N-CSR 1 d344055dncsr.htm COLUMBIA FUNDS SERIES TRUST II Columbia Funds Series Trust II
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-21852

 

 

Columbia Funds Series Trust II

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Ryan Larrenaga

c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC

225 Franklin Street

Boston, MA 02110

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 345-6611

Date of fiscal year end: January 31

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2017

 

 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 

 

 


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


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Annual Report
January 31, 2017
Columbia Income Builder Fund
Not FDIC Insured • No bank guarantee • May lose value


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President’s Message
Dear Shareholders,
While emotions have run high following the outcome of the U.S. Presidential election, it remains unclear how the Trump presidency will unfold in terms of policy. We have a sense of the priorities espoused by the President over the past eighteen months, but campaign priorities are not always realized and are often never pursued. What seems certain is that, while some investors have already priced expectations into the market, others have retreated, preferring instead a wait and see approach. The outcome of such behaviors appears to have created conditions ripe for ongoing market volatility.
While volatility in the financial markets can be stressful, volatility itself is not a new phenomenon. Other factors that have been at the root cause of recent volatility include uncertainty following the United Kingdom’s vote to exit the European Union (Brexit), speculation around the Federal Reserve’s decision to increase interest rates, divergent central bank policy and geopolitical unrest. The point is, financial markets have fluctuated for years and may be expected to continue to fluctuate — sometimes wildly. If anything, such volatility seems to be the new normal, perhaps exacerbated by access to information and development of technological tools which have enabled investors to react rapidly to real and perceived change. So what can you do?
Position your portfolio for the reality of market volatility
That there is a historical precedent for market volatility, or even an acceptance that it may persist, offers little comfort. A measured and strategic approach remains the best strategy for investors to stay on track in achieving their investment goals.
Step 1: Review your investment goals
Take this opportunity to review your investment goals and the strategies you are pursuing to achieve those goals in order to remain focused on what’s important to you. It is entirely possible that your goals have changed in response either to your life situation or to changes in the market. Accept what you can’t control — volatility, and focus on what you can — your investment goals and strategies.
Step 2: Reassess your risk tolerance
Sit down with your financial advisor to discuss your investment goals and strategies, as well as any changes to your tolerance for risk. Consider your investment horizon. Increased market volatility and a new investment horizon may impact the strategies that can best help you achieve your investment goals. Remember, achieving your investment goals may require a certain amount of risk. Ultimately, you must maintain vigilance in reassessing your risk tolerance and the strategies you have selected in pursuit of your investment goals, and awareness of how those strategies may react to market volatility.
Step 3: Remain calm and focus on your long-term plan
Remember, investing is about the long game. Short term events are not necessarily evidence of a longer term reality. Investors who attempt to time the market too often end up reacting to a down turn by selling low and then compounding the problem by waiting on the sidelines, ultimately missing the right opportunity to reinvest.
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President’s Message  (continued)
As long as there is a market, there will be volatility. How you respond to that volatility can make a big difference in the measure of your success as an investor. Talk to your financial advisor about how working with Columbia Threadneedle Investments may help you position your portfolio for the reality of ongoing volatility and, perhaps, even turn such volatility into investment opportunity.
Sincerely,
Christopher O. Petersen
President, Columbia Funds
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about a fund, visit investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.
Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
© 2017 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Fund at a Glance
Investment objective
Columbia Income Builder Fund (the Fund) seeks to provide shareholders with a high level of current income and growth of capital.
Portfolio management
Colin Lundgren, CFA
Lead manager
Managed Fund since 2006
Gene Tannuzzo, CFA
Co-manager
Managed Fund since 2010
Average annual total returns (%) (for the period ended January 31, 2017)
    Inception 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A Excluding sales charges 02/16/06 12.37 5.54 5.20
  Including sales charges   7.07 4.52 4.69
Class B Excluding sales charges 02/16/06 11.47 4.74 4.41
  Including sales charges   6.47 4.40 4.41
Class C Excluding sales charges 02/16/06 11.39 4.73 4.42
  Including sales charges   10.39 4.73 4.42
Class K 02/16/06 12.47 5.61 5.40
Class R * 09/27/10 12.02 5.25 5.01
Class R4 * 11/08/12 12.62 5.75 5.31
Class R5 * 11/08/12 12.66 5.82 5.34
Class W * 06/25/14 12.27 5.53 5.19
Class Z * 09/27/10 12.55 5.78 5.37
Blended Benchmark   7.06 4.89 4.60
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index   1.45 2.09 4.37
Russell 3000 Value Index   25.76 14.05 5.69
Citi Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index   0.30 0.10 0.69
Returns for Class A are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 4.75%. Returns for Class B are shown with and without the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter. The Fund does not accept new investments in Class B shares, except for certain limited transactions. The Fund’s current Class B investors, having held their shares for the requisite time period, are no longer subject to a CDSC upon redemption of their shares. Returns for Class C are shown with and without the 1.00% CDSC for the first year only. Prior to March 27, 2017, Class W shares were sold without a sales charge and, therefore, the returns shown for Class W shares do not reflect any sales charge. Effective March 27, 2017, Class W shares are renamed and re-designated as Class T shares. Class T shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 2.50% per transaction. The Fund’s other classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com or calling 800.345.6611.
* The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund’s oldest share class. Since the Fund launched more than one share class at its inception, Class A shares were used. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.
The Blended Benchmark consists of 65% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, 25% Russell 3000 Value Index and 10% Citi Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index.
The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage passthroughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities.
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Fund at a Glance   (continued)
The Russell 3000 Value Index, an unmanaged index, measures the performance of those Russell 3000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
The Citi Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index, an unmanaged index, is representative of the performance of three-month Treasury bills.
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.
Performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment (January 31, 2007 — January 31, 2017)
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Income Builder Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.
Portfolio breakdown (%) (at January 31, 2017)
Equity Funds 22.0
Fixed-Income Funds 78.0
Money Market Funds 0.0(a)
Total 100.0
    
(a) Rounds to zero.
Percentages indicated are based upon total investments. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance
For the 12-month period that ended January 31, 2017, the Fund’s Class A shares returned 12.37% excluding sales charges. The Fund outperformed its Blended Benchmark, which returned 7.06% for the same time period. During the same 12-month period, the Fund’s bond benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, returned 1.45%, the Fund’s domestic equity benchmark, the Russell 3000 Value Index, returned 25.76% and the Citi Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index advanced 0.30%. Strategic allocation and tactical positioning decisions as a whole contributed positively to relative results as did overall underlying fund performance.
Global capital markets posted gains
Both U.S. equity and fixed-income markets posted gains during the period. U.S. stocks ended the period strong, and commodity prices and corporate earnings stabilized somewhat. Also, in the last months of the period, investors appeared optimistic about the prospects of a seemingly more business-friendly president. Within the U.S. equity market, small cap stocks outperformed large cap stocks, and value stocks outperformed growth stocks. Overall, U.S. equities outperformed international developed market equities, although emerging market equities broadly performed comparably to U.S. equities amid divergent and varied monetary policies implemented by central banks around the world.
On the fixed-income side, credit risk rebounded during the period following weak performance in 2015. High-yield corporate bonds led the way, with a return of 20.77%, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index, while more interest rate-sensitive sectors posted more modest gains. That said, the broad U.S. fixed-income market posted significant losses in the fourth quarter of 2016, with the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returning -2.98% in the last three months of 2016. U.S. Treasury yields had declined to near-record lows before the surprise election of Donald Trump and the Republican sweep in Congress sent yields higher, peaking at 2.60% in mid-December 2016 on investor optimism about potential fiscal stimulus and a business-friendly regulatory regime boosting economic growth and inflation expectations.
The Federal Reserve (the Fed) raised the targeted federal funds rate in December 2016 for the first time in 12 months and also revised higher its expectations for the path of short-term interest rates in 2017, increasing its forecast from two interest rate hikes to three. Still, the Fed largely expressed a high degree of uncertainty about the ultimate effect of the then-incoming presidential administration’s policies on realized U.S. economic activity.
Strategic, tactical and underlying fund positioning supported Fund results
Overall, strategic allocation and tactical positioning decisions contributed positively to the Fund’s performance relative to its Blended Benchmark as did underlying fund performance as a whole.
Among strategic allocation decisions, exposure to equities, especially small cap equities, as well as to high quality and low quality corporate bonds contributed most positively to the Fund’s relative results. Investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds rebounded from weakness in early 2016 and maintained momentum through the November 2016 U.S. elections based on solid fundamentals and anticipation of deregulation and pro-growth policies. The Fund’s exposure to real estate securities and convertible securities modestly detracted from its performance. Within the Fund’s tactical positioning, having an overweight to low quality bonds, particularly high-yield corporate bonds, which performed well, helped most. Having an overweight to mortgage-backed securities further aided relative results. Conversely, having an overweight to global non-traditional fixed income during the first half of the period detracted. Having an overall bias to high quality also muted relative results during a period when lower quality securities outperformed.
Underlying fund performance in strategies focused on U.S. large-cap dividend-paying equities, small cap value equities, convertible securities, limited duration bonds, U.S. Treasury inflation protected securities, corporate bonds, agency and non-agency mortgage-backed securities, emerging market bonds and floating rate securities added the most value. Only partially offsetting these positive contributors was the disappointing performance of underlying funds focused on high-yield corporate bonds and real estate securities, although the Fund only had exposure to the latter during the second half of the period.
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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance  (continued)
Portfolio changes
As spreads, or yield differentials to U.S. Treasuries, tightened on corporate credit throughout the period, we shifted the Fund’s exposure into consumer credit in the form of agency and non-agency mortgage-backed securities where we felt valuations were more compelling and the credit cycle appeared to have more support. During the second half of the period, we decreased the Fund’s exposure to equities as we sought to reduce overall portfolio risk following strong appreciation in the equity market.
Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. The Fund’s investment in other funds subjects it to the investment performance (positive or negative), risks and expenses of these underlying funds. There are risks associated with fixed-income investments, including credit risk, interest rate risk, and prepayment and extension risk. In general, bond prices rise when interest rates fall and vice versa. This effect is usually more pronounced for longer term securities. Non-investment-grade (high-yield or junk) securities present greater price volatility and more risk to principal and income than higher rated securities. A rise in interest rates may result in a price decline of fixed-income instruments held by the Fund, negatively impacting its performance and NAV. Falling rates may result in the Fund investing in lower yielding debt instruments, lowering the Fund’s income and yield. These risks may be heightened for longer maturity and duration securities. Foreign investments subject the Fund to risks, including political, economic, market, social and others within a particular country, as well as to currency instabilities and less stringent financial and accounting standards generally applicable to U.S. issuers. Risks are enhanced for emerging market issuers. Asset allocation does not assure a profit or protect against loss. See the Fund’s prospectus for more information on these and other risks.
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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses
(Unaudited)
As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. The following information is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your Fund’s expenses
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided examples and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the “Actual” column is calculated using the Fund’s actual operating expenses and total return for the period. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the “Actual” column. The amount listed in the “Hypothetical” column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund’s actual return) and then applies the Fund’s actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See “Compare with other funds” below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.
In addition to the ongoing expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund’s shareholders indirectly bear the Fund’s allocable share of the costs and expenses of each underlying fund in which the Fund invests. You can also estimate the effective expenses paid during the period, which includes the indirect fees associated with investing in the underlying funds, by using the amounts listed in the “Effective expenses paid during the period” column.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, or redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.
August 1, 2016 — January 31, 2017
  Account value at the
beginning of the
period ($)
Account value at the
end of the
period ($)
Expenses paid during
the period ($)
Fund’s annualized
expense ratio (%)
Effective expenses
paid during the
period ($)
Fund’s effective
annualized
expense ratio (%)
  Actual Hypothetical Actual Hypothetical Actual Hypothetical Actual Actual Hypothetical Actual
Class A 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,028.90 1,023.43 2.01 2.01 0.39 5.16 5.14 1.00
Class B 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,024.90 1,019.62 5.87 5.85 1.14 9.00 8.98 1.75
Class C 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,024.10 1,019.62 5.86 5.85 1.14 9.00 8.98 1.75
Class K 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,029.40 1,023.63 1.80 1.80 0.35 4.95 4.94 0.96
Class R 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,026.60 1,022.16 3.30 3.29 0.64 6.44 6.42 1.25
Class R4 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,029.20 1,024.70 0.72 0.72 0.14 3.87 3.86 0.75
Class R5 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,030.40 1,024.90 0.52 0.51 0.10 3.66 3.65 0.71
Class W 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,028.80 1,023.33 2.11 2.11 0.41 5.26 5.24 1.02
Class Z 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,030.20 1,024.70 0.72 0.72 0.14 3.87 3.86 0.75
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class as indicated above, multiplied by the average account value over the period and then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund’s most recent fiscal half year and divided by 366.
Effective expenses paid during the period and the Fund’s effective annualized expense ratio include expenses borne directly to the class plus the Fund’s pro rata portion of the ongoing expenses charged by the underlying funds using the expense ratio of each class of the underlying funds as of the underlying fund’s most recent shareholder report.
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Portfolio of Investments
January 31, 2017
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Equity Funds 22.0%
  Shares Value ($)
Convertible 5.0%
Columbia Convertible Securities Fund, Class I Shares(a) 3,348,738 61,549,809
Dividend Income 10.8%
Columbia Dividend Income Fund, Class I Shares(a) 2,954,500 57,021,847
Columbia Dividend Opportunity Fund, Class I Shares(a) 5,303,860 51,182,243
Columbia Global Dividend Opportunity Fund, Class I Shares(a) 1,412,492 24,125,369
Total 132,329,459
Global Real Estate 1.1%
Columbia Real Estate Equity Fund, Class I Shares(a) 884,680 13,624,070
U.S. Small Cap 5.1%
Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I, Class I Shares(a) 1,363,139 61,900,134
Total Equity Funds
(Cost $263,293,632)
269,403,472
Fixed-Income Funds 78.0%
Emerging Markets 7.5%
Columbia Emerging Markets Bond Fund, Class I Shares(a) 8,128,672 92,179,136
Floating Rate 8.9%
Columbia Floating Rate Fund, Class I Shares(a) 12,070,745 109,360,947
High Yield 17.3%
Columbia High Yield Bond Fund, Class I Shares(a) 72,462,683 212,315,662
Fixed-Income Funds (continued)
  Shares Value ($)
Inflation Protected Securities 2.7%
Columbia Inflation Protected Securities Fund, Class I Shares(a),(b) 3,435,320 32,429,422
Investment Grade 41.6%
Columbia Corporate Income Fund, Class I Shares(a) 11,601,881 116,250,841
Columbia Limited Duration Credit Fund, Class I Shares(a) 6,152,179 60,414,400
Columbia Mortgage Opportunities Fund, Class I Shares(a) 8,984,234 88,494,709
Columbia U.S. Government Mortgage Fund, Class I Shares(a) 44,190,294 238,185,686
Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund, Class I Shares(a) 611,350 6,712,625
Total 510,058,261
Total Fixed-Income Funds
(Cost $961,044,719)
956,343,428
Money Market Funds 0.1%
  Shares Value ($)
Columbia Government Money Market Fund, Class I Shares, 0.010%(a),(c) 652,450 652,450
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $652,450)
652,450
Total Investments
(Cost: $1,224,990,801)
1,226,399,350
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net   (776,621)
Net Assets 1,225,622,729
 
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) As defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the company’s outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the year ended January 31, 2017 are as follows:
    
Issuer Beginning
shares
Shares
purchased
Shares
sold
Ending
shares
Capital gain
distributions ($)
Realized gain
(loss) ($)
Dividends —
affiliated
issuers ($)
Value ($)
Columbia Convertible Securities Fund, Class I Shares 3,835,460 96,252 (582,974) 3,348,738 739,356 1,661,515 61,549,809
Columbia Corporate Income Fund, Class I Shares 6,937,324 5,477,655 (813,098) 11,601,881 (989,223) 2,868,488 116,250,841
Columbia Dividend Income Fund, Class I Shares 4,648,111 156,957 (1,850,568) 2,954,500 1,391,587 1,974,241 1,545,263 57,021,847
Columbia Dividend Opportunity Fund, Class I Shares 11,117,398 299,353 (6,112,891) 5,303,860 (1,575,513) 2,765,899 51,182,243
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
January 31, 2017
Notes to Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
Issuer Beginning
shares
Shares
purchased
Shares
sold
Ending
shares
Capital gain
distributions ($)
Realized gain
(loss) ($)
Dividends —
affiliated
issuers ($)
Value ($)
Columbia Emerging Markets Bond Fund, Class I Shares 8,881,597 488,896 (1,241,821) 8,128,672 (1,285,258) 2,845,696 92,179,136
Columbia Floating Rate Fund, Class I Shares 13,691,424 1,879,318 (3,499,997) 12,070,745 (1,915,349) 4,286,117 109,360,947
Columbia Global Dividend Opportunity Fund, Class I Shares 3,078,152 75,072 (1,740,732) 1,412,492 (5,334,851) 1,240,927 24,125,369
Columbia Global Unconstrained Bond Fund, Class I Shares 2,520,621 2,195 (2,522,816) (2,131,195) 19,862
Columbia High Yield Bond Fund, Class I Shares 89,268,985 4,473,029 (21,279,331) 72,462,683 656,363 12,208,152 212,315,662
Columbia Inflation Protected Securities Fund, Class I Shares 3,749,324 (314,004) 3,435,320 (500,359) 32,429,422
Columbia Limited Duration Credit Fund, Class I Shares 6,286,197 3,800,634 (3,934,652) 6,152,179 (631,411) 1,430,278 60,414,400
Columbia Government Money Market Fund, Class I Shares, 0.010% 651,968 482 652,450 170 312 652,450
Columbia Mortgage Opportunities Fund, Class I Shares 7,389,585 1,594,649 8,984,234 1,115,415 3,013,657 88,494,709
Columbia Real Estate Equity Fund, Class I Shares 884,680 884,680 208,194 75,343 13,624,070
Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I, Class I Shares 1,481,361 175,712 (293,934) 1,363,139 6,571,914 (1,078,662) 427,271 61,900,134
Columbia U.S. Government Mortgage Fund, Class I Shares 29,258,653 17,308,374 (2,376,733) 44,190,294 1,123,075 (443,326) 4,910,485 238,185,686
Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund, Class I Shares 601,115 10,235 611,350 19,411 95,788 6,712,625
Total 193,397,275 36,723,493 (46,563,551) 183,557,217 10,429,766 (12,515,187) 39,395,053 1,226,399,350
    
(b) Non-income producing investment.
(c) The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at January 31, 2017.
Fair value measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 - Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date (including NAV for open-end mutual funds). Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.
Level 2 – Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
January 31, 2017
Fair value measurements  (continued)
Level 3 – Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
Under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager’s Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at January 31, 2017:
  Level 1
quoted prices in active
markets for identical
assets ($)
Level 2
other significant
observable inputs ($)
Level 3
significant
unobservable inputs ($)
Total ($)
Investments        
Equity Funds 269,403,472 269,403,472
Fixed-Income Funds 956,343,428 956,343,428
Money Market Funds 652,450 652,450
Total Investments 1,226,399,350 1,226,399,350
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
January 31, 2017
Assets  
Investments, at cost  
Affiliated issuers, at cost $1,224,990,801
Total investments, at cost 1,224,990,801
Investments, at value  
Affiliated issuers, at value 1,226,399,350
Total investments, at value 1,226,399,350
Receivable for:  
Capital shares sold 1,460,744
Dividends 2,134,833
Prepaid expenses 3,461
Other assets 566
Total assets 1,229,998,954
Liabilities  
Payable for:  
Investments purchased 2,158,646
Capital shares purchased 2,029,202
Management services fees 672
Distribution and/or service fees 12,922
Transfer agent fees 83,065
Compensation of board members 41,157
Compensation of chief compliance officer 267
Other expenses 50,294
Total liabilities 4,376,225
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock $1,225,622,729
Represented by  
Paid in capital 1,232,096,045
Undistributed net investment income 1,445,803
Accumulated net realized loss (9,327,668)
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments - affiliated issuers 1,408,549
Total - representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock $1,225,622,729
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities  (continued)
January 31, 2017
Class A  
Net assets $934,770,421
Shares outstanding 80,449,887
Net asset value per share $11.62
Maximum offering price per share(a) $12.20
Class B  
Net assets $3,061,037
Shares outstanding 262,034
Net asset value per share $11.68
Class C  
Net assets $233,909,597
Shares outstanding 20,053,379
Net asset value per share $11.66
Class K  
Net assets $3,101
Shares outstanding 267
Net asset value per share(b) $11.64
Class R  
Net assets $1,613,575
Shares outstanding 138,100
Net asset value per share $11.68
Class R4  
Net assets $5,694,319
Shares outstanding 488,621
Net asset value per share $11.65
Class R5  
Net assets $2,530,995
Shares outstanding 217,068
Net asset value per share $11.66
Class W  
Net assets $9,531
Shares outstanding 821
Net asset value per share $11.61
Class Z  
Net assets $44,030,153
Shares outstanding 3,788,992
Net asset value per share $11.62
    
(a) The maximum offering price per share is calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge of 4.75%.
(b) Net asset value per share rounds to this amount due to fractional shares outstanding.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended January 31, 2017
Net investment income  
Income:  
Dividends — affiliated issuers $39,395,053
Total income 39,395,053
Expenses:  
Management services fees 243,559
Distribution and/or service fees  
Class A 2,337,589
Class B 41,851
Class C 2,314,697
Class R 7,480
Class W 23
Transfer agent fees  
Class A 913,119
Class B 4,121
Class C 225,856
Class K 2
Class R 1,454
Class R4 3,526
Class R5 888
Class W 9
Class Z 39,223
Plan administration fees  
Class K 8
Compensation of board members 30,985
Custodian fees 3,832
Printing and postage fees 101,683
Registration fees 138,830
Audit fees 16,480
Legal fees 18,312
Compensation of chief compliance officer 267
Other 29,491
Total expenses 6,473,285
Expense reduction (20)
Total net expenses 6,473,265
Net investment income 32,921,788
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments — affiliated issuers (12,515,187)
Capital gain distributions from underlying affiliated funds 10,429,766
Net realized loss (2,085,421)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments — affiliated issuers 107,683,072
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 107,683,072
Net realized and unrealized gain 105,597,651
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $138,519,439
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Year Ended
January 31, 2017
Year Ended
January 31, 2016
Operations    
Net investment income $32,921,788 $39,304,881
Net realized gain (loss) (2,085,421) 12,213,628
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 107,683,072 (91,658,675)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 138,519,439 (40,140,166)
Distributions to shareholders    
Net investment income    
Class A (27,499,605) (33,116,342)
Class B (89,360) (264,456)
Class C (5,064,497) (6,060,204)
Class K (92) (103)
Class R (40,031) (35,230)
Class R4 (117,123) (149,879)
Class R5 (54,860) (42,992)
Class W (275) (305)
Class Z (1,291,658) (1,568,660)
Net realized gains    
Class A (3,322,269) (32,592,214)
Class B (15,476) (329,658)
Class C (821,623) (7,766,712)
Class K (11) (99)
Class R (5,270) (36,512)
Class R4 (11,304) (144,622)
Class R5 (5,394) (39,620)
Class W (33) (306)
Class Z (145,652) (1,490,654)
Total distributions to shareholders (38,484,533) (83,638,568)
Decrease in net assets from capital stock activity (71,661,338) (38,883,404)
Total increase (decrease) in net assets 28,373,568 (162,662,138)
Net assets at beginning of year 1,197,249,161 1,359,911,299
Net assets at end of year $1,225,622,729 $1,197,249,161
Undistributed net investment income $1,445,803 $608,200
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets   (continued)
  Year Ended Year Ended
  January 31, 2017 January 31, 2016
  Shares Dollars ($) Shares Dollars ($)
Capital stock activity
Class A        
Subscriptions (a) 8,811,489 100,330,975 11,408,522 130,706,817
Distributions reinvested 2,616,456 29,574,877 5,536,625 63,235,961
Redemptions (17,669,200) (199,365,504) (18,840,173) (214,332,508)
Net decrease (6,241,255) (69,459,652) (1,895,026) (20,389,730)
Class B        
Subscriptions 6,661 75,230 30,307 351,967
Distributions reinvested 8,644 97,805 49,760 575,354
Redemptions (a) (258,869) (2,923,564) (1,175,759) (13,749,693)
Net decrease (243,564) (2,750,529) (1,095,692) (12,822,372)
Class C        
Subscriptions 3,151,731 35,990,409 3,650,186 42,383,614
Distributions reinvested 499,608 5,665,753 1,152,962 13,227,036
Redemptions (4,313,268) (48,981,310) (4,308,744) (49,152,727)
Net increase (decrease) (661,929) (7,325,148) 494,404 6,457,923
Class R        
Subscriptions 64,063 727,165 24,859 281,603
Distributions reinvested 3,350 38,112 6,237 71,543
Redemptions (40,031) (456,111) (19,438) (222,703)
Net increase 27,382 309,166 11,658 130,443
Class R4        
Subscriptions 300,290 3,464,885 160,251 1,822,374
Distributions reinvested 11,293 128,337 25,683 294,330
Redemptions (157,308) (1,767,177) (257,127) (2,915,756)
Net increase (decrease) 154,275 1,826,045 (71,193) (799,052)
Class R5        
Subscriptions 174,237 1,984,491 78,985 917,907
Distributions reinvested 5,297 60,254 7,244 82,612
Redemptions (83,098) (938,896) (32,621) (363,763)
Net increase 96,436 1,105,849 53,608 636,756
Class Z        
Subscriptions 2,254,926 25,776,794 996,924 11,484,552
Distributions reinvested 111,948 1,267,711 222,862 2,548,499
Redemptions (1,968,459) (22,411,574) (2,281,308) (26,130,423)
Net increase (decrease) 398,415 4,632,931 (1,061,522) (12,097,372)
Total net decrease (6,470,240) (71,661,338) (3,563,763) (38,883,404)
    
(a) Includes conversions of Class B shares to Class A shares, if any.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights
The following table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a class held for the periods shown. Per share net investment income (loss) amounts are calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Total return does not reflect payment of sales charges, if any. Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods of less than one year. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to purchase and sales transactions of short-term instruments and certain derivatives, if any. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
Year ended 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
Class A
1/31/2017 $10.69 0.32 0.99 1.31 (0.34) (0.04)
1/31/2016 $11.77 0.36 (0.69) (0.33) (0.38) (0.37)
1/31/2015 $11.56 0.36 0.25 0.61 (0.37) (0.03)
1/31/2014 $11.48 0.32 0.12 0.44 (0.36)
1/31/2013 $10.85 0.37 0.69 1.06 (0.43)
Class B
1/31/2017 $10.75 0.23 0.99 1.22 (0.25) (0.04)
1/31/2016 $11.83 0.27 (0.69) (0.42) (0.29) (0.37)
1/31/2015 $11.61 0.26 0.27 0.53 (0.28) (0.03)
1/31/2014 $11.54 0.22 0.12 0.34 (0.27)
1/31/2013 $10.90 0.28 0.71 0.99 (0.35)
Class C
1/31/2017 $10.74 0.24 0.97 1.21 (0.25) (0.04)
1/31/2016 $11.81 0.27 (0.68) (0.41) (0.29) (0.37)
1/31/2015 $11.60 0.27 0.25 0.52 (0.28) (0.03)
1/31/2014 $11.52 0.25 0.10 0.35 (0.27)
1/31/2013 $10.89 0.29 0.69 0.98 (0.35)
Class K
1/31/2017 $10.71 0.33 0.99 1.32 (0.35) (0.04)
1/31/2016 $11.79 0.37 (0.69) (0.32) (0.39) (0.37)
1/31/2015 $11.57 0.37 0.26 0.63 (0.38) (0.03)
1/31/2014 $11.50 0.30 0.13 0.43 (0.36)
1/31/2013 $10.87 0.37 0.70 1.07 (0.44)
Class R
1/31/2017 $10.75 0.30 0.98 1.28 (0.31) (0.04)
1/31/2016 $11.83 0.33 (0.69) (0.36) (0.35) (0.37)
1/31/2015 $11.62 0.33 0.25 0.58 (0.34) (0.03)
1/31/2014 $11.54 0.32 0.09 0.41 (0.33)
1/31/2013 $10.91 0.35 0.69 1.04 (0.41)
Class R4
1/31/2017 $10.72 0.35 0.98 1.33 (0.36) (0.04)
1/31/2016 $11.80 0.38 (0.68) (0.30) (0.41) (0.37)
1/31/2015 $11.59 0.39 0.25 0.64 (0.40) (0.03)
1/31/2014 $11.52 0.44 0.02 0.46 (0.39)
1/31/2013 (d) $11.29 0.13 0.28 0.41 (0.18)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Total
distributions to
shareholders
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)
 
(0.38) $11.62 12.37% 0.40% 0.40% (c) 2.84% 22% $934,770
(0.75) $10.69 (3.10%) 0.40% 0.40% (c) 3.12% 26% $927,086
(0.40) $11.77 5.29% 0.41% 0.41% (c) 2.99% 29% $1,042,888
(0.36) $11.56 3.83% 0.41% 0.41% 2.79% 28% $972,684
(0.43) $11.48 9.98% 0.42% 0.42% (c) 3.30% 26% $808,070
 
(0.29) $11.68 11.47% 1.15% 1.15% (c) 2.04% 22% $3,061
(0.66) $10.75 (3.81%) 1.15% 1.15% (c) 2.34% 26% $5,435
(0.31) $11.83 4.57% 1.16% 1.16% (c) 2.17% 29% $18,941
(0.27) $11.61 2.96% 1.16% 1.16% 1.92% 28% $27,334
(0.35) $11.54 9.18% 1.17% 1.17% (c) 2.50% 26% $34,248
 
(0.29) $11.66 11.39% 1.15% 1.15% (c) 2.09% 22% $233,910
(0.66) $10.74 (3.73%) 1.15% 1.15% (c) 2.38% 26% $222,383
(0.31) $11.81 4.49% 1.16% 1.16% (c) 2.26% 29% $238,901
(0.27) $11.60 3.06% 1.16% 1.16% 2.14% 28% $190,266
(0.35) $11.52 9.14% 1.17% 1.17% (c) 2.61% 26% $102,019
 
(0.39) $11.64 12.47% 0.35% 0.35% 2.89% 22% $3
(0.76) $10.71 (3.00%) 0.35% 0.35% 3.18% 26% $3
(0.41) $11.79 5.45% 0.34% 0.34% 3.06% 29% $3
(0.36) $11.57 3.80% 0.34% 0.34% 2.60% 28% $40
(0.44) $11.50 10.02% 0.37% 0.37% 3.34% 26% $70
 
(0.35) $11.68 12.02% 0.65% 0.65% (c) 2.61% 22% $1,614
(0.72) $10.75 (3.33%) 0.65% 0.65% (c) 2.87% 26% $1,190
(0.37) $11.83 5.00% 0.66% 0.66% (c) 2.75% 29% $1,172
(0.33) $11.62 3.56% 0.66% 0.66% 2.71% 28% $1,091
(0.41) $11.54 9.68% 0.67% 0.67% (c) 3.19% 26% $715
 
(0.40) $11.65 12.62% 0.15% 0.15% (c) 3.06% 22% $5,694
(0.78) $10.72 (2.85%) 0.15% 0.15% (c) 3.33% 26% $3,585
(0.43) $11.80 5.55% 0.16% 0.16% (c) 3.28% 29% $4,786
(0.39) $11.59 4.00% 0.16% 0.16% 3.79% 28% $2,433
(0.18) $11.52 3.61% 0.13% (e) 0.13% (e) 5.21% (e) 26% $3
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Year ended 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
Class R5
1/31/2017 $10.73 0.36 0.98 1.34 (0.37) (0.04)
1/31/2016 $11.81 0.40 (0.70) (0.30) (0.41) (0.37)
1/31/2015 $11.60 0.40 0.25 0.65 (0.41) (0.03)
1/31/2014 $11.52 0.42 0.05 0.47 (0.39)
1/31/2013 (f) $11.29 0.14 0.27 0.41 (0.18)
Class W
1/31/2017 $10.69 0.32 0.98 1.30 (0.34) (0.04)
1/31/2016 $11.76 0.36 (0.69) (0.33) (0.37) (0.37)
1/31/2015 (g) $12.18 0.21 (0.34) (h) (0.13) (0.26) (0.03)
Class Z
1/31/2017 $10.70 0.35 0.97 1.32 (0.36) (0.04)
1/31/2016 $11.77 0.38 (0.67) (0.29) (0.41) (0.37)
1/31/2015 $11.56 0.39 0.25 0.64 (0.40) (0.03)
1/31/2014 $11.49 0.38 0.08 0.46 (0.39)
1/31/2013 $10.86 0.41 0.68 1.09 (0.46)
    
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) Class R4 shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Class R5 shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(g) Class W shares commenced operations on June 25, 2014. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(h) 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 the Fund’s units issued and units redeemed in relation to fluctuations in the market value of the portfolio.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Total
distributions to
shareholders
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)
 
(0.41) $11.66 12.66% 0.10% 0.10% 3.16% 22% $2,531
(0.78) $10.73 (2.79%) 0.10% 0.10% 3.53% 26% $1,294
(0.44) $11.81 5.61% 0.10% 0.10% 3.32% 29% $792
(0.39) $11.60 4.14% 0.09% 0.09% 3.63% 28% $328
(0.18) $11.52 3.61% 0.10% (e) 0.10% (e) 5.23% (e) 26% $3
 
(0.38) $11.61 12.27% 0.42% 0.42% (c) 2.82% 22% $10
(0.74) $10.69 (3.04%) 0.41% 0.41% (c) 3.12% 26% $9
(0.29) $11.76 (1.12%) 0.44% (e) 0.44% (c),(e) 2.98% (e) 29% $10
 
(0.40) $11.62 12.55% 0.15% 0.15% (c) 3.11% 22% $44,030
(0.78) $10.70 (2.77%) 0.15% 0.15% (c) 3.34% 26% $36,263
(0.43) $11.77 5.56% 0.16% 0.16% (c) 3.26% 29% $52,419
(0.39) $11.56 4.00% 0.16% 0.16% 3.30% 28% $41,893
(0.46) $11.49 10.25% 0.17% 0.17% (c) 3.68% 26% $7,672
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Notes to Financial Statements
January 31, 2017
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Income Builder Fund (the Fund), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust II (the Trust), is a diversified fund. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
The Fund is a “fund-of-funds”, investing significantly in funds managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial), or its affiliates (Underlying Funds).
For information on the Underlying Funds, please refer to the Fund’s current prospectus and the prospectuses of the Underlying Funds, which are available, free of charge, from the Securities and Exchange Commission website, www.sec.gov.
Fund shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value). Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by the Trust’s organizational documents or by law. Different share classes pay different distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of such share classes differ, and distributions in liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class. Each share class has its own expense and sales charge structure. The Fund offers each of the share classes identified below.
Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75% based on the initial investment amount. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) if the shares are sold within 18 months after purchase, charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within 12 months after purchase, and 0.50% CDSC if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase.
The Fund no longer accepts investments by new or existing investors in the Fund’s Class B shares, except in connection with the reinvestment of any dividend and/or capital gain distributions in Class B shares of the Fund and exchanges by existing Class B shareholders of certain other funds within the Columbia Family of Funds. Class B shares generally convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class B shares are typically subject to a maximum CDSC of 5.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. However, the Fund’s current Class B investors, having held their shares for the requisite time period, are no longer subject to a CDSC upon redemption of their shares.
Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares redeemed within 12 months after purchase.
Class K shares are not subject to sales charges, however this share class is closed to new investors.
Class R shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to certain retirement plans and other investors as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Class R4 shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to omnibus retirement plans and certain investors as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Class R5 shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to investors purchasing through authorized investment professionals and omnibus retirement plans.
Effective March 27, 2017, Class W shares are no longer offered for sale. Class W shares, when available, were not subject to sales charges and were generally available only to investors purchasing through authorized investment programs managed by investment professionals, including discretionary managed account programs. Effective March 27, 2017, Class W shares were renamed and re-designated as Class T shares. Class T shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 2.50% per transaction and must be purchased through financial intermediaries that, by written agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., are specifically authorized to sell Class T shares.
Class Y shares are not subject to sales charges or distribution and service (12b-1) fees, and are available to institutional and certain other investors as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Class Y shares commenced operations on March 1, 2017.
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Class Z shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to eligible investors, which are subject to different investment minimums as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security valuation
Investments in the Underlying Funds are valued at the net asset value of the applicable class of the Underlying Fund determined as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange on the valuation date.
GAAP requires disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category. This information is disclosed following the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
Security transactions
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.
Income recognition
The Fund may receive distributions from holdings in equity securities, business development companies (BDCs), exchange-traded funds, other regulated investment companies (RICs), and real estate investment trusts (REITs), which report information on the tax character of their distributions annually. These distributions are allocated to dividend income, capital gain and return of capital based on actual information reported. Return of capital is recorded as a reduction of the cost basis of securities held. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, return of capital is recorded as a realized gain. With respect to REITs, to the extent actual information has not yet been reported, estimates for return of capital are made by the Fund’s management. Management’s estimates are subsequently adjusted when the actual character of the distributions is disclosed by the REITs, which could result in a proportionate change in return of capital to shareholders.
Income and capital gain distributions from the Underlying Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.
Determination of class net asset value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, which are charged to that share class, as shown in the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis, based on the relative net assets of each class, for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class.
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January 31, 2017
Federal income tax status
The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its taxable income (including net short-term capital gains), if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Guarantees and indemnifications
Under the Trust’s organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund’s contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.
Investment company reporting modernization
In October 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules and forms, and amendments to certain current rules and forms, to modernize reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. The amendments to Regulation S-X will require standardized, enhanced disclosure about derivatives in investment company financial statements, and will also change the rules governing the form and content of such financial statements. The amendments to Regulation S-X take effect on August 1, 2017. At this time, management is assessing the anticipated impact of these regulatory developments.
Note 3. Fees and compensation paid to affiliates
Management services fees and underlying fund fees
Effective June 1, 2016, the Fund entered into a Management Agreement with the Investment Manager. Under the Management Agreement, the Investment Manager provides the Fund with investment research and advice, as well as administrative and accounting services. The management services fee is an annual fee that is equal to 0.020% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Prior to June 1, 2016, the Investment Manager provided advisory services under an Investment Management Services Agreement and administrative and accounting services under a separate Administrative Services Agreement. For the period from February 1, 2016 through May 31, 2016, the administrative services fee paid to the Investment Manager was $80,447. The Investment Manager did not receive a fee for its services under the Investment Management Services Agreement.
In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. Because the Underlying Funds have varied expense and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions of Underlying Funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund will vary. These expenses are not reflected in the expenses shown in Statement of Operations and are not included in the ratios to average net assets shown in the Financial Highlights.
Other expenses
Other expenses are for, among other things, miscellaneous expenses of the Fund or the Board of Trustees, including payments to Board Services Corp., a company providing limited administrative services to the Fund and the Board of Trustees. That company’s expenses include boardroom and office expense, employee compensation, employee health and retirement benefits, and certain other expenses. For the year ended January 31, 2017, other expenses paid by the Fund to this company were $186.
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January 31, 2017
Compensation of board members
Members of the Board of Trustees, who are not officers or employees of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial, are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), these members of the Board of Trustees may elect to defer payment of up to 100% of their compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of certain funds managed by the Investment Manager. The Fund’s liability for these amounts is adjusted for market value changes and remains in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. All amounts payable under the Plan constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Fund.
Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer
The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. A portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s total compensation is allocated to the Fund, along with other affiliated funds governed by the Board of Trustees, based on relative net assets. The total amount allocated to all affiliated funds governed by the Board of Trustees will not exceed $40,000 annually.
Transfer agency fees
Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services (BFDS) to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and BFDS is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the exception of out-of-pocket fees).
The Fund pays the Transfer Agent a monthly transfer agency fee based on the number or the average value of accounts, depending on the type of account. In addition, prior to October 1, 2016, the Transfer Agent also received sub-transfer agency fees based on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund’s shares maintained in omnibus accounts (other than omnibus accounts for which American Enterprise Investment Services Inc. is the broker of record or accounts where the beneficial shareholder is a customer of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., for which the Transfer Agent receives a per account fee). Effective October 1, 2016, the Fund pays the Transfer Agent a fee for shareholder services based on the number of accounts or on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund’s shares maintained in omnibus accounts up to the lesser of the amount charged by the servicing agent or a cap established by the Board of Trustees from time to time.
The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from the Fund for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees. Effective January 1, 2017, total transfer agency fees for Class K and Class R5 shares are subject to an annual limitation of not more than 0.075% of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class. Prior to January 1, 2017, total transfer agency fees for Class K and Class R5 shares were subject to an annual limitation of not more than 0.05% of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class.
For the year ended January 31, 2017, the Fund’s effective transfer agency fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:
Class A 0.10%
Class B 0.10
Class C 0.10
Class K 0.05
Class R 0.10
Class R4 0.10
Class R5 0.05
Class W 0.10
Class Z 0.10
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January 31, 2017
An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class’s initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agency fees. These minimum account balance fees are remitted to the Fund and recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended January 31, 2017, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses of the Fund by $20.
Plan administration fees
Under a Plan Administration Services Agreement with the Transfer Agent, the Fund pays an annual fee at a rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class K shares for the provision of various administrative, recordkeeping, communication and educational services.
Distribution and service fees
The Fund has an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. Under a Plan and Agreement of Distribution, the Fund pays a fee at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A and Class W shares, a fee at an annual rate of up to 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class R shares (of which up to 0.25% may be used for shareholder services) and a fee at an annual rate of up to 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares. For Class B and Class C shares, of the 1.00% fee, up to 0.75% is reimbursed for distribution expenses.
The amount of distribution and shareholder services expenses incurred by the Distributor and not yet reimbursed (unreimbursed expense) was approximately $4,418,000 and $1,162,000 for Class B and Class C shares, respectively. These amounts are based on the most recent information available as of December 31, 2016, and may be recovered from future payments under the distribution plan or CDSCs. To the extent the unreimbursed expense has been fully recovered, the distribution and/or shareholder services fee is reduced.
Sales charges (unaudited)
Sales charges, including front-end charges and CDSCs, received by the Distributor for distributing Fund shares for the year ended January 31, 2017, if any, are listed below:
  Amount ($)
Class A 1,067,385
Class B 18
Class C 1,556
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January 31, 2017
Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates
The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below) for the periods disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees, so that the Fund’s net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund’s custodian, do not exceed the following annual rates as a percentage of the class’ average daily net assets:
  June 1, 2016
through
May 31, 2017
Prior to
June 1, 2016
Class A 0.49% 0.45%
Class B 1.24 1.20
Class C 1.24 1.20
Class K 0.47 0.42
Class R 0.74 0.70
Class R4 0.24 0.20
Class R5 0.22 0.17
Class W 0.49 0.45
Class Z 0.24 0.20
Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend and interest expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, infrequent and/or unusual expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board of Trustees. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from the Investment Manager, certain of its affiliates and the Fund. Any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed under the expense reimbursement arrangements described above are not recoverable by the Investment Manager or its affiliates in future periods.
Note 4. Federal tax information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.
At January 31, 2017, these differences are primarily due to differing treatment for deferral/reversal of wash sale losses, capital loss carryforwards, trustees’ deferred compensation and distribution reclassifications. To the extent these differences are permanent, reclassifications are made among the components of the Fund’s net assets in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Temporary differences do not require reclassifications.
In the Statement of Assets and Liabilities the following reclassifications were made:
Undistributed net
investment
income ($)
Accumulated
net realized
(loss) ($)
Paid in
capital ($)
2,073,316 (2,073,316)
Net investment income (loss) and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
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January 31, 2017
The tax character of distributions paid during the years indicated was as follows:
January 31, 2017 January 31, 2016
Ordinary
income ($)
Long-term
capital gains ($)
Total ($) Ordinary
income (S)
Long-term
capital gains ($)
Total ($)
34,167,855 4,316,678 38,484,533 41,238,171 42,400,397 83,638,568
Short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions for tax purposes.
At January 31, 2017, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed
ordinary income ($)
Undistributed
long-term
capital gains ($)
Capital loss
carryforwards ($)
Net unrealized
(depreciation) ($)
1,485,201 (4,301,940) (3,617,179)
At January 31, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes along with the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
Federal
tax cost ($)
Gross unrealized
appreciation ($)
Gross unrealized
(depreciation) ($)
Net unrealized
(depreciation) ($)
1,230,016,529 7,708,574 (11,325,753) (3,617,179)
The following capital loss carryforwards, determined at January 31, 2017, may be available to reduce taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration are required to be utilized prior to any capital losses which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, capital loss carryforwards which carry an expiration date may be more likely to expire unused. In addition, for the year ended January 31, 2017, capital loss carryforwards utilized, expired unused and permanently lost were as follows:
2017 ($) 2018 ($) 2019 ($) No expiration
short-term ($)
No expiration
long-term ($)
Total ($) Utilized ($) Expired ($) Permanently
lost ($)
6,196 4,295,744 4,301,940
Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions in the Fund that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management’s conclusion may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). Generally, the Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 5. Portfolio information
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and derivatives, if any, aggregated to $264,892,769 and $331,552,777, respectively, for the year ended January 31, 2017. The amount of purchase and sale activity impacts the portfolio turnover rate reported in the Financial Highlights.
Note 6. Line of credit
The Fund has access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by Citibank, N.A., HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. The credit facility agreement, which is a collective agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager, severally and not jointly, permits collective borrowings up to $1 billion. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the overnight federal funds rate plus 1.00% or (ii) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.15% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations.
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January 31, 2017
The Fund had no borrowings during the year ended January 31, 2017.
Note 7. Significant risks
Shareholder concentration risk
At January 31, 2017, affiliated shareholders of record owned 82.4% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund. In the case of a large redemption, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at inopportune times, including its liquid or more liquid positions, resulting in Fund losses and the Fund holding a higher percentage of less liquid or illiquid securities. Large redemptions could result in decreased economies of scale and increased operating expenses for non-redeeming Fund shareholders.
Note 8. Subsequent events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued. Other than as noted in Note 1 above, there were no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
Note 9. Information regarding pending and settled legal proceedings
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Funds are not currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds. Ameriprise Financial is required to make quarterly (10-Q), annual (10-K) and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obtained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse publicity associated with them, will not result in increased fund redemptions, reduced sale of fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Funds. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result. An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Ameriprise Financial.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust II and the Shareholders of Columbia Income Builder Fund
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia Income Builder Fund (the "Fund," a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust II) as of January 31, 2017, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities as of January 31, 2017 by correspondence with the custodian and transfer agent, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, MN
March 24, 2017
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Federal Income Tax Information
(Unaudited)
The Fund hereby designates the following tax attributes for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017. Shareholders will be notified in early 2018 of the amounts for use in preparing 2017 income tax returns.
Qualified
dividend
income
Dividends
received
deduction
Foreign
taxes paid
Foreign
source
income
Foreign
source
income per
share
21.14% 16.11% $68,455 $3,491,429 $0.03
Qualified dividend income. For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, the percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that represents qualified dividend income subject to reduced tax rates.
Dividends received deduction. The percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.
Foreign Taxes. The Fund makes the election to pass through to shareholders the foreign taxes paid. Eligible shareholders may claim a foreign tax credit. These taxes, and the corresponding foreign source income, are provided.
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
Shareholders elect the Board that oversees the Fund’s operations. The Board appoints officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies set by the Board. The following table provides basic biographical information about the Fund’s Trustees, including their principal occupations during the past five years, although specific titles for individuals may have varied over the period. Under current Board policy, Trustees not affiliated with the Investment Manager generally may serve through the end of the calendar year in which he or she reaches either the mandatory retirement age established by the Board or the fifteenth anniversary of the first Columbia Funds board meeting they attended as a member of the Board.
Independent trustees
Name,
address,
year of birth
Position held
with the Trust and
length of service
Principal occupation(s)
during past five years
and other relevant
professional experience
Number of
Funds in the
Columbia Funds
complex
overseen
Other directorships
held by Trustee
during the past
five years
George S. Batejan
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Mail Drop BX32 05228
Boston, MA 02110
1953
Trustee since 1/17 Executive Vice President, Global Head of Technology and Operations, Janus Capital Group, Inc., 2010-2016 124 Advisory Board Member, University of Colorado Business School (Executive Committee, Nominating Committee and Governance Committee) since November 2015; former Chairman of the Board, NICSA (National Investment Company Services Association), 2014-2016; former Director, Intech Investment Management, 2011- 2016; former Board Member, Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, 2015-2016
Kathleen Blatz
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Mail Drop BX32 05228
Boston, MA 02110
1954
Trustee since 1/06 for RiverSource Funds and since 6/11 for Nations Funds Attorney; specializing in arbitration and mediation; Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1998-2006; Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1996-1998; Fourth Judicial District Court Judge, Hennepin County, 1994-1996; Attorney in private practice and public service, 1984-1993; State Representative, Minnesota House of Representatives, 1979-1993, which included service on the Tax and Financial Institutions and Insurance Committees 126 Trustee, BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota (Chair of the Business Development Committee) since 2009; Chair of the Robina Foundation since August 2013
Edward J. Boudreau, Jr.
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Mail Drop BX32 05228
Boston, MA 02110
1944
Trustee since 6/11 for RiverSource Funds and since 1/05 for Nations Funds Managing Director, E.J. Boudreau & Associates (consulting) since 2000; FINRA Industry Arbitrator, 2002-present; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, John Hancock Investments (asset management), Chairman and Interested Trustee for open-end and closed-end funds offered by John Hancock,1989-2000; John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, including Senior Vice President and Treasurer and Senior Vice President Information Technology, 1968-1988 124 Former Trustee, Boston Museum of Science (Chair of Finance Committee) 1985-2013; former Trustee, BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds), 2005-2011
Pamela G. Carlton
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Mail Drop BX32 05228
Boston, MA 02110
1954
Trustee since 7/07 for RiverSource Funds and since 6/11 for Nations Funds President, Springboard — Partners in Cross Cultural Leadership (consulting company) since 2003; Managing Director of US Equity Research, JP Morgan Chase, 1999-2003; Director of US Equity Research, Chase Asset Management, 1996-1999; Co-Director Latin America Research, 1993-1996, COO Global Research, 1992-1996, Co-Director of US Research, 1991-1992, Investment Banker, Morgan Stanley, 1982-1991 126 Trustee, New York Presbyterian Hospital Board (Executive Committee and Chair of Human Resources Committee) since 1996
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS  (continued)
Independent trustees  (continued)
Name,
address,
year of birth
Position held
with the Trust and
length of service
Principal occupation(s)
during past five years
and other relevant
professional experience
Number of
Funds in the
Columbia Funds
complex
overseen
Other directorships
held by Trustee
during the past
five years
William P. Carmichael
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Mail Drop BX32 05228
Boston, MA 02110
1943
Trustee since 6/11 for RiverSource Funds and since 2003 for Nations Funds; Chair of the Board from 1/14-11/15 Retired; Co-founder, The Succession Fund (provides exit strategies to owners of privately held companies), 1998-2007; Adjunct Professor of Finance, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, 1993-2007; Senior Vice President, Sara Lee Corporation, 1991-1993; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Beatrice Foods Company, 1984-1990; Vice President, Esmark, Inc., 1973-1984; Associate, Price Waterhouse, 1968-1972 126 Director, The Finish Line (athletic shoes and apparel) since July 2003; Director, hhgregg since May 2015; former Director, Cobra Electronics Corporation (electronic equipment manufacturer), 1994-August 2014; former Director, Spectrum Brands, Inc. (consumer products), 2002-2009; former Director, Simmons Company (bedding), 2004-2010; former Trustee, BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds) 2003-2011; former Director, McMoRan Exploration Company (oil and gas exploration and development) 2010 - 2013; former Director, International Textile Corp., 2012-2016
Patricia M. Flynn
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Mail Drop BX32 05228
Boston, MA 02110
1950
Trustee since 11/04 for RiverSource Funds and since 6/11 for Nations Funds Trustee Professor of Economics and Management, Bentley University since 1976 (also teaches and conducts research on corporate governance); Dean, McCallum Graduate School of Business, Bentley University, 1992-2002 126 Trustee, MA Taxpayers Foundation since 1997; Board of Governors, Innovation Institute, MA Technology Collaborative since 2010
William A. Hawkins
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Mail Drop BX32 05228
Boston, MA 02110
1942
Chair of the Board since 11/15, Trustee since 6/11 for RiverSource Funds and since 1/05 for Nations Funds Managing Director, Overton Partners (financial consulting), since August 2010; President and Chief Executive Officer, California General Bank, N.A., January 2008-August 2010; Operation Hope, COO, 2004-2007; IndyMac Bancorp, President, CBG, 1999-2003; American General Bank, President, 1997-1999; Griffin Financial Services, CEO, 1981-1997; The Griffin Funds, CEO, 1992-1998 126 Former Trustee, BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds), 2005-2015
Catherine James Paglia
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Mail Drop BX32 05228
Boston, MA 02110
1952
Trustee since 11/04 for RiverSource Funds and since 6/11 for Nations Funds Director, Enterprise Asset Management, Inc. (private real estate and asset management company) since September 1998; Managing Director and Partner, Interlaken Capital, Inc., 1989-1997; Managing Director, Morgan Stanley, 1982-1989; Vice President, Investment Banking, 1980-1982, Associate, Investment Banking, 1976-1980, Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. 126 Director, Valmont Industries, Inc. (irrigation systems manufacturer) since 2012; Trustee, Carleton College (on the Investment Committee); Trustee, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (on the Investment Committee)
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Independent trustees  (continued)
Name,
address,
year of birth
Position held
with the Trust and
length of service
Principal occupation(s)
during past five years
and other relevant
professional experience
Number of
Funds in the
Columbia Funds
complex
overseen
Other directorships
held by Trustee
during the past
five years
Minor M. Shaw
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Mail Drop BX32 05228
Boston, MA 02110
1947
Trustee since 6/11 for RiverSource Funds and since 2003 for Nations Funds President, Micco LLC (private investments) since 2011; President, Micco Corp. (family investment business), 1998-2011 126 Director, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina since April 2008; Advisory Board member, Duke Energy Corp. since October 2016; Chair of the Duke Endowment; Director, National Association of Corporate Directors, Carolinas Chapter, since 2013; Chair of Greenville – Spartanburg Airport Commission; former Trustee, BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds), 2003-2011; former Director, Piedmont Natural Gas, 2004-2016
John G. Taft
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Mail Drop BX32 05228
Boston, MA 02110
1955
Trustee since 1/17 Chief Executive Officer, RBC Wealth Management (a division of RBC Capital Markets LLC), 2005-2016 124 Trustee, Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts (Finance Committee) since 2014; former Director, RBC Global Asset Management – U.S., 2001-2016
Alison Taunton-Rigby
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Mail Drop BX32 05228
Boston, MA 02110
1944
Trustee since 11/02 for RiverSource Funds and since 6/11 for Nations Funds President, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director, RiboNovix, Inc., 2003-2010; President and CEO, CMT Inc., 2001-2003; President and CEO, Aquila Biopharmaceuticals Inc., 1996- 2000; President and CEO, Cambridge Biotechnology Corporation, 1995- 1996, President and CEO, Mitotix Inc., 1993-1994 127 Director, Boston Children’s Hospital since 2002; Director, ICI Mutual Insurance Company, since 2011; Director, Blumont/IRD since 2016; Director, Mount Ida College since 2016; former Director, Abt Associates (government contractor), 2001-2016; former Director, Healthways, Inc. (health and well-being solutions), 2005-2016
Interested trustee not affiliated with Investment Manager*
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
Anthony M. Santomero
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Mail Drop BX32 05228
Boston, MA 02110
1946
Trustee since 6/11 for RiverSource Funds and since 1/08 for Nations Funds Richard K. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, since 2002; Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company (consulting), 2006-2008; President, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 2000-2006, Professor of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1972-2002 124 Trustee, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since March 2008; Director, Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd. since May 2008; Director, Citigroup Inc. since 2009; Director, Citibank, N.A. since 2009; former Trustee, BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds), 2008-2011
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* Dr. Santomero is not an affiliated person of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial. However, he is currently deemed by the Funds to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Funds because he serves as a Director of Citigroup Inc. and Citibank, N.A., companies that may directly or through subsidiaries and affiliates engage from time-to-time in brokerage execution, principal transactions and lending relationships with the Funds or accounts advised/managed by the Investment Manager.
Interested trustee affiliated with Investment Manager*
Name,
address,
year of birth
Position held with the Trusts 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
William F. Truscott
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin St.
Boston, MA 02110
1960
Trustee since 11/01 for RiverSource Funds and since 6/11 for Nations Funds; Senior Vice President since 2002 for RiverSource Funds and since 5/10 for Nations Funds Chairman of the Board and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 and February 2012, respectively; Chief Executive Officer, Global Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since September 2012 (previously Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Asset Management & President, Annuities, May 2010 - September 2012); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010 and February 2012, respectively; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006; Director, Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings, SARL since 2014; President and Chief Executive Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, 2006 - August 2012. 185 Chairman of the Board, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010; former Director, Ameriprise Certificate Company, 2006-January 2013
* Interested person (as defined under the 1940 Act) by reason of being an officer, director, security holder and/or employee of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial.
The Statement of Additional Information has additional information about the Fund’s Board members and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; or visiting
investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com.
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The Board has appointed officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies it has established. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board. The following table provides basic information about the Officers of the Fund, including principal occupations during the past five years, although their specific titles may have varied over the period. In addition to Mr. Truscott, who is Senior Vice President, the Fund’s other officers are:
Fund officers
Name,
address and
year of birth
Position and year
first appointed to
position for any Fund
in the Columbia
Funds complex or a
predecessor thereof
Principal occupation(s) during past five years
Christopher O. Petersen
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Born 1970
President and Principal Executive Officer (2015) Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since January 2015 (previously, Vice President and Chief Counsel, January 2010 - December 2014; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2007.
Michael G. Clarke
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1969
Treasurer (2011), Chief Financial Officer (2009) and Chief Accounting Officer (2015) Vice President — Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2002.
Paul B. Goucher
100 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Born 1968
Senior Vice President (2011), Chief Legal Officer (2015) 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 and Chief Counsel, January 2010 - January 2013); Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assitant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010.
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.
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 (previously Director and Global Chief Investment Officer, 2010 - 2013).
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.
Amy Johnson
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Born 1965
Vice President (2006) Managing Director and Global Head of Operations, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since April 2016 (previously Managing Director and Chief Operatiing Officer, 2010 - 2016).).
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.
Ryan C. Larrenaga
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1970
Vice President and Secretary (2015) Vice President and Group Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since August 2011; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2005.
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Additional information
The Fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.
Proxy voting policies and procedures
The policy of the Board is to vote the proxies of the companies in which the Fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31st for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30th of that year, and is available without charge by visiting investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com, or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.
Quarterly schedule of investments
The Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800.SEC.0330. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.
Additional Fund information
For more information about the Fund, please visit investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time.
Fund investment manager
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund distributor
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund transfer agent
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 8081
Boston, MA 02266-8081
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P.O. Box 8081
Boston, MA 02266-8081
  
Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Fund, go to
investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com. The Fund is distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
Columbia Threadneedle Investments (Columbia Threadneedle) is the global brand name of the Columbia and Threadneedle group of companies. All rights reserved. Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., 225 Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02110-2804
© 2017 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
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Annual Report
January 31, 2017
Columbia Capital Allocation Portfolios
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio
Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio
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President’s Message
Dear Shareholders,
While emotions have run high following the outcome of the U.S. Presidential election, it remains unclear how the Trump presidency will unfold in terms of policy. We have a sense of the priorities espoused by the President over the past eighteen months, but campaign priorities are not always realized and are often never pursued. What seems certain is that, while some investors have already priced expectations into the market, others have retreated, preferring instead a wait and see approach. The outcome of such behaviors appears to have created conditions ripe for ongoing market volatility.
While volatility in the financial markets can be stressful, volatility itself is not a new phenomenon. Other factors that have been at the root cause of recent volatility include uncertainty following the United Kingdom’s vote to exit the European Union (Brexit), speculation around the Federal Reserve’s decision to increase interest rates, divergent central bank policy and geopolitical unrest. The point is, financial markets have fluctuated for years and may be expected to continue to fluctuate — sometimes wildly. If anything, such volatility seems to be the new normal, perhaps exacerbated by access to information and development of technological tools which have enabled investors to react rapidly to real and perceived change. So what can you do?
Position your portfolio for the reality of market volatility
That there is a historical precedent for market volatility, or even an acceptance that it may persist, offers little comfort. A measured and strategic approach remains the best strategy for investors to stay on track in achieving their investment goals.
Step 1: Review your investment goals
Take this opportunity to review your investment goals and the strategies you are pursuing to achieve those goals in order to remain focused on what’s important to you. It is entirely possible that your goals have changed in response either to your life situation or to changes in the market. Accept what you can’t control — volatility, and focus on what you can — your investment goals and strategies.
Step 2: Reassess your risk tolerance
Sit down with your financial advisor to discuss your investment goals and strategies, as well as any changes to your tolerance for risk. Consider your investment horizon. Increased market volatility and a new investment horizon may impact the strategies that can best help you achieve your investment goals. Remember, achieving your investment goals may require a certain amount of risk. Ultimately, you must maintain vigilance in reassessing your risk tolerance and the strategies you have selected in pursuit of your investment goals, and awareness of how those strategies may react to market volatility.
Step 3: Remain calm and focus on your long-term plan
Remember, investing is about the long game. Short term events are not necessarily evidence of a longer term reality. Investors who attempt to time the market too often end up reacting to a down turn by selling low and then compounding the problem by waiting on the sidelines, ultimately missing the right opportunity to reinvest.
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President’s Message  (continued)
As long as there is a market, there will be volatility. How you respond to that volatility can make a big difference in the measure of your success as an investor. Talk to your financial advisor about how working with Columbia Threadneedle Investments may help you position your portfolio for the reality of ongoing volatility and, perhaps, even turn such volatility into investment opportunity.
Sincerely,
Christopher O. Petersen
President, Columbia Funds
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about a fund, visit investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.
Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
© 2017 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Fund at a Glance
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio
Investment objective
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio (the Fund) seeks the highest level of total return that is consistent with a conservative level of risk.
Portfolio management
Jeffrey Knight, CFA
Co-manager
Managed Fund since 2013
Anwiti Bahuguna, Ph.D.
Co-manager
Managed Fund since 2010
Joshua Kutin, CFA*
Co-manager
Managed Fund since January 2017
Dan Boncarosky, CFA*
Co-manager
Managed Fund since January 2017
*Effective January 27, 2017, Marie Schofield, Beth Vanney and Toby Nangle no longer serve as portfolio managers of the Fund. On the same date, Messrs. Kutin and Boncarosky were named as portfolio managers of the Fund.
Average annual total returns (%) (for the period ended January 31, 2017)
    Inception 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A Excluding sales charges 03/04/04 6.67 3.93 4.03
  Including sales charges   1.62 2.93 3.52
Class B Excluding sales charges 03/04/04 5.90 3.15 3.25
  Including sales charges   0.90 2.82 3.25
Class C Excluding sales charges 03/04/04 5.80 3.13 3.25
  Including sales charges   4.80 3.13 3.25
Class K 03/04/04 6.70 4.01 4.17
Class R * 09/27/10 6.41 3.68 3.80
Class R4 * 06/13/13 6.98 4.10 4.11
Class R5 * 06/13/13 7.05 4.16 4.15
Class Y * 06/13/13 6.99 4.20 4.16
Class Z * 09/27/10 6.94 4.19 4.20
Blended Benchmark   5.50 4.11 4.60
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index   1.45 2.09 4.37
Russell 3000 Index   21.73 13.97 7.07
Returns for Class A are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 4.75%. Returns for Class B are shown with and without the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter. The Fund does not accept new investments in Class B shares, except for certain limited transactions. The Fund’s current Class B investors, having held their shares for the requisite time period, are no longer subject to a CDSC upon redemption of their shares. Returns for Class C are shown with and without the 1.00% CDSC for the first year only. The Fund’s other classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com or calling 800.345.6611.
* The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund’s oldest share class. Since the Fund launched more than one share class at its inception, Class A shares were used. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.
The Blended Benchmark consists of 66% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, 15% Russell 3000 Index, 10% Citi Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index, 5% MSCI EAFE Index (Net) and 4% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index. The Citi Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index, an unmanaged index, is representative of the performance of three-month Treasury bills. The MSCI EAFE Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index is a market value-weighted index, which covers the U.S. non-investment-grade fixed-rate debt market.
The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage passthroughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities.
The Russell 3000 Index, an unmanaged index, measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization, which represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.
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Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes (except the MSCI EAFE Index (Net), which reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes) or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.
Performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment (January 31, 2007 — January 31, 2017)
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.
Portfolio breakdown (%) (at January 31, 2017)
Alternative Investment Funds 7.6
Common Stocks 3.1
Equity Funds 18.3
Fixed-Income Funds 60.2
Money Market Funds 10.7
Preferred Stocks 0.1
Total 100.0
Percentages indicated are based upon total investments. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
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Fund at a Glance
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio
Investment objective
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio (the Fund) seeks the highest level of total return that is consistent with a moderate conservative level of risk.
Portfolio management
Jeffrey Knight, CFA
Co-manager
Managed Fund since 2013
Anwiti Bahuguna, Ph.D.
Co-manager
Managed Fund since 2009
Joshua Kutin, CFA*
Co-manager
Managed Fund since January 2017
Dan Boncarosky, CFA*
Co-manager
Managed Fund since January 2017
*Effective January 27, 2017, Marie Schofield, Beth Vanney and Toby Nangle no longer serve as portfolio managers of the Fund. On the same date, Messrs. Kutin and Boncarosky were named as portfolio managers of the Fund.
Average annual total returns (%) (for the period ended January 31, 2017)
    Inception 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A Excluding sales charges 10/15/96 8.47 5.32 4.89
  Including sales charges   2.22 4.08 4.27
Class B Excluding sales charges 08/07/97 7.61 4.52 4.09
  Including sales charges   2.61 4.19 4.09
Class C Excluding sales charges 10/15/96 7.67 4.53 4.10
  Including sales charges   6.67 4.53 4.10
Class K * 02/28/13 8.59 5.39 4.92
Class R 01/23/06 8.09 5.06 4.63
Class R4 * 11/08/12 8.71 5.55 5.00
Class R5 * 11/08/12 8.78 5.60 5.03
Class Y * 06/13/13 8.84 5.63 5.04
Class Z 10/15/96 8.75 5.58 5.14
Blended Benchmark   8.26 5.72 5.06
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index   1.45 2.09 4.37
Russell 3000 Index   21.73 13.97 7.07
Returns for Class A are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. Returns for Class B are shown with and without the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter. The Fund does not accept new investments in Class B shares, except for certain limited transactions. The Fund’s current Class B investors, having held their shares for the requisite time period, are no longer subject to a CDSC upon redemption of their shares. Returns for Class C are shown with and without the 1.00% CDSC for the first year only. The Fund’s other classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com or calling 800.345.6611.
* The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund’s oldest share class. Since the Fund launched more than one share class at its inception, Class A shares were used. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.
The Blended Benchmark consists of 55.5% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, 26% Russell 3000 Index, 9% MSCI EAFE Index (Net), 5% Citi Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index and 4.5% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index. The MSCI EAFE Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The Citi Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index, an unmanaged index, is representative of the performance of three-month Treasury bills. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index is a market value-weighted index, which covers the U.S. non-investment-grade fixed-rate debt market.
The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage passthroughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities.
The Russell 3000 Index, an unmanaged index, measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization, which represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.
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Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes (except the MSCI EAFE Index (Net), which reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes) or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.
Performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment (January 31, 2007 — January 31, 2017)
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.
Portfolio breakdown (%) (at January 31, 2017)
Alternative Investment Funds 6.9
Common Stocks 2.1
Equity Funds 32.6
Fixed-Income Funds 49.3
Money Market Funds 9.1
Preferred Stocks 0.0 (a)
Total 100.0
    
(a) Rounds to zero.
Percentages indicated are based upon total investments. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
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Fund at a Glance
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio
Investment objective
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio (the Fund) seeks the highest level of total return that is consistent with a moderate level of risk.
Portfolio management
Jeffrey Knight, CFA
Co-manager
Managed Fund since 2013
Anwiti Bahuguna, Ph.D.
Co-manager
Managed Fund since 2010
Joshua Kutin, CFA*
Co-manager
Managed Fund since January 2017
Dan Boncarosky, CFA*
Co-manager
Managed Fund since January 2017
*Effective January 27, 2017, Marie Schofield, Beth Vanney and Toby Nangle no longer serve as portfolio managers of the Fund. On the same date, Messrs. Kutin and Boncarosky were named as portfolio managers of the Fund.
Average annual total returns (%) (for the period ended January 31, 2017)
    Inception 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A Excluding sales charges 03/04/04 11.19 6.91 5.08
  Including sales charges   4.81 5.64 4.46
Class B Excluding sales charges 03/04/04 10.32 6.12 4.29
  Including sales charges   5.32 5.80 4.29
Class C Excluding sales charges 03/04/04 10.34 6.12 4.30
  Including sales charges   9.34 6.12 4.30
Class K 03/04/04 11.26 6.99 5.23
Class R * 09/27/10 10.84 6.63 4.81
Class R4 * 06/13/13 11.39 7.11 5.17
Class R5 * 06/13/13 11.55 7.18 5.21
Class Y * 06/13/13 11.61 7.24 5.24
Class Z * 09/27/10 11.48 7.17 5.24
Blended Benchmark   11.81 7.33 5.57
Russell 3000 Index   21.73 13.97 7.07
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index   1.45 2.09 4.37
Returns for Class A are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. Returns for Class B are shown with and without the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter. The Fund does not accept new investments in Class B shares, except for certain limited transactions. The Fund’s current Class B investors, having held their shares for the requisite time period, are no longer subject to a CDSC upon redemption of their shares. Returns for Class C are shown with and without the 1.00% CDSC for the first year only. The Fund’s other classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com or calling 800.345.6611.
* The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund’s oldest share class. Since the Fund launched more than one share class at its inception, Class A shares were used. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.
The Blended Benchmark consists of 42.5% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, 37% Russell 3000 Index, 11% MSCI EAFE Index (Net), 7.5% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index and 2% MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net). The MSCI EAFE Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index is a market value-weighted index, which covers the U.S. non-investment-grade fixed-rate debt market. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets.
The Russell 3000 Index, an unmanaged index, measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization, which represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.
The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage passthroughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities.
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Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes (except the MSCI EAFE Index (Net) and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net), which reflect reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes) or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.
Performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment (January 31, 2007 — January 31, 2017)
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.
Portfolio breakdown (%) (at January 31, 2017)
Alternative Investment Funds 6.0
Common Stocks 2.1
Equity Funds 43.3
Fixed-Income Funds 42.5
Money Market Funds 6.1
Preferred Stocks 0.0 (a)
Total 100.0
    
(a) Rounds to zero.
Percentages indicated are based upon total investments. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
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Fund at a Glance
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio
Investment objective
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio (the Fund) seeks the highest level of total return that is consistent with a moderate aggressive level of risk.
Portfolio management
Jeffrey Knight, CFA
Co-manager
Managed Fund since 2013
Anwiti Bahuguna, Ph.D.
Co-manager
Managed Fund since 2009
Joshua Kutin, CFA*
Co-manager
Managed Fund since January 2017
Dan Boncarosky, CFA*
Co-manager
Managed Fund since January 2017
*Effective January 27, 2017, Marie Schofield, Beth Vanney and Toby Nangle no longer serve as portfolio managers of the Fund. On the same date, Messrs. Kutin and Boncarosky were named as portfolio managers of the Fund.
Average annual total returns (%) (for the period ended January 31, 2017)
    Inception 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A Excluding sales charges 10/15/96 13.24 7.78 5.59
  Including sales charges   6.73 6.51 4.96
Class B Excluding sales charges 08/13/97 12.39 6.98 4.79
  Including sales charges   7.39 6.68 4.79
Class C Excluding sales charges 10/15/96 12.36 6.98 4.80
  Including sales charges   11.36 6.98 4.80
Class K * 02/28/13 13.21 7.87 5.63
Class R 01/23/06 12.97 7.52 5.33
Class R4 * 11/08/12 13.61 8.04 5.71
Class R5 * 11/08/12 13.63 8.12 5.75
Class V * Excluding sales charges 03/07/11 13.24 7.75 5.55
  Including sales charges   6.73 6.48 4.92
Class Y * 06/13/13 13.68 8.11 5.75
Class Z 10/15/96 13.55 8.05 5.86
Blended Benchmark   14.69 8.70 5.77
Russell 3000 Index   21.73 13.97 7.07
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index   1.45 2.09 4.37
Returns for Class A and Class V are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. (Effective January 24, 2017, Class T shares were renamed as Class V shares.) Returns for Class B are shown with and without the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter. The Fund does not accept new investments in Class B shares, except for certain limited transactions. The Fund’s current Class B investors, having held their shares for the requisite time period, are no longer subject to a CDSC upon redemption of their shares. Returns for Class C are shown with and without the 1.00% CDSC for the first year only. The Fund’s other classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com or calling 800.345.6611.
* The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund’s oldest share class. Since the Fund launched more than one share class at its inception, Class A shares were used. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.
The Blended Benchmark consists of 49% Russell 3000 Index, 28.5% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, 12% MSCI EAFE Index (Net), 6.5% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index and 4% MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net). The MSCI EAFE Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index is a market value-weighted index, which covers the U.S. non-investment-grade fixed-rate debt market. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets.
The Russell 3000 Index, an unmanaged index, measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization, which represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.
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Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio
The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage passthroughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities.
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes (except the MSCI EAFE Index (Net) and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net), which reflect reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes) or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.
Performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment (January 31, 2007 — January 31, 2017)
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.
Portfolio breakdown (%) (at January 31, 2017)
Alternative Investment Funds 5.9
Common Stocks 1.5
Equity Funds 56.0
Fixed-Income Funds 24.7
Money Market Funds 11.9
Preferred Stocks 0.0 (a)
Total 100.0
    
(a) Rounds to zero.
Percentages indicated are based upon total investments. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
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Fund at a Glance
Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio
Investment objective
Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio (the Fund) seeks the highest level of total return that is consistent with an aggressive level of risk.
Portfolio management
Jeffrey Knight, CFA
Co-manager
Managed Fund since 2013
Anwiti Bahuguna, Ph.D.
Co-manager
Managed Fund since 2010
Joshua Kutin, CFA*
Co-manager
Managed Fund since January 2017
Dan Boncarosky, CFA*
Co-manager
Managed Fund since January 2017
*Effective January 27, 2017, Marie Schofield, Beth Vanney and Toby Nangle no longer serve as portfolio managers of the Fund. On the same date, Messrs. Kutin and Boncarosky were named as portfolio managers of the Fund.e
Average annual total returns (%) (for the period ended January 31, 2017)
    Inception 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A Excluding sales charges 03/04/04 14.95 9.07 4.89
  Including sales charges   8.31 7.79 4.27
Class B Excluding sales charges 03/04/04 14.03 8.26 4.09
  Including sales charges   9.03 7.96 4.09
Class C Excluding sales charges 03/04/04 14.01 8.26 4.09
  Including sales charges   13.01 8.26 4.09
Class K 03/04/04 14.98 9.19 5.05
Class R * 09/27/10 14.61 8.80 4.64
Class R4 * 06/13/13 15.20 9.26 4.98
Class R5 * 06/13/13 15.28 9.33 5.01
Class Y * 06/13/13 15.44 9.38 5.03
Class Z * 09/27/10 15.27 9.35 5.06
Blended Benchmark   17.42 9.96 5.84
Russell 3000 Index   21.73 13.97 7.07
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index   1.45 2.09 4.37
Returns for Class A are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. Returns for Class B are shown with and without the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter. The Fund does not accept new investments in Class B shares, except for certain limited transactions. The Fund’s current Class B investors, having held their shares for the requisite time period, are no longer subject to a CDSC upon redemption of their shares. Returns for Class C are shown with and without the 1.00% CDSC for the first year only. The Fund’s other classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com or calling 800.345.6611.
* The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund’s oldest share class. Since the Fund launched more than one share class at its inception, Class A shares were used. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.
The Blended Benchmark consists of 60% Russell 3000 Index, 15% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, 14% MSCI EAFE Index (Net), 6% MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) and 5% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index. The MSCI EAFE Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index is a market value-weighted index, which covers the U.S. non-investment-grade fixed-rate debt market.
The Russell 3000 Index, an unmanaged index, measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization, which represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.
The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage passthroughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities.
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Fund at a Glance   (continued)
Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes (except the MSCI EAFE Index (Net) and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net), which reflect reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes) or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.
Performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment (January 31, 2007 — January 31, 2017)
The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.
Portfolio breakdown (%) (at January 31, 2017)
Alternative Investment Funds 5.9
Common Stocks 2.7
Equity Funds 72.0
Fixed-Income Funds 12.1
Money Market Funds 7.3
Preferred Stocks 0.0 (a)
Total 100.0
    
(a) Rounds to zero.
Percentages indicated are based upon total investments. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance
    
All Fund returns listed below are for Class A shares excluding sales charges for the 12-month period that ended January 31, 2017. We attribute the Funds’ relative performance to mixed results from asset class allocation and underlying fund performance.
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio returned 6.67%. The Fund outperformed its Blended Benchmark, which returned 5.50%.
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio returned 8.47%. The Fund outperformed its Blended Benchmark, which returned 8.26%.
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio returned 11.19%. While absolute returns were healthy, the Fund underperformed its Blended Benchmark, which returned 11.81%.
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio returned 13.24%. While absolute returns were robust, the Fund underperformed its Blended Benchmark, which returned 14.69%.
Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio returned 14.95%. While absolute returns were strong, the Fund underperformed its Blended Benchmark, which returned 17.42%.
During the same time frame, the Russell 3000 Index, which measures domestic equities, returned 21.73%; the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which measures the U.S. fixed-income market, returned 1.45%; the Bloomberg Barclays U.S Corporate High-Yield Index, which measures the U.S. high-yield corporate bond market, returned 20.77%; the MSCI EAFE Index (Net), which measures international equities, returned 12.03%; the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net), which measures emerging market equities, returned 25.41%; and the Citi Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index returned 0.30%.
Global capital markets gained despite macro surprises
During the 12 months ended January 31, 2017, several macro events surprised investors. The period began slowly, as investor concerns about global economic growth, especially the slowdown in China, and plunging oil prices heightened market volatility. However, risk assets rose swiftly and strongly in size, scope and speed beginning in mid-February 2016. Market volatility rose again ahead of the June 2016 referendum vote in the U.K. regarding its membership in the European Union. The unexpected “leave” vote, popularly known as Brexit, caught some market participants off guard, and a steep, albeit short-lived, equity market decline ensued globally. A rally, which many market strategists were surprised to see unfold, followed in a matter of days following the Brexit vote and pushed risk assets higher through the remainder of the summer. In November 2016, the U.S. elections again took investors for a bit of an unanticipated ride, as volatility spiked and U.S. Treasury bond yields soared higher following the victory of Donald Trump and a Republican sweep of Congress. The bellwether 10-year U.S. Treasury yield had reached a record low of 1.36% in July 2016 only to move higher and finish the annual period at 2.45%. While other interest rate-sensitive fixed-income sectors, such as securitized bonds, posted modest gains, high-yield corporate bonds led the way within the fixed-income market, with a return of 20.77%, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index.
The Russell 3000 Index and the S& P 500 Index, each a proxy for the broad U.S. stock market, returned 21.73% and 20.04%, respectively, for the period. Within the U.S. equity market, small cap stocks outperformed large cap stocks, and value stocks outperformed growth stocks. Overall, U.S. equities outperformed international developed market equities, although emerging market equities broadly performed comparably to U.S. equities amid divergent and varied monetary policies implemented by central banks around the world. For the period, the MSCI EAFE Index (Net), representing international developed market equities, posted a return of 12.03%, while the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) returned 25.41%. At the end of the period, the advance in U.S. equity markets — from their bottom in March 2009 — had surpassed the duration of the bull market of 1990-1998 to become the second longest bull market of all time in the U.S., as measured by S&P 500 Index history. The bull market spanning 1921-1929 remained the longest bull market in history; however, should the existing bull market last until the middle of March 2017, then this record will fall.
The Federal Reserve (the Fed) raised the targeted federal funds rate in December 2016 for the first time in 12 months and also revised higher its expectations for the path of short-term interest rates in 2017, increasing its forecast from two interest rate hikes to three. Still, the Fed largely expressed a high degree of uncertainty about the ultimate effect of the then-incoming presidential administration’s policies on realized U.S. economic activity.
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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance  (continued)
    
Positioning and underlying fund performance generated mixed results
Underlying fund performance was the primary detractor from relative results in all but the most conservative fund, where it contributed positively. In particular, weak underlying fund performance among equities, especially those focused on U.S. large core equities, U.S. large growth equities and European equities, hurt relative results. On the fixed-income side, performance of underlying funds focused on high-yield bonds dampened results. Conversely, strategies focused on core fixed income proved especially beneficial to relative returns, while those focused on emerging market bonds also supported results, though more modestly so.
Asset allocation decisions contributed positively to results in all five Funds. Having an underweight allocation to core fixed income in all but Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio helped relative results, as fixed income underperformed equities during the period, posting positive but modest returns. Having an underweight position to high-yield bonds detracted from returns in Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio and Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio, while having an overweight to high-yield bonds in Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio and Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio contributed to returns as high-yield posted bonds posted robust double-digit absolute returns during the period. Similarly, having an underweight or neutral allocation to equities in all five Funds hurt relative results, as equities posted strong absolute returns that significantly outpaced fixed income during the period. Exposure to absolute return strategies, which are not components of the Blended Benchmarks, detracted from results in all five Funds, as several of these underlying funds posted negative absolute returns during the period.
Further, given that most asset classes and sectors that the Funds invested in posted positive absolute returns during the period, having underweight positions in cash across all five Funds contributed positively to relative performance.
Various factors drove portfolio changes
Asset class changes within the portfolios can be driven by active trading, by directing allocations to select asset classes or by market appreciation or depreciation within a given asset class. During the annual period, we increased the Funds’ exposure to equities and reduced allocations to fixed income. Within equities, we increased exposure to U.S. large cap equities and emerging market equities. Within fixed income, we decreased allocations to securitized bonds, investment-grade bonds and high-yield bonds in all five Funds.
We increased allocations to commodities in all five Funds, as momentum and dynamics remained favorable, in our view. We also believed commodities offered potential for a tactical “catch-up” within the Funds’ risk asset holdings. We decreased allocations to alternative strategies in all five Funds, as we felt other asset classes offered more compelling return opportunities. Still, we continued to believe absolute return strategies may play an important role in the Funds, as they provide a key element of diversification.
Derivatives usage
During the period, the use of derivatives positions on equity indices, fixed-income indices and currencies was implemented via an overlay to the Funds to efficiently allocate capital across the Funds and to allow greater flexibility in establishing exposure to a given market that might otherwise not be possible. Futures and credit default swaps were used, as they can offer both a liquid and cost efficient means of establishing exposure in a given market and can be used to hedge duration and/or to reduce, or hedge, exposure to risk. The Funds benefited from the use of futures and credit default swaps during the period. Also, some of the underlying funds used derivatives during the period to attempt to enhance portfolio return and for hedging purposes as market conditions warranted.
Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. The Fund’s investment in other funds subjects it to the investment performance (positive or negative), risks and expenses of these underlying funds. There are risks associated with fixed-income investments, including credit risk, interest rate risk, and prepayment and extension risk. In general, bond prices rise when interest rates fall and vice versa. This effect is usually more pronounced for longer term securities. Foreign investments subject the Fund to risks, including political, economic, market, social and others within a particular country, as well as to currency instabilities and less stringent financial and accounting standards generally applicable to U.S. issuers. Investing in derivatives is a specialized activity that involves special risks that subject the Fund to significant loss potential, including when used as leverage, and may result in greater fluctuation in Fund value. Asset allocation does not assure a profit or protect against loss. See the Fund’s prospectus for more information on these and other risks.
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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses
(Unaudited)
As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. The following information is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your Fund’s expenses
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided examples and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the “Actual” column is calculated using the Fund’s actual operating expenses and total return for the period. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the “Actual” column. The amount listed in the “Hypothetical” column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund’s actual return) and then applies the Fund’s actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See “Compare with other funds” below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.
In addition to the ongoing expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund’s shareholders indirectly bear the Fund’s allocable share of the costs and expenses of each underlying fund in which the Fund invests. You can also estimate the effective expenses paid during the period, which includes the indirect fees associated with investing in the underlying funds, by using the amounts listed in the “Effective expenses paid during the period” column.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, or redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.
August 1, 2016 — January 31, 2017
  Account value at the
beginning of the
period ($)
Account value at the
end of the
period ($)
Expenses paid during
the period ($)
Fund’s annualized
expense ratio (%)
Effective expenses
paid during the
period ($)
Fund’s effective
annualized
expense ratio (%)
  Actual Hypothetical Actual Hypothetical Actual Hypothetical Actual Actual Hypothetical Actual
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio
Class A 1,000.00 1,000.00 998.10 1,022.56 2.84 2.88 0.56 5.33 5.40 1.05
Class B 1,000.00 1,000.00 994.30 1,018.75 6.64 6.72 1.31 9.12 9.23 1.80
Class C 1,000.00 1,000.00 993.30 1,018.75 6.64 6.72 1.31 9.12 9.23 1.80
Class K 1,000.00 1,000.00 998.40 1,022.82 2.59 2.62 0.51 5.08 5.14 1.00
Class R 1,000.00 1,000.00 996.90 1,021.29 4.11 4.16 0.81 6.60 6.68 1.30
Class R4 1,000.00 1,000.00 999.30 1,023.83 1.57 1.59 0.31 4.06 4.11 0.80
Class R5 1,000.00 1,000.00 999.70 1,024.09 1.32 1.34 0.26 3.81 3.86 0.75
Class Y 1,000.00 1,000.00 999.90 1,024.39 1.02 1.03 0.20 3.51 3.55 0.69
Class Z 1,000.00 1,000.00 999.40 1,023.83 1.57 1.59 0.31 4.06 4.11 0.80
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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses  (continued)
(Unaudited)
August 1, 2016 — January 31, 2017
  Account value at the
beginning of the
period ($)
Account value at the
end of the
period ($)
Expenses paid during
the period ($)
Fund’s annualized
expense ratio (%)
Effective expenses
paid during the
period ($)
Fund’s effective
annualized
expense ratio (%)
  Actual Hypothetical Actual Hypothetical Actual Hypothetical Actual Actual Hypothetical Actual
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio
Class A 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,008.80 1,022.92 2.50 2.52 0.49 5.31 5.35 1.04
Class B 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,004.10 1,019.11 6.31 6.36 1.24 9.12 9.18 1.79
Class C 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,004.10 1,019.11 6.31 6.36 1.24 9.12 9.18 1.79
Class K 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,009.20 1,023.17 2.25 2.26 0.44 5.05 5.09 0.99
Class R 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,006.60 1,021.65 3.77 3.80 0.74 6.58 6.63 1.29
Class R4 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,010.20 1,024.19 1.23 1.23 0.24 4.04 4.06 0.79
Class R5 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,009.50 1,024.44 0.97 0.98 0.19 3.78 3.81 0.74
Class Y 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,010.80 1,024.70 0.72 0.72 0.14 3.53 3.55 0.69
Class Z 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,009.20 1,024.19 1.23 1.23 0.24 4.03 4.06 0.79
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio
Class A 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,020.30 1,023.17 2.26 2.26 0.44 5.54 5.55 1.08
Class B 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,016.60 1,019.36 6.10 6.11 1.19 9.38 9.39 1.83
Class C 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,017.50 1,019.36 6.10 6.11 1.19 9.38 9.39 1.83
Class K 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,020.60 1,023.43 2.00 2.01 0.39 5.29 5.30 1.03
Class R 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,019.10 1,021.90 3.54 3.54 0.69 6.82 6.83 1.33
Class R4 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,021.80 1,024.44 0.98 0.98 0.19 4.26 4.27 0.83
Class R5 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,023.00 1,024.70 0.72 0.72 0.14 4.01 4.01 0.78
Class Y 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,022.30 1,024.95 0.46 0.46 0.09 3.75 3.76 0.73
Class Z 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,022.50 1,024.44 0.98 0.98 0.19 4.27 4.27 0.83
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio
Class A 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,030.50 1,022.87 2.58 2.57 0.50 5.98 5.96 1.16
Class B 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,027.00 1,019.06 6.44 6.41 1.25 9.84 9.80 1.91
Class C 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,026.50 1,019.06 6.44 6.41 1.25 9.84 9.80 1.91
Class K 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,030.30 1,022.97 2.48 2.47 0.48 5.88 5.86 1.14
Class R 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,029.30 1,021.60 3.87 3.85 0.75 7.27 7.24 1.41
Class R4 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,032.40 1,024.14 1.29 1.29 0.25 4.70 4.68 0.91
Class R5 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,032.10 1,024.55 0.88 0.87 0.17 4.29 4.27 0.83
Class V
(formerly Class T)
1,000.00 1,000.00 1,030.50 1,022.87 2.58 2.57 0.50 5.98 5.96 1.16
Class Y 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,032.10 1,024.80 0.62 0.62 0.12 4.03 4.01 0.78
Class Z 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,031.90 1,024.14 1.29 1.29 0.25 4.70 4.68 0.91
Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio
Class A 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,038.70 1,022.87 2.59 2.57 0.50 6.32 6.27 1.22
Class B 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,034.50 1,019.06 6.46 6.41 1.25 10.18 10.11 1.97
Class C 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,034.30 1,019.06 6.46 6.41 1.25 10.18 10.11 1.97
Class K 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,039.20 1,023.17 2.28 2.26 0.44 6.01 5.96 1.16
Class R 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,036.70 1,021.55 3.93 3.90 0.76 7.66 7.60 1.48
Class R4 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,040.00 1,024.09 1.35 1.34 0.26 5.08 5.04 0.98
Class R5 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,039.80 1,024.50 0.93 0.93 0.18 4.66 4.63 0.90
Class Y 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,041.10 1,024.75 0.67 0.67 0.13 4.41 4.37 0.85
Class Z 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,040.30 1,024.14 1.30 1.29 0.25 5.03 4.99 0.97
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class as indicated above, multiplied by the average account value over the period and then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund’s most recent fiscal half year and divided by 366.
Effective expenses paid during the period and the Fund’s effective annualized expense ratio include expenses borne directly to the class plus the Fund’s pro rata portion of the ongoing expenses charged by the underlying funds using the expense ratio of each class of the underlying funds as of the underlying fund’s most recent shareholder report.
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio excludes the impact of an expense reimbursement from a third party due to overbilling.
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Portfolio of Investments
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio, January 31, 2017
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Alternative Investment Funds 7.6%
  Shares Value ($)
Columbia Absolute Return Currency and Income Fund, Class I Shares(a),(b) 58,152 642,002
Columbia Alternative Beta Fund, Class I Shares(a) 458,101 4,173,302
Columbia Commodity Strategy Fund, Class I Shares(a),(b) 436,338 2,465,307
Columbia Diversified Absolute Return Fund, Class I Shares(a),(b) 482,091 4,570,225
Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund, Class I Shares(a) 857,137 8,245,653
Total Alternative Investment Funds
(Cost $20,922,295)
20,096,489
Common Stocks 3.1%
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Consumer Discretionary 0.4%
Auto Components 0.1%
Bridgestone Corp. 400 14,671
Continental AG 367 71,845
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. 351 12,724
Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.(b) 125 13,160
Dana, Inc. 364 7,331
Drew Industries, Inc. 208 22,828
Superior Industries International, Inc. 485 11,179
Total   153,738
Automobiles 0.1%
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. 2,600 104,042
Peugeot SA(b) 4,744 88,288
Suzuki Motor Corp. 2,400 92,623
Total   284,953
Diversified Consumer Services —%
Capella Education Co. 255 21,802
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.1%
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. 525 8,983
Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The) 374 22,537
Compass Group PLC 3,661 65,155
Denny’s Corp.(b) 170 2,069
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.(b) 488 11,619
Papa John’s International, Inc. 124 10,567
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.(b) 70 1,078
Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. 977 16,756
Total   138,764
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Household Durables 0.1%
Electrolux AB, Class B 3,510 93,335
La-Z-Boy, Inc. 540 15,444
Persimmon PLC 598 14,565
Sony Corp. 1,200 36,333
Total   159,677
Media —%
Gannett Co., Inc. 1,620 15,584
New York Times Co. (The), Class A 1,480 19,980
WPP PLC 775 18,038
Total   53,602
Multiline Retail —%
Big Lots, Inc. 390 19,500
Specialty Retail —%
Aaron’s, Inc.(b) 380 11,757
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. 730 11,242
Children’s Place, Inc. (The) 228 22,116
Francesca’s Holdings Corp.(b) 1,030 17,964
Genesco, Inc.(b) 191 11,498
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. 1,993 14,489
Total   89,066
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods —%
Movado Group, Inc. 685 18,598
Total Consumer Discretionary 939,700
Consumer Staples 0.3%
Beverages —%
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. 3,247 24,013
Food & Staples Retailing 0.1%
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA 4,562 77,215
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV(b) 1,889 40,243
Metro AG 609 20,840
SpartanNash Co. 528 19,990
SUPERVALU, Inc.(b) 356 1,395
Total   159,683
 
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio, January 31, 2017
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Food Products 0.1%
Dean Foods Co. 1,117 22,184
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. 68 3,893
Marine Harvest ASA 2,195 38,801
Nestlé SA, Registered Shares(b) 1,304 95,537
Sanderson Farms, Inc. 246 22,386
WH Group Ltd. 110,500 83,929
Total   266,730
Household Products —%
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 1,247 107,000
Personal Products —%
Usana Health Sciences, Inc.(b) 115 7,164
Tobacco 0.1%
Imperial Brands PLC 1,053 48,783
Swedish Match AB 2,364 76,964
Total   125,747
Total Consumer Staples 690,337
Energy 0.1%
Energy Equipment & Services —%
Archrock, Inc. 740 10,804
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.(b) 1,665 20,246
Petrofac Ltd. 2,079 24,073
Seadrill Ltd.(b) 5,650 10,566
Total   65,689
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.1%
BP PLC 1,837 10,972
Caltex Australia Ltd. 2,044 44,360
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. 2,900 89,672
OMV AG 2,299 80,461
PDC Energy, Inc.(b) 296 21,886
Repsol SA 1,334 19,772
REX American Resources Corp.(b) 232 19,263
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B 297 8,389
Western Refining, Inc. 189 6,617
Total   301,392
Total Energy 367,081
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Financials 0.6%
Banks 0.3%
Banc of California, Inc. 1,316 20,793
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E 540 14,688
Bank Hapoalim BM 9,151 55,228
BNP Paribas SA 1,481 94,742
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. 15,788 63,119
Central Pacific Financial Corp. 705 22,088
Customers Bancorp, Inc.(b) 564 19,435
FCB Financial Holdings, Inc., Class A(b) 432 20,282
First BanCorp(b) 845 5,678
Fulton Financial Corp. 195 3,549
Hanmi Financial Corp. 100 3,315
Hilltop Holdings, Inc.(b) 560 15,333
HSBC Holdings PLC(b) 20,360 173,690
ING Groep NV 597 8,577
International Bancshares Corp. 590 21,889
Societe Generale SA 2,427 118,650
Westpac Banking Corp. 4,472 107,657
Wintrust Financial Corp. 164 11,742
Total   780,455
Capital Markets —%
3i Group PLC 9,786 86,447
Arlington Asset Investment Corp., Class A 1,223 18,308
KCG Holdings, Inc., Class A(b) 1,322 18,468
Piper Jaffray Companies(b) 271 19,106
Total   142,329
Consumer Finance —%
Nelnet, Inc., Class A 411 20,151
Insurance 0.2%
Allianz SE, Registered Shares(b) 732 124,414
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.(b) 475 9,937
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. 186 4,389
Assicurazioni Generali SpA 4,572 72,956
AXA SA 2,108 51,809
CNP Assurances 1,213 22,796
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. 4,000 72,515
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. 1,100 15,598
 
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments   (continued)
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio, January 31, 2017
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Maiden Holdings Ltd. 925 16,419
NN Group NV 3,062 108,443
Swiss Re AG 260 24,297
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. 818 21,391
Total   544,964
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) —%
CYS Investments, Inc. 2,480 18,774
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. 670 9,762
Redwood Trust, Inc. 340 5,270
Total   33,806
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.1%
BofI Holding, Inc.(b) 780 23,010
Essent Group Ltd.(b) 715 24,718
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.(b) 694 17,884
HomeStreet, Inc.(b) 610 15,982
Meta Financial Group, Inc. 54 4,744
MGIC Investment Corp.(b) 2,499 26,614
Radian Group, Inc.(b) 1,475 27,140
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.(b) 685 21,516
Washington Federal, Inc. 750 24,638
Total   186,246
Total Financials 1,707,951
Health Care 0.4%
Biotechnology 0.1%
Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 280 5,754
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 270 6,431
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 1,305 2,532
bluebird bio, Inc.(b) 115 8,568
Coherus Biosciences, Inc.(b) 165 4,604
Dynavax Technologies Corp.(b) 455 1,866
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 395 4,562
Insys Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 575 5,888
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 1,775 8,857
Kite Pharma, Inc.(b) 105 5,352
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 145 15,371
PTC Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 330 4,323
Puma Biotechnology, Inc.(b) 210 6,804
Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 246 3,921
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Sage Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 105 5,038
Shire PLC(b) 573 31,902
Spark Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 200 12,612
TESARO, Inc.(b) 60 9,770
Total   144,155
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 0.1%
Analogic Corp. 84 6,523
Angiodynamics, Inc.(b) 915 14,727
Halyard Health, Inc.(b) 345 13,272
Masimo Corp.(b) 337 24,796
Natus Medical, Inc.(b) 95 3,710
OraSure Technologies, Inc.(b) 1,400 12,348
Orthofix International NV(b) 517 18,581
Total   93,957
Health Care Providers & Services —%
Chemed Corp. 22 3,654
Magellan Health, Inc.(b) 266 19,937
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(b) 338 19,171
Owens & Minor, Inc. 450 16,146
Triple-S Management Corp., Class B(b) 677 12,937
Total   71,845
Life Sciences Tools & Services —%
INC Research Holdings, Inc. Class A(b) 416 22,048
Pra Health Sciences, Inc.(b) 367 21,503
Total   43,551
Pharmaceuticals 0.2%
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 305 13,390
Astellas Pharma, Inc. 5,400 72,478
Bayer AG, Registered Shares 741 82,310
GlaxoSmithKline PLC 6,444 124,530
Jounce Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 318 5,272
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B 291 10,451
Roche Holding AG, Genusschein Shares(b) 560 132,691
Sanofi 1,423 114,376
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 585 15,824
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR 994 33,229
Total   604,551
Total Health Care 958,059
 
