$10,000 - $12,000 | 0.340% | ||
>$12,000 - $15,000 | 0.330% | ||
>$15,000 - $24,000 | 0.320% | ||
>$24,000 - $50,000 | 0.300% | ||
>$50,000 | 0.290% | ||
Mid Cap Growth Fund | $0 - $500 | 0.820% | 1/1/2016 |
>$500 - $1,000 | 0.770% | ||
>$1,000 - $1,500 | 0.720% | ||
>$1,500 - $3,000 | 0.670% | ||
>$3,000 - $12,000 | 0.660% | ||
>$12,000 | 0.650% | ||
MM Alternative Strategies Fund(a) | $0 - $500 | 1.100% | 1/1/2016 |
>$500 - $1,000 | 1.050% | ||
>$1,000 - $3,000 | 1.020% | ||
>$3,000 - $6,000 | 0.990% | ||
>$6,000 - $12,000 | 0.960% | ||
> $12,000 | 0.950% | ||
MM Directional Alternative Strategies Fund | All assets | 1.60% | 8/17/2016 |
MM International Equity Strategies Fund | $0 - $500 | 0.870% | 3/7/2018 |
>$500 - $1,000 | 0.820% | ||
>$1,000 - $1,500 | 0.770% | ||
>$1,500 - $3,000 | 0.720% | ||
>$3,000 - $6,000 | 0.700% | ||
>$6,000 - $12,000 | 0.680% | ||
>$12,000 | 0.670% | ||
MM Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund(c) | $0 - $500 | 0.870% | 7/1/2017 |
Small Cap Growth Fund I | >$500 - $1,000 | 0.820% | 1/1/2016 |
>$1,000 - $3,000 | 0.770% | ||
>$3,000 - $12,000 | 0.760% | ||
>$12,000 | 0.750% | ||
Multi-Asset Income Fund | $0 - $500 | 0.660% | 9/1/2015 |
>$500 - $1,000 | 0.625% | ||
>$1,000 - $1,500 | 0.610% | ||
>$1,500 - $3,000 | 0.600% | ||
>$3,000 - $6,000 | 0.570% | ||
>$6,000 - $12,000 | 0.545% | ||
>$12,000 | 0.510% | ||
Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund(a) | $0 - $500 | 0.960% | 10/1/2016 |
>$500 - $1,000 | 0.955% | ||
>$1,000 - $3,000 | 0.950% | ||
>$3,000 - $12,000 | 0.940% | ||
>$12,000 | 0.930% |
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Fund |
Assets
(millions) |
Annual
rate at
each asset level |
Management
Agreement
Effective Date |
Multisector Bond SMA Completion Portfolio | All assets | 0.00% | 8/7/2019 |
Overseas SMA Completion Portfolio | |||
Solutions Aggressive Portfolio | 8/16/2017 | ||
Solutions Conservative Portfolio | |||
Real Estate Equity Fund | $0 - $500 | 0.750% | 5/1/2016 |
>$500 - $1,000 | 0.745% | ||
>$1,000 - $1,500 | 0.720% | ||
>$1,500 - $3,000 | 0.670% | ||
>$3,000 | 0.660% | ||
Small Cap Value Fund I(f) | $0 - $500 | 0.850% | 7/8/2020 |
>$500 - $1,000 | 0.800% | ||
>$1,000 - $3,000 | 0.750% | ||
>$3,000 - $12,000 | 0.740% | ||
>$12,000 | 0.730% | ||
Strategic Income Fund | $0 - $500 | 0.600% | 3/1/2016 |
>$500 - $1,000 | 0.590% | ||
>$1,000 - $2,000 | 0.575% | ||
>$2,000 - $3,000 | 0.555% | ||
>$3,000 - $6,000 | 0.530% | ||
>$6,000 - $7,500 | 0.505% | ||
>$7,500 - $9,000 | 0.490% | ||
>$9,000 - $10,000 | 0.481% | ||
>$10,000 - $12,000 | 0.469% | ||
>$12,000 - $15,000 | 0.459% | ||
>$15,000 - $20,000 | 0.449% | ||
>$20,000 - $24,000 | 0.433% | ||
>$24,000 - $50,000 | 0.414% | ||
>$50,000 | 0.393% | ||
U.S. Treasury Index Fund(d) | All assets | 0.400% | 9/1/2015 |
Ultra Short Term Bond Fund(e) | All assets | 0.21% | 12/1/2018 |
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Asset Category |
Assets
(millions) |
Annual
rate at
each asset level |
Management
Agreement
Effective Date |
Category 1: Assets invested in affiliated mutual funds, exchange- traded funds and closed-end funds that pay a management services fee (or an investment management services fee, as applicable) to the Investment Manager. | $0 - $500 | 0.060% | 10/1/2015 |
>$500 - $1,000 | 0.055% | ||
>$1,000 - $3,000 | 0.050% | ||
>$3,000 - $12,000 | 0.040% | ||
>$12,000 | 0.030% | ||
Category 2: Assets invested in exchange-traded funds and mutual funds that are not managed by the Investment Manager or its affiliates. | $0 - $500 | 0.160% | |
>$500 - $1,000 | 0.155% | ||
>$1,000 - $3,000 | 0.150% | ||
>$3,000 - $12,000 | 0.140% | ||
>$12,000 | 0.130% | ||
Category 3: Securities, instruments and other assets not described above, including without limitation affiliated mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and closed-end funds that do not pay a management services fee (or an investment management services fee, as applicable) to the Investment Manager, third party closed-end funds, derivatives and individual securities. | $0 - $500 | 0.760% | |
>$500 - $1,000 | 0.745% | ||
>$1,000 - $1,500 | 0.730% | ||
>$1,500 - $3,000 | 0.720% | ||
>$3,000 - $6,000 | 0.690% | ||
>$6,000 - $12,000 | 0.665% | ||
>$12,000 | 0.630% |
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Management Services Fees | |||
2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |
Adaptive Retirement 2045 Fund | $4,791 | $4,461 (b) | N/A |
Adaptive Retirement 2050 Fund | 4,828 | 4,560 | $1,970 (a) |
Adaptive Retirement 2055 Fund | 4,800 | 4,459 (b) | N/A |
Adaptive Retirement 2060 Fund | 4,878 | 4,583 | 1,978 (a) |
MM Growth Strategies Fund | 15,155,032 | 14,371,515 | 17,359,656 |
Pacific/Asia Fund | 1,529,795 | 1,823,339 | 2,134,750 |
Select Large Cap Growth Fund | 15,837,381 | 22,384,317 | 27,276,189 |
Solutions Aggressive Portfolio(c) | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Solutions Conservative Portfolio(c) | 0 | 0 | N/A |
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Bond Fund | 2,052,692 | 1,921,248 | 2,235,758 |
Corporate Income Fund | 5,701,960 | 6,468,272 | 6,472,921 |
MM Directional Alternative Strategies Fund | 3,943,529 | 4,348,923 | 14,976,807 |
Multi-Asset Income Fund | 1,018,383 | 913,614 | 894,672 |
Small Cap Value Fund I | 4,579,241 | 5,505,921 | 5,297,823 |
Total Return Bond Fund | 10,060,113 | 9,794,055 | 11,472,735 |
U.S. Treasury Index Fund | 3,827,947 | 3,308,567 | 2,926,477 |
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
For Funds with fiscal period ending May 31 | |||
Adaptive Risk Allocation Fund | 20,194,664 | 17,016,235 | 8,000,497 |
Dividend Income Fund | 68,730,008 | 61,556,409 | 54,720,306 |
HY Municipal Fund | 4,087,884 | 4,167,839 | 4,668,440 |
Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund | 5,026,201 | 4,999,782 | 2,938,737 |
For Funds with fiscal period ending July 31 | |||
Large Cap Growth Fund | 23,352,733 | 24,015,095 | 22,327,952 |
OR Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | 1,683,285 | 1,936,652 | 2,152,358 |
Tax-Exempt Fund | 14,926,550 | 15,993,714 | 17,289,123 |
U.S. Social Bond Fund | 235,673 | 215,813 | 177,410 |
Ultra Short Term Bond Fund | 2,159,802 | 3,448,775 | 4,331,299 |
For Funds with fiscal period ending August 31 | |||
Balanced Fund | 39,147,898 | 42,313,765 | 37,000,407 |
Contrarian Core Fund | 61,766,499 | 69,747,238 | 62,449,221 |
Emerging Markets Fund | 13,209,425 | 14,851,585 | 13,852,430 |
Global Technology Growth Fund | 11,607,081 | 9,088,664 | 5,448,440 |
Greater China Fund | 1,101,436 | 1,316,857 | 1,044,824 |
International Dividend Income Fund | 3,905,665 | 4,511,286 | 4,563,064 |
Mid Cap Growth Fund | 12,857,303 | 14,133,865 | 13,635,837 |
MM Alternative Strategies Fund | 5,705,412 | 6,324,434 | 6,656,052 |
MM International Equity Strategies Fund | 15,100,870 | 4,352,066 (d) | N/A |
MM Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund | 14,241,229 | 10,337,126 | 8,560,553 |
MM Total Return Bond Strategies Fund | 35,866,449 | 35,541,912 | 30,955,796 |
Multisector Bond SMA Completion Portfolio(e) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Overseas SMA Completion Portfolio(f) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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(a) | For the period from October 24, 2017 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2018. |
(b) | For the period from April 4, 2018 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2019. |
(c) | The Solution Series Funds do not pay a management services fee. |
(d) | For the period from May 17, 2018 (commencement of operations) to August 31, 2018. |
(e) | The Fund commenced operations on October 29, 2019, and therefore has no reporting information for periods prior to such date. |
(f) | The Fund commenced operations on September 12, 2019, and therefore has no reporting information for periods prior to such date. |
(g) | The Fund changed its fiscal year end in 2017 from October 31 to August 31. For the fiscal year ended in 2017, the information shown is for the period from November 1, 2016 to August 31, 2017. |
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Fund | Current Subadvisers |
Parent
Company/Other Information |
Aggregate Effective Fee Rate |
For Funds with fiscal period ending August 31 | |||
MM Alternative Strategies Fund |
AlphaSimplex
(effective May 23, 2018) AQR (since commencement of operations) Manulife (effective September 13, 2017) TCW (effective March 29, 2017) Water Island (since commencement of operations) |
Q
B M D C |
0.474% |
MM International Equity Strategies Fund |
Arrowstreet
(since commencement of operations) Baillie Gifford (since commencement of operations) Causeway (since commencement of operations) |
N
O P |
0.414% |
MM Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund |
BMO
(effective May 1, 2017) Conestoga (effective October 1, 2012) Hotchkis & Wiley (effective February 13, 2019) JPMIM (effective December 19, 2018) |
H
E F G |
0.306% |
MM Total Return Bond Strategies Fund |
Loomis
Sayles
(effective April 11, 2016) PGIM Fixed Income (effective May 16, 2016) TCW (since commencement of operations) Voya (effective December 6, 2018) |
A
I D R |
0.097% |
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Subadvisory Fees Paid | ||||
Fund | Subadviser | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
For Funds with fiscal period ending March 31 | ||||
MM Growth Strategies Fund | Subadvisers | $3,188,369 (a) | $2,956,269 (a) | $3,697,165 (a) |
For Funds with fiscal period ending April 30 | ||||
MM Directional Alternative Strategies Fund | Subadvisers | 2,116,679 (b) | 2,330,126 (b) | 7,727,653 (b) |
Fund | Subadviser | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
For Funds with fiscal period ending May 31 | ||||
Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund | Subadvisers | N/A (c) | N/A (c) | N/A (c) |
For Funds with fiscal period ending August 31 | ||||
MM Alternative Strategies Fund | Subadvisers | 2,472,337 (d) | 2,797,649 (d) | 3,698,775 (d) |
MM International Equity Strategies Fund | Subadvisers | 7,843,001 (g) | 2,245,886 (g) | N/A (g) |
MM Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund | Subadvisers | 5,373,676 (e) | 3,814,592 (e) | 3,148,458 (e) |
MM Total Return Bond Strategies Fund | Subadvisers | 7,638,260 (f) | 6,897,981 (f) | 5,026,886 (f) |
(a) | The fees shown represent the aggregate amount paid by the Investment Manager, with respect to the Fund, to all non-affiliated subadvisers for 2018, 2019, and 2020, which amounted to 0.144%, 0.142%, and 0.146%, respectively, of the Fund’s daily net assets as of each fiscal year end. |
(b) | The fees shown represent the aggregate amount paid by the Investment Manager, with respect to the Fund, to all non-affiliated subadvisers for 2018, 2019, and 2020, which amounted to 0.830%, 0.857%, and 0.860% respectively, of the Fund’s daily net assets as of each fiscal year end. |
(c) | The Fund's subadvisers began managing the Fund on September 24, 2019, and therefore has no reporting information for periods prior to such date. |
(d) | The fees shown represent the aggregate amount paid by the Investment Manager, with respect to the Fund, to all non-affiliated subadvisers for 2017, 2018, and 2019 which amounted to 0.606%, 0.484%, and 0.474% respectively, of the Fund’s daily net assets as of each fiscal year end. |
(e) | The fees shown represent the aggregate amount paid by the Investment Manager, with respect to the Fund, to all non-affiliated subadvisers for 2017, 2018, and 2019, which amounted to 0.333%, 0.306%, and 0.306% respectively, of the Fund’s daily net assets as of each fiscal year end. |
(f) | The fees shown represent the aggregate amount paid by the Investment Manager, with respect to the Fund, to all non-affiliated subadvisers for 2017, 2018, and 2019, which amounted to 0.074%, 0.088%, and 0.097% respectively, of the Fund’s daily net assets as of each fiscal year end. |
(g) | The fees shown represent the aggregate amount paid by the Investment Manager, with respect to the Fund, to all non-affiliated subadvisers for 2018, and 2019, which amounted to 0.121% and 0.414%, respectively, of the Fund’s daily net assets as of each fiscal year end. The Fund commenced operations on May 17, 2018, and therefore has no reporting information for periods prior to such date. |
Other Accounts Managed (excluding the Fund) |
Ownership
of Fund Shares |
Potential
Conflicts of Interest |
Structure
of Compensation |
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Fund | Portfolio Manager |
Number
and Type of Account* |
Approximate
Total Net Assets |
Performance–
Based Accounts** |
|||
For Funds with fiscal year ending March 31 – Information is as of March 31, 2020, unless otherwise noted | |||||||
Adaptive
Retirement 2020 Fund |
Joshua Kutin |
42
RICs
6 PIVs 29 other accounts |
$62.58
billion
$0.30 million $2.53 million |
None | None | Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Alexander Wilkinson |
12
RICs
6 PIVs 3 other accounts |
$3.15
billion
$0.30 million $0.05 million |
None | None |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 100 |
Other Accounts Managed (excluding the Fund) |
Ownership
of Fund Shares |
Potential
Conflicts of Interest |
Structure
of Compensation |
||||
Fund | Portfolio Manager |
Number
and Type of Account* |
Approximate
Total Net Assets |
Performance–
Based Accounts** |
|||
Adaptive
Retirement 2025 Fund |
Joshua Kutin |
42
RICs
6 PIVs 29 other accounts |
$62.58
billion
$0.30 million $2.53 million |
None | None | Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Alexander Wilkinson |
12
RICs
6 PIVs 3 other accounts |
$3.15
billion
$0.30 million $0.05 million |
None | None | |||
Adaptive
Retirement 2030 Fund |
Joshua Kutin |
42
RICs
6 PIVs 29 other accounts |
$62.58
billion
$0.30 million $2.53 million |
None | None | Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Alexander Wilkinson |
12
RICs
6 PIVs 3 other accounts |
$3.15
billion
$0.30 million $0.05 million |
None | None | |||
Adaptive
Retirement 2035 Fund |
Joshua Kutin |
42
RICs
6 PIVs 29 other accounts |
$62.59
billion
$0.30 million $2.53 million |
None | None | Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Alexander Wilkinson |
12
RICs
6 PIVs 3 other accounts |
$3.15
billion
$0.30 million $0.05 million |
None | None | |||
Adaptive
Retirement 2040 Fund |
Joshua Kutin |
42
RICs
6 PIVs 29 other accounts |
$62.59
billion
$0.30 million $2.53 million |
None | None | Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Alexander Wilkinson |
12
RICs
6 PIVs 3 other accounts |
$3.15
billion
$0.30 million $0.05 million |
None | None | |||
Adaptive
Retirement 2045 Fund |
Joshua Kutin |
42
RICs
6 PIVs 29 other accounts |
$62.59
billion
$0.30 million $2.53 million |
None | None | Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Alexander Wilkinson |
12
RICs
6 PIVs 3 other accounts |
$3.15
billion
$0.30 million $0.05 million |
None | None | |||
Adaptive
Retirement 2050 Fund |
Joshua Kutin |
42
RICs
6 PIVs 29 other accounts |
$62.59
billion
$0.30 million $2.53 million |
None | None | Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Alexander Wilkinson |
12
RICs
6 PIVs 3 other accounts |
$3.15
billion
$0.30 million $0.05 million |
None | None | |||
Adaptive
Retirement 2055 Fund |
Joshua Kutin |
42
RICs
6 PIVs 29 other accounts |
$62.59
billion
$0.30 million $2.53 million |
None | None | Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Alexander Wilkinson |
12
RICs
6 PIVs 3 other accounts |
$3.15
billion
$0.30 million $0.05 million |
None | None |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 101 |
Other Accounts Managed (excluding the Fund) |
Ownership
of Fund Shares |
Potential
Conflicts of Interest |
Structure
of Compensation |
||||
Fund | Portfolio Manager |
Number
and Type of Account* |
Approximate
Total Net Assets |
Performance–
Based Accounts** |
|||
Adaptive
Retirement 2060 Fund |
Joshua Kutin |
42
RICs
6 PIVs 29 other accounts |
$62.59
billion
$0.30 million $2.53 million |
None | None | Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Alexander Wilkinson |
12
RICs
6 PIVs 3 other accounts |
$3.15
billion
$0.30 million $0.05 million |
None | None | |||
MM
Growth
Strategies Fund |
Columbia
Management:
Thomas Galvin |
4 RICs 1 PIV 1,114 other accounts |
$2.45 billion $449.69 million $2.06 billion |
None |
None |
Columbia Management |
Columbia Management |
Richard Carter |
4
RICs
1 PIV 1,115 other accounts |
$2.45
billion
$449.69 million $2.04 billion |
None | None | |||
Todd Herget |
4
RICs
1 PIV 1,118 other accounts |
$2.45
billion
$449.69 million $2.04 billion |
None | None | |||
Loomis
Sayles:
Aziz Hamzaogullari |
30 RICs 16 PIVs 146 other accounts |
$22.37 billion $7.60 billion $21.10 billion |
2 PIVs ($736.26M) |
None |
Loomis Sayles |
Loomis Sayles |
|
MM
Growth
Strategies Fund (continued) |
Los
Angeles Capital:
Thomas Stevens |
13 RICs 16 PIVs 36 other accounts |
$5.78 billion $3.83 billion $10.08 billion |
1 RIC ($3.03 B) 5 PIVs ($1.22 B) 6 other accounts ($5.56 B) |
None |
Los Angeles Capital |
Los Angeles Capital |
Hal Reynolds |
16
RICs
16 PIVs 36 other accounts |
$5.87
billion
$3.83 billion $10.08 billion |
1
RIC
($3.03 B) 5 PIVs ($1.22 B) 6 other accounts ($5.56 B) |
None | |||
Daniel Allen |
12
RICs
16 PIVs 36 other accounts |
$2.27
billion
$3.83 billion $10.08 billion |
5
PIVs
($1.22 B) 6 other accounts ($5.56 B) |
None | |||
Daniel Arche |
1
RIC
4 PIVs 11 other accounts |
$1.32
billion
$1.54 billion $1.88 billion |
3
PIVs
($695 M) |
None |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 102 |
Other Accounts Managed (excluding the Fund) |
Ownership
of Fund Shares |
Potential
Conflicts of Interest |
Structure
of Compensation |
||||
Fund | Portfolio Manager |
Number
and Type of Account* |
Approximate
Total Net Assets |
Performance–
Based Accounts** |
|||
Pacific/Asia
Fund |
Daisuke Nomoto |
5
RICs
1 PIV 4 other accounts |
$2.52
billion
$956.37 million $2.81 million |
None |
$100,001
–
$500,000(a) $100,001 – $500,000(b) |
Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Christine Seng |
1
RIC
1 PIV |
$13.36
million
$126.58 million |
None | None (c) | Threadneedle | Threadneedle | |
Select
Large
Cap Growth Fund |
Thomas Galvin |
4
RICs
1 PIV 1,114 other accounts |
$1.38
billion
$449.69 million $2.06 billion |
None |
Over
$1,000,000(a) $10,001 – $50,000(b) |
Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Richard Carter |
4
RICs
1 PIV 1,115 other accounts |
$1.38
billion
$449.69 million $2.04 billion |
None |
$10,001
–
$50,000(a) $10,001 – $50,000(b) |
|||
Todd Herget |
4
RICs
1 PIV 1,118 other accounts |
$1.38
billion
$449.69 million $2.04 billion |
None |
$50,001
–
$100,000(b) |
|||
Solutions
Aggressive Portfolio |
Joshua Kutin |
42
RICs
6 PIVs 29 other accounts |
$62.58
billion
$0.30 million $2.53 million |
None | None | Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Alexander Wilkinson |
12
RICs
6 PIVs 3 other accounts |
$3.15
billion
$0.30 million $0.05 million |
None | None | |||
Solutions
Conservative Portfolio |
Joshua Kutin |
42
RICs
6 PIVs 29 other accounts |
$62.58
billion
$0.30 million $2.53 million |
None | None | Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Alexander Wilkinson |
12
RICs
6 PIVs 3 other accounts |
$3.15
billion
$0.30 million $0.05 million |
None | None | |||
For Funds with fiscal year ending April 30 – Information is as of April 30, 2020, unless otherwise noted | |||||||
Bond Fund | Gene Tannuzzo |
8
RICs
1 PIV 83 other accounts |
$13.30
billion
$84.86 million $1.55 billion |
None | None | Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Jason Callan |
14
RICs
9 PIVs 5 other accounts |
$18.62
billion
$13.57 billion $3.30 million |
None | None | |||
Corporate
Income Fund |
Tom Murphy |
12
RICs
15 PIVs 25 other accounts |
$3.28
billion
$21.95 billion $4.01 billion |
None | None | Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Royce Wilson |
11
RICs
22 other accounts |
$3.22
billion
$3.68 billion |
None | None | |||
John Dawson |
11
RICs
24 other accounts |
$3.22
billion
$3.68 billion |
None | None |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 103 |
Other Accounts Managed (excluding the Fund) |
Ownership
of Fund Shares |
Potential
Conflicts of Interest |
Structure
of Compensation |
||||
Fund | Portfolio Manager |
Number
and Type of Account* |
Approximate
Total Net Assets |
Performance–
Based Accounts** |
|||
MM
Directional
Alternative Strategies Fund |
Boston
Partners:
Joseph Feeney |
7 RICs 7 PIVs 24 other accounts |
$2.21 billion $2.05 billion $1.34 billion |
None |
None |
Boston Partners |
Boston Partners |
Eric Connerly | 1 RIC | $1.65 billion | None | None | |||
AQR:
Michele Aghassi |
32 RICs 12 PIVs 12 other accounts |
$15.22 billion $5.36 billion $3.85 billion |
1 RIC ($119.30 M) 9 PIVs ($3.62 B) 4 other accounts ($1.35 B) |
None |
AQR |
AQR |
|
Andrea Frazzini |
39
RICs
19 PIVs 26 other accounts |
$17.38
billion
$7.71 billion $11.81 billion |
1
RIC
($119.30 M) 16 PIVs ($5.96 B) 7 other accounts ($2.86 B) |
None | |||
Ronen Israel(k) |
50
RICs
49 PIVs 42 other accounts |
$23.04
billion
$14.41 billion $17.79 billion |
1
RIC
($119.30 M) 44 PIVs ($12.57 B) 17 other accounts ($7.73 B) |
None | |||
Lars Nielsen(k) |
45
RICs
49 PIVs 42 other accounts |
$21.31
billion
$14.41 billion $17.79 billion |
1
RIC
($119.30 M) 44 PIVs ($12.57 B) 17 other accounts ($7.73 B) |
||||
MM
Directional
Alternative Strategies Fund (continued) |
WellsCap:
Harindra de Silva |
20 RICs 18 PIVs 24 other accounts |
$5.41 billion $7.03 billion $4.52 billion |
3 PIVs ($144.11 M) 1 other account ($27.39 M) |
None |
WellsCap |
WellsCap |
Dennis Bein |
20
RICs
17 PIVs 19 other accounts |
$5.39
billion
$7.00 billion $4.39 billion |
3
PIVs
($144.11 M) 1 other account ($27.39 M) |
None | |||
David Krider |
7
RICs
11 PIVs 6 other accounts |
$2.32
billion
$3.19 billion $1.17 billion |
3
PIVs
($144.11 M) 1 other account ($27.39 M) |
None | |||
Multi–Asset
Income Fund |
Anwiti Bahuguna |
21
RICs
25 PIVs 35 other accounts |
$67.31
billion
$3.42 billion $107.34 million |
None |
$10,001
–
$50,000(b) |
Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Dan Boncarosky |
7
RICs
30 other accounts |
$5.03
billion
$2.60 million |
None |
$1
–
$10,000(b) |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 104 |
Other Accounts Managed (excluding the Fund) |
Ownership
of Fund Shares |
Potential
Conflicts of Interest |
Structure
of Compensation |
||||
Fund | Portfolio Manager |
Number
and Type of Account* |
Approximate
Total Net Assets |
Performance–
Based Accounts** |
|||
Small
Cap
Value Fund I |
Jeremy Javidi |
1
RIC
1 PIV 9 other accounts |
$468.67
million
$191.71 million $17.83 million |
None |
Over
$1,000,000(a) $10,001 – $50,000(b) |
Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Total
Return
Bond Fund |
Gene Tannuzzo |
8
RICs
1 PIV 83 other accounts |
$11.60
billion
$84.86 million $1.55 billion |
None |
$100,001
–
$500,000(a) |
Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Jason Callan |
14
RICs
9 PIVs 5 other accounts |
$16.93
billion
$13.57 billion $3.30 million |
None | None | |||
U.S.
Treasury
Index Fund |
Alan Erickson |
1
RIC
42 other accounts |
$5.45
million
$3.00 billion |
None |
$10,001
–
$50,000(b) |
Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
For Funds with fiscal year ending May 31 – Information is as of May 31, 2019, unless otherwise noted | |||||||
Adaptive
Risk
Allocation Fund |
Alexander Wilkinson |
12
RICs
6 PIVs 1 other account |
$0.29
billion
$0.31 million $0.03 million |
None |
$1
–
$10,000(b) |
Columbia
Management; Columbia Management – FoF |
Columbia Management |
Joshua Kutin |
42
RICs
6 PIVs 24 other accounts |
$63.49
billion
$0.31 million $1.34 million |
None |
$100,001
–
$500,000(a) $100,001 – $500,000(b) |
|||
Dividend
Income
Fund |
Michael Barclay |
5
RICs
1 PIV 82 other accounts |
$929.57
million
$26.33 million $1.56 billion |
None |
$500,001
–
$1,000,000(a) $100,001 – $500,000(b) |
Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Scott Davis |
2
RICs
1 PIV 83 other accounts |
$904.82
million
$26.33 million $1.56 billion |
None |
$100,001
–
$500,000(a) $100,001 – $500,000(b) |
|||
Peter Santoro |
5
RICs
1 PIV 60 other accounts |
$2.93
billion
$26.33 million $2.06 billion |
None |
$100,001
–
$500,000(a) $100,001 – $500,000(b) |
|||
HY
Municipal
Fund |
Douglas White |
4
RICs
7 other accounts |
$3.15
billion
$6.98 million |
None | None | Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Catherine Stienstra |
7
RICs
2 PIVs 3 other accounts |
$7.45
billion
$1.78 billion $1.17 million |
None |
$100,001
–
$500,000(a) $50,001 – $100,000(b) |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 105 |
Other Accounts Managed (excluding the Fund) |
Ownership
of Fund Shares |
Potential
Conflicts of Interest |
Structure
of Compensation |
||||
Fund | Portfolio Manager |
Number
and Type of Account* |
Approximate
Total Net Assets |
Performance–
Based Accounts** |
|||
Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund | Marc Khalamayzer |
5
RICs
6 other accounts |
$72.89
million
$0.43 million |
None |
$10,001
–
$50,000(b) |
Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Joshua Kutin |
42
RICs
6 PIVs 24 other accounts |
$65.78
billion
$0.31 million $1.34 million |
None |
$100,001
–
$500,000(b) |
|||
Matthew Ferrelli(g) |
1
other
account |
$0.14 million | None | None | |||
Dan Boncarosky(d) |
8
RICs
25 other accounts |
$5.56
billion
$3.37 million |
None |
$1
–
$10,000(b) |
|||
Brian Virginia(d) |
16
RICs
9 other accounts |
$61.98
billion
$2.70 million |
None | None | |||
Corey Lorenzen(d) |
2
RICs
5 other accounts |
$14.83
million
$0.53 million |
None | None | |||
Jason Callan(d) |
13
RICs
13 PIVs 4 other accounts |
$18.74
billion
$6.41 billion $25.15 billion |
None | None | |||
Tom Heuer(d) |
4
RICs
5 other accounts |
$4.30
billion
$2.78 million |
None | None | |||
Ryan Osborn(d) |
3
RICs
6 other accounts |
$4.30
billion
$1.69 million |
None | None | |||
Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund (continued) |
AQR:
Jordan Brooks(i) |
3 RICs 1 PIV |
$216.03 million $47.12 million |
1 PIV ($47.12 M) |
None |
AQR |
AQR |
David Kupersmith(i) |
2
RICS
3 PIVs |
$101.06
million
$647.93 million |
3
PIVs
($647.93 M) |
None | |||
Lars Nielsen(i) |
28
RICs
62 PIVs 50 other accounts |
$13.10
billion
$25.57 billion $25.01 billion |
56
PIVs
($22.94 B) 16 other accounts ($7.37 B) |
None | |||
Ashwin Thapar(i) |
16
RICs
79 PIVs |
$10.65
billion
$30.62 billion |
79
PIVs
($30.62 B) |
None | |||
QMA:
Marco Aiolfi(i) |
7 RICs 1 PIV 1 other account |
$71.66 million $146.99 million $29.70 million |
None |
None |
QMA |
QMA |
|
Yesim Tokat-Acikel(i) |
7
RICs
1 PIV 1 other account |
$71.66
million
$146.99 million $29.70 million |
None | None |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 106 |
Other Accounts Managed (excluding the Fund) |
Ownership
of Fund Shares |
Potential
Conflicts of Interest |
Structure
of Compensation |
||||
Fund | Portfolio Manager |
Number
and Type of Account* |
Approximate
Total Net Assets |
Performance–
Based Accounts** |
|||
For Funds with fiscal year ending July 31– Information is as of July 31, 2019, unless otherwise noted | |||||||
Large
Cap
Growth Fund |
Melda Mergen(e) |
5
RICs
14 other accounts |
$3.47
billion
$549.94 million |
None |
$1
–
$10,000(a) |
Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Peter Santoro(e) |
5
RICs
1 PIV 57 other accounts |
$19.45
billion
$45.47 million $2.22 billion |
None |
$100,001
–
$500,000(b) |
|||
Tchintcia Barros |
2
RICs
7 other accounts |
$3.50
billion
$319.72 million |
None |
$10,001
–
$50,000(b) |
|||
OR
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund |
Paul Fuchs |
10
RICs
7 other accounts |
$2.76
billion
$29.95 million |
None | None | Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Anders Myhran |
15
RICs
2 PIVs 4 other accounts |
$5.04
billion
$1.79 billion $146.70 million |
None | None | |||
Deborah Vargo |
10
RICs
125 other accounts |
$2.76
billion
$1.64 million |
None | None | |||
Tax–Exempt
Fund |
Kimberly Campbell |
1
RICs
11 other accounts |
$52.22
million
$200.41 million |
None |
$100,001
–
$500,000(a) $50,001 – $100,000(b) |
Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Catherine Stienstra |
7
RICs
2 PIVs 3 other accounts |
$5.02
billion
$1.79 billion $1.32 million |
None |
$100,001
–
$500,000(a) $50,001 – $100,000(b) |
|||
U.S.
Social
Bond Fund |
Kimberly Campbell |
1
RIC
11 other accounts |
$3.43
billion
$200.41 million |
None | None | Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Tom Murphy |
12
RICs
24 PIVs 22 other accounts |
$4.20
billion
$21.79 billion $4.56 billion |
None | None | |||
Malcolm (Mac) Ryerse |
5
other
accounts |
$1.58 million | None |
$10,001
–
$50,000(a) $10,001 – $50,000(b) |
|||
Ultra
Short
Term Bond Fund |
Ronald Stahl |
3
RICs
13 PIVs 42 other accounts |
$3.71
billion
$1.96 billion $4.52 billion |
None | None | Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Greg Liechty |
3
RICs
13 PIVs 43 other accounts |
$3.71
billion
$2.04 billion $4.52 billion |
None | None |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 107 |
Other Accounts Managed (excluding the Fund) |
Ownership
of Fund Shares |
Potential
Conflicts of Interest |
Structure
of Compensation |
||||
Fund | Portfolio Manager |
Number
and Type of Account* |
Approximate
Total Net Assets |
Performance–
Based Accounts** |
|||
For Funds with fiscal year ending August 31 – Information is as of August 31, 2019, unless otherwise noted | |||||||
Balanced Fund | Guy Pope |
9
RICs
7 PIVs 111 other accounts |
$12.68
billion
$1.46 billion $2.70 billion |
None |
$100,001
–
$500,000(a) $100,001 – $500,000(b) |
Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Jason Callan |
12
RICs
9 PIVs 3 other accounts |
$17.37
billion
$7.88 billion $1.69 million |
None | None | |||
Gregory Liechty |
3
RICs
12 PIVs 44 other accounts |
$2.45
billion
$1.94 billion $4.29 billion |
None |
$10,001
–
$50,000(b) |
|||
Ronald Stahl |
3
RICs
13 PIVs 42 other accounts |
$2.45
billion
$1.94 billion $4.87 billion |
None |
$100,001
–
$500,000(a) $10,001 – $50,000(b) |
|||
Contrarian
Core Fund |
Guy Pope |
9
RICs
7 PIVs 111 other accounts |
$7.10
billion
$1.46 billion $2.70 billion |
None |
Over
$1,000,000(a) $100,001 – $500,000(b) |
Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Emerging
Markets Fund |
Dara White |
3
RICs
2 PIVs 14 other accounts |
$590.59
million
$430.49 million $1.90 billion |
None |
Over
$1,000,000(a) $100,001 – $500,000(b) |
Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Robert Cameron |
2
RICs
2 PIVs 14 other accounts |
$481.57
million
$430.49 million $1.11 billion |
None |
$100,001
–
$500,000(b) |
|||
Young Kim |
2
RICs
2 PIVs 12 other accounts |
$481.57
million
$431.51 million $1.16 billion |
None |
$10,001
–
$50,000(a) $50,001 – $100,000(b) |
|||
Perry Vickery |
2
RICs
2 PIVs 13 other accounts |
$481.57
million
$430.49 million $1.17 billion |
None |
$100,001
–
$500,000(a) $10,001 – $50,000(b) |
|||
Derek Lin(f) |
7
other
accounts |
$0.61 million | None | None | |||
Global
Technology Growth Fund |
Rahul Narang |
7
other
accounts |
$165.47 million | None |
$100,001
–
$500,000(b) |
Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Greater
China
Fund |
Dara White |
3
RICs
2 PIVs 14 other accounts |
$1.76
billion
$430.49 million $1.90 billion |
None |
$100,001
–
$500,000(b) |
Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Derek Lin(f) |
7
other
accounts |
$0.61 million | None | None | |||
International
Dividend Income Fund |
Jonathan Crown(c) |
2
PIVs
3 other accounts |
$937.51
million
$2.73 billion |
None | None | Threadneedle | Threadneedle |
Georgina Hellyer |
2
PIVs
2 other account |
$937.51
million
$2.70 billion |
None | None (c) |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 108 |
Other Accounts Managed (excluding the Fund) |
Ownership
of Fund Shares |
Potential
Conflicts of Interest |
Structure
of Compensation |
||||
Fund | Portfolio Manager |
Number
and Type of Account* |
Approximate
Total Net Assets |
Performance–
Based Accounts** |
|||
Mid
Cap
Growth Fund |
Matthew Litfin |
5
RICs
10 other accounts |
$5.84
billion
$21.00 million |
None |
$500,001
–
$1,000,000(a) $100,001 – $500,000(b) |
Columbia WAM | Columbia Management |
Erika Maschmeyer |
2
RICs
9 other accounts |
$4.70
billion
$15.56 million |
None |
$50,001
–
$100,000(b) |
|||
John Emerson |
3
RICs
6 other accounts |
$859.56
million
$16.00 million |
None |
$50,001
–
$100,000(b) |
|||
MM
Alternative
Strategies Fund |
AlphaSimplex:
Alexander Healy |
6 RICs 2 PIVs 6 other accounts |
$3.12 billion $714.20 million $550.50 million |
1 PIV ($476.80 M) |
None |
AlphaSimplex |
AlphaSimplex |
Kathryn Kaminski |
2
RICs
2 PIVs 3 other accounts |
$1.95
billion
$714.20 million $498.10 million |
1
PIV
($476.80 M) |
None | |||
Philippe Lüdi |
4
RICs
2 PIVs 3 other accounts |
$2.90
billion
$714.20 million $498.10 million |
1
PIV
($476.80 M) |
None | |||
John Perry |
2
RICs
2 PIVs 3 other accounts |
$1.95
billion
$714.20 million $498.10 million |
1
PIV
($476.80 M) |
None | |||
Robert Rickard |
5
RICs
2 PIVs |
$3.05
billion
$714.20 million |
1
PIV
($476.80 M) |
None | |||
AQR:
Clifford Asness |
29 RICs 38 PIVs 61 other accounts |
$17.29 billion $18.25 billion $29.52 billion |
36 PIVs ($16.53 B) 21 other accounts ($8.88 B) |
None |
AQR |
AQR |
|
John Liew |
18
RICs
29 PIVs 30 other accounts |
$10.40
billion
$12.25 billion $13.90 billion |
28
PIVs
($10.73 B) 10 other accounts ($5.77 B) |
None | |||
Yao Hua Ooi |
11
RICs
40 PIVs 2 other accounts |
$10.40
billion
$19.70 billion $364.00 million |
38
PIVs
($18.65 B) 1 other account ($78 .01 M) |
None | |||
Ari Levine |
5
RICs
37 PIVs 7 other accounts |
$6.14
billion
$16.02 billion $3.80 billion |
34
PIVs
($13.77 B) 2 other accounts ($823 M) |
None |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 109 |
Other Accounts Managed (excluding the Fund) |
Ownership
of Fund Shares |
Potential
Conflicts of Interest |
Structure
of Compensation |
||||
Fund | Portfolio Manager |
Number
and Type of Account* |
Approximate
Total Net Assets |
Performance–
Based Accounts** |
|||
MM
Alternative
Strategies Fund (continued) |
Manulife:
Daniel Janis III |
5 RICs 43 PIVs 15 other accounts |
$7.86 billion $23.57 billion $10.71 billion |
1 other account ($6.82 B) |
None |
Manulife |
Manulife |
Christopher Chapman |
4
RICs
42 PIVs 15 other accounts |
$7.83
billion
$17.91 billion $10.71 billion |
1
other
account ($6.82 B) |
None | |||
Thomas Goggins |
4
RICs
41 PIVs 15 other accounts |
$7.83
billion
$17.86 billion $10.71 billion |
1
other
account ($6.82 B) |
None | |||
Kisoo Park |
4
RICs
43 PIVs 15 other accounts |
$7.83
billion
$23.60 billion $10.71 billion |
1
other
account ($6.82 B) |
None | |||
TCW:
Tad Rivelle |
33 RICs 47 PIVs 220 other accounts |
$113.79 billion $15.62 billion $48.61 billion |
25 PIVs ($3.19 B) 8 other accounts ($4.60 B) |
None |
TCW |
TCW |
|
Stephen Kane |
32
RICs
28 PIVs 204 other accounts |
$107.89
billion
$12.74 billion $42.91 billion |
8
PIVs
($2.41 B) 7 other accounts ($4.41 B) |
None | |||
Laird Landmann |
29
RICs
20 PIVs 195 other accounts |
$107.84
billion
$9.57 billion $38.92 billion |
3
PIVs
($443.50 M) 7 other accounts ($4.41 B) |
None | |||
Bryan Whalen |
31
RICs
40 PIVs 213 other accounts |
$113.77
billion
$12.51 billion $44.88 billion |
20
PIVs
($1.22 B) 8 other accounts ($4.60 B) |
None | |||
Water
Island:
Edward Chen |
2 RICs |
$136.00 million |
None |
None |
Water Island |
Water Island |
|
Gregory Loprete | 3 RICs | $549.00 million | None | None | |||
Todd Munn |
4
RICs
1 PIV |
$2.25
billion
$114.00 million |
None | None | |||
Roger P. Foltynowicz |
4
RICs
1 PIV |
$2.25
billion
$114.00 million |
None | None |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 110 |
Other Accounts Managed (excluding the Fund) |
Ownership
of Fund Shares |
Potential
Conflicts of Interest |
Structure
of Compensation |
||||
Fund | Portfolio Manager |
Number
and Type of Account* |
Approximate
Total Net Assets |
Performance–
Based Accounts** |
|||
MM
Intl Equity
Strategies Fund |
Arrowstreet:
Peter Rathjens |
4
RICs
73 PIVs 72 other accounts |
$2.52
billon
$50.44 billion $48.02 billion |
1
RIC
($122.56 M) 31 PIVs ($31.50 B) 9 other accounts ($7.09 B) |
None |
Arrowstreet |
Arrowstreet |
John Capeci |
4
RICs
73 PIVs 72 other accounts |
$2.52
billon
$50.44 billion $48.02 billion |
1
RIC
($122.56 M) 31 PIVs ($31.50 B) 9 other accounts ($7.09 B) |
None | |||
Manolis Liodakis |
4
RICs
73 PIVs 72 other accounts |
$2.52
billon
$50.44 billion $48.02 billion |
1
RIC
($122.56 M) 31 PIVs ($31.50 B) 9 other accounts ($7.09 B) |
None | |||
Baillie
Gifford:
Donald Farquharson |
4
RICs
1 PIV 42 other accounts |
$5.49
billion
$1.12 billion $18.45 billion |
6
other
accounts ($3.43 B) |
None |
Baillie Gifford |
Baillie Gifford |
|
Jenny Davis |
4
RICs
35 other accounts |
$5.49
billion
$14.19 billion |
5
other
accounts ($3.18 B) |
None | |||
Angus Franklin |
4
RICs
35 other accounts |
$5.49
billion
$14.19 billion |
5
other
accounts ($3.18 B) |
None | |||
Andrew Stobart |
6
RICs
3 PIVs 45 other accounts |
$8.62
billion
$1.59 billion $19.40 billion |
1
RIC
($159.00 M) 1 PIV ($29.00 M) 5 other accounts ($3.18 B) |
None | |||
Tom Walsh |
4
RICs
35 other accounts |
$5.49
billion
$14.19 billion |
5
other
accounts ($3.18 B) |
None | |||
Toby Ross |
4
RICs
5 PIVs 39 other accounts |
$5.49
billion
$1.59 billion $14.49 billion |
5
other
accounts ($3.18 B) |
None |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 111 |
Other Accounts Managed (excluding the Fund) |
Ownership
of Fund Shares |
Potential
Conflicts of Interest |
Structure
of Compensation |
||||
Fund | Portfolio Manager |
Number
and Type of Account* |
Approximate
Total Net Assets |
Performance–
Based Accounts** |
|||
MM
Intl Equity
Strategies Fund (continued) |
Causeway:
Sarah Ketterer |
16
RICs
24 PIVs 146 other accounts |
$13.48
billion
$5.31 billion $21.42 billion |
9
other
accounts ($2.17 B) |
None |
Causeway |
Causeway |
Harry Hartford |
16
RICs
24 PIVs 99 other accounts |
$13.48
billion
$5.31 billion $21.21 billion |
9
other
accounts ($2.17 B) |
None | |||
Conor Muldoon |
16
RICs
24 PIVs 93 other accounts |
$13.48
billion
$5.31 billion $21.21 billion |
9
other
accounts ($2.17 B) |
None | |||
Alessandro Valentini |
16
RICs
24 PIVs 95 other accounts |
$13.48
billion
$5.31 billion $21.21 billion |
9
other
accounts ($2.17 B) |
None | |||
Jonathan Eng |
16
RICs
24 PIVs 95 other accounts |
$13.48
billion
$5.31 billion $21.21 billion |
9
other
accounts ($2.17 B) |
None | |||
Ellen Lee |
16
RICs
24 PIVs 93 other accounts |
$13.48
billion
$5.31 billion $21.21 billion |
9
other
accounts ($2.17 B) |
None | |||
Ellen Lee |
16
RICs
24 PIVs 93 other accounts |
$13.48
billion
$5.31 billion $21.21 billion |
9
other
accounts ($2.17 B) |
None | |||
MM
Small Cap
Equity Strategies Fund |
Columbia
Management:
Jarl Ginsberg |
4 RICs 1 PIV 82 other accounts |
$2.19 billion $20.28 million $67.97 million |
None |
None |
Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Christian Stadlinger |
4
RICs
1 PIV 7 other accounts |
$2.19
billion
$20.28 million $71.97 million |
None | None | |||
Conestoga:
Robert Mitchell |
2 RICs 1 PIV 215 other accounts |
$2.82 billion $82.52 million $1.70 billion |
None |
None |
Conestoga |
Conestoga |
|
Joseph Monahan |
2
RICs
1 PIV 215 other accounts |
$2.82
billion
$82.52 million $1.70 billion |
None | None |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 112 |
Other Accounts Managed (excluding the Fund) |
Ownership
of Fund Shares |
Potential
Conflicts of Interest |
Structure
of Compensation |
||||
Fund | Portfolio Manager |
Number
and Type of Account* |
Approximate
Total Net Assets |
Performance–
Based Accounts** |
|||
MM
Small Cap
Equity Strategies Fund (continued) |
Hotchkis
&
Wiley: Judd Peters |
17
RICs
12 PIVs 58 other accounts |
$14.94
billion
$1.29 billion $8.76 billion |
1
RIC
($7.59 B) 1 PIV ($44.00 M) 4 other accounts ($1.37 B) |
None |
Hotchkis & Wiley |
Hotchkis & Wiley |
Ryan Thomes |
17
RICs
12 PIVs 58 other accounts |
$14.94
billion
$1.29 billion $8.76 billion |
1
RIC
($7.59 B) 1 PIV ($44.00 M) 4 other accounts ($1.37 B) |
None | |||
BMO:
David Corris |
9 RICs 16 PIVs 131 other accounts |
$1.47 billion $3.43 billion $6.48 billion |
None |
None |
BMO |
BMO |
|
Thomas Lettenberger |
5
RICs
6 PIVs 37 other accounts |
$407.38
million
$401.07 million $637.43 million |
None | None | |||
JPMIM:
Eytan Shapiro |
5 RICs 3 PIVs 1 other account |
$4.21 billion $645.00 million $297.00 million |
None |
None |
JPMIM |
JPMIM |
|
Felise Agranoff |
6
RICs
1 PIVs 2 other accounts |
$10.60
billion
$42.00 million $27.00 million |
None | None | |||
Matthew Cohen |
2
RICs
1 PIV 1 other account |
$3.24
billion
$2.46 billion $1.29 billion |
1
other
account ($1.29 B) |
None |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 113 |
Other Accounts Managed (excluding the Fund) |
Ownership
of Fund Shares |
Potential
Conflicts of Interest |
Structure
of Compensation |
||||
Fund | Portfolio Manager |
Number
and Type of Account* |
Approximate
Total Net Assets |
Performance–
Based Accounts** |
|||
MM
Total
Return Bond Strategies Fund |
Loomis
Sayles:
Christopher Harms |
16 RICs 8 PIVs 214 other accounts |
$1.86 billion $6.06 billion $19.58 billion |
None |
None |
Loomis Sayles |
Loomis Sayles |
Clifton Rowe |
6
RICs
208 other accounts |
$1.86
billion
$19.59 billion |
None | None | |||
Kurt Wagner |
16
RICs
16 PIVs 226 other accounts |
$1.86
billion
$14.32 billion $26.05 billion |
2
other
accounts ($3.01 B) |
None | |||
Daniel Conklin(d) | None | None | None | None | |||
PGIM:
Michael Collins |
18 RICs 9 PIVs 49 other accounts |
$74.18 billion $17.89 billion $30.36 billion |
None |
None |
PGIM |
PGIM |
|
Robert Tipp |
27
RICS
20 PIVs 102 other accounts |
$59.59
billion
$1.76 billion $29.18 billion |
1
PIV
($6.16 M) |
None | |||
Richard Piccirillo |
38
RICs
24 PIVs 147 other accounts |
$79.13
billion
$22.70 billion $71.54 billion |
None | None | |||
Gregory Peters |
17
RICs
20 PIVs 69 other accounts |
$74.11
billion
$39.44 billion $41.32 billion |
None | None | |||
TCW:
Tad Rivelle |
33 RICs 47 PIVs 220 other accounts |
$111.68 billion $15.62 billion $48.61 billion |
25 PIVs ($3.19 B) 8 other accounts ($4.60 B) |
None |
TCW |
TCW |
|
Stephen Kane |
32
RICs
28 PIVs 204 other accounts |
$105.79
billion
$12.74 billion $42.91 billion |
8
PIVs
($2.41 B) 7 other accounts ($4.41 B) |
None | |||
Laird Landmann |
29
RICs
20 PIVs 195 other accounts |
$105.74
billion
$9.57 billion $38.92 billion |
3
PIVs
($443.50 M) 7 other accounts ($4.41 B) |
None | |||
Bryan Whalen |
31
RICs
40 PIVs 213 other accounts |
$111.67
billion
$12.50 billion $44.88 billion |
20
PIVs
($1.22 B) 8 other accounts ($4.60 B) |
None |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 114 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 115 |
Other Accounts Managed (excluding the Fund) |
Ownership
of Fund Shares |
Potential
Conflicts of Interest |
Structure
of Compensation |
||||
Fund | Portfolio Manager |
Number
and Type of Account* |
Approximate
Total Net Assets |
Performance–
Based Accounts** |
|||
For Funds with fiscal year ending October 31 – Information is as of October 31, 2019, unless otherwise noted | |||||||
CT
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund |
Paul Fuchs |
10
RICs
7 other accounts |
$3.03
billion
$19.50 million |
None | None | Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Anders Myhran |
15
RICs
4 other accounts |
$5.35
billion
$147.36 million |
None | None | |||
Deborah Vargo |
10
RICs
124 other accounts |
$3.03
billion
$1.65 billion |
None | None | |||
Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund |
Paul Fuchs |
10
RICs
7 other accounts |
$1.89
billion
$19.50 million |
None |
$10,001
–
$50,000(a) $10,001 – $50,000(b) |
Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Anders Myhran |
15
RICs
4 other accounts |
$4.21
billion
$147.36 million |
None | None | |||
Deborah Vargo |
10
RICs
124 other accounts |
$1.89
billion
$1.65 billion |
None | None | |||
MA
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund |
Paul Fuchs |
10
RICs
7 other accounts |
$2.91
billion
$19.50 million |
None |
$10,001
–
$50,000(a) |
Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Anders Myhran |
15
RICs
4 other accounts |
$5.23
billion
$147.36 million |
None | None | |||
Deborah Vargo |
10
RICs
124 other accounts |
$2.91
billion
$1.65 billion |
None |
$10,001-$50,000
(a)
|
|||
NY
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund |
Paul Fuchs |
10
RICs
7 other accounts |
$2.90
billion
$19.50 million |
None | None | Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Anders Myhran |
15
RICs
4 other accounts |
$5.22
billion
$147.36 million |
None | None | |||
Deborah Vargo |
10
RICs
124 other accounts |
$2.90
billion
$1.65 billion |
None | None | |||
Strategic
CA
Municipal Income Fund |
Catherine Stienstra |
7
RICs
4 other accounts |
$8.03
billion
$1.44 million |
None | None | Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Anders Myhran |
15
RICs
4 other accounts |
$4.86
billion
$147.36 million |
None | None | |||
Douglas White |
4
RICs
6 other accounts |
$3.82
billion
$5.71 million |
None | None |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 116 |
Other Accounts Managed (excluding the Fund) |
Ownership
of Fund Shares |
Potential
Conflicts of Interest |
Structure
of Compensation |
||||
Fund | Portfolio Manager |
Number
and Type of Account* |
Approximate
Total Net Assets |
Performance–
Based Accounts** |
|||
Strategic
NY
Municipal Income Fund |
Catherine Stienstra |
7
RICs
4 other accounts |
$8.42
billion
$1.44 million |
None | None | Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
Anders Myhran |
15
RICs
4 other accounts |
$5.25
billion
$147.36 million |
None | None | |||
Douglas White |
4
RICs
6 other accounts |
$4.21
billion
$5.71 million |
None | None | |||
For Funds with fiscal year ending December 31 – Information is as of December 31, 2019, unless otherwise noted | |||||||
Real
Estate
Equity Fund |
Arthur Hurley |
2
RICs
9 other accounts |
$338.59
million
$1.96 million |
None |
$1
–
$10,000(a) |
Columbia Management | Columbia Management |
* | RIC refers to a Registered Investment Company; PIV refers to a Pooled Investment Vehicle. |
** | Number and type of accounts for which the advisory fee paid is based in part or wholly on performance and the aggregate net assets in those accounts. |
(a) | Excludes any notional investments. |
(b) | Notional investments through a deferred compensation account. |
(c) | The Fund is available for sale only in the U.S. The portfolio manager does not reside in the U.S. and therefore does not hold any shares of the Fund. |
(d) | The portfolio manager began managing the Fund after its last fiscal year end. |
(e) | The portfolio manager began managing the Fund after its last fiscal year end; reporting information is provided as of September 30, 2019. |
(f) | The portfolio manager began managing the Fund after its last fiscal year end; reporting information is provided as of December 31, 2019. |
(g) | The portfolio manager began managing the Fund after its last fiscal year end; reporting information is provided as of April 30, 2019. |
(h) | The portfolio manager began managing the Fund on September 12, 2019 (commencement of operations); reporting information is provided as of July 31, 2019. |
(i) | The portfolio manager began managing the Fund on September 24, 2019; reporting information is provided as of August 31, 2019. |
(j) | The portfolio manager began managing the Fund on October 29, 2019 (commencement of operations); reporting information is provided as of August 31, 2019. |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 117 |
AlphaSimplex: AlphaSimplex and its investment personnel provide investment management services to multiple portfolios for multiple clients. AlphaSimplex may purchase or sell securities for one client portfolio and not another client portfolio, and the performance of securities purchased for one portfolio may vary from the performance of securities purchased for other portfolios. In addition, client account structures may have fee structures, such as performance-based fees, that differ. The firm has adopted and implemented a Statement of Policy and Procedures Regarding Allocation Among Investment Advisory Clients intended to address conflicts of interest relating to the management of multiple accounts, including accounts with multiple fee arrangements, and the allocation of investment opportunities. AlphaSimplex reviews investment decisions for the purpose of ensuring that all accounts with substantially similar investment objectives are treated equitably. The performance of similarly managed accounts is also regularly compared to determine whether there are any unexplained significant discrepancies. Finally, AlphaSimplex has adopted trade allocation procedures that require equitable allocation of trade orders for a particular security among participating accounts. The implementation of these procedures is monitored by AlphaSimplex’s Chief Compliance Officer. |
In addition, AlphaSimplex is aware of the potential for a conflict of interest in cases where AlphaSimplex, a related person or any of their employees, buys or sells securities recommended by AlphaSimplex to the clients. AlphaSimplex, in recognition of its fiduciary obligations to its clients and its desire to maintain its high ethical standards, has adopted a Code of Ethics containing provisions designed to prevent improper personal trading, identify conflicts of interest and provide a means to resolve any actual or potential conflict in favor of the client. AlphaSimplex requires all employees to obtain preclearance of personal securities transactions (other than certain exempted transactions as set forth in the Code of Ethics). |
AQR: Each of the portfolio managers is also responsible for managing other accounts in addition to the respective Funds the portfolio manager manages, including other accounts of AQR, or its affiliates. Other accounts may include, without limitation, separately managed accounts for foundations, endowments, pension plans, and high net-worth families; registered investment companies; unregistered investment companies relying on either Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act (such companies are commonly referred to as “hedge funds”); foreign investment companies; and may also include accounts or investments managed or made by the portfolio managers in a personal or other capacity (“Proprietary Accounts”). Management of other accounts in addition to the Funds can present certain conflicts of interest, as described below. |
From time to time, potential conflicts of interest may arise between a portfolio manager’s management of the investments of the Funds, on the one hand, and the management of other accounts (including for the purposes of this discussion, Proprietary Accounts), on the other. The other accounts might have similar investment objectives or strategies as the Funds, or otherwise hold, purchase, or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased or sold by the Funds. Because of their positions with the Funds, the portfolio managers know the size, timing and possible market impact of the Funds' trades. A potential conflict of interest exists where portfolio managers could use this information to the advantage of other accounts they manage and to the possible detriment of the Funds. |
A number of potential conflicts of interest may arise as a result of AQR’s or the portfolio manager’s management of a number of accounts with similar investment strategies. Often, an investment opportunity may be suitable for both the Funds and other accounts, but may not be available in sufficient quantities for both the Funds and the other accounts to participate fully. Similarly, there may be limited opportunity to sell an investment held by the Funds and another account. In circumstances where the amount of total exposure to a strategy or investment type across accounts is, in the opinion of AQR, capacity constrained, the availability of the strategy or investment type for the Funds and other accounts may be reduced in AQR’s discretion. The Funds may therefore have reduced exposure to a capacity constrained strategy or investment type, which could adversely affect the Funds' return. AQR is not obligated to allocate capacity pro rata and may take its financial interests into account when allocating capacity among the Funds and other accounts. Among other things, capacity constraints in a particular strategy or investment type could cause the Fund to close to all or certain new investors |
Another conflict could arise where different account guidelines and/or differences within particular investment strategies may lead to the use of different investment practices for portfolios with a similar investment strategy. AQR will not necessarily purchase or sell the same instruments at the same time or in the same direction (particularly if different accounts have different strategies), or in the same proportionate amounts for all eligible accounts (particularly if different accounts have materially different amounts of capital under management, different amounts of investable cash available, different investment restrictions, or different risk tolerances). As a result, although AQR manages numerous accounts and/or portfolios with similar or identical investment objectives, or may manage accounts with different objectives that trade in the same instruments, the portfolio decisions relating to these accounts, and the performance resulting from such decisions, may differ from account to account. AQR may, from time to time, implement new trading strategies or participate in new trading strategies for some but not all accounts, including the Funds. Strategies may not be implemented in the same manner among accounts where they are employed, even if the strategy is consistent with the objectives of such accounts. In certain |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 118 |
circumstances, investment opportunities that are in limited supply and/or have limited return potential in light of administrative costs of pursuing such investments (e.g., IPOS) are only allocated to accounts where the given opportunity is more closely aligned with the applicable strategy and/or trading approach. |
Whenever decisions are made to buy or sell investments by the Funds and one or more other accounts simultaneously, AQR or the portfolio manager may aggregate the purchases and sales of the investments and will allocate the transactions in a manner that it believes to be equitable under the circumstances. To this end, AQR has adopted policies and procedures that are intended to assure that investment opportunities are allocated equitably among accounts over time. As a result of the allocations, there may be instances where the Funds will not participate in a transaction that is allocated among other accounts or the Funds may not be allocated the full amount of the investments sought to be traded. These aggregation and allocation policies could have a detrimental effect on the price or amount of the investments available to the Funds from time to time. Subject to applicable laws and/or account restrictions, AQR may buy, sell or hold securities for other accounts while entering into a different or opposite investment decision for one or more funds. |
To the extent that the Funds holds interests in an issuer that are different (or more senior or junior) than, or potentially adverse to, those held by other accounts, AQR may be presented with investment decisions where the outcome would benefit one account and would not benefit or would harm the other account. This may include, but is not limited to, an account investing in a different security of an issuer’s capital structure than another account, an account investing in the same security but on different terms than another account, an account obtaining exposure to an investment using different types of securities or instruments than another account, an account engaging in short selling of securities that another account holds long, an account voting securities in a different manner than another account, and/or an account acquiring or disposing of its interests at different times than another account. This could have a material adverse effect on, or in some instances could benefit, one or more of such accounts, including accounts that are affiliates of AQR, accounts in which AQR has an interest, or accounts which pay AQR higher fees or a performance fee. These transactions or investments by one or more accounts could dilute or otherwise disadvantage the values, prices, or investment strategies of such accounts. When AQR, on behalf of an account, manages or implements a portfolio decision ahead of, or contemporaneously with, portfolio decisions of another account, market impact, liquidity constraints, or other factors could result in such other account receiving less favorable pricing or trading results, paying higher transaction costs, or being otherwise disadvantaged. In addition, in connection with the foregoing, AQR, on behalf of an account, is permitted to pursue or enforce rights or actions, or refrain from pursuing or enforcing rights or actions, with respect to a particular issuer in which action could materially adversely affect such other account. |
In addition, when the Funds and other accounts hold investments in the same issuer (including at the same place in the capital structure), the Funds may be prohibited by applicable law from participating in restructurings, work-outs or other activities related to its investment in the issuer. As a result, the Funds may not be permitted by law to make the same investment decisions as other accounts in the same or similar situations even if AQR believes it would be in the Funds' best economic interests to do so. The Funds may be prohibited by applicable law from investing in an issuer (or an affiliate) that other accounts are also investing in or currently invest in even if AQR believes it would be in the best economic interests of the Funds to do so. Furthermore, entering into certain transactions that are not deemed prohibited by law when made may potentially lead to a condition that raises regulatory or legal concerns in the future. This may be the case, for example, with issuers that AQR considers to be at risk of default and restructuring or work-outs with debt holders, which may include the Funds and other accounts. In some cases, to avoid the potential of future prohibited transactions, AQR may avoid allocating an investment opportunity to the Funds that it would otherwise recommend, subject to the AQR’s then- current allocation policy and any applicable exemptions. |
In certain circumstances, AQR may be restricted from transacting in a security or instrument because of material nonpublic information received in connection with an investment opportunity that is offered to AQR. In other circumstances, AQR will not participate in an investment opportunity to avoid receiving material nonpublic information that would restrict AQR from transacting in a security or instrument. These restrictions may adversely impact the Funds' performance. |
AQR and the Funds' portfolio managers may also face a conflict of interest where some accounts pay higher fees to AQR than others, as they may have an incentive to favor accounts with the potential for greater fees. For instance, the entitlement to a performance fee in managing one or more accounts may create an incentive for AQR to take risks in managing assets that it would not otherwise take in the absence of such arrangements. Additionally, since performance fees reward AQR for performance in accounts which are subject to such fees, AQR may have an incentive to favor these accounts over those that have only fixed asset-based fees, such as the Funds, with respect to areas such as trading opportunities, trade allocation, and allocation of new investment opportunities. |
AQR has implemented specific policies and procedures (e.g., a code of ethics and trade allocation policies) that seek to address potential conflicts of interest that may arise in connection with the management of the Funds and other accounts and that are designed to ensure that all accounts, including the Funds, are treated fairly and equitably over time. |
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Arrowstreet: Arrowstreet offers institutional investors a select range of equity investment strategies: long-only, alpha extension and long/short. |
Arrowstreet’s investment strategies are managed by a cohesive investment team. Individual strategies are not managed by individual investment professionals but rather all strategies are managed by the same team of investment professionals. This team approach to trading is designed to ensure that all research ideas and opinions are shared at the same time among all accounts without systematically favoring any one account over another. Arrowstreet manages a large number of client accounts and, as a result, potential conflicts of interest may arise from time to time. As a result, Arrowstreet has established a number of policies and procedures designed to mitigate and/or eliminate potential conflicts. Arrowstreet has established policies and procedures with respect to trade execution, aggregation and allocation. In addition, Arrowstreet maintains a comprehensive code of ethics addressing potential conflicts that could arise between Arrowstreet and its employees and its clients. |
Arrowstreet believes that its policies and procedures are reasonably designed to address potential conflicts of interest. |
Baillie Gifford: In addition to managing the Fund, individual portfolio managers are commonly responsible for managing other registered investment companies, other pooled investment vehicles and/or other accounts. These other accounts may have similar investment strategies to the Fund. Potential conflicts between the portfolio management of the Fund and the portfolio manager’s other accounts are managed by the Manager using allocation policies and procedures, and internal review processes. The Manager has developed trade allocation systems and controls to ensure that no one client, regardless of type, is intentionally favored at the expense of another. Allocation policies are designed to address potential conflicts in situations where two or more funds or accounts participate in investment decisions involving the same securities. |
BMO: A conflict of interest may arise as a result of a portfolio manager being responsible for multiple accounts, including the Fund, which may have different investment guidelines and objectives. In addition to the Fund, these accounts may include other mutual funds managed on an advisory or subadvisory basis, separate accounts, and collective trust accounts. An investment opportunity may be suitable for a Fund as well as for any of the other managed accounts. However, the investment may not be available in sufficient quantity for all of the accounts to participate fully. In addition, there may be limited opportunity to sell an investment held by a Fund and the other accounts. The other accounts may have similar investment objectives or strategies as the Fund, they may track the same benchmarks or indexes as the Fund tracks, and they may sell securities that are eligible to be held, sold or purchased by the Fund. A portfolio manager may be responsible for accounts that have different advisory fee schedules, which may create the incentive for the portfolio manager to favor one account over another in terms of access to investment opportunities. A portfolio manager also may manage accounts whose investment objectives and policies differ from those of the Fund, which may cause the portfolio manager to effect trading in one account that may have an adverse effect on the value of the holdings within another account, including a Fund. |
To address and manage these potential conflicts of interest, BMO has adopted compliance policies and procedures to allocate investment opportunities and to ensure that each of its clients is treated on a fair and equitable basis. Such policies and procedures include, but are not limited to, trade allocation and trade aggregation policies, cross trading policies, portfolio manager assignment practices, and oversight by investment management, and/or compliance departments. |
Boston Partners: Boston Partners owes its clients a duty of loyalty and monitors situations in which the interests of its advisory clients may be in conflict with its own interests. Boston Partners identifies business practices that may cause a conflict of interest between it and its clients, discloses such conflicts of interest to clients and develops reasonable procedures to mitigate such conflicts. |
Boston Partners has identified the following potential conflicts of interest and the measures it uses to address these matters: |
Equitable
Treatment of Accounts
Boston Partners recognizes that potential conflicts may arise from the side-by-side management of registered investment companies and “investment accounts,” which include privately offered funds and separately managed accounts of individuals and institutional investors. Where Boston Partners’ separately managed accounts are charged performance fees, portfolio managers may be inclined to take investment risks that are outside the scope of such client’s investment objectives and strategy. In addition, since Boston Partners’ private investment funds charge performance fees and share those fees with portfolio managers, such portfolio managers may also be inclined to take additional investment risks. Boston Partners maintains a Trade Allocation and Aggregation Policy as well as a Simultaneous Management Policy to ensure that client accounts are treated equitably. The Compliance Department (“CD”) reviews allocations and dispersion regularly, and accounts within the same strategy are precluded from simultaneously holding a security long and short. There are certain circumstances that would permit a long/short portfolio to take a contra position in a security that is held in another strategy. This happens very infrequently and the contra position is generally not related to the fundamental views of the security (i.e. – initiating a long position in a security at year-end to take advantage of tax-loss selling as a short term investment, or initiating a position based solely on its relative weight in the benchmark to manage investment risk). However in certain |
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situations, the investment constraints of a strategy, including but not limited to country, region, industry or benchmark, may result in a different investment thesis for the same security. Each situation is fully vetted and approved by the firm’s Chief Investment Officer or his designee. Risk Management performs periodic reviews to ensure the product complies with the investment strategy and defined risk parameters. |
Furthermore, since Boston Partners charges a performance fee on certain accounts, and in particular these accounts may receive “new issues” allocations, Boston Partners has a conflict of interest in allocating new issues to these accounts. Boston Partners maintains an IPO Allocation Policy and the CD assists in, and/or reviews, the allocation of new issues to ensure that IPOS are being allocated among all eligible accounts in an equitable manner. |
Utilizing
Brokerage to Advantage Boston Partners
Boston Partners does not place trades through affiliated brokers. Securities trades are executed through brokerage firms with which Boston Partners maintains other advantageous relationships, such as soft dollars. In these cases, the broker may expect commission business in return. Boston Partners has established a Trade Management Oversight Committee to evaluate brokerage services and to review commissions paid to brokers. In addition, Boston Partners maintains a Best Execution Policy and a Soft Dollar Policy to assist in its monitoring efforts. Boston Partners also identifies affiliates of the investment companies for which it acts as investment adviser or sub adviser to ensure it is trading in accordance with applicable rules and regulations. |
Directed
Brokerage
Boston Partners faces an inherent conflict since it is in a position to direct client transactions to a broker or dealer in exchange for distribution capacity. Boston Partners maintains policies which prohibit its traders from considering a broker-dealer’s distribution capacity for promoting or selling Boston Partners’ separate account services, mutual funds, or proprietary funds (collectively “Boston Partners’ Services”) during the broker selection process. Nor will Boston Partners compensate any broker either directly or indirectly by directing brokerage transactions to that broker for consideration in selling Boston Partners’ Services. |
Mixed Use
Allocations and Use of Soft Dollars to Benefit Adviser
Soft dollar services which have a “mixed use” allocation present a conflict of interest when determining the allocation between those services that primarily benefit Boston Partners’ clients and those that primarily benefit Boston Partners. In addition, a conflict of interest exists when Boston Partners uses soft dollars to pay expenses that would normally be paid by Boston Partners. Boston Partners has developed soft dollar policies which require it to make a good faith allocation of “mixed use” services and to document its analysis. In addition, the CD reviews all requests for soft dollars to ensure inclusion under the safe harbor of Section 28 (e) of the Exchange Act. |
Trade Errors
A conflict arises when an investment adviser requests a broker/dealer to absorb the cost of a trade error in return for increased trading and/or commissions. Boston Partners prohibits correcting a trade error for any quid pro quo with a broker and has procedures for the proper correction of trade errors. |
Principal
Transactions
A principal transaction occurs when an investment adviser, acting for the account of itself or an affiliate buys a security from, or sells a security to a client. An inherent conflict of interest exists since an adviser has an opportunity to transfer unwanted securities from its account to a client's account, sell securities to a client’s account at prices above the market, or transfer more favorably priced securities from a client account to its account. Boston Partners generally does not permit the selling of a security from one client account and the purchasing of the same security in another client account if Boston Partners has a principal interest in one of the accounts at the time of the transaction. Additionally, Boston Partners requires that clients give consent by signing subscription agreements to purchase a pooled investment vehicle in which Boston Partners or a related entity has an interest. |
Cross Trades
Cross transactions between clients create an inherent conflict of interest because Boston Partners has a duty to obtain the most favorable price for both the selling client and the purchasing client. Boston Partners generally does not engage in cross trading, however Boston Partners has procedures to ensure that any cross trade is in the best interests of all clients. |
Affiliated
Investments
Potential conflicts exist if Boston Partners directs client investments into affiliated vehicles in order to increase the size of these vehicles and thereby increase its compensation by (a) lowering overall expenses of the vehicle, some of which Boston Partners may have responsibility for; (b) permitting greater marketing of the vehicle which will generate greater fee revenue for Boston Partners; or (c) allowing Boston Partners or an affiliate to redeem its investment capital in such vehicle. To mitigate any detriment to the client, Boston Partners has product suitability procedures and will obtain a client’s consent prior to investing client assets in an affiliated vehicle. |
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Proprietary
Trading Opportunities
Employees are in a position to take investment opportunities for themselves or Boston Partners before such opportunities are executed on behalf of clients. Employees have a duty to advance Boston Partners’ client interests before Boston Partners interests or their personal interests. Boston Partners must assure that employees do not favor their own or Boston Partners’ accounts. The Code of Ethics (“the Code”) includes procedures on ethical conduct and personal trading, including preclearance and blackout procedures, to which all employees are subject. |
Insider
Trading/Non-Public Information
Employees are in a position to learn material nonpublic information. Such employees are in a position to trade in their personal accounts on such information, to the potential disadvantage of client accounts. The Code addresses insider trading including permissible activities. Employees certify, at least annually, that they are in compliance with the Code. |
Boston Partners periodically discusses securities which may be held in client accounts with external investment professionals when sourcing and analyzing investment ideas. These discussions may include but are not limited to economic factors, market outlook, sector and industry views, and general and/or specific information regarding securities. Discussion of specific securities creates a conflict which could disadvantage Boston Partners’ clients if the external parties were to act upon this information, including but not limited to front-running and scalping either particular securities or numerous securities in a similar sector to the extent such information is known about Boston Partners’ holdings. Boston Partners has policies prohibiting discussion of client investments for non-business purposes and has outlined permissible activities as well as certain other prohibitions when sourcing investment ideas for business purposes. |
Value-Added
Investors
A senior executive from a public company or a private company that is a hedge fund, broker-dealer, investment adviser, or investment bank, (collectively “VAIs”), may invest in Boston Partners’ private funds. A conflict exists if Boston Partners invests in companies affiliated with a VAI or if a VAI who works at a private company provide material non-public information to Boston Partners or vice versa. Both of these conflicts raise issues with respect to information sharing. Boston Partners has procedures to: i) identify these individuals through its annual outside businesses questionnaire, its annual compliance questionnaire, review of new account start-up documents, and its 5130 and 5131 questionnaires, and ii) monitor conflicts these persons present through its pre-trade compliance system and/or email surveillance. |
Selective
Disclosure
Selective disclosure occurs when material information is given to a single investor, or a limited group of investors, and not to all investors at the same time. This practice may allow one set of investors to profit on undisclosed information prior to giving others the same opportunity. In order to prevent this conflict of interest, Boston Partners has procedures regarding the dissemination of account holdings. |
Valuation of
Client Accounts
Because Boston Partners calculates its own advisory fees, it has an incentive to over-value such accounts to either increase the fees payable by the client, or to conceal poor performance for an incentive fee. Boston Partners has several safeguards in place to mitigate this conflict. Boston Partners has a policy for the valuation of securities. Boston Partners’ Operations Department (“Operations”) reconciles cash, assets, and prices for all client accounts with the client’s custodian bank’s records on a monthly basis. Finally, as part of Boston Partners annual financial review, external auditors review a sample of client fee invoices. |
Representing
Clients
At times, clients may request Boston Partners represent their interests in class action litigation, bankruptcies or other matters. Boston Partners’ expertise lies in investment management and has an inherent conflict of interest if cast in any other role. When possible, Boston Partners’ investment management agreements include provisions that Boston Partners will not act on behalf of the client in class actions, bankruptcies or matters of litigation. |
Outside Business
Activities
An employee’s outside business activities may conflict with the employee’s duties to Boston Partners and its clients. Boston Partners requires all employees to disclose any outside employment to the CD, who, in conjunction with the employee’s supervisor and the Director of HR, will identify any potential conflicts. In the event that a resolution to the conflict cannot be reached, the employee may be asked to terminate either his outside employment or his position with Boston Partners. |
Business Gifts and
Entertainment
Boston Partners employees periodically give or receive gifts from clients. Boston Partners employees host clients or receive entertainment provided by a client. Such gifts or entertainment may be considered efforts to gain unfair advantage. Boston Partners maintains a gifts and entertainment policy and has developed a “Q&A” guide for employees regarding certain types |
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of gifts and entertainment. Generally, employees are not permitted to give or receive gifts of more than $100 in value, per person, per year. Entertainment that is normal or customary in the industry is considered appropriate. Employees should consult the CD if they are unsure about a particular gift or value of entertainment. |
Illegal or
Unethical Behavior
Unethical or illegal conduct by employees damages Boston Partners’ ability to meet its fiduciary duties to clients. Employees are required to report to management any actual or suspected illegal or unethical conduct on the part of other employees of which they become aware or any situations in which they are concerned about the “best course of action.” In addition, employees are required to certify annually that they are in compliance with this Manual. Regardless of whether a government inquiry occurs, Boston Partners views seriously any violation of this Manual. Disciplinary sanctions may be imposed on any employee committing a violation of this Manual. |
Proxy Voting
Boston Partners’ proxy voting authority for its clients, puts it in a position where its interests may conflict with the best interests of its clients when determining how to vote. Boston Partners has a proxy voting policy and has engaged an outside vendor to execute proxies according to this policy. Boston Partners has a procedure to handle conflicts of interest which may arise in voting client securities. |
Consulting
Relationships
Boston Partners may purchase software, educational programs and peer group information from consulting firms that represent Boston Partners clients. Due to the lack of payment transparency, these relationships could give rise to improper activity on the part of the investment adviser or the consultant. Products purchased from consultants must serve a legitimate need for Boston Partners’ business and may not be acquired to influence a consultant’s recommendation of Boston Partners. |
Causeway: The portfolio managers who subadvise a portion of the assets of the Fund also manage their own personal accounts and other accounts, including accounts for corporations, pension plans, public retirement plans, sovereign wealth funds, superannuation funds, Taft-Hartley pension plans, endowments and foundations, mutual funds and other collective investment vehicles, charities, private trusts and funds, wrap fee programs, and other institutions (collectively, “Other Accounts”). In managing certain of the Other Accounts, the portfolio managers employ investment strategies similar to those used in subadvising a portion of the Fund, subject to certain variations in investment restrictions, and also manage a portion of a fund which takes short positions in global securities using swap agreements. The portfolio managers purchase and sell securities for the Fund that they also recommend to Other Accounts. The portfolio managers at times give advice or take action with respect to certain accounts that differs from the advice given other accounts with similar investment strategies. Certain of the Other Accounts may pay higher or lower management fee rates than the Fund or pay performance-based fees to Causeway. Causeway is the investment adviser and sponsor of six mutual funds: Causeway International Value Fund, Causeway Global Value Fund, Causeway Emerging Markets Fund, Causeway International Opportunities Fund, Causeway Global Absolute Return Fund, and Causeway International Small Cap Fund (together, the “Causeway Mutual Funds”). Causeway also sponsors and manages certain other comingled vehicles in its international value equity strategy that are offered to institutional investors. Most of the portfolio managers have personal investments in one or more Causeway Funds. Ms. Ketterer and Mr. Hartford each holds (through estate planning vehicles) a controlling voting interest in Causeway’s parent holding company and Messrs. Eng, Muldoon, Valentini, and Ms. Lee (directly or through estate planning vehicles) have minority ownership interests in Causeway’s parent holding company. | |
Actual or potential conflicts of interest arise from the portfolio managers’ management responsibilities with respect to the Other Accounts and their own personal accounts. These responsibilities may cause portfolio managers to devote unequal time and attention across client accounts and the differing fees, incentives and relationships with the various accounts provide incentives to favor certain accounts. Causeway has written compliance policies and procedures designed to mitigate or manage these conflicts of interest. These include policies and procedures to seek fair and equitable allocation of investment opportunities (including IPOs and new issues) and trade allocations among all client accounts and policies and procedures concerning the disclosure and use of portfolio transaction information. Causeway also has a Code of Ethics which, among other things, limits personal trading by portfolio managers and other employees of Causeway. There is no guarantee that any such policies or procedures will cover every situation in which a conflict of interest arises. |
Columbia Management: Like other investment professionals with multiple clients, a Fund’s portfolio manager(s) may face certain potential conflicts of interest in connection with managing both the Fund and other accounts at the same time. The Investment Manager and the Funds have adopted compliance policies and procedures that attempt to address certain of the potential conflicts that portfolio managers face in this regard. Certain of these conflicts of interest are summarized below. | |
The management of accounts with different advisory fee rates and/or fee structures, including accounts that pay advisory fees based on account performance (performance fee accounts), may raise potential conflicts of interest for a portfolio manager by creating an incentive to favor higher fee accounts. |
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Potential conflicts of interest also may arise when a portfolio manager has personal investments in other accounts that may create an incentive to favor those accounts. As a general matter and subject to the Investment Manager’s Code of Ethics and certain limited exceptions, the Investment Manager’s investment professionals do not have the opportunity to invest in client accounts, other than the funds. | |
A portfolio manager who is responsible for managing multiple funds and/or accounts may devote unequal time and attention to the management of those Funds and/or accounts. The effects of this potential conflict may be more pronounced where Funds and/or accounts managed by a particular portfolio manager have different investment strategies. | |