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Industrials 0.5%
Aerospace & Defense —%
Curtiss-Wright Corp. 250 24,515
Air Freight & Logistics —%
Forward Air Corp. 30 1,446
Royal Mail PLC 4,124 21,417
Total   22,863
Airlines 0.1%
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered Shares 1,825 24,380
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.(b) 440 22,418
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. 2,400 76,424
Qantas Airways Ltd. 20,786 53,728
Total   176,950
Building Products —%
Continental Building Product(b) 790 18,368
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.(b) 495 21,730
NCI Building Systems, Inc.(b) 370 5,920
Universal Forest Products, Inc. 206 20,952
Total   66,970
Commercial Services & Supplies —%
ACCO Brands Corp.(b) 930 11,857
Brady Corp., Class A 465 16,903
Knoll, Inc. 150 3,917
Quad/Graphics, Inc. 732 19,171
Total   51,848
Construction & Engineering 0.1%
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA 2,890 89,071
Argan, Inc. 274 20,207
Obayashi Corp. 3,200 30,484
Skanska AB, Class B 3,854 94,231
Taisei Corp. 12,000 85,243
Total   319,236
Electrical Equipment 0.1%
ABB Ltd.(b) 4,577 109,074
EnerSys 323 25,178
Generac Holdings, Inc.(b) 305 12,279
Total   146,531
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Machinery 0.1%
Astec Industries, Inc. 90 6,298
Energy Recovery, Inc.(b) 1,740 17,818
Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc.(b) 550 18,233
Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) 501 21,919
KONE OYJ, Class B 540 24,414
Mueller Industries, Inc. 220 8,857
NSK Ltd. 3,600 43,701
Wabash National Corp.(b) 1,330 23,474
Total   164,714
Professional Services —%
Huron Consulting Group, Inc.(b) 415 18,799
RPX Corp.(b) 1,710 18,571
Total   37,370
Road & Rail —%
ArcBest Corp. 627 19,813
Trading Companies & Distributors 0.1%
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. 394 23,817
ITOCHU Corp. 7,000 96,431
Sumitomo Corp. 4,800 60,172
Total   180,420
Total Industrials 1,211,230
Information Technology 0.3%
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.1%
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.(b) 790 24,174
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp. 200 8,567
Methode Electronics, Inc. 330 13,877
Rogers Corp.(b) 255 20,387
Sanmina Corp.(b) 695 27,070
Scansource, Inc.(b) 355 14,040
TTM Technologies, Inc.(b) 1,370 20,317
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 1,260 20,916
Total   149,348
Internet Software & Services 0.1%
Bankrate, Inc.(b) 330 3,597
EarthLink Holdings Corp. 2,755 17,659
j2 Global, Inc.(b) 318 26,652
Mixi, Inc. 2,400 104,127
 
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments   (continued)
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio, January 31, 2017
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
RetailMeNot, Inc.(b) 1,658 15,005
Shutterstock, Inc.(b) 88 4,734
Total   171,774
IT Services —%
Cardtronics PLC, Class A(b) 445 24,288
Convergys Corp. 600 14,892
CSG Systems International, Inc. 292 14,133
EVERTEC, Inc. 1,090 18,584
Fujitsu Ltd. 6,000 34,872
Science Applications International Corp. 62 5,048
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.(b) 141 3,938
Travelport Worldwide Ltd. 430 6,175
Unisys Corp.(b) 740 9,509
Total   131,439
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment —%
Amkor Technology, Inc.(b) 1,819 17,117
Diodes, Inc.(b) 184 4,580
Entegris, Inc.(b) 1,145 21,469
Semtech Corp.(b) 660 21,747
Synaptics, Inc.(b) 370 20,860
Xcerra Corp.(b) 1,418 10,748
Total   96,521
Software 0.1%
Aspen Technology, Inc.(b) 409 21,722
Barracuda Networks, Inc.(b) 285 6,695
CommVault Systems, Inc.(b) 375 18,412
Mentor Graphics Corp. 195 7,197
Oracle Corp. Japan 1,600 89,649
Progress Software Corp.(b) 275 7,706
Qualys, Inc.(b) 275 9,873
VASCO Data Security International, Inc.(b) 355 5,396
Total   166,650
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals —%
Seiko Epson Corp. 3,700 76,224
Total Information Technology 791,956
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Materials 0.2%
Chemicals 0.1%
Ferro Corp.(b) 1,260 17,816
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. 300 8,517
Innospec, Inc. 345 24,616
Johnson Matthey PLC(b) 102 4,184
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. 13,200 92,069
Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. 1,410 19,134
Trinseo SA 370 23,958
Total   190,294
Construction Materials —%
Fletcher Building Ltd. 5,296 40,803
Containers & Packaging —%
Greif, Inc., Class A 344 19,808
Metals & Mining 0.1%
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. 20,126 101,843
Materion Corp. 188 7,388
Rio Tinto PLC 3,043 134,814
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A 750 17,738
Total   261,783
Paper & Forest Products —%
UPM-Kymmene OYJ 4,358 98,839
Total Materials 611,527
Real Estate 0.1%
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) 0.1%
Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. 270 3,629
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. 1,840 19,964
CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. 337 12,098
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. 169 8,024
Government Properties Income Trust 210 4,045
LaSalle Hotel Properties 365 11,012
Lexington Realty Trust 2,050 21,976
PS Business Parks, Inc. 186 20,839
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust 210 3,415
RLJ Lodging Trust 305 7,079
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. 324 19,822
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. 110 2,794
Select Income REIT 745 18,632
 
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments   (continued)
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio, January 31, 2017
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
STAG Industrial, Inc. 210 4,859
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. 1,440 22,795
Washington Prime Group, Inc. 2,050 19,783
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 165 3,028
Total   203,794
Real Estate Management & Development —%
Cheung Kong Property Holding Ltd.(b) 8,349 54,877
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. 1,600 43,332
Wheelock & Co., Ltd. 16,070 97,672
Total   195,881
Total Real Estate 399,675
Telecommunication Services 0.1%
Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.1%
General Communication, Inc., Class A(b) 880 17,706
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. 2,300 101,596
Telefonica SA 3,388 32,779
Telenor ASA 3,501 55,435
Telstra Corp., Ltd. 4,728 17,938
Windstream Holdings, Inc. 1,420 11,474
Total   236,928
Wireless Telecommunication Services —%
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. 2,100 50,211
Total Telecommunication Services 287,139
Utilities 0.1%
Electric Utilities 0.1%
Endesa SA 3,761 77,561
Enel SpA(b) 16,477 68,884
IDACORP, Inc. 7 560
Portland General Electric Co. 14 611
Total   147,616
Gas Utilities —%
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. 247 16,154
Northwest Natural Gas Co. 210 12,369
Southwest Gas Corp. 308 24,815
Total   53,338
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers —%
Ormat Technologies, Inc. 300 16,110
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Multi-Utilities —%
E.ON SE 6,729 51,834
Water Utilities —%
SJW Corp. 394 19,740
Total Utilities 288,638
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $7,499,841)
8,253,293
Equity Funds 18.4%
  Shares Value ($)
International 3.8%
Columbia Emerging Markets Fund, Class I Shares(a),(b) 355,075 3,579,154
Columbia European Equity Fund, Class I Shares(a) 236,309 1,436,762
Columbia Overseas Value Fund, Class I Shares(a) 584,161 4,947,841
Total 9,963,757
U.S. Large Cap 14.5%
Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Class I Shares(a) 181,515 4,156,689
Columbia Disciplined Core Fund, Class I Shares(a) 1,061,097 11,024,799
Columbia Disciplined Growth Fund, Class I Shares(a) 888,892 7,608,918
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund, Class I Shares(a) 810,791 7,937,648
Columbia Select Large Cap Equity Fund, Class I Shares(a) 599,736 7,526,682
Total 38,254,736
U.S. Small Cap 0.1%
Columbia Disciplined Small Core Fund, Class I Shares(a) 21,571 206,001
Total Equity Funds
(Cost $45,486,744)
48,424,494
Fixed-Income Funds 60.3%
Emerging Markets 1.5%
Columbia Emerging Markets Bond Fund, Class I Shares(a) 336,531 3,816,259
High Yield 2.1%
Columbia Income Opportunities Fund, Class I Shares(a) 566,540 5,586,089
Inflation Protected Securities 3.9%
Columbia Inflation Protected Securities Fund, Class I Shares(a),(b) 1,097,800 10,363,232
Investment Grade 52.8%
Columbia Corporate Income Fund, Class I Shares(a) 3,326,072 33,327,234
Columbia Limited Duration Credit Fund, Class I Shares(a) 1,325,664 13,018,022
 
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Fixed-Income Funds (continued)
  Shares Value ($)
Columbia Mortgage Opportunities Fund, Class I Shares(a) 378,711 3,730,305
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund, Class I Shares(a) 1,865,478 16,751,995
Columbia U.S. Government Mortgage Fund, Class I Shares(a) 7,437,116 40,086,055
Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund, Class I Shares(a) 2,950,514 32,396,641
Total 139,310,252
Total Fixed-Income Funds
(Cost $163,567,016)
159,075,832
    
Preferred Stocks —%
Issuer Coupon
Rate
Shares Value ($)
Consumer Discretionary —%
Auto Components —%
Schaeffler AG 5,660 91,782
Total Consumer Discretionary 91,782
Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $81,322)
91,782
Money Market Funds 10.7%
  Shares Value ($)
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 0.662%(a),(c) 28,203,510 28,203,510
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $28,203,523)
28,203,510
Total Investments
(Cost: $265,760,741)
264,145,400
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net   (180,717)
Net Assets 263,964,683
 
 
At January 31, 2017, securities and/or cash totaling $702,360 were pledged as collateral.
Investments in derivatives
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts open at January 31, 2017
Counterparty Exchange
date
Currency to
be delivered
Currency to
be received
Unrealized
appreciation ($)
Unrealized
depreciation ($)
Barclays 02/22/2017 42,000 EUR 44,703 USD (667)
Barclays 02/22/2017 192,000 ILS 50,213 USD (744)
Barclays 02/22/2017 10,820,000 JPY 94,488 USD (1,388)
Barclays 02/22/2017 285,000 NOK 33,576 USD (982)
Barclays 02/22/2017 23,000 NZD 16,361 USD (505)
Barclays 02/22/2017 851,000 SEK 95,225 USD (2,143)
Barclays 02/22/2017 78,017 USD 104,000 AUD 822
Barclays 02/22/2017 128,302 USD 129,000 CHF 2,181
Barclays 02/22/2017 83,925 USD 586,000 DKK 1,206
Barclays 02/22/2017 161,974 USD 132,000 GBP 4,136
Barclays 02/22/2017 72,818 USD 104,000 SGD 987
Total       9,332 (6,429)
Futures contracts outstanding at January 31, 2017
Long futures contracts outstanding
Contract description Number of
contracts
Trading
currency
Notional market
value ($)
Expiration date Unrealized
appreciation ($)
Unrealized
depreciation ($)
Mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index 34 USD 1,555,670 03/2017 61,794
S&P 500 E-mini 28 USD 3,184,300 03/2017 27,791
TOPIX Index 14 JPY 1,880,967 03/2017 (31,248)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Long futures contracts outstanding (continued)
Contract description Number of
contracts
Trading
currency
Notional market
value ($)
Expiration date Unrealized
appreciation ($)
Unrealized
depreciation ($)
U.S. Long Bond 23 USD 3,469,406 03/2017 (22,833)
U.S. Ultra Bond 4 USD 642,750 03/2017 (5,258)
Total     10,733,093   89,585 (59,339)
    
Short futures contracts outstanding
Contract description Number of
contracts
Trading
currency
Notional market
value ($)
Expiration date Unrealized
appreciation ($)
Unrealized
depreciation ($)
EURO STOXX 50 (45) EUR (1,570,996) 03/2017 (21,556)
FTSE 100 Index (17) GBP (1,506,750) 03/2017 (47,107)
Total     (3,077,746)   (68,663)
Cleared credit default swap contracts outstanding at January 31, 2017
Buy protection
Counterparty Reference
entity
Expiration
date
Pay fixed
rate (%)
Notional
currency
Notional
amount ($)
Unrealized
appreciation ($)
Unrealized
depreciation ($)
Morgan Stanley Markit CDX North America High Yield Index, Series 26 06/20/2021 5.000 USD 1,370,000 (70,075)
Morgan Stanley Markit CDX North America Investment Grade Index, Series 27 12/20/2021 1.000 USD 6,000,000 (19,502)
Total           (89,577)
Credit default swap contracts outstanding at January 31, 2017
Sell protection
Counterparty Reference
entity
Expiration
date
Receive
fixed
rate
(%)
Implied
credit
spread
(%)
Notional
currency
Notional
amount
($)
Market
value
($)
Periodic
payments
receivable
(payable)
($)
Premium
paid
($)
Premium
received
($)
Unrealized
appreciation
($)
Unrealized
depreciation
($)
Barclays Markit CDX Emerging Markets Index, Series 26 12/20/21 1.000 2.372 USD (564,103) (34,300) 674 (36,301) 2,675
Barclays Markit CDX Emerging Markets Index, Series 26 12/20/21 1.000 2.372 USD (1,128,205) (68,601) 1,348 (73,149) 5,896
Barclays Markit CDX Emerging Markets Index, Series 26 12/20/21 1.000 2.372 USD (1,057,692) (64,311) 1,263 (68,987) 5,939
Total                 (178,437) 14,510
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) As defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the company’s outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the year ended January 31, 2017 are as follows:
    
Issuer Beginning
shares
Shares
purchased
Shares
sold
Ending
shares
Capital gain
distributions ($)
Realized gain
(loss) ($)
Dividends —
affiliated
issuers ($)
Value ($)
Columbia Absolute Return Currency and Income Fund, Class I Shares 41,552 31,766 (15,166) 58,152 18,178 14,142 642,002
Columbia Alternative Beta Fund, Class I Shares 455,212 2,889 458,101 26,120 4,173,302
Columbia Commodity Strategy Fund, Class I Shares 537,022 (100,684) 436,338 (17,943) 2,465,307
Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Class I Shares 221,163 18,310 (57,958) 181,515 31,785 390,220 44,371 4,156,689
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Notes to Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
Issuer Beginning
shares
Shares
purchased
Shares
sold
Ending
shares
Capital gain
distributions ($)
Realized gain
(loss) ($)
Dividends —
affiliated
issuers ($)
Value ($)
Columbia Corporate Income Fund, Class I Shares 6,041,292 309,331 (3,024,551) 3,326,072 (733,550) 1,431,634 33,327,234
Columbia Disciplined Core Fund, Class I Shares 831,078 444,167 (214,148) 1,061,097 846,281 116,391 11,024,799
Columbia Disciplined Growth Fund, Class I Shares 1,042,013 128,842 (281,963) 888,892 386,757 125,099 67,602 7,608,918
Columbia Disciplined Small Core Fund, Class I Shares 131,196 26,496 (136,121) 21,571 83,006 (597,721) 1,444 206,001
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund, Class I Shares 1,001,517 85,834 (276,560) 810,791 187,080 153,295 7,937,648
Columbia Diversified Absolute Return Fund, Class I Shares 650,038 92,636 (260,583) 482,091 (119,393) 4,570,225
Columbia Emerging Markets Bond Fund, Class I Shares 379,657 38,444 (81,570) 336,531 (17,031) 128,615 3,816,259
Columbia Emerging Markets Fund, Class I Shares 355,075 355,075 3,579,154
Columbia European Equity Fund, Class I Shares 294,010 101,104 (158,805) 236,309 (114,470) 42,268 1,436,762
Columbia Income Opportunities Fund, Class I Shares 988,644 75,889 (497,993) 566,540 (111,186) 382,723 5,586,089
Columbia Inflation Protected Securities Fund, Class I Shares 1,288,534 45,371 (236,105) 1,097,800 (200,754) 10,363,232
Columbia Limited Duration Credit Fund, Class I Shares 2,716,155 98,583 (1,489,074) 1,325,664 (586,217) 359,718 13,018,022
Columbia Mortgage Opportunities Fund, Class I Shares 416,313 40,243 (77,845) 378,711 50,747 (13,515) 153,210 3,730,305
Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund, Class I Shares 645,283 211,854 857,137 381,491 8,245,653
Columbia Overseas Value Fund, Class I Shares 739,593 92,634 (248,066) 584,161 (138,481) 114,007 4,947,841
Columbia Select Large Cap Equity Fund, Class I Shares 274,589 325,147 599,736 34,294 43,949 7,526,682
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 0.662% 13,376,044 35,899,816 (21,072,350) 28,203,510 18 119,124 28,203,510
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund, Class I Shares 1,865,478 1,865,478 258,207 376,016 16,751,995
Columbia U.S. Government Mortgage Fund, Class I Shares 8,540,787 726,420 (1,830,091) 7,437,116 195,044 (63,001) 1,057,662 40,086,055
Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund, Class I Shares 3,036,748 307,777 (394,011) 2,950,514 96,680 (193,694) 471,380 32,396,641
Total 43,111,418 41,861,128 (30,453,644) 54,518,902 1,154,698 (1,344,116) 5,471,020 255,800,325
    
(b) Non-income producing investment.
(c) The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at January 31, 2017.
Abbreviation Legend
ADR American Depositary Receipt
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Currency Legend
AUD Australian Dollar
CHF Swiss Franc
DKK Danish Krone
EUR Euro
GBP British Pound
ILS New Israeli Sheqel
JPY Japanese Yen
NOK Norwegian Krone
NZD New Zealand Dollar
SEK Swedish Krona
SGD Singapore Dollar
USD US Dollar
Fair value measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 - Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date (including NAV for open-end mutual funds). Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.
Level 2 – Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).
Level 3 – Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Foreign equity securities actively traded in markets where there is a significant delay in the local close relative to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) are classified as Level 2. The values of these securities may include an adjustment to reflect the impact of significant market movements following the close of local trading, as described in Note 2 to the financial statements - Security Valuation.
Certain investments that have been measured at fair value using the net asset value (NAV) per share (or its equivalent) are not categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to reconcile the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of Investments. The Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund seeks to provide shareholders with maximum current income consistent with liquidity and stability of principal. Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund prices its shares with a floating NAV and no longer seeks to maintain a stable NAV.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
Under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager’s Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Fair value measurements  (continued)
For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at January 31, 2017:
  Level 1
quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical
assets ($)
Level 2
other
significant
observable
inputs ($)
Level 3
significant
unobservable
inputs ($)
Investments
measured at
net asset
value ($)
Total ($)
Investments          
Alternative Investment Funds 20,096,489 20,096,489
Common Stocks          
Consumer Discretionary 340,805 598,895 939,700
Consumer Staples 77,012 613,325 690,337
Energy 89,382 277,699 367,081
Financials 522,611 1,185,340 1,707,951
Health Care 389,321 568,738 958,059
Industrials 402,460 808,770 1,211,230
Information Technology 478,517 313,439 791,956
Materials 130,458 481,069 611,527
Real Estate 203,794 195,881 399,675
Telecommunication Services 29,180 257,959 287,139
Utilities 90,359 198,279 288,638
Total Common Stocks 2,753,899 5,499,394 8,253,293
Equity Funds 48,424,494 48,424,494
Fixed-Income Funds 159,075,832 159,075,832
Preferred Stocks          
Consumer Discretionary 91,782 91,782
Money Market Funds 28,203,510 28,203,510
Total Investments 230,350,714 5,591,176 28,203,510 264,145,400
Derivatives          
Asset          
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts 9,332 9,332
Futures Contracts 89,585 89,585
Swap Contracts 14,510 14,510
Liability          
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (6,429) (6,429)
Futures Contracts (128,002) (128,002)
Swap Contracts (89,577) (89,577)
Total 230,312,297 5,519,012 28,203,510 264,034,819
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets. These assets include certain foreign securities for which a third party statistical pricing service may be employed for purposes of fair market valuation. The model utilized by such third party statistical pricing service takes into account a security’s correlation to available market data including, but not limited to, intraday index, ADR, and exchange-traded fund movements.
Derivative instruments are valued at unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Alternative Investment Funds 6.9%
  Shares Value ($)
Columbia Absolute Return Currency and Income Fund, Class I Shares(a),(b) 187,205 2,066,749
Columbia Alternative Beta Fund, Class I Shares(a) 458,101 4,173,302
Columbia Commodity Strategy Fund, Class I Shares(a) 1,327,610 7,500,997
Columbia Diversified Absolute Return Fund, Class I Shares(a),(b) 1,053,957 9,991,508
Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund, Class I Shares(a) 1,898,935 18,267,753
Total Alternative Investment Funds
(Cost $43,394,854)
42,000,309
Common Stocks 2.1%
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Consumer Discretionary 0.2%
Auto Components —%
Bridgestone Corp. 600 22,006
Continental AG 561 109,823
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. 582 21,097
Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.(b) 209 22,004
Dana, Inc. 605 12,185
Drew Industries, Inc. 350 38,412
Superior Industries International, Inc. 810 18,671
Total   244,198
Automobiles 0.1%
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. 4,000 160,064
Peugeot SA(b) 7,221 134,387
Suzuki Motor Corp. 3,700 142,794
Total   437,245
Diversified Consumer Services —%
Capella Education Co. 422 36,081
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure —%
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. 880 15,057
Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The) 625 37,663
Compass Group PLC 5,598 99,628
Denny’s Corp.(b) 285 3,468
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.(b) 807 19,215
Papa John’s International, Inc. 206 17,555
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.(b) 120 1,848
Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. 1,622 27,817
Total   222,251
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Household Durables 0.1%
Electrolux AB, Class B 5,365 142,661
La-Z-Boy, Inc. 895 25,597
Persimmon PLC 914 22,262
Sony Corp. 1,800 54,500
Total   245,020
Media —%
Gannett Co., Inc. 2,685 25,830
New York Times Co. (The), Class A 2,495 33,683
WPP PLC 1,187 27,626
Total   87,139
Multiline Retail —%
Big Lots, Inc. 650 32,500
Specialty Retail —%
Aaron’s, Inc.(b) 630 19,492
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. 1,220 18,788
Children’s Place, Inc. (The) 379 36,763
Francesca’s Holdings Corp.(b) 1,720 29,997
Genesco, Inc.(b) 315 18,963
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. 3,330 24,209
Total   148,212
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods —%
Movado Group, Inc. 1,155 31,358
Total Consumer Discretionary 1,484,004
Consumer Staples 0.2%
Beverages —%
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. 4,964 36,711
Food & Staples Retailing 0.1%
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA 6,986 118,242
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV(b) 2,888 61,525
Metro AG 931 31,860
SpartanNash Co. 865 32,749
SUPERVALU, Inc.(b) 584 2,289
Total   246,665
 
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Food Products 0.1%
Dean Foods Co. 1,877 37,277
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. 110 6,298
Marine Harvest ASA 3,355 59,306
Nestlé SA, Registered Shares(b) 1,982 145,210
Sanderson Farms, Inc. 409 37,219
WH Group Ltd. 169,000 128,363
Total   413,673
Household Products —%
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 1,906 163,545
Personal Products —%
Usana Health Sciences, Inc.(b) 190 11,837
Tobacco —%
Imperial Brands PLC 1,610 74,588
Swedish Match AB 3,613 117,627
Total   192,215
Total Consumer Staples 1,064,646
Energy 0.1%
Energy Equipment & Services —%
Archrock, Inc. 1,245 18,177
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.(b) 2,758 33,537
Petrofac Ltd. 3,179 36,810
Seadrill Ltd.(b) 9,350 17,485
Total   106,009
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.1%
BP PLC 2,810 16,783
Caltex Australia Ltd. 3,124 67,799
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. 4,400 136,055
OMV AG 3,516 123,053
PDC Energy, Inc.(b) 495 36,600
Repsol SA 2,039 30,222
REX American Resources Corp.(b) 380 31,551
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B 454 12,823
Western Refining, Inc. 310 10,853
Total   465,739
Total Energy 571,748
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Financials 0.4%
Banks 0.2%
Banc of California, Inc. 2,186 34,539
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E 900 24,480
Bank Hapoalim BM 13,988 84,420
BNP Paribas SA 2,264 144,832
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. 24,139 96,505
Central Pacific Financial Corp. 1,160 36,343
Customers Bancorp, Inc.(b) 941 32,427
FCB Financial Holdings, Inc., Class A(b) 720 33,804
First BanCorp(b) 1,375 9,240
Fulton Financial Corp. 320 5,824
Hanmi Financial Corp. 165 5,470
Hilltop Holdings, Inc.(b) 930 25,463
HSBC Holdings PLC(b) 31,161 265,832
ING Groep NV 913 13,116
International Bancshares Corp. 985 36,544
Societe Generale SA 3,710 181,373
Westpac Banking Corp. 6,837 164,590
Wintrust Financial Corp. 270 19,332
Total   1,214,134
Capital Markets —%
3i Group PLC 14,962 132,170
Arlington Asset Investment Corp., Class A 2,038 30,509
KCG Holdings, Inc., Class A(b) 2,206 30,818
Piper Jaffray Companies(b) 450 31,725
Total   225,222
Consumer Finance —%
Nelnet, Inc., Class A 685 33,586
Insurance 0.1%
Allianz SE, Registered Shares(b) 1,119 190,190
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.(b) 790 16,527
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. 306 7,222
Assicurazioni Generali SpA 6,987 111,492
AXA SA 3,222 79,188
CNP Assurances 1,855 34,861
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. 6,100 110,586
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. 1,830 25,949
 
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Maiden Holdings Ltd. 1,535 27,246
NN Group NV 4,681 165,782
Swiss Re AG 398 37,193
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. 1,356 35,459
Total   841,695
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) —%
CYS Investments, Inc. 4,125 31,226
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. 1,110 16,173
Redwood Trust, Inc. 560 8,680
Total   56,079
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.1%
BofI Holding, Inc.(b) 1,290 38,055
Essent Group Ltd.(b) 1,190 41,138
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.(b) 1,160 29,893
HomeStreet, Inc.(b) 1,035 27,117
Meta Financial Group, Inc. 90 7,907
MGIC Investment Corp.(b) 4,155 44,251
Radian Group, Inc.(b) 2,455 45,172
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.(b) 1,140 35,807
Washington Federal, Inc. 1,245 40,898
Total   310,238
Total Financials 2,680,954
Health Care 0.2%
Biotechnology —%
Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 460 9,453
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 450 10,719
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 2,175 4,220
bluebird bio, Inc.(b) 195 14,527
Coherus Biosciences, Inc.(b) 275 7,673
Dynavax Technologies Corp.(b) 725 2,973
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 655 7,565
Insys Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 955 9,779
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 2,955 14,745
Kite Pharma, Inc.(b) 180 9,175
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 241 25,548
PTC Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 555 7,271
Puma Biotechnology, Inc.(b) 350 11,340
Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 414 6,599
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Sage Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 180 8,636
Shire PLC(b) 876 48,772
Spark Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 335 21,125
TESARO, Inc.(b) 100 16,284
Total   236,404
Health Care Equipment & Supplies —%
Analogic Corp. 141 10,949
Angiodynamics, Inc.(b) 1,510 24,303
Halyard Health, Inc.(b) 575 22,120
Masimo Corp.(b) 565 41,573
Natus Medical, Inc.(b) 160 6,248
OraSure Technologies, Inc.(b) 2,325 20,507
Orthofix International NV(b) 865 31,088
Total   156,788
Health Care Providers & Services —%
Chemed Corp. 36 5,979
Magellan Health, Inc.(b) 444 33,278
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(b) 556 31,536
Owens & Minor, Inc. 745 26,731
Triple-S Management Corp., Class B(b) 1,130 21,594
Total   119,118
Life Sciences Tools & Services —%
INC Research Holdings, Inc. Class A(b) 691 36,623
Pra Health Sciences, Inc.(b) 611 35,799
Total   72,422
Pharmaceuticals 0.2%
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 510 22,389
Astellas Pharma, Inc. 8,300 111,401
Bayer AG, Registered Shares 1,133 125,853
GlaxoSmithKline PLC 9,848 190,312
Jounce Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 528 8,754
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B 445 15,982
Roche Holding AG, Genusschein Shares(b) 857 203,065
Sanofi 2,176 174,899
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 975 26,374
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR 1,519 50,780
Total   929,809
Total Health Care 1,514,541
 
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Industrials 0.3%
Aerospace & Defense —%
Curtiss-Wright Corp. 416 40,793
Air Freight & Logistics —%
Forward Air Corp. 50 2,409
Royal Mail PLC 6,302 32,729
Total   35,138
Airlines 0.1%
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered Shares 2,790 37,270
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.(b) 740 37,703
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. 3,700 117,820
Qantas Airways Ltd. 31,764 82,105
Total   274,898
Building Products —%
Continental Building Product(b) 1,315 30,574
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.(b) 820 35,998
NCI Building Systems, Inc.(b) 620 9,920
Universal Forest Products, Inc. 342 34,785
Total   111,277
Commercial Services & Supplies —%
ACCO Brands Corp.(b) 1,540 19,635
Brady Corp., Class A 775 28,171
Knoll, Inc. 250 6,528
Quad/Graphics, Inc. 1,213 31,768
Total   86,102
Construction & Engineering 0.1%
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA 4,419 136,196
Argan, Inc. 455 33,556
Obayashi Corp. 4,900 46,678
Skanska AB, Class B 5,894 144,109
Taisei Corp. 18,000 127,864
Total   488,403
Electrical Equipment —%
ABB Ltd.(b) 6,998 166,768
EnerSys 532 41,470
Generac Holdings, Inc.(b) 505 20,331
Total   228,569
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Machinery —%
Astec Industries, Inc. 150 10,497
Energy Recovery, Inc.(b) 2,890 29,594
Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc.(b) 910 30,166
Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) 835 36,531
KONE OYJ, Class B 825 37,299
Mueller Industries, Inc. 370 14,896
NSK Ltd. 5,500 66,766
Wabash National Corp.(b) 2,214 39,077
Total   264,826
Professional Services —%
Huron Consulting Group, Inc.(b) 685 31,031
RPX Corp.(b) 2,840 30,842
Total   61,873
Road & Rail —%
ArcBest Corp. 1,040 32,864
Trading Companies & Distributors 0.1%
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. 655 39,595
ITOCHU Corp. 10,700 147,402
Sumitomo Corp. 7,300 91,511
Total   278,508
Total Industrials 1,903,251
Information Technology 0.2%
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components —%
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.(b) 1,310 40,086
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp. 300 12,850
Methode Electronics, Inc. 545 22,917
Rogers Corp.(b) 425 33,979
Sanmina Corp.(b) 1,155 44,987
Scansource, Inc.(b) 590 23,335
TTM Technologies, Inc.(b) 2,280 33,812
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 2,090 34,694
Total   246,660
Internet Software & Services 0.1%
Bankrate, Inc.(b) 550 5,995
EarthLink Holdings Corp. 4,655 29,839
j2 Global, Inc.(b) 529 44,335
Mixi, Inc. 3,700 160,529
 
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
RetailMeNot, Inc.(b) 2,769 25,059
Shutterstock, Inc.(b) 145 7,801
Total   273,558
IT Services —%
Cardtronics PLC, Class A(b) 740 40,389
Convergys Corp. 1,000 24,820
CSG Systems International, Inc. 485 23,474
EVERTEC, Inc. 1,812 30,895
Fujitsu Ltd. 9,000 52,308
Science Applications International Corp. 103 8,386
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.(b) 235 6,563
Travelport Worldwide Ltd. 720 10,339
Unisys Corp.(b) 1,240 15,934
Total   213,108
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment —%
Amkor Technology, Inc.(b) 3,030 28,512
Diodes, Inc.(b) 309 7,691
Entegris, Inc.(b) 1,905 35,719
Semtech Corp.(b) 1,095 36,080
Synaptics, Inc.(b) 617 34,787
Xcerra Corp.(b) 2,358 17,874
Total   160,663
Software 0.1%
Aspen Technology, Inc.(b) 680 36,115
Barracuda Networks, Inc.(b) 470 11,040
CommVault Systems, Inc.(b) 625 30,688
Mentor Graphics Corp. 320 11,811
Oracle Corp. Japan 2,400 134,474
Progress Software Corp.(b) 460 12,889
Qualys, Inc.(b) 460 16,514
VASCO Data Security International, Inc.(b) 595 9,044
Total   262,575
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals —%
Seiko Epson Corp. 5,700 117,426
Total Information Technology 1,273,990
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Materials 0.2%
Chemicals 0.1%
Ferro Corp.(b) 2,100 29,694
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. 500 14,196
Innospec, Inc. 570 40,669
Johnson Matthey PLC(b) 156 6,399
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. 20,200 140,894
Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. 2,310 31,347
Trinseo SA 635 41,116
Total   304,315
Construction Materials —%
Fletcher Building Ltd. 8,097 62,383
Containers & Packaging —%
Greif, Inc., Class A 570 32,821
Metals & Mining 0.1%
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. 30,764 155,675
Materion Corp. 310 12,183
Rio Tinto PLC 4,653 206,141
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A 1,240 29,326
Total   403,325
Paper & Forest Products —%
UPM-Kymmene OYJ 6,663 151,116
Total Materials 953,960
Real Estate 0.1%
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) 0.1%
Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. 450 6,048
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. 3,075 33,364
CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. 558 20,032
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. 280 13,294
Government Properties Income Trust 350 6,741
LaSalle Hotel Properties 600 18,102
Lexington Realty Trust 3,400 36,448
PS Business Parks, Inc. 310 34,733
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust 350 5,691
RLJ Lodging Trust 505 11,721
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. 540 33,037
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. 180 4,572
Select Income REIT 1,240 31,012
 
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
STAG Industrial, Inc. 350 8,099
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. 2,370 37,517
Washington Prime Group, Inc. 3,395 32,762
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 280 5,138
Total   338,311
Real Estate Management & Development —%
Cheung Kong Property Holding Ltd.(b) 12,765 83,903
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. 2,400 64,997
Wheelock & Co., Ltd. 24,558 149,262
Total   298,162
Total Real Estate 636,473
Telecommunication Services 0.1%
Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.1%
General Communication, Inc., Class A(b) 1,465 29,476
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. 3,500 154,603
Telefonica SA 5,179 50,107
Telenor ASA 5,353 84,760
Telstra Corp., Ltd. 7,227 27,420
Windstream Holdings, Inc. 2,350 18,988
Total   365,354
Wireless Telecommunication Services —%
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. 3,200 76,512
Total Telecommunication Services 441,866
Utilities 0.1%
Electric Utilities 0.1%
Endesa SA 5,749 118,559
Enel SpA(b) 25,186 105,293
IDACORP, Inc. 11 880
Portland General Electric Co. 21 916
Total   225,648
Gas Utilities —%
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. 415 27,141
Northwest Natural Gas Co. 350 20,615
Southwest Gas Corp. 511 41,171
Total   88,927
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers —%
Ormat Technologies, Inc. 500 26,850
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Multi-Utilities —%
E.ON SE 10,283 79,211
Water Utilities —%
SJW Corp. 655 32,816
Total Utilities 453,452
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $11,866,591)
12,978,885
Equity Funds 32.5%
  Shares Value ($)
International 7.9%
Columbia Emerging Markets Fund, Class I Shares(a),(b) 883,010 8,900,736
Columbia European Equity Fund, Class I Shares(a) 2,509,671 15,258,801
Columbia Overseas Value Fund, Class I Shares(a) 2,641,904 22,376,929
Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund, Class I Shares(a) 191,401 1,802,991
Total 48,339,457
U.S. Large Cap 23.7%
Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Class I Shares(a) 880,130 20,154,973
Columbia Disciplined Core Fund, Class I Shares(a) 3,202,201 33,270,865
Columbia Disciplined Growth Fund, Class I Shares(a) 2,258,281 19,330,891
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund, Class I Shares(a) 3,515,184 34,413,654
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund, Class I Shares(a) 384,154 13,714,293
Columbia Select Large Cap Equity Fund, Class I Shares(a) 1,964,141 24,649,966
Total 145,534,642
U.S. Small Cap 0.9%
Columbia Disciplined Small Core Fund, Class I Shares(a) 618,263 5,904,414
Total Equity Funds
(Cost $187,854,525)
199,778,513
Fixed-Income Funds 49.2%
Emerging Markets 2.2%
Columbia Emerging Markets Bond Fund, Class I Shares(a) 1,169,445 13,261,508
High Yield 3.6%
Columbia Income Opportunities Fund, Class I Shares(a) 2,252,027 22,204,988
Inflation Protected Securities 1.9%
Columbia Inflation Protected Securities Fund, Class I Shares(a),(b) 1,253,786 11,835,740
 
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Fixed-Income Funds (continued)
  Shares Value ($)
Investment Grade 41.5%
Columbia Corporate Income Fund, Class I Shares(a) 5,559,903 55,710,226
Columbia Limited Duration Credit Fund, Class I Shares(a) 1,466,606 14,402,071
Columbia Mortgage Opportunities Fund, Class I Shares(a) 960,409 9,460,029
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund, Class I Shares(a) 3,592,336 32,259,179
Columbia U.S. Government Mortgage Fund, Class I Shares(a) 15,922,919 85,824,532
Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund, Class I Shares(a) 5,241,913 57,556,209
Total 255,212,246
Total Fixed-Income Funds
(Cost $308,585,693)
302,514,482
    
Preferred Stocks —%
Issuer Coupon
Rate
Shares Value ($)
Consumer Discretionary —%
Auto Components —%
Schaeffler AG 8,654 140,333
Total Consumer Discretionary 140,333
Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $124,342)
140,333
Money Market Funds 9.1%
  Shares Value ($)
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 0.662%(a),(c) 55,877,563 55,877,563
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $55,877,602)
55,877,563
Total Investments
(Cost: $607,703,607)
613,290,085
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net   1,404,133
Net Assets 614,694,218
 
 
At January 31, 2017, securities and/or cash totaling $2,190,693 were pledged as collateral.
Investments in derivatives
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts open at January 31, 2017
Counterparty Exchange
date
Currency to
be delivered
Currency to
be received
Unrealized
appreciation ($)
Unrealized
depreciation ($)
Barclays 02/22/2017 68,000 EUR 72,376 USD (1,080)
Barclays 02/22/2017 294,000 ILS 76,888 USD (1,139)
Barclays 02/22/2017 16,053,000 JPY 140,186 USD (2,060)
Barclays 02/22/2017 436,000 NOK 51,366 USD (1,502)
Barclays 02/22/2017 36,000 NZD 25,608 USD (790)
Barclays 02/22/2017 1,301,000 SEK 145,578 USD (3,275)
Barclays 02/22/2017 119,275 USD 159,000 AUD 1,256
Barclays 02/22/2017 196,928 USD 198,000 CHF 3,348
Barclays 02/22/2017 128,180 USD 895,000 DKK 1,842
Barclays 02/22/2017 247,869 USD 202,000 GBP 6,329
Barclays 02/22/2017 111,328 USD 159,000 SGD 1,510
Total       14,285 (9,846)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Investments in derivatives  (continued)
Futures contracts outstanding at January 31, 2017
Long futures contracts outstanding
Contract description Number of
contracts
Trading
currency
Notional market
value ($)
Expiration date Unrealized
appreciation ($)
Unrealized
depreciation ($)
Mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index 80 USD 3,660,400 03/2017 145,398
Russell 2000 Mini 29 USD 1,971,275 03/2017 (39,488)
S&P 500 E-mini 92 USD 10,462,700 03/2017 91,313
S&P Mid 400 E-mini 20 USD 3,371,000 03/2017 (10,849)
TOPIX Index 57 JPY 7,658,223 03/2017 (109,704)
U.S. Long Bond 44 USD 6,637,125 03/2017 (43,680)
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note 89 USD 11,077,719 03/2017 (38,398)
U.S. Ultra Bond 10 USD 1,606,875 03/2017 (13,145)
Total     46,445,317   236,711 (255,264)
    
Short futures contracts outstanding
Contract description Number of
contracts
Trading
currency
Notional market
value ($)
Expiration date Unrealized
appreciation ($)
Unrealized
depreciation ($)
EURO STOXX 50 (101) EUR (3,526,013) 03/2017 (48,381)
FTSE 100 Index (38) GBP (3,368,029) 03/2017 (105,298)
Total     (6,894,042)   (153,679)
Cleared credit default swap contracts outstanding at January 31, 2017
Buy protection
Counterparty Reference
entity
Expiration
date
Pay fixed
rate (%)
Notional
currency
Notional
amount ($)
Unrealized
appreciation ($)
Unrealized
depreciation ($)
Morgan Stanley Markit CDX North America High Yield Index, Series 26 06/20/2021 5.000 USD 3,167,000 (161,991)
Morgan Stanley Markit CDX North America Investment Grade Index, Series 27 12/20/2021 1.000 USD 12,050,000 (39,166)
Total           (201,157)
Credit default swap contracts outstanding at January 31, 2017
Sell protection
Counterparty Reference
entity
Expiration
date
Receive
fixed
rate
(%)
Implied
credit
spread
(%)
Notional
currency
Notional
amount
($)
Market
value
($)
Periodic
payments
receivable
(payable)
($)
Premium
paid
($)
Premium
received
($)
Unrealized
appreciation
($)
Unrealized
depreciation
($)
Barclays Markit CDX Emerging Markets Index, Series 26 12/20/21 1.000 2.372 USD (461,538) (28,064) 551 (29,701) 2,188
Barclays Markit CDX Emerging Markets Index, Series 26 12/20/21 1.000 2.372 USD (923,077) (56,127) 1,102 (59,849) 4,824
Barclays Markit CDX Emerging Markets Index, Series 26 12/20/21 1.000 2.372 USD (865,385) (52,619) 1,034 (56,444) 4,859
Total                 (145,994) 11,871
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) As defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the company’s outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the year ended January 31, 2017 are as follows:
    
Issuer Beginning
shares
Shares
purchased
Shares
sold
Ending
shares
Capital gain
distributions ($)
Realized gain
(loss) ($)
Dividends —
affiliated
issuers ($)
Value ($)
Columbia Absolute Return Currency and Income Fund, Class I Shares 226,606 13,324 (52,725) 187,205 69,066 42,352 2,066,749
Columbia Alternative Beta Fund, Class I Shares 455,212 2,889 458,101 26,120 4,173,302
Columbia Commodity Strategy Fund, Class I Shares 1,427,484 (99,874) 1,327,610 (10,352) 7,500,997
Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Class I Shares 1,056,395 25,392 (201,657) 880,130 157,516 1,736,425 219,885 20,154,973
Columbia Corporate Income Fund, Class I Shares 11,565,291 278,905 (6,284,293) 5,559,903 (1,326,857) 2,568,024 55,710,226
Columbia Disciplined Core Fund, Class I Shares 2,655,844 958,971 (412,614) 3,202,201 1,809,637 401,357 33,270,865
Columbia Disciplined Growth Fund, Class I Shares 2,609,637 179,510 (530,866) 2,258,281 1,047,955 154,775 183,174 19,330,891
Columbia Disciplined Small Core Fund, Class I Shares 853,768 253,291 (488,796) 618,263 2,002,865 (2,737,952) 34,845 5,904,414
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund, Class I Shares 4,318,404 99,851 (903,071) 3,515,184 353,458 671,040 34,413,654
Columbia Diversified Absolute Return Fund, Class I Shares 1,446,713 44,028 (436,784) 1,053,957 (192,226) 9,991,508
Columbia Emerging Markets Bond Fund, Class I Shares 1,341,809 48,454 (220,818) 1,169,445 (22,309) 445,096 13,261,508
Columbia Emerging Markets Fund, Class I Shares 945,926 (62,916) 883,010 46,569 8,900,736
Columbia European Equity Fund, Class I Shares 3,008,706 197,856 (696,891) 2,509,671 265,550 402,100 15,258,801
Columbia Income Opportunities Fund, Class I Shares 3,229,875 161,644 (1,139,492) 2,252,027 221,267 1,314,910 22,204,988
Columbia Inflation Protected Securities Fund, Class I Shares 1,531,056 9,604 (286,874) 1,253,786 (344,183) 11,835,740
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund, Class I Shares 449,310 19,154 (84,310) 384,154 185,997 895,988 82,525 13,714,293
Columbia Limited Duration Credit Fund, Class I Shares 4,571,818 73,762 (3,178,974) 1,466,606 (285,947) 459,769 14,402,071
Columbia Mortgage Opportunities Fund, Class I Shares 1,004,089 60,687 (104,367) 960,409 122,944 (18,751) 367,521 9,460,029
Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund, Class I Shares 1,451,492 447,443 1,898,935 850,956 18,267,753
Columbia Overseas Value Fund, Class I Shares 3,215,719 112,980 (686,795) 2,641,904 (330,883) 505,215 22,376,929
Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund, Class I Shares 202,080 36,666 (47,345) 191,401 119,427 18,745 13,122 1,802,991
Columbia Select Large Cap Equity Fund, Class I Shares 1,195,681 768,460 1,964,141 149,329 191,373 24,649,966
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 0.662% 22,212,738 86,463,386 (52,798,561) 55,877,563 43 235,115 55,877,563
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Notes to Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
Issuer Beginning
shares
Shares
purchased
Shares
sold
Ending
shares
Capital gain
distributions ($)
Realized gain
(loss) ($)
Dividends —
affiliated
issuers ($)
Value ($)
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund, Class I Shares 3,592,336 3,592,336 497,227 738,419 32,259,179
Columbia U.S. Government Mortgage Fund, Class I Shares 17,173,866 713,427 (1,964,374) 15,922,919 413,157 (83,793) 2,179,411 85,824,532
Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund, Class I Shares 5,324,773 237,145 (320,005) 5,241,913 167,156 (134,145) 819,768 57,556,209
Total 91,100,882 97,172,575 (71,002,402) 117,271,055 4,932,639 57,411 12,709,745 600,170,867
    