A portfolio manager may be able to select or influence the selection of the broker/dealers that are used to execute securities transactions for the Funds. A portfolio manager’s decision as to the selection of broker/dealers could produce disproportionate costs and benefits among the Funds and the other accounts the portfolio manager manages. | |
A potential conflict of interest may arise when a portfolio manager buys or sells the same securities for a Fund and other accounts. On occasions when a portfolio manager considers the purchase or sale of a security to be in the best interests of a Fund as well as other accounts, the Investment Manager’s trading desk may, to the extent consistent with applicable laws and regulations, aggregate the securities to be sold or bought in order to obtain the best execution and lower brokerage commissions, if any. Aggregation of trades may create the potential for unfairness to a Fund or another account if a portfolio manager favors one account over another in allocating the securities bought or sold. The Investment Manager and its Participating Affiliates (including Threadneedle) may coordinate their trading operations for certain types of securities and transactions pursuant to personnel-sharing agreements or similar intercompany arrangements. However, typically the Investment Manager does not coordinate trading activities with a Participating Affiliate with respect to accounts of that Participating Affiliate unless such Participating Affiliate is also providing trading services for accounts managed by the Investment Manager. Similarly, a Participating Affiliate typically does not coordinate trading activities with the Investment Manager with respect to accounts of the Investment Manager unless the Investment Manager is also providing trading services for accounts managed by such Participating Affiliate. As a result, it is possible that the Investment Manager and its Participating Affiliates may trade in the same instruments at the same time, in the same or opposite direction or in different sequence, which could negatively impact the prices paid by the Fund on such instruments. Additionally, in circumstances where trading services are being provided on a coordinated basis for the Investment Manager’s accounts (including the Funds) and the accounts of one or more Participating Affiliates in accordance with applicable law, it is possible that the allocation opportunities available to the Funds may be decreased, especially for less actively traded securities, or orders may take longer to execute, which may negatively impact Fund performance. | |
“Cross trades,” in which a portfolio manager sells a particular security held by a Fund to another account (potentially saving transaction costs for both accounts), could involve a potential conflict of interest if, for example, a portfolio manager is permitted to sell a security from one account to another account at a higher price than an independent third party would pay. The Investment Manager and the Funds have adopted compliance procedures that provide that any transactions between a Fund and another account managed by the Investment Manager are to be made at a current market price, consistent with applicable laws and regulations. | |
Another potential conflict of interest may arise based on the different investment objectives and strategies of a Fund and other accounts managed by its portfolio manager(s). Depending on another account’s objectives and other factors, a portfolio manager may give advice to and make decisions for a Fund that may differ from advice given, or the timing or nature of decisions made, with respect to another account. A portfolio manager’s investment decisions are the product of many factors in addition to basic suitability for the particular account involved. Thus, a portfolio manager may buy or sell a particular security for certain accounts, and not for a Fund, even though it could have been bought or sold for the Fund at the same time. A portfolio manager also may buy a particular security for one or more accounts when one or more other accounts are selling the security (including short sales). There may be circumstances when a portfolio manager’s purchases or sales of portfolio securities for one or more accounts may have an adverse effect on other accounts, including the Funds. | |
To the extent a Fund invests in underlying funds, a portfolio manager will be subject to the potential conflicts of interest described in Potential Conflicts of Interest – Columbia Management – FOF (Fund-of-Funds) below. | |
A Fund’s portfolio manager(s) also may have other potential conflicts of interest in managing the Fund, and the description above is not a complete description of every conflict that could exist in managing the Fund and other accounts. Many of the potential conflicts of interest to which the Investment Manager’s portfolio managers are subject are essentially the same or similar to the potential conflicts of interest related to the investment management activities of the Investment Manager and its affiliates. |
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Columbia Management – FoF (Fund-of-Funds): Management of funds-of-funds differs from that of the other Funds. The portfolio management process is set forth generally below and in more detail in the Funds’ prospectus. | |
Portfolio managers of the fund-of-funds may be involved in determining each funds-of-fund’s allocation among the three main asset classes (equity, fixed income and cash) and the allocation among investment categories within each asset class, as well as each funds-of-fund’s allocation among the underlying funds. |
■ | Because of the structure of the funds-of-funds, the potential conflicts of interest for the portfolio managers may be different than the potential conflicts of interest for portfolio managers who manage other Funds. |
■ | The Investment Manager and its affiliates may receive higher compensation as a result of allocations to underlying funds with higher fees. |
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Conestoga: Like other investment professionals with multiple clients, portfolio managers may face certain potential conflicts of interest in connection with managing both the portion of the Fund’s assets allocated to Conestoga (Conestoga’s Sleeve) and other accounts at the same time. Conestoga has adopted compliance policies and procedures that attempt to address certain of the potential conflicts that Conestoga’s portfolio managers face in this regard. Certain of those conflicts of interest are summarized below. | |
The management of accounts with different advisory or sub-advisory fee rates and/or fee and expense structures may raise certain potential conflicts of interest for a portfolio manager by creating an incentive to favor higher fee, or higher profit margin accounts. | |
Potential conflicts of interest also may arise when a portfolio manager has personal investments in other accounts that may create an incentive to favor those accounts. A portfolio manager who is responsible for managing multiple funds and/or accounts may devote unequal time and attention to the management of those funds and/or accounts. The effects of this potential conflict may be more pronounced where funds and/or accounts managed by a particular portfolio manager have different investment strategies. | |
A portfolio manager may be able to select or influence the selection of the broker-dealers that are used to execute securities transactions for a fund. A portfolio manager’s decision as to the selection of broker-dealers could produce disproportionate costs and benefits among Conestoga’s Sleeve and the other accounts the portfolio manager manages. | |
A potential conflict of interest may arise when a portfolio manager buys or sells the same securities for the Conestoga’s Sleeve and other accounts. On occasions when a portfolio manager considers the purchase or sale of a security to be in the best interests of Conestoga’s Sleeve as well as other accounts, the Conestoga’s trading desk may, to the extent consistent with applicable laws and regulations, aggregate the securities to be sold or bought in order to obtain the best execution and lower brokerage commissions, if any. Aggregation of trades may create the potential for unfairness to Conestoga’s Sleeve or the Fund or another account if a portfolio manager favors one account over another in allocating the securities bought or sold. | |
“Cross trades,” in which a portfolio manager sells a particular security held by Conestoga’s Sleeve to another account (potentially saving transaction costs for both accounts), could involve a potential conflict of interest if, for example, a portfolio manager is permitted to sell a security from one account to another account at a higher price than an independent third party would pay. The Investment Manager has adopted compliance procedures that provide that any transactions between the Fund and another account managed by Conestoga are to be made at a current market price, consistent with applicable laws and regulations. | |
Another potential conflict of interest may arise based on the different investment objectives and strategies of Conestoga’s Sleeve and other accounts managed by its portfolio manager(s). Depending on another account’s objectives and other factors, a portfolio manager may give advice to and make decisions for Conestoga’s Sleeve that may differ from advice given, or the timing or nature of decisions made, with respect to another account. A portfolio manager’s investment decisions are the product of many factors in addition to basic suitability for the particular account involved. Thus, a portfolio manager may buy or sell a particular security for certain accounts, and not for Conestoga’s Sleeve, even though it could have been bought or sold for Conestoga’s Sleeve at the same time. A portfolio manager also may buy a particular security for one or more accounts when one or more other accounts are selling the security. There may be circumstances when a portfolio manager’s purchases or sales of portfolio securities for one or more accounts may have an adverse effect on other accounts, including the Fund. | |
The portfolio manager(s) also may have other potential conflicts of interest in managing Conestoga’s Sleeve, and the description above is not a complete description of every conflict that could exist in managing Conestoga’s Sleeve and other accounts. Many of the potential conflicts of interest to which the Conestoga’s portfolio managers are subject are essentially the same or similar to the potential conflicts of interest related to the investment management activities of the Investment Manager or other subadvisers of the Fund. |
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Hotchkis & Wiley: The Portfolio is managed by Hotchkis & Wiley’s investment team (Investment Team). The Investment Team also manages institutional accounts and other mutual funds in several different investment strategies. The portfolios within an investment strategy are managed using a target portfolio; however, each portfolio may have different restrictions, cash flows, tax and other relevant considerations which may preclude a portfolio from participating in certain transactions for that investment strategy. Consequently, the performance of portfolios may vary due to these different considerations. The Investment Team may place transactions for one investment strategy that are directly or indirectly contrary to investment decisions made on behalf of another investment strategy. Hotchkis & Wiley also provides model portfolio investment recommendations to sponsors without execution or additional services. The recommendations are provided on a delayed basis relative to transactions of discretionary accounts. Hotchkis & Wiley may be restricted from purchasing more than a limited percentage of the outstanding shares of a company or otherwise restricted from trading in a company’s securities due to other regulatory limitations. If a company is a viable investment for more than one investment strategy, Hotchkis & Wiley has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that all of its clients are treated fairly and equitably. Additionally, potential and actual conflicts of interest may also arise as a result of Hotchkis & Wiley’s other business activities and Hotchkis & Wiley’s possession of material non‐public information about an issuer, which may have an adverse impact on one group of clients while benefiting another group. In certain situations, Hotchkis & Wiley will purchase different classes of securities of the same company (e.g. senior debt, subordinated debt, and or equity) in different investment strategies which can give rise to conflicts where Hotchkis & Wiley may advocate for the benefit of one class of security which may be adverse to another security that is held by clients of a different strategy. Hotchkis & Wiley seeks to mitigate the impact of these conflicts on a case by case basis. Hotchkis & Wiley utilizes soft dollars to obtain brokerage and research services, which may create a conflict of interest in allocating clients’ brokerage business. Research services may benefit certain accounts more than others. Certain accounts may also pay a less proportionate amount of commissions for research services. If a research product provides both a research and a non‐research function, Hotchkis & Wiley will make a reasonable allocation of the use and pay for the non‐research portion with hard dollars. Hotchkis & Wiley will make decisions involving soft dollars in a manner that satisfies the requirements of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Different types of accounts and investment strategies may have different fee structures. Additionally, certain accounts pay Hotchkis & Wiley performance based fees, which may vary depending on how well the account performs compared to a benchmark. Because such fee arrangements have the potential to create an incentive for Hotchkis & Wiley to favor such accounts in making investment decisions and allocations, Hotchkis & Wiley has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that all of its clients are treated fairly and equitably, including in respect of allocation decisions, such as initial public offerings. Since accounts are managed to a target portfolio by the Investment Team, adequate time and resources are consistently applied to all accounts in the same investment strategy. Investment personnel of the firm or its affiliates may be permitted to be commercially or professionally involved with an issuer of securities. Any potential conflicts of interest from such involvement would be monitored for compliance with the firm’s Code of Ethics. | |
JPMIM: The potential for conflicts of interest exists when portfolio managers manage other accounts with similar investment objectives and strategies as the Fund (“Similar Accounts”). Potential conflicts may include, for example, conflicts between investment strategies and conflicts in the allocation of investment opportunities. | |
Responsibility for managing JPMorgan’s and its affiliates’ clients’ portfolios is organized according to investment strategies within asset classes. Generally, client portfolios with similar strategies are managed by portfolio managers in the same portfolio management group using the same objectives, approach and philosophy. Underlying sectors or strategy allocations within a larger portfolio are likewise managed by portfolio managers who use the same approach and philosophy as similarly managed portfolios. Therefore, portfolio holdings, relative position sizes and industry and sector exposures tend to be similar across similar portfolios and strategies, which minimizes the potential for conflicts of interest. | |
JPMorgan and/or its affiliates (“JPMorgan Chase”) perform investment services, including rendering investment advice, to varied clients. JPMorgan, JPMorgan Chase and its or their directors, officers, agents, and/or employees may render similar or differing investment advisory services to clients and may give advice or exercise investment responsibility and take such other action with respect to any of its other clients that differs from the advice given or the timing or nature of action taken with respect to another client or group of clients. It is JPMorgan’s policy, to the extent practicable, to allocate, within its reasonable discretion, investment opportunities among clients over a period of time on a fair and equitable basis. One or more of JPMorgan’s other client accounts may at any time hold, acquire, increase, decrease, dispose, or otherwise deal with positions in investments in which another client account may have an interest from time-to-time. | |
JPMorgan, JPMorgan Chase, and any of its or their directors, partners, officers, agents or employees, may also buy, sell, or trade securities for their own accounts or the proprietary accounts of JPMorgan and/or JPMorgan Chase. JPMorgan and/or JPMorgan Chase, within their discretion, may make different investment decisions and other actions with respect to their own proprietary accounts than those made for client accounts, including the timing or nature of such investment decisions or |
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actions. Further, JPMorgan is not required to purchase or sell for any client account securities that it, JPMorgan Chase, and any of its or their employees, principals, or agents may purchase or sell for their own accounts or the proprietary accounts of JPMorgan, or JPMorgan Chase or its clients. | |
JPMorgan and/or its affiliates may receive more compensation with respect to certain Similar Accounts than that received with respect to the Fund or may receive compensation based in part on the performance of certain Similar Accounts. This may create a potential conflict of interest for JPMorgan and its affiliates or the portfolio managers by providing an incentive to favor these Similar Accounts when, for example, placing securities transactions. In addition, JPMorgan or its affiliates could be viewed as having a conflict of interest to the extent that JPMorgan or an affiliate has a proprietary investment in Similar Accounts, the portfolio managers have personal investments in Similar Accounts or the Similar Accounts are investment options in JPMorgan’s or its affiliates’ employee benefit plans. Potential conflicts of interest may arise with both the aggregation and allocation of securities transactions and allocation of investment opportunities because of market factors or investment restrictions imposed upon JPMorgan and its affiliates by law, regulation, contract or internal policies. Allocations of aggregated trades, particularly trade orders that were only partially completed due to limited availability and allocation of investment opportunities generally, could raise a potential conflict of interest, as JPMorgan or its affiliates may have an incentive to allocate securities that are expected to increase in value to favored accounts. Initial public offerings, in particular, are frequently of very limited availability. JPMorgan and its affiliates may be perceived as causing accounts they manage to participate in an offering to increase JPMorgan’s and its affiliates’ overall allocation of securities in that offering. A potential conflict of interest also may be perceived to arise if transactions in one account closely follow related transactions in a different account, such as when a purchase increases the value of securities previously purchased by another account, or when a sale in one account lowers the sale price received in a sale by a second account. If JPMorgan or its affiliates manage accounts that engage in short sales of securities of the type in which the Fund invests, JPMorgan or its affiliates could be seen as harming the performance of the Fund for the benefit of the accounts engaging in short sales if the short sales cause the market value of the securities to fall. | |
As an internal policy matter, JPMorgan or its affiliates may from time to time maintain certain overall investment limitations on the securities positions or positions in other financial instruments JPMorgan or its affiliates will take on behalf of its various clients due to, among other things, liquidity concerns and regulatory restrictions. Such policies may preclude the Fund from purchasing particular securities or financial instruments, even if such securities or financial instruments would otherwise meet the Fund’s objectives. | |
The goal of JPMorgan and its affiliates is to meet their fiduciary obligation with respect to all clients. JPMorgan and its affiliates have policies and procedures that seek to manage conflicts. JPMorgan and its affiliates monitor a variety of areas, including compliance with fund guidelines, review of allocation decisions and compliance with JPMorgan’s Codes of Ethics and JPMorgan Chase and Co.’s Code of Conduct. With respect to the allocation of investment opportunities, JPMorgan and its affiliates also have certain policies designed to achieve fair and equitable allocation of investment opportunities among its clients over time. For example: Orders for the same equity security traded through a single trading desk or system are aggregated on a continual basis throughout each trading day consistent with JPMorgan’s and its affiliates’ duty of best execution for their clients. If aggregated trades are fully executed, accounts participating in the trade will be allocated their pro rata share on an average price basis. Partially completed orders generally will be allocated among the participating accounts on a pro-rata average price basis, subject to certain limited exceptions. For example, accounts that would receive a de minimis allocation relative to their size may be excluded from the order. Another exception may occur when thin markets or price volatility require that an aggregated order be completed in multiple executions over several days. If partial completion of the order would result in an uneconomic allocation to an account due to fixed transaction or custody costs, JPMorgan and its affiliates may exclude small orders until 50% of the total order is completed. Then the small orders will be executed. Following this procedure, small orders will lag in the early execution of the order, but will be completed before completion of the total order. | |
Purchases of money market instruments and fixed income securities cannot always be allocated pro-rata across the accounts with the same investment strategy and objective. However, JPMIM and its affiliates attempt to mitigate any potential unfairness by basing non-pro rata allocations traded through a single trading desk or system upon objective predetermined criteria for the selection of investments and a disciplined process for allocating securities with similar duration, credit quality and liquidity in the good faith judgment of JPMIM or its affiliates so that fair and equitable allocation will occur over time. | |
Loomis Sayles: Conflicts of interest may arise in the allocation of investment opportunities and the allocation of aggregated orders among the Funds and other accounts managed by the portfolio managers. A portfolio manager potentially could give favorable treatment to some accounts for a variety of reasons, including favoring larger accounts, accounts that pay higher fees, accounts that pay performance-based fees, accounts of affiliated companies and accounts in which the portfolio manager has an interest. Such favorable treatment could lead to more favorable investment opportunities or allocations for |
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some accounts. Loomis Sayles makes investment decisions for all accounts (including institutional accounts, mutual funds, hedge funds and affiliated accounts) based on each account’s availability of other comparable investment opportunities and Loomis Sayles’ desire to treat all accounts fairly and equitably over time. Loomis Sayles maintains trade allocation and aggregation policies and procedures to address these potential conflicts. Conflicts of interest also arise to the extent a portfolio manager short sells a stock in one client account but holds that stock long in other accounts, including the Funds, or sells a stock for some accounts while buying the stock for others, and through the use of “soft dollar arrangements,” which are discussed in Loomis Sayles’ Brokerage Allocation Policies and Procedures and Loomis Sayles’ Trade Aggregation and Allocation Policies and Procedures. |
Los Angeles Capital: Los Angeles Capital has implemented policies and procedures, including brokerage and trade allocation policies and procedures, which the firm believes are reasonably designed to address the potential for conflicts of
interest associated with managing portfolios for multiple clients and that seek to treat all clients fairly and equally over time and to mitigate conflicts among accounts. Client accounts are managed independent of one another in accordance with
client specific mandates, restrictions, and instructions as outlined in the investment management agreement, and such restrictions and instructions are monitored for compliance with the client’s investment guidelines.
Side-by-side management can result in investment positions or actions taken for one client account that differ from those taken in another client account. Accordingly, one client account can engage in short sales of or take a short position in an investment that at the same time is owned or being purchased long by another client account. These positions and actions can adversely affect or benefit different clients at different times. |
The firm manages client accounts that have different investment strategies, objectives, restrictions, constraints, launch dates, and overlapping benchmark constituents. Given these customizations and differences, it is possible that Los Angeles Capital may be purchasing or holding a security for one account and simultaneously selling the same security for another account. However, simultaneously purchasing and selling the same security in the same account (“wash trades”) is prohibited. |
The decision as to which accounts participate in an investment opportunity will take into account, among other things, the quantitative model’s outlook on the account’s strategy, the account’s investment guidelines, and risk metrics. Global accounts’ orders are sent to the market simultaneously subject to prevailing market conditions, client flows, and liquidity. Emerging markets account orders are aggregated during account rebalances, but the firm is not required to do so. |
Los Angeles Capital’s proprietary optimization-based technology for trading client portfolios complements the firm’s approach to stock selection and uses real-time market prices to parse the master (“parent”) order lists into a sub-list or “child” order lists, for execution by agency brokers. For accounts traded using the firm’s trade optimization technology, real-time market prices are the primary creation determinant in each child order. Therefore, names traded for one account (or group of accounts) may result in different execution prices than a name traded for another account (or group of accounts). The firm’s trade optimization technology is primarily used for U.S. market accounts. As the firm’s trade optimization trading technology is dependent upon robust and consistent market data, Los Angeles Capital does not currently utilize this technology in Developed Asia and Emerging Markets. |
While each client account is managed individually, Los Angeles Capital may, at any given time, purchase and/or sell the same security in a block that is allocated among multiple accounts. There are a number of variables that can influence a decision to aggregate purchases or sales into a block, including but not limited to, order size, liquidity, client trading directives, regulatory limitations, round lot requirements, and cash flows. The firm allocates trades that are submitted in a block prior to placing the trade with the broker. When there is decision making on whether to include or exclude certain accounts from a block transaction, there is always the potential for conflicts of interest. Furthermore, the effect of trade aggregation may work on some occasions to the account’s disadvantage. Los Angeles Capital’s policies and procedures in allocating trades are structured to treat all clients fairly. Los Angeles Capital is not required to aggregate any particular trade. For example, an account with directed brokerage may not participate in certain block trades. |
The firm’s strategies predominantly invest in liquid common stocks. Based on a variety of factors including the strategy, guidelines, and turnover goals, Los Angeles Capital determines the trading frequency for each account. Most accounts currently trade at least semi-monthly and others may trade more or less frequently depending on turnover goals, market conditions and other factors unique to the strategy or markets in which they are invested. While the firm reserves the right to update its trading strategy, currently, in a typical week, Los Angeles Capital will begin by trading its U.S. strategy accounts followed by its non-U.S. strategy accounts. An account’s rebalance cycle is dependent on the account’s strategy. Rebalances for U.S. strategy accounts are regularly rotated between traders and generally begin on the same day each week. Non-U.S. strategy account rebalances may be regularly rotated over several days. The firm’s proprietary accounts, which are invested in liquid, benchmark securities, may be traded in rotation with client accounts or on a particular day of the week depending on liquidity, size, model constraints, and resource constraints. The order of account rebalances may work on some occasions to the account’s advantage or disadvantage. |
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Los Angeles Capital’s portfolio managers manage accounts that are charged a performance-based fee alongside accounts in the same strategy with asset-based fee schedules. While performance-based fee arrangements may be viewed as creating an incentive to favor certain accounts over others in the allocation of investment opportunities, Los Angeles Capital has designed and implemented procedures to ensure that all clients are treated fairly and equally, and to prevent conflicts from influencing the allocation of investment opportunities. Management and performance fees inure to the benefit of the firm as a whole and not to specific individuals or groups of individuals. Further, Los Angeles Capital employs a quantitative investment process which utilizes the firm’s proprietary investment model technology to identify securities and construct portfolios. |
Los Angeles Capital has adopted a Code of Ethics that includes procedures on ethical conduct and personal trading and requires pre-clearance authorization from both the Trading and Compliance and Regulatory Risk Departments for certain personal security transactions. Nonetheless, because the Code of Ethics in some circumstances would permit employees to invest in the same securities as clients, there is a possibility that employees might benefit from market activity by a client in a security held by an employee. Employee trading is monitored under the Code of Ethics, and is designed to reasonably identify and prevent conflicts of interest between the firm and its clients. |
Investment personnel of Los Angeles Capital or its affiliate may be permitted to be commercially or professionally involved with an issuer of securities. There is a potential risk that Los Angeles Capital personnel may place their own interests (resulting from outside employment/directorships) ahead of the interests of Los Angeles Capital clients. Before engaging in any outside business activity, employees must obtain approval of the CCO as well as other personnel. Any potential conflicts of interest from such involvement are monitored for compliance with Los Angeles Capital’s Code of Ethics. The Code of Ethics also governs employees giving or accepting gifts and entertainment. |
Manulife: When a portfolio manager is responsible for the management of more than one account, the potential arises for the portfolio manager to favor one account over another. The principal types of potential conflicts of interest that may arise are discussed below. For the reasons outlined below, the Fund does not believe that any material conflicts are likely to arise out of a portfolio manager‘s responsibility for the management of the Fund as well as one or more other accounts. Manulife has adopted procedures that are intended to monitor compliance with the policies referred to in the following paragraphs. Generally, the risks of such conflicts of interests are increased to the extent that a portfolio manager has a financial incentive to favor one account over another. Manulife has structured their compensation arrangements in a manner that is intended to limit such potential for conflicts of interests. See ―Compensation of Portfolio Managers below. | |
A portfolio manager could favor one account over another in allocating new investment opportunities that have limited supply, such as initial public offerings and private placements. If, for example, an initial public offering that was expected to appreciate in value significantly shortly after the offering was allocated to a single account, that account may be expected to have better investment performance than other accounts that did not receive an allocation on the initial public offering. Manulife has policies that require a portfolio manager to allocate such investment opportunities in an equitable manner and generally to allocate such investments proportionately among all accounts with similar investment objectives. | |
A portfolio manager could favor one account over another in the order in which trades for the accounts are placed. If a portfolio manager determines to purchase a security for more than one account in an aggregate amount that may influence the market price of the security, accounts that purchased or sold the security first may receive a more favorable price than accounts that made subsequent transactions. The less liquid the market for the security or the greater the percentage that the proposed aggregate purchases or sales represent of average daily trading volume, the greater the potential for accounts that make subsequent purchases or sales to receive a less favorable price. When a portfolio manager intends to trade the same security for more than one account, the policies of Manulife generally require that such trades be “bunched”, which means that the trades for the individual accounts are aggregated and each account receives the same price. There are some types of accounts as to which bunching may not be possible for contractual reasons (such as directed brokerage arrangements). Circumstances may also arise where the trader believes that bunching the orders may not result in the best possible price. Where those accounts or circumstances are involved, Manulife will place the order in a manner intended to result in as favorable a price as possible for such client. | |
A portfolio manager could favor an account if the portfolio manager‘s compensation is tied to the performance of that account rather than all accounts managed by the portfolio manager. If, for example, the portfolio manager receives a bonus based upon the performance of certain accounts relative to a benchmark while other accounts are disregarded for this purpose, the portfolio manager will have a financial incentive to seek to have the accounts that determine the portfolio manager‘s bonus achieve the best possible performance to the possible detriment of other accounts. Similarly, if Manulife receives a performance-based advisory fee, the portfolio manager may favor that account, whether or not the performance of that account directly determines the portfolio manager‘s compensation. The investment performance on specific accounts is not a factor in determining the portfolio manager‘s compensation. Neither the Advisor nor Manulife receives a performance-based fee with respect to any of the accounts managed by the portfolio managers. |
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A portfolio manager could favor an account if the portfolio manager has a beneficial interest in the account, in order to benefit a large client or to compensate a client that had poor returns. For example, if the portfolio manager held an interest in an investment partnership that was one of the accounts managed by the portfolio manager, the portfolio manager would have an economic incentive to favor the account in which the portfolio manager held an interest. Manulife imposes certain trading restrictions and reporting requirements for accounts in which a portfolio manager or certain family members have a personal interest in order to confirm that such accounts are not favored over other accounts. | |
If the different accounts have materially and potentially conflicting investment objectives or strategies, a conflict of interest may arise. For example, if a portfolio manager purchases a security for one account and sells the same security short for another account, such trading pattern could disadvantage either the account that is long or short. In making portfolio manager assignments, Manulife seeks to avoid such potentially conflicting situations. However, where a portfolio manager is responsible for accounts with differing investment objectives and policies, it is possible that the portfolio manager will conclude that it is in the best interest of one account to sell a portfolio security while another account continues to hold or increase the holding in such security. |
PGIM: Like other investment advisers, PGIM Fixed Income is subject to various conflicts of interest in the ordinary course of its business. PGIM Fixed Income strives to identify potential risks, including conflicts of interest, that are inherent in its business, and PGIM Fixed Income conducts annual conflict of interest reviews. When actual or potential conflicts of interest are identified, PGIM Fixed Income seeks to address such conflicts through one or more of the following methods: | |
elimination of the conflict; | |
disclosure of the conflict; or | |
management of the conflict through the adoption of appropriate policies, procedures or other mitigants. | |
PGIM Fixed Income follows the policies of Prudential Financial, Inc. on business ethics, personal securities trading by investment personnel, and information barriers. PGIM Fixed Income has adopted a code of ethics, allocation policies and conflicts of interest policies, among others, and has adopted supervisory procedures to monitor compliance with its policies. PGIM Fixed Income cannot guarantee, however, that its policies and procedures will detect and prevent, or result in the disclosure of, each and every situation in which a conflict may arise. | |
Side-by-Side Management of Accounts and Related Conflicts of Interest. PGIM Fixed Income’s side-by-side management of multiple accounts can create conflicts of interest. Examples are detailed below, followed by a discussion of how PGIM Fixed Income addresses these conflicts. | |
Performance Fees - PGIM Fixed Income manages accounts with asset-based fees alongside accounts with performance-based fees. | |
This side-by-side management may be deemed to create an incentive for PGIM Fixed Income and its investment professionals to favor one account over another. Specifically, PGIM Fixed Income or its affiliates could be considered to have the incentive to favor accounts for which PGIM Fixed Income or an affiliate receives performance fees, and possibly take greater investment risks in those accounts, in order to bolster performance and increase its fees. | |
Affiliated accounts - PGIM Fixed Income manages accounts on behalf of its affiliates as well as unaffiliated accounts. PGIM Fixed Income could be considered to have an incentive to favor accounts of affiliates over others. | |
Large accounts/higher fee strategies - large accounts and clients typically generate more revenue than do smaller accounts or clients and certain of PGIM Fixed Income’s strategies have higher fees than others. As a result, a portfolio manager could be considered to have an incentive when allocating scarce investment opportunities to favor accounts that pay a higher fee or generate more income for PGIM Fixed Income. | |
Long only and long/short accounts - PGIM Fixed Income manages accounts that only allow it to hold securities long as well as accounts that permit short selling. PGIM Fixed Income may, therefore, sell a security short in some client accounts while holding the same security long in other client accounts. These short sales could reduce the value of the securities held in the long only accounts. In addition, purchases for long only accounts could have a negative impact on the short positions. | |
Securities of the same kind or class - PGIM Fixed Income sometimes buys or sells for one client account securities of the same kind or class that are purchased or sold for another client at prices that may be different. PGIM Fixed Income may also, at any time, execute trades of securities of the same kind or class in one direction for an account and in the opposite direction for another account due to differences in investment strategy or client direction. Different strategies trading in the same securities or types of securities may appear as inconsistencies in PGIM Fixed Income’s management of multiple accounts side-by-side. |
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Investment at different levels of an issuer’s capital structure— PGIM Fixed Income may invest client assets in the same issuer, but at different levels in the capital structure. In the event of restructuring or insolvency, PGIM Fixed Income may exercise remedies and take other actions on behalf of the holders of senior debt that are not in the interest of, or are adverse to, other clients that are the holders of junior debt, or vice versa. | |
Financial interests of investment professionals - PGIM Fixed Income investment professionals may invest in certain investment vehicles that it manages, including mutual funds and private funds. Also, certain of these investment vehicles are options under the 401(k) and deferred compensation plans offered by Prudential Financial, Inc. In addition, the value of grants under PGIM Fixed Income’s long-term incentive plan and targeted long-term incentive plan is affected by the performance of certain client accounts. As a result, PGIM Fixed Income investment professionals may have financial interests in accounts managed by PGIM Fixed Income or that are related to the performance of certain client accounts. | |
Non-discretionary accounts - PGIM Fixed Income provides non-discretionary investment advice to some clients and manages others on a discretionary basis. Trades in non-discretionary accounts or accounts where discretion is limited could occur before, in concert with, or after PGIM Fixed Income executes similar trades in its discretionary accounts. The non-discretionary/limited discretion clients may be disadvantaged if PGIM Fixed Income delivers investment advice to them after it initiates trading for the discretionary clients, or vice versa. | |
How PGIM Fixed Income Addresses These Conflicts of Interest. PGIM Fixed Income has developed policies and procedures designed to address the conflicts of interest with respect to its different types of side-by-side management described above. | |
Quarterly Strategy Reviews. Each quarter, the chief investment officer/head of PGIM Fixed Income holds a series of meetings with the senior portfolio manager and team responsible for the management of each of PGIM Fixed Income’s investment strategies. At each meeting, the chief investment officer/head of PGIM Fixed Income and strategy teams review and discuss the investment performance and performance attribution for each client account managed in the applicable strategy. These meetings are also typically attended by PGIM Fixed Income’s chief compliance officer or his designee and head of investment risk management or his designee. | |
Quarterly Senior Management Investment Review. Each quarter, the chief investment officer/head of PGIM Fixed Income reviews the investment performance and performance attribution of each of our strategies during a meeting typically attended by members of PGIM | |
Fixed Income’s senior leadership team, chief compliance officer or his designee, head of investment risk management or his designee and senior portfolio managers. | |
In keeping with PGIM Fixed Income’s fiduciary obligations, its policy with respect to trade aggregation and allocation is to | |
treat all of its client accounts fairly and equitably over time. PGIM Fixed Income’s trade management oversight committee, which | |
generally meets quarterly, is responsible for providing oversight with respect to trade aggregation and allocation. Its | |
compliance group periodically reviews a sampling of new issue allocations and related documentation to confirm | |
compliance with the trade aggregation and allocation procedures. In addition, the compliance and investment risk | |
management groups review forensic reports regarding new issue and secondary trade activity on a quarterly basis. This forensic analysis includes such data as the: (i) number of new issues allocated in the strategy; (ii) size of new issue allocations to each portfolio in the strategy;(iii) profitability of new issue transactions; and (iv) portfolio turnover. The results of these analyses are reviewed and discussed at PGIM Fixed Income’s trade management oversight committee meetings. The procedures above are designed to detect patterns and anomalies in PGIM Fixed Income’s side-by-side management and trading so that it may assess and improve its processes. | |
PGIM Fixed Income has procedures that specifically address its side-by-side management of long/short and long only portfolios. These procedures address potential conflicts that could arise from differing positions between long/short and long only portfolios. In addition, lending opportunities with respect to securities for which the market is demanding a slight premium rate over normal market rates are allocated to long only accounts prior to allocating the opportunities to long/short accounts. | |
Conflicts Related to PGIM Fixed Income’s Affiliations. As an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc., PGIM Fixed Income is part of a diversified, global financial services organization. PGIM Fixed Income is affiliated with many types of U.S. and non-U.S. financial service providers, including insurance companies, broker-dealers, commodity trading advisors, commodity pool operators and other investment advisers. Some of its employees are officers of and/or provide services to some of these affiliates. |
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Conflicts Arising Out of Legal Restrictions. PGIM Fixed Income may be restricted by law, regulation, contract or other constraints as to how much, if any, of a particular security it may purchase or sell on behalf of a client, and as to the timing of such purchase or sale. Sometimes these restrictions apply as a result of its relationship with Prudential Financial, Inc. and its other affiliates. For example, PGIM Fixed Income does not purchase securities issued by Prudential Financial, Inc. for client accounts. In addition, PGIM Fixed Income’s holdings of a security on behalf of its clients are required, under certain regulations, to be aggregated with the holdings of that security by other Prudential Financial, Inc. affiliates. These holdings could, on an aggregate basis, exceed certain reporting or ownership thresholds. Prudential Financial, Inc. tracks these aggregated holdings and may restrict purchases to avoid exceeding crossing such thresholds because of the potential consequences to Prudential Financial, Inc. if such thresholds are exceeded. In addition, PGIM Fixed Income could receive material, non-public information with respect to a particular issuer and, as a result, be unable to execute transactions in securities of that issuer for its clients. For example, PGIM Fixed Income’s bank loan team often invests in private bank loans in connection with which the borrower provides material, non-public information, resulting in restrictions on trading securities issued by those borrowers. PGIM Fixed Income has procedures in place to carefully consider whether to intentionally accept material, non-public information with respect to certain issuers. PGIM Fixed Income is generally able to avoid receiving material, non-public information from its affiliates and other units within PGIM by maintaining information barriers. In some instances, it may create an isolated information barrier around a small number of its employees so that material, non-public information received by such employees is not attributed to the rest of PGIM Fixed Income. | |
Conflicts Related to Outside Business Activity. From time to time, certain of PGIM Fixed Income employees or officers may engage in outside business activity, including outside directorships. Any outside business activity is subject to prior approval pursuant to PGIM Fixed Income’s personal conflicts of interest and outside business activities policy. Actual and potential conflicts of interest are analyzed during such approval process. PGIM Fixed Income could be restricted in trading the securities of certain issuers in client portfolios in the unlikely event that an employee or officer, as a result of outside business activity, obtains material, non-public information regarding an issuer. | |
Conflicts Related to Investment of Client Assets in Affiliated Funds. PGIM Fixed Income may invest client assets in funds that it manages or subadvises for an affiliate. PGIM Fixed Income may also invest cash collateral from securities lending transactions in these funds. These investments benefit both PGIM Fixed Income and its affiliate. | |
PICA General Account. Because of the substantial size of the general accounts of our affiliated insurance companies, trading by these general accounts, including PGIM Fixed Income’s trades on behalf of the accounts, may affect the market prices or limit the availability of the securities or instruments transacted. Although PGIM Fixed Income does not expect that the general accounts will execute transactions that will move a market frequently, and generally only in response to unusual market or issuer events, the execution of these transactions could have an adverse effect on transactions for or positions held by other clients. | |
Conflicts Related to Co-investment by Affiliates. PGIM Fixed Income affiliates may provide initial funding or otherwise invest in vehicles it manages. When an affiliate provides “seed capital” or other capital for a fund, it may do so with the intention of redeeming all or part of its interest at a future point in time or when it deems that sufficient additional capital has been invested in that fund. | |
The timing of a redemption by an affiliate could benefit the affiliate. For example, the fund may be more liquid at the time of the affiliate’s redemption than it is at times when other investors may wish to withdraw all or part of their interests. | |
In addition, a consequence of any withdrawal of a significant amount, including by an affiliate, is that investors remaining in the fund will bear a proportionately higher share of fund expenses following the redemption. | |
PGIM Fixed Income could also face a conflict if the interests of an affiliated investor in a fund it manages diverge from those of the fund or other investors. For example, PGIM Fixed Income affiliates, from time to time, hedge some or all of the risks associated with their investments in certain funds PGIM Fixed Income manages. PGIM Fixed Income may provide assistance in connection with this hedging activity. | |
PGIM Fixed Income believes that these conflicts are mitigated by its allocation policies and procedures, its supervisory review of accounts and its procedures with respect to side-by-side management of long only and long-short accounts. | |
Conflicts Arising Out of Industry Activities. PGIM Fixed Income and its affiliates have service agreements with various vendors that are also investment consultants. Under these agreements, PGIM Fixed Income or its affiliates compensate the vendors for certain services, including software, market data and technology services. PGIM Fixed Income’s clients may also retain these vendors as investment consultants. The existence of these service agreements may provide an incentive for the investment consultants to favor PGIM Fixed Income when they advise their clients. PGIM Fixed Income does not, however, condition its purchase of services from consultants upon their recommending PGIM Fixed Income to their clients. PGIM Fixed Income will provide clients with information about services that it obtains from these consultants upon request. |
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PGIM Fixed Income retains third party advisors and other service providers to provide various services for PGIM Fixed Income as well as for funds that PGIM Fixed Income manages or subadvises. A service provider may provide services to PGIM Fixed Income or one of PGIM Fixed Income’s funds while also providing services to other PGIM units, other PGIM-advised funds, or affiliates of PGIM, and may negotiate rates in the context of the overall relationship. PGIM Fixed Income may benefit from negotiated fee rates offered to its funds and vice versa. There is no assurance, however, that PGIM Fixed Income will be able to obtain advantageous fee rates from a given service provider negotiated by its affiliates based on their relationship with the service provider, or that PGIM Fixed Income will know of such negotiated fee rates. | |
Conflicts Related to Securities Holdings and Other Financial Interests | |
Prudential Financial, PICA, PGIM Fixed Income and other affiliates of PGIM at times have financial interests in, or relationships with, companies whose securities or related instruments PGIM Fixed Income holds, purchases or sells in its client accounts. Certain of these interests and relationships are material to PGIM Fixed Income or to the Prudential enterprise. At any time, these interests and relationships could be inconsistent or in potential or actual conflict with positions held or actions taken by PGIM Fixed Income on behalf of PGIM Fixed Income’s client accounts. For example: |
■ | PGIM Fixed Income invests in the securities of one or more clients for the accounts of other clients. |
■ | PGIM Fixed Income’s affiliates sell various products and/or services to certain companies whose securities PGIM Fixed Income purchases and sells for PGIM Fixed Income clients. |
■ | PGIM Fixed Income invests in the debt securities of companies whose equity is held by its affiliates. |
■ | PGIM Fixed Income’s affiliates hold public and private debt and equity securities of a large number of issuers and may invest in some of the same issuers for other client accounts but at different levels in the capital structure. For example: |
■ | Affiliated accounts can hold the senior debt of an issuer whose subordinated debt is held by PGIM Fixed Income’s clients or hold secured debt of an issuer whose public unsecured debt is held in client accounts. In the event of restructuring or insolvency, the affiliated accounts as holders of senior debt may exercise remedies and take other actions that are not in the interest of, or are adverse to, other clients that are the holders of junior debt. |
■ | To the extent permitted by applicable law, PGIM Fixed Income may also invest client assets in offerings of securities the proceeds of which are used to repay debt obligations held in affiliated accounts or other client accounts. PGIM Fixed Income’s interest in having the debt repaid creates a conflict of interest. PGIM Fixed Income has adopted a refinancing policy to address this conflict. |
■ | Certain of PGIM Fixed Income’s affiliates (as well as directors or officers of its affiliates) are officers or directors of issuers in which PGIM Fixed Income invests from time to time. These issuers may also be service providers to PGIM Fixed Income or its affiliates. |
■ | In addition, PGIM Fixed Income may invest client assets in securities backed by commercial mortgage loans that were originated or are serviced by an affiliate. |
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■ | Elimination of the conflict; |
■ | Disclosure of the conflict; or |
■ | Management of the conflict through the adoption of appropriate policies and procedures. |
■ | Asset-Based Fees vs. Performance-Based Fees; Other Fee Considerations. QMA manages accounts with asset-based fees alongside accounts with performance-based fees. Asset-based fees are calculated based on the value of a client’s portfolio at periodic measurement dates or over specified periods of time. Performance-based fees are generally based on a share of the total return of a portfolio, and may offer greater upside potential to QMA than asset-based fees, depending on how the fees are structured. This side-by-side management could create an incentive for QMA to favor one account over another. Specifically, QMA could have the incentive to favor accounts for which it receives performance fees, and possibly take greater investment risks in those accounts, in order to bolster performance and increase its fees. In addition, since fees are negotiable, one client may be paying a higher fee than another client with similar investment objectives or goals. In negotiating fees, QMA takes into account a number of factors including, but not limited to, the investment strategy, the size of a portfolio being managed, the relationship with the client, and the required level of service. Fees may also differ based on account type. For example, fees for commingled vehicles, including those that QMA subadvises, may differ from fees charged for single client accounts. |
■ | Long Only/Long-Short Accounts. QMA manages accounts that only allow it to hold securities long as well as accounts that permit short selling. QMA may, therefore, sell a security short in some client accounts while holding the same security long in other client accounts, creating the possibility that QMA is taking inconsistent positions with respect to a particular security in different client accounts. |
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■ | Compensation/Benefit Plan Accounts/Other Investments by Investment Professionals. QMA manages certain funds and strategies whose performance is considered in determining long-term incentive plan benefits for certain investment professionals. Investment professionals involved in the management of accounts in these strategies have an incentive to favor them over other accounts they manage in order to increase their compensation. Additionally, QMA’s investment professionals may have an interest in those strategies if the funds are chosen as options in their 401(k) or deferred compensation plans offered by Prudential or if they otherwise invest in those funds directly. |
■ | Affiliated Accounts. QMA manages accounts on behalf of its affiliates as well as unaffiliated accounts. QMA could have an incentive to favor accounts of affiliates over others. |
■ | Non-Discretionary Accounts or Model Portfolios. QMA provides non-discretionary model portfolios to some clients and manages other portfolios on a discretionary basis. When QMA manages accounts on a non-discretionary basis, the investment team will typically deliver a model portfolio to a non-discretionary client at or around the same time as executing discretionary trades in the same strategy. The non-discretionary clients may be disadvantaged if QMA delivers the model investment portfolio to them after it initiates trading for the discretionary clients, or vice versa. |
■ | Large Accounts/Higher Fee Strategies. Large accounts typically generate more revenue than do smaller accounts and certain strategies have higher fees than others. As a result, a portfolio manager has an incentive when allocating scarce investment opportunities to favor accounts that pay a higher fee or generate more income for QMA. |
■ | Securities of the Same Kind or Class. QMA sometimes buys or sells, or directs or recommends that one client buy or sell, securities of the same kind or class that are purchased or sold for another client, at prices that may be different. QMA may also, at any time, execute trades of securities of the same kind or class in one direction for an account and in the opposite direction for another account, due to differences in investment strategy or client direction. Different strategies effecting trading in the same securities or types of securities can appear as inconsistencies in QMA’s management of multiple accounts side-by-side. |
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■ | Conflicts Arising Out of Legal Restrictions. QMA may be restricted by law, regulation, contract or other constraints as to how much, if any, of a particular security it may purchase or sell on behalf of a client, and as to the timing of such purchase or sale. Sometimes, these restrictions apply as a result of QMA’s relationship with Prudential Financial and its other affiliates. For example, QMA’s holdings of a security on behalf of its clients are required, under certain regulations, to be aggregated with the holdings of that security by other Prudential Financial affiliates. These holdings could, on an aggregate basis, exceed certain reporting or ownership thresholds. QMA tracks these aggregate holdings and may restrict purchases to avoid crossing such thresholds because of the potential consequences to Prudential if such thresholds are exceeded. In addition, QMA could receive material, non-public information with respect to a particular issuer from an affiliate and, as a result, be unable to execute purchase or sale transactions in securities of that issuer for its clients. QMA is generally able to avoid receiving material, non-public information from its affiliates by maintaining information barriers to prevent the transfer of information between affiliates. |
■ | QMA, Prudential Financial, Inc., The Prudential Insurance Company of America (PICA) and other affiliates of QMA have financial interests in, or relationships with, companies whose securities QMA holds, purchases or sells in its client accounts. Certain of these interests and relationships are material to QMA or to the Prudential enterprise. At any time, these interests and relationships could be inconsistent or in potential or actual conflict with positions held or actions taken by QMA on behalf of its client accounts. For example, QMA invests in the securities of one or more clients for the accounts of other clients. QMA’s affiliates sell various products and/or services to certain companies whose securities QMA purchases and sells for its clients. QMA’s affiliates hold public and private debt and equity securities of a large number of issuers. QMA invests in some of the same issuers for its client accounts but at different levels in the capital structure. For instance, QMA may invest client assets in the equity of companies whose debt is held by an affiliate. Certain of QMA’s affiliates (as well as directors of QMA’s affiliates) are officers or directors of issuers in which QMA invests from time to time. These issuers may also be service providers to QMA or its affiliates. In general, conflicts related to the financial interests described above are addressed by the fact that QMA makes investment decisions for each client independently considering the best economic interests of such client. |
■ | Certain of QMA’s employees may offer and sell securities of, and interests in, commingled funds that QMA manages or subadvises. Employees may offer and sell securities in connection with their roles as registered representatives of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (a broker-dealer affiliate), or as officers, agents, or approved persons of other affiliates. There is an incentive for QMA’s employees to offer these securities to investors regardless of whether the investment is appropriate for such investor since increased assets in these vehicles will result in increased advisory fees to QMA. In addition, although sales commissions are not paid for such activities, such sales could result in increased compensation to the employee. To mitigate this conflict, QMA performs suitability checks on new clients as well as on an annual basis with respect to all clients. |
■ | A portion of the long-term incentive grant of some of QMA’s investment professionals will increase or decrease based on the performance of several of QMA’s strategies over defined time periods. Consequently, some of QMA’s portfolio managers from time to time have financial interests in the accounts they advise. To address potential conflicts related to these financial interests, QMA has procedures, including supervisory review procedures, designed to verify that each of its accounts is managed in a manner that is consistent with QMA’s fiduciary obligations, as well as with the account’s investment objectives, investment strategies and restrictions. Specifically, QMA’s chief investment officer will perform a comparison of trading costs between accounts in the strategies whose performance is considered in connection with the long-term incentive grant and other accounts, to verify that such costs are consistent with each other or otherwise in line with expectations. The results of the analysis are discussed at a meeting of QMA's Trade Management Oversight Committee. |
■ | QMA and its affiliates, from time to time, have service agreements with various vendors that are also investment consultants. Under these agreements, QMA or its affiliates compensate the vendors for certain services, including software, market data and technology services. QMA’s clients may also retain these vendors as investment consultants. The existence of service agreements between these consultants and QMA may provide an incentive for the investment |
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consultants to favor QMA when they advise their clients. QMA does not, however, condition its purchase of services from consultants upon their recommending QMA to their clients. QMA will provide clients with information about services that QMA or its affiliates obtain from these consultants upon request. QMA retains third party advisors and other service providers to provide various services for QMA as well as for funds that QMA manages or subadvises. A service provider may provide services to QMA or one of its funds while also providing services to PGIM, Inc. (PGIM), other PGIM-advised funds, or affiliates of PGIM, and may negotiate rates in the context of the overall relationship. QMA may benefit from negotiated fee rates offered to its funds and vice-versa. There is no assurance that QMA will be able to obtain advantageous fee rates from a given service provider negotiated by its affiliates based on their relationship with the service provider, or that it will know of such negotiated fee rates. |
Threadneedle: Threadneedle portfolio managers may manage one or more mutual funds as well as other types of accounts, including proprietary accounts, separate accounts for institutions, and other pooled investment vehicles. Portfolio managers make investment decisions for an account or portfolio based on its investment objectives and policies, and other relevant investment considerations. A portfolio manager may manage a separate account or other pooled investment vehicle whose fees may be materially greater than the management fees paid by the Fund and may include a performance-based fee. Management of multiple funds and accounts may create potential conflicts of interest relating to the allocation of investment opportunities, and the aggregation and allocation of trades. In addition, a portfolio manager’s responsibilities at Threadneedle include working as a securities analyst. This dual role may give rise to conflicts with respect to making investment decisions for accounts that he/she manages versus communicating his/her analyses to other portfolio managers concerning securities that he/she follows as an analyst. | |
Threadneedle has a fiduciary responsibility to all of the clients for which it manages accounts. Threadneedle seeks to provide best execution of all securities transactions and to aggregate securities transactions and then allocate securities to client accounts in a fair and timely manner. Threadneedle has developed policies and procedures, including brokerage and trade allocation policies and procedures, designed to mitigate and manage the potential conflicts of interest that may arise from the management of multiple types of accounts for multiple clients. | |
Voya : A portfolio manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest because the portfolio manager is responsible for other accounts in addition to the Funds. These other accounts may include, among others, other mutual funds, separately managed advisory accounts, commingled trust accounts, insurance separate accounts, wrap fee programs, and hedge funds. |
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Potential conflicts may arise out of the implementation of differing investment strategies for the portfolio manager’s various accounts, the allocation of investment opportunities among those accounts or differences in the advisory fees paid by the portfolio manager’s accounts. | |
A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio manager’s responsibility for multiple accounts with similar investment guidelines. Under these circumstances, a potential investment may be suitable for more than one of the portfolio manager’s accounts, but the quantity of the investment available for purchase is less than the aggregate amount the accounts would ideally devote to the opportunity. Similar conflicts may arise when multiple accounts seek to dispose of the same investment. | |
A portfolio manager may also manage accounts whose objectives and policies differ from those of the Funds. These differences may be such that under certain circumstances, trading activity appropriate for one account managed by the portfolio manager may have adverse consequences for another account managed by the portfolio manager. For example, if an account were to sell a significant position in a security, which could cause the market price of that security to decrease, while a Fund maintained its position in that security. | |
A potential conflict may arise when a portfolio manager is responsible for accounts that have different advisory fees – the difference in the fees may create an incentive for the portfolio manager to favor one account over another, for example, in terms of access to particularly appealing investment opportunities. This conflict may be heightened where an account is subject to a performance-based fee. As part of its compliance program, Voya IM has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to address the potential conflicts of interest described above. | |
Finally, a potential conflict of interest may arise because the investment mandates for certain other accounts, such as hedge funds, may allow extensive use of short sales which, in theory, could allow them to enter into short positions in securities where other accounts hold long positions. Voya IM has policies and procedures reasonably designed to limit and monitor short sales by the other accounts to avoid harm to the Funds. |
Water Island: Water Island maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to detect and minimize potential conflicts of interest inherent in circumstances when a portfolio manager has day-to-day responsibilities for managing multiple portfolios. Other portfolios managed by Water Island may include, without limitation: separately managed accounts, registered investment companies, unregistered investment companies such as pooled investment vehicles and hedge funds, and proprietary accounts. However, no set of policies and procedures can possibly anticipate or relieve all potential conflicts of interest. These conflicts may be real, potential, or perceived. Certain of these conflicts are described below. |
Allocation of Limited Investment Opportunities – If a portfolio manager identifies a limited investment opportunity (including initial public offerings) that may be suitable for multiple funds and/or accounts, the investment opportunity may be allocated among these several funds or accounts, which may limit a client’s ability to take full advantage of the investment opportunity, due to liquidity constraints or other factors. Water Island has adopted trade allocation procedures designed to ensure that allocations of limited investment opportunities are conducted in a fair and equitable manner between client accounts. Nevertheless, investment opportunities may be allocated differently among client accounts due to the characteristics of an account, such as the size of the account, cash position, investment guidelines and restrictions, or risk controls. |
Similar Investment Strategies – Water Island and its portfolio management team may manage multiple portfolios with similar investment strategies. Investment decisions for each portfolio are generally made based on each portfolio’s investment objectives and guidelines, cash availability, current holdings, and risk controls. Purchases or sales of securities for a portfolio may be appropriate for other portfolios with like objectives and may be bought or sold in different amounts and at different times in multiple portfolios. In these cases, transactions are allocated to portfolios in a manner believed fair and equitable across client account portfolios by Water Island’s allocation methodology. Purchase and sale orders for a portfolio may be combined with those of other portfolios in the interest of achieving the most favorable net results for all clients. |
Different Investment Strategies – Water Island and its portfolio management team may manage multiple portfolios with different investment strategies. As such, the potential exists for short sales of securities in certain portfolios while the same security is held long in one or more other portfolios. In an attempt to mitigate the inherent risks of simultaneous management of portfolios with different investment strategies, Water Island has established and implemented procedures to promote fair and equitable treatment of all portfolios. The procedures include monitoring and surveillance of trading activity and supervisory reviews of accounts. Any proposed cross trades must be reviewed and approved by Water Island’s compliance department prior to execution and must comply with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. |
Differences in Financial Incentives - A conflict of interest may arise where the financial or other benefits available to a portfolio manager or an investment adviser differ among the funds and/or accounts under management. For example, when |
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the structure of an investment adviser’s management fee differs among the funds and/or accounts under its management (such as where certain funds or accounts pay higher management fees or performance-based management fees), a portfolio manager might be motivated to favor certain funds and/or accounts over others. Performance-based fees could also create an incentive for an investment adviser to make investments that are riskier or more speculative. In addition, a portfolio manager might be motivated to favor funds and/or accounts in which the portfolio manager or Water Island has a financial interest. For instance, Water Island may from time to time establish “pilot” or “incubator” funds for the purpose of testing proposed investment strategies or products prior to accepting assets from outside investors. Typically, Water Island or an affiliate supplies the funding for these accounts. Employees of Water Island, including the portfolio manager(s), may also invest in certain pilot accounts. Similarly, the desire to maintain or raise assets under management or to enhance the portfolio manager’s performance record in a particular investment strategy or to derive other rewards, financial or otherwise, could influence a portfolio manager to lend preferential treatment to those funds and/or accounts that could most significantly benefit the portfolio manager. To manage conflicts that arise from management of portfolios that may have differences in financial incentives, performance in portfolios with like strategies is regularly reviewed by management. Moreover, Water Island has adopted a policy to treat pilot accounts in the same manner as client accounts for purposes of trade aggregation and allocation -- neither favoring nor disfavoring them (except that pilot accounts do not participate in initial public offerings). |
Selection of Brokers/Dealers - A portfolio manager may be able to select or influence the selection of the brokers/dealers that are used to execute securities transactions. In addition to executing trades, some brokers/dealers provide Water Island with brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Exchange Act), which may result in the payment of higher brokerage fees than might have otherwise been available. These services may be more beneficial to certain accounts than to others. In order to be assured of continuing to receive services considered of value to its clients, |
Water Island has adopted a brokerage allocation policy embodying the concepts of Section 28(e) of the Exchange Act. A portfolio manager’s decision as to the selection of brokers and dealers could yield disproportionate costs and benefits among the accounts that they manage, although the payment of brokerage commissions is always subject to the requirement that Water Island determine in good faith that the commissions are reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services received. |
Personal Holdings and Transactions – Water Island’s portfolio managers and other employees may have beneficial ownership of holdings in personal accounts that are the same or similar to those held in client accounts. Under limited circumstances, Water Island allows its employees to trade in securities that it recommends to advisory clients, and the actions taken by such individuals on a personal basis may differ from, or be inconsistent with, the nature and timing of advice or actions taken by Water Island for its client accounts. Water Island and its employees may also invest in mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles that are managed by Water Island. This may result in a potential conflict of interest since Water Island’s employees have knowledge of such funds’ investment holdings, which is non-public information. Water Island has implemented a Code of Ethics which is designed to address and mitigate the possibility that these professionals could place their own interests ahead of those of clients. The Code of Ethics addresses this potential conflict of interest by imposing preclearance and reporting requirements, trading blackout periods, a minimum holding period, supervisory oversight, and other measures designed to reduce conflicts of interest. | |
WellsCap: WellsCap’s Portfolio Managers often provide investment management for separate accounts advised in the same or similar investment style as that provided to mutual funds. While management of multiple accounts could potentially lead to conflicts of interest over various issues such as trade allocation, fee disparities and research acquisition, WellsCap has implemented policies and procedures for the express purpose of ensuring that clients are treated fairly and that potential conflicts of interest are minimized. | |
The Portfolio Managers face inherent conflicts of interest in their day-to-day management of the Funds and other accounts because the Funds may have different investment objectives, strategies and risk profiles than the other accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers. For instance, to the extent that the Portfolio Managers manage accounts with different investment strategies than the Funds, they may from time to time be inclined to purchase securities, including initial public offerings, for one account but not for a Fund. Additionally, some of the accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers may have different fee structures, including performance fees, which are or have the potential to be higher or lower, in some cases significantly higher or lower, than the fees paid by the Funds. The differences in fee structures may provide an incentive to the Portfolio Managers to allocate more favorable trades to the higher-paying accounts. | |
To minimize the effects of these inherent conflicts of interest, WellsCap has adopted and implemented policies and procedures, including brokerage and trade allocation policies and procedures, that they believe address the potential conflicts associated with managing portfolios for multiple clients and are designed to ensure that all clients are treated fairly and equitably. Accordingly, security block purchases are allocated to all accounts with similar objectives in a fair and |
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equitable manner. Furthermore, WellsCap has adopted a Code of Ethics under Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) to address potential conflicts associated with managing the Funds and any personal accounts the Portfolio Managers may maintain. |
AlphaSimplex: All AlphaSimplex investment professionals receive compensation according to a merit-based incentives structure. In addition to receiving competitive base salaries, employees are eligible for performance bonuses, which are based on both individual and firm performance. Performance is assessed on an annual basis by department heads. AlphaSimplex considers a number of factors—including risk-adjusted performance and intellectual contribution—when determining the bonus compensation of its investment professionals. Key professionals who have made significant and lasting contributions to the firm are invited to participate in a supplemental bonus pool reserved for partners of the firm. Partners are awarded claims on specific percentages of the firm’s annual profits. |
The Compensation Committee of the AlphaSimplex Board of Directors approves all bonus and partnership awards based on the recommendations of management. The total bonus pool is comprised of a staff bonus pool, which is generally set at 100% of base salaries, and a separate pool for partners, which is funded with any remainder and allocated among the partners based on their partnership interests. Accordingly, variable compensation makes up a significant portion of total remuneration, particularly for senior managers, whose bonuses can amount to between 100% and 600% of base compensation. To retain talent, AlphaSimplex defers a significant portion of bonus amounts for key professionals for up to three years. The deferred portion of bonuses is invested across all the strategies managed by AlphaSimplex. Finally, as a condition of employment, all AlphaSimplex employees agree to abide by non-compete/non-solicit/non-disclosure agreements. These agreements provide for a 12–36 month non-compete period in the event an employee leaves the firm. |