(b) Non-income producing investment.
(c) The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at January 31, 2017.
Abbreviation Legend
ADR American Depositary Receipt
Currency Legend
AUD Australian Dollar
CHF Swiss Franc
DKK Danish Krone
EUR Euro
GBP British Pound
ILS New Israeli Sheqel
JPY Japanese Yen
NOK Norwegian Krone
NZD New Zealand Dollar
SEK Swedish Krona
SGD Singapore Dollar
USD US Dollar
Fair value measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 - Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date (including NAV for open-end mutual funds). Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.
Level 2 – Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).
Level 3 – Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Foreign equity securities actively traded in markets where there is a significant delay in the local close relative to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) are classified as Level 2. The values of these securities may include an adjustment to reflect the impact of significant market movements following the close of local trading, as described in Note 2 to the financial statements – Security Valuation.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Fair value measurements  (continued)
Certain investments that have been measured at fair value using the net asset value (NAV) per share (or its equivalent) are not categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to reconcile the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of Investments. The Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund seeks to provide shareholders with maximum current income consistent with liquidity and stability of principal. Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund prices its shares with a floating NAV and no longer seeks to maintain a stable NAV.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
Under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager’s Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at January 31, 2017:
  Level 1
quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical
assets ($)
Level 2
other
significant
observable
inputs ($)
Level 3
significant
unobservable
inputs ($)
Investments
measured at
net asset
value ($)
Total ($)
Investments          
Alternative Investment Funds 42,000,309 42,000,309
Common Stocks          
Consumer Discretionary 568,253 915,751 1,484,004
Consumer Staples 127,669 936,977 1,064,646
Energy 148,203 423,545 571,748
Financials 868,824 1,812,130 2,680,954
Health Care 644,257 870,284 1,514,541
Industrials 668,734 1,234,517 1,903,251
Information Technology 796,403 477,587 1,273,990
Materials 217,156 736,804 953,960
Real Estate 338,311 298,162 636,473
Telecommunication Services 48,464 393,402 441,866
Utilities 150,389 303,063 453,452
Total Common Stocks 4,576,663 8,402,222 12,978,885
Equity Funds 199,778,513 199,778,513
Fixed-Income Funds 302,514,482 302,514,482
Preferred Stocks          
Consumer Discretionary 140,333 140,333
Money Market Funds 55,877,563 55,877,563
Total Investments 548,869,967 8,542,555 55,877,563 613,290,085
Derivatives          
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Fair value measurements  (continued)
  Level 1
quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical
assets ($)
Level 2
other
significant
observable
inputs ($)
Level 3
significant
unobservable
inputs ($)
Investments
measured at
net asset
value ($)
Total ($)
Asset          
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts 14,285 14,285
Futures Contracts 236,711 236,711
Swap Contracts 11,871 11,871
Liability          
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (9,846) (9,846)
Futures Contracts (408,943) (408,943)
Swap Contracts (201,157) (201,157)
Total 548,697,735 8,357,708 55,877,563 612,933,006
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets. These assets include certain foreign securities for which a third party statistical pricing service may be employed for purposes of fair market valuation. The model utilized by such third party statistical pricing service takes into account a security’s correlation to available market data including, but not limited to, intraday index, ADR, and exchange-traded fund movements.
Derivative instruments are valued at unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio, January 31, 2017
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Alternative Investment Funds 6.0%
  Shares Value ($)
Columbia Absolute Return Currency and Income Fund, Class I Shares(a),(b) 828,427 9,145,828
Columbia Alternative Beta Fund, Class I Shares(a) 458,101 4,173,302
Columbia Commodity Strategy Fund, Class I Shares(a) 3,978,653 22,479,391
Columbia Diversified Absolute Return Fund, Class I Shares(a),(b) 2,169,972 20,571,329
Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund, Class I Shares(a) 3,622,034 34,843,970
Total Alternative Investment Funds
(Cost $93,327,401)
91,213,820
Common Stocks 2.0%
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Consumer Discretionary 0.3%
Auto Components 0.1%
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. 2,870 104,038
Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.(b) 1,030 108,438
Dana, Inc. 2,960 59,614
Drew Industries, Inc. 1,730 189,867
Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. 323 67,196
Magna International, Inc.(b) 972 42,047
Superior Industries International, Inc. 3,975 91,624
Total   662,824
Automobiles —%
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. 4,000 160,065
Peugeot SA(b) 9,070 168,798
Suzuki Motor Corp. 4,000 154,371
Total   483,234
Diversified Consumer Services —%
Capella Education Co. 2,087 178,439
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.1%
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. 4,300 73,573
Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The) 3,075 185,299
Compass Group PLC 4,160 74,036
Denny’s Corp.(b) 1,410 17,160
Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd. 2,293 52,136
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC 776 36,035
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.(b) 3,990 95,002
Papa John’s International, Inc. 1,020 86,924
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.(b) 600 9,240
Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. 7,970 136,685
Total   766,090
Household Durables —%
Arcelik AS 3,906 23,665
Electrolux AB, Class B 5,625 149,575
La-Z-Boy, Inc. 4,400 125,840
Persimmon PLC 752 18,316
Sony Corp. 1,300 39,361
Total   356,757
Media —%
Gannett Co., Inc. 13,250 127,465
New York Times Co. (The), Class A 12,305 166,118
Total   293,583
Multiline Retail —%
Big Lots, Inc. 3,200 160,000
Specialty Retail 0.1%
Aaron’s, Inc.(b) 3,125 96,687
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. 6,000 92,400
Children’s Place, Inc. (The) 1,870 181,390
Francesca’s Holdings Corp.(b) 8,450 147,368
Genesco, Inc.(b) 1,575 94,815
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. 16,300 118,501
Total   731,161
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods —%
Movado Group, Inc. 5,605 152,176
Total Consumer Discretionary 3,784,264
Consumer Staples 0.1%
Beverages —%
Ambev SA 19,371 105,735
Food & Staples Retailing —%
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., Class B 1,082 49,566
Casino Guichard Perrachon SA 273 14,721
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA 6,018 101,858
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV(b) 1,489 31,721
Loblaw Companies Ltd. 370 19,446
Metro AG 898 30,730
SpartanNash Co. 4,260 161,284
 
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
SUPERVALU, Inc.(b) 2,835 11,113
Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC 6,434 19,182
Total   439,621
Food Products 0.1%
Dean Foods Co. 9,280 184,301
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. 550 31,487
Marine Harvest ASA 1,083 19,144
Sanderson Farms, Inc. 2,015 183,365
WH Group Ltd. 190,500 144,693
Total   562,990
Household Products —%
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 939 80,572
Personal Products —%
Usana Health Sciences, Inc.(b) 940 58,562
Tobacco —%
British American Tobacco PLC 1,253 77,345
Imperial Brands PLC 643 29,789
Swedish Match AB 3,701 120,492
Total   227,626
Total Consumer Staples 1,475,106
Energy 0.1%
Energy Equipment & Services —%
Archrock, Inc. 6,100 89,060
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.(b) 13,600 165,376
Seadrill Ltd.(b) 46,200 86,394
Total   340,830
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.1%
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H 196,000 154,826
ENI SpA 489 7,519
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. 700 21,645
Lukoil PJSC 1,903 106,610
MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas NyRt 287 20,225
PDC Energy, Inc.(b) 2,425 179,304
Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA 680 13,784
PTT PCL, Foreign Registered Shares 13,500 154,953
Repsol SA 2,349 34,816
REX American Resources Corp.(b) 1,900 157,757
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
SK Innovation Co., Ltd. 1,059 143,463
Western Refining, Inc. 1,550 54,266
Total   1,049,168
Total Energy 1,389,998
Financials 0.4%
Banks 0.2%
ABSA Group Ltd. 825 9,723
Banc of California, Inc. 10,805 170,719
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E 4,440 120,768
Bank of China Ltd., Class H 336,000 152,180
Bank of Montreal(b) 1,608 121,633
Bank of Nova Scotia (The)(b) 2,939 175,629
BNP Paribas SA 493 31,538
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. 4,500 17,990
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 1,900 161,798
Central Pacific Financial Corp. 5,710 178,894
China CITIC Bank Corp., Ltd., Class H 70,000 46,040
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H 39,000 28,914
Customers Bancorp, Inc.(b) 4,650 160,239
FCB Financial Holdings, Inc., Class A(b) 3,550 166,672
First BanCorp(b) 7,275 48,888
Fulton Financial Corp. 1,600 29,120
Hanmi Financial Corp. 825 27,349
Hilltop Holdings, Inc.(b) 4,600 125,948
HSBC Holdings PLC(b) 17,587 150,033
International Bancshares Corp. 4,865 180,491
Royal Bank of Canada 394 28,329
Societe Generale SA 3,638 177,853
Standard Bank Group Ltd. 6,305 67,341
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)(b) 400 20,722
Wintrust Financial Corp. 1,350 96,660
Total   2,495,471
Capital Markets —%
Arlington Asset Investment Corp., Class A 10,070 150,748
KCG Holdings, Inc., Class A(b) 10,900 152,273
Piper Jaffray Companies(b) 2,230 157,215
Total   460,236
 
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Consumer Finance —%
Nelnet, Inc., Class A 3,375 165,476
Insurance 0.1%
Allianz SE, Registered Shares(b) 1,110 188,660
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.(b) 3,900 81,588
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. 1,514 35,730
Assicurazioni Generali SpA 6,928 110,551
AXA SA 2,745 67,465
CNP Assurances 1,181 22,194
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. 9,060 128,471
Legal & General Group PLC 11,299 33,509
Maiden Holdings Ltd. 7,580 134,545
NN Group NV 4,797 169,890
Swiss Re AG 1,543 144,191
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. 6,617 173,035
Total   1,289,829
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) —%
CYS Investments, Inc. 20,300 153,671
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. 5,500 80,135
Redwood Trust, Inc. 2,750 42,625
Total   276,431
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.1%
BofI Holding, Inc.(b) 6,385 188,358
Essent Group Ltd.(b) 5,950 205,691
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.(b) 5,700 146,889
HomeStreet, Inc.(b) 5,030 131,786
Meta Financial Group, Inc. 440 38,654
MGIC Investment Corp.(b) 20,500 218,325
Radian Group, Inc.(b) 12,100 222,640
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.(b) 5,700 179,037
Washington Federal, Inc. 6,175 202,849
Total   1,534,229
Total Financials 6,221,672
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Health Care 0.2%
Biotechnology 0.1%
Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 2,295 47,162
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 2,165 51,570
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 10,705 20,768
bluebird bio, Inc.(b) 930 69,285
Coherus Biosciences, Inc.(b) 1,345 37,525
Dynavax Technologies Corp.(b) 3,695 15,150
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 3,220 37,191
Insys Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 4,715 48,282
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 14,565 72,679
Kite Pharma, Inc.(b) 880 44,854
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 1,165 123,502
PTC Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 2,725 35,698
Puma Biotechnology, Inc.(b) 1,725 55,890
Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 2,033 32,406
Sage Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 895 42,942
Shire PLC(b) 651 36,245
Spark Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 1,635 103,103
TESARO, Inc.(b) 505 82,234
Total   956,486
Health Care Equipment & Supplies —%
Analogic Corp. 690 53,579
Angiodynamics, Inc.(b) 7,500 120,712
Halyard Health, Inc.(b) 2,850 109,639
Masimo Corp.(b) 2,770 203,817
Natus Medical, Inc.(b) 800 31,240
OraSure Technologies, Inc.(b) 11,400 100,548
Orthofix International NV(b) 4,250 152,745
Total   772,280
Health Care Providers & Services —%
Chemed Corp. 175 29,066
Magellan Health, Inc.(b) 2,185 163,766
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(b) 2,780 157,681
Owens & Minor, Inc. 3,675 131,859
Sinopharm Group Co. Class H(b) 3,600 16,452
Triple-S Management Corp., Class B(b) 5,585 106,729
Total   605,553
 
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio, January 31, 2017
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Life Sciences Tools & Services —%
INC Research Holdings, Inc. Class A(b) 3,406 180,518
Pra Health Sciences, Inc.(b) 3,010 176,356
Total   356,874
Pharmaceuticals 0.1%
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 2,515 110,409
Astellas Pharma, Inc. 700 9,395
Bayer AG, Registered Shares 218 24,215
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. 1,300 29,085
GlaxoSmithKline PLC 9,688 187,221
Jounce Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 2,606 43,207
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B 2,603 93,487
Roche Holding AG, Genusschein Shares(b) 826 195,719
Sanofi 2,018 162,200
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 4,795 129,705
Total   984,643
Total Health Care 3,675,836
Industrials 0.3%
Aerospace & Defense —%
Curtiss-Wright Corp. 2,050 201,023
Air Freight & Logistics —%
Forward Air Corp. 250 12,048
Royal Mail PLC 6,108 31,721
Total   43,769
Airlines —%
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered Shares 4,634 61,904
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.(b) 3,615 184,184
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. 3,900 124,188
Qantas Airways Ltd. 24,080 62,243
Total   432,519
Building Products 0.1%
Continental Building Product(b) 6,465 150,311
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.(b) 4,000 175,600
NCI Building Systems, Inc.(b) 3,050 48,800
Universal Forest Products, Inc. 1,690 171,890
Total   546,601
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Commercial Services & Supplies —%
ACCO Brands Corp.(b) 7,600 96,900
Brady Corp., Class A 3,825 139,039
Knoll, Inc. 1,250 32,637
Quad/Graphics, Inc. 6,015 157,533
Total   426,109
Construction & Engineering 0.1%
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA 1,549 47,741
Argan, Inc. 2,260 166,675
China Railway Construction Corp., Ltd., Class H(b) 60,500 83,944
Hyundai Development Co. 320 12,041
Leighton Holdings Ltd. 2,143 55,780
Shimizu Corp. 6,000 55,148
Skanska AB, Class B 4,018 98,240
Taisei Corp. 20,000 142,072
Total   661,641
Electrical Equipment —%
EnerSys 2,650 206,567
Generac Holdings, Inc.(b) 2,475 99,644
Prysmian SpA(b) 2,402 62,483
Total   368,694
Industrial Conglomerates —%
Hanwha Corp. 2,289 69,462
Siemens AG, Registered Shares 690 89,257
Total   158,719
Machinery 0.1%
Astec Industries, Inc. 740 51,785
Energy Recovery, Inc.(b) 14,300 146,432
Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc.(b) 4,500 149,175
Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) 4,100 179,375
KONE OYJ, Class B 185 8,364
Mueller Industries, Inc. 1,825 73,475
Wabash National Corp.(b) 10,930 192,914
Total   801,520
Professional Services —%
Huron Consulting Group, Inc.(b) 3,400 154,020
RPX Corp.(b) 14,060 152,692
Total   306,712
 
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Road & Rail —%
ArcBest Corp. 5,145 162,582
Trading Companies & Distributors —%
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. 3,220 194,649
ITOCHU Corp. 6,500 89,543
Total   284,192
Total Industrials 4,394,081
Information Technology 0.3%
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.1%
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.(b) 6,450 197,370
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.(b) 66,000 176,997
Methode Electronics, Inc. 2,700 113,535
Rogers Corp.(b) 2,100 167,895
Sanmina Corp.(b) 5,690 221,626
Scansource, Inc.(b) 2,900 114,695
TTM Technologies, Inc.(b) 11,300 167,579
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 10,300 170,980
Total   1,330,677
Internet Software & Services —%
Bankrate, Inc.(b) 2,700 29,430
EarthLink Holdings Corp. 22,550 144,546
j2 Global, Inc.(b) 2,605 218,325
Mixi, Inc. 3,900 169,206
RetailMeNot, Inc.(b) 13,565 122,763
Shutterstock, Inc.(b) 725 39,005
Total   723,275
IT Services 0.1%
Cardtronics PLC, Class A(b) 3,600 196,488
Convergys Corp. 4,900 121,618
CSG Systems International, Inc. 2,400 116,160
EVERTEC, Inc. 8,935 152,342
Science Applications International Corp. 510 41,524
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.(b) 1,175 32,818
Travelport Worldwide Ltd. 3,500 50,260
Unisys Corp.(b) 6,150 79,027
Total   790,237
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.1%
Amkor Technology, Inc.(b) 14,870 139,927
Diodes, Inc.(b) 1,540 38,330
Entegris, Inc.(b) 9,385 175,969
Semtech Corp.(b) 5,400 177,930
Synaptics, Inc.(b) 3,035 171,113
Xcerra Corp.(b) 11,605 87,966
Total   791,235
Software —%
Aspen Technology, Inc.(b) 3,370 178,981
Barracuda Networks, Inc.(b) 2,350 55,202
CommVault Systems, Inc.(b) 3,075 150,982
Mentor Graphics Corp. 1,580 58,318
Oracle Corp. Japan 1,900 106,458
Progress Software Corp.(b) 2,275 63,745
Qualys, Inc.(b) 2,250 80,775
VASCO Data Security International, Inc.(b) 2,900 44,080
Total   738,541
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals —%
Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd. 49,490 139,678
Inventec Co., Ltd. 46,000 34,596
Pegatron Corp. 42,000 101,140
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 37 62,929
Seiko Epson Corp. 2,600 53,563
Total   391,906
Total Information Technology 4,765,871
Materials 0.1%
Chemicals 0.1%
Ferro Corp.(b) 10,400 147,056
Hyosung Corp.(b) 96 11,191
Innospec, Inc. 2,835 202,277
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. 15,600 108,809
Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. 11,550 156,734
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd. 126,000 78,021
Trinseo SA 3,125 202,344
Total   906,432
Containers & Packaging —%
Greif, Inc., Class A 2,825 162,663
 
 
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Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Metals & Mining —%
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.(b) 1,302 16,415
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS 62,757 96,635
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. 25,605 129,569
Materion Corp. 1,525 59,933
Rio Tinto PLC 4,535 200,914
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A 6,150 145,447
Sibanye Gold Ltd. 8,052 18,094
Total   667,007
Paper & Forest Products —%
UPM-Kymmene OYJ 6,423 145,673
Total Materials 1,881,775
Real Estate 0.1%
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) 0.1%
Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. 2,200 29,568
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. 15,100 163,835
CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. 2,741 98,402
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. 1,375 65,285
Government Properties Income Trust 1,700 32,742
LaSalle Hotel Properties 2,975 89,756
Lexington Realty Trust 16,800 180,096
PS Business Parks, Inc. 1,528 171,197
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust 1,700 27,642
RLJ Lodging Trust 2,500 58,025
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. 2,660 162,739
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. 900 22,860
Select Income REIT 6,100 152,561
STAG Industrial, Inc. 1,750 40,495
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. 11,800 186,794
Washington Prime Group, Inc. 16,900 163,085
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 1,350 24,772
Total   1,669,854
Real Estate Management & Development —%
China Vanke Co., Ltd., Class H 15,800 40,081
Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd., Class H 103,200 132,364
Wheelock & Co., Ltd. 17,227 104,704
Total   277,149
Total Real Estate 1,947,003
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Telecommunication Services —%
Diversified Telecommunication Services —%
China Communications Services Corp., Ltd., Class H 32,000 21,753
General Communication, Inc., Class A(b) 7,210 145,065
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. 3,400 150,186
Telenor ASA 7,406 117,267
Windstream Holdings, Inc. 11,600 93,728
Total   527,999
Wireless Telecommunication Services —%
Global Telecom Holding SAE(b) 254,111 94,940
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. 2,700 64,557
Total   159,497
Total Telecommunication Services 687,496
Utilities 0.1%
Electric Utilities —%
IDACORP, Inc. 50 4,001
Korea Electric Power Corp. 3,079 112,762
Portland General Electric Co. 110 4,797
Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA 9,039 61,559
Total   183,119
Gas Utilities 0.1%
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. 2,050 134,070
Northwest Natural Gas Co. 1,720 101,308
Southwest Gas Corp. 2,525 203,439
Total   438,817
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers —%
Ormat Technologies, Inc. 2,475 132,908
Multi-Utilities —%
E.ON SE 17,498 134,789
Water Utilities —%
SJW Corp. 3,225 161,572
Total Utilities 1,051,205
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $28,006,902)
31,274,307
 
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Equity Funds 43.1%
  Shares Value ($)
International 12.2%
Columbia Emerging Markets Fund, Class I Shares(a),(b) 4,286,289 43,205,796
Columbia European Equity Fund, Class I Shares(a) 8,065,814 49,040,146
Columbia Overseas Value Fund, Class I Shares(a) 6,296,658 53,332,696
Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund, Class I Shares(a) 4,369,094 41,156,860
Total 186,735,498
U.S. Large Cap 29.6%
Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Class I Shares(a) 3,326,676 76,180,873
Columbia Disciplined Core Fund, Class I Shares(a) 6,078,758 63,158,291
Columbia Disciplined Growth Fund, Class I Shares(a) 7,476,584 63,999,559
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund, Class I Shares(a) 9,648,447 94,458,297
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund, Class I Shares(a) 597,790 21,341,113
Columbia Select Large Cap Equity Fund, Class I Shares(a) 4,848,903 60,853,736
Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund, Class I Shares(a),(b) 2,560,754 38,155,231
Columbia Select Large-Cap Value Fund, Class I Shares(a) 1,372,678 32,697,189
Total 450,844,289
U.S. Small Cap 1.3%
Columbia Disciplined Small Core Fund, Class I Shares(a) 2,144,006 20,475,262
Total Equity Funds
(Cost $599,137,201)
658,055,049
Fixed-Income Funds 42.4%
Emerging Markets 1.8%
Columbia Emerging Markets Bond Fund, Class I Shares(a) 2,406,864 27,293,832
High Yield 7.0%
Columbia High Yield Bond Fund, Class I Shares(a) 2,607,520 7,640,034
Columbia Income Opportunities Fund, Class I Shares(a) 10,084,407 99,432,256
Total 107,072,290
Inflation Protected Securities 1.0%
Columbia Inflation Protected Securities Fund, Class I Shares(a),(b) 1,614,603 15,241,852
Fixed-Income Funds (continued)
  Shares Value ($)
Investment Grade 32.6%
Columbia Corporate Income Fund, Class I Shares(a) 12,719,884 127,453,240
Columbia Limited Duration Credit Fund, Class I Shares(a) 3,496,211 34,332,796
Columbia Mortgage Opportunities Fund, Class I Shares(a) 2,631,105 25,916,382
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund, Class I Shares(a) 21,679,684 194,683,559
Columbia U.S. Government Mortgage Fund, Class I Shares(a) 12,503,810 67,395,536
Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund, Class I Shares(a) 4,273,125 46,918,916
Total 496,700,429
Total Fixed-Income Funds
(Cost $658,415,101)
646,308,403
    
Preferred Stocks —%
Issuer Coupon
Rate
Shares Value ($)
Consumer Discretionary —%
Auto Components —%
Schaeffler AG 1,632 26,465
Total Consumer Discretionary 26,465
Financials —%
Banks —%
Banco Bradesco SA(b) 17,534 181,956
Itau Unibanco Holding SA(b) 1,478 17,467
Total     199,423
Total Financials 199,423
Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $195,150)
225,888
    
Money Market Funds 6.1%
  Shares Value ($)
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 0.662%(a),(c) 93,238,902 93,238,902
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $93,239,039)
93,238,902
Total Investments
(Cost: $1,472,320,794)
1,520,316,369
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net   5,550,739
Net Assets 1,525,867,108
 
 
At January 31, 2017, securities and/or cash totaling $8,125,565 were pledged as collateral.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Investments in derivatives
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts open at January 31, 2017
Counterparty Exchange
date
Currency to
be delivered
Currency to
be received
Unrealized
appreciation ($)
Unrealized
depreciation ($)
BNP Paribas 02/22/2017 449,000 BRL 138,175 USD (3,640)
BNP Paribas 02/22/2017 949,000 CNY 137,337 USD (512)
BNP Paribas 02/22/2017 1,592,000 EGP 83,351 USD (307)
BNP Paribas 02/22/2017 204,075,000 KRW 173,092 USD (3,600)
BNP Paribas 02/22/2017 621,000 NOK 73,113 USD (2,188)
BNP Paribas 02/22/2017 1,555,000 SEK 173,888 USD (4,027)
BNP Paribas 02/22/2017 3,568,000 THB 100,592 USD (725)
BNP Paribas 02/22/2017 175,000 TRY 45,735 USD (408)
BNP Paribas 02/22/2017 5,792,000 TWD 182,713 USD (2,998)
BNP Paribas 02/22/2017 182,291 USD 243,000 AUD 1,917
BNP Paribas 02/22/2017 209,756 USD 211,000 CHF 3,669
BNP Paribas 02/22/2017 37,485 USD 35,000 EUR 323
BNP Paribas 02/22/2017 201,109 USD 164,000 GBP 5,270
BNP Paribas 02/22/2017 54,854 USD 736,419,000 IDR 231
BNP Paribas 02/22/2017 36,598 USD 140,000 ILS 559
BNP Paribas 02/22/2017 174,190 USD 11,932,000 INR 1,924
BNP Paribas 02/22/2017 81,134 USD 9,295,000 JPY 1,230
BNP Paribas 02/22/2017 76,238 USD 1,599,000 MXN 236
BNP Paribas 02/22/2017 54,850 USD 246,000 MYR 621
BNP Paribas 02/22/2017 82,538 USD 118,000 SGD 1,203
BNP Paribas 02/22/2017 36,460 USD 501,000 ZAR 598
Total       17,781 (18,405)
Futures contracts outstanding at January 31, 2017
Long futures contracts outstanding
Contract description Number of
contracts
Trading
currency
Notional market
value ($)
Expiration date Unrealized
appreciation ($)
Unrealized
depreciation ($)
Mini MSCI EAFE Index 270 USD 23,333,400 03/2017 257,106
Mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index 193 USD 8,830,715 03/2017 350,774
Russell 2000 Mini 3 USD 203,925 03/2017 (4,160)
S&P 500 E-mini 573 USD 65,164,425 03/2017 549,408
S&P Mid 400 E-mini 91 USD 15,338,050 03/2017 (49,365)
TOPIX Index 109 JPY 14,644,673 03/2017 (243,289)
U.S. Long Bond 6 USD 905,062 03/2017 (5,956)
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note 445 USD 55,388,594 03/2017 (191,988)
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note 243 USD 28,641,727 03/2017 (87,766)
Total     212,450,571   1,157,288 (582,524)
    
Short futures contracts outstanding
Contract description Number of
contracts
Trading
currency
Notional market
value ($)
Expiration date Unrealized
appreciation ($)
Unrealized
depreciation ($)
EURO STOXX 50 (242) EUR (8,448,467) 03/2017 (115,924)
FTSE 100 Index (90) GBP (7,976,911) 03/2017 (249,389)
U.S. Ultra Bond (60) USD (9,641,250) 03/2017 78,630
Total     (26,066,628)   78,630 (365,313)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Cleared credit default swap contracts outstanding at January 31, 2017
Buy protection
Counterparty Reference
entity
Expiration
date
Pay fixed
rate (%)
Notional
currency
Notional
amount ($)
Unrealized
appreciation ($)
Unrealized
depreciation ($)
Morgan Stanley Markit CDX North America High Yield Index, Series 26 06/20/2021 5.000 USD 7,671,000 (392,371)
Morgan Stanley Markit CDX North America Investment Grade Index, Series 27 12/20/2021 1.000 USD 9,250,000 (30,065)
Total           (422,436)
Credit default swap contracts outstanding at January 31, 2017
Sell protection
Counterparty Reference
entity
Expiration
date
Receive
fixed
rate
(%)
Implied
credit
spread
(%)
Notional
currency
Notional
amount
($)
Market
value
($)
Periodic
payments
receivable
(payable)
($)
Premium
paid
($)
Premium
received
($)
Unrealized
appreciation
($)
Unrealized
depreciation
($)
Barclays Markit CDX Emerging Markets Index, Series 26 12/20/21 1.000 2.372 USD (1,897,436) (115,372) 2,266 (122,102) 8,996
Barclays Markit CDX Emerging Markets Index, Series 26 12/20/21 1.000 2.372 USD (3,794,872) (230,745) 4,533 (246,046) 19,834
Barclays Markit CDX Emerging Markets Index, Series 26 12/20/21 1.000 2.372 USD (3,557,692) (216,323) 4,250 (232,049) 19,976
Total                 (600,197) 48,806
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) As defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the company’s outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the year ended January 31, 2017 are as follows:
    
Issuer Beginning
shares
Shares
purchased
Shares
sold
Ending
shares
Capital gain
distributions ($)
Realized gain
(loss) ($)
Dividends —
affiliated
issuers ($)
Value ($)
Columbia Absolute Return Currency and Income Fund, Class I Shares 846,712 30,818 (49,103) 828,427 252,197 42,674 9,145,828
Columbia Alternative Beta Fund, Class I Shares 455,212 2,889 458,101 26,120 4,173,302
Columbia Commodity Strategy Fund, Class I Shares 3,981,554 (2,901) 3,978,653 (942) 22,479,391
Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Class I Shares 3,863,495 65,520 (602,339) 3,326,676 584,431 4,379,515 815,838 76,180,873
Columbia Corporate Income Fund, Class I Shares 13,371,007 419,340 (1,070,463) 12,719,884 29,798 3,995,670 127,453,240
Columbia Disciplined Core Fund, Class I Shares 6,793,919 111,264 (826,425) 6,078,758 4,303,516 1,039,770 63,158,291
Columbia Disciplined Growth Fund, Class I Shares 8,129,492 484,997 (1,137,905) 7,476,584 3,360,541 670,112 587,395 63,999,559
Columbia Disciplined Small Core Fund, Class I Shares 1,821,075 753,356 (430,424) 2,144,007 6,832,103 (2,259,633) 118,862 20,475,262
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Notes to Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
Issuer Beginning
shares
Shares
purchased
Shares
sold
Ending
shares
Capital gain
distributions ($)
Realized gain
(loss) ($)
Dividends —
affiliated
issuers ($)
Value ($)
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund, Class I Shares 11,370,206 204,847 (1,926,606) 9,648,447 305,998 1,841,890 94,458,297
Columbia Diversified Absolute Return Fund, Class I Shares 3,161,367 3,406 (994,802) 2,169,971 (430,569) 20,571,329
Columbia Emerging Markets Bond Fund, Class I Shares 2,695,962 80,310 (369,408) 2,406,864 (58,010) 876,091 27,293,832
Columbia Emerging Markets Fund, Class I Shares 1,528,192 2,758,348 (251) 4,286,289 (241) 43,205,796
Columbia European Equity Fund, Class I Shares 10,372,672 285,032 (2,591,890) 8,065,814 1,820,221 1,316,570 49,040,146
Columbia High Yield Bond Fund, Class I Shares 2,770,111 142,686 (305,277) 2,607,520 (26,928) 407,261 7,640,034
Columbia Income Opportunities Fund, Class I Shares 12,420,039 558,808 (2,894,440) 10,084,407 886,240 5,351,322 99,432,256
Columbia Inflation Protected Securities Fund, Class I Shares 1,785,233 559 (171,189) 1,614,603 (200,533) 15,241,852
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund, Class I Shares 674,233 14,571 (91,014) 597,790 284,566 1,446,429 126,259 21,341,113
Columbia Limited Duration Credit Fund, Class I Shares 3,633,330 88,926 (226,045) 3,496,211 (52,247) 758,467 34,332,796
Columbia Mortgage Opportunities Fund, Class I Shares 2,698,992 136,532 (204,419) 2,631,105 330,997 (48,626) 980,616 25,916,382
Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund, Class I Shares 2,687,995 934,039 3,622,034 1,601,832 34,843,970
Columbia Overseas Value Fund, Class I Shares 8,386,559 167,553 (2,257,454) 6,296,658 (2,038,695) 1,172,011 53,332,696
Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund, Class I Shares 4,458,755 295,194 (384,855) 4,369,094 2,266,586 820,296 259,950 41,156,860
Columbia Select Large Cap Equity Fund, Class I Shares 5,657,911 125,861 (934,869) 4,848,903 624,705 (1,583,232) 805,812 60,853,736
Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund, Class I Shares 2,512,162 321,371 (272,779) 2,560,754 4,274,594 1,069,846 38,155,231
Columbia Select Large-Cap Value Fund, Class I Shares 1,602,773 115,914 (346,009) 1,372,678 2,224,838 3,207,271 468,663 32,697,189
Columbia Select Smaller-Cap Value Fund, Class I Shares 296,947 (296,947) (2,893,328)
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 0.662% 64,953,566 163,370,375 (135,085,039) 93,238,902 67 287,179 93,238,902
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments   (continued)
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Notes to Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
Issuer Beginning
shares
Shares
purchased
Shares
sold
Ending
shares
Capital gain
distributions ($)
Realized gain
(loss) ($)
Dividends —
affiliated
issuers ($)
Value ($)
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I, Class I Shares 272,768 4,382 (277,150) (210,266)
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund, Class I Shares 21,757,049 1,041,634 (1,118,999) 21,679,684 3,000,517 471,980 5,713,860 194,683,559
Columbia U.S. Government Mortgage Fund, Class I Shares 18,285,464 565,903 (6,347,557) 12,503,810 465,749 (847,313) 2,367,395 67,395,536
Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund, Class I Shares 4,201,587 71,538 4,273,125 135,677 669,524 46,918,916
Total 223,464,785 177,137,527 (161,216,559) 239,385,753 24,637,501 8,803,400 31,588,357 1,488,816,174
    
(b) Non-income producing investment.
(c) The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at January 31, 2017.
Currency Legend
AUD Australian Dollar
BRL Brazilian Real
CHF Swiss Franc
CNY China Yuan Renminbi
EGP Egyptian Pound
EUR Euro
GBP British Pound
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
ILS New Israeli Sheqel
INR Indian Rupee
JPY Japanese Yen
KRW South Korean Won
MXN Mexican Peso
MYR Malaysian Ringgit
NOK Norwegian Krone
SEK Swedish Krona
SGD Singapore Dollar
THB Thailand Baht
TRY Turkish Lira
TWD New Taiwan Dollar
USD US Dollar
ZAR South African Rand
Fair value measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Fair value measurements  (continued)
Level 1 - Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date (including NAV for open-end mutual funds). Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.
Level 2 – Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).
Level 3 – Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Foreign equity securities actively traded in markets where there is a significant delay in the local close relative to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) are classified as Level 2. The values of these securities may include an adjustment to reflect the impact of significant market movements following the close of local trading, as described in Note 2 to the financial statements – Security Valuation.
Certain investments that have been measured at fair value using the net asset value (NAV) per share (or its equivalent) are not categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to reconcile the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of Investments. The Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund seeks to provide shareholders with maximum current income consistent with liquidity and stability of principal. Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund prices its shares with a floating NAV and no longer seeks to maintain a stable NAV.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
Under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager’s Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at January 31, 2017:
  Level 1
quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical
assets ($)
Level 2
other
significant
observable
inputs ($)
Level 3
significant
unobservable
inputs ($)
Investments
measured at
net asset
value ($)
Total ($)
Investments          
Alternative Investment Funds 91,213,820 91,213,820
Common Stocks          
Consumer Discretionary 2,840,710 943,554 3,784,264
Consumer Staples 804,859 670,247 1,475,106
Energy 732,157 657,841 1,389,998
Financials 4,803,600 1,418,072 6,221,672
Health Care 2,921,817 754,019 3,675,836
Industrials 3,299,950 1,094,131 4,394,081
Information Technology 3,921,304 844,567 4,765,871
Materials 1,076,454 805,321 1,881,775
Real Estate 1,669,854 277,149 1,947,003
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Fair value measurements  (continued)
  Level 1
quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical
assets ($)
Level 2
other
significant
observable
inputs ($)
Level 3
significant
unobservable
inputs ($)
Investments
measured at
net asset
value ($)
Total ($)
Telecommunication Services 238,793 448,703 687,496
Utilities 803,654 247,551 1,051,205
Total Common Stocks 23,113,152 8,161,155 31,274,307
Equity Funds 658,055,049 658,055,049
Fixed-Income Funds 646,308,403 646,308,403
Preferred Stocks          
Consumer Discretionary 26,465 26,465
Financials 199,423 199,423
Total Preferred Stocks 199,423 26,465 225,888
Money Market Funds 93,238,902 93,238,902
Total Investments 1,418,889,847 8,187,620 93,238,902 1,520,316,369
Derivatives          
Asset          
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts 17,781 17,781
Futures Contracts 1,235,918 1,235,918
Swap Contracts 48,806 48,806
Liability          
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (18,405) (18,405)
Futures Contracts (947,837) (947,837)
Swap Contracts (422,436) (422,436)
Total 1,419,177,928 7,813,366 93,238,902 1,520,230,196
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets. These assets include certain foreign securities for which a third party statistical pricing service may be employed for purposes of fair market valuation. The model utilized by such third party statistical pricing service takes into account a security’s correlation to available market data including, but not limited to, intraday index, ADR, and exchange-traded fund movements.
Derivative instruments are valued at unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio, January 31, 2017
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Alternative Investment Funds 5.9%
  Shares Value ($)
Columbia Absolute Return Currency and Income Fund, Class I Shares(a),(b) 1,144,206 12,632,030
Columbia Alternative Beta Fund, Class I Shares(a) 458,101 4,173,302
Columbia Commodity Strategy Fund, Class I Shares(a) 6,297,489 35,580,812
Columbia Diversified Absolute Return Fund, Class I Shares(a),(b) 2,730,823 25,888,203
Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund, Class I Shares(a) 4,910,534 47,239,338
Total Alternative Investment Funds
(Cost $128,314,519)
125,513,685
Common Stocks 1.5%
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Consumer Discretionary 0.2%
Auto Components —%
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. 3,200 116,000
Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.(b) 1,140 120,019
Dana, Inc. 3,295 66,362
Drew Industries, Inc. 1,920 210,720
Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. 225 46,808
Magna International, Inc.(b) 678 29,329
Superior Industries International, Inc. 4,400 101,420
Total   690,658
Automobiles —%
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. 2,800 112,045
Peugeot SA(b) 6,322 117,656
Suzuki Motor Corp. 2,800 108,060
Total   337,761
Diversified Consumer Services —%
Capella Education Co. 2,321 198,445
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.1%
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. 4,800 82,128
Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The) 3,400 204,884
Compass Group PLC 2,894 51,505
Denny’s Corp.(b) 1,570 19,107
Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd. 1,599 36,356
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC 541 25,122
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.(b) 4,430 105,478
Papa John’s International, Inc. 1,130 96,299
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.(b) 600 9,240
Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. 9,005 154,436
Total   784,555
Household Durables —%
Arcelik AS 2,722 16,491
Electrolux AB, Class B 3,921 104,264
La-Z-Boy, Inc. 4,925 140,855
Persimmon PLC 524 12,763
Sony Corp. 900 27,250
Total   301,623
Media —%
Gannett Co., Inc. 14,700 141,414
New York Times Co. (The), Class A 13,520 182,520
Total   323,934
Multiline Retail —%
Big Lots, Inc. 3,575 178,750
Specialty Retail 0.1%
Aaron’s, Inc.(b) 3,450 106,743
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. 6,650 102,410
Children’s Place, Inc. (The) 2,080 201,760
Francesca’s Holdings Corp.(b) 9,400 163,936
Genesco, Inc.(b) 1,750 105,350
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. 18,200 132,314
Total   812,513
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods —%
Movado Group, Inc. 6,225 169,009
Total Consumer Discretionary 3,797,248
Consumer Staples 0.1%
Beverages —%
Ambev SA 13,500 73,689
Food & Staples Retailing —%
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., Class B 754 34,541
Casino Guichard Perrachon SA 190 10,245
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA 4,195 71,003
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV(b) 1,038 22,113
Loblaw Companies Ltd. 258 13,560
Metro AG 626 21,422
SpartanNash Co. 4,735 179,267
 
 
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Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
SUPERVALU, Inc.(b) 3,180 12,466
Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC 4,483 13,365
Total   377,982
Food Products 0.1%
China Milk Products Group Ltd.(b),(c),(d) 322,000 0
Dean Foods Co. 10,180 202,175
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. 625 35,781
Marine Harvest ASA 755 13,346
Sanderson Farms, Inc. 2,235 203,385
WH Group Ltd. 133,000 101,019
Total   555,706
Household Products —%
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 655 56,203
Personal Products —%
Usana Health Sciences, Inc.(b) 1,045 65,103
Tobacco —%
British American Tobacco PLC 873 53,888
Imperial Brands PLC 448 20,755
Swedish Match AB 2,575 83,834
Total   158,477
Total Consumer Staples 1,287,160
Energy 0.1%
Energy Equipment & Services —%
Archrock, Inc. 6,800 99,280
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.(b) 15,140 184,102
Seadrill Ltd.(b) 51,300 95,931
Total   379,313
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.1%
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H 136,000 107,430
ENI SpA 341 5,243
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. 500 15,461
Lukoil PJSC 1,327 74,341
MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas NyRt 200 14,094
PDC Energy, Inc.(b) 2,690 198,899
Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA 474 9,609
PTT PCL, Foreign Registered Shares 9,400 107,894
Repsol SA 1,637 24,263
REX American Resources Corp.(b) 2,107 174,944
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
SK Innovation Co., Ltd. 737 99,841
Western Refining, Inc. 1,700 59,517
Total   891,536
Total Energy 1,270,849
Financials 0.3%
Banks 0.1%
ABSA Group Ltd. 575 6,777
Banc of California, Inc. 12,150 191,970
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E 4,900 133,280
Bank of China Ltd., Class H 234,000 105,982
Bank of Montreal(b) 1,122 84,871
Bank of Nova Scotia (The)(b) 2,049 122,444
BNP Paribas SA 344 22,006
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. 3,000 11,994
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 1,300 110,704
Central Pacific Financial Corp. 6,440 201,765
China CITIC Bank Corp., Ltd., Class H 49,000 32,228
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H 27,000 20,017
Customers Bancorp, Inc.(b) 5,140 177,124
FCB Financial Holdings, Inc., Class A(b) 3,950 185,452
First BanCorp(b) 8,250 55,440
Fulton Financial Corp. 1,800 32,760
Hanmi Financial Corp. 900 29,835
Hilltop Holdings, Inc.(b) 5,100 139,638
HSBC Holdings PLC(b) 12,264 104,623
International Bancshares Corp. 5,390 199,969
Royal Bank of Canada 275 19,773
Societe Generale SA 2,537 124,028
Standard Bank Group Ltd. 4,396 46,952
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)(b) 300 15,541
Wintrust Financial Corp. 1,485 106,326
Total   2,281,499
Capital Markets —%
Arlington Asset Investment Corp., Class A 11,190 167,514
KCG Holdings, Inc., Class A(b) 12,050 168,339
Piper Jaffray Companies(b) 2,475 174,487
Total   510,340
 
 
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Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Consumer Finance —%
Nelnet, Inc., Class A 3,750 183,863
Insurance 0.1%
Allianz SE, Registered Shares(b) 774 131,552
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.(b) 4,300 89,956
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. 1,678 39,601
Assicurazioni Generali SpA 4,829 77,057
AXA SA 1,913 47,016
CNP Assurances 823 15,467
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. 10,020 142,084
Legal & General Group PLC 7,871 23,343
Maiden Holdings Ltd. 8,410 149,277
NN Group NV 3,345 118,466
Swiss Re AG 1,077 100,644
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. 7,348 192,150
Total   1,126,613
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) —%
CYS Investments, Inc. 22,600 171,082
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. 6,100 88,877
Redwood Trust, Inc. 3,100 48,050
Total   308,009
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.1%
BofI Holding, Inc.(b) 7,085 209,008
Essent Group Ltd.(b) 6,600 228,162
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.(b) 6,350 163,640
HomeStreet, Inc.(b) 5,590 146,458
Meta Financial Group, Inc. 490 43,047
MGIC Investment Corp.(b) 22,790 242,713
Radian Group, Inc.(b) 13,440 247,296
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.(b) 6,240 195,998
Washington Federal, Inc. 6,850 225,022
Total   1,701,344
Total Financials 6,111,668
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Health Care 0.2%
Biotechnology 0.1%
Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 2,550 52,402
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 2,415 57,525
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 11,890 23,067
bluebird bio, Inc.(b) 1,085 80,832
Coherus Biosciences, Inc.(b) 1,495 41,711
Dynavax Technologies Corp.(b) 4,095 16,790
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 3,575 41,291
Insys Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 5,220 53,453
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 16,175 80,713
Kite Pharma, Inc.(b) 975 49,696
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 1,295 137,283
PTC Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 3,025 39,628
Puma Biotechnology, Inc.(b) 1,915 62,046
Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 2,258 35,993
Sage Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 985 47,260
Shire PLC(b) 454 25,277
Spark Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 1,820 114,769
TESARO, Inc.(b) 560 91,190
Total   1,050,926
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 0.1%
Analogic Corp. 770 59,791
Angiodynamics, Inc.(b) 8,300 133,588
Halyard Health, Inc.(b) 3,150 121,181
Masimo Corp.(b) 3,075 226,258
Natus Medical, Inc.(b) 875 34,169
OraSure Technologies, Inc.(b) 12,700 112,014
Orthofix International NV(b) 4,725 169,816
Total   856,817
Health Care Providers & Services —%
Chemed Corp. 195 32,387
Magellan Health, Inc.(b) 2,425 181,754
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(b) 3,081 174,754
Owens & Minor, Inc. 4,075 146,211
Sinopharm Group Co. Class H(b) 2,400 10,968
Triple-S Management Corp., Class B(b) 6,170 117,909
Total   663,983
 
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Life Sciences Tools & Services —%
INC Research Holdings, Inc. Class A(b) 3,781 200,393
Pra Health Sciences, Inc.(b) 3,341 195,749
Total   396,142
Pharmaceuticals —%
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 2,790 122,481
Astellas Pharma, Inc. 500 6,711
Bayer AG, Registered Shares 152 16,884
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. 900 20,136
GlaxoSmithKline PLC 6,755 130,540
Jounce Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 2,895 47,999
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B 1,815 65,186
Roche Holding AG, Genusschein Shares(b) 576 136,482
Sanofi 1,406 113,010
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 5,320 143,906
Total   803,335
Total Health Care 3,771,203
Industrials 0.2%
Aerospace & Defense —%
Curtiss-Wright Corp. 2,280 223,577
Air Freight & Logistics —%
Forward Air Corp. 275 13,252
Royal Mail PLC 4,259 22,119
Total   35,371
Airlines —%
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered Shares 3,231 43,162
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.(b) 4,000 203,800
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. 2,700 85,976
Qantas Airways Ltd. 16,782 43,379
Total   376,317
Building Products 0.1%
Continental Building Product(b) 7,215 167,749
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.(b) 4,500 197,550
NCI Building Systems, Inc.(b) 3,350 53,600
Universal Forest Products, Inc. 1,875 190,706
Total   609,605
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Commercial Services & Supplies —%
ACCO Brands Corp.(b) 8,400 107,100
Brady Corp., Class A 4,225 153,579
Knoll, Inc. 1,350 35,249
Quad/Graphics, Inc. 6,650 174,163
Total   470,091
Construction & Engineering —%
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA 1,079 33,255
Argan, Inc. 2,500 184,375
China Railway Construction Corp., Ltd., Class H(b) 42,000 58,275
Hyundai Development Co. 223 8,391
Leighton Holdings Ltd. 1,494 38,887
Shimizu Corp. 4,000 36,766
Skanska AB, Class B 2,802 68,509
Taisei Corp. 14,000 99,450
Total   527,908
Electrical Equipment —%
EnerSys 2,937 228,939
Generac Holdings, Inc.(b) 2,750 110,715
Prysmian SpA(b) 1,676 43,598
Total   383,252
Industrial Conglomerates —%
Hanwha Corp. 1,595 48,402
Siemens AG, Registered Shares 481 62,221
Total   110,623
Machinery 0.1%
Astec Industries, Inc. 825 57,734
Energy Recovery, Inc.(b) 15,900 162,816
Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc.(b) 5,000 165,750
Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) 4,550 199,062
KONE OYJ, Class B 129 5,832
Mueller Industries, Inc. 2,025 81,527
Wabash National Corp.(b) 12,130 214,094
Total   886,815
Professional Services —%
Huron Consulting Group, Inc.(b) 3,755 170,102
RPX Corp.(b) 15,570 169,090
Total   339,192
 
 
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Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Road & Rail —%
ArcBest Corp. 5,690 179,804
Trading Companies & Distributors —%
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. 3,580 216,411
ITOCHU Corp. 4,500 61,991
Total   278,402
Total Industrials 4,420,957
Information Technology 0.2%
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.1%
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.(b) 7,200 220,320
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.(b) 46,200 123,898
Methode Electronics, Inc. 3,000 126,150
Rogers Corp.(b) 2,330 186,284
Sanmina Corp.(b) 6,310 245,774
Scansource, Inc.(b) 3,225 127,549
TTM Technologies, Inc.(b) 12,500 185,375
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 11,500 190,900
Total   1,406,250
Internet Software & Services —%
Bankrate, Inc.(b) 3,000 32,700
EarthLink Holdings Corp. 25,525 163,615
j2 Global, Inc.(b) 2,900 243,049
Mixi, Inc. 2,700 117,143
RetailMeNot, Inc.(b) 15,130 136,927
Shutterstock, Inc.(b) 800 43,040
Total   736,474
IT Services —%
Cardtronics PLC, Class A(b) 4,050 221,049
Convergys Corp. 5,450 135,269
CSG Systems International, Inc. 2,650 128,260
EVERTEC, Inc. 9,923 169,187
Science Applications International Corp. 560 45,595
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.(b) 1,275 35,611
Travelport Worldwide Ltd. 3,900 56,004
Unisys Corp.(b) 6,800 87,380
Total   878,355
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.1%
Amkor Technology, Inc.(b) 16,545 155,688
Diodes, Inc.(b) 1,685 41,940
Entegris, Inc.(b) 10,440 195,750
Semtech Corp.(b) 6,000 197,700
Synaptics, Inc.(b) 3,374 190,226
Xcerra Corp.(b) 12,871 97,562
Total   878,866
Software —%
Aspen Technology, Inc.(b) 3,730 198,100
Barracuda Networks, Inc.(b) 2,600 61,074
CommVault Systems, Inc.(b) 3,425 168,167
Mentor Graphics Corp. 1,750 64,593
Oracle Corp. Japan 1,300 72,840
Progress Software Corp.(b) 2,500 70,050
Qualys, Inc.(b) 2,500 89,750
VASCO Data Security International, Inc.(b) 3,250 49,400
Total   773,974
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals —%
Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd. 34,340 96,919
Inventec Co., Ltd. 32,000 24,067
Pegatron Corp. 29,000 69,835
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 26 44,220
Seiko Epson Corp. 1,800 37,082
Total   272,123
Total Information Technology 4,946,042
Materials 0.1%
Chemicals 0.1%
Ferro Corp.(b) 11,500 162,610
Hyosung Corp.(b) 67 7,811
Innospec, Inc. 3,105 221,542
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. 10,900 76,027
Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. 12,650 171,660
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd. 88,000 54,491
Trinseo SA 3,370 218,207
Total   912,348
Containers & Packaging —%
Greif, Inc., Class A 3,125 179,938
 
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Metals & Mining —%
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.(b) 908 11,448
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS 43,661 67,230
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. 17,853 90,341
Materion Corp. 1,705 67,007
Rio Tinto PLC 3,162 140,086
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A 6,800 160,820
Sibanye Gold Ltd. 5,612 12,611
Total   549,543
Paper & Forest Products —%
UPM-Kymmene OYJ 4,477 101,538
Total Materials 1,743,367
Real Estate 0.1%
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) 0.1%
Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. 2,450 32,928
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. 16,800 182,280
CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. 3,043 109,244
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. 1,550 73,594
Government Properties Income Trust 1,900 36,594
LaSalle Hotel Properties 3,300 99,561
Lexington Realty Trust 18,700 200,464
PS Business Parks, Inc. 1,696 190,020
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust 1,900 30,894
RLJ Lodging Trust 2,755 63,943
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. 3,000 183,540
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. 1,000 25,400
Select Income REIT 6,800 170,068
STAG Industrial, Inc. 1,950 45,123
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. 13,100 207,373
Washington Prime Group, Inc. 18,800 181,420
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 1,500 27,525
Total   1,859,971
Real Estate Management & Development —%
China Vanke Co., Ltd., Class H 11,000 27,904
Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd., Class H 72,000 92,347
Wheelock & Co., Ltd. 12,009 72,990
Total   193,241
Total Real Estate 2,053,212
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Telecommunication Services —%
Diversified Telecommunication Services —%
China Communications Services Corp., Ltd., Class H 22,000 14,955
General Communication, Inc., Class A(b) 7,990 160,759
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. 2,400 106,014
Telenor ASA 5,162 81,735
Windstream Holdings, Inc. 12,900 104,232
Total   467,695
Wireless Telecommunication Services —%
Global Telecom Holding SAE(b) 177,180 66,197
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. 1,900 45,429
Total   111,626
Total Telecommunication Services 579,321
Utilities —%
Electric Utilities —%
IDACORP, Inc. 60 4,801
Korea Electric Power Corp. 2,146 78,593
Portland General Electric Co. 120 5,233
Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA 6,300 42,905
Total   131,532
Gas Utilities —%
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. 2,275 148,785
Northwest Natural Gas Co. 1,915 112,794
Southwest Gas Corp. 2,800 225,596
Total   487,175
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers —%
Ormat Technologies, Inc. 2,750 147,675
Multi-Utilities —%
E.ON SE 12,202 93,993
Water Utilities —%
SJW Corp. 3,585 179,609
Total Utilities 1,039,984
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $27,891,763)
31,021,011
 
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Equity Funds 55.7%
  Shares Value ($)
International 16.5%
Columbia Emerging Markets Fund, Class I Shares(a),(b) 10,936,948 110,244,434
Columbia European Equity Fund, Class I Shares(a) 11,039,188 67,118,261
Columbia Overseas Value Fund, Class I Shares(a) 11,780,932 99,784,496
Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund, Class I Shares(a) 7,855,521 73,999,007
Total 351,146,198
U.S. Large Cap 37.9%
Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Class I Shares(a) 5,538,551 126,832,827
Columbia Disciplined Core Fund, Class I Shares(a) 12,173,141 126,478,937
Columbia Disciplined Growth Fund, Class I Shares(a) 10,209,743 87,395,402
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund, Class I Shares(a) 17,188,273 168,273,193
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund, Class I Shares(a) 1,775,975 63,402,290
Columbia Select Large Cap Equity Fund, Class I Shares(a) 7,525,844 94,449,340
Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund, Class I Shares(a),(b) 4,948,254 73,728,979
Columbia Select Large-Cap Value Fund, Class I Shares(a) 2,665,211 63,485,324
Total 804,046,292
U.S. Small Cap 1.3%
Columbia Disciplined Small Core Fund, Class I Shares(a) 1,093,755 10,445,362
Columbia Select Smaller-Cap Value Fund, Class I Shares(a),(b) 302,708 6,305,405
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I, Class I Shares(a),(b) 570,788 10,565,293
Total 27,316,060
Total Equity Funds
(Cost $1,076,993,342)
1,182,508,550
Fixed-Income Funds 24.5%
Emerging Markets 1.2%
Columbia Emerging Markets Bond Fund, Class I Shares(a) 2,339,511 26,530,051
High Yield 7.6%
Columbia High Yield Bond Fund, Class I Shares(a) 20,742,021 60,774,121
Columbia Income Opportunities Fund, Class I Shares(a) 10,242,330 100,989,373
Total 161,763,494
Fixed-Income Funds (continued)
  Shares Value ($)
Inflation Protected Securities 0.5%
Columbia Inflation Protected Securities Fund, Class I Shares(a),(b) 1,097,533 10,360,714
Investment Grade 15.2%
Columbia Corporate Income Fund, Class I Shares(a) 16,421,977 164,548,210
Columbia Mortgage Opportunities Fund, Class I Shares(a) 1,906,382 18,777,862
Columbia U.S. Government Mortgage Fund, Class I Shares(a) 22,484,505 121,191,484
Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund, Class I Shares(a) 1,573,968 17,282,165
Total 321,799,721
Total Fixed-Income Funds
(Cost $525,710,563)
520,453,980
    
Preferred Stocks —%
Issuer Coupon
Rate
Shares Value ($)
Consumer Discretionary —%
Auto Components —%
Schaeffler AG 1,138 18,454
Total Consumer Discretionary 18,454
Financials —%
Banks —%
Banco Bradesco SA(b) 12,223 126,842
Itau Unibanco Holding SA(b) 1,031 12,184
Total     139,026
Total Financials 139,026
Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $136,049)
157,480
    
Money Market Funds 11.8%
  Shares Value ($)
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 0.662%(a),(e) 250,600,424 250,600,425
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $250,600,603)
250,600,425
Total Investments
(Cost: $2,009,646,839)
2,110,255,131
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net   11,831,117
Net Assets 2,122,086,248
 
 
At January 31, 2017, securities and/or cash totaling $14,931,030 were pledged as collateral.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Investments in derivatives
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts open at January 31, 2017
Counterparty Exchange
date
Currency to
be delivered
Currency to
be received
Unrealized
appreciation ($)
Unrealized
depreciation ($)
Citi 02/22/2017 313,000 BRL 96,838 USD (2,022)
Citi 02/22/2017 662,000 CNY 95,803 USD (357)
Citi 02/22/2017 1,111,000 EGP 58,814 USD 432
Citi 02/22/2017 142,332,000 KRW 120,730 USD (2,504)
Citi 02/22/2017 433,000 NOK 50,941 USD (1,564)
Citi 02/22/2017 1,085,000 SEK 121,486 USD (2,654)
Citi 02/22/2017 2,489,000 THB 70,155 USD (523)
Citi 02/22/2017 122,000 TRY 31,878 USD (290)
Citi 02/22/2017 4,040,000 TWD 127,766 USD (1,769)
Citi 02/22/2017 127,573 USD 170,000 AUD 1,298
Citi 02/22/2017 146,221 USD 147,000 CHF 2,469
Citi 02/22/2017 25,716 USD 24,000 EUR 210
Citi 02/22/2017 141,121 USD 115,000 GBP 3,595
Citi 02/22/2017 38,369 USD 513,614,000 IDR 50
Citi 02/22/2017 25,644 USD 98,000 ILS 365
Citi 02/22/2017 121,351 USD 8,322,000 INR 1,480
Citi 02/22/2017 56,535 USD 6,482,000 JPY 902
Citi 02/22/2017 53,261 USD 1,116,000 MXN 113
Citi 02/22/2017 38,460 USD 172,000 MYR 324
Citi 02/22/2017 57,419 USD 82,000 SGD 773
Citi 02/22/2017 25,436 USD 349,000 ZAR 379
Total       12,390 (11,683)
Futures contracts outstanding at January 31, 2017
Long futures contracts outstanding
Contract description Number of
contracts
Trading
currency
Notional market
value ($)
Expiration date Unrealized
appreciation ($)
Unrealized
depreciation ($)
Mini MSCI EAFE Index 155 USD 13,395,100 03/2017 54,649
Mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index 269 USD 12,308,095 03/2017 488,902
Russell 2000 Mini 3 USD 203,925 03/2017 (4,160)
Russell 2000 Mini 421 USD 28,617,475 03/2017 (573,259)
S&P 500 E-mini 1,167 USD 132,717,075 03/2017 1,162,971
S&P Mid 400 E-mini 174 USD 29,327,700 03/2017 (94,390)
TOPIX Index 176 JPY 23,646,444 03/2017 (392,833)
U.S. Long Bond 217 USD 32,733,094 03/2017 (215,424)
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note 13 USD 1,618,094 03/2017 (5,609)
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note 610 USD 71,898,985 03/2017 (220,317)
Total     346,465,987   1,706,522 (1,505,992)
    
Short futures contracts outstanding
Contract description Number of
contracts
Trading
currency
Notional market
value ($)
Expiration date Unrealized
appreciation ($)
Unrealized
depreciation ($)
EURO STOXX 50 (332) EUR (11,590,459) 03/2017 (159,035)
FTSE 100 Index (124) GBP (10,990,410) 03/2017 (343,603)
U.S. Ultra Bond (66) USD (10,605,375) 03/2017 86,493
Total     (33,186,244)   86,493 (502,638)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Cleared credit default swap contracts outstanding at January 31, 2017
Buy protection
Counterparty Reference
entity
Expiration
date
Pay fixed
rate (%)
Notional
currency
Notional
amount ($)
Unrealized
appreciation ($)
Unrealized
depreciation ($)
Morgan Stanley Markit CDX North America High Yield Index, Series 26 06/20/2021 5.000 USD 10,647,000 (544,593)
Morgan Stanley Markit CDX North America Investment Grade Index, Series 27 12/20/2021 1.000 USD 12,500,000 (40,628)
Total           (585,221)
Credit default swap contracts outstanding at January 31, 2017
Sell protection
Counterparty Reference
entity
Expiration
date
Receive
fixed
rate
(%)
Implied
credit
spread
(%)
Notional
currency
Notional
amount
($)
Market
value
($)
Periodic
payments
receivable
(payable)
($)
Premium
paid
($)
Premium
received
($)
Unrealized
appreciation
($)
Unrealized
depreciation
($)
Barclays Markit CDX Emerging Markets Index, Series 26 12/20/21 1.000 2.372 USD (4,769,231) (289,990) 5,697 (306,905) 22,612
Barclays Markit CDX Emerging Markets Index, Series 26 12/20/21 1.000 2.372 USD (9,538,461) (579,979) 11,393 (618,439) 49,853
Barclays Markit CDX Emerging Markets Index, Series 26 12/20/21 1.000 2.372 USD (8,942,308) (543,731) 10,681 (583,259) 50,209
Total                 (1,508,603) 122,674
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) As defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the company’s outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the year ended January 31, 2017 are as follows:
    
Issuer Beginning
shares
Shares
purchased
Shares
sold
Ending
shares
Capital gain
distributions ($)
Realized gain
(loss) ($)
Dividends —
affiliated
issuers ($)
Value ($)
Columbia Absolute Return Currency and Income Fund, Class I Shares 1,180,421 33,799 (70,014) 1,144,206 346,645 50,964 12,632,030
Columbia Alternative Beta Fund, Class I Shares 455,212 2,889 458,101 26,120 4,173,302
Columbia Commodity Strategy Fund, Class I Shares 6,310,938 (13,449) 6,297,489 (3,025) 35,580,812
Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Class I Shares 6,550,052 103,570 (1,115,071) 5,538,551 987,035 8,627,736 1,377,855 126,832,827
Columbia Corporate Income Fund, Class I Shares 17,929,057 567,662 (2,074,742) 16,421,977 93,719 5,291,287 164,548,210
Columbia Disciplined Core Fund, Class I Shares 13,599,425 199,443 (1,625,727) 12,173,141 6,747,758 2,061,080 126,478,937
Columbia Disciplined Growth Fund, Class I Shares 11,052,283 633,998 (1,476,538) 10,209,743 4,551,518 526,214 795,568 87,395,402
Columbia Disciplined Small Core Fund, Class I Shares 936,359 371,829 (214,433) 1,093,755 3,427,740 (1,089,083) 59,634 10,445,362
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Issuer Beginning
shares
Shares
purchased
Shares
sold
Ending
shares
Capital gain
distributions ($)
Realized gain
(loss) ($)
Dividends —
affiliated
issuers ($)
Value ($)
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund, Class I Shares 20,187,972 332,362 (3,332,061) 17,188,273 61,446 3,257,791 168,273,193
Columbia Diversified Absolute Return Fund, Class I Shares 3,841,332 4,435 (1,114,944) 2,730,823 (472,012) 25,888,203
Columbia Emerging Markets Bond Fund, Class I Shares 2,650,301 83,908 (394,698) 2,339,511 (118,154) 859,282 26,530,051
Columbia Emerging Markets Fund, Class I Shares 6,820,687 4,212,260 (95,999) 10,936,948 (91,529) 110,244,434
Columbia European Equity Fund, Class I Shares 14,773,787 323,714 (4,058,313) 11,039,188 1,756,891 1,850,103 67,118,261
Columbia High Yield Bond Fund, Class I Shares 22,409,071 1,136,353 (2,803,403) 20,742,021 60,746 3,233,840 60,774,121
Columbia Income Opportunities Fund, Class I Shares 13,298,788 582,694 (3,639,152) 10,242,330 538,118 5,549,268 100,989,373
Columbia Inflation Protected Securities Fund, Class I Shares 1,221,538 2,384 (126,389) 1,097,533 (15,617) 10,360,714
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund, Class I Shares 2,014,851 35,797 (274,673) 1,775,975 834,456 4,579,929 370,241 63,402,290
Columbia Mortgage Opportunities Fund, Class I Shares 1,981,065 99,652 (174,335) 1,906,382 236,689 (40,533) 707,713 18,777,862
Columbia Multi-Advisor Small Cap Value Fund, Class I Shares 2,374,784 2,636 (2,377,420)* 2,438,375
Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund, Class I Shares 3,771,025 1,139,509 4,910,534 2,205,158 47,239,338
Columbia Overseas Value Fund, Class I Shares 13,720,887 271,865 (2,211,820) 11,780,932 (272,997) 2,183,645 99,784,496
Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund, Class I Shares 8,113,224 526,396 (784,099) 7,855,521 3,991,750 1,871,526 460,151 73,999,007
Columbia Select Large Cap Equity Fund, Class I Shares 8,762,886 182,218 (1,419,260) 7,525,844 960,073 (2,103,974) 1,237,440 94,449,340
Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund, Class I Shares 4,922,157 588,978 (562,881) 4,948,254 8,072,861 1,542,020 73,728,979
Columbia Select Large-Cap Value Fund, Class I Shares 3,249,854 218,835 (803,478) 2,665,211 4,312,175 7,793,975 908,361 63,485,324
Columbia Select Smaller-Cap Value Fund, Class I Shares 416,654 16,545 (130,491) 302,708 340,356 (370,492) 6,305,405
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 0.662% 227,930,997 274,603,653 (251,934,226) 250,600,424 147 1,018,838 250,600,425
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Notes to Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
Issuer Beginning
shares
Shares
purchased
Shares
sold
Ending
shares
Capital gain
distributions ($)
Realized gain
(loss) ($)
Dividends —
affiliated
issuers ($)
Value ($)
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I, Class I Shares 615,713 48,156 (93,081) 570,788 857,586 (848,850) 10,565,293
Columbia U.S. Government Mortgage Fund, Class I Shares 28,038,937 866,815 (6,421,247) 22,484,505 701,033 (634,434) 3,610,190 121,191,484
Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund, Class I Shares 1,637,558 32,688 (96,278) 1,573,968 49,833 (35,314) 248,109 17,282,165
Total 444,456,877 293,535,981 (289,438,222) 448,554,636 29,669,750 30,593,550 37,311,674 2,079,076,640
    
* Includes the effect of underlying fund reorganization.
    
(b) Non-income producing investment.
(c) Represents fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At January 31, 2017, the value of these securities amounted to $0, which represents less than 0.01% of net assets.
(d) Negligible market value.
(e) The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at January 31, 2017.
Currency Legend
AUD Australian Dollar
BRL Brazilian Real
CHF Swiss Franc
CNY China Yuan Renminbi
EGP Egyptian Pound
EUR Euro
GBP British Pound
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
ILS New Israeli Sheqel
INR Indian Rupee
JPY Japanese Yen
KRW South Korean Won
MXN Mexican Peso
MYR Malaysian Ringgit
NOK Norwegian Krone
SEK Swedish Krona
SGD Singapore Dollar
THB Thailand Baht
TRY Turkish Lira
TWD New Taiwan Dollar
USD US Dollar
ZAR South African Rand
Fair value measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would use in
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Fair value measurements  (continued)
pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 - Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date (including NAV for open-end mutual funds). Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.
Level 2 – Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).
Level 3 – Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Foreign equity securities actively traded in markets where there is a significant delay in the local close relative to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) are classified as Level 2. The values of these securities may include an adjustment to reflect the impact of significant market movements following the close of local trading, as described in Note 2 to the financial statements — Security Valuation.
Certain investments that have been measured at fair value using the net asset value (NAV) per share (or its equivalent) are not categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to reconcile the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of Investments. The Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund seeks to provide shareholders with maximum current income consistent with liquidity and stability of principal. Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund prices its shares with a floating NAV and no longer seeks to maintain a stable NAV.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
Under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager’s Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at January 31, 2017:
  Level 1
quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical
assets ($)
Level 2
other
significant
observable
inputs ($)
Level 3
significant
unobservable
inputs ($)
Investments
measured at
net asset
value ($)
Total ($)
Investments          
Alternative Investment Funds 125,513,685 125,513,685
Common Stocks          
Consumer Discretionary 3,138,928 658,320 3,797,248
Consumer Staples 819,967 467,193 0* 1,287,160
Energy 812,673 458,176 1,270,849
Financials 5,123,516 988,152 6,111,668
Health Care 3,246,009 525,194 3,771,203
Industrials 3,660,744 760,213 4,420,957
Information Technology 4,360,038 586,004 4,946,042
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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  Level 1
quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical
assets ($)
Level 2
other
significant
observable
inputs ($)
Level 3
significant
unobservable
inputs ($)
Investments
measured at
net asset
value ($)
Total ($)
Materials 1,181,784 561,583 1,743,367
Real Estate 1,859,971 193,241 2,053,212
Telecommunication Services 264,991 314,330 579,321
Utilities 867,398 172,586 1,039,984
Total Common Stocks 25,336,019 5,684,992 0* 31,021,011
Equity Funds 1,182,508,550 1,182,508,550
Fixed-Income Funds 520,453,980 520,453,980
Preferred Stocks          
Consumer Discretionary 18,454 18,454
Financials 139,026 139,026
Total Preferred Stocks 139,026 18,454 157,480
Money Market Funds 250,600,425 250,600,425
Total Investments 1,853,951,260 5,703,446 0* 250,600,425 2,110,255,131
Derivatives          
Asset          
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts 12,390 12,390
Futures Contracts 1,793,015 1,793,015
Swap Contracts 122,674 122,674
Liability          
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (11,683) (11,683)
Futures Contracts (2,008,630) (2,008,630)
Swap Contracts (585,221) (585,221)
Total 1,853,735,645 5,241,606 0* 250,600,425 2,109,577,676
    
* Rounds to zero.
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets. These assets include certain foreign securities for which a third party statistical pricing service may be employed for purposes of fair market valuation. The model utilized by such third party statistical pricing service takes into account a security’s correlation to available market data including, but not limited to, intraday index, ADR, and exchange-traded fund movements.
Derivative instruments are valued at unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.
The Fund does not hold any significant investments (greater than one percent of net assets) categorized as Level 3.
The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 3 category are valued utilizing the valuation technique deemed the most appropriate in the circumstances. Certain common stock classified as Level 3 securities are valued using the market approach. To determine fair value for these securities, management considered various factors which may have included, but were not limited to, the halt price of the security, the movement in observed market prices for other securities from the issuer, the movement in certain foreign or domestic market indices, and the position of the security within the respective company’s capital structure. Significant increases (decreases) to any of these inputs would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Alternative Investment Funds 5.9%
  Shares Value ($)
Columbia Absolute Return Currency and Income Fund, Class I Shares(a),(b) 182,646 2,016,415
Columbia Alternative Beta Fund, Class I Shares(a) 458,101 4,173,302
Columbia Commodity Strategy Fund, Class I Shares(a) 2,253,467 12,732,086
Columbia Diversified Absolute Return Fund, Class I Shares(a),(b) 759,504 7,200,097
Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund, Class I Shares(a) 1,415,801 13,620,010
Total Alternative Investment Funds
(Cost $40,930,069)
39,741,910
Common Stocks 2.7%
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Consumer Discretionary 0.3%
Auto Components 0.1%
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. 1,414 51,257
Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.(b) 505 53,166
Dana, Inc. 1,460 29,404
Drew Industries, Inc. 840 92,190
Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. 266 55,338
Magna International, Inc.(b) 803 34,737
Superior Industries International, Inc. 1,955 45,063
Total   361,155
Automobiles 0.1%
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. 3,300 132,053
Peugeot SA(b) 7,487 139,338
Suzuki Motor Corp. 3,300 127,356
Total   398,747
Diversified Consumer Services —%
Capella Education Co. 1,031 88,151
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.1%
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. 2,125 36,359
Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The) 1,510 90,993
Compass Group PLC 3,434 61,115
Denny’s Corp.(b) 725 8,823
Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd. 1,893 43,041
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC 640 29,719
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.(b) 1,965 46,787
Papa John’s International, Inc. 505 43,036
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.(b) 300 4,620
Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. 3,996 68,531
Total   433,024
Household Durables —%
Arcelik AS 3,224 19,533
Electrolux AB, Class B 4,643 123,462
La-Z-Boy, Inc. 2,175 62,205
Persimmon PLC 621 15,125
Sony Corp. 1,100 33,306
Total   253,631
Media —%
Gannett Co., Inc. 6,550 63,011
New York Times Co. (The), Class A 5,995 80,933
Total   143,944
Multiline Retail —%
Big Lots, Inc. 1,580 79,000
Specialty Retail —%
Aaron’s, Inc.(b) 1,550 47,957
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. 2,975 45,815
Children’s Place, Inc. (The) 925 89,725
Francesca’s Holdings Corp.(b) 4,175 72,812
Genesco, Inc.(b) 770 46,354
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. 8,030 58,378
Total   361,041
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods —%
Movado Group, Inc. 2,765 75,070
Total Consumer Discretionary 2,193,763
Consumer Staples 0.1%
Beverages —%
Ambev SA 15,988 87,269
Food & Staples Retailing —%
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., Class B 893 40,908
Casino Guichard Perrachon SA 225 12,133
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA 4,967 84,069
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV(b) 1,229 26,182
Loblaw Companies Ltd. 306 16,082
Metro AG 741 25,358
SpartanNash Co. 2,100 79,506
 
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
SUPERVALU, Inc.(b) 1,430 5,606
Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC 5,311 15,834
Total   305,678
Food Products 0.1%
Dean Foods Co. 4,583 91,018
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. 270 15,458
Marine Harvest ASA 894 15,803
Sanderson Farms, Inc. 995 90,545
WH Group Ltd. 157,500 119,628
Total   332,452
Household Products —%
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 776 66,585
Personal Products —%
Usana Health Sciences, Inc.(b) 460 28,658
Tobacco —%
British American Tobacco PLC 1,034 63,826
Imperial Brands PLC 530 24,554
Swedish Match AB 3,055 99,461
Total   187,841
Total Consumer Staples 1,008,483
Energy 0.1%
Energy Equipment & Services —%
Archrock, Inc. 3,000 43,800
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.(b) 6,715 81,654
Seadrill Ltd.(b) 22,800 42,636
Total   168,090
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.1%
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H 162,000 127,968
ENI SpA 404 6,212
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. 600 18,553
Lukoil PJSC 1,571 88,010
MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas NyRt 237 16,702
PDC Energy, Inc.(b) 1,195 88,358
Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA 561 11,372
PTT PCL, Foreign Registered Shares 11,100 127,406
Repsol SA 1,939 28,739
REX American Resources Corp.(b) 924 76,720
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
SK Innovation Co., Ltd. 874 118,401
Western Refining, Inc. 755 26,433
Total   734,874
Total Energy 902,964
Financials 0.5%
Banks 0.3%
ABSA Group Ltd. 681 8,026
Banc of California, Inc. 5,398 85,288
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E 2,185 59,432
Bank of China Ltd., Class H 277,000 125,458
Bank of Montreal(b) 1,328 100,453
Bank of Nova Scotia (The)(b) 2,426 144,973
BNP Paribas SA 407 26,037
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. 3,500 13,993
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 1,600 136,251
Central Pacific Financial Corp. 2,815 88,194
China CITIC Bank Corp., Ltd., Class H 58,000 38,147
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H 32,000 23,724
Customers Bancorp, Inc.(b) 2,291 78,948
FCB Financial Holdings, Inc., Class A(b) 1,750 82,162
First BanCorp(b) 3,385 22,747
Fulton Financial Corp. 800 14,560
Hanmi Financial Corp. 410 13,592
Hilltop Holdings, Inc.(b) 2,275 62,290
HSBC Holdings PLC(b) 14,522 123,886
International Bancshares Corp. 2,395 88,854
Royal Bank of Canada 326 23,439
Societe Generale SA 3,004 146,858
Standard Bank Group Ltd. 5,204 55,581
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)(b) 400 20,722
Wintrust Financial Corp. 660 47,256
Total   1,630,871
Capital Markets —%
Arlington Asset Investment Corp., Class A 4,985 74,625
KCG Holdings, Inc., Class A(b) 5,345 74,670
Piper Jaffray Companies(b) 1,100 77,550
Total   226,845
 
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Consumer Finance —%
Nelnet, Inc., Class A 1,665 81,635
Insurance 0.1%
Allianz SE, Registered Shares(b) 916 155,687
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.(b) 1,925 40,271
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. 757 17,865
Assicurazioni Generali SpA 5,719 91,259
AXA SA 2,265 55,667
CNP Assurances 975 18,323
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. 4,470 63,385
Legal & General Group PLC 9,325 27,655
Maiden Holdings Ltd. 3,750 66,563
NN Group NV 3,960 140,247
Swiss Re AG 1,275 119,147
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. 3,306 86,452
Total   882,521
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) —%
CYS Investments, Inc. 10,000 75,700
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. 2,700 39,339
Redwood Trust, Inc. 1,350 20,925
Total   135,964
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.1%
BofI Holding, Inc.(b) 3,140 92,630
Essent Group Ltd.(b) 2,925 101,117
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.(b) 2,825 72,800
HomeStreet, Inc.(b) 2,475 64,845
Meta Financial Group, Inc. 220 19,327
MGIC Investment Corp.(b) 10,135 107,938
Radian Group, Inc.(b) 5,965 109,756
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.(b) 2,770 87,006
Washington Federal, Inc. 3,045 100,028
Total   755,447
Total Financials 3,713,283
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Health Care 0.3%
Biotechnology 0.1%
Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 1,125 23,119
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 1,075 25,606
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 5,280 10,243
bluebird bio, Inc.(b) 460 34,270
Coherus Biosciences, Inc.(b) 665 18,553
Dynavax Technologies Corp.(b) 1,825 7,483
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 1,590 18,364
Insys Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 2,325 23,808
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 7,180 35,828
Kite Pharma, Inc.(b) 435 22,172
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 575 60,956
PTC Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 1,345 17,620
Puma Biotechnology, Inc.(b) 850 27,540
Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 1,002 15,972
Sage Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 445 21,351
Shire PLC(b) 538 29,954
Spark Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 805 50,763
TESARO, Inc.(b) 240 39,082
Total   482,684
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 0.1%
Analogic Corp. 340 26,401
Angiodynamics, Inc.(b) 3,700 59,551
Halyard Health, Inc.(b) 1,400 53,858
Masimo Corp.(b) 1,365 100,437
Natus Medical, Inc.(b) 390 15,230
OraSure Technologies, Inc.(b) 5,650 49,833
Orthofix International NV(b) 2,100 75,474
Total   380,784
Health Care Providers & Services —%
Chemed Corp. 85 14,117
Magellan Health, Inc.(b) 1,080 80,946
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(b) 1,360 77,139
Owens & Minor, Inc. 1,810 64,943
Sinopharm Group Co. Class H(b) 2,800 12,796
Triple-S Management Corp., Class B(b) 2,745 52,457
Total   302,398
 
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Life Sciences Tools & Services —%
INC Research Holdings, Inc. Class A(b) 1,680 89,040
Pra Health Sciences, Inc.(b) 1,485 87,006
Total   176,046
Pharmaceuticals 0.1%
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 1,240 54,436
Astellas Pharma, Inc. 600 8,053
Bayer AG, Registered Shares 180 19,994
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. 1,100 24,610
GlaxoSmithKline PLC 7,997 154,542
Jounce Therapeutics, Inc.(b) 1,287 21,339
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B 2,149 77,182
Roche Holding AG, Genusschein Shares(b) 682 161,599
Sanofi 1,666 133,907
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) 2,365 63,973
Total   719,635
Total Health Care 2,061,547
Industrials 0.4%
Aerospace & Defense —%
Curtiss-Wright Corp. 1,015 99,531
Air Freight & Logistics —%
Forward Air Corp. 120 5,783
Royal Mail PLC 5,042 26,185
Total   31,968
Airlines 0.1%
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered Shares 3,825 51,097
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.(b) 1,775 90,436
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. 3,200 101,898
Qantas Airways Ltd. 19,874 51,371
Total   294,802
Building Products 0.1%
Continental Building Product(b) 3,190 74,167
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.(b) 1,970 86,483
NCI Building Systems, Inc.(b) 1,500 24,000
Universal Forest Products, Inc. 835 84,928
Total   269,578
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Commercial Services & Supplies —%
ACCO Brands Corp.(b) 3,750 47,813
Brady Corp., Class A 1,880 68,338
Knoll, Inc. 600 15,666
Quad/Graphics, Inc. 2,950 77,260
Total   209,077
Construction & Engineering 0.1%
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA 1,278 39,389
Argan, Inc. 1,110 81,862
China Railway Construction Corp., Ltd., Class H(b) 50,000 69,375
Hyundai Development Co. 264 9,934
Leighton Holdings Ltd. 1,769 46,045
Shimizu Corp. 5,000 45,957
Skanska AB, Class B 3,318 81,125
Taisei Corp. 17,000 120,761
Total   494,448
Electrical Equipment —%
EnerSys 1,310 102,114
Generac Holdings, Inc.(b) 1,230 49,520
Prysmian SpA(b) 1,984 51,610
Total   203,244
Industrial Conglomerates —%
Hanwha Corp. 1,889 57,324
Siemens AG, Registered Shares 570 73,734
Total   131,058
Machinery 0.1%
Astec Industries, Inc. 360 25,193
Energy Recovery, Inc.(b) 7,100 72,704
Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc.(b) 2,220 73,593
Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) 2,030 88,813
KONE OYJ, Class B 153 6,917
Mueller Industries, Inc. 895 36,033
Wabash National Corp.(b) 5,390 95,133
Total   398,386
Professional Services —%
Huron Consulting Group, Inc.(b) 1,670 75,651
RPX Corp.(b) 6,920 75,151
Total   150,802
 
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Road & Rail —%
ArcBest Corp. 2,530 79,948
Trading Companies & Distributors —%
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. 1,590 96,116
ITOCHU Corp. 5,300 73,012
Total   169,128
Total Industrials 2,531,970
Information Technology 0.4%
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.1%
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.(b) 3,175 97,155
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.(b) 55,000 147,498
Methode Electronics, Inc. 1,330 55,927
Rogers Corp.(b) 1,035 82,748
Sanmina Corp.(b) 2,800 109,060
Scansource, Inc.(b) 1,430 56,557
TTM Technologies, Inc.(b) 5,550 82,306
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 5,075 84,245
Total   715,496
Internet Software & Services 0.1%
Bankrate, Inc.(b) 1,300 14,170
EarthLink Holdings Corp. 11,120 71,279
j2 Global, Inc.(b) 1,283 107,528
Mixi, Inc. 3,200 138,836
RetailMeNot, Inc.(b) 6,692 60,563
Shutterstock, Inc.(b) 360 19,368
Total   411,744
IT Services 0.1%
Cardtronics PLC, Class A(b) 1,800 98,244
Convergys Corp. 2,425 60,189
CSG Systems International, Inc. 1,180 57,112
EVERTEC, Inc. 4,415 75,276
Science Applications International Corp. 250 20,355
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.(b) 565 15,780
Travelport Worldwide Ltd. 1,750 25,130
Unisys Corp.(b) 3,025 38,871
Total   390,957
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment —%
Amkor Technology, Inc.(b) 7,320 68,881
Diodes, Inc.(b) 745 18,543
Entegris, Inc.(b) 4,625 86,719
Semtech Corp.(b) 2,675 88,141
Synaptics, Inc.(b) 1,496 84,344
Xcerra Corp.(b) 5,727 43,411
Total   390,039
Software 0.1%
Aspen Technology, Inc.(b) 1,655 87,897
Barracuda Networks, Inc.(b) 1,150 27,014
CommVault Systems, Inc.(b) 1,520 74,632
Mentor Graphics Corp. 785 28,974
Oracle Corp. Japan 1,500 84,046
Progress Software Corp.(b) 1,125 31,522
Qualys, Inc.(b) 1,110 39,849
VASCO Data Security International, Inc.(b) 1,425 21,660
Total   395,594
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals —%
Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd. 40,400 114,023
Inventec Co., Ltd. 38,000 28,580
Pegatron Corp. 34,000 81,875
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 31 52,724
Seiko Epson Corp. 2,100 43,262
Total   320,464
Total Information Technology 2,624,294
Materials 0.2%
Chemicals 0.1%
Ferro Corp.(b) 5,125 72,468
Hyosung Corp.(b) 79 9,210
Innospec, Inc. 1,380 98,463
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. 12,900 89,977
Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. 5,700 77,349
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd. 104,000 64,398
Trinseo SA 1,550 100,362
Total   512,227
Containers & Packaging —%
Greif, Inc., Class A 1,390 80,036
 
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Metals & Mining 0.1%
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.(b) 1,075 13,553
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS 51,801 79,765
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. 21,134 106,944
Materion Corp. 750 29,475
Rio Tinto PLC 3,743 165,826
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A 3,025 71,541
Sibanye Gold Ltd. 6,646 14,935
Total   482,039
Paper & Forest Products —%
UPM-Kymmene OYJ 5,302 120,249
Total Materials 1,194,551
Real Estate 0.2%
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) 0.1%
Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. 1,100 14,784
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. 7,450 80,833
CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. 1,358 48,752
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. 680 32,286
Government Properties Income Trust 850 16,371
LaSalle Hotel Properties 1,475 44,501
Lexington Realty Trust 8,300 88,976
PS Business Parks, Inc. 753 84,366
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust 850 13,821
RLJ Lodging Trust 1,235 28,664
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. 1,325 81,064
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. 450 11,430
Select Income REIT 3,025 75,655
STAG Industrial, Inc. 850 19,669
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. 5,750 91,022
Washington Prime Group, Inc. 8,350 80,578
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 675 12,386
Total   825,158
Real Estate Management & Development 0.1%
China Vanke Co., Ltd., Class H 13,000 32,978
Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd., Class H 85,200 109,277
Wheelock & Co., Ltd. 14,220 86,428
Total   228,683
Total Real Estate 1,053,841
Common Stocks (continued)
Issuer Shares Value ($)
Telecommunication Services 0.1%
Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.1%
China Communications Services Corp., Ltd., Class H 26,000 17,674
General Communication, Inc., Class A(b) 3,615 72,734
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. 2,800 123,682
Telenor ASA 6,113 96,794
Windstream Holdings, Inc. 5,750 46,460
Total   357,344
Wireless Telecommunication Services —%
Global Telecom Holding SAE(b) 209,745 78,364
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. 2,200 52,602
Total   130,966
Total Telecommunication Services 488,310
Utilities 0.1%
Electric Utilities —%
IDACORP, Inc. 25 2,000
Korea Electric Power Corp. 2,541 93,059
Portland General Electric Co. 59 2,573
Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA 7,461 50,812
Total   148,444
Gas Utilities 0.1%
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. 1,015 66,381
Northwest Natural Gas Co. 850 50,065
Southwest Gas Corp. 1,245 100,310
Total   216,756
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers —%
Ormat Technologies, Inc. 1,220 65,514
Multi-Utilities —%
E.ON SE 14,449 111,302
Water Utilities —%
SJW Corp. 1,595 79,910
Total Utilities 621,926
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $16,521,007)
18,394,932
 
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Equity Funds 71.7%
  Shares Value ($)
International 19.7%
Columbia Emerging Markets Fund, Class I Shares(a),(b) 4,840,561 48,792,856
Columbia European Equity Fund, Class I Shares(a) 3,339,381 20,303,436
Columbia Overseas Value Fund, Class I Shares(a) 4,182,488 35,425,670
Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund, Class I Shares(a) 3,013,695 28,389,008
Total 132,910,970
U.S. Large Cap 48.8%
Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Class I Shares(a) 2,356,416 53,961,918
Columbia Disciplined Core Fund, Class I Shares(a) 3,924,284 40,773,317
Columbia Disciplined Growth Fund, Class I Shares(a) 5,243,123 44,881,132
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund, Class I Shares(a) 6,774,725 66,324,555
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund, Class I Shares(a) 584,150 20,854,153
Columbia Select Large Cap Equity Fund, Class I Shares(a) 3,739,016 46,924,646
Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund, Class I Shares(a),(b) 2,103,732 31,345,610
Columbia Select Large-Cap Value Fund, Class I Shares(a) 1,033,460 24,617,019
Total 329,682,350
U.S. Small Cap 3.2%
Columbia Disciplined Small Core Fund, Class I Shares(a) 1,112,999 10,629,143
Columbia Select Smaller-Cap Value Fund, Class I Shares(a),(b) 372,495 7,759,068
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I, Class I Shares(a),(b) 146,015 2,702,745
Total 21,090,956
Total Equity Funds
(Cost $441,096,537)
483,684,276
Fixed-Income Funds 12.0%
Emerging Markets 0.5%
Columbia Emerging Markets Bond Fund, Class I Shares(a) 286,806 3,252,377
High Yield 5.7%
Columbia High Yield Bond Fund, Class I Shares(a) 7,993,252 23,420,227
Columbia Income Opportunities Fund, Class I Shares(a) 1,524,750 15,034,040
Total 38,454,267
Fixed-Income Funds (continued)
  Shares Value ($)
Investment Grade 5.8%
Columbia Corporate Income Fund, Class I Shares(a) 2,706,318 27,117,305
Columbia Mortgage Opportunities Fund, Class I Shares(a) 400,112 3,941,100
Columbia U.S. Government Mortgage Fund, Class I Shares(a) 1,522,026 8,203,723
Total 39,262,128
Total Fixed-Income Funds
(Cost $81,060,377)
80,968,772
    
Preferred Stocks —%
Issuer Coupon
Rate
Shares Value ($)
Consumer Discretionary —%
Auto Components —%
Schaeffler AG 1,347 21,843
Total Consumer Discretionary 21,843
Financials —%
Banks —%
Banco Bradesco SA(b) 14,473 150,191
Itau Unibanco Holding SA(b) 1,221 14,430
Total     164,621
Total Financials 164,621
Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $161,090)
186,464
    
Money Market Funds 7.3%
  Shares Value ($)
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 0.662%(a),(c) 49,253,436 49,253,436
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $49,253,484)
49,253,436
Total Investments
(Cost: $629,022,564)
672,229,790
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net   3,031,566
Net Assets 675,261,356
 
 
At January 31, 2017, securities and/or cash totaling $4,071,959 were pledged as collateral.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Investments in derivatives
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts open at January 31, 2017
Counterparty Exchange
date
Currency to
be delivered
Currency to
be received
Unrealized
appreciation ($)
Unrealized
depreciation ($)
JPMorgan 02/22/2017 370,000 BRL 113,546 USD (3,317)
JPMorgan 02/22/2017 10,000 CAD 7,543 USD (143)
JPMorgan 02/22/2017 783,000 CNY 113,314 USD (423)
JPMorgan 02/22/2017 1,314,000 EGP 69,158 USD 108
JPMorgan 02/22/2017 168,422,000 KRW 142,848 USD (2,975)
JPMorgan 02/22/2017 513,000 NOK 60,400 USD (1,805)
JPMorgan 02/22/2017 1,283,000 SEK 143,657 USD (3,138)
JPMorgan 02/22/2017 2,945,000 THB 83,011 USD (615)
JPMorgan 02/22/2017 144,000 TRY 37,637 USD (331)
JPMorgan 02/22/2017 4,660,000 TWD 147,101 USD (2,314)
JPMorgan 02/22/2017 150,886 USD 201,000 AUD 1,484
JPMorgan 02/22/2017 173,054 USD 174,000 CHF 2,946
JPMorgan 02/22/2017 34,275 USD 32,000 EUR 293
JPMorgan 02/22/2017 166,898 USD 136,000 GBP 4,246
JPMorgan 02/22/2017 45,376 USD 607,762,000 IDR 86
JPMorgan 02/22/2017 30,130 USD 115,000 ILS 391
JPMorgan 02/22/2017 143,603 USD 9,848,000 INR 1,752
JPMorgan 02/22/2017 67,097 USD 7,670,000 JPY 867
JPMorgan 02/22/2017 62,921 USD 1,320,000 MXN 209
JPMorgan 02/22/2017 45,353 USD 203,000 MYR 421
JPMorgan 02/22/2017 67,949 USD 97,000 SGD 889
JPMorgan 02/22/2017 30,170 USD 414,000 ZAR 454
Total       14,146 (15,061)
Futures contracts outstanding at January 31, 2017
Long futures contracts outstanding
Contract description Number of
contracts
Trading
currency
Notional market
value ($)
Expiration date Unrealized
appreciation ($)
Unrealized
depreciation ($)
Mini MSCI EAFE Index 49 USD 4,234,580 03/2017 17,276
Mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index 83 USD 3,797,665 03/2017 150,851
Russell 2000 Mini 1 USD 67,975 03/2017 (1,387)
S&P 500 E-mini 341 USD 38,780,225 03/2017 339,627
S&P Mid 400 E-mini 48 USD 8,090,400 03/2017 (26,039)
TOPIX Index 60 JPY 8,061,288 03/2017 (133,920)
U.S. Long Bond 29 USD 4,374,469 03/2017 (28,789)
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note 35 USD 4,125,351 03/2017 (12,641)
Total     71,531,953   507,754 (202,776)
    
Short futures contracts outstanding
Contract description Number of
contracts
Trading
currency
Notional market
value ($)
Expiration date Unrealized
appreciation ($)
Unrealized
depreciation ($)
EURO STOXX 50 (102) EUR (3,560,924) 03/2017 (48,860)
FTSE 100 Index (38) GBP (3,368,029) 03/2017 (105,298)
Russell 2000 Mini (19) USD (1,291,525) 03/2017 15,829
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note (15) USD (1,867,031) 03/2017 8,643
U.S. Ultra Bond (6) USD (964,125) 03/2017 7,863
Total     (11,051,634)   32,335 (154,158)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Cleared credit default swap contracts outstanding at January 31, 2017
Buy protection
Counterparty Reference
entity
Expiration
date
Pay fixed
rate (%)
Notional
currency
Notional
amount ($)
Unrealized
appreciation ($)
Unrealized
depreciation ($)
Morgan Stanley Markit CDX North America High Yield Index, Series 26 06/20/2021 5.000 USD 3,289,000 (168,232)
Morgan Stanley Markit CDX North America Investment Grade Index, Series 27 12/20/2021 1.000 USD 3,750,000 (12,188)
Total           (180,420)
Credit default swap contracts outstanding at January 31, 2017
Sell protection
Counterparty Reference
entity
Expiration
date
Receive
fixed
rate
(%)
Implied
credit
spread
(%)
Notional
currency
Notional
amount
($)
Market
value
($)
Periodic
payments
receivable
(payable)
($)
Premium
paid
($)
Premium
received
($)
Unrealized
appreciation
($)
Unrealized
depreciation
($)
Barclays Markit CDX Emerging Markets Index, Series 26 12/20/21 1.000 2.372 USD (2,307,692) (140,318) 2,757 (148,502) 10,941
Barclays Markit CDX Emerging Markets Index, Series 26 12/20/21 1.000 2.372 USD (4,615,385) (280,636) 5,513 (299,245) 24,122
Barclays Markit CDX Emerging Markets Index, Series 26 12/20/21 1.000 2.372 USD (4,326,923) (263,095) 5,168 (282,222) 24,295
Total                 (729,969) 59,358
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) As defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the company’s outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the year ended January 31, 2017 are as follows:
    
Issuer Beginning
shares
Shares
purchased
Shares
sold
Ending
shares
Capital gain
distributions ($)
Realized gain
(loss) ($)
Dividends —
affiliated
issuers ($)
Value ($)
Columbia Absolute Return Currency and Income Fund, Class I Shares 189,149 7,119 (13,622) 182,646 54,870 11,134 2,016,415
Columbia Alternative Beta Fund, Class I Shares 455,212 2,889 458,101 26,120 4,173,302
Columbia Commodity Strategy Fund, Class I Shares 2,255,165 (1,698) 2,253,467 (480) 12,732,086
Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Class I Shares 2,604,980 42,841 (291,405) 2,356,416 404,185 2,497,028 564,223 53,961,918
Columbia Corporate Income Fund, Class I Shares 2,769,544 141,086 (204,312) 2,706,318 (20,041) 835,467 27,117,305
Columbia Disciplined Core Fund, Class I Shares 4,206,752 67,405 (349,872) 3,924,285 2,094,809 656,536 40,773,317
Columbia Disciplined Growth Fund, Class I Shares 5,372,336 330,329 (459,542) 5,243,123 2,294,954 357,520 401,139 44,881,132
Columbia Disciplined Small Core Fund, Class I Shares 860,055 394,331 (141,387) 1,112,999 3,433,494 (724,055) 59,734 10,629,143
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund, Class I Shares 7,534,590 145,475 (905,340) 6,774,725 113,384 1,273,118 66,324,555
Columbia Diversified Absolute Return Fund, Class I Shares 1,021,514 18,450 (280,460) 759,504 (120,832) 7,200,097
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Notes to Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
Issuer Beginning
shares
Shares
purchased
Shares
sold
Ending
shares
Capital gain
distributions ($)
Realized gain
(loss) ($)
Dividends —
affiliated
issuers ($)
Value ($)
Columbia Emerging Markets Bond Fund, Class I Shares 321,005 12,796 (46,995) 286,806 (2,367) 104,561 3,252,377
Columbia Emerging Markets Fund, Class I Shares 3,465,613 1,396,425 (21,477) 4,840,561 4,055 48,792,856
Columbia European Equity Fund, Class I Shares 4,582,981 205,857 (1,449,457) 3,339,381 514,702 571,869 20,303,436
Columbia High Yield Bond Fund, Class I Shares 8,467,828 459,498 (934,074) 7,993,252 (136,230) 1,226,748 23,420,227
Columbia Income Opportunities Fund, Class I Shares 2,304,472 101,415 (881,137) 1,524,750 308,191 902,227 15,034,040
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund, Class I Shares 607,855 17,993 (41,698) 584,150 269,099 836,938 119,397 20,854,153
Columbia Mortgage Opportunities Fund, Class I Shares 406,485 23,903 (30,276) 400,112 49,518 (6,585) 147,552 3,941,100
Columbia Multi-Advisor Small Cap Value Fund, Class I Shares 1,076,972 10,850 (1,087,822)*   769,739    
Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund, Class I Shares 1,098,776 317,025 1,415,801 638,831 13,620,010
Columbia Overseas Value Fund, Class I Shares 4,647,726 144,981 (610,219) 4,182,488 (447,194) 759,958 35,425,670
Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund, Class I Shares 3,061,777 233,960 (282,042) 3,013,695 1,519,604 602,805 173,530 28,389,008
Columbia Select Large Cap Equity Fund, Class I Shares 4,096,043 88,180 (445,207) 3,739,016 466,259 (764,396) 600,002 46,924,646
Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund, Class I Shares 1,889,926 337,103 (123,297) 2,103,732 3,397,373 573,106 31,345,610
Columbia Select Large-Cap Value Fund, Class I Shares 1,176,170 87,880 (230,590) 1,033,460 1,647,825 2,148,363 347,115 24,617,019
Columbia Select Smaller-Cap Value Fund, Class I Shares 252,247 275,739* (155,491) 372,495 414,895 249,894 7,759,068
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, 0.662% 46,742,052 67,159,918 (64,648,534) 49,253,436 26 192,784 49,253,436
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I, Class I Shares 168,715 15,710 (38,410) 146,015 216,958 (360,479) 2,702,745
Columbia U.S. Government Mortgage Fund, Class I Shares 3,042,073 156,378 (1,676,425) 1,522,026 78,122 (162,309) 391,531 8,203,723
Total 112,422,848 74,450,701 (75,350,789) 111,522,760 14,247,156 8,336,726 9,992,442 653,648,394
    
* Includes the effect of underlying fund reorganization.
    