Portfolio manager compensation is a function of firm-wide profitability. Since AlphaSimplex’s approach to investment management is quantitative and systematic, Fund shareholder interests are less dependent on day-to-day portfolio manager decisions, but more a function of overall model performance over longer time periods. Therefore, strong long-term Fund performance goes hand-in-hand with long-term firm profitability and portfolio manager compensation. |
AQR: The compensation for each of the portfolio managers that is a Principal of AQR is in the form of distributions based on the net income generated by AQR and each Principal’s relative ownership in AQR. Net income distributions are a function of assets under management and performance of the funds and accounts managed by AQR. A Principal’s relative ownership in AQR is based on cumulative research, leadership and other contributions to AQR. There is no direct linkage between assets under management, performance and compensation. However, there is an indirect linkage in that superior performance tends to attract assets and thus increase revenues. Each portfolio manager is also eligible to participate in AQR’s 401(k) retirement plan which is offered to all employees of AQR. |
Arrowstreet: Arrowstreet’s compensation system is designed to attract, motivate and retain talented professionals. Arrowstreet’s compensation structure for investment professionals consists of a competitive base salary and bonus. Bonuses are paid on an annual basis. Bonus targets are set for each individual at each review period, typically the start of every year. | |
Baillie Gifford: Compensation arrangements within the Manager vary depending upon whether the individual is an employee or partner of Baillie Gifford & Co. | |
Employees of Baillie Gifford & Co. | |
A portfolio manager’s compensation generally consists of: | |
— base salary; | |
— a company-wide all staff bonus; | |
— a performance related bonus; and | |
— the standard retirement benefits and health and welfare benefits available to all Baillie Gifford & Co. employees. | |
A portfolio manager’s base salary is determined by the manager’s experience and performance in the role, taking into account the ongoing compensation benchmark analyses, and is generally a fixed amount that may change as a result of an annual review, upon assumption of new duties, or when a market adjustment of the position occurs. | |
A portfolio manager’s performance related bonus is determined by team and individual performance. Team performance will generally be measured on investment performance over a five year basis and is based on performance targets that are set and reviewed annually by the Chief of Investment Staff. | |
Individual performance will be determined by the individual’s line manager at the annual appraisal at which staff are assessed against key competencies and pre-agreed objectives. The bonus is paid on an annual basis. |
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A proportion of the performance related bonus is mandatorily deferred. Currently recipients defer between 20% and 40% of their performance related bonus. Awards will be deferred over a period of three years and will be invested in a range of funds managed by the Baillie Gifford Group. | |
Partners of Baillie Gifford & Co. | |
Angus Franklin and Donald Farquharson are partners of Baillie Gifford & Co. | |
The remuneration of Baillie Gifford & Co. partners comprises Baillie Gifford & Co. partnership profits, which are distributed as: | |
— base salary; and | |
— a share of the partnership profits. | |
The profit share is calculated as a percentage of total partnership profits based on seniority and role within Baillie Gifford & Co. The basis for the profit share is detailed in the Baillie Gifford & Co. Partnership Agreement. | |
The main staff benefits such as pension schemes are not available to partners and therefore partners provide for benefits from their own personal funds. Partners in their first few years additionally receive a bonus. The bonuses are calculated in the same way as those for staff but exclude the deferred element. A proportion of the bonus paid will be retained to be used to buy capital shares in the partnership. |
BMO: Compensation for BMO’s portfolio managers consists of base salary, discretionary performance bonuses, and other benefits. Base salaries are reviewed on an annual basis to ensure alignment with the external market. Discretionary performance bonuses vary according to business and individual performance and are provided in a combination of cash and deferred equity-based awards for employees at higher levels of compensation. Portfolio managers also may have a long-term incentive program consisting of restricted share units or other units linked to the performance of BMO. |
Boston Partners: All investment professionals receive a compensation package comprised of an industry competitive base salary and a discretionary bonus and long-term incentives. Through our bonus program, key investment professionals are rewarded primarily for strong investment performance. |
Typically, bonuses are based upon a combination of one or more of the following four criteria: |
1. Individual Contribution: an evaluation of the professional’s individual contribution based on the expectations established at the beginning of each year; |
2. Product Investment Performance: performance of the investment product(s) with which the individual is involved versus the pre-designed index, based on the excess return; |
3. Investment Team Performance: the financial results of the investment group; and |
4. Firm-wide Performance: the overall financial performance of Boston Partners. |
Boston Partners professional compensation consultants with asset management expertise to annually review our practices to ensure that they remain highly competitive. |
Causeway: Ms. Ketterer and Mr. Hartford, the chief executive officer and president of Causeway, respectively, receive annual salary and are entitled, as controlling owners of the firm’s parent holding company, to distributions of the holding company’s profits based on their ownership interests. They do not receive incentive compensation. The other portfolio managers receive salary and may receive incentive compensation (including potential cash, awards of growth units, or awards of equity units). Portfolio managers also receive, directly or through estate planning vehicles, distributions of profits based on their minority ownership interests in the firm’s parent holding company. Causeway’s Compensation Committee, weighing a variety of objective and subjective factors, determines salary and incentive compensation and, subject to approval of the holding company’s Board of Managers, may award equity units. Portfolios are team-managed and salary and incentive compensation are not based on the specific performance the Fund or any single client account managed by Causeway but take into account the performance of the individual portfolio manager, the relevant team and Causeway’s overall performance and financial results. The performance of stocks selected for Fund and client portfolios within a particular industry or sector over a multi-year period relative to appropriate benchmarks will be relevant for portfolio managers assigned to that industry or sector. Causeway takes into account both quantitative and qualitative factors when determining the amount of incentive compensation awarded, including the following factors: individual research contribution, portfolio and team management contribution, group research contribution, client service and recruiting contribution, and other contributions to client satisfaction and firm development. The assessment of these factors takes into account both current and future risks and different factors can be weighed differently. |
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Columbia Management: Portfolio manager direct compensation is typically comprised of a base salary, and an annual incentive award that is paid either in the form of a cash bonus if the size of the award is under a specified threshold, or, if the size of the award is over a specified threshold, the award is paid in a combination of a cash bonus, an equity incentive award, and deferred compensation. Equity incentive awards are made in the form of Ameriprise Financial restricted stock or, for more senior employees, both Ameriprise Financial restricted stock and stock options. The investment return credited on deferred compensation is based on the performance of specified Columbia Funds, in most cases including the Columbia Funds the portfolio manager manages. | |
Base salary is typically determined based on market data relevant to the employee’s position, as well as other factors including internal equity. Base salaries are reviewed annually, and increases are typically given as promotional increases, internal equity adjustments, or market adjustments. | |
Under the Columbia Management annual incentive plan for investment professionals, awards are discretionary, and the amount of incentive awards for investment team members is variable based on (1) an evaluation of the investment performance of the investment team of which the investment professional is a member, reflecting the performance (and client experience) of the funds or accounts the investment professional manages and, if applicable, reflecting the individual’s work as an investment research analyst, (2) the results of a peer and/or management review of the individual, taking into account attributes such as team participation, investment process followed, communications, and leadership, and (3) the amount of aggregate funding of the plan determined by senior management of Columbia Threadneedle Investments and Ameriprise Financial, which takes into account Columbia Threadneedle Investments revenues and profitability, as well as Ameriprise Financial profitability, historical plan funding levels and other factors. Columbia Threadneedle Investments revenues and profitability are largely determined by assets under management. In determining the allocation of incentive compensation to investment teams, the amount of assets and related revenues managed by the team is also considered. Individual awards are subject to a comprehensive risk adjustment review process to ensure proper reflection in remuneration of adherence to our controls and Code of Conduct. | |
Investment performance for a fund or other account is measured using a scorecard that compares account performance against benchmarks and/or peer groups. Account performance may also be compared to unaffiliated passively managed ETFs, taking into consideration the management fees of comparable passively managed ETFs, when available and as determined by the Investment Manager. Consideration is given to relative performance over the one-, three- and five-year periods, with the largest weighting on the three-year comparison. For individuals and teams that manage multiple strategies and accounts, relative asset size is a key determinant in calculating the aggregate score, with weighting typically proportionate to actual assets. For investment leaders who have group management responsibilities, another factor in their evaluation is an assessment of the group’s overall investment performance. Exceptions to this general approach to bonuses exist for certain teams and individuals. | |
Equity incentive awards are designed to align participants’ interests with those of the shareholders of Ameriprise Financial. Equity incentive awards vest over multiple years, so they help retain employees. | |
Deferred compensation awards are designed to align participants’ interests with the investors in the Columbia Funds and other accounts they manage. The value of the deferral account is based on the performance of Columbia Funds. Employees have the option of selecting from various Columbia Funds for their deferral account, however portfolio managers must (other than by strict exception) allocate a minimum of 25% of their incentive awarded through the deferral program to the Columbia Fund(s) they manage. Deferrals vest over multiple years, so they help retain employees. | |
For all employees the benefit programs generally are the same and are competitive within the financial services industry. Employees participate in a wide variety of plans, including options in Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Care and Dependent Spending Accounts, Life Insurance, Long Term Disability Insurance, 401(k), and a cash balance pension plan. |
Conestoga: Each of the Fund’s portfolio managers is a partner of Conestoga. As such, each portfolio manager receives a share of Conestoga’s annual profits, as specified in the manager’s partnership agreement with Conestoga, from Conestoga’s management of the Fund and all other accounts. |
Hotchkis & Wiley: Hotchkis &Wiley’s portfolio managers are compensated in various forms, which may include a base salary, bonus, profit sharing, and equity ownership. Compensation is used to reward, attract, and retain high quality investment professionals. The portfolio managers are evaluated and accountable at three levels. The first level is individual contribution to the research and decision‐making process, including the quality and quantity of work achieved. The second level is teamwork, generally evaluated through contribution within sector teams. The third level pertains to overall portfolio and firm performance. Fixed salaries and discretionary bonuses for investment professionals are determined by the Chief Executive Officer of Hotchkis &Wiley using tools which may include annual evaluations, compensation surveys, feedback from other employees, and advice from members of Hotchkis &Wiley’s Executive and Compensation Committees. The amount of the bonus is determined by the total amount of Hotchkis &Wiley’s bonus pool available for the year, which is |
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generally a function of revenues. No investment professional receives a bonus that is a pre‐determined percentage of revenues or net income. Compensation is thus subjective rather than formulaic. The majority of the portfolio managers own equity in Hotchkis &Wiley. Hotchkis &Wiley believes that the employee ownership structure of the firm will be a significant factor in ensuring a motivated and stable employee base going forward. Hotchkis &Wiley believes that the combination of competitive compensation levels and equity ownership provides Hotchkis &Wiley with a demonstrable advantage in the retention and motivation of employees. Portfolio managers who own equity in Hotchkis &Wiley receive their pro rata share of Hotchkis &Wiley’s profits. Investment professionals may also receive contributions under Hotchkis &Wiley’s profit sharing/401(k) plan. | |
JPMIM: JPMorgan’s compensation programs are designed to align the behavior of employees with the achievement of its short- and long-term strategic goals, which revolve around client investment objectives. This is accomplished, in part, through a balanced performance assessment process and total compensation program, as well as a clearly defined culture that rigorously and consistently promotes adherence to the highest ethical standards. | |
In determining portfolio manager compensation, JPMorgan uses a balanced discretionary approach to assess performance against four broad categories: (1) business results; (2) risk and control; (3) customers and clients; and (4) people and leadership. | |
These performance categories consider short-, medium- and long-term goals that drive sustained value for clients, while accounting for risk and control objectives. Specifically, portfolio manager performance is evaluated against various factors including the following: (1) blended pre-tax investment performance relative to competitive indices, generally weighted more to the long-term; (2) individual contribution relative to the client’s risk/return objectives; and (3) adherence with JPMorgan’s compliance, risk and regulatory procedures. | |
Feedback from JPMorgan’s risk and control professionals is considered in assessing performance. | |
JPMorgan maintains a balanced total compensation program comprised of a mix of fixed compensation (including a competitive base salary and, for certain employees, a fixed cash allowance), variable compensation in the form of cash incentives, and long-term incentives in the form of equity based and/or fund-tracking incentives that vest over time. Long-term awards comprise of up to 60% of overall incentive compensation, depending on an employee’s pay level. | |
Long-term awards are generally in the form of time-vested JPMC Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”). However, portfolio managers are subject to a mandatory deferral of long-term incentive compensation under JPMorgan’s Mandatory Investor Plan (“MIP”). The MIP provides for a rate of return equal to that of the Fund(s) that the portfolio managers manage, thereby aligning portfolio managers’ pay with that of their client’s experience/return. 100% of the portfolio managers’ long-term incentive compensation is eligible for MIP with 50% allocated to the specific Fund(s) they manage, as determined by their respective manager. The remaining portion of the overall amount is electable and may be treated as if invested in any of the other Funds available in the plan or can take the form of RSUs. |
Loomis Sayles: Loomis Sayles believes that portfolio manager compensation should be driven primarily by the delivery of consistent and superior long-term performance for its clients. |
Mr. Hamzaogullari’s compensation has four components: a competitive base salary, an annual incentive bonus driven by investment performance, participation in long-term incentive plans (annual and post-retirement payouts), and a revenue sharing bonus if certain revenue thresholds and performance hurdles are met. Maximum variable compensation potential is a multiple of base salary and reflects performance achievements relative to peers with similar disciplines. The performance review considers the asset class, manager experience, and maturity of the product. The incentive compensation is based on trailing strategy performance and is weighted at one third for the three-year period, one third for the five-year period and one third for the ten-year period. He is compensated according to the overall performance of the strategy and a portion of the revenue is delivered in compensation if certain revenue thresholds and performance hurdles are met. He also receives performance based compensation as portfolio manager for a private investment fund. The firm’s Chief Investment Officer and senior management review the components annually. |
In addition, Mr. Hamzaogullari participates in the Loomis Sayles profit sharing plan, in which Loomis Sayles makes a contribution to the retirement plan of each employee based on a percentage of base salary (up to a maximum amount). He may also participate in the Loomis Sayles deferred compensation plan which requires all employees to defer 50% of their annual bonus if in excess of a certain dollar amount, except for those employees who will be age 61 or older on the date the bonus is awarded. These amounts are deferred over a two year period with 50% being paid out one year from the bonus anniversary date and the second 50% being paid out two years from the bonus anniversary date. These deferrals are deposited into an investment account on the employee's behalf, but the employee must be here on the vesting dates in order to receive the deferred bonus. |
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Los Angeles Capital: Los Angeles Capital’s portfolio managers participate in a competitive compensation program that is aimed at attracting and retaining talented employees with an emphasis on disciplined risk management, ethics and compliance-centered behavior. No component of Los Angeles Capital’s compensation policy or payment scheme is tied directly to the performance of one or more client portfolios or funds. |
Each of Los Angeles Capital’s portfolio managers receives a base salary fixed from year to year. In addition, the portfolio managers participate in Los Angeles Capital’s profit sharing plan. The aggregate amount of the contribution to Los Angeles Capital’s profit sharing plan is based on overall firm profitability with amounts paid to individual employees based on their relative overall compensation. Each of the portfolio managers also are shareholders of Los Angeles Capital and receive compensation based upon the firm’s overall profits. Certain portfolio managers are also eligible to receive a discretionary bonus from Los Angeles Capital. |
Manulife: Manulife Asset Management has designed its compensation plan to effectively attract, retain and reward top investment talent. The incentive plan is designed to align and reward investment teams that deliver consistent value added performance for the company’s client and partners through world-class investment strategies and solutions. | |
Investment professionals are compensated with a combination of base salary and incentives as detailed below. | |
Base salaries | |
Base salaries are market-based and salary ranges are periodically reviewed. Individual salary adjustments are based on individual performance against mutually-agreed-upon objectives and development of technical skills. | |
Incentives — Short- and Long-Term | |
All investment professionals (including portfolio managers, analysts and traders) are eligible for participation in a short and long term investment incentive plan. These incentives are tied to performance against various objective and subjective measures, including: | |
Investment Performance — Performance of portfolios managed by the investment team. This is the most heavily weighted factor and it is measured relative to an appropriate benchmark or universe over established time periods. | |
Financial Performance — Performance of Manulife Asset Management and its parent corporation. | |
Non-Investment Performance — Derived from the contributions an investment professional brings to Manulife Asset Management. | |
Awards under this plan include: | |
Annual Cash Awards | |
Deferred Incentives — One hundred percent of this portion of the award is invested in strategies managed by the team/individual as well as other Manulife Asset Management strategies. | |
Manulife equity awards — Investment professionals that are considered officers of Manulife receive a portion of their award in Manulife Restricted Share Units (RSUs) or stock options. This plan is based on the value of the underlying common shares of Manulife. |
PGIM: The base salary of an investment professional in the PGIM Fixed Income unit of PGIM is based on market data relative to similar positions as well as the past performance, years of experience and scope of responsibility of the individual. Incentive compensation, including the annual cash bonus, the long-term equity grant and grants under PGIM Fixed Income’s long-term incentive plans, is primarily based on such person’s contribution to PGIM Fixed Income’s goal of providing investment performance to clients consistent with portfolio objectives, guidelines and risk parameters and market-based data such as compensation trends and levels of overall compensation for similar positions in the asset management industry. In addition, an investment professional’s qualitative contributions to the organization and its commercial success are considered in determining incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not solely based on the performance of, or value of assets in, any single account or group of client accounts. | |
An investment professional’s annual cash bonus is paid from an annual incentive pool. The pool is developed as a percentage of PGIM Fixed Income’s operating income and the percentage used to calculate the pool may be refined by factors such as: | |
- business initiatives; | |
- the number of investment professionals receiving a related peer group compensation; | |
- financial metrics of the business relative to those of appropriate peer groups; and | |
- investment performance of portfolios: (i) relative to appropriate peer groups and/or (ii) as measured against relevant investment indices. |
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Long-term compensation consists of Prudential Financial, Inc. restricted stock and grants under the long-term incentive plan and targeted long-term incentive plan. Grants under the long-term incentive plan and targeted long-term incentive plan are participation interests in notional accounts with a beginning value of a specified dollar amount. For the long-term incentive plan, the value attributed to these notional accounts increases or decreases over a defined period of time based, in part, on the performance of investment composites representing a number of PGIM Fixed Income’s investment strategies. With respect to targeted long-term incentive awards, the value attributed to the notional accounts increases or decreases over a defined period of time based on the performance of either (i) a long/short investment composite or (ii) a commingled investment vehicle. An investment composite is an aggregation of accounts with similar investment strategies. The long-term incentive plan is designed to more closely align compensation with investment performance and the growth of PGIM Fixed Income’s business. The targeted long-term incentive plan is designed to align the interests of certain of PGIM Fixed Income’s investment professionals with the performance of a particular long-short composite or commingled investment vehicle. The chief investment officer/head of PGIM Fixed Income also receives (i) performance shares which represent the right to receive shares of Prudential Financial, Inc. common stock conditioned upon, and subject to, the achievement of specified financial performance goals by Prudential Financial, Inc.; (ii) book value units which track the book value per share of Prudential Financial, Inc.; and (iii) Prudential Financial, Inc. stock options. Each of the restricted stock, long-term incentive plan grants, performance shares, book value units and stock options is subject to vesting requirements. | |
QMA: QMA’s investment professionals are compensated through a combination of base salary, a performance-based annual cash incentive bonus and an annual long-term incentive grant. QMA regularly utilizes third party surveys to compare its compensation program against leading asset management firms to monitor competitiveness. An investment professional’s incentive compensation, including both the annual cash bonus and long-term incentive grant, is largely driven by a person’s contribution to QMA’s goal of providing investment performance to clients consistent with portfolio objectives, guidelines and risk parameters, as well as such person’s qualitative contributions to the organization. An investment professional’s long-term incentive grant is currently divided into two components: (i) 80% of the value of the grant is subject to increase or decrease based on the performance of certain QMA strategies, and (ii) 20% of the value of the grant consists of restricted stock of Prudential Financial, Inc. (QMA’s ultimate parent company). The long-term incentive grants are subject to vesting requirements. The incentive compensation of each investment professional is not based solely or directly on the performance of the Fund (or any other individual account managed by QMA) or the value of the assets of the Fund (or any other individual account managed by QMA). | |
The annual cash bonus pool is determined quantitatively based on two primary factors: 1) investment performance of composites representing QMA’s various investment strategies on a 1-year and 3-year basis relative to appropriate market peer groups and the indices against which QMA’s strategies are managed, and 2) business results as measured by QMA’s pretax income. | |
TCW: The overall objective of TCW’s compensation program for portfolio managers is to attract experienced and expert investment professionals and to retain them over the long-term. Compensation is comprised of several components which, in the aggregate, are designed to achieve these objectives and to reward the portfolio managers for their contributions to the successful performance of the accounts they manage. Portfolio managers are compensated through a combination of base salary, fee sharing based compensation (“fee sharing”), bonus and equity incentive participation in TCW’s parent company (“equity incentives”). Fee sharing and equity incentives generally represent most of the portfolio managers’ compensation. In some cases, portfolio managers are eligible for discretionary bonuses. | |
Salary. Salary is agreed to with portfolio managers at the time of employment and is reviewed from time to time. It does not change significantly and often does not constitute a significant part of a portfolio manager’s compensation. | |
Fee Sharing. Fee sharing for investment professionals is based on revenues generated by accounts in the investment strategy area for which the investment professionals are responsible. In most cases, revenues are allocated to a pool and fee sharing compensation is allocated among members of the investment team after the deduction of certain expenses (including compensation over a threshold level) related to the strategy group. The allocations are based on the investment professionals’ contribution to TCW and its clients, including qualitative and quantitative contributions. | |
In general, the same fee sharing percentage is used to compensate a portfolio manager for investment services related to a Fund is generally the same as that used to compensate portfolio managers for other client accounts in the same strategy managed by TCW or an affiliate of TCW (collectively, “the TCW Group”). In some cases, the fee sharing pool includes revenues related to more than one product, in which case each participant in the pool is entitled to fee sharing derived from his or her contributions to all the included products. | |
Investment professionals are not directly compensated for generating performance fees. In some cases, the overall fee sharing pool is subject to fluctuation based on the relative pre-tax performance of the investment strategy composite returns, net of fees and expenses, to that of the benchmark. The measurement of performance relative to the benchmark can be based |
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on single year or multiple year metrics, or a combination thereof. The benchmark used is the one associated with the Fund managed by the portfolio manager as disclosed in the prospectus. Benchmarks vary from strategy to strategy but, within a given strategy, the same benchmark applies to all accounts, including the Funds. | |
Discretionary Bonus/Guaranteed Minimums. Discretionary bonuses may be paid out of an investment team’s fee sharing pool, as determined by the supervisor(s) in the department. In other cases where portfolio managers do not receive fee sharing or where it is determined that the combination of salary and fee sharing does not adequately compensate the portfolio manager, discretionary bonuses may be paid by the applicable TCW entity. Also, pursuant to contractual arrangements, some portfolio managers received minimum bonuses. | |
Equity Incentives. Management believes that equity ownership aligns the interests of portfolio managers with the interests of the firm and its clients. Accordingly, TCW Group’s key investment professionals participate in equity incentives through ownership or participation in restricted unit plans that vest over time or unit appreciation plans of TCW’s parent company. The plans include the Fixed Income Retention Plan, Restricted Unit Plan and 2013 Equity Unit Incentive Plan. | |
Under the Fixed Income Retention Plan, certain portfolio managers in the fixed income area were awarded cash and/or partnership units in TCW’s parent company, either on a contractually-determined basis or on a discretionary basis. Awards under this plan were made in 2010 that vest over time. | |
Under the Restricted Unit Plan, certain portfolio managers in the fixed income and equity areas may be awarded partnership units in TCW’s parent company. Awards under this plan have vested over time, subject to satisfaction of performance criteria. | |
Under the 2013 Equity Unit Incentive Plan, certain portfolio managers in the fixed income and equity areas may be awarded options to acquire partnership units in TCW’s parent company with a strike price equal to the fair market value of the option at the date of grant. The options granted under this plan are subject to vesting and other conditions. | |
Other Plans and Compensation Vehicles. Portfolio managers may also elect to participate in the applicable TCW Group’s 401(k) plan, to which they may contribute a portion of their pre- and post-tax compensation to the plan for investment on a tax-deferred basis. |
Threadneedle: Direct compensation is typically comprised of a base salary, a fixed role-based allowance paid monthly alongside salary and an annual incentive award that is paid either in the form of a cash bonus if the size of the award is under a specified threshold or, if the size of the award is over a specified threshold, the award is paid in a combination of a cash bonus, an equity incentive award, and fund-linked deferred compensation compliant with European regulatory requirements in its structure and delivery vehicles. Equity incentive awards are made in the form of Ameriprise Financial restricted stock, or for senior employees outside our fund management teams both Ameriprise Financial restricted stock and stock options. The investment return credited on deferred compensation is based on the performance of specified Threadneedle funds, in most cases including the funds the portfolio manager manages. | |
Base salary is typically determined based on market data relevant to the employee’s position, as well as other factors including internal equity. Base salaries are reviewed annually, and increases are typically given as promotional increases, internal equity adjustments, or market adjustments. | |
Annual incentive awards and pool funding are variable and are designed to reward: |
■ | Investment performance, both at the individual and team levels |
■ | Client requirements, in particular the alignment with clients through a mandatory deferral into the company’s own products, compliant with local regulation in particular the UCITS V requirements |
■ | Team cooperation and values |
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Water Island: Investment professionals are compensated with salary and a bonus based on individual performance, both relative and absolute fund performance, and profitability of Water Island. Profit sharing in Water Island may also be included as potential compensation. In addition, Water Island believes employee ownership and the opportunity for all employees to hold ownership interests in Water Island fosters teamwork and encourages longevity in tenure. Ownership shares may be issued to employees based on tenure, position, and contribution to Water Island. Water Island’s policies help |
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ensure that the financial interests of its key investment personnel are aligned with its clients’ financial interests. Water Island also expends efforts to help ensure it attracts and retains key investment talent. Its goal is to focus its employees on long-term rather than short-term performance and to encourage employee retention. | |
WellsCap: The compensation structure for WellsCap's Portfolio Managers includes a competitive fixed base salary plus variable incentives, payable annually and over a longer term period. WellsCap participates in third party investment management compensation surveys for market-based compensation information to help support individual pay decisions. In addition to surveys, WellsCap also considers prior professional experience, tenure, seniority and a Portfolio Manager's team size, scope and assets under management when determining his/her fixed base salary. In addition, Portfolio Managers, who meet the eligibility requirements, may participate in Wells Fargo's 401(k) plan that features a limited matching contribution. Eligibility for and participation in this plan is on the same basis for all employees. | |
WellsCap’s investment incentive program plays an important role in aligning the interests of our portfolio managers, investment team members, clients and shareholders. Incentive awards for portfolio managers are determined based on a review of relative investment and business/team performance. Investment performance is generally evaluated for 1, 3, and 5 year performance results, with a predominant weighting on the 3- and 5- year time periods, versus the relevant benchmarks and/or peer groups consistent with the investment style. In the case of each Fund, the benchmark(s) against which the performance of the Fund's portfolio may be compared for these purposes generally are indicated in the "Average Annual Total Returns" table in the prospectus. Once determined, incentives are awarded to portfolio managers annually, with a portion awarded as annual cash and a portion awarded as long term incentive. The long term portion of incentives generally carry a pro-rated vesting schedule over a three year period. For many of our portfolio managers, WellsCap further requires a portion of their annual long-term award be allocated directly into each strategy they manage through a deferred compensation vehicle. In addition, our investment team members who are eligible for long term awards also have the opportunity to invest up to 100% of their awards into investment strategies they support (through a deferred compensation vehicle). |
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(a) | The Fund changed its fiscal year end in 2017 from October 31 to August 31. For the fiscal year ended in 2017, the information shown is for the period from November 1, 2016 to August 31, 2017. |
Distribution Fee* | Service Fee* | Combined Total* | |
Class A | up to 0.10% | 0.25% (a) | Up to 0.35%(a)(b)(c) |
Class Adv | None | None | None |
Class C | 0.75% (a)(c) | 0.25% (a) | 1.00% (a)(c) |
Class Inst | None | None | None |
Class Inst2 | None | None | None |
Class Inst3 | None | None | None |
Class E | 0.10% | 0.25% | 0.35% |
Class R | 0.50% | — (d) | 0.50% |
Class V | None | 0.50% (e) | 0.50% (e) |
(a) | The service fees for Class A and Class C shares of certain Funds vary. The annual service fee for Class A and Class C shares of HY Municipal Fund, Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Tax-Exempt Fund may equal up to 0.20% of the average daily net asset value of all shares of such Fund class. The annual distribution fee for Class C shares for Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund shall be 0.65% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class C shares. The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the service fee for Class A and Class C shares of U.S. Treasury Index Fund so that the service fee does not exceed 0.15% annually through August 31, 2021, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Fund’s Board. The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the service fee for Class A shares of Strategic CA Municipal Income Fund so that the service fee does not exceed 0.20% annually through February 28, 2022, unless modified or sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Fund’s Board. |
(b) | The maximum distribution and service fees of Class A shares varies among the Funds, as shown in the table below: |
Funds |
Class
A
Distribution Fee |
Class
A
Service Fee |
Class
A
Combined Total |
Adaptive Risk Allocation Fund, Bond Fund, Corporate Income Fund, CT Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Emerging Markets Fund, Greater China Fund, International Dividend Income Fund, MA Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Multi-Asset Income Fund, Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund, NY Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Pacific/Asia Fund, Select Large Cap Growth Fund, Small Cap Value Fund I, Strategic CA Municipal Income Fund, Strategic Income Fund, Strategic NY Municipal Income Fund, U.S. Social Bond Fund and U.S. Treasury Index Fund | — | 0.25% | 0.25% |
HY Municipal Fund, Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, and Tax-Exempt Fund | — | 0.20% | 0.20% |
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Funds |
Class
A
Distribution Fee |
Class
A
Service Fee |
Class
A
Combined Total |
Balanced Fund, Contrarian Core Fund, Dividend Income Fund, Global Technology Growth Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, OR Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Real Estate Equity Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund I and Total Return Bond Fund | up to 0.10% | up to 0.25% | Up to 0.35%; these Funds may pay distribution and service fees up to a maximum of 0.35% of their average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares but currently limit such fees to an aggregate fee of not more than 0.25% |
Ultra Short Term Bond Fund | up to 0.15% | up to 0.15% | up to 0.15% |
(c) | The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the distribution fee for Class C shares of the following Funds so that the distribution fee does not exceed the specified percentage annually through the specified date for each Fund: 0.45% for CT Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through February 28, 2022, MA Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through February 28, 2022, NY Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through February 28, 2022, OR Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through November 30, 2021, Strategic CA Municipal Income Fund through February 28, 2022, and Strategic NY Municipal Income Fund through August 31, 2021; 0.55% for Corporate Income Fund through August 31, 2021; 0.60% for HY Municipal Fund through August 31, 2021, Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund through August 31, 2021, and Tax-Exempt Fund through November 30, 2021; and 0.65% for U.S. Treasury Index Fund through August 31, 2021. These arrangements may be sooner terminated at the sole discretion of each Fund’s Board. |
(d) | Class R shares pay a distribution fee pursuant to a Fund’s distribution (Rule 12b-1) plan. The Funds do not have a shareholder service plan for Class R shares. |
(e) | The shareholder servicing fees for Class V shares are up to 0.50% of average daily net assets attributable to Class V shares for equity Funds and 0.40% for fixed income Funds. In general, the Funds currently limit such fees to a maximum of 0.25% for equity Funds and 0.15% for fixed income Funds. These fees for Class V shares are not paid pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan. See Class V Shares Shareholder Service Fees below for more information. |
* | For Multisector Bond SMA Completion Portfolio and Overseas SMA Completion Portfolio, the Funds may pay at an annual rate a distribution fee of up to 0.25% and a shareholder servicing fee of up to 0.25%, provided that the combined distribution and servicing fee does not exceed a combined total of 0.25% of average daily net assets, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. No distribution or service fees are currently paid by the Funds under the distribution and/or shareholder servicing plans, however, and there are no current plans to impose these fees. Future payments may be made under the distribution and/or shareholder servicing plans without any further shareholder approval. In the event Rule 12b-fees are charged, over time they would increase the cost of an investment in the Funds. |
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Fund | Class A | Class C | Class R | Class V |
For Funds with fiscal period ending March 31 | ||||
MM Growth Strategies Fund | $16,567 (a) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Pacific/Asia Fund | 13,835 | $12,359 | N/A | N/A |
Select Large Cap Growth Fund | 500,627 | 772,604 | $50,939 | N/A |
For Funds with fiscal period ending April 30 | ||||
Bond Fund | 152,765 | 54,331 | 3,933 | $12,504 |
Corporate Income Fund | 164,032 | 47,767 | N/A | N/A |
MM Directional Alternative Strategies Fund | 934 (b) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Multi-Asset Income Fund | 10,189 | 15,323 | N/A | N/A |
Small Cap Value Fund I | 502,498 | 52,802 | 9,192 | N/A |
Total Return Bond Fund | 1,742,245 | 194,106 | 13,659 | N/A |
U.S. Treasury Index Fund | 56,695 | 33,963 | N/A | N/A |
For Funds with fiscal period ending May 31 | ||||
Adaptive Risk Allocation Fund | 311,831 | 997,129 | 1,672 | N/A |
Dividend Income Fund | 4,946,456 | 8,247,787 | 557,551 | 198,768 |
HY Municipal Fund | 302,092 | 403,612 | N/A | N/A |
Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund | 9,383 | 6,662 | 40 | N/A |
For Funds with fiscal period ending July 31 | ||||
Large Cap Growth Fund(c) | 4,690,124 | 762,133 | 71,018 | 494,681 |
OR Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | 99,694 | 86,110 | N/A | N/A |
Tax-Exempt Fund | 5,069,885 | 546,658 | N/A | N/A |
U.S. Social Bond Fund | 21,039 | 15,592 | N/A | N/A |
Ultra Short Term Bond Fund | 20,132 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
For Funds with fiscal period ending August 31 | ||||
Balanced Fund | 6,621,271 | 14,622,823 | 628,198 | N/A |
Contrarian Core Fund | 4,107,841 | 6,052,781 | 653,845 | 374,613 |
Emerging Markets Fund | 631,755 | 176,752 | 42,099 | N/A |
Global Technology Growth Fund | 823,154 | 1,322,971 | N/A | N/A |
Greater China Fund | 166,442 | 41,736 | N/A | N/A |
International Dividend Income Fund | 208,667 | 24,242 | 4,256 | N/A |
Mid Cap Growth Fund | 2,049,948 | 145,644 | 56,277 | 57,714 |
MM Alternative Strategies Fund | 2,902 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
MM Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund | 8,742 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
MM Total Return Bond Strategies Fund | 30,859 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Small Cap Growth Fund I | 592,770 | 77,499 | 7,128 | N/A |
Strategic Income Fund | 2,624,834 | 2,831,325 | 40,782 | N/A |
For Funds with fiscal period ending October 31 | ||||
CT Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | 19,407 | 14,831 | N/A | 14,160 |
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | 311,478 | 224,391 | N/A | 17,790 |
MA Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | 50,610 | 32,894 | N/A | 23,378 |
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Fund | Class A | Class C | Class R | Class V |
NY Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | $42,547 | $78,837 | N/A | $8,860 |
Strategic CA Municipal Income Fund | 835,942 | 227,770 | N/A | N/A |
Strategic NY Municipal Income Fund | 290,934 | 141,283 | N/A | N/A |
For Funds with fiscal period ending December 31 | ||||
Real Estate Equity Fund | 183,272 | 48,788 | $21,091 | N/A |
(a) | For the period from March 31, 2019 through January 26, 2020. On January 27, 2020, Class A shares merged into Class Inst shares of the same Fund and Class A shares were no longer offered for sale. |
(b) | For the period from April 30, 2019 through January 26, 2020. On January 27, 2020, Class A shares merged into Class Inst shares of the same Fund and Class A shares were no longer offered for sale. |
(c) | The Fund paid distribution and/or service fees of $55,149 for Class E shares for the fiscal year ended 2019. |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 155 |
Amounts Reimbursed | |||
2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |
For Funds with fiscal period ending March 31 | |||
Adaptive Retirement 2020 Fund | $85,954 | $108,784 | $47,148 (a) |
Adaptive Retirement 2025 Fund | 86,669 | 114,501 (b) | N/A |
Adaptive Retirement 2030 Fund | 83,692 | 106,538 | 48,214 (a) |
Adaptive Retirement 2035 Fund | 83,969 | 113,287 (b) | N/A |
Adaptive Retirement 2040 Fund | 85,306 | 106,387 | 46,232 (a) |
Adaptive Retirement 2045 Fund | 83,706 | 113,294 (b) | N/A |
Adaptive Retirement 2050 Fund | 83,043 | 106,275 | 46,222 (a) |
Adaptive Retirement 2055 Fund | 83,657 | 113,470 (b) | N/A |
Adaptive Retirement 2060 Fund | 83,131 | 106,381 | 46,227 (a) |
MM Growth Strategies Fund | 2,238,091 | 0 | 0 |
Pacific/Asia Fund | 41,857 | 104,313 | 2,239 |
Select Large Cap Growth Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Solutions Aggressive Portfolio | 92,597 | 115,257 | 51,039 (a) |
Solutions Conservative Portfolio | 91,936 | 115,215 | 50,910 (a) |
For Funds with fiscal period ending April 30 | |||
Bond Fund | 691,739 | 637,917 | 578,904 |
Corporate Income Fund | 420,876 | 141,151 | 349,553 |
MM Directional Alternative Strategies Fund | 285,869 | 122,083 | 0 |
Multi-Asset Income Fund | 401,566 | 413,261 | 388,054 |
Small Cap Value Fund I | 230,084 | 218,379 | 96,248 |
Total Return Bond Fund | 3,170,757 | 984,584 | 1,020,718 |
U.S. Treasury Index Fund | 2,144,375 | 1,685,617 | 1,497,321 |
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
For Funds with fiscal period ending May 31 | |||
Adaptive Risk Allocation Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dividend Income Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 |
HY Municipal Fund | 198,043 | 278,084 | 570,809 |
Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund | 0 | 0 | 183,218 |
For Funds with fiscal period ending July 31 | |||
Large Cap Growth Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OR Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | 42,894 | 86 | 0 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 156 |
Amounts Reimbursed | |||
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
Tax-Exempt Fund | $0 | $0 | $0 |
U.S. Social Bond Fund | 217,697 | 222,942 | 207,641 |
Ultra Short Term Bond Fund | 25,752 | 77,707 | 88,030 |
For Funds with fiscal period ending August 31 | |||
Balanced Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contrarian Core Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Emerging Markets Fund | 0 | 0 | 277,910 |
Global Technology Growth Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greater China Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 |
International Dividend Income Fund | 869,672 | 885,748 | 803,209 |
Mid Cap Growth Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MM Alternative Strategies Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MM International Equity Strategies Fund | 0 | 0 (c) | N/A |
MM Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund | 266,244 | 943,335 | 2,192,588 |
MM Total Return Bond Strategies Fund | 468,552 | 0 | 0 |
Multisector Bond SMA Completion Portfolio(d) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Overseas SMA Completion Portfolio(e) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Small Cap Growth Fund I | 1,078 | 47,398 | 186,196 |
Strategic Income Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 (f) |
For Funds with fiscal period ending October 31 | |||
CT Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | 121,203 | 124,677 | 201,139 |
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | 818,863 | 841,598 | 1,306,973 |
MA Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | 212,620 | 202,996 | 311,514 |
NY Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | 315,648 | 318,672 | 430,003 |
Strategic CA Municipal Income Fund | 100,326 | 14,781 | 75,096 |
Strategic NY Municipal Income Fund | 101,161 | 100,551 | 122,135 |
For Funds with fiscal period ending December 31 | |||
Real Estate Equity Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(a) | For the period from October 24, 2017 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2018. |
(b) | For the period from April 4, 2018 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2019. |
(c) | For the period from May 17, 2018 (commencement of operations) to August 31, 2018. |
(d) | The Fund commenced operations on October 29, 2019, and therefore has no reporting information for periods prior to such date. |
(e) | The Fund commenced operations on September 12, 2019, and therefore has no reporting information for periods prior to such date. |
(f) | The Fund changed its fiscal year end in 2017 from October 31 to August 31. For the fiscal year ended in 2017, the information shown is for the period from November 1, 2016 to August 31, 2017. |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 157 |
(a) | The Fund changed its fiscal year end in 2017 from October 31 to August 31. For the fiscal year ended in 2017, the information shown is for the period from November 1, 2016 to August 31, 2017. |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 158 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 159 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 160 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 161 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 162 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 163 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 164 |
Name, address, year of birth |
Position
held with Subsidiary
and length of service |
Principal occupation during past five years |
Brian
M. Engelking
5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474-2405 Born 1979 |
Director
since
March 2020 |
Global Lead Financial Officer – Columbia Threadneedle Investments at Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since June 2020. Previously, Vice President – Finance, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and served in various finance leadership roles with Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since 2000. |
Christopher
O. Petersen
5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474-2405 Born 1970 |
Director
since
January 2015 |
See Fund Governance – Fund Officers. |
Subsidiary |
Assets
(millions) |
Annual
rate at
each asset level(a) |
ASGM Offshore Fund, Ltd. | $0 - $500 | 1.100% |
ASMF Offshore Fund, Ltd. | >$500 - $1,000 | 1.050% |
(Subsidiaries of MM Alternative Strategies Fund) | >$1,000 - $3,000 | 1.020% |
>$3,000 - $6,000 | 0.990% | |
>$6,000 - $12,000 | 0.960% | |
>$12,000 | 0.950% | |
CMSAF1 Offshore Fund, Ltd. | $0 - $500 | 0.960% |
CMSAF2 Offshore Fund, Ltd. | >$500 - $1,000 | 0.955% |
CMSAF3 Offshore Fund, Ltd. | >$1,000 - $3,000 | 0.950% |
(Subsidiaries of Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund) | >$3,000 - $12,000 | 0.940% |
>$12,000 | 0.930% |
(a) | When calculating asset levels for purposes of determining fee rate breakpoints, asset levels are based on aggregate net assets of the Fund and the Parent Fund. When calculating the fee payable under this agreement, the annual rates are based on a percentage of the daily net assets of the Fund. |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 165 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 166 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 167 |
Name, Address, Year of Birth | Position Held with the Trust and Length of Service |
Principal
Occupation(s)
During the Past Five Years and Other Relevant Professional Experience |
Number
of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen |
Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee During the Past Five Years |
Committee Assignments |
David
M. Moffett
c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, 225 Franklin Street, Mail Drop BX32 05228, Boston, MA 02110 1952 |
Trustee
2011 |
Retired; Consultant to Bridgewater and Associates | 66 | Director, CSX Corporation (transportation suppliers); Director, Genworth Financial, Inc. (financial and insurance products and services); Director, Paypal Holdings Inc. (payment and data processing services); Trustee, University of Oklahoma Foundation; former Director, eBay Inc. (online trading community), 2007-2015; and former Director, CIT Bank, CIT Group Inc. (commercial and consumer finance), 2010-2016 | Compliance, Audit, Investment Oversight Committee #1 |
John
J. Neuhauser
c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, 225 Franklin Street, Mail Drop BX32 05228, Boston, MA 02110 1943 |
Trustee
1984 |
President, Saint Michael’s College, August 2007-June 2018; Director or Trustee of several non-profit organizations, including University of Vermont Medical Center; Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculties, Boston College, August 1999 - October 2005; University Professor, Boston College, November 2005-August 2007 | 66 | Director, Liberty All-Star Equity Fund and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (closed-end funds) | Advisory Fees & Expenses, Product and Distribution, Investment Oversight Committee #2 |
Patrick
J. Simpson
c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, 225 Franklin Street, Mail Drop BX32 05228, Boston, MA 02110 1944 |
Trustee
2000 |
Of Counsel, Perkins Coie LLP (law firm) since 2015; Partner, Perkins Coie LLP, 1988 -2014 | 66 | Former Director, M Fund, Inc. (M Funds mutual fund family), July 2018–July 2019 | Advisory Fees & Expenses, Audit, Governance, Investment Oversight Committee #1 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 168 |
Name, Address, Year of Birth | Position Held with the Funds and Length of Service |
Principal
Occupation(s)
During the Past Five Years and Other Relevant Professional Experience |
Number
of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen |
Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee During the Past Five Years |
Committee Assignments |
J.
Kevin Connaughton
c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, 225 Franklin Street, Mail Drop BX32 05228, Boston, MA 02110 1964 |
Independent
Trustee Consultant
2016 |
Independent Trustee Consultant, Columbia Funds since March 2016; Member, FINRA National Adjudicatory Council since January 2020; Adjunct Professor of Finance, Bentley University since January 2018; Managing Director and General Manager of Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, May 2010-February 2015; President, Columbia Funds, 2008-2015; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds, 2003-2015 | 66 | Director, The Autism Project since March 2015; former Member of the Investment Committee, St. Michael’s College, November 2015-February 2020; former Trustee, St. Michael’s College, June 2017-September 2019; former Trustee, New Century Portfolios, January 2015-December 2017; formerly on Board of Governors, Gateway Healthcare, January 2016-December 2017 | Advisory Fees & Expenses, Audit, Investment Oversight Committee #2 |
Olive
Darragh
c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, 225 Franklin Street, Mail Drop BX32 05228, Boston, MA 02110 1962 |
Independent
Trustee Consultant
2019 |
Independent Trustee Consultant, Columbia Funds since June 2019; Managing Director of Darragh Inc. (strategy and talent management consulting firm) since 2010; Founder and CEO, Zolio, Inc. (investment management talent identification platform) since 2004; Partner, Tudor Investments, 2004-2010; Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company, 2001-2004 | 66 | Former Director, University of Edinburgh Business School; former Director, Boston Public Library Foundation | Product and Distribution, Advisory Fees & Expenses, Audit, Compliance, Investment Oversight Committee #1 and #3 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 169 |
Name, Address, Year of Birth | Position Held with the Funds and Length of Service |
Principal
Occupation(s)
During the Past Five Years and Other Relevant Professional Experience |
Number
of Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen |
Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee During the Past Five Years |
Committee Assignments |
Natalie
A. Trunow
c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, 225 Franklin Street, Mail Drop BX32 05228, Boston, MA 02110 1967 |
Independent
Trustee Consultant
2016 |
Independent Trustee Consultant, Columbia Funds since September 2016; Chief Executive Officer, Millennial Portfolio Solutions LLC (asset management and consulting services) since January 2016; Non-executive Member of the Investment Committee, Sarona Asset Management Inc. (private equity firm) since September 2019; Advisor, Horizon Investments (asset management and consulting services) since August 2018; Advisor, Paradigm Asset Management since November 2016; Director of Investments, Casey Family Programs, April 2016-September 2016; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Calvert Investments, August 2008 - January 2016; Section Head and Portfolio Manager, General Motors Asset Management, June 1997-August 2008 | 66 | Director, Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc.; Director, Consumer Credit Counseling Services (formerly Guidewell Financial Solutions) | Product and Distribution, Compliance, Investment Oversight Committee #1 |
* | J. Kevin Connaughton was appointed consultant to the Independent Trustees effective March 1, 2016. Natalie A. Trunow was appointed consultant to the Independent Trustees effective September 1, 2016. Olive Darragh was appointed consultant to the Independent Trustees effective June 10, 2019. |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 170 |
Name,
Address,
Year of Birth |
Position
Held
with the Trust and Length of Service |
Principal
Occupation(s)
During the Past Five Years and Other Relevant Professional Experience |
Number
of
Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen |
Other Directorships Held by Trustee During the Past Five Years |
Committee
Assignments |
William
F. Truscott
c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, 225 Franklin St. Boston, MA 02110 1960 |
Trustee
2012 |
Chief Executive Officer, Global Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since September 2012; Chairman of the Board and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since July 2004 and February 2012, respectively; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since November 2008 and February 2012, respectively; Chairman of the Board and Director, Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings, Sàrl since March 2013 and December 2008, respectively; senior executive of various entities affiliated with Columbia Threadneedle | 162 | Trustee, Columbia Funds since November 2001 | None |
* | Interested person (as defined under the 1940 Act) by reason of being an officer, director, security holder and/or employee of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial. |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 171 |
Name,
Address
and Year of Birth |
Position
and Year
First Appointed to Position for any Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex or a Predecessor Thereof |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years |
Joseph
Beranek
5890 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Born 1965 |
Treasurer, Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) (2019) and Principal Financial Officer (2020) | Vice President - Mutual Fund Accounting and Financial Reporting, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since December 2018 and March 2017, respectively (previously Vice President – Pricing and Corporate Actions, May 2010 – March 2017). |
Paul
B. Goucher
485 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 Born 1968 |
Senior Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2008) | Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since January 2017 (previously Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel, November 2008 – January 2017 and January 2013 – January 2017, respectively); Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since March 2015 (previously Vice President and Assistant Secretary, May 2010 – March 2015). |
Thomas
P. McGuire
225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110 Born 1972 |
Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (2012) | Vice President – Asset Management Compliance, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company since September 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Columbia Acorn/Wanger Funds since December 2015. |
Colin
Moore
225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110 Born 1958 |
Senior Vice President (2010) | Executive Vice President and Global Chief Investment Officer, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since July 2013; Executive Vice President and Global Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since July 2013. |
Ryan
C. Larrenaga
225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110 Born 1970 |
Senior Vice President (2017), Chief Legal Officer (2017) and Secretary (2015) | Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since August 2018 (previously Vice President and Group Counsel, August 2011 – August 2018); officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2005. |
Daniel
J. Beckman
225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110 Born 1962 |
Senior Vice President (2020) | Vice President – Head of North America Product, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (since April 2015); previously, Senior Vice President of Investment Product Management, Fidelity Financial Advisor Solutions, a division of Fidelity Investments (January 2012 – March 2015). |
Michael
E. DeFao
225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110 Born 1968 |
Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2010) | Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since May 2010. |
Lyn
Kephart-Strong
5228 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Born 1960 |
Vice President (2015) | President, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. since October 2014; Vice President & Resolution Officer, Ameriprise Trust Company since August 2009. |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 172 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 173 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 174 |
Fiscal Period |
Audit
Committee |
Governance
Committee |
Advisory
Fees
& Expenses Committee |
Compliance
Committee |
Investment
Oversight Committee |
Product
&
Distribution Committee |
For
the fiscal year
ending March 31, 2020 |
5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 5 |
For
the fiscal year
ending April 30, 2020 |
5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 4 |
For
the fiscal year
ending May 31, 2019 |
4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
For
the fiscal year
ending July 31, 2019 |
5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
For
the fiscal year
ending August 31, 2019 |
5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 |
For
the fiscal year
ending October 31, 2019 |
4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
For
the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2019 |
4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 175 |
Fund | Carrig | Hacker | Lukitsh | Moffett | Neuhauser | Simpson |
Adaptive Retirement 2020 Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Adaptive Retirement 2025 Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Adaptive Retirement 2030 Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Adaptive Retirement 2035 Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Adaptive Retirement 2040 Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Adaptive Retirement 2045 Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Adaptive Retirement 2050 Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Adaptive Retirement 2055 Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Adaptive Retirement 2060 Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Adaptive Risk Allocation Fund | A | E | A | A | A | A |
Balanced Fund | D | A | A | A | A | D |
Bond Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Contrarian Core Fund | E (a) | A | A | A | A | A |
Corporate Income Fund | D (a) | A | A | A | A | A |
CT Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Dividend Income Fund | E (a) | A | A | A | A | E (a) |
Emerging Markets Fund | A | A | A | A | A | E (a) |
Global Technology Growth Fund | A | A | E | E (a) | A | A |
Greater China Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
HY Municipal Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
International Dividend Income Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Large Cap Growth Fund | E | A | A | A | A | E (a) |
MA Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Mid Cap Growth Fund | A | E | A | A | A | B |
MM Alternative Strategies Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
MM Directional Alternative Strategies Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
MM Growth Strategies Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
MM International Equity Strategies Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
MM Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
MM Total Return Bond Strategies Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Multi-Asset Income Fund | A | E | A | A | A | A |
Multisector Bond SMA Completion Portfolio | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
NY Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
OR Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 176 |
Fund | Carrig | Hacker | Lukitsh | Moffett | Neuhauser | Simpson |
Overseas SMA Completion Portfolio | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Pacific/Asia Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Real Estate Equity Fund | A | A | A | A | A | E (a) |
Select Large Cap Growth Fund | A | E | A | A | A | A |
Small Cap Growth Fund I | A | E | A | A | A | A |
Small Cap Value Fund I | A | A | A | A | E | A |
Solutions Aggressive Portfolio | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Solutions Conservative Portfolio | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Strategic CA Municipal Income Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Strategic Income Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Strategic NY Municipal Income Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Tax-Exempt Fund | A | A | A | A | E | A |
Total Return Bond Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
U.S. Social Bond Fund | A | A | A | A | A | A |
U.S. Treasury Index Fund | A | A | A | A | A | E (a) |
Ultra Short Term Bond Fund | A | A | A | A | A | E (a) |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in all Funds in the Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by the Trustee | E (a) | E | E | E (a) | E | E (a) |
(a) | Includes the value of compensation payable under a Deferred Compensation Plan that is determined as if the amounts deferred had been invested, as of the date of deferral, in shares of one or more funds in the Columbia Funds Complex overseen by the Trustee as specified by the Trustee. |
Fund | Connaughton | Darragh | Trunow |
Adaptive Retirement 2020 Fund | A | A | A |
Adaptive Retirement 2025 Fund | A | A | A |
Adaptive Retirement 2030 Fund | A | A | A |
Adaptive Retirement 2035 Fund | A | A | A |
Adaptive Retirement 2040 Fund | A | A | A |
Adaptive Retirement 2045 Fund | A | A | A |
Adaptive Retirement 2050 Fund | A | A | A |
Adaptive Retirement 2055 Fund | A | A | A |
Adaptive Retirement 2060 Fund | A | A | A |
Adaptive Risk Allocation Fund | A | A | A |
Balanced Fund | C | A | A |
Bond Fund | A | A | A |
Contrarian Core Fund | E | A | A |
Corporate Income Fund | A | A | A |
CT Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | A | A | A |
Dividend Income Fund | A | A | A |
Emerging Markets Fund | A | A | A |
Global Technology Growth Fund | A | A | A |
Greater China Fund | A | A | A |
HY Municipal Fund | A | A | A |
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | A | A | A |
International Dividend Income Fund | A | A | A |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 177 |
Fund | Connaughton | Darragh | Trunow |
Large Cap Growth Fund | A | A | A |
MA Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | A | A | A |
Mid Cap Growth Fund | A | A | A |
MM Alternative Strategies Fund | A | A | A |
MM Directional Alternative Strategies Fund | A | A | A |
MM Growth Strategies Fund | A | A | A |
MM International Equity Strategies Fund | A | A | A |
MM Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund | A | A | A |
MM Total Return Bond Strategies Fund | A | A | A |
Multi-Asset Income Fund | A | A | B (a) |
Multisector Bond SMA Completion Portfolio | A | A | A |
Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund | A | A | A |
NY Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | A | A | A |
OR Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | A | A | A |
Overseas SMA Completion Portfolio | A | A | A |
Pacific/Asia Fund | A | A | A |
Real Estate Equity Fund | A | A | A |
Select Large Cap Growth Fund | A | A | A |
Small Cap Growth Fund I | A | A | A |
Small Cap Value Fund I | A | A | A |
Solutions Aggressive Portfolio | A | A | A |
Solutions Conservative Portfolio | A | A | A |
Strategic CA Municipal Income Fund | A | A | A |
Strategic Income Fund | A | A | A |
Strategic NY Municipal Income Fund | A | A | A |
Tax-Exempt Fund | A | A | A |
Total Return Bond Fund | A | A | C (a) |
U.S. Social Bond Fund | A | A | A |
U.S. Treasury Index Fund | A | A | A |
Ultra Short Term Bond Fund | A | A | A |
Aggregate
Dollar Range of Equity Securities in all Funds in the
Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by the Consultant |
E | A | C (a) |
(a) | Includes the value of compensation payable under a Deferred Compensation Plan that is determined as if the amounts deferred had been invested, as of the date of deferral, in shares of one or more funds in the Columbia Funds Complex overseen by the Consultant as specified by the Consultant. |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 178 |
Fund | Truscott |
Adaptive Retirement 2020 Fund | A |
Adaptive Retirement 2025 Fund | A |
Adaptive Retirement 2030 Fund | A |
Adaptive Retirement 2035 Fund | A |
Adaptive Retirement 2040 Fund | A |
Adaptive Retirement 2045 Fund | A |
Adaptive Retirement 2050 Fund | A |
Adaptive Retirement 2055 Fund | A |
Adaptive Retirement 2060 Fund | A |
Adaptive Risk Allocation Fund | E |
Balanced Fund | A |
Bond Fund | A |
Contrarian Core Fund | E |
Corporate Income Fund | D |
CT Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | A |
Dividend Income Fund | A |
Emerging Markets Fund | E |
Global Technology Growth Fund | A |
Greater China Fund | A |
HY Municipal Fund | A |
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | A |
International Dividend Income Fund | A |
Large Cap Growth Fund | E |
MA Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | A |
Mid Cap Growth Fund | A |
MM Alternative Strategies Fund | A |
MM Directional Alternative Strategies Fund | A |
MM Growth Strategies Fund | A |
MM International Equity Strategies Fund | A |
MM Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund | A |
MM Total Return Bond Strategies Fund | A |
Multi-Asset Income Fund | A |
Multisector Bond SMA Completion Portfolio | A |
Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund | B |
NY Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | A |
OR Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | A |
Overseas SMA Completion Portfolio | A |
Pacific/Asia Fund | A |
Real Estate Equity Fund | A |
Select Large Cap Growth Fund | E |
Small Cap Growth Fund I | A |
Small Cap Value Fund I | A |
Solutions Aggressive Portfolio | A |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 179 |
Fund | Truscott |
Solutions Conservative Portfolio | A |
Strategic CA Municipal Income Fund | A |
Strategic Income Fund | E |
Strategic NY Municipal Income Fund | A |
Tax-Exempt Fund | A |
Total Return Bond Fund | C |
U.S. Social Bond Fund | A |
U.S. Treasury Index Fund | C |
Ultra Short Term Bond Fund | A |
Aggregate
Dollar Range of Equity Securities in all Funds in the
Columbia Funds Complex Overseen by the Trustee |
E |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 180 |
Trustee Name |
Total
Cash Compensation
from the Columbia Funds Complex Paid to Trustee(a) |
Amount
Deferred
from Total Compensation(b) |
Trustee | ||
Janet L. Carrig | $315,000 | $315,000 |
Douglas A. Hacker | $425,000 | $0 |
Nancy T. Lukitsh | $321,000 | $0 |
David M. Moffett | $316,500 | $316,500 |
John J. Neuhauser | $314,500 | $0 |
Patrick J. Simpson | $317,500 | $122,500 |
Anne-Lee Verville(l) | $179,000 | $0 |
Consultant | ||
J. Kevin Connaughton(c) | $295,000 | $0 |
Olive Darragh(d) | $303,833 | $0 |
Natalie Trunow(e) | $295,000 | $140,000 |
(a) | Includes any portion of cash compensation Trustees elected to defer during the fiscal period. |
(b) | The Trustees may elect to defer a portion of the total cash compensation payable. Additional information regarding the Deferred Compensation Plan is described below. |
(c) | Mr. Connaughton receives compensation from the Funds for serving as a consultant to the Independent Trustees at an annual rate of $295,000 (effective in 2020). |
(d) | Ms. Darragh was appointed consultant to the Independent Trustees effective June 10, 2019, and as such received no compensation prior to such date. Ms. Darragh receives compensation from the Funds for serving as a consultant to the Independent Trustees at an annual rate of $295,000 (effective in 2020). |
(e) | Ms. Trunow receives compensation from the Funds for serving as a consultant to the Independent Trustees at an annual rate of $295,000 (effective in 2020). |
(f) | Ms. Verville served as Trustee until December 11, 2019, and stopped receiving compensation from the Funds and the Columbia Funds Complex as of such date. |
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Fund | Aggregate Compensation from Fund | ||||||||||
Independent Trustees | Consultant to Independent Trustees | ||||||||||
Janet
L.
Carrig(a) |
Douglas
A.
Hacker |
Nancy
T.
Lukitsh |
David
M.
Moffett(b) |
John
J.
Neuhauser |
Patrick
J.
Simpson(c) |
Anne-Lee
Verville(d) |
J.
Kevin
Connaughton(e) |
Olive
Darragh(g) |
Natalie
A.
Trunow(f) |
||
Amount Deferred | $7,472 | $0 | $0 | $7,410 | $0 | $3,238 | $0 | $0 | N/A | $4,295 | |
Dividend Income Fund | $25,341 | $34,916 | $26,820 | $25,115 | $25,178 | $26,404 | $24,532 | $23,309 | N/A | $23,309 | |
Amount Deferred | $25,341 | $0 | $0 | $25,115 | $0 | $11,003 | $0 | $0 | N/A | $14,568 | |
HY Municipal Fund | $2,972 | $4,097 | $3,144 | $2,948 | $2,953 | $3,095 | $2,880 | $2,738 | N/A | $2,738 | |
Amount Deferred | $2,972 | $0 | $0 | $2,948 | $0 | $1,286 | $0 | $0 | N/A | $1,711 | |
Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund | $2,852 | $3,930 | $3,015 | $2,832 | $2,835 | $2,968 | $2,767 | $2,623 | N/A | $2,623 | |
Amount Deferred | $2,852 | $0 | $0 | $2,832 | $0 | $1,235 | $0 | $0 | N/A | $1,639 | |
For Funds with fiscal period ending July 31 | |||||||||||
Large Cap Growth Fund | $8,592 | $11,834 | $9,085 | $8,524 | $8,537 | $8,944 | $8,326 | $7,893 | $2,404 | $7,893 | |
Amount Deferred | $8,592 | $0 | $0 | $8,524 | $0 | $3,729 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,933 | |
OR Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | $2,195 | $3,024 | $2,321 | $2,177 | $2,180 | $2,285 | $2,127 | $2,020 | $616 | $2,020 | |
Amount Deferred | $2,195 | $0 | $0 | $2,177 | $0 | $950 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,262 | |
Tax-Exempt Fund | $8,275 | $11,405 | $8,751 | $8,207 | $8,220 | $8,615 | $8,016 | $7,618 | $2,323 | $7,618 | |
Amount Deferred | $8,275 | $0 | $0 | $8,207 | $0 | $3,581 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,761 | |
U.S. Social Bond Fund | $1,567 | $2,159 | $1,657 | $1,554 | $1,557 | $1,631 | $1,518 | $1,443 | $445 | $1,443 | |
Amount Deferred | $1,567 | $0 | $0 | $1,554 | $0 | $678 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $902 | |
Ultra Short Term Bond Fund | $3,434 | $4,729 | $3,630 | $3,407 | $3,411 | $3,573 | $3,328 | $3,152 | $905 | $3,152 | |
Amount Deferred | $3,434 | $0 | $0 | $3,407 | $0 | $1,491 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,970 | |
For Funds with fiscal period ending August 31 | |||||||||||
Balanced Fund | $14,882 | $20,627 | $15,753 | $15,017 | $15,041 | $15,503 | $14,669 | $14,331 | $4,211 | $14,331 | |
Amount Deferred | $14,882 | $0 | $0 | $15,017 | $0 | $6,272 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,732 | |
Contrarian Core Fund | $21,724 | $30,160 | $22,998 | $21,951 | $21,986 | $22,632 | $21,444 | $20,993 | $5,990 | $20,993 | |
Amount Deferred | $21,724 | $0 | $0 | $21,951 | $0 | $9,098 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,803 | |
Emerging Markets Fund | $3,989 | $5,527 | $4,223 | $4,023 | $4,030 | $4,156 | $3,930 | $3,842 | $1,163 | $3,842 | |
Amount Deferred | $3,989 | $0 | $0 | $4,023 | $0 | $1,684 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,339 | |
Global Technology Growth Fund | $4,197 | $5,793 | $4,440 | $4,229 | $4,236 | $4,371 | $4,131 | $4,003 | $1,233 | $4,003 | |
Amount Deferred | $4,197 | $0 | $0 | $4,229 | $0 | $1,798 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,433 | |
Greater China Fund | $1,680 | $2,327 | $1,779 | $1,695 | $1,698 | $1,751 | $1,655 | $1,615 | $484 | $1,615 | |
Amount Deferred | $1,680 | $0 | $0 | $1,695 | $0 | $711 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $984 | |
International Dividend Income Fund | $2,466 | $3,416 | $2,610 | $2,487 | $2,491 | $2,569 | $2,430 | $2,372 | $701 | $2,372 | |
Amount Deferred | $2,466 | $0 | $0 | $2,487 | $0 | $1,042 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,445 | |
Mid Cap Growth Fund | $4,850 | $6,719 | $5,133 | $4,896 | $4,903 | $5,052 | $4,782 | $4,665 | $1,377 | $4,665 | |
Amount Deferred | $4,850 | $0 | $0 | $4,896 | $0 | $2,048 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,841 | |
MM Alternatives Strategies Fund | $2,485 | $3,445 | $2,631 | $2,507 | $2,512 | $2,589 | $2,449 | $2,395 | $704 | $2,395 | |
Amount Deferred | $2,485 | $0 | $0 | $2,507 | $0 | $1,046 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,459 | |
MM International Equity Strategies Fund | $5,186 | $7,176 | $5,488 | $5,230 | $5,239 | $5,402 | $5,109 | $4,976 | $1,491 | $4,976 | |
Amount Deferred | $5,186 | $0 | $0 | $5,230 | $0 | $2,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,028 | |
MM Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund | $4,869 | $6,717 | $5,153 | $4,897 | $4,907 | $5,073 | $4,784 | $4,628 | $1,435 | $4,628 | |
Amount Deferred | $4,869 | $0 | $0 | $4,897 | $0 | $2,093 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,819 | |
MM Total Return Bond Strategies Fund | $16,917 | $23,428 | $17,908 | $17,055 | $17,083 | $17,625 | $16,659 | $16,265 | $4,863 | $16,265 | |
Amount Deferred | $16,917 | $0 | $0 | $17,055 | $0 | $7,153 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,905 | |
Multisector Bond SMA Completion Portfolio(h) | $1,945 | $2,607 | $2,054 | $2,001 | $178 | $198 | $1,955 | $1,659 | $1,659 | $1,659 | |
Amount Deferred(h) | $1,945 | $0 | $0 | $2,001 | $0 | $198 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,037 | |
Overseas SMA Completion Portfolio(i) | $2,315 | $3,233 | $2,455 | $2,411 | $689 | $689 | $2,355 | $2,235 | $2,235 | $2,235 | |
Amount Deferred(i) | $2,315 | $0 | $0 | $2,411 | $0 | $319 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,397 | |
Small Cap Growth Fund I | $2,536 | $3,501 | $2,683 | $2,555 | $2,559 | $2,641 | $2,496 | $2,420 | $742 | $2,420 | |
Amount Deferred | $2,536 | $0 | $0 | $2,555 | $0 | $1,087 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,471 | |
Strategic Income Fund | $10,121 | $13,980 | $10,709 | $10,195 | $10,228 | $10,541 | $9,958 | $9,676 | $2,973 | $9,676 | |
Amount Deferred | $10,121 | $0 | $0 | $10,195 | $0 | $4,323 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,883 | |
For Funds with fiscal period ending October 31 |
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Fund | Aggregate Compensation from Fund | ||||||||||
Independent Trustees | Consultant to Independent Trustees | ||||||||||
Janet
L.
Carrig(a) |
Douglas
A.
Hacker |
Nancy
T.
Lukitsh |
David
M.
Moffett(b) |
John
J.
Neuhauser |
Patrick
J.
Simpson(c) |
Anne-Lee
Verville(d) |
J.
Kevin
Connaughton(e) |
Olive
Darragh(g) |
Natalie
A.