(b) Non-income producing investment.
(c) The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at January 31, 2017.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Currency Legend
AUD Australian Dollar
BRL Brazilian Real
CAD Canada Dollar
CHF Swiss Franc
CNY China Yuan Renminbi
EGP Egyptian Pound
EUR Euro
GBP British Pound
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
ILS New Israeli Sheqel
INR Indian Rupee
JPY Japanese Yen
KRW South Korean Won
MXN Mexican Peso
MYR Malaysian Ringgit
NOK Norwegian Krone
SEK Swedish Krona
SGD Singapore Dollar
THB Thailand Baht
TRY Turkish Lira
TWD New Taiwan Dollar
USD US Dollar
ZAR South African Rand
Fair value measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 - Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date (including NAV for open-end mutual funds). Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.
Level 2 – Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).
Level 3 – Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Foreign equity securities actively traded in markets where there is a significant delay in the local close relative to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) are classified as Level 2. The values of these securities may include an adjustment to reflect the impact of significant market movements following the close of local trading, as described in Note 2 to the financial statements — Security Valuation.
Certain investments that have been measured at fair value using the net asset value (NAV) per share (or its equivalent) are not categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to reconcile the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of Investments. The Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund seeks to provide shareholders with maximum current income consistent with liquidity and stability of principal. Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund prices its shares with a floating NAV and no longer seeks to maintain a stable NAV.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Fair value measurements  (continued)
Under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager’s Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at January 31, 2017:
  Level 1
quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical
assets ($)
Level 2
other
significant
observable
inputs ($)
Level 3
significant
unobservable
inputs ($)
Investments
measured at
net asset
value ($)
Total ($)
Investments          
Alternative Investment Funds 39,741,910 39,741,910
Common Stocks          
Consumer Discretionary 1,414,377 779,386 2,193,763
Consumer Staples 455,050 553,433 1,008,483
Energy 359,601 543,363 902,964
Financials 2,543,588 1,169,695 3,713,283
Health Care 1,438,910 622,637 2,061,547
Industrials 1,626,236 905,734 2,531,970
Information Technology 1,933,450 690,844 2,624,294
Materials 529,694 664,857 1,194,551
Real Estate 825,158 228,683 1,053,841
Telecommunication Services 119,194 369,116 488,310
Utilities 417,565 204,361 621,926
Total Common Stocks 11,662,823 6,732,109 18,394,932
Equity Funds 483,684,276 483,684,276
Fixed-Income Funds 80,968,772 80,968,772
Preferred Stocks          
Consumer Discretionary 21,843 21,843
Financials 164,621 164,621
Total Preferred Stocks 164,621 21,843 186,464
Money Market Funds 49,253,436 49,253,436
Total Investments 616,222,402 6,753,952 49,253,436 672,229,790
Derivatives          
Asset          
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts 14,146 14,146
Futures Contracts 540,089 540,089
Swap Contracts 59,358 59,358
Liability          
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (15,061) (15,061)
Futures Contracts (356,934) (356,934)
Swap Contracts (180,420) (180,420)
Total 616,405,557 6,631,975 49,253,436 672,290,968
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Fair value measurements  (continued)
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets. These assets include certain foreign securities for which a third party statistical pricing service may be employed for purposes of fair market valuation. The model utilized by such third party statistical pricing service takes into account a security’s correlation to available market data including, but not limited to, intraday index, ADR, and exchange-traded fund movements.
Derivative instruments are valued at unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
January 31, 2017
  Columbia
Capital
Allocation
Conservative
Portfolio
Columbia
Capital
Allocation
Moderate
Conservative
Portfolio
Columbia
Capital
Allocation
Moderate
Portfolio
Assets      
Investments, at cost      
Unaffiliated issuers, at cost $7,581,163 $11,990,933 $28,202,052
Affiliated issuers, at cost 258,179,578 595,712,674 1,444,118,742
Total investments, at cost 265,760,741 607,703,607 1,472,320,794
Investments, at value      
Unaffiliated issuers, at value 8,345,075 13,119,218 31,500,195
Affiliated issuers, at value 255,800,325 600,170,867 1,488,816,174
Total investments, at value 264,145,400 613,290,085 1,520,316,369
Cash collateral held at broker 570,000
Margin deposits 702,360 2,190,693 7,555,565
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts 9,332 14,285 17,781
Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts 14,510 11,871 48,806
Receivable for:      
Investments sold 237,174 731,384 746,864
Capital shares sold 203,506 473,030 979,883
Dividends 314,685 627,945 1,614,635
Foreign tax reclaims 5,674 14,022 8,431
Variation margin 29,130 107,815 287,775
Prepaid expenses 1,840 2,475 4,064
Total assets 265,663,611 617,463,605 1,532,150,173
Liabilities      
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts 6,429 9,846 18,405
Premiums received on outstanding swap contracts 178,437 145,994 600,197
Payable for:      
Investments purchased 301,689 601,702 1,625,482
Capital shares purchased 1,029,080 1,733,323 3,424,312
Variation margin 33,825 135,870 340,336
Management services fees 702 1,405 2,820
Distribution and/or service fees 2,676 5,936 14,485
Transfer agent fees 22,682 47,333 106,106
Plan administration fees 1 1
Compensation of board members 85,634 36,228 47,254
Compensation of chief compliance officer 59 137 336
Other expenses 37,714 51,613 103,095
Other liabilities 236
Total liabilities 1,698,928 2,769,387 6,283,065
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock $263,964,683 $614,694,218 $1,525,867,108
Represented by      
Paid in capital 266,483,508 605,268,567 1,449,216,848
Undistributed net investment income 832,330 2,187,893 1,535,844
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) (1,620,355) 2,013,876 27,222,168
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:      
Investments - unaffiliated issuers 763,912 1,128,285 3,298,143
Investments - affiliated issuers (2,379,253) 4,458,193 44,697,432
Foreign currency translations (4,878) (5,517) (17,154)
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts 2,903 4,439 (624)
Futures contracts (38,417) (172,232) 288,081
Swap contracts (75,067) (189,286) (373,630)
Total - representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock $263,964,683 $614,694,218 $1,525,867,108
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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January 31, 2017
  Columbia
Capital
Allocation
Conservative
Portfolio
Columbia
Capital
Allocation
Moderate
Conservative
Portfolio
Columbia
Capital
Allocation
Moderate
Portfolio
Class A      
Net assets $213,724,609 $494,948,328 $1,309,998,225
Shares outstanding 21,718,720 46,623,032 119,176,597
Net asset value per share $9.84 $10.62 $10.99
Maximum offering price per share(a) $10.33 $11.27 $11.66
Class B      
Net assets $1,608,326 $3,970,533 $13,397,582
Shares outstanding 163,980 376,236 1,225,683
Net asset value per share $9.81 $10.55 $10.93
Class C      
Net assets $42,286,317 $87,493,352 $186,169,954
Shares outstanding 4,321,702 8,356,316 17,071,281
Net asset value per share $9.78 $10.47 $10.91
Class K      
Net assets $100,582 $58,093 $87,399
Shares outstanding 10,328 5,556 7,960
Net asset value per share $9.74 $10.46 $10.98
Class R      
Net assets $355,187 $2,549,479 $2,281,611
Shares outstanding 36,106 239,778 208,138
Net asset value per share $9.84 $10.63 $10.96
Class R4      
Net assets $903,388 $2,705,193 $354,611
Shares outstanding 92,391 256,993 32,623
Net asset value per share $9.78 $10.53 $10.87
Class R5      
Net assets $417,319 $2,084,266 $5,520,678
Shares outstanding 42,676 198,108 508,010
Net asset value per share $9.78 $10.52 $10.87
Class Y      
Net assets $595,232 $408,969 $3,459,226
Shares outstanding 60,941 39,339 318,292
Net asset value per share $9.77 $10.40 $10.87
Class Z      
Net assets $3,973,723 $20,476,005 $4,597,822
Shares outstanding 403,911 1,954,160 418,764
Net asset value per share $9.84 $10.48 $10.98
    
(a) The maximum offering price per share is calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge of 4.75% for Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio and dividing the net asset value by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge of 5.75% for Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio and Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities  (continued)
January 31, 2017
  Columbia
Capital
Allocation
Moderate
Aggressive
Portfolio
Columbia
Capital
Allocation
Aggressive
Portfolio
Assets    
Investments, at cost    
Unaffiliated issuers, at cost $28,027,812 $16,682,097
Affiliated issuers, at cost 1,981,619,027 612,340,467
Total investments, at cost 2,009,646,839 629,022,564
Investments, at value    
Unaffiliated issuers, at value 31,178,491 18,581,396
Affiliated issuers, at value 2,079,076,640 653,648,394
Total investments, at value 2,110,255,131 672,229,790
Cash 16,468
Cash collateral held at broker 1,430,000 690,000
Margin deposits 13,501,030 3,381,959
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts 12,390 14,146
Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts 122,674 59,358
Receivable for:    
Investments sold 1,626,982 675,662
Capital shares sold 929,002 522,746
Dividends 1,524,890 294,689
Foreign tax reclaims 5,668 6,815
Variation margin 599,731 78,507
Prepaid expenses 5,110 2,515
Trustees’ deferred compensation plan 36,885
Other assets 1,035
Total assets 2,130,066,996 677,956,187
Liabilities    
Foreign currency (identified cost $15,554, $—) 15,390
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts 11,683 15,061
Premiums received on outstanding swap contracts 1,508,603 729,969
Payable for:    
Investments purchased 1,434,204 289,092
Capital shares purchased 3,932,580 1,319,439
Variation margin 541,477 179,253
Management services fees 5,576 1,434
Distribution and/or service fees 18,448 6,281
Transfer agent fees 168,590 54,117
Plan administration fees 1
Compensation of board members 169,484 30,905
Compensation of chief compliance officer 465 147
Other expenses 137,199 68,938
Trustees’ deferred compensation plan 36,885
Other liabilities 164 194
Total liabilities 7,980,748 2,694,831
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock $2,122,086,248 $675,261,356
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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January 31, 2017
  Columbia
Capital
Allocation
Moderate
Aggressive
Portfolio
Columbia
Capital
Allocation
Aggressive
Portfolio
Represented by    
Paid in capital $1,973,503,388 $617,439,225
Undistributed (excess of distributions over) net investment income 866,359 (40,748)
Accumulated net realized gain 47,803,472 14,598,468
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:    
Investments - unaffiliated issuers 3,150,679 1,899,299
Investments - affiliated issuers 97,457,613 41,307,927
Foreign currency translations (17,808) (3,993)
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts 707 (915)
Futures contracts (215,615) 183,155
Swap contracts (462,547) (121,062)
Total - representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock $2,122,086,248 $675,261,356
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities  (continued)
January 31, 2017
  Columbia
Capital
Allocation
Moderate
Aggressive
Portfolio
Columbia
Capital
Allocation
Aggressive
Portfolio
Class A    
Net assets $1,671,441,976 $582,182,427
Shares outstanding 139,261,869 48,088,626
Net asset value per share $12.00 $12.11
Maximum offering price per share(a) $12.73 $12.85
Class B    
Net assets $15,429,655 $6,938,347
Shares outstanding 1,304,582 574,387
Net asset value per share $11.83 $12.08
Class C    
Net assets $216,270,805 $75,647,980
Shares outstanding 17,966,633 6,381,145
Net asset value per share $12.04 $11.85
Class K    
Net assets $2,379 $73,327
Shares outstanding 199 6,042
Net asset value per share $11.95 $12.14
Class R    
Net assets $3,743,092 $2,099,180
Shares outstanding 312,186 174,613
Net asset value per share $11.99 $12.02
Class R4    
Net assets $2,127,626 $1,242,128
Shares outstanding 175,909 104,484
Net asset value per share $12.10 $11.89
Class R5    
Net assets $5,706,068 $1,637,835
Shares outstanding 472,039 137,826
Net asset value per share $12.09 $11.88
Class V(b)    
Net assets $86,404,409 $—
Shares outstanding 7,199,015
Net asset value per share $12.00 $—
Maximum offering price per share(a) $12.73 $—
Class Y    
Net assets $1,127,642 $2,111,199
Shares outstanding 95,244 177,770
Net asset value per share $11.84 $11.88
Class Z    
Net assets $119,832,596 $3,328,933
Shares outstanding 10,001,319 276,061
Net asset value per share $11.98 $12.06
    
(a) The maximum offering price per share is calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge of 5.75%.
(b) Effective January 24, 2017, Class T shares were renamed Class V shares.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended January 31, 2017
  Columbia
Capital
Allocation
Conservative
Portfolio
Columbia
Capital
Allocation
Moderate
Conservative
Portfolio
Columbia
Capital
Allocation
Moderate
Portfolio
Net investment income      
Income:      
Dividends — unaffiliated issuers $249,136 $386,574 $662,255
Dividends — affiliated issuers 5,471,020 12,709,745 31,588,357
Interest 136 1,321 4,292
Foreign taxes withheld (19,949) (30,131) (38,545)
Total income 5,700,343 13,067,509 32,216,359
Expenses:      
Management services fees 245,018 489,192 844,147
Distribution and/or service fees      
Class A 556,010 1,280,609 3,322,481
Class B 24,295 59,883 188,943
Class C 452,793 889,069 1,868,681
Class R 2,660 14,301 9,566
Transfer agent fees      
Class A 249,801 554,060 1,381,421
Class B 2,735 6,521 19,651
Class C 50,843 96,149 194,211
Class K 52 22 89
Class R 598 3,115 1,984
Class R4 642 1,205 241
Class R5 242 932 2,772
Class Y 11 8 37
Class Z 4,135 24,905 3,848
Plan administration fees      
Class K 248 108 438
Compensation of board members 21,618 22,543 35,926
Custodian fees 41,691 42,564 49,014
Printing and postage fees 45,205 77,156 187,004
Registration fees 119,229 123,156 136,954
Audit fees 25,742 22,840 28,076
Legal fees 9,752 13,047 21,342
Compensation of chief compliance officer 59 137 336
Other 13,354 22,401 33,801
Total expenses 1,866,733 3,743,923 8,330,963
Expense reduction (80) (60)
Total net expenses 1,866,733 3,743,843 8,330,903
Net investment income 3,833,610 9,323,666 23,885,456
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Year Ended January 31, 2017
  Columbia
Capital
Allocation
Conservative
Portfolio
Columbia
Capital
Allocation
Moderate
Conservative
Portfolio
Columbia
Capital
Allocation
Moderate
Portfolio
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net      
Net realized gain (loss) on:      
Investments — unaffiliated issuers $19,343 $(44,976) $(197,518)
Investments — affiliated issuers (1,344,116) 57,411 8,803,400
Capital gain distributions from underlying affiliated funds 1,154,698 4,932,639 24,637,501
Foreign currency translations 5,008 26,782 37,863
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts (20,696) (31,710) (53,291)
Futures contracts 389,609 2,031,347 9,104,798
Swap contracts (304,553) (549,968) (631,067)
Net realized gain (loss) (100,707) 6,421,525 41,701,686
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:      
Investments — unaffiliated issuers 1,116,614 1,862,000 6,256,148
Investments — affiliated issuers 12,754,674 33,690,238 90,653,947
Foreign currency translations (3,791) (924) (11,976)
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts 8,004 12,329 8,772
Futures contracts (336,572) (702,763) (946,375)
Swap contracts (53,468) (156,252) (373,630)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 13,485,461 34,704,628 95,586,886
Net realized and unrealized gain 13,384,754 41,126,153 137,288,572
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $17,218,364 $50,449,819 $161,174,028
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Year Ended January 31, 2017
  Columbia
Capital
Allocation
Moderate
Aggressive
Portfolio
Columbia
Capital
Allocation
Aggressive
Portfolio
Net investment income    
Income:    
Dividends — unaffiliated issuers $583,840 $440,460
Dividends — affiliated issuers 37,311,674 9,992,442
Interest 11,948 1,880
Foreign taxes withheld (28,620) (31,908)
Total income 37,878,842 10,402,874
Expenses:    
Management services fees 1,878,216 474,170
Distribution and/or service fees    
Class A 4,228,768 1,441,355
Class B 230,564 96,864
Class C 2,154,752 721,988
Class R 16,939 6,482
Class V(a) 218,972
Transfer agent fees    
Class A 2,404,899 712,587
Class B 33,169 11,962
Class C 306,211 89,268
Class K 9 35
Class R 4,810 1,620
Class R4 1,906 846
Class R5 2,522 689
Class V(a) 124,523
Class Y 17 25
Class Z 166,772 3,234
Plan administration fees    
Class K 48 164
Compensation of board members 54,604 22,345
Custodian fees 57,956 51,934
Printing and postage fees 268,343 107,958
Registration fees 146,753 127,732
Audit fees 30,251 29,876
Legal fees 26,751 13,288
Compensation of chief compliance officer 465 147
Other (823,798) 19,572
Total expenses 11,534,422 3,934,141
Expense reduction (9,774) (120)
Total net expenses 11,524,648 3,934,021
Net investment income 26,354,194 6,468,853
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Operations  (continued)
Year Ended January 31, 2017
  Columbia
Capital
Allocation
Moderate
Aggressive
Portfolio
Columbia
Capital
Allocation
Aggressive
Portfolio
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net    
Net realized gain (loss) on:    
Investments — unaffiliated issuers $(320,835) $11,162
Investments — affiliated issuers 30,593,550 8,336,726
Capital gain distributions from underlying affiliated funds 29,669,750 14,247,156
Foreign currency translations (1,350) (1,426)
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts (36,692) (45,029)
Futures contracts 24,563,282 4,714,419
Swap contracts (835,341) (243,247)
Net realized gain 83,632,364 27,019,761
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:    
Investments — unaffiliated issuers 6,584,711 3,384,826
Investments — affiliated issuers 145,069,093 54,050,039
Foreign currency translations (17,801) (3,986)
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts 7,614 7,750
Futures contracts 2,239,427 404,096
Swap contracts (462,547) (121,062)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 153,420,497 57,721,663
Net realized and unrealized gain 237,052,861 84,741,424
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $263,407,055 $91,210,277
    
(a) Effective January 24, 2017, Class T shares were renamed Class V shares.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Columbia Capital Allocation
Conservative Portfolio
Columbia Capital Allocation
Moderate Conservative Portfolio
  Year Ended
January 31, 2017
Year Ended
January 31, 2016
Year Ended
January 31, 2017
Year Ended
January 31, 2016
Operations        
Net investment income $3,833,610 $4,915,716 $9,323,666 $11,595,181
Net realized gain (loss) (100,707) 5,070,209 6,421,525 22,242,537
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 13,485,461 (18,185,256) 34,704,628 (51,708,726)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 17,218,364 (8,199,331) 50,449,819 (17,871,008)
Distributions to shareholders        
Net investment income        
Class A (3,381,022) (4,448,036) (7,758,691) (10,811,068)
Class B (18,407) (57,097) (42,600) (138,567)
Class C (354,966) (547,575) (705,691) (1,186,601)
Class K (1,597) (1,945) (700) (66)
Class R (6,627) (7,103) (34,021) (74,076)
Class R4 (9,373) (3,344) (26,712) (24,707)
Class R5 (8,416) (4,091) (36,323) (10,527)
Class Y (9,897) (1,638) (9,366) (188)
Class Z (65,500) (66,888) (401,349) (602,055)
Net realized gains        
Class A (1,943,762) (4,217,753) (9,926,178) (15,881,079)
Class B (21,611) (84,291) (120,025) (329,065)
Class C (403,214) (858,561) (1,739,288) (2,747,116)
Class K (866) (1,788) (1,059) (93)
Class R (5,220) (8,908) (48,866) (117,251)
Class R4 (3,795) (3,054) (15,373) (31,447)
Class R5 (4,277) (3,797) (36,592) (12,668)
Class Y (4,552) (1,675) (10,714) (258)
Class Z (30,895) (54,705) (462,330) (790,424)
Total distributions to shareholders (6,273,997) (10,372,249) (21,375,878) (32,757,256)
Decrease in net assets from capital stock activity (14,749,960) (18,116,381) (34,133,689) (12,096,589)
Total decrease in net assets (3,805,593) (36,687,961) (5,059,748) (62,724,853)
Net assets at beginning of year 267,770,276 304,458,237 619,753,966 682,478,819
Net assets at end of year $263,964,683 $267,770,276 $614,694,218 $619,753,966
Undistributed net investment income $832,330 $482,258 $2,187,893 $860,363
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets   (continued)
  Columbia Capital Allocation
Moderate Portfolio
Columbia Capital Allocation
Moderate Aggressive Portfolio
  Year Ended
January 31, 2017
Year Ended
January 31, 2016
Year Ended
January 31, 2017
Year Ended
January 31, 2016
Operations        
Net investment income $23,885,456 $25,694,452 $26,354,194 $30,831,267
Net realized gain 41,701,686 90,021,363 83,632,364 117,283,107
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 95,586,886 (159,127,232) 153,420,497 (220,323,423)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 161,174,028 (43,411,417) 263,407,055 (72,209,049)
Distributions to shareholders        
Net investment income        
Class A (25,546,421) (27,562,443) (22,345,765) (31,928,009)
Class B (192,397) (366,818) (130,865) (403,740)
Class C (2,250,044) (2,312,461) (1,662,664) (2,383,812)
Class K (2,961) (6,180) (144) (1,839)
Class R (34,446) (25,036) (38,439) (61,435)
Class R4 (5,209) (3,442) (21,568) (24,085)
Class R5 (123,308) (49,239) (82,643) (57,960)
Class V(a) (1,156,475) (1,678,969)
Class Y (69,291) (5,079) (17,488) (5,799)
Class Z (88,153) (57,266) (1,861,033) (2,545,167)
Net realized gains        
Class A (32,907,743) (77,452,249) (61,207,186) (100,812,247)
Class B (481,470) (1,745,165) (785,428) (2,379,517)
Class C (4,653,822) (10,404,243) (7,800,757) (12,245,374)
Class K (6,319) (16,894) (90) (5,407)
Class R (41,694) (84,727) (119,631) (230,256)
Class R4 (5,430) (6,698) (48,999) (65,357)
Class R5 (138,173) (110,284) (176,327) (130,866)
Class V(a) (3,168,524) (5,315,962)
Class Y (71,478) (11,037) (29,260) (11,157)
Class Z (89,876) (139,513) (4,282,177) (7,066,677)
Total distributions to shareholders (66,708,235) (120,358,774) (104,935,463) (167,353,635)
Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock activity (75,066,971) (705,114) (127,731,803) 9,089,709
Total increase (decrease) in net assets 19,398,822 (164,475,305) 30,739,789 (230,472,975)
Net assets at beginning of year 1,506,468,286 1,670,943,591 2,091,346,459 2,321,819,434
Net assets at end of year $1,525,867,108 $1,506,468,286 $2,122,086,248 $2,091,346,459
Undistributed (excess of distributions over) net investment income $1,535,844 $2,207,343 $866,359 $(235,873)
    
(a) Effective January 24, 2017, Class T shares were renamed Class V shares.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets   (continued)
  Columbia Capital Allocation
Aggressive Portfolio
  Year Ended
January 31, 2017
Year Ended
January 31, 2016
Operations    
Net investment income $6,468,853 $7,358,674
Net realized gain 27,019,761 43,822,743
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 57,721,663 (76,946,677)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 91,210,277 (25,765,260)
Distributions to shareholders    
Net investment income    
Class A (6,715,750) (9,360,758)
Class B (37,944) (120,732)
Class C (383,582) (640,020)
Class K (872) (994)
Class R (18,790) (15,063)
Class R4 (9,014) (22,722)
Class R5 (22,254) (21,607)
Class Y (32,328) (4,922)
Class Z (44,934) (34,270)
Net realized gains    
Class A (21,486,728) (39,256,522)
Class B (356,433) (1,044,471)
Class C (2,751,643) (4,701,579)
Class K (2,445) (3,849)
Class R (46,212) (65,849)
Class R4 (22,129) (54,834)
Class R5 (48,687) (46,277)
Class Y (62,134) (7,475)
Class Z (102,972) (117,323)
Total distributions to shareholders (32,144,851) (55,519,267)
Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock activity (17,318,215) 49,105,387
Total increase (decrease) in net assets 41,747,211 (32,179,140)
Net assets at beginning of year 633,514,145 665,693,285
Net assets at end of year $675,261,356 $633,514,145
Excess of distributions over net investment income $(40,748) $(11,821)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets   (continued)
  Columbia Capital Allocation
Conservative Portfolio
Columbia Capital Allocation
Moderate Conservative Portfolio
  Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended
  January 31, 2017 January 31, 2016 January 31, 2017 January 31, 2016
  Shares Dollars ($) Shares Dollars ($) Shares Dollars ($) Shares Dollars ($)
Capital stock activity
Class A                
Subscriptions (a) 3,453,730 33,841,486 2,526,066 25,121,440 5,244,058 55,106,729 5,576,851 60,564,594
Distributions reinvested 516,173 5,032,734 843,495 8,241,451 1,566,725 16,243,578 2,300,914 24,473,485
Redemptions (5,146,261) (50,412,406) (4,741,051) (47,178,086) (9,094,068) (95,614,956) (8,689,832) (94,438,223)
Net decrease (1,176,358) (11,538,186) (1,371,490) (13,815,195) (2,283,285) (24,264,649) (812,067) (9,400,144)
Class B                
Subscriptions 18,485 179,248 16,958 170,969 24,012 250,585 33,232 359,669
Distributions reinvested 3,955 38,414 13,764 134,536 14,335 147,454 39,619 420,807
Redemptions (a) (215,499) (2,091,112) (443,974) (4,416,213) (446,898) (4,653,023) (852,725) (9,261,357)
Net decrease (193,059) (1,873,450) (413,252) (4,110,708) (408,551) (4,254,984) (779,874) (8,480,881)
Class C                
Subscriptions 838,245 8,143,830 917,744 9,088,962 1,384,265 14,325,161 1,530,067 16,400,103
Distributions reinvested 74,314 720,321 139,171 1,351,229 221,186 2,259,044 344,213 3,610,210
Redemptions (1,241,525) (12,084,646) (1,172,463) (11,568,458) (1,755,249) (18,210,715) (1,692,662) (18,082,443)
Net increase (decrease) (328,966) (3,220,495) (115,548) (1,128,267) (149,798) (1,626,510) 181,618 1,927,870
Class K                
Subscriptions 65 641 62 605 5,157 53,755
Distributions reinvested 249 2,402 376 3,638 163 1,670 3 26
Redemptions (40) (392) (19) (182) (41) (424) (19) (199)
Net increase (decrease) 274 2,651 419 4,061 5,279 55,001 (16) (173)
Class R                
Subscriptions 22,966 222,201 31,147 315,995 112,849 1,186,379 360,874 3,845,506
Distributions reinvested 1,045 10,192 1,611 15,675 6,830 70,914 14,946 157,524
Redemptions (39,802) (391,845) (1,238) (12,407) (372,938) (3,870,315) (85,630) (910,701)
Net increase (decrease) (15,791) (159,452) 31,520 319,263 (253,259) (2,613,022) 290,190 3,092,329
Class R4                
Subscriptions 95,705 931,733 6,500 64,994 205,466 2,156,698 43,013 459,448
Distributions reinvested 1,349 13,104 648 6,303 4,068 41,999 5,320 56,026
Redemptions (20,119) (195,719) (7,196) (71,028) (60,148) (606,465) (29,409) (315,011)
Net increase (decrease) 76,935 749,118 (48) 269 149,386 1,592,232 18,924 200,463
Class R5                
Subscriptions 28,267 269,522 34,554 338,277 156,819 1,618,245 54,090 572,346
Distributions reinvested 1,304 12,630 815 7,792 7,081 72,827 2,218 23,065
Redemptions (21,142) (206,959) (7,172) (69,298) (34,031) (356,911) (7,985) (82,485)
Net increase 8,429 75,193 28,197 276,771 129,869 1,334,161 48,323 512,926
Class Y                
Subscriptions 60,831 588,974 17,151 165,939 60,918 606,952 962 10,320
Distributions reinvested 1,483 14,385 339 3,213 1,968 19,991 30 315
Redemptions (19,091) (186,664) (9) (88) (24,524) (252,259) (366) (3,908)
Net increase 43,223 416,695 17,481 169,064 38,362 374,684 626 6,727
Class Z                
Subscriptions 227,542 2,228,637 213,994 2,096,292 571,146 5,922,134 470,076 5,022,976
Distributions reinvested 8,487 82,751 9,674 94,396 38,011 388,976 58,675 616,172
Redemptions (154,482) (1,513,422) (204,935) (2,022,327) (1,062,959) (11,041,712) (525,729) (5,594,854)
Net increase (decrease) 81,547 797,966 18,733 168,361 (453,802) (4,730,602) 3,022 44,294
Total net decrease (1,503,766) (14,749,960) (1,803,988) (18,116,381) (3,225,799) (34,133,689) (1,049,254) (12,096,589)
    
(a) Includes conversions of Class B shares to Class A shares, if any.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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  Columbia Capital Allocation
Moderate Portfolio
Columbia Capital Allocation
Moderate Aggressive Portfolio
  Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended
  January 31, 2017 January 31, 2016 January 31, 2017 January 31, 2016
  Shares Dollars ($) Shares Dollars ($) Shares Dollars ($) Shares Dollars ($)
Capital stock activity
Class A                
Subscriptions (a) 9,418,177 101,647,267 10,333,555 117,917,557 8,889,781 104,260,537 11,604,996 143,928,857
Distributions reinvested 5,439,534 57,678,903 9,395,199 103,690,280 6,231,650 72,007,188 9,395,759 113,615,323
Redemptions (20,915,655) (225,993,157) (19,550,249) (222,999,413) (23,465,811) (276,406,424) (19,147,608) (237,749,912)
Net increase (decrease) (6,057,944) (66,666,987) 178,505 (1,391,576) (8,344,380) (100,138,699) 1,853,147 19,794,268
Class B                
Subscriptions 38,186 408,896 56,625 645,503 21,777 249,110 70,638 862,866
Distributions reinvested 63,797 670,795 190,624 2,102,322 73,563 835,816 198,084 2,378,909
Redemptions (a) (1,207,783) (12,929,186) (2,096,547) (23,986,672) (1,624,713) (18,766,142) (2,440,858) (30,260,236)
Net decrease (1,105,800) (11,849,495) (1,849,298) (21,238,847) (1,529,373) (17,681,216) (2,172,136) (27,018,461)
Class C                
Subscriptions 2,766,131 29,626,140 3,249,915 36,695,291 2,452,238 28,887,441 2,871,075 35,637,176
Distributions reinvested 652,731 6,857,159 1,153,671 12,625,304 699,901 8,115,443 1,006,697 12,223,008
Redemptions (3,740,196) (40,096,834) (2,792,354) (31,606,349) (3,585,302) (42,353,594) (2,513,149) (31,310,351)
Net increase (decrease) (321,334) (3,613,535) 1,611,232 17,714,246 (433,163) (5,350,710) 1,364,623 16,549,833
Class K                
Subscriptions 1,593 17,166 1,780 20,150 45 581
Distributions reinvested 871 9,175 2,077 22,887 10 113 586 7,058
Redemptions (22,657) (245,793) (1,142) (12,932) (7,915) (92,153) (440) (5,714)
Net increase (decrease) (20,193) (219,452) 2,715 30,105 (7,905) (92,040) 191 1,925
Class R                
Subscriptions 106,526 1,144,940 39,494 452,709 113,401 1,334,387 117,899 1,460,199
Distributions reinvested 6,305 66,676 9,850 108,793 12,659 146,306 23,993 290,150
Redemptions (34,733) (374,518) (59,708) (670,748) (133,089) (1,545,330) (165,990) (2,026,526)
Net increase (decrease) 78,098 837,098 (10,364) (109,246) (7,029) (64,637) (24,098) (276,177)
Class R4                
Subscriptions 12,499 135,270 16,349 182,991 84,234 1,009,531 22,127 277,972
Distributions reinvested 1,003 10,531 936 9,952 6,045 70,443 7,345 89,265
Redemptions (594) (6,378) (91) (1,000) (13,979) (165,325) (13,921) (169,625)
Net increase 12,908 139,423 17,194 191,943 76,300 914,649 15,551 197,612
Class R5                
Subscriptions 247,126 2,579,993 360,086 3,972,903 178,372 2,078,780 268,249 3,318,687
Distributions reinvested 24,913 261,372 15,097 159,332 22,221 258,853 15,836 188,647
Redemptions (135,707) (1,458,706) (10,312) (113,121) (43,525) (520,989) (20,784) (246,098)
Net increase 136,332 1,382,659 364,871 4,019,114 157,068 1,816,644 263,301 3,261,236
Class V(b)                
Subscriptions 59,203 689,816 55,836 693,652
Distributions reinvested 301,723 3,486,496 454,646 5,499,006
Redemptions (794,994) (9,366,605) (698,845) (8,669,705)
Net decrease (434,068) (5,190,293) (188,363) (2,477,047)
Class Y                
Subscriptions 291,628 3,078,927 35,546 389,318 83,261 959,302 41,904 498,953
Distributions reinvested 13,388 140,658 1,511 15,923 4,064 46,628 1,461 16,773
Redemptions (22,709) (244,877) (1,284) (13,155) (26,539) (309,609) (9,094) (106,618)
Net increase 282,307 2,974,708 35,773 392,086 60,786 696,321 34,271 409,108
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets   (continued)
  Columbia Capital Allocation
Moderate Portfolio
Columbia Capital Allocation
Moderate Aggressive Portfolio
  Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended
  January 31, 2017 January 31, 2016 January 31, 2017 January 31, 2016
  Shares Dollars ($) Shares Dollars ($) Shares Dollars ($) Shares Dollars ($)
Class Z                
Subscriptions 701,757 7,595,019 142,637 1,615,688 1,636,520 19,281,751 1,257,040 15,423,589
Distributions reinvested 14,566 154,545 12,420 136,931 335,582 3,872,455 490,413 5,921,054
Redemptions (533,965) (5,800,954) (178,853) (2,065,558) (2,195,072) (25,796,028) (1,840,996) (22,697,231)
Net increase (decrease) 182,358 1,948,610 (23,796) (312,939) (222,970) (2,641,822) (93,543) (1,352,588)
Total net increase (decrease) (6,813,268) (75,066,971) 326,832 (705,114) (10,684,734) (127,731,803) 1,052,944 9,089,709
    
(a) Includes conversions of Class B shares to Class A shares, if any.
(b) Effective January 24, 2017, Class T shares were renamed Class V shares.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets   (continued)
  Columbia Capital Allocation
Aggressive Portfolio
  Year Ended Year Ended
  January 31, 2017 January 31, 2016
  Shares Dollars ($) Shares Dollars ($)
Capital stock activity
Class A        
Subscriptions (a) 3,963,603 46,514,139 4,794,249 60,144,147
Distributions reinvested 2,436,608 27,934,275 3,959,049 48,186,327
Redemptions (7,914,776) (93,238,477) (5,250,361) (66,074,788)
Net increase (decrease) (1,514,565) (18,790,063) 3,502,937 42,255,686
Class B        
Subscriptions 18,514 216,717 33,216 406,259
Distributions reinvested 34,660 392,427 94,616 1,159,885
Redemptions (a) (560,280) (6,543,431) (806,208) (10,206,926)
Net decrease (507,106) (5,934,287) (678,376) (8,640,782)
Class C        
Subscriptions 1,223,203 14,035,333 1,449,242 17,781,114
Distributions reinvested 278,739 3,109,704 441,119 5,279,382
Redemptions (1,277,999) (14,688,342) (805,578) (9,874,715)
Net increase 223,943 2,456,695 1,084,783 13,185,781
Class K        
Subscriptions 677 7,978 570 7,178
Distributions reinvested 278 3,196 380 4,628
Redemptions (2) (29) (1,313) (16,991)
Net increase (decrease) 953 11,145 (363) (5,185)
Class R        
Subscriptions 100,385 1,181,008 37,493 458,163
Distributions reinvested 4,416 50,662 5,776 69,997
Redemptions (23,630) (276,720) (23,015) (279,771)
Net increase 81,171 954,950 20,254 248,389
Class R4        
Subscriptions 67,448 790,402 75,164 927,695
Distributions reinvested 2,746 31,022 6,592 77,345
Redemptions (37,246) (430,882) (50,509) (577,499)
Net increase 32,948 390,542 31,247 427,541
Class R5        
Subscriptions 62,924 728,417 73,667 901,567
Distributions reinvested 6,258 70,819 5,797 67,672
Redemptions (27,030) (309,906) (14,685) (177,904)
Net increase 42,152 489,330 64,779 791,335
Class Y        
Subscriptions 167,020 1,887,192 20,732 247,809
Distributions reinvested 8,326 94,339 1,064 12,182
Redemptions (17,213) (201,690) (2,355) (25,801)
Net increase 158,133 1,779,841 19,441 234,190
Class Z        
Subscriptions 309,403 3,663,467 64,561 808,452
Distributions reinvested 12,344 141,617 11,894 143,726
Redemptions (209,618) (2,481,452) (27,280) (343,746)
Net increase 112,129 1,323,632 49,175 608,432
Total net increase (decrease) (1,370,242) (17,318,215) 4,093,877 49,105,387
    
(a) Includes conversions of Class B shares to Class A shares, if any.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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The following table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a class held for the periods shown. Per share net investment income (loss) amounts are calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Total return does not reflect payment of sales charges, if any. Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods of less than one year. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to purchase and sales transactions of short-term instruments and certain derivatives, if any. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
Year ended 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
Class A
1/31/2017 $9.45 0.15 0.48 0.63 (0.15) (0.09)
1/31/2016 $10.10 0.18 (0.46) (0.28) (0.19) (0.18)
1/31/2015 $10.34 0.18 0.35 0.53 (0.19) (0.58)
1/31/2014 $10.63 0.20 0.14 0.34 (0.27) (0.36)
1/31/2013 $10.32 0.24 0.54 0.78 (0.35) (0.12)
Class B
1/31/2017 $9.42 0.07 0.48 0.55 (0.07) (0.09)
1/31/2016 $10.07 0.10 (0.45) (0.35) (0.12) (0.18)
1/31/2015 $10.31 0.09 0.37 0.46 (0.12) (0.58)
1/31/2014 $10.60 0.11 0.15 0.26 (0.19) (0.36)
1/31/2013 $10.29 0.15 0.54 0.69 (0.26) (0.12)
Class C
1/31/2017 $9.40 0.07 0.47 0.54 (0.07) (0.09)
1/31/2016 $10.05 0.11 (0.46) (0.35) (0.12) (0.18)
1/31/2015 $10.28 0.10 0.37 0.47 (0.12) (0.58)
1/31/2014 $10.58 0.12 0.13 0.25 (0.19) (0.36)
1/31/2013 $10.28 0.16 0.53 0.69 (0.27) (0.12)
Class K
1/31/2017 $9.36 0.15 0.47 0.62 (0.15) (0.09)
1/31/2016 $10.01 0.19 (0.46) (0.27) (0.20) (0.18)
1/31/2015 $10.24 0.18 0.37 0.55 (0.20) (0.58)
1/31/2014 $10.54 0.23 0.12 0.35 (0.29) (0.36)
1/31/2013 $10.25 0.24 0.53 0.77 (0.36) (0.12)
Class R
1/31/2017 $9.45 0.12 0.48 0.60 (0.12) (0.09)
1/31/2016 $10.10 0.17 (0.47) (0.30) (0.17) (0.18)
1/31/2015 $10.33 0.15 0.37 0.52 (0.17) (0.58)
1/31/2014 $10.63 0.20 0.11 0.31 (0.25) (0.36)
1/31/2013 $10.32 0.25 0.50 0.75 (0.32) (0.12)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Total
distributions to
shareholders
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)
 
(0.24) $9.84 6.67% 0.55% 0.55% 1.51% 24% $213,725
(0.37) $9.45 (2.81%) 0.52% 0.52% (c) 1.83% 24% $216,423
(0.77) $10.10 5.24% 0.55% 0.55% (c) 1.69% 12% $245,212
(0.63) $10.34 3.28% 0.50% 0.50% (c) 1.91% 22% $263,334
(0.47) $10.63 7.62% 0.48% 0.48% (c) 2.28% 19% $282,382
 
(0.16) $9.81 5.90% 1.30% 1.30% 0.74% 24% $1,608
(0.30) $9.42 (3.55%) 1.27% 1.27% (c) 0.98% 24% $3,364
(0.70) $10.07 4.46% 1.30% 1.30% (c) 0.90% 12% $7,759
(0.55) $10.31 2.51% 1.25% 1.25% (c) 1.07% 22% $12,454
(0.38) $10.60 6.79% 1.23% 1.23% (c) 1.47% 19% $19,598
 
(0.16) $9.78 5.80% 1.30% 1.30% 0.76% 24% $42,286
(0.30) $9.40 (3.56%) 1.27% 1.27% (c) 1.08% 24% $43,719
(0.70) $10.05 4.57% 1.30% 1.30% (c) 0.95% 12% $47,899
(0.55) $10.28 2.43% 1.26% 1.26% (c) 1.18% 22% $47,435
(0.39) $10.58 6.75% 1.23% 1.23% (c) 1.54% 19% $45,368
 
(0.24) $9.74 6.70% 0.49% 0.49% 1.58% 24% $101
(0.38) $9.36 (2.76%) 0.46% 0.46% 1.91% 24% $94
(0.78) $10.01 5.48% 0.47% 0.47% 1.79% 12% $96
(0.65) $10.24 3.35% 0.41% 0.41% 2.16% 22% $99
(0.48) $10.54 7.62% 0.39% 0.39% 2.27% 19% $12
 
(0.21) $9.84 6.41% 0.80% 0.80% 1.19% 24% $355
(0.35) $9.45 (3.05%) 0.77% 0.77% (c) 1.72% 24% $490
(0.75) $10.10 5.07% 0.80% 0.80% (c) 1.46% 12% $206
(0.61) $10.33 2.94% 0.76% 0.76% (c) 1.91% 22% $179
(0.44) $10.63 7.39% 0.72% 0.72% (c) 2.36% 19% $114
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Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio
Year ended 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
Class R4
1/31/2017 $9.39 0.17 0.48 0.65 (0.17) (0.09)
1/31/2016 $10.04 0.20 (0.45) (0.25) (0.22) (0.18)
1/31/2015 $10.29 0.25 0.30 0.55 (0.22) (0.58)
1/31/2014 (d) $10.53 0.18 0.09 0.27 (0.26) (0.25)
Class R5
1/31/2017 $9.39 0.18 0.48 0.66 (0.18) (0.09)
1/31/2016 $10.05 0.25 (0.50) (0.25) (0.23) (0.18)
1/31/2015 $10.29 0.17 0.40 0.57 (0.23) (0.58)
1/31/2014 (f) $10.53 0.18 0.09 0.27 (0.26) (0.25)
Class Y
1/31/2017 $9.39 0.18 0.47 0.65 (0.18) (0.09)
1/31/2016 $10.04 0.20 (0.43) (0.23) (0.24) (0.18)
1/31/2015 $10.29 0.20 0.36 0.56 (0.23) (0.58)
1/31/2014 (g) $10.53 0.19 0.09 0.28 (0.27) (0.25)
Class Z
1/31/2017 $9.45 0.18 0.47 0.65 (0.17) (0.09)
1/31/2016 $10.10 0.21 (0.46) (0.25) (0.22) (0.18)
1/31/2015 $10.33 0.20 0.37 0.57 (0.22) (0.58)
1/31/2014 $10.63 0.24 0.12 0.36 (0.30) (0.36)
1/31/2013 $10.32 0.30 0.51 0.81 (0.38) (0.12)
    
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) Class R4 shares commenced operations on June 13, 2013. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Class R5 shares commenced operations on June 13, 2013. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(g) Class Y shares commenced operations on June 13, 2013. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Total
distributions to
shareholders
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)
 
(0.26) $9.78 6.98% 0.31% 0.31% 1.76% 24% $903
(0.40) $9.39 (2.57%) 0.27% 0.27% (c) 2.06% 24% $145
(0.80) $10.04 5.41% 0.31% 0.31% (c) 2.44% 12% $156
(0.51) $10.29 2.56% 0.23% (e) 0.23% (c),(e) 2.67% (e) 22% $2
 
(0.27) $9.78 7.05% 0.24% 0.24% 1.84% 24% $417
(0.41) $9.39 (2.60%) 0.21% 0.21% 2.66% 24% $322
(0.81) $10.05 5.60% 0.25% 0.25% 1.80% 12% $61
(0.51) $10.29 2.64% 0.12% (e) 0.12% (e) 2.78% (e) 22% $2
 
(0.27) $9.77 6.99% 0.20% 0.20% 1.86% 24% $595
(0.42) $9.39 (2.37%) 0.15% 0.15% 2.13% 24% $166
(0.81) $10.04 5.55% 0.17% 0.17% 2.08% 12% $2
(0.52) $10.29 2.68% 0.07% (e) 0.07% (e) 2.83% (e) 22% $2
 
(0.26) $9.84 6.94% 0.30% 0.30% 1.79% 24% $3,974
(0.40) $9.45 (2.56%) 0.27% 0.27% (c) 2.09% 24% $3,046
(0.80) $10.10 5.60% 0.30% 0.30% (c) 1.96% 12% $3,067
(0.66) $10.33 3.42% 0.26% 0.26% (c) 2.26% 22% $2,719
(0.50) $10.63 7.91% 0.22% 0.22% (c) 2.80% 19% $700
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Year ended 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
Class A
1/31/2017 $10.14 0.17 0.68 0.85 (0.16) (0.21)
1/31/2016 $10.98 0.20 (0.49) (0.29) (0.22) (0.33)
1/31/2015 $11.37 0.19 0.51 0.70 (0.23) (0.86)
1/31/2014 $11.33 0.25 0.44 0.69 (0.33) (0.32)
1/31/2013 $10.96 0.25 0.71 0.96 (0.32) (0.27)
Class B
1/31/2017 $10.08 0.08 0.68 0.76 (0.08) (0.21)
1/31/2016 $10.92 0.11 (0.48) (0.37) (0.14) (0.33)
1/31/2015 $11.31 0.10 0.51 0.61 (0.14) (0.86)
1/31/2014 $11.28 0.15 0.45 0.60 (0.25) (0.32)
1/31/2013 $10.91 0.15 0.73 0.88 (0.24) (0.27)
Class C
1/31/2017 $10.00 0.09 0.67 0.76 (0.08) (0.21)
1/31/2016 $10.84 0.12 (0.49) (0.37) (0.14) (0.33)
1/31/2015 $11.23 0.11 0.50 0.61 (0.14) (0.86)
1/31/2014 $11.20 0.16 0.44 0.60 (0.25) (0.32)
1/31/2013 $10.84 0.16 0.71 0.87 (0.24) (0.27)
Class K
1/31/2017 $9.99 0.18 0.67 0.85 (0.17) (0.21)
1/31/2016 $10.82 0.21 (0.48) (0.27) (0.23) (0.33)
1/31/2015 $11.22 0.18 0.52 0.70 (0.24) (0.86)
1/31/2014 (d) $11.25 0.32 0.32 0.64 (0.35) (0.32)
Class R
1/31/2017 $10.16 0.14 0.67 0.81 (0.13) (0.21)
1/31/2016 $10.99 0.21 (0.52) (0.31) (0.19) (0.33)
1/31/2015 $11.38 0.17 0.50 0.67 (0.20) (0.86)
1/31/2014 $11.34 0.21 0.45 0.66 (0.30) (0.32)
1/31/2013 $10.96 0.23 0.72 0.95 (0.30) (0.27)
Class R4
1/31/2017 $10.06 0.24 0.62 0.86 (0.18) (0.21)
1/31/2016 $10.89 0.23 (0.48) (0.25) (0.25) (0.33)
1/31/2015 $11.29 0.24 0.48 0.72 (0.26) (0.86)
1/31/2014 $11.25 0.27 0.46 0.73 (0.37) (0.32)
1/31/2013 (f) $11.30 0.09 0.26 0.35 (0.17) (0.23)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Total
distributions to
shareholders
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)
 
(0.37) $10.62 8.47% 0.49% 0.49% (c) 1.57% 18% $494,948
(0.55) $10.14 (2.78%) 0.48% 0.48% (c) 1.86% 21% $495,849
(1.09) $10.98 6.23% 0.51% 0.51% (c) 1.70% 14% $545,696
(0.65) $11.37 6.18% 0.47% 0.47% (c) 2.15% 30% $553,593
(0.59) $11.33 8.94% 0.70% 0.57% (c) 2.19% 38% $71,321
 
(0.29) $10.55 7.61% 1.23% 1.23% (c) 0.74% 18% $3,971
(0.47) $10.08 (3.53%) 1.23% 1.23% (c) 0.98% 21% $7,912
(1.00) $10.92 5.46% 1.26% 1.26% (c) 0.88% 14% $17,080
(0.57) $11.31 5.32% 1.22% 1.22% (c) 1.30% 30% $27,184
(0.51) $11.28 8.17% 1.44% 1.32% (c) 1.36% 38% $8,335
 
(0.29) $10.47 7.67% 1.24% 1.24% (c) 0.83% 18% $87,493
(0.47) $10.00 (3.56%) 1.23% 1.23% (c) 1.12% 21% $85,097
(1.00) $10.84 5.50% 1.26% 1.26% (c) 0.96% 14% $90,199
(0.57) $11.23 5.35% 1.23% 1.23% (c) 1.38% 30% $85,756
(0.51) $11.20 8.13% 1.45% 1.32% (c) 1.44% 38% $23,470
 
(0.38) $10.46 8.59% 0.43% 0.43% 1.71% 18% $58
(0.56) $9.99 (2.65%) 0.41% 0.41% 1.92% 21% $3
(1.10) $10.82 6.31% 0.41% 0.41% 1.53% 14% $3
(0.67) $11.22 5.72% 0.38% (e) 0.38% (e) 3.10% (e) 30% $56
 
(0.34) $10.63 8.09% 0.73% 0.73% (c) 1.30% 18% $2,549
(0.52) $10.16 (2.93%) 0.73% 0.73% (c) 1.92% 21% $5,007
(1.06) $10.99 5.95% 0.76% 0.76% (c) 1.46% 14% $2,230
(0.62) $11.38 5.87% 0.74% 0.74% (c) 1.85% 30% $2,243
(0.57) $11.34 8.76% 0.96% 0.81% (c) 2.04% 38% $2,148
 
(0.39) $10.53 8.71% 0.24% 0.24% (c) 2.28% 18% $2,705
(0.58) $10.06 (2.46%) 0.23% 0.23% (c) 2.15% 21% $1,082
(1.12) $10.89 6.44% 0.26% 0.26% (c) 2.19% 14% $966
(0.69) $11.29 6.52% 0.19% 0.19% (c) 2.36% 30% $2
(0.40) $11.25 3.11% 0.51% (e) 0.37% (e) 3.68% (e) 38% $2
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Year ended 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
Class R5
1/31/2017 $10.05 0.20 0.67 0.87 (0.19) (0.21)
1/31/2016 $10.89 0.30 (0.55) (0.25) (0.26) (0.33)
1/31/2015 $11.28 0.26 0.48 0.74 (0.27) (0.86)
1/31/2014 $11.25 0.38 0.35 0.73 (0.38) (0.32)
1/31/2013 (g) $11.30 0.10 0.25 0.35 (0.17) (0.23)
Class Y
1/31/2017 $9.94 0.19 0.67 0.86 (0.19) (0.21)
1/31/2016 $10.77 0.26 (0.50) (0.24) (0.26) (0.33)
1/31/2015 $11.18 0.25 0.48 0.73 (0.28) (0.86)
1/31/2014 (h) $11.32 0.22 0.28 0.50 (0.32) (0.32)
Class Z
1/31/2017 $10.01 0.19 0.67 0.86 (0.18) (0.21)
1/31/2016 $10.85 0.23 (0.49) (0.26) (0.25) (0.33)
1/31/2015 $11.25 0.22 0.50 0.72 (0.26) (0.86)
1/31/2014 $11.21 0.28 0.44 0.72 (0.36) (0.32)
1/31/2013 $10.85 0.27 0.71 0.98 (0.35) (0.27)
    
Notes to Financial Highlights
(a) In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund’s reported expense ratios.
(b) Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.
(c) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(d) Class K shares commenced operations on February 28, 2013. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Class R4 shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(g) Class R5 shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(h) Class Y shares commenced operations on June 13, 2013. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Total
distributions to
shareholders
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)
 
(0.40) $10.52 8.78% 0.18% 0.18% 1.93% 18% $2,084
(0.59) $10.05 (2.48%) 0.16% 0.16% 2.89% 21% $686
(1.13) $10.89 6.63% 0.18% 0.18% 2.33% 14% $217
(0.70) $11.28 6.53% 0.13% 0.13% 3.35% 30% $74
(0.40) $11.25 3.13% 0.41% (e) 0.29% (e) 3.77% (e) 38% $2
 
(0.40) $10.40 8.84% 0.13% 0.13% 1.83% 18% $409
(0.59) $9.94 (2.38%) 0.12% 0.12% 2.48% 21% $10
(1.14) $10.77 6.66% 0.09% 0.09% 2.24% 14% $4
(0.64) $11.18 4.51% 0.08% (e) 0.08% (e) 3.02% (e) 30% $2
 
(0.39) $10.48 8.75% 0.24% 0.24% (c) 1.78% 18% $20,476
(0.58) $10.01 (2.56%) 0.23% 0.23% (c) 2.11% 21% $24,108
(1.12) $10.85 6.47% 0.26% 0.26% (c) 1.97% 14% $26,084
(0.68) $11.25 6.49% 0.24% 0.24% (c) 2.46% 30% $25,287
(0.62) $11.21 9.22% 0.45% 0.32% (c) 2.45% 38% $20,710
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Year ended 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
Class A
1/31/2017 $10.34 0.18 0.95 1.13 (0.21) (0.27)
1/31/2016 $11.50 0.19 (0.49) (0.30) (0.22) (0.64)
1/31/2015 $12.00 0.18 0.63 0.81 (0.24) (1.07)
1/31/2014 $11.61 0.20 0.86 1.06 (0.31) (0.36)
1/31/2013 $10.75 0.22 0.93 1.15 (0.29)
Class B
1/31/2017 $10.29 0.08 0.96 1.04 (0.13) (0.27)
1/31/2016 $11.44 0.09 (0.46) (0.37) (0.14) (0.64)
1/31/2015 $11.94 0.08 0.64 0.72 (0.15) (1.07)
1/31/2014 $11.55 0.10 0.87 0.97 (0.22) (0.36)
1/31/2013 $10.70 0.13 0.93 1.06 (0.21)
Class C
1/31/2017 $10.27 0.10 0.94 1.04 (0.13) (0.27)
1/31/2016 $11.41 0.11 (0.47) (0.36) (0.14) (0.64)
1/31/2015 $11.92 0.09 0.62 0.71 (0.15) (1.07)
1/31/2014 $11.53 0.11 0.86 0.97 (0.22) (0.36)
1/31/2013 $10.69 0.14 0.91 1.05 (0.21)
Class K
1/31/2017 $10.33 0.15 0.99 1.14 (0.22) (0.27)
1/31/2016 $11.49 0.20 (0.49) (0.29) (0.23) (0.64)
1/31/2015 $11.99 0.19 0.63 0.82 (0.25) (1.07)
1/31/2014 $11.60 0.21 0.86 1.07 (0.32) (0.36)
1/31/2013 $10.74 0.21 0.95 1.16 (0.30)
Class R
1/31/2017 $10.32 0.16 0.93 1.09 (0.18) (0.27)
1/31/2016 $11.47 0.16 (0.47) (0.31) (0.20) (0.64)
1/31/2015 $11.97 0.15 0.63 0.78 (0.21) (1.07)
1/31/2014 $11.58 0.23 0.80 1.03 (0.28) (0.36)
1/31/2013 $10.74 0.18 0.93 1.11 (0.27)
Class R4
1/31/2017 $10.24 0.21 0.93 1.14 (0.24) (0.27)
1/31/2016 $11.39 0.28 (0.54) (0.26) (0.25) (0.64)
1/31/2015 $11.90 0.26 0.57 0.83 (0.27) (1.07)
1/31/2014 (d) $11.82 0.18 0.53 0.71 (0.27) (0.36)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Total
distributions to
shareholders
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)
 
(0.48) $10.99 11.19% 0.44% 0.44% (c) 1.64% 10% $1,309,998
(0.86) $10.34 (2.89%) 0.46% 0.46% (c) 1.68% 17% $1,295,482
(1.31) $11.50 6.77% 0.48% 0.48% (c) 1.49% 16% $1,437,972
(0.67) $12.00 9.26% 0.46% 0.46% (c) 1.64% 23% $1,425,904
(0.29) $11.61 10.87% 0.46% 0.46% (c) 1.98% 23% $1,331,311
 
(0.40) $10.93 10.32% 1.19% 1.19% (c) 0.78% 10% $13,398
(0.78) $10.29 (3.56%) 1.21% 1.21% (c) 0.80% 17% $23,991
(1.22) $11.44 6.00% 1.23% 1.23% (c) 0.66% 16% $47,829
(0.58) $11.94 8.47% 1.21% 1.21% (c) 0.81% 23% $71,473
(0.21) $11.55 9.99% 1.20% 1.20% (c) 1.17% 23% $94,225
 
(0.40) $10.91 10.34% 1.19% 1.19% (c) 0.90% 10% $186,170
(0.78) $10.27 (3.48%) 1.21% 1.21% (c) 0.95% 17% $178,548
(1.22) $11.41 5.92% 1.23% 1.23% (c) 0.77% 16% $180,143
(0.58) $11.92 8.51% 1.21% 1.21% (c) 0.92% 23% $162,357
(0.21) $11.53 9.95% 1.21% 1.21% (c) 1.25% 23% $132,770
 
(0.49) $10.98 11.26% 0.39% 0.39% 1.43% 10% $87
(0.87) $10.33 (2.83%) 0.40% 0.40% 1.76% 17% $291
(1.32) $11.49 6.88% 0.40% 0.40% 1.55% 16% $292
(0.68) $11.99 9.39% 0.36% 0.36% 1.77% 23% $359
(0.30) $11.60 10.94% 0.34% 0.34% 1.93% 23% $298
 
(0.45) $10.96 10.84% 0.69% 0.69% (c) 1.48% 10% $2,282
(0.84) $10.32 (3.06%) 0.71% 0.71% (c) 1.37% 17% $1,342
(1.28) $11.47 6.52% 0.73% 0.73% (c) 1.29% 16% $1,610
(0.64) $11.97 9.02% 0.72% 0.72% (c) 1.92% 23% $1,147
(0.27) $11.58 10.46% 0.70% 0.70% (c) 1.67% 23% $138
 
(0.51) $10.87 11.39% 0.19% 0.19% (c) 1.98% 10% $355
(0.89) $10.24 (2.58%) 0.21% 0.21% (c) 2.61% 17% $202
(1.34) $11.39 7.06% 0.23% 0.23% (c) 2.22% 16% $29
(0.63) $11.90 6.11% 0.21% (e) 0.21% (c),(e) 2.36% (e) 23% $3
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Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio
Year ended 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
Class R5
1/31/2017 $10.23 0.21 0.94 1.15 (0.24) (0.27)
1/31/2016 $11.39 0.51 (0.77) (0.26) (0.26) (0.64)
1/31/2015 $11.90 0.39 0.46 0.85 (0.29) (1.07)
1/31/2014 (f) $11.82 0.19 0.53 0.72 (0.28) (0.36)
Class Y
1/31/2017 $10.23 0.23 0.93 1.16 (0.25) (0.27)
1/31/2016 $11.38 0.16 (0.40) (0.24) (0.27) (0.64)
1/31/2015 $11.90 0.23 0.61 0.84 (0.29) (1.07)
1/31/2014 (g) $11.82 0.19 0.54 0.73 (0.29) (0.36)
Class Z
1/31/2017 $10.33 0.22 0.94 1.16 (0.24) (0.27)
1/31/2016 $11.49 0.22 (0.49) (0.27) (0.25) (0.64)
1/31/2015 $11.99 0.21 0.63 0.84 (0.27) (1.07)
1/31/2014 $11.59 0.23 0.87 1.10 (0.34) (0.36)
1/31/2013 $10.75 0.28 0.88 1.16 (0.32)
    
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 the underlying funds in which the Fund 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) Class R4 shares commenced operations on June 13, 2013. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Class R5 shares commenced operations on June 13, 2013. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(g) Class Y shares commenced operations on June 13, 2013. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Total
distributions to
shareholders
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)
 
(0.51) $10.87 11.55% 0.14% 0.14% 1.94% 10% $5,521
(0.90) $10.23 (2.61%) 0.15% 0.15% 4.80% 17% $3,803
(1.36) $11.39 7.21% 0.16% 0.16% 3.39% 16% $78
(0.64) $11.90 6.21% 0.11% (e) 0.11% (e) 2.51% (e) 23% $3
 
(0.52) $10.87 11.61% 0.09% 0.09% 2.15% 10% $3,459
(0.91) $10.23 (2.42%) 0.09% 0.09% 1.59% 17% $368
(1.36) $11.38 7.16% 0.06% 0.06% 1.92% 16% $2
(0.65) $11.90 6.25% 0.07% (e) 0.07% (e) 2.56% (e) 23% $3
 
(0.51) $10.98 11.48% 0.19% 0.19% (c) 2.02% 10% $4,598
(0.89) $10.33 (2.65%) 0.21% 0.21% (c) 1.92% 17% $2,443
(1.34) $11.49 7.05% 0.23% 0.23% (c) 1.77% 16% $2,989
(0.70) $11.99 9.65% 0.21% 0.21% (c) 1.90% 23% $3,352
(0.32) $11.59 10.98% 0.22% 0.22% (c) 2.54% 23% $2,544
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Financial Highlights
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio
Year ended 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
Class A
1/31/2017 $11.15 0.15 1.30 1.45 (0.16) (0.44)
1/31/2016 $12.45 0.18 (0.55) (0.37) (0.22) (0.71)
1/31/2015 $13.01 0.16 0.76 0.92 (0.25) (1.23)
1/31/2014 $12.04 0.18 1.21 1.39 (0.25) (0.17)
1/31/2013 $11.30 0.18 1.07 1.25 (0.22) (0.29)
Class B
1/31/2017 $11.02 0.04 1.30 1.34 (0.09) (0.44)
1/31/2016 $12.32 0.06 (0.52) (0.46) (0.13) (0.71)
1/31/2015 $12.89 0.05 0.77 0.82 (0.16) (1.23)
1/31/2014 $11.94 0.07 1.21 1.28 (0.16) (0.17)
1/31/2013 $11.21 0.07 1.08 1.15 (0.13) (0.29)
Class C
1/31/2017 $11.21 0.07 1.29 1.36 (0.09) (0.44)
1/31/2016 $12.51 0.09 (0.55) (0.46) (0.13) (0.71)
1/31/2015 $13.07 0.06 0.77 0.83 (0.16) (1.23)
1/31/2014 $12.11 0.08 1.21 1.29 (0.16) (0.17)
1/31/2013 $11.36 0.09 1.08 1.17 (0.13) (0.29)
Class K
1/31/2017 $11.12 0.09 1.35 1.44 (0.17) (0.44)
1/31/2016 $12.42 0.19 (0.55) (0.36) (0.23) (0.71)
1/31/2015 $12.98 0.18 0.75 0.93 (0.26) (1.23)
1/31/2014 (h) $12.07 0.18 1.17 1.35 (0.27) (0.17)
Class R
1/31/2017 $11.14 0.13 1.29 1.42 (0.13) (0.44)
1/31/2016 $12.44 0.14 (0.54) (0.40) (0.19) (0.71)
1/31/2015 $12.99 0.13 0.76 0.89 (0.21) (1.23)
1/31/2014 $12.03 0.13 1.22 1.35 (0.22) (0.17)
1/31/2013 $11.29 0.15 1.07 1.22 (0.19) (0.29)
Class R4
1/31/2017 $11.23 0.19 1.30 1.49 (0.18) (0.44)
1/31/2016 $12.54 0.21 (0.56) (0.35) (0.25) (0.71)
1/31/2015 $13.08 0.53 0.44 0.97 (0.28) (1.23)
1/31/2014 $12.11 0.18 1.25 1.43 (0.29) (0.17)
1/31/2013 (l) $11.71 0.11 0.65 0.76 (0.14) (0.22)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Total
distributions to
shareholders
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)
 
(0.60) $12.00 13.24% 0.47% (c) 0.47% (c),(d) 1.30% 9% $1,671,442
(0.93) $11.15 (3.42%) 0.52% 0.52% (d) 1.42% 16% $1,646,276
(1.48) $12.45 7.03% 0.52% 0.52% (d) 1.22% 20% $1,815,185
(0.42) $13.01 11.67% 0.50% 0.50% (d) 1.38% 22% $1,805,239
(0.51) $12.04 11.28% 0.53% 0.53% (d) 1.51% 34% $679,109
 
(0.53) $11.83 12.39% 1.23% (e) 1.23% (d),(e) 0.38% 9% $15,430
(0.84) $11.02 (4.15%) 1.27% 1.27% (d) 0.53% 16% $31,228
(1.39) $12.32 6.32% 1.27% 1.27% (d) 0.37% 20% $61,673
(0.33) $12.89 10.78% 1.25% 1.25% (d) 0.53% 22% $92,956
(0.42) $11.94 10.45% 1.27% 1.27% (d) 0.65% 34% $53,009
 
(0.53) $12.04 12.36% 1.22% (f) 1.22% (d),(f) 0.55% 9% $216,271
(0.84) $11.21 (4.08%) 1.27% 1.27% (d) 0.69% 16% $206,181
(1.39) $12.51 6.30% 1.27% 1.27% (d) 0.49% 20% $213,166
(0.33) $13.07 10.71% 1.25% 1.25% (d) 0.63% 22% $198,837
(0.42) $12.11 10.49% 1.28% 1.28% (d) 0.75% 34% $84,349
 
(0.61) $11.95 13.21% 0.42% (g) 0.42% (g) 0.80% 9% $2
(0.94) $11.12 (3.32%) 0.41% 0.41% 1.53% 16% $90
(1.49) $12.42 7.17% 0.41% 0.41% 1.34% 20% $98
(0.44) $12.98 11.31% 0.38% (i) 0.38% (i) 1.57% (i) 22% $105
 
(0.57) $11.99 12.97% 0.72% (j) 0.72% (d),(j) 1.10% 9% $3,743
(0.90) $11.14 (3.67%) 0.77% 0.77% (d) 1.11% 16% $3,556
(1.44) $12.44 6.86% 0.77% 0.77% (d) 1.01% 20% $4,270
(0.39) $12.99 11.31% 0.75% 0.75% (d) 1.02% 22% $4,347
(0.48) $12.03 11.01% 0.78% 0.78% (d) 1.26% 34% $4,664
 
(0.62) $12.10 13.61% 0.22% (k) 0.22% (d),(k) 1.62% 9% $2,128
(0.96) $11.23 (3.23%) 0.27% 0.27% (d) 1.72% 16% $1,119
(1.51) $12.54 7.41% 0.29% 0.29% (d) 4.16% 20% $1,054
(0.46) $13.08 11.95% 0.22% 0.22% (d) 1.39% 22% $7
(0.36) $12.11 6.60% 0.24% (i) 0.24% (d),(i) 3.98% (i) 34% $3
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Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio
Year ended 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
Class R5
1/31/2017 $11.23 0.20 1.30 1.50 (0.20) (0.44)
1/31/2016 $12.53 0.38 (0.71) (0.33) (0.26) (0.71)
1/31/2015 $13.08 0.21 0.77 0.98 (0.30) (1.23)
1/31/2014 $12.11 0.33 1.12 1.45 (0.31) (0.17)
1/31/2013 (n) $11.71 0.11 0.66 0.77 (0.15) (0.22)
Class V(o)
1/31/2017 $11.15 0.15 1.30 1.45 (0.16) (0.44)
1/31/2016 $12.45 0.18 (0.55) (0.37) (0.22) (0.71)
1/31/2015 $13.00 0.16 0.76 0.92 (0.24) (1.23)
1/31/2014 $12.04 0.16 1.22 1.38 (0.25) (0.17)
1/31/2013 $11.30 0.17 1.07 1.24 (0.21) (0.29)
Class Y
1/31/2017 $11.01 0.21 1.26 1.47 (0.20) (0.44)
1/31/2016 $12.31 0.13 (0.45) (0.32) (0.27) (0.71)
1/31/2015 $12.87 0.21 0.76 0.97 (0.30) (1.23)
1/31/2014 (r) $12.35 0.18 0.78 0.96 (0.27) (0.17)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Total
distributions to
shareholders
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)
 
(0.64) $12.09 13.63% 0.13% (m) 0.13% (m) 1.68% 9% $5,706
(0.97) $11.23 (3.05%) 0.17% 0.17% 3.15% 16% $3,537
(1.53) $12.53 7.46% 0.16% 0.16% 1.62% 20% $648
(0.48) $13.08 12.07% 0.18% 0.18% 2.56% 22% $577
(0.37) $12.11 6.64% 0.12% (i) 0.12% (i) 4.10% (i) 34% $3
 
(0.60) $12.00 13.24% 0.47% (p) 0.47% (d),(p) 1.30% 9% $86,404
(0.93) $11.15 (3.42%) 0.52% 0.52% (d) 1.42% 16% $85,135
(1.47) $12.45 7.07% 0.56% 0.54% (d) 1.20% 20% $97,408
(0.42) $13.00 11.52% 0.55% 0.55% (d) 1.24% 22% $101,766
(0.50) $12.04 11.23% 0.58% 0.58% (d) 1.46% 34% $100,955
 
(0.64) $11.84 13.68% 0.07% (q) 0.07% (q) 1.81% 9% $1,128
(0.98) $11.01 (3.09%) 0.12% 0.12% 1.16% 16% $379
(1.53) $12.31 7.58% 0.09% 0.09% 1.64% 20% $2
(0.44) $12.87 7.88% 0.07% (i) 0.07% (i) 2.22% (i) 22% $3
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Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio
Year ended 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
Class Z
1/31/2017 $11.13 0.18 1.29 1.47 (0.18) (0.44)
1/31/2016 $12.44 0.21 (0.56) (0.35) (0.25) (0.71)
1/31/2015 $12.99 0.19 0.77 0.96 (0.28) (1.23)
1/31/2014 $12.03 0.19 1.23 1.42 (0.29) (0.17)
1/31/2013 $11.29 0.20 1.08 1.28 (0.25) (0.29)
    
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 the underlying funds in which the Fund 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) 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 0.04% for Class A. All fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Investment Manager and its affiliates were applied before giving effect to this third party reimbursement.
(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 0.03% for Class B. All fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Investment Manager and its affiliates were applied before giving effect to this third party reimbursement.
(f) 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 0.04% for Class C. All fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Investment Manager and its affiliates were applied before giving effect to this third party reimbursement.
(g) 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 0.01% for Class K. All fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Investment Manager and its affiliates were applied before giving effect to this third party reimbursement.
(h) Class K shares commenced operations on February 28, 2013. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(i) Annualized.
(j) 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 0.04% for Class R. All fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Investment Manager and its affiliates were applied before giving effect to this third party reimbursement.
(k) 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 0.04% for Class R4. All fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Investment Manager and its affiliates were applied before giving effect to this third party reimbursement.
(l) Class R4 shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(m) 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 0.04% for Class R5. All fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Investment Manager and its affiliates were applied before giving effect to this third party reimbursement.
(n) Class R5 shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(o) Effective January 24, 2017, Class T shares were renamed Class V shares.
(p) 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 0.04% for Class V. All fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Investment Manager and its affiliates were applied before giving effect to this third party reimbursement.
(q) 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 0.05% for Class Y. All fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Investment Manager and its affiliates were applied before giving effect to this third party reimbursement.
(r) Class Y shares commenced operations on June 13, 2013. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(s) 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 0.04% for Class Z. All fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Investment Manager and its affiliates were applied before giving effect to this third party reimbursement.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Total
distributions to
shareholders
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)
 
(0.62) $11.98 13.55% 0.22% (s) 0.22% (d),(s) 1.55% 9% $119,833
(0.96) $11.13 (3.26%) 0.27% 0.27% (d) 1.67% 16% $113,846
(1.51) $12.44 7.40% 0.27% 0.27% (d) 1.47% 20% $128,314
(0.46) $12.99 11.87% 0.25% 0.25% (d) 1.49% 22% $128,234
(0.54) $12.03 11.57% 0.28% 0.28% (d) 1.72% 34% $147,433
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Financial Highlights
Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio
Year ended 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
Class A
1/31/2017 $11.08 0.13 1.49 1.62 (0.14) (0.45)
1/31/2016 $12.54 0.15 (0.57) (0.42) (0.19) (0.85)
1/31/2015 $12.82 0.12 0.86 0.98 (0.30) (0.96)
1/31/2014 $11.41 0.12 1.53 1.65 (0.24)
1/31/2013 $10.19 0.13 1.25 1.38 (0.16)
Class B
1/31/2017 $11.07 0.02 1.50 1.52 (0.06) (0.45)
1/31/2016 $12.53 0.03 (0.53) (0.50) (0.11) (0.85)
1/31/2015 $12.81 0.01 0.87 0.88 (0.20) (0.96)
1/31/2014 $11.41 0.02 1.53 1.55 (0.15)
1/31/2013 $10.17 0.04 1.26 1.30 (0.06)
Class C
1/31/2017 $10.87 0.04 1.45 1.49 (0.06) (0.45)
1/31/2016 $12.32 0.06 (0.55) (0.49) (0.11) (0.85)
1/31/2015 $12.62 0.03 0.83 0.86 (0.20) (0.96)
1/31/2014 $11.24 0.03 1.50 1.53 (0.15)
1/31/2013 $10.04 0.05 1.24 1.29 (0.09)
Class K
1/31/2017 $11.11 0.14 1.48 1.62 (0.14) (0.45)
1/31/2016 $12.56 0.16 (0.56) (0.40) (0.20) (0.85)
1/31/2015 $12.84 0.10 0.89 0.99 (0.31) (0.96)
1/31/2014 $11.43 0.14 1.52 1.66 (0.25)
1/31/2013 $10.20 0.15 1.25 1.40 (0.17)
Class R
1/31/2017 $11.01 0.14 1.43 1.57 (0.11) (0.45)
1/31/2016 $12.46 0.12 (0.56) (0.44) (0.16) (0.85)
1/31/2015 $12.75 0.10 0.83 0.93 (0.26) (0.96)
1/31/2014 $11.35 0.14 1.47 1.61 (0.21)
1/31/2013 $10.16 0.11 1.24 1.35 (0.16)
Class R4
1/31/2017 $10.89 0.15 1.46 1.61 (0.16) (0.45)
1/31/2016 $12.34 0.24 (0.61) (0.37) (0.23) (0.85)
1/31/2015 $12.63 0.54 0.46 1.00 (0.33) (0.96)
1/31/2014 (d) $11.82 0.20 0.88 1.08 (0.27)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Total
distributions to
shareholders
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)
 
(0.59) $12.11 14.95% 0.50% 0.50% (c) 1.06% 12% $582,182
(1.04) $11.08 (3.92%) 0.51% 0.51% (c) 1.18% 12% $549,678
(1.26) $12.54 7.50% 0.54% 0.54% (c) 0.92% 27% $577,868
(0.24) $12.82 14.41% 0.52% 0.52% (c) 0.98% 29% $554,189
(0.16) $11.41 13.63% 0.52% 0.51% (c) 1.25% 21% $495,722
 
(0.51) $12.08 14.03% 1.25% 1.25% (c) 0.16% 12% $6,938
(0.96) $11.07 (4.60%) 1.25% 1.25% (c) 0.26% 12% $11,970
(1.16) $12.53 6.72% 1.28% 1.28% (c) 0.04% 27% $22,043
(0.15) $12.81 13.54% 1.27% 1.27% (c) 0.14% 29% $31,473
(0.06) $11.41 12.80% 1.26% 1.26% (c) 0.41% 21% $39,020
 
(0.51) $11.85 14.01% 1.25% 1.25% (c) 0.33% 12% $75,648
(0.96) $10.87 (4.60%) 1.25% 1.25% (c) 0.46% 12% $66,938
(1.16) $12.32 6.66% 1.29% 1.29% (c) 0.22% 27% $62,488
(0.15) $12.62 13.56% 1.27% 1.27% (c) 0.27% 29% $50,676
(0.09) $11.24 12.86% 1.27% 1.26% (c) 0.52% 21% $38,461
 
(0.59) $12.14 14.98% 0.43% 0.43% 1.19% 12% $73
(1.05) $11.11 (3.76%) 0.43% 0.43% 1.25% 12% $57
(1.27) $12.56 7.60% 0.43% 0.43% 0.72% 27% $68
(0.25) $12.84 14.52% 0.40% 0.40% 1.13% 29% $152
(0.17) $11.43 13.84% 0.37% 0.37% 1.37% 21% $126
 
(0.56) $12.02 14.61% 0.75% 0.75% (c) 1.22% 12% $2,099
(1.01) $11.01 (4.09%) 0.76% 0.76% (c) 0.97% 12% $1,029
(1.22) $12.46 7.19% 0.79% 0.79% (c) 0.72% 27% $912
(0.21) $12.75 14.13% 0.78% 0.78% (c) 1.12% 29% $644
(0.16) $11.35 13.38% 0.79% 0.76% (c) 1.03% 21% $182
 
(0.61) $11.89 15.20% 0.25% 0.25% (c) 1.27% 12% $1,242
(1.08) $10.89 (3.65%) 0.26% 0.26% (c) 1.97% 12% $779
(1.29) $12.34 7.78% 0.28% 0.28% (c) 4.28% 27% $497
(0.27) $12.63 9.08% 0.29% (e) 0.29% (c),(e) 2.54% (e) 29% $26
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Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio
Year ended 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
Class R5
1/31/2017 $10.88 0.17 1.45 1.62 (0.17) (0.45)
1/31/2016 $12.33 0.31 (0.68) (0.37) (0.23) (0.85)
1/31/2015 $12.63 0.16 0.85 1.01 (0.35) (0.96)
1/31/2014 (f) $11.82 0.04 1.06 1.10 (0.29)
Class Y
1/31/2017 $10.87 0.19 1.45 1.64 (0.18) (0.45)
1/31/2016 $12.32 0.08 (0.44) (0.36) (0.24) (0.85)
1/31/2015 $12.62 0.17 0.84 1.01 (0.35) (0.96)
1/31/2014 (g) $11.82 0.15 0.95 1.10 (0.30)
Class Z
1/31/2017 $11.03 0.16 1.48 1.64 (0.16) (0.45)
1/31/2016 $12.49 0.19 (0.58) (0.39) (0.22) (0.85)
1/31/2015 $12.78 0.17 0.83 1.00 (0.33) (0.96)
1/31/2014 $11.36 0.19 1.50 1.69 (0.27)
1/31/2013 $10.16 0.21 1.19 1.40 (0.20)
    
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 the underlying funds in which the Fund 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) Class R4 shares commenced operations on June 13, 2013. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Class R5 shares commenced operations on June 13, 2013. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(g) Class Y shares commenced operations on June 13, 2013. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Total
distributions to
shareholders
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)
 
(0.62) $11.88 15.28% 0.18% 0.18% 1.49% 12% $1,638
(1.08) $10.88 (3.58%) 0.18% 0.18% 2.61% 12% $1,041
(1.31) $12.33 7.83% 0.18% 0.18% 1.22% 27% $381
(0.29) $12.63 9.27% 0.19% (e) 0.19% (e) 0.47% (e) 29% $385
 
(0.63) $11.88 15.44% 0.13% 0.13% 1.66% 12% $2,111
(1.09) $10.87 (3.54%) 0.15% 0.15% 0.69% 12% $214
(1.31) $12.32 7.88% 0.14% 0.14% 1.30% 27% $2
(0.30) $12.62 9.23% 0.06% (e) 0.06% (e) 1.95% (e) 29% $3
 
(0.61) $12.06 15.27% 0.25% 0.25% (c) 1.39% 12% $3,329
(1.07) $11.03 (3.69%) 0.26% 0.26% (c) 1.55% 12% $1,809
(1.29) $12.49 7.70% 0.29% 0.29% (c) 1.30% 27% $1,433
(0.27) $12.78 14.82% 0.28% 0.28% (c) 1.51% 29% $951
(0.20) $11.36 13.87% 0.28% 0.26% (c) 2.00% 21% $413
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January 31, 2017
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Funds Series Trust and Columbia Funds Series Trust II, (each, a Trust and collectively, the Trusts) are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as open-end management investment companies. Columbia Funds Series Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and Columbia Funds Series Trust II is organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
Information presented in these financial statements pertains to the following series of the Trusts (each, a Fund and collectively, the Funds): Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio and Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio, each a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust, and Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio, Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio and Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio, each a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust II. Each Fund currently operates as a diversified fund.
Each Fund is a “fund-of-funds”, investing significantly in affiliated funds managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial), or its affiliates, as well as third-party advised (unaffiliated) funds, including exchange-traded funds (collectively, Underlying Funds).
For information on the Underlying Funds, please refer to the Fund’s current prospectus and the prospectuses of the Underlying Funds, which are available, free of charge, from the Securities and Exchange Commission website, www.sec.gov.
Fund shares
Each Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value) that can be allocated among the separate series as designated by the Board of Trustees.
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio, Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio, Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio and Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio each offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class K, Class R, Class R4, Class R5, Class Y and Class Z shares. Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class K, Class R, Class R4, Class R5, Class V (formerly Class T), Class Y and Class Z shares. Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by the Trusts’ organizational documents and by law. Different share classes pay different distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of such share classes differ, and distributions in liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges.
Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75% for Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio. Class A shares of Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio, Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio, Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio and Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75% based on the initial investment amount. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) if the shares are sold within 18 months of purchase, charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within 12 months of purchase, and 0.50% CDSC if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase.
Class B shares may be subject to a maximum CDSC of 5.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will generally convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Each Fund no longer accepts investments by new or existing investors in the Fund’s Class B shares, except in connection with the reinvestment of any dividend and/or capital gain distributions in Class B shares of the Fund and exchanges by existing Class B shareholders of certain other funds within the Columbia Family of Funds.
Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares redeemed within one year of purchase.
Class K shares are not subject to sales charges, however this share class is closed to new investors.
Class R shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to certain retirement plans and other investors as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
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Class R4 shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to omnibus retirement plans and certain investors as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Class R5 shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to investors purchasing through authorized investment professionals and omnibus retirement plans.
Class V shares (formerly Class T shares) are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75% based on the investment amount. Class V shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a CDSC if the shares are sold within 18 months of purchase, charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within 12 months of purchase, and 0.50% CDSC if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase. Class V shares are available only to investors who received (and who have continuously held) Class V shares in connection with previous fund reorganizations. Effective January 24, 2017, Class T shares were renamed Class V shares.
Class Y shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to certain retirement plans as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Class Z shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to eligible investors, which are subject to different investment minimums as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of preparation
Each Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Fund received a reimbursment for expenses overbilled by a third party. Such reimbursement is included as an offset to Other expenses on the Statement of Operations. All fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Investment Manager and its affiliates were applied before giving effect to the third party reimbursement.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements.
Security valuation
All equity securities are valued at the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange. Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sales price on the principal exchange or market on which they trade, except for securities traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market, which are valued at the NASDAQ official close price. Unlisted securities or listed securities for which there were no sales during the day are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices on such exchanges or markets.
Investments in the Underlying Funds are valued at the net asset value of the applicable class of the Underlying Fund determined as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange on the valuation date.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are marked-to-market based upon foreign currency exchange rates provided by a pricing service.
Futures and options on futures contracts are valued based upon the settlement price at the close of regular trading on their principal exchanges or, in the absence of transactions, at the mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices.
Swap transactions are valued through an independent pricing service or broker, or if neither is available, through an internal model based upon observable inputs.
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January 31, 2017
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reflective of market value or reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the quoted or published price for the security.
The determination of fair value often requires significant judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine fair value.
GAAP requires disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category. This information is disclosed following the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
Foreign currency transactions and translations
The values of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are generally translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates determined at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions and translations include gains (losses) arising from the fluctuation in exchange rates between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, gains (losses) arising from the disposition of foreign currency and currency gains (losses) between the accrual and payment dates on dividends, interest income and foreign withholding taxes.
For financial statement purposes, the Funds do not distinguish that portion of gains (losses) on investments which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of the investments. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments in the Statement of Operations.
Derivative instruments
Certain Funds invest in certain derivative instruments, as detailed below, to meet its investment objectives. Derivatives are instruments whose values depend on, or are derived from, in whole or in part, the value of one or more securities, currencies, commodities, indices, or other assets or instruments. Derivatives may be used to increase investment flexibility (including to maintain cash reserves while maintaining desired exposure to certain assets), for risk management (hedging) purposes, to facilitate trading, to reduce transaction costs and to pursue higher investment returns. The Fund may also use derivative instruments to mitigate certain investment risks, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Derivatives may involve various risks, including the potential inability of the counterparty to fulfill its obligations under the terms of the contract, the potential for an illiquid secondary market (making it difficult for the Fund to sell or terminate, including at favorable prices) and the potential for market movements which may expose the Fund to gains or losses in excess of the amount shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The notional amounts of derivative instruments, if applicable, are not recorded in the financial statements.
A derivative instrument may suffer a marked-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform its obligations under the contract. The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on over-the-counter derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Fund and the amount of any variation margin held by the counterparty, plus any replacement costs or related amounts. With exchange-traded or centrally cleared derivatives, there is reduced counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the clearinghouse or central counterparty (CCP) provides some protection in the case of clearing member default. The clearinghouse or CCP stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, additional counterparty credit risk is failure of the clearinghouse or CCP. However, credit risk still exists in exchange-traded or centrally cleared derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer account. While brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker for all its clients, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro-rata basis across all the broker’s customers (including the Fund), potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.
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January 31, 2017
In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, the Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (ISDA Master Agreement) or similar agreement with its derivatives contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is an agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs over-the-counter derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative instrument’s payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default (close-out netting), including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Note, however, that bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset or netting in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.
Collateral (margin) requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are established by the clearinghouse or CCP for exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives. Brokers can ask for margin in excess of the minimum in certain circumstances. Collateral terms are contract specific for over-the-counter derivatives. For over-the-counter derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the marked-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any variation margin currently pledged by the Fund and/or the counterparty. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party has to exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g., $250,000) before a transfer has to be made. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. The Fund attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.
Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties of over-the-counter derivatives transactions to terminate derivatives contracts prior to maturity in the event the Fund’s net asset value declines by a stated percentage over a specified time period or if the Fund fails to meet certain terms of the ISDA Master Agreement, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty. The Fund also has termination rights if the counterparty fails to meet certain terms of the ISDA Master Agreement. In addition to considering counterparty credit risk, the Fund would consider terminating the derivatives contracts based on whether termination would result in a net liability owed from the counterparty.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are over-the-counter agreements between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The Funds utilized forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge the currency exposure associated with some or all of the Fund’s securities, to shift foreign currency exposure back to U.S. dollars, to shift investment exposure from one currency to another, to shift U.S. dollar exposure to achieve a representative weighted mix of major currencies in its benchmark, and/or to recover an underweight country exposure in its portfolio. These instruments may be used for other purposes in future periods.
The values of forward foreign currency exchange contracts fluctuate daily with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Changes in the value of these contracts are recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation until the contract is exercised or has expired. The Fund will realize a gain or loss when the forward foreign currency exchange contract is closed or expires.
The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the prices of the Fund’s portfolio securities. The risks of forward foreign currency exchange contracts include movement in the values of the foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar (or other foreign currencies) and the possibility that counterparties will not complete their contractual obligations, which may be in excess of the amount reflected, if any, in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Futures contracts
Futures contracts are exchange-traded and represent commitments for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date. The Funds bought and sold futures contracts to produce incremental earnings, to manage the duration and yield curve exposure of the Fund versus the benchmark, to manage exposure to movements in interest rates, to manage exposure to the securities market and to maintain appropriate equity market exposure while keeping sufficient cash to accommodate daily redemptions. These instruments may be used for other purposes in future periods. Upon entering into futures contracts, the Fund bears risks that it may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. Additional risks include counterparty credit risk, the possibility of an illiquid market, and that a change in the value of the contract or option may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying asset.
Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund deposits cash or securities with the broker, known as a futures commission merchant (FCM), in an amount sufficient to meet the initial margin requirement. The initial margin deposit must be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Cash deposited as initial margin is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as margin deposits. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Portfolio of Investments. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the Fund each day. The variation margin payments are equal to the daily change in the contract value and are recorded as variation margin receivable or payable and are offset in unrealized gains or losses. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Swap contracts
Swap contracts are negotiated in the over-the-counter market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract or centrally cleared (centrally cleared swap contract). In a centrally cleared swap contract, immediately following execution of the swap contract with a broker, the swap contract is novated to a central counterparty (the CCP) and the CCP becomes the Fund’s counterparty to the centrally cleared swap contract. The Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the futures commission merchant (FCM), which pledges it through to the CCP in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap contract. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Portfolio of Investments and cash deposited is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as margin deposits. Unlike a bilateral swap contract, for centrally cleared swap contracts, the Fund has minimal credit exposure to the FCM because the CCP stands between the Fund and the relevant buyer/seller on the other side of the contract. Swap contracts are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation). The daily change in valuation of centrally cleared swap contracts, if any, is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Entering into these contracts involves, to varying degrees, elements of interest, liquidity and counterparty credit risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates, market conditions or other conditions, it may be difficult to initiate a swap transaction or liquidate a position at an advantageous time or price which may result in significant losses, and that the FCM or CCP may not fulfill its obligation under the contract.
Credit default swap contracts
The Funds entered into credit default swap contracts to increase or decrease its credit exposure to an index and to increase or decrease its credit exposure to a specific debt security or a basket of debt securities, as a protection buyer to reduce overall credit exposure. These instruments may be used for other purposes in future periods. Credit default swap contracts are agreements in which one party pays fixed periodic payments to a counterparty in consideration for an agreement from the counterparty to make a specific payment should a specified credit event(s) take place. Although specified credit events are contract specific, credit events are generally defined as bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration, obligation default, or repudiation/moratorium.
As the purchaser of a credit default swap contract, the Fund purchases protection by paying a periodic interest rate on the notional amount to the counterparty. The interest amount is accrued daily as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and is recorded as a realized loss upon payment. If a credit event as specified in the contract occurs, the Fund may have the option either to deliver the reference obligation to the seller in exchange for a cash payment of its par amount,
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or to receive a net cash settlement equal to the par amount less an agreed-upon value of the reference obligation as of the date of the credit event. The difference between the value of the obligation or cash delivered and the notional amount received will be recorded as a realized gain (loss).
As the seller of a credit default swap contract, the Fund sells protection to a buyer and will generally receive a periodic interest rate on a notional amount. The interest amount is accrued daily as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and is recorded as a realized gain upon receipt of the payment. If a credit event as specified in the contract with the counterparty occurs, the Fund may either be required to accept the reference obligation from the buyer in exchange for a cash payment of its notional amount, or to pay the buyer a net cash settlement equal to the notional amount less an agreed-upon value of the reference obligation (recovery value) as of the date of the credit event. The difference between the value of the obligation or cash received and the notional amount paid will be recorded as a realized gain (loss). The maximum potential amount of undiscounted future payments the Fund could be required to make as the seller of protection under a credit default swap contract is equal to the notional amount of the reference obligation. These potential amounts may be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective reference obligations or premiums received upon entering into the agreement. The notional amounts and market values of all credit default swap contracts in which the Fund is the seller of protection, if any, are disclosed in the Credit Default Swap Contracts Outstanding schedule following the Portfolio of Investments.
As a protection seller, the Fund bears the risk of loss from the credit events specified in the contract with the counterparty. For credit default swap contracts on credit indices, quoted market prices and resulting market values serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the reference entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the contract.
Any premium paid or received by the Fund upon entering into a credit default swap contract is recorded as an asset or liability, respectively, and amortized daily as a component of realized gain (loss) in the Statement of Operations. Credit default swap contracts are valued daily, and the change in value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the termination of the swap, at which time a realized gain (loss) is recorded.
Credit default swap contracts can involve greater risks than if a fund had invested in the reference obligation directly since, in addition to general market risks, credit default swaps are subject to counterparty credit risk, leverage risk, hedging risk, correlation risk and liquidity risk.
Effects of derivative transactions in the financial statements
The following tables are intended to provide additional information about the effect of derivatives on the financial statements of the Funds, including: the fair value of derivatives by risk category and the location of those fair values in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities; and the impact of derivative transactions over the period in the Statements of Operations, including realized gains or losses and unrealized gains or losses. The derivative schedules following the Portfolio of Investments present additional information regarding derivative instruments outstanding at the end of the period, if any.
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio
The following table is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) at January 31, 2017:
  Asset derivatives  
Risk exposure
category
Statement
of assets and liabilities
location
Fair value ($)
Credit risk Net assets — unrealized appreciation on swap contracts 14,510*
Equity risk Net assets — unrealized appreciation on futures contracts 89,585*
Foreign exchange risk Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts 9,332
Total   113,427
    
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  Liability derivatives  
Risk exposure
category
Statement
of assets and liabilities
location
Fair value ($)
Credit risk Net assets — unrealized depreciation on swap contracts 89,577*
Credit risk Premiums received on outstanding swap contracts 178,437
Equity risk Net assets — unrealized depreciation on futures contracts 99,911*
Foreign exchange risk Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts 6,429
Interest rate risk Net assets — unrealized depreciation on futures contracts 28,091*
Total   402,445
    
* Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the tables following the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The following table indicates the effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) in the Statement of Operations for the year ended January 31, 2017:
Amount of realized gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income
Risk
exposure
category
Forward
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
($)
Futures
contracts
($)
Swap
contracts
($)
Total
($)
Credit risk (304,553) (304,553)
Equity risk (432,087) (432,087)
Foreign exchange risk (20,696) (20,696)
Interest rate risk 821,696 821,696
Total (20,696) 389,609 (304,553) 64,360
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in income
Risk
exposure
category
Forward
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
($)
Futures
contracts
($)
Swap
contracts
($)
Total
($)
Credit risk (53,468) (53,468)
Equity risk 92,611 92,611
Foreign exchange risk 8,004 8,004
Interest rate risk (429,183) (429,183)
Total 8,004 (336,572) (53,468) (382,036)
The following table is a summary of the average outstanding volume by derivative instrument for the year ended January 31, 2017:
Derivative instrument Average notional
amounts ($)*
Futures contracts — long 25,011,245
Futures contracts — short 3,912,505
Credit default swap contracts — buy protection 11,527,500
Credit default swap contracts — sell protection 687,500
    
Derivative instrument Average unrealized
appreciation ($)*
Average unrealized
depreciation ($)*
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts 5,377 (2,673)
    
* Based on the ending quarterly outstanding amounts for the year ended January 31, 2017.
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Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio
The following table is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) at January 31, 2017:
  Asset derivatives  
Risk exposure
category
Statement
of assets and liabilities
location
Fair value ($)
Credit risk Net assets — unrealized appreciation on swap contracts 11,871*
Equity risk Net assets — unrealized appreciation on futures contracts 236,711*
Foreign exchange risk Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts 14,285
Total   262,867
    
  Liability derivatives  
Risk exposure
category
Statement
of assets and liabilities
location
Fair value ($)
Credit risk Net assets — unrealized depreciation on swap contracts 201,157*
Credit risk Premiums received on outstanding swap contracts 145,994
Equity risk Net assets — unrealized depreciation on futures contracts 313,720*
Foreign exchange risk Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts 9,846
Interest rate risk Net assets — unrealized depreciation on futures contracts 95,223*
Total   765,940
    
* Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the tables following the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The following table indicates the effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) in the Statement of Operations for the year ended January 31, 2017:
Amount of realized gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income
Risk
exposure
category
Forward
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
($)
Futures
contracts
($)
Swap
contracts
($)
Total
($)
Credit risk (549,968) (549,968)
Equity risk 542,305 542,305
Foreign exchange risk (31,710) (31,710)
Interest rate risk 1,489,042 1,489,042
Total (31,710) 2,031,347 (549,968) 1,449,669
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in income
Risk
exposure
category
Forward
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
($)
Futures
contracts
($)
Swap
contracts
($)
Total
($)
Credit risk (156,252) (156,252)
Equity risk 439,841 439,841
Foreign exchange risk 12,329 12,329
Interest rate risk (1,142,604) (1,142,604)
Total 12,329 (702,763) (156,252) (846,686)
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The following table is a summary of the average outstanding volume by derivative instrument for the year ended January 31, 2017:
Derivative instrument Average notional
amounts ($)*
Futures contracts — long 74,123,333
Futures contracts — short 8,832,850
Credit default swap contracts — buy protection 20,762,750
Credit default swap contracts — sell protection 562,500
    
Derivative instrument Average unrealized
appreciation ($)*
Average unrealized
depreciation ($)*
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts 8,259 (4,091)
    
* Based on the ending quarterly outstanding amounts for the year ended January 31, 2017.
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio
The following table is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) at January 31, 2017:
  Asset derivatives  
Risk exposure
category
Statement
of assets and liabilities
location
Fair value ($)
Credit risk Net assets — unrealized appreciation on swap contracts 48,806*
Equity risk Net assets — unrealized appreciation on futures contracts 1,157,288*
Foreign exchange risk Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts 17,781
Interest rate risk Net assets — unrealized appreciation on futures contracts 78,630*
Total   1,302,505
    