Trunow(f) |
||
CT Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | $1,631 | $2,256 | $1,726 | $1,644 | $1,647 | $1,699 | $1,606 | $1,565 | $847 | $1,565 | |
Amount Deferred | $1,631 | $0 | $0 | $1,644 | $0 | $692 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $952 | |
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | $4,025 | $5,576 | $4,261 | $4,058 | $4,065 | $4,193 | $3,964 | $3,871 | $2,028 | $3,871 | |
Amount Deferred | $4,025 | $0 | $0 | $4,058 | $0 | $1,699 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,359 | |
MA Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | $1,864 | $2,579 | $1,973 | $1,879 | $1,882 | $1,942 | $1,835 | $1,789 | $970 | $1,789 | |
Amount Deferred | $1,864 | $0 | $0 | $1,879 | $0 | $790 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,089 | |
NY Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | $1,862 | $2,577 | $1,971 | $1,878 | $1,881 | $1,940 | $1,834 | $1,788 | $973 | $1,788 | |
Amount Deferred | $1,862 | $0 | $0 | $1,878 | $0 | $790 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,088 | |
Strategic CA Municipal Income Fund | $2,480 | $3,432 | $2,624 | $2,500 | $2,504 | $2,583 | $2,442 | $2,380 | $1,296 | $2,380 | |
Amount Deferred | $2,480 | $0 | $0 | $2,500 | $0 | $1,051 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,449 | |
Strategic NY Municipal Income Fund | $1,819 | $2,518 | $1,926 | $1,834 | $1,837 | $1,895 | $1,792 | $1,747 | $944 | $1,747 | |
Amount Deferred | $1,819 | $0 | $0 | $1,834 | $0 | $771 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,063 | |
For Funds with fiscal period ending December 31 | |||||||||||
Real Estate Equity Fund | $2,024 | $2,805 | $2,142 | $2,041 | $2,044 | $2,108 | $1,993 | $1,950 | $1,051 | $1,950 | |
Amount Deferred | $2,024 | $0 | $0 | $2,041 | $0 | $853 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,187 |
(a) | As of December 31, 2019, the value of Ms. Carrig’s account under the deferred compensation plan was $2,837,415. |
(b) | As of December 31, 2019, the value of Mr. Moffett's account under the deferred compensation plan was $1,660,804. |
(c) | As of December 31, 2019, the value of Mr. Simpson’s account under the deferred compensation plan was $3,144,034. |
(d) | As of December 31, 2019, the value of Ms. Verville’s account under the deferred compensation plan was $696,612. Ms. Verville served as Trustee until December 11, 2019, and stopped receiving compensation from the Funds and the Columbia Funds Complex as of such date. |
(e) | Mr. Connaughton receives compensation from the Funds for serving as a consultant to the Independent Trustees at an annual rate of $295,000 (effective in 2020). |
(f) | Ms. Trunow receives compensation from the Funds for serving as a consultant to the Independent Trustees at an annual rate of $295,000 (effective in 2020). As of December 31, 2019, the value of Ms. Trunow’s account under the deferred compensation plan was $526,336. |
(g) | Ms. Darragh was appointed consultant to the Independent Trustees effective June 10, 2019, and as such received no compensation prior to such date. Ms. Darragh receives compensation from the Funds for serving as a consultant to the Independent Trustees at an annual rate of $295,000 (effective in 2020). |
(h) | The Fund commenced operations on October 29, 2019. The compensation shown for the Fund is the estimated amount that will be paid from October 29, 2019 to August 31, 2020. |
(i) | The Fund commenced operations on September 12, 2019. The compensation shown for the Fund is the estimated amount that will be paid from September 12, 2019 to August 31, 2020. |
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Total Brokerage Commissions | |||
Fund | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
Pacific/Asia Fund | $142,888 | $206,439 | $263,091 |
Select Large Cap Growth Fund | 524,341 | 811,887 | 1,102,634 |
Solutions Aggressive Portfolio | 2,000 | 1,758 | 1,192 (a) |
Solutions Conservative Portfolio | 1,301 | 982 | 617 (a) |
For Funds with fiscal period ending April 30 | |||
Bond Fund | 21,784 | 13,808 | 18,020 |
Corporate Income Fund | 74,328 | 41,866 | 65,595 |
MM Directional Alternative Strategies Fund | 399,840 | 255,527 | 1,248,899 |
Multi-Asset Income Fund | 15,945 | 14,579 | 25,991 |
Small Cap Value Fund I | 1,031,945 | 976,383 | 982,446 |
Total Return Bond Fund | 206,857 | 88,497 | 136,340 |
U.S. Treasury Index Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fund | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
For Funds with fiscal period ending May 31 | |||
Adaptive Risk Allocation Fund | 682,735 | 837,004 | 627,857 |
Dividend Income Fund | 1,509,891 | 1,113,679 | 1,356,544 |
HY Municipal Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund | 6,121 | 684 | 17,770 |
For Funds with fiscal period ending July 31 | |||
Large Cap Growth Fund | 636,838 | 695,098 | 926,115 |
OR Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tax-Exempt Fund | 16,916 | 6,588 | 4,550 |
U.S. Social Bond Fund | 895 | 608 | 332 |
Ultra Short Term Bond Fund | 836 | 0 | 0 |
For Funds with fiscal period ending August 31 | |||
Balanced Fund | 1,819,013 | 2,256,479 | 1,764,194 |
Contrarian Core Fund | 4,366,882 | 5,436,332 | 4,479,950 |
Emerging Markets Fund | 1,450,471 | 1,865,245 | 2,969,418 |
Global Technology Growth Fund | 492,888 | 445,772 | 379,605 |
Greater China Fund | 65,501 | 91,431 | 139,256 |
International Dividend Income Fund | 289,796 | 377,938 | 459,504 |
Mid Cap Growth Fund | 986,000 | 2,005,940 | 2,081,806 |
MM Alternative Strategies Fund | 563,219 | 699,813 | 1,110,334 |
MM International Equity Strategies Fund | 846,057 | 598,581 (c) | N/A |
MM Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund | 1,986,911 | 2,079,508 | 1,730,634 |
MM Total Return Bond Strategies Fund | 455,450 | 429,963 | 420,658 |
Multisector Bond SMA Completion Portfolio(d) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Overseas SMA Completion Portfolio(e) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Small Cap Growth Fund I | 541,477 | 841,767 | 1,207,610 |
Strategic Income Fund | 399,284 | 302,150 | 262,921 (f) |
For Funds with fiscal period ending October 31 | |||
CT Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Total Brokerage Commissions | |||
Fund | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
MA Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | $0 | $0 | $0 |
NY Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Strategic CA Municipal Income Fund | 5,773 | 1,760 | 0 |
Strategic NY Municipal Income Fund | 2,092 | 740 | 0 |
For Funds with fiscal period ending December 31 | |||
Real Estate Equity Fund | 99,784 | 72,072 | 275,028 |
(a) | For the period from October 24, 2017 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2018. |
(b) | For the period from April 4, 2018 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2019. |
(c) | For the period from May 17, 2018 (commencement of operations) to August 31, 2018. |
(d) | The Fund commenced operations on October 29, 2019, and therefore has no reporting information for periods prior to such date. |
(e) | The Fund commenced operations on September 12, 2019, and therefore has no reporting information for periods prior to such date. |
(f) | The Fund changed its fiscal year end in 2017 from October 31 to August 31. For the fiscal year ended in 2017, the information shown is for the period from November 1, 2016 to August 31, 2017. |
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Brokerage directed for research | ||
Fund | Amount of Transactions | Amount of Commissions Imputed or Paid |
For Funds with fiscal period ending March 31 | ||
Adaptive Retirement 2020 Fund | $110,335 | $15 |
Adaptive Retirement 2025 Fund | 53,009 | 7 |
Adaptive Retirement 2030 Fund | 167,828 | 22 |
Adaptive Retirement 2035 Fund | 71,743 | 10 |
Adaptive Retirement 2040 Fund | 17,572 | 2 |
Adaptive Retirement 2045 Fund | 20,532 | 3 |
Adaptive Retirement 2050 Fund | 18,343 | 3 |
Adaptive Retirement 2055 Fund | 21,564 | 3 |
Adaptive Retirement 2060 Fund | 18,769 | 3 |
MM Growth Strategies Fund | 1,895,048,289 | 176,106 |
Pacific/Asia Fund | 53,528,333 | 52,561 |
Select Large Cap Growth Fund | 1,495,961,522 | 206,010 |
Solutions Aggressive Portfolio | 0 | 0 |
Solutions Conservative Portfolio | 0 | 0 |
For Funds with fiscal period ending April 30 | ||
Bond Fund | 0 | 0 |
Corporate Income Fund | 0 | 0 |
MM Directional Alternative Strategies Fund | 225,065,996 | 137,696 |
Multi-Asset Income Fund | 7,539,417 | 1,726 |
Small Cap Value Fund I | 375,385,295 | 259,800 |
Total Return Bond Fund | 0 | 0 |
U.S. Treasury Index Fund | 0 | 0 |
For Funds with fiscal period ending May 31 | ||
Adaptive Risk Allocation Fund | 62,677,796 | 26,936 |
Dividend Income Fund | 2,501,016,439 | 367,349 |
HY Municipal Fund | 0 | 0 |
Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund | 0 | 0 |
For Funds with fiscal period ending July 31 | ||
Large Cap Growth Fund | 1,911,341,944 | 237,123 |
OR Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | 0 | 0 |
Tax-Exempt Fund | 0 | 0 |
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Brokerage directed for research | ||
Fund | Amount of Transactions | Amount of Commissions Imputed or Paid |
U.S. Social Bond Fund | $0 | $0 |
Ultra Short Term Bond Fund | 0 | 0 |
For Funds with fiscal period ending August 31 | ||
Balanced Fund | 2,980,764,246 | 497,471 |
Contrarian Core Fund | 7,326,462,028 | 1,214,278 |
Emerging Markets Fund | 507,608,037 | 563,257 |
Global Technology Growth Fund | 322,060,770 | 98,712 |
Greater China Fund | 37,958,262 | 31,862 |
International Dividend Income Fund | 87,133,461 | 28,164 |
Mid Cap Growth Fund | 2,239,496,000 | 683,000 |
MM Alternative Strategies Fund | 883,596,212 | 87,841 |
MM International Equity Strategies Fund | 255,134,885 | 308,478 |
MM Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund | 1,308,508,042 | 1,264,580 |
MM Total Return Bond Strategies Fund | 0 | 0 |
Multisector Bond SMA Completion Portfolio(a) | N/A | N/A |
Overseas SMA Completion Portfolio(b) | N/A | N/A |
Small Cap Growth Fund I | 839,664,640 | 195,711 |
Strategic Income Fund | 966,227 | 325 |
For Funds with fiscal period ending October 31 | ||
CT Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | 0 | 0 |
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | 0 | 0 |
MA Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | 0 | 0 |
NY Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | 0 | 0 |
Strategic CA Municipal Income Fund | 0 | 0 |
Strategic NY Municipal Income Fund | 0 | 0 |
For Funds with fiscal period ending December 31 | ||
Real Estate Equity Fund | 48,399,728 | 17,043 |
(a) | The Fund commenced operations on October 29, 2019, and therefore has no reporting information for periods prior to such date. |
(b) | The Fund commenced operations on September 12, 2019, and therefore has no reporting information for periods prior to such date. |
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Fund | Issuer |
Value
of securities owned
at end of fiscal period |
Total Return Bond Fund | Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. | $14,559,627 |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates | $14,980,838 | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust | $2,108,385 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | $13,377,397 | |
JPMorgan Resecuritization Trust | $300,187 | |
Morgan Stanley | $3,297,376 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust | $4,672,181 | |
Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust | $1,711,109 | |
U.S. Treasury Index Fund | None | N/A |
For Funds with fiscal period ending May 31, 2019 | ||
Adaptive Risk Allocation Fund | None | N/A |
Dividend Income Fund | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | $454,460,215 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.(The) | $161,791,365 | |
HY Municipal Fund | None | N/A |
Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund | None | N/A |
For Funds with fiscal period ending July 31, 2019 | ||
Large Cap Growth Fund | Citigroup, Inc. | $38,853,360 |
OR Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | None | N/A |
Tax-Exempt Fund | None | N/A |
U.S. Social Bond Fund | None | N/A |
Ultra Short Term Bond Fund | Citigroup, Inc. | $8,019,008 |
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II | $1,352,590 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | $8,044,384 | |
JPMorgan Chase Bank | $6,988,023 | |
Morgan Stanley | $6,006,150 | |
PNC Bank NA | $6,006,474 | |
For Funds with fiscal period ending August 31, 2019 | ||
Balanced Fund | Citigroup, Inc. | $113,736,212 |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. | $16,842,952 | |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust | $21,779,853 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | $13,889,655 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | $131,327,077 | |
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust | $403,866 | |
Morgan Stanley | $72,186,920 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust | $5,937,497 | |
PNC Bank NA | $5,957,522 | |
Contrarian Core Fund | Citigroup, Inc. | $240,251,111 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | $274,091,142 | |
Morgan Stanley | $148,998,888 | |
Emerging Markets Fund | None | N/A |
Global Technology Growth Fund | None | N/A |
Greater China Fund | None | N/A |
International Dividend Income Fund | None | N/A |
Mid Cap Growth Fund | Raymond James & Associates | $28,556,992 |
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Fund | Issuer |
Value
of securities owned
at end of fiscal period |
MM Alternative Strategies Fund | Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust | $774,344 |
Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust | $1,784,804 | |
Bear Stearns Trust | $75,157 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | $400,621 | |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. | $1,192,589 | |
Credit Suisse First Boston Corp. | $3,622 | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates | $180,224 | |
Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust | $695,122 | |
Eaton Vance CLO Ltd. | $310,000 | |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust | $247,477 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | $1,715,901 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | $1,920,756 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated | $274,504 | |
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust | $1,318,930 | |
JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp | $3,077,629 | |
JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust | $390,618 | |
Lehman XS Trust | $731,556 | |
Morgan Stanley | $805,180 | |
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust | $1,063,288 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust | $384,597 | |
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust | $77,357 | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. (subsidiary) | $243,250 | |
MM International Equity Strategies Fund | Credit Suisse Group AG | $6,505,205 |
MM Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund | Legg Mason, Inc. (subsidiary) | $1,298,687 |
Stifel Financial Corp. | $4,434,020 | |
Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. | $905,850 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 196 |
Fund | Issuer |
Value
of securities owned
at end of fiscal period |
MM Total Return Bond Strategies Fund | Citigroup, Inc. | $34,988,283 |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust | $25,537,359 | |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. | $1,552,185 | |
Credit Suisse Group AG | $5,245,061 | |
Credit Suisse AG, Subordinated | $1,149,818 | |
Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd. | $5,132,637 | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates | $9,904,594 | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Trust | $14,920,812 | |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust | $43,958,324 | |
GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Corp. | $1,184,307 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | $35,608,250 | |
Jefferies Group LLC | $700,401 | |
Jefferies Group LLC/Capital Finance, Inc. | $685,560 | |
JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust | $6,009,451 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | $74,174,015 | |
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA | $2,766,112 | |
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust | $14,443,040 | |
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust | $39,024,792 | |
JPMorgan Resecuritization Trust | $233,995 | |
Lehman XS Trust | $5,394,150 | |
Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust | $12,626,665 | |
Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage, Inc. | $4,472,522 | |
Morgan Stanley | $41,585,208 | |
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust | $15,895,121 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust | $15,799,984 | |
Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust | $6,311,480 | |
Nuveen Finance LLC | $1,141,405 | |
PNC Bank NA | $2,054,174 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.(The) | $6,203,152 | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | $2,122,355 | |
The Charles Schwab Corp. | $4,420,857 | |
Stifel Financial Corp. | $1,789,016 | |
Multisector Bond SMA Completion Portfolio | N/A | N/A |
Overseas SMA Completion Portfolio | N/A | N/A |
Small Cap Growth Fund I | None | N/A |
Strategic Income Fund | Citigroup, Inc. | $5,716,233 |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. | $10,834,415 | |
Credit Suisse Group | $10,606,405 | |
Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust | $4,790,185 | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates | $16,440,290 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | $30,821,239 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | $22,319,418 | |
Morgan Stanley | $10,318,281 | |
Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust | $8,671,778 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 197 |
Fund | Issuer |
Value
of securities owned
at end of fiscal period |
For Funds with fiscal period ending October 31, 2019 | ||
CT Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | None | N/A |
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | None | N/A |
MA Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | None | N/A |
NY Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | None | N/A |
Strategic CA Municipal Income Fund | None | N/A |
Strategic NY Municipal Income Fund | None | N/A |
For Funds with fiscal period ending December 31, 2019 | ||
Real Estate Equity Fund | None | N/A |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 198 |
Fund | Predecessor Fund | For periods prior to: | ||
Ultra Short Term Bond Fund | CMG Ultra Short Term Bond Fund, a series of Columbia Funds Institutional Trust | November 23, 2009 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 199 |
■ | For equity, alternative and flexible funds (other than the equity funds identified below) and funds-of-funds (equity and fixed income), a complete list of Fund portfolio holdings as of month-end is posted approximately, but no earlier than, 15 calendar days after such month-end. |
■ | For Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I and Columbia Variable Portfolio – Small Company Growth Fund, a complete list of Fund portfolio holdings as of month-end is posted approximately, but no earlier than, 30 calendar days after such month-end. |
■ | For fixed-income Funds (other than money market funds), a complete list of Fund portfolio holdings as of calendar quarter-end is posted approximately, but no earlier than, 30 calendar days after such quarter-end. |
■ | For money market Funds, a complete list of Fund portfolio holdings as of month-end is posted no later than five business days after such month-end. Such month-end holdings are continuously available on the website for at least six months, together with a link to an SEC webpage where a user of the website may obtain access to the Fund’s most recent 12 months of publicly available filings on Form N-MFP. Money market Fund portfolio holdings information posted on the website, at minimum, includes with respect to each holding, the name of the issuer, the category of investment (e.g., Treasury debt, government agency debt, asset backed commercial paper, structured investment vehicle note), the CUSIP number (if any), the principal amount, the maturity date (as determined under Rule 2a-7 for purposes of calculating weighted average maturity), the final maturity date (if different from the maturity date previously described), coupon or yield and the value. The money market Funds will also disclose on the website its overall weighted average maturity, weighted average life maturity, percentage of daily liquid assets, percentage of weekly liquid assets and daily inflows and outflows. |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 200 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 201 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 202 |
Identity of Recipient | Conditions/restrictions on use of information |
Frequency
of
Disclosure |
||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | Used as portfolio accounting system. | Daily | ||
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., as agent to KPMG LLP | Holdings by Columbia Contrarian Core Fund and Columbia High Yield Bond Fund in certain audit clients of KPMG LLP to assist the accounting firm in complying with its regulatory obligations relating to independence of its audit clients. | Monthly | ||
Harte-Hanks, Inc. | Used for printing of prospectuses, factsheets, annual and semi-annual reports. | As Needed | ||
IHS Markit, Ltd. | Used for an asset database for analytics and investor reporting. | As Needed | ||
Imagine! Print Solutions | Used for commercial printing. | As Needed | ||
Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) | Used for proxy voting administration and research on proxy matters. | Daily | ||
Intex Solutions Inc. | Used to provide mortgage analytics. | Periodic | ||
Investment Company Institute (ICI) | Disclosure of Form N-PORT data. | As Needed | ||
Investment Technology Group, Inc. | Used to evaluate and assess trading activity, execution and practices. | Quarterly | ||
Investortools, Inc. | Used for municipal bond analytics, research and decision support. | As Needed | ||
JDP Marketing Services | Used to write or edit Columbia Fund shareholder reports, quarterly fund commentaries, and communications, including shareholder letters and management’s discussion of Columbia Fund performance. | As Needed | ||
John Roberts, Inc. | Used for commercial printing. | As Needed | ||
Kendall Press | Used for commercial printing. | As Needed | ||
KPMG US LLP | Used to provide tax services. | Daily | ||
Kynex, Inc. | Used to provide portfolio attribution reports for the Columbia Convertible Securities Fund. Used also for portfolio analytics. | Daily | ||
Malaspina Communications, LLC | Used to facilitate writing management’s discussion of Columbia Fund performance for Columbia Fund shareholder reports and periodic marketing communications. | Monthly | ||
Merrill Corporation | Used for printing of prospectuses, factsheets, annual and semi-annual reports. | As Needed | ||
Morningstar Investment Services, LLC | Used for independent research and ranking of funds. Used also for statistical analysis. | As Needed | ||
MSCI, Inc. | Used as a hosted risk analytics platform designed for research, investment oversight and strategy development. | Daily | ||
NASDAQ | Used to evaluate and assess trading activity, execution and practices. | Daily | ||
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. | Used to provide printing of prospectuses, factsheets, annual and semi-annual reports. Used for commercial printing. | As Needed |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 203 |
Identity of Recipient | Conditions/restrictions on use of information |
Frequency
of
Disclosure |
||
RegEd, Inc. | Used to review external and certain internal communications prior to dissemination. | Daily | ||
Sustainalytics US, Inc. | Used for reviewing the impact of Columbia U.S. Social Bond Fund's municipal investments and providing ESG ratings. | Quarterly | ||
S.W.I.F.T. Scrl. | Used to send trade messages via SWIFT to custodians. | Daily | ||
Thomson Reuters Corp. | Used for statistical analysis. | As Needed | ||
Visions, Inc. | Used for commercial printing. | As Needed | ||
Wilshire Associates, Inc. | Used to provide performance attribution reporting. | Daily |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 204 |
Identity of Recipient | Conditions/restrictions on use of information |
Frequency
of
Disclosure |
||
eVestment Alliance, LLC | Used by certain subadvisers for updating databases. | Quarterly | ||
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | Used by certain subadvisers for analytical and statistical information. | Daily | ||
Fidelity Corporate Actions Solutions, Inc. | Used by certain subadvisers for corporate actions management. | Daily | ||
Financial Recovery Technologies LLC | Used by certain subadvisers for class action monitoring services. | Quarterly | ||
Flextrade Systems Inc. | Used by certain subadvisers as an execution management system. | Daily | ||
FX Connect, LLC | Used by certain subadvisers for foreign exchange derivatives reconciliation. | Daily | ||
Global Trading Analytics, LLC | Used by certain subadvisers for transaction cost analysis and other analytics. | Daily | ||
ICE Data Services Inc. | Used by certain subadvisers for data and pricing. Used by certain subadvisers for liquidity reporting. | Daily | ||
IHS Markit Ltd. | Used by certain subadvisers for confirmation and settlement of bank loan trades. Used by certain subadvisers for matching credit default swaps and interest rate swaps. | Daily | ||
Infinit-O Global, Ltd. | Used by certain subadvisers for portfolio accounting systems. | Daily | ||
Instinet Holdings Inc. | Used by certain subadvisers as an execution management system. | Daily | ||
Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. | Used by certain subadvisers for proxy voting administration and research services. | Daily | ||
Narrative Science Inc. | Used by certain subadvisers for updating attribution commentary. | Monthly | ||
Nex Group plc | Used by certain subadvisers for daily reconciliations on collateral management. | Daily | ||
Northern Trust Co. | Used by certain subadvisers for back-office operations. | Daily | ||
Omgeo LLC | Used by certain subadvisers for trade execution and SWIFT transactions. | Daily | ||
RELX Group | Used by certain subadvisers for compliance services. | Weekly | ||
Seismic Software, Inc. | Used by certain subadvisers to automate quarterly updates. | Quarterly | ||
Simcorp A/S | Used by certain subadvisers for portfolio accounting systems. | Daily | ||
SS&C Technologies, Inc. | Used by certain subadvisers for portfolio accounting systems. Used by certain subadvisers for SWIFT messages from custodians to facilitate automated reconciliation. | Daily | ||
State Street Bank and Trust Company | Used by certain subadvisers for middle office functions. | Daily | ||
State Street Corp. | Used by certain subadvisers for order management and compliance. | Daily or Ad hoc |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 205 |
Identity of Recipient | Conditions/restrictions on use of information |
Frequency
of
Disclosure |
||
Trade Informatics LLC | Used by certain subadvisers for transaction cost analysis and other analytics. | Daily | ||
Tradeweb Markets LLC | Used by certain subadvisers for confirming TBAs, treasuries, and discount notes. | Daily | ||
VERMEG Co. | Used by certain subadvisers for management of swap counterparty exposure. | Daily | ||
Virtu ITG LLC | Used by certain subadvisers for transaction cost analysis and other analytics. | Daily |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 206 |
■ | ADP Broker-Dealer, Inc. |
■ | American Enterprise Investment Services Inc.* |
■ | American United Life Insurance Co. |
■ | Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC* |
■ | Ascensus, Inc. |
■ | Avantax Investment Services, Inc. |
■ | AXA Advisors |
■ | AXA Equitable Life Insurance |
■ | Bank of America, N.A. |
■ | BB&T Securities LLC |
■ | Benefit Plan Administrators |
■ | Benefit Trust |
■ | BMO Harris Bank (f/k/a Marshall & Illsley Trust Company) |
■ | BNY Mellon, N.A. |
■ | Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. |
■ | Charles Schwab Trust Co. |
■ | City National Bank |
■ | Conduent HR Services LLC |
■ | Davenport & Company |
■ | Daily Access Concepts, Inc. |
■ | Digital Retirement Solutions |
■ | Edward D. Jones & Co., LP |
■ | ExpertPlan |
■ | Fidelity Brokerage Services, Inc. |
■ | Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Co. |
■ | First Mercantile Trust Co. |
■ | Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company |
■ | Genworth Life Insurance Co. of New York |
■ | Goldman Sachs & Co. |
■ | GWFS Equities, Inc. |
■ | Hartford Life Insurance Company |
■ | Hewitt Associates LLC |
■ | ICMA Retirement Corporation |
■ | Janney Montgomery Scott, Inc. |
■ | JJB Hilliard Lyons |
■ | John Hancock Life Insurance Company (USA) |
■ | John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York |
■ | John Hancock Trust Company |
■ | JP Morgan Securities LLC |
■ | Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York |
■ | Lincoln National Life Insurance Company |
■ | Lincoln Retirement Services |
■ | LPL Financial Corporation |
■ | Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company |
■ | Mercer HR Services, LLC |
■ | Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated |
■ | Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation |
■ | Minnesota Life Insurance Co. |
■ | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney |
■ | MSCS Financial Services Division of Broadridge Business Process Outsourcing LLC |
■ | National Financial Services |
■ | Nationwide Investment Services |
■ | Newport Retirement Services, Inc. |
■ | New York State Deferred Compensation Plan |
■ | Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. |
■ | Plan Administrators, Inc. |
■ | PNC Bank |
■ | Principal Life Insurance Company of America |
■ | Prudential Insurance Company of America |
■ | Prudential Retirement Insurance & Annuity Company |
■ | Pershing LLC |
■ | Raymond James & Associates |
■ | RBC Capital Markets |
■ | Reliance Trust |
■ | Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. |
■ | Sammons Retirement Solutions |
■ | SEI Private Trust Company |
■ | Standard Insurance Company |
■ | Stifel Nicolaus & Co. |
■ | TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc./TD Ameritrade Inc. |
■ | TD Ameritrade Trust Company |
■ | The Retirement Plan Company |
■ | Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America |
■ | Transamerica Advisors Life Insurance Company |
■ | Transamerica Advisors Life Insurance Company of New York |
■ | Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company |
■ | T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
■ | UBS Financial Services, Inc. |
■ | Unified Trust Company, N.A. |
■ | US Bank NA |
■ | Vanguard Group, Inc. |
■ | Vanguard Marketing Corp |
■ | VALIC Retirement Services Company |
■ | Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company |
■ | Voya Institutional Plan Services, LLP |
■ | Voya Investments Distributors, LLC |
■ | Voya Financial Partners, LLC |
■ | Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC |
■ | Wells Fargo Advisors |
■ | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. |
* | Ameriprise Financial affiliate |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 207 |
■ | Advisor Group |
■ | Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC* |
■ | Bank of America, N.A. |
■ | Cetera Financial Group, Inc. |
■ | Citigroup Global Markets Inc./Citibank |
■ | Commonwealth Financial Network |
■ | Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp. |
■ | LPL Financial Corporation |
■ | Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated |
■ | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney |
■ | Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC |
■ | PNC Investments |
■ | Raymond James & Associates, Inc. |
■ | Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. |
■ | UBS Financial Services Inc. |
■ | Unified Trust Company, N.A. |
■ | US Bancorp Investments, Inc. |
■ | Wells Fargo Advisors |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 208 |
■ | Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC |
■ | Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC |
* | Ameriprise Financial affiliate |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 209 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 210 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 211 |
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Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 233 |
Fund | Class |
Percentage
of Class
Beneficially Owned |
Adaptive Retirement 2030 Fund | Class Adv | 67.50% |
Adaptive Retirement 2035 Fund | Class Adv | 19.14% |
Adaptive Risk Allocation Fund | Class Inst2 | 3.81% |
Multi-Asset Income Fund | Class Inst | 31.11% |
U.S. Social Bond Fund | Class Inst | 2.83% |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
Adaptive Retirement 2020 Fund |
COLUMBIA
MGMT INVESTMENT ADVSR LLC
ATTN KATRINA MACBAIN 50807 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CTR MINNEAPOLIS MN 55474-0508 |
Class Adv | 100.00% | 100% (a) |
Class Inst3 | 100.00% | |||
Adaptive Retirement 2025 Fund |
COLUMBIA
MGMT INVESTMENT ADVSR LLC
ATTN KATRINA MACBAIN 50807 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CTR MINNEAPOLIS MN 55474-0508 |
Class Adv | 100.00% | 100% (a) |
Class Inst3 | 100.00% | |||
Adaptive Retirement 2030 Fund |
COLUMBIA
MGMT INVESTMENT ADVSR LLC
ATTN KATRINA MACBAIN 50807 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CTR MINNEAPOLIS MN 55474-0508 |
Class Adv | 26.79% | 42.25% (a) |
Class Inst3 | 100.00% | |||
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class Adv | 73.21% | 57.75% | |
Adaptive Retirement 2035 Fund |
COLUMBIA
MGMT INVESTMENT ADVSR LLC
ATTN KATRINA MACBAIN 50807 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CTR MINNEAPOLIS MN 55474-0508 |
Class Adv | 48.47% | 65.29% (a) |
Class Inst3 | 100.00% | |||
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class Adv | 51.53% | 34.71% | |
Adaptive Retirement 2040 Fund |
COLUMBIA
MGMT INVESTMENT ADVSR LLC
ATTN KATRINA MACBAIN 50807 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CTR MINNEAPOLIS MN 55474-0508 |
Class Adv | 60.91% | 74.77% (a) |
Class Inst3 | 96.80% |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 234 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 235 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA CAPITAL ALLOCATION MODERATE AGGRESSIVE PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 46.53% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA CAPITAL ALLOCATION MODERATE PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 26.80% | N/A | |
MORGAN
STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC
FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENE OF ITS CUST 1 NEW YORK PLZ FL 12 NEW YORK NY 10004-1932 |
Class C | 8.32% | N/A | |
NATIONAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
FEBO CUSTOMERS MUTUAL FUNDS 200 LIBERTY STREET 1WFC NEW YORK NY 10281-1003 |
Class Adv | 46.16% | N/A | |
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class A | 10.24% | N/A | |
Class Adv | 11.20% | |||
Class C | 8.52% | |||
UMB
BANK NA
CUST ROTH IRA 3027 ALEXANDER AVE SANTA CLARA CA 95051-5507 |
Class C | 5.05% | N/A | |
WELLS
FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER 2801 MARKET ST SAINT LOUIS MO 63103-2523 |
Class C | 7.75% | N/A | |
Class Inst | 12.79% | |||
Select Large Cap Growth Fund |
AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC
707 2ND AVE S MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405 |
Class A | 30.18% | N/A |
Class C | 22.86% | |||
Class Inst | 34.56% | |||
ASCENSUS
TRUST COMPANY FBO
PO BOX 10758 FARGO ND 58106-0758 |
Class R | 7.21% | N/A | |
CHARLES
SCHWAB & CO INC
SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FOR BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS 101 MONTGOMERY ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
Class Inst2 | 25.83% | N/A | |
DCGT
AS TTEE AND/OR CUST
FBO PLIC VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLANS OMNIBUS ATTN NPIO TRADE DESK 711 HIGH ST DES MOINES IA 50392-0001 |
Class R | 21.85% | N/A | |
EDWARD
D JONES & CO
FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS 12555 MANCHESTER RD SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3710 |
Class Inst3 | 8.88% | N/A | |
FIIOC
FBO
401K RETIREMENT PLAN 100 MAGELLAN WAY # KW1C COVINGTON KY 41015-1987 |
Class R | 6.67% | N/A | |
GREAT-WEST
TRUST COMPANY LLC FBO
515 E ORCHARD RD 2T2 GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111-5002 |
Class Adv | 18.42% | N/A | |
Class R | 18.50% |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 236 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA CAPITAL ALLOCATION MODERATE AGGRESSIVE PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 5.61% | N/A | |
MATRIX
TRUST COMPANY AS AGENT
717 17TH ST STE 1300 DENVER CO 80202-3304 |
Class A | 5.06% | N/A | |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH
FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS 4800 DEER LAKE DR E JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class A | 9.42% | 26.75% | |
Class C | 16.43% | |||
Class Inst | 10.11% | |||
Class Inst3 | 72.64% | |||
MID
ATLANTIC TRUST COMPANY FBO
1251 WATERFRONT PL STE 525 PITTSBURGH PA 15222-4228 |
Class R | 7.65% | N/A | |
MORGAN
STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC
FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENE OF ITS CUST 1 NEW YORK PLZ FL 12 NEW YORK NY 10004-1932 |
Class A | 12.88% | N/A | |
Class C | 12.57% | |||
Class Inst | 18.38% | |||
NATIONAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
FEBO CUSTOMERS MUTUAL FUNDS 200 LIBERTY STREET 1WFC NEW YORK NY 10281-1003 |
Class A | 6.68% | N/A | |
Class Adv | 20.54% | |||
Class Inst2 | 25.07% | |||
NATIONWIDE
TRUST COMPANY/FSB
C/O IPO PORTFOLIO ACCOUNTING PO BOX 182029 COLUMBUS OH 43218-2029 |
Class Inst2 | 39.82% | N/A | |
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class Adv | 45.04% | N/A | |
RELIANCE
TRUST CO CUST
FBO PO BOX 48529 ATLANTA GA 30362-1529 |
Class R | 22.58% | N/A | |
UBS
WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXCL BEN CUST UBSFSI 1000 HARBOR BLVD WEEHAWKEN NJ 07086-6761 |
Class C | 9.95% | N/A | |
Class Inst | 6.30% | |||
WELLS
FARGO BANK FBO
401K PLAN 1525 WEST WT HARRIS BLVD CHARLOTTE NC 28288-1076 |
Class Adv | 7.68% | N/A | |
WELLS
FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER 2801 MARKET ST SAINT LOUIS MO 63103-2523 |
Class A | 5.63% | N/A | |
Class C | 12.59% | |||
Class Inst | 5.02% | |||
Solutions Aggressive Portfolio |
COLUMBIA
MGMT INVESTMENT ADVSR LLC
ATTN KATRINA MACBAIN 50807 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CTR MINNEAPOLIS MN 55474-0508 |
N/A | N/A | 99.86% (a) |
JPMCB
NA CUST
FOR COLUMBIA ADAPTIVE RETIREMENT 2030 FUND ETF/MF 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
N/A | 10.19% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA ADAPTIVE RETIREMENT 2020 FUND ETF/MF 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
N/A | 11.53% | N/A |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 237 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA ADAPTIVE RETIREMENT 2040 FUND ETF/MF 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
N/A | 11.08% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA ADAPTIVE RETIREMENT 2050 FUND ETF/MF 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
N/A | 13.53% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA ADAPTIVE RETIREMENT 2060 FUND ETF/MF 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
N/A | 12.00% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR COLUMBIA ADAPTIVE
RETIREMENT 2025 FUND 4 CHASE METROTECH CTR FL 3RD BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
N/A | 9.63% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR COLUMBIA ADAPTIVE
RETIREMENT 2035 FUND 4 CHASE METROTECH CTR FL 3RD BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
N/A | 9.61% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR COLUMBIA ADAPTIVE
RETIREMENT 2045 FUND 4 CHASE METROTECH CTR FL 3RD BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
N/A | 11.08% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR COLUMBIA ADAPTIVE
RETIREMENT 2055 FUND 4 CHASE METROTECH CTR FL 3RD BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
N/A | 11.21% | N/A | |
Solutions Conservative Portfolio |
COLUMBIA
MGMT INVESTMENT ADVSR LLC
ATTN KATRINA MACBAIN 50807 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CTR MINNEAPOLIS MN 55474-0508 |
N/A | N/A | 95.64% (a) |
JPMCB
NA CUST
FOR COLUMBIA ADAPTIVE RETIREMENT 2030 FUND ETF/MF 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
N/A | 12.15% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA ADAPTIVE RETIREMENT 2020 FUND ETF/MF 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
N/A | 55.21% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR COLUMBIA ADAPTIVE
RETIREMENT 2025 FUND 4 CHASE METROTECH CTR FL 3RD BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
N/A | 22.50% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR COLUMBIA ADAPTIVE
RETIREMENT 2035 FUND 4 CHASE METROTECH CTR FL 3RD BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
N/A | 5.79% | N/A |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 238 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
ASCENSUS
TRUST COMPANY FBO
MINNDAK MECHANICAL, INC. 401(K) PLA PO BOX 10758 FARGO ND 58106-0758 |
Class C | 9.05% | N/A | |
Class R | 26.37% | |||
CHARLES
SCHWAB & CO INC
SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS ATTN MUTUAL FUND DEPT 101 MONTGOMERY ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
Class Inst | 10.78% | N/A | |
Class Inst2 | 6.29% | |||
EDWARD
D JONES & CO
FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS 12555 MANCHESTER RD SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3710 |
Class A | 9.28% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA CAPITAL ALLOCATION AGGRESSIVE PORTFOLIO 14201 N DALLAS PKWY FL 13 DALLAS TX 75254-2916 |
Class Inst3 | 40.55% | N/A | |
COLUMBIA
MGMT INVESTMENT ADVSR LLC
ATTN KATRINA MACBAIN 50807 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CTR MINNEAPOLIS MN 55474-0508 |
N/A | N/A | 28.72% (a) | |
LPL
FINANCIAL
9785 TOWNE CENTRE DR SAN DIEGO CA 92121-1968 |
Class A | 6.59% | N/A | |
Class C | 13.32% | |||
Class Inst | 6.27% | |||
MATRIX
TRUST COMPANY CUST FBO
INNOVATIVE LAND CONSULTANTS INC 717 17TH ST STE 1300 DENVER CO 80202-3304 |
Class Adv | 5.12% | N/A | |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH
FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMER 4800 DEER LAKE DR E JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class A | 15.19% | 44.61% | |
Class C | 5.13% | |||
Class Inst | 9.03% | |||
Class Inst3 | 58.28% | |||
Class V | 19.90% | |||
MID
ATLANTIC TRUST COMPANY FBO
TECVAR INC 401 K PROFIT SHARING PLAN & TRUST 1251 WATERFRONT PL STE 525 PITTSBURGH PA 15222-4228 |
Class R | 69.00% | N/A | |
NATIONAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
FEBO CUSTOMERS MUTUAL FUNDS 200 LIBERTY STREET 1WFC NEW YORK NY 10281-1003 |
Class A | 5.76% | N/A | |
Class Adv | 62.69% | |||
Class Inst | 8.06% | |||
Class Inst2 | 77.88% | |||
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class Adv | 20.34% | N/A | |
Class C | 7.93% | |||
Class Inst2 | 9.91% | |||
RELIANCE
TRUST COMPANY FBO
MASSMUTUAL REGISTERED PRODUCT PO BOX 28004 ATLANTA GA 30358-0004 |
Class Adv | 11.57% | N/A | |
WELLS
FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER 2801 MARKET ST SAINT LOUIS MO 63103-2523 |
Class Inst | 8.95% | N/A | |
Corporate Income Fund |
AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC
707 2ND AVE S MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405 |
Class A | 37.79% | N/A |
Class C | 62.53% | |||
Class Inst | 22.29% |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 239 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
BAND
& CO C/O US BANK NA
1555 N RIVERCENTER DR STE 302 MILWAUKEE WI 53212-3958 |
Class Inst | 20.50% | N/A | |
CHARLES
SCHWAB & CO INC
SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS ATTN MUTUAL FUND DEPT 101 MONTGOMERY ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
Class Inst2 | 12.01% | N/A | |
COLUMBIA
MGMT INVESTMENT ADVSR LLC
ATTN KATRINA MACBAIN 50807 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CTR MINNEAPOLIS MN 55474-0508 |
N/A | N/A | 43.76% (a) | |
COLUMBIA
THERMOSTAT FUND
ATTN STEVEN SWINHART 225 FRANKLIN ST FL 25 BOSTON MA 02110-2888 |
Class Inst3 | 10.51% | N/A | |
EDWARD
D JONES & CO
FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS 12555 MANCHESTER RD SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3710 |
Class A | 10.02% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA CAPITAL ALLOCATION MODERATE AGGRESSIVE PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 16.21% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA CAPITAL ALLOCATION MODERATE PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 14.34% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA INCOME BUILDER FUND 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 29.57% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
529 PLAN COLUMBIA 529 20% EQUITY PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst | 34.71% | N/A | |
LPL
FINANCIAL
9785 TOWNE CENTRE DR SAN DIEGO CA 92121-1968 |
Class C | 5.04% | N/A | |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH
FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMER 4800 DEER LAKE DR E JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class A | 6.04% | N/A | |
Class Adv | 10.94% | |||
Class Inst3 | 21.47% | |||
NATIONAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
FEBO CUSTOMERS MUTUAL FUNDS 200 LIBERTY STREET 1WFC NEW YORK NY 10281-1003 |
Class Adv | 45.88% | N/A | |
Class Inst2 | 64.66% | |||
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class A | 6.48% | N/A | |
Class Adv | 35.19% | |||
Class C | 6.04% | |||
Class Inst2 | 15.56% | |||
RAYMOND
JAMES
FBO OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS ATTN: COURTNEY WALLER 880 CARILLON PKWY ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100 |
Class C | 6.83% | N/A |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 240 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
RELIANCE
TRUST COMPANY FBO
MASSMUTUAL REGISTERED PRODUCT PO BOX 28004 ATLANTA GA 30358-0004 |
Class Adv | 5.72% | N/A | |
TD
AMERITRADE INC FOR THE
EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR CLIENTS PO BOX 2226 OMAHA NE 68103-2226 |
Class Inst2 | 5.61% | N/A | |
WELLS
FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER 2801 MARKET ST SAINT LOUIS MO 63103-2523 |
Class A | 5.08% | N/A | |
MM Directional Alternative Strategies Fund |
AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC
707 2ND AVE S MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405 |
Class Inst | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Multi-Asset Income Fund |
CHARLES
SCHWAB & CO INC
SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS ATTN MUTUAL FUND DEPT 101 MONTGOMERY ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
Class A | 12.73% | N/A |
Class Adv | 6.58% | |||
COLUMBIA
MGMT INVESTMENT ADVSR LLC
ATTN KATRINA MACBAIN 50807 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CTR MINNEAPOLIS MN 55474-0508 |
Class Inst2 | 100.00% | 93.25% (a) | |
JANNEY
MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC
SIDNEY J MADDOX & CLAUDIA G MADDOX JT-TEN 1717 ARCH ST PHILADELPHIA PA 19103-2713 |
Class C | 18.97% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA CAPITAL ALLOCATION MODERATE AGGRESSIVE PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 38.69% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA CAPITAL ALLOCATION MODERATE CONSERVATIVE PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 14.96% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA CAPITAL ALLOCATION MODERATE PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 39.59% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR COLUMBIA CAPITAL
ALLOCATION CONSERVATIVE PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 6.75% | N/A | |
LPL
FINANCIAL
9785 TOWNE CENTRE DR SAN DIEGO CA 92121-1968 |
Class A | 10.60% | N/A | |
Class C | 17.65% | |||
Class Inst | 6.35% | |||
NATIONAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
FEBO CUSTOMERS MUTUAL FUNDS 200 LIBERTY STREET 1WFC NEW YORK NY 10281-1003 |
Class A | 12.64% | N/A | |
Class Adv | 13.27% | |||
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class A | 16.54% | N/A | |
Class Adv | 77.91% | |||
Class C | 29.16% |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 241 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
RAYMOND
JAMES
FBO OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS ATTN: COURTNEY WALLER 880 CARILLON PKWY ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100 |
Class A | 14.57% | N/A | |
Class C | 23.69% | |||
Class Inst | 24.56% | |||
UBS
WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXCL BEN CUST UBSFSI 1000 HARBOR BLVD WEEHAWKEN NJ 07086-6761 |
Class A | 22.20% | N/A | |
UMB
BANK NA
CUST IRA FBO DOUGLAS A HACKER 16948 VERONA LN NAPLES FL 34110-2854 |
Class Inst | 31.11% | N/A | |
UMB
BANK NA
CUST IRA FBO JEFFREY L KNIGHT 15 SYLVAN LN WESTON MA 02493-1027 |
Class Inst | 17.69% | N/A | |
UMB
BANK NA
CUST IRA FBO RONALD E BABCOCK 3272 WINTERCREEK DR EUGENE OR 97405-6250 |
Class Inst | 7.06% | N/A | |
Small Cap Value Fund I |
AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC
707 2ND AVE S MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405 |
Class A | 14.26% | N/A |
Class C | 24.85% | |||
Class Inst | 7.69% | |||
CAPITAL
BANK & TRUST CO TTEE FBO
MODEM DISTRIBUTORS 401K 8515 E ORCHARD RD GREENWOOD VLG CO 80111-5002 |
Class R | 44.81% | N/A | |
CHARLES
SCHWAB & CO INC
SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS ATTN MUTUAL FUND DEPT 101 MONTGOMERY ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
Class A | 6.90% | N/A | |
Class Inst2 | 23.18% | |||
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA INCOME BUILDER FUND 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 50.65% | N/A | |
LPL
FINANCIAL
9785 TOWNE CENTRE DR SAN DIEGO CA 92121-1968 |
Class C | 14.86% | N/A | |
MATRIX
TRUST COMPANY AS AGENT FOR
NEWPORT TRUST COMPANY AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS DEFINED 35 IRON POINT CIR STE 300 FOLSOM CA 95630-8589 |
Class Inst3 | 11.06% | N/A | |
MATRIX
TRUST COMPANY CUST FBO
INNOVATIVE LAND CONSULTANTS INC 717 17TH ST STE 1300 DENVER CO 80202-3304 |
Class R | 14.25% | N/A | |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH
FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMER 4800 DEER LAKE DR E JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class A | 7.23% | N/A | |
Class Adv | 19.60% | |||
Class C | 9.95% | |||
Class Inst | 42.21% | |||
Class Inst3 | 12.89% | |||
MORGAN
STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC
FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENE OF ITS CUST 1 NEW YORK PLZ FL 12 NEW YORK NY 10004-1932 |
Class C | 6.09% | N/A |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 242 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 243 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA CAPITAL ALLOCATION MODERATE PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 33.18% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
529 PLAN COLUMBIA 529 20% EQUITY PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst | 26.80% | N/A | |
LANCE
HUMPHREY TRUSTEE FBO
C/O FASCORE LLC HUMPHREY COMPANY PROFIT SHARING & 4 8515 E ORCHARD RD GREENWOOD VLG CO 80111-5002 |
Class R | 8.04% | N/A | |
MATRIX
TRUST COMPANY CUST FBO
INNOVATIVE LAND CONSULTANTS INC 717 17TH ST STE 1300 DENVER CO 80202-3304 |
Class R | 19.09% | N/A | |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH
FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMER 4800 DEER LAKE DR E JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class Inst3 | 41.42% | N/A | |
MID
ATLANTIC TRUST COMPANY FBO
TECVAR INC 401 K PROFIT SHARING PLAN & TRUST 1251 WATERFRONT PL STE 525 PITTSBURGH PA 15222-4228 |
Class R | 9.63% | N/A | |
NATIONAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
FEBO CUSTOMERS MUTUAL FUNDS 200 LIBERTY STREET 1WFC NEW YORK NY 10281-1003 |
Class Adv | 92.45% | N/A | |
Class Inst2 | 51.72% | |||
Class R | 13.36% | |||
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class C | 7.69% | N/A | |
Class Inst2 | 12.87% | |||
SHAWN
NALLY TTEE FBO
C/O FASCORE LLC SHAWN R NALLY DDS PSP 8515 E ORCHARD RD GREENWOOD VLG CO 80111-5002 |
Class R | 5.36% | N/A | |
WELLS
FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER 2801 MARKET ST SAINT LOUIS MO 63103-2523 |
Class C | 7.13% | N/A | |
U.S. Treasury Index Fund |
AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC
707 2ND AVE S MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405 |
Class A | 5.03% | N/A |
Class Inst | 13.09% | |||
CHARLES
SCHWAB & CO INC
SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS ATTN MUTUAL FUND DEPT 101 MONTGOMERY ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
Class A | 9.90% | N/A | |
Class Inst2 | 5.10% | |||
COLUMBIA
MGMT INVESTMENT ADVSR LLC
ATTN KATRINA MACBAIN 50807 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CTR MINNEAPOLIS MN 55474-0508 |
N/A | N/A | 51.75% (a) | |
COLUMBIA
THERMOSTAT FUND
ATTN STEVEN SWINHART 225 FRANKLIN ST FL 25 BOSTON MA 02110-2888 |
Class Inst3 | 51.17% | N/A |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 244 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
J
P MORGAN SECURITIES LLC OMNIBUS
ACCOUNT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FL MUTUAL FUND DEPARTMENT BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class C | 28.01% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA CAPITAL ALLOCATION MODERATE AGGRESSIVE PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 10.01% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA CAPITAL ALLOCATION MODERATE CONSERVATIVE PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 13.23% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA CAPITAL ALLOCATION MODERATE PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 16.16% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR COLUMBIA CAPITAL
ALLOCATION CONSERVATIVE PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 7.45% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
529 PLAN COLUMBIA 529 20% EQUITY PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst | 66.71% | N/A | |
LPL
FINANCIAL
9785 TOWNE CENTRE DR SAN DIEGO CA 92121-1968 |
Class C | 5.84% | N/A | |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH
FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMER 4800 DEER LAKE DR E JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class A | 24.82% | N/A | |
Class Inst2 | 70.59% | |||
MID
ATLANTIC TRUST COMPANY FBO
TECVAR INC 401 K PROFIT SHARING PLAN & TRUST 1251 WATERFRONT PL STE 525 PITTSBURGH PA 15222-4228 |
Class A | 5.07% | N/A | |
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class C | 28.00% | N/A | |
Class Inst2 | 11.08% | |||
RAYMOND
JAMES
FBO OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS ATTN: COURTNEY WALLER 880 CARILLON PKWY ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100 |
Class C | 28.63% | N/A | |
WRIGHT
– FIRST NATIONAL HUNTSVILLE
FIRST NATIONAL HUNTSVILLE COMPANY 1300 11TH STREET HUNTSVILLE TX 77340-3802 |
Class A | 5.40% | N/A |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 245 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
Adaptive Risk Allocation Fund |
AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC
707 2ND AVE S MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405 |
Class A | 80.64% | 89.49% |
Class C | 63.96% | |||
Class Inst | 93.51% | |||
ASCENSUS
TRUST COMPANY FBO
PO BOX 10758 FARGO ND 58106-0758 |
Class R | 21.02% | N/A | |
CAPINCO
C/O US BANK NA PO BOX 1787 MILWAUKEE WI 53201-1787 |
Class Adv | 14.45% | N/A | |
Class Inst3 | 99.98% | |||
CHARLES
SCHWAB & CO INC
CUST A/C FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT ATTENTION MUTUAL FUNDS 101 MONTGOMERY ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
Class Adv | 11.63% | N/A | |
Class Inst2 | 36.42% | |||
NATIONAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
FEBO CUSTOMERS MUTUAL FUNDS 200 LIBERTY STREET NEW YORK NY 10281-1003 |
Class Adv | 25.36% | N/A | |
Class Inst2 | 25.14% | |||
NATIONWIDE
TRUST COMPANY
C/O IPO PORTFOLIO ACCOUNTING PO BOX 182029 COLUMBUS OH 43218-2029 |
Class Inst2 | 6.35% | N/A | |
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class Adv | 47.32% | N/A | |
Class Inst2 | 10.69% | |||
RAYMOND
JAMES
FBO OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS HOUSE ACCT FIRM ATTN: COURTNEY WALLER 880 CARILLON PKWY ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100 |
Class R | 49.92% | N/A | |
STATE
STREET BANK AND TRUST AS
TRUSTEE AND/OR CUSTODIAN FBO ADP ACCESS PRODUCT 1 LINCOLN ST BOSTON MA 02111-2901 |
Class R | 9.84% | N/A | |
STIFEL
NICOLAUS & CO INC
EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS 501 N BROADWAY SAINT LOUIS MO 63102-2188 |
Class C | 7.35% | N/A | |
TD
AMERITRADE INC FOR THE
EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR CLIENTS PO BOX 2226 OMAHA NE 68103-2226 |
Class Inst2 | 21.34% | N/A | |
UBS
WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXCL BEN CUST 1000 HARBOR BLVD WEEHAWKEN NJ 07086-6761 |
Class R | 12.35% | N/A | |
Dividend Income Fund |
AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC
707 2ND AVE S MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405 |
Class A | 19.40% | N/A |
Class C | 16.44% | |||
Class Inst | 19.24% | |||
CHARLES
SCHWAB & CO INC
CUST A/C FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT ATTENTION MUTUAL FUNDS 101 MONTGOMERY ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
Class A | 7.01% | N/A | |
Class Inst2 | 29.29% | |||
Class V | 7.21% |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 246 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
DCGT
AS TTEE AND /OR CUST
FBO PLIC VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLANS OMNIBUS ATTN NPIO TRADE DESK 711 HIGH ST DES MOINES IA 50392-0001 |
Class R | 5.31% | N/A | |
EDWARD
D JONES & CO
FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS 12555 MANCHESTER RD SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3710 |
Class Inst3 | 9.29% | N/A | |
EQUITABLE
LIFE FOR SA
ON BEHALF OF VARIOUS 401K EXPEDITER PLANS 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK NY 10104-0101 |
Class R | 48.41% | N/A | |
ING
NATIONAL TRUST
ONE ORANGE WAY WINDSOR CT 06095-4773 |
Class R | 14.55% | N/A | |
LPL
FINANCIAL
9785 TOWNE CENTRE DR SAN DIEGO CA 92121-1968 |
Class C | 5.10% | N/A | |
Class Inst | 9.06% | |||
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER
& SMITH INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS 4800 DEER LAKE DR E JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class A | 10.09% | N/A | |
Class C | 15.65% | |||
Class Inst | 10.44% | |||
Class Inst3 | 52.63% | |||
Class V | 16.29% | |||
MORGAN
STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC
FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENE OF ITS CUST 1 NEW YORK PLZ FL 12 NEW YORK NY 10004-1965 |
Class C | 9.46% | N/A | |
Class Inst | 9.30% | |||
NATIONAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
FEBO CUSTOMERS MUTUAL FUNDS 200 LIBERTY STREET NEW YORK NY 10281-1003 |
Class A | 22.31% | N/A | |
Class Adv | 53.74% | |||
Class C | 7.23% | |||
Class Inst | 11.34% | |||
Class Inst2 | 36.51% | |||
Class Inst3 | 14.04% | |||
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class Adv | 23.32% | N/A | |
Class C | 6.73% | |||
Class Inst2 | 9.40% | |||
RAYMOND
JAMES
FBO OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS HOUSE ACCT FIRM ATTN: COURTNEY WALLER 880 CARILLON PKWY ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100 |
Class C | 9.56% | N/A | |
Class Inst | 15.15% | |||
TD
AMERITRADE INC FOR THE
EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR CLIENTS PO BOX 2226 OMAHA NE 68103-2226 |
Class Inst2 | 8.22% | N/A | |
UBS
WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXCL BEN CUST 1000 HARBOR BLVD WEEHAWKEN NJ 07086-6761 |
Class C | 5.16% | N/A | |
WELLS
FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER 2801 MARKET ST SAINT LOUIS MO 63103-2523 |
Class C | 13.57% | N/A |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 247 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
HY Municipal Fund |
AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC
707 2ND AVE S MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405 |
Class A | 29.97% | N/A |
Class C | 25.59% | |||
Class Inst | 10.15% | |||
CHARLES
SCHWAB & CO INC
CUST A/C FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT ATTENTION MUTUAL FUNDS 101 MONTGOMERY ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
Class Inst2 | 25.04% | N/A | |
EDWARD
D JONES & CO
FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS 12555 MANCHESTER RD SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3710 |
Class A | 5.96% | N/A | |
Class Inst3 | 88.20% | |||
LPL
FINANCIAL
9785 TOWNE CENTRE DR SAN DIEGO CA 92121-1968 |
Class Adv | 8.16% | N/A | |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER
& SMITH INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS 4800 DEER LAKE DR E JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class A | 9.69% | 35.37% | |
Class C | 7.68% | |||
Class Inst | 47.60% | |||
MORGAN
STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC
FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENE OF ITS CUST 1 NEW YORK PLZ FL 12 NEW YORK NY 10004-1965 |
Class A | 12.99% | N/A | |
Class C | 12.40% | |||
Class Inst | 10.06% | |||
NATIONAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
FEBO CUSTOMERS MUTUAL FUNDS 200 LIBERTY STREET NEW YORK NY 10281-1003 |
Class Adv | 36.04% | N/A | |
Class Inst2 | 15.01% | |||
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class Adv | 52.02% | N/A | |
Class Inst2 | 40.30% | |||
Class Inst3 | 9.46% | |||
RAYMOND
JAMES
FBO OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS HOUSE ACCT FIRM ATTN: COURTNEY WALLER 880 CARILLON PKWY ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100 |
Class A | 8.17% | N/A | |
Class C | 16.21% | |||
TD
AMERITRADE INC FOR THE
EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR CLIENTS PO BOX 2226 OMAHA NE 68103-2226 |
Class Inst2 | 19.56% | N/A | |
UBS
WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXCL BEN CUST 1000 HARBOR BLVD WEEHAWKEN NJ 07086-6761 |
Class A | 6.65% | N/A | |
Class C | 5.69% | |||
WELLS
FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER 2801 MARKET ST SAINT LOUIS MO 63103-2523 |
Class A | 8.78% | N/A | |
Class C | 17.92% | |||
Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund |
AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC
707 2ND AVE S MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405 |
Class A | 97.93% | 96.45% |
Class C | 82.57% | |||
Class Inst | 99.44% | |||
CHARLES
SCHWAB & CO INC
CUST A/C FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT ATTENTION MUTUAL FUNDS 101 MONTGOMERY ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
Class Inst2 | 73.34% | N/A |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 248 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
COLUMBIA
MGMT INVESTMENT ADVSR LLC
ATTN KATRINA MACBAIN 50807 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CTR MINNEAPOLIS MN 55474-0508 |
Class Adv | 6.24% | N/A (a) | |
Class R | 100.00% | |||
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA CAPITAL ALLOCATION AGGRESSIVE PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 19.99% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA CAPITAL ALLOCATION CONSERVATIVE PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 19.99% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA CAPITAL ALLOCATION MODERATE AGGRESSIVE PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 19.99% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA CAPITAL ALLOCATION MODERATE CONSERVATIVE PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 19.99% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR COLUMBIA CAPITAL
ALLOCATION MODERATE PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 19.99% | N/A | |
NATIONAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
FEBO CUSTOMERS MUTUAL FUNDS 200 LIBERTY STREET NEW YORK NY 10281-1003 |
Class C | 13.88% | N/A | |
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class Adv | 79.02% | N/A | |
TD
AMERITRADE INC FOR THE
EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR CLIENTS PO BOX 2226 OMAHA NE 68103-2226 |
Class Inst2 | 22.65% | N/A | |
WELLS
FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER 2801 MARKET ST SAINT LOUIS MO 63103-2523 |
Class Adv | 6.32% | N/A |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
Large Cap Growth Fund |
AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC
707 2ND AVE S MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405 |
Class A | 62.05% | 38.09% |
Class C | 36.78% | |||
Class Inst | 13.18% | |||
ASCENSUS
TRUST COMPANY FBO
PO BOX 10758 FARGO ND 58106-0758 |
Class R | 20.93% | N/A | |
CHARLES
SCHWAB & CO INC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FBO CUSTOMERS ATTENTION MUTUAL FUND 101 MONTGOMERY ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
Class C | 16.95% | N/A | |
Class Inst | 8.59% | |||
Class Inst2 | 39.15% |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 249 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
FIIOC
FBO
100 MAGELLAN WAY # KW1C COVINGTON KY 41015-1987 |
Class Inst2 | 6.88% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA CAPITAL ALLOCATION AGGRESSIVE PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 5.53% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA CAPITAL ALLOCATION MODERATE AGGRESSIVE PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 15.11% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA CAPITAL ALLOCATION MODERATE PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 5.61% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA GLOBAL STRATEGIC EQUITY PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 5.89% | N/A | |
KAREN
SORCI & MARIO SORCI TTEES FBO
C/O FASCORE LLC ANESTHESIA EQUIPMENT SUPPLY INC 8515 E ORCHARD RD # 2T2 GREENWOOD VLG CO 80111-5002 |
Class Inst2 | 6.76% | N/A | |
MATRIX
TRUST COMPANY CUST FBO
717 17TH ST STE 1300 DENVER CO 80202-3304 |
Class R | 8.35% | N/A | |
MID
ATLANTIC TRUST COMPANY FBO
1251 WATERFRONT PL STE 525 PITTSBURGH PA 15222-4228 |
Class R | 5.69% | N/A | |
MLP
FENNER & SMITH INC
FBO SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS 4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class Adv | 18.28% | N/A | |
Class C | 6.38% | |||
Class Inst3 | 49.79% | |||
Class R | 49.79% | |||
Class V | 24.20% | |||
NATIONAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
FEBO CUSTOMERS MUTUAL FUNDS 200 LIBERTY STREET 1WFC NEW YORK NY 10281-1003 |
Class Adv | 41.00% | N/A | |
Class Inst2 | 21.89% | |||
PAI
TRUST COMPANY, INC.
1300 ENTERPRISE DR DE PERE WI 54115-4934 |
Class R | 5.38% | N/A | |
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class Adv | 28.96% | N/A | |
Class Inst2 | 7.33% | |||
TD
AMERITRADE INC FOR THE
EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR CLIENTS PO BOX 2226 OMAHA NE 68103-2226 |
Class Inst2 | 11.48% | N/A | |
UBS
WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXCL BEN CUST 1000 HARBOR BLVD WEEHAWKEN NJ 07086-6761 |
Class C | 10.08% | N/A |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 250 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 251 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
CHARLES
SCHWAB & CO INC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FBO CUSTOMERS ATTENTION MUTUAL FUND 101 MONTGOMERY ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
Class Inst2 | 9.92% | N/A | |
EDWARD
D JONES & CO
FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS 12555 MANCHESTER RD SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3710 |
Class A | 13.56% | N/A | |
Class Inst3 | 86.91% | |||
MLP
FENNER & SMITH INC
FBO SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS 4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class C | 8.54% | N/A | |
Class Inst | 42.64% | |||
MORI
& CO
922 WALNUT ST MAILSTOP KANSAS CITY MO 64106-1802 |
Class Inst3 | 7.08% | N/A | |
NATIONAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
FEBO CUSTOMERS MUTUAL FUNDS 200 LIBERTY STREET 1WFC NEW YORK NY 10281-1003 |
Class Adv | 51.26% | N/A | |
Class Inst2 | 9.05% | |||
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class Adv | 46.20% | N/A | |
Class Inst2 | 69.67% | |||
RAYMOND
JAMES
FBO OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS HOUSE ACCT FIRM ATTN: COURTNEY WALLER 880 CARILLON PKWY ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100 |
Class C | 7.45% | N/A | |
TD
AMERITRADE INC FOR THE
EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR CLIENTS PO BOX 2226 OMAHA NE 68103-2226 |
Class Inst2 | 10.46% | N/A | |
WELLS
FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER 2801 MARKET ST SAINT LOUIS MO 63103-2523 |
Class C | 5.80% | N/A | |
U.S. Social Bond Fund |
AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC
707 2ND AVE S MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405 |
Class A | 17.63% | N/A |
Class C | 24.93% | |||
Class Inst | 35.68% | |||
CHARLES
SCHWAB & CO INC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FBO CUSTOMERS ATTENTION MUTUAL FUND 101 MONTGOMERY ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
Class Inst2 | 14.51% | N/A | |
EDWARD
D JONES & CO
FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS 12555 MANCHESTER RD SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3710 |
Class A | 5.75% | N/A | |
Class C | 12.83% | |||
Class Inst3 | 99.74% | |||
MLP
FENNER & SMITH INC
FBO SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS 4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class A | 17.66% | N/A | |
Class C | 15.82% | |||
Class Inst | 24.03% | |||
MORGAN
STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC
FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENE OF ITS CUST 1 NEW YORK PLZ FL 12 NEW YORK NY 10004-1965 |
Class A | 24.51% | N/A | |
Class C | 10.28% | |||
Class Inst | 8.78% |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 252 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
NATIONAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
FEBO CUSTOMERS MUTUAL FUNDS 200 LIBERTY STREET 1WFC NEW YORK NY 10281-1003 |
Class Adv | 54.93% | N/A | |
Class Inst2 | 73.42% | |||
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class Adv | 44.14% | N/A | |
RAYMOND
JAMES
FBO OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS HOUSE ACCT FIRM ATTN: COURTNEY WALLER 880 CARILLON PKWY ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100 |
Class C | 8.91% | N/A | |
Class Inst | 5.96% | |||
TD
AMERITRADE INC FOR THE
EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR CLIENTS PO BOX 2226 OMAHA NE 68103-2226 |
Class Inst2 | 8.66% | N/A | |
UBS
WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXCL BEN CUST 1000 HARBOR BLVD WEEHAWKEN NJ 07086-6761 |
Class A | 19.33% | N/A | |
Class C | 9.30% | |||
WELLS
FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER 2801 MARKET ST SAINT LOUIS MO 63103-2523 |
Class C | 9.44% | N/A | |
Class Inst | 18.02% | |||
Ultra Short Term Bond Fund |
AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC
707 2ND AVE S MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405 |
Class A | 99.18% | 25.66% |
Class Inst | 88.17% | |||
COLUMBIA
MGMT INVESTMENT ADVSR LLC
ATTN KATRINA MACBAIN 50807 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CTR MINNEAPOLIS MN 55474-0508 |
Class Adv | 38.25% | 29.49% (a) | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
529 PLAN COLUMBIA 529 70% EQUITY PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CTR 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 40.36% | N/A | |
MLP
FENNER & SMITH INC
FBO SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS 4800 DEER LAKE DR EAST JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class Inst3 | 59.47% | 43.45% | |
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class Adv | 61.75% | N/A | |
RBC
CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC
MUTUAL FUND OMNIBUS PROCESSING OMNIBUS ATTN MUTUAL FUND OPS MANAGER 510 MARQUETTE AVE S MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-1110 |
Class Inst | 10.54% | N/A |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 253 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
ASCENSUS
TRUST COMPANY FBO
PO BOX 10758 FARGO ND 58106-0758 |
Class Inst3 | 7.32% | N/A | |
Class R | 5.81% | |||
CHARLES
SCHWAB & CO INC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS 101 MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
Class Adv | 6.25% | N/A | |
Class Inst2 | 18.37% | |||
EDWARD
D JONES & CO
FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS 12555 MANCHESTER RD SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3710 |
Class Inst3 | 19.38% | N/A | |
FIIOC
FBO
100 MAGELLAN WAY # KW1C COVINGTON KY 41015-1987 |
Class R | 6.53% | N/A | |
LPL
FINANCIAL
9785 TOWNE CENTRE DR SAN DIEGO CA 92121-1968 |
Class Inst | 7.49% | N/A | |
MATRIX
TRUST COMPANY AS AGENT
35 IRON POINT CIR STE 300 FOLSOM CA 95630-8589 |
Class Inst3 | 7.28% | N/A | |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER
& SMITH INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS ATTENTION SERVICE TEAM 4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3 JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class C | 5.88% | N/A | |
Class Inst | 15.79% | |||
Class Inst3 | 11.47% | |||
Class R | 10.62% | |||
MID
ATLANTIC TRUST COMPANY FBO
1251 WATERFRONT PL STE 525 PITTSBURGH PA 15222-4228 |
Class Inst3 | 11.44% | N/A | |
Class R | 8.26% | |||
MORGAN
STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC
FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENE OF ITS CUST 1 NEW YORK PLZ FL 12 NEW YORK NY 10004-1901 |
Class C | 6.42% | N/A | |
Class Inst | 6.58% | |||
NATIONAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
FBO CUSTOMERS MUTUAL FUNDS 499 WASHINGTON BLVD JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-1995 |
Class Adv | 11.83% | N/A | |
Class Adv | 35.21% | |||
Class Inst2 | 22.32% | |||
Class Inst3 | 8.22% | |||
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class Adv | 45.91% | N/A | |
Class C | 5.30% | |||
Class Inst2 | 13.47% | |||
RAYMOND
JAMES
FBO OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS HOUSE ACCT FIRM ATTN: COURTNEY WALLER 880 CARILLON PKWY ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100 |
Class C | 6.26% | N/A | |
Class Inst | 9.48% | |||
RELIANCE
TRUST COMPANY FBO
MASSMUTUAL REGISTERED PRODUCT PO BOX 28004 ATLANTA GA 30358-0004 |
Class Inst3 | 10.38% | N/A | |
STATE
STREET BANK
FBO ADP ACCESS PRODUCT 1 LINCOLN ST BOSTON MA 02111-2901 |
Class Inst3 | 7.11% | N/A | |
Class R | 51.57% | |||
TD
AMERITRADE INC FOR THE
EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR CLIENTS PO BOX 2226 OMAHA NE 68103-2226 |
Class Inst2 | 10.08% | N/A |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 254 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 255 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
NATIONWIDE
TRUST COMPANY/FSB
C/O IPO PORTFOLIO ACCOUNTING PO BOX 182029 COLUMBUS OH 43218-2029 |
Class Inst2 | 20.96% | N/A | |
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class Adv | 20.50% | N/A | |
Class C | 8.75% | |||
PIMS/PRUDENTIAL
RETIREMENT
AS NOMINEE FOR THE TTEE/CUST 3280 VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD VIRGINIA BCH VA 23452-5724 |
Class Adv | 5.27% | N/A | |
RAYMOND
JAMES
FBO OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS HOUSE ACCT FIRM ATTN: COURTNEY WALLER 880 CARILLON PKWY ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100 |
Class C | 5.42% | N/A | |
Class Inst | 6.39% | |||
SAMMONS
FINANCIAL NETWORK LLC
4546 CORPORATE DR STE 100 WEST DES MOINES IA 50266-5911 |
Class R | 51.41% | N/A | |
STANDARD
INSURANCE COMPANY
1100 SW 6TH AVE ATTN: SEP ACCT PORTLAND OR 97204-1093 |
Class Adv | 6.57% | N/A | |
STIFEL
NICOLAUS & CO INC
EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS 501 N BROADWAY SAINT LOUIS MO 63102-2188 |
Class C | 6.69% | N/A | |
Class Inst | 7.83% | |||
TIAA
FSB CUST/TTEE FBO
RETIREMENT PLANS FOR WHICH TIAA ACTS AS RECORDKEEPER ATTN TRUST OPERATIONS 211 N BROADWAY STE 1000 SAINT LOUIS MO 63102-2748 |
Class Inst3 | 9.71% | N/A | |
WELLS
FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER 2801 MARKET ST SAINT LOUIS MO 63103-2523 |
Class C | 11.17% | N/A | |
Emerging Markets Fund |
AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC
707 2ND AVE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405 |
Class Adv | 66.88% | N/A |
Class C | 59.81% | |||
Class Inst | 19.27% | |||
ASCENSUS
TRUST COMPANY FBO
PO BOX 10758 FARGO ND 58106-0758 |
Class C | 6.04% | N/A | |
Class R | 6.03% | |||
CHARLES
SCHWAB & CO INC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS 101 MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
Class Inst | 14.72% | N/A | |
Class Inst2 | 37.66% | |||
COMERICA
BANK FBO CALHOUN
PO BOX 75000 MSC 3446 DETROIT MI 48275-0001 |
Class Inst | 24.69% | N/A | |
FIIOC
FBO
100 MAGELLAN WAY # KW1C COVINGTON KY 41015-1987 |
Class R | 8.49% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA CAPITAL ALLOCATION AGGRESSIVE PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 7.06% | N/A |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 256 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 257 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 258 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 259 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class Adv | 6.17% | N/A | |
Class Adv | 58.41% | |||
Class C | 17.51% | |||
Class Inst2 | 8.78% | |||
RBC
CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC
MUTUAL FUND OMNIBUS PROCESSING OMNIBUS ATTN MUTUAL FUND OPS MANAGER 510 MARQUETTE AVE S MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-1110 |
Class Inst | 14.19% | N/A | |
STATE
STREET BANK
FBO ADP ACCESS PRODUCT 1 LINCOLN ST BOSTON MA 02111-2901 |
Class Inst2 | 12.98% | N/A | |
UBS
WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXCL BEN CUST 1000 HARBOR BLVD WEEHAWKEN NJ 07086-6761 |
Class C | 7.33% | N/A | |
Class Inst | 7.38% | |||
WELLS
FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER 2801 MARKET ST SAINT LOUIS MO 63103-2523 |
Class Adv | 10.43% | N/A | |
Class C | 16.51% | |||
Class Inst | 10.93% | |||
International Dividend Income Fund |
AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC
707 2ND AVE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405 |
Class Adv | 5.20% | N/A |
Class C | 7.74% | |||
ASCENSUS
TRUST COMPANY FBO
PO BOX 10758 FARGO ND 58106-0758 |
Class R | 5.57% | N/A | |
CHARLES
SCHWAB & CO INC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS 101 MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
Class Adv | 8.34% | N/A | |
Class C | 5.77% | |||
Class Inst | 5.90% | |||
FIIOC
FBO
100 MAGELLAN WAY # KW1C COVINGTON KY 41015-1987 |
Class Adv | 69.00% | N/A | |
Class R | 32.47% | |||
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA GLOBAL STRATEGIC EQUITY PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 38.34% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA INCOME BUILDER FUND 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 60.36% | N/A | |
LPL
FINANCIAL
9785 TOWNE CENTRE DR SAN DIEGO CA 92121-1968 |
Class C | 11.06% | N/A | |
MATRIX
TRUST COMPANY CUST FBO
717 17TH ST STE 1300 DENVER CO 80202-3304 |
Class R | 29.96% | N/A | |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER
& SMITH INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS ATTENTION SERVICE TEAM 4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3 JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class Adv | 7.18% | N/A | |
MID
ATLANTIC TRUST COMPANY FBO
1251 WATERFRONT PL STE 525 PITTSBURGH PA 15222-4228 |
Class R | 32.00% | N/A |
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Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 261 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
MATRIX
TRUST COMPANY CUST FBO
717 17TH ST STE 1300 DENVER CO 80202-3304 |
Class Adv | 8.42% | N/A | |
Class Inst2 | 6.57% | |||
Class R | 10.69% | |||
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER
& SMITH INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS ATTENTION SERVICE TEAM 4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3 JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class Adv | 37.20% | N/A | |
Class Inst3 | 74.66% | |||
Class R | 39.26% | |||
Class V | 12.44% | |||
MID
ATLANTIC TRUST COMPANY FBO
1251 WATERFRONT PL STE 525 PITTSBURGH PA 15222-4228 |
Class R | 6.50% | N/A | |
NATIONAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
FBO CUSTOMERS MUTUAL FUNDS 499 WASHINGTON BLVD JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-1995 |
Class Adv | 10.68% | N/A | |
Class Inst | 13.41% | |||
Class Inst2 | 34.94% | |||
Class Inst3 | 14.37% | |||
Class V | 7.47% | |||
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class Adv | 27.27% | N/A | |
Class C | 5.31% | |||
RELIANCE
TRUST COMPANY FBO
MASSMUTUAL REGISTERED PRODUCT PO BOX 28004 ATLANTA GA 30358-0004 |
Class Inst2 | 9.02% | N/A | |
WELLS
FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER 2801 MARKET ST SAINT LOUIS MO 63103-2523 |
Class C | 10.84% | N/A | |
MM Alternative Strategies Fund |
AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC
707 2ND AVE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405 |
Class Adv | 99.78% | 100.00% |
Class Inst | 100.00% | |||
MM International Equity Strategies Fund |
AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC
707 2ND AVE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405 |
Class Inst | 100.00% | 100.00% |
MM Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund |
AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC
707 2ND AVE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405 |
Class Adv | 99.90% | 100.00% |
Class Inst | 100.00% | |||
MM Total Return Bond Strategies Fund |
AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC
707 2ND AVE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405 |
Class Adv | 99.90% | 100.00% |
Class Inst | 100.00% | |||
Multisector Bond SMA Completion Portfolio |
COLUMBIA
MGMT INVESTMENT ADVSR LLC
ATTN KATRINA MACBAIN 50807 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CTR MINNEAPOLIS MN 55474-0508 |
Shares | 100.00% | 100% (a) |
Overseas SMA Completion Portfolio |
COLUMBIA
MGMT INVESTMENT ADVSR LLC
ATTN KATRINA MACBAIN 50807 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CTR MINNEAPOLIS MN 55474-0508 |
Shares | 100.00% | 100% (a) |
Small Cap Growth Fund I |
AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC
707 2ND AVE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405 |
Class Adv | 23.57% | N/A |
Class C | 25.56% | |||
Class Inst | 11.95% | |||
ASCENSUS
TRUST COMPANY FBO
PO BOX 10758 FARGO ND 58106-0758 |
Class R | 6.38% | N/A | |
BAND
& CO C/O US BANK NA
1555 N RIVERCENTER DRIVE STE 302 PO BOX 1787 MILWAUKEE WI 53212-3958 |
Class Inst | 9.85% | N/A |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 262 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
CHARLES
SCHWAB & CO INC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS 101 MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
Class Inst | 8.05% | N/A | |
DCGT
AS TTEE AND/OR CUST
FBO PLIC VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLANS OMNIBUS ATTN NPIO TRADE DESK 711 HIGH ST DES MOINES IA 50392-0001 |
Class R | 7.49% | N/A | |
EDWARD
D JONES & CO
FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS 12555 MANCHESTER RD SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3710 |
Class Inst3 | 6.00% | N/A | |
FPS
TRUST COMPANY
9200 E MINERAL AVE STE 225 CENTENNIAL CO 80112-3592 |
Class R | 15.79% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA CAPITAL ALLOCATION MODERATE AGGRESSIVE PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 12.57% | N/A | |
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA GLOBAL STRATEGIC EQUITY PORTFOLIO 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 30.62% | N/A | |
LPL
FINANCIAL
9785 TOWNE CENTRE DR SAN DIEGO CA 92121-1968 |
Class Inst | 8.26% | N/A | |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER
& SMITH INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS ATTENTION SERVICE TEAM 4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3 JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class Adv | 11.29% | N/A | |
Class C | 7.66% | |||
NATIONAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
FBO CUSTOMERS MUTUAL FUNDS 499 WASHINGTON BLVD JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-1995 |
Class Adv | 7.66% | N/A | |
Class Adv | 51.92% | |||
Class Inst2 | 19.79% | |||
Class Inst3 | 11.89% | |||
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class Adv | 40.85% | N/A | |
Class C | 6.11% | |||
Class Inst2 | 13.53% | |||
RAYMOND
JAMES
FBO OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS HOUSE ACCT FIRM ATTN: COURTNEY WALLER 880 CARILLON PKWY ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100 |
Class C | 7.53% | N/A | |
RELIANCE
TRUST COMPANY FBO
MASSMUTUAL REGISTERED PRODUCT PO BOX 28004 ATLANTA GA 30358-0004 |
Class R | 41.74% | N/A | |
STATE
STREET BANK
FBO ADP ACCESS PRODUCT 1 LINCOLN ST BOSTON MA 02111-2901 |
Class R | 6.51% | N/A |
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Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
TD
AMERITRADE INC FOR THE
EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR CLIENTS PO BOX 2226 OMAHA NE 68103-2226 |
Class Inst2 | 9.92% | N/A | |
UBS
WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXCL BEN CUST 1000 HARBOR BLVD WEEHAWKEN NJ 07086-6761 |
Class C | 5.61% | N/A | |
VANGUARD
FDUCIARY TRUST CO
PO BOX 2600 ATTN: OUTSIDE FUNDS VALLEY FORGE PA 19482-2600 |
Class Inst2 | 52.95% | N/A | |
Class Inst3 | 18.48% | |||
WELLS
FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER 2801 MARKET ST SAINT LOUIS MO 63103-2523 |
Class C | 23.33% | N/A | |
Class Inst | 6.92% | |||
Strategic Income Fund |
AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC
707 2ND AVE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405 |
Class Adv | 48.04% | 28.25% |
Class C | 32.19% | |||
Class Inst | 28.50% | |||
ASCENSUS
TRUST COMPANY FBO
PO BOX 10758 FARGO ND 58106-0758 |
Class R | 13.01% | N/A | |
CHARLES
SCHWAB & CO INC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS 101 MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
Class Adv | 7.87% | N/A | |
Class Inst2 | 33.75% | |||
DCGT
AS TTEE AND/OR CUST
FBO PLIC VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLANS OMNIBUS ATTN NPIO TRADE DESK 711 HIGH ST DES MOINES IA 50392-0001 |
Class R | 10.94% | N/A | |
EDWARD
D JONES & CO
FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS 12555 MANCHESTER RD SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3710 |
Class Inst3 | 32.31% | N/A | |
LPL
FINANCIAL
9785 TOWNE CENTRE DR SAN DIEGO CA 92121-1968 |
Class Inst | 8.62% | N/A | |
MATRIX
TRUST COMPANY CUST FBO
717 17TH ST STE 1300 DENVER CO 80202-3304 |
Class R | 8.92% | N/A | |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER
& SMITH INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS ATTENTION SERVICE TEAM 4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3 JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class Adv | 5.27% | N/A | |
Class C | 8.29% | |||
Class Inst | 16.15% | |||
Class Inst3 | 31.54% | |||
Class R | 11.70% | |||
MID
ATLANTIC TRUST COMPANY FBO
1251 WATERFRONT PL STE 525 PITTSBURGH PA 15222-4228 |
Class Inst3 | 11.03% | N/A | |
MORGAN
STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC
FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENE OF ITS CUST 1 NEW YORK PLZ FL 12 NEW YORK NY 10004-1901 |
Class C | 11.76% | N/A | |
Class Inst | 13.01% |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 264 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
NATIONAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
FBO CUSTOMERS MUTUAL FUNDS 499 WASHINGTON BLVD JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-1995 |
Class Adv | 5.84% | N/A | |
Class Adv | 27.36% | |||
Class Inst2 | 34.06% | |||
Class Inst3 | 5.87% | |||
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class Adv | 66.49% | N/A | |
Class Inst2 | 18.45% | |||
RAYMOND
JAMES
FBO OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS HOUSE ACCT FIRM ATTN: COURTNEY WALLER 880 CARILLON PKWY ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100 |
Class C | 7.04% | N/A | |
Class Inst | 6.94% | |||
STATE
STREET BANK
FBO ADP ACCESS PRODUCT 1 LINCOLN ST BOSTON MA 02111-2901 |
Class R | 12.99% | N/A | |
TD
AMERITRADE INC FOR THE
EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR CLIENTS PO BOX 2226 OMAHA NE 68103-2226 |
Class Inst2 | 7.69% | N/A | |
UBS
WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXCL BEN CUST 1000 HARBOR BLVD WEEHAWKEN NJ 07086-6761 |
Class C | 6.08% | N/A | |
Class Inst | 10.16% | |||
WELLS
FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER 2801 MARKET ST SAINT LOUIS MO 63103-2523 |
Class C | 15.40% | N/A | |
Class Inst | 8.90% |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
CT Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund |
AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC
707 2ND AVE S MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405 |
Class A | 16.12% | N/A |
Class C | 28.87% | |||
CHARLES
SCHWAB & CO INC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FBO CUSTOMERS ATTENTION MUTUAL FUND 101 MONTGOMERY ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
Class A | 6.39% | N/A | |
COLUMBIA
MGMT INVESTMENT ADVSR LLC
ATTN KATRINA MACBAIN 50807 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CTR MINNEAPOLIS MN 55474-0508 |
Class Inst3 | 6.33% | N/A (a) | |
JOHN
J BOWLER TOD
26 CENTER HILL RD PLEASANT VALLEY CT 06063-4100 |
Class C | 5.28% | N/A | |
KELLY
F SHACKELFORD
PO BOX 672 NEW CANAAN CT 06840-0672 |
Class V | 17.92% | N/A | |
LPL
FINANCIAL
FBO CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS 9785 TOWNE CENTRE DR SAN DIEGO CA 92121-1968 |
Class C | 18.45% | N/A |
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Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER
& SMITH INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS 4800 DEER LAKE DR E JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class V | 14.70% | 74.03% | |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH
FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION 4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3 JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class A | 31.03% | 74.03% | |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER
& SMITH INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS ATTENTION SERVICE TEAM 4800 DEER LAKE DRIVE EAST 3RD FLOOR JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class Inst | 87.12% | 74.03% | |
MORGAN
STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC
FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENE OF ITS CUST 1 NEW YORK PLZ FL 12 NEW YORK NY 10004-1901 |
Class C | 8.17% | N/A | |
NATIONAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
FEBO CUSTOMERS MUTUAL FUNDS 200 LIBERTY STREET 1WFC NEW YORK NY 10281-1003 |
Class A | 9.27% | N/A | |
Class Adv | 67.68% | |||
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class Adv | 31.09% | N/A | |
Class Inst3 | 93.67% | |||
Class V | 5.57% | |||
ROBERT
MARONA &
MARIANN MARONA JT WROS 34 GREAT HILL DR BETHEL CT 06801-1880 |
Class C | 6.24% | N/A | |
THOMAS
L DERIENZO
682 BUCKS HILL RD SOUTHBURY CT 06488-1951 |
Class A | 7.94% | N/A | |
UBS
WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXCL BEN CUST UBSFSI 1000 HARBOR BLVD WEEHAWKEN NJ 07086-6761 |
Class C | 8.68% | N/A | |
WELLS
FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER 2801 MARKET ST SAINT LOUIS MO 63103-2523 |
Class A | 11.88% | N/A | |
Class C | 19.17% | |||
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund |
AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC
707 2ND AVE S MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405 |
Class A | 48.44% | N/A |
Class C | 27.65% | |||
CHARLES
SCHWAB & CO INC
ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS 101 MONTGOMERY ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
Class V | 5.89% | N/A | |
CHARLES
SCHWAB & CO INC
SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS ATTN MUTUAL FUND DEPT 101 MONTGOMERY ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
Class Inst2 | 37.40% | N/A | |
EDWARD
D JONES & CO
FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS 12555 MANCHESTER RD SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3710 |
Class A | 6.01% | N/A | |
Class Inst3 | 58.88% |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 266 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
J
P MORGAN SECURITIES LLC OMNIBUS
ACCOUNT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FL MUTUAL FUND DEPARTMENT BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 8.05% | N/A | |
JOHN
J ALMEIDA TR
JOHN J ALMEIDA REVOCABLE TRUST U/A DATED MAY 15 1997 27 TOPMAST CT JAMESTOWN RI 02835-2227 |
Class V | 9.67% | N/A | |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER
& SMITH INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS 4800 DEER LAKE DR E JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class V | 11.57% | 66.38% | |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH
FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS 4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 2 JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class A | 11.53% | 66.38% | |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH
FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS 4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 2 JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class C | 17.16% | 66.38% | |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH
N/O RICHARD R ANTONELLI ATTN STOCK POWERS 400 ATRIUM DR SOMERSET NJ 08873-4162 |
Class V | 5.08% | N/A | |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH
FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS 4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 2 JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class Inst | 80.58% | 66.38% | |
MORGAN
STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC
FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENE OF ITS CUST 1 NEW YORK PLZ FL 12 NEW YORK NY 10004-1901 |
Class A | 5.95% | N/A | |
Class C | 11.45% | |||
MORI
& CO
922 WALNUT ST MAILSTOP TBTS 2 KANSAS CITY MO 64106-1802 |
Class Inst3 | 23.58% | N/A | |
NATIONAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
FEBO CUSTOMERS MUTUAL FUNDS 200 LIBERTY STREET 1WFC NEW YORK NY 10281-1003 |
Class Adv | 60.39% | N/A | |
Class C | 5.79% | |||
Class Inst2 | 52.72% | |||
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class Adv | 31.82% | N/A | |
Class C | 5.45% | |||
RAYMOND
JAMES
FBO OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS ATTN: COURTNEY WALLER 880 CARILLON PKWY ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100 |
Class A | 5.81% | N/A | |
SEI
PRIVATE TRUST COMPANY
C/O FIRST HORIZON ATTN MUTUAL FUND ADMIN 1 FREEDOM VALLEY DR OAKS PA 19456-9989 |
Class Inst3 | 5.75% | N/A |
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Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
TD
AMERITRADE INC FOR THE
EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR CLIENTS PO BOX 2226 OMAHA NE 68103-2226 |
Class Inst2 | 6.30% | N/A | |
UBS
WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXCL BEN CUST UBSFSI 1000 HARBOR BLVD WEEHAWKEN NJ 07086-6761 |
Class C | 5.17% | N/A | |
WELLS
FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER 2801 MARKET ST SAINT LOUIS MO 63103-2523 |
Class A | 5.36% | N/A | |
Class C | 14.68% | |||
MA Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund |
AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC
707 2ND AVE S MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405 |
Class A | 9.54% | N/A |
Class C | 60.99% | |||
COLUMBIA
MGMT INVESTMENT ADVSR LLC
ATTN KATRINA MACBAIN 50807 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CTR MINNEAPOLIS MN 55474-0508 |
Class Inst3 | 6.85% | N/A (a) | |
EDWARD
D JONES & CO
FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS 12555 MANCHESTER RD SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3710 |
Class Inst3 | 93.15% | N/A | |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH
FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION 4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3 JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class A | 6.03% | 76.11% | |
Class C | 10.88% | |||
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER
& SMITH INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS ATTENTION SERVICE TEAM 4800 DEER LAKE DRIVE EAST 3RD FLOOR JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class Inst | 91.53% | 76.11% | |
Class V | 35.92% | |||
NATIONAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
FEBO CUSTOMERS MUTUAL FUNDS 200 LIBERTY STREET 1WFC NEW YORK NY 10281-1003 |
Class A | 12.36% | N/A | |
Class Adv | 68.09% | |||
Class V | 6.41% | |||
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class Adv | 31.60% | N/A | |
Class Inst2 | 89.27% | |||
RAYMOND
JAMES
FBO OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS ATTN: COURTNEY WALLER 880 CARILLON PKWY ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100 |
Class A | 48.75% | N/A | |
Class C | 21.30% | |||
TD
AMERITRADE INC FOR THE
EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR CLIENTS PO BOX 2226 OMAHA NE 68103-2226 |
Class Inst2 | 8.37% | N/A | |
WELLS
FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER 2801 MARKET ST SAINT LOUIS MO 63103-2523 |
Class A | 11.37% | N/A | |
NY Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund |
AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC
707 2ND AVE S MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405 |
Class A | 31.89% | N/A |
Class C | 9.22% |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 268 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
EDWARD
D JONES & CO
FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS 12555 MANCHESTER RD SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3710 |
Class Inst3 | 66.02% | N/A | |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH
FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION 4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3 JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class A | 19.45% | 70.88% | |
Class C | 31.71% | |||
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER
& SMITH INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS ATTENTION SERVICE TEAM 4800 DEER LAKE DRIVE EAST 3RD FLOOR JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class Inst | 81.78% | 70.88% | |
Class V | 22.95% | |||
MORGAN
STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC
FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENE OF ITS CUST 1 NEW YORK PLZ FL 12 NEW YORK NY 10004-1901 |
Class A | 12.06% | N/A | |
Class C | 15.32% | |||
MORI
& CO
922 WALNUT ST MAILSTOP TBTS 2 KANSAS CITY MO 64106-1802 |
Class Inst3 | 25.84% | N/A | |
NATIONAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
FEBO CUSTOMERS MUTUAL FUNDS 200 LIBERTY STREET 1WFC NEW YORK NY 10281-1003 |
Class A | 10.54% | N/A | |
Class Adv | 54.55% | |||
Class Inst2 | 95.75% | |||
PAUL
E HOWARD &
JUDITH A HOWARD JTWROS PO BOX 649 SCHOHARIE NY 12157-0649 |
Class V | 6.25% | N/A | |
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class A | 6.78% | N/A | |
Class Adv | 44.97% | |||
Class C | 8.60% | |||
Class Inst3 | 6.64% | |||
WELLS
FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER 2801 MARKET ST SAINT LOUIS MO 63103-2523 |
Class C | 11.71% | N/A | |
Strategic CA Municipal Income Fund |
AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC
707 2ND AVE S MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405 |
Class A | 29.90% | 29.98% |
Class C | 25.74% | |||
Class Inst | 33.36% | |||
CHARLES
SCHWAB & CO INC
SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS ATTENTION MUTUAL FUNDS 101 MONTGOMERY ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
Class Inst2 | 85.01% | N/A | |
EDWARD
D JONES & CO
FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS 12555 MANCHESTER RD SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3710 |
Class Inst3 | 98.90% | N/A | |
LPL
FINANCIAL
9785 TOWNE CENTRE DR SAN DIEGO CA 92121-1968 |
Class Inst | 10.86% | N/A |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 269 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH
FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION 4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 2 JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class A | 13.39% | N/A | |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH
FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION 4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 2 JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class C | 29.82% | N/A | |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER
& SMITH INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS ATTENTION SERVICE TEAM 4800 DEER LAKE DRIVE EAST 3RD FLOOR JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class Inst | 34.76% | N/A | |
MORGAN
STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC
FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENE OF ITS CUST 1 NEW YORK PLZ FL 12 NEW YORK NY 10004-1901 |
Class A | 6.53% | N/A | |
Class Inst | 6.66% | |||
NATIONAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
FEBO CUSTOMERS MUTUAL FUNDS 200 LIBERTY STREET 1WFC NEW YORK NY 10281-1003 |
Class Adv | 80.44% | N/A | |
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class Adv | 19.41% | N/A | |
TD
AMERITRADE INC FOR THE
EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR CLIENTS PO BOX 2226 OMAHA NE 68103-2226 |
Class Inst2 | 13.76% | N/A | |
UBS
WM USA
SPEC CDY A/C EXCL BEN CUST UBSFSI 1000 HARBOR BLVD WEEHAWKEN NJ 07086-6761 |
Class A | 5.92% | N/A | |
WELLS
FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER 2801 MARKET ST SAINT LOUIS MO 63103-2523 |
Class A | 8.29% | N/A | |
Class C | 18.35% | |||
Strategic NY Municipal Income Fund |
AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SVC
707 2ND AVE S MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402-2405 |
Class A | 24.61% | N/A |
Class C | 15.07% | |||
Class Inst | 32.20% | |||
CHARLES
SCHWAB & CO INC
SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS ATTN MUTUAL FUND DEPT 101 MONTGOMERY ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
Class Inst2 | 91.73% | N/A | |
EDWARD
D JONES & CO
FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS 12555 MANCHESTER RD SAINT LOUIS MO 63131-3710 |
Class Inst3 | 31.56% | N/A | |
J
P MORGAN SECURITIES LLC OMNIBUS
ACCOUNT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FL MUTUAL FUND DEPARTMENT BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst | 9.55% | N/A |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 270 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
LPL
FINANCIAL
9785 TOWNE CENTRE DR SAN DIEGO CA 92121-1968 |
Class Inst | 8.31% | N/A | |
LPL
FINANCIAL
FBO CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS 9785 TOWNE CENTRE DR SAN DIEGO CA 92121-1968 |
Class C | 6.47% | N/A | |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER
& SMITH INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS ATTENTION SERVICE TEAM 4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3 JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class Inst | 29.40% | N/A | |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH
FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION 4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 2 JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class A | 7.75% | N/A | |
MERRILL
LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH
FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS ATTN FUND ADMINISTRATION 4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 2 JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class C | 26.03% | N/A | |
MORGAN
STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC
FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENE OF ITS CUST 1 NEW YORK PLZ FL 12 NEW YORK NY 10004-1901 |
Class A | 5.86% | N/A | |
Class C | 11.34% | |||
NATIONAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
FEBO CUSTOMERS MUTUAL FUNDS 200 LIBERTY STREET 1WFC NEW YORK NY 10281-1003 |
Class Adv | 6.43% | N/A | |
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class A | 6.20% | N/A | |
Class Adv | 93.21% | |||
Class C | 9.80% | |||
Class Inst3 | 67.07% | |||
RAYMOND
JAMES
FBO OMNIBUS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS ATTN: COURTNEY WALLER 880 CARILLON PKWY ST PETERSBURG FL 33716-1100 |
Class Inst | 6.09% | N/A | |
TD
AMERITRADE INC FOR THE
EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR CLIENTS PO BOX 2226 OMAHA NE 68103-2226 |
Class Inst2 | 8.02% | N/A | |
WELLS
FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER 2801 MARKET ST SAINT LOUIS MO 63103-2523 |
Class A | 5.56% | N/A | |
Class C | 13.35% |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 271 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
ASCENSUS
TRUST COMPANY FBO
PO BOX 10758 FARGO ND 58106-0758 |
Class C | 7.66% | N/A | |
C/O
BMO HARRIS SWP
SEI PRIVATE TRUST COMPANY 1 FREEDOM VALLEY DR OAKS PA 19456-9989 |
Class Inst | 36.97% | N/A | |
CAPITAL
BANK & TRUST CO TTEE FBO
8515 E ORCHARD RD # 2T2 GREENWOOD VLG CO 80111-5002 |
Class R | 19.33% | N/A | |
CHARLES
SCHWAB & CO INC
CUST A/C FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT ATTENTION MUTUAL FUNDS 101 MONTGOMERY ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
Class C | 12.12% | N/A | |
Class Inst | 10.76% | |||
Class Inst2 | 16.20% | |||
JPMCB
NA CUST FOR
COLUMBIA INCOME BUILDER FUND 4 CHASE METROTECH CENTER 3RD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11245-0003 |
Class Inst3 | 62.79% | N/A | |
KLEIN
HERSH INTERNATIONAL TTEE FBO
KLEIN HERSH INTERNATIONAL 401K C/O FASCORE LLC 8515 E ORCHARD RD # 2T2 GREENWOOD VLG CO 80111-5002 |
Class Inst2 | 10.73% | N/A | |
LPL
FINANCIAL
9785 TOWNE CENTRE DR SAN DIEGO CA 92121-1968 |
Class C | 5.22% | N/A | |
MERRILL
LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER
& SMITH INC FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF ITS CUSTOMERS ATTENTION SERVICE TEAM 4800 DEER LAKE DR E FL 3 JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-6484 |
Class Adv | 15.20% | N/A | |
Class C | 10.29% | |||
Class Inst3 | 35.09% | |||
Class R | 38.71% | |||
MICHAEL
CASEY TTEE FBO
C/O FASCORE LLC MICHAEL S CASEY DMD 401K PSP 8515 E ORCHARD RD # 2T2 GREENWOOD VLG CO 80111-5002 |
Class Inst2 | 7.76% | N/A | |
MID
ATLANTIC TRUST COMPANY FBO
1251 WATERFRONT PL STE 525 PITTSBURGH PA 15222-4228 |
Class R | 6.47% | N/A | |
NATIONAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
FEBO CUSTOMERS MUTUAL FUNDS 200 LIBERTY STREET 1WFC NEW YORK NY 10281-1003 |
Class Adv | 9.56% | N/A | |
Class Inst2 | 15.51% | |||
PERSHING
LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002 |
Class Adv | 68.71% | N/A | |
Class C | 6.57% | |||
Class Inst2 | 6.98% | |||
S
GOLDBERG H MATRI & M BERMAN TTEE
C/O FASCORE LLC COLE SCHOTZ MEISEL FORMAN & LEONARD 8515 E ORCHARD RD # 2T2 GREENWOOD VLG CO 80111-5002 |
Class Inst2 | 21.71% | N/A | |
TD
AMERITRADE INC FOR THE
EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF OUR CLIENTS PO BOX 2226 OMAHA NE 68103-2226 |
Class Inst2 | 12.94% | N/A |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 272 |
Fund | Shareholder Name and Address | Share Class |
Percentage
of Class |
Percentage
of Fund
(if greater than 25%) |
WELLS
FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC
SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMER 2801 MARKET ST SAINT LOUIS MO 63103-2523 |
Class C | 7.43% | N/A |
(a) | Combination of all share classes of Columbia Management initial capital and/or affiliated funds-of-funds’ investments. |
(b) | Reporting information for the fund is as of November 30, 2019. |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 273 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | 274 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | A-1 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | A-2 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | A-3 |
Long-Term Rating | Short-Term Rating |
AAA | F1+ |
AA+ | F1+ |
AA | F1+ |
AA– | F1+ |
A+ | F1 or F1+ |
A | F1 or F1+ |
A– | F2 or F1 |
BBB+ | F2 or F1 |
BBB | F3 or F2 |
BBB– | F3 |
BB+ | B |
BB | B |
BB– | B |
B+ | B |
B | B |
B– | B |
CCC+ / CCC / CCC– | C |
CC | C |
C | C |
RD / D | RD / D |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | A-4 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | A-5 |
■ | There is a missed interest payment, principal payment, or preferred dividend payment, as applicable, on a rated obligation which is unlikely to be recovered. |
■ | The rated entity files for protection from creditors, is placed into receivership, or is closed by regulators such that a missed payment is likely to result. |
■ | The rated entity seeks and completes a distressed exchange, where existing rated obligations are replaced by new obligations with a diminished economic value. |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | A-6 |
■ | There is a missed interest payment, principal payment, or preferred dividend payment, as applicable, on a rated obligation which is unlikely to be recovered. |
■ | The rated entity files for protection from creditors, is placed into receivership, or is closed by regulators such that a missed payment is likely to result. |
■ | The rated entity seeks and completes a distressed exchange, where existing rated obligations are replaced by new obligations with a diminished economic value. |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | A-7 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | B-1 |
■ | effectively exercise their voting rights across the full range of business normally associated with general meetings of a company in line with market best practice (e.g. the election of individual directors, discharge authorities, capital authorities, auditor appointment, major or related party transactions etc). |
■ | place items on the agenda of general meetings, and to propose resolutions subject to reasonable limitations; |
■ | call a meeting of shareholders for the purpose of transacting the legitimate business of the company; and |
■ | Clear, consistent and effective reporting to shareholders is undertaken at regular intervals and that they remain aware of shareholder sentiment on major issues to do with the business, its strategy and performance. Where significant shareholder dissent is emerging or apparent (e.g. through the voting levels seen at General Meetings), boards should act to address that. |
■ | Boards should also allow a reasonable opportunity for the shareholders at a general meeting to ask questions about or make comments on the management of the company, and to ask the external auditor questions related to the audit. |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | B-2 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | B-3 |
■ | subject to proper oversight by the board and regular review (e.g. audit, shareholder approval); |
■ | clearly justified and not be detrimental to the long-term interests of the company; |
■ | undertaken in the normal course of business; |
■ | undertaken on fully commercial terms; |
■ | In line with best practice; and |
■ | In the interests of all shareholders. |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | B-4 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | B-5 |
1. | Clear, simple and understandable; |
2. | Balanced and proportionate, in respect of structure, deliverables, opportunity and the market; |
3. | Aligned with the long-term strategy, related key performance indicators and risk management discipline; |
4. | Linked robustly to the delivery of performance; |
5. | Delivering outcomes that reflect value creation and the shareholder ‘experience’; and |
6. | Structured to avoid pay for failure or the avoidance of accountability to shareholders. |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | B-6 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | B-7 |
■ | the inability or perceived inability of a government authority to collect sufficient tax or other revenues to meet its payment obligations; |
■ | natural disasters, public health crises and ecological or environmental concerns; |
■ | the introduction of constitutional or statutory limits on a tax-exempt issuer’s ability to raise revenues or increase taxes; |
■ | the inability of an issuer to pay interest on or to repay principal or securities in which the funds invest during recessionary periods; and |
■ | economic or demographic factors that may cause a decrease in tax or other revenues for a government authority or for private operators of publicly financed facilities. |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | C-1 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | C-2 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | C-3 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | C-4 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | C-5 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | C-6 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | C-7 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | C-8 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | C-9 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | C-10 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | C-11 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | C-12 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | C-13 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | C-14 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | D-1 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | D-2 |
■ | Current or retired fund Board members, officers or employees of the funds or Columbia Management or its affiliates(b); |
■ | Current or retired Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC (Ameriprise Financial Services) financial advisors and employees of such financial advisors(b); |
■ | Registered representatives and other employees of affiliated or unaffiliated financial intermediaries (and their immediate family members and related trusts or other entities owned by the foregoing) having a selling agreement with the Distributor(b); |
■ | Registered broker-dealer firms that have entered into a dealer agreement with the Distributor may buy Class A shares without paying a front-end sales charge for their investment account only; |
■ | Portfolio managers employed by subadvisers of the funds(b); |
■ | Partners and employees of outside legal counsel to the funds or to the funds’ directors or trustees who regularly provide advice and services to the funds, or to their directors or trustees; |
■ | Direct rollovers (i.e., rollovers of fund shares and not reinvestments of redemption proceeds) from qualified employee benefit plans, provided that the rollover involves a transfer to Class A shares in the same fund; |
■ | Employees or partners of Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC; |
■ | Separate accounts established and maintained by an insurance company which are exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(11); |
■ | At a fund’s discretion, front-end sales charges may be waived for shares issued in plans of reorganization, such as mergers, asset acquisitions and exchange offers, to which the fund is a party; |
■ | Purchases by registered representatives and employees (and their immediate family members and related trusts or other entities owned by the foregoing (referred to as “Related Persons”)) of Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates; provided that with respect to employees (and their Related Persons) of an affiliate of Ameriprise Financial, such persons must make purchases through an account held at Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates. |
■ | Through or under a wrap fee product or other investment product sponsored by a financial intermediary that charges an account management fee or other managed agency/asset allocation accounts or programs involving fee-based compensation arrangements that have or that clear trades through a financial intermediary that has a selling agreement with the Distributor; |
■ | Through state sponsored college savings plans established under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code; |
■ | Through banks, trust companies and thrift institutions, acting as fiduciaries; or |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | S-1 |
■ | Through “employee benefit plans” created under Section 401(a), 401(k), 457 and 403(b), and qualified deferred compensation plans, that have a plan level or omnibus account maintained with the Fund or the Transfer Agent and transact directly with the Fund or the Transfer Agent through a third-party administrator or third-party recordkeeper. This waiver does not apply to accounts held through commissionable brokerage platforms. |
* | Any shareholder with a Direct-at-Fund account (i.e., shares held directly with the Fund through the Transfer Agent) that is eligible to purchase shares without a front-end sales charge by virtue of having qualified for a previous waiver may continue to purchase shares without a front-end sales charge if they no longer qualify under a category described in the prospectus or in this section. Otherwise, you must qualify for a front-end sales charge waiver described in the prospectus or in this section. |
(a) | The Funds no longer accept investments from new or existing investors in Class E shares, except by existing Class E and former Class F shareholders who opened and funded their account prior to September 22, 2006 that may continue to invest in Class E shares (Class F shares automatically converted to Class E shares on July 17, 2017). See the prospectus offering Class E shares of Large Cap Growth Fund (a series of CFST I) for details. |
(b) | Including their spouses or domestic partners, children or step-children, parents, step-parents or legal guardians, and their spouse’s or domestic partner’s parents, step-parents, or legal guardians. |
■ | In the event of the shareholder’s death; |
■ | For which no sales commission or transaction fee was paid to an authorized financial intermediary at the time of purchase; |
■ | Purchased through reinvestment of dividend and capital gain distributions; |
■ | That result from required minimum distributions taken from retirement accounts upon the shareholder’s attainment of the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations; |
■ | That result from returns of excess contributions made to retirement plans or individual retirement accounts, so long as the financial intermediary returns the applicable portion of any commission paid by the Distributor; |
■ | For Class A shares: initially purchased by an employee benefit plan; |
■ | For Class C, Class E, and Class V shares: initially purchased by an employee benefit plan that are not connected with a plan level termination; |
■ | In connection with the fund’s Small Account Policy (as described in the prospectus); and |
■ | Issued in connection with plans of reorganization, including but not limited to mergers, asset acquisitions and exchange offers, to which the fund is a party and at the fund’s discretion. |
■ | Any client of Bank of America or one of its subsidiaries buying shares through an asset management company, trust, fiduciary, retirement plan administration or similar arrangement with Bank of America or the subsidiary. |
■ | Any employee (or family member of an employee) of Bank of America or one of its subsidiaries. |
■ | Any investor buying shares through a Columbia Management state tuition plan organized under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. |
■ | Any trustee or director (or family member of a trustee or director) of a fund distributed by the Distributor. |
■ | Other than for the Multi-Manager Strategies Funds, any shareholder (as well as any family member of a shareholder or person listed on an account registration for any account of the shareholder) who holds Class Inst shares of a fund distributed by the Distributor is eligible to purchase Class Inst shares of other funds distributed by the Distributor, subject to a minimum initial investment of $2,000 ($1,000 for IRAs). If the account in which the shareholder holds Class Inst shares is not eligible to purchase additional Class Inst shares, the shareholder may purchase Class Inst shares in an account maintained directly with the Transfer Agent, subject to a minimum initial investment of $2,000 ($1,000 for IRAs). |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | S-2 |
Statement of Additional Information – September 1, 2020 | S-3 |
Exhibit
Number |
Exhibit Description |
Filed
Herewith or
Incorporated by Reference |
Information About the Filing that Includes the Document Incorporated by Reference | ||||
Registrant
that Made the Filing |
File
No.
of Such Registrant |
Type
of
Filing |
Exhibit
of
Document in that Filing |
Filing
Date |
|||
(a)(1) | Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, effective August 10, 2005 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #40 on Form N-1A | (a)(1) | 9/16/2005 |
(a)(2) | Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, effective September 19, 2005 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #40 on Form N-1A | (a)(2) | 9/16/2005 |
(a)(3) | Amendment No. 2 to Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, effective December 13, 2017 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #313 on Form N-1A | (a)(3) | 1/16/2018 |
(a)(4) | Amendment No. 3 to Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, effective March 7, 2018 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #318 on Form N-1A | (a)(4) | 3/29/2018 |
(a)(5) | Amendment No. 4 to Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, effective December 13, 2018 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #342 on Form N-1A | (a)(5) | 12/21/2018 |
(a)(6) | Amendment No. 5 to Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, effective June 12, 2019 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #351 on Form N-1A | (a)(6) | 6/21/2019 |
(a)(7) | Amendment No. 6 to Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, effective December 11, 2019 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #369 on Form N-1A | (a)(7) | 12/20/2019 |
(b) | Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #248 on Form N-1A | (b) | 12/22/2015 |
(c) | Not Applicable. | ||||||
(d)(1) | Amended and Restated Management Agreement, as of April 25, 2016, between Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust and the Registrant | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #257 on Form N-1A | (d)(1) | 4/27/2016 |
(d)(1)(i) | Schedule A and Schedule B, as of July 8, 2020, to the Management Agreement between Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust and the Registrant, amended and restated as of April 25, 2016 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #376 on Form N-1A | (d)(1)(i) | 7/28/2020 |
(d)(2) | Amended and Restated Management Agreement, as of October 25, 2016, between Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust and the Registrant | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust | 033-14954 | Post-Effective Amendment #68 on Form N-1A | (d)(2) | 10/31/2016 |
(d)(2)(i) | Schedule A and Schedule B, as of August 7, 2019, to the Management Agreement between Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust and the Registrant, as of October 25, 2016 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #357 on Form N-1A | (d)(2)(i) | 9/3/2019 |
Exhibit
Number |
Exhibit Description |
Filed
Herewith or
Incorporated by Reference |
Information About the Filing that Includes the Document Incorporated by Reference | ||||
Registrant
that Made the Filing |
File
No.
of Such Registrant |
Type
of
Filing |
Exhibit
of
Document in that Filing |
Filing
Date |
|||
(h)(3)(i) | Restated Schedule A, effective June 17, 2020, to the Amended and Restated Fee Waiver and Expense Cap Agreement, effective July 1, 2016, by and among Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., the Registrant and Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #376 on Form N-1A | (h)(3)(i) | 7/28/2020 |
(h)(4) | Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated October 9, 2012 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #175 on Form N-1A | (h)(8) | 5/30/2013 |
(h)(5) | Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated December 20, 2010 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust II | 333-146374 | Post-Effective Amendment #15 on Form N-1A | (h)(9) | 4/29/2011 |
(h)(6) | Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated December 17, 2015 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust | 333-208706 | Registration Statement on Form N-14 | (4) | 12/22/2015 |
(h)(7) | Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated February 20, 2020 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust II | 333-236646 | Registration Statement on Form N-14 | (4) | 2/26/2020 |
(h)(7) | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as of December 3, 2019 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust II | 333-131683 | Post-Effective Amendment #206 on Form N-1A | (h)(7) | 12/20/2019 |
(h)(8) | Master Inter-Fund Lending Agreement, dated May 1, 2018 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust II | 333-131683 | Post-Effective Amendment #179 on Form N-1A | (h)(11) | 5/25/2018 |
(h)(8)(i) | Schedule A and Schedule B to the Master Inter-Fund Lending Agreement, dated June 17, 2020 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust | 333-208706 | Post-Effective Amendment #192 on Form N-1A | (h)(8)(i) | 7/28/2020 |
(i)(1) | Opinion of Counsel of Ropes & Gray LLP | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #40 on Form N-1A | (i) | 9/16/2005 |
(i)(2) | Opinion of Counsel of Ropes & Gray LLP | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #68 on Form N-1A | (i)(2) | 1/16/2008 |
(i)(3) | Opinion of Counsel of Ropes & Gray LLP | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #81 on Form N-1A | (i)(3) | 11/25/2008 |
(i)(4) | Opinion of Counsel of Ropes & Gray LLP | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #95 on Form N-1A | (i)(4) | 11/20/2009 |
(i)(5) | Opinion of Counsel of Ropes & Gray LLP | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #143 on Form N-1A | (i)(5) | 3/14/2012 |
(i)(6) | Opinion of Counsel of Ropes & Gray LLP, with respect to Columbia Adaptive Risk Allocation Fund | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #153 on Form N-1A | (i)(6) | 6/15/2012 |
(i)(7) | Opinion of Counsel of Ropes & Gray LLP, with respect to Columbia Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #219 on Form N-1A | (i)(8) | 1/27/2015 |
Exhibit
Number |
Exhibit Description |
Filed
Herewith or
Incorporated by Reference |
Information About the Filing that Includes the Document Incorporated by Reference | ||||
Registrant
that Made the Filing |
File
No.
of Such Registrant |
Type
of
Filing |
Exhibit
of
Document in that Filing |
Filing
Date |
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(i)(8) | Opinion of Counsel of Ropes & Gray LLP, with respect to Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund and Columbia U.S. Social Bond Fund | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #223 on Form N-1A | (i)(9) | 3/24/2015 |
(i)(9) | Opinion of Counsel of Ropes & Gray LLP, with respect to Multi-Manager Directional Alternative Strategies Fund | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #276 on Form N-1A | (i)(10) | 9/30/2016 |
(i)(10) | Opinion of Counsel of Ropes & Gray LLP, with respect to Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2020 Fund, Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2030 Fund, Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2040 Fund, Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2050 Fund, Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2060 Fund, Columbia Solutions Aggressive Portfolio and Columbia Solutions Conservative Portfolio | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #308 on Form N-1A | (i)(11) | 10/20/2017 |
(i)(11) | Opinion of Counsel of Ropes & Gray LLP, with respect to Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2025 Fund, Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2035 Fund, Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2045 Fund and Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2055 Fund | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #313 on Form N-1A | (i)(12) | 1/16/2018 |
(i)(12) | Opinion of Counsel of Ropes & Gray LLP, with respect to Multi-Manager International Equity Strategies Fund | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #324 on Form N-1A | (i)(13) | 5/4/2018 |
(i)(13) | Opinion of Counsel of Ropes & Gray LLP, with respect to Overseas SMA Completion Portfolio | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #357 on Form N-1A | (i)(13) | 9/3/2019 |
(i)(14) | Opinion of Counsel of Ropes & Gray LLP, with respect to Multisector Bond SMA Completion Portfolio | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #364 on Form N-1A | (i)(14) | 10/25/2019 |
(j)(1) | Consent of Morningstar, Inc. | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #21 on Form N-1A | 11(b) | 8/30/1996 |
(j)(2) | Consents of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | Filed Herewith | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #378 on Form N-1A | (j)(2) | 8/27/2020 |
(k) | Omitted Financial Statements: Not Applicable. | ||||||
(l) | Initial Capital Agreement: Not Applicable. | ||||||
(m)(1) | Amended and Restated Distribution Plan, as of August 7, 2019 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #357 on Form N-1A | (m)(1) | 9/3/2019 |
(m)(2) | Amended and Restated Shareholder Servicing Plan, as of July 10, 2020, for certain Fund share classes of the Registrant | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #376 on Form N-1A | (m)(2) | 7/28/2020 |
(m)(3) | Amended and Restated Shareholder Services Plan, as of July 10, 2020, for Registrant’s Class V (formerly known as Class T) | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #376 on Form N-1A | (m)(3) | 7/28/2020 |
Exhibit
Number |
Exhibit Description |
Filed
Herewith or
Incorporated by Reference |
Information About the Filing that Includes the Document Incorporated by Reference | ||||
Registrant
that Made the Filing |
File
No.
of Such Registrant |
Type
of
Filing |
Exhibit
of
Document in that Filing |
Filing
Date |
|||
(p)(4)(iii) | U.S. Information Barrier Standards of Prudential Financial, dated January 17, 2020 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #376 on Form N-1A | (p)(4)(iii) | 7/28/2020 |
(p)(5) | Code of Ethics of TCW Investment Management Company LLC (a subadviser of Multi-Manager Alternative Strategies Fund and Multi-Manager Total Return Bond Strategies Fund), dated June 2, 2020 | Filed Herewith | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #378 on Form N-1A | (p)(5) | 8/27/2020 |
(p)(6) | Code of Ethics of Water Island Capital, LLC (a subadviser of Multi-Manager Alternative Strategies Fund), dated January 1, 2017 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #323 on Form N-1A | (p)(8) | 4/26/2018 |
(p)(7) | Code of Ethics of Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC (a subadviser of Multi-Manager Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund), dated January 2020 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #374 on Form N-1A | (p)(7) | 4/27/2020 |
(p)(8) | Code of Ethics of Loomis, Sayles and Company, L.P. (a subadviser of Multi-Manager Growth Strategies Fund and Multi-Manager Total Return Bond Strategies Fund), effective January 14, 2000, as amended April 18, 2018 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #332 on Form N-1A | (p)(11) | 8/27/2018 |
(p)(9) | Code of Ethics of BMO Asset Management Corp. (a subadviser of Multi-Manager Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund), dated October 30, 2019 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #374 on Form N-1A | (p)(9) | 4/27/2020 |
(p)(10) | Code of Ethics of Boston Partners Global Investors Inc. (a subadviser of Multi-Manager Directional Alternative Strategies Fund), effective May 2020 | Filed Herewith | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #378 on Form N-1A | (p)(10) | 8/27/2020 |
(p)(11) | Code of Ethics of Wells Capital Management, Inc. (a subadviser of Multi-Manager Directional Alternative Strategies Fund), effective January 2, 2020 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #374 on Form N-1A | (p)(11) | 4/27/2020 |
(p)(12) | Code of Ethics of Los Angeles Capital Management and Equity Research, Inc. (a subadviser of Multi-Manager Growth Strategies Fund), effective August 27, 2019 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #366 on Form N-1A | (p)(12) | 11/27/2019 |
(p)(13) | Code of Ethics of Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC (a subadviser of Multi-Manager Alternative Strategies Fund), effective April 1, 2019 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #374 on Form N-1A | (p)(13) | 4/27/2020 |
(p)(14) | Code of Ethics of Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership (a subadviser of Multi-Manager International Equity Strategies Fund), effective April 1, 2019 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #356 on Form N-1A | (p)(14) | 8/27/2019 |
(p)(15) | Code of Ethics of Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited (a subadviser of Multi-Manager International Equity Strategies Fund), effective March 2020 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #376 on Form N-1A | (p)(15) | 7/28/2020 |
Exhibit
Number |
Exhibit Description |
Filed
Herewith or
Incorporated by Reference |
Information About the Filing that Includes the Document Incorporated by Reference | ||||
Registrant
that Made the Filing |
File
No.
of Such Registrant |
Type
of
Filing |
Exhibit
of
Document in that Filing |
Filing
Date |
|||
(p)(16) | Code of Ethics of Causeway Capital Management LLC (a subadviser of Multi-Manager International Equity Strategies Fund), effective June 30, 2020 | Filed Herewith | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #378 on Form N-1A | (p)(16) | 8/27/2020 |
(p)(17) | Code of Ethics of AlphaSimplex Group, LLC (a subadviser of Multi-Manager Alternative Strategies Fund) | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #327 on Form N-1A | (p)(20) | 5/23/2018 |
(p)(18) | Code of Ethics of Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (a subadviser of Multi-Manager Total Return Bond Strategies Fund), effective July 1, 2019 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #366 on Form N-1A | (p)(18) | 11/27/2019 |
(p)(19) | Code of Ethics of J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (a subadviser of Multi-Manager Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund), effective February 1, 2005, last revised January 30, 2019 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust II | 333-146374 | Post-Effective Amendment #70 on Form N-1A | (p)(10) | 5/20/2019 |
(p)(20) | Code of Ethics of Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management, LLC (a subadviser of Multi-Manager Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund), as of August 15, 2017 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #344 on Form N-1A | (p)(21) | 2/13/2019 |
(p)(21) | Code of Ethics of QMA LLC, (a subadviser of Columbia Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund), effective August 2019 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #374 on Form N-1A | (p)(21) | 4/27/2020 |
(q)(1) | Trustees’ Power of Attorney, dated January 1, 2018 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #315 on Form N-1A | (q)(1) | 2/1/2018 |
(q)(2) | Power of Attorney for Christopher O. Petersen, dated February 16, 2015 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #221 on Form N-1A | (q)(7) | 2/27/2015 |
(q)(3) | Power of Attorney for Michael G. Clarke, dated May 23, 2016 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #261 on Form N-1A | (q)(3) | 5/27/2016 |
(q)(4) | Power of Attorney for Joseph Beranek, dated January 3, 2020 | Incorporated by Reference | Columbia Funds Series Trust I | 2-99356 | Post-Effective Amendment #371 on Form N-1A | (q)(4) | 1/10/2020 |
(a) | Columbia Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., performs investment advisory services for the Registrant and certain other clients. Information regarding the business of Columbia Management and the directors and principal officers of Columbia Management is also included in the Form ADV filed by Columbia Management with the SEC pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (File No. 801-25943), which information is incorporated herein by reference. In addition to their position with Columbia Management, certain directors and officers of Columbia Management also hold various positions with, and engage in business for, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. or its other subsidiaries. |
(b) | Alpha Simplex Group, LLC performs investment management services for the Registrant and certain other clients. Information regarding the business of Alpha Simplex Group, LLC and certain of its officers is set forth in the Prospectus(es) and Statement of Additional Information of the Registrant’s series subadvised by Alpha Simplex Group, LLC and is incorporated herein by reference. Information about the business of Alpha Simplex Group, LLC and the directors and principal executive officers of Alpha Simplex Group, LLC is also included in the Form ADV filed by Alpha Simplex Group, LLC with the SEC pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (File No. 801-62448), which information is incorporated herein by reference. |
(c) | AQR Capital Management, LLC performs investment management services for the Registrant and certain other clients. Information regarding the business of AQR Capital Management, LLC and certain of its officers is set forth in the Prospectus(es) and Statement of Additional Information of the Registrant’s series subadvised by AQR Capital Management, LLC and is incorporated herein by reference. Information about the business of AQR Capital Management, LLC and the directors and principal executive officers of AQR Capital Management, LLC is also included in the Form ADV filed by AQR Capital Management, LLC with the SEC pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (File No. 801-55543), which information is incorporated herein by reference. |
(d) | Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership performs investment management services for the Registrant and certain other clients. Information regarding the business of Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership and certain of its officers is set forth |
in the Prospectus(es) and Statement of Additional Information of the Registrant’s series subadvised by Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership and is incorporated herein by reference. Information about the business of Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership and the directors and principal executive officers of Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership is also included in the Form ADV filed by Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership with the SEC pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (File No. 801-56633), which information is incorporated herein by reference. |
(e) | Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited performs investment management services for the Registrant and certain other clients. Information regarding the business of Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited and certain of its officers is set forth in the Prospectus(es) and Statement of Additional Information of the Registrant’s series subadvised by Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited and is incorporated herein by reference. Information about the business of Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited and the directors and principal executive officers of Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited is also included in the Form ADV filed by Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited with the SEC pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (File No. 801-21051), which information is incorporated herein by reference. |
(f) | Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. performs investment management services for the Registrant and certain other clients. Information regarding the business of Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. and certain of its officers is set forth in the Prospectus(es) and Statement of Additional Information of the Registrant’s series subadvised by Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. and is incorporated herein by reference. Information about the business of Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. and the directors and principal executive officers of Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. is also included in the Form ADV filed by Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. with the SEC pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (File No. 801-61786), which information is incorporated herein by reference. |
(g) | BMO Asset Management Corp. performs investment management services for the Registrant and certain other clients. Information regarding the business of BMO Asset Management Corp. and certain of its officers is set forth in the Prospectus(es) and Statement of Additional Information of the Registrant’s series subadvised by BMO Asset Management Corp. and is incorporated herein by reference. Information about the business of BMO Asset Management Corp. and the directors and principal executive officers of BMO Asset Management Corp. is also included in the Form ADV filed by BMO Asset Management Corp. with the SEC pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (File No. 801-35533), which information is incorporated herein by reference. |
(h) | Causeway Capital Management LLC performs investment management services for the Registrant and certain other clients. Information regarding the business of Causeway Capital Management LLC and certain of its officers is set forth in the Prospectus(es) and Statement of Additional Information of the Registrant’s series subadvised by Causeway Capital Management LLC and is incorporated herein by reference. Information about the business of Causeway Capital Management LLC and the directors and principal executive officers of Causeway Capital Management LLC is also included in the Form ADV filed by Causeway Capital Management LLC with the SEC pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (File No. 801-60343), which information is incorporated herein by reference. |
(i) | Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC performs investment management services for the Registrant and certain other clients. Information regarding the business of Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC and certain of its officers is set forth in the Prospectus(es) and Statement of Additional Information of the Registrant’s series subadvised by Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC and is incorporated herein by reference. Information about the business of Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC and the directors and principal executive officers of Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC is also included in the Form ADV filed by Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC with the SEC pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (File No. 801-60133), which information is incorporated herein by reference. |
(j) | Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management, LLC performs investment management services for the Registrant and certain other clients. Information regarding the business of Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management, LLC and certain of its officers is set forth in the Prospectus(es) and Statement of Additional Information of the Registrant’s series subadvised by Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management, LLC and is incorporated herein by reference. Information about the business of Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management, LLC and the directors and principal executive officers of Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management, LLC is also included in the Form ADV filed by Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management, LLC with the SEC pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (File No. 801-60512), which information is incorporated herein by reference. |
(k) | J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. performs investment management services for the Registrant and certain other clients. Information regarding the business of J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. and certain of its officers is set forth in the Prospectus(es) and Statement of Additional Information of the Registrant’s series subadvised by J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. and is incorporated herein by reference. Information about the business of J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. and the directors and principal executive officers of J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. is also included in the Form ADV filed by J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. with the SEC pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (File No. 801-21011), which information is incorporated herein by reference. |
(l) | Loomis, Sayles and Company, L.P. performs investment management services for the Registrant and certain other clients. Information regarding the business of Loomis, Sayles and Company, L.P. and certain of its officers is set forth in the Prospectus(es) and Statement of Additional Information of the Registrant’s series subadvised by Loomis, Sayles and Company, L.P. and is incorporated herein by reference. Information about the business of Loomis, Sayles and Company, L.P. and the directors and principal executive officers of Loomis, Sayles and Company, L.P. is also included in the Form ADV filed by Loomis, Sayles and Company, L.P. with the SEC pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (File No. 801-170), which information is incorporated herein by reference. |
(m) | Los Angeles Capital Management and Equity Research, Inc. performs investment management services for the Registrant and certain other clients. Information regarding the business of Los Angeles Capital Management and Equity Research, Inc. and certain of its officers is set forth in the Prospectus(es) and Statement of Additional Information of the Registrant’s series subadvised by Los Angeles Capital Management and Equity Research, Inc. and is incorporated herein by reference. Information about the business of Los Angeles Capital Management and Equity Research, Inc. and the directors and principal executive officers of Los Angeles Capital Management and Equity Research, Inc. is also included in the Form ADV filed by Los Angeles Capital Management and Equity Research, Inc. with the SEC pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (File No. 801-60934), which information is incorporated herein by reference. |
(n) | Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC (formerly known as Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC) performs investment management services for the Registrant and certain other clients. Information regarding the business of Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC and certain of its officers is set forth in the Prospectus(es) and Statement of Additional Information of the Registrant’s series subadvised by Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC and is incorporated herein by reference. Information about the business of Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC and the directors and principal executive officers of Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC is also included in the Form ADV filed by Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC with the SEC pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (File No. 801-42023), which information is incorporated herein by reference. |
(o) | PGIM, Inc. performs investment management services for the Registrant and certain other clients. Information regarding the business of PGIM, Inc. and certain of its officers is set forth in the Prospectus(es) and Statement of Additional Information of the Registrant’s series subadvised by PGIM, Inc. and is incorporated herein by reference. Information about the business of PGIM, Inc. and the directors and principal executive officers of PGIM, Inc. is also included in the Form ADV filed by PGIM, Inc. with the SEC pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (File No. 801-22808), which information is incorporated herein by reference. |
(p) | QMA LLC performs investment management services for the Registrant and certain other clients. Information regarding the business of QMA LLC and certain of its officers is set forth in the Prospectus(es) and Statement of Additional Information of the Registrant’s series subadvised by QMA LLC and is incorporated herein by reference. Information about the business of QMA LLC and the directors and principal executive officers of QMA LLC is also included in the Form ADV filed by QMA LLC with the SEC pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (File No. 801-62692), which information is incorporated herein by reference. |
(q) | TCW Investment Management Company LLC performs investment management services for the Registrant and certain other clients. Information regarding the business of TCW Investment Management Company LLC and certain of its officers is set forth in the Prospectus(es) and Statement of Additional Information of the Registrant’s series subadvised by TCW Investment Management Company LLC and is incorporated herein by reference. Information about the business of TCW Investment Management Company LLC and the directors and principal executive officers of TCW Investment Management Company LLC is also included in the Form ADV filed by TCW Investment Management Company LLC with the SEC pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (File No. 801-29075), which information is incorporated herein by reference. |
(r) | Threadneedle International Limited performs investment management services for the Registrant and certain other clients. Information regarding the business of Threadneedle International Limited and certain of its officers is set forth in the Prospectus(es) and Statement of Additional Information of the Registrant’s series subadvised by Threadneedle International Limited and is incorporated herein by reference. Information about the business of Threadneedle International Limited and the directors and principal executive officers of Threadneedle International Limited is also included in the Form ADV filed by Threadneedle International Limited with the SEC pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (File No. 801-63196), which information is incorporated herein by reference. |
(s) | Voya Investment Management Co. LLC performs investment management services for the Registrant and certain other clients. Information regarding the business of Voya Investment Management Co. LLC and certain of its officers is set forth in the Prospectus(es) and Statement of Additional Information of the Registrant’s series subadvised by Voya Investment Management Co. LLC and is incorporated herein by reference. Information about the business of Voya Investment |
Management Co. LLC and the directors and principal executive officers of Voya Investment Management Co. LLC is also included in the Form ADV filed by Voya Investment Management Co. LLC with the SEC pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (File No. 801-9046), which information is incorporated herein by reference. |
(t) | Water Island Capital, LLC performs investment management services for the Registrant and certain other clients. Information regarding the business of Water Island Capital, LLC and certain of its officers is set forth in the Prospectus(es) and Statement of Additional Information of the Registrant’s series subadvised by Water Island Capital, LLC and is incorporated herein by reference. Information about the business of Water Island Capital, LLC and the directors and principal executive officers of Water Island Capital, LLC is also included in the Form ADV filed by Water Island Capital, LLC with the SEC pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (File No. 801-57341), which information is incorporated herein by reference. |
(u) | Wells Capital Management Incorporated performs investment management services for the Registrant and certain other clients. Information regarding the business of Wells Capital Management Incorporated and certain of its officers is set forth in the Prospectus(es) and Statement of Additional Information of the Registrant’s series subadvised by Wells Capital Management Incorporated and is incorporated herein by reference. Information about the business of Wells Capital Management Incorporated and the directors and principal executive officers of Wells Capital Management Incorporated is also included in the Form ADV filed by Wells Capital Management Incorporated with the SEC pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (File No. 801-21122), which information is incorporated herein by reference. |
(a) | Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. acts as principal underwriter for the following investment companies, including the Registrant: |
Columbia Acorn Trust; Columbia Funds Series Trust; Columbia Funds Series Trust I; Columbia Funds Series Trust II; Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust II; Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust and Wanger Advisors Trust. |
(b) | As to each director, principal officer or partner of Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. |
Name
and
Principal Business Address* |
Position
and Offices
with Principal Underwriter |
Positions and Offices with Registrant | ||
William F. Truscott | Chief Executive Officer and Director | Board Member, Senior Vice President | ||
Scott E. Couto | President and Director | None | ||
Michael S. Mattox | Chief Financial Officer | None | ||
Michael E. DeFao | Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | ||
Stephen O. Buff | Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer | None | ||
James Bumpus | Vice President – National Sales Manager | None | ||
Thomas A. Jones | Vice President and Head of Strategic Relations | None | ||
Gary Rawdon | Vice President – Sales Governance and Administration | None | ||
Leslie A. Walstrom | Vice President and Head of North America Marketing | None | ||
Daniel J. Beckman | Vice President and Head of North America Product and Director | None | ||
Marc Zeitoun | Chief Operating Officer, North American Distribution | None | ||
Thomas R. Moore | Secretary | None | ||
Paul B. Goucher | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary | ||
Amy L. Hackbarth | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | None | ||
Mark D. Kaplan | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | None | ||
Nancy W. LeDonne | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | None | ||
Ryan C. Larrenaga | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ||
Joseph L. D’Alessandro | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | Assistant Secretary | ||
Christopher O. Petersen | Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
President
and
Principal Executive Officer |
||
Shweta J. Jhanji | Vice President and Treasurer | None | ||
Michael Tempesta | Anti-Money Laundering Officer and Identity Theft Prevention Officer | None | ||
Kevin Wasp | Ombudsman | None | ||
Kristin Weisser | Conflicts Officer | None |
* | The principal business address of Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. is 225 Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02110. |
(c) | Not Applicable. |
■ | Registrant, 225 Franklin Street, Boston, MA, 02110; |
■ | Registrant’s investment adviser and administrator, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, 225 Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02110; |
■ | Registrant’s subadviser, Alpha Simplex Group, LLC, 255 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142; |
■ | Registrant’s subadviser, Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership, 200 Clarendon Street, 30th Floor, Boston, MA 02116; |
■ | Registrant’s subadviser, AQR Capital Management, LLC, Two Greenwich Plaza, 3rd Floor, Greenwich, CT 06830; |
■ | Registrant’s subadviser, Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited, Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh, EH1 3AN; |
■ | Registrant’s subadviser, Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc., One Grand Central Place, 60 East 42nd Street, Suite 1550, New York, NY 10165; |
■ | Registrant’s subadviser, BMO Asset Management Corp., 115 South LaSalle Street, 11th Floor, Chicago, IL, 60603; |
■ | Registrant’s subadviser, Causeway Capital Management LLC, 11111 Santa Monica Blvd., 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025; |
■ | Registrant’s subadviser, Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC, 550 East Swedesford Road, Suite 120, Wayne, PA 19087; |
■ | Registrant’s subadviser, Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management, LLC, 601 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017; |
■ | Registrant’s subadviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., 383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10179; |
■ | Registrant’s subadviser, Loomis, Sayles and Company, L.P., One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111; |
■ | Registrant’s subadviser, Los Angeles Capital Management and Equity Research, Inc., 1150 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90025; |
■ | Registrant’s subadviser, Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC, 197 Clarendon St # 4, Boston, MA 02116; |
■ | Registrant’s subadviser, PGIM, Inc./Prudential Financial, Inc., 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102; |
■ | Registrant’s subadviser, QMA LLC, Gateway Center Two, Newark, NJ 07102; |
■ | Registrant’s subadviser, TCW Investment Management Company LLC, 865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90017; |
■ | Registrant’s subadviser, Threadneedle International Limited, Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London EC4N 6AG, United Kingdom; |
■ | Registrant’s subadviser, Voya Investment Management Co. LLC, 230 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10169; |
■ | Registrant’s subadviser, Water Island Capital, LLC, 41 Madison Avenue, 42nd floor, New York, NY 10010; |
■ | Registrant’s subadviser, Wells Capital Management Incorporated, 525 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; |
■ | Registrant’s former provider of advisory service as delegated by former subadviser, DGHM, Real Estate Management Services Group, LLC, 1100 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 305, Naples, FL 34102; |
■ | Registrant’s former subadviser, Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher & Co., 565 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2101, New York, NY 10017; |
■ | Registrant’s former subadviser, EAM Investors, LLC, 2533 South Coast Highway 101, Suite 240, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA 92007; |
■ | Registrant’s former subadviser, Eaton Vance Management, Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110; |
■ | Registrant’s former subadviser, Federated Investment Management Company, Federated Investors Tower, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779; |
■ | Registrant’s former subadviser, Wasatch Advisors Inc, 505 Wakara Way, 3rd Floor, Salt Lake City, UT 84108; |
■ | Registrant’s principal underwriter, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., 225 Franklin Street, Boston, MA, 02110; |
■ | Registrant’s transfer agent, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., 225 Franklin Street, Boston, MA, 02110; |
■ | Registrant’s sub-transfer agent, DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc., 2000 Crown Colony Dr., Quincy, MA 02169; |
■ | Registrant’s custodian, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza 19th Floor, New York, NY 10005; and |
■ | Registrant’s former custodian, State Street Bank and Trust Company, State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street, Boston, MA 02111. |
COLUMBIA FUNDS SERIES TRUST I | |
By: | /s/ Christopher O. Petersen |
Christopher
O. Petersen
President |
Signature | Capacity | Signature | Capacity |
/s/ Christopher O. Petersen |
President
(Principal Executive Officer) |
/s/ Nancy T. Lukitsh* | Trustee |
Christopher O. Petersen | Nancy T. Lukitsh | ||
/s/ Michael G. Clarke* |
Chief
Financial Officer,
Principal Financial Officer and Senior Vice President |
/s/ David M. Moffett* | Trustee |
Michael G. Clarke | David M. Moffett | ||
/s/ Joseph Beranek* |
Treasurer,
Chief
Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) and Principal Financial Officer |
/s/ John J. Neuhauser* | Trustee |
Joseph Beranek | John J. Neuhauser | ||
/s/ Douglas A. Hacker* | Chair of the Board | /s/ Patrick J. Simpson* | Trustee |
Douglas A. Hacker | Patrick J. Simpson | ||
/s/ Janet L. Carrig* | Trustee | /s/ William F. Truscott* | Trustee |
Janet L. Carrig | William F. Truscott |
* |
By:
Name: |
/s/ Joseph D’Alessandro | |
Joseph
D’Alessandro**
Attorney-in-fact |
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** | Executed by Joseph D’Alessandro on behalf of Michael G. Clarke pursuant to a Power of Attorney, dated May 23, 2016 and incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 261 to Registration Statement No. 2-99356 of the Registrant on Form N-1A (Exhibit (q)(3)), filed with the Commission on May 27, 2016, on behalf of Joseph Beranek pursuant to a Power of Attorney, dated January 3, 2020, and incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 371 to Registration Statement No. 2-99356 of the Registrant on Form N-1A (Exhibit (q)(4)), filed with the Commission on January 10, 2020 and on behalf of each of the Trustees pursuant to a Trustees Power of Attorney, dated January 1, 2018, and incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 315 to Registration Statement No. 2-99356 of the Registrant on Form N-1A (Exhibit (q)(1)), filed with the Commission on February 1, 2018. |
(j)(2) | Consents of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
(p)(4)(ii) | Personal Securities Trading Standards of Prudential Financial, dated June 9, 2020 |
(p)(5) | Code of Ethics of TCW Investment Management Company LLC, dated June 2, 2020 |
(p)(10) | Code of Ethics of Boston Partners Global Investors Inc., effective May 2020 |
(p)(16) | Code of Ethics of Causeway Capital Management LLC, effective June 30, 2020 |
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Columbia Funds Series Trust I of our reports dated June 22, 2020, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights, which appear in the Annual Reports on Form N-CSR of the funds indicated in Appendix A for the year ended April 30, 2020. We also consent to the references to us under the headings Financial Highlights, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and Organization and Management of Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries in such Registration Statement.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 26, 2020
Appendix A
Fund Name
Columbia Bond Fund
Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I
Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund
Columbia Corporate Income Fund
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund
Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Columbia Funds Series Trust I of our report dated June 25, 2020, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights, which appears in the Annual Report on Form N-CSR of Multi-Manager Directional Alternative Strategies Fund for the year ended April 30, 2020. We also consent to the references to us under the headings Financial Highlights, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and Organization and Management of Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries in such Registration Statement.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 26, 2020
Personal Securities Trading Standards
Table of Contents
Section 1: Prudentials Standards on Insider Trading |
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Section 2: General Principles and Standards of Business Conduct |
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Section 3: Monitoring Classifications |
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Section 4: Securities Account Maintenance |
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Securities Accounts and Authorized Broker-Dealers |
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Mutual Fund Only Accounts and 529 Accounts |
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Discretionary Managed Accounts |
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Cryptocurrency Investments |
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Section 5: Preclearance Requirements |
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Preclearance Requirements General |
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Preclearance Requirements - Margin Accounts and Limit Orders |
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Preclearance Requirements - Gifts of Covered Securities |
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Submitting a Preclearance Request |
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Section 6: General Trading and Other Restrictions |
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Material Nonpublic Information: |
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Sixty-Day Mutual Fund Holding Period |
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Blackout Periods |
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Short-Swing Profits |
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Exceptions (Sixty-Day Holding Period, Access/Investment Person Blackout Periods and Short Swing Profits) |
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Prudential Securities |
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Employer-issued Stock Option Transactions |
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Short Sales |
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Options |
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Initial Public Offerings |
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Private Placements |
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Restricted Lists and Watch Lists |
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Investment Clubs |
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Board Memberships and Joint Ventures |
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PGIM Real Estate Prudential Retirement Real Estate Fund (PRREF) Restrictions |
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Section 7: Additional Requirements for Designated Persons |
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Trading Windows |
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Preclearance Requirements |
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Trading Prohibitions |
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Account Maintenance |
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Account Statement Requirements for Designated Persons Only |
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Section 8: Associated Persons |
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Section 9: Acknowledgements |
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Initial and Annual Account Acknowledgement |
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Initial and Annual Holdings Report |
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Initial and Annual Investment Advisers Code of Ethics |
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Initial and Annual Information Barrier Standards Acknowledgement |
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Broker Consent |
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Other Compliance Acknowledgements and Certifications |
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Section 10: Administration and Recordkeeping |
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Violations |
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Exceptions |
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Recordkeeping |
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EXHIBIT A |
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EXHIBIT B |
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Section 1: Prudentials Standards on Insider Trading
Prudential aspires to the highest standard of business ethics. Accordingly, Prudential has developed the following standards and requirements to properly protect material nonpublic information and to comply with laws and regulations governing insider trading.