  Liability derivatives  
Risk exposure
category
Statement
of assets and liabilities
location
Fair value ($)
Credit risk Net assets — unrealized depreciation on swap contracts 422,436*
Credit risk Premiums received on outstanding swap contracts 600,197
Equity risk Net assets — unrealized depreciation on futures contracts 662,127*
Foreign exchange risk Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts 18,405
Interest rate risk Net assets — unrealized depreciation on futures contracts 285,710*
Total   1,988,875
    
* Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the tables following the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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The following table indicates the effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) in the Statement of Operations for the year ended January 31, 2017:
Amount of realized gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income
Risk
exposure
category
Forward
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
($)
Futures
contracts
($)
Swap
contracts
($)
Total
($)
Credit risk (631,067) (631,067)
Equity risk 5,156,289 5,156,289
Foreign exchange risk (53,291) (53,291)
Interest rate risk 3,948,509 3,948,509
Total (53,291) 9,104,798 (631,067) 8,420,440
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in income
Risk
exposure
category
Forward
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
($)
Futures
contracts
($)
Swap
contracts
($)
Total
($)
Credit risk (373,630) (373,630)
Equity risk 1,838,337 1,838,337
Foreign exchange risk 8,772 8,772
Interest rate risk (2,784,712) (2,784,712)
Total 8,772 (946,375) (373,630) (1,311,233)
The following table is a summary of the average outstanding volume by derivative instrument for the year ended January 31, 2017:
Derivative instrument Average notional
amounts ($)*
Futures contracts — long 224,592,779
Futures contracts — short 25,120,819
Credit default swap contracts — buy protection 21,940,750
Credit default swap contracts — sell protection 2,312,500
    
Derivative instrument Average unrealized
appreciation ($)*
Average unrealized
depreciation ($)*
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts 18,575 (15,099)
    
* Based on the ending quarterly outstanding amounts for the year ended January 31, 2017.
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Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio
The following table is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) at January 31, 2017:
  Asset derivatives  
Risk exposure
category
Statement
of assets and liabilities
location
Fair value ($)
Credit risk Net assets — unrealized appreciation on swap contracts 122,674*
Equity risk Net assets — unrealized appreciation on futures contracts 1,706,522*
Foreign exchange risk Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts 12,390
Interest rate risk Net assets — unrealized appreciation on futures contracts 86,493*
Total   1,928,079
    
  Liability derivatives  
Risk exposure
category
Statement
of assets and liabilities
location
Fair value ($)
Credit risk Net assets — unrealized depreciation on swap contracts 585,221*
Credit risk Premiums received on outstanding swap contracts 1,508,603
Equity risk Net assets — unrealized depreciation on futures contracts 1,567,280*
Foreign exchange risk Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts 11,683
Interest rate risk Net assets — unrealized depreciation on futures contracts 441,350*
Total   4,114,137
    
* Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the tables following the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The following table indicates the effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) in the Statement of Operations for the year ended January 31, 2017:
Amount of realized gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income
Risk
exposure
category
Forward
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
($)
Futures
contracts
($)
Swap
contracts
($)
Total
($)
Credit risk (835,341) (835,341)
Equity risk 22,361,344 22,361,344
Foreign exchange risk (36,692) (36,692)
Interest rate risk 2,201,938 2,201,938
Total (36,692) 24,563,282 (835,341) 23,691,249
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in income
Risk
exposure
category
Forward
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
($)
Futures
contracts
($)
Swap
contracts
($)
Total
($)
Credit risk (462,547) (462,547)
Equity risk 5,052,522 5,052,522
Foreign exchange risk 7,614 7,614
Interest rate risk (2,813,095) (2,813,095)
Total 7,614 2,239,427 (462,547) 1,784,494
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The following table is a summary of the average outstanding volume by derivative instrument for the year ended January 31, 2017:
Derivative instrument Average notional
amounts ($)*
Futures contracts — long 391,557,725
Futures contracts — short 34,676,198
Credit default swap contracts — buy protection 29,860,250
Credit default swap contracts — sell protection 5,812,500
    
Derivative instrument Average unrealized
appreciation ($)*
Average unrealized
depreciation ($)*
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts 13,212 (10,146)
    
* Based on the ending quarterly outstanding amounts for the year ended January 31, 2017.
Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio
The following table is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) at January 31, 2017:
  Asset derivatives  
Risk exposure
category
Statement
of assets and liabilities
location
Fair value ($)
Credit risk Net assets — unrealized appreciation on swap contracts 59,358*
Equity risk Net assets — unrealized appreciation on futures contracts 523,583*
Foreign exchange risk Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts 14,146
Interest rate risk Net assets — unrealized appreciation on futures contracts 16,506*
Total   613,593
    
  Liability derivatives  
Risk exposure
category
Statement
of assets and liabilities
location
Fair value ($)
Credit risk Net assets — unrealized depreciation on swap contracts 180,420*
Credit risk Premiums received on outstanding swap contracts 729,969
Equity risk Net assets — unrealized depreciation on futures contracts 315,504*
Foreign exchange risk Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts 15,061
Interest rate risk Net assets — unrealized depreciation on futures contracts 41,430*
Total   1,282,384
    
* Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the tables following the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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The following table indicates the effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) in the Statement of Operations for the year ended January 31, 2017:
Amount of realized gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income
Risk
exposure
category
Forward
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
($)
Futures
contracts
($)
Swap
contracts
($)
Total
($)
Credit risk (243,247) (243,247)
Equity risk 4,370,607 4,370,607
Foreign exchange risk (45,029) (45,029)
Interest rate risk 343,812 343,812
Total (45,029) 4,714,419 (243,247) 4,426,143
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in income
Risk
exposure
category
Forward
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
($)
Futures
contracts
($)
Swap
contracts
($)
Total
($)
Credit risk (121,062) (121,062)
Equity risk 1,027,891 1,027,891
Foreign exchange risk 7,750 7,750
Interest rate risk (623,795) (623,795)
Total 7,750 404,096 (121,062) 290,784
The following table is a summary of the average outstanding volume by derivative instrument for the year ended January 31, 2017:
Derivative instrument Average notional
amounts ($)*
Futures contracts — long 78,718,568
Futures contracts — short 9,981,356
Credit default swap contracts — buy protection 9,029,250
Credit default swap contracts — sell protection 2,812,500
    
Derivative instrument Average unrealized
appreciation ($)*
Average unrealized
depreciation ($)*
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts 15,420 (12,370)
    
* Based on the ending quarterly outstanding amounts for the year ended January 31, 2017.
Offsetting of assets and liabilities
The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net amount of assets and liabilities available for offset under netting arrangements as well as any related collateral received or pledged by the Fund as of January 31, 2017:
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Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio
  Barclays ($) Morgan
Stanley ($)
Total ($)            
Assets                  
Centrally cleared credit default swap contracts (a) - 975 975            
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts 9,332 - 9,332            
Total Assets 9,332 975 10,307            
Liabilities                  
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts 6,429 - 6,429            
OTC credit default swap contracts(b) 163,927 - 163,927            
Total Liabilities 170,356 - 170,356            
Total Financial and Derivative Net Assets (161,024) 975 (160,049)            
Total collateral received (pledged) (c) - - -            
Net Amount (d) (161,024) 975 (160,049)            
    
(a) Centrally cleared swaps are included within payable/receivable for variation margin on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
(b) Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts are presented at market value plus periodic payments receivable (payable), which is comprised of unrealized appreciation, unrealized depreciation, premiums paid and premiums received.
(c) In some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown due to overcollateralization.
(d) Represents the net amount due from/(to) counterparties in the event of default.
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio
  Barclays ($) Morgan
Stanley ($)
Total ($)            
Assets                  
Centrally cleared credit default swap contracts (a) - 2,057 2,057            
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts 14,285 - 14,285            
Total Assets 14,285 2,057 16,342            
Liabilities                  
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts 9,846 - 9,846            
OTC credit default swap contracts (b) 134,123 - 134,123            
Total Liabilities 143,969 - 143,969            
Total Financial and Derivative Net Assets (129,684) 2,057 (127,627)            
Total collateral received (pledged) (c) - - -            
Net Amount (d) (129,684) 2,057 (127,627)            
    
(a) Centrally cleared swaps are included within payable/receivable for variation margin on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
(b) Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts are presented at market value plus periodic payments receivable (payable), which is comprised of unrealized appreciation, unrealized depreciation, premiums paid and premiums received.
(c) In some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown due to overcollateralization.
(d) Represents the net amount due from/(to) counterparties in the event of default.
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Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio
  Barclays ($) BNP
Paribas ($)
Morgan
Stanley ($)
Total ($)          
Assets                  
Centrally cleared credit default swap contracts (a) - - 2,823 2,823          
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts - 17,781 - 17,781          
Total Assets - 17,781 2,823 20,604          
Liabilities                  
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts - 18,405 - 18,405          
OTC credit default swap contracts (b) 551,391 - - 551,391          
Total Liabilities 551,391 18,405 - 569,796          
Total Financial and Derivative Net Assets (551,391) (624) 2,823 (549,192)          
Total collateral received (pledged) (c) (551,391) - - (551,391)          
Net Amount (d) - (624) 2,823 2,199          
    
(a) Centrally cleared swaps are included within payable/receivable for variation margin on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
(b) Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts are presented at market value plus periodic payments receivable (payable), which is comprised of unrealized appreciation, unrealized depreciation, premiums paid and premiums received.
(c) In some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown due to overcollateralization.
(d) Represents the net amount due from/(to) counterparties in the event of default.
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio
  Barclays ($) Citi ($) Morgan
Stanley ($)
Total ($)          
Assets                  
Centrally cleared credit default swap contracts (a) - - 3,882 3,882          
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts - 12,390 - 12,390          
Total Assets - 12,390 3,882 16,272          
Liabilities                  
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts - 11,683 - 11,683          
OTC credit default swap contracts (b) 1,385,929 - - 1,385,929          
Total Liabilities 1,385,929 11,683 - 1,397,612          
Total Financial and Derivative Net Assets (1,385,929) 707 3,882 (1,381,340)          
Total collateral received (pledged) (c) (1,385,929) - - (1,385,929)          
Net Amount (d) - 707 3,882 4,589          
    
(a) Centrally cleared swaps are included within payable/receivable for variation margin on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
(b) Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts are presented at market value plus periodic payments receivable (payable), which is comprised of unrealized appreciation, unrealized depreciation, premiums paid and premiums received.
(c) In some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown due to overcollateralization.
(d) Represents the net amount due from/(to) counterparties in the event of default.
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Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio
  Barclays ($) JPMorgan ($) Morgan
Stanley ($)
Total ($)          
Assets                  
Centrally cleared credit default swap contracts (a) - - 1,187 1,187          
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts - 14,146 - 14,146          
Total Assets - 14,146 1,187 15,333          
Liabilities                  
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts - 15,061 - 15,061          
OTC credit default swap contracts (b) 670,611 - - 670,611          
Total Liabilities 670,611 15,061 - 685,672          
Total Financial and Derivative Net Assets (670,611) (915) 1,187 (670,339)          
Total collateral received (pledged) (c) (670,611) - - (670,611)          
Net Amount (d) - (915) 1,187 272          
    
(a) Centrally cleared swaps are included within payable/receivable for variation margin on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
(b) Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts are presented at market value plus periodic payments receivable (payable), which is comprised of unrealized appreciation, unrealized depreciation, premiums paid and premiums received.
(c) In some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown due to overcollateralization.
(d) Represents the net amount due from/(to) counterparties in the event of default.
Security transactions
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.
Income recognition
Corporate actions and dividend income are generally recorded net of any non-reclaimable tax withholdings, on the ex-dividend date or upon receipt of ex-dividend notification in the case of certain foreign securities.
The Funds may receive distributions from holdings in equity securities, business development companies (BDCs), exchange-traded funds, other regulated investment companies (RICs), and real estate investment trusts (REITs), which report information on the tax character of their distributions annually. These distributions are allocated to dividend income, capital gain and return of capital based on actual information reported. Return of capital is recorded as a reduction of the cost basis of securities held. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, return of capital is recorded as a realized gain. With respect to REITs, to the extent actual information has not yet been reported, estimates for return of capital are made by the Fund’s management. Management’s estimates are subsequently adjusted when the actual character of the distributions is disclosed by the REITs, which could result in a proportionate change in return of capital to shareholders.
Awards from class action litigation are recorded as a reduction of cost basis if the Fund still owns the applicable securities on the payment date. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, the proceeds are recorded as realized gains.
Income and capital gain distributions from the Underlying Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trusts are allocated to the Funds and other funds of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged to that Fund. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.
Determination of class net asset value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses which are charged directly to that share class, as shown in the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of a Fund on a daily basis, based on the relative net assets of each class, for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class.
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Federal income tax status
For federal income tax purposes, each Fund is treated as a separate entity. The Funds intend to qualify each year as separate regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of their taxable income for their tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Funds intend to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of their net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Funds should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provisions are recorded.
Foreign taxes
The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries, as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.
Realized gains in certain countries may be subject to foreign taxes at the Fund level, based on statutory rates. The Fund accrues for such foreign taxes on realized and unrealized gains at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction, as applicable. The amount, if any, is disclosed as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly for Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio, Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio, Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio and Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio. Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid annually for Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed along with the income dividend. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Guarantees and indemnifications
Under the Trusts’ organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Funds’ contracts with their service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Funds cannot be determined, and the Funds have no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.
Investment company reporting modernization
In October 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules and forms, and amendments to certain current rules and forms, to modernize reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. The amendments to Regulation S-X will require standardized, enhanced disclosure about derivatives in investment company financial statements, and will also change the rules governing the form and content of such financial statements. The amendments to Regulation S-X take effect on August 1, 2017. At this time, management is assessing the anticipated impact of these regulatory developments.
Note 3. Fees and other transactions with affiliates
Management services fees and underlying fund fees
Effective June 1, 2016, the Funds entered into a Management Agreement with the Investment Manager. Under the Management Agreement, the Investment Manager provides the Fund with investment research and advice, as well as administrative and accounting services. The management services fee is an annual fee that is a blend of (i) 0.020% on assets invested in Columbia proprietary funds (excluding any underlying funds that do not pay a management services fee (or investment advisory services fee, as applicable) to the Investment Manager), (ii) 0.120% on assets invested in non-exchange-traded third-party advised mutual funds and (iii) 0.570% on assets invested in all other securities, including other funds advised by the Investment Manager that do not pay a management services fee (or investment advisory services fee, as
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applicable), exchange-traded funds, derivatives and individual securities. Prior to June 1, 2016, each Fund paid the Investment Manager an annual fee for advisory services under an Investment Management Services Agreement and a separate annual fee for administrative and accounting services under an Administrative Services Agreement.
The effective management services fee rates, net of any waiver, based on each Fund’s average daily net assets for the year ended January 31, 2017 (reflecting all advisory and administrative services fees paid to the Investment Manager) were as follows:
Fund Effective management services fee rate
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio 0.089%
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio 0.077%
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio 0.055%
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio 0.088%
Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio 0.071%
For the period from February 1, 2016 through May 31, 2016, the investment advisory services fee paid to the Investment Manager and the administrative services fee paid to the Investment Manager were as follows:
Fund Investment
advisory
services
fee ($)
Administrative
services
fee ($)
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio 55,598 18,281
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio 103,979 42,256
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio 175,133 102,783
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio 488,858 142,763
Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio 118,624 43,727
In addition to the fees and expenses which the Funds bear directly, the Funds indirectly bear a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Funds invest. Because the Underlying Funds have varied expense and fee levels and the Funds may own different proportions of Underlying Funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Funds will vary. These expenses are not reflected in the expenses shown in Statement of Operations and are not included in the ratios to average net assets shown in the Financial Highlights.
Other expenses
Other expenses are for, among other things, miscellaneous expenses of the Funds or the Board of Trustees, including payments to Board Services Corp., a company providing limited administrative services to the Funds and the Board of Trustees. That company’s expenses include boardroom and office expense, employee compensation, employee health and retirement benefits and certain other expenses. For the year ended January 31, 2017, other expenses paid by the Fund to this company were as follows:
Fund Amount ($)
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio 95
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio 129
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio 215
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio 271
Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio 131
Compensation of board members
Members of the Board of Trustees, who are not officers or employees of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial, are compensated for their services to the Funds as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), these members of the Board of Trustees may elect to defer payment of up to 100% of their compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of certain funds managed by
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the Investment Manager. Each Fund’s liability for these amounts is adjusted for market value changes and remains in the Funds until distributed in accordance with the Plan. All amounts payable under the Plan constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Funds.
Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer
The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Funds in accordance with federal securities regulations. A portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s total compensation is allocated to the Funds, along with other affiliated funds governed by the Board of Trustees, based on relative net assets. The total amount allocated to all affiliated funds governed by the Board of Trustees will not exceed $40,000 annually.
Transfer agency fees
Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services (BFDS) to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and BFDS is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the exception of out-of-pocket fees).
The Fund pays the Transfer Agent a monthly transfer agency fee based on the number or the average value of accounts, depending on the type of account. In addition, prior to October 1, 2016, the Transfer Agent also received sub-transfer agency fees based on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund’s shares maintained in omnibus accounts (other than omnibus accounts for which American Enterprise Investment Services Inc. is the broker of record or accounts where the beneficial shareholder is a customer of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., for which the Transfer Agent receives a per account fee). Effective October 1, 2016, the Fund pays the Transfer Agent a fee for shareholder services based on the number of accounts or on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund’s shares maintained in omnibus accounts up to the lesser of the amount charged by the servicing agent or a cap established by the Board from time to time.
The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from the Fund for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees. Effective January 1, 2017, total transfer agency fees for Class K and Class R5 shares are subject to an annual limitation of not more than 0.075% of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class. Total transfer agency fees for Class I and Class Y shares are subject to an annual limitation of not more than 0.025% of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class. Prior to January 1, 2017, total transfer agency fees for Class K and Class R5 shares were subject to an annual limitation of not more than 0.05% of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class. Class I and Class Y shares did not pay transfer agency fees.
For the year ended January 31, 2017, the Fund’s effective transfer agency fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:
Fund Class A
(%)
Class B
(%)
Class C
(%)
Class K
(%)
Class R
(%)
Class R4
(%)
Class R5
(%)
Class V
(%)
Class Y
(%)
Class Z
(%)
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.05 0.11 0.11 0.05 0.00 (a) 0.11
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.05 0.11 0.11 0.05 0.00 (a) 0.11
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.05 0.10 0.10 0.05 0.00 (a) 0.10
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.05 0.14 0.14 0.05 0.14 0.00 (a) 0.14
Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.05 0.13 0.13 0.05 0.00 (a) 0.12
    
(a) Rounds to zero.
An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class’s initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agency fees. These minimum account balance fees are remitted to the Funds and recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations.
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For the year ended January 31, 2017, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses as follows:
Fund Amount ($)
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio 80
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio 60
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio 9,774
Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio 120
Plan administration fees
Under a Plan Administration Services Agreement with the Transfer Agent, each Fund pays an annual fee at a rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class K shares for the provision of various administrative, recordkeeping, communication and educational services.
Distribution and service fees
The Funds have an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. The Board of Trustees has approved and the Fund has adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) applicable to certain share classes, which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and are intended to compensate the Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Funds and providing services to investors.
Under the Plans, each Fund pays a monthly fee to the Distributor at the annual rates of up to 0.25% of each Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares, up to 1.00% of each Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares and up to 0.50% of each Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class R shares (of which up to 0.25% may be used for shareholder services for Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio, Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio and Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio).
For Class B and Class C shares of the Funds, of 1.00% fee, up to 0.75% is reimbursed for distribution expenses.
The amount of distribution expenses incurred by the Distributor and not yet reimbursed (unreimbursed expense) for each Fund was approximately as follows:
Fund Class B ($) Class C ($)
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio 1,614,000 268,000
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio 2,714,000 462,000
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio 4,959,000 1,601,000
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio 4,168,000 1,194,000
Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio 1,197,000 289,000
These amounts are based on the most recent information available as of December 31, 2016, and may be recovered from future payments under the distribution plan or CDSCs. To the extent the unreimbursed expense has been fully recovered, the distribution fee is reduced.
Shareholder services fees
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio has adopted a shareholder services plan that permits it to pay for certain services provided to Class V shareholders by their selling and/or servicing agents. The Fund may pay shareholder servicing fees up to an aggregate annual rate of 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class V shares (comprised of up to 0.25% for shareholder liaison services and up to 0.25% for administrative support services). These fees are currently limited to an aggregate annual rate of not more than 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class V shares.
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Sales charges (unaudited)
Sales charges, including front-end and CDSCs, received by the Distributor for distributing each Fund’s shares for the year ended January 31, 2017, if any, are as follows:
Fund Class A ($) Class B ($) Class C ($) Class V ($)
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio 196,516 27 5,183
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio 502,993 206 9,229
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio 1,509,773 603 21,038
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio 1,911,148 1,011 18,288 6,032
Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio 1,030,483 187 7,477
Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates
The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below) for the periods disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees, so that each Fund’s net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Funds’ custodian, do not exceed the following annual rates as a percentage of the class’ average daily net assets:
  June 1, 2016
through
May 31, 2017
Fund Class A
(%)
Class B
(%)
Class C
(%)
Class K
(%)
Class R
(%)
Class R4
(%)
Class R5
(%)
Class V
(%)
Class Y
(%)
Class Z
(%)
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio 0.49 1.24 1.24 0.44 0.74 0.24 0.19 N/A 0.14 0.24
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio 0.49 1.24 1.24 0.44 0.74 0.24 0.19 N/A 0.14 0.24
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio 0.47 1.22 1.22 0.42 0.72 0.22 0.17 N/A 0.12 0.22
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio 0.51 1.26 1.26 0.46 0.76 0.26 0.21 0.51 0.16 0.26
Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio 0.51 1.26 1.26 0.46 0.76 0.26 0.21 N/A 0.16 0.26
    
  Prior to
June 1, 2016
Fund Class A
(%)
Class B
(%)
Class C
(%)
Class K
(%)
Class R
(%)
Class R4
(%)
Class R5
(%)
Class V
(%)
Class Y
(%)
Class Z
(%)
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio 0.51 1.26 1.26 0.46 0.76 0.26 0.21 N/A 0.16 0.26
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio 0.51 1.26 1.26 0.46 0.76 0.26 0.21 N/A 0.16 0.26
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio 0.51 1.26 1.26 0.46 0.76 0.26 0.21 N/A 0.16 0.26
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio 0.51 1.26 1.26 0.46 0.76 0.26 0.21 0.51 0.16 0.26
Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio 0.51 1.26 1.26 0.46 0.76 0.26 0.21 N/A 0.16 0.26
Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend and interest expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, infrequent and/or unusual expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board of Trustees. Each Fund’s management services fee is also excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment and is therefore paid by the Funds. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from the Investment Manager, certain of its affiliates and the Fund. Any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed under the expense reimbursement arrangements described above are not recoverable by the Investment Manager or its affiliates in future periods.
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Note 4. Federal tax information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.
At January 31, 2017, these differences are primarily due to differing treatment for deferral/reversal of wash sale losses, passive foreign investment company (PFIC) holdings, re-characterization of distributions for investments, derivative investments, late-year ordinary losses, capital loss carryforwards, trustees’ deferred compensation, foreign currency transactions and distribution reclassifications. To the extent these differences are permanent, reclassifications are made among the components of the Fund’s net assets in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Temporary differences do not require reclassifications.
In the Statement of Assets and Liabilities the following reclassifications were made:
Fund Undistributed
(excess of distributions over)
net investment income ($)
Accumulated
net realized
gain (loss) ($)
Paid in capital
increase
(decrease) ($)
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio 372,267 (372,268) 1
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio 1,019,317 (1,019,317)
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio 3,755,275 (3,755,275)
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio 2,065,122 (2,065,122)
Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio 767,688 (767,687) (1)
Net investment income (loss) and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years indicated was as follows:
  Year Ended January 31, 2017 Year Ended January 31, 2016
Fund Ordinary
income ($)
Long-term
capital gains ($)
Total ($) Ordinary
income ($)
Long-term
capital gains ($)
Total ($)
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio 4,117,122 2,156,875 6,273,997 5,511,697 4,860,552 10,372,249
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio 9,766,303 11,609,575 21,375,878 14,425,969 18,331,287 32,757,256
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio 28,811,684 37,896,551 66,708,235 33,388,988 86,969,786 120,358,774
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio 28,654,252 76,281,211 104,935,463 44,229,587 123,124,048 167,353,635
Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio 7,265,468 24,879,383 32,144,851 11,902,853 43,616,414 55,519,267
Short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions for tax purposes.
At January 31, 2017, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Fund Undistributed
ordinary
income ($)
Undistributed
long-term
capital gains ($)
Capital loss
carryforwards ($)
Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio 922,446 (869,431) (2,378,034)
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio 2,231,117 3,622,111 3,908,688
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio 1,582,631 31,543,823 44,205,272
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio 7,453,350 45,070,208 97,137,189
Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio 1,344,775 17,416,280 39,361,701
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At January 31, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes along with the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
Fund Tax cost ($) Gross
unrealized
appreciation ($)
Gross
unrealized
(depreciation) ($)
Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio 266,523,434 4,212,987 (6,591,021) (2,378,034)
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio 609,381,397 16,336,557 (12,427,869) 3,908,688
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio 1,476,111,097 71,745,078 (27,539,806) 44,205,272
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio 2,013,117,941 131,935,052 (34,797,863) 97,137,189
Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio 632,868,089 51,265,348 (11,903,647) 39,361,701
The following capital loss carryforwards, determined at January 31, 2017, may be available to reduce taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration are required to be utilized prior to any capital losses which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, capital loss carryforwards which carry an expiration date may be more likely to expire unused. In addition, for the year ended January 31, 2017, capital loss carryforwards utilized, expired unused and permanently lost were as follows:
Fund 2017 ($) 2018 ($) 2019 ($) No expiration
short-term ($)
No expiration
long-term ($)
Total ($) Utilized ($) Expired ($) Permanently
lost ($)
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio 574,410 295,021 869,431
Under current tax rules, regulated investment companies can elect to treat certain late-year ordinary losses incurred and post-October capital losses (capital losses realized after October 31) as arising on the first day of the following taxable year. As of January 31, 2017, the Funds will elect to treat the following late-year ordinary losses and post-October capital losses as arising on February 1, 2017.
Fund Late year
ordinary losses ($)
Post-october
capital losses ($)
Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio 10,490
Management of the Funds has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions in the Funds that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management’s conclusion may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). Generally, the Funds’ federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 5. Portfolio information
For the year ended January 31, 2017, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, but excluding short-term investments and derivatives, if any, for each Fund aggregated to:
  Purchases
($)
Proceeds
from sales
($)
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio 59,439,724 89,937,717
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio 106,251,706 180,561,460
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio 139,889,702 256,597,222
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio 176,437,448 380,601,592
Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio 72,273,951 113,547,410
The amount of purchase and sale activity impacts the portfolio turnover rate reported in the Financial Highlights.
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Note 6. Affiliated money market fund
Each Fund may invest in Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, an affiliated money market fund established for the exclusive use by each Fund and other affiliated funds (the Affiliated MMF). The income earned by the Funds from such investments is included as Dividends - affiliated issuers in the Statement of Operations. As an investing fund, each Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the Affiliated MMF. Effective October 1, 2016, the Affiliated MMF prices its shares with a floating net asset value (NAV) and no longer seeks to maintain a stable NAV. In addition, the Board of Trustees of the Affiliated MMF may impose a fee on redemptions (sometimes referred to as a liquidity fee) or temporarily suspend redemptions (sometimes referred to as imposing a redemption gate) in the event its liquidity falls below regulatory limits.
Note 7. Line of credit
Each Fund has access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by Citibank, N.A., HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. whereby the Funds may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. The credit facility agreement, which is a collective agreement between the Funds and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager, severally and not jointly, permits collective borrowings up to $1 billion. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the overnight federal funds rate plus 1.00% or (ii) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. Each Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.15% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations.
No Fund had borrowings during the year ended January 31, 2017.
Note 8. Significant risks
Shareholder concentration risk
At January 31, 2017, certain shareholder accounts owned more than 10% of the outstanding shares of one or more of the Funds. For unaffiliated shareholder accounts, the Funds have no knowledge about whether any portion of those shares were owned beneficially. Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Funds. In the case of a large redemption, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at inopportune times, including its liquid or more liquid positions, resulting in Fund losses and the Fund holding a higher percentage of less liquid or illiquid securities. Large redemptions could result in decreased economies of scale and increased operating expenses for non-redeeming Fund shareholders.
The number of accounts and aggregate percentages of shares outstanding held therein were as follows:
Fund Number of
unaffiliated
accounts
Percentage of
shares
outstanding
held —
unaffiliated (%)
Percentage of
shares
outstanding
held —
affiliated (%)
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio 82.2
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio 79.6
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio 93.1
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio 1 14.5 57.7
Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio 90.4
Note 9. Subsequent events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued and noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
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January 31, 2017
Note 10. Information regarding pending and settled legal proceedings
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Funds are not currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds. Ameriprise Financial is required to make quarterly (10-Q), annual (10-K) and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obtained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse publicity associated with them, will not result in increased fund redemptions, reduced sale of fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Funds. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result. An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Ameriprise Financial.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust and the Shareholders of Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio and Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio and Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio (the "Funds," constituting part of Columbia Funds Series Trust) as of January 31, 2017, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities as of January 31, 2017 by correspondence with the custodian, brokers, and transfer agent, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, MN
March 24, 2017
To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust II and the Shareholders of Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio, Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio and Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio, Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio, and Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio (the "Funds," constituting part of Columbia Funds Series Trust II) as of January 31, 2017, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities as of January 31, 2017 by correspondence with the custodian, brokers, and transfer agent, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, MN
March 24, 2017
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Federal Income Tax Information
(Unaudited)
The Funds hereby designates the following tax attributes for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017. Shareholders will be notified in early 2018 of the amounts for use in preparing 2017 income tax returns.
  Qualified
dividend
income
Dividends
received
deduction
Capital
gain
dividend
Foreign
taxes paid
Foreign
taxes paid
per share
Foreign
source
income
Foreign
source
income per
share
Columbia Capital Allocation Conservative Portfolio 19.70% 12.18% $0 $49,201 $0.00 $492,883 $0.02
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio 32.98% 20.60% $3,960,483 $170,962 $0.00 $1,664,050 $0.03
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio 35.51% 24.72% $35,480,215 $519,662 $0.00 $3,917,696 $0.03
Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio 55.11% 39.11% $75,365,189 $918,902 $0.01 $5,510,872 $0.03
Columbia Capital Allocation Aggressive Portfolio 84.89% 61.79% $24,432,449 $361,313 $0.01 $1,876,346 $0.03
Qualified dividend income. For taxable, non-corporate shareholders, the percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that represents qualified dividend income subject to reduced tax rates.
Dividends received deduction. The percentage of ordinary income distributed during the fiscal year that qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.
Capital gain dividend. The Fund designates as a capital gain dividend the amount reflected above, or if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such fiscal period.
Foreign taxes. The Fund makes the election to pass through to shareholders the foreign taxes paid. Eligible shareholders may claim a foreign tax credit. These taxes, and the corresponding foreign source income, are provided.
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
Shareholders elect the Board that oversees the Fund’s operations. The Board appoints officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies set by the Board. The following table provides basic biographical information about the Fund’s Trustees, including their principal occupations during the past five years, although specific titles for individuals may have varied over the period. Under current Board policy, Trustees not affiliated with the Investment Manager generally may serve through the end of the calendar year in which he or she reaches either the mandatory retirement age established by the Board or the fifteenth anniversary of the first Columbia Funds board meeting they attended as a member of the Board.
Independent trustees
Name,
address,
year of birth
Position held
with the Trust and
length of service
Principal occupation(s)
during past five years
and other relevant
professional experience
Number of
Funds in the
Columbia Funds
complex
overseen
Other directorships
held by Trustee
during the past
five years
George S. Batejan
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Mail Drop BX32 05228
Boston, MA 02110
1953
Trustee since 1/17 Executive Vice President, Global Head of Technology and Operations, Janus Capital Group, Inc., 2010-2016 124 Advisory Board Member, University of Colorado Business School (Executive Committee, Nominating Committee and Governance Committee) since November 2015; former Chairman of the Board, NICSA (National Investment Company Services Association), 2014-2016; former Director, Intech Investment Management, 2011- 2016; former Board Member, Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, 2015-2016
Kathleen Blatz
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Mail Drop BX32 05228
Boston, MA 02110
1954
Trustee since 1/06 for RiverSource Funds and since 6/11 for Nations Funds Attorney; specializing in arbitration and mediation; Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1998-2006; Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1996-1998; Fourth Judicial District Court Judge, Hennepin County, 1994-1996; Attorney in private practice and public service, 1984-1993; State Representative, Minnesota House of Representatives, 1979-1993, which included service on the Tax and Financial Institutions and Insurance Committees 126 Trustee, BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota (Chair of the Business Development Committee) since 2009; Chair of the Robina Foundation since August 2013
Edward J. Boudreau, Jr.
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Mail Drop BX32 05228
Boston, MA 02110
1944
Trustee since 6/11 for RiverSource Funds and since 1/05 for Nations Funds Managing Director, E.J. Boudreau & Associates (consulting) since 2000; FINRA Industry Arbitrator, 2002-present; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, John Hancock Investments (asset management), Chairman and Interested Trustee for open-end and closed-end funds offered by John Hancock,1989-2000; John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, including Senior Vice President and Treasurer and Senior Vice President Information Technology, 1968-1988 124 Former Trustee, Boston Museum of Science (Chair of Finance Committee) 1985-2013; former Trustee, BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds), 2005-2011
Pamela G. Carlton
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Mail Drop BX32 05228
Boston, MA 02110
1954
Trustee since 7/07 for RiverSource Funds and since 6/11 for Nations Funds President, Springboard — Partners in Cross Cultural Leadership (consulting company) since 2003; Managing Director of US Equity Research, JP Morgan Chase, 1999-2003; Director of US Equity Research, Chase Asset Management, 1996-1999; Co-Director Latin America Research, 1993-1996, COO Global Research, 1992-1996, Co-Director of US Research, 1991-1992, Investment Banker, Morgan Stanley, 1982-1991 126 Trustee, New York Presbyterian Hospital Board (Executive Committee and Chair of Human Resources Committee) since 1996
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS  (continued)
Independent trustees  (continued)
Name,
address,
year of birth
Position held
with the Trust and
length of service
Principal occupation(s)
during past five years
and other relevant
professional experience
Number of
Funds in the
Columbia Funds
complex
overseen
Other directorships
held by Trustee
during the past
five years
William P. Carmichael
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Mail Drop BX32 05228
Boston, MA 02110
1943
Trustee since 6/11 for RiverSource Funds and since 2003 for Nations Funds; Chair of the Board from 1/14-11/15 Retired; Co-founder, The Succession Fund (provides exit strategies to owners of privately held companies), 1998-2007; Adjunct Professor of Finance, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, 1993-2007; Senior Vice President, Sara Lee Corporation, 1991-1993; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Beatrice Foods Company, 1984-1990; Vice President, Esmark, Inc., 1973-1984; Associate, Price Waterhouse, 1968-1972 126 Director, The Finish Line (athletic shoes and apparel) since July 2003; Director, hhgregg since May 2015; former Director, Cobra Electronics Corporation (electronic equipment manufacturer), 1994-August 2014; former Director, Spectrum Brands, Inc. (consumer products), 2002-2009; former Director, Simmons Company (bedding), 2004-2010; former Trustee, BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds) 2003-2011; former Director, McMoRan Exploration Company (oil and gas exploration and development) 2010 - 2013; former Director, International Textile Corp., 2012-2016
Patricia M. Flynn
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Mail Drop BX32 05228
Boston, MA 02110
1950
Trustee since 11/04 for RiverSource Funds and since 6/11 for Nations Funds Trustee Professor of Economics and Management, Bentley University since 1976 (also teaches and conducts research on corporate governance); Dean, McCallum Graduate School of Business, Bentley University, 1992-2002 126 Trustee, MA Taxpayers Foundation since 1997; Board of Governors, Innovation Institute, MA Technology Collaborative since 2010
William A. Hawkins
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Mail Drop BX32 05228
Boston, MA 02110
1942
Chair of the Board since 11/15, Trustee since 6/11 for RiverSource Funds and since 1/05 for Nations Funds Managing Director, Overton Partners (financial consulting), since August 2010; President and Chief Executive Officer, California General Bank, N.A., January 2008-August 2010; Operation Hope, COO, 2004-2007; IndyMac Bancorp, President, CBG, 1999-2003; American General Bank, President, 1997-1999; Griffin Financial Services, CEO, 1981-1997; The Griffin Funds, CEO, 1992-1998 126 Former Trustee, BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds), 2005-2015
Catherine James Paglia
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Mail Drop BX32 05228
Boston, MA 02110
1952
Trustee since 11/04 for RiverSource Funds and since 6/11 for Nations Funds Director, Enterprise Asset Management, Inc. (private real estate and asset management company) since September 1998; Managing Director and Partner, Interlaken Capital, Inc., 1989-1997; Managing Director, Morgan Stanley, 1982-1989; Vice President, Investment Banking, 1980-1982, Associate, Investment Banking, 1976-1980, Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. 126 Director, Valmont Industries, Inc. (irrigation systems manufacturer) since 2012; Trustee, Carleton College (on the Investment Committee); Trustee, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (on the Investment Committee)
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS  (continued)
Independent trustees  (continued)
Name,
address,
year of birth
Position held
with the Trust and
length of service
Principal occupation(s)
during past five years
and other relevant
professional experience
Number of
Funds in the
Columbia Funds
complex
overseen
Other directorships
held by Trustee
during the past
five years
Minor M. Shaw
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Mail Drop BX32 05228
Boston, MA 02110
1947
Trustee since 6/11 for RiverSource Funds and since 2003 for Nations Funds President, Micco LLC (private investments) since 2011; President, Micco Corp. (family investment business), 1998-2011 126 Director, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina since April 2008; Advisory Board member, Duke Energy Corp. since October 2016; Chair of the Duke Endowment; Director, National Association of Corporate Directors, Carolinas Chapter, since 2013; Chair of Greenville – Spartanburg Airport Commission; former Trustee, BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds), 2003-2011; former Director, Piedmont Natural Gas, 2004-2016
John G. Taft
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Mail Drop BX32 05228
Boston, MA 02110
1955
Trustee since 1/17 Chief Executive Officer, RBC Wealth Management (a division of RBC Capital Markets LLC), 2005-2016 124 Trustee, Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts (Finance Committee) since 2014; former Director, RBC Global Asset Management – U.S., 2001-2016
Alison Taunton-Rigby
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Mail Drop BX32 05228
Boston, MA 02110
1944
Trustee since 11/02 for RiverSource Funds and since 6/11 for Nations Funds President, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director, RiboNovix, Inc., 2003-2010; President and CEO, CMT Inc., 2001-2003; President and CEO, Aquila Biopharmaceuticals Inc., 1996- 2000; President and CEO, Cambridge Biotechnology Corporation, 1995- 1996, President and CEO, Mitotix Inc., 1993-1994 127 Director, Boston Children’s Hospital since 2002; Director, ICI Mutual Insurance Company, since 2011; Director, Blumont/IRD since 2016; Director, Mount Ida College since 2016; former Director, Abt Associates (government contractor), 2001-2016; former Director, Healthways, Inc. (health and well-being solutions), 2005-2016
Interested trustee not affiliated with Investment Manager*
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
Anthony M. Santomero
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Mail Drop BX32 05228
Boston, MA 02110
1946
Trustee since 6/11 for RiverSource Funds and since 1/08 for Nations Funds Richard K. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, since 2002; Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company (consulting), 2006-2008; President, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 2000-2006, Professor of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1972-2002 124 Trustee, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since March 2008; Director, Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd. since May 2008; Director, Citigroup Inc. since 2009; Director, Citibank, N.A. since 2009; former Trustee, BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds), 2008-2011
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* Dr. Santomero is not an affiliated person of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial. However, he is currently deemed by the Funds to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Funds because he serves as a Director of Citigroup Inc. and Citibank, N.A., companies that may directly or through subsidiaries and affiliates engage from time-to-time in brokerage execution, principal transactions and lending relationships with the Funds or accounts advised/managed by the Investment Manager.
Interested trustee affiliated with Investment Manager*
Name,
address,
year of birth
Position held with the Trusts 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
William F. Truscott
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin St.
Boston, MA 02110
1960
Trustee since 11/01 for RiverSource Funds and since 6/11 for Nations Funds; Senior Vice President since 2002 for RiverSource Funds and since 5/10 for Nations Funds Chairman of the Board and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 and February 2012, respectively; Chief Executive Officer, Global Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since September 2012 (previously Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Asset Management & President, Annuities, May 2010 - September 2012); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010 and February 2012, respectively; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006; Director, Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings, SARL since 2014; President and Chief Executive Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, 2006 - August 2012. 185 Chairman of the Board, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Director, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010; former Director, Ameriprise Certificate Company, 2006-January 2013
* Interested person (as defined under the 1940 Act) by reason of being an officer, director, security holder and/or employee of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial.
The Statement of Additional Information has additional information about the Fund’s Board members and is available,
without charge, upon request by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary or visiting
investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com.
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS  (continued)
The Board has appointed officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies it has established. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board. The following table provides basic information about the Officers of the Fund, including principal occupations during the past five years, although their specific titles may have varied over the period. In addition to Mr. Truscott, who is Senior Vice President, the Fund’s other officers are:
Fund officers
Name,
address and
year of birth
Position and year
first appointed to
position for any Fund
in the Columbia
Funds complex or a
predecessor thereof
Principal occupation(s) during past five years
Christopher O. Petersen
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Born 1970
President and Principal Executive Officer (2015) Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since January 2015 (previously, Vice President and Chief Counsel, January 2010 - December 2014; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2007.
Michael G. Clarke
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1969
Treasurer (2011), Chief Financial Officer (2009) and Chief Accounting Officer (2015) Vice President — Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2002.
Paul B. Goucher
100 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Born 1968
Senior Vice President (2011), Chief Legal Officer (2015) 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 and Chief Counsel, January 2010 - January 2013); Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assitant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010.
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.
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 (previously Director and Global Chief Investment Officer, 2010 - 2013).
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.
Amy Johnson
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Born 1965
Vice President (2006) Managing Director and Global Head of Operations, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since April 2016 (previously Managing Director and Chief Operatiing Officer, 2010 - 2016).).
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.
Ryan C. Larrenaga
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1970
Vice President and Secretary (2015) Vice President and Group Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since August 2011; officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2005.
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Additional information
The Funds mail one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.
Proxy voting policies and procedures
The policy of the Board is to vote the proxies of the companies in which the Funds hold investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31st for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30th of that year, and is available without charge by visiting investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com, or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.
Quarterly schedule of investments
Each Fund file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Each Fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800.SEC.0330. Each Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.
Additional Fund information
For more information about the Funds, please visit investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time.
Fund investment manager
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund distributor
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund transfer agent
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 8081
Boston, MA 02266-8081
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

  (a) The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.

 

  (b) During the period covered by this report, there were not any amendments to a provision of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a) above.

 

  (c) During the period covered by this report, there were no waivers, including any implicit waivers, from a provision of the code of ethics described in 2(a) above that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this item’s instructions.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that Edward J. Boudreau, Pamela G. Carlton, William A. Hawkins, Alison Taunton-Rigby and John Taft, each of whom are members of the registrant’s Board of Trustees and Audit Committee, each qualify as an audit committee financial expert. Mr. Boudreau, Ms. Carlton, Mr. Hawkins, Ms. Taunton-Rigby and Mr. Taft are each independent trustees, as defined in paragraph (a)(2) of this item’s instructions.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Fee information below is disclosed for the four series of the registrant whose reports to stockholders are included in this annual filing.

(a) Audit Fees. Aggregate Audit Fees billed by the principal accountant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended January 31, 2017 and January 31, 2016 are approximately as follows:

 

2017    2016

$66,800

   $57,800

Audit Fees include amounts related to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years.

(b) Audit-Related Fees. Aggregate Audit-Related Fees billed to the registrant by the principal accountant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended January 31, 2017 and January 31, 2016 are approximately as follows:

 

2017    2016

$1,600

   $1,600


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Audit-Related Fees include amounts for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported in Audit Fees above. In both fiscal years 2017 and 2016, Audit-Related Fees consist of agreed-upon procedures performed for semi-annual shareholder reports.

During the fiscal years ended January 31, 2017 and January 31, 2016, there were no Audit-Related Fees billed by the registrant’s principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for an engagement that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.

(c) Tax Fees. Aggregate Tax Fees billed by the principal accountant to the registrant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended January 31, 2017 and January 31, 2016 are approximately as follows:

 

2017    2016

$16,200

   $17,100

Tax Fees include amounts for the review of annual tax returns, the review of required shareholder distribution calculations and typically include amounts for professional services by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

During the fiscal years ended January 31, 2017 and January 31, 2016, there were no Tax Fees billed by the registrant’s principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for an engagement that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.

(d) All Other Fees. Aggregate All Other Fees billed by the principal accountant to the registrant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended January 31, 2017 and January 31, 2016 are approximately as follows:

 

2017    2016

$0

   $0

All Other Fees include amounts for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) above.


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Aggregate All Other Fees billed by the registrant’s principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for an engagement that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant during the fiscal years ended January 31, 2017 and January 31, 2016 are approximately as follows:

 

2017    2016

$225,000

   $110,000

In fiscal years 2017 and 2016, All Other Fees primarily consists of fees billed for internal control examinations of the registrant’s transfer agent and investment adviser.

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The registrant’s Audit Committee is required to pre-approve the engagement of the registrant’s independent auditors to provide audit and non-audit services to the registrant and non-audit services to its investment adviser (excluding any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is sub-contracted or overseen by another investment adviser (the “Adviser”) or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund (a “Control Affiliate”) if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.

The Audit Committee has adopted a Policy for Engagement of Independent Auditors for Audit and Non-Audit Services (the “Policy”). The Policy sets forth the understanding of the Audit Committee regarding the engagement of the registrant’s independent accountants to provide (i) audit and permissible audit-related, tax and other services to the registrant (“Fund Services”); (ii) non-audit services to the registrant’s Adviser and any Control Affiliates, that relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fund (“Fund-related Adviser Services”); and (iii) certain other audit and non-audit services to the registrant’s Adviser and its Control Affiliates. A service will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee if it is to be provided by the Fund’s independent auditor; provided, however, that pre-approval of non-audit services to the Fund, the Adviser or Control Affiliates may be waived if certain de minimis requirements set forth in the SEC’s rules are met.

Under the Policy, the Audit Committee may delegate pre-approval authority to any pre-designated member or members who are independent board members. The member(s) to whom such authority is delegated must report, for informational purposes only, any pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next regular meeting. The Audit Committee’s responsibilities with respect to the pre-approval of services performed by the independent auditor may not be delegated to management.


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On an annual basis, at a regularly scheduled Audit Committee meeting, the Fund’s Treasurer or other Fund officer shall submit to the Audit Committee a schedule of the types of Fund Services and Fund-related Adviser Services that are subject to specific pre-approval. This schedule will provide a description of each type of service that is subject to specific pre-approval, along with total projected fees for each service. The pre-approval will generally cover a one-year period. The Audit Committee will review and approve the types of services and the projected fees for the next one-year period and may add to, or subtract from, the list of pre-approved services from time to time, based on subsequent determinations. This specific approval acknowledges that the Audit Committee is in agreement with the specific types of services that the independent auditor will be permitted to perform and the projected fees for each service.

The Fund’s Treasurer or other Fund officer shall report to the Audit Committee at each of its regular meetings regarding all Fund Services or Fund-related Adviser Services provided since the last such report was rendered, including a description of the services, by category, with forecasted fees for the annual reporting period, proposed changes requiring specific pre-approval and a description of services provided by the independent auditor, by category, with actual fees during the current reporting period.

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(e)(2) 100% of the services performed for items (b) through (d) above during 2017 and 2016 were pre-approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2017 and January 31, 2016 are approximately as follows:

 

2017    2016

$242,800

   $128,700

(h) The registrant’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.


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Item 6. Investments

 

  (a) The registrant’s “Schedule I – Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers” (as set forth in 17 CFR 210.12-12) is included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

  (b) Not applicable.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, have concluded that such controls and procedures are adequately designed to ensure that material information required to be disclosed by the registrant in Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

  (b) There was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Code of ethics required to be disclosed under Item 2 of Form N-CSR attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CODE ETH.


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(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(b) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(registrant)   Columbia Funds Series Trust II

 

By (Signature and Title)   /s/ Christopher O. Petersen
  Christopher O. Petersen, President and Principal Executive Officer

 

Date   March 24, 2017

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)   /s/ Christopher O. Petersen
  Christopher O. Petersen, President and Principal Executive Officer

 

Date   March 24, 2017

 

By (Signature and Title)   /s/ Michael G. Clarke
  Michael G. Clarke, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

Date   March 24, 2017