A. Use of Material Nonpublic and Confidential Information
In the course of your work at Prudential, you may receive or have access to material nonpublic information about Prudential or other public companies. The Company standards, industry practice and federal and state laws establish strict guidelines regarding the use of material nonpublic information. In addition to these requirements, Prudential has established the corporate master policy entitled Protection and Use of Material Nonpublic Information: Information Barriers and Personal Securities Trading. Additionally, the Information Barrier Standards have been adopted to provide specific requirements for employees of an Investment Sector (as defined in the Information Barrier Standards) and its constituent investment units (including their operations located outside the U.S.).
You may not use material nonpublic information, including information obtained in the course of your employment, for your personal gain or share such information with others for their personal benefit. You must treat as confidential all information that is not publicly disclosed concerning Prudentials financial information and key performance drivers, investment activity or plans, or the financial condition and business activity (potentially including cyber incidents and cyber risk) of Prudential or any company with which Prudential is doing business.
If you possess material nonpublic information, you must preserve its confidentiality and disclose it only to other Employees who have a legitimate business need for the information. In addition, there are special rules for non-investment unit employees sharing material nonpublic information with employees of an investment unit. In these circumstances, you must contact the Law Department or Compliance prior to sharing this information so that proper precautions can be taken.
In the course of your business activities, you may be involved in confidential analysis involving other external public companies. You must treat as confidential all information received relating to this analysis and discuss it only with those employees who have a legitimate business need for the information. You may not personally use this information or share such information with others for anyones personal benefit. Under federal securities law, it is illegal to buy or sell a security while in
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possession of material nonpublic information relating to the security.1,2 It is also illegal to tip others about inside information. In other words, you may not pass material nonpublic information about an issuer on to others or recommend that they trade the issuers securities.
Insider trading is an extremely complex area of the law principally regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). If you have any questions concerning the law or a particular situation, you should consult with the Compliance Department or the Law Department. If you believe that you may have material nonpublic information about a public company obtained in the course of your position, or if you are in a portfolio or asset management unit and you believe you may have material nonpublic information regardless of the source, you should notify your Chief Compliance Officer so that the securities can be monitored and/or placed on a restricted list as appropriate.
B. Prudential Insider Trading Rules
Below are rules concerning insider trading. Failure to comply with these rules could result in violations of the federal securities laws and subject you to severe penalties described in Section H.1 and Section H.2. Violations of these rules also may result in discipline by Prudential up to and including termination of employment. You may not buy or sell securities issued by Prudential or any other public company if you are in possession of material nonpublic information relating to those companies.3 This restriction applies to transactions for you, members of your family, Prudential or any other person for whom you may buy or sell securities. In addition, you may not recommend to others that they buy or sell that security while in possession of material nonpublic information.
If you are aware that Prudential is considering or actually trading any security for any account it manages, you must regard that as material nonpublic information. Accordingly, you may not make any trade or recommendation involving that security until seven calendar days after you know that such trading is no longer being considered or until seven calendar days after Prudential ceases trading in that security, whichever is longer. In addition, you must treat any nonpublic information about portfolio holdings of any registered investment company managed by Prudential as material nonpublic information. You may not communicate material nonpublic information to anyone except individuals who are entitled to receive it in connection with the performance of their responsibilities for Prudential (i.e., individuals with a need to know).
You should refrain from buying or selling securities issued by any companies about which you are
1 Rule 10b5-1(c), adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, provides for an affirmative defense to allegations of insider trading for trades implemented in accordance with a Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plan (Individual Trading Plan). Certain Prudential employees may be eligible to enter into an Individual Trading Plan with respect to certain sales of Prudential securities and exercises of Prudential employee stock options. Any Individual Trading Plan must be precleared in accordance with Company standards. These individuals have been specifically notified.
2 In some circumstances, additional elements may be required for there to be a violation of law, including intent, or knowledge of wrongdoing and breach of a duty.
3 Certain sales of Prudential securities and exercises of Prudential employee stock options are permitted if made pursuant to a Company precleared Individual Trading Plan.
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involved in confidential analysis. In addition, you may not communicate any information regarding the confidential analysis of the company, or that Prudential is even evaluating the company, to anyone except individuals who are entitled to receive it in connection with the performance of their responsibilities for Prudential.
C. What is Nonpublic Information?
Nonpublic information is information that is not generally available to the investing public. Information is public if it is generally available through the media or disclosed in public documents such as corporate filings with the SEC. If it is disclosed in a national business or financial wire service (such as Dow Jones or Bloomberg), in a national news service (such as AP or Reuters), in a newspaper, on the television, on the radio, or in a publicly disseminated disclosure document (such as a proxy statement or prospectus), you may consider the information to be public. If the information is not available in the general media or in a public filing, you should consider it to be nonpublic. Neither partial disclosure (disclosure of part of the information) nor the existence of rumors is sufficient to consider the information to be public. If you are uncertain as to whether information is nonpublic, you should consult the Law Department or your Chief Compliance Officer.
While you must be especially alert to sensitive information, you may consider information received directly from a designated company spokesperson to be public information unless you know or have reason to believe that such information is not generally available to the investing public. An Employee working on a private securities transaction who receives information from a company representative regarding the transaction should presume that the information is nonpublic.
Example:
When telling a Prudential analyst certain information about the company, a company representative gives indication that the information may be nonpublic by saying: This is not generally known but. . . In such a situation, the analyst should assume that the information is nonpublic.
D. What is Material Information?
There is no statutory definition of material information. You should assume that information is material if an investor, considering all the surrounding facts and circumstances, would find such information important in deciding whether or when to buy, sell, or hold a security. In general, any nonpublic information that, if announced, could affect the price of the security should be considered to be material information. If you are not sure whether nonpublic information is material, you should consult the Law Department or your Chief Compliance Officer. Material information may be about Prudential or another public company.
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Information about a companys physical assets (e.g., an oil discovery, a fire that destroyed a factory, or an environmental problem); |
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Information about a companys personnel (e.g., a valuable employee leaving or becoming seriously ill); |
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Information about a companys pension plans (e.g., the removal of assets from an over-funded plan or an increase or decrease in future contributions); |
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Information about a companys financial status (e.g., financial restructuring plans or changes to planned payments of debt securities); |
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Information about a data breach or misuse of company or customer information; |
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Information may be material even though it may not be directly about a company (e.g., if the information is relevant to that company or its products, business, or assets).
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Information that a companys primary supplier is going to increase dramatically the prices it charges; or |
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Material information may also include information about Prudentials activities or plans relating to a company unaffiliated with Prudential.
Examples:
Information that Prudential is going to enter into a transaction with a company, such as, for example, awarding a large service contract to a particular company.
E. Front-running and Scalping
Trading while in possession of information concerning Prudentials trades is prohibited by Prudentials insider trading rules and may also violate federal law. This type of trading activity is referred to as front running and scalping.
Front running occurs when an individual, with knowledge of Prudentials trading intentions, knowingly makes a trade in the same direction as Prudential just before Prudential makes its trade. Examples include buying a security just before Prudential buys that security (in the expectation that
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the price may rise based on such purchase) or selling a security just before Prudential sells such security (in the expectation that such sale will lead to a drop in price).
Scalping is making a trade in the opposite direction just after Prudentials trade, in other words, buying a security just after Prudential stops selling such security or selling just after Prudential stops buying such security.
Example:
Prudential is planning to sell a large position in ABC Co. If you sell ABC Co. securities ahead of Prudential in expectation that the large sale will depress its price, you are engaging in front running. If you purchase ABC Co. securities after Prudential has completed its sale to take advantage of the temporary price decrease, you are engaging in scalping.
F. Private Securities Transactions
The anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws apply to transactions in both publicly traded securities and private securities. However, the insider trading laws do not prohibit private securities transactions where both parties to the transaction have possession of the same material nonpublic information.
G. Charitable Gifts
If you are in possession of material nonpublic information concerning a security you hold, you may not gift the security to a charitable institution and receive a tax deduction on the gift.
H. Penalties for Insider Trading4
1. Penalties for Individuals
Individuals who illegally trade while in possession of material nonpublic information or who illegally tip such information to others may be subject to severe civil and criminal penalties including disgorgement of profits, substantial fines and imprisonment. Employment consequences of such behavior may include the loss or suspension of licenses to work in the securities industry, and disciplinary action by Prudential that may include fines or other monetary penalties, suspension without pay, reduction in PTO days or other disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.
2. Penalties for Supervisors
The law provides for penalties for controlling persons of individuals who engage in insider trading. Accordingly, under certain circumstances, supervisors of an Employee who is found liable for insider trading may be subject to criminal fines up to $1 million per violation, civil penalties and fines, and discipline by Prudential up to and including termination of employment.
3. Penalties for Prudential
Prudential could also be subject to penalties in the event an Employee is found liable for insider trading.
4 In addition to the penalties listed in this section, Prudential and/or a Prudential Employee could be subject to penalties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) if the insider trading occurs in connection with an ERISA plans investment. Other laws and penalties may apply to non-U.S. employees.
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Such penalties include, among others, harsh criminal fines and civil penalties, as well as restrictions placed on Prudentials ability to conduct certain business activities including broker- dealer, investment adviser, and investment company activities.
Section 2: General Principles and Standards of Business Conduct
As a leader in the insurance and financial services industry, Prudential Financial, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively Prudential or the Company) aspire to the highest standards of business conduct. Maintaining high standards requires a total commitment to sound ethical principles and Prudentials values. It also requires nurturing a business culture that supports decisions and actions based on what is right, not simply what is expedient.
Consistent with this standard, Prudential has developed these Personal Securities Trading Standards (the Standards) which are designed for Prudential and its Employees to comply with various securities laws and regulations including the Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988 (ITSFEA), the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and Rule 17(j) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as applicable.
The Company has delegated administration of these Standards to the Compliance Operations team within Corporate Compliance. Using the FIS Protegent PTA system (PST), and other methods, Compliance Operations conducts reviews of personal securities transactions with a view towards determining whether Employees have complied with all applicable provisions of these Standards. Corporate Compliance is responsible for developing and maintaining standard operating procedures detailing the scope and frequency of surveillance reports. Local Business Unit Compliance is responsible for developing and maintaining more detailed standard operating procedures around this monitoring process to detect and prevent violations of these Standards.
No business unit may adopt standards or procedures that are less stringent than these Standards without approval from Prudentials Chief Compliance Officer. However, U.S. business units may adopt standards and procedures that are more stringent than those contained herein. Employees located in jurisdictions where local regulations require more or less stringent requirements should defer to local Compliance standards and procedures.
Capitalized Terms used throughout these Standards are defined in the Glossary in Exhibit A. Exhibit B provides a summary of the requirements under these Standards. If you are unclear as to your personal trading and reporting responsibilities, or have any questions concerning any aspect of these Standards, please contact Compliance Operations at PST.help@prudential.com.
Section 3: Monitoring Classifications
Employee classifications (also referred to as Access Levels) are disclosed to them within PST or Prudentials Compliance Center. Certain contingent workers may be classified under these Standards and the classifications for such persons are disclosed in PST as well. For ease of reference, the term Employee will be used throughout these Standards and multiple classifications may apply depending on the persons role.
If you have been assigned multiple classifications in PST, please note that you must adhere to the
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requirements for all classifications that have been assigned to you. Employees classified as one or more of the following are subject to these Standards:
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Supervised Persons Individuals who are officers, directors and employees of a registered investment adviser, as well as certain other individuals who provide advice on behalf of the adviser and are subject to the advisers supervision and control. |
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Covered Persons Employees, other than Access Persons, who may have access to sensitive or confidential information about third parties or external companies or those individuals who the Company determines should be monitored due to their role in the organization. Certain Covered Persons may be subject to preclearance of personal securities trading activity, depending on their access to material non-public information. |
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Access Persons Employees who work in or support portfolio management activities, have access to nonpublic investment advisory client trading information or recommendations, or have access to nonpublic portfolio holdings of mutual funds. This includes Employees or officers of a mutual fund or investment adviser who, in connection with their normal responsibilities, make, participate in, or have access to current or pending information regarding the purchase or sale of securities by any portfolios managed by the business unit or group of business units to which the individual is deemed to have access. This may also include Employees who do not have access to nonpublic trading or holdings information, but who have been identified by Compliance as individuals who should be held to the standards that apply to an Access Person because of the activities conducted by their business unit. |
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Investment Persons Access Persons who, in connection with their regular functions or duties, make or participate in making recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of securities for client accounts (i.e. public-side portfolio managers, traders, analysts, other individuals designated by the Local Business Unit Compliance Officer). |
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Designated Person An Employee who, during the normal course of his or her job, has routine access to material nonpublic information about Prudential. Material nonpublic information may consist of financial or non-financial information about Prudential as a whole, or one or more Divisions or Segments. See Section 7. |
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Associated Person Any officer, director or branch manager (or any person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions), any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the broker-dealer, any Employee of the broker- dealer or individuals performing covered functions under the Operations Professional rule 1230 (b)(6), except someone whose functions are solely clerical or ministerial. This includes all Employees who are registered with a member firm of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (aka FINRA). See Section 8. |
Employees should consult with their Local Business Unit Compliance Officers to determine whether any additional personal trading standards or procedures have been adopted by their business unit. Furthermore, Employees located outside of the United States should consult with their Local Business Unit Compliance Officers for clarification regarding the applicability of these Standards which may be limited due to local laws.
Section 4: Securities Account Maintenance
Securities Accounts and Authorized Broker-Dealers
Access Persons, Investment Persons, and Covered Persons are required to maintain their Securities Accounts at an Authorized Broker-Dealer (please see Exhibit A for the definition of Securities Accounts and for the list of Authorized Broker-Dealers). This requirement does not apply to Employees outside of the U.S. maintaining accounts with foreign broker dealers, unless such Employees are classified as Covered Persons, or they are employed by a U.S registered investment adviser that is affiliated with the Company in which case local policies and procedures, as approved by the units Chief Compliance Officer, will apply. Please note, Designated Persons are not required to maintain their Securities Accounts at an Authorized Broker-Dealer, however they are required to hold all securities issued by Prudential Financial at an authorized Broker-Dealer. Designated Persons should reference Section 7 of these Standards for Account Maintenance Requirements. Please see the Additional Requirements for Designated Persons Section of these Standards for details.
All Securities Accounts must be reported in PST which can be accessed by typing PST into a web browser on your Prudential computer. Employees who are newly subject to this requirement are required to transfer their Securities Accounts to an Authorized Broker-Dealer within sixty days of their Company start date or the date the Employee becomes subject to these Standards as a result of transfer or newly acquired access to material, nonpublic information. In addition, in the event that you open a new Securities Account, you must report it in PST within thirty days of activating the new account.
Exceptions to the Authorized Broker-Dealer requirement will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and will be approved on a limited basis. If, at any time, the facts and circumstances regarding an account(s) for which an exception has been previously granted, the Employee must promptly notify Compliance and request that the account(s) be reviewed in light of the changed circumstances. Additionally, Employees must submit documentation to Compliance upon request to re-validate exceptions that were previously granted.
Access and Investment Persons excluding international PGIM units who were granted an who have
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been granted an exception to the Authorized Broker-Dealer requirement must manually enter all transactions in Covered Securities for exception accounts into the PST system as soon as possible, but no later than 10 days after the quarter ends. Additionally, Access and Investment Persons must certify to the accuracy of manually entered transactions periodically.
Certain brokers may require written consent forms with physical signatures from all account owners, including Immediate Family Members (otherwise known as Household Members), prior to transmitting personal trading data to Prudential Financial, Inc. for new and existing accounts.
Mutual Fund Only Accounts and 529 Accounts
Access Persons and Investment Persons must report all Securities Accounts held at a broker-dealer even if the account is limited to the purchase and sale of open-end mutual funds. However, Covered Persons do not have to report Securities Accounts that are limited to the purchase and sale of open-end mutual funds.
Some mutual fund companies allow mutual fund shares to be purchased and held directly through the funds transfer agent rather than through a broker-dealer. Such mutual fund transfer agency accounts, including the underlying transactions and holdings in those accounts, do not need to be reported to Prudential.
529 College Savings Plans purchased directly from a state sponsor rather than through a broker- dealer are not subject to these Standards and do not require disclosure.
Discretionary Managed Accounts
Access Persons, Investment Persons, Covered Persons and Designated Persons must disclose Discretionary Managed Accounts to Compliance Operations and must provide a copy of the executed Discretionary Managed Account Agreement for review and approval. Upon approval, duplicate statements and trade confirmations for these accounts are not required to be submitted unless you are an Employee who is subject to reporting requirements under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (such Employees will be notified by Compliance Operations). However, any Employee may be asked to provide Compliance with periodic statements for certain Discretionary Managed Accounts.
A Discretionary Managed Account Agreement may establish general investment objectives. However, the account owner may not make or be permitted to make any specific decisions regarding the purchase or sale of individual securities for the account. If the account owner has granted management of their Discretionary Managed Account to a third party, then the account owner must not influence or control the account, such as by suggesting purchases or sales of investments,
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directing transactions, or consulting with the manager regarding allocation of investments in any way that could affect the selection of specific securities.
Certain Employees who have reported and have received approval to maintain a Discretionary Managed Account are required to complete a periodic certification to the effect that they have not influenced the purchase and sale of investments as noted in the paragraph above. The financial professional responsible for the Discretionary Managed Account may be required to complete a separate certification to Prudential regarding the account. Additionally, either the employee or the financial professional may be asked periodically to discuss the nature of the account with Compliance.
For the purposes of these Standards, automated adviser accounts (colloquially referred to as robo- advisers) that utilize algorithms to manage client assets may be subject to the same provisions of these Standards as Discretionary Managed Accounts provided the robo-advisers managed account agreement is accepted by Compliance.
Cryptocurrency Investments
Purchases or sales of cryptocurrencies do not generally involve a security and do not need to be precleared, nor do cryptocurrency accounts or wallets require disclosure. However, employees currently required to preclear ETFs and/or futures contracts must also preclear ETFs that invest in cryptocurrencies and futures contracts that are cryptocurrency-based. Similarly, private placements require preclearance even if the offered securities involve investment in or are being purchased with cryptocurrency. These Employees and their Immediate Family Members are required to disclose holdings of cryptocurrency-based ETFs, futures and private placements as part of their Annual Holdings Reports. Also, note that certain cryptocurrency offerings such as an initial coin offering may be considered a securities offering. You should contact Compliance Operations to determine whether any such offering requires preclearance.
Section 5: Preclearance Requirements
Preclearance Requirements General
Preclearance of personal securities transactions allows Prudential to prevent personal trades that may conflict with Client trades or restricted lists. As such, Access Persons and Investment Persons (subject to the exceptions noted below) must preclear all transactions in Covered Securities as defined in Exhibit A. Access and Investment Persons are not required to preclear the following:
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Transactions that are Non-Volitional as defined in Exhibit A. |
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Access Persons in Global Portfolio Strategies Inc. (GPSI) are subject to limited preclearance requirements that apply only to issuers on the GPSI Restricted List. Access Persons in GPSI should contact their Local Business Unit Compliance Officer for more information regarding which Covered Securities require preclearance; and |
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Access Persons of Pruco Securities LLC (Pruco)/ Prudential Financial Planning Services (PFPS) are generally required to: (i) avoid placing their own personal interests ahead of the interests of PFPS clients; (ii) avoid taking inappropriate advantage of their position with the Company; and (iii) avoid any actual or potential conflicts of interest. PFPS Access Persons |
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personal securities transactions are monitored for potential conflicts of interest in ETF trades where the same ETF is transacted in their clients accounts on the same day. |
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All Access Persons of PGIM Real Estate and PGIM Real Estate Finance and functional Employees must preclear all Covered Securities including real estate-related securities. Additionally, Employees in PGIM Real Estate, PGIM Real Estate Finance and functional Employees are prohibited from trading real estate investment trusts and real estate operating companies while employed by or supporting PGIM Real Estate and PGIM Real Estate Finance. |
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Access and Investment Persons of Prudential Customer Solutions LLC (PCS) are only required to preclear the exchange-traded funds, and their equivalents or derivatives, offered through the advisers platform. Additionally, all PCS Access and Investment Persons are prohibited from profiting from a purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, of the same or an equivalent exchange-traded fund offered through the advisers platform within any sixty- calendar day period. Transactions resulting in a loss are not subject to this prohibition. |
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Covered Persons in Prudential Retirement and other areas of the company may be restricted from purchasing or selling securities of certain issuers engaged in pension risk transfer (PRT) activities. Such restrictions apply to all Securities Accounts, excluding accounts that are limited to only purchasing and selling open-end mutual funds, in which the Covered Person is deemed to have a beneficial interest. If you are a Covered Person subject to PRT restrictions, you must determine whether the security you intend to trade is on the Restricted List prior to executing a trade. You can confirm the restricted status of a security by entering a preclearance request into PST or by contacting your Local Business Unit Compliance Officer. |
Preclearance Requirements Margin Accounts and Limit Orders
Trading approval is valid only for the day that it is granted. Employees who are subject to preclearance are discouraged from entering limit orders that carry over to a future trading day and from maintaining margin accounts. If you engage in multi-day limit orders, you must obtain preclearance approval on each day that the order is outstanding. Transactions triggered by limit orders, margin calls, or margin account maintenance fees require preclearance approval and may result in violations of the Standards.
Preclearance Requirements Gifts of Covered Securities
Preclearance is required if an Access Person or Investment Person gifts a Covered Security to a person. Preclearance is not required if an Access Person or Investment Person donates a Covered Security to a charity/non-profit organization that the employee does not own/control. Employees who have Section 16 related filing obligations with regard to securities of Prudential Financial or PGIM Closed-End Funds must preclear all gifts of such securities.
Submitting a Preclearance Request
For U.S. based Employees, preclearance requests must be submitted via PST which can be accessed by typing PST into a web browser on your Prudential computer.
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review. Generally, preclearance requests may be submitted between 6:00 AM and 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Submitting a preclearance request outside of these times will result in a system-generated denial. Approved trades must be executed by the close of business on the day in which the preclearance approval is granted. Approved orders for securities traded in foreign markets may be executed within two business days from the date preclearance is granted.
For non-U.S. based Employees, in certain instances local law or administrative issues may prohibit the use of PST. Absent such prohibitions, non-U.S. based Employees must utilize PST for preclearance. In these cases, the personal trading activity of these Employees is approved, monitored, and tracked locally by the business unit compliance department through other methods which may include paper. Additionally, certain jurisdictions may grant preclearance approval for a duration spanning the current trading day and the next trading day for transactions executed on foreign exchanges. Please consult your local Compliance Officer for details.
For private securities transactions, preclearance is a manual process and paper approval request forms can be obtained through PST or by contacting your Local Business Unit Compliance Officer. Completed private securities transactions must be reported to your Local Business Unit Compliance Officer within ten days following the close of the quarter in which the trade was executed.
Section 6: General Trading and Other Restrictions
Material Nonpublic Information:
No Employee may buy or sell any security while in possession of material, nonpublic information about the issuer of that security.
Sixty-Day Mutual Fund Holding Period
Subject to the exceptions noted below, Investment Personnel of all business units, as well as the President, Chief Compliance Officer, and Chief Legal Officer of PGIM Investments LLC and AST Investment Services, Inc. (and each of their respective direct reports) are required to hold Affiliated Open End Mutual-Funds purchased for a period of 60 days. This 60-day holding period also applies to transactions in Affiliated Open End Mutual-Funds that serve as underlying investment options in Prudential sponsored insurance products. Profits realized on such transactions that do not adhere to the requirements of this Section may be required to be disgorged to the Fund or as otherwise deemed appropriate by the Committee.
Blackout Periods
Subject to the exceptions noted below: i) Access Persons of PGIM are prohibited from knowingly executing a securities transaction on the same day that a client in their business unit has a pending buy or sell order in the same or an equivalent security; and ii) Investment Persons of PGIM are prohibited from knowingly buying or selling a security within seven calendar days before or after a client in their business unit trades in the same or an equivalent security. These prohibitions will not apply to a fund or portfolio that replicates a broad-based securities market index as defined by the Compliance Operations and Local Business Unit Compliance.
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blackout period will not be considered a violation provided that the transaction was precleared and was conducted without prior knowledge of the client trade. Access and Investment Persons of Prudential Customer Solutions LLC (PCS) are excluded from the above requirements given the algorithmic nature of the advisers activity. Additionally, Pruco and GPSI Access Persons are exempt from this requirement given other personal trading restrictions.
Designated Persons are prohibited from executing trades in Prudential related securities unless the trading window is open. Certain sales of Prudential securities and exercises of Prudential Employee stock options are permitted during blackout periods only if made pursuant to the Company precleared Individual Trading Plan, otherwise known as a 10b5-1 plan, that is maintained by Compliance Operations.
Short-Swing Profits
Subject to the exceptions noted below, Investment Persons are prohibited from profiting from a purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, of the same or an equivalent security within any sixty- calendar day period. Transactions resulting in a loss are not subject to this prohibition.
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Access and Investment Persons of PCS are prohibited from profiting from a purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, of the same or an equivalent exchange-traded fund offered through the advisers platform within any sixty-calendar day period. Transactions resulting in a loss are not subject to this prohibition. |
In keeping with the spirit of this restriction, Investment Persons should not engage in options or other derivative strategies that lead to the exercise or assignment of securities that would result in a prohibited transaction (i.e., writing a short call or buying a long put with an expiration date of less than sixty days). Any such transaction would be considered as turnover within the sixty-day period and will result in a violation of these Standards.
Exceptions (Sixty-Day Holding Period, Access/Investment Person Blackout Periods and Short Swing Profits)
Exceptions may be granted to the Sixty-Day Holding Period, Blackout Periods and Short Swing Profits when the transaction is Non-Volitional or is:
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be granted for De Minimis Transactions which are:
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any fixed-income securities transaction, or series of related transactions effected over a 30- calendar day period, involving 100 units ($100,000 principal amount) or less in each direction (purchase or sale). |
Prudential Securities
All Employees are prohibited from trading Prudential securities while in possession of material nonpublic information regarding the Company. For purposes of these Standards, all requirements and restrictions relating to Prudential securities include, but are not limited to common stock, bonds (including convertible bonds), the Prudential Financial, Inc. Common Stock Fund (PFI Common Stock Fund), Employee stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance units, exchange traded or other options and Prudential Financial single stock futures.
All Employees are also prohibited from selling Prudential securities short including short sales against the box, hedging Prudential securities transactions, and from participating in any exchange traded Prudential options or futures transactions on any security issued by Prudential. These restrictions include: put or call options; prepaid variable forward contracts; equity swaps; collars; exchange traded funds; and any other financial instrument that is designed to hedge or offset any change in the market value of Prudential securities.
Employer-issued Stock Option Transactions
The exercise of Employee compensation-based stock options issued by the Company requires preclearance by QMA Access and Investments Persons. The exercise of Employee compensation-based stock options granted by a third party as compensation do not require preclearance provided the converted shares are not liquidated. All Employees with preclearance obligations must preclear the liquidation of shares resulting from the exercise of an employer-issued stock option.
Short Sales
Employees may not short sell Prudential related securities under any circumstances. Additionally, Investment Persons may not short sell any security which is owned by any portfolio managed by the business unit that he/she supports with the exception of short sales against the box. A short sale against the box refers to a short sale when the seller owns an equivalent amount of the same securities.
Options
Access Persons and Investment Persons of PGIM may not write naked call options or buy naked put options on a security owned by any portfolio managed by the business unit.
Access Persons and Investment Persons of PGIM may purchase options on securities not held by any portfolio managed by the business unit, or purchase call options or write put options on securities owned by any portfolio managed by the business unit, subject to preclearance and the same restrictions
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applicable to other securities. Access Persons and Investment Persons of PGIM may write covered call options or buy covered put options on a security owned by any portfolio managed by the business unit at the discretion of the business unit compliance officer. However, Investment Persons should keep in mind that the short-term trading profit rule might affect their ability to close out an option position at a profit as noted in the Short-Swing Profit prohibition outlined in Section 6.
Initial Public Offerings
All Registered Representatives and Investment Persons (with the exception of Investment Persons in SIRG) are prohibited from purchasing initial public offerings of securities. Access Persons and SIRG Investment Persons, who are not Registered Representatives, must preclear purchases of initial public offerings of securities. Such preclearance requests should be submitted via PST to your Local Business Unit Compliance Officer. For the purposes of these Standards, initial public offerings of securities do not include offerings of government or municipal securities.
Private Placements
Access Persons and Investment Persons are prohibited from investing in a private placement without prior approval from their Local Business Unit Compliance Officer. Such approval must be obtained from the Local Business Unit Compliance Officer, based on a determination that no conflict of interest is involved.
Restricted Lists and Watch Lists
Access Persons (with the exception of Access Persons in GPSI), Investment Persons and Covered Persons are prohibited from purchasing or selling securities of issuers on their respective business units Restricted List. Access Persons in GPSI are prohibited from purchasing or selling securities of issuers on the GPSI Watch List if they have access to material nonpublic information regarding such issuers.
The Local Business Unit Compliance Officers are responsible for maintaining these Restricted Lists and/or Watch Lists pursuant to their standard operating procedures. Each units Restricted/Watch List(s) is typically coded into PST by Compliance Operations for automated monitoring. Restricted Lists and Watch Lists are confidential and may not be shared across investment segments.
Employees who acquired restricted securities prior to becoming an Access Person, Investment Person and Covered Person, or prior to the security being placed on the units Restricted List or Watch List, must obtain written exception from their Local Business Unit Compliance Officer prior to the sale of such security.
Investment Clubs
Access Persons and Investment Persons may not participate in Investment Clubs.
Board Memberships and Joint Ventures
Employees should be mindful that purchasing and/or selling shares of publicly traded companies when the Employee or their Immediate Family Member serves on that companys Board of Directors may require additional reporting and/or prior approval by that company. Please contact the Compliance
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Department of that company for guidance. Employees who serve on the Board of Directors for Prudential Affiliated Exchange Traded Funds, Affiliated Closed-End Funds, or Affiliated Open-End Mutual Funds are exempt from this requirement. Additionally, Employees serving on the Board of Directors for Prudential-affiliated joint ventures may be subject to trading restrictions on shares issued by the joint ventures partner(s). Please contact the Compliance Operations or Local Business Unit Compliance for guidance.
PGIM Real Estate Prudential Retirement Real Estate Fund (PRREF) Restrictions
PGIM Real Estate Employees, as well as certain other individuals who have been specifically notified, collectively called PRREF Covered Individuals, are subject to special restrictions and requirements relating to PRREF. PRREF Covered Individuals are subject to the PRREF trading window and blackout period procedures. Generally, PRREF Covered Individuals are only permitted to execute PRREF transactions during a PRREF open trading window. However, certain limited transactions are permissible during blackout periods. Please contact your Compliance Officer for additional information regarding blackout period exclusions.
Controls have been established to prevent prohibited transactions during closed trading windows. If a blocking system fails, the Employee is still responsible for adherence to these Standards. PGIM Real Estate compliance officers will send PRREF trading window and blackout period notices to all PRREF Covered Persons.
Section 7: Additional Requirements for Designated Persons
A Designated Person is an Employee who, during the normal course of his or her job has routine access to material, nonpublic information about Prudential, including information about one or more business units or corporate level information that may be material to Prudential. Employees who have been classified as a Designated Person have been informed of their status. If you have been classified as a Designated Person, but you do not think you have access to material nonpublic information about Prudential, you should contact Compliance Operations to determine whether you should be reclassified. Please note, that as a Designated Person you may also have another classification under these Standards (e.g. Designated Person and Access Person). If so, you are required to comply with the strictest requirements of all such classifications.
The requirements and restrictions covered in this section apply to all accounts that hold and trade Prudential common stock (symbol: PRU) in which a Designated Person or an Immediate Family Member has a direct or indirect beneficial interest and authority to exercise investment discretion.
Designated Persons located outside of the United States should contact their Local Business Unit Compliance Officer regarding the applicability of the provisions set forth in this section which may be limited due to local laws.
Trading Windows
Designated Persons are permitted to exercise their Prudential options and trade in PRU only during certain open trading windows. Trading windows will be closed for periods surrounding the preparation and release of Prudentials financial results. The Company may also close the trading
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window at other unscheduled times and would provide notice when doing so. Approximately 48 hours after Prudential releases its quarterly earnings to the public, the trading window generally opens and will remain open until approximately three weeks before the end of the quarter.
Although certain automated blocks have been put in place to prevent trading when the trading window is closed, it is ultimately the Designated Persons obligation to only trade Prudential related securities when the trading window is open. If a blocking system fails, the Designated Person remains responsible if a violation occurs.
Preclearance Requirements
During the open trading windows, Designated Persons who are Levels 1-6 and pay grades 56A and 560 must obtain preclearance approval via PST prior to trading in Prudential related: common stock; bonds; Employee stock options; restricted stock; performance shares/units; exchange traded or other options; single stock futures; the Prudential Financial, Inc. Common Stock Fund; or engaging in any Prudential related transactions under the Prudential Stock Purchase Plan (PSPP), Prudential Deferred Compensation Plan, or Prudential Employee Savings Plan (PESP) affecting the Prudential Financial, Inc. Common Stock Fund. For QMA, this preclearance requirement applies to Designated Persons at all levels.
The preclearance requirement for Prudential related transactions excludes transactions in Prudential mutual funds and annuities.
Transactions affecting Prudential related securities must be completed during the open trading window and must be precleared when executed within Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRIPs), the Prudential Deferred Compensation Plan, the Prudential Employee Savings Plan (PESP) and the Prudential Stock Purchase Plan (PSPP). However, there are certain limited exceptions to these requirements such as initial plan enrollments, catch-up contribution elections, contribution and deferral rate changes, and dividend elections. Designated Persons should contact their Local Business Unit Compliance Officer or Compliance Operations prior to engaging in a DRIP, PESP or PSPP related transaction.
Therefore, Designated Persons may not enter into good until cancelled or limit orders involving Prudential securities that carry over until the next trading day.
Designated Persons located outside of North or South America are granted approval for two business days including the date preclearance is granted. In addition, Designated Persons located in the United Kingdom (UK) will be permitted additional time to complete exercises of Prudential Employee stock options due to the settlement requirements within the UK, provided that the exercise is submitted within two days of receiving preclearance approval.
Trading Prohibitions
All Designated Persons are prohibited from short selling Prudential securities. This prohibition includes short sales against the box, hedging Prudential securities transactions, and from participating in any exchange traded Prudential options or futures transactions on any security issued by Prudential. These restrictions include prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, exchange traded funds,
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and other financial instruments that are designed to hedge or offset any decrease in market value of Prudential securities.
Account Maintenance
All Designated Persons can only hold and trade Prudential Financial stock with an Authorized Broker-Dealer. While Prudential Financial stock held at Computershare is subject to the preclearance provisions of these Standards, Designated Persons are not required to transfer PRU positions held at Computershare to an Authorized Broker-Dealer. Within 30 days, Designated Persons must report all new accounts, including account numbers, to ensure that transaction records are sent to Compliance Operations. Authorized Broker-Dealer requirements do not apply to accounts where Prudential Financial stock will not be held or traded. Employees with dual classifications are subject to the more stringent Account Maintenance requirement.
Account Statement Requirements for Designated Persons Only
Designated Persons who are job levels 1-6 and pay grades 56A and 560 in addition to Associated Persons must direct their brokerage firm(s) to send duplicate copies of trade confirmations and account statements to the SMU and/or authorize their broker to provide personal trading data via an electronic feed to Prudential for all Securities Accounts. Certain brokers may require written consent forms with physical signatures from all account owners, including Immediate Family Members, prior to transmitting personal trading data to Prudential Financial, Inc. for new and existing accounts.
Designated Persons in all other job levels are exempt from the Account Statement Requirement. Employees with dual classifications are subject to the more stringent Account Maintenance requirement.
Section 8: Associated Persons
Prudential has three broker-dealers, Pruco Securities, LLC (Pruco), Prudential Investment Management Services, LLC (PIMS) and Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc. (PAD), referred to collectively as the Prudential Broker-Dealers. Unlike other Prudential businesses, the nature and scope of PIMS and PAD businesses are such that their Associated Persons generally do not, as a result of broker-dealer activity, have access to material nonpublic information concerning publicly traded securities. Accordingly, PIMS and PAD Associated Persons are generally not subject to the trading provisions of these Standards unless they have also been classified as an Access Person, Investment Person, Covered Person, or Designated Person in which case they are subject to the trading and reporting provisions that apply to these classifications.
The account disclosure process for all Associated Persons of PIMS and PAD will be centralized through PST. Therefore, all Associated Persons and Registered Representatives of the PIMS, Pruco and PAD broker dealers must disclose all reportable accounts using the PST application.
Additionally, all Associated Persons and Registered Representatives of PIMS and PAD will be required to complete the Annual Personal Securities Trading Acknowledgment.
Employees who are solely classified as Associated Persons are subject to the Securities Account reporting and Annual Account Acknowledgement requirements set forth in these Standards.
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Additionally, these Employees must comply with the following SEC and FINRA related personal securities trading requirements that apply to Associated Persons:
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Notify the applicable Prudential Broker-Dealer, in writing, prior to opening an account at another broker-dealer, and notify the other broker-dealer that they are an Associated Person of a Prudential Broker-Dealer. Associated Persons are not required to report accounts that are limited to the following types of investments: (1) mutual funds; (2) variable life and variable annuity contracts; (3) unit investment trusts; (4) certificates of deposit; (5) 529 Plans; and (6) money market fund accounts. |
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Annually, sign a statement affirming that they have read and understand Prudentials Insider Trading Standards. |
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Do not purchase equity securities in an Initial Public Offering; such purchases are prohibited. This prohibition applies to purchases in your Securities Accounts and in the Securities Accounts of your Immediate Family; and |
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Associated Persons should also refer to the personal trading related requirements set forth in the policies and procedures of the Prudential Broker-Dealer that they are associated with.
Section 9: Acknowledgements
For U.S. based Employees, all reports and acknowledgements must be completed via PST. For Employees outside of the U.S., reports and acknowledgements are coordinated via your Local Business Unit Compliance Officer and, depending on your location, must be disclosed via PST. Based on your classification, you may be required to complete one or more acknowledgements upon hire, transfer or role change. Failure to complete acknowledgements in a timely manner may result in disciplinary action such as monetary penalties, suspension without pay, reduction in PTO days or other disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.
Initial and Annual Account Acknowledgement
Upon hire/transfer, all Access Persons, Investment Persons, Covered Persons and Designated Persons must acknowledge receipt of these Standards and attest that they have complied with these Standards and related policies. This Acknowledgement Form includes a listing of the location of all reportable Securities Accounts, including those held at Authorized Broker-Dealers and those held at unauthorized firms.
Your signature on the Acknowledgement Form will confirm that you have instructed all brokers for such accounts to send duplicate copies of account statements and trade confirmations to the Compliance Operations. Additionally, by signing the Acknowledgment Form you agree to notify the Compliance Operations of any changes to your accounts that are not held at an Authorized Broker-Dealer per an exception that has been granted to you.
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Initial and Annual Holdings Report
Within ten (10) calendar days of becoming an Access Person or Investment Person, the employee must disclose their personal securities holdings. This requirement also applies to certain Covered Persons5. This Initial Holdings report must include all holdings of private securities (e.g., limited partnership interests, private placements, hedge funds, etc.) and all holdings of proprietary and certain non-proprietary subadvised mutual funds. This includes those positions held in 401(k) Plans held at other companies, variable insurance products and annuities, excluding money market funds. Security positions held in Discretionary Managed Accounts and certain trust accounts are not required to be reported on an Initial Holdings Report. All Initial Holdings Reports must include information that is current within the previous forty-five days.
Initial and Annual Investment Advisers Code of Ethics
All Access Persons, Investment Persons, Supervised Persons and certain Covered Persons5 must file Investment Adviser Code of Ethics (Code) attestation acknowledging:
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Acknowledge receipt of their Investment Adviser Code of Ethics (Code), including these Standards and any amendments to the Code and/or Standards; |
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Disclosure of any violations of the Code including these Standards to his/her Chief Compliance Officer or the Compliance Operations. |
Initial and Annual Information Barrier Standards Acknowledgement
Certain Access Persons, Covered Persons5 and Investment Persons must submit an acknowledgment that s/he has received training on Prudentials Information Barrier Policy, have read and understand the Information Barrier Policy and will abide by the terms stated therein.
Broker Consent
Certain brokers may require written consent forms with physical signatures from all account owners, including Immediate Family Members, prior to transmitting personal trading data to Prudential Financial, Inc. for new and existing accounts. To assure compliance with these Standards, you must provide consent in a manner required by each broker.
Other Compliance Acknowledgements and Certifications
Employees may be required to submit additional acknowledgements or certifications upon request as regulatory requirements change and industry standards evolve. Employees will be notified by Compliance when new acknowledgments are required.
Section 10: Administration and Recordkeeping
5 Employees who provide human resource, operational or technology support for one or more of PGIMs registered investment advisers. Such employees will be classified as Covered and will be required to complete the same personal trading attestations as PGIMs Access Persons.
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Violations
Employees are required to promptly report any known violations of these Standards to their business unit Chief Compliance Officer or his/her designee. Reported violations and other violations of these Standards detected through internal monitoring will be reported to the Personal Securities Trading/ Code of Ethics Committee or the Designated Persons & Covered Persons Trading Standards Committee, as applicable. These Committees will review all violations of these Standards and determine any sanctions or other disciplinary actions that may be deemed appropriate. Depending on the facts and circumstances of the violation, sanctions may include monetary penalties, suspension without pay, personal trading ban, reduction in PTO days or other disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment. In accordance with FINRA Rule 3110, certain transactions by Registered Representatives prompting an investigation, may require notification to the SRO.
Exceptions
While exemption from certain provisions of these Standards may be granted by the Local Business Unit Compliance Officer (as noted in the sections above), exemption from the Standards in their entirety may only be granted by the Chief Compliance Officer of Prudential Financial, Inc. In all instances, exceptions will only be granted where such exception would not violate laws or regulations.
All personal trade monitoring requirements outlined in these Standards remain in effect while an Employee is on leave of absence, disability, or vacation. In certain circumstances, when the Employee will have no access to Prudential or its systems while on extended leave, the Employee may request a temporary suspension from certain requirements. The Employee must work with the appropriate business unit compliance officer (and management) to document the circumstances and obtain such an exemption. Until such time as an exemption is granted in writing, all requirements remain in effect for that Employee and his/her Immediate Family Member(s).
Recordkeeping
Prudentials registered investment advisers are required under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 to keep records of certain transactions in which Access and Investment Persons have a direct or indirect beneficial interest. Compliance Operations, with assistance from the business unit compliance teams, maintains all records relating to compliance with these Standards such as preclearance requests, exception reports, memoranda relating to non-compliant transactions, records of violations and any actions taken as a result thereof, acknowledgements, and the names of Access Persons. These records are maintained in accordance with applicable law and Prudentials Recordkeeping Standards.
EXHIBIT A
Definitions
Affiliated Exchange Traded Fund a proprietary fund advised by Prudential, or a non-proprietary fund subadvised by Prudential, and any fund whose investment adviser or principal underwriter is controlled by or under common control with Prudential.
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Affiliated Closed-End Fund a proprietary closed-end fund advised by Prudential, or a non- proprietary closed-end fund subadvised by Prudential, and any closed-end fund whose investment adviser or principal underwriter is controlled by or under common control with Prudential.
Affiliated Open-End Mutual Fund a proprietary investment company advised by Prudential, or a non-proprietary investment company subadvised by Prudential, and any investment company whose investment adviser or principal underwriter is controlled by or under common control with Prudential.
Authorized Broker-Dealer the Authorized Broker-Dealers include:
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Charles Schwab |
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Chase Investor Services Corp (CISC) |
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Computershare Investor Services (Prudential Stock only) |
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E*TRADE |
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Fidelity Investments |
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JP Morgan Chase |
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Merrill Lynch |
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Morgan Stanley |
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Pruco Securities |
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Raymond James |
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TD Ameritrade |
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UBS Financial Services |
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Vanguard |
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Wells Fargo Advisors |
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Apex Clearing Corporation (only for accounts opened through the PMA/Link trading platform)* |
*Duplicate statements and confirmations are not required for PMA/Link accounts established with Apex Clearing Corporation given its algorithm-based model. Self- directed brokerage accounts established with Apex Clearing Corporation are not permitted under these Standards without prior Compliance approval.
Automatic Investment Plan regular periodic purchases (or withdrawals) that are made automatically in (or from) investment accounts in accordance with a predetermined schedule and allocation. An automatic investment plan includes dividend reinvestment plans (DRIPs) and Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPPs).
Broad Based Securities Market Index- an index that is not specific to a sector and is comprised of a minimum of 100 constituents, where the top 10% of constituents cannot account for more than 40% of the index.
Company Prudential Financial, Inc. and its subsidiaries, otherwise known as Prudential.
Covered Security includes all securities in which an Access Person or Investment Person has the opportunity, directly or indirectly, to profit or share in the profit derived from transactions in such securities. This includes all equity, debt and derivative related transactions with the exception of:
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direct obligations of the U.S. Government;6 (except that PGIM Fixed Income employees are required to pre-clear U.S. Treasury debt issuances, pursuant to the sixth bullet point below); |
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bankers acceptances; |
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bank certificates of deposit; |
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commercial paper; |
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high quality short-term debt instruments (rated in one of the two highest categories by an NRSRO & maturity of less than 366 days), including repurchase agreements (must be precleared only by Employees in Prudentials Chief Investment Office, Prudential Global Funding, and Enterprise Risk Management); |
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All bills, notes, and bonds, including U.S. Treasury debt issuances (must be precleared only by Employees of PGIM Fixed Income); |
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Currencies (must be precleared only by Employees of PGIM Fixed Income); |
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Cryptocurrencies (the underlying digital currency does not require preclearance; however, cryptocurrency-based ETFs and futures contracts require preclearance just like other ETFs and futures contracts.); |
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shares issued by money market funds; |
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shares issued by open-end mutual funds (excluding the PFI Common Stock Fund); |
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annuities and life insurance contracts; |
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529 plans purchased directly from a state sponsor; |
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Prudential related securities (must be precleared only by Employees in QMA as well as Designated Persons); and |
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Exchange Traded Funds (must be precleared only by Employees of PGIM Fixed Income, QMA, PI, GRES, PCS, and by Employees based in Europe). |
For Access Persons of GPSI, Covered Securities is limited to securities for which the Access Person has access to Material Nonpublic Information.
Discretionary Managed Account an account managed on a discretionary basis by a person other than the Employee or possibly an algorithmic tool (robo-adviser), over which the Employee has no direct or indirect influence or control over the selection or disposition of securities and no knowledge of transactions therein. A Discretionary Managed Account must have a formal investment management agreement that provides full discretionary authority to a third-party money manager.
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIPs) a stock purchase plan offered by a corporation whereby shareholders purchase stock directly from the company (usually through a transfer agent) and allow investors to reinvest their cash dividends by purchasing additional shares or fractional shares.
Employee - any person employed by Prudential. While contingent workers are not Employees, those contingent workers that obtain information regarding the purchase or sale of securities in portfolios managed by the Company may be subject to these Standards, as determined on a case-by-case basis.
FIS Protegent PTA a third-party vendor system used by Prudential to facilitate the surveillance and reporting of personal securities trading information, disclosures, certifications and reporting. Employees personal data, including personal trading information, is housed on Prudentials own
6 Includes securities that carry full faith and credit of the U.S. Government for the timely payment of principal and interest, such as Ginnie Maes, U.S. Savings Bonds and U.S. Treasuries.
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servers behind the Prudential firewall. Only authorized persons within the Prudential Compliance Department have access to this information.
Immediate Family any of the following relatives who share the same household with you and are financially connected to you: child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships. The term also includes any related or unrelated individual who resides with, or whose investments are controlled by, or whose financial support is materially contributed to by, the Employee, such as a significant other or domestic partner. For example, this could include individuals with whom you share living expenses, bank accounts, rent or mortgage payments, ownership of a home, or any other material financial support. These situations should be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the business unit compliance officer or Compliance Operations.
Initial Public Offering an offering of securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933, the issuer of which immediately before registration was not subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Investment Club a group of two or more people, each of whom contributes monies to an investment pool and participates in the investment making decision process and shares in the investment returns.
Local Business Unit Chief Compliance Officer the Chief Compliance Officer who is responsible for overseeing your business unit. If you do not know who your Local Business Unit Compliance Officer is contact Compliance Operations at PST.help@prudential.com.
Local Business Unit Compliance Officer the Compliance Officer who is responsible for assisting your business unit. If you do not know who your Local Business Unit Compliance Officer is contact Compliance Operations at PST.help@prudential.com.
Material Nonpublic Information - information that is not generally available to the investing public that an investor, considering all the surrounding facts and circumstances, would find important in deciding whether or when to buy, sell, or hold a security.
Monitored Persons - the term Monitored Persons refers collectively to Access Persons, Covered Persons, and Designated Persons. This term is used by Compliance Operations for back-end monitoring purposes.
Non-Volitional securities account activity related to: i) transactions in approved Discretionary Managed Accounts; ii) transactions in pre-approved dividend reinvestment plans; iii) transactions resulting from automatic rebalancing plans; and v) receipt of employee stock or option bonus awards.
NRSRO an SEC registered Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO). Such entities assess the creditworthiness of an obligor as an entity or with respect to specific securities or money market instruments.
Private Placement an offering that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, under Sections 4(2) or 4(6), or Rules 504, 505 or 506 there under.
Restricted List a listing of securities in which trading by Employees, depending on their designation
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and access, is generally prohibited.
Securities Accounts a securities account is an account for which an Employee directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares a direct or indirect beneficial interest in the account. This includes:
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personal accounts; |
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accounts in which your spouse has a beneficial interest*; |
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accounts in which your minor children or any dependent family member has a beneficial interest*; |
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joint or tenant-in-common accounts in which you are a participant; |
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accounts for which you act as trustee, executor or custodian; |
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accounts over which you exercise control or have investment discretion; |
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accounts of any Immediate Family members; |
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accounts in which purchases and sales are limited to Affiliated Open-End Mutual Funds; and |
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accounts that hold Prudential related closed-end mutual funds. |
* Due to applicable laws, Employees located outside of the United States may not be required to disclose or report information regarding accounts for which a spouse, dependent family member and/or minor child has a beneficial interest. Such Employees should contact their Local Business Unit Compliance Officer for clarification.
Compliance Operations Prudentials Corporate Compliance Operations team.
Watch List a listing of securities in which trading by Employees, depending on their designation and access, may be prohibited.
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EXHIBIT B
PERSONAL TRADING STANDARDS SUMMARY REQUIREMENTS | ||||||||||||
Employee Classifications |
Supervised
Persons Only |
Covered
Persons |
Access
Persons |
Investment
Persons |
Broker/Dealer
Associated Persons |
Designated Persons | ||||||
Employees may have multiple classifications. Where conflicts exist between these the classifications, the most stringent requirement will apply. |
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Acknowledgement Requirements | ||||||||||||
Complete New Hire, Annual Certifications and | Required | Required | Required | Required | Required | Required | ||||||
Other Compliance Acknowledgements and | (reference | |||||||||||
Certifications | Acknowledgements | |||||||||||
section for specific | ||||||||||||
requirements)
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Account Reporting Requirements | ||||||||||||
Report Your and Your Immediate Family Member securities accounts | Not Required | Required | Required | Required | Required | Required for accounts that can hold PRU stock | ||||||
Report Your and Your Immediate Family Member holdings | Not Required |
Required (reporting holdings is only required for employees classified as Covered-Asst Management) |
Required | Required | Not Required | Required for accounts that can hold PRU stock | ||||||
Maintain Accounts at Authorized Broker/Dealers | Not Required | Required | Required | Required | Not Required | Required for accounts that can hold PRU stock | ||||||
Report Affiliated Open-End Mutual Fund accounts | Not Required | Not Required | Required | Required | Not Required | Not Required | ||||||
Preclearance Requirements | ||||||||||||
Covered Securities | Not Required | Not Required | Required | Required | Not Required | Required for PRU stock trades | ||||||
(limited | (exclusions may | (Applies to DPs Levels 1-6, | ||||||||||
applicability to PRT | apply for GPSI | 56A, 560 and all QMA DPs) | ||||||||||
Covered Persons; | and Pruco | |||||||||||
reference Covered | Access Persons) | |||||||||||
Person) | ||||||||||||
Securities issued by Prudential PRU | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required (QMA Required) | Not Required (QMA Required) | Not Required | Required for PRU stock trades (Applies to DPs Levels 1-6, 56A, 560 and all QMA DPs) | ||||||
Derivatives and selling short including short sales against the box; hedging transactions including prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, exchange funds, and other financial instruments that are designed to hedge or offset any decrease in market value of equity securities are prohibited activities for all employees. |
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PERSONAL TRADING STANDARDS SUMMARY REQUIREMENTS | ||||||||||||
Employee Classifications |
Supervised
Persons Only |
Covered
Persons |
Access
Persons |
Investment
Persons |
Broker/Dealer
Associated Persons |
Designated Persons | ||||||
Employees may have multiple classifications. Where conflicts exist between these the classifications, the most stringent requirement will apply. |
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PESP | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required | Required for PRU stock trades (Applies to DPs Levels 1-6, 56A, 560 and all QMA DPs) | ||||||
Deferred Compensation Plan | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required | Required for PRU stock trades (Applies to DPs Levels 1-6, 56A, 560 and all QMA DPs) | ||||||
ETFs (including affiliated ETFs) | Not Required | Not Required | Required (certain exclusions apply by business unit; see Covered Security definition) | Required (certain exclusions apply by business unit; see Covered Security definition) | Not Required | Not Required | ||||||
Open End mutual funds | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required | ||||||
Closed End mutual funds | Not Required | Not Required | Required | Required | Not Required | Not Required | ||||||
IPOs | Not Required | Not Required | Required | Prohibited | Prohibited | Not Required | ||||||
Private Placements | Not Required | Not Required | Required | Required | Required | Not Required | ||||||
Health Savings Account (HSA)- involuntary liquidations due to plan sponsor change | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required | ||||||
Trading and Other Requirements | ||||||||||||
Access/Investment Person Blackout Period (excluding De Minimis Transaction) | Does Not Apply | Does Not Apply |
Applies based on trading unit
(same day) |
Applies (7-day) |
Does Not Apply | Does Not Apply | ||||||
Affiliated Open-End Mutual Fund 60-day Holding
Period |
Does Not Apply | Does Not Apply | Does Not Apply (Certain Officers may be subject to this requirement) | Applies | Does Not Apply | Does Not Apply |
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Employee Classifications |
Supervised
Persons Only |
Covered
Persons |
Access
Persons |
Investment
Persons |
Broker/Dealer
Associated Persons |
Designated Persons | ||||||
Employees may have multiple classifications. Where conflicts exist between these the classifications, the most stringent requirement will apply. |
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Short-swing profit 60-day holding period (excluding De Minimis Transaction) | Does Not Apply | Does Not Apply | Does Not Apply (Certain exclusions apply to SIRG Investment Persons and PCS Employees; see Standards) |
Applies (Certain exclusions apply to SIRG Investment Persons and PCS Employees; see Standards) |
Does Not Apply | Does Not Apply | ||||||
Investment Clubs | Permitted | Permitted | Prohibited | Prohibited | Permitted | Permitted | ||||||
Manual Transaction Entry for Unauthorized Accounts | Not Required | Not Required | Required | Required | Not Required | Not Required |
CONTACTS: PST.HELP@PRUDENTIAL.COM
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Contacts with Public Companies |
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What Is The Effect Of Receiving Inside Information? |
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Does TCW Monitor Trading Activities? |
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Penalties and Enforcement by SEC and Private Litigants |
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Ethical Wall Procedures |
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Identification of the Walled-In Individual or Group |
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Isolation of Information |
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Restrictions on Communications |
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Restrictions on Access to Information |
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Trading Activities by Persons within the Wall |
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Termination of Ethical Wall Procedures |
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Maintenance of Restricted List |
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Exemptions |
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Gifts & Entertainment: Anti-Corruption Policy |
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Gifts |
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Entertainment or Similar Expenditures |
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Gifts, Entertainment, Payments & Preferential Treatment |
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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) |
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Statement of Purpose |
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Scope |
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Prohibited Conduct |
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Third Party Representatives |
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Red Flag Reporting |
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Mandatory Reporting |
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Books and Records |
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General |
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Introduction |
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General Rules |
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Fundraising and Soliciting Political Contributions |
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Rules Governing Firm Contributions and Activities |
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Federal Elections |
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Contributions to State and Local Candidates and Committees |
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Political Activities on Firm Premises and Using Firm Resources |
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Federal, State, and Local Elections |
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Rules for Individuals |
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Responsibility for Personal Contribution Limits |
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Pre-Approval of all Political Contributions and Volunteer Activity |
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Other Employee Conduct |
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Personal Loans |
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Taking Advantage of a Business Opportunity That Rightfully Belongs To the Firm |
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Disclosure of a Direct or Indirect Interest in a Transaction |
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Corporate Property or Services |
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Sanctions |
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General Principles
The TCW Group, Inc. is the parent of several companies that provide investment advisory services. As used in this Code of Ethics or Code, the Firm or TCW refers to The TCW Group, Inc., TCW Advisors, and controlled affiliates.
This Code is based on the principle that the officers, directors and employees of the Firm owe a fiduciary duty to the Firms clients. In consideration of this you must:
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Protect the interests of the Firms clients before looking after your own. |
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If you know that an investment team is considering a transaction in a security, dont trade that security. |
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Never use opportunities provided for the Firms clients by brokers or others for your personal benefit. |
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Avoid actual or apparent conflicts of interest in conducting your personal investing. |
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Never trade on the basis of client information, or otherwise use client information for personal benefit. |
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Maintain the confidentiality of all client financial and other confidential information. Loose lips sink ships. |
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Comply with all applicable securities laws and Firm policies, including this Code. |
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Communicate with clients or prospective clients candidly. |
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Exercise independent judgment when making investment decisions. |
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Treat all clients fairly. |
In addition to the above fiduciary requirements, Officers, directors and employees of the Firm are prohibited from violating the laws of the United States, including but not limited to, the applicable federal and state securities laws. These provisions prohibit any manipulative conduct in connection with transactions in Securities in the marketplace:
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Employing any device, scheme or artifice to defraud; |
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Making any untrue statement of a material fact, or omitting to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made not misleading, in connection with the offer, purchase, or sale of Securities; or |
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Engaging in any action, transaction, practice or course of business that would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person. |
When in doubt, call the General Counsel, the Chief Compliance Officer, or any member of the Compliance or Legal Department before taking action. We are here to help. The reputation that TCW has built through decades of hard work can be destroyed by a single action. As an Access Person, you are responsible for safeguarding the reputation of TCW.
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Violations of this Code constitute grounds for disciplinary actions, including immediate dismissal.
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Personal Investment Transactions
Overview
The first part of this policy restricts your personal investment activities to avoid actual or apparent conflicts of interest with investment activities on behalf of clients of the Firm. The second part addresses reporting requirements for personal investing. You must conduct your personal investment activities in compliance with these rules.
Any questions about this policy should be addressed to the Administrator of the Code of Ethics at extension 0467 or ace@tcw.com.
All Securities trading by Access Persons and Covered Persons is monitored and reviewed. If patterns arise or it is determined that trading during the course of normal operations is of such a level as to interfere with the Persons work performance or responsibilities, create any actual or apparent conflict of interest, negatively impact the operations of TCW or violate any Firm policy, limits may be imposed. The Person may be notified by his/her supervisor, or such other appropriate officer(s) that there is a trading issues, and that trading restrictions and/or other disciplinary action, as appropriate, may be implemented.
Every Covered Person should be familiar with the requirements of this policy. Contact the Administrator of the Code of Ethics to send each Covered Person a copy of this policy.
Covered Transactions/Covered Accounts
This policy covers investment activities (Covered Transactions) (i) by any Access Person or Covered Person in a Covered Account, or (ii) in any account in which any Access Person has a beneficial interest.
An Access Person has a beneficial interest in an account if that Access Person:
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has benefits substantially equivalent to owning the Securities or the account, |
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can obtain ownership of the Securities in the account within 60 days, or |
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can vote or dispose of the Securities in the account. |
Any account of an Access Person or Covered Person is a Covered Account. Covered Accounts include any personal trading account in which you have a beneficial interest. A representative list of such accounts includes:
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Brokerage accounts (i.e. individual, joint, trust, custodial); Individual Retirement Accounts (all types); DRIPs, profit sharing, and any other account/vehicle that have the ability to trade any non-exempt investment product.
401(k) and 529 Plans accounts that provide the ability to trade any non-exempt investment product.
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Please note: If the accounts hold MetWest or TCW funds, these accounts require reporting as well. |
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Accounts held directly at mutual funds are exempt unless the account holds MetWest or TCW funds. |
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A relatives brokerage account for which the Access Person can effect trades, or an estate for which the Access Person makes investment decisions as executor. |
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This includes accounts for relatives in the same household (residence). |
Direct investments in private funds.
Violations of this policy by a Covered Person will be treated as violations by you.
Pre-clearance of Covered Transactions
Generally, all trading by Access Persons and Covered Persons requires pre-clearance. Exempt securities are listed in this Code of Ethics.
Pre-clearance Process
Pre-clearance is required for any non-exempt security. For example:
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Stocks |
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Options |
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ETFs, Closed-end Funds |
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Private placements/securities/funds |
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Any other investment product not listed on the Exempt securities list in the Code of Ethics |
Pre-clearance expires at 1:00 p.m. Los Angeles time (4:00 p.m. New York time) on the next business day after approval has been received. If your order has not been executed by the next business day after approval, it should be canceled and a new pre-clearance obtained.
For marketable securities and Private Placement pre-clearance, log on to StarCompliance and file the required preclearance form at https://tcw-ng.starcompliance.com/Auth/Login
Outside Fiduciary Accounts and Non-Discretionary Accounts require special procedures. Contact the Administrator of the Code of Ethics.
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Prohibited Transactions
The following activities are prohibited and pre-clearance will generally not be available.
Prohibited Transaction
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Exceptions/Limitations | Consequences/Comments | ||
Transacting in a Security that the Firm is trading for its clients | Exception: Permitted once the Firms trading is completed or cancelled |
Portfolio managers may accumulate a position in a particular security over a period of time. During such accumulation period, permission to trade in such a security will generally not be granted.
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Transacting in a security that the Access Person knows is under consideration for trading by the Firm for its clients
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Acquiring any Security in an IPO |
Exception: Permitted if the Security is an Exempt Security. See chart below.
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Acquiring an interest in a 3rd party registered investment company advised or sub-advised by the Firm |
Exception: TCW sub-advised ETFs are permitted, but, as with all ETFs, must still be pre-cleared and reported as stated below.
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See Prohibited Third-Party Mutual Fund List under Forms on myTCW. |
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Additional Restrictions for Certain Investment Personnel
In addition to the foregoing prohibited transactions, the following are prohibited for the Investment Personnel indicated below.
Prohibited Transaction
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Profiting from the purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, of the same (or equivalent) Securities within 60 calendar days. |
Investment Personnel
Members of Investment Compliance |
Transactions will be matched using a LIFO system.
Profits from the sale or purchase of a security obtained within 60 days of the exercise of written call or put options are subject to the rule prohibiting such transactions for Investment Personnel.
All profits of prohibited trades are subject to disgorgement
Exceptions:
Exempt Securities
ETFs (Though exempt from this rule, ETFs still must be pre-cleared through StarCompliance)
Transactions in derivatives linked to ETFs such as options on ETFs must be pre-cleared and are not exempt from this rule.
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Purchasing or selling a Security in the 5 business days BEFORE that Security is bought or sold on behalf of a Firm client (except for account rebalancings to maintain proportions after cash receipts, redemptions, or
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Prohibited for Investment Personnel related to the client account in which the Security is transacted. |
All prohibited transactions will generally be reversed; and
all profits are subject to disgorgement. |
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the like, that do not involve any investment decision) , in any
Covered Account, or
Outside Fiduciary Account
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Members of Investment Compliance |
Exceptions:
Stock transactions resulting from the forced exercise of a call or put option that you have written
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Purchasing a Security in the 5 business days after that Security is sold on behalf of a Firm client, or selling a Security in the 5 business days AFTER that Security is purchased on behalf of a Firm client (except for account rebalancings to maintain proportions after cash receipts, redemptions, or the like, that do not involve any investment decision), in any
Covered Account, or
Outside Fiduciary Account
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Prohibited for Investment Personnel related to the client account in which the security is transacted.
Members of Investment Compliance |
All prohibited transactions will generally be reversed; and
all profits are subject to disgorgement.
Exceptions:
Stock transactions resulting from the forced exercise of a call or put option that you have written |
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Purchasing or selling any Security in the 5 business days AFTER a TCW-advised or sub-advised registered investment company buys or sells the Security (except for account rebalancings to maintain proportions after cash receipts, redemptions, or the like, that do not involve any investment decision), in any
Covered Account, or
Outside Fiduciary Account
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Prohibited for Investment Personnel involved in managing funds for the registered investment company Members of Investment Compliance |
All prohibited transactions will generally be reversed; and all profits are subject to disgorgement. Exceptions: Stock transactions resulting from the forced exercise of a call or put option that you have written |
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Purchasing or selling any Security in a manner inconsistent with any
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Prohibited for any Analyst or Researcher |
All prohibited transactions must be reversed; and |
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recommendation made by that research analyst less than 30 days prior to the proposed purchase or sale
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all profits are subject to disgorgement. |
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Recommending any Security for purchase by the Firm, including writing a research report advocating for the purchase of a Security, where such individual also holds such Security in a Covered Account. |
Prohibited for any portfolio manager, Researcher or Analyst, unless they have held such Security for at least three months prior to the recommendation or drafting of the research report.
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All prohibited transactions must be reversed; and all profits are subject to disgorgement. |
Exempt Securities
Pre-clearance is generally not required for Exempt Securities. The following table identifies Exempt Securities and summarizes any pre-clearance and reporting requirements that apply.
Types of Exempt Securities |
Pre-clearance Required?
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Reporting Required?
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Limitations/Comments | |||
MetWest or TCW Fund in a Firm or Non-Firm Account | No | Yes |
Compliance with frequent trading rules required.
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U.S. Government Securities (including agency obligations)
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No | No | ||||
Investment-grade rated Securities issued by any State, Commonwealth or territory of the United States, or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof
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No | Yes | ||||
Bank certificates of deposit or time deposits
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No | No |
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Bankers Acceptances
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No | No | ||||
Investment grade debt instruments with a term of 13 months or less, including commercial paper, fixed-rate notes and repurchase agreements
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No | Yes | Ask the Legal Department for clarification if any questions. | |||
Shares in money market mutual funds or a fund that appears on the exempt list.
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No | No | ||||
Shares in open-end investment companies not advised or sub-advised by the Firm.
(ETFs and closed-end funds are not exempt and require pre-clearance)
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No*
*MetWest and TCW funds require reporting |
See Prohibited Third-Party Mutual Fund List under Forms on myTCW. | |||
Investments in the S&P 500 CIT product within the TCW 401(k) Plan
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No | No | ||||
Shares of unit investment trusts that are invested exclusively in mutual funds not advised by the Firm.
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No | No | ||||
Futures and Non-Financial Commodities
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No | Yes | ||||
Municipal bonds traded in the market
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No | Yes | No |
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Trades in Non-Discretionary Accounts which you, your spouse, your domestic partner, or your significant other established. |
The Account must first be certified as Non-Discretionary by Compliance Contact the Administrator of the Code of Ethics. If designated as Non-Discretionary, no pre-clearance of trades required.
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The Account must first be certified as Non-Discretionary by Compliance Contact the Administrator of the Code of Ethics. If designated as Non-Discretionary, no reporting of trades required. | Periodic sample reviews of statements of non-discretionary accounts will be conducted. | |||
Dividends reinvested through a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP)
[Note: While automatic transactions within DRIPS and ESOPs do not require pre-clearance, any volitional transactions within DRIPS and ESOPs must be pre-cleared]
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No, unless the transaction is not automatic | Yes |
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Securities purchased pursuant to certain Robo Advisory Programs |
The Program must first be evaluated by Compliance - Contact the Administrator of the Code of Ethics. If designated as Non-Discretionary, no pre-clearance of trades required.
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The Program must first be evaluated by Compliance - Contact the Administrator of the Code of Ethics. If designated as Non-Discretionary, no reporting of trades required. | Periodic sample reviews of statements of non-discretionary accounts will be conducted. | |||
Security purchases effected upon the exercise of rights issued by the issuer pro rata to all holders of a class of its securities, to the extent that such rights were acquired from such issuer, and sales of such rights were so acquired.
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No | Yes | ||||
Securities where the Firm acts as an adviser or distributor for the investment, offered in:
A hedge fund; Private Placement; or Other Limited Offerings
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No | Yes | Firm already must approve in order to invest, which serves as pre-clearance. | |||
Interests in Firm-sponsored limited partnerships or other Firm-sponsored private placements, including those that that are
Estate planning transfers Court-ordered transfers
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No | Yes | Firm already must approve in order to invest, which serves as pre-clearance. |
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Securities acquired or sold in connection with the involuntary exercise or assignment of an option. | No, unless you voluntarily exercise an option. | Yes, securities received must be reported. |
Profits from the sale or purchase of a security obtained within 60 days of the exercise of written call or put options are subject to the rule prohibiting such transactions for Investment Personnel.
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Ownership Interests in Clipper Holding, LP
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No | No | ||||
Ownership Interests in TCW Owners, LLC
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No | No | ||||
Rule 10b5-1 Plans |
Prior approval required to enter plan. Transactions pursuant to an approved plan will not require pre-clearance.
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Yes | ||||
Direct Purchase Plans |
Prior approval required to enter plan. Transactions pursuant to an approved plan will not require pre-clearance.
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Yes | ||||
Direct investments in Cryptocurrencies or Digital Currencies. Investment products derived from cryptocurrencies or digital currencies are not exempt.
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No | No |
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Exemptive Relief
To seek approval for a Code of Ethics exemption, contact the Administrator of the Code of Ethics. The Administrator of the Code of Ethics will require a written statement indicating the basis for the requested approval, and coordinate obtaining the approval of the Approving Officers. The Approving Officers have no obligation to grant any requested approval or exemption.
The Approving Officers also may, under appropriate circumstances, grant exemption from Access Person status to any person.
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Reporting
Personal Investment Reporting
TCW receives automated feeds from many major brokers (Linked Brokers). If your broker is not a Linked Broker, you must ensure that TCW receives duplicate broker statements. The Administrator of the Code of Ethics can inform you if your broker is a Linked Broker, and set up your account for automated feed. If your broker is not a Linked Broker, the Administrator of the Code of Ethics can assist you with a release letter (407 letter) to allow TCW to receive duplicate statements. Corporate actions such as mergers, purchases and sales, spin-offs, stock splits, stock-on-stock dividends and like activities must also be reported unless made through an account with a Linked Broker. In addition, Access Persons must timely file all reports for all transactions as provided in the tables below. Transactions that must be reported include opening, closing or changing Covered Accounts.
Reporting on Opening, Changing or Closing a Covered Account
Brokerage Accounts: You must use the StarCompliance, http://tcw.starcompliance.com, system to enter information about each Covered Account:
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Upon becoming an Access Person
Upon opening a new Covered Account while you are an Access Person |
Updates must occur within 30 days of the event |
You are not required to report or enter information for:
Outside Fiduciary Accounts Accounts that can only invest in open end mutual funds *Accounts holding MetWest and TCW funds require reporting
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Upon closing, or making any change to a Covered Account while you are an Access Person
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Updates must occur within 30 days of the event | N/A |
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Separate Accounts: You must obtain pre-clearance from your group head and the Approving Officers to open a personal separately managed account at the Firm.
Required Certifications
Reports are filed online at http://tcw.starcompliance.com.
If you will not be able to file a report on time, contact the Administrator of the Code of Ethics prior to the filing due date.
Certification | When Due |
Additional Requirements
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Initial Holdings Report |
Within 10 days after becoming an Access Person |
Include all securities except Exempt Securities
Include all Covered Accounts. Holdings must be current no earlier than 45 days before you became an Access Person
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Quarterly Report of Personal Investment Transactions | By each January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 |
Must be filed even if there were no transactions during the period.
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Annual Holdings Report | By January 31 of each year |
Same as Initial report, except that holdings must be current as of December 31 of the prior year.
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Annual Certificate of Compliance |
By January 31 of each year
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Report on Outside Activities (Includes, among other activities, Directorships, Officerships, Creditor Committees,
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4th quarter of each year |
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Board Observation Rights and Employment)
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Policy Statement on Insider Trading
Members of the Firm occasionally come into possession of material, non-public information or inside information. Various laws, court decisions, and general ethical standards impose duties with respect to the use of this inside information.
The SEC rules provide that any purchase or sale of a security while having awareness of inside information is illegal regardless of whether the information was a motivating factor in making a trade.
Courts may attribute one employees knowledge of inside information to other employees that trade in the affected security, even if no actual communication of this knowledge occurred. Thus, by buying or selling a particular Security in the normal course of business, Firm personnel other than those with actual knowledge of inside information could inadvertently subject the Firm to liability.
The risks in this area can be significantly reduced through the use of a combination of trading restrictions and information barriers designed to confine material non-public information to a given individual, group or department (see defined term Ethical Walls).
See the Reference Table below if you have any questions on this Policy or who to consult in certain situations.
What You Should Do If You Have Questions About Inside Information?
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If you have a question about:
The Insider Trading Policy in general
Whether information is material or non-public
If you have a question about whether you have received inside information on a Firm commingled fund (e.g. partnerships, trusts, mutual funds)
Whether you have received material non-public information about a public company
Obtaining deal-specific information (pre-clearance is required)
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You Should Contact: |
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Sitting on a Creditors Committee (preapproval is required) Need to have an Ethical Wall established Terminating an Ethical Wall Section 13/16 issues Who is within or outside an Ethical Wall
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If you wish to serve on a Board of Directors, serve as an alternate on a Board, serve as a Board Observer or sit on a Creditors Committee (Pre-approval is required)
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In the event of inadvertent or non-intentional disclosure of material non-public information
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TCW Policy on Insider Trading
Trading Prohibition
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No Access Person of the Firm, either for themselves or on behalf of clients or others, may buy or sell a security (i.e., stock, bonds, convertibles, options, warrants or derivatives tied to a companys securities) while in possession of material, non-public information about the company (except as listed in Deal-Specific Information below). |
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This applies in the case of both publicly traded and private companies. |
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This means that you may not buy or sell such securities for yourself or anyone, including your spouse, domestic partner, relative, friend, or client and you may not recommend that anyone else buy or sell a security of a company on the basis of inside information regarding that company. |
If you believe you have received oral or written material, non-public information, you should not discuss the information with anyone except the Legal Department. Do not discuss the information with your supervisor, department head or any other individual who is on your team.
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Communication Prohibition
No Access Person may communicate material, non-public information to others who have no official need to know. This is known as tipping, which also is a violation of the insider trading laws, even if you as the tipper did not personally benefit. Therefore, you should not discuss such information acquired on the job with your spouse, domestic partner or with friends, relatives, clients, or anyone else inside or outside of the Firm except on a need-to-know basis relative to your duties at the Firm.
Remember that TCW Mutual Funds are publicly traded entities and you may be privy to material non-public information regarding those entities. Communicating such information in violation of the Firms policies is illegal.
The prohibition on sharing material, non-public information extends to affiliates such as the Carlyle entities.
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What is Material Information?
Information (whether positive or negative) is material:
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When a reasonable investor would consider it important in making an investment decision or |
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When it could reasonably be expected to have an effect on the price of a companys securities. |
Some examples of Material Information are:
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Earnings results, changes in previously released earnings estimates, liquidity problems, dividend changes, defaults, |
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Projections, major capital investment plans, |
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Significant labor disputes, |
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Significant merger, tender offers, secondary offerings, rights offerings, spin-off, joint venture, stock buy backs, stock splits or acquisition proposals or agreements, |
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New product releases, price changes, schedule changes, |
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Significant accounting changes, credit rating changes, write-offs or charges, |
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Major technological discoveries, breakthroughs or failures, |
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Major contract awards or cancellations, significant regulatory developments (e.g. FDA approvals), |
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Governmental investigations, major litigation or disposition of litigation, or |
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Extraordinary management developments or changes. |
Because no clear or bright line definition of what is material exists, assessments sometimes require a fact-specific inquiry. If you have questions about whether information is material, direct the questions to the Legal Department.
What is Non-Public Information?
Non-public information is information that:
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Has not been disseminated broadly to investors in the marketplace, such as a press release or publication in the Wall Street Journal or other generally circulated publication; or |
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Has not become available to the general public through a public filing with the SEC or some other governmental agency, Bloomberg, or release by Standard & Poors or Reuters. |
Examples of How TCW Personnel Could Obtain Inside Information and What You Should Do In These Cases
Examples of how a person could come into possession of inside information include:
Board of Directors Seats or Observation Rights
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Most public companies have restrictions on trading by Board members except during trading window periods. |
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Anyone who wishes to serve on a Board of Directors or as a Board Observer must seek pre-approval and complete the Outside Business Activity Form that is posted on myTCW and submit it to the Administrator of the Code of Ethics who will coordinate the approval process. |
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If approval is granted, the Administrator of the Code of Ethics will notify the Legal Department so that the appropriate Ethical Wall and/or restricted securities listing can be made. |
Portfolio Managers:
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Sitting on Boards of public companies in connection with an equity or fixed income position that they manage; or |
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Having the intent to control or work with others to attempt to influence or control a company. |
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Working with expert network consultants who were recent employees of a company involving a major transaction. |
Should be mindful of:
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SEC filing obligations under Section 16 of the Exchange Act |
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Short swing profits restrictions and penalties related to purchases and sales of shares held in client accounts within a 6-month period. |
The Legal Department should be consulted in these situations.
Deal-Specific Information
Employees may receive inside information for legitimate purposes such as:
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In the context of a direct investment, secondary transaction or participation in a transaction for a client account |
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In the context of forming a confidential relationship |
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Receiving private information through on-line services such as Intralinks. |
This deal-specific information may be used by the department to which it was given for the purpose for which it was given. This type of situation typically arises in:
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mezzanine financings, |
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loan participations, bank debt financings, |
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venture capital financing, |
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purchases of distressed securities, |
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oil and gas investments, and |
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purchases of substantial blocks of stock from insiders. |
It should be assumed that inside information is transmitted whenever:
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A confidentiality agreement is entered into; |
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An oral agreement is made or an expectation exists that you will maintain the information as confidential; or |
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There is a pattern or practice of sharing confidences so that the recipient knows or reasonably should know that the provider expects the information to be kept confidential, such pattern or practice is sufficient to form a confidential relationship. |
There is a presumed duty of trust and confidence when a person receives material non-public information from his or her spouse, parent, child, or sibling.
Remember that even if the transaction for which the deal-specific information is received involves securities that are not publicly traded, the issuer may have other classes of traded securities, and the receipt of inside information can affect the ability of other product groups at the Firm to trade in those securities.
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If you are to receive any deal-specific information or material, non-public information on a company (whether domestic or foreign), contact the Legal Department, who then will implement the appropriate Ethical Wall and trading procedures.
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Participation in Rapid Fire Capital Infusions
Overview
From time to time, public companies may seek rapid-fire capital infusions of capital from institutional investors. In the past, these have involved investment banks contacting potential investors, often over the weekends, on a pre-announcement basis.
What Should You Do?
If you work with marketable security strategies and you receive a call to participate in an offering before it is publicly announced, please contact the Legal Department, General Counsel or Chief Compliance Officer. Do not ask the name of the company that is the subject of the financing or agree to any confidentiality or standstill agreements. Otherwise, you may restrict trading in your and other portfolios and the Firm. Your email should include the contact information for the person who contacted you.
What Are The Ramifications For Participating In A Rapid Fire Capital Infusion?
Historically, the Firms marketable securities strategies have not received material non-public information and have relied solely on public information. Some of the ramifications of your participating in a rapid fire capital infusion are:
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Your accounts will be restricted for the company in question as soon as you learn about the name of the company, even if you decide not to participate. There is no ability to preview the names because just knowing about the potential transaction is in itself material non-public information. |
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A restriction in a name could last for a period of time and that period cannot be predicted in advance. In many cases, it may be a fairly short period (a week or so). |
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You will need to be available or designate someone in your portfolio management group to be fully available at night and possibly over the weekend to consider the transaction(s). |
If your group decides to participate in the offering, the Legal Department will work with your group to implement appropriate Ethical Wall procedures with the goal of ensuring that others at the Firm who do not have the information will not be frozen in their trading securities of the issuer. The shares of the company at issue will be restricted in accounts managed by your group and possibly others at the Firm until after the terms of the financing (or other material non-public information) are publicly announced.
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Creditors Committees
Members of the Firm may be asked to participate on a Creditors Committee which is given access to inside information. Since this could affect the Firms ability to trade in securities in the company, before agreeing to sit on any Creditors Committee, contact the Administrator of the Code of Ethics who will obtain any necessary approvals and notify the Legal Department so that the appropriate Ethical Wall can be established and/or restricted securities listings can be made.
Information about TCW Products
Employees could come into possession of inside information about the Firms limited partnerships, trusts, and mutual funds that is not generally known to their investors or the public. The following could be considered inside information:
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Plans with respect to dividends, closing down a fund or changes in portfolio management personnel |
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Buying or selling securities in a Firm product with knowledge of an imminent change in dividends or |
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A large-scale buying or selling program or a sudden shift in allocation that was not generally known |
Disclosing holdings of the TCW Mutual Funds on a selective basis could also be viewed as an improper disclosure of non-public information and should not be done. The Firm currently discloses holdings of the TCW Mutual Funds to the general public and investors through tcw.com on a monthly basis. This disclosure may occur on or prior to the 15th calendar day following the end of that month (or, if the 15th calendar day is not a business day, the next business day thereafter). Disclosure of these funds holdings at other times, where a general disclosure has not yet been made through tcw.com, requires special confidentiality procedures and must be pre-cleared with the Legal Department (See the Marketing and Communications Policy for further information concerning portfolio holdings disclosure).
In the event of inadvertent or unintentional disclosure of material non-public information, the person making the disclosure should immediately contact the Legal Department or General Counsel. The Legal Department should notify the Administrator of the Code of Ethics of this type of inside information so that appropriate restrictions can be put in place.
Contacts with Public Companies
Contacts with public companies are an important part of the Firms research efforts coupled with publicly available information. Difficult legal issues arise when an employee becomes aware of
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material, non-public information through a company contact. This could happen, for example, if a companys Chief Financial Officer prematurely discloses quarterly results, or if an investor-relations representative makes a selective disclosure of adverse news to a handful of investors. In such situations, the Firm must make a judgment regarding its further trading conduct.
If an issue arises in this area, a research analysts notes could become subject to scrutiny. Research analysts notes have become increasingly the target of plaintiffs attorneys in securities class actions.
The SEC has declared publicly that they will take strict action against what they see as selective disclosures by corporate insiders to securities analysts, even when the corporate insider was getting no personal benefit and was trying to correct market misinformation. Analysts and portfolio managers who have private discussions with management of a company should be clear about whether they desire to obtain inside information and become restricted or not receive such information.
If an analyst or portfolio manager receives what he or she believes is inside information and if you feel you received it in violation of a corporate insiders fiduciary duty or for his or her personal benefit, you should not trade and should discuss the situation with the Legal Department.
Expert Networks
The Firm may, from time to time, execute agreements with companies that provide access to a group of professionals, specialized information or research services (Expert Networks). In such circumstances, Expert Networks are engaged to provide authorized TCW employees with information that may be helpful in TCW understanding an industry, legislative initiatives, and many other important topical areas. However, TCW is mindful of the fact that Expert Networks present significant legal, compliance and regulatory risks concerning the receipt and transmission of materially non-public information. Given this inherent risk, TCW requires that the compliance policies of each Expert Network are reviewed and approved by our Compliance Department prior to entering into an agreement for services. Furthermore, the Firm requires that each employee who wishes to participate in an Expert Network read and confirm their understanding of the Firm Expert Network Guidelines, as well as complete an Insider Trading training module to ensure that they understand the Firm policies regarding material non-public information and insider trading.
What Is The Effect Of Receiving Inside Information?
Any person actually receiving inside information is subject to the trading and communication prohibitions discussed above. However, restrictions may extend to other persons and departments within the company. In the event of receipt of inside information by an employee, the Firm generally will:
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Establish an Ethical Wall around the individual or a select group or department, and/or place a firm wide restriction on securities in the affected company that would bar any purchases or sales of the securities by any department or person within the Firm, whether for a client or personal account unless there is specific approval from the Compliance or Legal Departments.
In connection with the Ethical Wall protocol, those persons falling within the Ethical Wall would be subject to the trading prohibition and, except for need-to-know communications to others within the Ethical Wall, the communication prohibition discussed above. The breadth of the Ethical Wall and the persons included within it will be determined on a case-by-case basis. In these circumstances, the Ethical Wall procedures are designed to isolate the inside information and restrict access to it to an individual or select group to allow the remainder of the Firm not to be affected by it.
In any case where an Ethical Wall is imposed, the Ethical Wall procedures discussed below must be strictly observed. Each Group Head is responsible for ensuring that members of his or her group abide by these Ethical Wall procedures in every instance.
Does TCW Monitor Trading Activities?
Yes, TCW monitors trading activities through one or more of the following:
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Conducts reviews of trading in public securities listed on the Restricted Securities List. |
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Surveys client account transactions that may violate laws against insider trading and, when necessary, investigates such trades |
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Conducts monitoring of the Ethical Walls. |
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Reviews personal securities trading to identify insider trading, other violations of the law or violations of the Firms policies. |
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Obtains securities holding and transaction reports as required by SEC rules and regulations. |
Penalties and Enforcement by SEC and Private Litigants
Insider trading violations subject both the Firm and the individuals involved to severe civil and criminal penalties and could result in damaging the reputation of the Firm. Violations constitute grounds for disciplinary sanctions, including dismissal.
The SEC pursues all cases of insider trading regardless of size and parties involved. Penalties for violations are severe for both the individual and possibly his or her employer. The regulators, the market and the Firm view violations seriously and there can be significant fines, jail time and lawsuits.
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Ethical Wall Procedures
The SEC has long recognized that procedures designed to isolate inside information to specific individuals or groups can be a legitimate means of curtailing attribution of knowledge of such inside information to an entire company. These types of procedures are known as Ethical Wall procedures. In those situations where the Firm believes inside information can be isolated, the following Ethical Wall procedures would apply. These Ethical Wall procedures are designed to quarantine or isolate the individuals or select group of persons with the inside information within the Ethical Wall.
Identification of the Walled-In Individual or Group
The persons subject to the Ethical Wall will be identified by name or group designation. If the Ethical Wall procedures are applicable simply because of someone serving on a Board of Directors of a public company in a personal capacity, the Ethical Wall likely will apply exclusively to that individual, although in certain circumstances expanding the wall may be appropriate. When the information is received as a result of being on a Creditors Committee, serving on a Board in a capacity related to the Firms investment activities, or receiving deal-specific information, the walled-in group generally will refer to the group associated with the deal and, in some cases, related groups or groups that are highly interactive with that group. Determination of the breadth of the Ethical Wall is fact-specific and must be made by the Legal Department, the General Counsel, or the Chief Compliance Officer. Therefore, as noted above, advising them if you come into possession of material, non-public information is important. If you are in a group where you expect to continuously receive material non-public information as part of its strategy, a global Ethical Wall may be required to be imposed on the department.
Isolation of Information
Fundamental to the concept of an Ethical Wall is that the inside information be effectively quarantined to the walled-in group. The two basic procedures that must be followed to accomplish this are as follows: restrictions on communications and restrictions on access to information.
Restrictions on Communications
Communications regarding the inside information of the subject company should only be held with persons within the walled-in group on a need-to-know basis or with the General Counsel, the Legal Department or Chief Compliance Officer. Communications should be discreet and should not be held in the halls, in the lunchroom or on cellular phones. In some cases using code names for the subject company as a precautionary measure may be appropriate.
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If persons outside of the group are aware of your access to information and ask you about the target company, they should be told simply that you are not at liberty to discuss it. On occasion, discussing the matter with someone at the Firm outside of the group may be desirable. However, no such communications should be held without first receiving the prior clearance of the General Counsel, the Legal Department, or the Chief Compliance Officer. In such case, the person outside of the group and possibly his or her entire department, thereby will be designated as inside the wall and will be subject to all Ethical Wall restrictions in this policy.
Restrictions on Access to Information
The files, computer files and offices where confidential information is physically stored generally should be made inaccessible to persons not within the walled-in group.
Trading Activities by Persons within the Wall
Persons within the Ethical Wall are prohibited from buying or selling securities in the subject company, whether on behalf of the Firm or clients or in personal transactions except:
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Where the affected persons have received deal-specific information, the persons are permitted to use the information to consummate the deal for which deal-specific information was given (Note that if the transaction is a secondary trade (vs. a direct company issuance), the Legal Department should be consulted to determine any disclosure obligations to the counterparty, and |
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In connection with a client directed liquidation of an account in full provided that no confidential information has been shared with the client. The liquidating portfolio manager should confirm to the Administrator of the Code of Ethics in connection with such liquidation that no confidential information was shared with the client. |
Termination of Ethical Wall Procedures
When the information that is the subject of the Ethical Wall has been publicly disseminated, a confidentiality agreement expires and information is no longer being provided or if the information has become stale, the person who contacted the Legal or Compliance Department to have the Ethical Wall established must notify the Legal Department as to whether the Ethical Wall can be terminated. This is particularly true if the information was received in an isolated circumstance such as an inadvertent disclosure to an analyst or receipt of deal-specific information.
Persons who by reason of an ongoing relationship or position with the company are exposed more frequently to the receipt of such information (e.g., being a member of the Board of Directors or on a Creditors Committee) would be subject ordinarily to the Ethical Wall procedures on a continuing
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basis and may be permitted to trade only during certain window periods when the company permits such access persons to trade.
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Certain Operational Procedures
The following are certain operational procedures that will be followed to ensure communication of insider trading policies to Firm employees and enforcement thereof by the Firm.
Maintenance of Restricted List
The Restricted Securities List is updated as needed by the Administrator of the Code of Ethics, who distributes it as necessary. The Administrator of the Code of Ethics also updates an annotated copy of the list and maintains the history of each item that has been deleted. This annotated Restricted Securities List is available to the General Counsel and the Chief Compliance Officer, as well as any additional persons, which either of them may approve.
The Restricted Securities List restricts issuers (i.e., companies) and not just specific securities issued by the issuer. The list of ticker symbols on the Restricted Securities List should not be considered the complete list the key is that you are restricted as to the company or a derivative that is tied to the company. This is of particular importance to the strategies which may invest in securities listed on foreign exchanges.
The Restricted Securities List must be checked before each trade. If an order is not completed on one day, then the open order should be checked against the Restricted Securities List every day it is open beyond the approved period that was given (e.g., the waiver you received was for a specific period, such as one day). |
Exemptions
Once an issuer is placed on the Restricted Securities List, any purchase or sale specified on the list (whether a personal trade or on behalf of a client account) must be cleared with the Administrator of the Code of Ethics.
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Gifts & Entertainment: Anti-Corruption Policy
Access Persons may provide reasonable Gifts and Entertainment for the bona fide purpose of promoting, demonstrating, or explaining Firm services, including fostering strong client relationships.
Where possible, or as required in this Policy, you should notify your department head before, or after, providing or accepting any Gifts or Entertainment, even if no other approval is required. As discussed below, Access Persons may also be required to obtain approval when giving or receiving certain Gifts and Entertainment. Unless otherwise specified below, if approvals are required, you must submit your request through StarCompliance for approval by the Administrator of the Code of Ethics. Access Persons must obtain prior written approval from the Administrator of the Code of Ethics where required. The Administrator of the Code of Ethics shall elevate the request in the event of high risk or higher value gifts, or as otherwise necessary or appropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in light of the impromptu nature of some Entertainment, approval for Access Persons providing entertainment may on occasion be after the fact. After the fact approval shall not be deemed a violation of this Policy where (1) approval prior to such impromptu Entertainment was not feasible, and (2) the provision of such Entertainment or the value of such Entertainment does not violate applicable U.S. or local laws. However, to the extent feasible, any required approvals should be obtained before accepting or giving Gifts or Entertainment. It is the Access Persons responsibility to seek prior approval from the Administrator of the Code of Ethics for Gifts and Entertainment which can be reasonably anticipated in advance of travel, events, meetings, conferences, or other similar circumstances where Gifts or Entertainment may be given or received. Repeated reliance on the impromptu nature of giving or receiving Gifts or Entertainment may be considered a violation of this Policy and may result in disciplinary action.
Gifts
A Gift is anything of value given or received without paying its reasonable fair value (e.g. merchandise, cash, gift cards, favors, credit, special discounts on goods or services, free services, loans of goods or money, tickets to sports or entertainment events, trips and hotel expenses where Access Persons are not present as attendees). Entertainment (as defined below) is not a Gift.
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A Gift must only be provided as a courtesy or token of regard or esteem (Token Gift). |
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Any Token Gifts should be appropriate under the circumstances, not be excessive in value (generally, not more than $100) and involve no element of concealment. |
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Gifts of cash or cash equivalents are prohibited. |
You may not give or accept a Gift if you know, or have reason to know, that it is not permitted under the applicable laws.
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Entertainment or Similar Expenditures
Entertainment generally means the attendance by you and your hosts or guests at a meal, sporting event, theater production, or comparable event and also might include travel to, or accommodation expenses at, a conference or an out-of-town event.
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Business Entertainment (including meals, sporting events, theater productions, or comparable events) may only be provided if (i) a legitimate business purpose exists for such entertainment and (ii) such entertainment is reasonable and not excessive (e.g., 3 days of golf for a 1-day seminar is excessive and not reasonable). |
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You may never pay or accept payment of Entertainment or similar expenditures if they are not commensurate with local custom or practice or if you know or have reason to know that they are not permitted under the applicable laws. |
Access Persons are required to follow the approval process set forth below, and in this Policy, to obtain the requisite approvals, if any, before or after giving or receiving Gifts or Entertainment.
Gifts, Entertainment, Payments & Preferential Treatment
Gifts or Entertainment may create an actual or apparent conflict of interest, which could affect (or appear to affect) the recipients independent business judgment. Therefore, the Policy establishes reasonable limits and procedures relating to giving and receiving Gifts and Entertainment.
If approval is required, Access Persons should request approval through StarCompliance, and wait for a decision before taking any action. The Administrator of the Code of Ethics shall review the submission with your department head and the Approving Officers, as appropriate. Registered Persons are required to log gifts & entertainment given or received in StarCompliance. Refer to the table below which describes the Gifts & Entertainment for which a log may be required. If you have any doubt about whether a Gift or Entertainment requires approval, you should err on the side of caution and seek approval. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in light of the impromptu nature of some Entertainment, approval for Access Persons providing entertainment may on occasion be after the fact. After the fact approval shall not be deemed a violation of this Policy where (1) approval prior to such impromptu Entertainment was not feasible, and (2) the provision of such Entertainment or the value of such Entertainment does not violate applicable U.S. or local laws. However, to the extent feasible, any required approvals should be obtained before accepting or giving Gifts or Entertainment. It is the Access Persons responsibility to seek prior approval from the Administrator of the Code of Ethics for Gifts and Entertainment which can be reasonably
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anticipated in advance of travel, events, meetings, conferences, or other similar circumstances where Gifts or Entertainment may be given or received. Repeated reliance on the impromptu nature of giving or receiving Gifts or Entertainment may be considered a violation of this Policy and may result in disciplinary action.
Gifts Provided By the Firm/Access Persons
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Cash Gifts (including gift cards) |
Prohibited |
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Token Gifts (e.g. bottles of wine, fruit baskets, books) under $100 (unless given to a Foreign Official or Domestic Official) |
No Approval Required |
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Gifts in excess of $100 that seem appropriate under the circumstances |
Pre-Approval Required |
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Personal Charitable Gifts given where the recipient has a known business relationship with or a connection to a client or potential client of the Firm |
Pre-Approval Required |
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Gifts to Foreign Officials or Domestic Officials (regardless of value) |
Pre-Approval Required |
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Charitable Gifts given on behalf of the Firm |
Pre-Approval Required. The Charitable Contribution request form must be completed before making the Gift. |
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Gifts by TCW Funds Distributors LLC (formerly, TCW Brokerage Services), a limited-purpose broker-dealer (TFD) Registered Persons aggregating less than $100 per year |
No Approval Required, But Each Individual Must Maintain Their Own Log On StarCompliance Showing:
Name of recipient(s)
Date of Gift(s)
Value of Gift(s) A log is not required to record gifts of de minimis value (e.g. pens, notepads or modest desk ornaments) or promotional items of nominal value that display the firms logo (e.g. umbrellas, tote bags or shirts) that are substantially below the $100 limit. However, all other gifts MUST be logged. If you are in doubt if something meets the de minimis standard, then the gift should be logged. |
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Gifts by TFD Registered Persons aggregating more than $100 per year that do not relate to the business of the recipients employer. Examples of gifts not relating to the business of the recipients employer include personal gifts (not paid for by TCW) where there is a pre-existing personal or family relationship between you and the recipient. |
Pre-Approval Required, And Must Maintain Log Showing:
Name of recipient(s)
Date of Gift(s)
Value of Gift(s) |
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Gifts by TFD Registered Persons aggregating more than $100 per year that do relate to the business of the recipients employer |
Prohibited |
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Gifts to Unions or Union Officers |
Pre-Approval Required. The Request Form for Approval for Gift/Entertainment must be completed before making the gift. In addition, an LM-10 Information Report is required to be completed, approved by an officer and submitted to the Administrator of the Code of Ethics and to the Legal Department for each occurrence. |
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Entertainment and Hospitality Provided by the Firm/Access Persons
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Approval Required |
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$250 or less per person and $2,500 or less in aggregate per event |
No Approval Required |
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Greater than $250 per person or $2,500 or more in aggregate per event |
Pre-Approval Required |
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Attendance and participation at educational or industry sponsored events (for example, tickets for attendance or purchasing a table at an industry conference) |
No Approval Required |
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If provided to Unions or Union Officers |
Pre-Approval Required. The Request Form for Approval for Gift/Entertainment must be completed before making the entertainment. In addition, an LM-10 Information Report is required to be completed, approved by an officer and submitted to the Administrator of the Code of Ethics and to the Legal Department for each occurrence. |
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If provided to a Foreign Official or Domestic Official (regardless of value) |
Pre-Approval Required |
Note that for public pension plans, and in some cases other clients, Gifts or Entertainment may have to be disclosed by the Firm in response to client questionnaires and may reflect unfavorably on the Firm in obtaining business. Receipt of Gifts may even lead to disqualification. Therefore, discretion and restraint is advised.
Gifts and Entertainment Received by Firm Personnel
You should not accept Gifts that are of excessive value (generally, $100 or more) or inappropriate under the circumstances. Access Persons are required to report any gift that they receive worth more than $100 to the Administrator of the Code of Ethics.
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If a Gift has a value over $100 and is not approved as being otherwise appropriate, you should (i) reject the Gift, (ii) give the Gift to the Administrator of the Code of Ethics who will return it to the person giving the Gift (you may include a cover note), or (iii) if returning the Gift could affect friendly relations between a third party and the Firm, give it to the Administrator of the Code of Ethics, which will donate it to charity.
If the host of an event is personally present at the event, the event will be considered Entertainment; otherwise, it will be considered a Gift. You should not accept any invitation for Entertainment that is excessive or inappropriate under the circumstances. There may be some circumstances where it is difficult to reject an invitation or provision of hospitality or Entertainment. Where rejecting such an invitation or provision of hospitality could affect friendly relations between a third party and the Firm, use your best judgment and promptly report the entertainment or hospitality to the Administrator of the Code of Ethics. The Administrator of the Code of Ethics shall review such situation with your department head and the Approving Officers, as appropriate. No absolute rules exist, so good judgment must be exercised, considering the context, circumstances, and frequency of the Entertainment or hospitality. For example, approval might be required for an out-of-town sporting event, but not for a business conference in the same venue.
In light of the nature of Gift-giving and the impromptu nature of some Entertainment, approval for Access Persons accepting such items may often be after the fact. However, to the extent feasible, any required approvals should be obtained before accepting Gifts or Entertainment. Where prior approval is not possible with respect to impromptu Gifts or Entertainment, the Access Persons receiving such Gift or Entertainment must seek approval as soon as is reasonably practicable. If such Gift or Entertainment received is impermissible under U.S. or local laws, then the Administrator for the Code of Ethics may require the Access Persons to return the Gifts or reimburse such Entertainment received.
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Approval required |
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Cash Gifts (including gift cards) |
Prohibited |
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Solicitation by Access Persons of Gifts from clients, suppliers, brokers, business partners, or potential business partners |
Prohibited |
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Appropriate Gifts with value of $100 or less* |
No Approval Required |
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Tickets(s) to attend an industry conference or seminar paid by a vendor or other third party |
No Approval Required |
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(note that payment of airfare, accommodations, meals and other expenses paid by such vendor or third party would still require approval, unless exempted per the Speaker Exemption below) |
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Gifts believed to have a value in excess of $100, that seem appropriate under the circumstances* |
Approval Required |
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Gifts given to a wide group of recipients (e.g. closing dinner Gifts, holiday Gifts)* |
No Approval Required |
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Gifts received from the same donor more than twice in a calendar year* |
Approval Required |
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Entertainment on a personal basis, involving a small group of people, more than twice in one calendar year |
Approval Required |
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Entertainment over $250 per event* |
Approval Required |
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Out-of-town accommodations and airfare for business conference or other industry event paid by sponsor as speaker expenses, or on the same basis as other attendees (the Speaker Exemption) |
No Approval Required |
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Other out-of-town travel expenses, other than on a business trip or industry conference that is customary and usual for business purposes |
Approval Required |
*For Investment Personnel only:
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All Gifts and Entertainment, of any value, received from broker/dealers must be reported in StarCompliance. |
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All Gifts received from broker/dealers with a value in excess of $100/person are prohibited and should be returned to the broker/dealer or turned over to Compliance for appropriate disposition. |
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If an Investment Personnel is granted approval to accept entertainment with a value in excess of $250 per event from a broker/dealer, that person must personally pay the amount in excess of $250 and must maintain records indicating such payment. |
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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
The FCPA permits small payments to low-level Foreign Officials (typically in countries with pervasive corruption) to expedite or secure the performance of non-discretionary government action (e.g., processing governmental papers, providing police protection, and providing mail service) under limited circumstances (Facilitating Payments). Nevertheless, because such payments may be illegal under the local law of the foreign country involved and/or other applicable anti-corruption laws and rules, such as the Bribery Act, this Policy prohibits Firm Personnel from making such payments, regardless of whether such payments would be permissible under the FCPA.
Statement of Purpose
TCW (the Firm) is committed to complying with all applicable anti-corruption laws and rules, including, but not limited to, the U.S Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the FCPA), the U.S. Travel Act (the Travel Act), the U.K. Bribery Act of 2010 (the Bribery Act) and any laws enacted pursuant to the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (the OECD Convention). The purpose of this Anti-Corruption Policy (the Policy) is to ensure compliance with all applicable anti-corruption laws and rules.
Of course, no policy can anticipate every possible situation that might arise. As such, Firm Personnel (defined below) are encouraged to discuss any questions that they may have relating to the Policy with their supervisor, Firm contact or the Legal or Compliance Departments. When in doubt, Firm Personnel should seek guidance.
Scope
This Policy is mandatory and applies to all directors, officers and employees of the Firm and any persons engaged to act on behalf of the Firm, including agents, representatives, temporary agency personnel, consultants, and contract-based personnel, wherever located (collectively referred to as Firm Personnel). Violations of this Policy may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment and referral to regulatory and criminal authorities.
Prohibited Conduct
Firm Personnel shall not, directly or indirectly, make, offer, or authorize any gift, payment or other inducement for the benefit of any person, including a Foreign Official or Domestic Official, with the intent that the recipient misuse his/her position to aid the Firm in obtaining, retaining, or directing business.
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Foreign Official includes government officials, political party leaders, candidates for public office, employees of state-owned enterprises (such as state-owned banks or pension plans), employees of public international organizations (such as the World Bank or the International Monetary Fund), and close relatives or agents of any of the foregoing. Because U.S. regulators have a very broad view of what constitutes a Foreign Official, Firm Personnel should err on the side of caution by treating counter-parties as Foreign Officials when in doubt.
Domestic Official means any officer or employee of any government entity, department, agency, or instrumentality (federal, state, or local) in the U.S., candidates for public office, and close relatives or agents of any of the foregoing.
For purposes of this Policy, Foreign Official and Domestic Official also includes individuals who have actual influence in the award of business and any person or entity hired to review or accept bids for a government entity.
All payments, whether large or small, are prohibited if they are, in substance, bribes or kickbacks, including, cash payments, gifts, and the provision of hospitality and entertainment expenses. Personal funds (your own or a third partys) must not be used to accomplish what is otherwise prohibited by this Policy.
Firm Personnel are also prohibited from requesting, agreeing to accept, or accepting Gifts from any third party in exchange for or as a reward for improper or unapproved performance of their job responsibilities.
Health or Safety Exception
Facilitating Payments are permitted in rare circumstances when the health or safety of Firm Personnel (or anyone else) is at risk. If a payment is made pursuant to this limited exception, Firm Personnel must report the payment and circumstances to the Legal Department as soon as possible after the health or safety of the individual(s) is no longer at risk. The payment must also be accurately recorded in the Firms books and records.
Third Party Representatives
Under the FCPA and other anti-bribery laws, the Firm may be held responsible for the misconduct of its agents, representatives, business partners, consultants, contractors or any other third party engaged to act on the Firms behalf (collectively Third Party Representatives). As such, prior to entering into an agreement with any Third Party Representative regarding business outside the United States, the Firm shall perform anti-corruption related due diligence and obtain from the Third Party Representative appropriate assurances of compliance in accordance with this Policy. The Legal Department is required to approve all engagements with Third Party Representatives. Any anti-
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corruption compliance issue that comes to the attention of any Firm Personnel must be reported to the General Counsel and addressed before proceeding with the relevant transaction or doing business with or through a Third Party Representative.
Firm Personnel should be alert to the activities of any Third Party Representative with whom they interact and promptly report any suspicious activity to the Legal Department. Firm Personnel should be especially alert to Third Party Representatives who are located in or interact with individuals in countries with high levels of corruption (the United States Department of Justice and Transparency International maintain internet-accessible lists of countries where corruption is a concern). Firm Personnel must consult with the Legal Department whenever encountering a situation involving any anti-corruption issue, including a Red Flag, or any other similar situation.
It is important for Firm Personnel to identify and report anti-corruption compliance issues in the ordinary course of business. To this end, the following shall apply to all Firm Personnel:
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Familiarize yourself with the examples of Red Flags listed in this Policy; Attend anti-corruption training as applicable so you can identify the types of situations that may raise Red Flags or other compliance concerns that are not enumerated in this Policy; |
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Be vigilant in detecting Red Flags; it is prohibited to consciously avoid or close your eyes to a violation or to a Red Flag; |
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Look out for Red Flags both before and during a relationship with any transaction partner; and |
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If you have information concerning a potential Red Flag, contact the General Counsel immediately. |
No Firm Personnel who in good faith provides information regarding a possible Red Flag will suffer any retaliation or adverse employment decision as a consequence of such report.
The existence of a Red Flag does not necessarily mean that a violation has occurred or will occur. However, once a Red Flag arises, Firm Personnel must report the Red Flag to the Legal Department who will oversee a reasonable inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the Red Flag. Upon request, other Firm Personnel will cooperate with and assist in the review of the Red Flag. The extent of this inquiry will depend on the facts of the particular situation and the degree of risk involved.
Red Flag Reporting
Firm Personnel are required to promptly report to the General Counsel any situations that raise anti-corruption compliance Red Flags. All Firm Personnel are expected to be alert to any Red Flags or other situations that may indicate any compliance issues. The existence of a Red Flag requires additional diligence to address potential problems before a transaction may go forward. Red Flags include (but are not limited to):
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A request for reimbursement of extraordinary, poorly documented, or last minute expenses; |
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A request for payment in cash, to a numbered account, or to an account in the name of someone other than the appropriate counterparty; |
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A request for payment in a country other than the one in which the transaction is taking place or counterparty is located, especially if it is a country with limited banking transparency; |
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An unreasonable request (taking into consideration the circumstances of the request, including the size of payment and the timing of the request) for payment in advance or prior to an award of a contract, license, concession, or other business; |
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A refusal by a party to certify that it will comply with the requirements and prohibitions of this Policy, applicable anti-corruption laws and rules; |
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A refusal, if asked, to disclose owners, partners, or principals; |
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Use of shell or holding companies that obscure an entitys ownership without credible explanation; |
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As measured by local customs or standards, or under circumstances particular to the partys environment, the partys business seems understaffed, ill equipped, or inconveniently located to undertake its proposed relationship with the Firm; |
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The party, under the circumstances, appears to have insufficient know-how or experience to provide the services the Firm needs; and |
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In the case of engaging a Third Party Representative, the potential Third Party Representative: |
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has an employee or a family member of an employee in a government position, particularly if the family member is or could be in a position to direct business to the Firm; |
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is insolvent or has significant financial difficulties that would reasonably be expected to impact its dealings with the Firm; |
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displays ignorance of or indifference to local laws and regulations; |
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is unable to provide appropriate business references; |
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lacks transparency in expenses and accounting records; |
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is the subject of credible rumors or media reports of inappropriate payments; or |
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requests payment that is disproportionate to the services provided. |
Mandatory Reporting
Firm Personnel and Third Party Representatives are required to promptly report to the General Counsel or Chief Compliance Officer any instance in which they believe that they, or any other Firm Personnel or Third Party Representative may have violated this Policy. All suspected violations of this Policy, including minor violations, should be reported. For example, a failure to obtain pre-approval before giving Gifts in excess of $100 should be reported. In addition, Firm Personnel and Third Party Representatives must alert the General Counsel or Chief Compliance Officer if anyone solicits improper Gifts, payments or other inducements from them, including any request made by a
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Foreign Official or Domestic Official for a payment that would be prohibited under this Policy or any other actions taken to induce such a payment.
Firm Personnel may also report suspected violations of this Policy as specified in the Firms Whistleblower Policy.
Books and Records
The Firm is required to maintain books and records that accurately reflect the Firms transactions, use of Firm assets, and other similar information. The Firm is also required to maintain the internal accounting controls necessary to maintain proper control over the Firms actions. The Firm should not create any undisclosed or unrecorded accounts for any purpose. False or artificial entries are not to be made in the books and records of the Firm for any reason.
Outside Business Activities
General
The Firm discourages employees from holding outside employment, including consulting. In addition, an employee may not engage in outside employment that:
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interferes, competes, or conflicts with the interests of the Firm or gives an appearance of a conflict of interest. |
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Employment in the securities brokerage industry is prohibited. |
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Employees must abstain from negotiating, approving, or voting on any transaction between the Firm and any outside organization with which they are affiliated, except in the ordinary course of providing services for the Firm and on a fully disclosed basis. |
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encroaches on normal working time or otherwise impairs performance, |
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implies Firm sponsorship or support of an outside organization, or |
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adversely reflects directly or indirectly on the Firm. |
A conflict of interest may arise if an employee is engaged in an outside business activity (OBA) or receives any compensation for outside services that may be inconsistent with the Firms business interests. Examples of OBAs may include, but are not limited to, the following:
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Outside employment |
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Serving in any capacity of any non-affiliated company or institution |
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Accepting appointment as a fiduciary, including executor, trustee, guardian, conservator or general partner, except for the employee or immediate family for estate planning and other non-commercial and personal purposes |
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Honorariums, public speaking appearances or instruction courses at educational institutions |
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Providing investment advice, or any other financial services to, any person, organization or association, including any that are exclusively charitable, fraternal, religious, civic and are recognized as tax exempt |
Obtaining Approval/Reporting
All employees are required to obtain pre-approval before engaging in any OBA by submitting an Outside Business Activity request through StarCompliance. The Administrator of the Code of Ethics will then coordinate the approval and reporting process.
In addition, all employees are required to submit an initial Outside Business Activity request upon their hire through StarCompliance if they have any OBA. Each employee that has disclosed an OBA must submit an updated request upon material changes to the activity or role involved. All employees will also complete the Report on Outside Business Activity annually.
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Political Activities & Contributions
Introduction
In the U.S., both federal and state laws impose restrictions on certain kinds of political contributions and activities. These laws apply not only to U.S. citizens, but also to foreign nationals and both U.S. and foreign corporations and other institutions. Accordingly, the Firm has adopted policies and procedures concerning political contributions and activities regarding federal, state, and local candidates, officials and political parties.
This policy applies to the Firm and all employees, and in some cases to affiliates, consultants, placement agents and solicitors working for the Firm. Failure to comply with these rules could result in civil or criminal penalties for the Firm and the individuals involved or loss of business for the Firm.
These policies are intended to comply with these laws and regulations and to avoid any appearance of impropriety. These policies are not intended to otherwise interfere with an individuals right to participate in the political process. If you have any questions about political contributions or activities, contact the Administrator of the Code of Ethics.
General Rules
All persons are prohibited from making or soliciting political contributions where the purpose is to assist the Firm in obtaining or retaining business.
No employee shall apply pressure, direct or implied, on any other employee that infringes upon an individuals right to decide whether, to whom, in what capacity, or in what amount or extent, to engage in political activities.
All persons are prohibited from doing indirectly or through another person anything prohibited by these policies and procedures or to avoid a required review for approval.
Fundraising and Soliciting Political Contributions
Firm officers, directors or other personnel may not make political solicitations under the auspices of the Firm, unless authorized in writing by the General Counsel who will maintain a copy. Use of Firm letterhead, email signature blocks, logos or other identifiers of TCW is prohibited.
Any solicitation or invitations to fundraisers by a Firm officer, director or other personnel on behalf of candidates, party committees or political committees must:
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originate from the individuals home address, |
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make clear that the solicitation is not sponsored by the Firm, and |
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make clear that the contribution is voluntary on the part of the person being solicited. |
Rules Governing Firm Contributions and Activities
Federal Elections
The Firm is prohibited from:
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making or facilitating contributions to federal candidates from corporate treasury funds, |
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making or facilitating contributions or donations to federal political party committees and making donations to state and local political party committees if the committees use the funds for federal election activities, |
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using, or allowing the use of, corporate facilities, resources, or employees for federal political activities other than for making corporate communications to its officers, directors, stockholders, and their families, and |
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making partisan communications to its rank and file employees or to the public at large. |
Contributions to State and Local Candidates and Committees
The limitations on corporate political contributions and activities vary significantly from state to state. All Firm employees must obtain pre-clearance from the General Counsel prior to:
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using the Firms funds for any political contributions to state or local candidates, or |
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Political Activities on Firm Premises and Using Firm Resources
Federal, State, and Local Elections
All employees are prohibited from:
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Using Firm resources for political activities, including the use of photocopier paper for political flyers, or Firm-provided refreshments at a political event, and |
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directing subordinates to participate in federal, state, and/or local fundraising or other political activities, except where those subordinates have voluntarily agreed to participate in such activities. Any employee considering the use of the services of a subordinate employee (whether or not in the same reporting line) for political activities must inform the |
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subordinate that his or her participation is strictly voluntary and that he or she may decline to participate without the risk of retaliation or any adverse job action. |
Federal law and Firm policy allow an individual to engage in limited personal, volunteer political activities on company premises on behalf of a federal candidate if:
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the individual obtains approval before the activities occur. Contact the Administrator of the Code of Ethics to request approval. |
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the political activities are isolated and incidental (they may not exceed 1 hour per week or 4 hours per month), |
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the activities do not prevent the individual from completing normal work or interfere with the Firms normal activity, |
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the activities do not raise the overhead of the Firm (for example, result in phone charges, postage or delivery charges, use of Firm materials), and |
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the activities do not involve services performed by other employees (including secretaries, assistants, or other subordinates) unless the other employees voluntarily engage in the political activities. |
TCW follows the above policy for activities related to state and local elections.
Rules for Individuals
Responsibility for Personal Contribution Limits
Federal law and the laws of many states and localities establish contribution limits for individuals. Each employee is responsible for knowing and remaining within those limits.
Pre-Approval of all Political Contributions and Volunteer Activity
Each TCW employee, and their spouse, domestic partner and relative or significant other sharing the same house, must submit a Political Contribution Request Form to the Administrator of the Code of Ethics and obtain pre-approval before:
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making or soliciting any Contribution to a current holder or candidate for a state, local or federal elected office, or a campaign committee, political party committee, proposition, referendum, initiative, other political committee or organization (example: Republican, Democratic Governors Association or Super PAC) or inaugural committee. A Contribution includes anything of value given or paid to: |
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influence any election for federal, state or local office; |
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pay any debt incurred in connection with such election; or |
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pay any transition or inaugural expenses incurred by the successful candidate for state or local office. |
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volunteering their services to a political campaign, political party committee, proposition, referendum, initiative, political action committee (PAC) or political organization. |
Access Persons are required to affirm after the end of each calendar quarter that they have reported all political contributions and volunteer services they, and each of their spouse, domestic partner and relative or significant other sharing the same house, have provided during the quarter.
New Hires
TCW considers all employees to be Covered Associates. New hires may not be made without the prior review of their political contributions and activities by Compliance. Human Resources will gather information on any new hire and provide this to Compliance for review. This information shall include information about the political contributions or activities of the new hire or his/her spouses, domestic partners and relatives or significant others sharing the same house. Legal and Compliance can exempt individuals or categories of employees from this review.
Participation in Public Affairs
The Firm encourages its employees to be involved in public affairs and political processes. Normally, participation in public affairs takes place outside of regular business hours. If participation in public affairs requires corporate time, or you wish to accept an appointive office, or you want to run for elective office, contact the Administrator of the Code of Ethics in order to request approval.
You must campaign on your own time. You may not use Firm property or services without proper reimbursement to the Firm.
Employees participating in political activities do so as individuals and not as representatives of the Firm. You may not:
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use either the Firms name or its address in material you mail or fundraising, and |
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identify the Firm in any advertisements or literature, except as necessary biographical information. |
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Other Employee Conduct
Personal Loans
You may not borrow from clients or from Firm vendors or service providers, except those who engage in lending in the usual course of their business and then only on terms offered to others in similar circumstances, without special treatment. This prohibition does not preclude borrowing from individuals related to you by blood or marriage.
Taking Advantage of a Business Opportunity That Rightfully Belongs To the Firm
Employees must not take for their own advantage a business opportunity that rightfully belongs to the Firm. Whenever the Firm has been actively soliciting a business opportunity, or the opportunity has been offered to it, or the Firms funds, facilities, or personnel have been used in pursuing the opportunity, that opportunity rightfully belongs to the Firm and not to employees who may be in a position to divert the opportunity for their own benefits.
Examples of improperly taking advantage of a corporate opportunity include:
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selling information to which an employee has access because of his/her position, |
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acquiring any property interest or right when the Firm is known to be interested in the property in question, |
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receiving a commission or fee on a transaction that would otherwise accrue to the Firm, and |
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diverting business or personnel from the Firm. |
Disclosure of a Direct or Indirect Interest in a Transaction
If you or any family member have any interest in a transaction (whether on behalf of a client or the Firm), that interest must be disclosed, in writing, to the General Counsel or the Chief Compliance Officer to allow assessment of potential conflicts of interest.
You do not need to report any interest that is otherwise reported in accordance with the Personal Investment Transactions Policy.
Example of an interest that should be disclosed: conducting TCW business with a vendor or service provider who is related to you or for which your parent, spouse, or child is an officer should be disclosed.
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Corporate Property or Services
You may not purchase or acquire corporate property or use of the services of other employees for personal purposes. For example, you may not use inside counsel for personal legal advice absent approval from the General Counsel or use of outside counsel for that advice at the Firms expense.
Use of TCW Stationery
You may not use corporate stationery for personal correspondence or other non-job-related purposes.
Giving Advice to Clients
The Firm cannot practice law or provide legal advice.
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Avoid statements that might be interpreted as legal advice; and |
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Avoid giving clients advice on tax matters, the preparation of tax returns, or investment decisions, except as appropriate in the performance of a fiduciary or advisory responsibility, or as otherwise required in the ordinary course of your duties. |
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Confidentiality
All information relating to past, current, and prospective clients is confidential and is not to be discussed with anyone outside the organization under any circumstance. All employees and on-site long term temporary employees and consultants will be required to sign and adhere to a Confidentiality Agreement. You should report violations of the Confidentiality Agreement to the Chief Compliance Officer.
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Sanctions
The Firm may impose such sanctions it deems appropriate upon discovering a violation of this Code, including, but not limited to, an oral or written reprimand, supplemental training, a reversal of a transaction and disgorgement of profits, demotion, and suspension or termination of employment.
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Reporting Illegal or Suspicious Activity - Whistleblower Policy
Policy
The Firm is committed to compliance with the law and its policies in all of its operations. The Firms employees can provide early identification of significant issues that arise with compliance with policies and the law. The Firms policy is to create an environment in which its employees can report these issues in good faith without fear of reprisal.
The Firm requires that all employees report activity that is illegal or does not comply with the Firms policies and procedures (Compliance Issues), including this Code. Reports about Compliance Issues will be held confidentially by the Firm except in limited circumstances. The Firm expects the exercise of the Whistleblower Policy to be used responsibly. If an employee believes that a policy is not being followed because it is being overlooked, one first step could be to bring the issue to the attention of the party charged with the operation of the policy. If, however, you believe that a policy is not being followed and feel uncomfortable bringing it to the attention of the person involved, you may follow the other procedures set forth in this policy.
Procedure
In some cases, an employee should be able to resolve issues or concerns with their manager or, if appropriate, other management senior to their manager. However, this may fail or the employee may have legitimate reasons to choose not to notify management. In such cases, the Firm has established a system for employees to report Compliance Issues.
An employee who has a good faith belief that a Compliance Issue may occur or is occurring is required to come forward and report under this policy. Good faith means that the employee believes that they are disclosing information that is truthful, but it does not require that a reported concern is correct.
The report should be made to the General Counsel and may be made in person, in writing (including email) or via the whistleblower line at (213) 244-0055. The whistleblower line is only directly accessible by the General Counsel. Reports may also be made anonymously via the whistleblower line or the whistleblower drop box located in the dining room on the 21st floor of the Los Angeles office and in the Town Hall pantry in the New York office; however, the Firm encourages employees to identify themselves when making a report to facilitate follow-up communication. When making a report, employees should state in as much detail as possible the facts that raised a concern.
The General Counsel will consult with others, who may include the Chief Compliance Officer and outside counsel, about the investigation as appropriate. Depending on the nature of the matters
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covered by the report, an investigation may be conducted by an officer or manager, the Chief Compliance Officer, the General Counsel or an external party.
The Firm understands the importance of maintaining confidentiality of the reporting employee. The identity of the employee making the report will be kept confidential, except to the extent that disclosure may be required by law, a governmental agency, or self-regulatory organization, or as an essential part of completing the investigation. The employee making the report will be advised if confidentiality cannot be maintained. To the extent practicable, employees will be kept apprised of the Firms response to their reports.
The Chief Compliance Officer will follow up to assure that the investigation is completed, that any Compliance Issue is addressed, and that no acts of retribution or retaliation occur against the person reporting violations or cooperating in an investigation in good faith.
Each quarter (or more frequently as necessary), the General Counsel will provide TCWs Board of Directors with an update regarding the status of each report received under this policy during the preceding quarter. Employees may also contact the California Office of the Attorney Generals whistleblower hotline at (800) 952-5225. The Attorney General refers calls received on its whistleblower hotline to an appropriate governmental authority for review and possible investigation
Submitting a report that is known to be false is a violation of this Reporting of Illegal or Suspicious Activity Policy.
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Glossary
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Access Person(s) - Includes all of the Firms directors, officers, and employees, except those who (i) do not devote substantially all working time to the activities of the Firm, and (ii) do not have access to information about the day-to-day investment activities of the Firm. A consultant, temporary employee, or other person may be considered an Access Person depending on various factors, including length of service, nature of duties, and access to Firm information.
Account - A separate account and/or a commingled fund (e.g., limited partnership, trust, mutual fund, REIT, and CBO/CDO/CLO).
Administrator of the Code of Ethics Shall be a member of the Compliance Department, as designated by the Chief Compliance Officer.
Approving Officers - One of the Chief Operating Officer or the Head of Investment Technology in addition to one of the General Counsel or the Chief Compliance Officer.
B
Beneficial Interest an interest of an Access Person in a security or account of another person under which they (i) can obtain benefits substantially equivalent to owning the security, (ii) can obtain ownership of the security immediately or within 60 days, or (iii) can vote or dispose of the security.
C
CBO - Collateralized bond obligation.
CDO - Collateralized debt obligation. A security backed by a pool of bonds, loans, and other assets.
Chief Compliance Officer - The Chief Compliance Officer of TCW. For purposes of this policy, the term Chief Compliance Officer shall include persons authorized by the Chief Compliance Officer to handle certain matters under this Code of Ethics policy.
CLO - Collateralized loan obligation.
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Code of Ethics or Code - This Code of Ethics.
Compliance Issue - activity that is illegal or does not comply with the Firms formal written policies and procedures
Contribution includes anything of value given or paid to (i) influence any election for federal, state or local office, (ii) pay any debt incurred in connection with such election, or (iii) pay transition or inaugural expenses incurred by the successful candidate for state or local office.
Covered Account Any account of an Access Person or Covered Person is a Covered Account. Covered Accounts include any personal trading account in which you have a beneficial interest. A non-exhaustive or a representative list of such accounts include:
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Brokerage accounts (i.e. individual, joint, trust, custodial); Individual Retirement Accounts (all types); DRIPs, profit sharing, and any other account/vehicle that have the ability to trade any non-exempt investment product. |
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401(k) and 529 Plans accounts that provide the ability to trade any non-exempt investment product. |
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Please note: If the accounts hold MetWest or TCW funds, these accounts require reporting as well. |
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Accounts held directly at mutual funds are exempt unless the account holds MetWest or TCW funds. |
A relatives brokerage account for which the Access Person can effect trades, or an estate for which the Access Person makes investment decisions as executor.
Direct investments in private funds.
Covered Person Spouse, minor child, relative or significant other sharing a house with an Access Person, or any other person, when the Access Person has a beneficial interest in the persons accounts or securities.
Covered Transaction A transaction in a Covered Account.
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Direct Purchase Plan - An investment service that allows individuals to purchase a security directly from a company or through a transfer agent. Not all companies offer Direct Purchase Plans and the plans often have restrictions on when an individual can purchase.
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Entertainment - Generally means the attendance by you and your guests at a meal, sporting event, theater production, or comparable event where the expenses are paid by a business relation who invited you, and also might include payment of travel to, or accommodation expenses at, a conference or an out-of-town event.
ETF - Exchange Traded Fund. A fund that tracks an index but can be traded like a stock.
Ethical Walls or Informational Barriers - The conscientious use of a combination of trading restrictions and information barriers designed to confine material non-public information to a given individual, group, or department.
Exchange Act - Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exempt Securities - Those Securities described in the subsection Exempt Securities in the Personal Investment Transactions Policy.
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Firm or TCW - The TCW Group of companies.
Firm Personnel - All directors, officers and employees of the Firm and any persons engaged to act on behalf of the Firm, including agents, representatives, temporary agency personnel, consultants, and contract-based personnel, wherever located.
Foreign Official - Includes (i) government officials, (ii) political party leaders, (iii) candidates for office, (iv) employees of state-owned enterprises (such as state-owned banks or pension plans), and (v) relatives or agents of a Foreign Official if a payment is made to such relative or agent of a Foreign Official with the knowledge or intent that it ultimately would benefit the Foreign Official.
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General Counsel - The General Counsel of TCW. For purposes of this policy, the term General Counsel shall include persons authorized by the General Counsel to handle certain matters under this Code of Ethics policy.
Gift - Anything of value received without paying its reasonable fair value (e.g., favors, credit, special discounts on goods or services, free services, loans of goods or money, tickets to sports or entertainment events, trips and hotel expenses). If something falls within the definition of Entertainment, it does not fall within the category of Gifts.
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IPO - Initial public offering. An offering of securities registered under the Securities Act, the issuer of which, immediately before the registration, was not subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
Inside information - Material, non-public information.
Investment Compliance - The support group for certain trading areas that, among others, checks proposed trades and open trades against investment restrictions.
Investment Personnel - Includes (i) any portfolio manager or securities analyst or securities trader who provides information or advice to a portfolio manager or who helps execute a portfolio managers decision, and (ii) a member of the Investment Compliance Department.
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Limited Offering - An offering that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Sections 4(2) or 4(6), or pursuant to Rules 504, 505, or 506 or under the Securities Act. Note that a CBO or CDO is considered a Limited Offering or Private Placement.
Linked Broker A broker that provides account information by automatic feed to StarCompliance.
LM-10 Information Report - Report required for reporting gifts or entertainment to labor unions or union officials.
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Material Information - Information that a reasonable investor would consider important in making an investment decision. Generally, this is information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to have an effect on the price of a companys securities.
MetWest - Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC, a U.S.-registered investment advisor and direct subsidiary of The TCW Group, Inc.
MetWest Mutual Funds - Metropolitan West Funds, each of its series, and any other proprietary, registered, open-end investment companies (mutual funds) advised by MetWest.
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Non-Discretionary Accounts - Accounts for which the individual does not directly or indirectly make or influence the investment decisions.
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Outside Fiduciary Accounts - Certain fiduciary accounts outside of the Firm for which an individual has received the Firms approval to act as fiduciary and that the Firm has determined qualify to be treated as Outside Fiduciary Accounts under this Code of Ethics.
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Private Placements - An offering that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Sections 4(2) or 4(6), or pursuant to Rules 504, 505, or 506 or under the Securities Act. Note that a CBO or CDO is considered a Limited Offering or Private Placement.
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REIT - Real estate investment trust.
Registered Person(s) - Any person having a securities license (e.g., Series 6, 7, 24, etc.) with TFD.
Restricted Securities List - A list of the securities for which the Firm is generally limited firm-wide from engaging in transactions.
Rule 10b5-1 Plan - A rule established by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) that allows insiders of publicly traded corporations to set up a trading plan for selling stocks they own. Rule 10b5-1 allows major holders to sell a predetermined number of shares at a predetermined time.
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SEC - Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities - Includes any interest or instrument commonly known as a security, including stocks, bonds, ETFs, shares of mutual funds, and other investment companies (including money market funds and their equivalents), options, warrants, financial commodities, a derivative linked to a specific security or other derivative products and interests in privately placed offerings and limited partnerships, including hedge funds. Does not include cryptocurrencies or digital currencies.
Securities Act - Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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TAMCO - TCW Asset Management Company LLC, a U.S.-registered investment advisor and direct subsidiary of The TCW Group, Inc.
TCW or Firm - The TCW Group of companies.
TCW Advisor - Includes TAMCO, TIMCO, MetWest and any other U.S. federally registered advisors directly or indirectly controlled by The TCW Group, Inc.
TCW Funds - TCW Funds, Inc., each of its series, and any other proprietary, registered, open-end investment companies (mutual funds) advised by TIMCO
TCW Mutual Funds Collectively, the TCW Funds, MetWest Mutual Funds, and TSI and any other registered investment company advised by TIMCO, MetWest or any other affiliate, unless otherwise indicated.
TFD or TCW Funds Distributors LLC A limited-purpose broker-dealer (formerly, TCW Brokerage Services).
TIMCO - TCW Investment Management Company LLC, a U.S.-registered investment advisor and direct subsidiary of The TCW Group, Inc.
TSI - TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc., a registered, closed-end investment company advised by TIMCO.
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BOSTON PARTNERS
CODE OF ETHICS
As of May 2020
COMPLIANCE POLICIES
A. Code of Ethics
Boston Partners has built a reputation for integrity and professionalism among its clients. We value the confidence and trust those clients have placed in us and strive to protect that trust. This Code of Ethics (the Code) is our commitment to protecting our clients trust by establishing formal standards for general personal and professional conduct. Furthermore, this Code does not attempt to identify all potential conflicts of interest or conduct abuses, and violations regarding the spirit of the Code may be subject to disciplinary action. Questions regarding the interpretation of the Code or its application to particular conduct should be addressed with Legal or the CD.
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APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS |
This Code and all sections, unless specifically noted otherwise, apply to all Supervised Persons.
Supervised Persons for purposes of this Code means:
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Directors, and officers of Boston Partners (or other persons occupying a similar status or performing similar functions); |
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Employees of Boston Partners and registered representatives of Boston Partners Securities LLC (collectively Employees); |
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Any other person who provides investment advisory advice on behalf of Boston Partners and is subject to Boston Partners supervision and control; and |
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Certain other persons designated by the CD, such as temporary/contract workers who support our businesses. |
Access Person for purposes of this Code means any Supervised Person:
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Who has access to non-public information regarding any clients purchases or sales of securities, or |
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Who has non-public information regarding the portfolio holdings of any mutual fund, managed account, or private investment fund managed by Boston Partners (client accounts); or |
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Who is involved in making securities recommendations to clients or who has access to such recommendations that are nonpublic; or |
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Who is a director or officer of Boston Partners? Excepted from this requirement are Directors of Boston Partners who are not involved in the day-to-day business activities of the firm or do not have access to confidential information regarding client securities holdings, transactions, or recommendations. Also exempted from this requirement are Boston Partners Funds directors who are not employees of Boston Partners nor have access to confidential information regarding client securities holdings, transactions or recommendations; or |
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Certain other persons designated by the CD, such as temporary/contract workers who support our businesses. |
The CD will notify all individuals of their status as either a Supervised Person or an Access Person.
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STANDARDS OF BUSINESS CONDUCT |
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The following principles are intended to guide in the applicability of this Code of Ethics:
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Boston Partners is a fiduciary and its Supervised Persons have a duty to act for the benefit of Boston Partners clients and shall at all times place the financial interests of the client ahead of Boston Partners; |
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Boston Partners holds all Supervised Persons responsible to high standards of integrity, professionalism, and ethical conduct; and |
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Boston Partners fosters a spirit of cohesiveness and teamwork while ensuring the fair treatment of all Supervised Persons. |
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COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS |
All Supervised Persons must comply with applicable federal securities laws. Federal securities laws means the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Investment Company Act), the Advisers Act, Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, any rules adopted by the Commission under any of these statutes, the Bank Secrecy Act as it applies to funds and investment advisers, and any rules adopted thereunder by the Commission or the Department of the Treasury. The applicable laws are designed to prevent the following practices, which should not be viewed as all-encompassing and are not intended to be exclusive of others.
Supervised Persons must never:
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Defraud any client in any manner; |
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Mislead any client, including by making a statement that omits material facts; |
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Engage in any act, practice or course of conduct which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any client, including misappropriation of an investment opportunity; |
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Engage in any manipulative practice with respect to any client or security, including price manipulation. |
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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST |
As a fiduciary, Boston Partners has an affirmative duty of care, loyalty, honesty to its clients and a duty of utmost good faith to act in the best interests of Boston Partners clients. Compliance with this fiduciary responsibility can be accomplished by avoiding conflicts of interest and by fully, adequately, and fairly disclosing all material facts concerning any conflict which arises with respect to any client.
The following specific guidelines should not be viewed as all-encompassing and are not intended to be exclusive of others:
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No Supervised Person shall take inappropriate advantage of their position with respect to a client, advancing their position for self-gain. |
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No Supervised Person shall use knowledge about pending or currently considered client securities transactions to profit personally as a result of such transactions. |
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All securities transactions affected for the benefit of a client account shall avoid inappropriate favoritism of one client over another client. |
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All securities transactions affected for the benefit of a Supervised Person shall be conducted in such a manner as to avoid abuse of that individuals position of trust and responsibility. |
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CONFIDENTIALITY |
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Boston Partners generates, maintains, and possesses information that it views as proprietary, and it must be held strictly confidential by all Supervised Persons. This information includes, but is not limited to:
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the financial condition and business activity of Boston Partners or any enterprise with which Boston Partners is conducting business. |
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investment management agreements and partnership agreements; |
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client specific information; |
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holdings in client accounts; |
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research analyses and trading strategies; |
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internal communications; |
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legal advice; and |
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computer access codes. |
Supervised Persons may not use proprietary information for their own benefit or for the benefit of any party other than the client. Failure to maintain the confidentiality of this information may have serious detrimental consequences for Boston Partners, its clients, and the Supervised Person who breached the confidence.
In order to safeguard Boston Partners proprietary information, Supervised Persons are expected to abide by the following:
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Never share proprietary information with anyone at Boston Partners except on a needs-to-know basis. |
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Never disclose proprietary information to anyone outside of Boston Partners, except in connection with Boston Partners business and in a manner consistent with the clients interests, or unless required in order to make a statement not misleading, or to otherwise comply with the law. |
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Disclosing proprietary information in connection with Boston Partners business is permissible in accordance with Boston Partners Selective Disclosure and Disclosing Portfolio Holdings Policy, Boston Partners Privacy and Disposal Policy, and Boston Partners Media Policy. |
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Never remove any proprietary information from Boston Partners premises, unless absolutely necessary for business purposes (and, if so, the information must be kept in the possession of the Supervised Person or in a secure place at all times and returned promptly to Boston Partners premises); |
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Exercise caution in displaying documents or discussing information in public places such as in elevators, restaurants, or airplanes, or in the presence of outside vendors or others not employed by Boston Partners; |
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Exercise caution when using e-mail, cellular telephones, facsimile machines or messenger services; |
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Never leave documents containing proprietary information in conference rooms, wastebaskets, or desks, or anywhere else where the information could be seen or retrieved; |
Boston Partners restrictions on the use of proprietary information continue in effect after termination of employment with Boston Partners, unless specific written permission is obtained from the General Counsel. For purposes of clarification, the terms of any separate confidentiality agreement between an Employee and Boston Partners or any of its affiliates shall supersede this general restriction, to the extent applicable.
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Federal law protects the ability of whistleblowers to report violations of applicable law. Nothing in any agreement between yourself and Boston Partners shall be interpreted or deemed to limit you in any way from communicating with the Securities and Exchange Commission about any actions that you reasonably believe to be a violation of applicable securities laws or with any other regulatory or enforcement agency about any actions that you reasonably believe to be a violation of any other applicable law.
Any questions regarding policies and procedures on the use of proprietary information should be brought to the attention of the CCO.
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EMPLOYEE PERSONAL SECURITIES MONITORING |
DEFINITIONS
Covered Security shall include any type of equity or debt instrument, including any rights, warrants, derivatives, convertibles, options, puts, calls, straddles, exchange traded funds, shares of closed-end mutual funds, shares of open end mutual funds that are advised or sub advised by Boston Partners, its affiliates or, in general, any interest or investment commonly known as a security.
Non-Covered Security shall include shares of open-ended mutual funds that are not advised or sub-advised by Boston Partners or its affiliates, direct obligations of the US government, bankers acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper, high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements, which have a maturity at issuance of less than 366 days and that are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO).
Investment Personnel shall include portfolio managers, research analysts, traders and any other person who provides information or advice to portfolio managers, or who helps execute or implement the portfolio managers decisions as designated by the CD.
Beneficial Interest shall include any Covered Security in which a Supervised Person has an opportunity directly or indirectly to provide or share in any profit derived from a transaction in a Covered Security, including:
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accounts personally held by the Supervised Person; |
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accounts held by the Supervised Persons immediate family members related by blood or marriage sharing the same household; |
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any person or organization (such as an investment club) with whom a Supervised Person has an opportunity to directly or indirectly share in any profit from a transaction in a Covered Security; or |
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any trusts of which a Supervised Person is trustee. |
Designated Broker/Dealer is one who has contracted with Boston Partners to make available Supervised Persons investment accounts, statements and confirmations via electronic download. A list of designated broker/dealers is available upon request from the CD.
Outside Account shall include any Supervised Persons Covered Securities account not held at a Designated Broker/Dealer.
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ACCESS TO SUPERVISED PERSONS ACCOUNTS, CONFIRMATIONS AND STATEMENTS |
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Supervised Persons are required to maintain all discretionary or non-discretionary securities or commodities accounts with a Designated Broker/Dealer, unless prior written permission to maintain an Outside Account has been granted by the CD. This includes any account over which the Supervised Person has the power to exercise investment control, including but not limited to accounts in which the Supervised Person has a direct or indirect Beneficial Interest. If an Outside Account is approved, the Supervised Person must instruct their broker to send duplicate statements and confirmations to the CD.
All Supervised Persons whose accounts are custodied outside of Boston Partners Designated Broker/Dealer(s) must instruct their broker to submit copies of confirmations and/or account statements to:
Compliance Science Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc.
C/O Manual Data Entry
136 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10016
The CD will supervise the review of all confirmations and/or account statements to ensure the required pre-approvals were obtained and to verify the accuracy of the information submitted in the quarterly reports.
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INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES |
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Supervised Persons may not offer investment advice or manage any persons portfolio in which he/she does not have a beneficial interest without prior written approval. |
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Supervised Persons may not participate in an investment club without prior written approval. |
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PRE-CLEARANCE |
Unless otherwise noted, the following provisions apply to all Covered Securities beneficially owned by Supervised Persons:
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Covered Securities Transactions |
Mandatory written/electronic pre-clearance prior to the execution of any transaction involving a Covered Security. The CD may approve transactions. See Section 6 for exemptions.
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Approvals |
Pre-clearance is valid only for the day of approval. If the trade is not executed on the approved date, the pre-clearance process must be repeated prior to execution on the day the transaction is to be effected.
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Initial Public Offering (IPO) Transactions |
Mandatory written/electronic pre-clearance prior to participation in an IPO, except for Government Bonds and Municipal Securities. Approval is determined on a case-by-case basis; documentation supporting the decision rationale will be maintained on all requests.
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Private Limited Opportunity Investments |
Mandatory written/electronic pre-clearance prior to the execution of any private limited opportunity investment in a security. Private limited opportunity investments include, but are
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not limited to, private investments in hedge funds and Delaware Statutory Trusts, as well as any private business investment in a security, including a family business. Any questions regarding whether or not a particular investment requires written/electronic consent should be addressed with the CD prior to investment. Approval is determined on a case-by-case basis; documentation supporting the decision rationale will be maintained on all requests.
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Short Sales/Cover Shorts/Options |
Mandatory written/electronic pre-clearance prior to execution of any personal transaction involving a short position or option position. Supervised Persons may not sell a security short if it is currently held long in a client account. This prohibition includes writing naked call options or buying naked put options. Approval is determined based on the underlying security and transactions are subject to all blackout policies including the short-term profit prohibition.
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Gifts of Securities |
Gifts of securities do not need pre-clearance but must be reported on quarterly transaction and annual holdings statements.
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HOLDING PERIODS |
Unless otherwise noted, the following provisions apply to all Covered Securities beneficially owned by Supervised Persons:
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Supervised Persons may not profit from the purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, of the same (or equivalent) securities within 30 calendar days. Equivalent security means any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege at a price related to the subject security or similar securities with a value derived from the value of the subject security. |
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Multiple purchases/sales of the same or equivalent security will be considered on a First-In-First-Out (FIFO) basis. |
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Closing transactions resulting in a loss may be made after a holding period of one day. |
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Trading of a security in both directions (buy/sell or sell/buy), (Day Trading) is prohibited. |
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BLACK OUT PERIODS |
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No purchase or sale of any Covered Security for which an open order currently exists. |
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Investment Personnel are prohibited from purchasing or selling any Covered Security for which they have responsibility for a Client Transaction or should have knowledge that the security may be under active consideration 3 days before a Client Transaction. Transactions are allowed on the third day. |
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Supervised Persons are prohibited from purchasing or selling any Covered Security that is also held in client accounts 3 calendar days after a Client Transaction. Employee trades are allowed on the third day. |
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Client Transaction is generally defined as any trade across all or a significant number of portfolios in one strategy whereby the Covered Security: 1) has been newly established, or 2) the percent holding has been increased or decreased, 3) or a new account is being funded and a significant position, as determined by Boston Partners, is being established. |
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EXEMPT TRANSACTIONS |
Outlined below are certain exemptions to the Code; however, such exemptions may be withheld by Boston Partners in its sole discretion. Additional exemptions may be permitted on a case-by-case basis to any provision in this Code when the circumstances of the situation strongly support an exemption.
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Black Out Period Exemptions |
Covered Security transactions for which a Supervised Person has requested and received preclearance from the CD will not be deemed to have violated any blackout period in Section 5 based upon subsequent information or events unless the Supervised Person is the Portfolio Manager or other Investment Person directly responsible for recommending, approving/initiating, or executing the client transaction.
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Pre-Clearance and Black Out Period Exemptions |
The following transactions are exempt from the Pre-Clearance provisions as defined in Section 3 and from the Black Out Period provisions as defined in Section 5.
These transactions are NOT exempt from Holding Period provisions as defined in Section 4 or from the Reporting provisions as defined in Section 7.
1. Purchases and Sales of shares of mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Boston Partners or its affiliates.
2. Purchases and sales involving a long* position in a common stock, exchange-traded fund, or a closed end fund when:
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the market cap is in excess of $3 billion; AND |
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the aggregate share amount executed across all accounts in which the Employee has a Beneficial Interest is 1,000 shares or fewer over a 30-day period. |
*Note, this exemption does not apply to short positions or options.
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Pre-Clearance, Holding, and Black Out Period, Period Exemptions |
The following transactions are exempt from all Pre-Clearance provisions defined in Section 3, Holding Period provisions as defined in Section 4, and Black Out Period provisions as defined in Section 5.
These transactions are NOT exempt from the Reporting provisions as defined in Section 7.
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Covered Security transactions executed on a fully discretionary basis by a Registered Investment Adviser (other than Boston Partners) on behalf of a Supervised Person and a letter stating such is maintained in the file; |
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Purchases and sales of Exchange traded funds (ETFs) or options on ETFs. (*Exemption applies to 30 days hold for profit, does not apply to prohibition of Day Trading. Day Trading of ETFs or options on ETFs is prohibited); |
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Purchases or sales effected in any account over which there is no direct or indirect influence or control; |
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Purchases or sales that are non-volitional such as margin calls, stock splits, stock dividends, bond maturities, automatic dividend reinvestment plans, mergers, consolidations, spin-offs, or other similar corporate reorganizations or distributions generally applicable to all holders of the same class of securities; |
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Systematic investment plans provided the CCO, or designee, has been previously notified of the participation in the plan; |
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Any acquisition of a Covered Security through the exercise of rights issued pro rata to all holders of the class, to the extent such rights were acquired in the issue (and not through the acquisition of transferable rights); |
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Transactions by an Investment Person acting as a portfolio manager for an investment limited partnership or investment company where Boston Partners is the contractual investment adviser and in which the Investment Person has a Beneficial Interest or for or any account in which Boston Partners has a proprietary interest. |
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REPORTING REQUIREMENTS |
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Quarterly Transaction Reports |
All Supervised Persons must submit to the CD a report of every Covered Security transaction, IPO, private limited opportunity investment, and gift of covered securities in which they received/participated or in which they beneficially owned/participated during the calendar quarter no later than 30 days after the end of that quarter.
The report shall include the following:
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The name of the security, the date of the transaction, the interest rate and maturity (if applicable), the number of shares, and the principal amount of each Covered Security involved; |
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The nature of the transaction (i.e., purchase, sale or other type of acquisition or disposition); |
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The price at which the transaction was effected; |
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The name of the broker, dealer, or bank through which the transaction was effected; |
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Factors relevant to a potential conflict of interest, including the existence of any substantial economic relationship between the transaction and securities held or to be acquired by an account managed by Boston Partners; |
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With respect to any account established by an Access Person during the quarter, the name of the broker, dealer, or bank with whom the account was established; |
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The date the account was established; and |
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The date the report was submitted. |
ACCOUNTS HELD AT DESIGNATED BROKER/DEALERS EXCEPTION
For securities transactions for which the CD has direct access through a Designated Broker/Dealer electronic confirmation, such electronic access is deemed to be sufficient reporting to comply with the above requirement although a quarterly certification of completeness is still required. Each Supervised Person must verify that the CD has this required access prior to taking advantage of this exception.
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Initial Holdings Report |
All Access Persons shall disclose to the CD, no later than 10 days after becoming an Access Person, a listing of Covered Securities in which the Access Person has a Beneficial Interest as of a date no more than 45 days before the report is submitted.
The report shall include the following:
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The name of the security, the number of shares, and the principal amount of each Covered Security in which the Access Person had any direct or indirect Beneficial Interest when the person became an Access Person; |
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The name of any broker, dealer, or bank with whom the Access Person maintained an account in which any securities are held for the direct or indirect benefit of the Access Person as of the date the person became an Access Person; and |
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The date the report is submitted. |
The CD will review all Initial Holdings Reports in an effort to monitor potential conflicts of interest and to understand the full nature of the Access Persons current holdings.
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Annual Holdings Reports |
Annually, on a date determined by the CD, Access Persons shall deliver to the CD, a listing of Covered Securities in which the Access Person has a Beneficial Interest that must be current as of a date no more than 45 days before the report is submitted.
The report shall include the following:
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The name of the security, the number of shares, and the principal amount of each Covered Security in which the Access Person had any direct or indirect Beneficial Interest; |
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The name of any broker, dealer, or bank with whom the Access Person maintains an account in which any securities are held for the direct or indirect benefit of the Access Person; and |
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The date the report is submitted. |
The CD will review all Annual Holdings Reports in an effort to monitor potential conflicts of interest and to understand the full nature of the Access Persons current holdings.
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RESTRICTED SECURITIES LIST |
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The CD maintains a Restricted Security List (the Restricted List) which includes all securities where a Supervised Person has, or is in a position to receive, material non-public information about a company, such as information about a companys earnings or dividends, as a result of a special relationship between Boston Partners or a Supervised Person and the company.
If a Supervised Person knows or believes they have material, non-public information, they must immediately notify Legal or the CD. The decision whether to place a security on the Restricted List and the amount of time a security will remain on the Restricted List is made by Legal.
If it is determined that the Supervised Person is in possession of material, non-public information, the CD will establish a Protective Wall around the Supervised Person, to the extent reasonably possible. In order to avoid inadvertently imposing greater restrictions on trading than are necessary, a Supervised Person may not discuss this information with anyone without the approval of Legal. In addition, Supervised Persons having access to the Restricted List are to be reminded that the securities on the list are confidential and proprietary and should not be disclosed to anyone without the prior approval of Legal.
When an order is received from a Supervised Persons in a security on the Restricted List, the Preclearance System will automatically flag the transaction. The CD maintains procedures for adding securities to the Restricted List as well as monitoring and removal of those securities from the list.
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ACTIVITY REVIEW |
Supervised Persons are expected to devote their full time and attention to their work responsibilities. Boston Partners may take steps to curtail an individuals trading activity if, in the judgment of the appropriate department manager or the CD, the Supervised Persons trading activity is having or may have an adverse impact on their job performance.
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INSIDER TRADING AND MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION |
Boston Partners has developed the following policies to monitor, restrict if necessary, and educate Supervised Persons with respect to acquiring and investing when in possession of material, non-public information.
Insider trading is generally defined as purchasing or selling securities while in the possession of material, non-public information in violation of a duty not to trade. However, if no duty exists, it is permissible to trade when in possession of this information. The question of duty is complex and depends on facts and circumstances. Situations which could require a fiduciary duty not to act include but are not limited to: information gained directly from corporate insiders or temporary insiders (i.e. officers, directors and employees of a company), information gained from participation on formal or informal creditors committees, and information prohibited from disclosure by confidentiality agreements. Additionally, a misappropriation theory exists whereby an individual who possesses inside information would be prohibited from trading on such information if they are found to owe a duty to a third party and not the corporation whose securities are being traded. You must refer any questions to Legal for a correct interpretation if you believe you may be in possession of material non-public information.
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What is Material Information? |
There is no statutory definition of material information. Information an investor would find useful in deciding whether or when to buy or sell a security is generally material. In most instances, any non-public information that, if announced, could affect the price of the security should be considered to be material information. If you are not sure whether non-public information is material, you must consult Legal.
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What is Non-public Information? |
Non-public information is information that is not generally available to the investing public. Information is public if it is generally available through the media or disclosed in public documents such as corporate filings with the SEC. If it is disclosed in a national business or financial wire service (such as Dow Jones or Bloomberg), in a national news service (such as AP or Reuters), in a newspaper, magazine, on the television, on the radio or in a publicly disseminated disclosure document (such as a proxy statement, quarterly or annual report, or prospectus), consider the information to be public. If the information is not available in the general media or in a public filing, consider the information to be non-public. If you are uncertain as to whether material information is non-public, you must consult Legal.
While Supervised Persons must be especially alert to sensitive information, you may consider information directly from a company representative to be public information unless you know or have reason to believe that such information is not generally available to the investing public. In addition, information you receive from company representatives during a conference call that is open to the investment community is public. The disclosure of this type of information is covered by SEC Regulation FD. Please contact Legal if you have any questions with regard to this Regulation.
Supervised Persons working on a private securities transaction who receive information from a company representative regarding the transaction or who have knowledge of an affiliates private equity transactions should treat the information as non-public. The termination or conclusion of the negotiations in many instances will not change the status of that information.
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Examples of Material, Non-Public Information |
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Material information may be about the issuer itself such as: |
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Information about a companys earnings or dividends, (such as whether they will be increasing or decreasing); |
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any merger, acquisition, tender offer, joint venture or similar transaction involving the company; |
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information about a companys physical assets (e.g., an oil discovery, or an environmental problem); |
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information about a companys personnel (such as a valuable employee leaving or becoming seriously ill); or |
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information about a companys financial status (e.g., any plans or other developments concerning financial restructuring or the issuance or redemption of, or any payments on, any securities). |
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Information may be material that is not directly about a company, if the information is relevant to that company or its products, business, or assets such as: |
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Information that a companys primary supplier is going to increase dramatically the prices it charges; or |
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information that a competitor has just developed a product that may cause sales of a companys products to decrease. |
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Material information may include information about Boston Partners portfolio management activities such as: |
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any information that Boston Partners is considering when assessing whether to purchase or sell a security; |
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any actual purchase or sale decisions; or |
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all client holdings. |
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Boston Partners Use of Material, Non-Public Information |
Supervised Persons may receive or have access to material, non-public information in the course of their work at Boston Partners. Company policy, industry practice and federal and state law establish strict guidelines for the use of material, non-public information. To ensure that Supervised Persons adhere to the applicable laws, Boston Partners has adopted the following policies:
Supervised Persons:
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may not use material, non-public information about an issuer for investment purposes to benefit client or proprietary accounts, for personal gain, or share such information with others for their personal benefit; |
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may not pass material, non-public information about an issuer on to others or recommend that others trade the issuers securities; |
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must treat as confidential all information defined in Section E, Confidentiality, of this Code and preserve the confidentiality of such information and disclose it only as defined in that section; |
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must consider all client holdings as material, nonpublic information. In addition, if a Supervised Person is aware that Boston Partners is considering or actually trading any security for any account it manages, the Supervised Person must regard that as material, nonpublic information. While deemed material, nonpublic information, securities which Boston Partners is considering or actually trading for client accounts may be traded by Boston Partners and are exempt from reporting to Legal, but remain subject to all other confidentiality provisions discussed above in Section E as well as Boston Partners Privacy Policy, Selective Disclosure and Disclosing Portfolio Holdings Policy, and Investment Recommendations Policy; |
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are prohibited from discussing the following when sourcing or analyzing investment ideas with buy-side investment professionals: |
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disclosing whether or not a particular security is held in client accounts; |
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disclosing Boston Partners immediate buy/sell intent with respect to a specific security, or |
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making consensus buy/sell decisions; and |
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for material nonpublic information other than Boston Partners client holdings or transactions must contact Legal immediately and disclose that they are in possession of material nonpublic information and may not communicate such information to anyone without the advance approval of Legal. |
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Penalties for Insider Trading |
Trading securities while in possession of material, nonpublic information or improperly communicating that information to others may expose you to stringent penalties. Criminal sanctions may include a fine of up to $5,000,000 and/or twenty years imprisonment. The SEC can recover the profits gained or losses avoided through the volatile trading, a penalty of up to three times the illicit windfall and an order permanently barring you from the securities industry. Finally, investors seeking to recover damages for insider trading violations may sue you.
Regardless of whether a government inquiry occurs, Boston Partners views seriously any violation of this Policy Statement. Disciplinary sanctions may be imposed on any person committing a violation, including, but not necessarily limited to, censure, suspension, or termination of employment.
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Monitoring |
In addition to maintaining a Restricted List, Boston Partners maintains Value Added Investor Procedures to monitor potential conflicts of interest and potential insider trading due to the nature of these relationships. Furthermore, the CD monitors for instances of insider trading which include, but are not limited to, reviews of personal trading activity and email surveillance.
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Engagement of Research Consultants |
No research consultant may be engaged by Boston Partners without the prior approval of the Head of Research and the CCO or his delegate in the CD. An engagement of a research consultant must be undertaken with appropriate safeguards to prevent the transmission of inside information from the consultant to Boston Partners. Any engagement of a research consultant shall be pursuant to a written agreement that shall, at a minimum, (i) impose confidentiality obligations on the consultant, (ii) contain an acknowledgement by the Consultant that Boston Partners is not requesting and does not want to be provided with material non-public information regarding any issuer of securities or information the provision of which would breach any duty, and (iii) contain a covenant by the consultant not to provide any material non-public information to Boston Partners. Prior to approval, the CD shall undertake sufficient due diligence to ensure that the consultant is suitable for retention by Boston Partners, including, in particular, that the consultant has in place reasonable procedures to prevent the transmission to Boston Partners of material nonpublic information. Boston Partners personnel should notify any prospective consultant as soon as reasonably possible at the inception of any discussions about the engagement or services that the consultant may perform for Boston Partners that Boston Partners
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does not wish to receive any material nonpublic information and requests that the consultant not provide any such information.
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GIFTS AND ENTERTAINMENT POLICY |
Supervised Persons or their family members should not offer or accept gifts, favors, entertainment or other things of value that could be viewed as overly generous or aimed at influencing decision-making or making a client feel beholden to the firm or the Supervised Person. The following guidelines will further clarify this general principal. Please refer to Boston Partners Gift & Entertainment Policy Supplement for specific examples and additional guidance.
DEFINITIONS:
Gift anything of value, including, but not limited to gratuities, tokens, objects, clothing, or certificates for anything of value. The definition also includes any meal, tickets or admission to events where the person supplying the meal or event is not present.
Entertainment business meals and events such as sporting events, shows, concerts where the person supplying the meal or event is present.
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GIFTS POLICY |
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In a given calendar year, no Supervised Person shall accept any Gift(s), in the aggregate, of more than $100 value from the same person or entity that does business with or on behalf of a client (or any of its portfolios), or any entity that provides a service to Adviser. Gifts of greater than $100 value are to be declined or returned in order not to compromise the reputation of Adviser or the individual. Gifts valued at less than $100 and that are considered customary in the industry, are considered appropriate. Further, small, inconsequential gifts, such as gifts received at a conference that were provided to all attendees, inexpensive promotional items from vendors, and other mementos of the like can be accepted without consequence, as long as they meet the conditions listed above |
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No Supervised Person shall provide Gifts of more than $100 value, per person, per year, to existing clients, prospective clients, or any entity that does business with or on behalf of a client (or any of its portfolios), or any entity that provides a service to Adviser. Gifts valued at less than $100 and considered customary in the industry, are considered appropriate. |
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Generally, a Supervised Person may not accept or provide a Gift of cash or cash equivalent, (such as a gift card, gift certificate or gift check). Exceptions may be permissible with the approval of a member of Boston Partners Management Committee. |
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Supervised Persons are expressly prohibited from soliciting anything of value from a client, or other entity with which the firm does business. |
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Similarly, Supervised Persons should not agree to provide a Gift that is requested by a client, or other entity with which the firm does business, (such as concert, sporting event or theater tickets,), except if (1) providing the Gift is permissible under this Policy or (2) if not permissible under this Policy, we are assisting a client or other entity in acquiring tickets for which they intend to pay full value. |
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ENTERTAINMENT POLICY |
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Supervised Persons may engage in normal and customary business entertainment. Entertainment that is extraordinary or extravagant, or that does not pertain to business, is not permitted. |
Importantly, please note, certain rules and regulations enacted by the client or a regulator of the client may exist which prevent any form of Gift or Entertainment. You must be cognizant of what each client allows, especially pertaining to public funds, where rules may be very stringent. Prior to providing Entertainment or a Gift to a representative of a public entity, contact the CD in order to verify interpretation of state or municipal regulations.
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STANDARD OF REASONABLENESS |
The terms extraordinary or extravagant, customary in the industry, and normal and customary may be subjective. Reasonableness is a standard that may vary depending on the facts and circumstances. If you have questions regarding a gift or entertainment, contact your Supervisor, or Legal or the CD.
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RECORDS AND REPORTING |
Boston Partners must retain records of all Gifts and Entertainment given or received for a period of three years. Records of all received Gifts and Entertainment must be logged in ComplySci. Outgoing Gifts and Entertainment are not reported through ComplySci. Records of outgoing Gifts and Entertainment are retained by administration responsible for purchasing and disseminating the Gifts and Entertainment, which are recorded using travel and expense reimbursement forms/systems retained by Boston Partners Finance Department.
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FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT POLICY |
In addition to Boston Partners internal Code of Ethics, Salespersons soliciting in foreign jurisdictions must be aware of compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
Anti-bribery Provisions
The FCPA makes it unlawful to bribe foreign government officials to obtain or retain business.
5 Elements:
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Who: The law applies to any individual, firm, officer, director, employee or agent of a firm and any stockholder acting on behalf of a firm. |
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Corrupt intent: The person making the payment must have a corrupt intent and the payment must be intended to induce the recipient to misuse his official position to direct business wrongfully to the payer (or firm.) |
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Payment: Money or anything of value. |
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Recipient: Corrupt payments to a foreign official, a foreign political party or party official, or any candidate for foreign political office. Foreign official means any officer or employee of a foreign government, a public international organization, or any department or agency thereof or any person acting in an official capacity. |
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Business Purpose Test Payments made in order to assist the firm in obtaining or retaining business. Interpreted broadly. |
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Exception:
Payments to facilitate or expedite performance of a routine governmental action. Such as: obtaining permits; licenses; or other official documents; processing governmental papers such as visas; providing police protection; mail pick-up and delivery; providing phone service; power and water supply; loading and unloading cargo; protecting perishable products; scheduling inspections.
Procedures:
Gift giving, entertainment and political contribution policies are incorporated in this policy.
Employees may not make payments on behalf of Boston Partners.
In the case of a request for facilitation or other payment by any foreign official, candidate, organization, agency or government or any person acting on their behalf, payment on behalf of Boston Partners requires the review and authorization by both the CFO and CLO.
Violations:
Criminal:
Firms may be fined up to $2,000,000.
Individuals may be fined up to $100,000 and imprisonment up to 5 years.
SEC Enforcement:
Fines up to $500,000.
Subject to civil action.
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CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS POLICY |
From time to time, Boston Partners or its Supervised Persons may be asked by a client to make a charitable contribution. To avoid any real or perceived conflict of interests, Boston Partners has adopted the following procedures.
If a contribution is requested by a client, Boston Partners may agree to charitable contributions subject to the following terms.
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The check must be made in Boston Partners name (not the client or the supervised person) |
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Any tax benefit is taken by Boston Partners |
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The contribution does not directly benefit the client |
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The contribution is not made to satisfy a pledge made by the client |
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The contribution must be made payable to the 501c3 Charitable organization (otherwise, the contribution may be subject to LM-10 filing with the DOL). Upon receiving a charitable contribution request from a labor organization or employee, please contact the CD. |
Charitable contributions must be pre-approved by your Supervisor. Check request records and corresponding payments will be maintained by Boston Partners Finance Department.
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POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS POLICY |
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From time to time, Boston Partners or its employees may be asked by a client to make political contributions. In addition, Supervised Persons, by their own volition, may seek to make individual political contributions. As an investment manager, Boston Partners is often eligible to manage money on behalf of a state or municipality. To avoid any real or perceived conflict of interests, Boston Partners requires that all personal political contributions be subject to a preclearance policy.
For the purposes of this policy, political contribution includes a direct payment of money or contribution of goods or services to, purchase of a ticket to and costs of hosting a fundraising event for, a campaign organization, volunteer work, or fund raising work done on behalf of, or to benefit, a political campaign organization or candidate.
Certain contributions, even within your voting jurisdiction, may restrict or prohibit Boston Partners from transacting business with a related public entity. If a Supervised Person exceeds the stated contribution guidelines, Boston Partners is prohibited from providing advisory services for compensation to the effected government entity for two years after the contribution.
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FIRM CONTRIBUTIONS |
Boston Partners does not make political contributions.
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INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS |
For all Supervised Persons
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Boston Partners will not reimburse any employee for individual political contributions. In addition, the Boston Partners corporate credit card cannot be used to make contributions. |
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Preclearance is required for all individual contributions to state, municipal and local candidates and campaigns, whether inside or outside your voting jurisdiction. |
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Preapproval is required prior to becoming a member of or contributor to any Political Action Committee (PAC). |
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Preclearance is not required prior to individual personal contributions to national election campaigns, national political parties, or candidates for national office such as President of the U.S. or members of the U.S. Senate or House of Representatives unless the candidate is a current state or municipal office holder. |
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Under federal laws personal contributions for which preclearance is required will be limited to: |
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$350 per election per year for candidates for whom a supervised person is eligible to vote. |
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$150 per election per year for candidate for whom a supervised person is not eligible to vote. |
Limitations under state or municipals laws may differ.
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Coordinating or soliciting contributions or payments to elected officials or any state or local political party is prohibited. |
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If a Supervised Person becomes aware that he or she has exceeded the limitations above, he or she shall contact the CD immediately and the contribution may be required to be returned. |
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If there is a chance that an individual contribution may cause a conflict of interest with Boston Partners business, please consult with the CD. |
Political contribution preclearance is effectuated through ComplyScis, fka Financial Tracking, system. All political contributions, whether subject to pre-clearance or not, must be logged in ComplySci.
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OUTSIDE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES |
A potential conflict of interest exists between a Supervised Persons duties to Boston Partners and its clients when individuals are permitted to engage in outside business activities.
Written requests must be submitted to the Supervised Persons supervisor with a copy to the CD prior to a Supervised Person seeking to:
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engage in any outside business activity, or |
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accept any position as an officer or director of any corporation, organization, association, or mutual fund. |
The written request must contain all of the information necessary to review the activity. The request should contain the name of the organization, whether the organization is public or private, profit or non-profit or charitable, the nature of the business, the capacity in which the employee will serve, an identification of any possible conflicts, the term of the contemplated relationships and any compensation to be received. Investment personnel are prohibited from serving on the boards of directors of publicly traded companies.
The CD, in conjunction with the Supervised Persons supervisor and the Director of Human Resources, will review and/or identify any potential conflicts.
If approved, the CD will provide the Supervised Person with written approval. In addition, if applicable, the CD will ensure that a registered representatives Form U4 is updated with the FINRA. If a resolution to the conflict cannot be reached, the Supervised Person may be asked to terminate either his/her outside employment or his/her position with Boston Partners.
Finally, upon employment and annually thereafter, Supervised Persons are required to fill out the New Employee/Annual Compliance Acknowledgement Form and accompanying Conflicts Questionnaire (Questionnaire). The Questionnaire requests information regarding a Supervised Persons outside business activities. The CD will verify items reported on the Questionnaire against written requests received throughout the year.
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REPORTING VIOLATIONS |
All Supervised Persons must report violations of this Code promptly to the CD and the General Counsel. Boston Partners is committed to treating all Supervised Persons in a fair and equitable manner.
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Individuals are encouraged to voice concerns regarding any personal or professional issue that may impact their ability or the Boston Partners ability to provide a quality product to its clients while operating under the highest standards of integrity. Retaliation against any individual making such a report is prohibited and constitutes a violation of the Code. Any such reports will be treated confidentially to the extent permitted by law and investigated promptly and appropriately. Based on facts and circumstances, the CD may escalate the matter to Boston Partners Management Committee for resolution. Supervised Persons may make use of Boston Partners Global Whistle Blowing Policy as summarized in the Employee Handbook.
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ANNUAL REVIEWS AND CERTIFICATIONS |
The CD will review the Code annually and update any provisions and/or attachments which Boston Partners deems require revision.
Upon employment, all Supervised Persons are required to certify that they have:
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Received a copy of the Code; |
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Read and understand all provisions of the Code; and |
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Agreed to comply with all provisions of the Code. |
At the time of any material amendments to this Code, all Supervised Persons are required to:
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Certify they have read and understood the amendments to the Code; and |
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Agree to comply with the amendment and all other provisions of the Code. |
Annually, all Supervised Persons are required to:
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Certify they have read and understand all provisions of the Code; and |
2. |
Agree to comply with all provisions of the Code. |
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SANCTIONS |
Regardless of whether a government inquiry occurs, Boston Partners views seriously any violation of its Code of Ethics. Disciplinary sanctions may be imposed on any Supervised Persons committing a violation, including, but not necessarily limited to, censure, suspension, monetary penalties, or termination of employment.
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FURTHER INFORMATION |
Any Supervised Person that has any questions with regard to the applicability of the provisions of this Code, generally or with regard to any attachment referenced herein, should consult Legal or the CD.
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RECORDKEEPING |
Boston Partners shall maintain the following records at its principal offices as follows:
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This Code and any related procedures, and any code of ethics of Boston Partners that has been in effect during the past five years, shall be maintained in an easily accessible place; |
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A record of any violation of this Code and of any action taken as a result of the violation, to be maintained in an easily accessible place for at least five years after the end of the fiscal year in which the violation occurs; |
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A copy of each report under this Code made by (or duplicate brokerage statements and/or confirmations for the account of) an Access Person, to be maintained for at least five years after the end of the fiscal year in which the report is made or the information is provided, the first two years in an easily accessible place; |
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A copy of each report by the CCO to the Board, to be maintained for at least five years after the end of the fiscal year in which it is made, the first two years in an easily accessible place; and |
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A record of any decision, and the reasons supporting the decision, to approve an acquisition by an Investment Person of securities offered in an Initial Public Offering or in a Limited Offering, to be maintained for at least five years after the end of the fiscal year in which the approval is granted. |
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CODE OF ETHICS
CAUSEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT TRUST
and
CAUSEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Standards of Conduct. This Code of Ethics has been adopted by the Trust and the Adviser in compliance with Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act. Capitalized terms used in this Code are defined in Appendix 1 to this Code. All Appendixes referred to herein are attached to and are a part of this Code.
This Code is based on the principles that the trustees, managers, officers, and employees of the Trust and the Adviser have a fiduciary duty to the Trust and that the board of managers, officers, and employees of the Adviser or its parent holding company also have a fiduciary duty to the Advisers other clients. Fiduciaries owe their clients duties of loyalty, honesty, good faith and fair dealing. As fiduciaries, Covered Persons must at all times:
1. Place the interests of the Funds and Private Accounts first. Covered Persons must scrupulously avoid serving their own personal interests ahead of the interests of the Funds and Private Accounts. Covered Persons may not induce or cause a Fund or Private Account to take action, or not to take action, for personal benefit, rather than for the benefit of the Fund or Private Account. For example, a Covered Person would violate this Code by causing a Fund or Private Account to purchase a Security he or she owned for the purpose of increasing the price of that Security or by Market Timing Funds or Private Accounts.
2. Avoid taking inappropriate advantage of their positions. Covered Persons may not, for example, use their knowledge of portfolio transactions to profit by the market effect of such transactions. Receipt of investment opportunities, perquisites, or gifts from persons seeking business with the Trust or the Adviser could call into question the exercise of a Covered Persons independent judgment.
3. Conduct all personal Securities Transactions in full compliance with this Code including the reporting requirements. All personal Securities Transactions must be conducted consistent with this Code and in such a manner as to avoid actual or potential conflict of interest or any abuse of an individuals position of trust and responsibility. Doubtful situations should be brought to the attention of the Compliance Officer (or a designee) and resolved in favor of the Funds and Private Accounts.
4. Comply with all applicable federal securities laws. Covered Persons must comply with all applicable federal securities laws. It is prohibited for a Covered Person, in connection with the purchase or sale, directly or indirectly, by the person of a Security held or to be acquired by a Fund or Private Account:
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To employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud a Fund or Private Account; |
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To make any untrue statement of a material fact to a Fund or Private Account or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made to a Fund or Private Account, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; |
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To engage in any act, practice or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit on a Fund or Private Account; or |
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To engage in any manipulative practice with respect to a Fund or Private Account. |
This Code does not attempt to identify all possible conflicts of interest, and literal compliance with each of its specific provisions will not act as a shield from liability for personal trading or other conduct that violates a fiduciary duty to Fund shareholders or Private Account clients.
Violations of the Code must be reported promptly to the Compliance Officer. Failure to comply with the Code may result in sanctions, including termination of employment.
B. Appendixes to the Code. The Appendixes to this Code are attached to and are a part of the Code. The Appendixes include the following:
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Definitions (Appendix 1), |
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Contact Persons (Appendix 2), |
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Certification of Compliance with Code of Ethics (Appendix 3 and 3-I), |
a) Personal Securities Holdings and Accounts Disclosure Form (Appendix 3-A)
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Form Letter to Broker, Dealer or Bank (Appendix 4). |
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Report of Securities Transactions (Appendix 5) |
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Initial Public Offering / Private Placement Clearance Form (Appendix 6) |
C. Application of the Code to Independent Fund Trustees. The following provisions do not apply to Independent Fund Trustees and their Immediate Families.
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Personal Securities Transactions (Section II) |
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Initial, Quarterly and Annual Holdings Reporting Requirements (Section III.A) |
II. PERSONAL SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS
A. Prohibited Transactions.
1. Prohibited Securities Transactions. The following Securities Transactions are prohibited and will not be authorized by the Compliance Officer (or a designee) absent exceptional circumstances. The prohibitions apply only to the categories of persons specified.
a. Pending Buy or Sell Orders (Investment Personnel and Access Persons). Any purchase or sale of Securities (except Funds) by Investment Personnel or Access Persons on any day during which any Fund or Private Account has a pending buy or sell order in the same Security (or Equivalent Security) until that order is executed or withdrawn.
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This prohibition applies whether the Securities Transaction is in the same direction (e.g., two purchases) or the opposite direction (a purchase and sale) as the transaction of the Fund or Private Account. See exemption in Section II.B.2.
b. Seven-Day Blackout (Investment Personnel and Access Persons). Purchases or sales of Securities (except Funds and registered open-end investment companies that are not ETFs) by Investment Personnel or Access Persons within seven calendar days before and after a purchase or sale of the same Securities (or Equivalent Securities) by any Fund or Private Account. For example, if a Fund or Private Account trades a Security on day one, day eight is the first day any Investment Personnel or Access Persons may trade that Security (or Equivalent Security) for an account in which he or she has a beneficial interest. This prohibition applies whether the Securities Transaction is in the same direction or the opposite direction as the transaction of the Fund or Private Account. This prohibition also does not apply where a personal trade follows or precedes a Fund or Private Account trade to purchase or sell a basket of securities to invest cash or raise cash (e.g., program trades or cash equitization trades). Investment Personnel and Access Persons may not cause a Fund or Private Account to refrain from trading in order to avoid the application of this prohibition. See exemption in Section II.B.2.
c. Intention to Buy or Sell for a Fund or Private Account (Investment Personnel and Access Persons). Purchases or sales of Securities (except Funds) by an Access Person or Investment Person at a time when that Access Person or Investment Person intends, or knows of anothers intention, to purchase or sell that Security (or an Equivalent Security) on behalf of a Fund or Private Account. This prohibition also applies whether the Securities Transaction is in the same direction or the opposite direction as the transaction of the Fund or Private Account. This prohibition does not apply with respect to Fund or Private Account trades to purchase or sell a basket of securities to invest cash or raise cash (e.g., program trades or cash equitization trades).
d. Sixty Day Short-Term Trading Profit Restriction (Investment Personnel and Access Persons). Investment Personnel are prohibited from profiting from any purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, of a Security or Equivalent Security within sixty calendar days. All Access Persons are prohibited from profiting from any purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, of a Fund or Private Account within sixty calendar days.
e. Restricted List (Investment Personnel and Access Persons). Investment Personnel and Access Persons are prohibited from purchases or sales of Securities on the Advisers Restricted List, if any.
f. Holdings Restriction (Investment Personnel and Access Persons). Investment Personnel and Access Persons are prohibited from purchasing Securities or Equivalent Securities (except Funds and ETFs) currently held or sold short by any Fund or Private Account.
g. Excessive Trading (Investment Personnel and Access Persons). Excessive trading is strongly discouraged. Excessive trading means trading with a frequency that potentially imposes an administrative burden on the Compliance department, interferes with regular job duties, or adversely affects clients, as determined by the Compliance Officer in his or her discretion. In general, any Access Person requesting preclearance for more than 10 Securities Transactions in a month should expect additional scrutiny regarding his or her trades. The Compliance Officer or a designee monitors trading
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activity, and may report such activity to Adviser management and/or limit the number of Securities Transactions by an Access Person during a given period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this rule does not apply to Securities Transactions in an account that is managed by a broker or adviser with discretionary authority over the account.
2. Always Prohibited Securities Transactions. The following Securities Transactions for Funds or Private Accounts are prohibited for all Access Persons and Investment Persons and will not be authorized under any circumstances.
a. Inside Information. Any transaction in a Security while in possession of material nonpublic information regarding the Security or the issuer of the Security. For more detailed information, see the Advisers Insider Trading Policy in its Compliance Policies and Procedures.
b. Market Manipulation. Transactions intended to raise, lower, or maintain the price of any Security or to create a false appearance of active trading.
c. Others. Any other transactions deemed by the Compliance Officer (or a designee) to involve a conflict of interest, possible diversions of a corporate opportunity, an appearance of impropriety, or an administrative burden, or determined by the Compliance Officer (or designee) in his or her discretion to be prohibited for any other reason.
3. Initial Public Offerings (Investment Personnel and Access Persons). Any purchase of Securities by Investment Personnel or Access Persons in an initial public offering (other than a new offering of a registered open-end investment company) or purchase of cryptocurrency tokens or Initial Coin Offerings (which may be analogous to IPOs) is only permitted if the Compliance Officer grants permission in advance after considering, among other facts, whether the investment opportunity should be reserved for a Fund or Private Account and whether the opportunity is being offered to the person by virtue of the persons position as an Investment Person or Access Person. If authorized, the Compliance Officer will maintain a record of the reasons for such authorization (see Appendix 6).
4. Private Placements (Investment Personnel and Access Persons). Acquisition of Beneficial Interests in Securities in a Private Placement by Investment Personnel or Access Persons is only permitted if the Compliance Officer (or a designee) grants permission in advance after considering, among other facts, whether the investment opportunity should be reserved for a Fund or Private Account and whether the opportunity is being offered to the person by virtue of the persons position as an Investment Person or Access Person. If a Private Placement transaction is permitted, the Compliance Officer will maintain a record of the reasons for such approval (see Appendix 6). Investment Personnel who have acquired securities in a Private Placement are required to disclose that investment to the Compliance Officer when they play a part in any subsequent consideration of an investment in the issuer by a Fund or Private Account, and the decision to purchase securities of the issuer by a Fund or Private Account must be independently authorized by a Portfolio Manager with no personal interest in the issuer.
B. Exemptions.
1. The following Securities Transactions are exempt from the restrictions set forth in Section II.A.
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a. Mutual Funds. Securities issued by any registered open-end investment companies (excluding Funds and mutual fund clients for which the Adviser serves as investment adviser or subadviser and ETFs);
b. No Knowledge. Securities Transactions where neither the Access Person nor Investment Person nor an Immediate Family member knows of the transaction before it is completed (for example, Securities Transactions effected for an Access Person or Investment Person by a trustee of a blind trust or by an automated or robo adviser without Access Person or Investment Person input or approval, or discretionary trades involving an investment partnership or investment club in which the Access Person or Investment Person is neither consulted nor advised of the trade before it is executed);
c. Certain Corporate Actions. Any acquisition of Securities through stock dividends, dividend reinvestments, stock splits, reverse stock splits, mergers, consolidations, spin-offs, or other similar corporate reorganizations or distributions generally applicable to all holders of the same class of Securities;
d. Rights. Any acquisition of Securities through the exercise of rights issued by an issuer pro rata to all holders of a class of its Securities, to the extent the rights were acquired in the issue;
e. Charities and Inheritances. Any disposition of Securities (or Equivalent Securities) donated or transferred to charitable or similar organizations, or any acquisition of Securities (or Equivalent Securities) through inheritance or similar estate transfer processes. This exception does not apply to a donation where the Access Person or Investment Person knows that the recipient will immediately sell the Securities (or Equivalent Securities).
f. Miscellaneous. Any transaction in the following: (1) bankers acceptances, (2) bank certificates of deposit, (3) commercial paper, (4) high quality short-term debt, including repurchase agreements, (5) Securities that are direct obligations of the U.S. Government, (6) municipal bonds, and (7) other Securities as may from time to time be designated in writing by the Compliance Officer on the grounds that the risk of abuse is minimal or non-existent.
2. Personal Transactions in Securities that also are being purchased, sold or held by a Fund or Private Account are exempt from the prohibitions of Sections II.A.1. a and b if the Investment Person or Access Person does not, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, make, participate in, or obtain information regarding the purchase or sale of Securities by that Fund or Private Account.
3. Application to Commodities, Futures, Options on Futures and Options on Broad-Based Indexes. Commodities, futures (including currency futures and futures on securities comprising part of a broad-based, publicly traded market based index of stocks, but not including futures on single securities) and options on futures and options on broad-based indexes are not subject to the prohibited transaction provisions of Section II.A., but are subject to the Codes transaction reporting requirements.
4. Application to Currencies and Cryptocurrencies. Currencies, such as US Dollars or euros, are not Securities and are not subject to the Code. Similarly, cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, which are a virtual or digital representation of value, are not Securities and are not subject to
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the Code. However, purchases of cryptocurrency tokens and ICOs are subject to preclearance, and, depending on the instrument, derivatives on tokens are subject to preclearance.
III. REPORTING AND PRECLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS
A. Reporting and Preclearance Requirements for Access Persons and Investment Personnel
1. Preclearance Procedures. Access Persons and Investment Persons must obtain approval from the Compliance Officer prior to entering into any Securities Transactions (including IPOs and Private Placements) or purchases or sales of cryptocurrency tokens or ICOs (which are subject to the same procedures as Securities Transactions below), except that preclearance is not required for the exempt Securities Transactions set forth in Section II.B or for Securities Transactions in Funds or federal Thrift Savings Plan funds. An Access Persons or Investment Persons first failure to preclear a Securities Transaction within a five year period will not be considered a violation and will receive a warning, unless the Securities Transaction involves a violation of the prohibitions of Section II.A. Access Persons and Investment Persons may preclear Securities Transactions only where they have a present intent to transact in the Security.
To preclear a Securities Transaction, an Access Person or Investment Person shall communicate his or her request to the Compliance Officer, either through the automated preclearance system or a manual process, and provide the following information:
a) |
Issuer name; |
b) |
Type of security (stock, bond, note, etc.); and |
c) |
Nature of transaction (purchase or sale). |
Approval of a Securities Transaction, once given, is effective only for two business days or until the employee discovers that the information provided at the time the transaction was approved is no longer accurate, whichever is shorter.
2. Initial Holdings and Accounts Report. Every Access Person and Investment Person must submit within 10 days of becoming an Access Person or Investment Person an Initial Holdings and Accounts Report (see Appendix 3-A) to the Compliance Officer listing all Securities accounts and Securities that he or she holds in such accounts in which that Access Person or Investment Person (or Immediate Family member) has a Beneficial Interest. The information in the Initial Holdings and Accounts Report must be current as of a date not more than 45 days prior to the date the person becomes an Access Person or Investment Person.
3. Quarterly Reporting Requirements. Every Access Person and Investment Person (and Immediate Family member) must arrange for the Compliance Officer or a designee to receive directly from any broker, dealer, or bank that effects any Securities Transaction, duplicate copies of each confirmation for each such transaction and periodic statements for each brokerage account in which such Access Person or Investment Person (and Immediate Family member) has a Beneficial Interest. Attached hereto as Appendix 4 is a form of letter that may be used to request such documents from such entities. All copies must be received no later than 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter. Each confirmation or statement must disclose the following information:
a) |
the date of the transaction; |
b) |
the title (and exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, interest rate and maturity date, as applicable); |
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c) |
the number of shares and principal amount; |
d) |
the nature of the transaction (e.g., purchase or sale); |
e) |
the price of the Security; and |
f) |
the name of the broker, dealer or bank through which the trade was effected. |
If an Access Person or Investment Person (or Immediate Family member) is not able to arrange for duplicate confirmations and periodic statements to be sent that contain the information required above, or if a transaction is consummated without an intermediary, he or she must submit a quarterly transaction report (see Appendix 5) within 30 days after the completion of each calendar quarter to the Compliance Officer or a designee.
4. Every Access Person or Investment Person who establishes a Securities account during the quarter in which that Access Person or Investment Person (or Immediate Family member) has a Beneficial Interest must submit an Account Report (see Appendix 5) to the Compliance Officer or a designee. This report must be submitted to the Compliance Officer or a designee within 30 days after the completion of each calendar quarter.
5. Annual Holdings and Accounts Report. Every Access Person and Investment Person must annually submit an Annual Holdings and Accounts Report (see Appendix 3-A) listing all Securities accounts and Securities in which that Access Person or Investment Person (or Immediate Family member) has a Beneficial Interest. The information in the Annual Holdings Report must be current as of a date no more than 45 days before the report is submitted.
6. An Access Person or Investment Person is not required to report Securities accounts that may only hold open-end mutual funds (except ETFs); however, an Access Person or Investment Person is required to report Securities accounts that are permitted to hold other Securities or ETFs even if the Securities account does not currently hold other Securities or ETFs.
B. Reporting Requirements for Independent Fund Trustees
Each Independent Fund Trustee (and his or her Immediate Family) must report to the Compliance Officer or a designee any trade in a Security by any account in which the Independent Fund Trustee has any Beneficial Interest if the Independent Fund Trustee knew or, in the ordinary course of fulfilling his or her duty as a Trustee of the Trust, should have known that during the 15-day period immediately preceding or after the date of the transaction in a Security by the Trustee such Security (or an Equivalent Security) was or would be purchased or sold by a Fund or such purchase or sale by a Fund was or would be considered by the Fund, except with respect to purchases or sales of a basket of securities to invest cash or raise cash (e.g., program trades or cash equitization trades). Independent Fund Trustees who need to report such transactions should refer to the procedures outlined in Section III.A.2.
C. Exemptions, Disclaimers and Availability of Reports
1. Exemptions.
(a) A Securities Transaction involving the following circumstances or Securities is exempt from the reporting requirements discussed above: (1) neither the Access Person or Investment Person nor an Immediate Family member had any direct or indirect influence or control over the transaction; (2) Securities directly issued by the U.S. Government; (3) bankers acceptances; (4) bank certificates of deposit; (5) commercial paper; (6) high quality short-term debt instruments,
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including repurchase agreements; and (7) shares issued by open-end mutual funds (excluding Funds and mutual fund clients for which the Adviser serves as investment adviser or subadviser and ETFs).
(b) An Access Person or Investment Person shall not be required to make a transaction report under Section III.A. to the extent that information in the report would duplicate information recorded by the Adviser pursuant to Rule 204-2(a)(13) of the Advisers Act.
(c) With respect to transactions effected pursuant to an Automatic Investment Plan, Access Persons and Investment Persons need not make quarterly transaction reports under Section III.A.
2. Disclaimers. Any report of a Securities Transaction for the benefit of a person other than the individual in whose account the transaction is placed may contain a statement that the report should not be construed as an admission by the person making the report that he or she has any direct or indirect beneficial ownership in the Security to which the report relates.
3. Availability of Reports. All information supplied pursuant to this Code may be made available for inspection to the Board of Trustees of the Trust, the management of the Adviser, the Compliance Officer, any party to which any investigation is referred by any of the foregoing, the SEC, any self-regulatory organization of which the Adviser is a member, any state securities commission or regulator, and any attorney or agent of the foregoing or of the Trust. Information supplied pursuant to this Code may also be maintained by a third-party vendor engaged by the Adviser to facilitate administration of the Code, provided the vendor has agreed to maintain the confidentiality of such information.
IV. FIDUCIARY DUTIES
A. Confidentiality. Covered Persons are prohibited from revealing information relating to the investment intentions or activities of the Funds or Private Accounts except to persons whose responsibilities require knowledge of the information.
B. Corporate Opportunities. Access Persons and Investment Persons may not take personal advantage of any opportunity properly belonging to the Funds or Private Accounts. This includes, but is not limited to, acquiring Securities for ones own account that would otherwise be acquired for a Fund or Private Account.
C. Undue Influence. Covered Persons may not cause or attempt to cause any Fund or Private Account to purchase, sell or hold any Security in a manner calculated to create any personal benefit to the Covered Person. If a Covered Person (or Immediate Family member) stands to benefit materially from an investment decision for a Fund or Private Account which the Covered Person is recommending or participating in, the Covered Person must disclose to those persons with authority to make investment decisions for the Fund or Private Account (or, if the Covered Person in question is a person with authority to make investment decisions for the Fund or Private Account, to the Compliance Officer) any Beneficial Interest that the Covered Person (or Immediate Family member) has in that Security or an Equivalent Security, or in the issuer thereof, where the decision could create a material benefit to the Covered Person (or Immediate Family member) or the appearance of impropriety. The person to whom the Covered Person reports the interest, in consultation with the Compliance Officer, must determine whether or not the Covered Person will be restricted in making investment decisions.
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V. COMPLIANCE WITH THIS CODE OF ETHICS
A. Compliance Officer Review
1. Monitoring of Personal Securities Transactions. The Compliance Officer or a designee will review personal Securities Transactions and holdings reports made pursuant to Section III.
2. Investigating Violations of the Code. The Compliance Officer will investigate any suspected violation of the Code and report the results of each investigation to the Chief Operating Officer of the Adviser. The Chief Operating Officer together with the Compliance Officer will review the results of any investigation of any reported or suspected violation of the Code.
3. Annual Reports. At least annually, the Compliance Officer must furnish to the Trusts Board of Trustees, and the Board of Trustees must consider, a written report that (1) describes any issues arising under this Code or procedures since the last report to the Board of Trustees, including, but not limited to, information about material violations of the Code or procedures and sanctions imposed in response to the material violations, and (2) certifies that the Fund and the Adviser have adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent Covered Persons from violating the Code.
B. Remedies
1. Sanctions. If the Compliance Officer and the Chief Operating Officer of the Adviser determine that a Covered Person has committed a violation of the Code following a report of the Compliance Officer, the Compliance Officer and the Chief Operating Officer of the Adviser may impose sanctions and take other actions as they deem appropriate, including a letter of caution, suspension of personal trading rights, suspension of employment (with or without compensation), fine, civil referral to the SEC, criminal referral, and termination of the employment of the violator for cause. Absent exceptional circumstances, an Access Persons first violation of the Code within a five year period would result in a 30-day suspension of personal trading privileges, a second violation within a five year period would result in a 90-day suspension of personal trading privileges, and a third violation within a five year period would result in a 2-year suspension of trading privileges. For these purposes, violations would be measured from the date the violation occurred and include, for accumulation purposes, past violations. A suspension of trading privileges would generally entail a prohibition from purchasing Securities, but would not prohibit purchases of registered open-end investment companies and would not prohibit sales of Securities or purchases of Securities to cover short positions.
The Compliance Officer and the Chief Operating Officer of the Adviser also may require the Covered Person to reverse the trade(s) in question and forfeit any profit or absorb any loss derived therefrom. The amount of profit shall be calculated by the Compliance Officer and the Chief Operating Officer of the Adviser. Such profit and any other monetary fine imposed hereunder shall be paid by the Covered Person to the Adviser and forwarded by the Adviser to a charitable organization selected by the Compliance Officer and the Chief Operating Officer of the Adviser. The Compliance Officer and the Chief Operating Officer of the Adviser may not review his or her own transaction.
2. Sole Authority. The Compliance Officer and the Chief Operating Officer of the Adviser have sole authority, subject to the review set forth in Section V.B.1 above, to determine the remedy for any violation of the Code, including appropriate disposition of any monies forfeited
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pursuant to this provision. Failure to promptly abide by a directive to reverse a trade or forfeit profits may result in the imposition of additional sanctions.
C. Exceptions to the Code. Exceptions to the Code will rarely, if ever, be granted. The Compliance Officer may grant exceptions to the requirements of the Code on a case by case basis if the Compliance Officer finds that the proposed conduct involves negligible opportunity for abuse, or upon a showing by the employee that he or she would suffer extreme financial hardship should an exception not be granted. Should the subject of the exception request involve a Securities Transaction, a change in the employees investment objectives, tax strategies, or special new investment opportunities would not constitute acceptable reasons for an exception. Any exceptions granted must be in writing.
D. Compliance Certification. The Adviser shall provide each Covered Person with a copy of the Code of Ethics and any amendments. Each Access Person and Investment Person shall certify that he or she has received, read and understands the Code and any amendments by executing the Certification of Compliance with the Code of Ethics form (see Appendix 3). In addition, on an annual basis, all Access Persons and Investment Persons will be required to re-certify on such form (see Appendix 3) that they have read and understand the Code and any amendments, that they have complied with the requirements of the Code, and that they have reported all Securities Transactions required to be disclosed or reported pursuant to the requirements of the Code. Independent Fund Trustees and members of the board of managers of the Advisers parent holding company should complete Appendix 3-I only.
E. Inquiries Regarding the Code. The Compliance Officer will answer any questions about the Code or any other compliance-related matters.
DATED: April 25, 2005
REVISED: November 1, 2005; January 30, 2006; January 28, 2008; February 1, 2010; August 2, 2010; August 10, 2010; July 1, 2013; June 30, 2015; June 30, 2016; December 29, 2017; June 29, 2018; June 3, 2019; June 30, 2020
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Appendix 1
DEFINITIONS
1940 Act means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Access Person means any officer, general partner or Advisory Person of the Trust or the Adviser; provided, that the employees of SEI Investments Global Funds Services and its affiliates (collectively, SEI) shall not be deemed to be Access Persons as their trading activity is covered by the Code of Ethics adopted by SEI in compliance with Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act. Unless otherwise determined by the Compliance Officer in writing, Independent Fund Trustees and members of the board of managers of the Advisers parent holding company who are not Advisory Persons are deemed not to be Access Persons under this Code on the grounds that they do not have regular access to information or recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of Securities by Funds or Private Accounts and the risk of abuse is deemed minimal.
Adviser means Causeway Capital Management LLC.
Advisers Act means the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
Advisory Person means
(1) any trustee, member of the board of managers of the Advisers parent holding company, or officer, general partner or employee of the Adviser or the Trust (or of any company in a Control relationship with either of such companies) who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes, participates in, or obtains or has access to information regarding the purchase or sale of Securities by, or the nonpublic portfolio holdings of, the Funds or Private Accounts, or has access to or whose functions relate to the making of any recommendations with respect to such purchases or sales, and
(2) any natural person in a Control relationship to the Trust or the Adviser who obtains information concerning recommendations made to the Funds or Private Accounts with respect to the purchase or sale of Securities by the Funds or Private Accounts.
Automatic Investment Plan means a program in which regular periodic purchases (or withdrawals) are made automatically in (or from) investment accounts in accordance with a predetermined schedule and allocation. An Automatic Investment Plan includes a dividend reinvestment plan.
Beneficial Interest means the opportunity, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, to profit, or share in any profit derived from, a transaction in the subject Securities. A Covered Person is deemed to have a Beneficial Interest in Securities owned by members of his or her Immediate Family. Common examples of Beneficial Interest include joint accounts, spousal accounts, UTMA accounts, partnerships, trusts and controlling interests in corporations. Any uncertainty as to whether a Covered Person has a Beneficial Interest in a Security should be brought to the attention of the Compliance Officer. Such questions will be resolved in accordance with, and this definition shall be subject to, the definition of beneficial owner found in Rules 16a-1(a)(2) and (5) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Code means this Code of Ethics, as it may be amended from time to time.
Compliance Officer means the Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser and the Trust and the persons designated in Appendix 2, as such Appendix shall be amended from time to time.
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Control shall have the same meaning as that set forth in Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act.
Covered Person means any Access Person, Investment Person, Independent Fund Trustee, member of the board of managers of the Advisers parent holding company, or member, officer or employee of the Adviser or its parent holding company (or of any company in a Control relationship with either of such companies).
Equivalent Security means any Security issued by the same entity as the issuer of a subject Security, including options, rights, stock appreciation rights, warrants, preferred stock, restricted stock, phantom stock, futures on single securities, bonds, and other obligations of that company or security otherwise convertible into that security. Options on securities and futures on single securities are included even if, technically, they are issued by the Options Clearing Corporation, a futures clearing authority, or a similar entity.
ETF means exchange-traded fund.
Fund means a portfolio of the Trust.
Immediate Family of a person means any of the following persons who reside in the same household as such person:
child | grandparent | son-in-law | ||||
stepchild | spouse | daughter-in-law | ||||
grandchild | sibling | brother-in-law | ||||
parent | mother-in-law | sister-in-law | ||||
stepparent | father-in-law |
Immediate Family includes adoptive relationships and any other relationship (whether or not recognized by law) which the Compliance Officer determines could lead to the possible conflicts of interest, diversions of corporate opportunity, or appearances of impropriety which this Code is intended to prevent.
Independent Fund Trustee means a trustee of the Trust who is not an interested person as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.
Initial Coin Offering or ICO, which may also be referred to as a token offering, is similar to an IPO and used to raise capital, often providing the buyer certain rights once issued.
Initial Public Offering or IPO is an offering of securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933 by an issuer who immediately before the registration of such securities was not subject to the reporting requirements of sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Investment Personnel and Investment Person mean (1) employees of the Adviser or the Trust (or of any company in a Control relationship with either of such companies) who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes or participates in making recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of Securities, or (2) any natural person who Controls the Adviser or the Trust and who obtains information concerning recommendations made to the Funds or Private Accounts regarding the purchase and sale of Securities by the Funds or Private Accounts. References to Investment Personnel include without limitation Portfolio Managers.
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Market Timing means transactions deemed by the Compliance Officer to constitute the short-term buying and selling of shares of Funds or Private Accounts to exploit pricing inefficiencies.
Portfolio Manager means a person who has or shares principal day-to-day responsibility for managing the portfolio of a Fund or Private Account.
Private Account means the portion of a portfolio of a private client or mutual fund client for which the Adviser serves as investment adviser or subadviser.
Private Placement means a limited offering exempt from registration pursuant to Rules 504, 505 or 506 or under Section 4(2) or 4(6) of the Securities Act of 1933.
Restricted List means the list of companies maintained by the Compliance Officer about which the Adviser or its affiliates potentially possess material nonpublic information.
SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Security means a security as defined in Section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act or Section 202(a)(18) of the Advisers Act, including, but not limited to, stock, notes, bonds, debentures, and other evidences of indebtedness (including loan participations and assignments), limited partnership interests, investment contracts, and all derivative instruments of the foregoing, such as options and warrants. Security does not include futures and options on futures (except for single security futures and options on futures), but the purchase and sale of such instruments are nevertheless subject to the reporting requirements of the Code. Security also does not include currencies or cryptocurrencies, but the purchase and sale of ICOs and tokens are nevertheless subject to the reporting requirements of the Code.
Securities Transaction means a purchase or sale of Securities in which a person (or Immediate Family member of such person) has or acquires a Beneficial Interest.
Trust means Causeway Capital Management Trust, an investment company registered under the 1940 Act for which the Adviser serves as investment adviser.
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Appendix 2
CONTACT PERSONS
COMPLIANCE OFFICER
1. |
Kurt J. Decko, Chief Compliance Officer |
2. |
Turner Swan, General Counsel/Compliance Officer |
3. |
Nicolas Chang, Senior Compliance Officer |
No Compliance Officer is permitted to preclear or review his/her own transactions or reports under this Code.
Appendix 3
CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH CODE OF ETHICS
I acknowledge that I have received the Code of Ethics dated June 30, 2020, and certify that:
1. I have read the Code of Ethics and any amendments and I understand that it applies to me and to all accounts in which I or a member of my Immediate Family has any Beneficial Interest.
2. In accordance with Section III.A of the Code of Ethics, I will report or have reported all Securities Transactions in which I have, or a member of my Immediate Family has, a Beneficial Interest, except for transactions exempt from reporting under Section III.C.
3. I have listed on Appendix 3-A of this form all accounts and securities in which I have, or any member of my Immediate Family has, any Beneficial Interest.
4. I will comply or have complied with the Code of Ethics in all other respects.
5. I agree to disgorge and forfeit any profits on prohibited transactions in accordance with the requirements of the Code of Ethics.
Access Persons/Investment Persons Signature |
Print Name |
Date:____________________
Appendix 3-A
PERSONAL SECURITIES HOLDINGS and ACCOUNTS DISCLOSURE FORM
(for use as an Initial or Annual Holdings and Accounts Report)
Pursuant to Section III.A.1 or III.A.3 of the Code of Ethics, please list all Securities accounts and, if not included in a listed Securities account, all Securities holdings in which you or your Immediate Family member has a Beneficial Interest. You do not need to list those Securities that are exempt pursuant to Section III.C.
Is this an Initial or Annual Report? | ____________________________ | |
Name of Access Person/Investment Person: | ____________________________ | |
Name of Account Holder(s): | ____________________________ | |
Relationship to Access Person/Investment Person: | ____________________________ |
SECURITIES ACCOUNTS:
Account Name | Account Number | Name of Broker/Dealer/Bank | ||
1. | ||||
2. | ||||
3. | ||||
4. |
(Include additional rows as necessary)
SECURITIES HOLDINGS:
List below Securities held other than in a Securities account listed above :
Title and type of Security (and
exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number) |
No. of Shares/Units
(if applicable) |
Principal Amount |
Name of Broker/Dealer/
Bank (if any) |
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1. | ||||||
2. | ||||||
3. 4. 5. |
(Attach separate sheets as necessary)
I certify that this Report constitutes all the Securities accounts and Securities that must be reported pursuant to this Code.
________________________________________
Access Person/Investment Person Signature
____________________________________ | __________________________ | |||
Print Name | Date |
Appendix 3-I
CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH CODE OF ETHICS
(Independent Fund Trustees
and
members of the board of managers of the Advisers parent holding company)
I acknowledge that I have received the Code of Ethics dated June 30, 2020, and certify that:
1. I have read the Code of Ethics and any amendments, and I understand that it applies to me and to all accounts in which I or a member of my Immediate Family has any Beneficial Interest.
2. I will report or have reported all Securities Transactions required to be reported under Section III.B of the Code in which I have, or a member of my Immediate Family has, a Beneficial Interest (Independent Fund Trustees only).
3. I will comply or have complied with applicable provisions of the Code of Ethics in all other respects.
Independent Fund Trustee/Manager Signature |
Print Name |
Date:__________________
Appendix 4
Form of Letter to Broker, Dealer or Bank
<Date>
<Broker Name and Address>
Subject: Account # _________________
Dear ________________:
Causeway Capital Management LLC (Adviser), my employer, is a registered investment adviser. In connection with the Code of Ethics adopted by the Adviser, I am required to request that you send duplicate confirmations of individual transactions as well as duplicate periodic statements for the referenced account to my employer. Please note that the confirmations and/or periodic statements must disclose the following information:
1) |
date of the transaction; |
2) |
the title of the security (including exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, interest rate and maturity date, as applicable); |
3) |
the number of shares and principal amount; |
4) |
the nature of the transaction (e.g., purchase or sale); |
5) |
the price of the security; and |
6) |
the name of the firm effecting the trade. |
If you are unable to provide this information, please let me know immediately. Otherwise, please address the confirmations and statements directly to:
<address>
Your cooperation is most appreciated. If you have any questions regarding these requests, please contact me or the Advisers Chief Compliance Officer, Kurt J. Decko at (310) 231-6100.
Sincerely, |
<Name of Access Person/Investment Person> |
Appendix 5
REPORT OF SECURITY TRANSACTIONS
FOR QUARTER ENDED
Investment Persons and Access Persons: You do not need to report transactions in 1) direct obligations of the U.S. Government, 2) bankers acceptances, bank CDs, commercial paper, high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements, 3) shares of an open-end investment company (excluding Funds and mutual fund clients for which the Adviser serves as investment adviser or subadviser and ETFs), 4) transactions for which you had no direct or indirect influence or control; and 5) transactions effected pursuant to an Automatic Investment Plan.
Independent Fund Trustees: If you are an Independent Fund Trustee, then you only need to report a transaction if you, at the time of that transaction, knew or, in the ordinary course of fulfilling your official duties as a Trustee to the Trust, should have known that, during the 15-day period immediately before or after your transaction in a Security:
1) |
a Fund purchased or sold such Security or |
2) |
a Fund or the Adviser considered purchasing or selling such Security. |
Note that purchases or sales of a basket of securities by a Fund to invest cash or raise cash (e.g., program trades or cash equitization trades) do not trigger a reporting obligation.
Disclose all Securities Transactions for the period covered by this report:
Title of Security* |
Number Shares |
Transaction |
Price at
Which Effected |
Principal
Amount |
Bought or Sold |
Name of Broker/Dealer/Bank |
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* Please disclose the interest rate or maturity date and exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, as applicable.
Did you establish any securities accounts during the period covered by this report? Yes No
If Yes, please complete the following:
Name of Broker |
Date of Account Opening |
Account Number | ||
____ |
The above is a record of every Securities Transaction or account opened which I had, or in which I acquired, any direct or indirect Beneficial Interest during the period indicated above. |
____ |
I certify that the Compliance Officer has received confirmations or account statements pertaining to all Securities Transactions executed that disclose the information required above, and has received notice of any accounts opened, during the period covered by this report. |
____ |
I have nothing to report for the period covered by this report. |
Date: |
Signature: |
Appendix 6
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING / PRIVATE PLACEMENT
CLEARANCE FORM
(for the use of the Compliance Officer only)
The Code for the Trust and the Adviser prohibits any acquisition of Securities in an Initial Public Offering (other than shares of open-end investment companies) and Private Placement by any Investment Person or Access Person unless permitted by the Compliance Officer. In these instances, a record of the rationale supporting the approval of such transactions must be completed and retained for a period of five years after the end of the fiscal year in which approval is granted. This form should be used for such recordkeeping purposes; the Compliance Officers signature on an appropriate preclearance form for such securities also shall suffice for record keeping purposes.
Name: | ____________________________ | |
Date of Request | ____________________________ | |
Name of IPO / Private Placement: | ____________________________ | |
Date of Offering: | ____________________________ | |
Number of Shares/Interests | ____________________________ | |
Price: | ____________________________ | |
Name of Broker/Dealer/Bank | ____________________________ |
___ |
I have cleared the IPO / Private Placement transaction described above. |
Reasons supporting the decision to approve the above transaction:
|
Name of Compliance Officer |
|
Signature of Compliance Officer |
Date |